Patent ID: 7412256

Claim:
A radio communication terminal comprising: a first casing; a second casing; and a connecting part that connects between the first casing and the second casing so that positions of the first casing and the second casing relative to each other are varied; wherein the second casing includes a display, a second internal radio communication antenna, and a second transmission/reception unit that transmits/receives data to/from the first casing via the second internal radio communication antenna; the first casing includes an external radio processing unit that transmits/receives data to/from outside, a first internal radio communication antenna, a first transmission/reception unit that transmits/receives data to/from the second casing via the first internal radio communication antenna, an internal transmission-reception controller that is wire connected with at least one of the first transmission/reception unit and the second transmission/reception unit, and a carrier sensor that senses an output level of the external radio processing unit; and the internal transmission-reception controller stops operation of at least one of the first transmission/reception unit and the second transmission/reception unit according to the output level sensed by the carrier sensor.