JPH11282579A - Information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate useless power consumption of an internal power supply and to increase the lifetime of the power supply by activating a communication means when the supply of power of an external power supply is detected by an external power supply detection means. SOLUTION: An infrared communication part 13 has an infrared terminal to perform communication of data with an external device such as a personal computer and receives the infrared signals from the outside. A built-in power supply part 14 is a DC power supply that is available by means of a battery, a battery pack, etc. An external power supply connection part 15 consists of a connection terminal which is used for connecting an AC power adapter, etc. When an external power supply is connected to the part 15 of a main body cabinet part, an information processor detects the connection of the external power supply and is set in a reception mode. If a signal is received from the part 13 to indicate an ON state of a power supply, the processor is started by the external power supply. Then a communication mode is started when the supply of power of the external power supply is detected and a start request signal is received by radio.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus driven by a built-in power supply or an external power supply and started by manual operation or remote operation via communication means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, techniques for remotely controlling a terminal include:
For example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-295913, a remote mode in which data is communicated by infrared using a built-in power supply, and a communication by code instead of infrared communication by receiving external power supply. An apparatus having a remote mode is described.

[0003]

However, in a device that receives these radio signals with a built-in battery, power must always be supplied to the radio signal receiving unit, so that power is always consumed. Therefore, if the state where the external power supply is not connected to the apparatus continues for a long time, there is a problem that the built-in battery becomes insufficient in power when the user tries to use the apparatus, and the apparatus cannot be used.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention according to claim 1 is driven by a built-in power supply or an external power supply, and is operated by manual operation or communication means. An information processing apparatus started by a remote operation, wherein the external power supply detecting means for detecting the supply of external power, and the communication of the communication means when the supply of external power is detected by the external power supply detecting means. An information processing apparatus comprising: a communication control unit that enables the communication; and a start-up execution unit that executes a start-up process when a signal by a remote operation is received by the communication unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the communication control means includes:
When the supply of external power is detected by the external power supply detecting means, the communication means can be received, and transmission and reception of the communication means can be performed in response to activation by the activation executing means. Information processing device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the manual activation detection means for detecting activation by manual operation, and the manual activation detection means detects activation by manual operation. Then, the information processing apparatus further comprises a stopping means for stopping communication of the communication means enabled by the communication control means.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the first aspect, the manual activation detecting means for detecting activation by manual operation and the manual activation detecting means detecting activation by manual operation. Then, the information processing apparatus further comprises a prohibition unit for prohibiting the start process by the start execution unit.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited by this.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an apparatus employing the present invention. FIG. 1A is a front external perspective view of the apparatus, and FIG. 1B is a rear external perspective view of the apparatus.

Referring to FIG. 1A, an apparatus adopting the present invention comprises a main body cabinet 1 and a cover 3.

The main body cabinet section 1 has an input / output section 2 in which a liquid crystal display section and a transparent tablet section are integrated. In particular, the input / output unit 2 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

A main body power switch 8 is provided on a side surface of the main body cabinet section 1. By operating the main body power switch 8, the main body power is turned on and off.
I do.

The lid 3 is connected to the back of the main body cabinet 1 by a hinge, rotates so as to cover the input / output unit 2, and serves to protect the input / output unit 2 when it is carried.

In FIG. 1B, an infrared communication unit 13 and an external power supply connection unit 1 are provided on the back of the apparatus employing the present invention.
5. A pen holding unit 1-1 is provided.

The infrared communication section 13 can transmit and receive data by infrared rays.

The external power supply connection section 15 is a connector for connecting an external power supply, and when the internal power supply is not desired, the external power supply is connected to the external power supply connection section 15 so that the internal power supply is consumed. The power can be supplied from the external power supply without causing the power to be supplied.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the input / output unit 2. In FIG. 2, the input / output unit 2 includes a thin liquid crystal display unit 2-1 of a matrix type capable of displaying characters and a transparent tablet unit 2-2 having a size to cover the liquid crystal display unit 2-1. It was done.

The liquid crystal display unit 2-1 may be provided with a backlight made of an EL panel or the like, if necessary, on the back surface.

The transparent tablet 2-2 is provided with transparent electrodes on the inner surface of two transparent sheets, and in a normal state, small protruding spacers are regularly printed so that the electrodes do not contact each other. , The transparent electrode comes in contact with an instruction with a finger or a pen, and the selected position is detected.

Further, by calculating the positional relationship of the positional information with the display content displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2-1,
The position of the liquid crystal display unit 2-1 selected by the user is detected.

FIG. 3 is an overall block diagram of an apparatus employing the present invention. The device employing the present invention has a liquid crystal display unit 2-
1, a transparent tablet unit 2-2, a tablet control unit 4,
Liquid crystal circuit 5, common circuit 6, segment circuit 7, body power switch 8, central controller 9, RTC 10, ROM1
1, RAM 12, infrared communication unit 13, built-in power supply unit 14,
And an external power supply connection unit 15.

Liquid crystal display unit 2-1, transparent tablet unit 2-
2 is as described above, and the description is omitted here.

The tablet control section 4 is for extracting coordinate information from the transparent tablet section 2-2. The tablet control section 4 is connected to the transparent electrodes provided on the respective transparent sheets for the transparent tablet section 2-2. The coordinates specified by the finger or the pen are detected by contact between the transparent electrodes.

The liquid crystal circuit section 5 stores a dot position for turning on the liquid crystal as a bit map, and sends a signal to the common circuit 6 and the segment circuit 7 as necessary.

The main body power switch section 8 is a switch for manually turning on / off the main body built-in power supply.

The central controller 9 controls input information or output information according to various commands.

Here, a control line a from the tablet control unit 4, a control line b from the main body power switch 8, the RAM 12
, Control line d from RTC10, ROM1
1; a control line f from the infrared communication unit 13;
Control line g from built-in power supply unit 14 and external power supply connection unit 1
5 has a control line h.

As the various flag memories, a state before power supply inversion flag 9-1, a radio reception wait flag 9-2, a power supply O
It has an N inversion flag 9-3, a start / stop NG flag 9-4, and a wireless non-permission flag 9-5. Among them, the power supply inversion flag 9-1 and the power ON inversion flag 9-3 are flip-flop memories. Unlike other memories which set / cancel a memory value, it is a flag memory which inverts the previous state and stores the data at the time of access.

The RTC 10 measures time using a clock signal (not shown) and outputs the current date and time.

The ROM 11 has a program area in which a program indicating the operation of the central control unit 9 is stored. Inside the program area, an external power state judgment unit 11-1 and a signal analysis unit 11-
2, wireless signal processing unit 11-3, terminal management unit 11-4, communication mode control unit 11-5, calendar control unit 11-6,
It has a PIM control unit 11-7, an input control unit 11-8, a built-in power supply state determination unit 11-9, a power-on control unit 11-10, and a power-off control unit 11-11. And

The RAM 12 stores the radio reception buffer memory 1
2-1. Details will be described later.

The infrared communication section 13 has an infrared terminal for performing data communication with an external device such as a personal computer, and receives an infrared signal from the outside.

The built-in power supply unit 14 is a DC power supply that can be realized by a battery or a battery pack.

The external power supply connection section 15 is constituted by connection terminals for connecting an AC power adapter or the like.

Although the infrared signal is received by the infrared communication section 13 here, the apparatus may be provided with an antenna to receive a specific signal by radio waves.

The detailed description of the power-off control section 11-11 of the main unit, the power supply stop processing of the external power supply, and each application processing which are not directly related to the present invention is omitted.

In the following embodiments, ON indicates a value of 1, OFF indicates a value of 0, a flag indicates a memory limited to 1 bit, and an initial set value at power-on is OFF.
And

The flowchart of FIG. 6 shows the processing of a periodic program, which is repeatedly executed at a constant cycle.

The flowchart of FIG. 7 is a program which is started when the radio receiving means 13-1 receives a radio signal from the outside.

Although FIG. 5 shows a sequential process, the step counter necessary for the process is not explicitly shown, and the detailed description is omitted.

[Embodiment 1] Embodiment 1 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the first embodiment, when an external power supply is connected to the external power supply connection section 15 of the main body cabinet 1, the apparatus detects the connection of the external power supply and sets the reception mode shown in FIG.

Here, when a signal for instructing power ON is received from the infrared communication unit 13, the apparatus is started by an external power supply.

The above operation will be described with reference to the detailed block diagram of FIG.

Here, the operation when the external power supply is connected to the external power supply connection section 15 with the built-in power supply section 14 shown in FIG. Show.

At this time, when the external power supply on the external power supply connection portion 15 in FIG. 5 is not connected to the external power supply connection portion 15 in FIG. 5, the switch 15-1 is connected to Vcc,
Power is supplied from Vcc, and the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is turned off by the NOT signal.

If an external power supply is connected to the external power supply connection unit 15, the switch 15-1 is connected to the external power supply,
The state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is turned on by the NOT signal of the ground level signal.

In the first embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is ON.

The switch 15-1 is provided in the external power supply connection section 15, and its configuration can be considered in many ways, but will not be described here.

Next, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. This flag indicates the connection state of the external power supply in one cycle before the operation at the time of operation.
If not, it indicates an unconnected state.

In the first embodiment, since the external power supply is not yet connected in the previous period, it is turned off.

The external power status determining unit 11-1 determines the status of the external power connecting unit 15 and the pre-power status determining flag 9-1. Performs processing and synchronizes with the external power supply connection state.

Next, the value of the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is copied to the radio reception waiting flag 9-2. The wireless reception waiting flag 9-2 is used as a gate signal of the reception signal from the wireless reception unit 13-1.

Next, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. At this time, if the main power switch 8 in FIG. 5 is in the OFF state, power is supplied from Vcc,
The state of the main body power switch 8 is turned off by the OT signal, and if the switch of the main body power switch 8 is turned on, the state of the main body power switch 8 is turned on by the NOT signal of the ground level signal.

In the first embodiment, the state of the main body power switch 8 is OFF.

Next, the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is read. This flag indicates the state of the main body power switch 8 in one cycle before the operation, and when ON, indicates the switch ON state, and when OFF, indicates the switch OFF state.

In the first embodiment, since the main body power switch is still in the OFF state in the previous cycle, the power ON inversion flag 9-3 is turned OFF.

The built-in power state determining section 11-9 determines the state of the main body power switch 8 and the power-on inversion flag 9-3, and ends the operation because they are the same.

The above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the periodic program shown in FIG.

Here, the processing when the external power supply is connected to the external power supply connection section 15 with the internal power supply section 14 shown in FIG. Show.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read in STEP 601. In the first embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is ON.

At STEP 602, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the first embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

In STEP 603, the external power supply state determination unit 1
At 1-1, the flag and the like read at STEP 601 and STEP 602 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP604, and if the same, the process proceeds to STEP606. In the first embodiment, since the above-mentioned flags and the like are different,
Proceed to P604.

In STEP 604, the pre-power-supply state reversal flag 9-1 is inverted to synchronize with the external power supply connection state.

In STEP 605, the radio reception waiting flag 9-
The value of the before-power-supply state inversion flag 9-1 is copied to 2.

At STEP 606, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. In the first embodiment, the main body power switch 8
State is OFF.

In STEP 607, the power ON inversion flag 9
Read -3. In the first embodiment, since the main body power switch was still in the OFF state in the previous cycle stage,
The inversion flag 9-3 is turned off.

In STEP 608, the built-in power supply state judging section 1
In 1-9, the flag and the like read in STEP 606 and STEP 607 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP609, and if they are the same, the process ends. In the first embodiment, since the above-described flags and the like are the same, the process ends.

With the above processing, the radio receiving means 13-1
Is ready to receive wireless signals from

The operation when a radio signal is received from the outside and the type of the radio signal is a start request signal will be described with reference to the detailed block diagram of FIG.

First, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is read, and it is determined whether the value is ON. In the first embodiment, the wireless reception waiting flag 9-2 is ON by the processing of FIG.

Next, the radio non-permission flag 9-5 is read. Since the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is a flag that is set to ON when the power is manually turned on, the case where the flag is turned ON will be described in the fourth and subsequent embodiments.

Next, the read wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is read.
Is determined, and since the value is OFF, the wireless information received from the wireless receiving means 13-1 is set in the wireless reception buffer memory 12-1. The wireless reception buffer memory 12-1 is a memory that secures a signal length that can be permitted as a wireless signal.

Next, the operation of the signal analyzer 11-2 is determined according to the signal type in the set wireless reception buffer memory 12-1. Here, the radio signal processing unit 11-3 performs processing on the signal, but details thereof are omitted.

Since the first embodiment is an example in which the activation request signal is received, the terminal management unit 11-4 controls the communication mode control unit 1
By executing 1-5, the communication mode screen shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the screen of the apparatus to notify the user that communication with the outside is being performed.

Next, the above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 when receiving a radio signal.

First, in step 701, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is read, and in step 702, the value is turned on.
Is determined. And if it is ON, STEP7
03, if not ON, the process ends.

In the first embodiment, since the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is ON by the above-described processing, the process proceeds to STEP 703.

In STEP 703, the radio non-permission flag 9-
Read 5 Since the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is a flag that is set to ON when the power is manually turned on,
The case of N will be described in the fourth and subsequent embodiments.

In STEP 704, the value of the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 read in STEP 703 is determined. If the value is OFF, the process proceeds to STEP 705, and if not, the process ends.

In the first embodiment, since there is no change from the initial setting state, and this radio non-permission flag 9-5 is OFF,
Proceed to STEP705.

At STEP 705, the radio receiving means 13-1
The received wireless information is stored in a wireless reception buffer memory 12-
Set to 1. This wireless reception buffer memory 12-1
Is a memory that secures a signal length that can be permitted as a wireless signal.

In STEP 706, the signal analysis unit 11-2 branches according to the signal type in the wireless reception buffer memory 12-1 set in STEP 705. If there is, go to STEP 707;
Proceed to TEP708.

In this STEP 708, the radio signal processing unit 1
Processing is performed on the signal in 1-3, but details are omitted.

Since the first embodiment is an example at the time of receiving the activation request signal, the process proceeds to STEP 710.

In STEP 710, the terminal management section 11-4 executes the communication mode control section 11-5, and displays the communication mode screen shown in FIG. 4 on the screen of the apparatus to allow the user to communicate with the outside. Is notified.

The function of starting the communication mode can be realized by detecting the supply of the external power and receiving the wireless start request signal by the above processing.

[Embodiment 2] Embodiment 2 will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the second embodiment, the user turns on the main body power switch 8 and starts the apparatus. At this time, if the infrared communication unit 13 receives a signal for instructing the apparatus to stop operating, the apparatus remains activated and the received signal for starting and stopping the apparatus becomes invalid.

Next, the above operation will be described with reference to the detailed block diagram of FIG.

Here, the operation when the main power switch 8 is turned on in a configuration in which the built-in power supply unit 14 of FIG. 5 is connected to the apparatus and the external power supply is not connected to the external power supply connection unit 15 Is shown below.

First, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is read. In the second embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is OF
It becomes F.

Next, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the second embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

The external power state determining section 11-1 determines the state of the external power supply connection section 15 and the state of the external power supply connection section 15 and determines the before-power state inversion flag 9-1. Read.

In the second embodiment, the power switch 8 is turned ON.

Next, the power ON inversion flag 9-3 is read.

In the second embodiment, since the main body power switch is still in the OFF state in the previous cycle, the power ON inversion flag 9-3 is turned OFF.

The built-in power state determining section 11-9 determines the state of the main body power switch 8 and the power-on inversion flag 9-3.
3 is inverted to synchronize with the main body power switch state.

Next, the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is determined. Since the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is ON, the power-on control is started and the operation is ended.

In the power-on control, first, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is set to ON. By turning on this flag, wireless reception from the wireless receiving means 13-1 is permitted.

Next, the start / stop NG flag 9-4 is set to ON. By turning on this flag, when a radio signal is received and the radio signal type is a start / stop request signal, the start / stop request can be discarded.

Next, the terminal management section 11-4 is started. The terminal management unit 11-4 executes the calendar control unit 11-6, and displays the initial menu, FIG. 8, on the screen of the device.

In the second embodiment, the calendar is used as the initial menu by executing the calendar control unit 11-6.
The initial menu can be changed by executing the IM control unit 11-7 or the like.

The above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the periodic program in FIG. 6 and the flowchart of the power-on control in FIG.

In this case, when the built-in power supply unit 14 shown in FIG. Is shown below.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read in STEP 601. In the second embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is OFF.

In STEP 602, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the second embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

In STEP 603, the external power supply state determination unit 1
At 1-1, the flag and the like read at STEP 601 and STEP 602 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP604, and if the same, the process proceeds to STEP606. In the second embodiment, since the above-mentioned flags and the like are the same,
Proceed to 606.

In STEP 606, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. In the second embodiment, the main body power switch 8
Is turned ON.

In STEP 607, the power ON inversion flag 9
Read -3. In the second embodiment, since the main body power switch was still in the OFF state in the previous cycle stage,
The inversion flag 9-3 is turned off.

In STEP 608, the built-in power supply state judging section 1
In 1-9, the flag and the like read in STEP 606 and STEP 607 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP609, and if they are the same, the process ends. In the second embodiment, the above-described flags and the like are different.
Proceed to 609.

In STEP 609, the power ON inversion flag 9
-3 is inverted to synchronize with the main body power switch state.

In STEP 610, the power ON inversion flag 9
-3 is determined, and if the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is ON, the process proceeds to STEP 611;
Proceed to 612. In the second embodiment, the power-on inversion flag 9-3
Is ON, the process proceeds to STEP 611.

In STEP 611, the power-on control shown in FIG. 9 is started, and the process is terminated.

At STEP 901, the radio reception waiting flag 9-
Set 2 to ON. By turning on this flag, wireless reception from the wireless receiving means 13-1 is permitted.

In STEP 902, the start / stop NG flag 9
Set ON to -4. By turning on this flag, when a radio signal is received and the radio signal type is a start / stop request signal, the start / stop request can be discarded.

In STEP 903, the terminal management section 11-4 is started, and the terminal management section 11-4 executes the calendar control section 11-6, and FIG. 8 which is an initial menu is displayed on the screen of the apparatus.

With the above processing, the power switch O
The environment associated with N is set.

Further, in this state, the radio receiving means 13
The operation when a wireless signal from -1 is received and the wireless signal type is a start / stop request signal will be described with reference to the detailed block diagram of FIG.

First, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is read, and it is determined whether the value is ON. Since the value of the wireless reception waiting flag 9-2 is ON, the wireless non-permission flag 9-
Read 5

Since the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is a flag that is set to ON when the power is manually turned on, it is turned OFF in the second embodiment, but is turned ON in the fourth embodiment.
Shown below.

Next, the read wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is read.
In this embodiment, there is no change from the initial setting state, and since this wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is OFF,
The wireless information received by the wireless receiving means 13-1 is set in the wireless reception buffer memory 12-1.

Next, the operation of the signal analyzer 11-2 is determined according to the signal type in the set wireless reception buffer memory 12-1.

Since the second embodiment is an example in which a start / stop request signal is received, the start / stop NG flag 9-4 is first read. This start / stop NG flag 9-4 is set to ON in the above operation.

Next, the read start / stop NG flag 9-
4 is determined, and if OFF, the process is terminated after activating the power-off control 11-11, but if ON, the operation is terminated without doing anything.

In the second embodiment, the start / stop NG flag 9-
No. 4 is ON and ends the operation without doing anything.

Next, the above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 when receiving a radio signal.

First, in step 701, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is read, and in step 702, the value is turned on.
Is determined.

If the value of the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is ON, the process proceeds to STEP 703, and if not, the process ends.

In the second embodiment, since the wireless reception waiting flag 9-2 is ON by the above-described processing, the flow proceeds to STEP 703.

In STEP 703, the radio non-permission flag 9-
Read 5 Since the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is a flag that is set to ON when the power is manually turned on, it is OFF in the second embodiment.

In STEP 704, the value of the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 read in STEP 703 is determined. If the value is OFF, the process proceeds to STEP 705, and if not, the process ends.

In the second embodiment, there is no change from the initial setting state, and this radio non-permission flag 9-5 is OFF, so that
Proceed to STEP705.

In STEP 705, the radio receiving means 13-1
The received wireless information is stored in a wireless reception buffer memory 12-
Set to 1.

In STEP 706, the signal analysis unit 11-2 branches according to the signal type in the wireless reception buffer memory 12-1 set in STEP 705. If the signal is a start request signal, the process proceeds to STEP 710, and if the signal is a start / stop request signal, the process proceeds to STEP 710. If there is, go to STEP 707;
Proceed to TEP708.

Since the second embodiment is an example at the time of receiving a start / stop request signal, the process proceeds to STEP 707.

In STEP 707, the start / stop NG flag 9
Read -4. This start / stop NG flag 9-4 is set to ST
It is set to ON in EP902.

In STEP 709, the start / stop NG flag 9-4 read in STEP 707 is determined. If the flag is OFF, the process proceeds to STEP 711. In STEP 711, the process is terminated after activating the power-off control 11-11.
If it is ON, nothing is done and the process ends.

In the second embodiment, the start / stop NG flag 9-
No. 4 is ON and the process is terminated without doing anything.

By the above processing, the apparatus is started by turning on the main body power switch with no external power supply, and further, when a start / stop request signal is received wirelessly, a function of inhibiting the start / stop request is realized. can do.

[Embodiment 3] Hereinafter, Embodiment 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4 to 9.

In the third embodiment, when the external power supply is connected, the user turns on the main body power switch 8 and starts the apparatus. At this time, when the infrared communication unit 13 receives a signal for instructing the start of the device to stop, the device remains activated and the received signal of the start of the device becomes invalid.

Next, the above operation will be described with reference to the detailed block diagram of FIG.

The operation when the main power switch 8 is turned on in a configuration in which the built-in power supply unit 14 of FIG. 5 is connected to this apparatus and the external power supply is not connected to the external power supply connection unit 15 will be described below. Show.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read. In the third embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is OF
It becomes F.

Next, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the third embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

In STEP 603, the external power supply state determination unit 1
At 1-1, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 and the read state before power supply inversion flag 9-1 are determined, and since they are the same, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. Example 3
Then, the state of the main body power switch 8 is turned ON.

The power ON inversion flag 9-3 is read. In the third embodiment, the main body power switch is still OFF in the previous cycle stage.
Since the state is the F state, the power ON inversion flag 9-3 is turned OFF.

Next, in the built-in power supply state judging section 11-9,
The state of the power switch of the main body and the read power-on inversion flag 9-3 are determined.
The inversion flag 9-3 is inverted to synchronize with the power switch state of the main body.

Next, the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is determined. Since the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is ON, the power-on control is started and the operation is ended.

In the power-on control, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2
Is set to ON.

Next, ON is set to the start / stop NG flag 9-4. Next, the terminal management unit 11-4 is started.

The terminal management section 11-4 executes the calendar control section 11-6, and displays FIG. 8 as an initial menu on the screen of the apparatus.

The above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the periodic program shown in FIG. 6 and the flowchart of the power-on control shown in FIG.

In the configuration in which the built-in power supply unit 14 shown in FIG. 5 is connected to this apparatus and the external power supply is not connected to the external power supply connection unit 15, the processing when the main body power switch 8 is turned on will be described below. Show.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read in STEP 601. In the third embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is OFF.

At STEP 602, the pre-power-supply state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the third embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

In STEP 603, the external power supply state determination unit 1
At 1-1, the flag and the like read at STEP 601 and STEP 602 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP604, and if the same, the process proceeds to STEP606. In the third embodiment, since the above-mentioned flags and the like are the same,
Proceed to 606.

In STEP 606, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. In the third embodiment, the main body power switch 8
Is turned ON.

In STEP 607, the power-on inversion flag 9
Read -3. In the third embodiment, since the main body power switch was still in the OFF state in the previous cycle stage, this power supply was turned on.
The inversion flag 9-3 is turned off.

In STEP 608, the built-in power supply state judging section 1
In 1-9, the flag and the like read in STEP 606 and STEP 607 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP609, and if they are the same, the process ends. In the third embodiment, since the above-mentioned flags and the like are different,
Proceed to 609.

In STEP 609, the power ON inversion flag 9
-3 is inverted to synchronize with the main body power switch state.

In STEP 610, the power-on inversion flag 9
-3 is determined, and if the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is ON, the process proceeds to STEP 611;
Proceed to 612.

In the third embodiment, since the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is ON, the flow proceeds to STEP611.

In STEP 611, the power-on control shown in FIG. 9 is started, and the process is terminated.

At STEP 901, the radio reception waiting flag 9-
Set 2 to ON. In step 902, start / stop NG
The flag 9-4 is set to ON.

In STEP 903, the terminal management section 11-4 is started, and the terminal management section 11-4 executes the calendar control section 11-6, and FIG. 8 which is an initial menu is displayed on the screen of the apparatus.

With the above processing, the power switch O
The environment associated with N is set.

Further, in this state, the external power supply connection 1
The operation when an external power supply is connected to 5 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read. In the third embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is ON.
Becomes

Next, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the third embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

The external power state determining section 11-1 determines the state of the external power supply connecting section 15 and the read state before power supply inversion flag 9-1. 1 is inverted to synchronize with the external power supply connection state.

Next, the value of the power inversion flag 9-1 is copied to the radio reception waiting flag 9-2.

Next, the state of the main body power switch 8 and the power supply O
The N inversion flag 9-3 is read. In the third embodiment, the state of the main body power switch 8 is ON, and the power ON inversion flag 9-3 is ON since the state has not changed from the previous cycle stage.
Becomes

The built-in power supply state judging section 11-9 determines the state of the main body power switch 8 and the read power ON inversion flag 9
-3 is determined, and since they are the same, the process ends.

With the above operation, an environment for supplying the external power is prepared.

Next, the above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the periodic program shown in FIG.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read in STEP 601. In the third embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is ON.

At STEP 602, the pre-power-supply state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the third embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

In STEP 603, the external power supply state determination unit 1
At 1-1, the flag and the like read at STEP 601 and STEP 602 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP604, and if the same, the process proceeds to STEP606. In the third embodiment, since the above-mentioned flags and the like are different, the STE
Proceed to P604.

At STEP 604, the pre-power-supply state reversal flag 9-1 is reversed to synchronize with the external power supply connection state.

At STEP 605, the radio reception waiting flag 9-
The value of the before-power-supply state inversion flag 9-1 is copied to 2.

At STEP 606, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. In the third embodiment, the main body power switch 8
Is turned ON.

In STEP 607, the power-on inversion flag 9
Read -3. In the third embodiment, since the state has not changed from the previous cycle stage, the power ON inversion flag 9-3 is ON.
Becomes

In STEP 608, the built-in power supply state judging section 1
In 1-9, the flag and the like read in STEP 606 and STEP 607 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP609, and if they are the same, the process ends. In the third embodiment, since the above-described flags and the like are the same, the process ends.

By the above processing, the environment associated with the supply of the external power is prepared.

Furthermore, in this state, the radio receiving means 13
The operation when a wireless signal from -1 is received and the wireless signal type is a start / stop request signal will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is read, and it is determined whether the value is ON. Since the value of the wireless reception waiting flag 9-2 is ON, the wireless non-permission flag 9-
Read 5

Since the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is a flag that is set to ON when the power is manually turned on, it is turned OFF in the third embodiment.

Next, the value of the read radio non-permission flag 9-5 is determined. In the third embodiment, there is no change from the initial setting state, and since this wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is OFF,
The wireless information received from the wireless receiving means 13-1 is set in the wireless reception buffer memory 12-1.

Next, the operation of the signal analysis unit 11-2 is determined based on the signal type in the set wireless reception buffer memory 12-1.

Since the third embodiment is an example in which a start / stop request signal is received, the start / stop NG flag 9-4 is read.
The start / stop NG flag 9-4 is set to ON by the above operation.

Next, the read start / stop NG flag 9-
4 is determined. In the third embodiment, the start / stop NG flag 9
Since -4 is ON, the process ends.

The above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 when receiving a radio signal.

At STEP 701, the radio reception waiting flag 9-
2 is read, and it is determined in STEP 702 whether the value is ON.

If it is ON, the process proceeds to STEP 703, and if it is not ON, the process ends.

In the third embodiment, since the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is ON by the above-described processing, the process proceeds to STEP 703.

In STEP 703, the radio non-permission flag 9-
Read 5 Since the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is a flag that is set to ON when the power is manually turned on, it is turned OFF in the third embodiment.

In STEP 704, the value of the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 read in STEP 703 is determined. If the value is OFF, the process proceeds to STEP 705, and if not, the process ends.

In the third embodiment, since there is no change from the initial setting state, and this radio non-permission flag 9-5 is OFF,
Proceed to STEP705.

At STEP 705, the radio receiving means 13-1
The received wireless information is stored in a wireless reception buffer memory 12-
Set to 1.

In STEP 706, the signal analysis unit 11-2 branches according to the signal type in the wireless reception buffer memory 12-1 set in STEP 705. If the signal is a start / stop request signal, the process proceeds to STEP 707. If there is, go to STEP 710;
Proceed to TEP708.

Since the third embodiment is an example at the time of receiving a start / stop request signal, the process proceeds to STEP 707.

In STEP 707, the start / stop NG flag 9
Read -4. This start / stop NG flag 9-4 is set to ST
It is set to ON in EP902.

In step 709, the start / stop NG flag 9-4 read in step 707 is determined. If the flag is OFF, the process proceeds to step 711. If the flag is on, the process is terminated. Since 4 is ON, the process ends.

By turning on the power switch of the main body in the state where there is no external power supply by the above-mentioned processing, the function of inhibiting the start / stop request when the start / stop request signal is received upon receiving a wireless start / stop request signal accompanying the supply of external power. Can be realized.

Embodiment 4 Hereinafter, Embodiment 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 4 to 8, and 10. FIG.

In the fourth embodiment, the user turns on the main body power switch 8 and starts the apparatus. At this time, the reception of signals by the infrared communication unit 13 is stopped.

Next, the above operation will be described with reference to the detailed block diagram of FIG.

The operation when the main power switch 8 is turned on in a configuration in which the built-in power supply unit 14 of FIG. 5 is connected to the present apparatus and the external power supply is not connected to the external power supply connection unit 15 will be described below. Show.

First, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is read. In the fourth embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is OF
It becomes F.

Next, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the fourth embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, the power before state inversion flag 9-1 is set to O.
It becomes FF.

The external power state determination section 11-1 determines the state of the external power supply connection section 15 and the read state before power supply inversion flag 9-1, and reads the state of the main body power switch 8 because they are the same. . In the fourth embodiment, the state of the main body power switch 8 is ON.

In STEP 607, the power ON inversion flag 9
Read -3. In the fourth embodiment, since the main body power switch was still in the OFF state in the previous cycle stage,
The inversion flag 9-3 is turned off.

Next, in the built-in power supply state determination section 11-9,
The state of the power switch of the main body and the read power-on inversion flag 9-3 are determined.
The inversion flag 9-3 is inverted to synchronize with the power switch state of the main body.

Next, the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is determined, and since the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is ON, the power-on control shown in FIG. 10 is started and the processing is terminated.

In the power-on control, first, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is set to ON.

Next, the radio non-permission flag 9-5 is set to ON. By turning on this flag, when a wireless signal is received, the wireless signal can be discarded.

Next, the terminal management section 11-4 is started. The terminal management unit 11-4 executes the calendar control unit 11-6, and displays FIG. 8, which is an initial menu, on the screen of the device.

The above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the periodic program in FIG. 6 and the flowchart of the power-on control in FIG.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read in STEP 601. In the fourth embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is OFF.

At STEP 602, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the fourth embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected at the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

In STEP 603, the external power supply state determination unit 1
At 1-1, the flag and the like read at STEP 601 and STEP 602 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP604, and if the same, the process proceeds to STEP606. In the fourth embodiment, since the above-described flags and the like are the same,
Proceed to 606.

At STEP 606, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. In the fourth embodiment, the main body power switch 8
Is turned ON.

In STEP 607, the power-on inversion flag 9
Read -3. In the fourth embodiment, since the main body power switch was still in the OFF state in the previous cycle stage,
The inversion flag 9-3 is turned off.

In STEP 608, the built-in power supply state judging section 1
In 1-9, the flag and the like read in STEP 606 and STEP 607 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP609, and if they are the same, the process ends. In the fourth embodiment, the above-mentioned flags and the like are different.
Proceed to 609.

In STEP 609, the power ON inversion flag 9
-3 is inverted to synchronize with the main body power switch state.

At STEP 610, the power ON inversion flag 9
-3 is determined, and if the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is ON, the process proceeds to STEP 611;
Proceed to 612.

In the fourth embodiment, since the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is ON, the flow proceeds to STEP611.

In STEP 611, the power-on control shown in FIG. 10 is started, and the processing is ended.

At STEP 1001, the radio reception waiting flag 9 is set.
Set ON to -2. In STEP 1002, the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is set to ON. By turning on this flag, when a wireless signal is received, the wireless signal can be discarded.

In STEP 1003, the terminal management unit 11-4
Is started, the terminal management unit 11-4 executes the calendar control unit 11-6, and the initial menu shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the screen of the apparatus.

According to the above processing, the power switch O
The environment associated with N is set.

Further, in this state, the radio receiving means 13
The operation when a wireless signal from -1 is received and the wireless signal type is a start / stop request signal will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is read.
It is determined whether the value is ON. Wireless reception waiting flag 9
Since -2 is ON, the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is read. This wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is turned on by the above operation.
Is set to

Next, the read wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is read.
Is determined, and since the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is set to ON, the process ends.

The above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 when receiving a radio signal.

At STEP 701, the radio reception waiting flag 9-
2 is read, and it is determined in STEP 702 whether the value is ON. If it is ON, the process proceeds to STEP 703, and if it is not ON, the process ends.

In the fourth embodiment, since the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is ON by the above-described processing, the flow proceeds to STEP 703.

At STEP 703, the radio non-permission flag 9-
Read 5 This wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is set in STEP.
602 is set to ON.

At STEP 704, the value of the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 read at STEP 703 is determined. If the value is OFF, the process proceeds to STEP 705, and if not, the process is terminated. In the fourth embodiment, since the wireless non-permission flag is set to ON, the process ends.

By performing the above processing, the apparatus can be started by turning on the main body power switch in a state where there is no external power supply, and a function of prohibiting the radio reception when a radio signal is received can be realized.

Embodiment 5 Hereinafter, Embodiment 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 4 to 8, and 10. FIG.

In the fifth embodiment, when the external power supply is connected, the user turns on the main body power switch 8 and starts the apparatus. At this time, the reception by the infrared communication unit 13 is stopped.

Next, the above operation will be described with reference to the detailed block diagram of FIG.

The operation when the main power switch 8 is turned on in a configuration in which the built-in power supply unit 14 of FIG. 5 is connected to the present apparatus and no external power supply is connected to the external power supply connection unit 15 will be described below. Show.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read. In the fifth embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is OF
It becomes F.

Next, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the fifth embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

Next, the external power supply state judging section 11-1
The state of the external power supply connection portion 15 and the read state before power supply inversion flag 9-1 are determined, and since they are the same, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. In the fifth embodiment, the state of the main body power switch 8 is ON.

Next, the power ON inversion flag 9-3 is read. In the fifth embodiment, since the main body power switch is still in the OFF state in the previous cycle stage, the power ON inversion flag 9
-3 is OFF.

Next, the built-in power supply state judging section 11-9
The state of the main body power switch 8 and the read power ON inversion flag 9-3 are determined.
The inversion processing of the N inversion flag 9-3 is performed to synchronize with the main body power switch state.

Next, the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is determined, and since the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is ON, the power-on control is started and the processing ends.

In the power-on control, first, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is set to ON.

Next, the radio non-permission flag 9-5 is set to ON, and the terminal management section 11-4 is started.

The terminal management section 11-4 executes the calendar control section 11-6, and displays FIG. 8, which is an initial menu, on the screen of the apparatus.

The above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the periodic program shown in FIG. 6 and the flowchart of the power-on control shown in FIG.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read in STEP 601. In the fifth embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is OFF.

In STEP 602, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the fifth embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

In STEP 603, the external power supply state determination unit 1
At 1-1, the flag and the like read at STEP 601 and STEP 602 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP604, and if the same, the process proceeds to STEP606.

In the fifth embodiment, since the above-described flags and the like are the same, the flow proceeds to STEP 606. In STEP 606, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. In the fifth embodiment, the state of the main body power switch 8 is ON.

In STEP 607, the power ON inversion flag 9
Read -3. In the fifth embodiment, since the main body power switch was still in the OFF state in the previous cycle stage,
The inversion flag 9-3 is turned off.

In STEP 608, the built-in power supply state judging section 1
In 1-9, the flag and the like read in STEP 606 and STEP 607 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP609, and if they are the same, the process ends. In the fifth embodiment, the above-described flags and the like are different.
Proceed to 609.

In STEP 609, the power-on inversion flag 9
-3 is inverted to synchronize with the main body power switch state.

At STEP 610, the power ON inversion flag 9
-3 is determined, and if the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is ON, the process proceeds to STEP 611;
Proceed to 612. In the fifth embodiment, the power-on inversion flag 9-3
Is ON, the process proceeds to STEP 611.

In STEP 611, the power-on control shown in FIG. 10 is started, and the processing is ended.

At STEP 1001, the radio reception waiting flag 9 is set.
Set ON to -2. In STEP 1002, the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is set to ON.

In STEP 1003, the terminal management unit 11-4
Is started, the terminal management unit 11-4 executes the calendar control unit 11-6, and the initial menu shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the screen of the apparatus.

According to the above processing, the power switch O
There is an environment associated with N.

Further, in this state, the external power supply connection 1
5 shows an operation when an external power supply is connected.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read. In the fifth embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is ON.
Becomes

Next, the pre-power-supply state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the fifth embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous period, the power inversion flag 9-1 is set to O.
It becomes FF.

Next, the external power supply state judging section 11-1
The state of the external power supply connection section 15 and the read state before power supply inversion flag 9-1 are determined, and since they are different, the inversion processing of the state before power supply inversion flag 9-1 is performed to synchronize with the external power supply connection state. I take the.

Next, the value of the power inversion flag 9-1 is copied to the radio reception waiting flag 9-2. Next, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. In the fifth embodiment, the state of the main body power switch 8 is ON.

Next, the power ON inversion flag 9-3 is read. In the fifth embodiment, the power-on inversion flag 9-3 is turned ON because the state has not changed from the previous cycle stage.

In the built-in power state determining section 11-9, the state of the main body power switch 8 and the read power ON inversion flag 9
-3 is determined, and since they are the same, the process ends.

The above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of the periodic program shown in FIG.

First, the state of the external power supply connection section 15 is read in STEP 601. In the fifth embodiment, the state of the external power supply connection unit 15 is ON.

At STEP 602, the pre-power state inversion flag 9-1 is read. In the fifth embodiment, since the external power supply has not been connected yet in the previous cycle stage, it is turned off.

In STEP 603, the external power supply state determination unit 1
At 1-1, the flag and the like read at STEP 601 and STEP 602 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP604, and if the same, the process proceeds to STEP606. In the fifth embodiment, since the above-mentioned flags and the like are different, the STE
Proceed to P604.

At STEP 604, the pre-power-supply state reversal flag 9-1 is inverted to synchronize with the external power supply connection state.

At STEP 605, the radio reception waiting flag 9-
The value of the before-power-supply state inversion flag 9-1 is copied to 2.

At STEP 606, the state of the main body power switch 8 is read. In the fifth embodiment, the main body power switch 8
Is turned ON.

In STEP 607, the power ON inversion flag 9
Read -3. In the fifth embodiment, since the state has not changed from the previous cycle stage, this power ON inversion flag 9-3 is ON.
Becomes

At STEP 608, the built-in power supply state judging section 1
In 1-9, the flag and the like read in STEP 606 and STEP 607 are determined, and if they are different, ST
The process proceeds to EP609, and if they are the same, the process ends. In the fifth embodiment, since the above-described flags and the like are the same, the process is terminated.

With the above processing, an environment associated with the supply of external power is prepared.

Further, in this state, the radio receiving means 13
The operation when a wireless signal from -1 is received and the wireless signal type is a start / stop request signal will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the radio reception waiting flag 9-2 is read, and it is determined whether or not the value is ON. Since the value of the wireless reception waiting flag 9-2 is ON, the wireless non-permission flag 9-
Read 5 The wireless non-permission flag 9-5 has been set to ON by the above operation.

Next, the read wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is read.
Is determined, and since the value is set to ON, the process ends.

The above processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7 when receiving a radio signal.

At STEP 701, the radio reception waiting flag 9-
2 is read, and it is determined in STEP 702 whether the value is ON.

If it is ON, the process proceeds to STEP 703, and if it is not ON, the process ends. In the fifth embodiment, since the wireless reception waiting flag 9-2 is ON by the above-described processing, the process proceeds to STEP 703.

In STEP 703, the radio non-permission flag 9-
Read 5 This wireless non-permission flag 9-5 is set in STEP.
602 is set to ON.

At STEP 704, the value of the wireless non-permission flag 9-5 read at STEP 703 is determined. If the value is OFF, the process proceeds to STEP 705, and if not, the process is terminated. In the fifth embodiment, the wireless non-permission flag 9
Since -5 is set to ON, the process ends.

With the above processing, after the main power switch is turned on with no external power supply, the function of inhibiting the wireless reception when the external power is supplied and the radio signal is further received can be realized. .

[0295]

According to the present invention, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus driven by a built-in power supply or an external power supply and activated by a manual operation or a remote operation via a communication means. External power supply detecting means for detecting the supply of external power, communication control means for enabling communication of the communication means when the external power supply detection is detected by the external power supply detecting means, and remote control by the communication means. And a start-up execution means for executing a start-up process when a signal is received, so that when the external power is supplied, the power-supply-receiving unit becomes ready for reception and can be started up by remote control, thereby wasting power of the internal power supply. And the life of the internal power supply can be improved.

[0296] In the invention according to claim 2, in the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, the communication control means, when the supply of the external power is detected by the external power supply detecting means, the communication means. Is received, and the transmission / reception of the communication unit is enabled in response to the activation by the activation execution unit. Therefore, the activation can be performed by remote control and the subsequent processing can be performed.

[0297] Further, in the invention according to claim 3, in the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, manual activation detection means for detecting activation by manual operation, and activation by manual operation detected by the manual activation detection means. Then, the apparatus further comprises a stopping means for stopping the communication of the communication means enabled by the communication control means, so that when the user starts by manual operation, the starting processing by remote operation of another user can be performed. The terminal can be operated with ease.

[0298] Further, in the invention according to claim 4, in the information processing apparatus according to claim 1, manual activation detection means for detecting activation by manual operation, and activation by manual operation detected by the manual activation detection means. Then, further comprising a prohibition unit for prohibiting the start process by the start execution unit, when the user is started by a manual operation,
Starting process by remote operation of other users can not be performed,
Terminal operation can be performed with peace of mind.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an apparatus employing the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an input unit.

FIG. 3 is an overall block diagram of an apparatus employing the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a communication mode screen.

FIG. 5 is a detailed block diagram of an apparatus employing the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a periodic program.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart when a wireless signal is received.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of an initial menu screen.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a power-on control unit.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a power-on control unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet part 2 Input / output part 3 Cover part 4 Tablet control part 5 Liquid crystal circuit part 6 Common circuit 7 Segment circuit 8 Main part power switch 9 Central control part 10 RTC 11 ROM 12 RAM 13 Infrared communication part 14 Built-in power supply part 15 External power supply Connection

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An information processing apparatus driven by a built-in power supply or an external power supply and started by a manual operation or a remote operation via a communication means, comprising: an external power supply detection means for detecting supply of an external power supply; When the supply of external power is detected by the power supply detection unit, a communication control unit that enables communication of the communication unit, and a start execution that executes a start process by receiving a signal by remote operation by the communication unit. And an information processing apparatus. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the communication control unit enables reception of the communication unit when the supply of external power is detected by the external power supply detection unit. An information processing apparatus, wherein transmission / reception of the communication unit is enabled in response to activation by the execution unit. 3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: a manual activation detecting means for detecting activation by manual operation; and a communication control means when the manual activation detecting means detects activation by manual operation. An information processing apparatus further comprising a stop unit that stops communication of a communication unit that has become communicable. 4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: a manual activation detecting means for detecting activation by a manual operation; and, if the activation by manual operation is detected by said manual activation detecting means, said activation executing means. An information processing apparatus further comprising a prohibition unit for prohibiting a start process.