Portable mobile unit

• US 20020082059A1
• Filed: 10/31/2001
• Published: 06/27/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Hashizume, Hiroshi, Shiobara, Toshihiko, Nariai, Koichiro, Mita, Ryota
• Application Number:
  US09/984,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20020082059A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/573
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0264 by selectively disabling software applications
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Conventional portable mobile units have a problem that the user cannot enjoy a built-in music reproduction function at a start of charging a battery. Further, no consideration is given to the control of the music reproduction function to be performed when the remaining power of the battery is small. According to the invention, a portable mobile unit capable of reproducing data (musical data etc.) stored therein is provided with a charge detector for detecting a charging condition of a battery or a remaining power detector for detecting remaining power of a battery. The start of data reproduction is enabled when a start of battery charging is detected, or it is prohibited when remaining power of the battery is smaller than a preset value. This enables not only notification using music selected by the user at the time of charging but also power saving when the remaining power of the battery is small.

Claims

1. A portable mobile unit comprising:

a memory for storing data;

a controller for controlling reproduction of said stored data; and

a charge detector for detecting a charging state of a battery,

wherein said controller starts reproduction of said data when said charge detector detects that charging of said battery has started.

2. A portable mobile unit according to claim 1, wherein said controller performs control so as to stop said data reproduction after a lapse of an arbitrary preset time from the start thereof.

3. A portable mobile unit according to claim 1, wherein said controller performs control so as to stop said data reproduction when said charge detector detects suspension of said battery charging after the start of said data reproduction.

4. A portable mobile unit according to claim 2, wherein said charge detector is so configured as to be able to produce different outputs for a completion of said battery charging or an interruption by a user by recognizing whether a cause of suspension is said completion or said interruption.

5. A portable mobile unit according to claim 2, wherein said controller performs control so as to stop said data reproduction when said charge detector detects suspension of said charging of said battery after the start of said data reproduction.

6. A portable mobile unit according to claim 3, wherein said controller performs control so to make notification before stopping said data reproduction when said charge detector detects said suspension of said battery charging.

7. A portable mobile unit according to claim 3, wherein said charge detector is configured so as to be able to produce different outputs for a completion of said battery charging or an interruption by a user by recognizing whether a cause of suspension is said completion or said interruption.

8. A portable mobile unit according to claim 4, wherein the controller performs control so to make notification before stopping said data reproduction when said charge detector detects said suspension of said battery charging.

9. A portable mobile unit comprising:

a memory for storing data;

a controller for controlling reproduction of said stored data; and

a remaining power detector for detecting remaining power of a battery,

wherein said controller prohibits a start of reproduction of the data when said remaining power detector detects that remaining power of said battery is smaller than a preset value.

10. A portable mobile unit according to claim 9, wherein said controller performs control so as to stop said data reproduction after a lapse of an arbitrary preset time from a start of said data reproduction.

11. A portable mobile unit according to claim 9, wherein said controller cancels said prohibition of said data reproduction when a predetermined manipulation is made even if the remaining power of said battery is smaller than said preset value.

12. A portable mobile unit according to claim 10, wherein said controller performs control so as to generate an alarm is before stopping said data reproduction.

13. A portable mobile unit according to claim 11, wherein said controller performs control so as to stop said data reproduction after a lapse of an arbitrary preset time from the start thereof.

14. A portable mobile unit according to claim 13, wherein said controller performs control so as to generate an alarm is before stopping said data reproduction.