Patent ID: 11928266
Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a pointing stick that is disposed on a keyboard, has an operable stick, and detects a displacement in an installation plane direction of the pointing stick and a displacement in a direction vertical to the installation plane; and
a main controller that displays a previously determined menu screen on a display in a case where the pointing stick detects a specific operation which includes the displacement of the stick in the vertical direction, wherein
the main controller includes:
a utility processing section which senses that the pointing stick detects the specific operation in accordance with an event of a hotkey, and
a GUI processing section which displays the menu screen on the display in a case where the utility processing section receives the event of the hotkey.