Control method of mobile terminal apparatus
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1. A method of controlling a mobile device, comprising:
- monitoring a state of whether or not left and right earphones are being worn by a user, and determining if the monitoring wearing state is one of a first state in which both earphones are being worn, a second state in which only the left or right earphone is being worn, and a third state in which both the left and right earphones are removed; and
controlling a behavior of the mobile device connected to the left and right earphones according to the monitored wearing state of the left and right earphones by the user,wherein the controlling includes launching an audio navigation application in which a current position on a map is displayed on a display screen of the mobile device, and when the monitoring wearing state is detected to be the first state or the second state then the audio navigation application is displayed with an indicator of the user'"'"'s travel direction, and when the monitoring wearing state is detected to be the third state then the audio navigation application is displayed without the indicator of the user'"'"'s travel direction, andwherein in the monitoring includes detecting the wearing state of the left and right earphones on the basis of output from at least one of (i) left and right acceleration sensors respectively provided in the left and right earphones, and (ii) left and right geomagnetic sensors respectively provided in the left and right earphones.
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Abstract
A mobile device system that includes left and right earphones, and a mobile device connectable to the left and right earphones. Each of the left and right earphones includes at least one of an acceleration sensor and a geomagnetic sensor. The mobile device includes a controller that monitors a wearing state of the individual left and right earphones by a user on a basis of output from the least one of the acceleration sensors and the geomagnetic sensors, and controls a behavior of the mobile device connected to the left and right earphones according to the monitored wearing state of the left and right earphones by the user.
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1. A method of controlling a mobile device, comprising:
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monitoring a state of whether or not left and right earphones are being worn by a user, and determining if the monitoring wearing state is one of a first state in which both earphones are being worn, a second state in which only the left or right earphone is being worn, and a third state in which both the left and right earphones are removed; and controlling a behavior of the mobile device connected to the left and right earphones according to the monitored wearing state of the left and right earphones by the user, wherein the controlling includes launching an audio navigation application in which a current position on a map is displayed on a display screen of the mobile device, and when the monitoring wearing state is detected to be the first state or the second state then the audio navigation application is displayed with an indicator of the user'"'"'s travel direction, and when the monitoring wearing state is detected to be the third state then the audio navigation application is displayed without the indicator of the user'"'"'s travel direction, and wherein in the monitoring includes detecting the wearing state of the left and right earphones on the basis of output from at least one of (i) left and right acceleration sensors respectively provided in the left and right earphones, and (ii) left and right geomagnetic sensors respectively provided in the left and right earphones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile device system, comprising:
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left and right earphones; and a mobile device connectable to the left and right earphones, wherein each of the left and right earphones includes at least one of an acceleration sensor and a geomagnetic sensor, and the mobile device includes circuitry that monitors a wearing state of the individual left and right earphones by a user on a basis of output from the least one of the acceleration sensors and the geomagnetic sensors, and controls a behavior of the mobile device connected to the left and right earphones according to the monitored wearing state of the left and right earphones by the user, wherein the circuitry determines if the monitoring wearing state is one of a first state in which both earphones are being worn, a second state in which only the left or right earphone is being worn, and a third state in which both the left and right earphones are removed, and the circuitry is configured to launch an audio navigation application in which a current position on a map is displayed on a display screen of the mobile device, and when the monitoring wearing state is detected to be the first state or the second state then the audio navigation application is displayed with an indicator of the user'"'"'s travel direction, and when the monitoring wearing state is detected to be the third state then the audio navigation application is displayed without the indicator of the user'"'"'s travel direction. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that when executed by a mobile device system causes the mobile device system to execute a method comprising:
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monitoring a state of whether or not left and right earphones are being worn by a user, and determining if the monitoring wearing state is one of a first state in which both earphones are being worn, a second state in which only the left or right earphone is being worn, and a third state in which both the left and right earphones are removed; and controlling a behavior of the mobile device connected to the left and right earphones according to the monitored wearing state of the left and right earphones by the user, wherein the controlling includes launching an audio navigation application in which a current position on a map is displayed on a display screen of the mobile device, and when the monitoring wearing state is detected to be the first state or the second state then the audio navigation application is displayed with an indicator of the user'"'"'s travel direction, and when the monitoring wearing state is detected to be the third state then the audio navigation application is displayed without the indicator of the user'"'"'s travel direction, and wherein in the monitoring includes detecting the wearing state of the left and right earphones on the basis of output from at least one of (i) left and right acceleration sensors respectively provided in the left and right earphones, and (ii) left and right geomagnetic sensors respectively provided in the left and right earphones.
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