Patent ID: 8866694

Claim:
A portable terminal comprising: a first body; a second body; a circuit portion that is disposed in either one of the first body and the second body, and including a ground portion, an electric power supply portion, and a signal processing unit connected to the electric power supply portion; a first conductive portion disposed in the first body; a second conductive portion disposed in the second body; a selector portion configured to be able to select between a first state electrically connecting the first conductive portion and the ground portion as well as electrically connecting the second conductive portion and the electric power supply portion, and a second state electrically connecting the first conductive portion and the electric power supply portion as well as electrically connecting the second conductive portion and the ground portion; and a control unit that controls selection between the first state and the second state by way of the selector portion; a second antenna; and a function executing unit that executes functions related to a signal transmitted or received by way of the second antenna, wherein the selector portion is configured to be able to select a third state electrically connecting the first conductive portion and the ground portion as well as electrically connecting the second conductive portion and the ground portion, and wherein the control unit selects the third state by way of the selector portion when a function related to a signal transmitted or received by way of the second antenna is executed by the function executing unit.