Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

An information processing method of an information processing apparatus for controlling driving display means having pixels, each pixel having a transistor disposed therein for switching between conduction and non-conduction in response to an applied voltage and outputting a signal in response to a light reception, said method comprising:

• a control step of controlling a single voltage applied to said transistor to switch between display driving and photo detection driving of each pixel;
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• a detecting step of detecting an external input in accordance with a signal output upon reception of light by an electroluminescence element disposed in each pixel performing light reception driving under control by a process of said control step.

A recording medium having recorded therein a program instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to execute a process of driving display means, having a transistor disposed therein for switching between conduction and non-conduction in response to an applied voltage and outputting a signal in response to a light reception, said process having steps comprising:

• a control step of controlling a single voltage applied to the transistor to switch between display driving and photo detection driving of each pixel;
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• a detecting control step of detecting an external input in accordance with a signal output upon reception of light by an electroluminescence element disposed in each pixel performing light reception driving under control by a process of the control step.