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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2004
Satoshi Mitsumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Sugai, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Sakakibara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshikazu Shibamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Eisaku Tatsumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenzo Ina, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Iketa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Maruyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazumi Suga, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Mitsumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Sugai, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Sakakibara, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshikazu Shibamiya, Tokyo, JP;
Eisaku Tatsumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenzo Ina, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Iketa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoko Maruyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazumi Suga, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A display apparatus of the invention which detects an obstacle put on a display unit, and modifies a place or manner of a display to be performed, comprising the display unit having a display surface; a detecting unit for detecting a display-obstructed area on the display surface where a display-obstructing factor is present; a shifting unit for shifting the area of displayed contents to a displayable area other than the display-obstructed area, when the display-obstructed area is detected; and a display control unit for displaying the displayed contents shifted by the shifting unit in the area other than the display-obstructed area.