Patent ID: 8064947
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A portable device with information processing functions including a mobile phone function, comprising: a first information processor for processing information by executing a program; a second information processor operable in parallel with the first information processor, for implementing the mobile phone function; an information storage for storing one or more entries of telephone directory information each including callee identification information identifying a callee to be called by the mobile phone function, the telephone directory information being readable from and updatable by the second information processor, and use restriction information indicating availability of each entry of the telephone directory information, the use restriction information including read permission information indicating whether each entry of the telephone directory information can be read out or not; and a use restriction processor, responsive to a read request received from the first information processor and requesting readout of an entry of the telephone directory information, for looking up the use restriction information corresponding to the requested entry of the telephone directory information and, if readout of the requested entry of the telephone directory information is permitted, permitting the requested entry of the telephone directory information to be read out and provided to the first information processor.