Information processing apparatus and information processing method

A payment processing method for a payment terminal capable of selecting either a code payment or a non-contact payment, the payment terminal including:

• a touch panel configured to electrically detect a contact or a proximity of an object as an input detection function;
• an antenna configured to perform non-contact communication with a communication medium storing information for the non-contact payment, and to generate radio waves for the non-contact communication upon receiving a power supply;
• and
• a camera configured to image a code for the code payment,
• the payment processing method comprising:
• turning ON the camera when the code payment is selected;
• turning OFF the camera when the code payment is completed;
• turning ON the power supply to the antenna and turning OFF the input detection function of the touch panel when the non-contact payment is selected;
• turning OFF the power supply to the antenna and turning ON the input detection function of the touch panel when the non-contact payment is completed;
• and
• exclusively controlling an ON state of the power supply to the antenna and an ON state of the input detection function of the touch panel.