US Patent 7391693 Information provision apparatus

An information provision apparatus has a detachable information storage medium that stores information, an information storing portion that storing information read from the information storage medium, a processing portion that performs a reproduction processing of information stored in the information storing portion, an output portion that outputs information reproduced by the processing portion, and a clocking portion that counts an elapsed time since the information storage medium is detached from the information provision apparatus, wherein the processing portion stops the reproduction processing when the elapsed time exceeds a specified value.