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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01); G06F 1/1643 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0416 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06T 3/40 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04104 (2013.01);
Abstract
The operability is improved according to a use form without complicating a detection mechanism of a display device. A display device () according to the present invention includes: a use form determining unit () that determines a holding form based on a touch position of a touch operation for an end face (A or B) of a casing () and determines an attended area that is an area of the display area (P) attended by a user for a touch operation; and a display control unit () that changes a display mode of a screen to be displayed on the display area based on the holding form and the attended area.