Portable terminal apparatus and display control program thereof
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorTakeshi Kokubo
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AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorTakeshi Kokubo
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A mobile terminal apparatus is provided in order to effectively utilizing more than one display area. At least when a specific application is executed, a mobile terminal apparatus has a first display mode which uses its screen upon dividing its main display into top and bottom display areas and a center display area, and also has a second display mode using the entire screen main display area without division. Based on a key operation as well as execution and termination of the application, the first and second display modes are switched over. In the second display mode, at least part of the contents shown on the top and bottom display areas in the first display mode are exhibited on a sub display area. For example, when under the second display mode, as the contents to be exhibited on the sub display area, the contents shown on the top and bottom display areas as well as the content shown on the sub display section are switched over or shown by scrolling.
A mobile terminal apparatus having at least a first, a second, and a third display area, comprising:
A mobile terminal apparatus having a main display section and a sub display section, including:
A display control method for a mobile terminal apparatus having at least a first, a second, and a third display area, the method comprising the steps of
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