Mobile telephone device
First Claim
1. A mobile telephone device comprising:
- a communicator for controlling origination and reception of a call to and from a communication partner device;
a display for displaying information on a screen;
a location detector for detecting location information of the mobile telephone device itself;
a receiver for receiving location information of the communication partner device;
a direction sensor for detecting a bearing of the mobile telephone device; and
a direction calculator for calculating a direction of the communication partner device relative to the mobile telephone device based on the location information of the mobile telephone device and of the communication partner device, wherein the direction of the communication partner device relative to the mobile telephone device is displayed on the display against a background coinciding with the bearing detected by the direction sensor.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone device has a location detector for detecting the location information of the mobile telephone device itself, a receiver for receiving the location information of the communication partner device, a direction sensor, and a direction calculator for calculating the direction of the communication partner device relative to the mobile telephone device based on the location information of the two devices. The direction of the communication partner device is displayed against a background coinciding with the bearing detected by the direction sensor. This configuration permits the location of a communication partner to be indicated in an easy-to-grasp way even with a small display. Moreover, the mobile telephone device indicates the location of a communication partner before responding to a call. This configuration permits a call receiver to decide whether to respond to a call or not after identifying the location of a call originator.
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1. A mobile telephone device comprising:
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a communicator for controlling origination and reception of a call to and from a communication partner device;
a display for displaying information on a screen;
a location detector for detecting location information of the mobile telephone device itself;
a receiver for receiving location information of the communication partner device;
a direction sensor for detecting a bearing of the mobile telephone device; and
a direction calculator for calculating a direction of the communication partner device relative to the mobile telephone device based on the location information of the mobile telephone device and of the communication partner device, wherein the direction of the communication partner device relative to the mobile telephone device is displayed on the display against a background coinciding with the bearing detected by the direction sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile telephone device comprising:
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a communicator for controlling origination and reception of a call to and from a communication partner device;
a receiver for receiving location information of the communication partner device when the mobile telephone device receives a call; and
an indicator for indicating information, wherein the indicator indicates the location information of the communication partner device before the mobile telephone device responds to the call. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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