Patent ID: 7239742
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: G06F,G09G,H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A display device comprising: a display panel including a plurality of display pixels arranged in a matrix, and a display area capable of displaying in color; a display mode switching means for switching a display mode of the display panel to one of a full-screen display mode in which an image is displayed in an entirety of the display area of the display panel and a partial display mode in which an image is only partially displayed in the display area of the display panel; a display area setting means for setting the display area of the display panel while dividing the display area into at least one partial display area in which an image is displayed and at least one background display area in which an image is not displayed in the partial display mode; an image display means for displaying an image in the partial display area; and a background color setting means for setting a display color of the background display area to one of a plurality of colors including black and white.