Mobile Terminal Device, Computer-Readable Recording Medium, and Computer Data Signal

Abstract

Even if an external output device like an earphone is disconnected during outputting of reproduced recorded contents, the recorded contents can be consecutively output at the time of subsequent reproduction. When an earphone connection detector detects that an earphone is disconnected during the reproduction operation of reproducing and outputting audio and image information in a recording section with the earphone being connected, a CPU performs control in such a manner as to stop the reproduction operation. When the earphone connection detector detects that the earphone is connected while the reproduction operation is stopped, the CPU resumes reproducing the audio and image information in the recording section at the stop position.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A mobile terminal device which externally receives sound information, and outputs the sound information to a removable external output device, comprising:
 a detector which detects whether the external output device is connected or not; and   an output controller which performs control in such a manner as to suppress outputting of the sound information when the detector detects that the external output device is disconnected during the outputting of the sound information with the external outputting device being connected to the mobile terminal device, and consecutively records sound information received thereafter.   
     
     
         2 . The mobile terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein when the detector detects that the external output device is reconnected during sequential recording of sound information, the output controller reproduces recorded contents of sound information and outputs the recorded contents to the external output device. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein when the detector detects that the external output device is reconnected during sequential recording of sound information, the output controller accepts a selection operation of arbitrarily selecting reproducing and outputting recorded contents of sound information to the external output device, or outputting sound information received after the reconnection of the external output device, and executes outputting in accordance with the selection operation. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile terminal device according to  claim 1 , wherein the sound information is sound information with image information, and is synchronized with the image information, and
 the output controller consecutively records the image information together with the sound information.   
     
     
         5 . A computer-readable recording medium storing a program which allows a computer to realize:
 a function of externally receiving sound information, and outputting the sound information to a removable external output device;   a function of detecting whether the external output device is connected or not; and   a function of performing control in such a manner as to suppress outputting of the sound information when it is detected that the external output device is disconnected during the outputting of the sound information with the external outputting device being connected to the computer, and consecutively recording sound information received thereafter.   
     
     
         6 . A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave representing a program which allows a computer to realize:
 a function of externally receiving sound information, and outputting the sound information to a removable external output device;   a function of detecting whether the external output device is connected or not; and   a function of performing control in such a manner as to suppress outputting of the sound information when it is detected that the external output device is disconnected during the outputting of the sound information with the external outputting device being connected to the computer, and consecutively recording sound information received thereafter.   
     
     
         7 . A mobile terminal device which outputs a sound based on sound data from a removably connected external output device comprising:
 a receiver which receives the sound data;   a sound output section which outputs the sound data received by the receiver to the external output device;   a connection determination section which determines whether the external output device is connected or not;   a sound output stop section which stops outputting of the sound data by the sound output section when the connection determination section determines that the external output device is not connected while the sound output section is outputting the sound data;   a received data recording section which starts recording the sound data received by the receiver when outputting of the sound data is stopped by the sound output stop section; and   a sound output resuming section which resumes outputting of the sound data by the sound output section at that position where the sound output stop section has stopped outputting of the sound data, by outputting the sound data recorded by the received data recording section, when the connection determination section determines that the external output device is connected while the sound output stop section is stopping outputting of the sound data.   
     
     
         8 . A computer-readable recording medium storing a program which allows a computer to realize:
 a receiving function of receiving sound data;   a sound output function of outputting the sound data received by the receiving function to a removably connected external output device;   a connection determination function of determining whether the external output device is connected or not;   a sound output stop function of stopping outputting of the sound data by the sound output function when it is determined that the external output device is not connected by the connection determination function during outputting of the sound data by the sound output function;   a received data recording function of starting recording the sound data received by the receiving function when outputting of the sound data is stopped by the sound output stop function; and   a sound output resuming function of resuming outputting of the sound data by the sound output function at that position where outputting of the sound data has stopped by the sound output stop function, by outputting the sound data recorded by the received data recording function, when it is determined that the external output device is connected by the connection determination function during the stopping of outputting of the sound data by the sound output stop function.   
     
     
         9 . A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave representing a program which allows a computer to realize:
 a receiving function of receiving sound data;   a sound output function of outputting the sound data received by the receiving function to a removably connected external output device;   a connection determination function of determining whether the external output device is connected or not;   a sound output stop function of stopping outputting of the sound data by the sound output function when it is determined that the external output device is not connected by the connection determination function during outputting of the sound data by the sound output function;   a received data recording function of starting recording the sound data received by the receiving function when outputting of the sound data is stopped by the sound output stop function; and   a sound output resuming function of resuming outputting of the sound data by the sound output function at that position where outputting of the sound data has stopped by the sound output stop function, by outputting the sound data recorded by the received data recording function, when it is determined that the external output device is connected by the connection determination function during the stopping of outputting of the sound data by the sound output stop function.