MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE

• US 20150296065A1
• Filed: 06/25/2015
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: NARITA, Masahiro, MIKI, Yasuhiro, KAWAUCHI, Toshikazu, INUKAI, Tsuneyasu, NADE, Toshiaki, MORIAI, Shinsuke
• Granted Patent: US 9,621,700 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0206 Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/64 Automatic arrangements for answering calls; Automatic arrangements for recording messages for absent subscribers; Arrangements for recording conversations centralised dictation systems H04M11/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A mobile terminal device is disclosed. The device includes a display module, a communication module, a sound input module, a sound output module, a hold detection module and a control module. The communication module is configured to receive an incoming call. The sound input module is configured to receive sound from a user. The sound output module is configured to output sound of the call. The hold detection module is configured to detect that the mobile terminal device is held. The control module is configured to perform a process of notifying the caller that the user cannot take the call when the communication module receives an incoming call, the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is held and then the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is not held.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal device, comprising:

a display module;

a communication module configured to receive an incoming call;

a sound input module configured to receive sound from a user;

a sound output module configured to output sound of the call;

a hold detection module configured to detect that the mobile terminal device is held; and

a control module configured to, in the case where the communication module receives an incoming call, when the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is held and then the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is not held, perform a process of notifying the caller that the user cannot take the call.

2. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein, when the hold detection module does not detect that the mobile terminal device is held upon arrival of the incoming call, the control module brings the display module into a non-displayed state, and after that, when the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is held, the control module brings the display module into a displayed state.

3. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein, when the hold detection module does not detect that the mobile terminal device is held upon arrival of the incoming call, the control module causes the display module to display a first incoming call screen not including information on the caller, and after that, when the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is held, the control module causes the display module to display a second incoming call screen including the information on the caller.

4. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a notification module, wherein

when the hold detection module does not detect that the mobile terminal device is held upon arrival of the incoming call, the control module causes the notification module to notify arrival of the incoming call, and after that, when the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is held, the control module causes the notification module to stop the notification.

5. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a casing with a front surface, a back surface, a plurality of side surfaces, wherein

the display module is provided on the front surface of the casing,

a corner portion of the casing is formed as a curved surface by the back surface and a first side surface, and

the hold detection module is disposed at the corner portion.

6. The mobile terminal device according to claim 5, wherein

the casing has a left side surface, a right side surface, an upper side surface and a lower side surface, and

the hold detection module is disposed at the corner portion at the end of the lower side surface side of at least one of the right side surface and the left side surface.

7. The mobile terminal device according to claim 5, wherein

the hold detection module is disposed to extend over the first side surface and a second side surface connected to the first side surface of the casing,

a radio wave transmission/reception antenna configured to transmit and receive radio waves is disposed on the second side surface side of the casing, and

the hold detection module is disposed within the range of the second side surface not overlapping the radio wave transmission/reception antenna in a direction vertical to the second side surface.

8. The mobile terminal device according to claim 5, wherein the hold detection module is disposed at the corner portion at a predetermined spacing from a flat surface connected to the corner portion on the back surface in a direction vertical to the flat surface.

9. The mobile terminal device according to claim 5, wherein

the casing includes a container configured to contain the display module and a cover configured to protect the container from the outside,

the hold detection module includes a first antenna configured to transmit radio waves and a second antenna configured to detect an electric field generated by the radio waves transmitted from the first antenna, and

the first antenna and the second antenna are stuck to the cover.

10. A mobile terminal device, comprising:

a display module;

a communication module configured to receive an incoming call;

a sound input module configured to receive sound from a user;

a sound output module configured to output sound of the call;

a hold detection module configured to detect that the mobile terminal device is held;

an proximity detection module configured to detect that the user moves the mobile terminal device close to him/her to enable the call; and

a control module configured to, in the case where the communication module receives an incoming call, when the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is held and then the proximity detection module detects that the user moves the mobile terminal device close to him/her, answers the incoming call and executes a call process.

11. The mobile terminal device according to claim 10, wherein

when the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is held and then the proximity detection module detects that the user moves the mobile terminal device close to him/her, the control module brings the display module into a non-displayed state, and

when the proximity detection module detects that the user moves the mobile terminal device away from him/her while the display module is in the non-displayed state, the control module brings the display module into a displayed state.

12. The mobile terminal device according to claim 10, wherein

the communication module transmits sound received by the sound input module to the communication partner,

after start of the call process, when the proximity detection module detects that the user moves the mobile terminal device away from him/her, the control module stops transmission of the sound received by the sound input module, and

when the proximity detection module detects that the user moves the mobile terminal device close to him/her while the transmission of the sound is stopped, the control module restarts the transmission of the sound.

13. The mobile terminal device according to claim 10, wherein, when the hold detection module does not detect that the mobile terminal device is held upon arrival of the incoming call, the control module brings the display module into the non-displayed state, and after that, when the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is held, the control module brings the display module into the displayed state.

14. The mobile terminal device according to claim 10, wherein, when the hold detection module does not detect that the mobile terminal device is held upon arrival of the incoming call, the control module causes the display module to display a first incoming call screen not including information on the caller, and after that, when the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is held, the control module causes the display module to display a second incoming call screen including the information on the caller.

15. The mobile terminal device according to claim 10, further comprising a notification module, wherein

when the hold detection module does not detect that the mobile terminal device is held upon arrival of the incoming call, the control module causes the notification module to notify arrival of the incoming call, and after that, when the hold detection module detects that the mobile terminal device is held, the control module causes the notification module to stop the notification.

16. The mobile terminal device according to claim 10, further comprising a casing with a front surface, a back surface, a plurality of side surfaces, wherein

the display module is provided on the front surface of the casing,

a corner portion of the casing is formed as a curved surface by the back surface and a first side surface, and

the hold detection module is disposed at the corner portion.

17. The mobile terminal device according to claim 16, wherein

the casing has a left side surface, a right side surface, an upper side surface and a lower side surface, and

the hold detection module is disposed at the corner portion at the end of the lower side surface side of at least one of the right side surface and the left side surface.

18. The mobile terminal device according to claim 16, wherein

the hold detection module is disposed to extend over the first side surface and a second side surface connected to the first side surface of the casing,

a radio wave transmission/reception antenna configured to transmit and receive radio waves is disposed on the second side surface side of the casing and

the hold detection module is disposed within the range of the second side surface not overlapping the radio wave transmission/reception antenna in a direction vertical to the second side surface.

19. The mobile terminal device according to claim 16, wherein the hold detection module is disposed at the corner portion at a predetermined spacing from a flat surface connected to the corner portion on the back surface in a direction vertical to the flat surface.

20. The mobile terminal device according to claim 16, wherein

the casing includes a container configured to contain the display module and a cover configured to protect the container from the outside,

the hold detection module includes a first antenna configured to transmit radio waves and a second antenna configured to detect an electric field generated by the radio waves transmitted from the first antenna, and

the first antenna and the second antenna are stuck to the cover.