Patent ID: 8411049

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: display control means for causing a display means having a display screen to perform information display; switching means for performing switching between a touch input enable state and a touch input disable state, the touch input enable state being a state in which predetermined processing is performed in response to touch input to a touch position detector disposed on the display screen so as to detect a touch position, the touch input disable state being a state in which the predetermined processing is not performed even when touch input to the touch position detector is detected; and a detector for detecting at least five predetermined states, the predetermined states including a first state in which the display screen is powered on and a backlight is powered on, a second state in which the display screen is powered on, the backlight is powered off and operation input to an operation unit is detected, a third state in which the display screen is powered off and the operation input to the operation unit is detected, and a fourth state in which the display screen is powered off and the operation input to the operation unit is not detected, and a fifth state in which the display screen is powered on, the backlight is powered off, and the operation input to the operation unit is not detected, the detector being disposed at a position different from a position of the touch position detector, wherein the display means is capable of being switched between an inactive state and an active state regarding the information display, and wherein the switching means includes first control means for setting the touch input disable state when the display means enters the inactive state, the inactive state corresponding to at least one of the fourth state and the fifth state of the at least five predetermined states, and second control means for performing switching to the touch input enable state when the detector detects at least one of the first state, the second state, and the third state of the at least five predetermined states, when the display means is in the touch input disable state set by the first control means.