Patent ID: 7483679

Claim:
A portable-terminal holder for holding a portable terminal having a rechargeable battery and a first radio communication device comprising: a base having a portion on which said portable terminal is placed, and a charging device for charging said rechargeable battery while said portable terminal is placed on said portion; and a communication module having a second radio communication device communicating with said first radio communication device for wireless data transmission between said portable terminal and said communication module, and a cable communication device communicating with an external host computer for cable data transmission between said host computer and said communication module, said communication module being configured to be detachable from said base, wherein said communication module includes a communication status indicator indicating at least one of a status of wireless data transmission by said first and second radio communication devices and a status of cable data transmission by said cable communication device, and wherein said base has a window portion that makes said communication status indicator of said communication module attached in said base visible from outside.