JP2006165892A - Glove type portable telephone terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a glove type portable telephone terminal in which a portable telephone terminal is used for a glove for performing a key operation and speech by one hand. <P>SOLUTION: This glove type portable telephone terminal where a portable telephone terminal is integrated with a glove is provided with: at least a display means 113 arranged in the neighborhood of the base of the thumb at the back side of the hand of the glove; inputting means 11 to 14 arranged at the thumb side of the side faces of the fingers of the glove; a speaker for converting an electric signal into a sound; and a microphone 107 for converting the sound into the electric signal. It is desired that the speaker is arranged at the palm side top end section of any of the third finger, middle finger or index finger of the glove, and that the microphone 107 is arranged in the neighborhood of the palm side of the wrist of the glove. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a glove-type mobile phone terminal that can be used while being worn like a glove.

  Conventionally, since a mobile phone terminal is carried in a state where it is put in a pocket or a bag, an operation for taking out the mobile phone terminal is required at the time of use, and quick response / operation cannot be performed. In order to improve this problem, a wristwatch-type wearable mobile phone terminal has been proposed.

Furthermore, Patent Document 1 discloses a mobile phone terminal using gloves. This mobile phone terminal is characterized in that an ultra-small phone terminal is fixed on the upper surface of fingerless gloves.
JP-A-7-79278

  By the way, since the receiver and microphone (hereinafter simply referred to as “microphone”) of the wristwatch-type mobile phone terminal do not correspond to the positions of the human ear and mouth, respectively, the wristwatch-type mobile phone terminal is removed during a call. There was a problem that it was a call with an unnatural attitude.

  Moreover, since the micro telephone terminal on the upper part surface is a foldable type, the one described in Patent Document 1 requires an extra space for opening the housing in order to view the liquid crystal display panel. There was a risk of hindering movements in daily life. In addition, since the button key is arranged on the upper part surface, it is necessary to operate the key with the hand opposite to the gloved side, and there is a disadvantage that the key operation with one hand is impossible.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that a glove-type mobile phone terminal using a mobile phone terminal as a glove can perform key operations and calls with one hand.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the present invention provides a glove-type mobile phone terminal in which a mobile phone terminal and a glove are integrated, and at least display means disposed near the base of the thumb on the back side of the hand of the glove, Key input means disposed on the thumb side of the side of the finger, a speaker that converts an electric signal into sound, and a microphone that converts sound into an electric signal.

  According to the configuration described above, since the display means is fixed near the base of the thumb on the back side of the glove hand, the display screen of the display means can be viewed in a natural posture. In addition, the key input means can be operated with the thumb by arranging the key input means on the thumb side surface of each finger.

  In the above-mentioned invention, for example, the speaker is arranged at the palm side tip of either the ring finger or the middle finger or the index finger of the glove, and the microphone is arranged near the palm side of the wrist of the glove. And Alternatively, the speaker is arranged on the palm side of the thumb of the glove, and the microphone is arranged near the little finger of the glove.

  According to the above-described configuration, the speaker and the microphone of the glove-type mobile phone terminal are arranged so as to correspond to the ear and the mouth, respectively.

  According to the present invention, since the display means is fixed near the base of the thumb on the back side of the glove hand, the display screen of the display means can be viewed in a natural posture. In addition, the key input means can be operated with the thumb by arranging the key input means on the thumb side surface of each finger. Therefore, the display means and the key input means can be visually recognized at the same time, and the key operation with one hand can be realized.

  In addition, since the speaker and microphone of the glove-type mobile phone terminal are arranged so as to correspond to the ear and mouth, respectively, it is not necessary to remove the mobile phone terminal from the hand during a call as in the past, and the phone calls with a natural posture There is an effect that can be.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The glove-type mobile phone terminal of this example applies the mobile phone terminal to a so-called fingerless glove with the fingertip part cut off, and achieves both workability and operability. It consists of an inner fingerless glove (hereinafter referred to as “inner glove”) to be fixed and an outer fingerless glove (hereinafter referred to as “outer glove”) to be put on.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are views showing the appearance of the back side and the palm side when the glove-type mobile phone terminal of this example is put on the left hand, respectively.
The outer glove 10 of the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 is a glove that is put on an inner glove, which will be described later, and protects a mobile phone part that is fixed to the inner glove, and is an appearance of the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1. A transparent plate 15 for a display unit composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like is provided near the base of the back thumb 20 of the outer glove 10 (for example, the metacarpal bone). In addition, a key input unit constituting a key input unit is provided on the side surface portion of each finger. The key input unit is arranged on the thumb side of the side surface of each finger so that the thumb 20 can be operated with one hand. In this example, the first finger input part is provided on the index finger part, the second key input part is provided on the middle finger part, the third key input part is provided on the ring finger part, and the fourth key input part is provided on the little finger part. And

  In addition, a receiver 106 that functions as a receiving speaker that converts an electrical signal into sound is provided on the thumb portion, and a speaker 116 that is mainly used for other purposes such as ringing and music is used on the back side of the wrist. Provided. And the microphone 107 which converts an audio | voice into an electrical signal is provided near the back side little finger of a hand. The speaker 116 can be freely arranged in consideration of the back side of the wrist, the condition that it does not get in the way of work, and the hand is easy to move. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 60 denotes a hook-and-loop fastener that covers an insertion port of a charging connector described later. In addition, the outer glove and inner glove which comprise the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 are manufactured using a stretchable and flexible fabric in consideration of hand movement.

3 and 4 are views showing the outer appearance of the back side and the palm side of the inner glove 50 of the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1, respectively.
The inner glove 50 is a glove that fixes a mobile phone part and directly covers a hand, and the outer glove 10 is put on the glove and sewn. On the back side of the inner glove 50, a main board unit 55 containing a main board constituted by a central processing unit and the like and a secondary battery is disposed. The main board unit 55 and the key switch units 51 to 54, The display unit 113, the receiver 106, the speaker 116, and the microphone 107 are electrically connected to each other. The display unit 113 that displays various types of information is electrically connected from the main board using an FPC (Flexible Printed Circuits) connector.

  Each key switch part 51-54 which comprises the key input means fixed to the inner glove 50 surface is arrange | positioned in the position corresponding to the 1st-4th key input parts 11-14 of the outer glove 10, respectively, and an index finger The part provided in the part is the first key switch part, the second key switch part of the middle finger part, the third key switch part of the ring finger part, and the fourth key switch part of the little finger part. For example, when the user presses an arbitrary key input part of the outer glove 10, the switch of the key switch part of the inner glove 50 located at the position corresponding to the key input part is pressed, and the information of the key switch part is centrally calculated. Input to the processing apparatus 101 and predetermined control is performed.

  On the thumb of the inner glove 50, for example, the proximal phalanx (the portion sandwiched between the first and second joints from the tip of the thumb), the receiver 106 and the microphone 107 are arranged at the base of the back side little finger. The electric cord 70 for connecting the main board of the inner glove 50 and the cellular phone parts such as the key switch units and the receiver 106 is wired along the back side of each finger.

  The glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 is such that the palm 106 of the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 is placed on the left cheek, and the receiver 106 arranged near the base of the thumb is set to the left ear and the back of the hand. A call can be made by placing a microphone 107 provided near the base of the little finger against the mouth. As described above, since the receiver 106 and the microphone 107 correspond to the positions of the ear and mouth, respectively, it is possible to make a call with a natural posture while wearing the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1.

  5 and 6 are perspective views (No. 1) and (No. 2) of the inner glove 50, respectively. As described above, the display unit (display unit) 113 is provided on the thumb base (metacarpal bone) portion on the back side of the hand so that the user can easily view the display screen, and is provided on the outer glove 10. It arrange | positions so that the board 15 may be overlapped (refer FIG. 5). Further, the key switch portions 51 to 54 can be seen from the user (see FIG. 6).

  In this example, a winding member 71 is provided at a joint portion of the glove such as each metacarpal bone and phalange to ensure flexibility. FIG. 7 shows an enlarged view of the winding member 71 used in this example. As shown in FIG. 7, the winding member 71 has a shaft 72 that is substantially orthogonal to the wiring direction of the electric cord 70. When the electric cord 70 is wound around the shaft 72 once and then wired to a target part, the degree of freedom of the electric cord 70 is increased and it is possible to flexibly cope with complicated movements of the hand. Thereby, while being able to prevent failure, such as a disconnection, operability improves because a hand can move freely, and it can improve work efficiency by extension.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing functional blocks of the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1. The glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 of this example has the same function as a general mobile phone terminal. In FIG. 8, reference numeral 101 denotes a central processing unit that functions as control means and controls the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 based on a program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory). Reference numeral 102 denotes an internal memory built in the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1, a readable / writable RAM (Random Access Memory), a program code for operating the central processing unit 101, and a D / A converter 104. And a readable ROM that stores various programs such as a program code for operating the A / D converter 109 and the signal processing device 103 and data such as a terminal ID.

  Reference numeral 103 denotes a signal processing device that calculates digital signal values. Reference numerals 104 and 114 denote D / A converters for converting a digital signal into an analog signal. Reference numerals 105, 108, and 115 denote amplifiers that amplify analog signals. Reference numeral 109 denotes an A / D converter that converts an analog signal into a digital signal. Reference numeral 110 denotes a communication device that transmits and receives voice and data to and from a base station (not shown) via an antenna 111, and can use an Internet connection service, an e-mail service, and the like in addition to a call. An operation unit 112 includes first to fourth key switch units 51 to 54, and a display unit 113 includes an LCD or the like, and each is connected to the central processing unit 101 via an interface (not shown).

  Power for each part is supplied from a secondary battery in the main board unit 55. In this example, the central processing unit 101, the signal processing unit 103, the D / A converters 104 and 114, the amplifiers 105, 108 and 115, the A / D converter 109, and the communication device 110 are included in the main board unit 55. Although it shall be arrange | positioned on a board | substrate, it is not restricted to this example.

  In FIG. 8, a communication device 110 is connected to the signal processing device 103, and a signal such as a received sound received by the communication device 110 is sent from the signal processing device 103 to the receiver 106 via the D / A converter 104 and the amplifier 105. A signal other than the received sound received by the communication device 110 or a sound signal generated in the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 is output from the signal processing device 103 via the D / A converter 114 and the amplifier 115. The sound is output to the speaker 116, converted into sound and emitted. The voice of the user during a call and ambient sounds are picked up by the microphone 107 and converted into an electric signal. Then, the digital signal is input to the signal processing device 103 via the amplifier 108 and the A / D converter 109, output to the outside by the communication device 110, or stored in the internal memory 102.

The glove type mobile phone terminal 1 of this example will be described in more detail.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view (No. 1) of the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 and shows the display unit 113 when viewed from the user's eyes. FIG. 10 is a perspective view (part 2) of the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 and shows the entire glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 when viewed from the user's perspective.

  As can be seen from FIG. 9, the display unit 113 is provided near the base of the thumb 20 on the back side of the hand of the outer glove 10, so that the display screen of the display unit 113 can be viewed lightly without moving the hand more than necessary. It can be seen in a natural posture that only drops. Further, since the display unit 113 is provided near the base of the thumb 20 on the back side of the hand, the display unit 113 does not move greatly when the keys are operated. Therefore, the visibility of the display unit 113 is good even during operation. Further, the key input unit provided on the side surface of each finger can be easily operated using the thumb 20. Therefore, it is possible to operate while viewing the key input unit and the display unit 113 at the same time, and it is possible to operate with one hand.

The key arrangement of the key input unit of each finger of the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 11 shows the arrangement of keys provided on the side surface of the index finger 21. In the example of FIG. 11, a direction key 11 a having a cross key for moving the cursor displayed on the screen of the display unit 113 up, down, left and right at the center of the side surface of the index finger 21 and a push button key at the center, On the left side of the key 11a, there are provided a key 11b and an e-mail key 11c for performing a call operation, and on the right side a key 11d for canceling the call and turning on / off the power and a key 11e for setting the Internet connection and various functions. When placing the key on the index finger, in consideration of the positional relationship with the thumb and operability, place the key to a position slightly below the side, that is, an oblique position between the side of the index finger and the bottom. You may do it.

  FIG. 12 shows the arrangement of keys provided on the side surface of the middle finger 22. In the example of FIG. 12, numeric keys 1 to 6 used at the time of outgoing call operation are arranged.

  FIG. 13 shows the arrangement of the keys provided on the side of the ring finger 23. In the example of FIG. 13, numeric keys 7 to 9 and 0 and symbol keys * and # are arranged.

  FIG. 14 shows the arrangement of keys provided on the side surface of the little finger 24. In the example of FIG. 14, keys for use in clearing (deleting) input telephone numbers and characters when editing mail are arranged.

  Thus, when the direction-indicating key 11a and other main keys are arranged on the index finger side of the glove-type mobile phone terminal 1, and the numeric keys are arranged on the middle finger side and the ring finger side, it seems that the frequency of use is high. Since the keys are arranged from the finger close to the thumb, that is, the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, and the little finger in this order, usability and operability are improved. In FIG. 14, the clearing key provided on the side surface of the little finger is considered to be used frequently, and may be arranged on the side surface of the index finger or the side surface of the middle finger.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining attachment / detachment of the charging connector. The secondary battery in the main board unit 55 is configured to be connected to a charging connector so that charging power is supplied from the outside. FIG. 15A shows a state in which the hook-and-loop fastener 60 covering the insertion port 61 of the charging connector 62 is removed. On the other hand, FIG. 15B shows a state in which the charging connector 62 is inserted from the insertion port 61 and connected to the main board unit 55. Thus, by providing the charging port 61 in the outer glove 10, the secondary battery fixed to the surface of the inner glove 50 can be easily charged. Furthermore, the hook-and-loop fastener 60 prevents the foreign matter from being mixed by closing the insertion opening 61 and improves the design.

Next, an example of another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In this example, the positional relationship between the receiver and the microphone is changed with respect to the glove-type mobile phone terminal of the above-described embodiment, and other configurations are the same as the above-described example. The external appearance of the inner glove (palm side) of this example is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 16, in this example, the receiver 151 is arranged near the tip of the ring finger on the palm side, and the microphone 152 is arranged near the wrist on the palm side. With such a configuration, a call can be made with the palm of the glove-type mobile phone terminal placed on the left cheek of the user and the receiver 151 with the ear and the microphone 152 with the mouth. The position of the receiver 151 may be the tip of the index finger or the middle finger. In addition, the same operational effects as the example of the embodiment described with reference to FIGS.

Subsequently, an example of still another embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In this example, the positional relationship between the receiver and the microphone is changed with respect to the glove-type mobile phone terminal of the above-described embodiment, and other configurations are the same as the above-described example. The external appearance of the inner glove of this example is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 17, in this example, the receiver 161 is placed on the palm side thumb (for example, the proximal phalanx), and the microphone 162 is placed near the little finger of the palm (the metacarpal bone). In such a configuration, the user extends the thumb and holds the hand, places the palm side of the glove-type mobile phone terminal on the left cheek of the user, and places the receiver 161 on the ear and the microphone 162 on the mouth. can do. In addition, the same operational effects as the example of the embodiment described with reference to FIGS.

  According to the above-described embodiments, the display unit is installed on the inner glove so that the position of the display unit is near the base of the thumb on the back side of the user's hand, so that the display screen of the display unit can be viewed in a natural posture. . In addition, by placing the key input part (key switch part) on the side of the thumb side of each finger, the key input part can be operated with the thumb, and the display part and the key input part can be viewed at the same time. The key operation can be realized.

  In addition, since the receiver and microphone of the glove-type mobile phone terminal are arranged so as to correspond to the ear and mouth, respectively, it is not necessary to remove the mobile phone terminal from the hand during a call as in the past, and the phone calls in a natural posture be able to.

  Also, by using a glove-type mobile phone terminal, you can always wear the mobile phone terminal, and when you want to use it without the hassle of taking out the mobile phone terminal from a pocket, bag, etc. Can be used quickly.

  Also, even during jogging, cycling, driving, sports, etc., if you are wearing a glove-type mobile phone terminal, you don't have to take it off and always wear it, so you can respond and operate quickly. Can be done.

  In addition, when fingerless gloves are used for the glove design of the glove-type mobile phone terminal, other work such as personal use can be performed easily while wearing the glove-type mobile phone terminal, that is, with the mobile phone terminal worn. It is possible to perform finger operations such as computer key input.

  In the embodiment described above, the microphone 107 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is arranged near the back side little finger, and the microphone 162 shown in FIG. 17 is arranged near the palm side little finger. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. Absent. That is, it is only necessary that the microphone is positioned near the user's mouth when the glove-type mobile phone terminal is applied to the cheek during a call. Therefore, for example, it may be disposed on the side surface near the little finger of the hand, near the back of the hand near the little finger of the hand, or near the palm of the side surface near the little finger of the hand.

  Further, in the glove-type mobile phone terminal of the above-described embodiment, a jog dial may be arranged on the key input portion on the index finger side surface so that all operations can be performed only by the jog dial on the index finger side surface. In this case, since the key operation can be performed with the hand closed or with only the index finger opened, useless hand movement such as opening the hand is eliminated, which is convenient. As the jog dial, there are a jog dial whose rotation axis is substantially perpendicular to the operation direction and a jog dial whose operation direction is the same as the rotation direction (in particular, also called a jog shuttle dial).

  Further, instead of the receiver or microphone used in the above-described embodiment, a bone conduction type receiver or microphone may be used. In this case, for example, even if the surrounding is a noisy place such as a work place, it is possible to make a good call by bone conduction.

  In addition, the receiver for receiving in the above-described embodiment and the speaker that mainly plays sounds other than the received sound may be shared by one speaker.

  Furthermore, an IC card function may be mounted on the glove-type mobile phone terminal of the above-described embodiment. For example, a non-contact IC card function unit is fixed to the back or palm of the inner glove. This non-contact IC card function unit includes, for example, a billing data control unit to which an antenna is connected, and performs close proximity wireless communication with a reader / writer at a very close distance of about several centimeters. When performing this proximity wireless communication, it is possible to operate the accounting data control unit using the power obtained by receiving the radio wave from the reader / writer side, but the power source in the glove-type mobile phone terminal The accounting data control unit may be operated by a power source supplied from the circuit. With this configuration, authentication processing can be performed simply by holding the back side or palm side of the glove-type mobile phone terminal over the reader / writer, making it easy to use and eliminating the need to take out each step like a magnetic card. it can.

It is the figure which showed the external appearance (back side of the hand) of one embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the external appearance (palm side) of one embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the inner glove (back side of the hand) by one embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the inner glove (palm side) by one embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view (the 1) of the inner glove by one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view (the 2) of the inner glove by one embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which expanded the winding member by one embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view (the 1) of an embodiment of the invention. It is a perspective view (the 2) of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the key input part arrange | positioned at the index finger side surface by one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the key input part arrange | positioned at the middle finger side surface by one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the key input part arrange | positioned at the ring finger side surface by one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the key input part arrange | positioned at the little finger side surface by one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure where it uses for description of the connector for charge by one embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed arrangement | positioning of the receiver and microphone on the inner glove by other embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed arrangement | positioning of the receiver and microphone on the inner glove by other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Gloves type | mold mobile phone terminal, 10 ... Outer gloves, 11 ... 1st key input part, 12 ... 2nd key input part, 13 ... 3rd key input part, 14 ... 4th key input part, 15 ... Transparent board, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 50 ... Inner glove, 51 ... 1st key switch part, 52 ... 2nd key switch part, 53 ... 3rd key switch part, 54 ... 4th key switch part, 106,151,161 ... Receiver, 107,152,162 ... Microphone, 113 ... Display section, 116 ... Speaker

Claims (6)

In a glove-type mobile phone terminal that integrates a mobile phone terminal and gloves,
Display means disposed at least near the base of the thumb on the back side of the hand of the glove,
Key input means arranged on the thumb side of the side of the finger of the glove,
A speaker that converts electrical signals into sound;
A glove-type mobile phone terminal comprising: a microphone that converts sound into an electrical signal. The speaker is disposed at the palm side tip of either the ring finger or middle finger or index finger of the glove,
The glove-type mobile phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein the microphone is disposed near a palm side of a wrist of the glove. The speaker is disposed on the palm side of the thumb of the glove,
The glove-type mobile phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein the microphone is disposed in the vicinity of a little finger of the glove. The glove-type mobile phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein a direction instruction key is disposed at least on the index finger side surface of the glove as the key input means. 5. The glove-type mobile phone terminal according to claim 4, wherein a numeric key is further arranged on the side surface of the middle finger and / or side surface of the ring finger as the key input means. The glove-type mobile phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein a jog dial is disposed on the index finger side surface of the glove as the key input means.

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