A hand-held electronic device comprises an IC-card chip unit, a watch CPU,
a power source unit, a display unit, and a switch connected between the
power source unit and the IC-card chip unit. The watch CPU has a power
supply controlling unit. The IC-card chip unit performs contactless data
communication with an external transmitter-receiver in close range. The
watch CPU operates on power from the power source unit, receives data
from the IC-card chip unit to display the data on the display unit or to
process the data before displaying them on the display unit. The power
supply controlling unit closes a switch at least during the period of
time that the watch CPU receives data from the IC-card chip unit, thereby
causing power to be supplied from the power source unit to the IC-card
chip unit.