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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD

  • US 20140122912A1
  • Filed: 07/17/2013
  • Published: 05/01/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

  • a first housing comprising an upper surface;

    a keyboard on the upper surface;

    a second housing comprising a front surface;

    a display on the front surface;

    a detector configured to detect whether a person is in front of a screen of the display; and

    a controller configured to enable a control function for controlling a state of the display to transit from an ON state to an OFF state based on a detection result of the detector when the second housing is set at a first position where the screen of the display and the upper surface are exposed, and to disable the control function when the second housing is set at a second position where the screen of the display is exposed and at least a part of the upper surface is covered with a back surface of the second housing.

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