Information playback apparatus and information playback method
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakashi Sadahiro
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Abstract
An information playback apparatus includes an information playback unit for playing back information, a video display unit for displaying images associated with the played back information, and a sound output unit for outputting sound associated with the played back information. It also includes a put-on detector for detecting that a user puts on the sound output unit such as headphones or earphones. In response to the detection, it automatically opens the screen of the video display unit, and starts reproduction of the information to display images and output sound.
Claims13
An information playback apparatus comprising:
- information playback means for playing back information;
- video display means for displaying images in response to information played back by said information playback means;
- sound output means for outputting sound in response to the information played back by said information playback means;
- and
- put-on detection means for detecting wearing of said sound output means by a user, and for outputting a put-on detection signal, wherein
- said information playback means starts playback of the information in response to the put-on detection signal.
An information playback method comprising the steps of:
- playing back information;
- displaying image associated with played back information on a screen;
- outputting sound associated with played back information from sound output means;
- detecting putting on of said sound output means by a user and outputting a detection signal;
- and
- starting playback of the information in response to the detection signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.