Electronic device and control method
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a first communication device for establishing a master-slave relationship with another electronic device to perform communication;
a second communication device for performing communication via a public network;
an informing device; and
a controller for determining a carrying state and performing control related to the master-slave relationship of the first communication device based on a determination result of the carrying state,wherein, in response to an incoming communication received by the second communication device, the controller is configured toin a master mode, cause the first communication device to notify said another electronic device of the incoming communication, andin a slave mode, cause the informing device to perform notification about the incoming communication on said electronic device.
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Abstract
A mobile phone includes a communication module for establishing a master-slave relationship with another electronic device to perform communication. The mobile phone determines a carrying state and performs control related to the master-slave relationship of the communication module based on a determination result of the carrying state. By this configuration, the mobile phone can improve user'"'"'s convenience with respect to the use modes of electronic devices between which the master-slave relationship is established. For example, when it is determined that the carrying state is a carried state, the mobile phone may make the communication module subordinate to the other electronic device.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a first communication device for establishing a master-slave relationship with another electronic device to perform communication; a second communication device for performing communication via a public network; an informing device; and a controller for determining a carrying state and performing control related to the master-slave relationship of the first communication device based on a determination result of the carrying state, wherein, in response to an incoming communication received by the second communication device, the controller is configured to in a master mode, cause the first communication device to notify said another electronic device of the incoming communication, and in a slave mode, cause the informing device to perform notification about the incoming communication on said electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A control method for an electronic device including a first communication device, a second communication device and an informing device, the control method comprising:
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establishing, in the first communication device, a master-slave relationship with another electronic device to perform communication; determining a carrying state and performing control related to the master-slave relationship of the first communication device based on a determination result of the carrying state; and in response to an incoming communication received by the second communication device, in a master mode, causing the first communication device to notify said another electronic device of the incoming communication, and in a slave mode, causing the informing device to perform notification about the incoming communication on said electronic device.
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