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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2009
Shigeharu Imamura, Ome, JP;
Tooru Mamata, Akiruno, JP;
Shigeharu Imamura, Ome, JP;
Tooru Mamata, Akiruno, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention, an information processing apparatus includes a main body having a top face, a display connected to the main body by a hinge and pivotally moves between a first state where the top face is covered with the display and a second state where the top face is exposed, a counter which stores a number of times the state has changed between the first state and the second state, a monitor which detects a malfunction in the hinge when the number of times reaches a given number, and a data transmitter which sends data corresponding with the detected malfunction.