Vodafone K.k.

Vodafone Group Plc.

Yutaka Oe

Nobuyuki Enomoto

Shigetaka Kanai

Fuuji Asada

Fuji Asada

Manabu Shimizu

Tomoko Mori

A mobile communication terminalis assembled by a user incorporating an arbitrary desired function moduleinto a core module. When assembling the terminal, it is not possible for the core moduleto know what type of function module is being incorporated in advance, but it is possible to ascertain the type of function module that has been incorporated by using identification information notified to the connection module control means of the core modulevia the core module communication processing section of the function moduleand the inter-module communication processing section of the core module. The core moduletherefore implements a function appropriate to the users needs by appropriately controlling that function module. Therefore, it is possible to make effective use of resources, as well as reducing the burden placed on a user when upgrading or adding functions, to meet the diverse needs of the user.

Mobile communication terminal, and core module and function module for mobile communication terminal

A mobile communication terminal having a digital camera and which is comprised of a first section and a second section. There are four structural states realized by folding up of the mobile communication terminal and rotation of a display section with respect to a base section of the second section. In each of the four structural states, the mobile communication terminal automatically allocates operations modes of camera mode and non-camera mode. Also, the mobile communication terminal can automatically change the operating mode as required.

Mobile communication terminal

Cell phone

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Tokyo, Japan

Yutaka Oe