In-vehicle apparatus having handsfree function and cellular phone having handsfree function

A cellular phone that is connectable with an in-vehicle apparatus having a handsfree function by simultaneously using a handsfree communication protocol for handsfree communication and a mail forwarding protocol for mail forwarding,

• the cellular phone being operable in, when having a connection with the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function by using the handsfree communication protocol, selectively one of
• a handset communication mode where a voice path between the cellular phone and the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function is closed, and a voice inputted via a voice input part of the cellular phone is transmitted toward a communication counterpart as being an outgoing voice, and a voice received from the communication counterpart is outputted from a voice output part of the cellular phone as being an incoming voice and
• a handsfree communication mode where the voice path between the cellular phone and the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function is open, and a voice inputted via a voice input device of the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function is transmitted toward the communication counterpart as being the outgoing voice, and the voice received from the communication counterpart is outputted from a voice output device of the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function as being the incoming voice,
• the cellular phone being configured to issue a notification, which notifies that the cellular phone receives an incoming mail, to the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function when the incoming mail is received by the cellular phone in a condition where:
• the cellular phone is connected with the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function by simultaneously using the handsfree protocol and the mail forwarding protocol;
• and the handset communication mode is set in the cellular phone,
• the cellular phone being configured to prohibit the notification, which notifies that the cellular phone receives the incoming mail, from being issued to the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function when the incoming mail is received by the cellular phone in a condition where the handsfree communication mode is set in the cellular phone.

A method of controlling a cellular phone, comprising:

• causing the cellular phone to have a connection with an in-vehicle apparatus having a handsfree function by simultaneously using a handsfree communication protocol for handsfree communication, and a mail forwarding protocol for mail forwarding;
• causing the cellular phone, when the cellular phone has the connection with the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function by using the handsfree communication protocol, to be operable in selectively one of:
• a handset communication mode where a voice path between the cellular phone and the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function is closed, and a voice inputted via a voice input part of the cellular phone is transmitted toward a communication counterpart as being an outgoing voice, and a voice received from the communication counterpart is outputted from a voice output part of the cellular phone as being an incoming voice;
• and
• a handsfree communication mode where the voice path between the cellular phone and the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function is open, and a voice inputted via a voice input device of the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function is transmitted toward the communication counterpart as being the outgoing voice, and the voice received from the communication counterpart is outputted from a voice output device of the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function as being the incoming voice;
• causing the cellular phone to issue a notification, which notifies that the cellular phone receives an incoming mail, to the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function, when the cellular phone receives the incoming mail in a condition where:
• the cellular phone is connected with the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function by simultaneously using the handsfree protocol and the mail forwarding protocol;
• and
• the cellular phone is in the handset communication mode;
• and
• prohibiting the cellular phone from issuing the notification, which notifies that the cellular phone receives the incoming mail, to the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function, when the cellular phone receives the incoming mail in a condition where:
• the cellular phone is connected with the in-vehicle apparatus having the handsfree function by simultaneously using the handsfree protocol and the mail forwarding protocol;
• and
• the cellular phone is in the handsfree communication mode.