Patent ID: 8217899

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a display unit that has a display region operable to display information thereon, a keyboard unit pivotally connected to the display unit, the keyboard unit includes keys on its first surface and a function key on its second surface, and the keyboard unit covers a portion of the display region when the keyboard unit is in a folded position, a keyboard position detection unit that detects a relative position of the keyboard unit with respect to the display unit, an input control unit that switches either of the keys on the first surface and the function key on the second surface to be operable in accordance with said relative position of the keyboard unit detected by the keyboard position detection unit, and a display control unit that controls the display portion to display information concerning function assigned to the function key in a part of the display region that is not covered by the keyboard unit when the keyboard position detection unit detects that the keyboard unit is in said folded position.