Patent ID: 7050526

Claim:
An information processing apparatus for performing data communication with a data storage device in a non-contact manner, comprising: data communication means for transmitting and receiving data to and from the data storage device by an electromagnetic wave; state indication means for indicating a first state in which the information processing apparatus is waiting for communication with the data storage device, a second state in which the information processing apparatus is communicating with the data storage device, and a third state in which communication between the information processing apparatus and the data storage device has been finished; wherein said state indication means shows the position where the data storage device should be held wherein said Communication means comprises: an electromagnetic emitting means disposed at a predetermined position for emitting said electromagnetic wave; and said state indication means comprises: a display having a placement section where the data storage device is to be placed, the electromagnetic-wave emitting means being disposed in the display; and control means for controlling the operations of the data communication means and the display; wherein the control means switches a presentation of the display to represent the respective states.