Patent ID: 8497879
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a judging unit that judges a usage state of the information processing apparatus; a deciding unit that decides, according to the usage state, a position at which a display element on a display screen on a display unit is to be arranged in either a normal position or an inverted position on the display screen; and a display control unit that controls for arranging the display element in a determined position and for displaying the display element in the determined position on the display screen, wherein the judging unit detects an angle of the display unit with respect to a main body of the information processing apparatus as the usage state, the deciding unit decides the position at which the display element is to be arranged on the display screen according to the angle detected, if the detected angle is within a predetermined range including an angle of 90 degrees, the deciding unit decides that the position at which the display element is to be arranged is on an upper side of the display screen, and if the detected angle is within a predetermined range including an angle of 180 degrees, the deciding unit decides that the position at which the display element is to be arranged is on a lower side of the display screen.