Portable apparatus, storage medium storing program of controlling IC card function lock, and method of controlling IC card function lock
First Claim
1. A portable apparatus which has an IC card function capable of performing a predetermined operation via wireless communications, the portable apparatus comprising:
- a lock switching operation section which switches the IC card function between a locked state in which the IC card function is ineffective and an unlocked state in which the IC card function is effective;
a timer which measures time from a point in time when the IC card function is unlocked through the lock switching operation section;
an auto-locking processing section which automatically changes the IC card function to the locked state when the time measured by the timer reaches a predetermined threshold time; and
power switch which turns on and off a power of the portable apparatus,wherein the auto-locking processing section changes the IC card function to the locked state when the power is turned off, after the IC card function is unlocked through the lock switching operation section and before the time measured by the timer reaches the predetermined threshold time.
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Abstract
A portable apparatus includes an IC card function capable of performing a predetermined operation via wireless communications. The apparatus further includes; a lock switching operation section which switches the IC card function between a locked state in which the IC card function is ineffective and an unlocked state in which the IC card function is effective according to user operation; a timer which measures time from a point in time when the IC card function is unlocked by user operation through the lock switching operation section; and an auto-locking processing section which automatically changes the IC card function to the locked state when the time measured by the timer reaches a predetermined threshold time.
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1. A portable apparatus which has an IC card function capable of performing a predetermined operation via wireless communications, the portable apparatus comprising:
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a lock switching operation section which switches the IC card function between a locked state in which the IC card function is ineffective and an unlocked state in which the IC card function is effective; a timer which measures time from a point in time when the IC card function is unlocked through the lock switching operation section; an auto-locking processing section which automatically changes the IC card function to the locked state when the time measured by the timer reaches a predetermined threshold time; and power switch which turns on and off a power of the portable apparatus, wherein the auto-locking processing section changes the IC card function to the locked state when the power is turned off, after the IC card function is unlocked through the lock switching operation section and before the time measured by the timer reaches the predetermined threshold time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A portable apparatus which has an IC card function capable of performing a predetermined operation via wireless communications, the portable apparatus comprising:
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a lock switching operation section which switches the IC card function between a locked state in which the IC card function is ineffective and an unlocked state in which the IC card function is effective; a timer which measures time from a point in time when the IC card function is unlocked through the lock switching operation section; an auto-locking processing section which automatically changes the IC card function to the locked state when the time measured by the timer reaches a predetermined threshold time; and a power switch which turns on and off a power of the portable apparatus, wherein in such a case that the power is turned off after a time of shifting the IC card function from the locked state to the unlocked state and before a time of shifting the IC card function from the unlocked state to the locked state, the schedule management section shifts the IC card function from the unlocked state to the locked state when the power is turned on or when the time of shifting the IC card function from the unlocked state to the locked state arrives, whichever is later.
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8. A storage medium which stores a program of controlling IC card function lock, the program being executed in a portable apparatus having an IC card function capable of performing a predetermined operation via wireless communications and causes the portable apparatus to operate as an apparatus comprising:
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a lock switching operation section which switches the IC card function between a locked state in which the IC card function is ineffective and an unlocked state in which the IC card function is effective; a timer which measures time from a point in time when the IC card function is unlocked through the lock switching operation section; an auto-locking processing section which automatically changes the IC card function to the locked state when the time measured by the timer reaches a predetermined threshold time; and a power switch which turns on and off a power of the portable apparatus, wherein the auto-locking processing section changes the IC card function to the locked state when the power is turned off, after the IC card function is unlocked through the lock switching operation section and before the time measured by the timer reaches the predetermined threshold time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of controlling locking and unlocking of an IC card function incorporated in a portable apparatus and capable of performing a predetermined operation via wireless communications, the portable apparatus comprising a lock switching operation section which switches the IC card function between a locked state in which the IC card function is ineffective and an unlocked state in which the IC card function is effective, the method comprising:
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measuring time from a point in time when the IC card function is unlocked through the lock switching operation section; auto-locking the IC card function by automatically changing the IC card function to the locked state when the time measured by the timer reaches a predetermined threshold time; and power switch which turns on and off a power of the portable apparatus, and wherein the auto-locking changes the IC card function to the locked state when the power is turned off after the IC card function is unlocked through the lock switching operation section and before the time measured by the timer reaches the predetermined threshold time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of controlling locking and unlocking of an IC card function incorporated in a portable apparatus and capable of performing a predetermined operation via wireless communications, the portable apparatus comprising a lock switching operation section which switches the IC card function between a locked state in which the IC card function is ineffective and an unlocked state in which the IC card function is effective, the method comprising:
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measuring time from a point in time when the IC card function is unlocked by through the lock switching operation section; auto-locking the IC card function by automatically changing the IC card function to the locked state when the time measured by the timer reaches a predetermined threshold time; and managing a schedule which changes the IC card function from the locked state to the unlocked state and from the unlocked state to the locked state according to a schedule, wherein the portable apparatus further comprises a power switch which turns on and off a power of the portable apparatus, and wherein in such a case that the power is turned off after a time of shifting the IC card function from the locked state to the unlocked state and before a time of shifting the IC card function from the unlocked state to the locked state, the step of managing the schedule shifts the IC card function from the unlocked state to the locked state when the power is turned on or when the time of shifting the IC card function from the unlocked state to the locked state arrives, whichever is later.
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