Patent ID: 7330402
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. A portable device that has a first part, a second part, and a hinge portion, wherein the portable device includes a closed state in which the first part and the second part rotate toward each other and an open state in which the first part and the second part rotate away from each other along the hinge portion, comprising: an opening-closing detection unit configured to detect a change in a state from the closed state to the open state or vise versa; a first timer that counts time until a first time in response to the opening-closing detection unit detecting a change in the state from the closed state to the open state; and a second timer that counts time until a second time in response to the opening-closing detection unit detecting a change in the state from the open state to closed state; wherein said first time is set to be a time on which an application program is set to ON, and said second time is set to be a time on which the application program is set to OFF, and wherein said first time counted by the first timer is set shorter than the second time counted by the second timer, said application program controls a display unit, and said first time is set shorter than the second time such that display on the display unit is performed without delay when the open state is detected, and said second time is set longer than said first time such that display on the display unit is not ended immediately when the closed state is detected.