Patent ID: 8326367
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a first casing having a width and a length that is longer than the width; a second casing which is hinge-connected to the first casing along the longer length of the first casing via a hinge part; a display unit which is provided to the second casing, the display unit being exposed to an outside when the first casing and the second casing are in a closed state, the display unit being configured to display a plurality of input numeral keys in a first display area of the display unit when the first casing and the second casing are in the closed state; a decision unit configured to accept an input of any of the input numeral keys displayed in the first display area using a cursor moved through pressing of up, down, left, and right keys provided to the second casing or moved by a fingerprint sensor provided to one of the first casing and the second casing and decide the input of the accepted input numeral key upon pressing of a decision key provided to the second casing; and an outgoing call unit configured to perform an outgoing call to another information processing apparatus when the first casing and the second casing are in the closed state, said another information processing apparatus being identified by a combination of the decided numerals based on the input numeral keys whose inputs are decided by the decision unit via a network in accordance with a press of an outgoing call key provided to the second casing; wherein the display unit is further configured to display in a second display area of the display unit a combination of numerals input and decided when the first casing and the second casing are in an opened state and the decided numerals whose inputs are decided by the decision unit when the first casing and the second casing are in the closed state.