CN1433624A

CN1433624A - Wrist communication device having multi-sectioned keypad and antenna system

Info

Publication number: CN1433624A
Application number: CN00818746A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 菲罗兹·加萨比安
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-06-11
Filing date: 2000-06-09
Publication date: 2003-07-30
Also published as: JP2003519937A; AU2004202350A1; WO2000078011A9; NZ516102A; KR20020062565A; EP1201071A4; AU5870000A; MXPA01012588A; NZ531323A; AU774812B2; EP1201071A2; BR0011485A; WO2000078011A2; WO2000078011A3; CA2374554A1; AU2004202349A1

Abstract

A wrist-mounted communication device comprises a cellular phone mechanism configured to transmit and receive communication signals. The device includes an antenna system so as to transmit and receive signals. The antenna system further comprises at least one antenna extendable away from the horizontal plane of the communication device.

Description

Wrist communication device with multi-sectioned keypad and antenna system

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to portable cell phone equipment, more particularly, relate to wrist cellular telephone apparatus with multi-sectioned keypad and antenna system.

Background technology

Because the newly-developed of wireless communication technology aspect, cell phone is more and more universal.Early stage cell phone is big and weigh, so the user carries inconvenience, and newer cellular size and weight constantly reduce.The cell phone that is using at present is enough small and exquisite, in can pack into pocket or the wallet.

Though new cellular portability improves constantly, there are several defectives after all in they.For example, because in light weight, size is little, makes them be easy to drop, break or pass into silence.In addition, when cellular telephone subscribers is received when calling out, when the user finds and fetch cell phone (described cell phone may be arranged in her pocket, wallet, briefcase etc.), can lose time.When the orientation that the user must regulate phone, during with the startup answer-mode, also can lose time.

In order to overcome these defectives, developed the cell phone that can be worn over user's wrist.U.S. Patent No. 5239521; 5274513; Some such equipment have been described in 5224076.In all these open source literatures, telephone set generally takes to be fixed on by belt the form of the wrist-watch of user's wrist, and wherein the cell phone parts substitute the wrist-watch parts in the traditional location of wrist-watch parts.The critical piece of cell phone parts, for example transceiver, call starting drive, keyboard, speech recognition equipment, display etc., and battery supply is contained in the common shell.Microphone and loud speaker are generally comprised within the belt.

One of cellular problem that is worn over wrist in the prior art is user's operating difficulties.For example, when the user engaged in the dialogue, some cellular telephone apparatus of prior art remained adhered to the state of user's wrist.Thereby when cellular telephone apparatus was installed in wrist, the user started and calls out by pressing the keypad of cellular telephone apparatus, its wrist is fixed near the ear, so that engage in the dialogue.Because the microphone of cellular telephone apparatus and loud speaker are fixed on the precalculated position on the cellular telephone apparatus, therefore usually require the user that his or her arm is fixed on uncommon position, so that make microphone and loud speaker aim at his or her mouth and ear respectively.On the other hand, some cellular telephone apparatus of prior art break away from user's wrist fully, thereby before starting or receiving call, need take off cellular telephone apparatus from user's wrist.

In addition, cellular size is reduced to the degree that can cosily be worn over wrist the overall dimensions of cellular keypad is reduced.The less button of keypad that requires again of keypad overall dimensions is littler and/or more approaching mutually.Because the user may press wrong button inadvertently, therefore for the user, little and closely button be difficult to operation.

A complicated aspect of wrist telephony design is an antenna element.Generally, the wrist telephone system of prior art adopt near or very near the antenna of user's skin.In many cases, the position of this antenna can cause the unnecessary loss of signal.For fear of this loss, many users find that they need take off the wrist telephone system from wrist for some or all of callings: thus eliminated a free-revving engine of this wrist telephone set.

Thereby, need a kind of improved cellular telephone apparatus that is worn over wrist that improves antenna technology that has.

Summary of the invention

Main purpose of the present invention is above-mentioned and other defective that overcomes traditional cellular telephone apparatus that is fixed on wrist, and a kind of cellular telephone apparatus that is worn over wrist of novelty is provided.

Another object of the present invention provides this a kind of equipment, and wherein all primary clusterings of cell phone parts all are configured to be fixed on user's the wrist.

Thereby according to an aspect of the present invention, provide wrist on a kind of wearer's of the being fixed on wrist equipment of having a telephone installed.According to an embodiment, this equipment comprises the wrist strap that is configured to be fixed on wearer's wrist, and wherein said wrist strap is configured to support the cell phone parts.This equipment also comprises and being fixed on the wrist strap, and connects with the cell phone parts, so that the keypad of signal is provided to the cell phone parts.According to each embodiment of the present invention, this keypad has some adjustable parts.

This equipment also comprises the receiver that is removably mounted on wrist strap or the keypad.Receiver comprises at least one part, and has microphone and loud speaker.Advantageously, receiver comprises that intussusception extends or folding two or more parts, thereby in off position down, receiver needs minimum space, and is easy to link to each other with wrist strap or keypad.Under open mode, receiver launches, thereby makes the end of microphone arrangement at receiver, and makes loud speaker place the other end of receiver, and the distance between microphone and the loud speaker is approximately equal to the distance between user's ear and the mouth.Receiver can link to each other with wrist strap or link to each other with wrist strap with wireless mode by lead.

Best, keypad comprises when pressing, and sends the button of corresponding signal to the cell phone parts.In one embodiment of the invention, keypad comprises some pressure sensitive switch, and described pressure sensitive switch adopts pressure sensor is so that play the button of keypad.Thereby, can make quite thin and have a higher flexibility according to the keypad of this embodiment of the invention.

Keypad can comprise one or more parts.In one embodiment, all buttons of keypad are positioned on the wrist strap.In another embodiment, have only some keypad buttons to be positioned on the wrist strap, all the other key layout are at least one other keypad part, described at least one other keypad partial fixing is on wrist strap or cell phone parts, thereby make it possible between button, form extra spacing, and be convenient to dialing.In yet another embodiment, all buttons of keypad all are positioned on the additional keypad part that connects with the cell phone parts.

Each keypad part can be hinged on wrist strap or the cell phone parts, perhaps can be fixed to slidably on wrist strap or the cell phone parts by at least one guide rail, so that intussusception stretches out from wrist strap or cell phone parts.In those embodiment that adopt an above keypad part, the various piece of keypad can also so that folding, perhaps can be linked together by built-in closed slide, so that intussusception stretches out by hinge-coupled together.

Advantageously, additional keypad partly is rotatably mounted on first keypad part, when with respect to first keypad part second keypad partly being pivoted to closed condition, hide the button on first and second keypads part with box lunch.Second keypad part preferably can pivotally be fixed on first keypad part, when with respect to first keypad part second keypad partly being pivoted to open mode with box lunch, forms straight keypad.

Cellular telephone apparatus preferably includes the antenna that the transceiver that transmits and receives wireless communication signals and estable stretch out.Cellular telephone apparatus also can comprise with the cell phone parts are sensitive and connecting, be used for incoming all announcement wearer's indicating device.Described indicating device preferably includes the vibrator that is the mechanical component form, and described mechanical component comprises the reciprocating type tip that stimulates wearer's wrist.

Cellular telephone apparatus also can comprise at least one data display floater.Cellular telephone apparatus preferably also comprises a wrist-watch.According to one embodiment of present invention, wrist-watch and at least a plurality of parts of a plurality of parts of keypad or phone parts be arranged in the both sides of wearer's wrist on the contrary.

The cell phone parts comprise the palm that can stretch to the wearer, and the earpiece in the regracting shell.Earpiece preferably can be along wearer's arm extension.The cover plate that can open by the triggering that connects with the shell pivot extends earpiece, and can by at least one of described cover plate flexible, part is extended like the accordion.On the other hand, the earpiece of cell phone parts can be installed in the end with the pipe (tube) that is used for fixing the fixture on wearer's finger.When removing this fixture, by the elasticity bias gear (resilient biasing means) that connects with described pipe one end, in the described pipe withdrawal shell.

Battery supply can comprise the single battery that extends around quite most of wearer's wrist at least, perhaps is coupled to each other, and a plurality of batteries that all extend around wearer's wrist.Battery removably is placed in the housing (case).

If adopt a plurality of batteries, then each battery can be placed in its housing, and each housing is coupled to each other.For this reason, cellular telephone apparatus preferably include be suitable for making selectively the cell phone parts with described a plurality of batteries in a circuit that predetermined battery links to each other.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, cellular telephone apparatus comprises from the outwardly directed movably antenna of described cellular telephone apparatus.Preferably adopt the hinge or the hinge mechanism that allow the antenna edge to rotate away from the direction of the horizontal plane of cellular telephone apparatus.Antenna can have a plurality of extensible parts, for example adopts those deployable parts of telescopic mechanism.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, adopt first and second antennas at least, wherein at least one antenna in two antennas can move along the direction away from the horizontal plane of cellular telephone apparatus.In operating process, relative to each other adjust the position of two antennas, so that antenna provides polarization diversity, described polarization diversity can make the signal of cellular telephone receive the influence that is not subjected to its orientation.

Description of drawings

In order to understand the present invention and to understand how reality is carried out the present invention, illustrate several preferred embodiments below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 (a) and (b) illustrate the communication equipment of the Wrist-wearing that is in closed condition according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 (a) and (b) illustrate the end view of the Wrist communication device that has the receiver of having pulled down according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 (c)-(f) illustrates the receiver that the Wrist communication device of the separative receiver of sacrificial vessel of each embodiment according to the present invention uses;

Fig. 3 (a) and (b) illustrate the front view of Wrist communication device according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 (a) and (b), (c) and (d) represented the Wrist communication device with folding multi-sectioned keypad according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 (a) and (b), (c) and (d) illustrate the Wrist communication device that has the keypad that estable stretches out according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 6 illustrates the Wrist communication device that has a keypad part according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 7 (a) and (b) have the Wrist communication device that estable stretches out the receiver of antenna with (c) illustrating to have according to an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 8 (a) and (b) have the Wrist communication device that estable stretches out the receiver of antenna with (c) illustrating to have according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 9 (a) and (b), (c), (d) and (e) illustrate according to having of further embodiment of this invention and have the Wrist communication device that estable stretches out the receiver of antenna;

Figure 10 (a)-10 (e) illustrates according to the small-sized detachable receiver of having of further embodiment of this invention and is installed in loud speaker on the wrist strap and the Wrist communication device of microphone;

Figure 11 (a) and (b) illustrate and have bigger detachable receiver according to another embodiment of the present invention and be installed in loud speaker on the wrist strap and the Wrist communication device of microphone;

Figure 12 (a) and (b), (c), (d) and (e) illustrate Wrist communication device according to another embodiment of the present invention wherein break away from the cell phone parts receiver are installed;

Figure 13 illustrates has the independently Wrist communication device of wrist-watch and additional loudspeaker and microphone according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 14 illustrates according to an embodiment of the invention, the visible all the time Wrist communication device of a part of display;

Figure 15 (a)-15 (g) illustrates the Wrist communication device that adopts antenna system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 16 (a)-16 (b) illustrates the Wrist communication device that adopts antenna system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 17 (a)-17 (b) illustrates the Wrist communication device according to the employing antenna system of further embodiment of this invention;

Figure 18 (a)-18 (b) illustrates the Wrist communication device that adopts antenna system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 19 illustrates the Wrist communication device according to the employing antenna system of further embodiment of this invention;

Figure 20 illustrates according to the embodiment shown in Figure 19, is in the Wrist communication device of closed condition;

Figure 21 is the illustrating of cellular telephone that is worn over wrist according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 22 is the schematic diagram of the cellular telephone of Figure 21, more particularly understands the state of untiing of the cellular telephone of Figure 21;

Figure 23 a is the end view of a part of the cellular telephone of Figure 22, more specifically illustrates mini vibrator;

Figure 23 b is the part exploded view of the cellular telephone of Figure 21, and described cellular telephone has triggering cover plate of opening and the battery that is in the taking-up state that is in retracted state;

Figure 24 a-24c illustrates other three embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 25 a illustrates another embodiment of the cellular telephone that is worn over wrist with the wrist-watch that is mounted thereon;

Figure 25 b is the cross-sectional view of the cellular telephone of Figure 25 a, more specifically illustrates wrist-watch is installed in coupling arrangement on the cellular telephone;

Figure 26 (a)-26 (b) illustrates has the cellular telephone that is arranged on two sections keypads on the hoop cover part according to an embodiment of the invention;

Figure 27 (a) and 27 (b) illustrate the layout of the button on the keypad according to an embodiment of the invention, and described key arrangement prevents that when cellular telephone was in closed condition, button was in contact with one another;

Figure 28 (a)-28 (d) expression has other configuration of the equipment 21 of multi-sectioned keypad according to other embodiments of the invention.

Embodiment

Fig. 1 (a) and (b) illustrate the communication equipment 5 that is worn over wrist according to an embodiment of the invention.Fig. 1 (a) and (b) the expression user equipment 5 during operating equipment 5 not.Wrist communication device 5 is elongated and light, thereby the possibility that makes communication equipment 5 stumble the activity of user's clothes or interference user is reduced to minimum.Specifically, Fig. 1 (a) has represented the end view of Wrist communication device 5, and described Wrist communication device 5 comprises wrist strap 10 and receiver 12.Wrist strap 10 is preferably soft, thereby can be worn over user's wrist, and has tightening device at two ends, so that securely communication equipment 5 is fixed on user's wrist.

Fig. 1 (b) has represented the front view of communication equipment 5.Communication equipment 5 can comprise along the edge of wrist strap 10, is arranged in the auxiliary function buttons 44 on the side of cell phone parts 20.According to an embodiment, button 44 makes the user can send menu that calling, end call, operation display show etc., will further specify below.

Fig. 2 (a) and (b) illustrate the end view of Wrist communication device 5.In Fig. 2 (a), unload receiver 12 from Wrist communication device 5, expose cell phone parts 20, it is to be noted that cell phone parts 20 can be positioned at any place of Wrist communication device 5.Cell phone parts 20 remain fixed in the state on the Wrist communication device 5, can comprise other exemplary functions parts of transceiver, display and cellular telephone apparatus, will illustrate in greater detail below.In one embodiment, cell phone parts 20 are furnished with the explorer technology, WAP (wireless application protocol) (being also referred to as " WAP ") for example, thus make the wearer can use the internet to use.In one embodiment, receiver 12 and cell phone parts 20 all have the battery to its power supply.As previously mentioned, the battery of cell phone parts 20 can be positioned at the optional position on the wrist strap 10.But in one embodiment, Wrist communication device 5 is configured to battery in the cell phone parts 20 also to the powered battery of receiver 12, for example for the purpose of charging.

According to some embodiment, when the user put on wrist strap 10, the keypad of cell phone parts 20 and display unit may be positioned at the forearm side of palm or user's wrist.But, though importantly will point out each accompanying drawing here cell phone parts 20 being expressed as the single device that only is arranged in user's wrist one side, scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.The various piece of cell phone parts 20 comprises battery, reflector, receiver, microprocessor, I/O device, antenna etc., can be arranged near each position of wrist, so that the utilization of space on the wrist strap 10 reaches maximum.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, and as shown in Fig. 2 (a), receiver 12 can be connected with cell phone parts 20 by lead 30, so that signal of communication is transferred to cell phone parts 20 and from cell phone parts 20 receiving communication signals.In the present embodiment, the antenna of receiving communication signal (showing in the accompanying drawing that described antenna will illustrate below) is positioned on the receiver 12.On the other hand, receiver 12 and cell phone parts 20 can have wireless relation, thus by radio wave, transmit communications signals between them, this will further discuss below.

In a preferred embodiment, lead 30 is contractile, thereby when receiver 12 was installed on the wrist strap 10, lead 30 can arbitrarily not hang.In one embodiment, except transmission signals between receiver 12 and the cell phone parts 20, lead 30 itself can play antenna, described antenna is configured to external communication signals, for example cellular communication signal is transferred to the base station and receives external communication signals, for example cellular communication signal from the base station.

The length of lead is determined the ultimate range between receiver and the wrist strap.If receiver 12 and 20 wireless connections of cell phone parts, then the user will can not be subjected to such restriction.Thereby the wireless connections between cell phone parts 20 and the receiver 12 are useful in this respect, because wired connection can make the user be difficult to change hand when talking, perhaps are difficult to give another people who wishes talk telephone set.But, wireless connections require receiver 12 and cell phone parts 20 to have additional transceiver, so that a transceiver can (for example transmit and receive external communication signals, the signal that cellular basestation produces), another transceiver can receive internal signal (that is the signal between cellular communication parts 20 and the receiver 12).

According to one embodiment of present invention, receiver 12 has tin cartridge unit 12a and the 12b that two estables stretch out, and the thickness of its parts is very little.Loud speaker 14 is arranged in an end of listening cartridge unit 12a, and microphone 16 is arranged in the relative end of receiver 12b.

Listen cartridge unit

12a and 12b that estable stretches out are bonded with each other slidably by the guide rail between open position and the off-position (for example closed slide or slide rail), for example by moving along the one or more guide rail 12d that are provided with in one of parts.In Figure 12 (a), receiver 12 is represented as closed condition.In off position down, receiver 12 length are less, and occupy a spot of space, thereby make it be easy to put between the various application on the wrist strap 10.

In Fig. 2 (b), receiver 12 is represented as open mode.Under open mode, the length of receiver 12 is greater than the length under the closed condition.Thereby under open mode, in use, loud speaker 14 and microphone 16 more approach general user's ear and mouth, but scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, as Fig. 2 (c) with (d), the parts 12a of

receiver

12 and 12b also may be folded on line style hinge 13 around, thereby realize identical extendability, perhaps, can rotate around pivot 13b as Fig. 2 (e) with (f).Discussed below and of the present inventionly had not some other embodiment of the receiver 12 of isomorphism type, and it is considered herein that and to utilize other method elongated

member

12a and 12b as known in the art.

Return Fig. 2 (a) and 2 (b), another functional part of receiver is vertical extent district 32a and the 32b that lays respectively at the receiver of loud speaker 14 and microphone 16.When receiver 12 was in open mode,

extension area

32a and 32b made loud speaker 14 and microphone 16 can more approach user's ear and mouth in operating process.The extension area 32a of

receiver

12 and 32b also are configured to when receiver 12 is in closed condition, the corresponding cooperation district on the extension area frictional engagement wrist strap 10.According to the structure of receiver, loud speaker 14 and microphone 16 can be arranged in these vertical extent districts, shown in Fig. 2 (a) and 2 (b), perhaps are arranged in other place on the receiver 12, as Fig. 2 (c) with (d).In one embodiment of the invention, receiver is sealed, so that waterproof and dustproof or the like.

Fig. 3 (a) and (b) be similar to Fig. 2 (a) and (b), just Fig. 3 (a) and (b) graphic extension be the front view of Wrist communication device 5.With the same among Fig. 2 (a) and (b), at Fig. 3 (a) with (b), receiver 12 be represented as have that two estables comprising loud speaker 14 and microphone 16 respectively stretch out listen cartridge unit 12a and 12b.In Fig. 3 (a), receiver 12 is represented as from Wrist communication device 5 and unloads, and exposes the various piece of cell phone parts 20.In this view, represented other functional part of cell phone parts 20, for example the various piece of keypad 18 and display 22.According to one embodiment of present invention, keypad 18 is folded on the cell phone parts 20, as shown in Fig. 3 (a).Discussed other embodiment that keypad 18 has several portions below in detail.

As previously mentioned, Fig. 3 (a) has also represented a part of display 22, when can see described display 22 when wrist strap 10 is pulled down receiver 12.Display 22 can be a LCD.Advantageously, display is configured to show the current number of dialing of user when sending calling from described communication equipment, the number of the remote phone equipment of generation incoming call (if this option is by the owner of remote phone machine approval), date or time or the like.

Best, reach as shown in other accompanying drawing that below will illustrate as Fig. 4 (a), the size of display 22 is bigger.Thereby according to other embodiments of the invention, display 22 is even as big as showing the menu of selecting for the user or showing the internet application.In one embodiment, when cell phone parts 20 are furnished with the explorer technology, for example when " WAP ", display 22 is configured to show the data from the internet, for example stock price, weather forecast and traffic returns, travel direction or the like.

Shown in Fig. 1 (b), 3 (a) and 4 (a) (reach various other embodiment, some of them below will be discussed), when receiver being placed on the wrist strap 10, display 22 can wholely be hidden by receiver 12.For example, in Fig. 1 (b), when receiver 12 is in closed condition, can't see any part of display 22.Similarly, be described in greater detail below among Fig. 5 (a)-5 (c), have only when keypad part 18b is turned to open mode, the user just can see display part 22b.Have only when keypad part 18a intussusception is reached open mode, just can see complete display, comprise most display part 22.

But the present invention has also thought over such embodiment, and wherein the user can see a part of display 22 all the time.For example, Figure 14 illustrates the embodiment that the user can see display part 22a all the time.Though in Figure 14, display part 22 is represented as quite little, but other embodiment can adopt bigger display 22, the user can see part or all of described display.According to various embodiment, at least a portion display is seen all the time can be made the user under the situation of not mobile receiver 12 or manipulation Wrist communication device 5, can finish various functions.For example, the eternal visible part of display 22 can show date and time, incoming call number, yellow pages or the like.

As previously mentioned, Fig. 1 (b) and 2 (a) are the front views that expression is in the Wrist communication device 5 under the part closed condition.When Wrist communication device was not worked, the user wore this configuration probably.Fig. 4 (a) has represented as first section 18a of the keypad 18 that couples with cell phone parts 20 Wrist communication device 5 when hinge 21 rotates and is in open mode.Fig. 4 (b) expression is in the Wrist communication device 5 under the full open position, i.e. Wrist communication device 5 when first section 18a of keypad 18 and second section 18b are in open mode.Second section 18b of keypad 18 couples by hinge 23 and first section 18a, and rotates around hinge 23, so that be in the state of opening fully (below other method will be discussed further, the method for the second section 18b that for example slide on first section 18a).Fig. 4 (c) has represented and has pulled down receiver and operate identical embodiment.Fig. 4 (d) has represented to pull down and be stretched over from wrist strap 10 receiver 12 of its maximum length.

As shown in Fig. 4 (b), when Wrist communication device 5 was in full open position,

keypad part

18a and 18b constituted straight substantially surface, are convenient to user's operating buttons.In a well-known manner, for example button 42 is arranged on the keypad 18, and at interval enough far, does not plan the possibility of the button pressed and reduce to minimum so that the user presses the user unintentionally with form in arranged keys on the ordinary telephone

set.Keypad part

18a and 18b have layout button 42 thereon, and the user presses described button 42 and handles Wrist communication device 5.Especially, keypad 18 is electrically connected with the cell phone parts 20 of equipment 5, and the signal of the button of pressing corresponding to the user is sent to cell phone parts 20.

Fig. 4 (b) has also represented to be installed in the receiver 12 on the keypad part 18a.As previously mentioned, the vertical extent of receiver 12

zone

32a and 32b friction-type are installed on the keypad part 18a.On the other hand, user-friendly receiver 12 is pulled down in Fig. 4 (c) and 4 (d) expression from keypad part 18a.

Various other embodiment of Wrist communication device 5 also are possible.For example, those foldable parts in the Wrist communication device 5 also can be the parts that estable stretches out, or can be by the parts of other means adjustment.Similarly, those estable extended parts of Wrist communication device 5 can be folding parts (perhaps adjustable parts).

Similarly, Fig. 1-4 has represented to couple by hinge 21 and wrist strap 10, thereby may be folded on the keypad part 18a on the display 22.Fig. 5 (a) and (b), (c) and (d) illustrate another embodiment, wherein keypad 18 stretches out from wrist strap 10 intussusceptions.According to this embodiment, down, keypad 18 is disposed on the cell phone parts 20, as shown in Fig. 5 (a) in off position.Keypad 18 moves to open position along the closed slide 28a and the 28b (as shown in Fig. 5 (b)) of cell phone parts 20.In present embodiment (and two parts other any embodiment of stretching out of intussusception) toward each other, preferably adopt the biasing spring (not shown), thereby after stretching out keypad 18, get back to closed condition in order to make it, must apply predetermined strength.

Especially, at Fig. 5 (a) and (b) with (c), keypad 18 comprises two sections, i.e. 18a and 18b.Keypad part 18a stretches out from cell phone parts 20 intussusceptions.On the other hand, keypad part 18b connects with keypad part 18a by hinge 23, thereby when keypad 18a was in closed condition, keypad part 18b may be folded on keypad part 18a and the cell phone parts 20.In the present embodiment, receiver 12 is removably installed (for example by frictional fit) on keypad part 18b, thereby do not limit the telescopic moving of keypad part 18a, thereby when keypad part 18a was in closed condition, the user can use receiver 12.

The present invention has also thought over by hinge keypad part 18a is connected with cell phone parts 20, and by the estable telescopic relation keypad part 18b is connected with keypad part 18a.According to various embodiment, the present invention has also thought over the situation of other multi-sectioned keypads of keypad 18 beyond comprising two sections, wherein connects each section keypad by above-mentioned any means.For example, Wrist communication device 5 can include only a keypad part, and described keypad part is folded to connect or slides with described Wrist communication device 5 and links to each other.

Fig. 6 illustrates another embodiment with single keypad part 18a of the present invention.In this case, all buttons 42 all are arranged on the keypad part 18a.Though button is closer proximity to each other, so more be difficult to handle, this configuration makes the profile of Wrist communication device 5 can be smaller and more exquisite than the profile of the Wrist communication device with two or more keypads parts.Equally, for the ease of operation, receiver 12 is removably mounted on the keypad part 18a.

Use multi-sectioned keypad, the advantage of for example above-mentioned Fig. 5 (b) and keypad (c) is can be at the overall dimensions that does not increase communication equipment and can not cause being not easy to the user and described communication equipment is worn under the situation of its wrist, make the press button gap on the keypad bigger, perhaps make button size bigger.In applicant's copending application, describe other configuration of multi-sectioned keypad in the sequence number 09/330728 in detail, and the detailed explanation of the advantage of bringing by described each other configuration, described patent application is contained in this as reference integral body.

Usually, the size of described keypad when using multi-sectioned keypad to reduce to close, thus make the keypad interference user or the possibility that is damaged is reduced to minimum.In addition, multi-sectioned keypad is hidden the keypad button and is protected the keypad button to avoid the influence of water, dust etc.In a preferred embodiment, the button on each section keypad is arranged to when part 18a is closed on the part 18b, arranges that button thereon can not be in contact with one another.This embodiment has reduced when closing, the combination thickness of

part

18a and 18b, thus make Wrist communication device 5 can not seem too heavy in user's wrist, and reduce wearing and tearing to button, because when communication equipment is in closed condition, button can not be pressed.

According to another embodiment, multi-sectioned keypad 18 is arranged to the membrane type keypad.In the present embodiment, push-button unit adopts the touch actuation switch that is formed at diaphragm.The structure of membrane type keypad and be operating as people and know, and in for example U.S. Patent No. 3987259 or patent No.4489302, be illustrated, described patent is contained in this as a reference.In brief, the distance that some electrode each intervals are certain is overlapped.When pressing any one push-button unit, some electrodes form the electrical connection that can produce the signal of pointing out that the specific keys unit has been pressed.According to one embodiment of present invention, this membrane type keypad is by flexible material, and for example plastics are made.

As previously mentioned, according to one embodiment of present invention, Wrist communication device 5 also is configured to have the wireless connections between receiver 12 and the cell phone parts 20.For example, Fig. 7 (a) and (b) and (c) illustrate another embodiment that receiver 12 has the antenna 25 that estable stretches out.Fig. 7 (a) expression for example when the user does not use Wrist communication device, is removably mounted on the receiver 12 on the Wrist communication device 5.The width of the width of receiver 12 and wrist strap 10 is basic identical.

Fig. 7 (b) is illustrated in the receiver of pulling down from communication equipment under the closed condition 12.Fig. 7 (c) expression is in the receiver 12 of open mode.Under open mode,

parts

12a and 12b move relative to each other, and the antenna 25 of estable extension is stretched out, so that receive and the emission external communication signals.As previously mentioned,, receiver 12 is connected with Wrist communication device 5 leads if antenna 25 is configured to receive external communication signals, so as between them transmission signals.

Fig. 8 (a) and (b) and (c) illustrate another embodiment that receiver 12 has the antenna 25 that estable extends.Fig. 8 (a) expression for example when the user does not use Wrist communication device, is removably mounted on the receiver 12 on the Wrist communication device 5.In this case, in order to hold radome 12c, the width of receiver 12 is a bit larger tham the width of wrist strap 10.Fig. 8 (b) is illustrated under the closed condition, the receiver of pulling down from communication equipment 12.Receiver 12 under Fig. 8 (c) expression open mode.Under open mode, the antenna 25 that estable stretches out extends to antenna element 25b and 25c, so that improve the reception and the emission of signal of communication.Certainly, antenna 25 can be attached on receiver part 12a or the 12b, and can extend along any direction according to the configuration of receiver.

In Fig. 9 (a)-(e), also can adopt the configuration of the receiver 12 among Fig. 8 (a)-(c) in the embodiments of the invention of graphic extension.Fig. 9 (a) expression has the Wrist communication device 5 of keypad part 18a and 18b.Keypad part 18a intussusception above display 22 stretches out.Keypad part 18b couples by hinge and keypad 18a.Receiver 12 is removably mounted on the keypad 18b.Complete display 22 on the Wrist communication device 5 makes the user can check information such as calling out the opposing party's telephone number, internet data.

Fig. 9 (b) illustrates the receiver 12a that pulls down from keypad part 18b.Also represented to be configured to the keypad part 18a that above display 22, slides by

closed slide

34a and 34b in addition.As shown in the figure, the width of keypad part 18a and cell phone parts 20 is inequality.Thereby a part of cell phone parts 20, promptly display 22 keeps exposing state.When keypad part 18a did not have intussusception to stretch out, the width of cell phone parts 20 kept exposing state corresponding to the part of the width of the radome 12c of receiver 12.When receiver 12 was put into wrist strap 10, radome 12c put into the space that is not occupied by keypad 18a, thereby made Wrist communication device 5 can have smaller and more exquisite profile.

Fig. 9 (c) has represented to be folded on the keypad part 18a, so that the size of Wrist communication device 5 is reduced to minimum keypad part 18b.Fig. 9 (d) and (e) also represented to be in respectively close with open mode under receiver.In Fig. 9 (e), receiver 12 is represented as to have and is in the antenna 25 that the estable under the state of stretching out stretches out.Notice that radome 12c can be positioned at the optional position on the receiver 12, and can be configured to closely cooperate by the zone that is not occupied on friction and the wrist strap 10 by the Auxiliary Functioning Unit of Wrist communication device 5.

Illustrate another embodiment of the present invention among Figure 10 (a)-10 (e).Figure 10 (a) has represented to be in the Wrist communication device 5 of closed condition.The very little receiver 12 of Figure 10 (a) expression size.Receiver 12 is installed near the wiring duct box 38.In the embodiment shown, receiver 12 and wiring duct box 38 all are arranged near the cell phone parts 20, but scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.Figure 10 has also represented to be configured in similarly the microphone 16 on the wrist strap 10.In the present embodiment, microphone 16 is disposed on the wrist strap 10 side opposite with cell phone parts 20, but also can consider other position.

The receiver 12 that Figure 10 (b) expression is taken off from wrist strap 10 when the user uses Wrist communication device.Receiver 12 comprises loud speaker 14, and is configured to be clamped between user's the finger, for example between user's opposing thumb and forefinger.Receiver 12 links to each other with cell phone parts 20 by lead 30, and lead 30 is preferably withdrawn in the wiring duct box 38.As previously mentioned, lead 30 is configured to transmit the signal of communication between receiver 12 and the cell phone parts 20.

In order to use Wrist communication device, the user takes off receiver 12 10 times from wrist strap, and receiver 12 is clamped between his finger, promptly utilizes the same hand of wearing Wrist communication device 5.The user lifts receiver 12 to its ear subsequently, thereby the user can answer by loud speaker 14.Thereby, lead 30 long enoughs, the wiring duct box 38 that is enough on the user's wrist arrives users' finger tip, and should be long enough to adapt to the hands of various different sizes.In the time of near receiver 12 is positioned at user's ear, the user is put his wrist in position subsequently, so that the microphone 16 on the wrist strap 10 is positioned at user's mouth.

Figure 10 (c)-10 (e) illustrates keypad 18 and display 22 is how to be configured on the wrist strap 10.For example, according to one embodiment of the present of invention, Figure 10 (c) shows that keypad 18 comprises two sections keypad 18a and the 18b that is separated by hinge 23.With the same in the previous embodiment, it is rotating that keypad 18 is configured to keypad part 18b, and can form the straight keypad for user's operation.

Figure 10 (d) expression is in closed condition, still the keypad 18 that launches from cell phone parts 20 intussusceptions.As previously mentioned, keypad 18 launches along the closed slide 28a and the 28b intussusception that are arranged on the cell phone parts 20.When launching keypad 18, the user can see display 22.At last, Figure 10 (e) has represented to be in the cell phone parts 20 of the state of opening fully, thereby keypad part 18a is launched by intussusception, makes it possible to see display 22, and keypad 18b is rotated around hinge 23, thereby forms straight keypad.

Figure 11 (a) and (b) illustrate another embodiment of the present invention, described embodiment has made up some features of embodiment shown in Fig. 1 and 10.For example, Figure 11 (a) and (b) illustrate and Fig. 1-10 shown in the essentially identical receiver 12 of receiver size.Loud speaker 14 is positioned at an end of receiver 12.The user takes off receiver 12 according to foregoing mode from wrist strap 10, so that make loud speaker 14 near its ear.In addition, Figure 11 (a) has represented to be positioned at the microphone 16 on the wrist strap 10, and described in this case microphone 16 is adjacent with cell phone parts 20.As described in conjunction with Figure 10 (a)-(e), in the time of near receiver 12 is positioned at its ear, the user is put its wrist in position subsequently, so that microphone 16 is positioned at its mouth.

According to other embodiments of the invention, can also dispose Wrist communication device by alternate manner, so that the thickness of Wrist communication device is reduced to minimum.For example, Figure 12 (a)-12 (e) illustrates another embodiment, wherein along the side of keypad part 18 receiver 12 is installed removably.Because receiver 12 is not mounted on the keypad 18, therefore to compare with other embodiment, Wrist communication device 5 has smaller and more exquisite profile.

Figure 12 (a) has represented near the receiver 12 that is installed in the keypad 18 on the wrist 10.Receiver 12 is by closed slide 40a and 40b fix in position.Figure 12 (b) illustrates relative wrist strap 10 and slides, so that the receiver of being held by the user 12 in use.According to one embodiment of present invention, receiver 12 is communicated by letter with Wrist communication device 5 as previously mentioned.Figure 12 (d) has represented to be in the receiver that just skids off its installation site on wrist strap 10 12 of primary importance.Receiver 12 after Figure 12 (e) has represented to rotate is so that demonstrate loud speaker 14.Receiver 12 preferably is configured to be installed on the wrist strap 10, makes the wrist of loud speaker 14 in the face of the user, thereby the protection loud speaker is avoided the influence of water, dust etc., but the present invention is not limited thereto.

On the other hand, Figure 12 (c) has represented the receiver 12 that intussusception launches.In the present embodiment, receiver 12 is made up of four estable deploying portion that are denoted as 14a-14d, but the present invention also can consider to adopt the part of arbitrary number.In this case, receiver part 12a comprises loud speaker 14, and receiver part 14d comprises microphone.As previously mentioned, the deployable property of receiver 12 makes when being installed on the wrist strap 10 when closed receiver 12 and with it, the space that receiver 12 occupies can be less, when being in open mode, can be arranged to more conform with the configuration that operation requires to the loud speaker 14 of microphone 16 simultaneously.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, Wrist communication device 5 also comprises the wrist-watch that is independent of 20 work of cell phone parts.For example, Figure 13 illustrates the Wrist communication device 5 that comprises the wrist-watch 50 that is installed on the wrist strap 10.Obviously, can use any means that wrist-watch 30 is fixed on the wrist strap 10.For example, wrist-watch 30 can be installed on its shell, perhaps can form with its shell is whole, and described shell can be connected with wrist strap 10 by hinge etc. again.Wrist communication device 5 can be configured to make wrist-watch 50 to be positioned at the arbitrary portion of wrist strap 10, for example when being worn by the user, with respect to the various piece or the display 22 of keypad 18, is positioned at an opposite side of user's wrist.

Referring to Figure 13, Wrist communication device can comprise the receiver of operating according to the mode of previous embodiment explanation 12.In other words, receiver preferably can take off from wrist 10, so that using operating process to be held by the user.Figure 13 has also represented additional loudspeaker 52 and microphone 54.Can several modes adopt additional loudspeaker 52 and microphone 54.

For example, according to one embodiment of present invention, additional loudspeaker can be used as loudspeaker, thereby the user needn't be placed on Wrist communication device 5 his speech that can hear calling the opposing party in one's ear.Advantageously, the user can enable " hands-free " pattern, thereby the user can carry out other task, when for example driving, handles Wrist communication device 5.In this case, receiver 12 still is installed on the wrist strap 10, and microphone 54 receives user's speech, and in the mode that can hear the speech of calling out the opposing party is passed to the user by loud speaker 52.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when receiver 12 damages or loses, can use loud speaker 52 and microphone 54 to carry out work.Like this, can take off Wrist communication device 5, and make it near fix in position (that is, loud speaker 52 is fixed on the user's ear, and makes microphone 54 be fixed on the user mouth) as ordinary telephone set from user's wrist.

Each Wrist communication device shown in the aforementioned figures all allows to use Wrist communication device 5 with unique and improved mode.For example, the embodiment among Fig. 3 (a) (this is one of them) illustrates when the calling of receiving from the opposing party, and how the user uses Wrist communication device 5.When receiving calling, the user takes off receiver 12 from Wrist communication device 5, replys this calling.According to each embodiment of the present invention, the present invention makes the user can take off receiver fast and it is talked, and does not require that the user at first opens any button on keypad 18 or the manipulation keypad 18.Certainly, in display 22 was configured to show among the embodiment of caller ID, if desired, the user can at first open keypad 18, so that check display 22, takes off receiver subsequently and replys this calling.

On the other hand, Fig. 4 (a) and (b) (this is one of them) illustrate according to one embodiment of present invention, when the user wishes to send when calling out, how the user uses Wrist communication device 5.Specifically, Fig. 4 (a) and (b) graphic extension receiver 12 be removably mounted on the keypad 18, and keypad 18 is connected with wrist strap 10 by hinge 21.In this manner, when the user sent calling, the user opened keypad 18, exposes button 42 and display 22.Still be installed at receiver 12 under the situation on the keypad 18 of Wrist communication device 5 and finish this step.Except when the user stablizes outside the keypad when pushing button, in this step, make receiver 12 keep installment states can avoid requiring the user when dialing, receiver to be held in the his or her hand.Only be pressed at button, and call out be issued after, the user just takes off receiver and begins speech.Certainly, receiver 12 is removably mounted on the Wrist communication device, thereby if the user wishes to take off receiver before the operation keypad, the user also can carry out like this.

One of advantage of Wrist communication device of the present invention is to compare with the Wrist communication device of prior art, uses more convenient.This is because dismountable receiver allows the user that receiver 12 is fixed on position more comfortable concerning him or she.On the contrary, the loud speaker that the having of prior art is positioned at the fixed position and the Wrist communication device of microphone force each user to adopt identical hand attitude, and described hand attitude may not make all users feel comfortably cool.Shown in several embodiment, receiver 12 has the profile that makes the user feel comfortably cool.

Another advantage of the present invention is in several embodiment, and if desired, the user can needn't forward the another hand to from the following receiver 12 of situation that its wrist is taken off communication equipment.Similarly, in several embodiment, the user can give another people who wishes with the calling party speech telephone set equally under the situation that needn't take off communication equipment from its wrist.

Another embodiment of the present invention adopts from the outward extending antenna of user's wrist.For example, being installed in the problem that the communication equipment of wrist usually exists is antenna next-door neighbour user's health.Antenna next-door neighbour user's health can reduce the quality of signals that antenna transmits and receives.When wearing the communication equipment that is installed in wrist, because the cause of the small and exquisite profile of this communication equipment, its antenna is usually very near user's health.

Figure 15 (a)-15 (e) illustrates one embodiment of the present of invention, wherein in order to improve the quality of signals that is transmitted and received by antenna, makes antenna protruding from user's wrist.Wrist communication device 5 under Figure 15 (a) expression closed condition, wherein receiver 12 is removably mounted on the wrist strap 10, but scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.For example, in other wrist telephone communication set, also can adopt the antenna system of graphic extension among Figure 15 (a)-15 (e).Notice that the wrist strap 10 of communication equipment 5 can be made by various materials, for example plastics, leather and metal.According to one embodiment of present invention, the bonnet of receiver 12 is by making with the wrist strap identical materials, and when being in closed condition with the described bonnet of box lunch, whole communication equipment 5 looks like a complete unified structure.

Figure 15 (b) graphic extension is in the Wrist communication device 5 of the state of partially opening.In this case, keypad part 18b rotates around hinge 21.Receiver 12 is configured to be installed on the keypad part 18b, for example by frictional fit.The width of keypad part 18a is less than the integral width of communication equipment 5, so that be provided for the space of antenna system 58.According to one embodiment of present invention, antenna system 58 comprises and being arranged near the keypad 18a, and preferably adjoins the antenna 56 of keypad 18a.Under the closed condition, the height of antenna 56 height best and keypad part 18b is basic identical.

Antenna system 60 comprises hinge or pivot parts 62, so that can open antenna 58 along the direction away from the horizontal plane of Wrist communication device.According to one embodiment of present invention, pivot parts 62 comprise spheric pivot 65 (Figure 15 (g)), and spheric pivot 64 makes it possible in the space above the Wrist communication device horizontal plane along any direction rotary antenna 58, so that obtain best reception.

Figure 15 (c) illustrates the antenna 58 that is in retracted state.As shown in the figure, antenna 58 is protruding from the horizontal plane of Wrist communication device.Note according to one embodiment of present invention, by inclined to one side actuation mechanism, biasing spring for example, make antenna 58 remain in closing state, thereby when taking off keypad part 18b from keypad 18a, actuation mechanism is discharged into the desired position to antenna 58 partially, and does not need the user to finish described work.

Figure 15 (d) illustrates antenna system 60 according to another embodiment of the present invention.As shown in the figure, extended antenna 66 can stretch out by intussusception from antenna 58.According to one embodiment of present invention, extended extended antenna 66 is so that obtain better reception.In addition, pivot or hinge parts 70 allow extended antenna 66 to rotate around antenna 58.

According to still another embodiment of the invention, extended antenna 66 and antenna 58 are configured to the independent diversity antenna that plays a part.The operation of diversity antenna is well-known, and has described the operation of diversity antenna in the United States Patent (USP) 5564082 that for example on October 8th, 1996 issued, and described patent is contained in this as a reference.Thereby when extended antenna 66 rotated around antenna 58, these two antennas separated substantially and are separate.If utilize, for example the quadrature independent signal drives this two antennas, and then angular arrangement (angular arrangement) provides polarization diversity.Improved with respect to the layout of the extended antenna 66 of antenna 58 and to have transmitted and received effect, and with the location independent of Wrist communication device 5.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, antenna 58 or one of 66 can be used for transmitting, and another antenna is used to received signal.

Figure 15 (d) and 16 (a) illustrate the illustration position of extended antenna 66, and Figure 16 (b) illustrates the antenna system 60 that comprises antenna 58 and 66, and described antenna 58 all is connected with Wrist communication device 5 at their end with 66.Antenna 58 and 66 all can be protruding from the horizontal plane of communication equipment 5.

Figure 17 (a) and 17 (b) illustrate another embodiment of antenna system 60 in accordance with the principles of the present invention.Antenna system 60 comprises the antenna 74 and 76 attached to the keyboard region outside of communication equipment 5.By pivot parts 80, antenna 74 and 76 all can be protruding from communication equipment 5.Antenna 74 and 76 can be the part of an antenna, two stand-alone antennas that illustrate with reference to the diversity antenna structure above perhaps can plaing a part.

On the other hand, Figure 17 (b) illustrates by pivot parts 82, from communication equipment 5 outwardly directed antennas 78.Figure 18 (a) and 18 (b) illustrate another embodiment of the present invention, and wherein when receiver was in closed condition, receiver 12 hid antenna 78 fully.

At last, Figure 19 (a) and 19 (b) graphic extension another embodiment of the present invention are wherein arranged a underlying antenna 58 on bottom section 84.

In the use, antenna system 60 provides a kind of like this structure, and wherein the antenna of Wrist communication device 5 is protruding away from user's body, is convenient to improve the ability that transmits and receives.In addition, the position of antenna system be preferably in pocket keyboard structure near, and earphone structure provides friendly interface system to the user, wherein LCD display, keyboard member, receiver and antenna are approaching each other, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to Figure 21 and 22, represented to comprise the equipment 100 of the shell that is hoop cover 102 forms among the figure, described hoop cover 102 has two C shape part 102a and 102b.The end of described

C shape part

102a and 102b is by a pair of hinge 103 permanent engagement, thereby between closure state when wearing described hoop cover in user's wrist 105 and the open mode when taking off described hoop cover from user's wrist, described

C shape part

102a and 102b be pivoted toward each other.The other end of described

C shape part

102a and 102b is by the fastening parts interlocking of known type, for example have and on inboard butt end 102c, form, be used for being bonded on the fastening parts of the hook 104 of the corresponding recesses (not shown) that the butt joint butt end of C shape part 102a forms.Be appreciated that to provide and be convenient to the suitable device that the user unties hook 104.

What will recognize in addition is that other any coupling mechanism all is used in to provide between

C shape part

102a and 102b and on the one hand prevents to be untied by accident, is easy to the mechanical engagement of being untied by the user on the other hand again.For example, can use magnetic fastening parts.

As shown in Figure 21, hoop cover 102 is obvolvent user's wrist 105 by this way, and promptly except battery, all primary clusterings of traditional cellular phone parts all are disposed in a side 105a of wrist 105, for example palm one side.Thereby the arranged outside at C shape part 102a has user-friendly traditional keypad 106.But be noted that keypad 6 needn't be arranged in the outside of C shape part 102a as shown in Figure 21 like that, on the contrary also can be according to various configuration, for example those configurations described in Figure 26-28 (below will describe in detail) are arranged on the equipment 100.

The outside at C shape part 102a also is furnished with LCD 107.Usually, when slave unit 101 sends when calling out, display 107 can the current number of dialing of explicit user, and display 107 can also show the number (if the owner of described remote phone machine has ratified this option) of the remote phone machine that sends incoming call.

What connect with the C shape part 102a of hoop cover 102 is to be usually located at 108 the telescopic cover plate of being opened by two flaps 109 and 110 triggerings that form.Flap 110 is recessed, and is a bit larger tham flap 109, so that in a usual manner flap 109 is placed in wherein.For this reason, flap 110 built-in a pair of opposite side along flap 110 extend, and are used for the closed slide that spacing is arranged of support chain carrier bar 109.This telescopic structure is well-known, does not therefore specify.Here, flap 109 is suitable for moving between folded state (Figure 22) when it is partly inserted in the flap 110 and the extraction state (Figure 21) when it stretches out from flap 110 fully.One end, 112 shapes of flap 109 are had a certain degree, and when being in the folded state of flap 109, stretch out from flap 110, as shown in figure 22.End at flap 110, utilize a pair of hinge 111 that flap 110 is linked to each other with C shape part 102a, so that can be with respect to C shape part 102a, rotating hinge carrier bar 110 between the opening of the flap shown in Figure 21, extraction state and closing when flap partly hides keypad 106, retracted mode.This partially retracted state representation is in Figure 22.For this reason, cover plate 108 can be formed by flexible material.One two sections magnetic fastening parts 113 are suitable for being arranged on C shape part 102a and the flap 110, so that cover plate 108 keeps closed condition.

Recognize that magnetic fastening parts 113 can be by other any suitable device, for example the spring parts substitute.Though specifically do not express, but it is to be noted that still display 107 or other suitable display can be positioned at arbitrary of flap 110.

Also disposed and the display 107 opposite conventional antennas 114 that are installed on the part 22a, antenna 114 can be a collapsible antenna.The mode that antenna 114 can pass supporting part is bearing in arbitrary end of arbitrary part of hoop cover 102, thereby the axle of antenna 114 is parallel to user's arm.Also dispose conventional microphone 115 (formation mouthpiece) that is installed on the C shape part 102a and the loud speaker 116 (formation earpiece) that is positioned at the beveled end 112 of flap 109 in addition.

As shown in Figure 23 a, one of essential characteristic of the present invention provides mini vibrator 117, vibrator 117 has from C shape part 102a outstanding, and the response bell signal stimulates user's wrist, thus near not disturbing his/her reciprocating type tip 118 of the following call-in reporting of other people situation.A miniature discoid rubber sheet gasket 120 is fixed on the jag of tip 118, tip 118 links to each other with traditional cellular telephone ringer (not shown) by this way at its other end, make when described ringer is sent a telegram here startup, described ringer drives mini vibrator 117, causes the reciprocating motion of tip 118.Can disturb in other people public place at normal audible the tinkle of bells, can not start ring, utilize mini vibrator 117, still can be the call-in reporting user.Obviously said structure needs quite a spot of power, and when work, can not cause entire equipment 100 vibrations.

With reference now to Figure 23 b,, Figure 23 b illustrates another essential characteristic of the present invention.Battery 121 is processed to the part like hoop cover 102, and is processed to required size, so that pass in and out common hollow, and as among the C shape part 102b of battery support.For this reason, built-in a pair of week of hollow space 102b is along groove or guide rail, so that battery can slide into and skid off in a usual manner.Though specifically do not express, but the corresponding assembly of the phone parts in still being appreciated that battery 121 and being contained in C shape part 102a is electrically connected.For this reason, lead is arranged among C shape part 102a and the 102b rightly.

If desired, C shape part 102b can be bipartite structure, and described two parts are for example to be designed to hold betwixt the arch section of battery.Therefore described structure can be similar to the sort of structure of using in the tape that is used to insert and take out cassette, and described structure itself is known, except pointing out that it generally includes the spring mechanism by key actuation, does not need it is specifically described.

On the other hand, though specifically do not express, but battery 121 itself can be furnished with the fastening parts of known type, and when according to aforementioned manner with respect to C shape

part

102a and 102b fixedly the time, finish whole hoop cover shape, thereby play the part of hoop cover.This structure can be like this, C shape part 102b, i.e. and the whole wrist of C shape part 102b obvolvent that interrelates with battery, C shape part 102a promptly is connected on the C shape part 102b rightly with the C shape part 102a that the phone parts interrelate.Obviously, can adopt two or more batteries to replace aforesaid single battery with suitable circuit connector.For this reason, C shape part 102b can be made up of two sections that connect by hinge, short band (shortbelt) or the like or multistage, every section or have the battery that is positioned at wherein or itself be exactly battery.Under the situation of using short band, described short band should enough be lacked, so that do not occupy wearer's wrist of major part.It is to be noted the battery that can adopt any type especially.

Equipment 100 be designed to include the traditional cellular phone machine such as time, date, alarm clock, the cellular telephone of function dialing mode, the telephone directory automatically.In addition, be provided with when the flap 110 of cover plate turns to its open position, make equipment enter mode of operation automatically, and when flap 110 turns to its off-position, make equipment enter the sensing device of " shut " mode" automatically.All these functions itself are by known to the people, so needn't be specifically described.

The user wears cellular telephone 100 at its wrist 105, and when using cellular telephone 100, with the hand attitude of nature his hand is fixed on the face side, makes hoop cover 102 near its mouth.Thereby make microphone among the hoop cover part 102a near user's mouth, and user's finger tip is near his ear.Loud speaker in the extension flap 109 of cover plate is remained near the user's ear.Point into the cup-shaped filter out background noise but make, and be provided for improving the resonance exocoel of the tonequality of the sound that sends from loud speaker simultaneously.

Referring now to Figure 24 a, the 24b and the 24c that illustrate other three embodiment of the present invention,, described three embodiment are similar to the foregoing description, so those identical among all embodiment assemblies are by identical designated.Cellular telephone 200 and 300 differs from one another, and also is different from cellular telephone 100, and it is different slightly that their difference is that structure of cover plate is opened in triggering.As shown in Figure 24 a, cover plate 208 is made up of two flat boards 209 and 210 that connect by a pair of hinge 211 and 212 pivots, and wherein loud speaker is installed on dull and stereotyped 209.Easy to understand cover plate 208 is similar to accordion, is collapsible and extensible.On the flat board 209 inner surface 209a of the dull and stereotyped 210 inner surface 210a of butt joint, auxiliary two parts magnetic fastening parts are set in a conventional manner, specifically do not express among the figure.Obviously, this magnetic fastening parts can be replaced by other any device that is applicable to identical purpose.The cover plate 309 of cellular telephone 300 is one, and wherein last flat board 309 inserts in middle dull and stereotyped 310 slidably by three dull and stereotyped telescopic cover plates of forming, and flat board 310 can be according to being placed in reference to the described mode of figure 21-23 in dull and stereotyped 311.

Referring now to Figure 24 c,, cellular telephone 400 does not have cover plate at all, it is characterized in that flexible tubule 409, and flexible tubule 409 contains and the connector that is installed in the loud speaker 416 of its free end 409a.The other end of electrical connector links to each other with the audio output of cellular telephone.As shown in the figure, the free end 409a of tubule 409 is fixed on user's the forefinger 410 by ring 411 (formation fixtures).Thereby user's hand can freely be handled telephone set 400 basically.One end of a helical spring (not shown) is fixed on the C shape part 102a, and the other end is fixed on the free end 409a of tubule 409.When tubule 409 was pulled to the service position of the extension as shown in Figure 24 c, helical spring was resiliently biased, and when needing with box lunch, was convenient to by the helical spring automatic drawing back of tubule 409.

It should be noted that two C shapes parts of the hoop cover 102 among the above-mentioned optional preferred embodiment preferably all have the rough inner-surface of volt on user's wrist 105, move so that prevent to bind round the undesirable of cover 102.

Referring to Figure 25 a and 25b, the picture in picture explanation understands and to be similar to optional preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cellular telephone of cellular telephone 100 for example, and this cellular telephone also comprises the wrist-watch 130 that is installed on the C shape part 102b.For this reason, provide conventional unit bolt nut spare 132.For example, threaded shank 134 is outstanding from the bottom surface of wrist-watch 130, so that be inserted in the nut 136 that forms in C shape part 102b.Obviously, can use other any device of realizing identical purpose.For example, wrist-watch 130 can be installed on its shell, perhaps forms with its shell is whole, and described shell can connect with hoop cover 102 by hinge etc. again.It should be noted that this structure also can be such, promptly the same battery of cellular telephone 100 provides power to wrist-watch 130.

As previously mentioned, in configuration shown in Figure 21, keypad 106 need be disposed in the outside of C shape part 102a, but according to various configuration, keypad also can be arranged on the hoop cover part of cellular telephone 100.Figure 26-28 illustrates the various embodiment of employing multi-sectioned keypad 106 of the present invention.Has keypad more than one section by employing, when cellular telephone is not used, can make the size of keypad reduce to minimum, and be in when opening mode of operation when cellular telephone, can make the size of keypad increase to bigger wieldy size.

For example, Figure 26 (a) and 26 (b) illustrate the cellular telephone 100 that is arranged on two sections keypads 106 on the hoop cover part 102a that has of the present invention, but it is to be noted according to other embodiments of the invention, multi-sectioned keypad can be arranged on the C shape part 102b of cellular telephone 100, perhaps is arranged on other arbitrary portion of the cellular communication apparatus that is worn over wrist.It is to be noted that in addition multi-sectioned keypad 106 of the present invention can use together with the cellular communication apparatus that is worn over wrist arbitrarily, and do not consider the configuration of cell phone parts and battery supply on the cellular communication apparatus.

In the embodiment shown, keypad 106 is divided into two parts, i.e. part 106a and the 106b that interconnects by hinge 140.Part 106a directly is fixed on the part 102a of cellular telephone 100, and part 102b is configured to around hinge 140 with respect to part

106a pivoted.Part

106a and 106b have pressure-sensitive keys placed on it 142, and the user presses described pressure-sensitive keys 142, so that handle cellular telephone.Specifically, keypad 106 connects with the cell phone parts of cellular telephone 100, and corresponding to the button that the user presses, signal is sent to the cell phone parts.

Figure 26 (a) has represented to be in the cellular telephone 100 of the operable state of opening, and wherein the part 106b of keypad 106 is around hinge 140 pivoted, so that can use the button 142 of keypad 106.Keypad 106 is configured to preferably make that

part

106a and 106b form user-friendly straight substantially surface when part 102 is pivoted to open mode.According to well-known mode, for example the arrangement on the ordinary telephone set is arranged in button 142 on the keypad 106, and at interval enough distances, does not plan the possibility of the button pressed and reduces to minimum so that the user is not intended to press him.

In order to provide bigger spacing 142 of buttons, in Figure 106 (a) and 106 (b), cellular telephone 100 is represented as the miscellaneous function button 144 that has on keypad 106 sides along the edge placement of part 102a width.According to one embodiment of present invention, these buttons can make a call the user, end call, menu that operation display 107 shows or the like.

On the other hand; Figure 26 (b) has represented to be in the cellular telephone 100 of the not operable state of closing; wherein the keypad part 106b of keypad 106 rotates around hinge pivot; so that hide the button 142 of keypad 106, promptly prevent to be not intended to push button 142 or protection button 142 avoid the influence of dust, water etc.In the present embodiment, 106 needs of keypad are about half of requisite space under the open mode of graphic extension in Figure 26 (a).

Except reducing like that the size of keypad shown in Figure 26 (a) and 26 (b), the multi-segment structure of keypad 106 can also reduce the overall dimensions of cellular telephone 100.Usually, be designed to wear when the hoop of the cellular telephone of wrist puts when keypad is arranged in, the width of band and the width of keypad are basic identical.This guarantees that the edge of keypad does not stretch out the hoop cover, can not fray user's hand chamber, and reduces to damage owing to other surface of contact the possibility of keypad outer.But the hoop cover of broad has increased the size and the weight of cellular telephone, makes it too heavy.

The present invention makes the width of the width of hoop cover of the cellular telephone that wrist wears and keypad basic identical, and does not need to allow the people feel uncomfortable excessive hoop cover.Specifically, when keypad 106 was in closed condition, its width was halved, and reduced to the width of keypad part 106a.Thereby the respective width of the part 102a of cellular telephone 100 can be designed to the minimum widith of keypad part 106a, as long as the hoop cover is wide to being enough to support enough big battery supply.As previously mentioned, the part 102a of cellular telephone is designed to have with keypad 106 identical width can makes the aesthetic appeal of cellular telephone reach maximum, and make when the user wears the wrist cellular telephone, keypad 106 interference user wrist activity or keypad 106 impaired possibilities are reduced to minimum.

As previously mentioned, Figure 26 (b) has represented to be closed, and the cellular telephone 100 of hiding button 142.In a preferred embodiment, button 142 is arranged on keypad part 106a and the 106b, and in the time of consequently on keypad part 106a being closed into keypad part 106b, button 142 can not be in contact with one another.This embodiment has reduced the combination thickness of closed keypad part 106a of advancing and 106b, thereby makes cellular telephone 100 seem comparatively small and exquisite at user's wrist.In addition, because when cellular telephone was in closed condition, button 142 can not be pressed, wearing and tearing have therefore been limited to button 142.

For example, Figure 27 (a) and 27 (b) illustrate the layout of the button 142 that is positioned on keypad part 106a and the 106b, and described layout can prevent when cellular telephone is in closed condition, being in contact with one another of each keypad part button.Figure 27 (a) expression has the keypad part 106a that lays respectively at two row buttons 142 in the

zone

145 and 146, and described regional 145 and 146 zones, outer along keypad part 106a are provided with.In addition, represented to have the keypad part 106b of a row button 142 that is arranged in zone 147 among the figure, described regional 147 are positioned at the centre of keypad part 106b.Figure 27 (b) represents also that when closing

keypad part

106a and 106b zone 145,146 and 147 is not overlapping, thereby button is not in contact with one another.But it is to be noted that the zone shown in Figure 27 (a) and 27 (b) only is illustrative, the present invention can consider when cellular telephone is in closed condition, prevents any button configuration that button 142 is in contact with one another on keypad part 106a and the 106b.

Figure 28 (a)-28 (d) has represented to have other embodiment of the cellular telephone of multi-sectioned keypad 106.For example, Figure 28 (a) expression is divided into three sections keypad 106.Middle keypad part 106b links to each other with 106c with keypad part 106a in relative both sides by hinge 140.Among this embodiment, under the closed condition, keypad 106 required spaces only are about under the open mode 1/3rd of keypad 106 requisite spaces.Figure 28 (b) illustrate and Figure 28 (a) in the keypad of graphic extension identical, and be in the keypad of full open position, between each button 142, have sizable space.

Figure 28 (c) illustrates another embodiment that keypad 106 comprises three parts, and two keypads wherein partly have telescopic structure relative to each other.For example, keypad part 106a links to each other with keypad 106b by hinge 140.But the also built-in a pair of closed slide that spacing is arranged that extends along the opposite side of keypad part 106b of keypad part 106b is used to support keypad part 106c.Figure 28 (d) illustrates another embodiment that keypad 106 comprises three parts, and two keypads wherein partly have telescopic structure relative to each other.For example, the built-in two pairs of closed slides that spacing is arranged that extend along the opposite side of keypad part 106b of keypad part 106b are used to support keypad part 106a and 106c.As previously mentioned, each embodiment shown in Figure 26-28 provides multi-sectioned keypad 106, and described multi-sectioned keypad 106 has reduced the required space of keypad 106, and has improved the cellular telephone 100 that is worn over wrist.

Though only graphic representation and described some feature of the present invention here, but for a person skilled in the art, can produce many modifications, substitute, change or equivalent.So, be appreciated that additional claim intention covers all such modifications and the variation that falls in the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. a wrist that is fixed on wearer's wrist equipment of having a telephone installed, described equipment comprises:

Be configured to be fixed on the hoop cover on wearer's wrist, described hoop cover is configured to support cell phone parts that are placed in the shell and the battery supply that connects with described shell;

Be fixed on that described hoop puts and connect with described cell phone parts, so that provide the keypad of signal to described cell phone parts, described keypad has some adjustable parts.

2. according to the described equipment of claim 1, wherein said keypad comprises button.

3. according to the described equipment of claim 2, the described button that the described signal that wherein said keypad provides is pressed corresponding to described wearer.

4. according to the described equipment of claim 1, wherein said keypad comprises two parts.

5. according to the described equipment of claim 4, wherein said keypad also comprises:

Be fixed on the first on the described cuff; With

Can pivotally be connected second portion in the described first by hinge.

6. according to the described equipment of claim 5, wherein said second portion can pivotally be connected in the described first, thereby when described second portion being pivoted to closed condition, hide the described button on described first and second parts with respect to described first.

7. according to the described equipment of claim 5, wherein said second portion can pivotally be connected in the described first, thereby when with respect to described first described second portion being pivoted to open mode, forms straight keypad.

8. according to the described equipment of claim 5, the described first of wherein said keypad has a plurality of buttons at least one zone that is arranged in described first, and the described second portion of described keypad has a plurality of buttons at least one zone that is arranged in described second portion.

9. according to the described equipment of claim 8, wherein when with respect to described first described second portion being pivoted to closed condition, described at least one zone of described first is described at least one zone of the described second portion of adjacency not.

10. according to the described equipment of claim 4, wherein said keypad also comprises:

Be connected in the first that described hoop puts; With

Intussusception is connected in the second portion of described first.

11. according to the described equipment of claim 1, wherein said keypad comprises three parts.

12. according to the described equipment of claim 10, wherein said keypad also comprises:

Be connected in the first that described hoop puts; With

Be connected in second and third part in the described first.

13. according to the described equipment of claim 12, wherein said second and third part in described at least one part pivotally be connected in the described first.

14. according to the described equipment of claim 12, wherein said second and third part in described at least one part intussusception be connected in the described first.

15. according to the described equipment of claim 5, the width of wherein said hoop cover equals to be connected in the width of the described first that described hoop puts substantially.

16. the communication equipment that wrist is installed comprises:

Be configured to transmit and receive the cell phone parts of signal of communication;

Be connected on the described communication equipment, so that transmit and receive the antenna system of signal, described antenna system also comprises can be along at least one antenna that extends away from the direction of the horizontal plane of described communication equipment.

17., also comprise the end and the hinged linkage of described communication equipment that make described antenna according to the described equipment of claim 16.

18., also comprise the hinge mechanism that the end that makes described antenna connects with described communication equipment pivot according to the described equipment of claim 16.

19. according to the described equipment of claim 16, wherein said communication equipment also comprises the keypad that connects with described cell phone parts.

20. according to the described equipment of claim 19, wherein said antenna is disposed in the position of described keypad.

21. according to the described equipment of claim 16, wherein in off position down, (releasably) described antenna of setovering liftedly.

22. according to the described equipment of claim 16, wherein under its open mode, described antenna is extensible.

23., also comprise the telescopic antenna that is configured to around described first antenna rotation according to the described equipment of claim 22.

24., at least also comprise being configured to be independent of second antenna that described first antenna works independently according to the described equipment of claim 16.

25. according to the described equipment of claim 24, wherein said first and second antennas play diversity antenna.

26. according to the described equipment of claim 24, an end of wherein said first antenna connects with described communication equipment, and the other end of described first antenna connects an end of described second antenna rotationally.

27. according to the described equipment of claim 24, an end of wherein said first and second antennas connects described communication equipment rotationally, consequently described first and second antennas are adjustable, so that relative to each other shape at an angle.

28. the communication equipment that wrist is installed comprises:

Be connected on the described parts, so that the keypad of signal is provided to described parts; With

Be removably mounted on the receiver on the described equipment, described receiver comprises microphone and loud speaker.

29. according to the described equipment of claim 28, wherein said receiver is connected with described cell phone parts lead.

30. according to the described equipment of claim 28, wherein said receiver also comprises the wireless connections with described cell phone parts.

31. according to the described equipment of claim 28, wherein said receiver comprises more than one part, so that is extensible.

32. according to the described equipment of claim 31, wherein by launch described receiver by hinge, described more than one receiver partly is extensible.

33. according to the described equipment of claim 31, wherein said more than one receiver partly is configured to intussusception and extends, thereby by the described various piece of relative to each other sliding, described various piece is extensible.

34. according to the described equipment of claim 28, wherein said receiver also comprises the antenna that estable extends.

35. according to the described equipment of claim 28, wherein said Wrist communication device also comprises display.

36. according to the described equipment of claim 28, wherein said Wrist communication device also comprises wrist-watch.

37. according to the described equipment of claim 28, wherein said keypad is positioned on the described cell phone parts.

38. according to the described equipment of claim 28, wherein said keypad comprises that at least one has the keypad part of button.

39. according to the described equipment of claim 38, wherein first keypad partly is connected on the described cell phone parts, second keypad part is pivotally connected in the described first by hinge.

40. according to the described equipment of claim 39, wherein said second keypad part pivotally is connected on described first keypad part, so that when with respect to described first keypad part when pivot partly turns to closed condition to described second keypad, the described button of hiding first and second keypads on partly.

41. according to the described equipment of claim 39, wherein said second keypad part pivotally is connected on described first keypad part, so that when with respect to described first keypad partly when pivot partly turns to open mode to described second keypad, form straight keypad.

42. according to the described equipment of claim 40, wherein said first keypad partly has a plurality of buttons at least one zone that is arranged in described first keypad part, and described second keypad partly has a plurality of buttons at least one zone that is arranged in described second keypad part.

43. according to the described equipment of claim 42, wherein when with respect to described first keypad part when pivot partly turns to closed condition to described second keypad, contiguous not described second keypad described at least one zone partly, described at least one zone of described first keypad part.

44. according to the described equipment of claim 28, wherein said keypad part comprises that also the first that is connected on the described equipment and telescopically are connected the second portion in the described first.