US-12625527-B2 - Information processing apparatus

US12625527B2US 12625527 B2US12625527 B2US 12625527B2US-12625527-B2

Abstract

An information processing apparatus ( 10 ) includes a display ( 110 ), a housing ( 120 ), and a wireless relay apparatus ( 130 ). A control unit is provided inside the housing ( 120 ). The control unit includes, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), and performs various pieces of arithmetic processing and control processing. One example of the control processing is control of the display ( 110 ). The display ( 110 ) is mounted to the housing ( 120 ). The wireless relay apparatus ( 130 ) is mounted to any surface in surfaces of the housing ( 120 ). As one example, the display ( 110 ) and the wireless relay apparatus ( 130 ) are each mounted to a side surface of the housing ( 120 ).

Inventors

Takahiro Matsui
Hironobu MOCHIZUKI
Naoto Ota
Yoshifumi TANII
Takashi Miyazaki
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Shinji FUNAI

Assignees

NEC CORPORATION

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20210316

Claims (12)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising: a housing; a display mounted to the housing; a central processing unit (CPU), housed inside the housing, that performs processing for controlling the display; a wireless relay apparatus mounted to any surface in surfaces of the housing; and a power supply circuit provided inside the housing, wherein the power supply circuit is configured to supply power to the wireless relay apparatus.
2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless relay apparatus is positioned between the display and the housing.
3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the display is movably mounted relative to the housing.
4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the display is rotatably mounted relative to the housing with one side of the display as a rotation axis.
5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein at least a part of a surface of the housing to which the wireless relay apparatus is mounted is removable.
6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless relay apparatus is mounted to a surface of the housing, the display is mounted to another surface of the housing, and the another surface is an opposite side to the surface.
7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless relay apparatus connects a wireless terminal to a wired line.
8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a wall portion being provided on a surface of the housing to which the wireless relay apparatus is mounted, and covering at least a part of a side surface of the wireless relay apparatus.
9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the wireless relay apparatus comprises a plurality of side surfaces, and the wall portion covers two side surfaces that are coupled to each other among the plurality of side surfaces.
10 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the display is mounted to a surface of the housing, the display faces another surface of the housing, the another surface of the housing comprises a lid portion that is removable, and the wireless relay apparatus is mounted to the lid portion of the another surface of the housing.
11 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a circuit inside the housing that is connected to the wireless relay apparatus via a cable.
12 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the wireless relay apparatus functions as an access point, and the information processing apparatus further comprises a wireless client incorporated in the housing.

Description

This application is a National Stage Entry of PCT/JP2021/010541 filed on Mar. 16, 2021, the contents of all of which are incorporated herein by reference, in their entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus. BACKGROUND ART In recent years, a computer has been used in various places. Moreover, with development of a wireless communication technique, various terminals are increasingly connected to a communication line wirelessly. Patent Document 1 describes integrating a server that accumulates information to be distributed, with a wireless base station. RELATED DOCUMENT Patent Document Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2002-9691 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Technical Problem An information processing apparatus is generally used together with a display. Moreover, a wireless terminal is used in various places. When a wireless terminal is used, a wireless relay apparatus that connects the wireless terminal to a communication line needs to be placed within a communication range of the wireless terminal. When an information processing apparatus and a wireless terminal are used in the same area, a possibility that relative positions of a display and the information processing apparatus, and a wireless relay apparatus becomes close is high. Herein, when the display, the information processing apparatus, and the wireless relay apparatus are separately installed, a space occupied thereby becomes large. Moreover, when a wireless relay apparatus is incorporated in a housing of an information processing apparatus as described in Patent Document 1, a need to enlarge a size of the housing arises, and, therefore, a space to be needed becomes large accordingly. One example of an object of the present invention is to make, when installing a display, an information processing apparatus, and a wireless relay apparatus, a space needed for installation thereof small. Solution to Problem The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including: a housing;a display mounted to a housing;a control unit, housed inside a housing, that controls a display; anda wireless relay apparatus mounted to any surface in surfaces of the housing. Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, when a display, an information processing apparatus, and a wireless relay apparatus are installed, a space needed for installation thereof becomes small. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above-described object, other objects, features, and advantageous effects will become more apparent from a preferred example embodiment described below and the following accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a view illustrating one example of a functional configuration of an information processing apparatus according to a first example embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view of the information processing apparatus. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the information processing apparatus. FIG. 4 is a side view of the information processing apparatus. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the information processing apparatus. FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a modified example of FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is a view illustrating a state in which a part of one surface of a housing is removed. FIG. 8 is a view for describing a structure for mounting a wireless relay apparatus to one surface of a housing. FIG. 9 is a view for describing one example of a structure of a fixing jig. FIG. 10 is a view illustrating a connection example of the information processing apparatus and peripheral equipment. FIG. 11 is a view illustrating a connection example of the information processing apparatus and peripheral equipment. FIG. 12 is a view illustrating a connection example of the information processing apparatus and peripheral equipment. FIG. 13 is a view illustrating a connection example of the information processing apparatus and peripheral equipment. FIG. 14 is a view illustrating a connection example of the information processing apparatus and peripheral equipment. FIG. 15 is a view illustrating a modified example of FIG. 14. FIG. 16 is a view illustrating one example of a functional configuration of an information processing apparatus according to a second example embodiment. EXAMPLE EMBODIMENT Hereinafter, example embodiments of the present invention are described by use of the drawings. Note that, a similar reference sign is assigned to a similar component in all the drawings, and description is omitted as appropriate. First Example Embodiment FIG. 1 is a view illustrating one example of a functional configuration of an information processing apparatus 10 according to the present example embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view of the information processing apparatus 10, FIG. 3 is a rear view of the information processing apparatus 10, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the information processing apparatus 10. Moreover, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the information processing apparatus 10. In FIG. 5, a display 110