Electronic apparatus, electronic system and method of controlling audio output

• US 20080157999A1
• Filed: 12/28/2006
• Published: 07/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Ten Limited (DENSO Corporation)
• Inventors: Koutari, Hiroshi
• Application Number:
  US11/646,557
• Publication Number:
  US 20080157999A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/825.25
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/265 constructional aspects of navigation devices, e.g. housings, mountings, displays G01C21/3688 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3629 Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech text to speech systems per se G10L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/082 to be used in vehicles H04B1/086 takes precedence; holding or mounting accessories B60R11/02

Abstract

An electronic apparatus detachably holding a portable apparatus, includes: a housing portion housing the portable apparatus; a guide mechanism guiding the portable apparatus to set one side of the portable apparatus as an axis and cause another side opposing the one side to revolve, when the portable apparatus is attached and/or detached to or from the housing portion; and a housing portion side connector to be fitted with or removed from a portable apparatus side connector provided at the portable apparatus, and the housing portion side connector is located closer to the other side of the portable apparatus than to one side thereof, when attached.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus, to which a portable electronic apparatus is detachably provided, and which can output an audio signal to the outside through a first audio outputting portion,

the electronic apparatus comprising a controller outputting the audio signal fed from the portable electronic apparatus through the first audio outputting portion to the outside, after the audio signal fed from the portable electronic apparatus is stopped outputting to the outside through a second audio outputting portion included in the portable electronic apparatus.

2. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein when detecting that the audio signal is being output to the outside from the second audio outputting portion, the controller causes the portable electronic apparatus to stop outputting the audio signal through the second audio signal outputting portion.

3. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein when an instruction signal that causes the first audio outputting portion to output the audio signal is input from the portable electronic apparatus, the controller outputs the audio signal to the outside through the first audio outputting portion.

4. An electronic system comprising:

an electronic apparatus; and

a portable electronic apparatus detachably provided to the electronic apparatus,

wherein;

the portable electronic apparatus comprises a second audio outputting portion outputting an audio signal;

the electronic apparatus comprises;

a first audio outputting portion outputting the audio signal; and

a controller outputting the audio signal to the first audio outputting portion, after the audio signal, being output to the second audio outputting portion, is stopped outputting to the second audio outputting portion in the connected portable electronic apparatus.

5. A method of controlling audio output from an electronic apparatus that is detachably provided with a portable electronic apparatus, and that can output an audio signal to the outside through a first audio outputting portion,

the electronic apparatus comprising a controller outputting the audio signal fed from the portable electronic apparatus through the first audio outputting portion to the outside, after the audio signal fed from the portable electronic apparatus is stopped outputting to the outside through a second audio outputting portion included in the portable electronic apparatus.