JP2006013838A - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile phone capable of relieving an operation load imposed on a user when a broadcast sound of a radio wave broadcast program is also outputted or its output is stopped when a tone such as a ringer tone is outputted or its output is stopped. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile phone includes: a telephone means; a broadcast reception means; a speaker output means; a mode setting means; a speaker output control means; and a speaker broadcast sound output stop means, and the sound of broadcast contents received by the broadcast reception means can be outputted by the speaker output means. The mode setting means selects a first mode wherein at least part of sounds other than the sound of broadcast contents is outputted from the speaker output means or a second mode wherein the output of the sound by the speaker output means is stopped. The speaker broadcast sound output stop means stops the output of the sound of the broadcast contents by the speaker output means when the mode setting means changes the settings from the first mode to the second mode for a period when the broadcast reception means receives the radio wave broadcast program. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone capable of receiving radio broadcasts broadcast by radio waves such as television broadcasts and radio broadcasts and outputting the broadcast contents.

As this type of mobile phone, for example, one described in Patent Document 1 is known. In addition to the telephone function, the cellular phone described in Patent Document 1 has a tuner function for selecting and receiving radio broadcasts. In this patent document 1, a mobile phone that can receive radio broadcast and listen to broadcast sound output from an external output speaker, a broadcast image that receives television broadcast and is displayed on display means, and an external output A mobile phone capable of viewing broadcast sound output from a speaker is described.
On the other hand, a conventional mobile phone has an operation mode called a manner mode in which operation is performed such that a ringtone of a telephone call or a ringtone such as an e-mail or a short message is not output from an external output speaker. If you change the setting from normal mode (first mode), which outputs sounds such as ringtones, from the external output speaker to manner mode (second mode), sounds such as ringtones that can be a noise for people around you Is not output from the external output speaker. When a user moves to a place such as a train where there are many people around him / her, he / she performs an operation to change the setting of his / her mobile phone to manner mode, and sounds such as ringtones are externally transmitted. Do not output from the output speaker.

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In a mobile phone that can receive radio broadcasts and television broadcasts and output the broadcast sound from the external output speaker, when the broadcast sound is output from the external output speaker, the broadcast sound is also the same as the above ringtone. It can be a noise for people around you. Some mobile phones operate so as not to output the broadcast sound from an external output speaker when the manner mode has already been set before the start of broadcast reception. According to this mobile phone, if the manner mode is set before the broadcast reception is started, the broadcast sound is not output from the external output speaker even during the broadcast reception. Therefore, the user can avoid the situation where the broadcast sound becomes the noise of people around him by setting the manner mode before starting the broadcast reception.
However, this mobile phone cannot be changed to the manner mode while receiving the broadcast. Therefore, when the user moves to a place such as a train while receiving a broadcast, the user is forced to perform an operation for setting the manner mode after performing an operation to end the reception of the broadcast. There was a problem.

In addition, if the mobile phone does not output the broadcast sound from the external output speaker if the manner mode is set before the start of the broadcast reception, the broadcast sound is output from the earphone when the broadcast is received during the manner mode. It has become. Therefore, if the manner mode is set before the broadcast reception is started, the user can listen to the broadcast sound so as not to be a noise of people around him.
However, this mobile phone has a configuration in which the manner mode cannot be canceled and the setting can be changed to the normal mode while receiving the broadcast. Therefore, if a user who was listening to the broadcast sound with an earphone in a place such as in a train leaves the place and wants to listen to the broadcast sound with an external output speaker, the operation burden on the user is heavy. There was a problem. In other words, in this case, the user performs an operation for once ending the reception of the broadcast, then performs an operation for canceling the manner mode and changing the setting to the normal mode, and then receiving the broadcast. There was a problem of being forced to perform an operation to resume.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to output a broadcast sound of a radio broadcast together when outputting a sound such as a ringtone or stopping the output. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone that can reduce a user's operation burden when stopping the output.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 outputs sound using a telephone means for making a telephone call to another telephone through a telephone line, a broadcast receiving means for receiving a radio broadcast, and an external output speaker. A first mode for outputting at least a part of the sound by the speaker output means and at least a part of the sound by the speaker output means Mode setting means for setting any one of the second modes to stop output, and at least part of the sound is output by the speaker output means or at least partly according to the mode set by the mode setting means Speaker output control means for stopping the sound output by the speaker output means, and the sound of the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means is output from the speaker. When the mode setting means changes the setting from the first mode to the second mode during the period in which the broadcast receiving means receives radio broadcasts, the speaker output means A speaker broadcast sound output stop means for stopping the output of the sound of the broadcast content is provided.
In this cellular phone, when the setting is changed from the first mode to the second mode, the speaker output control means outputs at least a part of the sound other than the broadcast content sound from the external output speaker of the speaker output means. Disappear. When the setting is changed from the first mode to the second mode during the broadcast reception period, the output of the broadcast content sound (broadcast sound) by the speaker output means is also stopped. Therefore, when the setting is changed from the first mode to the second mode during the broadcast reception period, the output of the at least part of the sound by the speaker output unit is stopped and the output of the broadcast sound by the speaker output unit is also stopped. . Note that the setting change from the first mode to the second mode is not limited to that based on the user's operation. Therefore, for example, when the location where the user is located is detected by the detection means and the location is a predetermined location where the setting change is to be performed, the setting is changed from the first mode to the second mode. It may not be based on the user's operation.
Note that in this specification, “broadcast” means that information including sound such as image and sound information or sound only information is distributed by radio waves, and includes television broadcast and radio broadcast.
Further, in this specification, “at least a part of the sound other than the sound of the broadcast content” refers to all or a part of the sound other than the broadcast sound among the sounds that can be output by the speaker output means. And ringtones such as e-mails, sound effects of application programs such as games, operation sounds such as button operations, and the like.

Further, the invention of claim 2 stores output setting information for determining whether or not to output the sound of the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means by the speaker output means in the mobile phone of claim 1. A setting information storage means and an application program for receiving the radio broadcast by the broadcast receiving means and outputting the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means, at the start of execution of the application program While the output setting information stored in the setting information storage means is read and the application program is executed, a processing operation for outputting the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means according to the content of the read output setting information. An application that continues or continues the processing operation to stop the output of the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means. And when the mode setting means changes the setting from the first mode to the second mode during the period when the broadcast receiving means receives the radio broadcast, the speaker of the sound of the broadcast content And a setting information storage unit that stores, in the setting information storage unit, output setting information for stopping output by the output unit.
In this cellular phone, by executing the application program by the application program execution means, the radio broadcast can be received and the broadcast sound can be output by the speaker output means. The processing operation of the application program execution means during the execution of the application program is determined by the contents of the output setting information stored in the setting information storage means read at the start of execution. In this way, the processing operation being executed is determined by the output setting information read at the start of execution, so that the application program execution means periodically checks the output setting information stored in the setting information storage means during the execution. No processing operation is required. Therefore, the processing load on the application program execution means is greatly reduced.
On the other hand, even if the output setting information stored in the setting information storage means is rewritten after the start of execution, the rewritten output setting information is not reflected in the processing operation of the application program execution means during the execution. Therefore, even if the output setting information is rewritten to stop the output of the broadcast sound by the speaker output means after the start of execution, there is a problem that the output of the broadcast sound by the speaker output means does not stop during the execution.
In the mobile phone, as described in the mobile phone of claim 1, when the setting is changed from the first mode to the second mode during the broadcast reception period, that is, during the execution of the application program, the speaker output of the broadcast sound is output. The output by the means stops. Therefore, if the setting is changed from the first mode to the second mode after the execution of the application program is started, the output of the broadcast sound by the speaker output means can be stopped even during the execution, and the above problem can be solved. .
Moreover, in this cellular phone, when this setting change is made, output setting information for stopping the output of the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means is stored in the setting information storage means. Thus, when the application program is executed again after the application program being executed is terminated, the output of the broadcast sound by the speaker output means is stopped even during the execution. Therefore, when the output of the broadcast sound by the speaker output means is stopped even during the execution of the resumed application program, it is not necessary to rewrite the output setting information before the restart.

Further, the invention of claim 3 is a telephone means for calling another telephone through a telephone line, a broadcast receiving means for receiving a radio broadcast, a speaker output means for outputting sound using an external output speaker, A first mode in which at least a part of the sound other than the broadcast content is output by the speaker output means and a second mode in which the output of the at least a part of the sound by the speaker output means is stopped. Mode setting means for setting any one of the modes, and the speaker output means outputs the at least some sound or the speaker output of the at least some sound according to the mode set by the mode setting means Speaker output control means for stopping the output by the means, the sound of the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means can be output by the speaker output means In the mobile phone, when the mode setting means changes the setting from the second mode to the first mode during the period in which the broadcast receiving means receives the radio broadcast, the sound of the broadcast content is output to the speaker output means. It is characterized by having a speaker broadcast sound output means for outputting according to the above.
In this mobile phone, when the setting is changed from the second mode to the first mode, the speaker output control means outputs at least a part of the sound other than the sound of the broadcast content from the external output speaker of the speaker output means. Become so. When the setting is changed from the second mode to the first mode during the broadcast reception period, the sound of the broadcast content (broadcast sound) by the speaker output means is also output. Therefore, when the setting is changed from the second mode to the first mode during the broadcast reception period, the broadcast sound is also output by the speaker output means together with the at least part of the sound. Note that the setting change from the second mode to the first mode is not limited to that based on the user's operation. Therefore, for example, when the location where the user is located is detected by the detection means and the location is not a predetermined location where the setting change is to be performed, the setting is changed from the second mode to the first mode. It may not be based on the user's operation.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone of the third aspect, output setting information for determining whether or not the sound of the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means is output by the speaker output means is stored. A setting information storage means and an application program for receiving the radio broadcast by the broadcast receiving means and outputting the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means, and at the start of execution of the application program While the output setting information stored in the setting information storage means is read and the application program is executed, a processing operation for outputting the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means according to the content of the read output setting information. An application that continues or continues the processing operation to stop the output of the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means. When the mode setting means changes the setting from the second mode to the first mode during the period when the radio program is received by the broadcast program executing means and the broadcast receiving means, the sound of the broadcast content is output to the speaker. It has a setting information storing means for storing output setting information to be output by the output means in the setting information storing means.
In this mobile phone, similarly to the mobile phone of claim 2, the processing operation for the application program execution means to periodically check the output setting information stored in the setting information storage means during the execution of the application program becomes unnecessary. . As a result, the processing load on the application program execution means is greatly reduced. As a result, an effect of reducing power consumption and the like useful for a mobile phone driven by a rechargeable battery can be obtained.
Moreover, even if the output setting information stored in the setting information storage means is rewritten after the start of execution, the rewritten output setting information is not updated during the execution. It is not reflected in the processing operation of the application program execution means. Therefore, even if the output setting information is rewritten so that the broadcast sound is output by the speaker output means after the execution is started, there is a problem that the broadcast sound is not output by the speaker output means during the execution.
In this mobile phone, as described in the mobile phone of claim 3, if the setting is changed from the second mode to the first mode during the broadcast reception period, that is, during the execution of the application program, the broadcast sound is output to the speaker. Output by the means. Therefore, if the setting is changed from the second mode to the first mode after the execution of the application program is started, broadcast sound can be output by the speaker output means even during the execution.
Moreover, in this cellular phone, when this setting change is made, output setting information for causing the speaker output means to output the sound of the broadcast content is stored in the setting information storage means. Thus, when the application program is executed again after the application program being executed is terminated, the broadcast sound is output by the speaker output means even during the execution. Therefore, when the broadcast sound is output by the speaker output means even during the execution of the resumed application program, it is not necessary to rewrite the output setting information before the resume.

The invention according to claim 5 is the mobile phone according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the earphone output means for outputting the sound of the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means using an earphone, and the speaker output means Even when the output of the sound of the broadcast content by is stopped, the earphone output control means continues the output of the sound of the broadcast content by the earphone output means without stopping.
In this mobile phone, even when the output of broadcast sound by the speaker output means is stopped, the broadcast sound is output by the earphone output means.

  As the above-mentioned “mobile phone”, PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) method, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) method, TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association) method, etc., standardized by IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) -2000 Mobile phone, TD-SCDMA (MC: Multi Carrier) mobile phone, which is one of TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), and PHS (Personal Handyphone Service).

As described above, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, when the setting is changed from the first mode to the second mode in order to stop the output of the ringtone or the like during the broadcast reception period, the broadcast sound is also output. Even if the setting change is made based on the user's operation, the user who stops the output of the broadcast sound when stopping the output of the sound of the ringtone etc. There is an excellent effect that the operation burden can be reduced.
In particular, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the processing load of the application program execution means is greatly reduced, and as a result, an excellent effect that a power consumption reduction effect and the like useful for a mobile phone driven by a rechargeable battery can be obtained. Played. In addition, even if the output setting information is rewritten to stop the output of the broadcast sound by the speaker output means during the execution of the application program, the excellent effect that the problem that the output does not stop can be solved. Further, when the output of the broadcast sound by the speaker output means is stopped during the execution of the resumed application program, it is not necessary to rewrite the output setting information before the restart, so that the setting change is based on the user's operation. Even if it is performed, an excellent effect that the operation burden on the user can be reduced is also achieved.
According to the third and fourth aspects of the present invention, when the setting is changed from the second mode to the first mode in order to output a ringtone or the like during the broadcast reception period, the broadcast sound is also output. , Even if the setting is changed based on the user's operation, to reduce the user's operation burden when the broadcast sound is also output when the ringtone and other sounds are output An excellent effect of being able to be produced.
In particular, according to the invention of claim 4, the processing load of the application program execution means is greatly reduced, and as a result, an excellent effect that a reduction effect of power consumption and the like useful for a mobile phone driven by a rechargeable battery can be obtained. Played. In addition, even if the output setting information is rewritten to output the broadcast sound from the speaker output means during execution of the application program, an excellent effect that the problem that the output setting information is not output can be solved. Further, when the broadcast sound is output by the speaker output means while the resumed application program is being executed, it is not necessary to rewrite the output setting information before the restart, so that the setting change is performed based on the user's operation. Even if it is a thing, the outstanding effect that a user's operation burden can be reduced is also show | played.
According to the invention of claim 5, in addition to the effect produced by the invention of any one of claims 1 to 4, the user can use the earphone even when the output of the broadcast sound by the speaker output means is stopped. There is also an excellent effect that the broadcast sound can be heard by the output means.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the overall configuration of a mobile communication system in which the mobile phone according to the present embodiment can be used.
In this mobile communication system, a mobile phone 20 used by a user who is a user can be connected to a mobile phone communication network 10 as a telephone line. The mobile phone 20 can make a call with the mobile phone 11 of another user via the mobile phone communication network 10.

FIG. 3A is a front view showing the appearance of the mobile phone 20, and FIG. 3B is a rear view thereof. FIG. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a hardware configuration of the mobile phone 20.
The mobile phone 20 is a clamshell (folding) type mobile phone. The cellular phone 20 includes an internal control device including a system bus 200, a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a ROM 203, an input device 204, an output device 205, a cellular phone communication network communication device 206, and a tuner device 207.
Components such as the CPU 201 and the RAM 202 exchange various data and instructions of a program to be described later via the system bus 200. The input device 204 includes a data input key (ten key, * key, # key) 21, a call start key 22, an end key 23, a scroll key 24, a multi-function key 25, a microphone 26, and the like. The output device 205 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) 27, a call speaker 28, an external output speaker 29, an earphone 30, and the like. The mobile phone communication network communication device 206 makes a call with another mobile phone 11 via the mobile phone communication network 10 or communicates mail, short messages, etc. via the mobile phone communication network 10. belongs to. The tuner device 207 is for selecting and receiving a radio broadcast transmitted from a radio broadcast station.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the main part of the cellular phone 20 extracted.
The cellular phone 20 includes a telephone communication unit 211 as a telephone unit, a data communication unit 212 as an information reception unit, an operation unit 213 as an operation unit, a speaker output control unit, an earphone output control unit, a speaker broadcast sound output stop unit, Main control unit 215 as speaker broadcast sound output means, application program execution means and setting information storage means, output section 216 as speaker output means and earphone output means, tuner section 217 as broadcast reception means, setting information storage means A storage unit 218 and the like are provided.

  The telephone communication unit 211 performs wireless communication with a base station of the mobile phone communication network 10 in order to perform telephone communication with another mobile phone 11 or a fixed phone. This corresponds to the network communication device 206 and the like. When the telephone communication unit 211 receives an incoming call signal, the output unit 216 notifies the user of the incoming call with a specific sound, display, vibration, or the like. When the incoming call is notified, the user can make a call by pressing the call start key 22 of the operation unit 213.

  Similar to the telephone communication unit 211, the data communication unit 212 corresponds to the mobile phone communication network communication device 206 and the like on the hardware configuration described above. The data communication unit 212 exchanges mail with another mobile phone 11 via the mobile phone communication network 10 or connects to an external communication network such as the Internet from the mobile phone communication network 10 via a gateway server. This is for exchanging e-mails and the like. The data communication unit 212 also functions as an information receiving unit that receives information unidirectionally transmitted from the information providing server (not shown) via the mobile phone communication network 10 at a predetermined timing. Examples of information sent from the information providing server include news information, weather information, earthquake / tsunami information, map information, store information, product information, and regional information limited to the region where the user is located. These pieces of information are automatically received at a predetermined timing as described above, for example, a timing at a preset time interval or a preset specific time. When the data communication unit 212 receives information, the output unit 216 notifies the user of the arrival of the information by a specific sound, display, vibration, or the like. When the arrival of this information is notified, the user can browse the received information at an arbitrary timing.

  The operation unit 213 includes the above-described numeric keypad 21, call start key 22, end call key 23, and the like that can be operated by the user. By operating this operation unit 213, the user can start and end a call when receiving a call, and can select various settings and operation modes of the mobile phone 20.

  The main control unit 215 controls the telephone communication unit 211, the data communication unit 212, the operation unit 213, the output unit 216, the tuner unit 217, and the storage unit 218. The system bus 200, the CPU 201, the RAM 202, etc. It consists of The main control unit 215 executes a communication control program and a user interface for controlling the telephone communication unit 211, the data communication unit 212, and the like. Also, the main control unit 215 functions as an application program execution unit, and by executing an application program for a radio player for controlling the tuner unit 217, the main control unit 215 can listen to a radio broadcast transmitted from a radio broadcast station. enable. Further, the main control unit 215 functions as a mode setting means when a user performs a predetermined operation, and based on the operation content, a normal mode in which a ring tone such as a telephone or mail is output from the external output speaker 29 (First mode) or a manner mode (second mode) in which the ring tone is not output from the external output speaker 29 is set.

  The output unit 216 includes the LCD 27, the speaker for call 28, the external output speaker 29 and the earphone 30, the volume control unit that is a volume control unit for adjusting the volume output from the external output speaker 29, and the like. Output device 205 or the like. The output unit 216 displays the content of the short message or mail received by the data communication unit 212 on the LCD 27 under the control of the main control unit 215. Further, the LCD 27 of the output unit 216 is used when notifying the user that the telephone communication unit 211 has received a call. It is also used when notifying the user that the data communication unit 212 has received a short message or has received information from the information providing server. Specifically, when these incoming calls are received, the main control unit 215 displays an incoming call notification image on the LCD 27 of the output unit 216 or outputs a ring tone from the external output speaker 29. The output unit 216 includes an external output speaker volume control unit (radio broadcast volume control unit) for sound signals sent from the tuner unit 217 and an external output speaker volume control unit for other sound signals. (General volume control units) are individually provided, and each volume control unit is independently controlled by the main control unit 215. The output unit 216 includes an earphone terminal exposed outside the mobile phone body, and the earphone 30 is configured to be detachable from the terminal. The output unit 216 includes an earphone volume control unit (earphone volume control unit) for adjusting the volume output from the earphone 30. The earphone volume control unit includes the above-described radio broadcast volume control unit and It is independently controlled by the main control unit 215 independently of the general volume control unit.

  The tuner unit 217 corresponds to the tuner device 207, the broadcast receiving antenna, and the like having the above hardware configuration. The tuner unit 217 is a general radio tuner that selectively receives radio waves of a frequency designated by the main control unit 215 from radio broadcast radio waves transmitted from a radio broadcast station and receives the radio broadcasts. It has the function of. The contents of the radio broadcast received by the tuner unit 217 are directly transmitted to the output unit 216 and output from the external output speaker 29 via the radio broadcast volume control unit of the output unit 216. The contents of the radio broadcast received by the tuner unit 217 are also output from the earphone 30 via the earphone volume control unit of the output unit 216.

  The storage unit 218 includes a part of the above-described RAM 202, the ROM 203, and the like. The RAM 202 of the storage unit 218 has a setting information memory area for storing manner mode setting information including contents to be processed by the main control unit 215 in the manner mode. This manner mode setting information includes information for stopping the output from the external output speaker 29 such as a ringtone of a telephone call, a ringtone of a mail or a short message. The manner mode setting information also includes broadcast sound setting information as output setting information indicating whether or not to output the broadcast sound of the radio broadcast received by the tuner unit 217 from the external output speaker 29. Such manner mode setting information may be changed based on a user operation, for example, such that the ringtone of a telephone is turned off but the ringtone of a mail or a short message is not turned off. Various programs for operating the cellular phone 20 according to a predetermined procedure are also stored in the RAM 202 and ROM 203 of the storage unit 218. These programs are called and executed in the work area in the CPU 201 or RAM 202 as necessary.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing when the application program for the radio player in the present embodiment is started (at the start of execution).
When the user listens to the radio broadcast on the mobile phone 20, first, the user performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit 213 to start an application program for the radio player (S11). Thus, the LCD 27 displays a player screen for selecting a radio broadcast station and adjusting the volume. Here, in the present embodiment, the main control unit 215 reads the broadcast sound setting information in the manner mode setting information stored in the setting information memory area of the storage unit 218 when the application program is activated (S12). Then, when the read broadcast sound setting information is the content (no output information) for stopping the output of the broadcast sound by the speaker output means (S13), the radio received by the tuner unit 217 during the execution of the application program. A processing operation is performed so as not to output broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29 (S14). Specifically, the main control unit 215 transmits a mute command to the radio broadcast volume control unit of the output unit 216. When this is received by the radio broadcast volume control unit of the output unit 216, the volume of the radio broadcast volume control unit is turned off in accordance with the mute command. Even when the volume of the radio broadcast volume control unit is turned off, the broadcast sound of the radio broadcast received by the tuner unit 217 is output from the earphone 30, so that the user wears the earphone 30 to the ear, You can listen to the broadcast sound. Thereafter, the main control unit 215 performs processing for displaying a player screen on the LCD 27 (S15). On the other hand, when the read broadcast sound setting information is a content (output presence information) for outputting the broadcast sound by the speaker output means (S13), the main control unit 215 outputs a command to the output unit 216. Then, a process for displaying the player screen on the LCD 27 is performed (S15). In the present embodiment, the radio broadcast volume adjusting unit of the output unit 216 is preset to a predetermined volume when no mute command is received from the main control unit 215. Therefore, during the execution of the application program, a processing operation is performed so that the broadcast sound of the radio broadcast received by the tuner unit 217 is output from the external output speaker 29.

  When the application program is started in this manner, the user performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit 213 while looking at the player screen on the LCD 27 to select a radio broadcast station or adjust the volume. be able to. When a user performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit 213 to select a radio broadcast station, the operation content is sent from the operation unit 213 to the main control unit 215. The main control unit 215 transmits a channel selection command for receiving radio waves having a frequency corresponding to the operation content to the tuner unit 217. Upon receiving this, the tuner unit 217 receives a radio wave having a frequency related to the channel selection command, and outputs a sound signal obtained by demodulating the radio wave to the output unit 216. As a result, when the radio broadcast volume control unit of the output unit 216 does not receive a mute command from the main control unit 215 at the time of activation, the external output speaker 29 of the output unit 216 receives the selected radio broadcast station. Broadcast sound of the transmitted broadcast wave is output. On the other hand, when the radio broadcast volume control unit of the output unit 216 receives a mute command from the main control unit 215 at the time of activation, broadcast sound is not output from the external output speaker 29 of the output unit 216. In the former case, when the user adjusts the volume of the radio broadcast volume adjusting unit, the user performs a predetermined operation on the operation unit 213. Thereby, the operation content is sent from the operation unit 213 to the main control unit 215. The main control unit 215 transmits a volume adjustment command for adjusting the volume according to the operation content to the output unit 216. When this is received by the output unit 216, the radio broadcast volume control unit of the output unit 216 is controlled so as to have a volume related to the volume control command.

[Operation example 1]
Next, an operation example when the user changes the setting from the normal mode to the manner mode by performing a predetermined operation on the operation unit 213 (this operation example is referred to as “operation example 1”) will be described. In the first operation example, when the setting to the manner mode is changed, the control of forcibly stopping the output of the broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29 is performed when a radio broadcast is received.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing operations in the first operation example.
When the user performs a predetermined operation for changing the setting from the normal mode to the manner mode on the operation unit 213 (S1), the operation content is sent from the operation unit 213 to the main control unit 215. Thereby, the main control unit 215 functions as a determination unit, and determines whether or not a radio broadcast is currently received (S2). Specifically, this is determined based on whether or not an application program for the radio player is currently being executed. When it is determined that the radio broadcast is received in this determination, the main control unit 215 transmits a mute command to the radio broadcast volume control unit of the output unit 216. As a result, the volume of the radio broadcast volume control unit of the output unit 216 is turned off (S3), and the output of the broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29 is forcibly stopped. Even if the output of the broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29 is stopped, the broadcast sound is output from the earphone 30, so that the user can listen to the broadcast sound by wearing the earphone 30 on the ear. Can do. Then, the main control unit 215 rewrites the broadcast sound setting information of the manner mode setting information stored in the setting information memory area of the storage unit 218 with no output information (S4). Thereafter, the main control unit 215 reads the manner mode setting information from the storage unit 218 (S5), and according to the contents of the setting information, from the external output speaker 29 such as a ringtone for a telephone call, a ringtone for a mail or a short message, etc. Processing for stopping the output is executed (S6). Specifically, the main control unit 215 transmits a mute command to the general volume control unit of the output unit 216 according to the content of the read manner mode setting information. As a result, the volume of the general volume adjustment unit of the output unit 216 is turned off, and the output of various ring tones from the external output speaker 29 is forcibly stopped.
On the other hand, if it is determined in S2 that the radio broadcast is not received, the main control unit 215 reads the manner mode setting information from the storage unit 218 (S5), and receives an incoming call according to the content of the setting information. A process of stopping output from the external output speaker 29 such as a sound, a mail or a short message ringtone is executed (S6).

  In this operation example 1, a method of turning off the output of various ringtones from the external output speaker 29 by turning off the volume of the general volume control unit is adopted. However, in this case, the sound output via the general volume control unit is uniformly turned off, so that the ringtone for the telephone is turned off, but the ringtone for the mail is not turned off. Cannot operate. Therefore, for example, whether or not a command to be transmitted from the main control unit 215 to the output unit 216 to output a ringtone from the external output speaker 29 is output for each ringtone (phone ringtone, mail ringtone, etc.). You may employ | adopt the method which can be selected. In this case, it is possible to individually turn off the ringtone of the telephone and the ringtone of the mail.

As described above, according to the first operation example, when a user who is listening to the radio broadcast sound output from the external output speaker 29 performs a predetermined operation for changing the setting to the manner mode, the ring tone of the telephone is received. And the output from the external output speaker 29 such as a ringtone of mail are stopped, and the output of the broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29 is also stopped. That is, the user can change the setting to the manner mode by performing only one operation for changing the setting to the manner mode, and can also stop the output of the broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29.
Moreover, in the first operation example, the processing operation of the main control unit 215 regarding whether or not to stop the output of the broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29 during the execution of the application program for the radio player is started. It is determined by the broadcast sound setting information stored in the storage unit 218 that is sometimes read. Therefore, the main control unit 215 does not need to perform a processing operation for periodically checking the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 during execution of the application program. Therefore, the processing load on the main control unit 215 is greatly reduced, and the power consumption during execution of the application program can be reduced.
Further, in the first operation example, when the setting is changed to the manner mode during the radio broadcast reception period, the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 becomes the no-output information. As a result, when the application program is executed again after the application program being executed is terminated, the output of the broadcast sound by the external output speaker 29 is stopped even if the user does not perform any operation. . Explaining this point, the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 remains as output information only when the user changes the setting to the manner mode during execution of the application program. For this reason, when this application program is restarted, broadcast sound setting information as output information is read into the main control unit 215 when the application program is started, so that broadcast sound is output from the external output speaker 29 during execution of the restarted application program. End up. Therefore, the user who wants to stop the output of the broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29 even when restarting sets the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 from the output presence information to the no output information before the restart. It is necessary to perform an operation to change. According to this operation example 1, when the setting is changed to the manner mode during execution of the application program, the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 becomes the no-output information at that time, so even when the application program is executed again, Even if the user does not perform any operation, the output of the broadcast sound by the external output speaker 29 is stopped.

[Operation example 2]
Next, an operation example when the user changes the setting from the manner mode to the normal mode by performing a predetermined operation on the operation unit 213 (this operation example is referred to as “operation example 2”) will be described. In the second operation example, when the radio broadcast is received when the setting is changed to the normal mode, that is, when the manner mode is canceled, the broadcast sound is forcibly output from the external output speaker 29.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing operations in the second operation example.
As described in the operation example 1 above, when the user sets the manner mode while the application program is being executed, the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 is rewritten with no output information. At this time, when the application program is terminated and then restarted, as described above, the main control unit 215 reads the broadcast sound setting information when the application program is started, and the output unit 216 performs radio broadcast. A mute command is output to the volume control unit. Therefore, during execution of the resumed application program, the broadcast sound is not output from the external output speaker 29, and the user listens to the broadcast sound using the earphone 30. Here, it is assumed that the user performs a predetermined operation for canceling the manner mode on the operation unit 213 when receiving the radio broadcast in the manner mode set as described above (S21). . As a result, the operation content is sent from the operation unit 213 to the main control unit 215. Accordingly, the main control unit 215 functions as a determination unit, and determines whether or not a radio broadcast is currently received (S22), as in the case of the first operation example.

When it is determined that the radio broadcast is received in this determination, the main control unit 215 transmits a volume return command to the radio broadcast volume adjustment unit of the output unit 216. As a result, the radio broadcast volume adjusting unit of the output unit 216 returns to the volume before the volume is turned off (S23), and broadcast sound output is forcibly started from the external output speaker 29. Then, the main control unit 215 rewrites the broadcast sound setting information of the manner mode setting information stored in the setting information memory area of the storage unit 218 to output information (S24). After that, the main control unit 215 executes a process for outputting a ringtone for a telephone call, a ringtone for a mail or a short message, etc. from the external output speaker 29 (S25). Specifically, the main control unit 215 transmits a sound volume return command to the general sound volume adjustment unit of the output unit 216. As a result, the volume of the general volume control unit of the output unit 216 is restored to the volume before being turned off, and various ringtones can be output from the external output speaker 29.
On the other hand, if it is determined in S22 that the radio broadcast is not received, the main control unit 215 performs processing for outputting a ringtone for a telephone call, a ringtone for a mail or a short message from the external output speaker 29. Execute (S25).

As described above, according to the second operation example, a user who is listening to the radio broadcast sound output from the earphone 30 in the manner mode is set to perform a predetermined operation for canceling the manner mode. If it does, it will be in the normal mode which can output the ringtone of a telephone call, the ringtone of a mail, etc. from the external output speaker 29, and the broadcast sound will be output from the external output speaker 29 now. That is, the user can change the setting to the normal mode by performing the manner mode canceling operation only once, and can also start the output of the broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29.
Moreover, in the second operation example, as in the first operation example, the main control as to whether or not the output of the broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29 is stopped during the execution of the application program for the radio player. Since the processing operation of the unit 215 is determined by the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 read at the start of execution, the power consumption during execution of the application program can be reduced.
Further, in the second operation example, when the manner mode is canceled during the radio broadcast reception period, the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 becomes the output presence information. As a result, when the application program is executed again after the application program being executed is terminated, the broadcast sound is output from the external output speaker 29 even when the user does not perform any operation during the execution. Explaining this point, the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 remains as no-output information only when the user cancels the manner mode during execution of the application program. For this reason, when this application program is restarted, broadcast sound setting information of no output information is read into the main control unit 215 at the time of starting the application program. . Therefore, even when restarting, a user who wants to output broadcast sound from the external output speaker 29 changes the setting of the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 from no output information to output presence information before the restart. Need to do. According to this operation example 2, if the manner mode is canceled during execution of the application program, the broadcast sound setting information in the storage unit 218 becomes output information at that time, so that even when the application program is executed again, The broadcast sound is output from the external output speaker 29 without any operation.

In the present embodiment, the case of receiving a radio broadcast has been described, but the same applies to the case of receiving another broadcast such as a television broadcast.
In this embodiment, the application program for the radio player that directly operates on the so-called telephone platform has been described as an example. However, the application program for the radio player developed by object-oriented programming independent of the platform may be used. It is the same. Examples of such application programs include application programs written in program languages such as JAVA (registered trademark), C, and C ++. The execution environment of these application programs is constructed by middleware such as JAVA (registered trademark) VM or BREW (registered trademark).

6 is an exemplary flowchart showing a flow of processing operations of an operation example 1 in the mobile phone according to the embodiment. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the whole structure of the mobile communication system which can use the mobile phone. (A) is a front view showing the appearance of the mobile phone. (B) is the rear view. The schematic block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the mobile phone. The block diagram which extracted and showed the principal part of the mobile phone. The flowchart which shows the flow of the process at the time of starting of the application program for radio players in the mobile phone. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing operations in an operation example 2.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile phone communication network 11 Source mobile phone 20 Mobile phone 29 Speaker for external output 30 Earphone 211 Telephone communication unit 212 Data communication unit 213 Operation unit 215 Main control unit 216 Output unit 217 Tuner unit 218 Storage unit

Claims (5)

Telephone means for calling other telephones through a telephone line;
Broadcast receiving means for receiving radio broadcasts;
Speaker output means for outputting sound using an external output speaker;
A first mode in which at least a part of the sound other than the broadcast content is output by the speaker output means and a second mode in which the output of the at least a part of the sound by the speaker output means is stopped. Mode setting means for setting one of the modes,
Speaker output control means for outputting the at least part of the sound by the speaker output means or stopping output of the at least part of the sound by the speaker output means according to the mode set by the mode setting means,
In the mobile phone capable of outputting the sound of the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means by the speaker output means,
When the mode setting means changes the setting from the first mode to the second mode during the period when the broadcast receiving means is receiving the radio broadcast, the speaker output means stops outputting the sound of the broadcast content. A mobile phone comprising speaker broadcast sound output stop means for causing the mobile phone to stop. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein
Setting information storage means for storing output setting information for determining whether or not to output the sound of the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means by the speaker output means;
An application program for receiving a radio broadcast by the broadcast receiving means and outputting sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means is executed, and stored in the setting information storage means at the start of execution of the application program While the output setting information is read and the application program is executed, the processing operation of outputting the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means is continued according to the content of the read output setting information, or the Application program execution means for continuing the processing operation for stopping the output of the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means;
When the mode setting means changes the setting from the first mode to the second mode during the period when the broadcast receiving means is receiving the radio broadcast, the output of the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means is stopped. And a setting information storage unit that stores output setting information for storing the output setting information in the setting information storage unit. Telephone means for calling other telephones through a telephone line;
Broadcast receiving means for receiving radio broadcasts;
Speaker output means for outputting sound using an external output speaker;
A first mode in which at least a part of the sound other than the broadcast content is output by the speaker output means and a second mode in which the output of the at least a part of the sound by the speaker output means is stopped. Mode setting means for setting one of the modes,
Speaker output control means for outputting the at least part of the sound by the speaker output means or stopping output of the at least part of the sound by the speaker output means according to the mode set by the mode setting means,
In the mobile phone capable of outputting the sound of the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means by the speaker output means,
When the mode setting means changes the setting from the second mode to the first mode during the period when the broadcast receiving means is receiving the radio broadcast, the speaker that outputs the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means A mobile phone comprising broadcast sound output means. The mobile phone according to claim 3,
Setting information storage means for storing output setting information for determining whether or not to output the sound of the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means by the speaker output means;
An application program for receiving a radio broadcast by the broadcast receiving means and outputting sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means is executed, and stored in the setting information storage means at the start of execution of the application program While the output setting information is read and the application program is executed, the processing operation of outputting the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means is continued according to the content of the read output setting information, or the Application program execution means for continuing the processing operation for stopping the output of the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means;
When the mode setting means changes the setting from the second mode to the first mode during the period when the broadcast receiving means is receiving the radio broadcast, the sound of the broadcast content is output by the speaker output means. And a setting information storage unit for storing the output setting information in the setting information storage unit. The mobile phone according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4,
Earphone output means for outputting the sound of the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means using an earphone;
An earphone output control means for continuing the output of the sound of the broadcast content by the earphone output means without stopping even when the output of the sound of the broadcast content by the speaker output means is stopped. Mobile phone.

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