JP5082809B2 - Hands-free device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention provides a communication circuit that communicates with a mobile phone, and a function that, when receiving a ringtone of a mobile phone together with an incoming call notification from a call partner via the communication circuit, outputs the ringtone of the mobile phone from a speaker and notifies the function. The present invention relates to a hands-free device.

  Currently, various hands-free devices that connect to a mobile phone to realize hands-free calling have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Some of these hands-free devices receive a ringtone signal transmitted from a mobile phone when the mobile phone receives an incoming call when connected to the mobile phone, and based on the ringtone signal. Some are designed to sound ringtones.

  For example, in the case of a hands-free device connected to a mobile phone by Bluetooth (registered trademark), when there is an incoming call, an incoming call notification including ring tone information is transmitted from the mobile phone to the hands-free device in-band. May ring the ring tone based on the ring tone information included in the transmitted incoming call notification as it is. In such a hands-free device, when a mobile phone receives an incoming call, it is possible to output a ringtone such as an incoming melody set in the mobile phone from a speaker.

In addition, the hands-free device has an audio function for reproducing music and an interface for connecting a portable audio player, and can output music reproduced by the audio function or the portable audio player from a speaker. There are also things.
JP 2003-47066 A

  As described above, a hands-free device having both a function of playing music and outputting it from the speaker and a function of outputting ringtones such as ringtones set in the mobile phone when there is an incoming call from the speaker Then, for example, when an incoming call is received during the reproduction of music, there is a problem that the music being played and the incoming melody of the mobile phone are simultaneously output from the speaker, and it is difficult to notice that there was an incoming call.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to more reliably notify a user that an incoming call has been received even during reproduction of music.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1, when receiving an incoming call notification including a communication circuit communicating with a mobile phone and ringtone information representing the ringtone of the mobile phone via the communication circuit, A first incoming call notification means for outputting a mobile phone ringtone based on information from a speaker in the vehicle and notifying, and outputting music played by the music playback means together with a hands-free call from the speaker in the vehicle A hands-free device having a function of allowing a music playback determination unit to determine whether or not a music is being played back by a music playback unit provided separately from the mobile phone, and a music being played back by the music playback determination unit and incoming call notification determination means for determining whether it has received an incoming call notification when it is determined that, when it is determined that it has received the incoming call notification by incoming notification determining unit, portable electric Instead of the ringing tone has a second incoming call notification means for outputting a ring tone according to a ringer ringing from a loudspeaker in the vehicle, comprising the.

In such a configuration, it is determined whether or not the music is being played by the music playback means provided separately from the mobile phone, and whether or not the incoming call notification is received when it is determined that the music is being played. or determines, when it is determined that it has received the incoming notification, the ringing tone according to a ringer ringing instead of the mobile phone ringtone is output from the speaker in the vehicle, more even during the reproduction of music The user can be surely notified that there is an incoming call.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized by comprising: music reproduction stop means for causing the music reproduction means to stop reproduction of music when the incoming call notification determination means determines that the incoming call notification has been received. Yes.

  In such a configuration, when it is determined that the incoming call notification is received during the reproduction of the music, the reproduction of the music is stopped, so that the user can be further surely notified that the incoming call has been received.

  The invention according to claim 3 further comprises music reproduction instruction means for instructing the music reproduction means to reproduce music when it is determined that the connected line is disconnected in response to the incoming call notification. It is said.

  In such a configuration, when it is determined that the connected line is disconnected in response to the incoming call notification, the reproduction of the music is instructed, so that the music can be automatically reproduced after the line is disconnected.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when it is determined that the incoming notification is received by the incoming notification determination means, the music being played and the ringtone of the mobile phone based on the ringtone information are included in the same album. First music determining means for determining whether or not it is a thing, and the second incoming call notification means is configured to determine whether the music being played back by the first music determining means and the ringtone of the mobile phone based on the ringtone information. When it is determined that they are included in the same album, a ringing tone by ringer ringing is output from the speaker.

  If the ringtone of the mobile phone is set to be included in the same album as the song being played, it is likely that the ringtone of the mobile phone is similar to the song being played. When notifying that an incoming call has been received by sound, there may be a situation where the user is particularly unaware of the incoming call. In this way, the music being played and the ringtone of the mobile phone based on the ringtone information are the same. If it is determined to be included in the album, a ringer ringing tone is output from the speaker, so even if the mobile phone ringtone is set to be included in the same album as the song being played Thus, the user can be surely noticed that there is an incoming call.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when it is determined by the first music determination means that the music being reproduced and the ringtone of the mobile phone based on the ringtone information are not included in the same album, the incoming call A third incoming call notification means for outputting a ringtone of a cellular phone based on the notification from a speaker is provided.

  If the song being played and the ringtone of the mobile phone are not included in the same album, it is unlikely that the ringtone of the mobile phone and the song being played are relatively similar. If it is determined that the music in the middle and the ringtone of the mobile phone are not included in the same album, the user will receive a call even if the ringtone of the mobile phone based on the incoming call notification is output from the speaker. Can be noticed.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when it is determined that the incoming notification is received by the incoming notification determination means, the music being played, the music being played, and the ringtone of the mobile phone based on the ringtone information are the same artist. And a second incoming call notification means for determining whether the music being played by the second music determination means and the ringtone specified by the incoming call notification are the same artist. If it is determined that the song is a tune, the ring tone generated by the ringer ringing is output from the speaker.

  If the ringtone of the mobile phone is set to the music of the same artist as the song being played, it is highly likely that the ringtone of the mobile phone is similar to the song being played, so the incoming call is received by the ringtone of the mobile phone. When there is a notification, there may be a situation in which the user is particularly difficult to notice the incoming call, but in this way, the song being played and the ringtone of the mobile phone based on the ringtone information are songs of the same artist If it is determined that there is a ringer ringing sound from the speaker, even if the ringing tone of the mobile phone is set to the music of the same artist as the music being played, the user will receive a call more reliably You can notice that.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when the second music determination means determines that the music being played and the ringtone specified by the incoming notification are not the music of the same artist, the ringtone corresponding to the incoming notification is received. Is output from a speaker.

  If the song being played and the ringtone of the mobile phone are not from the same artist, it is relatively unlikely that the ringtone on the mobile phone is similar to the song being played. If it is determined that the ring tone of the mobile phone and the mobile phone are not from the same artist, the user can be notified that there is an incoming call even if the ring tone of the mobile phone based on the incoming call notification is output from the speaker. It is.

(First embodiment)
The configuration of the hands-free device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. The hands-free device 1 is a device for making a hands-free call, and is configured as a part of a navigation device mounted in a vehicle. The hands-free device 1 includes an audio circuit 11, a speaker 12, a microphone 13, an operation unit 14, a memory 15, a Bluetooth communication unit 16, a Bluetooth antenna 17, and an arithmetic processing unit 18.

  The audio circuit 11 converts the digital audio data output from the arithmetic processing unit 18 into analog data, performs analog processing such as amplification, and outputs the resulting signal to the speaker 12. The audio circuit 11 performs predetermined analog processing such as amplification on the audio signal input from the microphone 13, digitally converts the resultant signal, and outputs the digital data resulting from the conversion to the arithmetic processing unit 18. To do.

  The operation unit 14 includes a device that can be operated by a user, such as a mechanical switch, and outputs a signal based on the user's operation on the device to the arithmetic processing unit 18.

  The memory 15 is a non-volatile storage medium such as a flash memory or a volatile storage medium that constantly stores data by receiving power from a backup power source.

  The Bluetooth communication unit 16 is a circuit for connecting to external devices such as the mobile phone 2 and the audio player 3. The Bluetooth communication unit 16 performs predetermined frequency conversion, demodulation, amplification, A / D conversion, and the like on the signal received from the Bluetooth antenna 17 according to the Bluetooth standard, and the result data is calculated by the arithmetic processing unit 18. The data received from the arithmetic processing unit 18 is subjected to predetermined D / A conversion, amplification, modulation, frequency conversion and the like according to the Bluetooth standard, and the resulting data is sent to the Bluetooth antenna 17. Output.

  Note that the Bluetooth communication unit 16 in the present embodiment can connect a plurality of external devices such as the mobile phone 2 and the audio player 3 simultaneously.

  The arithmetic processing unit 18 includes a CPU 181, a RAM 182, and a mask ROM 183. The CPU 181 reads out and executes a program for operation from the mask ROM 183, writes data into the RAM 182 and the memory 15, and reads data from the RAM 182, mask ROM 183, and memory 15 at the time of execution. In operation, the CPU 181 receives signals from the audio circuit 11, the operation unit 14, and the Bluetooth communication unit 16, and outputs signals to the audio circuit 11 and the Bluetooth communication unit 16 as necessary.

  The mobile phone 2 includes a mobile wireless communication circuit for telephone communication, an operation unit for performing various operations, a display, a microphone, a speaker, an arithmetic processing unit for performing various arithmetic processes, a Bluetooth communication unit for performing connection by Bluetooth, and the like ( Neither is shown). The arithmetic processing unit includes a CPU, a memory for storing programs, music pieces, and the like.

  The processing of the arithmetic processing unit of the mobile phone 2 includes various processes for a call, a process of storing various musical pieces in a memory according to the operation of the operation unit by the user, and an incoming call that is sounded when an incoming call is received according to the operation of the operation unit by the user There are processes for setting ringtones such as melodies.

  The arithmetic processing unit of the mobile phone 2 is connected to the handsfree device 1 via Bluetooth, and when there is an incoming call from the other party, the arithmetic processing unit sends an incoming notification including ringtone information indicating the ringtone of the mobile phone to the handsfree device. 1 is transmitted. The ring tone information includes information such as ring tone reproduction data, recorded album names, and artist names.

  The audio player 3 includes an operation unit for performing various operations, a display, a speaker, an arithmetic processing unit for performing various arithmetic processes, a Bluetooth communication unit for performing connection by Bluetooth, and the like (all not shown). . The arithmetic processing unit includes a CPU, a memory for storing programs, music pieces, and the like.

  The arithmetic processing unit of the audio player 3 performs music selection, playback, stop, and the like according to the operation of the operation unit by the user.

  When a music piece is reproduced by the audio player 3 in a state where the Bluetooth link between the hands-free device 1 and the audio player 3 is established, the arithmetic processing unit 18 of the hands-free device 1 is reproduced by the audio player 3. A music reproduction process in which the music is output from the speaker 12 is performed. In addition, when the Bluetooth-free link between the hands-free device 1 and the audio player 3 is established, when the hands-free device 1 gives an instruction to play or stop the music, the audio player 3 plays or stops the music. It is like that.

  In addition, the arithmetic processing unit 18 of the hands-free device 1 according to the present embodiment is a mode (in-band mode) for playing a ring tone based on ring tone information included in an incoming call notification transmitted from a mobile phone as it is when an incoming call is received. ) And a mode for ringing a ringer by ringer ringing. The arithmetic processing unit 18 gives a ringer ringing signal to the speaker 12 to ring a ringing tone by ringer ringing when a mode for ringing ringer ringing is set.

  When any mode is selected by a user operation, a flag indicating the selected mode is stored in the memory 15.

  In FIG. 2, after the hands-free device 1 is connected to the mobile phone 2 and the audio player 3 via Bluetooth, the music player performs processing for music playback between the audio player 3 and the hands-free device 1. When the mobile phone 2 receives an incoming call notification in the in-band mode, the music playback is stopped and a ringing tone is notified from the hands-free device 1 until the music playback is resumed after the call ends. FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing executed by the arithmetic processing unit 18 of the hands-free device 1 for this operation.

  Hereinafter, the processing of the arithmetic processing unit 18 of the hands-free device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. It is assumed that the Bluetooth link is established between the arithmetic processing unit 18 and the mobile phone 2 and between the arithmetic processing unit 18 and the audio player 3.

  The arithmetic processing unit 18 first determines whether or not an incoming call has been detected (S100). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 2 has received an incoming call based on whether or not an incoming call notification is received from the mobile phone 2.

  If the incoming call notification is not received from the mobile phone 2, the determination in S100 is NO and the determination in S100 is repeated.

  When an incoming notification is received from the mobile phone 2, the determination in S100 is YES, and then it is determined whether the incoming notification from the mobile phone 2 is an incoming notification in a state where the in-band mode is set. (S102). Specifically, it is determined based on a flag indicating the mode stored in the memory 15 whether the notification is an incoming call in a state where the in-band mode is set.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, when the incoming notification from the mobile phone 2 is the incoming notification 51 in the in-band mode, the determination in S102 is YES, and then it is determined whether or not the music is being reproduced ( S104).

  If it is determined that the music is not being played back (NO in S104), an incoming call notification in the in-band mode is performed (S106). Specifically, the notification is performed with a ring tone such as a ring melody based on the ring tone information included in the incoming notification.

  As described above, when the incoming call notification from the mobile phone 2 is an incoming call notification in the in-band mode and the music is not being reproduced, the incoming call sound such as the incoming melody is notified.

  Also, when an incoming call response is transmitted to the mobile phone 2 and an off-hook operation is performed by the user, the notification by the ring tone is stopped, and when the line is connected, a call can be made.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the call has been terminated (S108). Specifically, after the call, it is determined whether the line is disconnected according to the on-hook operation of the user or the other party.

  Here, when the line is not disconnected, the determination in S108 is NO, and the determination in S108 is repeated.

  If the line is disconnected, the determination in S108 is YES, the mobile phone 2 is notified that the conversation is over, and the process ends.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, when an incoming call notification in the in-band mode is received from the mobile phone 2 and it is determined that the music is being played (YES in S104), the music playback is then stopped. (S110). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a playback interruption instruction 52 for stopping the playback of music is sent to the audio player 3.

  Next, music information is acquired (S112). Specifically, the music information such as the album name and artist name that recorded the music being reproduced is acquired from the audio player 3, and the music information such as the album name and artist name that recorded the ringtone included in the incoming call notification is obtained. get.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the music being played and the ring tone included in the incoming notification are included in the same album (S114).

  If the music being played and the ring tone included in the incoming call notification are included in the same album, the determination in S114 is YES, and an incoming call notification is made by the built-in ringer (S116). Specifically, a ringer ringing signal is given to the speaker 12, and notification by ringing ringing such as “Lean, Lean” and “Purururu” is performed. This process corresponds to the built-in ringer ringing 53 in FIG.

  As described above, the incoming notification from the mobile phone 2 is the incoming notification in the in-band mode, the music is being played back, and the music being played and the ring tone included in the incoming call notification are included in the same album. If it is, the notification by ringer ringing is performed instead of the ringing tone of the mobile phone 2.

  Further, the arithmetic processing unit 18 transmits an incoming call response 54 shown in FIG. 2 to the mobile phone 2, and when the user performs an off-hook operation, the ringer stops ringing, and when the line is connected, a call can be made. Become. This process corresponds to the ringer stop 55 in FIG.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the call has been terminated (S120). Specifically, after the call, it is determined whether the line is disconnected according to the on-hook operation of the user or the other party.

  Here, when the line is not disconnected, the determination in S120 is NO, and the determination in S120 is repeated.

  When the line is disconnected, the determination in S120 is YES, and an end-call notification 56 is sent to the mobile phone 2 as shown in FIG. 2 to notify the end of the call, and then the audio player 3 is stopped. The music inside is automatically reproduced (S122). Specifically, a playback start instruction 57 for restarting the playback of music is sent to the audio player 3 as shown in FIG. 2, and this process is terminated. Thereby, the reproduction of the music by the audio player 3 is resumed, and the music is reproduced from the speaker 12 of the hands-free device 1.

  On the other hand, if the music being played and the ring tone included in the incoming call notification are not included in the same album, the determination in S114 is NO and an incoming call notification is made in the in-band mode (S118). That is, notification is performed with a ring tone such as a ring melody based on the ring tone information included in the incoming notification.

  As described above, the incoming notification from the mobile phone 2 is the incoming notification in the in-band mode, the music is being played back, and the music being played and the ring tone included in the incoming call notification are included in the same album. If it is not, the notification is made with a ringtone such as a ringtone.

  If the incoming call notification from the mobile phone 2 is not an incoming call notification in the in-band mode, the determination in S102 is NO, the process proceeds to S116, and a notification by the built-in ringer is performed.

  According to the configuration described above, it is determined that an incoming call notification has been received during music playback, and the music being played back and the mobile phone ringtone based on the ringtone information are included in the same album. If it is determined, a ringer ringing sound is output from the speaker instead of the ringtone of the mobile phone. If the ringtone of the mobile phone is set to be included in the same album as the song being played, it is likely that the ringtone of the mobile phone is similar to the song being played. However, the ringer ringing sound is output from the speaker instead of the ringtone of the mobile phone, so that the user has received a call more reliably even while playing music. You can be notified.

  Further, when it is determined that the incoming call notification is received during the reproduction of the music, the reproduction of the music is stopped, so that the user can be further surely notified that the incoming call has been received.

  When it is determined that the connected line is disconnected in response to the incoming call notification, the music is instructed to be played, so that the music can be automatically played after the line is disconnected.

  In addition, when the music being played and the ringtone of the mobile phone are not included in the same album, the possibility that the ringtone of the mobile phone and the music being played is relatively low is relatively low. If it is determined that the music being played and the ringtone of the mobile phone are not included in the same album, the user can receive an incoming call even if the ringtone of the mobile phone based on the incoming call notification is output from the speaker. It is possible to notice that there is.

  In this embodiment, the music information is acquired in S112 of FIG. 3, and it is determined whether or not the music being played and the ringtone are included in the same album in S114, and the music and the ringtone being played are determined. Is determined to be included in the same album, an incoming ring notification is made by the built-in ringer, and if it is determined that the music being played and the ring tone are not included in the same album, the mobile phone 2 Although an example of performing notification using a ring tone has been shown, when the processing of S112 and S114 is omitted and an incoming notification in the in-band mode is received during music playback, a built-in ring tone is used instead of the mobile phone 2 Notification by a ringer may be performed.

  With such a configuration, when an incoming call notification is received during music playback, a ringer ringing sound is output from the speaker instead of the ringtone of the mobile phone, so even during music playback more reliably. The user can be notified of an incoming call.

(Second Embodiment)
The configurations of the hands-free device 1, the mobile phone 2, and the audio player 3 according to the second embodiment of the present invention are the same as those of the first embodiment. In FIG. 4, the flowchart of the process which the arithmetic processing part 18 of the hands-free apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment performs is shown. The process shown in FIG. 4 differs from the process shown in FIG. 3 only in the step corresponding to S114 of FIG. That is, in the first embodiment, the example in which it is determined whether or not the music being played back and the ringtone included in the incoming call notification are included in the same album in S114 of FIG. In the present embodiment, as shown in S214 of FIG. 4, it is determined whether or not the music being played and the ringtone included in the incoming call notification are music of the same artist.

  That is, when the incoming call notification from the mobile phone 2 is an incoming call notification in the in-band mode, the music is being played back, and the music being played back and the ringtone included in the incoming call notification are music of the same artist, The determination in S214 is YES, and notification by ringer ringing is performed (S116).

  If the incoming notification from the mobile phone 2 is an incoming notification in the in-band mode, the music is being played back, and the music being played back and the ringtone included in the incoming notification are not from the same artist, S214 The determination is NO, and notification is made with a ringtone such as a ringing melody (S118).

  If the ringtone of the mobile phone is set to the music of the same artist as the song being played, it is highly likely that the ringtone of the mobile phone is similar to the song being played, so the incoming call is received by the ringtone of the mobile phone. However, as mentioned above, the song that is being played and the ringtone of the mobile phone based on the ringtone information are the songs of the same artist. If it is determined that the ringer ringtone is output from the speaker, even if the ringtone of the mobile phone is set to the music of the same artist as the music being played back, the user is more surely received You can make it happen.

  In addition, when the music being played and the ringtone of the mobile phone are not the same artist's music, the possibility that the ringtone of the mobile phone is similar to the music being played is relatively low. If it is determined that the song of the mobile phone and the ringtone of the mobile phone are not from the same artist, even if the mobile phone ringtone based on the incoming call notification is output from the speaker, the user is aware that there is an incoming call Is possible.

  In this embodiment, the music information is acquired in S112 of FIG. 4, and it is determined in S214 whether or not the music being played and the ringtone are of the same taste, and the music and the ringtone being played are the same. An example in which a notification by the built-in ringer is given when it is determined that the song is an artist's song, and a notification by the ring tone of the mobile phone 2 is given when it is determined that the song being played and the ring tone are not the same artist's song However, if the incoming call notification in the in-band mode is received during music playback while the processing of S112 and S214 is omitted, the notification by the built-in ringer is performed instead of the ringtone of the mobile phone 2. May be.

  With such a configuration, when an incoming call notification is received during music playback, a ringer ringing sound is output from the speaker instead of the ringtone of the mobile phone, so even during music playback more reliably. The user can be notified of an incoming call.

(Other embodiments)
In the said embodiment, although the example which comprised the hands-free apparatus 1 as a part of navigation apparatus mounted in the vehicle was shown, you may comprise the hands-free apparatus 1 without using a navigation apparatus, for example.

  In the above embodiment, an example in which the audio player 3 and the Bluetooth communication unit 16 are connected has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to such a connection method. For example, a configuration in which a cable is connected via an external input terminal. It is good.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration example in which the music reproduced using the audio player 3 is output from the speaker 12 is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to such an example. A configuration may be adopted in which music played back by the audio player function is output from the speaker 12, and music played back by an audio device such as a CD deck or DVD deck may be output from the speaker 12.

  The correspondence relationship between the configuration of the above embodiment and the configuration of the claims will be described. The Bluetooth communication unit 16 corresponds to a communication circuit, S106 corresponds to a first incoming call notification unit, and S100 and S104 are incoming calls. S116 corresponds to the second incoming call notification means, S110 corresponds to the music reproduction stop means, S122 corresponds to the music reproduction instruction means, and S114 corresponds to the first music determination means. , S118 corresponds to the third incoming notification means, and S214 corresponds to the second music determination means.

It is a figure of the composition of the hands free device concerning the 1st and 2nd embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram showing operations such as connection of a hands-free device, a mobile phone, and an audio player in time series. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the arithmetic processing part of the hands-free apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the arithmetic processing part of the hands-free apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... hands-free device, 2 ... mobile phone, 3 ... audio player,
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Sound circuit, 12 ... Speaker, 13 ... Microphone, 14 ... Operation part, 15 ... Memory,
16 ... Bluetooth communication unit, 17 ... Bluetooth antenna,
18 ... arithmetic processing unit, 181 ... CPU, 182 ... RAM, 183 ... mask ROM.

Claims (7)

A communication circuit for communicating with a mobile phone;
When an incoming call notification including ringtone information representing the ringtone of the mobile phone is received via the communication circuit, a ringtone of the mobile phone based on the ringtone information is output from a speaker in the vehicle for notification. And an incoming call notification means,
A hands-free device having a function of outputting music reproduced by music reproducing means together with a hands-free call from a speaker in the vehicle ,
Music reproduction determination means for determining whether or not music is being reproduced by the music reproduction means provided separately from the mobile phone;
An incoming call notification determining means for determining whether or not the incoming call notification is received when it is determined by the music reproduction determining means that the music is being played ;
A second incoming notification means for outputting a ringer ringing sound from a speaker in the vehicle instead of the ringtone of the mobile phone when the incoming call notification determining means determines that the incoming call notification has been received; A hands-free device characterized by comprising.   2. The hands according to claim 1, further comprising: a music playback stop unit that causes the music playback unit to stop playback of music when the incoming call notification determination unit determines that the incoming call notification has been received. Free device.   3. The hands according to claim 2, further comprising: a music playback instruction means for instructing the music playback means to play back music when it is determined that the connected line is disconnected in response to the incoming call notification. Free device. If it is determined by the incoming notification determination means that the incoming notification has been received, whether or not the music being played and the mobile phone ringtone based on the ringtone information are included in the same album First music determination means for determining
The second incoming call notification means has been determined by the first music determination means that the music being played and the mobile phone ringtone based on the ringtone information are included in the same album. In this case, the hands-free device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a ringing tone generated by ringer ringing is output from the speaker.   When it is determined by the first music determination means that the music being reproduced and the ringtone of the mobile phone based on the ringtone information are not included in the same album, the mobile phone based on the incoming notification The hands-free device according to claim 4, further comprising third incoming call notification means for outputting the incoming ring tone from the speaker. If the incoming call notification determining means determines that the incoming call notification has been received, whether the ringing tone of the mobile phone based on the music being played, the music being played, and the ringtone information is the music of the same artist A second music determination means for determining whether or not
The second incoming call notification means, when the second music determination means determines that the music being played back and the ringtone specified by the incoming call notification are music of the same artist, The hands-free device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: is output from the speaker.   When the second music determination means determines that the music being played and the ringtone specified by the incoming notification are not the same artist's music, a ringtone corresponding to the incoming notification is output from the speaker. The hands-free device according to claim 6, further comprising: 3 incoming notification means.

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