JP4698349B2 - Portable information terminal and audio output control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable information terminal and an audio output control program.

  In recent years, in order to play various contents, an audio output application program (hereinafter, referred to as a music playback application program, a video playback application program, a television broadcast receiving application program, etc.) corresponding to each content file format. Mobile phones equipped with a voice output application) are becoming popular. In order to enjoy the sound output function with good sound without worrying about the surroundings, it is often enjoyed by wearing stereo earphones.

  In this case, first of all, the earphone is inserted into the earphone jack of the mobile phone, the earphone is inserted into the ear, the operation unit of the mobile phone is operated to start a desired audio output application, and the desired audio output application is started An operation procedure for reproducing recorded information to be received and / or receiving a desired channel is required.

In view of this, a technique has been proposed for improving the usability for the user by simplifying the operation described above. For example, a technique for controlling the volume level of a speaker when a headphone (plug) is inserted into or removed from a headphone jack is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Further, when limited to a playback device such as a music tape, as a conventional technique, a technique for automatically playing music by detecting that headphones have been worn on a human body is known (for example, see Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-14584 JP-A-5-62290

  However, the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that it only controls the volume level of the speaker depending on whether headphones are inserted or removed, and does not support video playback or TV broadcast reception. Moreover, in the prior art of the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, it is necessary to provide a dedicated detection means for detecting whether or not the headphones are attached to the human body by electric resistance in the ear pad portion of the headphones, and normal headphones cannot be used. There is a problem. In addition, it is limited to a reproduction-only device that only reproduces music tapes and the like, and there is a problem that other video reproduction and television broadcast reception are not supported.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an audio portable information terminal and an audio output control program that can easily control audio output by an audio output application program with fewer operations according to the connection state of an external audio output device. And

In order to achieve the above object, a portable information terminal according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a first case provided with a voice output application program, a first case provided with a display unit, and a second case provided with an operation unit. Is a portable information terminal that can be opened and closed, and is connected to an open / closed state detecting means for detecting an open / closed state of the first casing and the second casing, and a removable external audio output device Means, a connection state detection means for detecting a connection state of the external sound output device to the connection means, a sound output means for outputting sound to the external sound output device via the connection means, and the opening and closing Based on the open / closed state of the first housing and the second housing detected by the state detecting means and the connection state of the external audio output device detected by the connection state detecting means Output application ® emission program comprises an audio output control means for controlling the start or stop audio output of the audio output from the audio output means of the audio data by the audio output control unit, the external audio output device by said connecting state detecting means When the open / closed state detecting means detects that the first casing and the second casing are closed, the voice data is detected according to the voice output application program. The voice output from the voice output means is started .

Further, as a preferred aspect, for example, as in claim 2, in the portable information terminal according to claim 1 , in the situation where the external audio output device is detected as being connected by the connection state detecting means, the opening / closing is performed. When the state detection unit detects that the first casing and the second casing are closed, the voice output from the voice output unit is performed or paused by the voice output application program. Voice output determining means for determining whether or not the voice output control means determines that the voice output from the voice output means has been paused by the voice output determining means. The paused voice output may be resumed according to the program.

Moreover, as a preferable aspect, for example, as in claim 3, in the portable information terminal according to claim 1 , the open / closed state in a situation where the connection state detecting unit detects that an external audio output device is connected. Audio data designation determining means for determining whether or not music data to be reproduced is specified when the detection means detects that the first casing and the second casing are closed; The audio output control means, when the audio data designation determining means determines that the music data to be reproduced is designated, from the audio output means of the audio data to be reproduced by the audio output application program The audio output may be started.

Further, as a preferred aspect, for example, as in claim 4, in the portable information terminal according to claim 1, in the situation where the connection state detection means detects that the external audio output device is connected, the opening and closing When the state detection means detects that the first casing and the second casing are opened, the voice output from the voice output means is being performed by the voice output application program or suspended. Audio output determining means for determining whether the audio output control means determines that audio output is being performed from the audio output means, according to the audio output application program. The sound output from the sound output means for the sound data to be reproduced may be temporarily stopped.

In order to achieve the above object, an audio output control program according to the invention described in claim 5 opens and closes a computer with a first case provided with a display unit and a second case provided with an operation unit. An open / close state detection function for detecting a state, a connection state detection function for detecting a connection state of a detachable external audio output device, an open / close state of the detected first casing and the second casing; Based on the detected connection state of the external audio output device, an audio output control function for controlling start of audio output of audio data or stop of audio output by an audio output application program is realized, and the audio output control The function is a situation in which it is detected that the external audio output device is connected by the connection state detection function, and the first casing and the second casing are detected by the open / close state detection function. If it is detected that a closed, in accordance with the audio output the application program, characterized that you start a voice output of the voice data.

According to claim 1 and claim 5 , the voice output control means detects the open / closed state of the first casing and the second casing detected by the open / close state detecting means, and the connection state detecting means. Based on the detected connection state of the external audio output device, the start of audio output from the audio output means of audio data by the audio output application program or the stop of audio output is controlled, and the external audio output device is connected When the first casing and the second casing are detected to be closed in the situation detected, the voice output of the voice data is started according to the voice output application program. Controls the start and stop of audio output of audio data to be played according to the open / close state of the housing and the connection status of the external audio output device, without requiring any operation An advantage that it is Rukoto is obtained.

  According to the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the first casing and the second casing are opened by the open / close state detecting means when the connection state detecting means detects that the external audio output device is connected. When it is determined that audio output is being performed from the audio output means, the audio output control means outputs the audio data to be reproduced from the audio output means according to the audio output application program. Therefore, it is possible to temporarily stop the voice output of the voice data simply by closing the casing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

A. First embodiment A-1. Configuration of First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a telephone communication unit 1 performs data exchange with other mobile phones and communication processing for voice calls. The television receiver 2 outputs a television signal corresponding to a desired channel from the broadcast signal received by the antenna. The key operation unit 3 includes a numeric keypad, function keys, and the like, and is an input unit for inputting a telephone number and other information. When the mobile phone is turned on / off, various applications are started, etc. Used to give input to the.

  Next, the memory 4 is composed of, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and stores data and software handled by the mobile phone. In particular, in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the memory 4 stores a music playback application 4-1, a video playback application 4-2, and a television broadcast receiving application 4-3 as audio playback applications. ing. The music playback application 4-1 plays back (sound outputs) music data in various formats. The video playback application 4-2 plays back (sound outputs) video files of various formats composed of video data and audio data. Also, the television broadcast reception application 4-3 reproduces (outputs audio) the television signal (including audio data) of the reception channel received by the television receiving unit 2.

  When receiving a recording command from the CPU 16, the recording unit 5 performs an encoding process for recording the television signal received by the television receiving unit 2. The storage unit 6 and the recording medium 7 store music data, video data, television broadcast data recorded by the recording unit 5 (recording data: including video data and audio data), and the like. The recording medium 7 is a detachable recording medium.

When receiving a playback command from the CPU 16, the video output unit 8 decodes the television signal received by the television receiving unit 2, video data stored in the storage unit 6 or the recording medium 7, and outputs the decoded data to the display unit 9. . The display unit 9 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal).
Display), organic EL (Electroluminescence), and the like, and the video data output from the video output unit 8 is reproduced and displayed. In addition, the display unit 9 can display, for example, power status, radio wave intensity, remaining battery level, server connection status or operating status such as unread mail, input phone number, mail destination, mail transmission document, etc. Display the received data such as the telephone number of the calling party, the incoming mail document, the connected internet screen, and the screen necessary for using the functions of the mobile phone.

  When the audio output unit 10 receives a playback command from the CPU 16, the audio output unit 10 reads out audio data included in the TV signal received by the TV receiving unit 2, music data or audio data stored in the storage unit 6 or the recording medium 7, and the like. The data is decoded and output to the built-in speaker 13 and the earphone jack 14 via the amplifiers 11 and 12. An external audio output device such as an earphone, a headphone, or an external speaker is attached to the earphone jack 14. The attachment detection unit 15 detects that the external audio output device is attached to the earphone jack 14 and notifies the CPU 16 of it.

  The CPU 16 controls the operation of each unit based on the program stored in the memory 4. In particular, in the first embodiment, when the attachment detection unit 15 detects that an external audio output device is installed in the earphone jack 14, the CPU 16 starts audio output according to the activated audio reproduction application. Control each part. At this time, if a file to be played is not designated, the CPU 16 displays a list of playback files corresponding to the audio playback application and controls each part so as to start playback of the selected playback file. Further, when the audio reproduction application is a television broadcast reception application, the CPU 16 controls each unit so as to select a reception channel and output audio of the selected reception channel.

A-2. Operation of First Embodiment Next, the operation of the first embodiment described above will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. In the figure, first, a standby screen for waiting for an incoming call is displayed (step S10). It is determined whether or not there is an incoming call on the standby screen (step S12). If there is an incoming call, processing corresponding to the incoming call (mail reception, telephone call, etc.) is performed (step S14), and then the standby screen is displayed. Return to.

  On the other hand, if there is no incoming call on the standby screen, it is determined whether or not the earphone connection has changed, that is, whether the external audio output device has been inserted into the earphone jack 14 or the external audio output device that has been inserted has been removed. (Step S16). If there is no change in the earphone connection, it is determined whether or not there is an operation on the key operation unit 3 (step S18). If there is an operation, a process corresponding to the operation is performed (step S20), and then the process returns to step S10 to shift to a standby screen display. On the other hand, if there is no operation, the process directly returns to step S10 and shifts to a standby screen display.

  On the other hand, if there is a change in the earphone connection in step S16, it is determined whether or not an external audio output device such as an earphone or a speaker is connected to the earphone jack 14 (step S22). If not connected, that is, if the external audio output device is disconnected from the earphone jack 14, it is determined whether sound is being reproduced (step S24), and if it is being reproduced, the sound reproduction is stopped (step S26). Thereafter, the process returns to step S10 to shift to the display of the standby screen.

  As described above, since the sound reproduction is stopped only by removing the external sound output device from the earphone jack 14 without performing a special operation, the sound is output from the built-in speaker 13 and the surroundings are not disturbed. In particular, there can be a situation where the earphone is accidentally disconnected regardless of the user's intention. Even in such a case, since no sound is output from the built-in speaker 13, the surroundings are not disturbed.

  On the other hand, when an external audio output device is connected to the earphone jack 14, an audio output application including an audio output function, such as a music playback application 4-1, a video playback application 4-2, and a television broadcast reception application 4-3, is provided. It is determined whether or not it is being activated (step S28). If these audio output applications are not activated, the process returns to step S10 and shifts to a standby screen display.

  On the other hand, if the audio output application is being activated, it is determined whether or not the audio output application is a reproduction application such as the music reproduction application 4-1 or the video reproduction application 4-2 (step S30). If it is a reproduction application, it is determined whether or not a file to be reproduced is designated (step S32). If a file to be played is specified, a playback confirmation message for confirming whether playback can be started is displayed on the display unit 9 (step S34), and whether or not the OK button has been pressed. Is determined (step S36). When the OK button is pressed, reproduction of the file to be reproduced is started (step S42).

  On the other hand, if a file to be played back is not specified in step S32, a list of files corresponding to the playback application is displayed on the display unit 9 (step S38). Next, a file to be reproduced is selected from the list (step S40), and reproduction of the selected file is started (step S42).

  In step S30, if the activated application is not a reproduction application such as the music reproduction application 4-1 or the video reproduction application 4-2, that is, if the television broadcast reception application 4-3 is activated, the television A desired reception channel is selected from all the channels that can be received by the reception unit 2 (step S44), and the sound of the selected reception channel is output (step S46).

  According to the first embodiment described above, when an external audio output device is connected, it is determined whether the audio output application installed in the device is activated, and when the audio output application is activated, Since audio output is started by the audio output application, simply connect a normal external audio output device to the device to listen to the audio, and no operation is required. Output can be started.

  At this time, if a file to be played is not designated in advance, a list of file candidates to be played is displayed, and when one of the files is selected, the audio output application installed in the device Since the audio output of the file is automatically started, the audio output of the desired file can be started with fewer operations.

  In addition, prior to the start of audio output, a confirmation message for confirming the start of playback is displayed, and audio output is started when a confirmation instruction is given, so the user can connect an external audio output device such as an earphone. It is possible to output the sound in consideration of the preparation time on the user side, such as by inserting into the earphone jack 14 and then inserting the earphone into the ear, thereby improving convenience.

B. Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the mobile phone is the same as that shown in FIG.
B-1. Operation of the Second Embodiment Next, the operation of the second embodiment described above will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the mobile phone according to the second embodiment. In the figure, first, a standby screen for waiting for an incoming call is displayed (step S50). It is determined whether or not there is an incoming call on the standby screen (step S52), and if there is an incoming call, processing corresponding to the incoming call (mail reception, telephone call, etc.) is performed (step S54), and then the standby screen is displayed. Return to.

  On the other hand, if there is no incoming call on the standby screen, whether or not there is a change in the earphone connection, that is, an external audio output device (plug) such as an earphone or an external speaker is inserted or inserted into the earphone jack 14. It is determined whether the external audio output device has been removed (step S56). If there is no change in the earphone connection, it is determined whether or not there is an operation on the key operation unit 3 (step S58). If there is an operation, a process corresponding to the operation is performed (step S60), and then the process returns to step S50 to shift to a standby screen display. On the other hand, if there is no operation, the process directly returns to step S50 to shift to the standby screen display.

  On the other hand, if there is a change in the earphone connection in step S56, it is determined whether or not an external audio output device such as an earphone or a speaker is connected to the earphone jack 14 (step S62). If not connected, that is, if the external audio output device is disconnected from the earphone jack 14, the audio reproduction output is stopped (step S64), and then the music reproduction application 4-1, video reproduction application 4-2, TV The audio output application including the audio output function such as the broadcast receiving application 4-3 is terminated (step S66), the process returns to step S50, and the display shifts to the standby screen display.

  As described above, the audio output application is terminated after the audio output is stopped by simply disconnecting the external audio output device such as the earphone from the earphone jack 14 without performing any special operation, so that the audio is output from the built-in speaker 13. And will not disturb others. In particular, there can be a situation where the earphone is accidentally disconnected regardless of the user's intention. Even in such a case, since no sound is output from the built-in speaker 14, the surroundings are not disturbed.

  On the other hand, when an external audio output device is inserted into the earphone jack 14, it is determined whether there is an audio output application designated in advance (step S68). If an audio output application is not designated in advance, a candidate list of audio output applications such as a music reproduction application 4-1, a video reproduction application 4-2, and a television broadcast reception application 4-3 is displayed as the audio output application. (Step S70), the user is allowed to designate one of the voice output applications (Step S72).

  After the voice output application is designated or when the voice output application is designated in advance, the designated voice output application is activated (step S74). Next, a list of playable files (including reception channels in the case of television reception) corresponding to the audio output application is displayed on the display unit 9 (step S76), and a file to be played back is selected from the list. (Step S78), reproduction (sound output) of the selected file is started (Step S80). After the reproduction is completed, the process returns to step S50 and shifts to the display of the standby screen.

  For example, when the music playback application 4-1 is designated as the audio output application, a list of audio files that can be played back by the music playback application 4-1 is displayed, and the audio file selected from the list is played back. (Sound output). When the video playback application 4-2 is designated as the audio output application, a list of video files (including audio data) that can be played back by the video playback application 4-2 is displayed and selected from the list. The recorded video file (including audio data) is played back (audio output). Further, when the TV broadcast receiving application 4-3 is designated as the audio output application, files that can be played back by the TV broadcast receiving application 4-3, in this case, all channels that can be received by the TV receiving unit 2 are displayed. A desired reception channel is selected from among them, and the sound of the selected reception channel is output.

  According to the second embodiment described above, when the external audio output device is connected, the audio output application designated in advance is automatically started, and the audio output is started by the audio output application. By simply connecting a normal external audio output device to the device in order to listen to the audio, the audio output of the file to be reproduced can be started without any operation.

  At this time, if the audio output application is not designated in advance, a list of audio output application candidates installed in the device is displayed, and when any audio output application is selected, the selected audio output application is displayed. Since the audio output is automatically started by the output application, the audio output of the desired file can be started with fewer operations.

  In addition, when a file to be played is not designated in advance, a list of candidates for a file to be played (including a reception channel in the case of TV reception) is displayed in a list, and when any file is selected, Since the audio output of the file (including the reception channel in the case of TV reception) is automatically started by the audio output application installed in the device, the audio output of the desired file is started with fewer operations. be able to.

C. Third Embodiment Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
C-1. Configuration of Third Embodiment FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an appearance of a mobile phone according to the third embodiment. In the figure, the mobile phone according to the third embodiment is composed of a lid 30 provided with a display unit and a main body 31 provided with a key operation unit. For example, the lid 30 is opened and operated, and the lid 30 is closed during audio reproduction. Although there are various forms of closing the lid 30, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the lid 30 is folded in two on the side of the main body 31 and closed, or although not shown, the lid 30 is divided into two. There are a type in which the lid 30 is overlapped with the main body 31 and is closed by rotating in the axial direction, and a type in which the lid 30 is slid and housed in the main body 31.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone according to the third embodiment. Note that portions corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. In FIG. 4, the case opening / closing detection unit 17 detects the opening / closing of the case (lid) of the mobile phone and notifies the CPU 16 of the open / closed state.

C-2. Operation of Third Embodiment Next, the third embodiment will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the mobile phone according to the third embodiment. In the figure, first, a standby screen for waiting for an incoming call is displayed (step S90). It is determined whether or not there is an incoming call on the standby screen (step S92). If there is an incoming call, processing corresponding to the incoming call (mail reception, telephone call, etc.) is performed (step S94), and then the standby screen is displayed. Return to.

  On the other hand, if there is no incoming call on the standby screen, it is determined whether or not the casing has been opened / closed (step S96). If there is no casing opening / closing, whether or not there has been an operation on the key operation unit 3 or not. Is determined (step S98). Here, if there is an operation, a process corresponding to the operation is performed (step S100), and then the process returns to step S90 to shift to a standby screen display. On the other hand, if there is no operation, the process directly returns to step S90 and shifts to a standby screen display.

  On the other hand, if the case has been opened / closed, it is determined whether or not the earphone is connected, that is, whether or not an external audio output device (plug) such as an earphone or an external speaker is connected to the earphone jack 14 (step S102). ). If the housing has been opened / closed but the earphone has not been connected, it is determined whether or not there has been an operation on the key operation unit 3 (step S98). Here, if there is any operation, processing corresponding to the operation is performed (step S100), and then the process returns to step S90 to shift to a standby screen display. On the other hand, if there is no operation, the process directly returns to step S90 and shifts to a standby screen display.

  On the other hand, when the housing is opened and closed and the earphone is connected, it is determined whether or not the housing (lid portion) has been opened from the closed state (step S104). . Then, when the housing (lid) is in an open state, it is determined whether or not the sound is being reproduced (step S106). If the sound is being reproduced, the sound reproduction is paused. (Step S108). Thereafter, the process returns to step S90 and shifts to the display of the standby screen. That is, when the housing (lid) is opened with the external audio output device connected to the earphone jack 14, there is a high possibility that operations other than audio reproduction will be performed. Stop playback. If the audio is not being played back, the process returns to step S90 as it is to shift to the standby screen display.

  As described above, when an external audio output device is connected to the earphone jack 14, audio reproduction is performed simply by opening the housing (lid) to perform some operation (for example, making a call, writing an e-mail, etc.). Since it stops, there is no need to perform an operation for stopping the sound.

  On the other hand, when the casing (lid) is closed while the external audio output device is connected to the earphone jack 14, it is determined whether audio reproduction is paused (step S110). . If the audio reproduction is paused, the audio reproduction being paused is resumed (step S112). That is, when the case (lid) is closed while the external audio output device is connected to the earphone jack 14, it is considered that the audio reproduction has been resumed. To resume. Thereafter, the process returns to step S90 and shifts to the display of the standby screen.

  On the other hand, if the external audio output device is connected to the earphone jack 14 and the housing (lid) is closed, but audio playback is not paused, the file to be played (TV reception) In this case, it is determined whether a reception channel is included (step S114). If the file to be played is not designated, the process returns to step S90, and the process shifts to the standby screen display.

  On the other hand, if a file to be played is specified, an audio playback application corresponding to the specified file to be played is started (step S116), and the audio playback of the file to be played is performed by the audio playback application. Is started (step S118). Thereafter, the process returns to step S90 and shifts to the display of the standby screen.

  For example, when an audio file such as music is designated, the music playback application 4-1 is activated and played (sound output). If a video file (including audio data) is designated, the video playback application 4-2 is activated and played back (sound output). Furthermore, when a file that can be played back by the TV broadcast receiving application, in this case, a receiving channel that can be received by the TV receiving unit is designated, the TV broadcast receiving application 4-3 is activated to select the selected receiving channel. Is output.

  According to the third embodiment described above, in a mobile phone that can be opened and closed, when the casing (lid) is opened and closed, the connection state of the external audio output device is determined, and external audio output is performed. When the device is connected, the housing (lid) controls the start / stop of audio output in accordance with the open / closed state, so the housing (lid) does not require any special operation. It is possible to control the start / stop / restart of the audio output of the file to be played only by opening / closing ().

  If the housing (lid) is opened while the external audio output device is connected, if audio playback is in progress, the audio playback is paused while the housing (lid) is closed. In this case, since the paused audio playback is resumed, the audio output of the file to be played is temporarily output without any special operation by simply opening and closing the housing (lid). Stop / restart can be controlled.

  In addition, when an external audio output device is connected and the housing (lid) is closed, if the audio is not being played back, the file to be played back specified in advance (received in the case of TV reception) Since the audio reproduction application corresponding to (including channels) is activated and audio output is started, audio output of a desired file can be automatically started with fewer operations.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone by 1st Embodiment of this invention. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing an audio reproduction application stored in a memory 4. FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the mobile phone according to the second embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the external appearance of the mobile telephone by this 3rd Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone by this 3rd Embodiment. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the mobile phone according to the third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone communication part 2 Television receiving part 3 Key operation part 4 Memory (application storage means)
4-1 Audio Playback Application 4-2 Video Playback Application 4-3 Television Broadcast Reception Application 5 Recording Unit 6 Storage Unit (Audio Data Storage Unit)
7 Recording media (voice data storage means)
8 Video output section 9 Display section (display means)
10 Audio output unit (Audio output means)
11, 12 Amplifier 13 Built-in speaker 14 Earphone jack (connecting means)
15 Wearing detector (connection state detecting means)
16 CPU (voice output control means, activation discrimination means, audio data designation discrimination means, music data list display means, music data selection means, confirmation message display control means, activation means, application designation discrimination means, application list display means, application selection Means, audio output discrimination means)
17 Housing open / close detection unit (open / closed state detection means)
30 Lid (first housing)
31 Main body (second housing)

Claims (5)

A portable information terminal comprising a voice output application program and capable of opening and closing a first casing provided with a display unit and a second casing provided with an operation unit,
An open / closed state detecting means for detecting an open / closed state of the first housing and the second housing;
A connection means to which a removable external audio output device is connected;
Connection state detection means for detecting a connection state of the external audio output device to the connection means;
Audio output means for outputting audio to the external audio output device via the connection means;
Based on the open / closed state of the first housing and the second housing detected by the open / closed state detecting means, and the connection state of the external audio output device detected by the connection state detecting means, Voice output control means for controlling start of voice output from the voice output means of voice data by the voice output application program or stop of voice output ;
The sound output control means is configured to detect the first housing and the second housing by the open / close state detection means in a state where the connection state detection means detects that the external sound output device is connected. When it is detected that is closed , the portable information terminal starts to output voice data from the voice output means according to the voice output application program . The open / close state detection means detects that the first casing and the second casing are closed while the connection state detection means detects that the external audio output device is connected. A voice output determining means for determining whether the voice output from the voice output means is performed or paused by the voice output application program,
When the audio output control unit determines that the audio output from the audio output unit is paused, the audio output control unit outputs the paused audio output according to the audio output application program. The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the portable information terminal is resumed. When it is detected by the connection state detection means that an external audio output device is connected, and the opening / closing state detection means detects that the first casing and the second casing are closed Audio data designation determining means for determining whether or not music data to be played is specified,
The audio output control means, when the audio data designation determining means determines that the music data to be reproduced is designated, from the audio output means of the audio data to be reproduced by the audio output application program portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein initiating a voice output. In the situation where the connection state detection means detects that the external audio output device is connected, the opening / closing state detection means detects that the first casing and the second casing are opened. A voice output determining means for determining whether the voice output from the voice output means is performed or paused by the voice output application program,
When the audio output control unit determines that the audio output is being performed from the audio output unit, the audio output control unit determines whether to output the audio data to be reproduced according to the audio output application program. The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the audio output is temporarily stopped. On the computer,
An open / closed state detection function for detecting an open / closed state between the first housing provided with the display unit and the second housing provided with the operation unit;
Connection state detection function that detects the connection state of a removable external audio output device,
Audio output of audio data by an audio output application program based on the detected open / closed state of the first housing and the second housing and the detected connection state of the external audio output device Audio output control function to control the start or stop of audio output,
Realized ,
The audio output control function is configured so that the connection state detection function detects that the external audio output device is connected, and the open / close state detection function detects the first case and the second case. If is detected to have been closed, according to the audio output the application program, an audio output control program characterized that you start a voice output of the voice data.

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