JPH10117225A - Portable communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of the portable communication equipment, such as a portable telephone set. SOLUTION: A portable telephone set 1 has a reception section 3 at an upper front side of a case 2, a display section 5 under the reception section 3, a keyboard 6 under the display section 5, a transmission section 4 under the keyboard 6, an antenna 7 on an upper side of the case 2, a call reception key 8 to the upper left in the keyboard 6 and a recessed part 10 on the case 2, so as to surround the call reception key 8 from the left side face of the case. Since the recessed part is provided around the call reception key 8, and since a finger of one hand easily reaches the call reception key 8 even when the portable communication equipment is held by one hand, it is possible to reply an incoming call by pressing the call reception key 8 when making a reply for the incoming call and also at the time of dialing, a dial key is pressed by one band for dialing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable communication device,
In particular, it relates to a wireless portable communication device such as a mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional portable communication device (hereinafter referred to as a portable telephone) will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 8, the mobile phone includes a receiver 3 on the front upper part of the housing 2, a display 5 below the receiver 3, a keyboard 6 below the display 5, and a transmitter 4 below the keyboard 6. And an antenna 7 on the upper surface of the housing 2, and further, an incoming key 8 and an outgoing key 9 at a lower portion in the keyboard 6.

[0003] The incoming key 8 is depressed when an incoming call is received by the mobile phone, and the outgoing key 9 is depressed when an outgoing call is made from the mobile phone.
It has a function of connecting a mobile phone to a wireless telephone line so that it can talk to the other party.

[0004] In some cases, a single outgoing / incoming key having both functions of the incoming key and the outgoing key is provided below the keyboard.

[0005]

However, the above-mentioned conventional portable communication device has an incoming key at the lower front portion of the housing. Therefore, if the portable communication device is held with one hand, the finger of the hand becomes the incoming key. , It was necessary to press the incoming key with the other hand to answer the incoming call.

For example, if the portable communication device is held with the left hand, the finger of the left hand does not reach the incoming key while holding the portable communication device. Therefore, the portable communication device receives the incoming signal transmitted from the base station and receives the incoming signal. When you want to answer, you must press the incoming key with your right hand to answer the incoming call.

[0007] Therefore, when the right hand is occupied by holding the baggage with the right hand, there is a problem that the incoming call cannot be answered or the incoming key must be pressed after the right hand is opened.

Further, since the above-mentioned conventional portable communication device has a transmission key at the lower front of the housing, if the portable communication device is held with one hand, the finger of the hand does not reach the transmission key, and the transmission key is not transmitted. At that time, it was necessary to make a call by pressing the call key with the other hand.
Furthermore, if the outgoing key is a key such as a one-touch dial that can make a call using only the outgoing key, the outgoing key cannot be pressed with one hand, so it is impossible to make a call with one hand, and the function of the one-touch dial cannot be substantially exhibited. There was a problem.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a portable communication device which can be easily operated with one hand when making and receiving calls.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable communication device having a transmission key, a reception key, or a transmission / reception key on the left side of the front of the housing. A portable communication device is provided, wherein a concave portion is provided around the incoming key or the outgoing / incoming key, and the concave portion is opened on a left side surface of the housing.

According to the present invention, in a portable communication device having a transmission key, an incoming key, or an outgoing / incoming key on the right side of the front of the housing, the outgoing key, the incoming key, or A concave portion is provided around the transmission / reception key, and the concave portion is opened on a right side surface of the housing.

Further, according to the present invention, a portable device having at least one of a transmission key, a reception key, and a transmission / reception key, a reception unit, a display unit, a keyboard, and a transmission unit on the front of the housing. In the communication device, the outgoing key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key is arranged at the upper left of the keyboard,
A portable communication device is provided, wherein a recess is provided around the outgoing key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key from the left side of the housing, and the recess is opened on the left side of the housing. .

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable device having at least one of a transmission key, a reception key, and a transmission / reception key, a reception unit, a display unit, a keyboard, and a transmission unit on the front of the housing. In the communication device, the outgoing key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key is arranged at an upper right portion of the keyboard,
A portable communication device is provided, wherein a recess is provided around the outgoing key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key from the right side of the housing, and the recess is opened on the right side of the housing. .

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a first embodiment in which the mobile communication device according to the present invention is applied to a mobile phone, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile phone shown in FIG. .

In FIG. 1, a portable telephone 1 has a receiver 3 on the upper front of a housing 2 and a display 5 below the receiver 3.
, A keyboard 6 below the display unit 5, a transmitting unit 4 below the keyboard 6, an antenna 7 on the upper surface of the housing 2, and an incoming key on the upper left of the keyboard 6. And a concave portion 10 is provided on the housing 2 at a portion surrounding the incoming key 8 from the left side surface of the housing. The incoming key 8 has a function of connecting a mobile phone to a wireless telephone line and making it possible to communicate with the other party.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In FIG. 2, when the mobile phone receives an incoming signal by radio waves from the base station,
The received incoming signal is sent to the microprocessor 11 via the antenna 7 and the radio unit 12, and the microprocessor 11 determines whether or not the received incoming signal includes its own identification code registered in advance. If the incoming signal contains its own identification code, the microprocessor 11 sends a control signal from the control unit 13 to the ringer 14.
The ringer 14 receives the control signal, emits a ringing tone, and informs the user that the mobile phone has been called.

While receiving the incoming signal, the user presses the incoming key 8
, The microprocessor 11 performs an incoming call response process such as connecting the mobile phone to the wireless telephone line with the base station via the wireless unit 12 and the antenna 7, and the wireless connection connected by the incoming call response process. With the telephone line, a call can be made via the receiver 3 and the transmitter 4.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing a second embodiment in which the portable communication device according to the present invention is applied to a portable telephone.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile phone shown in FIG. In FIG. 3, the mobile phone 1 includes a receiver 3 on the front upper part of a housing 2, a display 5 below the receiver 3, a keyboard 6 below the display 5, and a transmission below the keyboard 6. And an antenna 7 on the upper surface of the housing 2, and a transmission key 9 on the upper left of the keyboard 6, and transmits the concave portion 10 on the housing 2 from the left side of the housing. Key 9
In the area surrounding the. The call key 9 has a function of connecting a mobile phone to a wireless telephone line and making it possible to communicate with the other party.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In FIG. 4, when making a call, after inputting a telephone number by operating the keyboard 6, the microprocessor 11 operates the wireless unit 12 by depressing the call key 9. By transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the base station via the antenna 7, the mobile phone is connected to a wireless telephone line, and a call can be made via the receiver 3 and the transmitter 4. When the transmission key 9 is a one-touch dial transmission key, the mobile phone can make a call only by pressing down the transmission key 9.

When a call is originated using the one-touch dial transmission key, the telephone number of the other party stored in advance is read from the telephone number storage unit by depressing the one-touch dial transmission key, and the microprocessor 11 operates the radio unit 12. Let it. By transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the base station via the antenna 7, the mobile phone is connected to a wireless telephone line, and a call can be made via the receiver 3 and the transmitter 4. Therefore, a telephone call can be made without inputting a telephone number by operating the dial key, and a telephone call is possible.

In the first and second embodiments described above,
As shown in FIG. 5, the width of the recess 10 is set to W1 on the side surface side of the housing 2 and to W2 around the incoming key 8, and W1 is made larger than W2.
Is wide on the side of the housing 2 and narrow around the incoming key 8.

When the width of the finger 15 is W3, W3 is larger than W2 and smaller than W1, so that the finger 15 can be inserted from the left side of the housing 2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the depth of the recess 10 is set to D1 on the side surface of the housing 2, to D2 around the incoming key 8, and D1 is made larger than D2. Is deep on the side surface of the housing 2 and shallow around the incoming key 8.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of a portable telephone to which the portable communication device according to the present invention is applied while holding the portable telephone in a hand. FIG.
, The left hand 16 holding the mobile phone is the thumb 1
7 is located on the incoming key 8 and the recess 10 guides the thumb 17 to the incoming key 8 appropriately.

Although the above-described embodiment relates to a portable telephone having an incoming key or an outgoing key, the present invention relates to a portable communication device having an outgoing / incoming key instead of an incoming key, or another type of portable communication. It is also effective when applied to a portable information communication terminal such as a cordless telephone or a teleterminal.

[0026]

As described above, the portable communication device of the present invention has a transmission key, an incoming key or an outgoing / incoming key on the left or right side of the front of the housing. Since there is a recess around the key, even if you hold the mobile communication device with one hand, the finger of the one hand can easily reach the incoming key, so when answering the incoming call, press the incoming key with one hand to answer the incoming call When a call is made, the call operation can be performed by pressing the call key with one hand.

For example, if the portable communication device is held with the left hand, the finger of the left hand can easily reach the incoming key even while holding the portable communication device. It is not necessary to press the incoming call key, and the incoming call can be answered only by the operation of the left hand by pressing the incoming key with the finger of the left hand while holding the portable communication device.

Therefore, even when the right hand is occupied because the right hand holds the baggage, it is possible to answer the incoming call, and it is not necessary to open the right hand and then press the incoming key.

The width of the recess is such that a finger can be inserted from the side of the housing. The width of the recess is wide on the side of the housing and narrow around the key. The finger is deep on the side surface of the housing and shallow around the key, so that the finger of the hand holding the mobile phone is located on the key, and the concave portion appropriately holds the finger. This has the effect of guiding to the key.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a first embodiment in which a mobile communication device according to the present invention is applied to a mobile phone.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile phone shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an external perspective view showing a second embodiment in which the mobile communication device according to the present invention is applied to a mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining an operation of the mobile phone shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a concave portion.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a recess.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view showing a state where the mobile phone shown in FIG. 1 is held in a hand.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing a conventional portable communication device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cellular phone 2 ... Case 3 ... Receiving part 4 ... Transmitting part 5 ... Display part 6 ... Keyboard 7 ... Antenna 8 ... Incoming key 9 ... · Calling key 10 ··· Recess 11 ··· Microprocessor 12 ··· Radio unit 13 ··· Control unit 14 ··· Ringer 15 ··· Finger 16 ··· Left hand 17 ··· Thumb

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An outgoing key, an incoming key,
Alternatively, in a portable communication device having an outgoing / incoming / outgoing key, a recess is provided around the outgoing key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key from the left side of the housing, and the recess is opened on the left side of the housing. A portable communication device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. An outgoing key, an incoming key,
Alternatively, in a portable communication device having an outgoing / incoming / outgoing key, a recess is provided around the outgoing key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key from the right side of the housing, and the recess is opened on the right side of the housing. A portable communication device characterized by the above-mentioned. 3. A portable communication device having at least one of a transmission key, a reception key, and a transmission / reception key on a front surface of a housing, a reception unit, a display unit, a keyboard, and a transmission unit. The key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key is disposed at the upper left of the keyboard, and a recess is provided around the outgoing key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key from the left side of the housing, A portable communication device characterized by opening at a left side surface of the housing. 4. A portable communication device having at least one of a transmission key, a reception key, and a transmission / reception key on a front surface of a housing, a reception unit, a display unit, a keyboard, and a transmission unit. The key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key is disposed at an upper right portion of the keyboard, and a recess is provided around the outgoing key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key from the right side of the housing, Is a portable communication device characterized by opening at the right side of the housing. 5. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission key is a one-touch dial transmission key. 6. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein the recess has a width such that a finger can be inserted from a side surface of the housing. 7. The width of the recess in the longitudinal direction of the housing is wide on a side surface of the housing, and the transmission key,
7. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein the area around the incoming key or the outgoing / incoming key is narrowed. 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the depth of the concave portion is deep on a side surface of the housing and shallow around the outgoing key, the incoming key, or the outgoing / incoming key. Portable communication device. 9. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein said portable communication device is a portable communication device operated by one hand.