Patent ID: 7668324

Claim:
A folding electronic device comprising: an operation unit on which a plurality of information input keys are arranged; a display unit which is integrated with said operation unit so as to be foldable, and displays at least image information; a memory unit in which sound source data is stored; a pair of speakers for a left channel and a right channel which are driven in a closed state in which said display unit is folded; a detection switch which detects an open state in which said display unit is not folded or the closed state in which said display unit is folded; and a connection switch which switches paths through which the sound source data stored in said memory unit is output to said pair of speakers on the basis of an output from said detection switch; and a switching control unit which is directly connected to said detection switch and receives an output from said detection switch and controls switching operation of said connection switch in accordance with a detection result obtained by said detection switch, wherein said connection switch includes a first movable contact piece which is normally connected to one of said pair of speakers, and a second movable contact piece which is normally connected to the other of said pair of speakers.