Display control device, display control method, and program

US9053652B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9053652-B2
Application numberUS-65113009-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 31, 2009
Priority dateJan 6, 2009
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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A display control device includes a cabinet, a detection unit configured to detect an orientation of the cabinet, a display screen, and a display control unit configured to control display of the display screen in accordance with the orientation of the cabinet detected by the detection unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A display control device comprising: a cabinet; a detection unit configured to detect whether the cabinet is in a first orientation of one of a portrait or a landscape orientation, or in a second orientation of the other one of the portrait or the landscape orientation, in accordance with a slant of the cabinet; an operation means operated by a user and comprising an operation button; a display screen; and a display control unit configured to control…

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What does patent US9053652B2 cover?
A display control device includes a cabinet, a detection unit configured to detect an orientation of the cabinet, a display screen, and a display control unit configured to control display of the display screen in accordance with the orientation of the cabinet detected by the detection unit.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Tamura Kenichi, Sano Ikuya, Itoshiro Yasushi, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G09G5/003. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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