公开(公告)号：US20230013629A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17575237

申请日：2022-01-13

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Romu FUJIMOTO ,  Takeyuki SASAKI ,  Yasuji WAKIYAMA ,  Yasuyuki TANAKA

IPC: G02F1/1333 ,  G06Q20/20

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a housing; a substrate fixed in the housing; a touch panel installed in the housing and disposed to be inclined in a direction approaching the substrate toward a front of the information processing apparatus; and an opening detection switch provided between an edge of the touch panel on a front side and the substrate. The opening detection switch includes: a contact opening and closing portion fixed to the substrate; a key top having a hemispherical surface in contact with the edge; and an elastic member elastically deformable by a pressing force from the key top pressed by the edge to press down the contact opening and closing portion.

公开(公告)号：US20220076224A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17466423

申请日：2021-09-03

Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.

Inventor： Kyohei KIDA ,  Yasuyuki TANAKA ,  Yasuji WAKIYAMA ,  Takeyuki SASAKI ,  Kohei TAKADA

IPC: G06Q20/20

Abstract: A payment terminal includes a camera configured to capture an image, a card slot for inserting a contact type IC card, and a panel arrangement surface on which a touch panel is arranged. A lens of the camera, the card slot, and the panel arrangement surface are arranged in order in the height direction from a placement surface of the payment terminal. The panel arrangement surface is oriented obliquely upward toward a user positioned in front of the card slot. An optical axis direction of the lens is obliquely upward toward the user, and the lens is provided closer to the user than the card slot.