INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- a communication device configured to communicate with an external device;
a memory configured to store a plurality of sound data;
a sound generator configured to output the sound data;
an input device configured to select one of a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode, and to select one of the sound data to be output from the sound generator when an incoming signal is received, the sound data is output only by the sound generator of the information processing apparatus in the first mode, the sound data is output only by the external device in the second mode, and the sound data is output by both the sound generator of the information processing apparatus and the external device in the third mode; and
a controller configured to control the information processing apparatus, wherein when the incoming signal is received by the information processing apparatus, the controller determines whether the selected sound data is reproducible by the external device if the second mode is selected, and transmits, via the communication device, the sound data to the external device if the sound data is reproducible by the external device.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus or a mobile communication apparatus are connectable to an external device via a short-range wireless communication link. When there is an incoming call, it is determined whether a ringing sound is sounded on both the apparatus and the external device, or whether the ringing is on one of the apparatus and the external device, based on a selected mode. Subsequently, appropriate sound is played based on the selected mode.
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1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
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a communication device configured to communicate with an external device; a memory configured to store a plurality of sound data; a sound generator configured to output the sound data; an input device configured to select one of a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode, and to select one of the sound data to be output from the sound generator when an incoming signal is received, the sound data is output only by the sound generator of the information processing apparatus in the first mode, the sound data is output only by the external device in the second mode, and the sound data is output by both the sound generator of the information processing apparatus and the external device in the third mode; and a controller configured to control the information processing apparatus, wherein when the incoming signal is received by the information processing apparatus, the controller determines whether the selected sound data is reproducible by the external device if the second mode is selected, and transmits, via the communication device, the sound data to the external device if the sound data is reproducible by the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile communication apparatus, comprising:
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a radio interface configured to communicate with a base station of a cellular network; a communication device, different from the radio interface, configured to communicate with an external device; a memory configured to store a plurality of sound data; a sound generator configured to output the sound data; an input device configured to select one of a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode, and for selecting one of the sound data to be output from the sound generator when an incoming signal is received, the sound data is output only from the mobile communication apparatus in the first mode, the sound data is output only from the external device in the second mode, and the sound data is output from both the mobile communication apparatus and the external device in the third mode; and a controller configured to control the mobile communication apparatus, wherein when the incoming signal is received from the base station via the radio interface, the controller determines whether the sound data which has been selected is reproducible by the external device if the second mode is selected, and transmits, via the communication device, the sound data which has been selected to the external device, only when the sound data is reproducible by the external device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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