Information exchanging apparatus

• US 9,525,989 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2015
• Issued: 12/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ROHM Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tanaka, Masahide
• Primary Examiner(s): DEAN, JR, JOSEPH E
• Application Number:
  US14/692,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20150230071A1
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• Field of Search: 455/41.2, 455/500, 455/502
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold

Abstract

An information exchanging apparatus capable of exchanging information with a plurality of outside apparatuses has: a first wireless communicator including a telephone transmitter and telephone receiver for wireless telephone communication with one of the outside apparatuses; a second wireless communicator other than the first wireless communicator; a transmitter arranged to transmit original information to the plurality of outside apparatuses through the second wireless communicator; a processor arranged to process response information from the plurality of outside apparatuses to be received through the second wireless communicator in response to the original information; and a distributor arranged to distribute result information from the processor to the plurality of outside apparatuses through the second wireless communicator.

Claims

1. A cellular phone capable of displaying a game thereon comprising:

a telephone function unit;

a wireless communicator including a telephone transmitter and telephone receiver for wireless telephone communication with another cellular phone based on the telephone function unit;

a display unit arranged to make a display which is based on the telephone function unit;

a game processor arranged to execute a game; and

a display controller arranged to display progress of the game on the display unit based on the game processor, the display controller being arranged to differentiate the display of the game on the display unit whether or not a predetermined condition is fulfilled in the course of the progress of the game,

wherein the display controller is arranged to set a delay in the display of the progress of the game if the predetermined condition is not fulfilled.

2. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein the display controller is arranged to differentiate the display of the game on the display unit whether a user of the cellular phone participates the game or observes the progress of the game.

3. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein the display controller is arranged to differentiate the display of the game on the display unit whether or not information necessary for the progress of the game is sufficient.

4. A cellular phone capable of displaying a game thereon comprising:

a telephone function unit;

a wireless communicator including a telephone transmitter and telephone receiver for wireless telephone communication with another cellular phone based on the telephone function unit;

a display unit arranged to make a display which is based on the telephone function unit;

a game processor arranged to execute a game;

a display controller arranged to display progress of the game on the display unit based on the game processor, the display controller being arranged to differentiate the display of the game on the display unit whether or not a predetermined condition is fulfilled in the course of the progress of the game; and

a manipulation unit, wherein the display controller is arranged to differentiate the display of the game on the display unit in response to the manipulation unit.

5. A cellular phone capable of displaying a game thereon comprising:

a telephone function unit;

a wireless communicator including a telephone transmitter and telephone receiver for wireless telephone communication with another cellular phone based on the telephone function unit;

a display unit arranged to make display based on the telephone function unit;

a game processor arranged to execute a game;

a display controller arranged to display progress of the game on the display unit based on the game processor, the display controller being arranged to display the progress of the game if the predetermined condition is fulfilled when a point in the course of the progress of the game is reached, and not to display the progress of the game if the predetermined condition is not fulfilled when the point of the game is reached; and

a manipulation unit, wherein the display controller is arranged to differentiate the display of the game on the display unit in response to the manipulation unit.

6. The cellular phone according to claim 5, wherein the display controller is arranged to restrict the display of the game in the course of the progress of the game.

7. A cellular phone capable of displaying a game thereon comprising:

a telephone function unit;

a wireless communicator including a telephone transmitter and telephone receiver for wireless telephone communication with another cellular phone based on the telephone function unit;

a display unit arranged to make display based on the telephone function unit;

a game processor arranged to execute a game;

a display controller arranged to display progress of the game on the display unit based on the game processor, the display controller being arranged to display the progress of the game if the predetermined condition is fulfilled when a point in the course of the progress of the game is reached, and not to display the progress of the game if the predetermined condition is not fulfilled when the point of the game is reached, wherein the display controller is arranged to set a delay in the display of the game in the course of the progress of the game.

8. The cellular phone according to claim 7, wherein the display controller is arranged not to display the progress of the game if the predetermined condition is not fulfilled when the point of the game is reached under the condition that a user of the cellular phone participates in the game.

9. The cellular phone according to claim 7, wherein the display controller is arranged not to display the progress of the game if information necessary for the progress of the game is insufficient when the point of the game is reached.

10. A cellular phone capable of displaying a game thereon comprising:

a telephone function unit;

a wireless communicator including a telephone transmitter and telephone receiver for wireless telephone communication with another cellular phone based on the telephone function unit;

a display unit arranged to make display based on the telephone function unit;

a game processor arranged to execute a game;

a manipulation unit; and

a display controller arranged to display progress of the game on the display unit based on the game processor, the display controller being arranged to determine whether or not to restrict the display of the game in the course of the progress of the game in response to the manipulation unit.

11. The cellular phone according to claim 10, wherein the display controller is arranged to restrict the display of the game when a point in the course of the progress of the game is reached.

12. The cellular phone according to claim 10, wherein the display controller is arranged to restrict the display of the game if a predetermined condition is not fulfilled in the course of the progress of the game.

13. The cellular phone according to claim 10, wherein the display controller is arranged to set a delay in the display of the progress of the game if a predetermined condition is not fulfilled in the course of the progress of the game.

14. The cellular phone according to claim 10, wherein the display controller is arranged to restrict the display of the progress of the game if a user of the cellular phone participates the game.

15. The cellular phone according to claim 10, wherein the display controller is arranged to restrict the display of the progress of the game if information necessary for the progress of the game is insufficient when a point in the course of the progress of the game is reached.