Patent ID: 7903094
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: an operation surface; a first sense unit for electrically detecting whether said operation surface is being directly touched; a second sense unit for detecting whether a position pointing device approaches or contacts said operation surface based on an electromagnetic interaction generated between the position pointing device and said second sense unit; an approach detecting unit for detecting whether the position pointing device is within a first detection range from said operation surface and whether the position pointing device is within a second detection range based on an output from said second sense unit, the first detection range extending further from said operation surface than said second detection range; and a display control unit for disabling display processing based on a detection output from said first sense unit and for enabling display processing based on a detection output from said second sense unit if said approach detecting unit determines that the position pointing device is within of said second detection range.