CRADLE AND TERMINAL DEVICE CONTROL METHOD
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Abstract
A cradle includes a connector being connectable to a connector of a manipulation device, a terminal holding part holding the manipulation device, an attachment detection unit detecting that the manipulation device is attached to the terminal holding part, a release detection unit detecting a release instruction to release manipulation acceptance prohibition of the manipulation device. The cradle further includes an operation control unit making, when the attachment detection unit detects the attachment of the manipulation device, the manipulation device prohibit manipulation acceptance in response to establishment of connection between the connectors, and when the release detection unit detects the release instruction, making the manipulation device release the prohibition of the manipulation acceptance such that the operation control unit accepts manipulation information for controlling an automated system from the manipulation device, and a manipulation instruction unit notifying the automated system of the manipulation information accepted by the operation control unit.
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14 Claims
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1. -7. (canceled)
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8. A cradle used with a terminal device by being connected to the terminal device via a connector provided in the terminal device, the cradle comprising:
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a connector connectable to the connector provided in the terminal device; a terminal holding part to hold the terminal device; an attachment detector to detect that the terminal device is attached to the terminal holding part; a release detector to detect a release instruction to release manipulation acceptance prohibition of the terminal device; an operation controller to make, when the attachment detector detects the attachment of the terminal device, the terminal device prohibit manipulation acceptance in response to establishment of connection between the connector of the cradle and the connector provided in the terminal device, and when the release detector detects the release instruction, make the terminal device release the prohibition of the manipulation acceptance such that the operation controller accepts manipulation information for controlling an automated system from the terminal device; and a manipulation instructor to notify the automated system of the manipulation information accepted by the operation controller. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A terminal device control method using a cradle used with the terminal device by being connected to the terminal device via a connector in the terminal device, the cradle having a connector connectable to the connector provided in the terminal device, the terminal device control method comprising the steps of:
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holding the terminal device; by an attachment detection unit, detecting that the terminal device is attached to the terminal holding part; detecting a release instruction to release manipulation prohibition of the terminal device; when the attachment of the terminal device is detected in the detecting that the terminal device is attached, making the terminal device prohibit manipulation acceptance in response to establishment of connection between the connector of the cradle and the connector provided in the terminal device, and when the release instruction is detected in the detecting the release instruction, making the terminal device release the prohibition of the manipulation acceptance to accept manipulation information for controlling an automated system from the terminal device; and notifying the automated system of the manipulation information.
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