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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2005
Tsutomu Asawa, Nagano, JP;
Atsushi Kawase, Tokyo, JP;
Chiharu Tanaka, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Ozawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tsutomu Asawa, Nagano, JP;
Atsushi Kawase, Tokyo, JP;
Chiharu Tanaka, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Ozawa, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus configured to have: a display section () pivotally provided with respect to an apparatus main body () with a pair of hinges () so as to pivot between a close position to close the apparatus main body and an open position to open the apparatus main body; and an operation section () executing a predetermined function by being operated is disposed between the pair of hinges, so that operations to the operation section are possible in the both states of the open position and the close position of the display section.