JP2003125104A - Phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain communication by phones even in a place or the like where the use of phones is conventionally limited. SOLUTION: The system realizing the task above includes a mobile phone main body TA and a terminal TB which are accessible to a public switched telephone network or a cellular communication network. The mobile phone main body TA has a bluetooth communication section BT1 to communicate with the terminal TB, and the terminal TB has an operation section TBb and a Bluetooth communication section BT2 to make Bluetooth communication with the Bluetooth communication section BT1 of the mobile phone main body TA to perform an access to the public switched telephone network or the cellular communication network via the mobile phone main body TA or transmission reception of information with the mobile phone main body TA.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone, and particularly to a telephone or a computer even under a bad use condition.
The present invention relates to a telephone that can be connected to a network.

[0002]

Conventionally, the portable telephone is
Even in the communication area, in a place where the electric field strength level is lowered due to an obstacle or the like, the reception state of the radio wave may become unstable and the radio wave may not be used.

The mobile phone is an advanced electronic device that dislikes moisture, but it is technically difficult to add a waterproof function from the viewpoint of portability and design. Therefore, for example, a bathroom, a kitchen, a water workshop, etc. Its use is restricted in places with high humidity or where it is easily exposed to water.

However, with the spread of mobile phones in recent years, there has been an increasing demand among users for communication using mobile phones at any place.

Also, for wired desk phones and the like,
Because it dislikes humidity, it is restricted from being used in places with high humidity or where it is easily exposed to water, but like mobile phones,
There is an increasing demand among users for communication in any place.

The present invention has been made in order to meet the above-mentioned user's demand for a telephone.

That is, an object of the present invention is to enable communication by a telephone even in a place where the use of the telephone is conventionally restricted.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a telephone according to the first invention comprises a telephone main body and a terminal which can be connected to a public telephone line network or a mobile communication network. Has a first short-range wireless communication unit for communicating with the terminal, and the terminal has an operation input unit,
A second communication for communicating with a first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body to connect to a public telephone line network or a mobile communication network via the telephone body or to send and receive information to and from the telephone body It is characterized by having a short-range wireless communication unit.

In the telephone according to the first aspect of the present invention, a short distance between a first short distance wireless communication section of the telephone body and a second short distance wireless communication section of the terminal is provided in a place apart from the main body of the telephone. By wireless communication, various communication such as voice call and connection with computer network is performed by the terminal device via the telephone body.

That is, in the case where the main body of the telephone is a mobile telephone, the location where the reception of radio waves is not good, the location where the mobile telephone is improperly carried, or the main body of the telephone is a desk-top telephone In places where it is not possible to carry out, carry the terminal in such a place, connect to the public telephone line network or mobile communication network by the telephone body, perform various operations such as call operation, sending and receiving e-mail, Internet connection, etc. By performing the operation on the terminal,
The second short-range wireless communication section of this terminal and the first of the telephone body
By communication with the short-range wireless communication unit, a telephone call or data transmission / reception on a computer network is performed via the telephone body.

As described above, according to the first invention,
The use of the terminal enables communication via the telephone even in places where it is not possible to use or move the telephone, which eliminates the need to upsize the telephone to expand the environment in which the telephone can be used. In addition, since the terminal only needs to have a configuration for communicating with the main body of the telephone, it can have a simple configuration.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a telephone according to a second invention is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the first invention, the telephone body is a mobile telephone connectable to a mobile communication network. There is.

According to the telephone according to the second aspect of the present invention, for example, when a telephone call, an electronic mail transmission / reception, an internet connection, etc. are made in a place or environment where reception of radio waves in a mobile communication network is poor, Keep a certain phone body in a place or environment where reception is good,
From a location where the reception status with the mobile communication network is poor, the mobile phone performs communication via the mobile communication network by performing short-distance wireless communication with the mobile phone body using the terminal. Even in a place or environment where communication is difficult, it becomes possible to perform communication such as a call by connecting to a mobile communication network, which has been difficult in the past.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a telephone according to a third aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the telephone body is a desk-top type telephone which can be connected to a public telephone line network. I am trying.

According to the telephone of the third aspect of the present invention, in the place where the telephone body, which is a desk-top type telephone, cannot be moved or where it is difficult to install the telephone body, it is possible to transmit / receive a call or e-mail,
When connecting to the Internet, etc., the desk phone is used to carry out short-distance wireless communication with the telephone body, which is a desk phone, and to carry out communications via the public telephone line network. You will be able to.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a telephone according to a fourth aspect of the invention has, in addition to the structure of the first aspect of the invention, a first near field communication section of the telephone body and a second near field communication of a terminal. Each unit is a communication unit that performs communication by Bluetooth.

The telephone according to the fourth aspect of the present invention enables short-distance wireless communication within a range of about 10 meters, and even when there is a wall between them, the telephone body and the terminal are smooth. Communication between them becomes possible.

In order to achieve the above object, a telephone according to a fifth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect, the terminal has a waterproof structure.

According to the telephone of the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the terminal is provided with the waterproof structure, it is possible to carry out the bath by carrying the terminal while the telephone body is in a normal environment. It is possible to communicate via the telephone body even in a humid place such as a place or a place where water may be splashed such as a water work place.

In this case, since the telephone body does not need to have a waterproof structure, there is no fear of upsizing, and in the case of a mobile phone, it is convenient to carry, and a terminal equipped with a waterproof structure is also available. Since it is not necessary to have a communication function with a public telephone line network or a mobile communication network and only a short-distance wireless communication function with a telephone body is required, a simpler configuration than a portable information terminal device such as a PDA is required. Will be possible.

In order to achieve the above object, in a telephone according to a sixth aspect of the invention, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the terminal is input from a voice input section and an output section, and this input section. Converts voice into a signal, transmits it from the second short-range wireless communication unit to the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body, and reproduces the voice signal transmitted from the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body. Equipped with a control unit that outputs from the output unit,
The telephone main body transmits the voice signal transmitted from the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal to the first short-range wireless communication unit to the public telephone line network or the mobile communication network, and the public telephone line network or mobile. It is characterized by comprising a control unit for transmitting an audio signal received from the body communication network from the first short-range wireless communication unit to the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal.

In the telephone according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, when the telephone main body receives an incoming call from the public telephone line network or the mobile communication network, the telephone main body controls the incoming signal by the control of the control unit. The short-range wireless communication unit transmits the short-range wireless communication to the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal.

When the user performs a response operation to the incoming call on the operation unit of the terminal, the control unit converts the voice input to the voice input unit of the terminal into a voice signal, and then the second short-range wireless communication. The communication unit transmits the voice signal received from the terminal to the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body, and the control unit of the telephone body transmits the voice signal to the public telephone line network or the mobile communication network.

Further, when the telephone body receives a voice signal from the public telephone line network or the mobile communication network, the control unit controls the voice signal from the first short-range wireless communication unit to the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal. Send to.

Then, the terminal receiving the voice signal from the telephone body reproduces the voice signal by the control unit and outputs it from the output unit. As described above, it is possible to make a call through the telephone body of the terminal.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the telephone according to the seventh invention is, in addition to the configuration of the first invention, mail data created by the operation of the display unit and the operation unit of the terminal. In the mail data transmitted from the second short-range wireless communication unit to the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body and also transmitted from the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body to the second short-range wireless communication unit. The telephone main body is provided with a control unit for displaying mail on the display unit based on the public telephone line for mail data transmitted from the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal to the first short-range wireless communication unit. A control unit for transmitting the mail data received from the public telephone line network or the mobile communication network from the first short-range wireless communication unit to the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal while transmitting to the network or the mobile communication network. prepare for It is characterized in Rukoto.

In the telephone according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when an electronic mail is received from the public telephone line network or the mobile communication network in the telephone main body, the telephone main body is controlled by the control unit to receive the electronic mail of the electronic mail. The data is transmitted from the first short-range wireless communication unit to the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal by short-range wireless communication.

Upon receiving the mail data from the telephone body, the terminal displays the mail based on the received mail data on the display unit by the processing by the control unit.

When the mail data is created by the operation of the operation unit and the sending operation is performed,
Under the control of the control unit, the mail data is
The short-range wireless communication unit transmits to the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body.

The control unit of the telephone body connects to the computer network via the public telephone line network or the mobile communication network by the control unit and transmits the mail data received from the terminal to the computer network. .

As described above, the electronic mail can be transmitted and received through the main body of the telephone by the terminal.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a telephone according to an eighth aspect of the present invention has, in addition to the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, a computer network in which the terminal is input to a display section, a browser, and the operation section. The setting data for connection is transmitted from the second short-range wireless communication unit to the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body, and the information transmitted from the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body is displayed by the browser. And a control unit for displaying on the basis of setting data for connection to the computer network transmitted from the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal to the first short-range wireless communication unit. Connect to the computer network and receive the information received from the computer network from the first short-range wireless communication unit to the second short-range wireless communication of the terminal. It is characterized in that it comprises a control unit to send to.

In the telephone according to the eighth aspect of the invention, when the terminal unit performs an operation of connecting to a computer network such as the Internet in its operation unit, it controls setting data for connection to the computer network. Under the control of the unit, the second short-range wireless communication unit transmits to the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body.

Then, the telephone main body is connected to the computer network via the public telephone network or the mobile communication network based on the setting data received from the terminal for connecting to the computer network by the control unit. Connection, download the requested Web information in the terminal, and transmit the information from the first short-range wireless communication unit to the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal.

The terminal receiving the Web information downloaded in the main body of the telephone activates the browser under the control of the control unit and displays the received Web information on the display unit.

As described above, the terminal can be connected to the computer network such as the Internet via the telephone body.

[0037]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The most preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of an embodiment when the present invention is applied to a mobile phone. In FIG. 1, the mobile phone T is composed of a mobile phone body TA and a terminal device TB which is a separate body from the mobile phone body TA.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control unit of the mobile phone body TA.

In FIG. 2, an antenna 20 attached to the main body casing of the mobile phone main body TA controls a transmission / reception circuit 21 and clocks of image signals and audio signals received by the transmission / reception circuit 21, and will be described later. A data processing circuit 22 functioning as an interface with a CPU, and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 23 which is a high-speed arithmetic processing type microprocessor are sequentially connected.

The DSP 23 includes an audio codec 24
, A microphone 25 is connected to the audio codec 24, and a speaker 28 is further connected via a modulation transmission circuit 26 and a reception demodulation circuit 27.

The data processing circuit 22 and the DSP 23
A CPU 30 is connected to the. And this CP
A display panel 32 is connected to the U30 via an LCD driver 31, and a connector 3 for connecting to a personal computer or the like via an external I / F 33.
4, SRAM 35 in which various personal data such as speed dials and business card information input by the user are recorded, ROM 36 in which various control programs of the mobile phone are stored, keys and jog dials arranged on the outer surface of the casing of the mobile phone main body TA The operation units 37 configured by, for example, are connected to each.

The CPU 30 further includes a RAM 40,
A baseband circuit 41 is connected, and an antenna 43 is connected to the baseband circuit 41 via an RF (Radio Frequency) circuit 42.

The baseband circuit 41 and the RF circuit 4
2, Bluetooth 43 by the antenna 43
The RAM 40 stores data transmitted / received via the Bluetooth communication unit BT, and the baseband circuit 41 performs protocol processing for converting received data into a data string processable by the CPU 30 and transmission data. The RF circuit 42 performs a protocol process for converting into a signal that can be handled, and the RF circuit 42 uses the antenna 43.
The signal received by is converted into an intermediate frequency signal by mixing with the fundamental frequency signal, and then demodulated into a digital signal processable by the baseband circuit 41, and the transmission signal subjected to the protocol processing by the baseband circuit 41 is converted into 2.45 GHz. The antenna 43 performs a process of modulating into a radio wave, and the antenna 43 transmits and receives a signal to and from a terminal device TB described later.

In the control unit of the mobile phone body TA, the antenna 20 is, for example, 800 MHz band, 1.5 G
This antenna is used to communicate with mobile phone base stations installed in each region by using radio waves in the band such as the Hz band and the 2 GHz band to transmit and receive data such as voice and mail. The radio wave received by the transmission / reception circuit 21 via 20 is separated into an image signal and an audio signal in the next data processing circuit 22, and further, an image signal is generated while receiving clock control based on a command from the CPU 30. The audio signal is output to the CPU 30 and output to the DSP 23.

The voice signal input to the DSP 23 is voice-processed in the DSP 23, is then input to the voice codec 24, is D / A converted, and is output to the speaker 28 via the modulation transmission circuit 26 and the reception demodulation circuit 27. To be done.

The voice signal input from the microphone 25 is A / D converted by the voice codec 24 and then
DSP 23, data processing circuit 22, transmission / reception circuit 21
The signal is transmitted from the antenna 20 via the.

When a key operation or a jog dial operation is performed on the operation section 37, the CPU 30 reads a control program corresponding to the operation from the ROM 36, and based on the read control program, the data processing circuit 2
2 and DSP 23, LCD driver 31, external I / F
33, the operation unit 37, and the operation control of each unit of the Bluetooth communication unit BT1.

That is, the CPU 30 uses the operation unit 37 to enter the RAM 35 by key input or jog dial operation.
When the telephone number, e-mail address, website URL, etc. of the other party's phone to which the mobile phone body TA is connected are specified by selecting the phonebook data stored in the Then, the telephone number or the like is displayed on the display panel 32, and when the connection operation is performed next, the data processing circuit 2
2 is transmitted from the antenna 20 via the transmission / reception circuit 21 and the transmission / reception circuit 21 to communicate with the mobile phone base station in charge of the current position, and to connect with the specified destination telephone or website.

Then, the CPU 30 uses the data processing circuit 2
2 and the DSP 23, the voice input from the microphone 25 is controlled by the voice codec 24 and the DSP 2.
3, converted into a digital signal through the data processing circuit 22 and the transmission / reception circuit 21 and transmitted from the antenna 20, and
The display panel 32 is input by the operation unit 37.
The mail text displayed at is converted into a digital signal via the data processing circuit 22 and the transmission / reception circuit 21 and transmitted from the antenna 20.

Further, the CPU 30 sends and receives the voice signal from the telephone of the other party included in the radio wave received by the antenna 20, to the transmitting / receiving circuit 21, the data processing circuit 22, and the DSP.
23, the modulation transmission circuit 26, and the reception demodulation circuit 27, and demodulates and outputs from the speaker 28. The mail signal from the destination telephone and the image signal from the website included in the received radio wave are transmitted and received by the transmission and reception circuit 21 and the data. After image processing based on an image processing program input to the CPU 30 via the processing circuit 22 and read from the ROM 36 in the CPU 30, the LCD driver 31 operates to display a mail text or a Web page image.
It is displayed on the panel 32.

When the external I / F 33 is connected to another information terminal device such as a personal computer through the connector 34, the CPU 30 communicates with the other information terminal device via the external I / F 33. It controls the transmission and reception of various data that is performed.

Further, the CPU 30 controls transmission / reception of voice signals and data signals to / from the terminal TB via the Bluetooth communication unit BT1.

The transmission and reception of voice signals and data signals with the terminal TB by the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 will be described in detail later.

In FIG. 1, the terminal TB has a display panel TBa, an operating portion TBb, and a casing to which a microphone and a speaker (not shown) are attached, which has a waterproof structure.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the control unit of the terminal TB.

In FIG. 3, a CPU 50 that controls the operation of the terminal TB, an LCD driver 51 that drives the display panel TBa via the bus B, and an information terminal such as a personal computer via the connector 52 are connected to the CPU 50. An external I / F 53 to be connected to, and an operation unit TBb including a key, a jog dial, and the like,
An SRAM 54 in which various personal data such as speed dials and business card information input by a user are recorded, and a ROM 55 in which various control programs for the terminal TB are stored are respectively connected.

A baseband circuit 60 is further connected to the CPU 50 via a bus B, and an antenna 62 is connected to the baseband circuit 60 via an RF circuit 61. RF
The circuit 61 and the antenna 62 form a Bluetooth communication unit BT2.

A microphone 63 and a speaker 64 are connected to the baseband circuit 60.

The baseband circuit 60 of the Bluetooth communication unit BT2 performs protocol processing for converting received data into a data string that can be processed by the CPU 50 and protocol processing for converting transmission data into a signal that can be processed by the RF circuit 61, and the RF circuit Reference numeral 61 denotes a transmission signal processed by the baseband circuit 60 after converting the signal received by the antenna 62 into an intermediate frequency signal by mixing with the fundamental frequency signal and then demodulating it into a digital signal processable by the baseband circuit 60. Is modulated into a radio wave of 2.45 GHz, and the antenna 62 transmits / receives a signal to / from the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 of the mobile phone body TA.

The operation control of the terminal TB is controlled by the CPU 50, and the CPU 50 executes the ROM based on the key input or the jog dial operation on the operation unit TBb.
A required control program is read from 55, and control corresponding to each operation is performed.

That is, when the antenna 52 of the Bluetooth communication unit BT2 receives an incoming signal from the mobile phone main body TA, as will be described later, the CPU 50 operates the operation unit TBb.
The operation of the Bluetooth communication unit BT2 is controlled based on the operation in the above, and the RF circuit 61 mixes the signal received by the antenna 62 with the fundamental frequency signal to convert it into an intermediate frequency signal, and further, the baseband circuit 60.
After demodulating into a digital signal that can be processed in (1), the sound is output from the speaker 64 or displayed on the display panel TBa by driving the LCD driver 51.

Further, when a call origination operation or a mail origination operation is performed on the operation section TBb, the CPU 50 communicates with the mobile phone body TA by the operation control of the Bluetooth communication section BT2, and a voice signal input from the microphone 63. And protocol processing in the baseband circuit 60 of mail data input by key operation in the operation section TBb and 2.45GH in the RF circuit 51.
The control for the modulation processing of z into the radio wave is performed, and the data signal is transmitted to the mobile phone body TA.

In the above-mentioned telephone, the mobile phone main body TA is placed in a place where the reception state of the radio wave is stable in the communication area of the mobile radio base station, and the terminal TB is within the communication range by the Bluetooth communication (about radius 10). In the state of being located within a range of (meter range), the terminal TB can make a call, send / receive an e-mail, and connect to a computer network such as the Internet via the mobile phone body TA.

FIGS. 4 to 8 show the mobile phone body TA.
6 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure for each mode of communication performed between the terminal and the terminal TB.

The operation procedure of the portable telephone main body TA and the terminal TB will be described below for each mode of communication with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing a procedure in the case where an incoming call is made by the terminal device TB via the mobile phone body TA (a call is received by the terminal device TB receiving an incoming call to the mobile phone body TA). .

In FIG. 4, when the terminal TB is in the standby state (step Sb1) and an incoming call is received in the mobile phone body TA (step Sa1), the mobile phone body TA is controlled by the CPU 30 to operate in the Bluetooth communication section BT1. An incoming signal including the caller's telephone number data is transmitted from the antenna 43 to the terminal TB via the baseband circuit 41 and the RF circuit 42 (step Sa).
2).

The terminal TB is the Bluetooth communication unit BT.
When the incoming signal from the mobile phone body TA is received by the antenna 62 of No. 2, the CPU 50 controls
The user is notified that there is an incoming call to the mobile phone main body TA by means such as outputting an incoming melody from the speaker 64 or lighting the display panel TBa (step b2).

At this time, based on the telephone number data included in the incoming signal from the mobile phone body TA, the terminal TB
At, the CPU 50 drives the LCD driver 51 to display the caller's telephone number on the display panel TBa.

Display panel TB of this terminal TB
By confirming the caller's telephone number displayed in a, the user near the terminal TB can determine whether to respond to the incoming call.

The CPU 50 of the terminal TB is in a standby state waiting for an operation as to whether or not the user responds, and when the user performs a response operation on the operation unit TBb (step Sb3), a response is sent from the Bluetooth communication unit BT2. Is transmitted to the mobile phone body TA (step Sb
4).

Upon receipt of the response instruction signal from the terminal TB by the Bluetooth communication unit BT1, the portable telephone body TA makes a line connection with the transmitting side telephone via the mobile communication network under the control of the CPU 30 (step Sa3).

The CPU 30 of the mobile phone body TA
Receives the received call signal received from the antenna 20 via the transmission / reception circuit 21 and the data processing circuit 22 by the baseband circuit 41 and R of the Bluetooth communication unit BT1.
Call reception processing for transmitting from the antenna 43 to the terminal TB via the F circuit 42, and the terminal TB as described later.
From the antenna 20 through the data processing circuit 22 and the transmission / reception circuit 21, the transmission call signal transmitted from the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 to the mobile communication network is performed (step Sa4).

Further, the CPU 50 of the terminal TB transmits the voice signal by the voice input to the microphone 63 by the user after the transmission of the response instruction signal to the mobile phone body TA in step Sb4 to the baseband circuits 60 and R.
From the antenna 62 through the F circuit 61 to the mobile phone body T
A transmission call processing for transmitting to A, and a reception call processing for outputting a reception voice from the speaker 64 based on a reception call signal from the mobile phone body TA received from the antenna 62 via the RF circuit 61 and the baseband circuit 60. Perform (step Sb5).

Then, when the call ends and the user performs a call end operation on the operation unit TBb of the terminal TB (step Sb6), the CPU 50 of the terminal TB,
The call end instruction signal is transmitted from the Bluetooth communication unit BT2 to the mobile phone body TA (step Sb7), and then the communication with the mobile phone body TA is disconnected (step Sb8), and the standby state is restored.

Upon receipt of the call end instruction signal from the terminal unit TB, the portable telephone main body TA disconnects the line connection with the calling side telephone by the CPU 30 based on the call end instruction signal (step Sa5), and Machine TB
The communication with is disconnected (step Sa6).

FIG. 5 shows the mobile phone body T from the terminal TB.
9 is a flowchart showing a procedure for making an outgoing call (calling from the terminal TB to make a call) via A.

In FIG. 5, while the main body TA of the mobile phone is in the standby state (step Sa11), the user inputs the telephone number of the other party to the operation unit TBb of the terminal TB or stores it in the SRAM 54. When a telephone number is selected from the existing telephone directory or a telephone call operation is performed (step Sb11), the CPU 50 of the terminal TB sends a call instruction signal including the telephone number data to the baseband of the Bluetooth communication unit BT2. The signal is transmitted from the antenna 62 to the mobile phone body TA via the circuit 60 and the RF circuit 61 (step Sb12).

When the mobile phone body TA receives the call instruction signal from the terminal TB through the antenna 43 of the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 (step Sa12), the C
The PU 30 includes a data processing circuit 22 and a transmission / reception circuit 21.
The transmitted radio wave is output from the antenna 20 via the antenna 20 (step Sa13), and then it is determined whether or not the mobile communication network is connected via the nearest portable radio base station (step Sa14). When the connection with the mobile communication network is established, it is further determined whether or not there is a reception response from the destination telephone (step Sa15).

Then, in step Sa15, if there is a response from the destination telephone set, the CPU
30 transmits a connection confirmation signal from the antenna 43 of the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 to the terminal device TB (step Sa1).
6) After that, the reception call signal received from the antenna 20 via the transmission / reception circuit 21 and the data processing circuit 22 is transmitted from the antenna 43 to the terminal TB via the baseband circuit 41 and the RF circuit 42 of the Bluetooth communication unit BT1. Data reception circuit 22 and the transmission / reception circuit 2 for the call reception processing for transmitting and the transmission call signal transmitted from the terminal TB to the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 as described later.
A transmission call process for transmitting from the antenna 20 to the mobile communication network via 1 is performed (step Sa17).

On the other hand, step Sa14 or step S
In a15, when the connection with the mobile communication network cannot be established or there is no reception response from the destination telephone, the CPU 30 sends a connection failure notification signal from the antenna 43 of the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 to the terminal device TB. It is transmitted (step Sa18).

The CPU 50 of the terminal device TB executes the step Sb.
After transmitting a call instruction signal to the mobile phone body TA in 12, the connection confirmation with the destination phone is performed (step Sb13), and when the Bluetooth communication unit BT2 receives the connection confirmation signal from the mobile phone body TA described above, The baseband circuit 60 and the RF circuit 6 convert the audio signal by the audio input to the microphone 63 performed by the user.
A transmission call process for transmitting from the antenna 62 to the mobile phone main body TA via 1 and a reception voice based on the reception call signal from the mobile phone main body TA received from the antenna 62 via the RF circuit 61 and the baseband circuit 60. Is executed from the speaker 64 (step Sb14).

Then, when the user performs a call end operation on the operation unit TBb of the terminal TB (step Sb1
5) The CPU 50 transmits a call end signal from the antenna 62 of the Bluetooth communication unit BT2 to the mobile phone body TA (step Sb16), and then the mobile phone body T
The communication with A is disconnected (step Sb17).

Further, the CPU 30 of the main body TA of the portable telephone receiving the call end signal from the terminal TB disconnects the line connection with the destination telephone (step Sa19) and disconnects the connection with the mobile communication network (step Sa19). Step Sa2
0).

Incidentally, the CPU 50 of the terminal TB receives the connection prohibition notification signal from the mobile phone body TA in the connection confirmation with the destination telephone in step Sb13 to connect with the mobile communication network or receive the destination telephone. When confirming that there is no response, a message notifying the user is displayed on the display panel TBa by driving the LCD driver 51 (step Sb18), and then the user ends the call on the operation unit TBb of the terminal TB. After waiting for the operation, the call end signal is transmitted to the mobile phone body TA in step Sb15 and the communication with the mobile phone body TA is disconnected in step Sb16.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing a procedure in the case where the terminal TB receives an electronic mail via the mobile phone body TA.

In FIG. 6, when the terminal TB is in the standby state (step Sb21) and the mobile phone body TA receives an incoming mail from the mobile communication network via the antenna 20 (step Sa21), the The CPU 30 of the telephone body TA stores the mail data of the received electronic mail in the RAM 40 (step Sa2).
At the same time, the antenna 43 of the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 transmits an incoming notification signal of an electronic mail to the terminal TB (step Sa23).

When the CPU 50 of the terminal TB receives the incoming notification signal of the electronic mail from the mobile phone body TA, it drives the LCD driver 51 to display a message on the display panel TBa or output an incoming melody from the speaker 64. Such means is used to notify the user that an electronic mail has arrived at the mobile phone body TA (step Sb22).

Then, when the user performs a mail receiving operation on the operation unit TBb of the terminal TB by the arrival notification of the electronic mail (step Sb23), the C of the terminal TB is displayed.
The PU 50 is the antenna 6 of the Bluetooth communication unit BT2.
From 2 to the mobile phone body TA, a transmission instruction signal for transmitting the mail data of the received electronic mail to the terminal TB is transmitted (step Sb24).

The CPU 30 of the mobile phone body TA determines whether or not the mail data transmission instruction signal is transmitted from the terminal TB after the transmission of the e-mail arrival notification signal in step Sa22 ( Step Sa
24) When the terminal TB transmits the mail data transmission instruction signal in step Sb23, the RAM 4
The mail data stored in 0 is used as the baseband circuit 41 and the RF circuit 42 of the Bluetooth communication unit BT1.
The data is transmitted from the antenna 43 to the terminal TB via (step Sa25).

The CPU 30 of the mobile phone body TA
Disconnects the communication with the terminal TB (step Sa2
6).

The CPU 50 of the terminal device TB executes the step Sb.
After sending the mail data sending instruction signal in 23,
When the mail data from the mobile phone body TA is received, the LCD driver 51 is driven to display the mail on the display panel TBa based on the received mail data (step Sb25).

After that, when the user performs a mail reception end operation on the operation unit TBb of the terminal TB (step Sb
26), the CPU 50 ends the mail display on the display panel TBa (step Sb27) and disconnects the communication with the mobile phone body TA (step Sb28).

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing a procedure in the case where the terminal TB sends an electronic mail through the mobile phone body TA.

In FIG. 7, when the user performs a mail creating operation such as creating a mail text and setting a mail address of a destination by key input on the operation unit TBb of the terminal device TB (step Sb31). , CPU50
Executes mail data creation processing based on the electronic mail application software read from the ROM 55 (step Sb32).

After that, the user operates the operation part TB of the terminal TB.
When a mail sending operation is performed for b (step Sb3
3), the CPU 50 transmits a mail transmission command signal to the mobile phone body TA via the Bluetooth communication unit BT2 (step Sb34).

In the standby state (step Sa31), when the mobile phone body TA receives the mail transmission command signal from the terminal TB by the antenna 43 of the terminal TB1 (step Sa32), the CPU 30 moves from the antenna 20 to the mobile unit. An outgoing signal for connecting to the communication network is output, and connection is made with the provider that has a mail contract for the mobile phone body TA via this mobile communication network (step Sa33).

After the connection is made in step Sa33, the CPU 30 of the mobile phone body TA sends a connection notification signal with the provider from the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 to the terminal TB (step Sa34).

The CPU 50 of the terminal TB causes the step Sb
After transmitting the mail transmission command signal to the mobile phone body TA in 34, it is judged whether or not the connection notification signal is transmitted from the mobile phone body TA (step Sb35), and when the connection notification signal is received from the mobile phone body TA. , The mail data created in step Sb32 is transmitted to the mobile phone body TA via the Bluetooth communication unit BT2 (step Sb36).

When the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 receives the mail data sent from the terminal TB, the CPU 30 of the mobile phone body TA sends the mail data from the antenna 20 and transmits it via the mobile communication network. And send it to the contract provider (step Sa3
5).

When the transmission of the mail data in step Sa35 is completed, the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 transmits a transmission end notification signal to the terminal device TB (step Sa36), and then the connection with the mobile communication network is established. Is disconnected (step Sa37), and communication with the terminal TB is disconnected (step Sa38).

When the CPU 50 of the terminal TB receives the e-mail transmission end notification signal from the mobile phone body TA (step Sb37), it sends a message to the effect that the mail transmission is completed to the display panel TBa by driving the LCD driver 51. At the same time as displaying (step Sb38), communication with the mobile phone body TA is cut off (step Sb39).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure for displaying a Web page by connecting the terminal TB to the Internet via the mobile phone body TA.

In FIG. 8, when the user performs an instruction operation for connecting to the Internet to the operation unit TBb of the terminal TB (step Sb41), the CPU of the terminal TB is
The 50 reads the WWW browser from the ROM 55 and activates it (step Sb42), and then transmits a connection instruction signal to the Internet from the Bluetooth communication unit BT2 to the mobile phone body TA (step Sb43).

In the standby state (step Sa41), the mobile phone body TA receives the Internet connection instruction signal from the terminal TB through the antenna 43 of the terminal TB1 (step Sa42), and then the CPU3
0 outputs from the antenna 20 a transmission signal for connecting to the mobile communication network, and connects to the Internet via this mobile communication network (step Sa43).

After the connection to the Internet is made in step Sa43, the CP of the mobile phone body TA is
U30 is from the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 to the terminal TB
An internet connection notification signal is transmitted to (step Sa44).

The CPU 50 of the terminal device TB executes the step Sb.
After transmitting the internet transmission command signal to the mobile phone body TA in 43, it is judged whether or not the internet connection notification signal is received from the mobile phone body TA (step Sb44), and the internet connection notification signal is transmitted from the mobile phone body TA. Upon reception, the URL data designated by the user's Internet connection operation in step Sb41 or the subsequent input operation to the operation unit TBb is sent to the Bluetooth communication unit BT2.
From the mobile phone body TA to the mobile phone body TA
Sent from the Bluetooth communication unit BT2 by the HT
Internet communication processing for displaying a web page on the operation unit TBb is performed based on the ML data (step Sb).
45).

The CPU 30 of the mobile phone body TA also downloads HTML data from the site on the Internet based on the URL data transmitted from the terminal TB to the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 after transmitting the internet connection notification signal in step Sa44. Then, the downloaded HTML data is transmitted from the Bluetooth communication unit BT1 to the terminal TB for internet communication processing (step Sa45).

After that, when the user performs an operation for ending the Internet connection on the operation unit TBb in the terminal TB (step Sb46), the CPU 50 of the terminal TB
The Bluetooth communication unit BT2 outputs an internet connection end notification signal to the mobile phone body TA (step Sb47), and thereafter disconnects communication with the mobile phone body TA (step Sb48).

When the CPU 30 of the mobile phone body TA receives the internet connection end notification signal from the terminal TB (step Sa46), it terminates the internet communication process (step Sa47) and disconnects from the mobile communication network. (Step Sa48).

As described above, the mobile phone T is used for the main body TA of the mobile phone when, for example, making a call, sending / receiving an e-mail, connecting to the Internet, or the like in a place or environment where reception of radio waves in a mobile communication network is poor. Is placed in a place where reception is good or in an environment, and from a place where reception is poor with the mobile communication network, Bluetooth communication is performed with the mobile phone body TA using the terminal TB. By communicating via the mobile communication network with the mobile phone, it is possible to perform communication such as a call by connecting to the mobile communication network, which has been difficult in the past, even in places and environments where communication using a mobile phone is impossible. Will be able to.

Further, the mobile phone T is a terminal device TB.
Since the mobile phone has a waterproof structure,
By placing A in a normal environment such as a living room and carrying the terminal TB, mobile communication can be performed even in a humid place such as a bathroom or a place where water may be splashed such as a water workshop. Communication via the network becomes possible.

In this case, the mobile phone T does not need to have a waterproof structure for the mobile phone main body TA that is normally carried, so that the mobile phone main body TA is not likely to become large and is convenient to carry. , Terminal T with waterproof structure
B also does not need to have a mobile communication function with the mobile communication network, and only needs to have a Bluetooth communication function with the mobile phone main body TA. Therefore, it should have a simpler configuration than a personal digital assistant such as a PDA. Will be possible.

In the above case, the explanation has been given by taking the portable telephone as an example, but the present invention can also be applied to the desk-top telephone.

That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the desk-top telephone TA1 is provided with the Bluetooth communication function, and the Bluetooth communication between the desk-top telephone TA1 and the terminal TB is performed from the terminal TB via the desk-top telephone TA1. By connecting to the public telephone line network, the terminal TB
It becomes possible to call by.

Since the desk phone main body TA1 has the Internet connection function (L mode function), the terminal TB can send and receive e-mail and connect to the Internet via the desk phone TA1. become able to do.

In the above, the mobile phone body T
Although an example is shown in which the communication between A or the desk-top telephone TA1 and the terminal TB is performed using Bluetooth, other short-range wireless systems such as HomeRF may be used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an example of an embodiment of a telephone according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a mobile phone body in the same example.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a terminal in the example.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an incoming call using the telephone of the example.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an outgoing call using the telephone of the same example.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of mail reception by the telephone of the same example.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of mail transmission by the telephone of the same example.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a procedure for connecting to the Internet by the telephone of the same example.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing another example of the embodiment of the telephone according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

T ... Mobile phone TA ... Mobile phone main body (telephone main body) TA1 ... Desk phone (telephone main body) TB ... Terminal TBa ... Display panel (display section) TBb ... Operation section 20 ... Antenna 21 ... Transceiver circuit 22 ... Data processing circuit 23 ... DSP 24 ... Audio codec 25 ... Microphone 26 ... Modulation transmission circuit 27 ... Reception demodulation circuit 28 ... Speaker 30 ... CPU 31 ... LCD driver 32 ... Display panel 33 ... External I / F 34 ... Connector 35 ... SRAM 36 ... ROM 37 ... Operation unit 40 ... RAM 41 ... Baseband circuit 42 ... RF circuit 43 ... Antenna BT1 ... Bluetooth communication unit (first short-range wireless communication unit) BT2 ... Bluetooth communication unit (second short-range wireless communication unit)

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Tetsuya Kogure             1-7-1, Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo PAX             Building 1st floor Increment P Co., Ltd.             Within (72) Inventor Koji Amano             1-7-1, Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo PAX             Building 1st floor Increment P Co., Ltd.             Within F term (reference) 5K067 AA34 AA42 BB04 DD53 EE03                       EE35 FF23 HH07 KK17                 5K101 LL00 LL11 NN00 NN03

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A telephone main body and a terminal which can be connected to a public telephone line network or a mobile communication network, the telephone main body having a first short-range wireless communication unit for communicating with the terminal. The terminal communicates between the operation input unit and the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body to connect to the public telephone network or mobile communication network via the telephone body or the telephone body. A telephone having a second short-range wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving information between the telephones. 2. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the telephone body is a mobile telephone connectable to a mobile communication network. 3. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the telephone body is a desk-top telephone that can be connected to a public telephone line network. 4. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the first short-range wireless communication unit of the main body of the telephone and the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal are communication units that communicate with each other by Bluetooth. 5. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the terminal has a waterproof structure. 6. The first short-range wireless communication of the telephone body from the second short-range wireless communication unit, wherein the terminal converts a voice input unit and an output unit, and a voice input from the input unit into a signal. A second short-range wireless communication of the terminal device, the control unit transmitting the voice signal transmitted from the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body and outputting the voice signal from the output unit. Section transmits a voice signal transmitted to the first short-range wireless communication section to the public telephone line network or the mobile communication network, and a voice signal received from the public telephone line network or the mobile communication network to the first short-range wireless communication. The telephone according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that transmits from the communication unit to the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal. 7. The telephone transmits the mail data created by the operation of the display unit and the operation unit from the second short-range wireless communication unit to the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body and the telephone set. The telephone main body is provided with a control unit for displaying a mail on the display unit based on mail data transmitted from the first short-range wireless communication unit of the main body to the second short-range wireless communication unit. 2 Mail data transmitted from the short-distance wireless communication unit to the first short-distance wireless communication unit to the public telephone line network or mobile communication network and received from the public telephone line network or mobile communication network. The control unit for transmitting data from the first short-range wireless communication unit to the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal.
Telephone set forth in. 8. The first short-distance wireless communication of the telephone body from the second short-distance wireless communication unit with setting data for connection to a computer network input to the display unit, the browser, and the operation unit of the terminal. And a control unit for displaying information transmitted from the first short-range wireless communication unit of the telephone body on the display unit by the browser, wherein the telephone body is from the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal. Computer transmitted to the first short-range wireless communication unit
The connection to the computer network is performed based on the setting data for connecting to the network, and the information received from the computer network is transmitted from the first short-range wireless communication unit to the second short-range wireless communication unit of the terminal. The telephone according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit.