IP Library Granted Patent US 7,885,719
Granted Patent B2
US 7,885,719 · App. 11/319,103 · Granted Feb 8, 2011

Portable communication terminal, message output method used for the portable communication terminal, and program therefor

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Patent No.
US 7,885,719
App. No.
11/319,103
Granted
Feb 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A communication terminal using a flat panel speaker outputs a message of warning, in forms of sound or text shown on display, before outputting sound from the flat panel speaker.

Claims (30)

1. A portable communications terminal comprising:

a speaker-integrated display in which a display screen for displaying an image and character information and a speaker for outputting sound are integrated;

a control section which outputs a warning message for notifying a user of loud sound outputted from the speaker-integrated display; and

an input operation section for the user to recognize the warning message,

wherein the control section outputs a sound from the speaker-integrated display after confirming that the user has recognized the warning message.

2. A portable communications terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the control section displays the warning message on the speaker-integrated display.

3. A portable communications terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the control section outputs the warning message from the speaker-integrated display in the form of sound.

4. A portable communications terminal comprising:

a speaker-integrated display in which a display screen for displaying an image and character information and a speaker for outputting sound are integrated;

a control section which outputs a warning message for notifying a user of loud sound outputted from the speaker-integrated display; and

a state monitoring section which determines an operation mode of the portable communications terminal,

wherein the control section outputs the warning message for the operation mode determined by the state monitoring section which is at least one of operation modes of reproducing a moving image or a recorded sound message and of reading out text data including a received email message.

5. A portable communications terminal according to claim 1 , further comprising a state monitoring section which determines an operation mode of the portable communications terminal as well as judges an input operation by a user, wherein the control section outputs the warning message for the operation mode determined by the state monitoring section which is at least one of operation modes of reproducing a moving image or a recorded sound message and of reading out text data including a received email message.

6. A portable communications terminal according to claim 2 , further comprising a state monitoring section which determines an operation mode of the portable communications terminal as well as judges an input operation by a user, wherein the control section outputs the warning message for the operation mode determined by the state monitoring section which is at least one of operation modes of reproducing a moving image or a recorded sound message and of reading out text data including a received email message.

7. A portable communications terminal according to claim 3 , further comprising a state monitoring section which determines an operation mode of the portable communications terminal as well as judges an input operation by a user, wherein the control section outputs the warning message for the operation mode determined by the state monitoring section which is at least one of operation modes of reproducing a moving image or a recorded sound message and of reading out text data including a received email message.

8. A warning method for a portable communications terminal having a speaker-integrated display in which a display screen for displaying an image and character information and a speaker for outputting sound are integrated, the warning method comprising the steps of:

confirming an operation mode of the portable communications terminal is to use loud sound;

outputting a warning message notifying that loud sound outputted from the speaker-integrated display; and

sounding from the speaker-integrated display,

wherein the sounding from the speaker-integrated display starts after confirming that a user has recognized the warning message.

9. A warning method according to claim 8 , wherein the outputting includes displaying the warning message on the speaker-integrated display.

10. A warning method according to claim 8 , wherein the outputting includes outputting the warning message from the speaker-integrated display in the form of sound.

11. A warning method for a portable communications terminal having a speaker-integrated display in which a display screen for displaying an image and character information and a speaker for outputting sound are integrated, the warning method comprising the steps of:

confirming an operation mode of the portable communications terminal is to use loud sound;

outputting a warning message notifying that loud sound outputted from the speaker-integrated display; and

sounding from the speaker-integrated display,

wherein the outputting the warning message when the confirmed operation mode is at least one of the operation modes of reproducing a moving image or a recorded sound message and of reading out text data including a received email message.

12. A warning method according to claim 8 , wherein the outputting the warning message when the confirmed operation mode is at least one of the operation modes of reproducing a moving image or a recorded sound message and of reading out text data including a received email message.

13. A warning method according to claim 9 , wherein the outputting the warning message when the confirmed operation mode is at least one of the operation modes of reproducing a moving image or a recorded sound message and of reading out text data including a received email message.

14. A warning method according to claim 10 , wherein the outputting the warning message when the confirmed operation mode is at least one of the operation modes of reproducing a moving image or a recorded sound message and of reading out text data including a received email message.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SECOND CONVEYING PARTY NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 037209 FRAME: 0592. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 14, 2015
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION; COMMIX SYSTEMS, LLC
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037279/0685 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2015
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION; COMMIX SYSTEMS, LCC
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 037209/0592 →
NOTICE OF TERMINATION Recorded Nov 14, 2014
From: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034244/0623 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2012
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: WARREN & LEWIS INVESTMENT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 029216/0855 →