Abstract: According to an embodiment, a display device includes a first unit, a second unit, a flexible first connector, a flexible second connector, and a first limiter. The second unit is separated from the first unit and includes a display, an emitter, and an optical guide that emits light of an image from the emitter. The first connector electrically connects a substrate and the display with each other. The second connector connects the first unit and the second unit with each other in a mutually movable manner. The first limiter is provided in one of the first unit and the second unit and limits movement of the other of the first unit and the second unit in a first direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a terminal device includes a lock unit configured to lock input when not used, a first communication unit configured to receive a security code from an electronic device attachable to a user, and an unlock unit configured to release a state locked by the lock unit based on the security code received by the first communication unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device attachable to a user includes a sensor, a first controller and a second controller. The sensor detects the movement of the electronic device. The first controller wirelessly communicates with a terminal device. The second controller controls the terminal device based on a signal state of the sensor and a communication state of the first controller.

Abstract: A device state control method for use in an information processing apparatus that has a body, a device connectable to the body, a storage portion which stores information of a state of power supply to the device, the device state control method including: determining whether the information of state of power supply stored in the storage portion is information of power-supply OFF state or not, after instructing to shift the state of the power supply to the device from the power-supply OFF state into a power-supply. ON state; and starting the power supply to the device, when the information of power-supply OFF state is stored in the storage portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a key operation unit including a first region in which a first key group is arranged and a second region in which a second key group is arranged, a switch, and a key operation control unit which outputs, when a given key of the first key group is pressed together with an operation of the switch, a key code assigned to a key located at a position in the second region which corresponds to a position of the given key in the first region, and outputs, when an arbitrary key of the second key group is pressed, a key code assigned to a key located at a position in the first region which corresponds to a position of the arbitrary key in the second region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a keyboard unit that includes a keyboard body having a key top and a detecting unit detecting water. The detecting unit is positioned on the keyboard body so as to facing to an under side of the key top.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical position detection IC outputs, in accordance with movement of an object on a detection area including a light-transmissive area which is disposed on a top surface of a housing. A control module controls a movement direction and a movement amount of a cursor, which is displayed on a display screen of a display device, based on an attitude signal which indicates in which of two directions the optical position detection IC is disposed, and movement amount information which is output from the optical position detection IC.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a support device includes: an electronic equipment guide section that guides an electronic equipment to be attached; a connector connectable to the electronic equipment guided by the electronic equipment guide section; a board on which the connector is mounted; a horizontal support section that supports the board movably in an in-plane direction of a side of the board, the side of the board on which the connector is mounted; a horizontal movement regulation section that regulates a movement of the board in the in-plane direction, being provided in a peripheral area of the board distant from the connector; and a vertical support section that supports the board movably in a direction perpendicular to the in-plane direction.

Abstract: A device state control method for use in an information processing apparatus that has a body, a device connectable to the body, a storage portion which stores information of a state of power supply to the device, the device state control method including: determining whether the information of state of power supply stored in the storage portion is information of power-supply OFF state or not, after instructing to shift the state of the power supply to the device from the power-supply OFF state into a power-supply. ON state; and starting the power supply to the device, when the information of power-supply OFF state is stored in the storage portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus that includes a display panel; a filter facing the display panel; and a drive section turns on the filter in response to driving start of the display panel.

Abstract: A device state control method for use in an information processing apparatus that has a body, a device connectable to the body, a storage portion which stores information of a state of power supply to the device, the device state control method including: determining whether the information of state of power supply stored in the storage portion is information of power-supply OFF state or not, after instructing to shift the state of the power supply to the device from the power-supply OFF state into a power-supply ON state; and starting the power supply to the device, when the information of power-supply OFF state is stored in the storage portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a conductive layer provided on an outer surface of a housing, a conductive member provided inside the housing, and a connecting component attached to the housing. The housing is provided with a through hole which causes the inside of the housing to communicate with the outside. The connecting component has conductivity, and is provided with a major diameter section and a minor diameter section. The major diameter section is formed larger than the through hole, is opposed to the conductive layer from outside the housing, and is electrically connected to the conductive layer. The minor diameter section is formed smaller than the through hole, is inserted in the through hole to reach the inside of the housing, and is electrically connected to the conductive member.

Abstract: A wireless data-transferring apparatus performs wireless communication with an information-processing terminal. The data-transferring apparatus includes a unit for receiving broadcast program data, a unit for compression-encoding the broadcast program data received by the receiving unit, and a communications control device. The communications control device is configured to perform data-transfer between an external network and the information-processing terminal, in accordance with requests transmitted by radio signal from the information-processing terminal, and to transmit, by radio signal, data received from the external network and the compression-encoded broadcast program data to the information-processing terminal in a time-divided fashion when the communications control device receives the compression-encoded broadcast program data provided in the apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a support device includes: an electronic equipment guide section that guides an electronic equipment to be attached; a connector connectable to the electronic equipment guided by the electronic equipment guide section; a board on which the connector is mounted; a horizontal support section that supports the board movably in an in-plane direction of a side of the board, the side of the board on which the connector is mounted; a horizontal movement regulation section that regulates a movement of the board in the in-plane direction, being provided in a peripheral area of the board distant from the connector; and a vertical support section that supports the board movably in a direction perpendicular to the in-plane direction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a pointing device includes a detection IC mounted on a printed circuit board, a lens member provided to cover a top surface of the detection IC, and a finger guide member provided on the board to cover the detection IC and the lens member. The finger guide member includes a finger guide surface depressed lower than a top surface of a housing, and a close contact surface provided in the center of the finger guide surface, and protruding outwardly. The close contact surface is located at a position depressed lower than the top surface of the housing.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an optical position detection IC outputs, in accordance with movement of an object on a detection area including a light-transmissive area which is disposed on a top surface of a housing. A control module controls a movement direction and a movement amount of a cursor, which is displayed on a display screen of a display device, based on an attitude signal which indicates in which of two directions the optical position detection IC is disposed, and movement amount information which is output from the optical position detection IC.

Abstract: A cradle device includes: a magnetic sensor that outputs a detection signal that indicates an intensity of a magnetic field of a magnet provided in an electronic apparatus for detecting that the magnet is within a threshold distance; a power connection terminal that is connectable to a power source; a switching unit that switches to turn on and off the power supplied through the power connection terminal in accordance with the detection signal; and an apparatus connection terminal that is connectable to the electronic apparatus and supplies power supplied through the power connection terminal and the switching unit to the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes: a first casing provided with a metal part, a pointing device and a circuit board, the pointing device being mounted on the circuit board, the circuit board being provided with a cover member for covering the pointing device; a second casing being joined to the first casing and having a hole made so as to expose a part of the cover member; a conductor being provided at a position opposed to a gap existing between the cover member and the second casing in the circuit board; and a conductive member for electrically connecting the conductor and the metal part.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a case, a display device provided in the case, a plurality of touch switches configured to output an operation signal in accordance with the change of capacitance and arranged inside the case, two or more touch switches being arranged in the vicinity of each two adjacent sides of the display device along each side, a keyboard controller configured to receive a key code, and a touch switch controller configured to receive the operation signal of the plurality of touch switches, the touch switch controller outputting, to the keyboard controller, the key code which corresponds to simultaneous input operations of a plurality of keys allocated to the operation of a particular touch switch when the operation signal is input from the particular touch switch.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an antenna device including a base substrate having a power-feeding pattern, and a stackable block stacked on the base substrate and fixed to the surface of the base substrate, the stackable block having an element pattern with one end connected to the power-feeding pattern and the other end extendible in a direction of stacking another stackable block on the stackable block.