Information processing device and key button function allocating method used therefor
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Abstract
An information processing device includes a main body, a display unit pivotally coupled between a first position and a second position, the display unit having a buttons arranged on an outer surface of the display unit, a detector detecting whether the display unit is in a first position or in a second position, and a unit which changes the functions of the plurality of key buttons according to a detection result of the detector.
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14 Claims
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9. A personal computer comprising:
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a main body having a keyboard;
a display unit pivotally coupled between a first position and a second position, the display unit having a key button arranged on an outer surface of the display unit;
a detector detecting whether the display unit is in a first position or in a second position; and
a keyboard controller changing functions of the key button according to a detection result of the detector. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A personal computer comprising:
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a main body having a keyboard;
a display unit pivotally coupled between a first position and a second position, the display unit having a key button arranged on an outer surface of the display unit;
a detector detecting whether the display unit is in a first position or in a second position; and
a keyboard controller changing functions of the key button according to a detection result of the detector, wherein the first position is a note mode where the display panel and the keyboard are arranged to face to each other, and the second position is a tablet mode where the display panel is exposed and the keyboard is hidden, and wherein, when the second position is the tablet mode, a screen for promoting password input is displayed on the display panel and a keyboard screen is displayed.
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