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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Kenichi Agata, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Tamai, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Tamaki, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Jian Wang, Tokyo, JP;
Nozomi Ozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Sakemoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Agata, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Tamai, Tokyo, JP;
Eiji Tamaki, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Jian Wang, Tokyo, JP;
Nozomi Ozaki, Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Sakemoto, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including: a keyboard that has a plurality of operating keys and is foldable via a hinge part, the keyboard being set in a closed state in which the operating keys are closed and in an opened state in which the operating keys are opened; and an apparatus main unit that is connected with the keyboard and performs a process corresponding to an operation of the operating keys on the keyboard. The closed state and the opened state of the keyboard are detected, and operation of one of the apparatus main unit and the keyboard is controlled according to a detection result.