Patent ID: 7778625

Claim:
A portable wireless terminal apparatus comprising: an operation-mode control unit to control switching of an operation mode of the portable wireless terminal between a normal mode and an alarm mode, and switching of the operation mode to an emergency mode when a condition is satisfied in the alarm mode, the condition being a switch-off of the portable wireless terminal apparatus; an alarm-data sending unit to send data pertaining to a situation of a user to a destination as alarm data, when the operation mode is switched to the alarm mode; and an emergency-data sending unit to send data pertaining to the situation of the user to the destination as emergency data by turning the portable wireless terminal apparatus on if the portable wireless terminal is in a powered-off state when the operation mode is switched to the emergency mode, wherein in the normal mode, the portable wireless terminal apparatus performs normal functions as a portable wireless communication terminal, in the alarm mode, the portable wireless terminal apparatus performs a user protecting function that includes sending the alarm data in addition to the normal functions, and in the emergency mode, the user protecting function is activated even if the portable wireless terminal apparatus is in a powered-off state.