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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Hideyuki Kanai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takeshi Yamasaki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Hideyuki Kanai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takeshi Yamasaki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Alps Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electronic device is provided that has excellent portability because it can be folded to a compact size at coupling means. In addition, a first display portion of a first display unit and a second display portion of a second display unit can form a single, large-screen display portion when the first display unit is rotated 90° clockwise and the second display unit is rotated 90° counterclockwise.