EP1123615A1 - Appareil de communication et/ou d'enregistrement d'image portatif - Google Patents

Appareil de communication et/ou d'enregistrement d'image portatif

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EP1123615A1
EP1123615A1 EP99960793A EP99960793A EP1123615A1 EP 1123615 A1 EP1123615 A1 EP 1123615A1 EP 99960793 A EP99960793 A EP 99960793A EP 99960793 A EP99960793 A EP 99960793A EP 1123615 A1 EP1123615 A1 EP 1123615A1
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screen
user
engagement opening
hand
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Boris Wildermann
Pierre-Marcel Karge
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0279—Improving the user comfort or ergonomics
    • H04M1/0281—Improving the user comfort or ergonomics for providing single handed use or left/right hand conversion
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/14—Systems for two-way working
    • H04N7/141—Systems for two-way working between two video terminals, e.g. videophone
    • H04N7/142—Constructional details of the terminal equipment, e.g. arrangements of the camera and the display
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H2223/00—Casings
    • H01H2223/04—Casings portable; hand held

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  • the invention relates to a portable communication and / or image recording device with a housing, the housing having a front and a back and the device essentially with one hand
  • the GPS Global Positioning System
  • the UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunication System
  • the OMS Open Management System
  • GSM Global System for Mobile communications
  • AMPS Packet Access System
  • PDC Packet Control System
  • the GPS is a navigation system based on satellites, which guarantees worldwide coverage regardless of the weather.
  • the current position is determined from the signals from several satellites by appropriate measurement of the signals.
  • a corresponding GPS receiver can calculate its own position using satellite signals with a theoretical accuracy of approx. 20 m.
  • Application examples for the GPS can be found, for example, in telematics (for checking or route planning in the auto industry) or in outdoor sports.
  • the UMTS is a mobile communication and information system that enables the user to make wireless, high-quality connections to existing networks, such as the cellular GSM network for cell phones or multimedia services that are not yet defined.
  • the UMTS is a mobile communication and information system that enables the user to make wireless, high-quality connections to existing networks, such as the cellular GSM network for cell phones or multimedia services that are not yet defined.
  • the OMS is a communication and information system based on UMTS, GPS and / or GSM, AMPS, PDC technology.
  • commissioning an OMS device the user is dialed into the operating system of the local OMS base and thus has access to information and services from various areas.
  • the closest OMS station is located by the position coordinate (which is calculated by GPS). Due to the subdivision of the OMS into the areas "Travel", "Home” and "Business", this is an especially important aspect for the travel sector.
  • the commonality of the three areas lies in the server structure that is defined in the service platform.
  • the service platform of the OMS administrative body, provides all information and communication services for a specific local area. For example, service or information services such as cultural information or the weather are possible.
  • Contain segments such as video camera elements.
  • a pager is primarily designed as a receiving device, has a display and can in particular receive corresponding messages or information.
  • cell phones some with already installed screens, that is to say also cell phones that are designed as umbrella telephones.
  • the user can communicate with other subscribers independently of a fixed network access communicate.
  • organizers which mostly have a "touch screen” and serve as address, appointment and note storage. Such organizers mostly have a corresponding interface to enable communication with other computers.
  • combination sets are offered in the trade, which contain an organizer on the one hand, and a cell phone on the other, so that the user is offered all the options.
  • organizers with an integrated cell phone the housing has a fold-out screen and an operating keyboard with corresponding function keys. When open, ie with the screen open, this device can be used as a kind of mini-laptop, and when closed, ie with the screen closed, the device can be used as a cell phone.
  • All of the aforementioned devices have the elements corresponding to the implementation of their technical functions, such as, for example, keyboards, color screens, antennas, energy stores, interface interfaces, corresponding electronic components, data stores, transmitters, microphones or loudspeakers or the like.
  • All of the portable communication and / or image recording devices known in the prior art have in common that they have a housing, the housing having a front side and a rear side and the device being essentially graspable, transportable and / or manageable with one hand of a user.
  • the user grips the corresponding device, namely the housing of the device, in particular the back of the device resting on the palm of the hand and the fingers of the user gripping the side walls of the device in order to ensure a secure support of the device in the palm of the hand .
  • the devices known in the prior art can be operated with one hand, but in some cases the corresponding device can also be gripped with the user's first hand and operated with the user's remaining second hand. This is dependent on the above written different devices, depending on the type and type of device used by the user differently.
  • the housing usually has a rectangular shape with a spatial depth that varies depending on the device type.
  • the devices described above are mostly elongated in accordance with the rectangular shape, and must or can usually only be operated with the help of both hands of the user, and because of the rectangular shape of the housing of the respective device, this is also difficult for the user to grasp or handle is.
  • the fingers of the corresponding hand of the user In order to prevent the device from falling down when it is in one hand of the user or from slipping out of the hand, the fingers of the corresponding hand of the user must encompass the housing of the device accordingly, the housing when the device is not parked must be kept for the duration of the transport.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of designing and developing the portable communication and / or image recording device of the type mentioned at the outset in such a way that its handling is simplified for the user.
  • the housing has at least one engagement opening for the engagement of at least one human finger.
  • the back of the device can now rest on the palm of the hand of a user and the user can advises to "fix” in the palm of the hand accordingly by inserting a finger into the provided opening on the housing. This ensures that the device is securely held in the palm of the hand, so that the "convulsive" outline known in the prior art - “of the housing and slipping out of the device from the palm of the hand can be avoided.
  • FIG. 1 shows the device according to the invention in a schematic representation from the front
  • FIG. 2 shows the device according to the invention from FIG. 1 in a schematic representation from behind
  • Fig. 3 shows the inventive device shown in Fig. 1 according to the arrow shown in Fig. 1 in a schematic representation of the
  • Page, 4 shows the device according to the invention, partly in section, in a schematic representation as it is held by the hand of a user,
  • FIG. 5 shows the device according to the invention in a schematic illustration, held by the hand of a user when the image recording part of the device is active
  • Fig. 6 shows the device according to the invention in a schematic representation from the side, as it can be used as a "free-standing device", and
  • FIG. 7 shows the device according to the invention from FIG. 1 in a schematic perspective illustration.
  • FIGS. 1 to 7 show a transportable communication and / or image recording device 1 with a housing 2.
  • the housing 2 has a front side 2a and a rear side 2b.
  • the device 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 7 can be gripped, transported and / or handled essentially with one hand of a user, which is indicated in FIGS. 4 and 5 and will be explained in more detail below.
  • the device 2 shown here can be a communication device (for example a cell phone or a receiving device) or an image recording device (for example a camera or video camera) or an organizer or the like, or a combination of all of the above, as will be explained in more detail below will be.
  • a communication device for example a cell phone or a receiving device
  • an image recording device for example a camera or video camera
  • an organizer or the like or a combination of all of the above, as will be explained in more detail below will be.
  • the housing 2 has at least one engagement opening 3 for the engagement of at least one human finger 4.
  • the user can "fix" the device 1 on the palm of his hand accordingly or hold the device 1 without slipping without slipping if he namely puts the finger 4, here the thumb 4a, into the corresponding engagement opening 3.
  • the engagement opening 3 for the corresponding finger 4 is only provided on the rear side 2b of the housing 2.
  • a plurality of engagement openings 3 for a plurality of fingers 4 can be provided on the back 2b or on a corresponding side wall of the device 1, if present.
  • only one engagement opening 3 is provided, which extends continuously from the rear 2b of the housing 2 to the front 2a of the housing 2.
  • the engagement opening 3 provided on the rear 2b can be clearly seen in FIG. 2, it also being apparent from FIG. 1 that this inlet opening 3 is designed as a through opening which extends to the front 2a of the housing 2.
  • the housing 2 is here vzw. made of plastic and can be formed in two parts.
  • the engagement opening 3 is designed for the engagement of a human thumb 4a.
  • a contact surface 5 for the thumb 4a is pressed against the engagement opening 3.
  • the bearing surface 5 is designed as the bottom of a recess 6 provided on the front side 2a. Since, due to the different thumb sizes of the different users, the area of the intervention opening 3 should be individually adapted for the corresponding user, a heat-sensitive plasma cushion, not shown here, in particular a silicone cushion or a lava gel cushion, is provided in the region of the intervention opening 3, so that the size of the intervention opening 3 can be individually adapted to the corresponding individual thumb circumference based on the body heat (thumb warmth) of the user.
  • the device 1 shown here in FIGS. 1 to 7 is designed as a multi-communication device and video camera or camera.
  • various technical African functions executable which will be explained in more detail below.
  • the device 1 shown here is designed as a communication device, namely as a cell phone.
  • a microphone 7 and a loudspeaker 8 are provided within the housing 2.
  • 3 shows namely the openings 7a for the
  • the device 1 can then be gripped with the corresponding hand position shown in FIG. 4 and can be opened with the openings 7a on the mouth and the openings 8a on the ear of the respective person Be brought to the user.
  • the device 1 is designed for reacting video recordings and / or photographs, that is to say as an image recording device.
  • a lens 9 is provided in the upper region of the side edge 2c.
  • the corresponding camera position or camera position for the device 1 can be seen in FIG. 5, which will be discussed in more detail below.
  • the microphone 7 is also suitable for sound recordings during video recordings.
  • the device 1 has a plurality of function keys, namely at least one on / off switch button 10 and a plurality of control buttons 11 on the front side 2a of the housing 1.
  • a further control element 12 which can be seen clearly in FIGS. 1 and 4, is provided. is designed as a kind of mouse ball, track ball or touch pad.
  • the arrangement of this control element 12 provided on the support surface 5 further simplifies the manageability of the device 1, since the thumb 4a, which, among other things, ensures the holding of the device 1 and is a component of the hand 13 shown in FIG. 4, at the same time can operate the control element 12 located on the support surface 5.
  • the device 1 has a screen 14.
  • the screen 14 is vzw. executed as a "touch screen” and can be 15 operated accordingly.
  • the contact pin 15 is - as can be seen from FIG. 1 - inserted at the rear edge of the screen 14 in a recess, not shown here.
  • the screen 14 is articulated on the housing 2.
  • the articulation of the screen 14 on the housing 2 is vzw. with the help of a ball joint 16, so that the screen 14 can be rotated or folded in its various functional positions in order to implement the individual functions of the communication and / or image recording device 1.
  • the screen is designed to be rotatable or foldable in the x, y and z directions shown in FIG. 3.
  • Fig. 5 shows that the screen 14 has been folded up and slightly rotated so that the function of the video camera in combination with the handle position shown here can be realized accordingly. That is, the user films the motifs with the lens 9 and sees the images on the front of the screen 14, the pivoting screen 14 vzw. is designed as a multi-color LCD screen.
  • Fig. 6 shows that the device 1 can also be used as a standing device, namely a fold-out holding element 17 is provided on the rear 2b.
  • the communication and / or image recording device 1 shown here is extremely easy to handle for the user, since the user's thumb 4a can reach through the engagement opening 3 and can be conveniently placed on the support surface 5 for contact with or Edition is coming.
  • the rear side 2b of the housing 2 has a holding area 2d for resting the fingers 4 of the hand 13 shown in FIG. 4, with the exception of the thumb 4a. It is particularly advantageous that the holding area 2d is designed in such a way that the fingers 4 come to rest accordingly, regardless of whether the device 1 is now gripped with the left hand or with the right hand of a user. In other words, the device 1 shown here can be used by hand, both on the right and on the left.
  • 3 makes it clear that the housing 2 has a corresponding volume for accommodating various technical components so that the corresponding technical functions of the device 1 can be implemented. 3 shows that the rear 2b of the device 1 is “humped” (with the exception of the part of the rear that forms the holding area 2d)
  • the housing 2 houses in particular batteries, data memories, transmitters and corresponding other electronic components. Furthermore, what is not shown here, a hardware interface connection is also provided, vzw. an infrared interface, so that the device 1 shown here with the appropriate hardware or one running on the hardware
  • the device 1 shown here is designed as a combination of a communication device, an image recording device and an "organizer” or “pager”, its functionality is combined with hooves of the GPS, UMTS, OMS, GSM, AMPS and / or PDC technology.
  • a camera axis 18 is provided on the upper edge of the screen 14, the antenna 19 also being arranged on the edge of the screen 14.
  • Appropriate loudspeakers 20 are provided on the edge of the screen 14 for transmitting acoustic signals to the user.
  • Device 1 can be carried and handled as easily as possible by the user, since the ergonomic shape of device 1 melts into a unit with the user's hand. This is achieved by the possibility of engagement of the thumb 4a through the engagement opening 3 and the holding area 2d on the back 2b of the housing 2 intended for the rest of the remaining fingers 4. Furthermore, the device 1 can be used as a cell phone, organizer, video camera or camera or digital travel companion and is particularly easy to transport for the user. It is conceivable that the device can offer game functions in particular as a pastime for the user when traveling.
  • One of the visually dominating elements is the screen 14, through which the corresponding functions of the device 1 can be implemented particularly easily with the aid of the contact pin 15, in particular possibly with the aid of the control element 12.
  • the device 1 in a total of 5 different
  • Positions is manageable.
  • the basic posture is basically reacted with the right hand of the user, the thumb 4a operating the control element 12.
  • the device 1 is easy to handle, grasp and transport.
  • the user can use his / her hand to touch the touch-sensitive screen 14 or other function keys, i.e. Control buttons 11, other technical functions react.
  • Controlling the functions of the device 1 by human language is also conceivable.
  • the positioning of the video camera is created by turning the right hand towards the hnks, the left hand adjusting the freely movable screen 14 accordingly in view, i.e. twisted or works accordingly.
  • Hand serves as a trigger for the video and photo camera, namely by pressing the control buttons 11. Furthermore, from the basic position of the device 1, the arm leads the device 1 to the ear and enables one-handed telephoning. A great advantage is that the device 1 can also be used in all functions with left-handed use, especially if, for example, a
  • the screen 14 changes the format, for example from a landscape format to a longitudinal format, by means of a corresponding software control.
  • the device 1 can also be used as a standing device with the aid of the fold-out holding element 17.
  • a device 1 which is easy to grasp, handle and transport for the user.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un appareil de communication et/ou d'enregistrement d'image (1) portatif comprenant un boîtier (2) qui présente une face avant (2a) et une face arrière (2b). Cet appareil (1) peut être saisi sensiblement d'une main par un utilisateur, il est portatif et/ou maniable. La maniabilité est améliorée du fait que le boîtier (2) présente au moins un orifice de préhension (3) permettant d'introduire au moins un doigt (4).
EP99960793A 1998-10-20 1999-10-18 Appareil de communication et/ou d'enregistrement d'image portatif Withdrawn EP1123615A1 (fr)

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