Patent ID: 8487882
Filing Date: 2013-07-16
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A touch-panel display device that is mounted on a portable equipment, comprising: a display section configured to display a plurality of operation items; a tilt detector configured to detect an inclination of the portable equipment; a controller configured to control a display ratio of the plurality of operation items to be displayed by the display section according to a direction of the inclination detected by the tilt detector; wherein the controller controls the display ratio to display an operation item of the plurality of operation items in a larger scale in accordance with the detected inclination of the portable equipment; wherein the operation items are displayed in the larger scale for a pre-determined period of time such that when the portable equipment is returned to a former attitude within the pre-determined period of time, the display section maintains the operation items displayed in the larger scale; wherein the controller controls the display ratio to display the plurality of operation items in an equal display ratio prior to the tilt detector detecting the inclination of the portable equipment; wherein the tilt detector is configured to detect a level-out position of the portable equipment and in response, at least one operational item located in a center of the display section is displayed in the larger scale; and wherein the tilt detector is further configured to detect an inclination direction of the portable equipment, and the display section displays at least one operational item located opposite the inclination direction in the larger scale.