Patent ID: 8526998
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: A61B,H04M

Abstract:
1. A mobile terminal comprising: a main body housing an electronic device; a display section or an operation section, being provided on a first surface of the main body; a sensor for detecting a pulse, the sensor being provided on a second surface of the main body, the sensor having a light-receiving element, the mobile terminal having a weight of not more than 200 gf in order to facilitate the pulse detection by the sensor, and an attitude detector sensor configured to detect an attitude of the mobile terminal; and a control section configured to (i) perform determination as to whether or not a direction of the sensor matches a gravitational direction, and (ii) control, in accordance with the determination, (I) notification of information or (II) pulse detection, the control section performing the determination on the basis of the attitude of the mobile terminal, the attitude being detected by the attitude detector sensor.