| US 7,512,819 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for ejecting a removable medium by temporarily providing power after a secondary eject switch is operated | ||
| Keiichi Uehara, Ome (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 26, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/340,188. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2005-057833 (JP), filed on Mar. 02, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0200693 A1, Sep. 07, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 713—320 [713/300; 713/324; 720/628; 720/636] | 14 Claims |
| 13. An information processing apparatus comprising:
a main body;
a display unit coupled to the main body, the display unit being rotatable between an open position and a closed position with
respect to the main body;
a disc drive unit which is provided in the main body and drives a removable medium;
a first eject switch being disposed on a side surface of the main body and coupled to the disc drive to eject the removable
medium, the eject switch being operable in the state in which the disc drive is powered on; and
a second eject switch being provided on the main body and covered by the display unit in the closed position to prevent the
second switch from being operated, the second eject switch being operable in a state in which the disc drive is powered off
by causing (i) the main body to be powered on, (ii) an eject command to be sent to the disc drive unit to eject the removable
medium, and (iii) the main body to be powered off after completion of the eject command.
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