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Information processing apparatus and operation control method

US9110687B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 2013
Grant dateAug 18, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 12, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04895
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a state change controller and a display processor. When a first key of a keyboard is pressed, the state change controller changes a state of a first operational environment. The display processor displays a first message indicative of a current state of the first operational environment in an informing area of a display screen for a first duration of time. When a second message indicative of a past state of the first operational environment is displayed by the display processor for the first duration of time in the informing area, the display processor display the first message in the informing area together with the second message.

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