Information processing apparatus, and method and program for controlling the information processing apparatus

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a body unit having mechanical keys on a front surface thereof;
• a display unit having a display device on a front surface thereof, a touch panel being provided on the display device;
• a memory which stores plural designation information each corresponding to a designation of functions to the mechanical keys;
• a detector which detects whether or not the information processing apparatus is folded so that a rear surface of the body unit comes into contact with a rear surface of the display unit;
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• a controller which determines one of the designation information in accordance with a detection result by the detector and changes the designation of functions to the mechanical keys based on the determined designation information.

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• determining whether or not a first changeover unit displayed on a touch panel provided on a front surface of a display device is selected;
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• determining one of plural designation information each corresponding to a designation of functions to mechanical keys arranged in a rear surface of the display device in accordance with the determination result;
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• changing the designation of functions to the mechanical keys based on the determined designation information.

A method of controlling an information processing apparatus, comprising:

• detecting whether or not the information processing apparatus is folded such that a rear surface of a body unit, which is opposite to a front surface having mechanical keys, comes into contact with a rear surface of a display unit, which is opposite to a front surface having a touch panel;
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• determining one of plural designation information each corresponding to a designation of functions to the mechanical keys in accordance with the detection result;
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• changing the designation of functions to the mechanical keys based on the determined designation information.

A program for enabling an information processing apparatus to execute:

• determining whether or not a first changeover unit displayed on a touch panel provided on a front surface of a display device is selected;
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• determining one of plural designation information each corresponding to a designation of functions to mechanical keys arranged in a rear surface of the display device in accordance with the determination result;
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• changing the designation of functions to the mechanical keys based on the determined designation information.

A program for enabling an information processing apparatus to execute:

• detecting whether or not the information processing apparatus is folded such that a rear surface of a body unit, which is opposite to a front surface having mechanical keys, comes into contact with a rear surface of a display unit, which is opposite to a front surface having a touch panel;
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• determining one of plural designation information each corresponding to a designation of functions to the mechanical keys in accordance with the detection result;
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• changing the designation of functions to the mechanical keys based on the determined designation information.