System for testing a hinge and a cable connecting the main body and the display of a device

1. An information processing apparatus configured to communicate with a server, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a data receiver configured to receive malfunction data from the server, the malfunction data comprising a first number at which a malfunction occurs in another information processing apparatus;

an updating module configured to update a threshold number based on the first number if the first number is less than the threshold number;

a processor configured to execute an operating system;

a counter configured to count and to store a number of times a state of the information processing apparatus has changed independent of a state of the operating system, wherein the counter is a separate circuit from the processor;

a monitor configured to perform a malfunction detection test on a component of the information processing apparatus when the number of times reaches the threshold number by causing the operating system to trigger execution of the malfunction detection test by the processor; and

a data transmitter configured to send a result of the malfunction detection test to the server.

2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

a main body comprising a top face; and

a display connected to the main body by a hinge, the display configured to move pivotally around the hinge between a first state where the top face is covered with the display and a second state where the top face is exposed,

wherein the first number is a number at which a malfunction of a hinge occurs in the another information processing apparatus,

wherein the counter is configured to store a number of times the state has changed between the first state and the second state, and

wherein the monitor is configured to perform the malfunction detection test for the hinge of the information processing apparatus when the number of times reaches the threshold number.

3. The information processing apparatus of claim 2 further comprising a cable configured to connect to a circuit board in the main body and a display panel in the display through the hinge,

wherein, in the malfunction detection test, whether there is a disconnection of the cable in the hinge is tested.

4. The information processing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the data transmitter is configured to send data indicating that there is the disconnection when the disconnection is detected.

5. A method for inspecting an information processing apparatus configured to communicate with a server, the method comprising:

receiving malfunction data from the server, the malfunction data comprising a first number at which a malfunction occurs in another information processing apparatus;

updating a threshold number based on the first number if the first number is less than the threshold number;

counting a number of times a state of the information processing apparatus has changed independent of a state of an operating system executed by a processor;

storing the number of times the state of the information processing apparatus has changed;

performing a malfunction detection test on a component of the information processing apparatus when the number of times reaches the threshold number by causing the operating system to trigger execution of the malfunction detection test by the processor; and

sending a result of the malfunction detection test to the server.

6. A system comprising:

a server; and

a plurality of information processing apparatuses, each information processing apparatus configured to communicate with the server,

wherein each information processing apparatus comprises:

a processor configured to execute an operating system;

a counter configured to count and to store a number of times a state of the information processing apparatus has changed independent of a state of the operating system, wherein the counter is a separate circuit from the processor;

a monitor configured to perform a malfunction detection test on a component of the information processing apparatus when the number of times reaches a threshold number by causing the operating system to trigger execution of the malfunction detection test by the processor; and

a data transmitter configured to send a result of the malfunction detection test to the server,

wherein, if a malfunction occurs in one information processing apparatus, the data transmitter of the one information processing apparatus is configured to send malfunction data to the server, the malfunction data comprising a first number at which the malfunction occurs, and

wherein, upon receipt of the malfunction data, the server is configured to cause the plurality of information processing apparatuses to update the threshold number based on the first number if the first number is less than the threshold number.