Patent ID: 7966006
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A mobile phone having a non-telephone function, which is a different function from a telephone function, in addition to the telephone function, comprising: a timer operable to count time; a non-telephone unit operable to execute the non-telephone function; a non-telephone function stop unit operable to cause the timer to operate during execution of the non-telephone function, and automatically stop the execution of the non-telephone function when the timer indicates an elapse of a predetermined time period; a telephone unit operable to execute the telephone function; and a reset unit operable, if the timer is being operated in response to the execution of the non-telephone function, to reset the timer to an initial state each time a predetermined operation relating to the telephone function is executed, wherein when the timer is reset to the initial state, the timer starts to measure the predetermined time period, and the non-telephone function stop unit stops the execution of the non-telephone function at the elapse of the predetermined time period from the execution of the predetermined operation relating to the telephone function.