IP Library Patent Application 12206292
Patent Application
App. No. 12/206,292

MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

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App. No.
12/206,292
Abstract

According to one aspect of the invention, a mobile communication apparatus includes: a remote lock function configured to lock the apparatus when receiving certain information; a determining section configured to determine whether the apparatus is in a coverage area or not; and a no-service lock function configured to lock the apparatus when the determining section determines that the apparatus is out of service.

Claims (13)

1 . A mobile communication apparatus comprising:

a remote lock function configured to lock the apparatus when receiving certain information;

a determining section configured to determine whether the apparatus is in a coverage area or not; and

a no-service lock function configured to lock the apparatus when the determining section determines that the apparatus is out of service.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the no-service lock function unlocks the apparatus which is locked by the no-service lock function when the determining section determines that the apparatus is not out of service.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising an accepting section configured to accept an input when the determining section determines that the apparatus is in a coverage area, the input instructing the no-service lock function to set as ON/OFF state,

wherein the no-service lock function is set as ON when the input instructing ON is accepted by the accepting section and the no-service lock function is set as OFF when the input instructing OFF is accepted by the accepting section.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a storing section configured to store data,

wherein the no-service lock function prohibits access to the data when the no-service lock function locks the apparatus.

5 . The apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:

a non-contact IC card;

an input/output section configured to input/output data to/from the non-contact IC card;

wherein the no-service lock function prohibits the input/output section from inputting/outputting the data to/from the non-contact IC card when the no-service lock function locks the apparatus.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 16, 2013
From: FUJITSU TOSHIBA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
To: FUJITSU MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 029645/0113 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2010
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: FUJITSU TOSHIBA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 025433/0713 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2008
From: MOMOTA, KAZUHIRO
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 021496/0136 →