JP2001111669A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone set that a user can dial a specific telephone number in one hand without seeing a mobile phone and the user can dial the number without the need for notifying a power supply state of the portable telephone set. SOLUTION: The portable telephone set is provided with an exclusive use switch 11 that has a misoperation preventing mechanism and is available of blind-touch, a recording section 13 that records a telephone number, and a number read section 21 that reads the telephone number recorded in a recording section 13 when the exclusive use switch 11 is operated and that dials the read telephone number, and also a power supply operation section 23 that activates a power supply section 14 when the exclusive use switch 11 is operated and the power supply section 14 of the portable telephone set is deactivated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone for transmitting and receiving an analog signal or a digital signal for communication.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the penetration rate of portable telephones has been dramatically increased. Mobile phones include a numeric keypad, a calling key,
In addition to the power key and the power key, a key such as a redial key is provided. Because the importance of portability is important for mobile phones,
Because the weight is reduced, the outer shape of the key is inevitably smaller. In addition, with the recent trend of multifunctionalization, a plurality of functions are assigned to keys.

A conventional mobile phone is generally provided with a function such as a speed dial. The use rate of this function is high because it is troublesome for a caller to remember a telephone number and input a telephone number every time a call is made, and the number of small key operations is reduced as much as possible.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional portable telephone, even when the shortened dial is used, the conventional portable telephone has a problem that the portable telephone cannot be used.
Alternatively, since the call cannot be transmitted unless three or more keys are operated, the following problem occurs. First, when making a call, a plurality of button operations must be performed, and the operations must be performed while viewing the numeric keypad provided on the mobile phone. This is a problem that it is difficult for a person having the problem to use it, and it takes a certain amount of time to make a call when an emergency call is required due to an accident or the like. Second, the first
In addition to the problem described above, when the power of the main body is in the OFF state, it is impossible to make a call, and to make a call, an operation of making a call after turning on the power once is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and when a user makes a call to a specific telephone number, the call can be made with one hand and without looking at the mobile device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone that allows a user to make a call without having to be aware of the power supply state of the mobile phone when performing the operation.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a dedicated switch having an erroneous operation preventing mechanism and capable of performing a blind touch, a recording unit for recording a telephone number, and a switch for operating the dedicated switch. And a telephone number reading unit that reads out the telephone number recorded in the recording unit when the telephone number is read, and transmits the telephone number to the read telephone number. Further, the invention is characterized in that a power supply operation unit is provided for turning on the power supply unit when the power supply unit of the mobile phone is turned off when the dedicated switch is operated. Further, the present invention includes a display unit for displaying the operation content of the mobile phone, the number reading unit,
When the dedicated switch is operated to make a call, the fact is displayed on the display unit. Also,
The present invention includes a voice notification unit that notifies the content of operation of the mobile phone by voice, and the number reading unit, when the dedicated switch is operated to make a call, notifies the voice notification unit of the call. Features. Further, the invention is characterized in that it comprises a number registration updating unit for registering or updating the telephone number of the recording unit. Further, the present invention is characterized in that the power supply key and the numeric key are provided, and when both the power key and the numeric key are operated, the number reading unit determines that the dedicated switch is operated.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a portable telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The outline of the present embodiment is as follows. That is, in the present embodiment, a dedicated switch having an erroneous operation prevention mechanism and capable of blind touch, a number registration / update unit capable of registering / updating an arbitrary telephone number, and a power supply of the main unit are turned off.
A power operation unit for automatically turning on the power after the power is automatically turned on in the OFF state as well as the N state, and a display unit for notifying the user of the transmission operation by the dedicated switch. The mobile phone has a function of automatically transmitting a telephone number registered in advance by a number registration / update unit by one operation of the dedicated button. Here, the blind touch means that the user performs a key operation without looking at a key of the mobile phone.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1 includes a control unit 2 and a dedicated switch 1.
1, a display unit 12, a recording unit 13, and a power supply unit 14. The dedicated switch 11 has, for example, a larger outer shape than other keys, is provided at a position where it is easy to operate, and operates only when two actions, for example, a key press operation and a slide operation are performed, to prevent erroneous operations. Is what you do. Here, the slide operation refers to an operation of moving the dedicated switch 11 in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the key is pressed. Hereinafter, the operation of the dedicated switch 11 means that the operation of the above two actions is performed. When the exclusive switch 11 is operated, a call is made to the destination telephone number recorded in the recording unit 13 in advance. The dedicated switch 11 is preferably provided at a position completely different from other keys, for example, on a side surface of the mobile phone, so that the user can press the key without looking at the key position of the mobile phone. However, the present invention is not limited to this aspect.

The display unit 12 is an LCD (Liquid Crystal D)
It is provided with a display element such as isplay, displays characters and graphics, and displays the state of the mobile phone and the operation contents of the user to notify the user. Further, when the dedicated switch 11 is operated, the fact that the transmission is performed by operating the dedicated switch 11 is displayed. A speaker may be provided together with the display unit 12, and the user may be notified aurally by voice. The recording unit 13 records the telephone number of the destination. The telephone number of the destination is stored in advance by the number registration / update unit 22 described later by operating the mobile phone by the user. The power supply unit 14 responds to the operation of the power key by the user,
Turn the power ON or OFF. If the power supply is O
When the control signal is input from the control unit 2 in the FF state, the power is turned on.

The control section 2 comprises a number reading section 21, a number registration / update section 22, and a power operation section 23. When there is an input from the dedicated switch 11, the number reading unit 21 reads out the telephone number of the destination recorded in the recording unit 13, automatically performs a calling operation, and indicates that the call is made by the dedicated switch. The information is output to the unit 12 and visually or audibly notified to the user. The number registration / update unit 22 registers the telephone number of the call destination in the recording unit 13. If the destination telephone number has already been registered in the recording unit 13, the content is updated. The power supply operation unit 23 turns off the power supply unit 14 when the number reading unit 21 indicates that the dedicated switch 11 has been operated.
When in the state, the control signal is output and the power supply
Control to N state.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. First, an operation for registering a telephone number to be transmitted when the user operates the dedicated switch 11 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone when registering a telephone number to be transmitted when the user operates the dedicated switch 11. This processing is started, for example, by operating a “registration key” provided on the mobile phone. When the process is started, the registration number / update unit 22 outputs a signal to the display unit 12 for displaying a prompt for inputting a newly registered number or a telephone number to be updated. When this display is made and the operator operates the numeric keypad to input a newly registered number or a telephone number to be updated, the input content is input to the registration number / update unit 22 (step S10).

Next, the registration number / update unit 22 is connected to the display unit 12.
In response to this, a signal for displaying a message inquiring the user as to whether or not to register the telephone number input in step S10 is output, and a process of determining whether or not to register the input telephone number is performed ( Step S12). When the above display is made and the operator operates, for example, a “registration key” to perform no registration, the process returns to step S10.
On the other hand, when the user performs an operation of performing registration, the number registration / update unit 22 registers the telephone number input in step S10 (step S14), and writes the registered contents to the recording unit 13. (Step S1)
5). With the above processing, the user can use the dedicated switch 11
Is recorded in the recording unit 13.

Next, the operation when the user operates the dedicated switch 11 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation when the dedicated switch 11 of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention is operated. When the operator operates the dedicated switch 11, a signal indicating the operation is input to the number reading unit 21 (step S2).
0). When a signal indicating that the dedicated switch 11 has been operated is input, the number reading unit 21 outputs this signal to the power operation unit 2.
Output to 3. The power supply operation unit 23 determines whether or not the power supply unit 14 is in the ON state (Step S22). If the result of this determination is “NO”, that is, the power supply
If it is determined that the state is the F state, a control signal is output to the power supply unit 14 to turn on the power supply unit 14 (step S2).
4), proceed to step S26. The process of shifting from step S22 to step S24 is provided to perform a transmission operation when the dedicated switch 11 is operated even when the power supply unit 14 is in the OFF state.

On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S22 is "YES", the process proceeds to a step S26 without performing the process in the step S24. In step S26, it is determined whether a telephone number is registered in recording unit 13. When the telephone number is registered in the recording unit 13 (when the determination result is “YES”), the number reading unit 21 reads the telephone number (step S28), and the display unit 1
2 is displayed to indicate that the call originated due to the operation of the dedicated switch 11 (step S30).

In step S32, for example, a special notification sound is sounded, and the user is notified that the transmission is made by operating the dedicated switch 11. This step S
The process 32 is a process that is necessary when notifying that a call is made by operating the dedicated switch 11 when the user is visually impaired, for example, but can be omitted by the user setting. It may be. When the above process is completed, a process for making a call to the telephone number read from the recording unit 13 is performed.

On the other hand, in step S26, the recording unit 1
If it is determined that the telephone number is not registered in No. 3 (if the determination result is “NO”), the process proceeds to step S36
Then, the number registration / update section 22 displays on the display section 12
Display that it is not registered. Then, the power of the main body of the mobile phone is turned off, and the process ends.

Although the portable telephone according to one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, according to the present embodiment, a dedicated switch 11 is provided, and a call is made to a preset telephone number just by operating the dedicated switch 11. When a user makes a call to a specific telephone number, the user can operate the mobile phone with one hand and without looking at the mobile phone. When the dedicated switch 11 is operated, the power supply unit 14 is turned off.
Even if the mobile phone is in the state, it is automatically controlled to be in the ON state. Therefore, when making a call to a specific telephone number, it is not necessary to be aware of the power supply state of the mobile phone.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
3 is different from the operation of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 3 in that step S40 is replaced by step S40 in FIG. Is provided. Step S40 is a step of inputting a signal indicating that the power key and the numeric keypad are simultaneously operated. That is, when the process of step S40 is performed, FIG.
Are performed from step S22 to step S38.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in step S20 in FIG. 3, the processing of steps S22 to S38 is performed when the dedicated switch 11 is operated, but in another embodiment of the present invention. When the power key and the numeric key forming the numeric keypad are simultaneously operated, the processing of steps S22 to S38 is performed. That is, in another embodiment of the present invention, the number reading unit 21 determines that the dedicated switch 11 has been operated by operating the existing buttons in combination, and has the same function as the function of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. Function is realized. This eliminates the need to provide a new dedicated switch in a mobile phone that is required to be smaller and lighter.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, a dedicated switch is provided, and a call is made to a preset telephone number only by operating the dedicated switch. When making a call to the mobile phone, there is an effect that the operation can be performed with one hand and without looking at the mobile phone. In addition, when the dedicated switch is operated, even if the power supply unit is in the OFF state, it is automatically controlled to the ON state. There is an effect that there is no need to do so.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation of the mobile phone when registering a telephone number transmitted when a user operates a dedicated switch 11;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation when a dedicated switch 11 of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention is operated.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of the mobile phone according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cellular phone 11 Dedicated switch 12 Display part 13 Recording part 14 Power supply part 21 Number reading part 22 Number registration / update part 23 Power supply operation part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A dedicated switch having an erroneous operation prevention mechanism and capable of performing a blind touch, a recording unit for recording a telephone number, and reading out the telephone number recorded in the recording unit when the dedicated switch is operated. And a number reading unit for calling the read telephone number. 2. A power supply operation unit for turning on the power supply unit when the power supply unit of the mobile phone is turned off when the dedicated switch is operated. Mobile phone. 3. A display unit for displaying an operation content of the mobile phone, wherein the number reading unit, when the dedicated switch is operated to make a call, displays the fact on the display unit. The mobile phone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. An audio notification unit for notifying an operation content of the mobile phone by voice, wherein the number reading unit notifies the voice notification unit when the dedicated switch is operated to make a call. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a number registration update unit for registering or updating the telephone number of the recording unit.
The mobile phone according to claim 4. 6. The power supply apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a power key and a numeric key, wherein when the power key and the numeric key are operated together, the number reading unit determines that the dedicated switch is operated. The mobile phone according to claim 5.