Fujitsu Corporation

Uday A Prabhune

Rajesh Sundaram

Asao Shimazaki

Tariq Mustafa

Takeshi Amemiya

An electronic apparatus, such as a computer, includes a first unithaving a keyboardand a second unitcoupled to the first unithaving a display screenthrough a two-axis coupling sectionto be opened, closed, and rotated relative to the first unit. The computer may be used either as a notebook PC or a tablet PC, and includes an optical disk drivefor accessing an optical disk. The present invention protects the optical disk and the optical disk drive against damage when the computer is used in the tablet PC mode. Depending on the status of the second unitrelative to the first unit, the apparatus enables or disables use of optical disk drive, including the drive ejection button.

Electronic apparatus and program

System for processing programmable buttons using system control interrupts in a portable device. The system comprises a programmable button that comprises logic to generate a selected system control interrupt when actuated. The system also comprises interrupt logic coupled to receive the selected system control interrupt. The interrupt logic comprises logic to generate a button report that includes a button identifier, which indicates that the programmable button has been actuated. The system also comprises button support logic that is coupled to receive the button report, the button support logic comprises logic to determine a selectable device function associated with the button identifier, and logic to activate the selectable device function.

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Uday A Prabhune