JP2002016686A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems that the input information must be previously inputted by means of keys of a keyboard and also the input information is limited to only the contents that are obtained via the operations of keys of the keyboard with a conventional portable telephone set. SOLUTION: This portable telephone set has an interface which enables the main body of the telephone set to read the information stored in the storage medium of a user as data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone capable of inputting various information using an information storage medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a portable telephone, for example, when a telephone number is stored by key input by a user, a telephone call can be made by selecting the stored telephone number when making a call.

[0003]

According to such a conventional portable telephone, there is a problem that input information must be input in advance by a key on a keyboard.
In addition, there is a problem that the input information is limited to only the contents obtained by operating the keys of the keyboard, and there is a limitation.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is characterized in that it has an interface for reading information of an information storage medium owned by a user as data into a portable telephone body. Further, it has data input means to the information storage medium, and enables input of data to the information storage medium. Further, the information storage medium can take various forms in combination with the interface section of the main body, and for example, the information storage medium can be of various types such as an IC card, a magnetic card, and a handwritten or printed written display medium. .

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a mobile phone, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an information storage medium, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram. In FIG. This is a card, and in this embodiment, an IC is incorporated.

[0006] The main body 1 includes an ordinary mobile phone device,
For example, as shown in FIG. 3, MPU 3, LCD 4, key 5,
It has an antenna 6, a controller 7, an HDD 8, a battery 9, and other external connection terminals 10 and the like. Further, it has a mounting section 11 for inserting and holding the memory card 2 to input and output information. This mounting part 1
1 has a detection mechanism 12 such as an optical sensor, which can detect the memory card 2. further,
The mounting section 11 has a connection section 14 as an interface section for connecting to the connection terminal 13 of the card.

Various kinds of information can be input / output to / from the memory card 2, and for example, a telephone number of a partner, a melody for an incoming call, a message to the partner, and the like can be input. Therefore, when such a memory card 2 is mounted on the mounting portion 11 of the main body 1, the card connection terminals 13
Insert the memory card 2 until is connected to the connection unit 14. Thereby, the detection mechanism 12 detects the mounting of the memory card 2 and inputs data from the connection unit 13,
The main body 1 stores information of the memory card 2 in a storage unit.
The storage unit has a system that can automatically store the address of the section determined by the information.

As a result, a desired output in the memory card 2 can be obtained, and there is no need to operate the key 5 for inputting information. , Or a message can be continuously transmitted to a plurality of parties. The data input to the card is displayed on the display unit of the main body.

As described above, by inputting necessary information into the memory card in advance, the information can be read by the main body and the need for manual input of information at the main body at the time of use can be eliminated. Sometimes, complicated information input operations can be eliminated. In addition, it is possible to continuously and automatically transmit a message to a large number of parties.

Second Embodiment In the above description, the information storage medium is described as an IC card, but the present invention is not limited to such a storage medium.
Therefore, the present embodiment describes a case where a magnetic stripe is used. 4 is an explanatory view of a mobile phone, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of an information storage medium, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a mobile phone main body, and 2 denotes a magnetic card as an information storage medium.

The main body 1 includes a device of a normal mobile phone,
For example, as shown in FIG. 6, MPU 3, LCD 4, key 5,
It has an antenna 6, a controller 7, an HDD 8, a battery 9, other external connection terminals 10 and the like, and further has a running path 15 for running the magnetic card 2 to input information. The traveling path 15 includes a magnetic head 16 and the like as an interface unit. 17 is a data conversion device.

Various kinds of information can be input and output to and from the magnetic card 2, and for example, a telephone number of a partner, a melody of an incoming call signal, a message to the partner, and the like can be input. Reference numeral 18 denotes a magnetic stripe. Therefore, the magnetic stripe 18 of the magnetic card 2 is connected to the traveling path 1 of the main body 1.
Then, the information is read by passing the magnetic stripe 18 through the magnetic head 16, the data read by the data conversion device 17 is converted into a usable format, and stored in the storage unit of the main body 1. The storage unit has a system that can automatically store the address of the section determined by the information.

As a result, a desired output in the card 2 can be obtained, and there is no need to operate the key 5 for inputting information.
In addition, by operating the key 5, for example, it is possible to select from a plurality of parties and make a desired party talk, or to continuously transmit a message to a plurality of parties. The data input to the card is displayed on the display unit of the main body.

As described above, by inputting necessary information into the card in advance, the information can be read by the main body, and there is no need to manually input information on the main body. It is possible to eliminate the operation of inputting information. Further, it is also possible to transmit a message automatically inputted continuously to a large number of parties. As a result, a telephone call can be made in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and a desired output in the card 2 can be obtained by operating the key 5.

Third Embodiment This embodiment describes a case where the information storage medium is a card having a barcode. 7 is an explanatory view of a mobile phone, FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of an information storage medium, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram. In the drawing, 1 is a mobile phone main body, and 2 is a magnetic card as an information storage medium.

The main body 1 includes a device of a normal mobile phone,
For example, as shown in FIG. 9, MPU 3, LCD 4, key 5,
It has an antenna 6, a controller 7, an HDD 8, a battery 9, other external connection terminals 10 and the like, and further has a bar code reader 19 and the like as an interface unit for reading a bar code of a card having the bar code. 17 is a data conversion device.

Various information can be input and output to and from the card 2 with a barcode. For example, a telephone number of the other party, a melody of an incoming call signal, a message to the other party, and the like can be input. Reference numeral 20 denotes a barcode. Therefore, the bar code 20 of the card 2 is passed through the bar code reader 19 of the main body 1 to read the information, and the data read by the data conversion device 17 is converted into a usable format and stored in the storage unit of the main body 1. I do. The storage unit has a system that can automatically store the address of the section determined by the information.

As a result, a desired output in the card 2 can be obtained, and there is no need to operate the key 5 for inputting information.
In addition, by operating the key 5, for example, it is possible to select from a plurality of parties and make a desired party talk, or to continuously transmit a message to a plurality of parties. The data input to the card is displayed on the display unit of the main body.

As described above, by inputting necessary information on the card in advance, the information can be read by the main body, and there is no need to manually input information on the main body. It is possible to eliminate the operation of inputting information. Further, it is also possible to transmit a message automatically inputted continuously to a large number of parties. As a result, a telephone call can be made in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and a desired output in the card 2 can be obtained by operating the key 5.

Fourth Embodiment In this embodiment, a scanner is provided as an interface with an information storage medium to read information. In this case, a special card may be used as the information storage medium, but it is not necessary to prepare such a special card.
For example, information on the display medium 21 such as a printed matter such as a business card or a handwritten document can be directly read, and the display medium 21 of any means may be used.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a portable telephone, and FIG. 11 is a block diagram. In the figure, the main body 1 has a usual portable telephone device, for example, as shown in FIG.
It has an LCD 4, a key 5, an antenna 6, a controller 7, a battery 9, other external connection terminals 10, and the like.
There are a data conversion device 17, a scanner 22 as an interface unit, and the like.

Therefore, by reading the display medium 21 as such an information storage medium by the scanner 22 of the main body 1, the data read by the data conversion device 17 is converted into a usable format and stored in the storage section of the main body 1. I do. The storage unit has a system that can automatically store the address of the section determined by the information. As a result, a desired output in the card 2 can be obtained, and there is no need to operate the key 5 for inputting information.
By the operation, for example, it is possible to select from a plurality of parties to make a call to a desired party or to make a message to a plurality of parties continuously. The data input to the card is displayed on the display unit of the main body.

As described above, by inputting necessary information to the card in advance, the information can be read by the main body, and the need for manually inputting information on the main body is eliminated. It is possible to eliminate the operation of inputting information. In addition, it is possible to continuously and automatically transmit a message to a large number of parties. As a result, a telephone call can be made in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and a desired output in the card 2 can be obtained by operating the key 5.

Sixth Embodiment In this embodiment, information is exchanged by an infrared laser without having an information storage medium and a contact interface unit. FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of a mobile phone, FIG. 13 is an explanatory view of an information storage medium, and FIG. 14 is a block diagram. In the drawing, 1 is a mobile phone main body, and 2 is a card having optical data as an information storage medium. .

The main body 1 includes a normal mobile phone device,
For example, as shown in FIG. 14, an MPU 3, an LCD 4, a key 5, an antenna 6, a controller 7, an HDD 8, a battery 9, other external connection terminals 10 and the like, a data converter 17 and an infrared receiver 23 as an interface unit Etc. Various kinds of information can be input and output to and from the card 2, and for example, a telephone number of a partner, a melody of an incoming call signal, a message to the partner, and the like can be input. Reference numeral 24 denotes an infrared light emitting device.

Therefore, the infrared light emitting device 24 of the card 2 having such optical data is connected to the infrared light receiving device 2 of the main body 1.
3 to convert the optical data into the data
The data read in step 7 is converted into a usable format and stored in the storage unit of the main unit 1. The storage unit has a system that can automatically store the address of the section determined by the information.

As a result, a desired output in the card 2 can be obtained, and there is no need to operate the key 5 for inputting information.
In addition, by operating the key 5, for example, it is possible to select from a plurality of parties and make a desired party talk, or to continuously transmit a message to a plurality of parties. The data input to the card is displayed on the display unit of the main body.

As described above, by inputting necessary information on the card in advance, the information can be read by the main body, and there is no need to manually input information on the main body. It is possible to eliminate the operation of inputting information. In addition, it is possible to continuously and automatically transmit a message to a large number of parties. As a result, a telephone call can be made in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and a desired output in the card 2 can be obtained by operating the key 5.

Seventh Embodiment This embodiment does not have an information storage medium and a contact interface, but performs information exchange by radio waves. FIG. 15 is an explanatory view of a mobile phone, FIG. 16 is an explanatory view of an information storage medium, and FIG. 17 is a block diagram. In the drawing, 1 is a mobile phone main body, and 2 is a card as an information storage medium.

The main body 1 includes a device of a normal mobile phone,
For example, as shown in FIG. 17, an MPU 3, an LCD 4, a key 5, an antenna 6, a controller 7, an HDD 8, a battery 9, and other external connection terminals 10 are provided. Various kinds of information can be input and output to and from the card 2, and for example, a telephone number of a partner, a melody of an incoming call signal, a message to the partner, and the like can be input. 25 is a radio wave transmitting device.

Therefore, data obtained between the radio wave transmitting device 25 of the card 2 having such data and the antenna 6 is converted into a format in which the data read by the data converting device 17 can be used, and the data is stored in the storage unit of the main body 1. To be stored. When storing in the storage unit, there is a system that can automatically store the information in the address of the section determined by the information.

As a result, a desired output in the card 2 can be obtained, and there is no need to operate the key 5 for inputting information.
Further, by operating the key 5, for example, it is possible to select from a plurality of parties and make a desired party talk, or to make a plurality of parties transmit messages continuously. The data input to the card is displayed on the display unit of the main body.

As described above, by inputting necessary data to the card in advance, the data can be read by the main body, and there is no need to manually input information on the main body. It is possible to eliminate the operation of inputting information. Further, it is also possible to transmit a message automatically inputted continuously to a large number of parties.

As a result, a telephone call can be made in the same manner as in the above embodiment, and a desired output in the card 2 can be obtained by operating the key 5. Next, an example of an apparatus for inputting data to a card as the information storage medium will be described with reference to FIGS. 18 and 19 in the case of a magnetic card. Writing data to the magnetic stripe 18 of the magnetic card 2 is performed by using a magnetic head 26 as an interface for magnetic writing and a P which creates information to be data.
C27, controller 28 and data converter 2
9 and so on. 30 is a power supply.

With such a device, information is input by creating data to be input to the card 2 by the PC 27 and converting the created data into data which can be input to the card 2 by the data conversion device 29. Conversion is performed, and data is written to the magnetic stripe 18 of the magnetic card 2 by the magnetic head 26 as an interface unit.

In addition to the above-described apparatus, the portable telephone itself can be used for writing data to such a card. The memory card shown in the first embodiment with reference to FIGS. The case of No. 2 will be described. A command from an MPU (central processing unit) 3 of the main body 1 causes the controller 7 to output information on the HDD (internal storage device) 8 previously input by the key 5 or the like, thereby connecting the connection terminal of the card mounted on the mounting unit 11. 13 to card 2 from connection section 14
You can enter data into

[0037]

According to the present invention described in detail above, in a portable telephone, a user reads information in an information storage medium as data into the portable telephone, thereby eliminating the need to manually input information in the main body. This has the effect of eliminating the need for complicated information input operations during use.

Further, there is an effect that the inputted message can be automatically and continuously transmitted to a large number of parties. Further, the information storage medium can be commonly used for any mobile phone and can be used, and personal information can be input by a protection means such as a personal identification number.

Further, an information storage medium having both common information and personal-specific information may be used, which has an effect that it can be used in a wide range.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment;

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of an information storage medium.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a mobile phone according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an information storage medium.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a mobile phone according to a third embodiment;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an information storage medium.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a mobile phone according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a mobile phone according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of an information storage medium.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a mobile phone according to a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of an information storage medium.

FIG. 17 is a block diagram.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a data input device to an information storage medium.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram showing a case where a data input device to the information storage medium is performed by the mobile phone itself.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 mobile phone 2 information storage medium 3 MPU 4 LCD 5 key 6 antenna 7 controller 8 HDD 9 battery 10 external connection terminal 11 mounting part 12 detection mechanism 13 card connection terminal 14 connection part 15 running path 16 magnetic head 17 data conversion device 18 Magnetic stripe 19 Barcode reader 20 Barcode 21 Display medium 22 Scanner 23 Infrared light receiving device 24 Infrared light emitting device 25 Radio wave transmitting device 26 Magnetic head 27 PC 28 Controller 29 Data conversion device 30 Power supply

──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification FI FI Theme Court II (Reference) H04M 1/725 H04B 7/26 109Q (72) Inventor Yoshiyuki Imaoka 3-1 Futaba-cho, Takasaki-shi, Gunma Stock Information Systems (72) Inventor Hitoshi Koma 3-1 Futaba-cho, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture Oki Information Systems Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takahiro Amada 3-1 Futaba-cho, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture Oki Information Co., Ltd. Within Systems (72) Inventor Ryuji Ishii 3-1 Futaba-cho, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture Oki Information Systems Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5K023 AA07 BB11 BB21 HH07 MM00 MM25 NN06 PP02 PP12 5K027 AA11 BB02 FF01 FF22 KK07 MM03 AMM5K BB01 DD01 DD11 DD23 DD26 DD32 JJ01 JJ13 KK07 KK09 KK18 5K067 AA34 BB04 EE02 FF07 HH23 KK00 KK15

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone having an interface unit for reading information in an information storage medium as data into a mobile phone body. 2. The information storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the information storage medium is an IC.
A mobile phone comprising a card. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the information storage medium is a magnetic card. 4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the information storage medium is a card having a barcode. 5. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the information storage medium is a card having a transmitting unit. 6. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the information storage medium is a display medium by printing or handwriting. 7. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising data input means for inputting information to an information storage medium.