Information processing apparatus and control method

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a first chassis;
• a second chassis;
• a hinge mechanism which couples the first chassis and the second chassis together to be bendable in a direction to face a first surface of the first chassis and a second surface of the second chassis from a state in which the first surface and the second surface are open;
• a sensor for detecting orientations of the first chassis and the second chassis;
• an imaging unit provided on either one of the first surface and the second surface to image a direction to face the surface on which the imaging unit is provided;
• a memory which temporarily stores a program of a system;
• a first processor which controls an operating state of the system by executing the program;
• a second processor which detects a face area with a face captured therein and an orientation of the face from an image captured by the imaging unit;
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• a third processor which instructs control of the operating state of the system to be controlled by the first processor based on angle information corresponding to the orientation of the face captured in the face area detected by the second processor,
• wherein the third processor detects the orientations of the first chassis and the second chassis using the sensor, and based on the detected orientations of the first chassis and the second chassis, the third processor corrects angle information corresponding to the orientation of the face captured in the face area detected by the second processor.

A control method for an information processing apparatus including:

• a first chassis;
• a second chassis;
• a hinge mechanism which couples the first chassis and the second chassis together to be bendable in a direction to face a first surface of the first chassis and a second surface of the second chassis from a state in which the first surface and the second surface are open;
• a sensor for detecting orientations of the first chassis and the second chassis;
• an imaging unit provided on either one of the first surface and the second surface to image a direction to face the surface on which the imaging unit is provided;
• a memory which temporarily stores a program of a system;
• a first processor which controls an operating state of the system by executing the program;
• a second processor;
• and a third processor, the control method comprising:
• a step of causing the second processor to detect a face area with a face captured therein and an orientation of the face from an image captured by the imaging unit;
• a step of causing the third processor to detect the orientations of the first chassis and the second chassis using the sensor;
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• a step of causing the third processor to instruct control of the operating state of the system to be controlled by the first processor based on the detected orientations of the first chassis and the second chassis, and the orientation of the face captured in the face area detected by the second processor.

A control method for an information processing apparatus including:

• a first chassis;
• a second chassis;
• a hinge mechanism which couples the first chassis and the second chassis together to be bendable in a direction to face a first surface of the first chassis and a second surface of the second chassis from a state in which the first surface and the second surface are open;
• a sensor for detecting orientations of the first chassis and the second chassis;
• an imaging unit provided on either one of the first surface and the second surface to image a direction to face the surface on which the imaging unit is provided;
• a memory which temporarily stores a program of a system;
• a first processor which controls an operating state of the system by executing the program;
• a second processor;
• and a third processor, the control method comprising:
• a step of causing the second processor to detect a face area with a face captured therein and an orientation of the face from an image captured by the imaging unit;
• a step of causing the third processor to detect the orientations of the first chassis and the second chassis using the sensor, and to correct, based on the detected orientations of the first chassis and the second chassis, angle information corresponding to the orientation of the face captured in the face area detected by the second processor;
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• a step of causing the third processor to instruct control of the operating state of the system to be controlled by the first processor based on the corrected angle information.