HANDHELD COMPUTER DEVICE WITH ROTATABLE DISPLAY

摘要

A handheld computer device for displaying information content, comprising a navigation unit for receiving signals indicative of geographical location coordinates from a positioning system unit and for outputting signals indicative of the geographical location of the handheld computer device, a display unit whose orientation is changeable, and control means for controlling the display unit and configured for adapting the orientation of the display of the information content in response to a orientation signal indicative of the orientation of the display unit. The control unit may also be configured to select different information content to be displayed depending on the orientation of the display unit. Additionally, a key panel with changeable orientation may be provided for inputting instructions, each key of the key panel having at least one label corresponding to an orientation of the key panel, the labels being selectively illuminated depending on the key panel orientation.