Patent ID: 8629848

Claim:
A portable terminal apparatus comprising: a first unit including a first display part and a frame surrounding the first display part, the frame having a transparent end portion at one side end of the first unit; a second unit including a second display part; a switching part configured to cause the first unit and the second unit to switch between a first position in which the first unit covers the second display part and a second position in which at least a part of the second display part is exposed to an outside and a part of the second display part is provided below the transparent end portion of the first unit; and a controller configured to control the first display part and the second display part, wherein the first unit is configured such that an opposite side of the first unit is visible through the first display part, and wherein, in the second position, the controller is configured to display an image divided into a first area on the first display part and a second area on the second display part such that the image appears continuous from the first area to the second area without a gap.