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 headset, wearable by a user of the audio playback apparatus, the headset including speakers to output an audio signal; and
circuitry within the headset, the circuitry includinga broadcast reception circuit configured to receive a broadcast signal;
a near field wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with a mobile terminal apparatus and receive a local audio signal from the mobile terminal apparatus;
a switch that controllably switches an audio source for output between the broadcast signal and the local audio signal;
a user interface configured todisplay an audio output mode of the audio playback apparatus, the audio output mode indicating the audio source for output by the audio playback apparatus, the audio source being one of the broadcast signal and the local audio signal; and
receive a user input to select the audio output mode;
control circuitry configured tocontrol the switch to switch the audio source to be the broadcast signal when the user input indicates that the selected audio output mode is the broadcast signal; and
control the switch to switch the audio source to be the local audio signal when the user input indicates that the selected audio output mode is the local audio signal; and
a connection terminal configured to electrically connect said audio playback apparatus to an external device, whereinthe headset outputs the audio source switched by the switch to the user.
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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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22 Claims
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1. An audio playback apparatus comprising:
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a headset, wearable by a user of the audio playback apparatus, the headset including speakers to output an audio signal; and circuitry within the headset, the circuitry including a broadcast reception circuit configured to receive a broadcast signal; a near field wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with a mobile terminal apparatus and receive a local audio signal from the mobile terminal apparatus; a switch that controllably switches an audio source for output between the broadcast signal and the local audio signal; a user interface configured to display an audio output mode of the audio playback apparatus, the audio output mode indicating the audio source for output by the audio playback apparatus, the audio source being one of the broadcast signal and the local audio signal; and receive a user input to select the audio output mode; control circuitry configured to control the switch to switch the audio source to be the broadcast signal when the user input indicates that the selected audio output mode is the broadcast signal; and control the switch to switch the audio source to be the local audio signal when the user input indicates that the selected audio output mode is the local audio signal; and a connection terminal configured to electrically connect said audio playback apparatus to an external device, wherein the headset outputs the audio source switched by the switch to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile terminal apparatus comprising:
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a mobile telephone communications component; control circuitry; a near field wireless communication circuit configured to communicate wirelessly with an audio playback apparatus including a headset, wearable by a user of the audio playback apparatus, the headset including speakers to output an audio signal, and a broadcast reception circuit that receives a broadcast signal; and transmit a local audio signal to the audio playback apparatus; and a user interface configured to display an audio output mode of the audio playback apparatus, the audio output mode indicating an audio source for output by the audio playback apparatus, the audio source being one of the broadcast signal and the local audio signal; and receive a user input to select the audio output mode, wherein said control circuitry is configured to issue a first control command via said near field wireless communication circuit to control a switch of the audio playback apparatus to switch the audio source to be the broadcast signal when the user input indicates that the selected audio output mode is the broadcast signal, and issue a second control command via said near field wireless communication circuit to control the switch of the audio playback apparatus to switch the audio source to be the local audio signal when the user input indicates that the selected audio output mode is the local audio signal, reception of said broadcast signal by said audio playback apparatus is performed without using an antenna of said mobile terminal apparatus, and the headset of the audio playback apparatus outputs the audio source switched by the switch to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling an audio playback apparatus, the method comprising:
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receiving a broadcast signal with a broadcast reception circuit; receiving a local audio signal with a near field wireless communication circuit from a mobile terminal apparatus; displaying an audio output mode of the audio playback apparatus, the audio output mode indicating an audio source for output by the audio playback apparatus, the audio source being one of the broadcast signal and the local audio signal; receiving a user input to select the audio output mode; controllably switching the audio source to be the broadcast signal when the user input indicates that the selected audio output mode is the broadcast signal; controllably switching the audio source to be the local audio signal when the user input indicates that the selected audio output mode is the local audio signal; and outputting the audio source via a speakers of a headset, the headset wearable by a user of the audio playback apparatus, the audio source output by the headset to the user of the audio playback apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. 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, the control process comprising:
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communicating wirelessly with the audio playback apparatus including a headset, wearable by a user of the audio playback apparatus, the headset including speakers to output an audio signal, and a broadcast reception circuit that receives a broadcast signal; transmitting a local audio signal to the audio playback apparatus; displaying an audio output mode of the audio playback apparatus, the audio output mode indicating an audio source for output by the audio playback apparatus, the audio source being one of the broadcast signal and the local audio signal; receiving a user input to select the audio output mode; issuing a first control command to control a switch in said audio playback device to switch the audio source to be the broadcast signal when the user input indicates that the selected audio output mode is the broadcast signal; and issuing a second control command to control the switch in said audio playback device to switch the audio source to be the local audio signal when the user input indicates that the selected audio output mode is the local audio signal, wherein the headset of the audio playback apparatus outputs the audio source switched by the switch to the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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