JPH0730956A - Radio communications equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To relate the outgoing/incoming operation to the operation to pull out a telescopic antenna by using a switch provided to select the telescopic antenna and the built-in antenna in the radio communications equipment using the telescopic antenna and the built-in antenna switchingly. CONSTITUTION:A switch 4 open when a telescopic antenna 2 is extracted and closed when the telescopic antenna 2 is retracted is provided to a telescopic antenna mount section 3. When the switch 4 is closed, the telescopic antenna 2 reaches the operation enable state and when the switch 4 is open, the built-in antenna is made available for operation. The switch 4 is used and when the switch 4 is open in the on-hook state, the state of the radio communications equipment is controlled to be in hook-off state and when the switch 4 is closed in the hook-off state, the radio communications equipment is controlled that the state reaches the on-hook state. Thus, the operation of the user is much simplified and no waste is caused in the structure of the radio communications equipment.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wireless communication device such as a portable wireless device and a wireless telephone, and more particularly to a wireless communication device capable of simplifying an incoming / outgoing call operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional wireless telephones, for example,
As described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,868,576, the wireless antenna is a pull-out antenna that is used by being pulled out from the main body of the wireless telephone in order to emphasize portability.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the retractable antenna 2 is pulled out from the upper surface 1 of the main body of the radio telephone.

Further, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-44843, when the movable portion located at the first position is located at the second position when an incoming call arrives,
A technique has been devised in which the state of the wireless telephone becomes an off-hook state.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the folded portion 7 is opened so that the state of the wireless telephone becomes an off-hook state.

The technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2-44843 does not require pressing a call-in / out button conventionally provided for switching the state of a wireless communication device to either an on-hook state or an off-hook state. Also, since the state of the wireless telephone is set to the off-hook state by opening the folded portion, the operation at the time of making and receiving a call becomes easy. However, when the antenna is a pull-out type antenna, the pulling-out type antenna pulling-out operation and the call originating / receiving operation are different, which impairs the convenience of the user.

[0007]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-1
As described in Japanese Patent No. 67741, an antenna position detection unit that detects whether or not the pull-out type antenna is stored is provided, and the antenna position detection unit detects that the pull-out type antenna is stored. In such a case, a technique has been devised in which the wireless telephone goes into an on-hook state, and the wireless telephone goes into an off-hook state when it is detected that the pull-out antenna is pulled out.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the antenna position detecting section 8 comprises a light emitting diode 9 and a phototransistor 10, and the retractable antenna 2 moves between the light emitting diode 9 and the phototransistor 10. When the pull-out type antenna 2 is housed, the light from the light emitting diode 9 is blocked by the pull-out type antenna 2, so it is detected whether or not the pull-out type antenna 2 is housed. can do.

In the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-167741, the operation for pulling out the pull-out antenna and the operation for making and receiving a call are the same, which makes the operation of the user easier.

On the other hand, in many cases, a radio telephone equipped with a pull-out type antenna is provided with a built-in antenna in addition to the pull-out type antenna. For wireless telephones equipped with a pull-out antenna and a built-in antenna, a switch that turns off when the pull-out antenna is pulled out and turns on when the pull-out antenna is retracted should be provided in the mounting portion of the pull-out antenna. When the switch is off, the pull-out type antenna is in an operable state, and when the switch is on, the built-in antenna is in an operable state.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the switch 4 is provided on the pull-out type antenna mounting portion 3 and has a switching bar 6. When the pull-out type antenna 2 is pulled out, the switching bar 6 is not restricted by the pull-out type antenna 2 as shown in FIG.
When the pull-out type antenna 2 is housed in the direction shown by the arrow A by the inner spring,
As shown in (b), the switch 4 is pushed by the pull-out antenna 2 and pushed down in the direction of arrow B.
It is turned off when the switching bar 6 is raised in the direction of arrow A, and is turned on when the switching bar 6 is pushed down in the direction of arrow B.

As a result, the built-in antenna enables a call even if the pull-out type antenna is not pulled out, but the call quality of the pull-out type antenna is poor.

Now, considering the case of applying the technique described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-167741 to a radio telephone equipped with a pull-out antenna and a built-in antenna and switching between them, Although a switch is provided that is turned off when the pull-out type antenna is pulled out and turned on when the pull-out type antenna is stored, an antenna position detection unit is additionally provided, and the wireless telephone There is waste in the structure.

An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless communication device equipped with a pull-out type antenna and a built-in antenna, which can be used by switching between them, by using a switch provided for switching between the two. It is an object of the present invention to provide a wireless communication device capable of associating an incoming call operation with an operation of pulling out a pull-out type antenna.

[0015]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided in a pull-out antenna, a built-in antenna, and a mounting portion of the pull-out antenna, and is turned off when the pull-out antenna is pulled out. And has a switch that is turned on when the pull-out antenna is stored, and the pull-out antenna is in an operable state when the switch is turned off, and the built-in antenna is turned on when the switch is turned on. The wireless communication device in the operable state is provided with control means for controlling the state of the wireless communication device to be switched to either the on-hook state or the off-hook state using the switch.

Specifically, the control means can be realized by a microcomputer or the like. When the switch is turned off in the on-hook state, the off-hook state is set. When the switch is turned on in the off-hook state, the control means is turned on. The state of the wireless communication device is controlled so as to be in the on-hook state.

The wireless communication device of the present invention has a button for switching the state of the wireless communication device to either one of an on-hook state and an off-hook state, and the control means has the button in the on-hook state. The state of the wireless communication device is controlled so that when the button is pressed, the off-hook state is set, and when the button is pressed in the off-hook state, the on-hook state is set.

[0018]

According to the present invention, in a radio communication device equipped with a pull-out type antenna and a built-in antenna and switching between the two, a switch provided for switching between the two is used. Since the incoming operation and the operation of pulling out the pull-out type antenna are associated with each other, the structure of the wireless communication device is not wasted.

Further, since the operation for making and receiving a call and the operation for pulling out the pull-out type antenna are the same, the operation by the user becomes simpler.

Further, when the user performs an operation of pulling out the pull-out type antenna, the pull-out type antenna is pulled out and used during a call, so that the call quality is improved.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the wireless telephone of this embodiment.

In the figure, 1 is the top surface of the radio telephone main body, 2 is a pull-out type antenna, 3 is a pull-out type antenna mounting portion, and 4 is a switch.

FIG. 2A is a diagram showing the state of the switch 4 when the pull-out antenna 2 is pulled out, FIG.
FIG. 6B is a diagram showing a state of the switch 4 when the pull-out type antenna 2 is housed.

In the figure, 5 is a spherical end portion for preventing the pull-out type antenna from pulling out, and 6 is a switching bar of the switch 4.

In FIG. 2A, when the pull-out type antenna 2 is pulled out, the switching bar 6 is not restricted by the pull-out type antenna 2 and is raised in the direction of arrow A by the spring in the switch 4. ing. Also, FIG.
In (b), when the pull-out type antenna 2 is stored, the switching bar 6 is pushed by the pull-out type antenna 2 and pushed down in the direction of arrow B.

As described above, the switch 4 is turned on / off depending on the position of the switching bar 6, is turned off when the switching bar 6 is raised in the direction of arrow A, and the switching bar 6 is pushed down in the direction of arrow B. When turned on, it is turned on.

The radio telephone of this embodiment has a built-in antenna (not shown) in addition to the pull-out antenna 2, and the pull-out antenna 2 is in an operable state when the switch 4 is turned off. When the switch 4 is turned on, the built-in antenna becomes operable.

Further, in the present embodiment, the microcomputer inside the radio telephone monitors the on / off state of the switch 4, and when the switch 4 is turned off in the on-hook state, the off-hook state is set, and the off-hook state is set. When the switch 4 is turned on in this state, the state of the wireless telephone is controlled so that the on-hook state is established.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below.

First, the operation upon receipt of an incoming call will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the wireless telephone of this embodiment is in a standby state (step 300), and when a call signal is received from the partner station or the wireless telephone base station,
A ringing tone is generated to notify that there is an incoming call (step 301). At the same time when the ringing tone is generated, a display for notifying that there is an incoming call may be displayed.

At the same time as notifying that there is an incoming call, it is determined whether the switch 4 is on or off to determine whether the pull-out type antenna 2 is housed or already pulled out at the time of an incoming call. Is determined (step 302).

When the user is notified of an incoming call, if the pull-out type antenna 2 is stored, the pull-out type antenna 2 is pulled out or a call originating / receiving button (not shown) is pressed. To do. If the pull-out antenna 2 is already pulled out, the call originating / receiving button is pressed.

When it is determined in step 302 that the pull-out type antenna 2 is housed, when the pull-out type antenna 2 is pulled out (step 303), the switch 4 is turned off, and thus the off-hook state is set (step 306). Then, the incoming call process is performed to enable the call (step 307). At this time, since the switch 4 is turned off, the pull-out type antenna 2 is in an operable state, and the call is made using the pull-out type antenna 2. In addition, even if the outgoing / incoming call key is pressed (step 30
4) The off-hook state is set (step 306), the incoming call processing is performed (step 307), and the call becomes possible (step 308). At this time, since the switch 4 is turned on, the built-in antenna is in an operable state, and a call is made using the built-in antenna.

If it is determined in step 302 that the pull-out type antenna 2 has already been pulled out and the outgoing / incoming call key is pressed (step 305), an off-hook state is entered (step 306), and incoming call processing is performed. Then (step 307), the call becomes possible (step 308). At this time, since the switch 4 is off, the pull-out antenna 2 is in an operable state, and a call is made using the pull-out antenna 2.

If a disconnection signal is received from the partner station or the radiotelephone base station before the pull-out antenna 2 is pulled out or the outgoing / incoming call button is pressed, the generation of the ringing tone is stopped and the standby state is set. Return to the state.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the user is notified that an incoming call is received, the user can start the call by simply pulling out the pull-out antenna 2. Since the antenna 2 is pulled out, the call quality is improved.

Further, when the user is notified that there is an incoming call, he / she can start a call by pressing the incoming / outgoing button as in the conventional case without pulling out the pull-out antenna 2. I am able to do so,
When the pull-out antenna 2 is already pulled out,
Even when the user is notified that there is an incoming call, the user can start the call by pressing the outgoing / incoming call button.

Next, the operation at the end of the call will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, the wireless telephone of the present embodiment determines whether the switch 4 is on or off when the user is talking (step 400). At the time of a call, it is determined whether the pull-out antenna 2 is stored or pulled out, that is, whether the call is performed using the built-in antenna or whether the call is performed using the pull-out antenna 2 ( Step 401).

When the user ends the call, if the call is made using the pull-out type antenna 2, the user stores the pull-out type antenna 2 or presses the send / receive button. Also, if a call is being made using the built-in antenna, the send / receive button is pressed.

When it is determined in step 401 that the pull-out antenna 2 is pulled out, that is,
When a call is made using the pull-out type antenna 2, when the pull-out type antenna 2 is stored (step 402), the switch 4 is turned on, and thus the on-hook state is set (step 405), and the call ending process is performed. (Step 406) and returns to the standby state (step 40).
7). In addition, even if the outgoing / incoming call key is pressed (step 40
3), the on-hook state is set (step 405), the call ending process is performed (step 406), and the state returns to the standby state (step 407).

If it is determined in step 401 that the pull-out type antenna 2 is housed, that is, if a call is made using the built-in antenna, the call key is pressed (step 404), the on-hook state is set (step 405), the call ending process is performed (step 406), and the state returns to the standby state (step 407).

If a disconnection signal is received from the partner station or the radiotelephone base station before the pull-out antenna 2 is housed or before the outgoing / incoming call button is pressed, the call termination processing is performed and the standby state is established. Return to.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the user can end the call only by housing the pull-out antenna 2.

Also, since the user can end the call by pressing the call-in / out button as in the conventional case without housing the pull-out type antenna 2, the built-in antenna is used. Even when a call is being made by the user, the user can end the call by pressing the send / receive button.

Next, the operation at the time of calling will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The user first inputs the telephone number of the other party by key input, and then pulls out the pull-out type antenna 2 or pushes the send / receive button when the pull-out type antenna 2 is housed. If the pull-out antenna 2 is already pulled out, the call originating / receiving button is pressed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the wireless telephone of this embodiment is in a standby state (step 500), and when the telephone number is keyed in (step 501), is the switch 4 turned on? By determining whether it is off or not, it is determined whether the pull-out type antenna 2 is housed or pulled out at the time of calling (step 502).

When it is determined that the pull-out type antenna 2 is housed and the pull-out type antenna 2 is pulled out (step 503), the switch 4 is turned off, so that the off-hook state is set (step 506), and key input is performed. An outgoing call process is performed based on the telephone number thus made (step 507), and a call becomes possible (step 508). At this time, since the switch 4 is turned off, the pull-out type antenna 2 is in an operable state, and the call is made using the pull-out type antenna 2. Further, even if the outgoing / incoming call key is pressed (step 504), the state becomes the off-hook state (step 506), the outgoing call process is performed (step 507), and the call becomes possible (step 508). At this time, since the switch 4 is turned on, the built-in antenna is in an operable state, and a call is made using the built-in antenna.

If it is determined in step 502 that the pull-out type antenna 2 has already been pulled out and the outgoing / incoming call key is pressed (step 505), an off-hook state is set (step 506), and the outgoing call process is performed. (Step 507), the call becomes possible (step 508). At this time, since the switch 4 is off, the pull-out antenna 2 is in an operable state, and a call is made using the pull-out antenna 2.

If the pull-out antenna 2 is housed or the outgoing / incoming call button is pressed during the outgoing call processing, the outgoing call processing is stopped and the standby state is restored.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can start the call by simply pulling out the pull-out antenna 2 after key-in the telephone number of the other party, and furthermore, the pull-out antenna can be started. Since 2 is extracted, the call quality is improved.

Also, the user can start a call by pressing the call-in / out button in the same manner as in the conventional case, without having to pull out the pull-out antenna 2 after keying in the telephone number of the other party. I am doing so
Even when the pull-out antenna 2 is already pulled out, the call can be started by pressing the call originating / receiving button.

In this embodiment, a wireless telephone is taken as an example for explanation, but it goes without saying that it can be applied to other wireless communication devices.

[0057]

As described above, according to the present invention,
In a wireless communication device that has a pull-out type antenna and a built-in antenna and is designed to be used by switching between the two, using a switch provided to switch between them, an operation for making and receiving a call and an operation for pulling out the pull-out type antenna Therefore, there is no waste in the structure of the wireless telephone.

Further, since the operation for making and receiving a call and the operation for pulling out the pull-out type antenna are the same, the operation by the user becomes simpler.

Further, when the user performs an operation of pulling out the pull-out type antenna, the pull-out type antenna is pulled out and used during a call, so that the call quality is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a wireless telephone according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a state of the switch when the pull-out type antenna is pulled out and stored.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart when a call arrives.

FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart when a call ends.

FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart when making a call.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional wireless telephone.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional wireless telephone.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional wireless telephone.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Top surface of wireless telephone body, 2 ... Pull-out antenna, 3
... Pull-out type antenna mounting section, 4 ... Switch, 5 ... Pull-out type antenna pull-out preventing spherical end section, 6 ... Switching bar, 7 ... Folding section, 8 ... Antenna position detecting section, 9 ...
Light emitting diode, 10 ... Phototransistor, A ... Switching bar rising direction, B ... Switching bar pushing down direction.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pull-out antenna, a built-in antenna,
The switch is provided in a mounting portion of the pull-out type antenna, is turned off when the pull-out type antenna is pulled out, and is turned on when the pull-out type antenna is stored, and the switch is turned off. In the case of a wireless communication device in which the pull-out type antenna becomes operable and the built-in antenna becomes operable when the switch is turned on, the state of the wireless communication device is set to the on-hook state by using the switch. And a control means for controlling to switch to either of the off-hook state and the off-hook state. 2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the control means is in an off-hook state when the switch is off in an on-hook state, and is in an on-hook state when the switch is on in an off-hook state. The wireless communication device is characterized by controlling the state of the wireless communication device. 3. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a button for switching the state of the wireless communication device to either one of an on-hook state and an off-hook state, wherein the control means has the button in the on-hook state. A wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device controls the state of the wireless communication device such that when the button is pressed, the state is off-hook, and when the button is pressed in the off-hook state, the state is on-hook.