Patent ID: 7433179
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: G06F,G09F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An electronic apparatus comprising: a first display device comprising a first housing and a first display screen which is held in the first housing; a second display device comprising a second housing and a second display screen which is held in the second housing, the second display screen comprising a sensor which generates a sensor output signal depending on an input on the second display screen; a connecting mechanism configured to connect the first and second housings together and be able to adjust an opening angle of the first housing and the second housing; a display processing section configured to display a first display image on the first display screen and a first interface image on the second display screen; a determining section configured to determine an instruction to the first interface image on the basis of the sensor output signal; and a control section configured to control the display processing section in response to the instruction to display a second display image in place of the first display image on the first display screen and display a second interface image in place of the first interface image on the second display screen, wherein the connecting mechanism sets the opening angle of the first housing and the second housing so that the first and second display screens can be viewed from one side of the electronic apparatus, and the second display screen is switched between display of the second interface image on the first interface image and non-display of the second interface image on the first interface image, the display of the second interface image on the first interface image being displayed on top of the first interface image as a translucent or opaque image.