IP Library Granted Patent US 8,478,354
Granted Patent B2
US 8,478,354 · App. 13/167,580 · Granted Jul 2, 2013

Mobile communication terminal apparatus

Inventor: Tomoaki Miwa (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,478,354
App. No.
13/167,580
Granted
Jul 2, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile communication terminal apparatus having a communication function, the mobile communication terminal apparatus includes: a light emitting unit configured to indicate call incoming information or mail receiving information by light emission; a notification setting unit configured to set whether to indicate at least one of the call incoming information and the mail receiving information by using at least one of a sound and a vibration; a brightness detecting unit, which detects a brightness when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by using both of the sound and the vibration; and a light-emission control unit, which controls the light emitting unit to not emit light, when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by both the sound and the vibration by the notification setting unit and when the brightness detected by the brightness detecting unit is a predetermined brightness or less.

Claims (24)

1. A mobile communication terminal apparatus having a communication function, the mobile communication terminal apparatus comprising:

a light emitting unit configured to indicate call incoming information or mail receiving information by light emission;

a notification setting unit configured to set whether to indicate at least one of the call incoming information and the mail receiving information by using at least one of a sound and a vibration;

a brightness detecting unit, which detects a brightness when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by using both of the sound and the vibration; and

a light-emission control unit, which controls the light emitting unit to not emit light, when the notification setting unit set to not indicate by both the sound and the vibration and when the brightness detected by the brightness detecting unit is a predetermined brightness or less.

2. The mobile communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the predetermined brightness has a first brightness and a second brightness,

wherein the light-emission control unit controls the light emitting unit to not emit light when the detected brightness is the first brightness or less, and

wherein, after the light-emission control unit controls the light emitting unit to not emit light, the light-emission control unit controls the light emitting unit to emit light when the detected brightness is greater than the second brightness.

3. The mobile communication terminal apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the first brightness is different from the second brightness.

4. The mobile communication terminal apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein, when a checking operation of at least one of the call incoming information and the mail receiving information is not detected, the brightness detecting unit detects the brightness again.

5. The mobile communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein, when a checking operation of both of the call incoming information and the mail receiving information is detected, the light-emission control unit controls the light emitting unit to not indicate by the light emission.

6. The mobile communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the call incoming information indicates that a call is being received.

7. The mobile communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the call incoming information indicates that a call is missed, and

wherein the mail receiving information indicates that an unread mail exists.

8. The mobile communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the light emitting unit is at least one of a lamp and a display.

9. The mobile communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the brightness detecting unit is disposed in a vicinity of the light emitting unit.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2011
From: MIWA, TOMOAKI
To: KYOCERA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026491/0890 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-145752 · Jun 28, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20110319141A1 · Dec 29, 2011