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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2011
Kei Okuda, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yasuhiro Kawauti, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Toshio Suganuma, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yuko Banba, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Kei Okuda, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yasuhiro Kawauti, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Toshio Suganuma, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Yuko Banba, Higashihiroshima, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A mobile phone which allows a user to continuously watch a television broadcast even if there is a call from the other party phone is provided. If a call comes from the other party phone in a state of displaying television image on a main display, the television audio output partstops outputting television audio corresponding to the television image while the television image display part maintains display of the television image on the main display, wherein the character information display partcauses the main display to display caption corresponding to the television image. Therefore, the user is allowed to continuously watch the television broadcast on the basis of the television image and caption while communicating with the other party phone.