JP2001285425A - Portable radio equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide portable radio equipment which enables a user to confirm displayed characters or pictures even when the user does not take out the equipment from his bag, pocket, etc. SOLUTION: When a control section 25 outputs a control signal, display drivers 24 and 44 are driven and various kinds of character information and image information are displayed on display devices 21 and 41. The information displayed in the main display device section 21a of the device 21 can be seen through a window 11a for main display section and the information displayed in the sub-display device section 41a of the device 41 can be seen through a window 41a for sub-displaying section. Consequently, various kinds of character information and image information can be confirmed through the window 31a for sub-display section of a third casing 5 regardless of the operation of an operation key 14 provided on a first casing 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable radio using various communication means.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a PDC capable of high-speed data transmission.
(Personal Digital Cellular), CDMA (Code Divi
sion multiple access), GSM (global system for
Mobile Communication) and PHS (Personal Handy-ph)
Portable wireless devices using communication means such as one system) are widely used, and W is being developed as a next-generation technology.
Devices using communication means such as CDMA (Wide band CDMA) and CDMA2000 are being developed.

[0003]

In general, portable radios are often stored in backs and pockets. For this reason, the user of the portable wireless device must take the portable wireless device out of his / her back or pocket, for example, when viewing the time displayed on the display unit of the portable wireless device or the received mail. It was very troublesome.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable wireless device capable of confirming displayed characters and images without taking it out of a back or a pocket. It is in.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sound input means for taking in a sound, a sound output means for outputting a sound, an input means for inputting various signals, a sound data, A portable wireless device having communication means for performing communication of various types of communication data such as character data and image data, and a main body provided with the voice input means, the voice output means, the input means, and the communication means, Transmission means for transmitting character data or image data in the main body, housed in a separate housing from the main body, when the character data or image data is input via the transmission means, the data An external display device for displaying a corresponding character or image. With the above configuration, the character data and image data received by the main body are input to the external display via the transmission means, and the characters and images are displayed on the external display. , The characters and images displayed on the portable wireless device can be confirmed without removing the main body from the back, the pocket, or the like.

[0006] The present invention is characterized in that in the portable radio device, the external display has fixing means for fixing the external display to clothes. With the above structure, the external display can be fixed to clothes, so that characters and images displayed by the portable wireless device can be confirmed without holding the external display by hand. .

[0007] The present invention is characterized in that in the portable wireless device, the external display has a wearing means for wearing the external display on a user. With the above configuration, the user can wear the external display, so that the possibility of dropping the external display can be reduced.

[0008] The present invention is characterized in that, in the portable wireless device, the transmission means is a conductive wire having one end connected to the main body and the other end connected to the external display. With the above configuration, the character data and image data output from the main body can be reliably sent to the external display.

The present invention is characterized in that, in the portable wireless device, the communication means performs the data communication wirelessly. With the above configuration, a code or the like for connecting the main body and the external display is not required, so that there is no possibility that the code is cut off by mistake and the external display does not function.

The present invention is characterized in that, in the portable wireless device, the main body has a hinge for folding the main body. With the above configuration, the main body can be folded, so that the portability of the main body can be increased.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A portable wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a portable wireless device. This portable radio 1
Is a first housing 2, a second housing 4 rotatably connected by a hinge 3, and a third housing connected to the second housing 4 by a cord 32 (transmission means). And a body 5 (external display). The main body is composed of the first housing 2, the hinge 3, and the second housing 4.

The first housing 4 is closed by closing the first housing 4.
A window 11a for a main display is provided on the front side, which is the side to be combined with the housing 2 of FIG. This window 1 for main display
1a is provided at a position facing the liquid crystal panel provided in the second housing 4, and the user of the portable wireless device 1 displays the image on the liquid crystal panel through the main display window 11a. You can see characters and images. The second housing 4 has a speaker (sound output means) 1 at the upper end on the front side.
3 are provided.

The first housing 2 is provided with a plurality of operation keys (input means) 14 for operation on the front side closed by the second housing 4. Can be entered. Also,
The first housing 2 is provided with a microphone (sound input means) 15 at the lower end on the front side, and an extendable antenna 16 on the back side at the upper end. Communication of various communication data such as voice data, character data, and image data is performed via an antenna. According to the portable wireless device 1, a voice input is performed by the microphone 15 with the second housing 4 opened, and a voice, a ringtone, an alarm, and the like of the other party are emitted from the speaker 13. It has become.

The third housing 5 has a sub display window 31a.
And a pin 33 (fixing means). The sub display window 31a is provided at a position facing the liquid crystal plate provided in the third housing 5, and the user of the portable wireless device 1 can use the sub display window 31a through the sub display window 31a. You can see the characters and images displayed on the liquid crystal panel. Also, the pin 33
The third housing 5 is provided on a surface corresponding to the back side of the sub-display unit window 31a, so that the third housing 5 can be fixed to a tie or the like. That is, there is a flat surface having the same area as the display surface on the back side of the display surface which is necessarily provided with an area larger than a predetermined area for display, and the pin is attached to this surface using an elastic force such as a spring. The fixing means can be realized by the configuration that can be pressed. Further, the pin 33 may be elastically deformable by integral molding with the third housing 5.

Next, functions of the portable wireless device 1 will be described with reference to a functional block diagram shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a display device composed of one liquid crystal display panel, and this display device 21 is disposed in the second housing 4. The main display device section 21 a of the display device 21 is provided with the second housing 4 of the display device 21.
The main display section window 11a is formed on the surface of the main display section, and the main display section reflection plate 22 is provided on the surface without the main display section window 11a.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a display driver provided at one end of the display device 21.
Displays information such as character data and image data input from the wireless unit 26 (described later) on the display device 21 according to an instruction from the control unit 25.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a display device comprising a single liquid crystal display panel, and this display device 41 is provided in the third housing 5. The sub display device portion 41a of the display device 41 is a portion facing the sub display portion window 31a formed on the surface of the second housing 4 of the display device 41, and is provided on a surface where the sub display portion window 31a does not exist. , A main display section reflection plate 42 is provided.

Reference numeral 44 denotes a display driver provided at one end of the display device 41.
Displays information such as character data and image data input from the wireless unit 26 (described later) on the display device 41 according to an instruction from the control unit 25.

A radio section 26 (communication means) provided in the first housing 2 is connected to a terminal of the other party via the antenna 16 by using a radio communication line, for example, voice data, character data, image data, etc. Of various communication data. The communication data received by the wireless unit 26 is extracted by an audio processing unit (not shown), and the audio is output from the speaker 13. The voice input from the microphone 15 is input to the voice processing unit as a voice signal, converted from the voice processing unit into voice data, transmitted to the wireless unit 26 as communication data, and transmitted from the wireless unit 26 via the antenna 16. To be sent to the other party's terminal. Reference numeral 27 denotes a battery that supplies all the power of the portable wireless device 1.

In the portable wireless device 1 described above, the display driver 24 and the display driver 44 are driven by the control signal from the control unit 25, and various character information and image information are displayed on the display device 21 and the display device 41. You. Here, the main display device section 21a of the display device 21
Can be viewed from the main display window 11a, and the display content of the sub-display device 41a of the display device 41 can be viewed from the sub-display window 31a.

Thus, regardless of whether or not the operation key 14 provided on the first housing 2 is operated, the third housing 5
Various character information and image information can be confirmed from the sub display window 31a.

As described above, according to the portable wireless device 1, various types of character information and image information can be easily confirmed from the sub-display window 31a formed in the third housing 5. In other words, if the third housing is fixed to a tie or the like, various character information and the Image information can be easily confirmed.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention includes not only the above-described embodiments but also designs and modifications within the scope of the present invention. included. For example, the display device 21
The first housing 2 may be provided with a main display window 11a, or the display device 21 may be omitted to display various character information and image information in the third housing 2. The process may be performed only with the sub-display unit window 31a provided in the housing 5.

If the third housing 5 is configured to input character data and image data, the third housing 5
And may be connected to the hinge 3. Further, if the configuration is such that character data or image data can be received by electromagnetic waves or optical signals, the device need not be connected to the main body by wire. Instead of providing the third housing 5 with a pin, a band may be attached to the third housing 5 so that it can be wound around the arm, or a chain or the like may be attached to the arm or neck. In the present embodiment, the portable wireless device 1 is of a foldable type, but the portable wireless device of the present invention is not limited to this.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A portable wireless device including a voice input unit for receiving voice, a voice output unit for outputting voice, an input unit for inputting various signals, and a communication unit for communicating various communication data such as voice data, character data, and image data. A main body provided with voice input means, voice output means, input means, and communication means, a transmission means for transmitting character data or image data in the main body, and a main body housed in a separate body from the main body;
When the character data or image data is input via the transmission means, an external display for displaying characters or images corresponding to the data is provided. The characters and images displayed by the wireless device can be checked.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a portable wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a portable wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable wireless device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable radio | wireless device 3 Hinge 5 3rd housing | casing 13 Speaker 14 Operation key 15 Microphone 26 Radio | wireless part 31a Sub-display part window 32 Code 33 pin 41 Display device 42 Sub-display part reflection plate 44 Display driver

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A voice input unit for receiving voice, a voice output unit for outputting voice, an input unit for inputting various signals, and a communication unit for communicating various communication data such as voice data, character data, and image data. A portable wireless device having: the voice input means, the voice output means, the input means,
A main unit provided with the communication unit; a transmission unit for transmitting character data or image data in the main unit; a housing housed separately from the main unit, the character data or image being transmitted via the transmission unit. Once the data has been entered,
An external display for displaying a character or an image according to the data, and a portable wireless device. 2. The portable wireless device according to claim 1, wherein the external display has fixing means for fixing the external display to clothing. 3. The portable wireless device according to claim 1, wherein the external display has a wearing means for wearing the external display on a user. 4. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission means is a conductor having one end connected to the main body and the other end connected to the external display. transceiver. 5. The conversion means for converting the character data or image data in the main body into an electromagnetic wave or an optical signal and transmitting the electromagnetic wave or the optical signal; The portable wireless device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: receiving conversion means for receiving and converting the character data or image data. 6. The portable wireless device according to claim 1, wherein the main body has a hinge for folding the main body.