Patent ID: 8164774

Claim:
An output system comprising: an information reproduction device; and an electronic device, the electronic device including: a speaker; a first connection interface through which a command signal is transmitted to the information reproduction device and a reproduced signal generated by the information reproduction device is inputted to the electronic device; a command output unit configured to transmit the command signal for instructing the information reproduction device to execute a reproduction process through the first connection interface in response to occurrence of a predetermined event; an output control unit configured to output reproduced information which is reproduced by the information reproduction device and corresponds to the reproduced signal received through the first connection interface from the information reproduction device in response to transmission of the command signal; a selection unit configured to select a song title to be reproduced in response to occurrence of a predetermined event from a plurality of song titles obtained from the information reproduction device; a memory in which the selected song title is stored; and an internal signal generation unit configured to generate an internal sound signal to be outputted in response to occurrence of the predetermined event, wherein the information reproduction device comprises: a second connection interface configured to interface the information reproduction device with the first connection interface of the electronic device; a storage unit storing information to be subjected to the reproduction process; a reproduction unit configured to execute the reproduction process for the information stored in the storage unit; and a reproduction signal output unit configured to cause the reproduction unit to execute the reproduction process and to transmit the reproduced signal corresponding to the reproduced information generated by the reproduction unit, in response to receipt of the command signal through the second connection interface, wherein command output unit transmits the command signal instructing the information reproduction device to execute the reproduction process for reproducing the selected song title, wherein the output control unit outputs, through the speaker of the electronic device, a sound signal when the sound signal corresponding to the selected song title is received from the information reproduction device, and outputs the internal sound signal generated by the internal signal generation unit through the speaker when the sound signal corresponding to the selected song title is not received from the information reproduction device.