Radio communication apparatus and information processing apparatus

• US 7,999,671 B2
• Filed: 03/03/2009
• Issued: 08/16/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Incorporated (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hitachi Kokusai Electric Incorporated (Hitachi, Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ogihara, Mamoru
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Hung T.
• Application Number:
  US12/379,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20090243926A1
• Time in Patent Office: 896 Days
• Field of Search: 340/539.1, 340/539.11, 340/539.13, 340/539.32, 340/541, 340/825.49, 340/825.69, 342/357.09, 342/357.32, 342/357.51, 342/357.75, 455/456.1, 455/456.5, 455/456.6
• US Class Current: 340/539.13
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/88 Detecting or preventing theft or loss
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS

Abstract

A radio communication apparatus has a GPS function, is internally included in or is removably connected to an information processing apparatus. A reference position setting unit sets a reference position. A positional condition setting unit sets a positional condition about the reference position which is a condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode. A positional condition determining unit determines whether the condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode is obtained or not on the basis of the positional condition and its positional information obtained by the GPS function. A security mode processing performing unit performs processing under a predetermined security mode if it is determined that the condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode is obtained. If the information processing apparatus is powered off, the radio communication apparatus operates with the powered supplied from the information processing apparatus.

Claims

1. A radio communication apparatus having a GPS function, being internally included in or being removably connected to an information processing apparatus and operating with a power supplied from the information processing apparatus, the radio communication apparatus comprising:

charging means for charging the power supplied from the information processing apparatus;

reference position setting means for setting a reference position;

positional condition setting means for setting a positional condition about the reference position which is a condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode;

positional condition determining means for determining whether the condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode is obtained or not on a basis of the positional condition set by the positional condition setting means and its positional information obtained by the GPS function; and

security mode processing performing means for performing processing under a predetermined security mode if the positional condition determining means determines that the condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode is obtained,

wherein, if the information processing apparatus is powered off, the radio communication apparatus operates with the power charged by the charging means.

2. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1, the apparatus having a radio communication function,

wherein the radio communication apparatus receives GPS assist data transmitted from a predetermined network by the radio communication function and obtains its positional information.

3. An information processing apparatus comprising the radio communication apparatus according to claim 1.

4. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of locking the information processing apparatus.

5. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of powering on the information processing apparatus.

6. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of powering off the information processing apparatus.

7. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of deleting information stored in a predetermined memory in the information processing apparatus.

8. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of outputting a warning sound.

9. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of transmitting an e-mail including its positional information to a predetermined e-mail address or a predetermined apparatus.

10. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the e-mail has information describing that a security mode has been set.

11. A radio communication apparatus having a GPS function, being internally included in or being removably connected to an information processing apparatus and operating with a power supplied from the information processing apparatus, the radio communication apparatus comprising:

reference position setting means for setting a reference position;

positional condition setting means for setting a positional condition about the reference position which is a condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode;

positional condition determining means for determining whether the condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode is obtained or not on a basis of the positional condition set by the positional condition setting means and its positional information obtained by the GPS function; and

security mode processing performing means for performing processing under a predetermined security mode if the positional condition determining means determines that the condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode is obtained,

wherein, even if the information processing apparatus is powered off, the radio communication apparatus operates with the power supplied from the information processing apparatus.

12. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 11, the apparatus having a radio communication function,

wherein the radio communication apparatus receives GPS assist data transmitted from a predetermined network by the radio communication function and obtains its positional information.

13. An information processing apparatus comprising the radio communication apparatus according to claim 11.

14. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of locking the information processing apparatus.

15. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of powering on the information processing apparatus.

16. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of powering off the information processing apparatus.

17. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of deleting information stored in a predetermined memory in the information processing apparatus.

18. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of outputting a warning sound.

19. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the processing under a predetermined security mode includes processing of transmitting an e-mail including its positional information to a predetermined e-mail address or a predetermined apparatus.

20. The radio communication apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the e-mail has information describing that a security mode has been set.