Portable information terminal and control method of portable information terminal
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1. A portable information terminal, comprising:
- a main body;
a cover openable/closable relative to said main body;
a magnetic disk device having a magnetic disk;
an open/closed state detecting unit that detects in which one of an open state, a closed state, and an intermediate state said cover is relative to said main body; and
a controller controlling an operation of said magnetic disk device based on a result of the detection by said open/closed state detecting unit.
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Abstract
An open/closed state detecting unit detects in which one of an open state, a closed state, and an intermediate state a portable information terminal is, and the operation of a magnetic disk is controlled based on the detection result. Opening/closing a cover relative to a main body generates an impact. Since this impact occurs when the cover shifts from the intermediate state to the open state or to the closed state, detecting the open/closed state of the cover by the open/closed state detecting unit and controlling the magnetic disk according to the detection result makes it possible to protect the magnetic disk from the impact.
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1. A portable information terminal, comprising:
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a main body;
a cover openable/closable relative to said main body;
a magnetic disk device having a magnetic disk;
an open/closed state detecting unit that detects in which one of an open state, a closed state, and an intermediate state said cover is relative to said main body; and
a controller controlling an operation of said magnetic disk device based on a result of the detection by said open/closed state detecting unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A control method of a portable information terminal that comprises:
- a main body;
a cover openable/closable relative to the main body; and
a magnetic disk device having a magnetic disk, andthe control method, comprising;
detecting in which one of an open state, a closed state, and an intermediate state the cover is relative to the main body; and
controlling an operation of the magnetic disk device based on a result of the detection. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a main body;
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