Information processing apparatus and video signal output control method
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a body configured to be locked to an external unit by a lock mechanism;
a port provided on the body and configured to output a video signal to the external unit;
a display controller, provided in the body, that generates the video signal, and is configured to output the video signal to the port; and
a control section configured to stop outputting the video signal generated by the display controller from the port to the external unit, when the lock mechanism is in the unlocked state.
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Abstract
A video signal output control method in an information processing apparatus which being to be locked to an external unit by a lock mechanism, the video signal output control method includes detecting the state of the lock mechanism, and stopping the output of the video signal to the external unit, when the lock mechanism is in the unlocked state.
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14 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a body configured to be locked to an external unit by a lock mechanism; a port provided on the body and configured to output a video signal to the external unit; a display controller, provided in the body, that generates the video signal, and is configured to output the video signal to the port; and a control section configured to stop outputting the video signal generated by the display controller from the port to the external unit, when the lock mechanism is in the unlocked state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a body configured to be locked by a lock mechanism to an external unit that is configured to output a video signal to an external display unit with a decoder to decode based on an encryption key; a display controller which is provided in the body and configured to generate a video signal encrypted based on the encryption key; and a control section configured to output the video signal generated by the display controller to the external unit, when the lock mechanism is in the unlocked state. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A video signal output control method in an information processing apparatus configured to be locked to an external unit by a lock mechanism, the video signal output control method comprising:
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detecting the state of the lock mechanism; and stopping the output of the video signal to the external unit, when the lock mechanism is in the unlocked state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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