Portable information processor

• US 20070294549A1
• Filed: 07/20/2007
• Published: 12/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Yamashita, Motoyuki, Takagi, Haruhiko, Miyoshi, Tadahiro, Uchiyama, Kazuyuki, Tanabe, Masashi, Ando, Hitoshi, Sato, Tsuyoshi, Nonaka, Yoshiya, Arakawa, Takeharu
• Granted Patent: US 7,702,657 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/300
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/18 Packaging or power distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips

Abstract

A portable information processor (10) includes a storage unit (11) that stores information; a connecting unit (12) that connects to one of the device (1 (or 2)); an information acquiring unit (13) that acquires information from the connected device (1 (or 2)); an operation information generating unit (14) supplied with a driving power from a power source of the connected device (1 (or 2)) and generating operation information relating to the predetermined operation executable by the connected device (1 (or 2)) based on device identification information and the acquired information acquired by the information acquiring unit (13), and the information stored in the storage unit (11); and a control unit (15) that controls the connected device (1 (or 2)) based on the operation information generated by the operation information generating unit (14).

Claims

1. A portable information processor that is attachable and detachable to and from both a mobile device and an Indoor device, the mobile device installed in a mobile body, detecting a current position of the mobile body, and having a display unit that displays Information on the current position on a screen, the Indoor device installed indoors and having an information acquiring unit capable of acquiring information externally the portable information processor comprising:

a storage unit that stores at least map information; and

a control unit that controls each of the devices

such that when connected to the mobile device, the display unit displays the map information after superimposing, on the map information stored in the storage unit, the current position acquired from the mobile device, and

when connected to the indoor device, the information acquiring unit acquires information externally to renew the map information stored in the storage unit.

2. The portable information processor according to claim 1, further comprising an acquiring unit that acquires, when connected to each of the mobile device and the indoor device, identification information to identify each of the devices, from the each of the devices, wherein

the control unit controls each of the devices based on the identification information acquired by the acquiring unit.