Portable device and information management method
First Claim
1. A portable device with information processing functions including a mobile phone function, comprising:
- a first information processor for processing information by executing a program;
a second information processor operable in parallel with the first information processor, for implementing the mobile phone function;
an information storage for storing one or more entries of telephone directory information each including callee identification information identifying a callee to be called by the mobile phone function, the telephone directory information being readable from and updatable by the second information processor, and use restriction information indicating availability of each entry of the telephone directory information, the use restriction information including read permission information indicating whether each entry of the telephone directory information can be read out or not; and
a use restriction processor, responsive to a read request received from the first information processor and requesting readout of an entry of the telephone directory information, for looking up the use restriction information corresponding to the requested entry of the telephone directory information and, if readout of the requested entry of the telephone directory information is permitted, permitting the requested entry of the telephone directory information to be read out and provided to the first information processor.
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Abstract
A portable device and an information management method are provided whereby personal information can be safely shared between two systems. Each entry of telephone directory information includes callee identification information identifying a callee to be called by mobile phone function and is readable from and updatable by an information processor. Use restriction information shows availability of each telephone directory information entry and includes read permission information indicating whether each telephone directory information entry can be read out or not. When a request to read out an entry of the telephone directory information is received from another information processor, a use restriction processor looks up the use restriction information corresponding to the requested entry of the telephone directory information and, if readout of the requested entry is permitted, permits the requested entry of the telephone directory information to be read out and provided to the information processor.
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8 Claims
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1. A portable device with information processing functions including a mobile phone function, comprising:
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a first information processor for processing information by executing a program; a second information processor operable in parallel with the first information processor, for implementing the mobile phone function; an information storage for storing one or more entries of telephone directory information each including callee identification information identifying a callee to be called by the mobile phone function, the telephone directory information being readable from and updatable by the second information processor, and use restriction information indicating availability of each entry of the telephone directory information, the use restriction information including read permission information indicating whether each entry of the telephone directory information can be read out or not; and a use restriction processor, responsive to a read request received from the first information processor and requesting readout of an entry of the telephone directory information, for looking up the use restriction information corresponding to the requested entry of the telephone directory information and, if readout of the requested entry of the telephone directory information is permitted, permitting the requested entry of the telephone directory information to be read out and provided to the first information processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information management method for a portable device with information processing functions including a mobile phone function, wherein:
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the portable device is configured to include a first information processor for processing information by executing a program, and a second information processor operable in parallel with the first information processor, for implementing the mobile phone function, and the information management method comprises; the step of causing an information storage of the portable device to store one or more entries of telephone directory information each including callee identification information identifying a callee to be called by the mobile phone function, the telephone directory information being readable from and updatable by the second information processor, and use restriction information indicating availability of each entry of the telephone directory information, the use restriction information including read permission information indicating whether each entry of the telephone directory information can be read out or not; and the step of causing a use restriction processor of the portable device to look up, in response to a read request received from the first information processor and requesting readout of an entry of the telephone directory information, the use restriction information corresponding to the requested entry of the telephone directory information and, if readout of the requested entry of the telephone directory information is permitted, permit the requested entry of the telephone directory information to be read out and provided to the first information processor.
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