Patent ID: 7684176
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a housing including a first rectangular-shaped unit and a second rectangular-shaped unit, an rear end portion of the first rectangular-shaped unit and an rear end portion of the second rectangular-shaped unit being joined together; a touch screen device placed on a surface of the first rectangular-shaped unit and configured to recognize a position indicated by a stylus or a user's finger; a plurality of key switches arranged on both sides of the touch screen device, said plurality of key switches including: a system controller configured to change an orientation of a screen image displayed on the touch screen device between a first orientation in which a top-end portion and a bottom-end portion of the screen image are extended in a longitudinal direction of the first rectangular-shaped unit and a second orientation in which the tsp-end portion and the bottom-end portion of the screen image are extended in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction; third and fourth push button switches provided at right-end and left-end side portions of a back surface of the housing and configured to input first and second key data items, the rear surface being exposed regardless of whether the first rectangular-shaped unit and the second rectangular-shaped unit are set in a closed position in which a top surface of the second rectangular-shaped unit is covered by the first rectangular-shaped unit; and a control module configured to change a key data item to be assigned to each of the third push button switch and the fourth push button switch.