Patent ID: 7999671

Claim:
A radio communication apparatus having a GPS function, being internally included in or being removably connected to an information processing apparatus and operating with a power supplied from the information processing apparatus, the radio communication apparatus comprising: charging means for charging the power supplied from the information processing apparatus; reference position setting means for setting a reference position; positional condition setting means for setting a positional condition about the reference position which is a condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode; positional condition determining means for determining whether the condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode is obtained or not on a basis of the positional condition set by the positional condition setting means and its positional information obtained by the GPS function; and security mode processing performing means for performing processing under a predetermined security mode if the positional condition determining means determines that the condition for performing the processing under a predetermined security mode is obtained, wherein, if the information processing apparatus is powered off, the radio communication apparatus operates with the power charged by the charging means.