JP2006074430A - Information mobile terminal provided with external switch function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information mobile terminal capable of operating a camera function or a voice recorder function in response to a button operation of an earphone microphone with a switch. <P>SOLUTION: The information mobile terminal with an external switch function comprises the earphone with the switch and a mobile terminal main body having a radio communication means. The earphone with the switch is provided with a button which is operated to turn on/off the switch, and the mobile terminal main body is provided with a storage means for storing image data photographed by a camera, a camera control means for operating the camera to store photographed image data in the storage means, and a general control means for controlling the camera control means or the radio communication means in accordance with the button operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information portable terminal with an external switch that can be applied to a portable telephone equipped with a camera function or a voice recorder function.

  When using a conventional mobile phone mainly for voice calls, in addition to operating the keys provided on the terminal body as a method for making and receiving calls, an earphone microphone with a switch is attached to the terminal, and the earphone cord of this earphone microphone A method of operating a button located in the middle is shown (for example, see Patent Document 1). In such a conventional terminal, an outgoing / incoming operation can be performed with a flowchart as shown in FIG. In FIG. 15, if it is detected in step S61 that the button has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S62. Otherwise, the process proceeds to step S63. In step S62, a calling operation for starting outgoing calls is started. After the calling operation is started, outgoing calls are made in step S64. In step S63, the system waits. When there is an incoming call, the incoming call is performed. When the call is finished in step S64, pressing of the button is detected in step S65.

On the other hand, a mobile phone equipped with a conventional camera function or voice recorder function is operated by key operation provided on the terminal body as means for operating the camera function or voice recorder function (for example, see Patent Document 2).
JP 2001-308979 A (page 17, FIG. 1) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2004-40552 (page 14, FIG. 1)

  However, in the configuration of the conventional Patent Document 1, the earphone microphone with a switch only operates transmission / reception that is an original function of a mobile phone, and operations other than transmission / reception such as a camera function need to be performed on the mobile terminal body. there were. For this reason, in the configuration of the conventional Patent Document 2 in which the camera is mounted, there is a problem that camera shake occurs because the button of the mobile terminal body is pressed when the camera is photographed. Since the resolution of conventional cameras is low, such a camera shake problem has not been regarded as a problem. However, as the quality of high-quality images of cameras mounted on mobile devices has recently increased rapidly, and high-quality images can be easily obtained by camera shooting of mobile devices, blurring caused by camera shake has an effect on image quality degradation. It is growing and becoming a problem. In addition, the voice recorder also has a problem that the recording operation cannot be performed with the buttons provided on the earphone microphone when recording with the earphone microphone, and the operation is complicated because the operation is performed by the button operation of the mobile terminal body. .

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and enables the camera to be photographed by remote operation without pressing the button of the main body of the mobile terminal by the button operation of the switch-equipped earphone microphone. It is another object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal that can easily operate a voice recorder by operating a voice recorder function by operating a button of a switch-equipped earphone microphone.

In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, an information portable terminal with an external switch function according to the present invention includes a switch-equipped earphone and a portable terminal body having a wireless communication means. The portable terminal body has a camera and an image taken by the camera. Storage means for storing data and camera control means for storing image data obtained by operating the camera in the storage means are provided, and the camera control means is controlled by a switch of an earphone with switch. With this configuration, it is possible to eliminate camera shake by operating the shooting function of the camera mounted on the mobile terminal body with the switch of the earphone with switch.

  Moreover, the information portable terminal with an external switch function according to the present invention includes a switch-equipped earphone and a portable terminal body having a wireless communication means, and the portable terminal body has a recording function and a reproducing function for recording sound input from a microphone. A voice recorder and storage means for storing voice data recorded by the voice recorder are provided, and the voice recorder is controlled by a switch of an earphone with a switch. With this configuration, it is possible to operate the recording and playback functions of the voice recorder mounted on the portable terminal body by operating the buttons of the switch-equipped earphone microphone.

  Furthermore, the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present invention comprises a switch-equipped earphone and a portable terminal body having a wireless communication means, and has a recording function for recording a voice input from a microphone while providing a camera in the portable terminal body. And a voice recorder having a playback function and a storage means for storing voice data recorded by the voice recorder, and the camera control means or the voice recorder is controlled by a switch of the earphone with switch. With this configuration, it is possible to operate the photographing function by the camera and the recording and reproduction functions by the voice recorder by using the switch of the earphone with switch.

  Furthermore, the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present invention is configured to switch the operation mode by the switch-equipped earphone. With this configuration, shooting by the camera and recording by the voice recorder can be switched by the switch of the earphone with switch.

  According to the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present invention, the function of the camera or voice recorder mounted on the portable terminal body can be operated by the button operation of the external switch connected to the portable terminal. When shooting with the built-in camera, it is not necessary to press the shutter button of the portable terminal, so that camera shooting without camera shake is possible. In addition, a recording operation using a voice recorder can be performed at hand, and an easy recording operation can be performed without picking up extra noise due to the operation of the main body.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
An information portable terminal with an external switch function according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an information portable terminal with an external switch function according to the present embodiment, wherein 1 is a main body of the information portable terminal, 101 is a camera, 102 is a camera control means for controlling photographing of the camera 101, 103 Is a display means for displaying the finder of the camera 101, 104 is a storage means for storing image data taken by the camera 101, 105 is a key operation unit for operating functions of the main body 1, and 106 is for performing a wireless call on the main body 1 Wireless communication control means for modulating and demodulating the voice of the voice, 107 a voice processing unit for controlling the voice of the microphone and speaker, 108 a microphone for inputting voice, 109 a speaker for outputting voice, and 110 by operating the button 11 Overall control means for controlling the camera control means 102 and the wireless call control means 2 is an earphone microphone with a switch, 3 is an earphone microphone with a switch Remote control, 11 buttons for performing ON / OFF of the switches in the remote control 3, the 12 microphone for inputting speech from the remote controller 3, 13 is an earphone for outputting audio switch earphone microphone 2.

The information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 first selects an incoming / outgoing call function or camera function by operating the key operation unit 105 of the main body 1, and then operates the button 11 of the remote controller 3. A function selected in advance is activated, operated, and terminated. The function is selected by the overall control means 110 by an operation from the key operation unit 105 of the main body 1.

  FIG. 2 is an external view of the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present embodiment configured in FIG. 2 that are the same as or correspond to those in FIG. 1 are assigned the same reference numerals as in FIG. In FIG. 2, the switch-equipped earphone microphone 2 is connected to the main body 1 by an earphone jack or the like, and has an earphone 13 at the end of the cord and a remote controller 3 in the middle of the cord. With this configuration, when the button 11 of the remote controller 3 is pressed, the switch of the button 11 is turned ON, and when the button 11 is not pressed, the switch of the button 11 is turned OFF.

  The operation will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 3, it is first determined whether or not the call function is selected in step S1, and if selected, the process proceeds to step S2, and if not selected, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S2, the function selection is set to call and the process goes to step S5. In step S3, it is determined whether to select a camera function, and if selected, the process returns to step S4, and if not selected, the process returns to step S1. In step S4, the function selection is set in the camera and the process goes to step S5. In step S5, it is determined whether or not to select the function set in step S2 or step S4. If it is determined, the process ends. If not, the process returns to step S1. When a camera is selected in the above function selection, the button 11 is turned on / off by operating the button 11, the overall control means 110 detects the ON / OFF, and the camera control means 102 is turned on according to the button 11 operation. Control is performed to perform photographing by the camera 101 and accumulation of image data. When a call is selected, the button 11 is turned on / off by operating the button 11, the overall control means 110 detects the ON / OFF, and controls the radio call control means 106 according to the button 11 operation to control the voice processing unit. 107 is used to transmit and receive a call.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the camera control operation performed by the overall control means 110 by operating the button 11 when a camera is selected. Hereinafter, the operation of the overall control unit 110 by the operation of the button 11 will be described with reference to FIG. In step S11, it is detected whether or not the button 11 of the remote controller 3 has been pressed for a long time. If it is detected, the process returns to step S12. Otherwise, the process returns to step S11. In step 12, the camera is activated. After the camera is activated, it is detected in step S13 whether the button 11 has been pressed for a short time, and if detected, the process proceeds to step S14, and if not detected, the process proceeds to step S15. In step S14, the camera control unit 102 is controlled to perform shooting by pressing the shutter of the camera 101. In step S15, it is detected whether the button 11 has been pressed for a long time. If detected, the camera is terminated in step S20. After shooting in step S14, it is detected whether the button 11 is pressed once in step S16. If it is detected, step S17 is detected. If it is not detected, it is detected whether the button 11 is pressed twice in step S18. go. In step S17, the captured image is stored in the storage means 104, and the process returns to step S13. In step S19, the photographed image photographed in step S14 is deleted, and the process returns to step S13. Note that the call operation using the button 11 when a call is selected can be performed using the flowchart of FIG. 15, for example, as in the conventional operation.

As described above, when a camera is selected in advance on the main body 1, the camera can be activated by operating the button 11 to shoot, store an image, and end the camera.
In addition, when a call is selected, transmission and reception operations can be performed by operating the button 11 of the remote controller 3.

(Embodiment 2)
An information portable terminal with an external switch function according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present embodiment, the same contents as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. FIG. 5 shows a configuration of the information cellular phone device according to the present embodiment. Reference numeral 111 denotes a voice recorder, which records voice input from the microphone 108 or 12. A storage unit 104 stores voice data recorded by the voice recorder 111. Reference numeral 110 denotes overall control means for controlling the voice recorder 111 and the radio call control means 106 by operating the button 11. The information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present embodiment in FIG. 5 does not have the camera function in the first embodiment but has a voice recorder function. First, a call function for incoming / outgoing calls or a voice recorder function is selected by operating the key operation unit 105 of the main body 1, and a function selected in advance by operating the button 11 of the remote controller 3 is activated, operated, or terminated. It is. The function is selected according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Note that the steps having the same contents as those in the flowchart of FIG. In step S1, it is determined whether the call function is selected. If so, the process goes to step S2. In step S6, it is determined whether or not the voice recorder function is selected. If so, the process returns to step S7. If not, the process returns to step S1. In step S7, the function selection is set in the voice recorder, and the process goes to step S5. In step S5, it is determined whether or not the function set in step S2 or step S7 is to be determined. If so, the process ends. If not, the process returns to step S1.

  When a voice recorder is selected in the above function selection, the button 11 is turned on / off by operating the button 11, and the overall control means 110 detects the ON / OFF, and the voice recorder process is performed according to the ON / OFF operation. The voice input from the microphone 108 or 112 is recorded by controlling the unit 111.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the voice recording operation performed by the overall control means 110 by the operation of the button 11 when the voice recorder is selected in the information portable terminal with the external switch function of the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the operation of the overall control unit 110 by the operation of the button 11 will be described with reference to FIG. In step S31, it is detected whether or not the button 11 has been pressed for a long time. If detected, the process proceeds to step S32. In step 32, the voice recorder is activated. After the voice recorder is activated, it is detected in step S34 whether the button 11 has been pressed for a short time, and if detected, the process proceeds to step S35, and if not detected, the process proceeds to step S36. In step S35, the voice recorder 111 is controlled to start recording the voice input from the microphone 108 or 12. In step S36, the long press of the button 11 is detected. If detected, the function of the voice recorder is terminated in step S37, and if not detected, the process returns to step S34. After recording is started in step S35, it is detected in step S38 whether the button 11 has been pressed for a short time, and if detected, the process proceeds to step S39. In step S39, recording is paused and the process returns to step S34. Recording is resumed by briefly pressing the button 11 in step 34. In the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present embodiment, the playback function of the voice recorder 111 can also be controlled by operating the button 11. When the playback function of the voice recorder 111 is used, it is performed by detecting whether or not the button 11 has been pressed briefly in step S33 of FIG. The connector A is coupled to step S41 in the flowchart of FIG.

  FIG. 8 shows an operation procedure for operating the playback function of the voice recorder 111, which is performed under the control of the overall control means 110 by operating the button 11. In FIG. 8, the process starts from the connector A, and the reproduction is started in step S41. After the start of playback, it is detected in step S42 whether the button 11 has been pressed for a short time. If detected, the playback is paused in step S43. If not, the long press of the button 11 is detected in step S44, and if detected, the playback ends in step S47. If not detected, the process returns to step S42. In step S43, when playback is paused, it is detected in step S45 whether the button 11 has been pressed for a short time. If detected, the process returns to step S41 to resume playback. If not detected, a long press of the button 11 is detected in step S46, and if detected, the reproduction is terminated in S47, and if not detected, the process returns to step S45. With the above procedure, the sound recorded by the voice recorder 111 can be reproduced by operating the button 11.

The call operation by the button 11 when the call is selected in step S2 of FIG. 6 in the second embodiment can be performed using the flowchart of FIG. 15, for example, as in the conventional operation.

  The external appearance of the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 2, and the configuration of the earphone microphone 2 with switch and the function of the button 11 of the remote controller 3 are the same as those of the first embodiment. .

  As described above, when a voice recorder has been selected in the main body 1 in advance, the voice recorder is activated by operating the button 11 to start recording, pause recording, resume recording, start playback, and playback. It is possible to pause, resume playback from a pause, and end the voice recorder. Further, in the same manner as in the first embodiment, when the call is selected, the transmission and reception operations can be performed by operating the button 11 of the remote controller 3.

(Embodiment 3)
An information portable terminal with an external switch function according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present embodiment, the same contents as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. FIG. 9 shows the configuration of the information portable terminal with an external switch function according to the present embodiment, which is obtained by adding the voice recorder function to the configuration of the information portable terminal with an external switch function according to the first embodiment. . In FIG. 9, the storage means 104 stores the image data photographed by the camera control means 102 and the sound data recorded by the voice recorder 111. The information portable terminal with an external switch function according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 9 first selects an incoming / outgoing call function, a camera function, or a voice recorder function by operating the key operation unit 105 of the main body 1. The function selected in advance by operating the button 11 is activated, operated, and terminated.

  The function is selected according to the flowchart shown in FIG. In step S1, it is determined whether or not a call function is selected. If so, the function selection is set to call in step S2. In step S3, it is determined whether or not a camera function is selected. In step S6, it is determined whether or not the voice recorder function is selected. If so, the function selection is set in the voice recorder in step S7. In step S5, it is determined whether or not to select the function set in step S2, step S4, or step S7. If so, the process ends. If not, the process returns to step S1.

  The transmission / reception operation by the operation of the button 11 when the call is selected in the above function selection can be performed using the flowchart of FIG. 15, for example, as in the conventional operation. Further, the operation of the camera by the operation of the button 11 when the camera is selected is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. Further, the operation of the voice recorder by the operation of the button 11 when the voice recorder is selected is performed according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  The external appearance of the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 2, and the operation of the button 11 is performed by pressing the button 11 as in the first embodiment.

(Embodiment 4)
An information portable terminal with an external switch function according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present embodiment, the same contents as those of the third embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an information portable terminal with an external switch function according to the present embodiment. Reference numeral 14 denotes a switching button for switching between a camera function and a voice recorder function.

The information portable terminal with an external switch function of this embodiment shown in FIG. 11 selects a call function for incoming / outgoing calls or a camera function or a voice recorder function in accordance with the flowchart shown in FIG. In addition, starting, operating, and ending the function selected in advance by operating the button 11 of the remote controller 3 shown in FIG. 12 is the same as in the third embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, it is possible to switch to the voice recorder function by operating the switching button 14 while operating the camera function, and to switch to the camera by operating the switching button 14 while operating the voice recorder function.

  FIG. 13 shows a flowchart of the camera operation of this embodiment, and FIG. 14 shows a flowchart of the voice recorder operation. In FIG. 13, steps S21 to S30 are the same as those in FIG. When switching to the voice recorder during operation of the camera function, it is detected in step S21 that the switch button 14 has been pressed. If detected, the camera is terminated in step S22, the process goes to connector B, and if not detected, the process returns to step S13. The connector B is started from step S32 for starting the voice recorder 111 of FIG. 14, and the voice recorder is started. With the above operation, the camera ends and switches to the voice recorder. In FIG. 14, steps S31 to S39 are the same as those in FIG. When switching to the camera during operation of the voice recorder, it is detected in step S48 that the switch button 14 has been pressed, and if detected, the voice recorder is terminated in step S49, the process goes to the connector C, and if not detected, the process returns to step S34. The connector C starts from step S12 for activating the camera of FIG. 13, and the camera is activated. With the above operation, the voice recorder ends and switches to the camera.

  FIG. 12 is an external view of the remote controller 3 of the switch-equipped earphone microphone 2 used in the information portable terminal with an external switch function of the present embodiment configured as shown in FIG. 12 that are the same as or correspond to those in FIG. 11 are assigned the same reference numerals as in FIG. In FIG. 12, a switch button 14 is added to the remote controller 3 in addition to the button 11. With this configuration, when the switch button 14 of the remote controller 3 is pressed, the switch of the switch button 14 is turned ON, and when the switch button 14 is not pressed, the switch of the switch button 14 is turned OFF.

  The transmission / reception operation by the operation of the button 11 when the call is selected in the above function selection can be performed using the flowchart of FIG. 15, for example, as in the conventional operation. Further, the operation of the camera by the operation of the button 11 when the camera is selected is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. The operation of the voice recorder by the operation of the button 11 when the voice recorder is selected is performed according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  As described above, in the present invention, the camera of the mobile phone can be remotely operated by operating the button of the switch-equipped earphone microphone connected to the mobile terminal, and shooting without camera shake is possible, and the voice recorder of the mobile terminal is remotely operated. By doing so, recording operation by hand is possible, and it can be applied not only to mobile phones but also to mobile terminals such as personal computers and PDAs.

Configuration diagram of portable information terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention External view of portable information terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention The flowchart which shows the function selection of the information portable terminal in Embodiment 1 of this invention Flowchart of camera operation of portable information terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention Configuration diagram of portable information terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention The flowchart which shows the function selection of the information portable terminal in Embodiment 2 of this invention Flowchart of recording operation of voice recorder of portable information terminal in Embodiment 2 of the present invention Flowchart of playback operation of voice recorder of portable information terminal in Embodiment 2 of the present invention Configuration diagram of portable information terminal according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention The flowchart which shows the function selection of the information portable terminal in Embodiment 3 of this invention Configuration diagram of portable information terminal according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention Remote control external view of portable information terminal according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention Flowchart of camera operation of portable information terminal in Embodiment 4 of the present invention Flowchart of voice recorder operation of portable information terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention Flowchart of a call operation using an earphone microphone with a switch of a conventional portable information terminal

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Earphone microphone with switch 3 Remote control 11 Button 12 Microphone 13 Earphone 14 Switching button 101 Camera 102 Camera control means 103 Display means 104 Storage means 105 Key operation part 106 Wireless call control means 107 Voice processing part 108 Microphone 109 Speaker 110 Overall control Means 111 Voice Recorder

Claims (4)

In an information portable terminal with an external switch function comprising a switch-equipped earphone and a portable terminal body having wireless communication means, a camera in the portable terminal body, storage means for storing image data taken by the camera, and operation of the camera An information portable terminal with an external switch function, characterized in that camera control means for storing the photographed image data in the storage means is provided, and the camera control means is controlled by a switch of the earphone with switch. An information portable terminal with an external switch comprising a switch-equipped earphone and a portable terminal body having a wireless communication means, wherein the portable terminal body has a recording function for recording voice input from a microphone and a playback function, and the voice An information portable terminal with an external switch function, characterized in that storage means for storing voice data recorded by a recorder is provided and the voice recorder is controlled by a switch of the earphone with switch. The information terminal with an external switch function according to claim 1, wherein the camera is provided in a portable terminal body having the wireless communication means,
A voice recorder having a recording function and a playback function for recording voice input from a microphone, and a storage means for storing voice data recorded by the voice recorder;
An information portable terminal with an external switch function, wherein the camera control means or the voice recorder is controlled by a switch of the earphone with switch. The information portable terminal with an external switch function according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an operation mode is switched by the earphone with switch.

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