Patent ID: 7120266
Filing Date: 2006-10-10
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
1. An audio player wearable around the neck comprising a casing 10 to be hung from the neck using a neck strap 11 , and having arranged thereon an audio reproduction circuit 5 for reproducing an audio signal and a display 8 for showing information on the audio reproduction, the audio player being characterized in that the player comprises state recognition means for recognizing hanging state wherein the casing 10 is hung from the neck using the neck strap 11 and holding state wherein the casing 10 is held in the user's hand with the casing turned upside down from the hanging state, and control means for change-over-controlling the presentation state of the display 8 in response to the recognition result obtained by the state recognizing means, wherein the control means has shown on the display 8 the presentation in response to the manipulation in the holding state while the control means has shown on the display 8 the presentation in response to the reproduced sound in the hanging state, wherein the display