Patent ID: 8619040

Claim:
An electronic apparatus, comprising: a display unit including a display region; a base chassis made of a transparent material and including one of a first region and a second region that extends outward from at least one end on a circumference of the display unit, the first region extending from a first edge of the display region to a first outer edge of the base chassis and provided with a plurality of operation buttons that operate a driving circuit arranged vertically in a single column, the single column being directly next to and parallel to the first edge of the display region, and the second region extending from a second edge of the display region to a second outer edge of the base chassis and provided with a plurality of operation buttons that operate the driving circuit arranged horizontally in a single row, the single row being directly next to and parallel to the second edge of the display region; a screen displaying section configured to display an operation screen in the display region of the display unit, the operation screen displayed in association with a position of each of the plurality of operation buttons; and first control circuitry to control an operational input to the operation screen made by using the plurality of operation buttons; and a keyboard pivotally connected to a lower section of the base chassis to be openable and closable, and which is capable of exposing a part of the display region of the display unit when being closed, wherein the plurality of vertically arranged operational buttons include screen operation buttons which are necessary for performing operations on the operation screen and electronic apparatus buttons which do not perform operations on the operation screen, only the screen operation buttons are arranged directly next to and parallel to the exposed part of the display region of the display unit when the keyboard is closed, the screen displaying section displays, when the keyboard is closed from-the opened status while an application capable of reproducing music is being executed, a screen related to the application and an operation screen of the application, and the base chassis has a first mounting surface section on a first side thereof and a second mounting surface section on a second side thereof opposite the first side, the display unit being mounted on the first mounting surface section side, and the first control circuitry being mounted on the second mounting surface section side.