Mobile phone terminal

• US 10,122,844 B2
• Filed: 06/14/2017
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cloud BYTE LLC
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Shouji, Daisuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Beamer, Temica M
• Application Number:
  US15/622,334
• Publication Number:
  US 20170279956A1
• Time in Patent Office: 510 Days
• Field of Search: 455205, 455425, 4554261, 455556, 455566, 4555501, 455 901
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724631 by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Disclosed is an information communication terminal having a configuration in which it is possible to prevent a wrong operation of the information communication terminal due to an unconscious operation of an input equipment during operating an audio output equipment. That is, the information communication terminal includes a controller. The controller operates a detection sensor that detects an object approaching during operating the audio output equipment. And the controller controls a status of being input into the input equipment based on a detected result of the detection sensor.

Claims

1. A mobile phone, comprising:

a touch panel;

a sensor; and

a controller configured to;

make a first signal generated by the touch panel ineffective for telephone call operation based on a status of the sensor indicating reflection of outputted infrared light during a telephone call; and

make a second signal generated by the touch panel effective for telephone call operation based on the status of the sensor indicating no reflection of the outputted infrared light during the telephone call after making the first signal ineffective for telephone call operation.

2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to increase or decrease electric power supplied to the touch panel based on whether the status of the sensor indicates the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

3. The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to decrease an amount of electric power supplied to the touch panel to a predetermined value based on the status of the sensor indicating the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display,

wherein the controller is further configured to increase or decrease an amount of electric power supplied to the display based on whether the status of the sensor indicates the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

5. The mobile phone according to claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to decrease the amount of electric power to a predetermined value based on the status of the sensor indicating the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

6. A method for a mobile phone terminal including a sensor and a touch panel for inputting information of a selected key out of keys that are displayed, the method comprising:

making a first signal generated by the touch panel ineffective for telephone call operation based on a status of the sensor indicating reflection of outputted infrared light during a telephone call; and

making a second signal generated by the touch panel effective for telephone call operation based on the status of the sensor indicating no reflection of the outputted infrared light during the telephone call after making the first signal ineffective for telephone call operation.

7. The method of the mobile phone terminal according to claim 6, further comprising:

controlling electric power supplied to the touch panel based on whether the status of the sensor indicates the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

8. The method of the mobile phone terminal according to claim 7, further comprising decreasing an amount of electric power supplied to the touch panel by a predetermined value based on the status of the sensor indicating the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

9. The method of the mobile phone terminal according to claim 6, further comprising:

controlling an amount of electric power supplied to a display of the mobile phone terminal to increase or decrease based on whether the status of the sensor indicates the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

10. The method of the mobile phone terminal according to claim 9, further comprising decreasing the amount of electric power supplied to the display by a predetermined value based on the status of the sensor receives indicating the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

11. A mobile phone comprising:

a sensor;

a display; and

a controller configured to;

control the display to cease display of call information based on a status of the sensor indicating reflection of outputted infrared light during a telephone call; and

control the display to display the call information based on the status of the sensor indicating no reflection of the outputted infrared light during the telephone call after ceasing display of the call information.

12. A method for a mobile phone terminal including a sensor, the method comprising:

ceasing display of call information based on a status of the sensor indicating reflection of outputted infrared light during a telephone call; and

displaying the call information based on the status of the sensor indicating no reflection of the outputted infrared light during the telephone call after ceasing display of the call information.

13. A mobile phone comprising:

a sensor;

a display; and

a controller configured to;

control the display to cease display of keys that are displayed based on a status of the sensor indicating reflection of outputted infrared light during a telephone call; and

control the display to display the keys based on the status of the sensor indicating no reflection of the outputted infrared light during the telephone call after ceasing display of the keys.

14. A method for a mobile phone terminal including a sensor and a touch panel for inputting information of a selected key out of keys that are displayed, the method comprising:

ceasing display of the keys based on a status of the sensor indicating reflection of outputted infrared light during a telephone call; and

displaying the keys based on the status of the sensor indicating no reflection of the outputted infrared light during the telephone call after ceasing display of the keys.