Patent ID: 8847977

Claim:
An information processing apparatus, comprising: a display configured to, in a first display state, display an image as a front side of a card, and in a second display state, display an additional information image including additional information associated with the image as a rear side of the card; a touch sensor configured to detect a predetermined touch operation performed on the display; a rotation sensor configured to detect an inclination of the information processing apparatus; and a circuit configured to: determine whether the display is in the first display state or the second display state; determine whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed; and control the display to transition between the first display state and the second display state, wherein when the touch sensor detects the predetermined touch operation on the display and the circuit determines that the display is in the first display state, the circuit is configured to control the display to transition from the first display state to the second display state, when the touch sensor detects the predetermined touch operation on the display and the circuit determines that the display is in the second display state, the circuit is configured to control the display to transition from the second display state to the first display state, when the circuit determines that the display is in the first display state, the circuit is configured to control the display to transition from the first display state to the second display state when the rotation sensor detects a first rotation of the information processing apparatus of 90 degrees from an original orientation, the rotation sensor detects a second rotation of the information processing apparatus so that the information processing apparatus returns to the original orientation, and the circuit determines that the predetermined period of time has not elapsed, when the circuit determines that the display is in the second display state, the circuit is configured to control the display to transition from the second display state to the first state of display when the rotation sensor detects the first rotation of the information processing apparatus of 90 degrees from the original orientation, the rotation sensor detects the second rotation of the information processing apparatus so that the information processing apparatus returns to the original orientation, and the circuit determines that the predetermined period of time has not elapsed, and the predetermined period of time is measured from a beginning of the first rotation to a completion of the second rotation.