Information processing apparatus having switch for inputting key data
US7684176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2200/1614
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a housing with a top surface and a rear surface, a CPU (central processing unit) provided in the housing, a keyboard placed on the top surface of the housing and including a plurality of keys which input key data to the CPU, a display unit attached to the housing rotatably between a closed position in which the display unit covers the keyboard and an open position in which the keyboard is exposed, and at least one switch provided on the rear surface of the housing and configured to input key data to the CPU.
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