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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 05, 1996
Katsuhiko Nagasaki, Ichikawa, JP;
Eisaku Tatsumi, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes an acceleration sensor, an inclination detector, a pushbutton switch, a use condition detector, a screen control determiner, a screen, and a screen controller. The apparatus is controlled in a method that enables the execution of control in which the contents of operation intended by the user are exactly reflected. The acceleration sensor and the inclination detector detect an inclination of the apparatus. The use condition detector detects the use of the apparatus, based on whether the pushbutton switch is turned on or not. The screen control determiner determines whether or not to execute screen control, based on both the inclination detected by the inclination detector and the use of the apparatus detected by the use condition detector. The screen controller controls the screen, based on the result determined by the screen control determiner.
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