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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2011
Yasushi Tsuji, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasushi Tsuji, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A communication device is configured to perform data communications with a communication target while being connected to an information processing apparatus, and includes a communication unit and a holding unit. The communication unit is provided with a connector connectable to a connection port of the information processing apparatus and performs data communications with the communication target under control of the information processing apparatus. The holding unit holds the communication target. The holding unit is attached to the communication unit so as to be movable to a position where the holding unit covers the connector in a stored state, and movable to a position where the holding unit exposes the connector in a used state.
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