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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Hisashi Oota, Hino, JP;
Yoshiaki Machida, Ome, JP;
Inventors:
Hisashi Oota, Hino, JP;
Yoshiaki Machida, Ome, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
When reproducing a multimedia file received by a receiving section, a control section controls a sound reproduction section to reproduce a sound on the basis of sound data. Further, the control section controls a display section to display an image on the basis of image data if the multimedia file contains the image data, and controls the display section to display a prepared substitute image if the multimedia file contains no image data.