INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20070103455A1
• Filed: 10/09/2006
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Omata, Makoto, Nezuka, Takuya
• Granted Patent: US 8,736,585 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/179
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1632 Pen holder integrated in the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2320/0626 for control of overall brightness

Abstract

Provided is an information processing apparatus for receiving an input from a stylus pen and executing a predetermined process. The information processing apparatus includes: a housing unit detachably housing the stylus pen; detection means for detecting attachment and detachment of the stylus pen to and detachment from the housing unit; and execution means for executing a predetermined process in accordance with the detection result of the detection means.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus for receiving an input from a stylus pen and executing a predetermined process, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a housing unit detachably housing the stylus pen;

detection means for detecting attachment and detachment of the stylus pen to and detachment from the housing unit; and

execution means for executing a predetermined process in accordance with the detection result of the detection means.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the execution means permits the input from the stylus pen when the detection means detects the detachment of the stylus pen from the housing unit.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the execution means displays an input picture for receiving an input from the stylus pen and executes a process corresponding to the input to the input picture, when the detection means detects the detachment of the stylus pen from the housing unit.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the execution means turns on the information processing apparatus, when the information processing apparatus is turned off and the detection means detects the detachment of the stylus pen from the housing unit.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the execution means turns off the information processing apparatus, when the information processing apparatus is turned on and the detection means detects the attachment of the stylus pen to the housing unit.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit displaying an image,

wherein the execution means controls brightness of the display unit when the detection means detects the detachment of the stylus pen from the housing unit.

7. An information processing method of an information processing apparatus having a housing unit detachably housing a stylus pen and receiving an input from the stylus pen to execute a predetermined process, the information processing method comprising the steps of:

detecting attachment and detachment of the stylus pen to and from the housing unit; and

executing a predetermined process in accordance with the detection result.

8. A program making a computer process information in an information processing apparatus having a housing unit detachably housing a stylus pen and receiving an input from the stylus pen to execute a predetermined process, the program comprising the steps of:

detecting attachment and detachment of the stylus pen to and from the housing unit; and

executing a predetermined process in accordance with the detection result.

9. A recording medium on which a program to be executed by a computer is recorded, wherein the program according to claim 8 is recorded on the recording medium.

10. An information processing apparatus for receiving an input from a stylus pen and executing a predetermined process, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a housing unit detachably housing the stylus pen;

a detection unit detecting attachment and detachment of the stylus pen to and detachment from the housing unit; and

an execution unit executing a predetermined process in accordance with the detection result of the detection unit.