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Notifying devices, notifying methods, and programs

  • US 9,641,671 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2012
  • Issued: 05/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/06/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A notifying device in a communication device, comprising:

  • a first vibrator for generating vibrations in a first direction, wherein said first vibrator generates vibrations on a surface perpendicular to a longer side direction of an enclosure of said notifying device;

    a second vibrator for generating vibrations in a second direction, wherein said second vibrator generates vibrations on a surface parallel to said longer side direction of said enclosure of said notifying device;

    an attitude detector for detecting an attitude of the communication device; and

    a selector for;

    selecting, based on said detected attitude, at least one of said first vibrator and said second vibrator to be operated, andselecting the other vibrator to be operated in a case a command for stopping the selected vibrator is not input for a predetermined time period,wherein said selector;

    selects said second vibrator to be operated when said attitude denotes that said longer side direction of said enclosure of said notifying device is perpendicular to a direction of gravity, andselects said first vibrator to be operated when a command that stops said second vibrator is not input after an elapse of said predetermined time period.

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