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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2006
Applicant:
Shigeru Satake, Nishitama-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Shigeru Satake, Nishitama-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/94 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a key matrix unit having a plurality of switches, a plurality of operation keys which are provided in association with a part of the plurality of switches, and a first detection unit which executes a scan process for the key matrix unit, thereby detecting on/off states of the plurality of switches, the first detection unit executes a predetermined process in a case where the first detection unit detects that the switches, which are not associated with the operation keys, are in an ON state.