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US 6,972,752 · App. 10/849,394 · Granted Dec 6, 2005

Display device

Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 6,972,752
App. No.
10/849,394
Granted
Dec 6, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device capable of allowing a page to be turned to give a feeling as if a page is actually turned includes a memory for storing information, a display for displaying information, a page turn instruction unit for detecting that the unit itself is tilted to output a detection signal indicating the direction of the tilt, and a display control unit for receiving an instruction from the page turn instruction unit to read information of the next or previous page from the memory according to the direction of the tilt and display the read information on the display.

Claims (14)

1. A display device comprising:

information storage means for storing information;

information display means for displaying information;

sound output means for outputting sound;

page turn instruction means for issuing an instruction to switch information displayed on said information display means;

display control means for receiving the instruction from said page turn instruction means to switch information displayed on said information display means; and

sound output control means connected to said display control means for outputting sound of turning a sheet of paper from said sound output means according to switch of information displayed on said information display means and outputting different sounds depending on speed of switching information displayed on said information display means.

2. A display device comprising:

information storage means for storing information;

information display means for displaying information;

a plurality of sound output means for outputting sound;

page turn instruction means for issuing an instruction to switch information displayed on said information display means;

display control means for receiving the instruction from said page turn instruction means to switch information displayed on said information display means; and

sound output control means connected to said display control means for outputting sound of turning a sheet of paper from said sound output means according to switch of information displayed on said information display means and varying a center of the sound outputted from said plurality of sound output means depending on direction of switching information.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 10-43210 · Feb 25, 1998 · national
JP 10-73974 · Mar 23, 1998 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 0962296600
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