US-12621381-B2 - Mobile phone device

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Abstract

A mobile phone device includes: a display device that switches a display state between first and second display states; a communication unit that executes a call between a first user and a second user who makes a call using another phone device; an image generation unit that generates a first image indicating first information including a phone number of the another phone device based on identification information and generates a second image indicating second information related to the second user based on the identification information; a detection unit that detects a switching operation by the first user to switch the display state of the display device from the first display state to the second display state; and, a display control unit that changes the display state to the second display state and causes the display device to display the second image in a case where the switching operation is detected.

Inventors

Kenicirou MATSUMURA
Kuniichiro Naruse
Keita Saito
Akira Kurosawa
Hiroki TAKAGAKI
Kiwako MIURA
Yuki Kobayashi
Takehisa Gokaichi

Assignees

Sony Group Corporation

Dates

Publication Date: 20260505
Application Date: 20210907
Priority Date: 20200907

Claims (19)

1 . A mobile phone device, comprising: a display capable of switching a display state between a first display state and a second display state in which a display area is larger than a display area in the first display state; a communication circuit configured to execute a call between a first user of the mobile phone device and a second user who makes a call using another phone device; an image generation circuit configured to generate a first image indicating first information including a phone number of the another phone device based on identification information for identifying the another phone device, and generates a second image indicating second information related to the second user including information other than the first information based on the identification information; a detection circuit configured to detect a switch of the display state of the display from the first display state to the second display state, while the call is being executed by the communication circuit; and a display control circuit configured to, while the call is being executed by the communication circuit, cause the display to display the first image in a case where the display state of the display is the first display state, and in response to detection of the switch by the detection circuit, change the display state of the display to the second display state and cause the display to display the second image, wherein the image generation circuit is configured to generate the second image based on the identification information and call information indicating spoken words of the call in a case where the display state of the display is the first display state.
2 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein the image generation circuit is configured to generate the second image when the communication circuit makes a call to the another phone device or when the communication circuit receives an incoming call from the another phone device while the display state of the display is the first display state.
3 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein the identification information includes at least one of a phone number of the another phone device and a name of the second user.
4 . The mobile phone device according to claim 3 , wherein the second image is an image related to a service provided by the second user.
5 . The mobile phone device according to claim 3 , wherein the second image is an image of a map including an address of the second user.
6 . The mobile phone device according to claim 5 , wherein the image of the map is generated with a position corresponding to the address of the second user located at a center of the map.
7 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , further comprising a speaker that outputs a voice of the second user, wherein in a case where the switch is detected by the detection circuit, the communication circuit is configured to make make a voice of the second user output from the speaker louder than a voice of the second user output from the speaker in a case where the display state of the display is the first display state.
8 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first speaker and a second speaker that output a voice of the second user, wherein the communication circuit is configured to output a voice of the second user from the first speaker in the first display state, and in a case where the switch is detected by the detection circuit, make a voice of the second user output from the second speaker when the display state of the display is the second display state louder than a voice of the second user output from the first speaker when the display state of the display is the first display state.
9 . The mobile phone device according to claim 8 , wherein the first speaker is provided on a surface of the mobile phone device that is external in the first display state, and the second speaker is provided on a surface that is internal in the first display state and exposed in the second display state.
10 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein the image generation circuit is configured to use a web browser to search for information used to generate the second image.
11 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein the image generation circuit is configured to use a map application to generate the second image.
12 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein the mobile phone device includes a first housing and a second housing connected by a hinge, and wherein the detection circuit is configured to detect a hinge angle of the hinge to determine the display state.
13 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein the image generation circuit is configured to specify one or more keywords from the spoken words of the call and generate the second image based on the one or more keywords.
14 . The mobile phone device according to claim 13 , wherein the one or more keywords are specified by identifying words that are included in both an utterance of the first user and an utterance of the second user.
15 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , further comprising a speaker, wherein the communication circuit is configured to cause the speaker to output a predetermined sound after the image generation circuit generates the second image, the predetermined sound for prompting the first user to switch the display state from the first display state to the second display state.
16 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein the display control circuit is configured to cause the display to display a prompt for changing the display state after the image generation circuit generates the second image.
17 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , further comprising a vibrator, wherein the mobile phone device is configured to drive the vibrator to notify the first user that generation of the second image is completed.
18 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein the first display state is a closed state of the mobile phone device and the second display state is an open state of the mobile phone device.
19 . The mobile phone device according to claim 1 , wherein the identification information is acquired by the communication circuit upon establishing communication with the another phone device, and the image generation circuit commences generation of the second image upon acquisition of the identification information while the display state is the first display state.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is based on PCT filing PCT/JP2021/032913, filed Sep. 7, 2021, which claims priority to Japanese Application No. 2020-149881, filed Sep. 7, 2020, the entire contents of each are incorporated herein by reference. FIELD The present invention relates to a mobile phone device. BACKGROUND In recent years, smartphones capable of displaying various types of information as well as being used for phone calls have become widespread. Patent Literature 1 discloses a foldable smartphone having both portability and a large screen display. This smartphone is in a small screen display state when the main body is closed, and is in a large screen display state when the main body is opened. When the first user makes a call with the second user by using the smartphone, the smartphone is usually used with the main body closed. Then, the phone number of a phone device used by the second user and the name of the second user may be displayed on the small screen of the smartphone. CITATION LIST Patent Literature Patent Literature 1: JP 2019-67309 A SUMMARY Technical Problem By the way, in a case where the first user makes a call with the second user, if information regarding the second user can be known during the call, good communication with the second user can be made. However, in the conventional smartphone, in a case where information regarding the second user other than the phone number and the name is displayed on a large screen during a call, the first user needs to operate the smartphone in the large screen display state. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to improve operability of a mobile phone device. Solution to Problem 1. A mobile phone device that is one aspect of the present invention includes: a display device capable of switching a display state between a first display state and a second display state in which a display area is larger than a display area in the first display state; a communication unit that executes a call between a first user of the mobile phone device and a second user who makes a call using another phone device; an image generation unit that generates a first image indicating first information including a phone number of the another phone device based on identification information for identifying the another phone device, and generates a second image indicating second information related to the second user including information other than the first information based on the identification information; a detection unit that detects a switching operation by the first user to switch the display state of the display device from the first display state to the second display state; and a display control unit that causes the display device to display the first image in a case where the display state of the display device is the first display state, and changes the display state of the display device to the second display state and causes the display device to display the second image in a case where the switching operation is detected by the detection unit. Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, the first user can display the second image indicating the second information on the second user on the display device by switching the display state of the display device from the first display state to the second display state. Therefore, operability of the mobile phone device is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1A is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a mobile phone device according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure in a first display state. FIG. 1B is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of the mobile phone device in a second display state. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the mobile phone device. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating stored contents of a table stored in a storage device of the mobile phone device. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mobile phone device. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a first image displayed on the mobile phone device. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a second image displayed on the mobile phone device. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the mobile phone device. FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a mobile phone device according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a first image displayed on the mobile phone device. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a second image displayed on the mobile phone device. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the mobile phone device. FIG. 12A is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of a mobile phone device according to a thir