Patent ID: 9348455
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A display apparatus comprising: a display section that has a display surface; a touch detection section that detects a touch to the display surface; an orientation detection section that detects an acceleration as an apparatus orientation; a control section that changes an output format of display information displayed on the display surface according to the apparatus orientation; a lock section that locks the changed output format when the touch is detected; and a lock release section that detects whether or not a predetermined lock release trigger occurs, and, if the predetermined lock release trigger occurs, releases the locked state of the changed output format, wherein the predetermined lock release trigger comprises the apparatus orientation satisfying a predetermined release condition, the predetermined release condition comprising the orientation detection section detecting an acceleration greater than or equal to a threshold, and wherein the predetermined lock release trigger further comprises a lapse of a predetermined time without the touch detection section detecting the touch to the display surface after the lock section locks the changed output format.