JP2000214950A - Portable telephone adapter and information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone adapter or an information processor capable of connecting the portable telephone with the operation surface of the portable telephone directed toward a user regardless to whether a connector of the portable telephone for external equipment connection may be arranged on the surface or rear face of the telephone when a connector for portable telephone connection is provided in the information processor. SOLUTION: A portable telephone holding platform 2 has a connector 4 connected to the connector for the external equipment of a portable telephone, a 1st relay connector 5 connected to an information processor such as a notebook-sized personal computer and a 2nd relay connector 6. The operation surface of the portable telephone can easily be directed to the same direction of the operation surface of the notebook-sized personal computer simply by selecting either the connector 5 to be connected to the notebook-sized personal computer or the connector 6 to be connected to the notebook-sized personal computer according to the directions of the connector for the external equipment of the portable telephone, i.e., either it is located on the surface or on the rear surface.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone adapter for connecting a digital mobile phone to an information processing apparatus such as a notebook personal computer, and an information processing apparatus having a function of connecting the mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, digital mobile phones (hereinafter, referred to as digital mobile phones)
The spread of mobile phones is remarkable, and the total number of contracts is three.
The momentum has exceeded 100 million and has reached 40 million contracts.

[0003] A portable telephone is provided with a connector for connecting to an external device (for example, a notebook computer) called a back-end device. This connector specification is specified, and the shape is the same regardless of the manufacturer.
This makes it possible to connect in common regardless of the carrier or mobile phone manufacturer.

For example, a notebook personal computer and a cellular phone are connected via this connector, and data communication such as transmission and reception of electronic mail and access to the Internet can be commonly used regardless of the manufacturer of the device.

Although the shape of the connector, the terminal arrangement, and the specifications of the signal are determined, there is no specification as to the position and orientation of the connector to be attached to the portable telephone, and it is left to each manufacturer.

However, due to the relationship between the shape of the vertically long telephone and the shape of the connector, most mobile phones have a connector arranged on the bottom of the telephone. for that reason,
The only difference between manufacturers is the orientation of the connector (front and back of the connector) attached to the operation surface of the mobile phone. Depending on the manufacturer or the model of the mobile phone, the connector of the current mobile phone may be arranged in the direction of FIG. 4A or may be arranged in the direction of FIG. 4B.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 100 denotes a mobile phone;
Is an input button, 102 is a liquid crystal display, and 103 is a connector. A rectangular parallelepiped projection 105 is arranged at the center of the connector 103, and a total of 16 signal line electrodes (not shown) are arranged on both surfaces of the projection 105, each of which is not shown. The connector 103 is provided with a dent 104 for preventing erroneous insertion.

Conventionally, in order to connect a portable telephone to a notebook computer, a PC of the notebook computer 110 is connected as shown in FIG.
An I / F card inserted into the card slot 111;
A cable 112 extending from the / F card is used, and a connector 113 attached to the end of the cable 112 and a connector 103 provided on the mobile phone 100 are connected.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the connector 113. The central portion of the connector 113 is protruded, and the protruding portion is configured to fit into the concave portion of the connector 103. That is, the protrusion is provided with an opening 115 that fits into the protrusion 105, and the inside of the opening 115 is not shown in the drawing.
A total of 16 signal line electrodes are arranged in two rows.
Further, the connector 113 is provided with a projection 114 for preventing erroneous insertion corresponding to the dent 104 for preventing erroneous insertion.

With the above configuration, the 1 to 16 pins arranged on the connector 103 are connected to the 1
~ 16 pins. That is, in order to properly connect the signal lines, the connector 113 and the connector 10
3, the connection direction is determined, and the connector 103
And the protrusion 114 provided on the connector 113 prevents the connector from being inserted incorrectly.

When connecting the notebook personal computer 110 and the portable telephone 100 via the cable 112, it is sufficient to check the front and back of the connector 103 and the connector 113 before connecting.

[0012]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the portable telephone 100 is connected to the cable 112.
During data communication, it is necessary to place the mobile phone 100 on a desk or the like, or to support the mobile phone 100 in some way. Further, when the notebook personal computer 110 and the mobile phone 100 are not connected, the cable 112 is in the way and inconveniences the user.

Therefore, the portable telephone 100 and the notebook computer 110 are connected via the connector without using the cable 112.
A method of directly connecting to the system has been considered.

In this case, the connector 10 is connected to the mobile phone.
3 are different from each other, the case where the operation surface of the mobile phone 100 faces the user as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the opposite direction occurs.

Since information indicating the communication state is displayed during data communication on the liquid crystal display 102 on the operation surface of the mobile phone 100, when the display is reversed as shown in FIG. It is hard to see from the outside and very inconvenient. Also, depending on the software, the mobile phone 100
It is necessary to press the button 101 on the operation surface of FIG.
There is a problem that operation is very difficult in the reverse direction as shown in FIG.

[0016]

In order to solve the above problems, a portable telephone adapter and an information processing apparatus according to the present invention are provided.
Having a connector to connect to the mobile phone's rear device connector, and by allowing this connector to change direction, regardless of the front and back of the mobile phone's rear device connector,
The operation surface of the mobile phone and the operation surface of the information processing device can be set in the same direction.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 is a telephone-side connector for connecting to a connector for a back-end device of a mobile phone;
A plurality of relay connectors to be connected to the information processing device, a wiring member for connecting the terminals of the relay connector to the corresponding terminals of the telephone-side connector, and the telephone-side connector, the relay connector, and the wiring member are held. And a holding table that
The relay connector is arranged on a different surface of the holding table. With this configuration, when connecting the mobile phone adapter to the information processing device, a relay connector attached to a surface in which the operation surface of the mobile phone and the operation surface of the information processing device are in the same direction is used for the information processing device. It can be connected to the provided connector.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone connector for connecting to a connector for a back-end device of a mobile phone, a relay connector for connecting to an information processing device, and the telephone connector corresponding to a terminal of the relay connector. And a holder for holding the telephone-side connector, the relay connector, and the wiring member, wherein the telephone-side connector is perpendicular to a joint surface with the mobile phone. It is characterized in that it is provided so as to be pivotable about an axis. With this configuration, it is possible to easily make the operation surface of the information processing device and the operation surface of the mobile phone the same direction by rotating the telephone-side connector without reconnecting the mobile phone adapter to the information processing device. Become.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone-side connector connected to a connector for a back-end device of a mobile phone, wherein the telephone-side connector is rotatable in a vertical direction with respect to a joint surface with the mobile phone. In the case where the operation surface of the mobile phone is facing down, the telephone-side connector may be rotated.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking a notebook personal computer as an example of an information processing apparatus.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a mobile phone adapter according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a notebook personal computer to which the mobile phone adapter of FIG. 1 is connected.

1 and 2, 1 is a notebook computer, 2 is a mobile phone adapter, 3 is a mobile phone, 4 is a connector for connecting to a mobile phone, and 5 is a first connector for connecting to a notebook computer. A relay connector, 6 is a second relay connector for connecting to a notebook computer, and 7 is an extension connector for connecting to the mobile phone adapter 2. In the embodiment, the relay connector 5 and the relay connector 6 are attached to surfaces that face each other by 180 degrees. Therefore, the direction of the mobile phone adapter 2 can be changed by 180 degrees depending on which relay connector is selected.

The mobile phone adapter 2 is detachably attached to the expansion connector 7 of the notebook computer 1 by the first relay connector 5 or the second relay connector 6, and may be fixed by screws or the like if necessary. The mobile phone 3 is detachably connected via the connector 4 to the mobile phone adapter 2.
Attached to.

The expansion connector 7 provided in the notebook computer 1 has 16 terminals, and signals for controlling data communication are arranged through a connector for a back-end device of a mobile phone. Although the controller for generating the control signal is built in the notebook personal computer 1, it is not directly related to the present invention, so that the detailed description is omitted.

The mobile phone adapter 2 has a connection connector 4 connected to a connector for a back-end device of the mobile phone 3, a first relay connector 5 and a second relay connector connected to an extension connector 7 on the side of the notebook computer 1. 6 and three connectors. Each of these three connectors has 16 terminals, and each terminal of the three connectors is connected by wiring. That is, the first terminal of the connection connector 4 is connected to the first terminal of the relay connector 5 and the first terminal of the relay connector 6. In this way, the terminals of the connector 4 are sequentially connected to the terminals of the relay connectors 5 and 6 with the terminals 1 to 16 respectively.

When the portable telephone adapter 2 and the notebook computer 1 are connected using the relay connector 5, the first terminal of the extension connector 7 of the notebook computer 1 is connected to the relay connector 5.
Is connected to the mobile phone via the first terminal of the connector 4 and the first terminal of the connector 4. Hereinafter, from the second to the first
The same applies to the sixth terminal.

When the portable telephone adapter 2 and the notebook computer 1 are connected by using the relay connector 6, the first terminal of the extension connector 7 of the notebook computer 1 is connected to the first terminal of the relay connector 6. It is connected to the mobile phone via the first terminal of the connector 4. Hereinafter, the same applies to the second to sixteenth terminals.

In this way, regardless of whether the relay connector 5 or the relay connector 6 is used, similarly, the notebook computer 1
And the mobile phone 3 can be connected.

With the above configuration, when connecting a mobile phone in which the connector 103 is arranged in the direction shown in FIG. 4A, the first relay connector 5 is used to connect the mobile phone adapter 2.
Is connected to the notebook computer 1, the operation surface of the mobile phone can be connected in the same direction as the operation surface of the notebook computer 1. Further, when connecting a mobile phone in which the connector 103 is arranged in the direction shown in FIG.
By connecting the mobile phone adapter 2 to the notebook computer 1 using the second relay connector 6, the operation surface of the mobile phone can be connected in the same direction as the operation surface of the notebook computer 1.

As described above, the connector 10 of the mobile phone 3
By simply selecting the main body side connector for connecting the notebook computer 1 and the mobile phone adapter 2 depending on the orientation of the mobile phone 3, it is possible to connect the operation surface of the phone toward the user regardless of the type of mobile phone. .

In the above description, the controller for generating the control signal for data communication is built in the notebook personal computer 1, but it may be built in the mobile phone adapter 2. In that case, the signals arranged in the extension connector 7, the relay connector 5, and the relay connector 6 are signals for controlling the controller.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a mobile phone adapter according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 3, reference numeral 2 denotes a mobile phone adapter, 4 denotes a connection connector for connecting to a mobile phone, 5 denotes a relay connector for connection to a notebook computer, and 8 denotes that the connection connector 4 can rotate with respect to the mobile phone adapter 2. It is a turntable for performing.

The connection connector 4 is fixed to a turntable 8, and the turntable 8 is configured to rotate 360 degrees with respect to the mobile phone adapter 2. Each of the connection connector 4 and the relay connector 5 has 16 terminals, and each terminal is connected by wiring. That is, the first terminal of the connection connector 4 and the first terminal of the relay connector 5 are connected by a cable, and the second to sixteenth terminals are also connected by a cable. Even if the turntable 8 rotates, the connection connector 4 and the relay connector 5 continue to be connected by the cable.

The mobile phone adapter shown in FIG. 3 is connected to the extension connector 7 of the notebook computer 1 shown in FIG.
The notebook PC 1 has a built-in controller for generating a control signal for data communication, as in the first embodiment.

With the above-described configuration, whether the connector 103 is arranged in the direction shown in FIG. 4A or the case where the connector 103 is arranged in the direction shown in FIG. By rotating the turntable 8, the operation surface of the mobile phone can be oriented in the same direction as the operation surface of the notebook computer 1.

In the above description, the portable telephone adapter 2 is detachable from the notebook computer 1 by a relay connector. However, the portable computer is provided with the turntable 8 and the connection connector 4 directly to make the portable computer portable. It can also be in an excellent form for easy use.

[0037]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
By physically rotating the connector connected to the mobile phone, it is possible to connect the operation surface of the phone toward the user regardless of the type of the mobile phone.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a mobile phone adapter according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a notebook computer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a mobile phone adapter according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

4A is a schematic view of a connector of a mobile phone; FIG. 4B is a schematic view of a connector of a mobile phone;

FIG. 5 is a connection diagram between a conventional mobile phone and a notebook computer.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a conventional mobile phone connection connector.

FIG. 7 (a) Connection diagram between conventional mobile phone and notebook computer (b) Connection diagram between conventional mobile phone and notebook computer

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 notebook computer 2 mobile phone adapter 3 mobile phone 4 connection connector 5 first relay connector 6 second relay connector 7 extension connector 8 turntable

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A telephone-side connector connected to a connector for a back-end device of a mobile phone, a plurality of relay connectors connected to an information processing device, and a terminal of the telephone-side connector corresponding to a terminal of the relay connector. A mobile phone comprising: a wiring member to be connected; and a holder for holding the telephone-side connector, the relay connector, and the wiring member, wherein the relay connector is arranged on a different surface of the holder. adapter. 2. The mobile phone adapter according to claim 1, wherein the relay connector is provided on the holding table surface facing 180 degrees. 3. A telephone connector for connecting to a connector for a back-end device of a mobile phone, a relay connector for connecting to an information processing apparatus, and wiring for connecting a terminal of the telephone connector to a terminal of the relay connector. And a holder for holding the telephone-side connector, the relay connector, and the wiring member, and the telephone-side connector is provided so as to be pivotable in a vertical direction with respect to a joint surface with the mobile phone. A mobile phone adapter. 4. A portable telephone comprising a telephone-side connector connected to a connector for a back-end device, wherein the telephone-side connector is provided so as to be pivotable in a direction perpendicular to a joint surface with the mobile telephone. Information processing device.