Patent ID: 7016703

Claim:
A portable information apparatus, which is of a folder type, comprising: a display section for displaying information on one of surfaces that face each other when the portable information apparatus is folded, wherein said display section is composed of an image display region and a non-image region, where at least a part of said image display region can be seen when the portable information apparatus is folded, the portable information apparatus further comprising: a driving section for driving said display section; and a control section for controlling said driving section so as to display the information, when the portable information apparatus is folded, on a region of said display section, which can be seen when the portable information apparatus is in a folded state, said driving section, including: a scanning signal line driving section for outputting to each scanning signal line a scanning signal for display, which is based on information to be displayed on said display section; a data signal line driving section for outputting to each data signal line a data signal for display, which is based on information to be displayed on said display section; and a setting section for setting in said display section said image display region, in which the information is displayed, and said non-image region, which is in a single color, wherein said control section controls said scanning signal line driving section so as to scan the scanning signals for display at a same time with respect to a plurality of scanning signal lines that correspond to non-image region set by said setting section.