JP2002044007A - Portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dispense with a trouble of separately carrying a foul breath measuring device or the like, to carry it with a user without fail, and to enable the user to measure his foul breath in public without getting abashed. SOLUTION: A portable telephone is equipped with a sensor 30 which is provided near a mike 22 so as to detect the prescribed gas or alcohol or the like, a target matter measuring circuit that measures the degree of breath foulness or concentration of alcohol, and a display switch means which 13 switches the indication of a display 20 from one to another to indicate the measured result of the target matter measuring circuit. Furthermore, it is equipped with a speaker 24 which outputs the measured result in voice when an audio output button 14 is pushed down and an earphone jack 28 that outputs the measured result in voice through the intermediary of a connected earphone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone in a broad sense including PHS, as well as a portable telephone using a cellular system, which is carried and used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, with the westernization of customs, Japanese people are becoming more and more interested in bad breath. Also,
The number of clean-minded young people is increasing, and interest in bad breath is increasing. Therefore, a small and lightweight halitosis measuring device that is portable has already been sold.

[0003] Separately from this, there is an alcohol concentration measuring device for measuring an alcohol concentration as a device for measuring a target in the exhalation.

[0004]

However, for example, a breath odor measuring device must be carried for effective use, which is troublesome and often forgotten. Also, there was resistance in taking out the breath odor measuring device or the alcohol concentration measuring device and using it in public.

Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to eliminate the trouble of carrying these measuring devices independently,
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to measure bad breath and the like in public without forgetting to carry it and without feeling special embarrassment.

[0006] A second problem is to make the measurement result comparable with conventional data.

A third object is to make it possible to know the measurement result even if the user cannot use his / her hand or is blind when driving.

The fourth problem is that, without being known to others,
The purpose is to make it possible to know the measurement result.

[0009]

Accordingly, the present invention provides
In order to achieve the first object, in a mobile phone, a sensor provided near a microphone, a target substance measuring circuit for measuring a target substance in expiration from a detection result of the sensor, and a target substance by switching display on a display Display switching means for displaying a measurement result of the measurement circuit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the first object, in the portable telephone according to the first aspect, a predetermined gas during exhalation is detected by a sensor and calculated from the detection signal. It is characterized in that the degree of bad breath is measured by a target substance measuring circuit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the first object, the portable telephone according to the first aspect detects an alcohol in the exhaled breath with a sensor and calculates the target substance by calculating from the detection signal. Measuring the alcohol concentration with a measuring circuit.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the second object, the portable telephone according to the first, second or third aspect further comprises a recording unit for recording a measurement result of the target substance measuring circuit. It is characterized by that.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone according to the first, second, third or fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein a speaker for notifying the measurement result of the target substance measuring circuit by voice is provided. It is characterized by comprising.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone according to the first, second, third, fourth or fifth aspect of the present invention for reporting the measurement result of the target substance measuring circuit. An earphone jack is provided.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a mobile phone with a bad breath measurement function according to the present invention.

Reference numeral 10 in the figure denotes an operation unit provided on the front of the portable telephone. The operation unit 10 includes a 10 key 11, a bad breath measurement start button 12, a display switching button 13 as a display switching unit, a voice output button 14, a comparison instruction button 15, and the like.

A display 20 is provided on the operation unit 10. Then, a microphone 22 is provided below the operation unit 10, and a speaker 24 is provided above the display 20. An antenna 26 protrudes upward from one side of the upper surface, and an earphone jack 28 is provided on a side surface on the antenna side.

By the way, the portable telephone with the breath odor measuring function includes a breath odor sensor 30 near the microphone 22, for example, as shown in the figure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the internal mechanism of the illustrated portable telephone. Next, a case in which bad breath is measured using this mobile phone during a conversation with the mobile phone will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when measuring bad breath during a conversation, a bad breath measurement start button 12 is provided before starting a conversation or during a conversation.
push. Then, a predetermined gas in the exhaled breath is detected by the bad breath sensor 30, the gas is calculated from the detected signal, and the bad breath measuring circuit (target substance measuring circuit) 32 measures the bad breath degree.

Then, the measured bad breath degree is digitized by the measurement digitizing section 34 and the numerical value is recorded in the recording section 35.

When the user wants to know the measurement result, for example, after finishing the conversation on the cellular phone, the display switching button 13 is pressed.
Then, the screen is switched, and the numerical value is displayed on the display 20 as a number, a picture, a graph, or the like.

When it is desired to output a voice when the vehicle is driving or is blind, the voice button 14 is pressed, and the measurement result is output as a voice through the speaker 24. If an earphone is connected to the earphone jack 28, the measurement result can be known by voice via the earphone.

On the other hand, when the user wants to compare the current measurement result with the conventional measurement result to know, the user presses the comparison instruction button 15 in advance and then presses the display switching button 13 or the audio output button 14 to display the result on the display 20; Alternatively, the sound is output as the sound of the speaker 24 or the earphone.

In the above-described example, a predetermined gas in the exhaled air is detected by the sensor (the bad breath sensor 30) and calculated from the detection signal, and the degree of bad breath is measured by the target substance measuring circuit (the bad breath measuring circuit 32). The case has been described. However, in the present invention, for example, alcohol in the breath may be detected by a sensor, and the alcohol concentration may be measured by a target substance measurement circuit by calculating from the detection signal.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, a portable telephone which is always carried is provided with a function for measuring the breath odor and the alcohol concentration during exhalation. You can eliminate the hassle of carrying. Since the sensor is provided near the microphone, the measurement can be performed while the mobile phone is being used, and the breath odor and the alcohol concentration can be checked after use without paying attention.

Also, since the display switching means is provided, one display can be used for both the display for the telephone and the display for the measuring device, and the size can be reduced. In addition, since the power supply for the telephone is shared and the power supply such as a dry cell for the measuring device is not required, there is no need to worry about the disposal of the dry cell and the like, and the apparatus can be environmentally friendly.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the portable telephone is provided with the breath odor measuring function to measure the breath odor, the breath odor can be easily checked without concern for the eyes, which is useful for etiquette.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the portable telephone is provided with the alcohol concentration measuring function to measure the alcohol concentration, the user can check his / her own drinking degree, which is useful for health management.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the recording section is provided, the ordinary value can be easily known, and the measurement result can be compared with the conventional value.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the speaker is provided, even a driving person or a blind person can know the measurement result by voice.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the earphone jack is provided, it is possible to know own private information by voice without being known to others.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mobile phone with a bad breath measurement function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of an internal mechanism of the mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 operation unit 12 bad breath measurement start button 13 display switching button (display switching means) 14 audio output button 15 comparison instruction button 20 display 22 microphone 24 speaker 28 earphone jack 30 bad breath sensor (sensor) 32 bad breath measurement circuit (target substance measurement circuit) 34 Measurement digitization unit 35 Recording unit

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A sensor provided near a microphone, a target substance measuring circuit for measuring a target substance in exhaled breath from a detection result of the sensor, and a display of a display is switched to display a measurement result of the target substance measuring circuit. A mobile phone comprising: a display switching unit. 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the sensor detects a predetermined gas in the exhaled breath, calculates the gas from the detection signal, and measures the bad breath degree with the target substance measuring circuit. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the sensor detects alcohol in the breath, calculates from the detection signal, and measures the alcohol concentration in the target substance measurement circuit. 4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising a recording unit that records a measurement result of the target substance measurement circuit. 5. The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising a speaker for notifying a measurement result of the target substance measurement circuit by voice. 6. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an earphone jack for notifying a measurement result of said target substance measurement circuit.
6. The mobile phone according to 2, 3, 4, or 5.