Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically deciding on the orientation of image. The method includes computing average and standard deviation of luminance of the top region of a portion of the image, of the bottom region of a portion of the image, of the left region of a portion of the image, and of the right region of a portion of the image, computing average luminance of the image, computing, in the digital signal processor, consolidated luminance difference and uniformity of top and bottom regions, and left and right regions, utilizing the computed average and standard deviation of at least one of the bottom region, the left region or the right region and utilizing portrait orientation if difLR?difTB>t1 && stdTB?stdLR>t2 or if difLR?difTB>t3 && stdTB?stdLR>t4, otherwise, utilizing landscape orientation.

Abstract: A display method of an image display apparatus that includes receiving a broadcast signal, displaying a first number of thumbnail images when the image display apparatus is in a first position (the thumbnail images being based on the received broadcast signal), rotating the image display apparatus from the first position to a second position, and displaying a second number of thumbnail images when the image display apparatus is rotated to the second position, and the second number is different than the first number.

Abstract: An imaging device includes: a reproduce control unit to reproduce an image imaged by an imaging unit in response to an input of an imaging instruction in a case where an attitude determination unit determines that a body of the imaging device has taken a specific attitude; and an inhibition control unit to inhibit the reproduce control unit from reproducing the imaged image, in a case where the attitude determination unit determines that the body of the device has not taken the specific attitude until a predetermined time elapses after the imaging instruction is inputted, even if the body of the imaging device has thereafter taken the specific attitude.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a foot, a handle pivotally attached to the foot, a suction source, and a display disposed on one of the handle and the foot. The foot includes a suction nozzle. The handle is pivotal relative to the foot about an axis of rotation. The suction source is in fluid communication with the suction nozzle. The display is for displaying content in a first orientation relative to the display and a second orientation relative to the display based on the position of the handle relative to the foot. The second orientation is different than the first orientation.

Abstract: An accelerometer of a mobile computing device is operable to provide a first input to an orientation module of the device. The orientation module is configured to use multiple signals to determine a spatial orientation of the device. A magnetometer of the device is operable to provide a second input to the orientation module. The orientation module is operable to receive the first input from the accelerometer and the second input from the magnetometer, and to determine an orientation of the device based on a combination of the first input and the second input.

Abstract: An information processing unit is configured so that in a case where a display-rotating button 4 or 11b is operated by a user so as to select a second display mode, and where either a communication unit 5 or 13 is in an activated state and the user does not halt the action of the communication unit 5 or 13, the display mode is shifted to a mode other than the second display mode. Thereby, it is possible to urge the user to change the posture of a main body 1.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus may include at least one processor, at least one interface from the at least one processor to at least one sensor configured to detect an orientation of the apparatus, and at least one interface from the at least one processor to at least one display. The at least one processor may be configured to, in response to receiving input from the at least one sensor that indicates a change in the orientation of the apparatus within a time limit from an occurrence of an event, cause the at least one display to display one or more previously created photographs. An information processing method may include detecting an orientation of an apparatus having a display, and in response to detecting a change in the apparatus's orientation within a time limit from an occurrence of an event, displaying one or more previously created photographs on the display.

Abstract: A method can include operating a 3-axis accelerometer having two axes that define a plane and an axis perpendicular to the plane to provide an acceleration value along each of the axes and orienting output to a display in either a portrait format or a landscape format based on comparing the acceleration values for the two axes that define the plane to a threshold that depends on the acceleration value for the axis perpendicular to the plane. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a base unit having an upper surface on which a keyboard is placed, a display unit which is set at one of a first position at which a display surface of the display unit and the keyboard are exposed and a second position at which a rear surface of the display unit covers an upper surface of the base unit, a screen image rotation module, and a control module. The screen image rotation module rotates a screen image on a display surface of the display unit in accordance with an orientation of the display unit relative to a gravity direction. The control module inhibits rotation of the screen image if the display unit is set at the first position.

Abstract: A reproducing device that can reproduce data and operates on a battery includes displaying means, attitude detecting means for detecting an attitude of the reproducing device, determining means for determining whether the reproducing device satisfies a predetermined condition, and controlling means for changing a setting of the reproducing device on a basis of a result of detection of the attitude detecting means when the determining means determines that the reproducing device satisfies the predetermined condition.

Abstract: An easy to use electronic device is provided. The electronic device functions as a telephone and has a display portion, an audio input portion, an audio output portion, and operation keys. The display portion has a passive element, and the operation keys have LEDs. The direction of an image displayed by the LEDs is switchable.

Abstract: An electronic device including a control unit, a display panel and a sensing unit is provided. The display panel displays an electronic book. The sensing unit is electrically connected to the control unit and the display panel. When the sensing unit senses that the electronic device is rotated around a first axis over a first angle, the control unit controls the display panel to display multiple pages of the electronic book instead of a content of the electronic book. The display panel also displays multiple annotations as the display panel is annotated.

Abstract: A method for controlling rotation of a screen according to a user request regardless of an orientation state of the terminal is provided. The terminal for supporting screen rotation control, includes a sensor unit including a sensor for confirming a horizontal state of the terminal and a sensor for collecting angular velocity information of the terminal, a controller for confirming the horizontal state of the terminal based on sensing information of the sensor unit, and for confirming a rotated state or a rotation change state of the terminal in a corresponding horizontal state when the terminal is arranged in the horizontal state, and a display unit for outputting a screen having a different output direction according to the rotated state or the rotation change state of the terminal.

Abstract: Technology is generally described for disabling an automatic rotation function of mobile computing devices. The technology can detect a tilt angle of a display of the computing device in relation to a surface; and if the tilt angle is less than a specified threshold tilt angle, disable a rotation function.

Abstract: A plurality of screen aspects is acquired; each screen layout is optimized; switching of the screen aspects is supported; and visibility and functionality of the display screen are improved. An electronic device (portable terminal apparatus) including a display function in a rotatable and/or openable/closable case includes a displaying unit that displays a vertically elongated vertical screen or a horizontally elongated horizontal screen and a controlling unit (CPU) that changes screen layouts correspondingly to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen displayed on the displaying unit. The change in the screen layout corresponding to the vertical screen or the horizontal screen includes a change in arrangement of icons.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus for automatically rotating an image and a display unit, and an information storage medium storing image information. The apparatus including a photographing unit which generates image data and a rotation sensing unit which generates rotational information of a rotation state of the photographing unit. When an object is photographed, the rotation information of the image is obtained and stored together, and when the image is displayed, the rotation is analyzed and the image and display unit are automatically rotated. When an image including moving picture information is watched, an image always optimized to be horizontal without additional work by a user can be seen.

Abstract: Tilt is reduced or eliminated in captured digital images. Edges in a first image are detected. Angles corresponding to the detected edges are determined. A dominant angle is selected from the determined angles. The first image is rotated according to the selected dominant angle to generate a second image. The second image is a de-tilted version of the first image.

Abstract: Methods and devices for selectively presenting a user interface during an image capture. More particularly, the method includes a change in the display mode of a multiple screen device for a first screen and a second screen when capturing the image. The change in the display mode may be made in response to one or more actions conducted by a user. The image capture function includes different modes that display different information on the first and/or second screens.

Abstract: A sensor, such as, for example, a gravity-responsive sensor, provides an output used to select an orientation of a display of a display device. For example, the output may indicate that the orientation of the display should comprise a portrait or landscape orientation, an orientation rotated, such as, for example, ninety degrees (90°), one hundred and eighty degrees (180°), two hundred and seventy degrees (270°), or the like. In addition, one or more manual switches, buttons, or display icons may be actuated or otherwise selected to manually set the orientation of the display.

Abstract: A portable display device comprises: a tilt detection unit detecting an angle of rotation, measured between a vertical plane component of a tilt vector of a predetermined reference line in the display and a gravitational vector, as a display tilt; a facial orientation specification unit recognizing a face of a person facing the display and specifying an upright orientation of the face; a terminal orientation determination unit establishing a plurality of angle ranges, and determining whether the display tilt newly detected by the tilt detection unit exceeds a given angle range and enters another angle range, the given angle range including the angle detected by the tilt detection unit upon updating a previous display orientation; and a control unit causing the facial orientation specification unit to begin the specification when the terminal orientation determination unit makes an affirmative determination, and updating the display orientation according to the specified upright orientation.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes: a display; a display control module which displays an execution screen for an application program on the display; and a detection module which detects a posture of the mobile terminal device based on a gravity acceleration applied to the mobile terminal device. In this arrangement, the display control module controls a display direction of the execution screen with respect to the mobile terminal device according to the posture of the mobile terminal device, and performs suppression control so as to, even if the posture of the mobile terminal device is changed, suppress switching of the display direction corresponding to the changed posture, provided that a suppression condition for suppressing switching of the display direction is satisfied while the execution screen is displayed on the display.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the same are provided. The mobile terminal displays a group chat area for displaying a group message transmitted to or received from a plurality of another parties and a private chat area for displaying a private message transmitted to or received from one of the plurality of another parties within one chat window.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus for performing image processing of image data in which information specifying, on a first coordinate system, a position of a portion of interest in an image is recorded, including an image processing unit configured to perform rotation processing of the image data using a second coordinate system having an origin different from that of the first coordinate system, and a change unit configured to change the information specifying the position of the portion of interest in accordance with a rotation amount of the image data by the rotation processing such that an image of the portion of interest specified by the information specifying the position of the portion of interest after the rotation processing matches that before the rotation processing.

Abstract: A display device to change an image displayed in a display area when the display area is changed includes a memory, a location output unit and a screen display unit. The memory stores size information of a display area displayed on a screen and the image data of the displayed image. The location computing unit computes a start point of the changed display area when the display area is changed. The display unit decodes data corresponding to the size of the display area based on the computed new start point from the image data to display the decoded data in the display area. Since the start point is obtained with center point of the changed display area and its size information and then a display area to be displayed is determined based on the start point, a current search location is maintained even when the screen is swung.

Abstract: A portable electronic device may adjust a display orientation of a display screen of the portable electronic device according to data from a gravity sensor, a video camera, and a display orientation adjusting unit. The display orientation adjusting unit may analyze acceleration data of the portable electronic device to generate a first adjustment parameter, and analyze the facial image to generate a second adjustment parameter. Furthermore, the display orientation adjusting unit may determine whether the display orientation of the display screen needs to be adjusted, and adjust the display orientation of the display screen to a viewing orientation of the user according to the first adjustment parameter or the second adjustment parameter.

Abstract: A display system utilizes a tilting sensor in a viewing device to transmit a wireless signal containing tilting information to a display device when a person who puts on the viewing device has tilting movements about an axis that connects between the viewing device and the display device. The display device adjusts a multimedia content displayed on a panel according to the tilting information by physically rotating the panel about the same axis or rotating the multimedia content about the same axis before the content is displayed on the panel to synchronize with the tilting angle of the viewing device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, system and computer-readable medium for providing image data. According to an exemplary embodiment, a method of providing image data includes storing a particular region on image data in association with a keyword, comparing conditional information with the keyword associated with the particular region, when receiving the conditional information from a user terminal unit, and controlling a display state of the image data to allow the particular region to be displayed on a screen of the user terminal unit. When a user inputs a keyword including content relating to a geographical feature or object, an actual shape of the geographical feature or object can be displayed on a screen of the user terminal unit.

Abstract: A system and method for providing an overview of a plurality of tasks running on a target environment which includes the steps of receiving event data representing a plurality of events in the plurality of contexts over a monitoring period displaying a detailed graphical representation of the event data log using the event data, and displaying a schematic representation of the detailed graphical representation over the monitoring period using only a portion of the event data. The schematic representation is indicative of an activity density of the event data over the monitoring period.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a display function is able to alter the orientation of an image displayed on a display means for displaying images between a first orientation and a second orientation different from the first orientation. A plurality of operating means are provided at positions symmetrical between disposal positions which take the first orientation as a standard orientation and disposal positions which take the second orientation as a standard orientation.

Abstract: A method for rotating an image with which the image can be rotated with a small memory area, a program for rotation, a recording medium and a rotation device are provided. A memory area for storing image data is sectioned into a plurality of square image areas, one line among lines of a periphery of the memory area in an initial state is secured as a temporary storage area, the remaining area is secured as an image area, and an image in an initial state is rotated by performing rotation and movement of the image data in the memory area for each square unit via the temporary storage area.

Abstract: A smartpad is provided that has various display modes.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and system are provided for orienting content on a display. The method may include identifying one or more features of a user in a captured image. A user orientation axis is determined in the captured image. A content orientation axis corresponding to an orientation direction of a screen content is defined. A determination is made as to whether the content orientation axis and the user orientation axis are parallel or perpendicular. The orientation direction of the screen content is changed to be substantially along the user orientation axis based on the determination of whether the content orientation axis and the user orientation axis are parallel or perpendicular. The screen content is then displayed.

Abstract: A portable electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a device body having at least one accessory interface and at least one display device positioned on a surface of the device body. The electronic device also includes a display driver device communicatively coupled to the display device and configured for receiving data for presentation on the display device and generating signals for causing the data to be presented on the display device. In the electronic device, the display driver device selects one orientation from a plurality of pre-defined orientations for the data on the display device based at least on a current orientation of the device body and a status of the accessory interface.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method that, in a configuration where a rotational movement of the apparatus causes switching of displayed data, effectively control display even when the apparatus has gone beyond a defined operating range. In a configuration where update processing of displayed data is executed on the basis of rotation angle information, detected by a sensor, of the apparatus, when the apparatus has rotated beyond an operating range already set up for the apparatus, a control unit changes the operating range. Specifically, an operating range is sequentially updated so that a current angle of an image display apparatus may be constantly set within the operating range. This processing for updating the operating range makes it possible to have the apparatus constantly set within an effective operating range, prevent occurrence of a problem that displayed data is set unchangeable because of the position of the apparatus, and constantly update displayed data.

Abstract: A portable display device includes a display formed with electronic paper, an illuminating unit, and a controller. The electronic paper displays data in response to applied electrical current, and maintains displaying of the data in an absence of the applied electrical current. The illuminating unit selectively illuminates each particular region of a plurality of regions of the display and includes a plurality of light sources which are individually associated with one or more of the plurality of regions of the display. The controller activates the illuminating unit, selectively activating a first group of the plurality of light sources to illuminate a particular region of the display responsive to user contact, and the first group includes at least one of the plurality of light sources.

Abstract: A display device to change an image displayed in a display area when the display area is changed includes a memory, a location output unit and a screen display unit. The memory stores size information of a display area displayed on a screen and the image data of the displayed image. The location computing unit computes a start point of the changed display area when the display area is changed. The display unit decodes data corresponding to the size of the display area based on the computed new start point from the image data to display the decoded data in the display area. Since the start point is obtained with center point of the changed display area and its size information and then a display area to be displayed is determined based on the start point, a current search location is maintained even when the screen is swung.

Abstract: Methods of manipulating graphical objects are described. One or more graphical objects are displayed in a fixed orientation with reference to a sensed reference direction. Manipulation is achieved by fixing the orientation or position of a displayed graphical object with reference to an apparatus, such as the display itself or a proxy device, detecting a change in orientation of that apparatus and editing the orientation of the graphical object based on the detected change.

Abstract: A handheld device presents information on a display screen in alternate formats. The device determines its orientation relative to a device user and selects a format based on that orientation. The displayed information may also be scrolled or zoomed based on a detected motion of the device.

Abstract: A game apparatus takes an image of a marker placed in the real space. The game apparatus calculates the position and the orientation of the marker with respect to the game apparatus on the basis of the marker included in the taken image, and sets a marker coordinate system on the marker. In addition, the game apparatus detects the direction of gravity on the basis of acceleration detected by an acceleration sensor included in the game apparatus. Next, the game apparatus calculates the direction of gravity in the marker coordinate system on the basis of the detected direction of gravity, and determines the orientation of the virtual character on the basis of the calculated direction of gravity in the marker coordinate system. Then, the game apparatus displays the virtual character on a display device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for automatically controlling screens displayed on two display units installed in a mobile terminal are provided, in which, an event is identified, if an event occurs, and on and off states of the display units are controlled, if the event is identified as a control operation of the display units corresponding to a user's key input. If the event is identified as a control operation of the display units corresponding to an operation of a sensor, the display units are automatically controlled corresponding to rotation of the mobile terminal.

Abstract: On the basis of data based on an attitude and/or a motion of a portable display apparatus body, at least a direction of rotation and an amount of rotation of the portable display apparatus about a predetermined direction in real space are calculated, and a corrected amount of rotation is calculated by correcting the calculated amount of rotation by a predetermined factor. Then, an operation indication direction based on the direction of rotation and the corrected amount of rotation is calculated with respect to a direction that corresponds to the predetermined direction and is set in a virtual world, and predetermined processing is performed on the virtual world. A first image including at least a part of the virtual world is displayed on the portable display apparatus.

Abstract: A power distribution unit with voltage and current sensors and a display which displays inverted characters when the power distribution unit upside down as sensed by a tilt sensor.

Abstract: An object arranged in a virtual world is caused to move in accordance with data based on a load applied to a load detection device. Then, based on attitude data outputted from a portable display device and a position of the object in the virtual world, a first virtual camera for generating an image of the virtual world is controlled, and a first image representing the virtual world viewed from the first virtual camera is displayed on the portable display device.

Abstract: A method for controlling display of an image includes generating a list of non-sequential random numbers, each number corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of lines in a source image. The lines in the source image are then transferred in non-sequential order from a first memory to a second memory based on the random numbers in the list and orientation change information. The resulting image in the second memory is then displayed in the desired orientation.

Abstract: A projecting method is provided. The method is implemented by a projecting system. The system includes a projector and an electronic device. The projector includes a first wireless communication unit and a projecting unit. The electronic device includes a second wireless communication unit and a storage unit. First transmits the orientation information indicating the orientation of the projector and the distance through the first wireless communication unit to the second wireless communication unit. Then, compares a currently received orientation of the projector with a previously received orientation of the projector to calculate a rotation angle of the projector. Next, determines a movement distance and a movement direction of a projected area projected with a portion of the to-be-projected image. Then, obtains the portion of the to-be-projected image according to the movement distance, movement direction, and magnification ratio.

Abstract: A reproducing device that can reproduce data and operates on a battery includes displaying means, attitude detecting means for detecting an attitude of the reproducing device, determining means for determining whether the reproducing device satisfies a predetermined condition, and controlling means for changing a setting of the reproducing device on a basis of a result of detection of the attitude detecting means when the determining means determines that the reproducing device satisfies the predetermined condition.

Abstract: An image display device includes first and second image display units that display images, a video signal processing unit that executes a predetermined signal processing, a scanning direction instructing unit that instructs the second image display unit to execute a scanning, first and second color specifying units that specify a color of a graphics image, first and second position specifying units that specify a position of the graphics image to be synthesized, a first synthesizing unit that outputs a signal obtained by synthesizing a signal of a color stored when the first color specifying unit specifies a color with the video signal input from the video signal processing unit, and a second synthesizing unit that outputs a signal obtained by synthesizing a signal of a color stored when the second color specifying unit specifies a color with the video signal input from the video signal processing unit.

Abstract: A method including loading a data file into a memory of a mobile computing device, displaying a portion of the data file on a display of the mobile computing device, detecting user motion data corresponding to a motion of the mobile computing device by a user, the motion being indicative of the user's desire to view a further portion of the data file, and displaying the further portion of the data file on the display as a function of the user motion data.

Abstract: Systems and methods to perform fast rotation operations are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes executing a single instruction. The method includes receiving first data indicating a first coordinate and a second coordinate, receiving a first control value that indicates a first rotation value selected from a set of ninety degree multiples, and writing output data corresponding to the first data rotated by the first rotation value.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of a method and an apparatus for controlling a display mode in a portable computer. When a display mode of a liquid crystal display (LCD) is changed such as in response to a user's request, information of the changed display mode is stored being associated with a system mode. When a system is rebooted or the system mode is changed in a state in which the display mode information is stored, display mode information stored being associated with a current system mode is read, and the LCD display mode is set to an arbitrary display mode corresponding to the read display mode information. And, when a change of the LCD display mode is requested by the user, a wallpaper image for the requested display mode can be retrieved from among wallpaper images for display modes stored separately and displayed on the LCD.