Electronic apparatus
View Patent ↗Provided is a convertible type computer (PC) 1 comprising a second housing 3 including a display section 3 a, and a first housing 2 including a palm rest 2 b. A first antenna 6 a is disposed on the palm rest 2 b, and a second antenna 7 a is disposed on a reverse surface 2 e of the first housing 2 immediately beneath the first antenna 6 a. An attitude sensor 8 detects whether the PC 1 has a clam shell form or a tablet form. In accordance with a detection result, a switch section 9 switches between the first antenna 6 a and the second antenna 7 a for establishing wireless communication with an external terminal to communicate information. Therefore, it is possible to switch between information signals through the first antenna 6 a and information signals through the second antenna 7 a depending on the attitude of the PC 1, and fine communication can be established.
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a first housing including an operation section configured to accept an input from a user;
a second housing including a display section configured to present information to the user;
a support configured to support a positional relationship between the first housing and the second housing in a shiftable manner at least between a first state and a second state;
a first RFID reader and a second RFID reader configured to establish information communication with an external terminal located nearby via a transmission-and-reception surface by using near field communication;
a communication control section configured to control a content of the information communication established with the first RFID reader or the second RFID reader;
an attitude sensor configured to sense a shift in a positional relationship between the first housing and the second housing caused through the support; and
a switch section configured to, based on a sensing result from the attitude sensor, cause the communication control section to control a content communicated by the first RFID reader in the first state, and cause the communication control section to control a content communicated by the second RFID reader in the second state.
2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first state is a positional relationship in which both the display section and a transmission-and-reception surface of the first RFID reader are exposed on a side of the user, and the second state is a positional relationship other than the first state.
3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first RFID reader is disposed on a palm rest configured to support hands of the user for operating the operation section;
the second housing covers the palm rest and the operation section; and
the second RFID reader is disposed on the first housing on an opposite side of the operation section.