Communication terminal apparatus and mobile radio terminal apparatus

• US 20040043786A1
• Filed: 08/29/2003
• Published: 03/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Togawa, Masamichi
• Application Number:
  US10/650,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20040043786A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/550.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6075 adapted for handsfree use in a vehicle H04M1/6058 takes precedence; arrangements for holding telephones in a vehicle B60R11/0241
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6091 including a wireless interface

Abstract

A control section preliminarily stores in a memory section hands-free setting data indicating whether or not a hands-free communication function is set before connection of a car kit and, if the car kit is disconnected, resets the data to an operated condition before the car kit has been connected.

Claims

1. A communication terminal apparatus for making radio communication, comprising:

a speaker;

a microphone;

a first amplifier which varies a level of a speech signal to be outputted by the speaker;

a second amplifier which varies a level of a speech signal inputted by the microphone;

a first memory which stores first information for respectively setting the gains of the first and second amplifiers at predetermined values, and for storing second information for respectively setting the gains of the first and second amplifiers at predetermined values different from the values of the first information;

means for designating any one of the first and second information;

a second memory which stores the information designated by the designating means;

means for controlling the gains of the first and second amplifiers based on the designated information stored in the second memory;

means for connecting to an external device capable of speech input/output;

means for detecting a connection to the external device and a disconnection from the external device; and

means for switching the speech input/output by the microphone and speaker to the speech input/output by the external device when the detecting means detects the connection to the external device, and for switching the speech input/output by the external device to the speech input/output by the microphone and speaker when the detecting means detects the disconnection from the external device;

wherein the controlling means controls the gain of the first and second amplifiers based on the designated information stored in the second memory when the detecting means detects the disconnection from the external device.

2. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connecting means connects to the external device through radio communication.

3. A mobile radio terminal apparatus for making radio communication with a base station connectable to a communication network, the terminal apparatus comprising:

a speaker;

a microphone;

a first amplifier which varies a level of a speech signal to be outputted by the speaker;

a second amplifier which varies a level of a speech signal inputted by the microphone;

a first memory which stores first information for respectively setting the gains of the first and second amplifiers at predetermined values, and for storing second information for respectively setting the gains of the first and second amplifiers at predetermined values different from the values of the first information;

means for designating any one of the first and second information;

a second memory which stores the information designated by the designating means;

means for controlling the gains of the first and second amplifiers based on the designated information stored in the second memory;

means for connecting to an external device capable of speech input/output;

means for detecting a connection to the external device and a disconnection from the external device; and

means for switching the speech input/output by the microphone and speaker to the speech input/output by the external device when the detecting means detects the connection to the external device, and for switching the speech input/output by the external device to the speech input/output by the microphone and speaker when the detecting means detects the disconnection from the external device;

wherein the controlling means controls the gain of the first and second amplifiers based on the designated information stored in the second memory when the detecting means detects the disconnection from the external device.

4. The mobile radio terminal apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the connecting means connects to the external device through radio communication.