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Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 05, 2014
Applicant:

Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Taku Koreki, Hino, JP;

Kenji Yoshizawa, Ome, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 19/34 (2010.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 64/00 (2013.01); G01S 5/0284 (2013.01); G01S 19/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

An information communication apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus is provided with a communication unit for communicating with an external apparatus, a first acquiring unit for acquiring signal sent from positioning satelite, a second acquiring unit which uses the communication unit to acquire from the external apparatus signal that is sent from the positioning satelite and received by the external apparatus, a judging unit for judging whether the communication unit is connected to the external apparatus to communicate with said external apparatus, and a controlling unit for controlling the second acquiring unit to perform a process based on the acquired signal, when the judging unit determines that the communication unit is connected to the external apparatus, and for controlling the first acquiring unit perform a process based on the acquired signal, when the judging unit determines that the communication unit is not connected to the external apparatus.


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