Information processing device

• US 20050047410A1
• Filed: 08/24/2004
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Matsumura, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US10/924,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20050047410A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/389
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A CPU executes various types of processing that can be executed in an information processing device. A communication module executes communication processing conforming to EV-DO and cdma2000 1x. A connection terminal is a coupling connector of asynchronous serial communication signal line for writing subscriber information. A switch section can switch between connection of the CPU and the communication module and connection of the connection terminal and the communication module. A switch has a function for the user to switch the switch section. A display section mainly displays the processing result of the CPU. A notification section is an LED, etc., controlled by the communication module.

Claims

1. An information processing device comprising:

a communication section for performing a communication process;

a processing section for performing various processes of the information processing device;

a connection terminal to connect an external device to the information processing device; and

a switching section for switching a connection of the communication section to one of the processing section and the connection terminal,

wherein the switching section switches the connection of the communication section from the processing section to the connection terminal when the external device is connected to the connection terminal so that the subscriber information enables to be input from the external device, and

the communication section stores the subscriber information input from the external device in a storing section.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a switching instruction section for instructing the switching section about the connection of the communication section according to an operation by a user of the information processing device,

wherein the switching section switches the connection of the communication section according to an instruction from the switching instruction section.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a connection detecting section for detecting connection of the external device and the connection terminal,

wherein the switching section switches the connection of the communication section based on a result detected by the connection detecting section.

4. The information processing device according to claim 3,

wherein the switching section switches the connection of the communication section to the connection terminal when the connection detecting section detects that the external device is connected to the connection terminal, and

the switching section switches the connection of the communication section to the processing section when the connection detecting section detects that the external device is not connected to the connection terminal.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a signal line for connecting the connection terminal and the communication section and transmitting signals, which is input to the connection terminal, to the communication section,

wherein the connection terminal includes an instruction terminal to which an input instruction of the subscriber information is input from the external device, and

when the communication section detects the input instruction of the subscriber information transmitted through the instruction terminal, the switch section switches the connection of the communication section to the connection terminal.

6. The information processing device according to claim 5,

wherein the communication section is controlled by two control signals transmitted through the signal line.

7. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a power control section for controlling power supply to the processing section,

wherein the power control section stops the power supply to the processing section when the switching section switches the connection of the communication section from the processing section to the connection terminal.

8. The information processing device according to claim 1 further comprising:

a power control section for controlling power supply to the processing section,

wherein when the power control section stops the power supply to the processing section, the switching section switches the connection of the communication section from the processing section to the connection terminal,

when the power control section starts the power supply to the processing section, the switching section switches the connection of the communication section from the connection terminal to the processing section.

9. The information processing device according to claim 1 further comprising:

a notification section for notifying a user of the information processing device of the connection of the communication section.

10. The information processing device according to claim 1,

wherein the connection terminal is covered with a lid and the lid is fixed by a special screw.

11. The information processing device according to claim 1,

wherein the communication section is a communication module.