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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2004
Takashi Sadahiro, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Sadahiro, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lid-mounted monitor includes a touch panel mounted on a screen of a liquid crystal display, for inputting information when touched, a lid mountably and dismountably disposed on the touch panel, the lid including a small window formed therein, by way of which the screen of the display can be partially seen while the lid is mounted to the touch panel, and an operation unit by way of which the touch panel can be touched, a detecting unit for determining whether the lid is mounted or dismounted to or from the touch panel, and a control unit for, when the lid is dismounted from the touch panel, displaying information on the entire screen of the display and accepting information corresponding to positions where the touch panel can be touched, and for, when the lid is mounted to the touch panel, displaying information on a part of the screen of the display corresponding to the small window and accepting information corresponding to positions where the touch panel can be touched.