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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2008
Regis Nicolas, Jacou, FR;
Ronald Tessier, Montpellier, FR;
Regis Nicolas, Jacou, FR;
Ronald Tessier, Montpellier, FR;
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
An electronic system includes an electronic display device and a communication port. Each display mode corresponds to a particular position of the communication port relative to a line of sight of a user. In one embodiment, the communication port is an infrared communication port. Each display mode corresponds to a particular display orientation. The electronic display device displays visual data in the particular display orientation corresponding to the display mode of the electronic system. In one embodiment, the electronic system is a palmtop computer system such as a personal digital assistant.