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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Naoki Mitsunaga, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Inoue, Yokohama, JP;
Naoki Mitsunaga, Yokohama, JP;
Hitoshi Inoue, Yokohama, JP;
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
The electronic device according to the present invention comprises a display housinghaving a first display unit, an operation housingcoupled to said display housing so that said operation housing is movable substantially in parallel to and relative to a surface of said display housing facing said operation housing, said operation housing having a second display unitwhich displays an operation screen and a touch panelpiled on the second display unit so that the operation screen is visible, a position detection unitfor detecting a relative position of said display housing and said operation housing, and a control unit for deciding an application displayed on the first display unit in accordance with the relative position detected by said position detection unit, wherein said control unit switches the operation screen displayed on the second display unit in accordance with the application displayed on the first display unit.