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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2003
Tamaki Nakamura, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Tamaki Nakamura, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
In a foldable cellular phone, an image taken and provided by a camera portion is displayed on a first or second display portion for previewing before storage in a third memory. The second display portion displays the image in the opposite directions corresponding to a folded state and an open state, respectively. In either the folded state or the open state, a second display driver portion rotates the image by 180 degrees to display the image on the second display portion for previewing. Although the direction of the image displayed on the second display portion is inverted depending on the state selected between the folded state and the open state, the second display portion displays the image in a constant direction with respect to a user in both the folded state and the open state of the cellular phone during the previewing operation.