IP Library Patent Application 14368636
Patent Application
App. No. 14/368,636

DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND PROGRAM

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App. No.
14/368,636
Abstract

The display device according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of display units, a mechanism that binds together at least one part of each of the plurality of display units, and a drawing control unit that, when drawing on a specific display unit from among the plurality of display units, prioritizes drawing on, from among the display regions of the specific display unit, a specific region other than regions that include the mechanism.

Claims (24)

1 . A display device comprising:

a plurality of display units;

a mechanism that binds together at least one part of each of said plurality of display units; and

a drawing control unit that, when performing drawing on a specific display unit from among said plurality of display units, performs drawing while prioritizing, from among display regions of said specific display unit, a specific region other than regions that contain said mechanism.

2 . The display device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said drawing control unit does not perform drawing on, from among display regions of said specific display unit, regions other than said specific region.

3 . A display device comprising:

a plurality of display units;

a visibility determination unit that determines, from among display regions of a specific display unit from among said plurality of display units, a specific region that is visible by the user; and

a drawing control unit that, when performing drawing on said specific display unit, performs drawing on display regions of said specific display unit based on determination results of said visibility determination unit.

4 . The display device as set forth in claim 3 , wherein:

a predetermined display unit among said plurality of display units is equipped with a sensor that detects extraneous light at a predetermined position of that predetermined display unit; and

said visibility determination unit determines said specific region of said specific display unit based on a detection result of said sensor.

5 . The display device as set forth in claim 3 , wherein:

a predetermined display unit among said plurality of display units is equipped with a sensor that detects contact or proximity of an object to a predetermined region of that predetermined display unit and the position of contact or proximity; and

said visibility determination unit determines said specific region of said specific display unit based on a detection result of said sensor.

6 . The display device as set forth in claim 3 , wherein said drawing control unit performs drawing while prioritizing, from among display regions of said specific display unit, said specific region.

7 . The display device as set forth in claim 6 , wherein said drawing control unit does not perform drawing on, from among display regions of said specific display unit, regions other than said specific region.

8 . A display method realized in a display device that has a plurality of display units and a mechanism that binds together at least one part of each of said plurality of display units, said display method comprising:

when performing drawing on a specific display unit from among said plurality of display units, performing drawing while prioritizing, from among display regions of said specific display unit, a specific region other than regions that include said mechanism.

9 . A display method realized in a display device that has a plurality of display units, said display method comprising:

determining, from among display regions of a specific display unit from among said plurality of display units, a specific region that is visible by the user; and

when performing drawing on said specific display unit, performing drawing on display regions of said specific display unit based on said determination result.

10 . (canceled)

11 . (canceled)

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2015
From: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036037/0476 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 9, 2015
From: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
To: NEC MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035866/0495 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2014
From: KITATANI, KENICHI
To: NEC CASIO MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 033177/0604 →