Patent ID: 8803743

Claim:
A portable electronic device, comprising: a first body; a second body; a connecting portion that connects the first body and the second body, of which relative positions can be changed, so as to be transformable into a first state and a second state; and an antenna that is disposed in the first body and the second body, the antenna including: a first portion, at least a part of which is disposed on a side of the first body; a second portion, at least a part of which is disposed on a side of the second body; a contacting portion that is disposed on a side of the first portion; and a contacted portion that is disposed on a side of the second portion, wherein the antenna forms a loop by way of the contacting portion and the contacted portion being connected in the first state, wherein the antenna does not form a loop by way of the contacting portion and the contacted portion being separated in the second state, wherein communication with an external device via the antenna is enabled when the antenna forms the loop, and wherein communication with an external device via the antenna is disabled when the antenna does not form the loop.