Patent ID: 8506311

Claim:
A communication device configured to perform data communications with a communication target while being connected to an information processing apparatus, the communication device comprising: a communication unit provided with a connector connectable to a connection port of the information processing apparatus and configured to perform data communications with the communication target under control of the information processing apparatus; and a holding unit configured to hold the communication target, wherein the communication unit has a casing with a first side surface and a second side surface, said second side surface being opposite to the first side surface, wherein the holding unit is attachable to the communication unit so as to be movable to a position where the holding unit covers the connector in a stored state, and movable to a position where the holding unit exposes the connector in a used state, and wherein the holding unit is selectably changeable between a first arrangement in which the holding unit holds the communication target on the first side surface and a second arrangement in which the holding unit holds the communication target on the second side surface.