Mobile phone terminal

• US 9,451,075 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2015
• Issued: 09/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IP Wave Pte. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Shouji, Daisuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Beamer, Temica M
• Application Number:
  US14/632,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20150172445A1
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: 455/566, 455/90.2, 455/556.1, 455/572, 455/90.3, 455/575.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0266 for a display module assembly
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724631 by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Disclosed is an information communication terminal having a configuration in which it is possible to prevent a wrong operation of the information communication terminal due to an unconscious operation of an input equipment during operating an audio output equipment. That is, the information communication terminal includes a controller. The controller operates a detection sensor that detects an object approaching during operating the audio output equipment. And the controller controls a status of being input into the input equipment based on a detected result of the detection sensor.

Claims

1. A mobile phone, comprising:

a touch panel;

an infrared emitter configured to output infrared light;

an audio output equipment configured to output information by sound;

a sensor configured to receive a reflection of outputted infrared light while the audio output equipment is outputting information; and

a controller configured to disable a function of the touch panel in response to the sensor receiving the reflection of the outputted infrared light and enable the function of the touch panel in response to the sensor receiving no reflection of the outputted infrared while the function of the touch panel is disabled.

2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to increase or decrease electric power, which is supplied to the touch panel, in response to the sensor receiving the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

3. The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to decrease an amount of electric power, which is supplied to the touch panel, to a predetermined value in response to the sensor receiving the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display configured to display information,

wherein the controller is further configured to increase or decrease an amount of electric power, which is supplied to the display, in response to the sensor receiving the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

5. The mobile phone according to claim 4, wherein the controller is further configured to decrease the amount of electric power to a predetermined value in response to the sensor receiving the reflection of the outputted infrared light.

6. A method for controlling a function of a touch panel of mobile phone, comprising:

outputting infrared light;

receiving a reflection of the outputted infrared light while an audio output equipment, which is equipped in the mobile phone and outputs information by sound, is outputting information;

disabling the function of the touch panel in response to receiving the reflection of infrared light; and

enabling the function of the touch panel in response to the sensor receiving no reflection of the outputted infrared while the function of the touch panel is disabled.