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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2002
Applicant:
Takayuki Kori, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Takayuki Kori, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporatiom, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09G 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic apparatus includes a keyboard unit fixed to the vicinity of the bottom of a display unit. The electronic apparatus also includes a detecting unit for detecting whether a portion of a display area of the display unit is covered by the keyboard unit and a display control unit for controlling a display mode for an uncovered portion, which is not covered by the keyboard unit, of the display area of the display unit while the detecting unit detects that a portion of the display area of the display unit is covered by the keyboard unit.