JPH11205857A - Folding portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the convenience of use for the portable telephone set that informs the user of residence within or at the outside of a service zone by means of any or combinations of vibration, blinked light, intermittent sound and screen display, in a folding state of the portable telephone set. SOLUTION: This portable telephone set has a configuration ranging from an antenna Ant to a scanning circuit 15 and also a button switch 16. Furthermore, the portable telephone set has a configuration from a liquid crystal display matrix drive section 22 to a timer circuit 27. The portable telephone set is structured to be folded into two parts. A display section and an operation section are placed on opposed faces at the inside of the folded portable telephone set. The residence of the portable telephone set within or at the outside of a service zone is discriminated based on a reception state, and any or combinations of vibration, blinked light, intermittent sound and screen display in a folding state of the portable telephone set are used for information of the residence of the portable telephone set within or at the outside of the service zone through the depression of a button switch 16 which is placed to be operated externally in the folded start.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a foldable foldable portable telephone device in a cellular mobile telephone system, a PHS simple portable telephone system and the like, and more particularly, to a cell base station in a cellular mobile telephone system (PHS simple portable telephone system). The present invention relates to a foldable mobile phone device that checks a wireless line connection state (outside or within service area) with an (outdoor device) in a folded state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cellular mobile telephone system, PH
S For mobile phones in simple mobile phone systems, etc.,
2. Description of the Related Art A structure in which a housing is folded in two is known.
This folding mobile phone is provided with an operation unit, a display unit, and a communication unit on an inner surface in a folded state. For example, a speaker for receiving a call is arranged on the upper inner surface of the folded mobile phone in an open state, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) is further provided. In addition, an operation keyboard, a microphone for transmission, and the like are arranged on an inner surface at a lower portion of the folded mobile phone in an opened state.

Various information is displayed on a liquid crystal display (LCD) provided inside the upper part. For example, a location registration sequence using a control channel with a cell base station in a cellular mobile telephone system or an outdoor device in a PHS simple portable telephone system, zone (cell) transition in a standby reception state, monitoring of broadcast information, and connection at the time of incoming call Characters and marks indicating the status (outside or within service area), date, remaining battery level, and the like are displayed on the screen. The connection status with the cell base station and the field device is determined by three vertical bar marks indicating the antenna symbol and the received electric field strength.
It is generally displayed with a click. In addition, a power button switch, a numeric keypad, various function setting / selection keys, and the like as an operation keyboard are provided on a lower inner surface of the two-fold structure.

[0004] Outside the folded state, there is an antenna that can be pulled out and stored, a light emitting diode (LED) that blinks an incoming call, and a part of the contents of a call to an internal solid state storage element (LSI). There are provided a memory instruction button switch for instructing the operation of storing the information, a volume switch button switch, an external earphone / microphone jack, a charging terminal, a detachable charging battery, and the like.

A foldable portable telephone having such a structure is usually carried in a folded state in a portable case or the like. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) flash when an incoming call arrives from a telephone network through a cell base station or field device. In such an operation, the connection state of the radio line with the cell base station or the outdoor device, that is,
Outside or within service area, liquid crystal display (LCD)
Shows the antenna symbol and the received electric field strength.
The screen is displayed by the vertical bar mark of the book. Therefore, when making a call, the telephone case is opened from the folded state, and the antenna symbol displayed on the liquid crystal display (LCD) and three vertical bar marks indicating the received electric field strength are displayed. It was necessary to visually check whether or not the call was possible (within the service area), and the operation was troublesome.

[0006]

As described above, in the above-mentioned conventional folding portable telephone device, when making a call or the like, the connection state outside or inside the service area is checked by folding the telephone housing. Open from the liquid crystal display (L
It is necessary to check the screen of the CD), and the handling operation is troublesome.

[0007] The present invention is to solve such problems in the prior art, and in a state where a telephone case is folded, a connection state of a radio line to a cell base station or the like in a cellular mobile telephone system (out of service area or Within)
An object of the present invention is to provide a foldable portable telephone device which can be notified by one or a combination or all of vibration, blinking light, intermittent sound, and screen display, thereby improving the convenience and flexibility of its use.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a folding portable telephone device of the present invention judges whether the mobile phone is out of service area or within service area based on a reception state in a wireless line connection with a base station. A wireless line connection state determining unit, a call processing unit that includes a transmitting microphone and a receiving speaker and processes a transmitting signal and a receiving signal, and is disposed so as to be capable of external operation in a folded state. The switch includes a switch that is operated to report the connection state (out of service area or within the service area), and a notification control unit that notifies the connection state determined by the wireless line connection state determination unit in response to the operation of the switch. .

Further, the foldable portable telephone device of the present invention notifies the user of the outside or inside of the service area by vibrating, blinking light, intermittent sound, or one or a combination of the screen displays, and also displays the folded state as a switch. A button switch arranged on the side surface of the exterior body is used, and the button switch operates as an external operation for notifying the outside of the service area or the service area when the apparatus is folded.

Also, in the folding portable telephone device of the present invention, when the open state of the device is identified, the light emitting element for notifying the incoming call flashes, and when the folded state is identified, the light emitting element is turned off. It is configured to blink in a state different from the notification of the incoming call and to notify the outside of the service area or the service area. In this case, the light emission color when the light emitting element blinks is different.

Further, in the folded portable telephone device of the present invention, in a folded state, the receiving speaker operates for transmitting an intermittent sound to notify outside or inside the service area, and
The outside of the service area or the area within the service area is notified by the time set in the timer circuit, and the notification time is set to the same time or individually for all of vibration, blinking light, intermittent sound, and screen display. Further, the setting means is configured to also serve as an operation key including a power key, an on / off hook key, and a numeric keypad.

Further, the folding portable telephone device of the present invention includes a radio transmitting / receiving section, a data processing section for performing demodulation and modulation, an audio signal processing apparatus for performing encoding and decoding, a microphone and a speaker, and an outside service area. Alternatively, a judgment circuit for judging the service area, and control for notifying or transmitting or controlling one or a combination or all of vibration, light blinking, intermittent sound, and screen display outside the service area or in the service area so that the apparatus can be checked in a folded state. A control unit, a driving unit, a vibrator, a light emitting element, a sounder and a display, a processing circuit and a button switch for sending an ON signal for displaying outside or inside the service area to the control unit, a display and a driving circuit, A key and scan circuit, a memory for storing the content of notification of whether the service area is outside or within the service area set by the user, and a timer circuit for measuring the notification time A configuration equipped with.

[0013] The folding portable telephone device of the present invention has the following features.
For example, the device is configured to be folded in two, and an operation unit and the like are arranged together with a display unit on the inner facing surface. A reception state in a wireless line connection with a base station, for example, a reception state is determined based on a reception electric field strength, a data transmission error rate, etc. By pressing the button switch, the outside or inside of the service area is notified by one or a combination or all of vibration, flashing light, intermittent sound, and screen display.

As a result, the cellular mobile telephone system (PHS simple portable telephone system) can be used with the user folded.
It is possible to confirm by vibration, light blinking, intermittent sound, one or a combination or all of the screens whether the wireless line is connected to the cell base station (outdoor device) or the like.

Further, in the folding portable telephone device according to the present invention, the vibration, the light blinking, and the sound intermittent time for notifying the outside or inside the service area are performed at the same time or individually at different times. Therefore, it is possible to set only the vibration and the light blinking at the most suitable for the place of use, for example, at midnight, so that the generation of noise due to the notification of the intermittent sound is not performed, and the degree of freedom of use is improved.

Further, the folding portable telephone device of the present invention recognizes the folded state or the opened state of the device, and notifies the switch of the connected state (outside or inside the service area), and
It is shared for operations such as call memory. In addition, the light emitting element is shared for flashing notification of the connection state (outside or within service area) and for incoming call. Furthermore,
Connected speaker for call (outside or within service area)
It is commonly used for sound intermittent notification and for incoming calls. Therefore, the degree of freedom of design (configuration) is improved.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the folding portable telephone device of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration in an embodiment of a folding mobile phone device of the present invention. This folding portable telephone device includes an antenna Ant that can be stored in a housing, an antenna A
The transmission / reception duplexer (DUX) for branching a high-frequency signal for using nt for transmission / reception, a transmission / reception unit, a synthesizer, etc., and a radio transmission / reception unit 1 for transmitting / receiving at a predetermined frequency. A data processing unit 2 that demodulates an intermediate (IF) frequency signal from the wireless transmission / reception unit 1 to extract a baseband signal and the like and modulates encoded transmission data;

The foldable portable telephone device is an audio signal processing device that performs codec / encoding for a transmission signal, codec / decoding for a signal from the data processing unit 2, echo processing of a digital audio signal, and the like. 3, a microphone 4a for transmitting and receiving and a speaker 4
b, A / D conversion of an intermediate frequency signal from the wireless transmission / reception unit 1, and a reception field strength detection unit (RSSI) 5 for comparing and detecting the reception field strength, and controlling each unit. In order to check the connection state (outside or inside the service area) with the tatami mobile phone device folded, control is performed to notify by one or a combination or all of vibration, flashing light, intermittent sound, and screen display, and the control program is executed. ROM stored,
And a control unit 6 having a working RAM and an I / O.

Further, the folding portable telephone device has the following configuration provided corresponding to the present invention. That is, a vibrator driving unit 7 and a vibrator 8 for notifying the connection state by one or a combination or all of vibration, light blinking, intermittent sound, screen display, and the like, a light emitting diode (LED) driving unit 9 and a light emitting diode 10 , A sounder drive unit 11 and a sounder 12, a liquid crystal display (LCD) matrix drive unit 13 and a liquid crystal display 14,
N) It has a scan circuit 15 for taking in a signal and a button switch 16 for giving a display instruction outside or inside the service area.

The foldable portable telephone device has a liquid crystal display matrix drive section 22 for displaying characters and marks for displaying operating states, for example, outside or inside the service area, date and remaining battery power, and a liquid crystal display. It has a display 23, a scan circuit 24 for taking in an ON signal, and a button switch 25 such as a power button switch, numeric keys, and various function setting / selection keys. In addition, a memory 26 for storing one or a combination or all of the notification contents of vibration, light blinking, intermittent sound, screen display, and the like outside the service area set by the user or a service area set by the user. Vibration, flashing light,
Timer circuit 27 that counts the time of notification of sound interruption and screen display
And

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the foldable portable telephone device of the present invention in an opened state. The antenna Ant and the light emitting diode 10 in FIG. 1 are provided on the upper part of the opened state of the folding portable telephone device, and the liquid crystal displays 14 and 23 and the button switch 25 are provided on the inner surface of the upper part. . A button switch 25 and a microphone 4a are arranged on the lower inner surface of the folded mobile phone device in an opened state. The upper and lower parts of the folding portable telephone device are opened and closed by a rotary folding mechanism 30, and are fixed at an arbitrary position within 180 degrees.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the folded portable telephone device of the present invention in a folded state. An antenna Ant shown in FIG.
, A light emitting diode 10, a liquid crystal display 14, and a button switch 25. Further, a sounder 12 is provided.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The operation in the electrical configuration of FIG. 1 will be described.
The transmitting unit, the receiving unit, and the synthesizer of the wireless transmitting / receiving unit 1 perform a transmitting / receiving operation at a predetermined frequency, for example, an 800 MHz band, via the antenna Ant and the duplexer DUX.
The data processing unit 2 performs demodulation of the intermediate (IF) frequency signal from the wireless transmission / reception unit 1 to extract a baseband signal and the like, and data processing for modulating the encoded transmission data.

Also, the audio signal processing device 3 performs codec / encoding on the transmission signal from the microphone 4a, and performs codec / decoding on the signal from the data processing unit 2 and sends it to the speaker 4b. And performs echo processing on digital audio data. In such a reception process, the reception electric field strength detection unit 5 A / D converts the intermediate frequency signal from the wireless transmission / reception unit 1 and sends out data obtained by comparing and detecting the reception electric field strength to the control unit 6. I do. The control unit 6 controls each unit through a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O circuit.

The control unit 6, for example, performs a location registration sequence by a control channel with a cell base station in a cellular mobile telephone system or an outdoor device in a PHS simple portable telephone system, zone transition in a standby reception state, monitoring of broadcast information, and reception of a call. Control is performed on the screen to display characters and marks indicating the connection state at the time (outside or within service area), date, remaining battery level, and the like. For example, an antenna symbol mark and three vertical bar marks displayed on the screen of the liquid crystal display 23 of FIG. 2 are displayed on the screen according to the received electric field strength (or data transmission error rate). The three vertical bars indicate the respective detection states in which the reception electric field strength detection unit 5 performs A / D conversion of the intermediate frequency signal from the radio transmission / reception unit 1 and compares it with three threshold values by a comparator. It corresponds to.

In this control and screen display, the liquid crystal display matrix drive unit 22 and the liquid crystal display 23 display characters and marks for displaying the operating state outside or within the service area, the date, the remaining battery level, and the like.
Power button switch of button switch 25, numeric keypad,
This is performed through various function setting / selection keys and the scan circuit 24.

Further, the control unit 6 performs an operation corresponding to the present invention, that is, vibrates, blinks light, intermittently sounds in and out of service area so that the connection state can be confirmed in a state where the folding portable telephone device is folded. Control is performed to notify by one, combination, or all of the screen displays. In this case, notification of outside or inside the service area is performed via the vibrator driving unit 7 and the vibrator 8, the light emitting diode driving unit 9 and the light emitting diode 10, the sounder driving unit 11 and the sounder 12, the liquid crystal display matrix driving unit 13 and the liquid crystal display 14, respectively. Will be The instruction of outside or within the service area is performed by pressing the button switch 16, and the control unit 6 receives the pressing signal through the scan circuit 15.

In this case, the setting for notifying one or a combination or all of vibration, blinking light, intermittent sound, and screen display is stored in the memory 26, and the connection state (set by the user in advance) is set by the timer circuit 27. (Outside or within the service area), the notification time of vibration, light blinking, intermittent sound, and screen display is measured, and notification is performed within the measured time.

Next, a description will be given of a control for notifying the outside of the service area or the inside of the service area by vibrating, flashing light, intermittent sound, or displaying one or a combination or all of the screens when the folding portable telephone device is folded. First, a setting is made to notify the user of out-of-service or out-of-service by one or a combination or all of vibration, blinking light, intermittent sound, and screen display. This setting is performed by pressing the special number button in the button switch 25 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and setting the control unit 6 to the registration mode. Then, the user sets one or a combination or all of the vibration, light blinking, intermittent sound, and screen display on the vibrator 8, the light emitting diode 10, the sounder 12, and the liquid crystal display 14 from the button switch 25.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, notification by flashing light and vibration or notification by flashing light and intermittent sound is stored and set in the memory 26. The operation intervals of vibration, light blinking, and intermittent sound are set in the memory 26 in advance so as to be different from those outside the service area or within the service area. For example, in a service area, the operation (vibration, light blinking, intermittent sound) is performed at short time intervals, and when it is out of the service area, the operation is performed at long time intervals. Next, the operation time of the vibration, the blinking of the light, and the intermittent operation of the sound are set from the button switch 25 to the control unit 6. As shown in FIG. 4, the setting of the operation time sets an individual operation time for each of vibration, light blinking, and sound interruption, or sets the same operation time for vibration, light blinking, and sound interruption.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an operation for displaying the outside or inside the service area. When the power is turned on, during the location registration sequence processing by the control channel, or in the zone reception in the standby reception state, the monitoring of the broadcast information, and the reception electric field strength at the time of the incoming call, the reception electric field strength detection unit 5 detects the intermediate frequency from the radio transmission and reception unit 1. The signals are A / D converted and compared for detection. The control unit 6 fetches the received electric field strength data and updates the data as needed.

When the apparatus is folded in the subsequent state, the user presses the button switch 16 (side button) for confirming whether the apparatus is outside the service area or within the service area. The control unit 6 receives the press signal through the scan circuit 15 and determines whether the button switch 16 is pressed (step S10). When the control unit 6 captures the press signal, the timer circuit 27 is activated to start measuring the time for displaying the outside of the service area or the service area (step S11), and then the current state of the wireless line connection (out of service area or service area). ) (Step S1)
2). If the service is within the service area, next, the notification setting 1 or 2 is determined by one or a combination or all of vibration, blinking light, intermittent sound, and screen display (step S13).

Here, in the case of the notification setting 1, the notification by light blinking or vibration, that is, the light emitting diode 10 blinks at a short interval indicating the service area through the light emitting diode driving unit 9 under the control of the control unit 6, and at the same time vibrator The vibrator 8 vibrates at short intervals through the drive unit 7. The blinking and the vibration are performed until the timer circuit 27 times out (steps S14, S15, S16, S17).
In the case of the notification setting 2 in step S13, the light blinks,
Notification by sound output, that is, under the control of the control unit 6, the light emitting diode 10 blinks at short intervals indicating the service area through the light emitting diode driving unit 9, and at the same time, the sounder 12 outputs sound at short intervals through the sounder driving unit 11 (step). S18, S19, S20, S21).

If the service is out of the service area in step S12, the notification settings A and B are determined by one or a combination or all of vibration, blinking light, intermittent sound, and screen display (step S22).

Here, in the case of the notification setting A, similarly to the notification setting 1 in the service area, the light emitting diode 10 is out of the service area through the light emitting diode driving unit 9 under the control of the control unit 6, which is the notification by light blinking and vibration. Flashes at intervals. Simultaneously with this blinking, the vibrator 8 also vibrates through the vibrator driving unit 7 at long intervals indicating that the service area is out of service.
The blinking and the vibration are performed until the timer circuit 27 times out (steps S23, S24, S25, S2).
6). Further, in the case of the notification setting B in step S22, notification by light blinking and sound output, that is, the light emitting diode 10 blinks at a long interval indicating out of service area through the light emitting diode driving unit 9 under the control of the control unit 6. Simultaneously with the blinking, the sounder 12 outputs a sound at a long interval indicating that the sounder is out of the service area through the sounder driving unit 11 (step S27,
S28, S29, S30).

In the liquid crystal display 14, the symbol of an antenna displayed on the liquid crystal display 23 shown in FIG. Is displayed or hidden according to the connection state (outside or within service area). In this case, three vertical bar marks are displayed on the screen in the order of three vertical bar marks in short order according to the received electric field strength (or data transmission error rate).

In this embodiment, a dedicated button switch (side button) 16 for displaying the connection state (outside or inside the service area) is provided. For example, the content of a call to an internal solid-state storage device (LSI) or the like is provided. May be shared with a storage instruction button switch for instructing a part of storage. That is, as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, the control unit 6 recognizes the folded state or the opened state of the apparatus by turning on or off the proximity switch or the mechanical push switch.
As a result, when the device is closed, the button switch 16 can be used for an operation for displaying whether the service is outside or within the service area, and when the device is open, it can be used for storage instruction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a light emitting diode drive section 20 and a light emitting diode 21 which blink when an incoming call is called may be provided. Further, the light emitting diode 10 may be used for both incoming and outgoing calls together with the indication of whether the area is outside or inside the service area. Further, the light-emitting diode 10 may have different lighting colors outside or inside the service area.
For example, it may blink in red outside the service area and blink green in the service area. Further, a backlight may be provided on the liquid crystal display 14 for displaying a screen outside the service area or within the service area, and may be turned on when the dedicated button switch 16 for displaying the outside or the service area is operated.

Further, in this embodiment, the out-of-service area or the in-service area is determined by a location registration sequence using a control channel, a zone shift in a standby reception state, monitoring of broadcast information, and detection of a reception electric field strength in a connection state at the time of an incoming call. However, other examples may be used. For example, the out-of-service area or the in-service area may be determined based on a data transmission error rate based on a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check code) method frequently used in digital data transmission.

[0040]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the foldable portable telephone device of the present invention, the connection state (by the pressing operation of the button switch arranged so as to be able to be operated externally in the folded state of the device). Outside or within service area)
One or a combination or all of flashing light, intermittent sound, and screen display are notified. As a result, the connection state (outside or within service area) of a wireless line with a cell base station (outdoor device) in a cellular mobile telephone system (PHS simple portable telephone system) in a folded state by the user vibrates, flashes light, and sounds. One or a combination or all of the intermittent and screen displays can be confirmed.

Further, according to the folding portable telephone device of the present invention, the notification time for vibration, light blinking, and intermittent sound in the connection state (outside or inside the service area) is notified at the same time or individually different times. ing. As a result, it is possible to select one or a combination or all of the vibration, flashing light, intermittent sound, and screen display that are optimal for the place of use, and to notify the user of the selection, thereby improving the degree of freedom of use.

Further, according to the folding portable telephone device of the present invention, the folded state or the opened state of the device is identified,
The switch is commonly used for notification of the connection state and for operations such as call storage. In addition, the light-emitting element is shared for flashing notification of a connected state and for incoming call. Further, a speaker for a call is shared for notifying the intermittent sound of the connected state and for receiving a call. As a result,
The degree of freedom in appearance configuration and circuit design (configuration) is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a folding portable telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the folded mobile phone device of the present invention in an opened state.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the folded mobile phone device of the present invention in a folded state.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an operation of the folding portable telephone device in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 wireless transmission / reception unit 2 data processing unit 3 audio signal processing device 4a microphone 4b speaker 5 reception electric field strength detection unit 6 control unit 8 vibrator 10 light emitting diode 12 sounder 14 liquid crystal display 16 button switch 26 memory 27 timer circuit

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[Submission date] January 25, 1999

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[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a foldable portable telephone device of the present invention is foldable.
When the display is folded, at least the display is
A foldable portable telephone device, comprising: a wireless line connection state determining unit that determines whether the service area is outside or within service area based on a reception state in a wireless line connection with a base station; a transmitting microphone and a receiving speaker. and call processing means for processing a transmission signal and a reception signal, when folded
To be arranged so as to allow external operation, a switch operated to perform service area or within or broadcast in the folded state, the radio link connection state determining means determines in response to operation of the switch Control means for notifying the outside of the service area or within the service area, and the telephone device in a folded state or
Is a means to identify the open state, and incoming and outgoing
Control means for performing notification control of the connection state of the device, and the identification means
Is identifying that the telephone device is open
Receiving the incoming call notification control signal from the control means
Informing for an incoming call, and the identification means
Identifies that the telephone device is folded
When the switch is operated, the control of the control means
Service in a manner different from the
It is provided with a notifying means for notifying the outside of the service area or the service area .

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Further, the folding portable telephone device of the present invention is configured to notify whether it is outside the service area or within the service area by one or a combination or all of vibration, blinking light, intermittent sound, and screen display.

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[0010] In addition, the folding mobile phone apparatus of the present invention, the
If the identification means identifies that the telephone device is open
The call processing means is controlled by the control means.
The receiving speaker operates as a telephone call, and
The identification means identifies that the telephone device is folded
The receiver is controlled by the control means.
Intermittent to indicate whether the speaker is out of service or within service area
It is configured to operate for sound transmission .

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[0011] In addition, the folding mobile phone apparatus of the present invention, the
Timer circuit that sets the notification time for out-of-service or in-service areas
Wherein the control means responds to the operation of the switch.
When notifying whether the service area is outside or inside the service area, the timer circuit
The notification is made at the set time .

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[0012] In addition, the folding mobile phone apparatus of the present invention, Thailand
The notification time set in the circuit is vibration, flashing light,
Set the same time for all display means on the screen display
Or set at individual times .

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[0013] The folding portable telephone device of the present invention has the following features.
Setting means for setting a time measurement time in the timer circuit;
Operation keys including keys, on / off hook keys, and numeric keys
The configuration is also used.

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As a result, the telephone device in the folded state
Definitive, and a notification service or out of service or within a connection between such cell base station (field devices), the open state telephone instrumentation
The same notification using one or a combination or all of vibration, light blinking, intermittent sound, and screen display
It is possible to confirm in a step and in a different manner.

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In this embodiment, a dedicated button switch (side button) 16 for displaying the connection state (outside or inside the service area) is provided. For example, the content of a call to an internal solid-state storage device (LSI) or the like is provided. May be shared with a storage instruction button switch for instructing a part of storage. That is, as shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3, the control unit 6 recognizes a state in which the apparatus is folded or opened by turning on / off a proximity switch or a mechanical push switch.
As a result, when the device is closed, the button switch 16 can be used for an operation for displaying whether the service is outside or within the service area, and when the device is open, it can be used for storage instruction.

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A foldable portable telephone device having a structure in which a device is folded, and at least a display unit is arranged inside the folded state, based on a reception state in a wireless line connection with a base station or outside a service area. Wireless line connection state determining means for determining whether or not, a telephone call processing means for processing a transmission signal and a reception signal while having a transmission microphone and a reception speaker, and arranged to be capable of external operation in a folded state, A switch that is operated to notify the outside of the service area or the service area in a folded state, and a notification control means that notifies the outside of the service area or the service area determined by the wireless line connection state determination means in response to the operation of the switch. A foldable mobile phone device comprising: 2. The folding mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the notification control means notifies the outside of the service area or the service area by one or a combination or all of vibration, blinking light, intermittent sound, and screen display. apparatus. 3. The foldable portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the switch is a button switch arranged on a side surface of the exterior body in a state where the device is folded. 4. An apparatus comprising: identification means for identifying a folded state or an open state of a device; and switch identification control means. When the identification means identifies an open state of the device, the switch is controlled by the switch identification means. 2. The folding mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the device operates for an operation other than notification of whether the mobile phone is outside the service area or within the service area. 5. An identification means for identifying a folded state or an open state of the apparatus, a light-emitting element which blinks upon receipt of an incoming call, and a control means, wherein when the identification means identifies the open state of the apparatus, the control means When the light-emitting element blinks for notification of an incoming call under control, and when the identification means identifies a state in which the device is folded, the light-emitting element is different from the notification of the incoming call under the control of the control means. 2. The folding mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone flashes in a state to notify the user whether the mobile phone is outside the service area or within the service area. 6. The folding portable telephone device according to claim 5, wherein the color of light emitted when the light emitting element blinks is different at the time of incoming call or at the time of notifying whether the service area is outside or inside the service area. 7. An intermittent sound control means for identifying a folded state or an open state of the apparatus, and when the identification means identifies an open state of the apparatus, a call is controlled by the intermittent sound control means. When the receiving speaker in the processing means operates for a telephone call, and when the identifying means identifies the folded state of the apparatus, the control of the intermittent sound control means notifies whether the receiving speaker is outside the service area or within the service area. 2. The foldable portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the portable telephone device operates for transmitting an intermittent sound. 8. A timer circuit and a setting means for setting a notification time between the outside of the service area and the service area, wherein the notification control means notifies the outside of the service area or the service area in response to the operation of the switch. 2. The folding portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the notification is made at the time set in the timer circuit through a means. 9. The notification time set in the timer circuit through the operation of the setting means is set to the same time for all of vibration, flashing light, intermittent sound, and screen display, or set to an individual time. The foldable portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein: 10. The folding portable telephone device according to claim 8, wherein said setting means is also used as an operation key including a power key, an on / off hook key, and a numeric keypad. 11. A radio transmitting / receiving unit for performing radio transmission / reception with a base station at a predetermined frequency, demodulating an intermediate frequency signal from the radio transmitting / receiving unit, and
A data processing unit that modulates encoded data and sends it to the wireless transmission / reception unit; an audio signal processing device that encodes at least a transmission signal and decodes a reception signal; a microphone for performing transmission and reception; and A speaker, a judgment circuit for judging from the signal output by the wireless transmission / reception unit based on a received electric field strength or a data transmission error rate whether the service is out of service area or in service area, transmission / reception control, and the apparatus can be confirmed in a folded state. Vibration, flashing light, intermittent sound,
A control unit that performs control for notifying one or a combination or all of the screen display, a drive unit and a vibrator for notifying the outside or the service area of vibration, flashing light, intermittent sound, one or a combination or all of the screen display A light emitting element, a sounder and a display, a button switch operated when displaying outside or inside the service area, a processing circuit for sending an ON signal of the button switch to the control unit, and a processing circuit arranged inside the folded state. A display and a drive circuit for displaying the input telephone number on the screen at least outside or within the service area in the operating state; and an operation key and a scan circuit arranged inside the folded state and including a power key, an on / off hook key, and a numeric keypad. And a memory for storing a content set by the user to notify whether the service is outside or within the service area. Folding cellular phone device, characterized in that it comprises a timer circuit for counting a notification time-bis Outside or within one of the screen display, the.