JPH11275249A - Attachable/detachable image transfer radio communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the operation of a telephone function and the operation of a photographing function through the same respective operating keys at equipment composed of a simplified radio communication terminal and an attachable/detachable image photographic adapter. SOLUTION: When an image photographic adapter 3 is mounted on a simplified radio communication terminal 8, an operation unit 12 provided at the simplified radio communication terminal 8 is switched to an image photographing function, the operation unit 12 as a key operating part on the side of the simplified radio communication terminal 8 performs operation such as the setting of the state of image photographing or the like, the start of image photographing, the end of image photographing and the setting of a transmission/reception party, and the simplified radio communication terminal 8 can perform all the operation of the telephone function and the operation of the photographing function.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal device for transferring digital data such as video signals using wireless communication, and more particularly to an operation system for a detachable image transfer wireless communication terminal device having a detachable image capturing adapter. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a wireless communication terminal device such as a wireless data communication telephone which can be attached to and detached from a personal computer in which an image capturing device such as a camera unit for capturing an image by converting a subject image into an electric signal. Combining
Techniques for transferring image data have been proposed.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, a personal computer in which an image photographing device is incorporated has at least 80 or more operation keys.
Further, the image photographing apparatus also has a plurality of operation keys, and the user needs to know the assignment of each operation key to each function, and the operation is complicated.

An object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device comprising a wireless communication terminal and a detachable image capturing adapter,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a detachable image transfer wireless communication terminal device configured to minimize the number of operation keys required for operating the device and to make it easy to operate.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve these problems of the prior art, and a wireless communication terminal having a data communication function and an image capturing adapter having an image pickup device are detachable. In the communication terminal device, detection means for detecting that the image capturing adapter is attached to the wireless communication terminal, and an operation input for switching a function of a plurality of predetermined operation keys to a communication function and a shooting function A detachable image transfer wireless communication terminal device comprising a switching unit.

In the above-mentioned detachable image transfer wireless communication terminal device, a plurality of operation keys are provided on the wireless communication terminal side, and the detecting means detects that the image capturing adapter is attached to the wireless communication terminal. Upon detection, the operation input switching means is configured to automatically switch the operation key to a photographing function.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the configuration of an embodiment of a detachable wireless communication terminal device according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is an external perspective view of a detachable image capturing adapter, and FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view showing the state where the photography adapter was attached.

In the figure, a detachable image capturing adapter 3
Is a camera unit 1 for capturing a subject image and a PC
It has a card slot 5, in which an electronic circuit 4 is built, and a battery housing 7 is provided at the lower end thereof. The camera unit 1 is rotatably mounted by a support 2.

On the other hand, a simplified wireless communication terminal device 8 having a PHS function and a data communication function has an upper flip provided with a display unit 9, a speaker 11, an antenna 10, etc., a call key 15, a function key, a numeric keypad,
It is composed of an operation unit 12 including a selection key, a lower flip provided with a microphone, a power switch, and the like, and can be folded in two.

[0010] The PC card slot section 5 of the detachable image capturing adapter 3 is attached to a slot connection terminal provided at the lower end of the lower flip of the simplified wireless communication terminal device 8 to constitute a detachable wireless communication terminal device. .

FIG. 2 is a view showing the arrangement of the operation units in FIG. 1. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 3 denotes a detachable image photographing adapter (hereinafter, photographing adapter), 1 denotes a camera unit, and 8 denotes a simple wireless communication terminal (hereinafter, referred to as a photographing adapter). , Communication terminal), 12 is an operation unit, 9 is a display unit, and the communication terminal 8 is a connection unit (P
The CMCIA interface unit 24 and the imaging adapter 3 are electrically connected by coupling the PC card slot unit 5.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be described. The image transfer wireless communication terminal device of the present invention comprises:
The communication terminal 8 and the photographing adapter 3 are connected by the connection unit 24 and the PC card slot unit 5. Communication terminal 8
When the photographing adapter 3 is connected, the application software necessary for the operation and the operation function of the photographing adapter 3 is automatically started, and the operation is immediately enabled.

Next, when the operation key to which the function of starting image capturing is assigned is pressed, the subject image passed through the lens is input to the camera unit 2, and the subject image is converted into an electric signal by the shooting adapter 3. This electric signal is continuously output to the connection unit 24 as an image signal. The moving image signal output to the connection unit 24 is input to the communication terminal 8. The moving image signal input to the communication terminal 8 is displayed on the display unit 9.
If necessary, the image quality is adjusted using the operation keys to which the function of setting the state (exposure and the like) of the image photographing apparatus is assigned.

Next, the communication destination is set by the operation key to which the setting function of the transmission / reception destination is assigned, and the image communication is started. At this point, transmission and reception of image signals by the RF unit are started. To end the image communication, the operation is ended by the operation key to which the function of setting the end of image shooting is assigned.

The operation keys to which the functions are assigned are arbitrarily selected from the 30 operation keys that the terminal device normally has. An example is shown in Table 1.

[0016]

[Table 1]

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the circuit of the detachable wireless communication terminal device according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, a detachable image capturing adapter 3 includes a camera unit 1 that converts an object image formed through a lens into an electric signal by an image sensor and outputs the signal, and an A / D converter that converts an analog image signal into a digital signal. 21, a signal processing unit 22 for processing image data, and a PC card slot unit 5.

The simplified wireless communication terminal 8 comprises an interface 24 (PCMCIA interface), an identification code discriminator 25, a CPU 26, a memory 27, a display unit 9, an operation unit 12, and an RF unit 30.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be described. The image transfer wireless communication terminal device according to the present embodiment includes the simplified wireless communication terminal 8 and the detachable image capturing adapter 3 in the interface section 24 and the PC card slot section 5.
It is configured to be connected by. P of image capturing adapter 3
The C card slot section 5 electrically has an identification code (3 bits: 001 in the embodiment) 21 for identifying the device, and the interface section 24 of the simplified wireless communication terminal 8 uses the identification code 23. An identification code determining unit 25 that determines the connected device is provided.

When recognizing the identification code 001, the CPU 26 of the simplified wireless communication terminal 8 automatically activates the pre-installed application software required for operating and operating the image capturing adapter 3 and immediately starts operating. Becomes Thereafter, the subject image that has passed through the lens is input to the camera unit 1, the subject image is converted into an electric signal by the image capturing adapter 3, and the electric signal is continuously output to the interface unit 24 as an image signal.

The moving image signal output to the interface section 24 is input to the simplified wireless communication terminal 8. The moving image signal input to the simplified wireless communication terminal 8 is transmitted from the RF unit 30 by the antenna 10 and simultaneously displayed on the display unit 9.

Here, the CPU 2 of the simplified wireless communication terminal 8
When the application software necessary for the operation and operation of the connected device is not installed at the time when the device 6 recognizes the identification code 23 and determines the connected device, a warning is displayed on the display unit 9 and the application is displayed. Let the user know that the software is missing or incorrectly installed.

[0023]

As described above, according to the configuration and method of the present invention, in a system device including a detachable photographing device and a terminal device, all operations of the functions of the connected devices are performed by the terminal device. The operation of the telephone function and the operation of the photographing function can be performed with the same operation key. Further, there is also a point that the operation key may not be provided on the detachable photographing device side. This makes it possible to reduce costs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a configuration of an embodiment of a detachable wireless communication terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an arrangement of operation keys in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a circuit of the communication terminal device according to the present invention;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera unit 3 Removable image capturing adapter 5 PC card slot part 8 Simple wireless communication terminal 9 Display unit 12 Operation unit 23 Identification code 24 Connection part (PCMCIA interface part) 25 Identification code determination part 31 Power switch 32 Function selection key 33 Function keys 34 Numeric keys 35 On-hook key

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A wireless communication terminal device in which a wireless communication terminal having a data communication function and an image capturing adapter having an image sensor are detachable, wherein a detection for detecting that the image capturing adapter is attached to the wireless communication terminal. A detachable image transfer wireless communication terminal device, comprising: an operation input switching unit for switching a function to be input to each of a plurality of predetermined operation keys between a communication function and a photographing function. 2. Each of the operation keys is provided on the side of the wireless communication terminal, and when the detecting means detects the attachment of the image capturing adapter to the wireless communication terminal, the operation input switching means operates the operation key. The removable image transfer wireless communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication terminal device automatically switches to a photographing function.