Patent ID: 11899851
Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A control method in an information processing apparatus including a display, a memory that temporarily stores display data to be displayed on the display, and a processor that performs control when the display data stored in the memory is displayed on the display, the control method comprising:
causing the processor to execute
a placement detection step of detecting placement of an external keyboard on a predetermined screen region in a screen region of the display,
a communication control step of performing a communicative connection with the keyboard, and
a step of controlling switching between a first display mode and a second display mode on the basis of a detection result in the placement detection step and a control result in the communication control step, the first display mode being a display mode in which the entire screen region of the display is controlled to be displayed as a display region, and the second display mode being a display mode in which a partial screen region excluding the predetermined screen region in the screen region of the display is controlled to be displayed as a display region;
wherein in the step of controlling switching, the processor controls switching to the second display mode in a case where the placement of the keyboard on the predetermined screen region is detected on condition that the communicative connection with the keyboard is established, and controls switching to the first display mode instead of switching to the second display mode when the communicative connection with the keyboard is not established even in a case where the placement of the keyboard on the predetermined screen region is detected.