Patent ID: 8786566

Claim:
An information processing apparatus, comprising: display circuitry, including a display screen, configured to perform information display and switch between an inactive state and an active state with respect to the information display; touch input operation circuitry configured to operate in at least two touch states including a touch input enable state and a touch input disable state, the touch input enable state being a state in which a predetermined processing is performed in response to a touch position detected by a touch position detector disposed on the display screen, the touch input disable state being a state in which no processing is performed in response to the touch position detected by the touch position detector, the touch input enable state and the touch input disable state being switchable; and detector circuitry configured to detect at least two predetermined states, of the information processing apparatus, including a first predetermined state in which the display screen is powered on and the touch input operation circuitry is operating in the touch input enable state, and a second predetermined state in which the display screen is powered off and the touch input operation circuitry is operating in the touch input disable state, wherein the touch input operation circuitry operates, responsive to a setting set based on user input, in the touch input disable state when the display screen is powered off and in an inclined position, the inclined position being determined based on detecting only a portion of the display screen, by eye detection circuitry, in an eye detection region, and the touch input operation circuitry operates, responsive to the setting set based on the user input, in the touch input enable state when the display screen is powered off and in an upright position, the upright position being determined when the eye detection circuitry does not detect the inclined position.