JP2007195121A - Cellular phone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cellular phone which can operate an operation of a television receiver and is improved in convenience. <P>SOLUTION: The cellular phone transmits a signal for turning the power of a home television receiver 100 on and a channel number of television broadcast wave extracted by a tuner 26 from a remote control signal transmitting part 27 when a display casing is folded at an oblong state during the viewing of television broadcast. After that, a signal for operating the operation of the home television receiver 100 is transmitted based on an operation of an exposed operation key 4. Thus, the convenience is improved since the power of the home television receiver 100 is automatically turned on by being interlocked with an operation for holding the display casing, the television broadcast of the same channel number is continuously viewed by the home television receiver 100 and the operation of the home television receiver 100 is operated by the operation of the exposed operation key 4 after that. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly to an improvement of a mobile phone capable of receiving a television broadcast wave.

  There has been proposed a technique capable of operating an operation of a television receiver by transmitting a signal from a mobile phone to the television receiver (for example, Patent Document 1). In this type of cellular phone, an operation key is operated to select a television broadcast station, whereby an image based on the television broadcast being viewed on the cellular phone can be displayed on the television receiver.

  On the other hand, it has a display case on which a display screen is formed and an operation case on which many operation keys are arranged, and the display case is rotatably held by the operation case in a plane horizontal to the display screen. Mobile phones are known (for example, Patent Documents 2 and 3).

  In this type of mobile phone, for example, the display screen is formed in a rectangular shape, and by rotating the display housing relative to the operation housing, a vertically long state in which display is performed with the longitudinal direction of the display screen being the vertical direction The display screen can be switched to a horizontally long state in which the display is displayed with the short side of the display screen as the vertical direction.

The display housing is foldably held so as to face the operation housing. Therefore, in this type of mobile phone, when the display housing is folded in a vertically long state so as to face the operation housing, the display housing faces all the operation keys and any operation key is operated. Can not do. On the other hand, when the display housing is folded in the horizontally long state, only some operation keys face the display housing, and other operation keys are operable.
JP-A-2005-210260 JP 2003-319043 A JP 2004-215180 A

  However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 transmits a power ON signal and a channel switching signal to a television receiver based on the operation of an operation key. The television broadcast was not configured to be continuously viewed on the television receiver in conjunction with the operation for ending.

  Further, in the mobile phone in which the display housing can be rotated in the vertically long state and the horizontally long state as in Patent Documents 2 and 3, only a few operation keys are displayed when the display housing is folded in the horizontally long state. Since the other operation keys are exposed in opposition to the housing, it is convenient if the operation of the television receiver can be operated using the exposed operation keys.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone capable of operating the operation of a television receiver and having improved convenience.

  A mobile phone according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a rectangular display housing having a display screen formed on a first housing surface, an operation housing having two or more operation keys formed on a second housing surface, and the display housing. A holding means for foldably holding the first housing surface of the body so as to face the second housing surface of the operation housing, a television broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast wave, and a television broadcast of a designated channel number Tuning means for extracting a wave, television image display means for displaying a television image based on the extracted television broadcast wave on the display screen, and signal transmission means for transmitting a radio signal to the television receiver, The signal transmission means includes a signal for turning on the power of the television receiver in conjunction with an operation of folding the display housing during the display of the television image and the television broadcast extracted by the tuning means. Configured to channel number to send.

  With such a configuration, the television receiver is automatically turned on by folding the display housing while the television image is being displayed, and the television image that has been displayed on the display screen until then is displayed on the television receiver. A TV image having the same channel number as the channel number can be displayed.

  Therefore, the TV receiver is automatically turned on in conjunction with the operation to end the viewing of the TV broadcast by folding the display housing, and the TV broadcast of the same channel number is continuously continued on the TV receiver. Can be viewed, which improves convenience.

  A mobile phone according to a second aspect of the present invention includes key assignment means for assigning processing to be executed in response to the operation of the operation keys, and the holding means is configured to place the display housing in a vertically long state and a horizontally long state. When the display case is folded in a horizontally long state while being held in a horizontal plane on the display screen, a part of the two or more operation keys in the operation case is The key assigning means is an operation key that does not face the first housing surface in conjunction with an operation of folding the display housing in a horizontally long state during the display of a television image. On the other hand, a process for transmitting a signal for operating the operation of the television receiver from the signal transmitting means is assigned.

  With such a configuration, the TV is automatically turned on by operating the exposed operation key without facing the display housing after the display housing is folded in a horizontally long state while a TV image is being displayed. Since the operation of the receiver can be operated, convenience is further improved.

  A mobile phone according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises an operation history storage means for storing an operation history with respect to an operation key that does not face the first housing surface when the display housing is folded in a horizontally long state. The key assigning means assigns a process of transmitting a signal for switching a channel number of a television broadcast wave from the signal transmitting means to the television receiver with respect to the operation key that does not face the first casing surface. The TV image display means displays the TV image of the channel number corresponding to the history stored in the operation history storage means in conjunction with the operation opened from the state where the display housing is folded in the horizontally long state. Configured to be displayed on the screen.

  With such a configuration, the channel number of the television broadcast wave received by the television receiver that is automatically turned on when the display housing is folded horizontally can be switched by operating the exposed operation key. . At this time, since the operation history for the operation key is stored in the operation history storage means, when the display housing is opened in the horizontally long state after that, based on the history stored in the operation history storage means, A television image having the same channel number as the television broadcast wave channel number received by the television receiver can be displayed on the display screen.

  Therefore, the same channel as the channel number of the TV broadcast wave that was received by the TV receiver automatically in conjunction with the operation to resume watching the TV broadcast by opening the display housing from the folded state. The television image of the number can be displayed on the display screen and the television broadcast can be continuously viewed, so that convenience is further improved.

  In the mobile phone according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the signal transmission means turns the TV receiver on and off each other in conjunction with an operation in which the display housing is folded in a horizontally long state while a TV image is displayed. The key assigning unit transmits a signal for switching the power of the television receiver on and off from the signal transmitting unit to the operation key that does not face the first casing surface. It is configured to assign a process to transmit.

  With such a configuration, the power source of the television receiver that is automatically turned on when the display housing is folded in the horizontally long state can be turned off by the operation of the exposed operation key. If the TV receiver is already turned on when the display housing is folded horizontally, the TV receiver is turned off in conjunction with the operation of folding the display housing. However, in such a case, the television receiver can be turned on by operating the operation key exposed after the display housing is folded. Therefore, convenience is further improved.

  In the mobile phone according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the signal transmitting means outputs a signal for turning off the power of the television receiver in conjunction with an operation of opening the display housing from the horizontally folded state. Configured to transmit.

  With such a configuration, the television receiver is automatically turned off and received by the television receiver in conjunction with an operation to resume viewing of the television broadcast by opening the display housing from the folded state. Since the television image of the same channel number as the television broadcast wave channel number that has been displayed can be displayed on the display screen and the television broadcast can be continuously viewed, the convenience is further improved.

  In the mobile phone according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the signal transmission means turns off the power of the television receiver in conjunction with an operation of rotating the display casing from the horizontally folded state to the vertically long state. Configured to transmit a signal for.

  With such a configuration, the power of the television receiver can be automatically turned off in conjunction with an operation of rotating the display housing from the horizontally folded state to the vertically long state. If the display housing is in a vertically long state with the display housing folded, the exposed operation keys cannot be operated facing the display housing, so the TV receiver is turned off in conjunction with such operation. This further improves convenience.

  According to the present invention, the television receiver is automatically turned on by folding the display housing while the television image is displayed, and the television image that has been displayed on the display screen until then is displayed on the television receiver. Since a television image of the same channel number as the channel number can be displayed, convenience is improved. Further, according to the present invention, the power is automatically turned on by operating the exposed operation key without facing the display housing after the display housing is folded in a horizontally long state during the display of the TV image. Since the operation of the television receiver can be operated, convenience is further improved.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a cellular phone 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which a housing is closed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the casing of the mobile phone 1 of FIG. 1 is expanded. The mobile phone 1 is a so-called foldable mobile phone, and a display housing 2 and an operation housing 5 each formed in a rectangular shape are connected via a hinge portion 3, and the display housing 2 and the operation housing 5 are connected. It can be folded with the casing surfaces facing each other.

  In the display housing 2, a main display portion 2 a and a receiver 8 are arranged on the inner surface facing the operation housing 5 in a folded state. The main display portion 2 a is formed in a rectangular shape, and is arranged so that its longitudinal direction coincides with the longitudinal direction of the display housing 2. The receiving receiver 8 is disposed at the end of the display housing 2 opposite to the hinge portion 3.

  The operation casing 5 is provided with a large number of operation keys 4 and a microphone 7 for transmitting on the inner surface facing the display casing 2 in a folded state. The large number of operation keys 4 include keys for calling other communication terminals and keys for performing various setting operations. More specifically, a key for performing a setting operation such as a menu key is arranged on the hinge part 3 side on the inner surface of the operation casing 5, and a keypad or the like is called on the opposite side of the hinge part 3. There are keys that are sometimes operated. The transmitting microphone 7 is disposed at the end of the operation housing 5 opposite to the hinge portion 3.

  Such a foldable mobile phone 1 can be carried in a compactly folded state, and if the casing is unfolded, the operation key 4 can be pressed while viewing the display on the main display portion 2a. . In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 1 has the main display portion 2a in a vertically long state and puts an ear on the inner surface of the display housing 2, thereby bringing the mouth close to the transmitting microphone 7 and receiving receiver 8 You can make a good conversation with your ear close to your ear.

  The hinge portion 3 is integrally formed with a connecting portion 3 a that is rotatably connected to the operation housing 5 and a holding portion 3 b that holds the display housing 2 so as to face the outer surface of the display housing 2. It has the structure which was made. The connecting portion 3a is composed of two cylindrical bodies formed so as to protrude at a predetermined interval from one end of the holding portion 3b. A cylindrical body 6 is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction on the inner surface of the operation casing 5 so as to extend in the short direction, and this cylindrical body 6 is disposed on the same axis between the two connecting portions 3a. The hinge portion 3 is rotatably connected to the operation housing 5 by being attached to each other so as to be rotatable.

  The holding part 3b is formed in a rectangular plate shape, and faces the half on the hinge part 3 side on the outer surface of the display housing 2 when the main display part 2a is in a vertically long state. The holding unit 3b holds the display housing 2 rotatably on the main display unit 2a in a horizontal plane so that the display housing 2 can rotate while maintaining an inclination angle with respect to the operation housing 5. It has become. On the outer surface of the holding unit 3b opposite to the display housing 2, a sub display unit 11 for performing display in a state where the housing is mainly closed is disposed.

  3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the display housing 2 of the mobile phone 1 in FIG. 2 is rotated, and shows a state in which it is rotated about 45 ° clockwise from the state in FIG. 2 when viewed from the front. Yes. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the display housing 2 of the mobile phone 1 in FIG. 2 is rotated, and shows a state in which the mobile phone 1 is rotated 90 ° clockwise from the state in FIG. 2 when viewed from the front. . The user holds the operation casing 5 and rotates the display casing 2 within an angle range of 90 ° in a horizontal plane with respect to the main display portion 2a, so that the vertically long state shown in FIG. The display housing 2 can be rotated between the horizontally long state shown in FIG.

  In this cellular phone 1, a television broadcast can be viewed. The display housing 2 is rotated from the state shown in FIG. 2, and after passing through the state shown in FIG. 3, the main display unit is shown in FIG. By setting 2a in the horizontally long state, the television image can be favorably displayed on the main display unit 2a in the horizontally long state that matches the aspect ratio of the television image. The main display unit 2a is formed in a rectangular shape with a ratio of the long side to the short side of 16: 9, and this ratio matches the aspect ratio of a TV image used for general digital TV broadcasting. .

  When the display housing 2 is rotated clockwise from the state of FIG. 2, the biasing means provided in the holding portion 3 b of the hinge portion 3 causes the display housing 2 to move to the state shown in FIG. 3. On the other hand, the urging force acts counterclockwise. Therefore, in the state shown in FIG. 2, the display housing 2 is maintained in the state shown in FIG. 2 unless an external force is applied by the urging force acting counterclockwise on the display housing 2.

  On the other hand, when the display housing 2 is further rotated clockwise beyond the state shown in FIG. 3, the urging force acting on the display housing 2 is switched clockwise, and the display housing 2 is engaged in the state shown in FIG. Stopped. Thereby, the display housing 2 is maintained in the state shown in FIG. 4 unless an external force is applied.

  In the present embodiment, the display housing 2 does not rotate around the rotation axis fixed at a fixed position, but rotates around the rotation axis that moves as the display housing 2 rotates. Yes. As a result, even if the vertically long display case 2 whose one end in the longitudinal direction is close to the operation case 5 is rotated by 90 ° as shown in FIG. 2, the short side of the display case 2 is shown as shown in FIG. One end of the direction is close to the operation casing 5, and a television screen can be displayed on the main display unit 2a that is in a compact and horizontally long state so that a television broadcast can be viewed.

  Further, by rotating the display housing 2 from the vertically long state to the horizontally long state while holding the operation housing 5, it is possible to view a television broadcast without changing the mobile phone 1. At this time, the display housing 2 can be smoothly switched between the vertically long state and the horizontally long state by the urging force acting on the display housing 2.

  5 to 7 are rear views of the mobile phone 1 in the states of FIGS. 2 to 4, respectively, showing the structure inside the holding portion 3 b as seen through. Moreover, FIGS. 8-10 is a front view of the hinge part 3 in the state of FIGS. 5 and 8 correspond to the vertically long state shown in FIG. 2, FIGS. 6 and 9 correspond to the state shown in FIG. 3 in which the display housing 2 is rotated by about 45 °, and FIGS. This corresponds to the horizontally long state shown in FIG.

  A rectangular holding plate 16 is disposed in the holding portion 3b, and the display housing 2 is rotatably held by the holding plate 16. The holding plate 16 is formed with an arc hole 12 extending in an arc shape in the horizontal direction and a linear hole 14 extending linearly in the vertical direction. The vertex of the central portion of the arc hole 12 is close to one end of the straight hole 14, and the straight hole 14 extends in the normal direction at this vertex.

  A sliding shaft 13 and a rotating shaft 15 formed on the back side of the display housing 2 are engaged with the arc hole 12 and the linear hole 14 so as to be rotatable. The sliding shaft 13 and the rotating shaft 15 are integrally formed with a shaft holding member 18 fixed to the back surface of the display housing 2, and are spaced apart from each other by a fixed distance from the center of the display housing 2. Are arranged apart from each other. The shaft holding member 18 is engaged with the holding plate 16 in the holding portion 3b through an opening 3d formed on the front surface of the holding portion 3b.

  The shaft holding member 18 is fixed to the holding plate 16 via a torsion coil spring 20 which is an example of a spring as an urging means. One end of the torsion coil spring 20 is coupled to the sliding shaft 13 of the shaft holding member 18, and the other end is coupled to an attachment shaft 19 formed on the holding plate 16. The attachment shaft 19 is disposed so as to be rotatable on a normal line with respect to the vertex of the arc hole 12. An end of a flexible substrate 21 extending from the hinge portion 3 side is attached to the display housing 2 in the vicinity of the rotation shaft 15, and the display housing 2 and the operation housing 5 are connected via the flexible substrate 21. Electrically connected.

  In the vertically long state shown in FIGS. 5 and 8, the rotating shaft 15 is in contact with the lower end of the linear hole 14, and the sliding shaft 13 is in contact with one end of the arc hole 12. In this state, the sliding shaft 13 is urged toward one end of the arc hole 12 by the torsion coil spring 20, and the display housing 2 is maintained in this state unless an external force is applied.

  When the display housing 2 is rotated with respect to the hinge portion 3 from this state, the rotating shaft 15 moves upward along the straight hole 14 and the sliding shaft 13 moves along the arc hole 12 to the other end side. To do. At this time, the torsion coil spring 20 also rotates about the mounting shaft 19 and is contracted so that one end and the other end thereof are close to each other. 6 and 9, when the display housing 2 is rotated by about 45 °, the rotating shaft 15 contacts the upper end of the straight hole 14, and the sliding shaft 13 reaches the apex of the arc hole 12. To do.

  In this state, one end and the other end of the torsion coil spring 20 are in the closest state, and when the display housing 2 is further rotated, the left and right positions of the sliding shaft 13 and the mounting shaft 19 are reversed, One end and the other end of the torsion coil spring 20 are separated again. Therefore, when the display housing 2 is rotated beyond the rotational position shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the display housing 2 is further rotated by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 20, and the horizontally long state as shown in FIGS. It becomes.

  When the display housing 2 is in the horizontally long state, the rotating shaft 15 is in contact with the lower end of the linear hole 14, and the sliding shaft 13 is in contact with the other end of the arc hole 12. In this state, the sliding shaft 13 is urged toward the other end side of the arc hole 12 by the torsion coil spring 20, and the display housing 2 is maintained in this state unless an external force is applied. .

  FIG. 11 is a plan view of the mobile phone 1 when the display housing 2 is folded in a horizontally long state. As shown in FIG. 11, when the display housing 2 is folded horizontally, a part of the many operation keys 4 arranged on the inner surface of the operation housing 5 faces the inner surface of the display housing 2. The other operation keys 4 are exposed. In the present embodiment, when the display housing 2 is folded in the horizontally long state, the operation key 4 including a part of the numeric keypad arranged on the opposite side of the hinge portion 3 among the many operation keys 4, more specifically, The six operation keys 4 of “7”, “8”, “9”, “*”, “0”, “#” are exposed.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the mobile phone 1. In addition to the main display unit 2a, the sub display unit 11, the receiving receiver 8, the transmitting microphone 7, and the operation key 4, the cellular phone 1 includes a speaker 9, an external input / output terminal 10, and a rotational position detecting unit 22. , An open / close detection unit 23, a cellular communication unit 24, a television broadcast reception unit 25, a tuner 26, a remote control signal transmission unit 27, a key assignment storage unit 28, and an operation history storage unit 29. It is controlled by the control unit 30.

  The main display unit 2a and the sub display unit 11 are provided with backlight devices 2b and 11b, respectively. The backlight devices 2b and 11b illuminate the display screens of the main display unit 2a and the sub display unit 11 from the back side, so that the backlights can be lit on the display screens.

  The speaker 9 is for amplifying and outputting the sound as compared with the case where it is output from the receiver 8 for receiving, so that the sound can be heard with the ear separated from the display housing 2. . If an external input / output device 10a such as an earphone microphone is connected to the external output terminal 10, audio can be input / output via the external input / output device 10a.

  The rotational position detector 22 and the open / close detector 23 are constituted by, for example, mechanical or electrical switches. The rotational position detection unit 22 detects the rotational position of the display housing 2 by detecting the rotation operation of the display housing 2 by the user. On the other hand, the opening / closing detection unit 23 detects whether the display housing 2 is in a folded state by detecting an opening / closing operation of the display housing 2 by the user.

  The cellular communication unit 24 transmits / receives call sound by transmitting / receiving radio waves to / from the base station via the communication antenna 24a. In a state in which a call state is established with the other party telephone, a voice signal based on the user's call sound is transmitted from the cellular communication unit 24, and a voice signal based on the call sound from the other party telephone is received by the cellular communication unit 24. As a result, the call sound is transmitted and received in real time.

  The television broadcast receiving unit 25 is for receiving a television broadcast wave transmitted from a television station via the television broadcast receiving antenna 25a. Television broadcast waves transmitted from television stations include analog broadcast waves corresponding to analog broadcasts and digital broadcast waves corresponding to digital broadcasts. The digital broadcast wave received by the television broadcast receiver 25 is a one-segment broadcast wave for a mobile phone assigned to a certain band of a general digital high-definition broadcast wave. In addition to the TV image and TV sound, the TV image Contains text information such as subtitles and related articles.

  The tuner 26 is tuning means for extracting a television broadcast wave having a designated channel number from a television broadcast wave received by the television broadcast receiver 25. That is, when the user operates the operation key 4 to designate a channel number, the tuner 26 extracts a television broadcast wave of the designated channel number. Then, a television image is displayed on the main display unit 2a based on the extracted television broadcast wave, and a television sound corresponding to the television image is output from the speaker 9 or the external input / output terminal 10 to view the television broadcast. can do.

  Generally, channel numbers “1” to “12” are assigned to VHF (Very High Frequency), which is a frequency band of 30 to 300 MHz, according to the frequency. In addition, channel numbers “13” to “62” are assigned to UHF (Ultra High Frequency), which is a frequency band of 300 to 3000 MHz, according to the frequency. By designating one of these channel numbers and receiving a television broadcast wave assigned to that channel number, the television broadcast corresponding to the channel number can be viewed.

  The remote control signal transmission unit 27 is a signal transmission unit that transmits, for example, an infrared signal as a radio signal having a shorter reach than a radio signal transmitted and received by the cellular communication unit 24. The reachable range of the radio signal transmitted by the remote control signal transmitter 27 is, for example, several meters to several tens of meters.

  The remote control signal transmission unit 27 is capable of transmitting a remote control signal as a radio signal that can be received by a general home television receiver 100. That is, the general home television receiver 100 is usually provided with a remote control signal receiving unit 101 for receiving a remote control signal transmitted from an attached remote controller (not shown). The remote control signal receiving unit 101 can transmit a remote control signal that can be received.

  The key assignment storage unit 28 stores the assignment of processing executed for the operation of the operation key 4. In the key assignment storage unit 28, an open state key assignment storage unit 28a that stores processing assignments to the operation keys 4 when the display housing 2 is opened, and the display housing 2 is folded in a horizontally long state. A closed state key assignment storage unit 28b for storing the assignment of processing to each operation key 4 at the time.

  In the present embodiment, when viewing the television broadcast with the display housing 2 in the horizontally long state, when the display housing 2 is folded in the horizontally long state as shown in FIG. A power source switching signal for switching the power source of the home television receiver 100 between on and off is transmitted to the remote control signal receiver 101 of the home television receiver 100. At this time, the channel number of the television broadcast wave extracted by the tuner 26, that is, the channel number corresponding to the television broadcast being viewed on the mobile phone 1 is also sent from the remote control signal transmitting unit 27 to the remote control signal of the home television receiver 100. The data is transmitted to the receiving unit 101.

  Further, when the display housing 2 is folded in a horizontally long state while watching a television broadcast, the remote control signal transmitting unit 27 sends a home television receiver to the exposed operation key 4 as shown in FIG. A process of transmitting a remote control signal for operating 100 operations is assigned. More specifically, a process of transmitting a remote control signal for gradually increasing or decreasing the volume of the TV sound output from the home TV receiver 100, or a TV broadcast received by the home TV receiver 100 A process of transmitting a remote control signal for gradually increasing or decreasing the wave channel number, a process of transmitting a remote control signal for switching the home TV receiver 100 on and off, and the like are assigned. It has become.

  With such a configuration, when the display housing 2 is folded in a horizontally long state while watching TV broadcast, the home TV receiver 100 is automatically turned on, and the home TV receiver 100 is turned on until then. A television image having the same channel number as that of the television image displayed on the main display unit 2a can be displayed. Thereafter, the operation of the home television receiver 100 can be operated by operating the exposed operation key 4 without facing the display housing 2.

  Therefore, the home television receiver 100 is automatically turned on in conjunction with an operation to end the viewing of the television broadcast by folding the display housing 2, and the home television receiver 100 continues. Thus, it is possible to view a television broadcast of the same channel number, and thereafter, the operation of the home television receiver 100 can be operated by operating the exposed operation key 4, so that convenience is improved.

  In addition, a process of transmitting a remote control signal for switching the power of the home television receiver 100 on and off to the operation key 4 exposed when the display housing 2 is folded in the horizontally long state is performed. By allocating, the power source of the home television receiver 100 that is automatically turned on when the display housing 2 is folded in the horizontally long state can be turned off by the operation of the exposed operation key 4.

  Here, when the display housing 2 is folded in the horizontally long state, if the power of the home television receiver 100 is already turned on, the home television is linked with the operation of folding the display housing 2. The power of the receiver 100 is turned off. However, a process of transmitting a remote control signal for switching the home television receiver 100 on and off with respect to the operation key 4 exposed when the display housing 2 is folded in the landscape state. If assigned, in such a case, the home television receiver 100 can be turned on by operating the operation key 4 exposed after the display housing 2 is folded. Therefore, convenience is further improved.

  The operation history storage unit 29 stores a history of subsequent operations on the operation keys 4 exposed without facing the display housing 2 when the display housing 2 is folded in a horizontally long state while viewing a television broadcast. Store. That is, when a remote control signal for operating the home television receiver 100 is transmitted from the remote control signal transmitter 27 by operating the operation key 4 exposed after the display housing 2 is folded, Information regarding the operation of the operation key 4 is stored in the operation history storage unit 29 as a history. The operation history storage unit 29 includes a channel number storage unit 29a and a channel number table 29b.

  In the channel number table 29b, channel numbers of television broadcast waves are associated in a certain order. When an operation for increasing or decreasing the channel number of a television broadcast wave received by the home television receiver 100 is performed step by step using the operation key 4, based on the channel number table 29b, A channel number corresponding to the number of switching of the channel number by the operation is specified, and the channel number is transmitted from the remote control signal transmission unit 27 to the home television receiver 100. The channel number table 29b may be stored in advance in the memory of the mobile phone 1, or may be downloaded from a server (not shown) via cellular communication by cellular communication.

  The channel number storage unit 29a gradually increases the channel number of the television broadcast wave received by the home television receiver 100 by operating the exposed operation key 4 after the display housing 2 is folded. Alternatively, when the number is decreased, the channel number transmitted from the remote control signal transmission unit 27 to the home television receiver 100 at that time is stored based on the channel number table 29b. Thereby, the channel number of the television broadcast wave received by the home television receiver 100 switched by the operation of the operation key 4 can be matched with the channel number stored in the channel number storage unit 29a.

  In the present embodiment, the display housing 2 is folded in a horizontally long state during viewing of the television broadcast, and the operation of the operation key 4 exposed without facing the display housing 2 causes the home television receiver 100 to operate. After the channel number of the received television broadcast wave is switched, when the display housing 2 is opened again, the channel number stored in the channel number storage unit 29a is read, and the TV image of the channel number is displayed. It can be displayed on the main display section 2a. As a result, a television image having the same channel number as the television broadcast wave channel number that has been received by the home television receiver 100 can be displayed on the main display unit 2a.

  Therefore, the TV broadcast wave channel automatically received by the home TV receiver 100 in conjunction with the operation of resuming the viewing of the TV broadcast by opening the display housing 2 from the folded state. The television image of the same channel number as the number can be displayed on the main display unit 2a and the television broadcast can be continuously viewed, so the convenience is further improved.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram for explaining an operation when the display housing 2 is rotated and opened / closed. In the present embodiment, the control unit 30 functions as a screen display control unit 31, a signal transmission processing unit 32, and a key operation processing unit 33 by executing program processing.

  The screen display control unit 31 controls display on the display screen of the main display unit 2a. The screen display control unit 31 displays a television image on the main display unit 2 a based on the television broadcast wave received by the television broadcast receiving unit 25 and extracted by the tuner 26. The screen display control unit 31 is provided with a backlight control unit 34. The backlight control unit 34 controls the backlight device 2b of the main display unit 2a, whereby the display screen of the main display unit 2a is controlled. The backlight can be turned on or off.

  Detection signals from the rotational position detection unit 22 and the open / close detection unit 23 are input to the screen display control unit 31. When the display housing 2 is closed during the display of the TV image, The backlight control unit 34 turns off the backlight for the main display unit 2a and stops the display of the television image. Further, when the display housing 2 is folded in the horizontally long state during the display of the TV image, and then the display housing 2 is opened again in the horizontally long state, the backlight control unit 34 performs the backlight operation with respect to the main display unit 2a. The light is turned on and the display of the television image is resumed.

  The signal transmission processing unit 32 performs processing for transmitting a remote control signal from the remote control signal transmission unit 27 to the home television receiver 100. Detection signals from the rotational position detection unit 22 and the open / close detection unit 23 are input to the signal transmission processing unit 32. As described above, the display housing 2 is in a horizontally long state to watch a television broadcast. When the display housing 2 is folded while being in the landscape state, the power switch signal for switching the power source of the home television receiver 100 from the signal transmission processing unit 32 via the remote control signal transmission unit 27. And the channel number of the television broadcast wave extracted by the tuner 26 are transmitted to the home television receiver 100.

  The key operation processing unit 33 performs a process for the operation of the operation key 4 based on the assignment stored in the key assignment storage unit 28. The key operation processing unit 33 receives detection signals from the rotational position detection unit 22 and the open / close detection unit 23, and when the display housing 2 is in an opened state, an open state key assignment storage unit. Based on the assignment stored in 28 a, different processes are assigned to all the operation keys 4 arranged on the inner surface of the operation housing 5. On the other hand, when the display housing 2 is folded in the horizontally long state, the number of operation keys 4 arranged on the inner surface of the operation housing 5 is determined based on the assignment stored in the closed state key assignment storage unit 28b. Of these, different processes are assigned to the exposed operation keys 4 as shown in FIG.

  If the exposed operation key 4 is operated when the display housing 2 is folded in the horizontally long state, the operation is performed based on the assignment stored in the closed state key assignment storage unit 28b. A remote control signal corresponding to the operation key 4 is selected by the key operation processing unit 33, and the remote control signal is transmitted from the remote control signal transmitting unit 29 to the home television receiver 100 via the signal transmission processing unit 32.

  At this time, when processing for increasing or decreasing the channel number of the television broadcast wave received by the home television receiver 100 in a stepwise manner by the operation of the exposed operation key 4 is performed, the channel number The channel number specified based on the channel switching signal and the channel number table 29b representing the switching is stored in the channel number storage unit 29a. Thereafter, when the display housing 2 is opened in the landscape state, the channel number stored in the channel number storage unit 29a is read as described above, and the TV broadcast wave of the channel number is read by the tuner 26. The extracted TV image of the channel number is displayed on the main display unit 2a.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing performed by the control unit 30 when the display housing 2 is folded in a horizontally long state while viewing a television broadcast. When the display housing 2 is folded in the horizontally long state while watching the television broadcast, the backlight control unit 34 of the screen display control unit 31 turns off the backlight device 2b of the main display unit 2a (step S101). The display of the television image on the display unit 2a is stopped.

  At this time, a power source switching signal for switching the power source of the home television receiver 100 is transmitted from the signal transmission processing unit 32 via the remote control signal transmitting unit 27 (step S102), and the television extracted by the tuner 26 is transmitted. The broadcast wave channel number is transmitted (step S103). In addition, the key operation processing unit 33 switches the process assignment for each operation key 4 from the open state key assignment storage unit 28a to the closed state key assignment storage unit 28b (step S104).

  Thereafter, when the operation key 4 exposed without facing the display housing 2 is operated, the key operation processing unit 33 performs processing corresponding to the operation key 4 (steps S105 to S108). That is, when an operation for switching the channel number of a television broadcast wave received by the home television receiver 100 is performed using the exposed operation key 4 (Yes in step S105), the switching is performed. A channel number corresponding to the number of times is transmitted as a remote control signal from the signal transmission processing unit 32 via the remote control signal transmission unit 27 (step S106). At this time, the channel number specified based on the channel switching signal and the channel number table 29b is stored in the channel number storage unit 29a (step S107).

  On the other hand, when an operation other than the operation for switching the channel number of the television broadcast wave received by the home television receiver 100 is performed using the exposed operation key 4 (No in step S105). , A process according to the operation, for example, a process of transmitting a remote control signal for gradually increasing or decreasing the volume of the TV sound output from the home TV receiver 100, or a power source of the home TV receiver 100 A process of transmitting a remote control signal for switching between on and off is performed (step S108).

  Thereafter, when the display housing 2 is opened in the horizontally long state (Yes in step S109), the backlight control unit 34 of the screen display control unit 31 turns on the backlight device 2b of the main display unit 2a. (Step S110), the display of the television image on the main display unit 2a is resumed.

  At this time, the channel number stored in the channel number storage unit 29a is read out (step S111), and the TV image of the channel number is displayed on the main display unit 2a (step S112). A television image having the same channel number as the television broadcast wave channel number received by the television receiver 100 is displayed on the main display unit 2a. Then, the power transmission switching signal for switching the power supply of the home television receiver 100 is transmitted from the signal transmission processing unit 32 via the remote control signal transmission unit 27 (step S113), whereby the home television receiver 100 has The power is turned off.

  In this way, the home television receiver 100 is automatically turned off in conjunction with the operation of resuming the viewing of the television broadcast in which the display housing 2 is opened from the folded state, and the home television Since the TV image of the same channel number as the TV broadcast wave channel number received by the receiver 100 can be displayed on the main display unit 2a and the TV broadcast can be continuously viewed, the convenience is further improved. To do.

  In the present embodiment, even when the display housing 2 is folded and rotated from the horizontally long state to the vertically long state (Yes in step S114), the signal transmission processing unit 32 through the remote control signal transmitting unit 27. Then, a power source switching signal for switching the power source of the home television receiver 100 is transmitted (step S113).

  Accordingly, the home television receiver 100 can be automatically turned off in conjunction with the operation of rotating the display housing 2 from the horizontally folded state to the vertically long state. If the display housing 2 is in a vertically long state with the display housing 2 folded, the exposed operation keys 4 cannot be operated to face the display housing 2, so that the home television receiver is linked to such operations. The convenience is further improved by turning off the power of 100.

  In the present embodiment, the display housing 2 does not rotate around a rotation shaft fixed at a fixed position, but rotates around a rotation shaft that moves up and down as the display housing 2 rotates. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration, and the present invention can display any display casing 2 that can rotate between a vertically long state and a horizontally long state within a plane horizontal to the main display portion 2a. The present invention is also applicable to a mobile phone that rotates around a rotation axis to which the housing 2 is fixed.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the processing when the display housing 2 is folded in the horizontally long state has been described, but the power source of the home television receiver 100 is switched even when the display housing 2 is folded in the vertically long state. For this purpose, the power supply switching signal and the channel number of the TV broadcast wave extracted by the tuner 26 may be transmitted. In this case, the display housing is not configured to be able to rotate in a vertically long state and a horizontally long state, but is configured to be foldable in a fixed state in a vertically long state, and in conjunction with an operation of folding such a display housing, A configuration may be adopted in which the power supply switching signal and the channel number are transmitted.

It is the perspective view which showed an example of the mobile telephone by embodiment of this invention, and has shown the state which closed the housing | casing. It is the perspective view which showed the state which expand | deployed the housing | casing of the mobile telephone of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the display housing of the mobile phone in FIG. 2 is rotated, and shows a state in which it is rotated about 45 ° clockwise from the state in FIG. 2 when viewed from the front. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the display housing of the mobile phone in FIG. 2 is rotated, and shows a state in which it is rotated 90 ° clockwise from the state in FIG. 2 when viewed from the front. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the mobile phone in the state of FIG. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the mobile phone in the state of FIG. FIG. 5 is a rear view of the mobile phone in the state of FIG. It is a front view of the hinge part in the state of FIG. It is a front view of the hinge part in the state of FIG. It is a front view of the hinge part in the state of FIG. It is a top view of a mobile telephone at the time of folding a display housing | casing in a horizontally long state. It is the block diagram which showed an example of the electrical constitution of this mobile telephone. It is a block diagram for demonstrating operation | movement when rotating and opening and closing a display housing | casing. It is the flowchart which showed an example of the process by the control part when a display housing | casing is folded in a horizontally long state during viewing of television broadcasting.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cellular phone 2 Display housing | casing 2a Main display part 2b Backlight apparatus 3 Hinge part 4 Operation key 5 Operation housing 7 Transmitting microphone 8 Receiving receiver 9 Speaker 10 External input / output terminal 10a External input / output device 22 Rotation position detection Unit 23 Open / close detection unit 24 Cellular communication unit 24a Communication antenna 25 Television broadcast reception unit 25a Television broadcast reception antenna 26 Tuner 27 Remote control signal transmission unit 28 Key allocation storage unit 28a Open state key allocation storage unit 28b Closed state key allocation storage unit 29 operation history storage unit 29a channel number storage unit 29b channel number table 30 control unit 31 screen display control unit 32 signal transmission processing unit 33 key operation processing unit 34 backlight control unit 100 home television receiver 101 remote control signal reception unit

Claims (6)

A rectangular display housing having a display screen formed on the first housing surface;
An operation housing having two or more operation keys formed on the second housing surface;
Holding means for foldably holding the first housing surface of the display housing so as to face the second housing surface of the operation housing;
TV broadcast receiving means for receiving TV broadcast waves;
A tuning means for extracting a TV broadcast wave of a specified channel number;
TV image display means for displaying a TV image based on the extracted TV broadcast wave on the display screen;
Signal transmitting means for transmitting a radio signal to the television receiver,
The signal transmission means includes a signal for turning on the power of the television receiver in conjunction with an operation of folding the display housing during display of a television image, and a channel number of the television broadcast wave extracted by the tuning means. A mobile phone characterized by transmitting a message. Key assignment means for assigning a process to be executed for the operation of the operation key,
The holding means holds the display housing so as to be rotatable in a horizontal plane on the display screen so as to be in a vertically long state and a horizontally long state,
When the display casing is folded in a horizontally long state, a part of the two or more operation keys in the operation casing is opposed to the first casing surface of the display casing.
The key assigning means is connected from the signal transmitting means to the television receiver in response to an operation key that does not face the first housing surface in conjunction with an operation in which the display housing is folded in a horizontally long state during display of a television image. 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein a process for transmitting a signal for operating the operation of the mobile phone is assigned. An operation history storage means for storing an operation history with respect to an operation key not facing the first housing surface when the display housing is folded in a horizontally long state;
The key assigning means assigns a process of transmitting a signal for switching a channel number of a television broadcast wave from the signal transmitting means to the television receiver with respect to an operation key that does not face the first casing surface.
The TV image display means is configured to display a TV image having a channel number corresponding to a history stored in the operation history storage means in conjunction with an operation that is opened from a state in which the display housing is folded in a horizontally long state. The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the mobile phone is displayed on a display screen. The signal transmission means transmits a signal for switching the power of the television receiver on and off in conjunction with an operation in which the display housing is folded in a horizontally long state while displaying a television image,
The key assigning means assigns, to the operation keys not facing the first casing surface, a process of sending a signal for switching the power of the television receiver on and off from the signal sending means. The mobile phone according to claim 2.   3. The signal transmission means transmits a signal for turning off the power of the television receiver in conjunction with an operation of opening the display casing from a horizontally folded state. The mobile phone described in 1.   The signal transmission means transmits a signal for turning off the power of the television receiver in conjunction with an operation of rotating the display housing from a horizontally folded state to a vertically long state. The mobile phone according to claim 2.

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