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Mobile phone with music reproduction function, music data reproduction method by mobile phone with music reproduction function, and the program thereof

  • US 6,947,728 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2001
  • Issued: 09/20/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mobile phone with a music reproduction function, said mobile phone comprising:

  • a reproduction unit operable to reproduce music data which is recorded in a recording medium;

    an incoming call detection unit operable to detect an incoming call from outside;

    a stop unit operable to instruct said reproduction unit to stop reproduction of the music data when said incoming call detection unit detects an incoming call while said reproduction unit is reproducing the music data;

    a resume method storage unit operable to store information indicating at least two reproduction resume methods; and

    a control unit operable to select one of the at least two reproduction resume methods stored in said resume method storage unit, specify a reproduction start position of the music data based on the selected reproduction resume method, and instruct said reproduction unit to reproduce the music data from the specified reproduction start position, after reproduction is stopped by said reproduction unit in accordance with the instruction from said stop unit and a conversation finishes, wherein the at least two reproduction resume methods includes at least one of a method to reproduce the music data from a beginning of the music data which was being reproduced just before being stopped, a method to reproduce the music data from a point at which the reproduction of the music data was stopped, and a method to jump back to the music data for a specified time, as a run back, from the point at which the reproduction of the music data was stopped and to restart the reproduction of the music data at the run back point.

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