JP2003069467A - External input/output device for mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an external input/output device for a mobile phone that can be connected to a mobile phone wirelessly and access the mobile phone for data transmission reception even when the mobile phone is busy with a speech. SOLUTION: The mobile phone 1 includes an information storage section 18 to store data and a wireless communication section 21 for transmitting/ receiving data to/from the external input output device 3. The external input output device 3 includes a wireless communication section 32 for wirelessly transceiving data to the wireless communication section 21, an information input section 34 for inputting/outputting data, and an information storage section 36 for storing the same data as the data stored in the information storage section 18, wirelessly synchronizes the data stored in the information storage section 18 with the data stored in the information storage section 36 and outputs the data stored in the information storage section 36 to an information display section 35 on request of the information input section 34.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an external input / output device for a mobile phone, and more particularly to a mobile phone that is wirelessly connected to
The present invention relates to an external input / output device of a mobile phone that allows access to internal information while talking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it has been practiced to connect a mobile phone and a personal computer to communicate with a website. However, with the improvement of functions of the mobile phone, the mobile phone alone can communicate with the website. It has become possible.
When talking on a mobile phone, it is necessary to bring the main body close to your ears and mouth. For this reason, it is not possible to enter keys or edit data while looking at the display during a call.

On the other hand, there has been put into practical use a device in which an input / output device is connected to a mobile phone with a cable to enable key input and data display even during a call.

[0004]

However, such an input / output device is not synchronized with the internal data of the mobile phone,
In addition, when using it, it must be connected to the mobile phone with a cable, and the handling is complicated and it is difficult to use.

Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone which can be wirelessly connected to a mobile phone and which can access data even during a call by bringing the mobile phone close to the ear or mouth. It is to provide an external input / output device.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an external input / output device for inputting and outputting data wirelessly connected to a mobile phone, the mobile phone comprising internal storage means for storing data. A low power first wireless communication means for transmitting and receiving data to and from an external input / output device,
The external input / output device includes a first wireless communication unit of the mobile phone and a second wireless communication unit for wirelessly transmitting and receiving data.
External input / output means for inputting / outputting data, external storage means for storing the same data as the data stored in the internal storage means, and internal storage via the first and second wireless communication means An external control means for synchronizing the data stored in the external storage means with the data stored in the external storage means and outputting the data stored in the external storage means in response to a request from the external input / output means. Is characterized by.

Thus, it is possible to access the internal data by the external input / output device even when the mobile phone is in a call without the trouble of connecting with a cable.

The external control means stores the data stored in the external storage means and the internal storage means in response to the editing of the data stored in the external storage means by the external input / output means. It is characterized by matching with the data that has been recorded.

As a result, even if the internal data is edited by the external input / output device, the data stored in the mobile phone and the data stored in the external storage device can be matched.

Further, the mobile phone synchronizes the internal input / output means for inputting / outputting data with the data stored in the external storage means and the data stored in the internal storage means, and the internal input / output means And internal control means for outputting the data stored in the external storage means in response to the request.

With this, it becomes possible to access the internal data by operating the internal input / output means while the mobile phone is not in a call.

Further, the internal control means stores the data stored in the internal storage means and the external storage means in response to the data stored in the internal storage means being edited by the internal input / output means. It is characterized by matching with the data that has been recorded.

As a result, even if the internal data is edited by the mobile phone, the data stored in the external storage device can be matched with the data stored in the mobile phone.

Another aspect of the present invention is an external input / output device for wirelessly connecting to a mobile phone and for inputting / outputting data, wherein the mobile phone is a small device for transmitting / receiving data to / from the external input / output device. The external input / output device includes a first wireless communication unit for output, a second wireless communication unit for wirelessly transmitting / receiving data to / from the first wireless communication unit of the mobile phone, and an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data. The output means, the storage means for storing the data, and the data transmitted to the mobile phone are stored in the storage means via the first and second wireless communication means, and in response to a request from the input / output means. And a control means for outputting the data stored in the storage means.

As a result, the mobile phone has only a call function, and internal data can be accessed from the external input / output device.

Further, the control means is characterized in that the data edited by the input / output means is stored in the storage means.

As a result, the internal data can be edited by the external input / output device. Further, the external input / output device is characterized by being detachably provided in the mobile phone.

This makes it possible to access and edit the internal data by carrying only the mobile phone and making a call, and mounting an external input / output device as needed.

Further, the mobile phone and the external input / output device include switching connection means for transmitting data to each other in a wired manner when they are attached, and when they are separated, they are electrically separated from each other by the switching connection means. Data is transmitted and received by the first and second wireless communication means.

Thus, even if the external input / output device is attached to or detached from the mobile phone, the internal data can be accessed and edited without any trouble.

[0021]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1 is wirelessly connected to an external input / output device 3. The mobile phone 1 is a mobile phone antenna 1 for communicating with a partner station via a base station.
1, the mobile phone antenna 11 is connected to a mobile phone wireless communication unit 12 as a first wireless communication means. The mobile phone wireless communication unit 12 modulates a transmission signal and demodulates a reception signal. The call control unit 13 provides the mobile phone wireless communication unit 12 with a voice signal input from the microphone 15 via the voice input / output unit 14 as a transmission signal to the mobile phone wireless communication unit 12 in order to communicate with the partner station. The generated audio signal is output to the speaker 16 via the audio input / output unit 14.

The information control section 17 as an internal control means is
Key input information input from the information input section 19 as internal input means or the information storage section 1 as internal storage means
The call control unit 13 uses the information read from 8 as a transmission signal.
The information signal demodulated by the mobile phone wireless communication unit 12 is displayed on the information display unit 20 as an internal output unit or stored in the information storage unit 18 via the. When the information in the information storage unit 18 is edited by the input of the information input unit 19, the information control unit 17 receives information from the short-range wireless communication unit 21 via the short-range wireless antenna 22 and stores the information in the external I / O device 3. Synchronous control for matching information with 36 is performed.

The external input / output device 3 includes a short-range wireless communication section 32 as a second wireless communication means, and the short-range wireless communication section 32 wirelessly communicates with the portable telephone 1 via the short-range antenna 31. I do. The information control unit 33 as an external control unit gives the information input from the information input unit 34 as an external input unit to the short-range wireless communication unit 32 as a transmission signal, and the reception signal from the mobile phone 1 as an external output unit. The information is displayed on the information display unit 35 or stored in the information storage unit 36 as an external storage unit. When the information input unit 34 edits the information in the information storage unit 36, the information control unit 33 matches the information in the information storage unit 36 with the information stored in the information storage unit in the mobile phone 1. For synchronous control.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a synchronization sequence when synchronizing from an external input / output device during non-call according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 shows synchronization when synchronizing from a mobile phone during non-call. It is a figure which shows a sequence.

When the user accesses the mobile phone 1 by the external input device 3 and synchronizes the internal data during a non-call, the internal data is edited by operating the information input unit 34 shown in FIG. The edited data is stored in the information storage unit 36 by the information control unit 33.

Before editing, the information storage section 18 of the mobile phone 1
Although the stored contents of the information storage unit 36 of the external input / output device 3 are the same, the data of the two do not match after the editing. Therefore, the user operates the keys of the information input unit 34 to synchronize the two data so that the two data are synchronized with each other. The information control unit 33 requests the mobile phone 1 for synchronization in response to the synchronous activation input from the information input unit 34. This synchronization request signal is sent to the external input / output device 3
The data is wirelessly transmitted from the short-range wireless communication unit 32 to the mobile phone 1 via the short-range wireless antenna 31.

In the mobile phone 1, the short-range wireless communication section 21 receives the synchronization request signal via the single-range wireless antenna 22, and the information control section 17 returns a response in response to the synchronization request. The response signal is transmitted from the portable wireless communication unit 21 to the external input / output device 3 via the short-range wireless antenna 22.
The external input / output device 3 authenticates the other party with the mobile phone 1 by looking at the response. That is, it is authenticated whether the mobile phone 1 and the external input / output device 3 are mutually connectable devices, and when the authentication is normally performed, the mobile phone 1 and the external input / output device 3 correspond to each other. Information storage unit 18, 36
The internal data are synchronized in order to match the respective data, and the end of the synchronization is displayed on the information display unit 35 to notify the user.

Although FIG. 2 has explained the operation when the user edits data with the external input / output device 3, even when the data is edited on the side of the mobile phone 1, the information storage unit 18 of the mobile phone 1 and the external input device are used. A mismatch occurs in the data in the information storage unit 36 of the output device 3. In this case, when the user edits the internal data with the mobile phone 1 as shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone 1 side is synchronously activated. Then, the mobile phone 1 requests the external input / output device 3 for synchronization, and when a response is returned, mutually authenticates the other party, and the mutual information storage unit 1
Internal data is synchronized in order to match the data of 8,36. Then, the mobile phone 1 notifies the user that the synchronization is completed.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a synchronization sequence when the external input / output device refers to internal data during a call according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 similarly edits internal data by the external input / output device during a call. It is a figure which shows the synchronization sequence in the case of performing.

When a user talks, the user operates the mobile phone 1 to make or receive a call and make a call. When confirming an incoming mail or the like during a call, the information input unit 34 of the external input / output device 3 is instructed to read the mail or the like. The information control unit 33 responds to the instruction by the information storage unit 36.
The content of the mail or the like stored in is read and the content of the mail or the like is displayed on the information display unit 35. As a result, the user can refer to internal data such as a mail by operating the external input / output device 3 even while talking on the mobile phone 1.

Next, an operation in which the user edits internal data during a call on the mobile phone 1 will be described. The user operates the mobile phone 1 to make or receive a call to make a call.
Then, the user operates the information input unit 34 of the external input / output device 3 to edit the internal data. As a result, the data in the information storage unit 36 of the external input / output device 3 is changed. As a result, the data in the information storage unit 18 of the mobile phone 1 and the data in the information storage unit 36 of the external input / output device 3 do not match, so that the external input / output device 3 requests the mobile terminal device 1 for synchronization. To do. When a response is returned from the mobile phone 1,
Mutual authentication is performed, the internal data is synchronized so that the data in the information storage units 18 and 36 match, and after the call ends, the mobile phone 1 outputs a synchronization end notification to the external input / output device 3. .

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the information input and display functions are eliminated from the mobile phone 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the external input / output device is provided with the information input function and the information display function. That is, in this embodiment, the mobile phone call unit 10 and the mobile phone external input / output unit 30 are provided, and the mobile phone call unit 10 alone can make a call only. This is performed by the output unit 30. In addition, the mobile phone external input / output unit 30
Is detachably attached to the mobile phone call section 10, and when the two are combined, the terminal becomes capable of making a call and inputting / outputting information.

Therefore, in order to detachably mount the portable telephone external input / output unit 30 shown in FIG. 6B, the concave portion 18 is formed in the portable telephone communication unit 10 as shown in FIG. 6C. The mobile phone external input / output unit 30 is mounted in the recess 18 as shown in FIG. 6 (a). Recess 18
A speaker 16 is arranged on the upper front surface, a microphone 15 is arranged on the lower front surface, and a mobile phone antenna 11 is arranged on the upper surface. A switch connector 19 for connecting to the mobile phone call unit 30 by wire is provided under the recess 18.
Is mounted, and a short-range wireless antenna 22 is built in on the back side of the recess 18.

On the other hand, the portable telephone external input / output unit 30 has an information input unit 34 and an information display unit 35 on its front surface, and a short-range wireless antenna 31 is built in on the rear surface side.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the information control unit 17, the information storage unit 18, the information input unit 19, and the information display unit 20 illustrated in FIG. 1 are omitted, and the information control unit 33, the information storage unit 36, and the information of the external input / output device 3 are omitted. It is integrated with the input unit 34 and the information display unit 35.

That is, the mobile phone call unit 10 includes a mobile phone antenna 11, a mobile phone wireless communication unit 12, a call control unit 13, a voice input / output unit 14, and a microphone 15.
And the short-range wireless communication unit 21 and the short-range wireless antenna 22.
And a switching unit 27, the mobile phone external input / output unit 30
Is a short-range wireless antenna 31 and a short-range wireless antenna 32.
The information control unit 33, the information input unit 34, the information display unit 35, the information storage unit 36, and the switching unit 37. The individual functions of each of these components are the same as in FIG.

The switching units 27 and 37 are used by the mobile telephone communication unit 1
0 and the mobile phone external input / output unit 30 are combined,
Both are connected by wire, and when they are separated, they are switched to connect by short-range wireless.

Data such as mail sent from the other station is stored by the information control unit 33 via the switching units 27 and 37 when the mobile phone external input / output unit 30 is attached to the mobile phone communication unit 10. It is stored in the unit 36. ,
In the state where the mobile phone external input / output unit 30 is separated from the mobile phone call unit 10, the switching units 27 and 37 perform data transfer via the short-range wireless communication unit 21, the short-range wireless antennas 22 and 31, and the short-range wireless communication unit 32. Is transmitted to the information control unit 33, and the information control unit 33 stores the data in the information storage unit 36.

In this embodiment, the information storage unit 36
Is provided only in the mobile phone external input / output unit 30, so that synchronization control for matching data as in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is unnecessary. That is, when the internal data stored in the information storage unit 36 is referred to during a non-call, the mobile phone external input / output unit 30
The information control unit 33 reads the internal data from the information storage unit 36 and displays it on the information display unit 35 in response to an input from the information input unit 34 with or without being attached to the mobile phone call unit 10. .

When referring to internal data during a call,
In a state where the mobile phone external input / output unit 30 is separated from the mobile phone call unit 10, the information control unit 33 reads the internal data from the information storage unit 36 according to the input from the information input unit 34, and the information display unit 35. To display.

When editing the internal data of the information storage section 36 during a non-call, the editing data is input from the information input section 34 with the mobile phone external input / output section 30 attached to or separated from the mobile phone call section 10. , And the information control unit 33 stores the edited data in the information storage unit 36.

When editing internal data during a call,
With the mobile phone external input / output unit 30 separated from the mobile phone call unit 10, edit data is input from the information input unit 34, and the information control unit 33 stores the edit data in the information storage unit 36.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, when the internal data is referred to or edited during a call, the mobile phone external input / output unit 30 is connected to the mobile phone call unit 1.
This can be easily performed by operating the information input section separated from 0, and the control is simplified because the synchronization control for matching the data can be eliminated as compared with the embodiment shown in FIG.

The embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description but by the claims, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the claims and all modifications within the scope.

[0045]

As described above, according to the present invention, the first
And the data stored in the internal storage means of the mobile phone via the second wireless communication means and the data stored in the external storage means of the external input / output device are synchronized with each other to make a request from the external input / output means. Since the data stored in the external storage means is output according to the above, there is no need to bother with connecting with a cable and the internal data can be accessed by the external input / output device even during a call on the mobile phone. It is possible, easy to handle, and easy to use.

In another invention, the data transmitted to the mobile phone is stored in the storage means of the external input / output device via the first and second wireless communication means, and the input / output of the external input / output device is performed. Since the data stored in the storage means is output in response to the request from the means, the mobile phone has only the call function, and the internal data can be accessed from the external input / output device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a synchronization sequence in the case of synchronizing from an external input / output device during non-calling according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a synchronization sequence in the case of synchronizing from a mobile phone during non-call according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a synchronization sequence when referring to internal data by an external input / output device during a call according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a synchronization sequence when internal data is edited by an external input / output device during a call according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the embodiment shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mobile phone, 3 external input / output device, 10 mobile phone call unit, 11 mobile phone antenna, 12 mobile phone wireless communication unit, 13 call control unit, 14 voice input / output unit, 1
5 microphones, 16 speakers, 17 and 33 information control unit, 18 and 36 information storage unit, 18 recesses and 19,
34 information input section, 20, 35 information display section, 21, 3
2 short-distance wireless communication unit, 22, 31 short-distance wireless antenna, 27, 37 switching unit, 30 mobile phone external input / output unit.

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An external input / output device wirelessly connected to a mobile phone for inputting / outputting data, wherein the mobile phone has internal storage means for storing the data, and the external input / output. A low-power first wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the device, wherein the external input / output device wirelessly transmits and receives data to and from the first wireless communication unit of the mobile phone. External input / output means for inputting / outputting the second wireless communication means and the data; external storage means for storing the same data as the data stored in the internal storage means; The data stored in the internal storage means and the data stored in the external storage means are synchronized via the two wireless communication means, and the data is stored in the external storage means in response to a request from the external input / output means. Characterized in that it comprises an external control means for outputting the data being 憶, external input and output device of the mobile phone. 2. The external control means stores the data stored in the external storage means and the data stored in the external storage means in response to editing of the data stored in the external storage means by the external input / output means. 2. The external input / output device for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the data stored in the internal storage means is matched. 3. The mobile phone synchronizes internal input / output means for inputting / outputting the data, data stored in the external storage means with data stored in the internal storage means, The external input / output device of the mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising an internal control unit that outputs data stored in the internal storage unit in response to a request from the internal input / output unit. 4. The internal control means stores the data stored in the internal storage means and the data stored in the internal storage means in response to the editing of the data stored in the internal storage means by the internal input / output means. 4. The external input / output device for a mobile phone according to claim 3, wherein the data stored in the external storage means is matched. 5. An external input / output device for inputting / outputting data wirelessly connected to a mobile phone, wherein the mobile phone is a small device for transmitting / receiving data to / from the external input / output device. An output first wireless communication unit, wherein the external input / output device inputs / outputs the data to / from a second wireless communication unit for wirelessly transmitting / receiving data to / from the first wireless communication unit of the mobile phone. An input / output unit for storing the data, a storage unit for storing the data, and the data transmitted to the mobile phone are stored in the storage unit via the first and second wireless communication units. An external input / output device for a mobile phone, comprising control means for outputting data stored in the storage means in response to a request from the entry output means. 6. The external input / output device for a mobile phone according to claim 5, wherein the control unit stores the data edited by the input / output unit in the storage unit. 7. The external input / output device for a mobile phone according to claim 5, wherein the external input / output device is detachably provided in the mobile phone. 8. The mobile phone and the external input / output device include switching connection means for transmitting data to each other in a wired manner when attached, and when separated, the switching connection means electrically connects the two. 7. The external input / output device for a mobile phone according to claim 6, wherein the external input / output device is separated and data is transmitted / received by the first and second wireless communication means.