Patent ID: 7016183
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An electronic appliance comprising: a first casing having an input portion, a second casing having a screen display portion on one face thereof, a coupling that couples together the first and second casings, and a controller portion that controls screen display on the screen display portion, wherein the coupling couples together the first and second casings so that the electronic appliance can be moved between a first state, in which the second casing is unfolded relative to the first casing with the screen display portion pointing in a direction of the input portion, and a second state, in which the second casing is folded over the first casing with a face of the second casing opposite to the screen display portion facing a face of the first casing on which the input portion is provided, and according to a detection signal from a detector that detects a change in the state of the electronic appliance between the first and second states, the controller portion rotates the screen display by 90° between the first and second states, wherein the second casing has a second screen display portion provided on the surface thereof opposite to the screen display portion.