JP2003110696A - Data transmission reception system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal adopting a wired system that is connected to a public phone network by a method of eliminating the need for troublesome operations of cable insertion/withdrawal. SOLUTION: The transmission reception system provided with a mobile terminal comprising; an input output section for inputting/outputting data; a storage section for storing the data; a MODEM section for modulating/ demodulating the data; and a telephone line interface section connected to a public telephone network by a prescribed procedure, with a public line wired connection section wired-connected to the public telephone network, and with a cradle having an attachment/detachment section attachable to/detachable from the mobile terminal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a transmission / reception system including a portable terminal such as a bar code reader, a card reader and a handy terminal, and a stand on which the portable terminal is placed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of notebook-sized computers in which a card having a modem function is inserted and which is connected to a public telephone network by wire or wirelessly.

In addition, instead of the wireless modem card, a mobile terminal which connects to an actual mobile phone and accesses a server computer through a public telephone network has appeared.

[0004]

However, in a notebook computer having a wired modem function, it is common to connect a cable for public line connection to a modular connector provided on a wall of a room or the like every time. Annoyingly, those with wireless modem functionality are generally expensive.

In the method of connecting to an actual mobile phone, the mobile terminal replaces the wireless modem function, so that the cost of the mobile terminal is reduced accordingly. However, the users who can use the mobile phone are limited to those who have the mobile phone, and the living area is within the range of the mobile phone.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal which is wired and which is connected to a public telephone network by a system which does not require a troublesome operation such as cable insertion / removal.

[0007]

In order to solve the above object, a first transmission / reception system of the present invention comprises an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data, a storage unit for storing the data, and a modem for modulating / demodulating the data. The mobile terminal includes a portable terminal having a section and a stand having a detachable section that can be attached to and detached from the portable terminal.

A second transmission / reception system of the present invention is
A portable terminal including an input / output unit for inputting and outputting data, a storage unit for storing data, a modem unit for modulating and demodulating data, and a telephone line interface unit for connecting to a public telephone network in a predetermined procedure, It is composed of a pedestal equipped with a public line wired connection portion for wire connection to a public telephone network and an attachment / detachment portion that can be attached / detached to / from a mobile terminal.

A third transmission / reception system of the present invention is
A portable information terminal including an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data, a storage unit for storing data, a modem unit for modulating / demodulating data transmitted from the portable information terminal, and the portable information terminal It consists of a stand equipped with a detachable part.

Further, a fourth transmission / reception system of the present invention is
A portable information terminal including an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data, a storage unit for storing data, a modem unit for modulating / demodulating data transmitted from the portable information terminal, a public telephone network and a predetermined unit. The telephone line interface unit to be connected in accordance with the above procedure, the public line wired connection unit to be wire-connected to the public telephone network, and the stand provided with the detachable unit detachable from the portable information terminal.

The fifth transmission / reception system of the present invention is
An optical reading unit is provided, and the input data is optical information.

The sixth transmission / reception system of the present invention is
A magnetic read / write unit is provided, and the input / output data is magnetic information.

The seventh transmission / reception system of the present invention is
A contact electronic read / write unit is provided, and the input / output data is electronic information.

The eighth transmission / reception system of the present invention is
A wireless radio wave type read / write unit is provided, and the input / output data is electronic information.

The ninth transmission / reception system of the present invention comprises:
A plurality of reading units or reading / writing units of the optical reading unit, the magnetic reading / writing unit, the contact electronic reading / writing unit, and the radio wave reading / writing unit are provided together.

The tenth transmission / reception system of the present invention is characterized by including a connection detecting means for detecting that the connecting / disconnecting unit has connected to the stand.

The eleventh transmission / reception system of the present invention is characterized in that, when connected to the stand, the switch input section normally used for other purposes becomes a transmission switch.

Further, the twelfth transmission / reception system of the present invention is characterized in that the connection detecting means for detecting the connection with the stand by the detachable unit also has a communication function.

In the thirteenth transmission / reception system of the present invention, the input data is information paired with a product, and is provided with an information processing device for processing the information transmitted through the public telephone network, It is characterized in that a plurality of products are delivered according to the result.

[0020]

With the above structure, in the first and second transmission / reception systems of the present invention, the portable telephone can be connected to the public telephone network by connecting the portable terminal to the cradle by means of the detachable unit.

In the third and fourth transmission / reception systems of the present invention, the portable terminal can be connected to the public telephone network by placing the portable terminal on the stand and transmitting from the portable terminal to the stand.

In the fifth transmission / reception system of the present invention, optical information such as a bar code, a two-dimensional code or OCR can be read and transmitted / received using a public telephone network.

Further, in the sixth transmission / reception system of the present invention, data such as magnetic cards as magnetic information can be read or written and can be transmitted / received using the public telephone network.

Further, in the seventh transmission / reception system of the present invention, it is possible to read or write data from a contact-reading type IC card or the like and transmit / receive using a public telephone network.

Further, in the eighth transmission / reception system of the present invention, data such as an RF-ID tag or a contactless read type IC card can be read or written and can be transmitted / received using the public telephone network.

Further, in the ninth transmission / reception system of the present invention, data such as an RF-ID tag or a contactless read type IC card can be read or written and can be transmitted / received using the public telephone network.

Further, in the tenth transmission / reception system of the present invention, it can be detected that the portable terminal is connected to the stand.

Further, in the eleventh transmission / reception system of the present invention, when the mobile terminal is connected to the stand, the switch normally used for purposes other than the call origination can be used as the call origination switch. .

Further, in the twelfth transmission / reception system of the present invention, since the connection detecting means for detecting that the portable terminal is connected to the cradle also has a communication function, a connector for download communication of programs and the like is provided. It is not necessary to separately provide it, and the terminal body can be downsized.

Further, in the thirteenth transmission / reception system of the present invention, the information input by the portable terminal and sent through the public telephone network is processed by the information processing device, and the product is delivered according to the input information. be able to.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below by taking a bar code reader and a stand as an example of a transmission / reception system. (Embodiment 1) Regarding the first embodiment of the present invention,
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3.

FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 show a bar code reader and a stand according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 is a bar code reader, 2 is a stand on which the bar code reader 1 is placed, 3 is a bar code reading section,
Reference numeral 4 is a control unit of the barcode reader 1, 5 is a memory, 6 is a modem unit, 7 is a telephone line interface unit, 8 is a detaching unit for attaching and detaching the barcode reader 1 and the stand 2, and 9 is provided on the stand. Modular connector, 10 is a modular connector provided in a building or the like, 11 is a cable for connecting the modular connector 9 and the modular connector 10,
Reference numeral 12 is a public telephone network, 13 is an information processing device, 14 is a bar code, 15 is delivery information, and 16 is a product.

The stand 2 is wire-connected to the modular connector 10 by a cable 11. Further, the barcode reader 1 can be attached / detached to / from the pedestal 2 by the attachment / detachment portion 8, and it is not necessary to wire-connect the pedestal 2 or the modular connector 10 when reading the barcode. Reference numeral 25 is a signal monitoring unit in the bar code reader 1, 26 is a signal short-circuiting unit in the stand 2, and the state of the digital signal in the signal monitoring unit 25 is as follows when the bar code reader 1 and the stand 2 are not connected. It is in the “Hi” state, and when it is connected by the detaching / attaching portion 8, it is in the “Low” state. 19 is a bar code reader 1
In the serial transmitter, 20 is a serial receiver in the barcode reader 1, 21 is a serial communication loopback unit in the stand 2, and the serial transmitter 19 and the serial receiver 20 are provided.
The serial communication loopback section 21 and the serial communication loopback section 21 are simultaneously connected when the barcode reader 1 and the stand 2 are connected by the detachable section 8.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The bar code 14 is printed on, for example, a product catalog of fresh food, and corresponds to a product paired with the product on the catalog or a desired delivery date and time. The product catalog is distributed to general households, and the bar code reader 1, the stand 2 and the like are arranged in households.

The user reads the bar code 14 printed on the product catalog with the bar code reader 1. The quantity of a product is determined by, for example, inputting it with a key attached to a bar code reader or reading a bar code corresponding to the quantity. The read bar code 14, that is, the product data and the quantity data is stored in the memory 5 in the bar code reader 1.

When the input of the desired product data is completed,
The barcode reader 1 is placed on the stand 2, and the attaching / detaching part 8 connects the barcode reader 1 and the stand 2. After connecting the bar code reader 1 and the cradle 2, for example, when the "call" key provided on the bar code reader 1 is pressed, the public telephone network 12 is controlled by the control unit 4, the modem unit 6, the telephone line interface unit 7, and the like. The data in the memory 5 is modulated and demodulated by the modem unit 6 and transmitted. At the time of this calling operation, the "calling" key is not specially provided on the bar code reader 1, but a calling bar code corresponding to the calling operation is prepared and the bar code reader 1 is read after reading the calling bar code. The transmission operation may be performed by connecting to the stand 2 and pressing a key for reading, for example.

The data sent from the bar code reader 1 to the information processing device 13 through the cradle 2 and the public telephone network 12 is delivered by the information processing device 13 as delivery information 15 such as delivery destination, delivery date and time, delivered product and quantity. It is processed and the corresponding item 16 is delivered.

As described above, only the stand 2 is physically connected to the public telephone network 12 by the cable at all times, and the bar code reader 1 can be detached from the stand 2 during communication. The bar code reader 1 side is wireless when reading the bar code, and it is not necessary to connect a cable or the like to the modular connector 10 provided on the wall of the room or the like every time the public telephone network 12 is used. In addition, since it is not a system that uses a mobile phone, it can be used by people who do not have a mobile phone or who are outside the mobile phone range.

Although a bar code is used as an example in the above example, the same applies to optical information such as a two-dimensional code or OCR. The same applies to RF-ID.

In the case of a bar code reader and a cradle as shown in FIG. 2, when the bar code reader 1 is connected to the cradle 2 by the detaching / attaching section 8, the signal monitoring section 25 in the bar code reader 1 monitors. Since the status of the signal being processed changes from “Hi” to “Low” due to the signal short-circuit portion 26 in the stand 2, the barcode reader 1 recognizes that it is connected to the stand 2. If you press the read key here,
A call operation to the public telephone network 12 is started. If it is in a non-established state, the outgoing operation is not performed. As described above, it is possible to prevent the dial operation and the transmission to the public telephone network 12 in the unconnected state, and it is possible to prevent wasteful time loss and power consumption.

In the case of a bar code reader and a cradle as shown in FIG. 3, when the bar code reader 1 is connected to the cradle 2 by the detaching / attaching section 8, the serial transmitting section 19 and the serial transmitting section 19 in the bar code reader 1 are serially connected. The receiving unit 20 is connected by the serial communication loopback unit 21 in the stand 2. When the "call" key is pressed here, serial transmission is performed before the start of the call operation to the public telephone network 12, and the serial transmission section 19, the serial reception section 20, and the stand 2 in the barcode reader 1 are transmitted.
Since the serial data sent from the control unit 4 is returned to the control unit 4 as it is by the serial communication loopback unit 21 inside, the barcode reader 1 indicates that the barcode reader 1 and the stand 2 are connected by this operation. Since it can be recognized, it is possible to prevent the dial operation and the transmission to the public telephone network in a state where the stand 2 is not connected, and it is possible to prevent unnecessary time loss and power consumption.

The serial transmitting unit 19 and the serial receiving unit 20 in the above example are connected to, for example, a serial communication unit of a personal computer by a cable, or a serial transmitting unit and a serial receiving unit of bar code readers are connected. Thus, it is possible to easily rewrite programs and parameters in the barcode reader 1. (Embodiment 2) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows a bar code reader and a stand according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 is a bar code reader, 2 is a stand on which the bar code reader 1 is placed, 3 is a bar code reading section,
Reference numeral 4 is a control unit of the barcode reader 1, 5 is a memory, 6 is a modem unit, 7 is a telephone line interface unit, 9 is a modular connector provided on a stand, 10 is a modular connector provided in a building, etc., 11 Is a cable that connects the modular connector 9 and the modular connector 10,
Reference numeral 12 is a public telephone network, 13 is an information processing device, 14 is a bar code, 15 is delivery information, 16 is a product, 17 is an infrared communication section provided in the bar code reader 1, 18 is infrared provided in the stand 2. It is a communication unit. Cable 1 for stand 2
1 is connected to the modular connector 10 by wire. Further, the bar code reader 1 does not need to be connected to the stand 2 or the modular connector 10 by wire when reading the bar code. Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

Since the contents of the bar code to be read and the input operation are the same as those described above, they will be omitted to avoid complication.

When the input of the desired product data is completed,
The barcode reader 1 is placed on the stand 2. After that, for example, when the "call" key provided on the barcode reader 1 is pressed, the control unit 4 and the infrared communication unit 17 send data from the barcode reader 1 to the stand 2 by infrared communication. The transmitted data is the infrared communication unit 18 in the stand 2.
Is received by the public telephone network 12 and the information processing device 1 by the modem unit 6, the telephone line interface unit 7, etc.
3 is connected, and is modulated and demodulated and transmitted.

The data sent from the bar code reader 1 to the information processing device 13 through the cradle 2 and the public telephone network 12 is delivered by the information processing device 13 as delivery information 15 such as the delivery destination, the delivery date and time, the delivered product and the quantity. It is processed and the corresponding item 16 is delivered.

As described above, the bar code reader 1 is physically separated from the stand 2, and it is not necessary to wire-connect the stand 2 or the modular connector 10 when reading the bar code, and the public telephone network 12 is used. Modular connector 1 that is equipped with cables etc. every time you use
No need to connect to 0. In addition, since it is not a system that uses a mobile phone, it can be used by people who do not have a mobile phone or who are outside the mobile phone range.

Before the start of the transmission operation to the public telephone network 12, when the infrared communication is performed only between the bar code reader 1 and the stand 2, the bar code reader 1 is placed on the stand 2 by this operation. Since the bar code reader 1 can recognize that infrared communication is possible, the bar code reader 1 is not placed on the stand 2 and the infrared communication cannot be performed to the public telephone network 12. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unnecessary time loss and power consumption.

Although infrared communication is used as an example of communication between the bar code reader and the cradle in the above example, the same applies to optical communication and wireless communication. (Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows a mobile terminal and a stand according to the third embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 22 is a mobile terminal having both a bar code reading function and a card reading / writing function, 2 is a stand on which the mobile terminal 22 is placed, 3 is a bar code reading unit, 23 is a card reading / writing unit, 4 is a control unit of the mobile terminal 22, 5 is a memory, 6 is a modem section, 7
Is a telephone line interface section, 8 is a detachable section for attaching and detaching the mobile terminal 22 and the stand 2, 9 is a modular connector provided in the stand, 10 is a modular connector provided in a building, and 11 is a modular connector 9 A cable for connecting the modular connector 10, 12 is a public telephone network, 13 is an information processing device, 14 is a bar code, 24 is a magnetic card containing information for identifying a user, 15
Is delivery information and 16 is a product.

The stand 2 is wire-connected to the modular connector 10 by a cable 11. Mobile terminal 22
Does not need to be connected to the stand 2 or the modular connector 10 by wire when reading the barcode 14 or when reading or writing the card 24.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. For example,
The mobile terminal 22 and the cradle 2 are installed in a certain store, and the store owner or an employee of the store inputs a bar code of a product that the customer desires to purchase or deliver. Also read a magnetic card that contains information such as the customer's name and address.

Since the contents of the bar code to be read and the input / transmission operation are the same as those described above, the description thereof will be omitted to avoid complication.

The information sent from the bar code reader 1 to the information processing device 13 through the stand 2 and the public telephone network 12 includes not only product information but also specific customer information such as an address. By the processing device 13, for example, the delivery address is set to the customer's address, and the delivery information 15 is processed together with the delivery date and time, the delivered product and the quantity, and the like.
The corresponding merchandise 16 is delivered to the customer's address.

In the above example, the magnetic card is taken as an example, but the same applies to a contact type IC card or a non-contact type IC card.

[0056]

As is apparent from the above description, in the transmission / reception system according to the first and second aspects, the portable terminal is placed by the detachable section by providing the detachable section for detaching the portable terminal and the stand. You can connect to the base and send and receive using the public telephone network.

In the transmitting and receiving system according to the third and fourth aspects, the portable terminal is placed on the stand while being physically separated, and the portable telephone is transmitted to the stand to establish a public telephone network. Can use and send and receive.

Further, in the transmission / reception system according to the fifth aspect, it is possible to read data such as a bar code, a two-dimensional code or OCR, which is optical information, and transmit / receive it using a public telephone network.

Further, in the transmission / reception system according to the sixth aspect, data such as magnetic cards as magnetic information can be read or written and can be transmitted / received using the public telephone network.

Further, in the transmission / reception system according to the seventh aspect, it is possible to read or write data in a contact-reading type IC card or the like and transmit / receive using a public telephone network.

Further, in the transmitting / receiving system according to the eighth aspect, data such as an RF-ID tag or a contactless reading type IC card can be read or written and can be transmitted / received using the public telephone network.

Further, in the transmission / reception system according to the ninth aspect, it is possible to read data such as a bar code, a two-dimensional code or OCR which is optical information, and magnetic cards, contact reading type IC cards, RF- It is also possible to read or write data such as ID tags and non-contact read type IC cards, and it is possible to send and receive data using a public telephone network.

Further, in the transmitting / receiving system according to the tenth aspect, it is possible to detect that the portable terminal is connected to the stand.

Further, in the transmission / reception system according to the eleventh aspect, when the portable terminal is connected to the stand, a switch normally used for a purpose other than transmission such as a reading switch is used as the transmission switch. can do.

Further, in the transmission / reception system according to the twelfth aspect, since the connection detecting means for detecting that the portable terminal is connected to the stand also has a communication function, a connector for download communication of programs and the like is provided. It is not necessary to separately provide it, and the terminal body can be downsized.

Further, in the transmission / reception system according to the thirteenth aspect, the information inputted by the portable terminal and transmitted through the public telephone network is processed by the information processing device to deliver the merchandise in accordance with the inputted information. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a bar code reader and a cradle that are equipped with a detachable unit and that use a public telephone network according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a mobile terminal having a connection detection function and a stand according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a mobile terminal and a pedestal in which the connection detection function also has a communication function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a bar code reader and a cradle that are provided with infrared communication and that use a public telephone network according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a mobile terminal and a stand using a public telephone network having a bar code reading function and a card reading / writing function according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Bar code reader 2 ... Stand 3 ... Bar code reader 4 ... Control unit 5 ... Memory 6 ... Modem section 7 ... Telephone line interface 8 ... Desorption part 9 ... Modular connector of the stand 10 ... Modular connector provided on the wall of a building 11 ... Cable 12 ... Public telephone network 13 ... Information processing device 14 ... Bar code 15 ... Delivery information 16 ... Product 17 ... Infrared communication section provided in bar code reader 18 ... Infrared communication unit provided on the stand 19 ... Serial transmitter 20 ... Serial receiver 21 ... Serial communication loopback section 22 ... Mobile terminal 23 ... Card reader / writer 24 ... Magnetic card 25 ... Signal monitoring unit 26 ... Signal short circuit part

Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal comprising an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data, a storage unit for storing data, a modem unit for modulating / demodulating data, and a detachable unit for attaching / detaching the portable terminal. A data transmission / reception system consisting of a stand. 2. An input / output unit for inputting / outputting data, a storage unit for storing data, a modem unit for modulating / demodulating data, and a telephone line interface unit for connecting to a public telephone network in a predetermined procedure. A data transmission / reception system comprising a mobile terminal, a public line wired connection section for wire connection to a public telephone network, and a stand provided with a detachable section that can be attached to and detached from the mobile terminal. 3. A portable information terminal comprising an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data, a storage unit for storing data, a modem unit for modulating / demodulating data transmitted from the portable information terminal, A data transmission / reception system comprising a mobile terminal and a stand provided with a removable unit. 4. A portable information terminal comprising an input / output unit for inputting / outputting data, a storage unit for storing the data, a modem unit for modulating / demodulating data transmitted from the portable information terminal, and a public. A data transmission / reception system comprising: a public line wired connection unit for wired connection to a telephone network, which is provided separately from the portable terminal, and a stand provided with the detachable unit and the portable terminal. 5. The data transmission / reception system according to claim 1, wherein the input data is optical information, and an optical reading unit is provided. 6. The data transmitting / receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the input / output data is magnetic information, and a magnetic read / write unit is provided. 7. The data transmitting / receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the input / output data is electronic information, and a contact electronic type read / write unit is provided. 8. The data transmitting / receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the input / output data is electronic information, and a wireless radio wave type read / write unit is provided. 9. An optical reading unit, a magnetic reading / writing unit, a contact electronic reading / writing unit, and a radio wave type reading / writing unit, each of which has a plurality of reading units or reading / writing units. Data transmission / reception system. 10. The data transmission / reception system according to claim 1, further comprising a connection detection means for detecting connection with the stand. 11. The data transmission / reception system according to claim 1, wherein when connected to a stand, a switch input section normally used for other purposes becomes a transmission switch. 12. The data transmitting / receiving system according to claim 1, wherein the connection detecting means also has a communication function. 13. Data to be input is information paired with a product, which comprises an information processing device for processing information sent through a public telephone network, and delivers a plurality of products according to the result of processing by the information processing device. The data transmission / reception system according to any one of claims 1 to 12.