# US 2013/0281152 A1 · Mobile terminal device, storage medium and sound output control method

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- Number: US 2013/0281152 A1
- Document ID: US20130281152A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/868,774
- Filed: 2013-04-23
- Published: 2013-10-24
- Earliest claimed: 2012-04-23
- Assignees: KYOCERA Corporation
- Applicants: Kyocera Corporation
- Inventors: Yoshihiro NISHIMURA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130281152A1

## CPC

- H04M 1/6016: {in the receiver circuit}
- H04M 1/026: {Details of the structure or mounting of specific components}
- H04M 1/03: Constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. telephone hand-sets
- H04M 19/04: the ringing-current being generated at the substations
- H04R 1/10: Earpieces; Attachments therefor {; Earphones; Monophonic headphones (H04R1/28 takes precedence; stereophonic headphones H04R5/033)}
- H04R 25/606: {acting directly on the eardrum, the ossicles or the skull, e.g. mastoid, tooth, maxillary or mandibular bone, or mechanically stimulating the cochlea, e.g. at the oval window}
- H04R 2460/13: Hearing devices using bone conduction transducers
- H04R 2499/11: Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K)

## Abstract

A mobile terminal device includes: a telephone communication speaker and a control module. The telephone communication speaker includes: a first speaker which releases sound waves corresponding to sounds to be output and vibration waves generated by vibrations of one surface of a housing according to vibrations corresponding to the sounds to be output, thereby to transfer the sounds to a user; and a second speaker which releases sound waves corresponding to sounds to be output. In case of execution of a function to output sounds from the telephone communication speaker, when a predetermined trigger action is not made, the control module executes first control in which the first speaker outputs sounds but the second speaker does not output sounds, and when the trigger action is made, the control module executes second control in which at least the second speaker outputs sounds.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A mobile terminal device, comprising:
a housing;
a telephone communication speaker which outputs sounds during telephone communications; and
a control module which controls output of the telephone communication speaker, wherein
the telephone communication speaker includes:
a first speaker which releases sound waves corresponding to sounds to be output and vibration waves generated by vibrations of one surface of the housing according to vibrations corresponding to the sounds to be output, thereby to transfer the sounds; and
a second speaker which releases sound waves corresponding to sounds to be output, and
in case of execution of a function to output sounds from the telephone communication speaker,
when a predetermined trigger action is not made, the control module executes first control in which the first speaker outputs sounds but the second speaker does not output sounds, and
when the trigger action is made, the control module executes second control in which at least the second speaker outputs sounds.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, wherein
it is determined that the trigger action is made when a sound with a predetermined attribute is output from the telephone communication speaker, and
when the sound with a predetermined attribute is output, the control module executes the second control.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device according to claim 2, wherein
the sound with a predetermined attribute includes a predetermined notification sound, and
when the predetermined notification sounds is output from the telephone communication speaker, the control module executes the second control.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The device according to claim 2, wherein
the sound with a predetermined attribute includes a sound received from a predetermined communication partner, and
when the sound received from the predetermined communication partner is output from the telephone communication speaker, the control module executes the second control.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The device according to claim 2, further comprising:
a second control switch operation module which accepts a switch operation from the second control to the first control, wherein
when the switch operation from the second control to the first control is accepted during execution of the second control, the control module executes the first control instead of the second control.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a first control switch operation module which accepts a switch operation from the first control to the second control, wherein
it is determined that the trigger action is made when the switch operation from the first control to the second control is accepted, and
when the switch operation from the first control to the second control is accepted, the control module executes the second control.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a contact detection module which detects whether a detection target is in contact with the housing, wherein
it is determined that the trigger action is made when the detection target is separated from the housing, and
when the detection target is separated from the housing, the control module executes the second control.

### Claim 8

A storage medium holding a computer program for a mobile terminal device comprising: a housing; and a telephone communication speaker which outputs sounds during telephone communications, the telephone communication speaker including: a first speaker which releases sound waves corresponding to sounds to be output and vibration waves generated by vibrations of one surface of the housing according to vibrations corresponding to the sounds to be output, thereby to transfer the sounds; and a second speaker which releases sound waves corresponding to sounds to be output, wherein
the computer program provides a computer of the mobile terminal device with a function to, in case of execution of a function to output sounds from the telephone communication speaker, when a predetermined trigger action is not made, execute first control in which the first speaker outputs sounds but the second speaker does not output sounds, and when the trigger action is made, execute second control in which at least the second speaker outputs sounds.

### Claim 9

A sound output control method for a mobile terminal device comprising: a housing; and a telephone communication speaker which outputs sounds during telephone communications, the telephone communication speaker including: a first speaker which releases sound waves corresponding to sounds to be output and vibration waves generated by vibrations of one surface of the housing according to vibrations corresponding to the sounds to be output, thereby to transfer the sounds; and a second speaker which releases sound waves corresponding to sounds to be output, wherein
the method comprises the steps of:
executing a function to output sounds from the telephone communication speaker; and
in case of execution of the function, when a predetermined trigger action is not made, executing first control in which the first speaker outputs sounds but the second speaker does not output sounds, and when the trigger action is made, executing second control in which at least the second speaker outputs sounds.
