JP2002281122A - Portable telephone set having automatic power source switching function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone set for allowing a user to easily set the time without worrying about it, and for preventing the user from forgetting to turn on the power. SOLUTION: This portable telephone set is constituted of an input part 1, a battery 2 which is a power source, a main body 3 equipped with a sound source (sound) and a vibrator for performing data transmission and reception and display accompanying a call, a power source switch part 4 for switching ON/OFF of the supply of a power from the battery 2 to the main body 3, a timer 5 for measuring the time, and a clock 6 for managing the present time. Then, the time inputted by the input part 1 is set, based on the input of a digit key and the depression of a power source key, and the power source switch part 4 turns on the supply of power after the lapse of this set time.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to means for automatically switching ON / OFF of a power supply of a portable telephone,
Power on / off of mobile phone by simple operation
The present invention relates to a means for setting a switching time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when it is necessary to turn off the power of a mobile phone, a power-off key must be manually depressed, or as a function, a fixed time is set and the power is turned on / off. I did it automatically.

On the other hand, recently, the number of mobile phone owners has rapidly increased,
In addition, in places where mobile phones cannot be used, such as in trains, on / off of the power supply has become an important act. Also, it seems that the need to switch the power of the mobile phone on and off at frequent and irregular times seems to be increasing.

[0004]

However, the conventional means for turning on / off the power supply has the following problems.

First, after the power is manually turned off, the user may forget to turn on the power.

Second, the automatic setting requires knowledge until the setting is performed, and the setting is time-consuming. For example, if it is desired to turn on the power after tens of minutes, the current time must be checked and the time (hour and minute) at which the power is turned on must be calculated, which is very complicated. Was.

Third, even when the power is turned off for a short time, O
It is necessary to set N and OFF.

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable telephone which allows a user to easily set the time without worrying about the time (without remembering the current time) and to remember to turn on the power.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a user with a method for easily setting automatic power-on during standby of a portable telephone such as a portable telephone or a PHS terminal.

Specifically, according to the present invention, first, an arbitrary value (time when power is to be turned off (unit: minute)) during standby
Press and hold down the power off key. As a result, the automatic power-on time is automatically set by an internal process, and the display unit displays "How many minutes later the power will be turned on" and then the power is turned off to realize this function.

By doing so, this function sets the time at which the power is to be turned off regardless of the current time, thereby reducing the burden on the user such as "storing the current time and the setting method". .

The present invention also provides an input unit including at least a numeric key and a power key, a timer for measuring time,
Power supply and ON / OFF of power supply from the power supply to the mobile phone
A power switching unit for switching off, the power switching unit, in response to the input of a predetermined set time by a numeric key of the input unit and pressing of the power key, the input predetermined time is the said predetermined time A mobile phone having an automatic power supply switching function for setting on a timer and switching on / off of power supply to the mobile phone when the predetermined set time based on the measurement of the timer has elapsed.

With such a configuration, it is possible to switch ON / OFF the power supply of the portable telephone after a desired time has elapsed by only operating the numeric key and the power key.

Further, the present invention provides an input unit including at least a numeric key and a power key, a clock for managing a current time, a power source, and a power source switching device for switching ON / OFF of power supply from the power source to the portable telephone. A power supply switching unit, wherein the power supply switching unit adds the input predetermined time to the time of the clock in response to input of a predetermined time by a numeric key of the input unit and pressing of a power key. A mobile phone having an automatic power switching function of switching ON / OFF of power supply to the mobile phone when the stored power switching time matches the time of the clock. Including.

With such a configuration, the power supply of the portable telephone can be turned ON / OFF after a desired time has elapsed by operating only the number keys and the power key without newly adding a timer.
OFF can be switched.

In these cases, the portable telephone includes a sound source and / or a vibrator, and when power supply to the portable telephone is switched on,
A predetermined sound is emitted using the sound source, and / or a shock of vibration is applied using the vibrator.

In this manner, the user can easily and reliably confirm that the power has been turned on.

In this specification, a portable telephone is intended to broadly include a portable communication terminal such as a so-called portable telephone and a PHS, as well as a portable information processing terminal such as a PDA.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a procedure for setting automatic power-on of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, if you want to turn off the power for 15 minutes, first press 1, 5 as a numeric key and then press and hold the power off key. Is displayed, and the power turns off after a few seconds. After the lapse of the set time (15 minutes), the power is turned on by a sound or a vibrator at the same time as the start, and the start is completed.

It is necessary to turn off the power of current portable telephones such as portable telephones and PHS terminals. As means for turning on the power after the user turns off the power, there are the following two means.

1. Enter manually (by pressing the power off key).

2. The power is turned off (after the setting) by setting the time of automatic power ON.

The user actually performs these actions and turns on the power. However, in the case of manual operation, there is a possibility that the user forgets to turn on the power. In the case of automatic power-on setting, search the menu and enter the start time Need to be set.

However, by using this function, the user can easily turn on the power automatically by directly inputting the numerical value of the time that the user wants to turn off the power during standby and turning off the power. Become.

(Configuration of the Embodiment) Next, the configuration of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. Here, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus is powered on.
An input unit 1 for inputting a switching input of / OFF, a setting instruction of a power supply switching mode, a numerical value, and the like; a battery 2 as a power supply;
A main body 3 having a sound source (sound) and a vibrator for performing transmission / reception, display, and the like associated with a call; a power supply switching unit 4 for switching ON / OFF of power supply from the battery 2 to the main body 3;
It comprises a timer 5 for measuring time and a clock 6 for managing the current time.

The input unit 1 is realized by input keys of a portable telephone, and the input keys include a number key, a power key and the like.

The power supply switching section 4 includes a switch for switching ON / OFF of a power supply, and has a function of switching ON / OFF of power supply from the battery 2 to the main body 3.

The power supply switching unit 4 stores a "power supply switching mode storage unit 4-1" for storing "manual" and "automatic" switching modes as a means for turning off (switching) the power supply, and a set time described later. Power supply switching time storage unit 4-
2 is provided.

The power supply switching mode can be set to, for example, "manual" or "automatic". When the power supply switching mode is “manual”, the power supply switching unit 4 switches ON / OFF of the power supply from the battery 2 to the main body 3 based on the operation of the power supply key. The power supply switching unit 4 turns on / off the power supply according to the set time.
Will be switched.

(Operation of Embodiment) Next, the operation of the portable telephone according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. here,
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, at the time of standby, a set time is input from the input unit 1 in the range of 1 digit to 4 digits using the numeric keys (step 31). The input value is temporarily stored in the power switching time storage unit 4-2 of the power switching unit 4 temporarily. The temporarily stored numerical value is determined by long-pressing the power-off key.

When an instruction to set the power supply switching mode to "automatic" is input from the input unit 1 (step 32), the power supply switching unit 4 switches the "automatic" mode between "manual" and "automatic". "In the power supply switching mode storage unit 4-1 of the power supply switching unit 4 (step 33). In addition, the power supply switching unit 4 performs the
The power supply switching mode may be set to “automatic”.

The power supply switching section 4 has a power supply switching time storage section 4-
The numerical value stored in the storage unit 2 is set as the timer value in the timer 5 (step 34).

Further, the power supply switching unit 4 provides the main body 3 with "O"
A display confirming the set time, such as "The power is turned on after a minute," is displayed, and then the power switching unit 4 waits for a predetermined time (for example, after several seconds as shown in FIG. 1). To
The power supply from the battery 2 to the main body 3 is turned off.

The timer 5 starts counting, and when the set time has elapsed, the timer 5 issues a notification to the power supply switching unit 4 notifying the time up (step 35).

When notified, the power supply switching unit 4 switches the power supply from OFF to ON, and supplies electricity from the battery 2 so that the power supply is turned ON (step 36).
As a result, the supply of electricity is started, and the power is turned on.

In order to notify the user when the power is turned on, a sound is generated by a sound source provided in the main body 3 or a vibrator operates. Thus, automatic power-on is realized.

With the above configuration, it is possible to set the automatic power-on only by inputting the time to turn off the power regardless of the recognition of the current time and holding down the power-off key.

(Other Embodiments) As a means of a timer counting method, a timer setting time is automatically added to the time of a clock 6 as an internal process instead of directly counting the value of the timer. Another embodiment in which the switching time is stored in the power switching unit 4 and the power is turned on when the stored time matches the time of the clock 6 will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the mobile phone according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, first, in the standby mode, the set time is set in the range of 1 to 4 digits using the numeric keys.
More input is made (step 41). The input value is temporarily stored in the power switching time storage unit 4-2 of the power switching unit 4 temporarily. The temporarily stored numerical value is determined by holding down the power-off key.

When an instruction to set the power supply switching mode to "automatic" is input from the input unit 1 (step 42), the power supply switching unit 4 sets the "automatic" for the two modes "manual" and "automatic". And the information is stored in the power supply switching mode storage unit 4-1 of the power supply switching unit 4 (step 43). In addition, the power supply switching unit 4 is configured to perform a
The power supply switching mode may be set to “automatic”.

Next, the power switching unit 4 adds the value from the input unit and the current time of the clock 6 and stores the power switching time in the power switching time storage unit 4-2 of the power switching unit 4.
(Step 44).

Further, the power supply switching unit 4 provides the main unit 3 with “「
A display confirming the set time, such as "Power will be turned on in ○ minutes" or "Power will be turned on in XX hours XX minutes" is displayed. After the lapse (for example, after several seconds as shown in FIG. 1), the supply of power from the battery 2 to the main body 3 is turned off.

The power switching unit 4 confirms whether the time of the clock 6 matches the time (power switching time) of the power switching time storage unit 4-2 of the power switching unit 4 (step 4).
5). If they do not match, the confirmation is performed again. If they match, the power is switched from OFF to ON, and electricity is supplied from the battery 2 so that the power is turned ON (step 46).

Thus, the supply of electricity is started and the power is turned on. In order to notify the user when the power is turned on, a sound is generated by a sound source provided in the main body 3 or a vibrator operates. Thus, automatic power-on is realized.

By doing so, there is no need to provide a timer, so that the configuration can be further simplified as compared with the case where the above-mentioned timer is used.

In the above-described embodiment, the present invention has been described with the object of automatically turning on the power supply. However, the present invention is not limited to this. , Power off automatically
It is also possible to

Further, for example, in standby mode, after inputting 5 with the numeric keys and pressing the power key, inputting 10 with the numeric keys and pressing and holding the power key, the power is turned off after 5 minutes. Then, the power can be turned on 10 minutes after that.

That is, when the power supply is automatically turned off and then automatically turned on again, each of the power supply (OFF and O
It is also possible to easily set the switching time of N).

[0052]

The present mobile phone or PHS terminal has a function for the user to set the automatic power ON, but in order for the user to operate this function, it is necessary to select a menu and set the start time. There is.

According to the present invention, the automatic power-on can be set by simply inputting the time to turn off the power regardless of the recognition of the current time and holding down the power-off key. This has the effect of reducing the burden of "remembering the current time and setting method".

The automatic power supply switching time can be set by a simple operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for setting automatic power-on of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a mobile phone according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input part 2 Battery 3 Main body 4 Power supply switching part 4-1 Power supply switching mode storage part 4-2 Power supply switching time storage part 5 Timer 6 Clock

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Claims (6)

[Claims] An input of a predetermined set time by a numeric key;
In response to pressing the power key, the power of the mobile phone is turned off.
F. The mobile phone having an automatic power switching function of switching on the power of the mobile phone when the input predetermined time elapses. 2. The portable telephone having an automatic power supply switching function according to claim 1, wherein a screen for confirming the input predetermined time is displayed before the portable telephone is turned off. 3. A portable telephone having an automatic power supply switching function according to claim 1, wherein a predetermined sound is emitted by a sound source and / or a shock of vibration is given by a vibrator when the portable telephone is turned on. . 4. An input unit including at least a number key and a power key, a timer for measuring time, a power supply, and a power supply switching unit for switching ON / OFF of power supply from the power supply to the mobile phone, The power supply switching unit is responsive to the input of the predetermined set time by the numeric keys of the input unit and the pressing of the power key, to set the inputted predetermined set time in the timer, and based on the measurement of the timer. A mobile phone having an automatic power switching function of switching ON / OFF of power supply to the mobile phone when the predetermined time has elapsed. 5. An input unit including at least a numeric key and a power key, a clock for managing a current time, a power supply, and a power supply switching unit for switching ON / OFF of power supply from the power supply to the mobile phone. The power supply switching unit responds to input of a predetermined set time by a numeric key of the input unit and pressing of a power key, and adds the input predetermined time to the time of the clock to switch power. A portable telephone having an automatic power supply switching function for calculating and storing a time, and switching ON / OFF of power supply to the portable telephone when the stored power supply switching time matches the time of the clock. 6. The portable telephone comprises a sound source and / or a vibrator, and when power supply to the portable telephone is turned on, emits a predetermined sound using the sound source.
The mobile phone having an automatic power supply switching function according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a shock of vibration is applied by using the vibrator.