Patent ID: 9479624
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: H04B,H04M,H04R,H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A mobile telephone comprising: a telephone function unit; a cartilage conduction unit for transmitting vibration to ear cartilage by contact therewith to cause cartilage conduction in which the transmitted vibration generates, from an external auditory meatus surface, an air conduction sound which reaches a tympanic membrane; an cartilage-conduction vibration source of the cartilage conduction unit; a driving unit configured to drive the cartilage-conduction vibration source; a power supply control unit for supplying power to the driving unit for the cartilage conduction; and a videoconferencing function speaker and a display unit, wherein the power supply control unit is configured to halt the supply of power to the driving unit for the cartilage conduction with the videoconferencing function speaker and the display unit in operation for a videoconference, and wherein the power supply control unit is configured to determine whether or not to supply power to the driving unit for the cartilage conduction in accordance with an incoming call from another mobile telephone so as to supply power to the driving unit with the incoming call not for videoconference, and to halt the supply of power to the driving unit with the incoming call for videoconference.