US 7,394,892 B2
Content reproduction device
Katsuhiro Sato, Aichi (Japan); and Toru Kamimura, Shiga (Japan)
Assigned to Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi-shi (Japan)
Appl. No. 10/535,193
PCT Filed Nov. 12, 2003, PCT No. PCT/JP03/14408
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date May 18, 2005,
PCT Pub. No. WO2004/047410, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 03, 2004.
Claims priority of application No. 2002-334502 (JP), filed on Nov. 19, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2006/0067491 A1, Mar. 30, 2006
Int. Cl. H04M 11/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 379—101.01  [379/93.09; 379/90.01] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A contents reproducing apparatus having a contents receiving function and a telephone function, comprising:
a call detecting means for detecting reception of a calling instruction of a telephone;
a first determining means for determining whether or not a pay content is being received now when said call detecting means detects the reception of said calling instruction;
a mode switching means for switching to a telephone mode when it is determined that said pay content is not being received by said first determining means; and
a disabling means for disabling a mode switch by said mode switching means when it is determined that said pay content is being received by said first determining means;
wherein said pay content receiving function is an Internet radio receiving function, and said telephone function is an IP telephone function.