Patent ID: 8498441

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a body that can be placed on a cradle including a first sound producing unit that produces a sound based on a sound signal, wherein the first sound producing unit includes two speakers aligned horizontally; a converter that converts sound data into a first sound signal; a second sound producing unit that produces a sound based on the first sound signal, wherein the second sound producing unit includes a first speaker and a second speaker; a sound signal generating unit that generates a second sound signal based on the first sound signal; an output unit that can be electrically connected to the cradle when the body is placed on the cradle, and that outputs the second sound signal to the cradle, wherein the sound signal generating unit generates the second sound signal by adjusting a frequency characteristic in a partial frequency range of the first sound signal such that a sound quality of sound produced from the first sound producing unit approximates to a sound quality of sound produced from the second sound producing unit based on the first sound signal; and a switching unit that outputs the first sound signal to the second sound producing unit when the body is placed in the cradle such that a straight line connecting the first speaker and the second speaker is horizontal, and outputs the second sound signal to the first sound producing unit when the body is placed in the cradle such that the straight line connecting the first speaker and the second speaker is orthogonal to horizontal.