IP Library Patent Application 12399101
Patent Application
App. No. 12/399,101

COMMUNICATION TERMINAL APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

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App. No.
12/399,101
Abstract

A communication terminal apparatus includes a body for constituting a first state and a second state; a ringtone output unit configured to output a ringtone if an incoming call is received and notifying the incoming call; a detection unit configured to detect that the body changes from the first state to the second state if the ringtone is output by the ringtone output unit at the time the body is placed in the first state; and a ringtone silencing unit configured to silence the ringtone if the change is detected by the detection unit.

Claims (28)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

a body for constituting a first state and a second state;

a sound output unit configured to output a sound;

a detection unit configured to detect that the body changes from the first state to the second state if the sound is output by the sound output unit at the time the body is placed in the first state; and

a sound silencing unit configured to silence the sound if the change is detected by the detection unit.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a vibration generation unit configured to generate vibration if the sound is silenced by the sound silencing unit.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the vibration generation unit generates vibration weaker than vibration generated ordinarily.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein:

the information processing apparatus is a communication terminal apparatus receiving an incoming call;

the sound is a ringtone; and

the sound output unit outputs the ringtone if the incoming call is received and notifies the incoming call.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 further comprising a volume adjustment accepting unit configured to accept a volume adjustment the ringtone if the ringtone is output by the sound output unit and accepting a volume adjust of a received voice if the ringtone is silenced by the sound silencing unit.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein:

the body comprises a first body and a second body;

the first state of the body is a state in which the first body and the second body are in a closed state; and

the second state of the body is a state in which the first body and the second body are in an open state.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the body is a folding-type body or slide type body.

8 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising an acceleration detection unit configured to detect an acceleration of the body,

wherein the first state of the body is a state in which the value of acceleration of the body detected by the acceleration detection unit is equal to or less than a predetermined value, and the second state of the body is a state in which the value of acceleration of the body acceleration detection unit is larger than cue predetermined value.

9 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the body is a straight type body.

10 . A communication terminal apparatus comprising:

a ringtone output unit configured to output a ringtone if an incoming call is received and notifying the incoming call;

a ringtone silencing unit configured to silence the ringtone output by the ringtone output unit; and

a vibration generation unit configured to notify the incoming call by vibration if the ringtone is silenced by the ringtone silencing unit.

11 . A communication terminal apparatus comprising:

a ringtone output unit configured to output a ringtone if an incoming call is received and notifying the incoming call;

a ringtone silencing unit configured to silence the ringtone output by the ringtone output unit; and

a volume adjustment accepting unit configured to accept a volume adjustment of the ringtone if the ringtone is output by the ringtone output unit and accepting a volume adjustment of a received voice if the ringtone is silenced by the ringtone silencing unit.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2009
From: STALL, ALAN; FRAUENPREIS, CARL; SAMOYLOVA, TATYANA; CHOUNG, HOSEOK; SINANI, VLADIMIR
To: STRATEK PLASTIC LTD.
Reel/Frame 023350/0716 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2009
From: SATOH, MITSUHIRO; IWASAKI, HIROYUKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 022356/0136 →