Patent ID: 6804541
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: G06F,H02J,H04B

Abstract:
A PC card integrated radio communication apparatus comprising:a battery; a radio communication section; a modem section integrated into the PC card; insertion/non-insertion state detection means for detecting an inserted and a non-inserted state of said radio apparatus into a PC card slot; power supply mode selection/power supply means for selecting the power supply mode of the power supply depending on said state detected by the insertion/non-insertion state detection means and also depending on an operating state of the radio communication section, wherein said power supply mode includes: a mode to power one or both of said modem and said radio communication section from said battery and a mode to power one or both of said modem and said radio communication section from said PC card slot; and charge means for recharging said battery using power from said PC card slot, while said insertion/non-insertion state detection means detects the inserted state.