Patent ID: 8218303
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a main body portion including a display portion; a support portion that supports the main body portion and includes a bottom plate that forms a space below the main body portion in which information equipment connectable to the main body portion can be accommodated; a communication portion that is provided to the bottom plate and performs communication with a noncontact-type communication medium; and an authentication processing portion to perform authentication processing based on information from the noncontact-type communication medium received by the communication portion, wherein the bottom plate portion is provided with, on an upper surface thereof, a mark that indicates a position of the communication portion, the communication portion is provided at a position corresponding to the mark, the support portion includes a side plate portion that determines a height of the space, one surface of the side plate portion is provided with a reinforcement portion, a ceiling surface forming the space is provided with a protrusion portion for preventing an unintentional operation to a press-type operation portion of the information equipment accommodated in the space, and the ceiling surface forming the space includes an inclined surface that is inclined downward from a front surface side to a back surface side of the main body portion.