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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 85239', 'art 200', 'art 200', 'art 100', 'art 200', 'art 100', 'art 200', 'art 100', 'art 200', 'art 200', 'art 200', 'art 200', 'art 200', 'art 200', 'art 200']

Patent US7590431 - System and method for outputting dual voice of mobile terminal - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA dual voice outputting system of a folder type terminal having a cover part and body part connected via a hinge. The system includes a first output device positioned at a front side of the cover part and configured to output a received voice or sound, a second output device positioned at a rear side...http://www.google.com/patents/US7590431?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7590431 - System and method for outputting dual voice of mobile terminalAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7590431 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/996,608Publication dateSep 15, 2009Filing dateNov 26, 2004Priority dateNov 27, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1638405A, CN1638405B, US20050130719Publication number10996608, 996608, US 7590431 B2, US 7590431B2, US-B2-7590431, US7590431 B2, US7590431B2InventorsHun-Soo LeeOriginal AssigneeLg Electronics Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (9), Non-Patent Citations (1), Classifications (19), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for outputting dual voice of mobile terminal
US 7590431 B2Abstract
A dual voice outputting system of a folder type terminal having a cover part and body part connected via a hinge. The system includes a first output device positioned at a front side of the cover part and configured to output a received voice or sound, a second output device positioned at a rear side of the cover part and configured to output the received voice or sound, a rotation sensing unit configured to check a rotated state of the cover part, and a controller configured to output the received voice or sound to the first or second output device based on the checked rotated state of the cover part when a user responds to an incoming call.
This application claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 85239/2003 filed on Nov. 27, 2003, the entire contents of which is hereby incorporated in its entirety.
First, regarding the cover part 200, the side on which the display unit 210 (see FIG. 1) is mounted is a front side and the opposite side is a rear side. Further, a state in which an angle between the cover part 200 and the body part 100 widens at its maximum is defined as an ‘opened state,’ while a state in which the cover part 200 covers the body part 100 is defined as a ‘closed state.’
Further, because the cover part 200 can swivel about the main body part 100, there are four additional states as follows and as shown in FIG. 2: 1) when the mobile terminal is opened with the cover part 200 rotated by 180�, this state is defined as a ‘rear side opened state’; 2) when the mobile terminal is closed with the cover part 200 rotated by 180�, this state is defined as a ‘rear side closed state’; 3) when the mobile terminal is opened with the cover part non-rotated, this state is defined as a ‘front side opened state’; and 4) when the mobile terminal is closed with the cover part non-rotated, this state is defined as a ‘front side closed state.’
Turning now to FIG. 3, which illustrates an operational process of the related art mobile terminal for answering a phone call in the ‘rear side closed state.’ When a base station initiates a call through a paging channel, the mobile terminal rings or vibrates to inform a user about the phone call and then the user then opens the cover part 200 or presses an arbitrary button (call button) to answer the call. Note in this example, it is assumed the user answers the call when the cover part 200 is opened.
As shown in FIG. 3, when the mobile terminal is in the ‘rear side closed state,’ the user answers the incoming call using the following two procedures: first, the user opens the cover part 200 of the mobile terminal (rear side closed state→rear side opened state); and second, the user swivels or rotates the cover part 200 by 180� (rear side opened state→front side opened state). Thus, with these operations, the mobile terminal is in a call available state and the user can communication with the caller.
Referring now to the drawings, the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 illustrates a manipulation process of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. As shown, the user can communicate with the caller even when the mobile terminal is in the rear side opened state via a speaker 20 mounted on the rear side of the cover part 200 or when the mobile terminal is in the closed station via the receiver 10.
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