Patent ID: 7542093

Claim:
A connecting system having a connecting mounting, an electronic apparatus detachably mountable on the connecting mounting so as to be electrically connected to the connecting mounting, and a data processing apparatus which exchanges data with the electronic apparatus through the connecting mounting, the connecting system comprising: a holding unit which is mounted on the connecting mounting, and on which the electronic apparatus is mountable with a part of the electronic apparatus facing various directions; a judging unit which is included in the data processing apparatus, and which judges a direction relative to the connecting mounting that the part of the electronic apparatus faces when the electronic apparatus is mounted on the holding unit; and a mode setting unit which is included in the data processing apparatus, and which sets the electronic apparatus in an operation mode in accordance with the direction of the part of the electronic apparatus judged by the judging unit, wherein, in the operation mode, data is exchanged between the electronic apparatus and the data processing apparatus.