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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2003
Tomoyuki Shudo, Tokyo, JP;
Ryota Uchino, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Shudo, Tokyo, JP;
Ryota Uchino, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The portable display apparatus () includes a main body () substantially in the form of a rectangular solid, and a cover having a support portion () and a display portion () arranged along the longitudinal direction thereof. The support portion () is coupled to the main body () at a position apart from the center along the longitudinal direction thereof through a first axis that is perpendicular to the main surface of the main body (), and can pivot around the first axis on the main surface of the main body (). On the other hand, the display portion () is coupled to the support portion () through a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis, and can pivot around the second axis. When taking a look at image/video data of a memory cardthe support portion () is rotated by approximately 90 degrees around the first axis and the display portion () is rotated by approximately 180 degrees around the second axis so that the operating surface of the main body () and a liquid crystal display panel () can be seen from the same direction.