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Method and apparatus for processing E-mail and outgoing calls

  • US 9,307,065 B2
  • Filed: 10/06/2010
  • Issued: 04/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vehicle-mounted device which is mounted on a vehicle and which is connected to a portable device having a call function and a function of exchanging a message by near field communication, the vehicle-mounted device comprising:

  • a controller which performs a multi-profile control of a Message Access Profile and a Hands Free Profile;

    wherein the call function and the function of exchanging a message are performed by using the Message Access Profile used to exchange message information by connecting the portable device and vehicle-mounted device, and the Hands Free profile used to perform a hands free call function by connecting vehicle-mounted device and the portable device, andwherein the controller for performing the multi-profile control of the Message Access Profile and the Hands Free Profile, includes;

    a communication section that wirelessly communicates with the portable device by near field communication;

    a message transmitting and receiving section that controls the portable device to transmit and receive a message via the communication section;

    a message reading section that reads a received message with voice;

    an outgoing call sensing section that senses that an outgoing call is in progress via the communication section;

    an outgoing call selecting section provides a request to a user of said vehicle-mounted device, and based on a response to said request, performs physical selection between a) to interrupt the reading of the message with voice and to send the outgoing call before the reading of the message with voice is ended, and b) to not interrupt the reading of the message with voice and to send the outgoing call after the reading of the message with voice is ended,wherein said request to said user occurs when the outgoing call sensing section senses that the outgoing call is in progress via the communication section while the message reading section is reading the received message with voice, andwherein the selection made by the user is stored for determining whether to interrupt the reading of the message based on future outgoing calls; and

    an interruption section that interrupts the reading of the message with voice by the message reading section,when the outgoing call sensing section senses the outgoing call while the message reading section is reading the message with voice.

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