Patent ID: 9049278
Filing Date: 2015-06-02
Classification: H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A screen display processing apparatus used for a portable terminal apparatus comprising: an acquisition unit configured to acquire orientation information representing an orientation of a case included in the portable terminal apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine based on the orientation information whether the orientation changes; an estimation unit configured to estimate, based on the orientation information, a viewing direction in which a user of the portable terminal apparatus views a screen of the portable terminal apparatus; a control unit configured to control a function about the screen display provided in the portable terminal apparatus in accordance with the orientation information, the viewing direction, and the change or no change in the orientation such that contents are displayed without distortion resulting from the orientation information and the viewing direction; and a holding information acquisition unit configured to acquire holding information representing user's terminal holding style of the portable terminal apparatus, the holding information including at least one of holding position, holding area, holding direction, and holding angle of the user; wherein the estimation unit estimates the viewing direction based on the holding information and the orientation, the holding information acquisition unit acquires, by using a contact sensor, the holding information based on one or a plurality of positions in which the user holds the portable terminal apparatus; wherein when the case is in a first position, the control unit outputs a first application on the screen, and when the case is in a second, different position, the control unit outputs a second, different application on the screen, and wherein when the case returns to the first position, the control unit restores the first application on the screen.