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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Hiromi Mori, Nagoya, JP;
Kazutaka Yamada, Toyoake, JP;
Takahiro Hosokawa, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An electronic device includes a non-volatile display portion, a first determination portion, a display control portion, a built-in clock, an internal battery, and a second determination portion. The first determination portion is configured to determine a state of the electronic device. The display control portion is configured to display information of a type appropriate for the state determined by the first determination portion on the display portion based on shut-off of power supply from an external power source. The second determination portion is configured to determine whether the internal battery is usable. Furthermore, the display control portion is configured to display information on the internal battery on the display portion according to a result of determination by the second determination portion indicating that the internal battery is usable.