AUDIO PLAYBACK APPARATUS, CONTROL AND USAGE METHOD FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK APPARATUS, AND MOBILE PHONE TERMINAL WITH STORAGE DEVICE
First Claim
1. An audio playback apparatus comprising:
- a broadcast reception circuit configured to receive a broadcast signal;
a near field wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with a mobile terminal apparatus;
a switch that controllable switches between an audio signal supplied from the broadcast reception circuit and an audio signal supplied from the near field wireless communication circuit;
a controller configured to control the switch according a control signal from the mobile terminal apparatus conveyed via the near field wireless communication circuit; and
a connection terminal configured to electrically connect said audio playback apparatus to an external device.
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Abstract
An audio playback apparatus includes an integrated circuit in which an FM reception circuit and a near field wireless communication circuit are integrated and packaged into one chip, a switch unit configured to switch between output of an audio signal supplied from the FM reception circuit and output of an audio signal supplied from the near field wireless communication circuit, and a connection terminal configured to output an audio signal selected using the switch unit and supply an FM broadcast signal received through a cable of an earphone connected to the connection terminal to the FM reception circuit. An associated method performed by the audio playback apparatus cooperates with the mobile terminal apparatus and associated method to provide a functional system.
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20 Claims
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1. An audio playback apparatus comprising:
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a broadcast reception circuit configured to receive a broadcast signal; a near field wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with a mobile terminal apparatus; a switch that controllable switches between an audio signal supplied from the broadcast reception circuit and an audio signal supplied from the near field wireless communication circuit; a controller configured to control the switch according a control signal from the mobile terminal apparatus conveyed via the near field wireless communication circuit; and a connection terminal configured to electrically connect said audio playback apparatus to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile terminal apparatus comprising:
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a mobile telephone communications component; a control unit; and a near field wireless communication circuit that is configured to communicate wirelessly with an audio playback apparatus having a broadcast reception circuit that receives a broadcast signal, wherein said control unit issues control commands via said near filed wireless communications circuit to control a switch in said audio playback device to switch between reception of the broadcast signal and an audio signal provided by the mobile terminal apparatus via the near field wireless communication circuit, wherein reception of said broadcast signal by said audio playback apparatus is performed without using an antenna of said mobile terminal apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling an audio playback apparatus, comprising:
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receiving a wireless broadcast signal with a broadcast reception circuit; receiving a control instruction with a near field wireless communication circuit from a mobile terminal apparatus; controllably switching between an audio signal supplied from the broadcast reception circuit and an audio signal supplied from the near field wireless communication circuit, said controllably switching being governed by said control instruction; and outputting an electrical signal to an external device for conversion to an audible signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage device having instructions that when executed by a processor perform a control process for a mobile terminal connected to an audio playback apparatus, comprising:
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using a near field wireless communication circuit to communicate wirelessly with an audio playback apparatus having a broadcast reception circuit that receives a broadcast signal; providing an audio signal to the audio playback apparatus via the near field wireless communication circuit; issuing a control command via said near filed wireless communications circuit to control a switch in said audio playback device to switch between reception of the broadcast signal and said audio signal; and receiving said broadcast signal by said audio playback apparatus without using an antenna of said mobile terminal apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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