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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Kenichi Kitatani, Kanagawa, JP;
Ayumu Yagihashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yumi Katou, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuhiko Murayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Sugahara, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Kitatani, Kanagawa, JP;
Ayumu Yagihashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Aoki, Kanagawa, JP;
Yumi Katou, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsuhiko Murayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Sugahara, Tokyo, JP;
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A portable terminal device () includes a plurality of operation units (for example, a plurality of operation keys ()) that are operated by a user; a detection unit that detects which operation unit of the plurality of operation units is operated; and a directional speaker (for example, a parametric speaker ()). The portable terminal device () further includes an audio control unit that controls the directional speaker so that an audio image is formed at a position corresponding to the position of the operation unit operated by the user among the plurality of operation units.