Patent ID: 8718308

Claim:
A reproducing apparatus having a first casing couple to a second casing, the apparatus comprising: an internal output unit configured to output reproduced audio, the internal output unit being provided inside the second casing; an external output unit configured to output the reproduced audio to an external device; a detector configured to detect movements of the second casing relative to the first casing; and a control unit configured to control the transmission of the reproduced audio to the internal output unit when the second casing is open and to control the transmission of the reproduced audio to the external output unit when the second casing is closed based on the detection, by the detector, of the movement of the second casing relative to the first casing, wherein the internal output unit is exposed when the second casing is open, and wherein the second casing has a preset angle of inclination with respect to the first casing when opened after being slidably guided along a lower surface of the first casing, and wherein the control unit controls such that the reproduced audio is output, via the internal output unit, when the second casing is moved slidingly from a position where the second casing covers the first casing to a position where the second casing uncovers the first casing.