IP Library Granted Patent US 8,280,411
Granted Patent B2
US 8,280,411 · App. 12/552,713 · Granted Oct 2, 2012

Communication terminal device and control program thereof

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Patent No.
US 8,280,411
App. No.
12/552,713
Granted
Oct 2, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a mobile phone ( 1 ) that is changeable to a plurality of styles, when connecting a call in response to an originating call or an incoming call by a wireless communication section ( 14 ), a central control section ( 11 ) controls a style detecting section ( 24 ) to detect a current style, and judges whether or not the call should be restricted by referring to an operation mode information storage section (M 5 ). The central control section ( 11 ) then restricts the call based on this restriction judgment result and the detection result from the style detecting section ( 24 ). Also, the central control section 11 drives a notifying section ( 20 ) to give a notification indicating that a call in a certain style is restricted.

Claims (50)

1. A communication terminal device having at least one housing with a structure that is changeable to a plurality of styles, comprising:

a communication detection means for detecting communication that is at least one of either an incoming call or an originating call;

a call connection means for connecting a call in response to communication detected by the communication detection means;

a distance detection means for detecting a distance between a communication antenna and a reception speaker corresponding to a style change;

a set means for setting an operation mode associated with a region where the communication terminal is being used;

a restriction judgment means for judging whether or not a call in a certain style should be restricted based on the operation mode set by the set means and a detection result from the distance detection means;

a control means for performing control such that a call connected in response to communication detected by the communication detection means is restricted based on a judgment result from the restriction judgment means; and

a style detecting means for detecting a style based on the distance between the communication antenna and the reception speaker detected by the distance detection means.

2. The communication terminal device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a restriction notification means for giving at least one of either a notification indicating that a call connected in response to communication detected by the communication detection means is restricted or a notification prompting change of the style detected by the style detecting means to another style.

3. The communication terminal device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an incoming call notification means for giving a notification of an incoming call;

wherein a notification by the restriction notification means and a notification by the incoming call notification means are given in different notification manners.

4. The communication terminal device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a release means for, when a style detected by the style detection means is changed while a call is being restricted under control performed by the control means, releasing the restriction on the call based on a style after the change.

5. The communication terminal device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a message recording and playback means for, after a predetermined time has passed since a call is restricted under control performed by the control means, recording a message from a call partner and allowing the message recorded to be played back.

6. The communication terminal device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a connection means for connecting an external audio output device;

wherein the control means performs control such that a call is not restricted when an external audio output device has been connected by the connection means.

7. The communication terminal device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a speaker-phone call connection means for performing a speaker-phone call in which audio from a call partner is outputted from a reception speaker at a loud volume;

wherein the control means performs control such that a call is not restricted in a case where the speaker-phone call connection means performs a speaker-phone call.

8. A communication terminal device having at least one housing with a structure that is changeable to a plurality of styles, comprising:

a communication detection means for detecting communication that is at least one of either an incoming call or an originating call;

a call connection means for connecting a call in response to communication detected by the communication detection means;

a distance detection means for detecting a distance between a communication antenna and a reception speaker corresponding to a style change;

an acquisition means for acquiring location information;

a restriction judgment means for judging whether or not a call should be restricted based on the location information acquired by the acquisition means and a detection result from the distance detection means;

a control means for performing control such that a call connected in response to a communication detected by the communication detection means is restricted based on a judgment result from the restriction judgment means; and

a style detecting means for detecting a style based on the distance between the communication antenna and the reception speaker detected by the distance detection means.

9. The communication terminal device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a reception means for receiving region identifying information used to identify regions;

wherein the restriction judgment means judges whether or not a call should be restricted based on region identifying information received by the reception means.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a program that is executable by a computer, comprising:

communication detection process for detecting communication that is at least one of either an incoming call or an originating call;

call connection process for connecting a call in response to detected communication;

a distance detection process for detecting a distance between a communication antenna and a reception speaker corresponding to a style change;

a set process for setting an operation mode associated with a region where a communication terminal is being used;

restriction judgment process for judging whether or not a call should be restricted based on the operation mode set by the set process and a detection result from the distance detection process;

control process for performing control such that a call connected in response to detected communication is restricted based on a restriction judgment result; and

a style detecting process for detecting a style based on the distance between the communication antenna and the reception speaker detected by the distance detection process.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a program that is executable by a computer, comprising:

communication detection process for detecting communication that is at least one of either an incoming call or an originating call;

call connection process for connecting a call in response to detected communication;

a distance detection process for detecting a distance between a communication antenna and a reception speaker corresponding to a style change;

an acquisition process for acquiring location information;

restriction judgment process for judging whether or not a call should be restricted based on the location information acquired by the acquisition process and a detection result from the distance detection process;

control process for performing control such that a call connected in response to communication detected by the communication detection process is restricted based on a judgment result from the restriction judgment process; and

a style detecting process for detecting a style based on the distance between the communication antenna and the reception speaker detected by the distance detection process.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2014
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
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