Patent ID: 7859854

Claim:
Electronic equipment comprising: an display unit through which operation to be performed is specified and on which status of the operation is displayed; an opening-closing mechanism that selectively moves the display unit to an open position and a closed position, and uncovers an insert face by bringing the display unit to the open position; a housing unit that includes a connector arranged on the insert face and configured to be connected to a device capable of data communication when electrically connected to the electronic equipment, the device including a first device that can be housed in the housing unit and a second device that cannot be housed in the housing unit, and that is configured to house the first device with the connector connected to the first device; a detecting unit that detects whether the first device is housed in the housing unit; and a control device that controls the opening-closing mechanism, wherein when the first device is housed in the housing unit while the display unit is in the open position, the control unit controls the opening-closing mechanism to bring the display unit to the closed position, and when the first device is not housed in the housing unit while the display unit is in the open position, the control unit controls the opening-closing mechanism not to bring the display unit to the closed position.