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US 8,620,392 B2Granted
Electronic device capable of continuing a telephone call when charging
AssigneeKYOCERA Corporation
InventorsKensaku Tanaka, Daisuke Shimada
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of continuing a telephone call, even in a case in which power is received from a battery charger while the telephone call is made. The electronic device includes a power receiving unit and a speaker unit. The power receiving unit receives power from the battery charger by electromagnetic waves. The speaker unit outputs sound in a first mode or a second mode. The first mode is a sound output mode when the electronic device is made proximate to a user's ear. The second mode is a sound output mode when the electronic device is separated from the user's ear. In a case in which the power receiving unit is receiving power, the speaker unit outputs sound in the second mode.
Claims8
An electronic device, comprising:
- a power receiving unit that receives power from a battery charger by electromagnetic waves;
- a speaker unit that outputs sound of a telephone call in a first mode as a sound output mode in a case in which the electronic device is made proximate to a user's ear, or a second mode as a sound output mode in a case in which the electronic device is separated from the user's ear;
- a determination unit that receives identification information for identifying the battery charger, and determines whether the battery charger is disposed at a predetermined place, based on the identification information;
- a conversion unit that converts sound into characters in a case in which the determination unit determines that the battery charger is disposed at a place other than the predetermined place;
- and
- a display unit that displays the characters converted by the conversion unit,
- wherein, in a case in which the determination unit determines that the battery charger is disposed at the predetermined place, when the power receiving unit is receiving power by the battery charger disposed at the predetermined place, the speaker unit outputs sound of the telephone call in the second mode, and
- in a case in which the power receiving unit is receiving power by the battery charger disposed at a place other than the predetermined place, the speaker unit does not output sound of the telephone call in the second mode.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a power receiving unit that receives power from a battery charger by electromagnetic waves;
- a bone conduction unit that is abutted on an ear of a user to conduct sound to the user;
- a speaker unit that outputs sound obtained from a telephone call;
- a control unit that drives the bone conduction unit in a case in which the power receiving unit is not receiving power, and the speaker unit outputs sound obtained from the telephone call in a case in which the power receiving unit is receiving power;
- a determination unit that receives identification information for identifying the battery charger, and determines whether the battery charger is disposed at a predetermined place, based on the identification information;
- a conversion unit that converts sound into characters in a case in which the determination unit determines that the battery charger is disposed at a place other than the predetermined place;
- and
- a display unit that displays the characters converted by the conversion unit,
- wherein, in a case in which the determination unit determines that the battery charger is disposed at the predetermined place, when the power receiving unit is receiving power by the battery charger disposed at the predetermined place, the speaker unit outputs sound of the telephone call, and
- in a case in which the power receiving unit is receiving power by the battery charger disposed at a place other than the predetermined place, the speaker unit does not output sound of the telephone call.
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An electronic device, comprising:
- a power receiving unit that receives power from a battery charger by electromagnetic waves;
- a cartilage conduction unit that is abutted on an ear of a user to conduct sound to the user;
- a speaker unit that outputs sound obtained from a telephone call;
- a control unit that drives the cartilage conduction unit in a case in which the power receiving unit is not receiving power, and the speaker unit outputs sound obtained from the telephone call in a case in which the power receiving unit is receiving power;
- a determination unit that receives identification information for identifying the battery charger, and determines whether the battery charger is disposed at a predetermined place, based on the identification information;
- a conversion unit that converts sound into characters in a case in which the determination unit determines that the battery charger is disposed at a place other than the predetermined place;
- and
- a display unit that displays the characters converted by the conversion unit,
- wherein, in a case in which the determination unit determines that the battery charger is disposed at the predetermined place, when the power receiving unit is receiving power by the battery charger disposed at the predetermined place, the speaker unit outputs sound of the telephone call, and
- in a case in which the power receiving unit is receiving power by the battery charger disposed at a place other than the predetermined place, the speaker unit does not output sound of the telephone call.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.