JP2006140575A - Belt for portable terminal and portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a belt for a portable terminal suitable for inputting a large quantity of data using a thumb. <P>SOLUTION: The belt for a portable terminal is arranged on the back of a surface of the portable terminal arranged with input buttons and comprises a first supporting portion for supporting at least one finger other than the thumb at the time of inputting data with the thumb and gripping the bottom of the portable terminal, a second supporting portion for supporting the portable terminal at a position opposing the first supporting portion, and a portion for coupling the first and second supporting portions. When such a belt is fixed to the portable terminal, data input with the thumb is facilitated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal that facilitates input of character information and the like in electronic mail.

  Currently, processing such as transmission / reception of e-mails and homepage access is performed using a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone. In such a case, the user usually inputs data and commands using the thumb.

  However, in general, inputting data with a thumb places a heavy burden on the user, and such an interface can be said to be an inappropriate interface from the viewpoint of ergonomics.

  Therefore, there is a prior art of the casing of the input device as described below (see Patent Document 1). Such a housing is an ergonomic housing for a handheld device. This device is an ergonomic housing having a shape that fits a human palm comfortably while allowing tactile operation by touching a combination of keys on the front and rear of the housing with a finger. This device is particularly useful for one-handed operation of a portable device utilizing a keypad in device operations where it is not desirable to operate the device with two hands. The key portion on the housing minimizes the movement of the operator's entire finger and facilitates key operation. Such key operation is completely tactile with the uniquely shaped key on the housing surface close to the natural finger position of the operator and the additional key close to the natural thumb position of the operator. It can be carried out. The integrated strap allows the operator to operate the device without being forced to keep gripping the housing. The device can be used, for example, as a remote control, mobile phone, pager or computer.

  In addition, various other mobile phone shapes have been proposed (see Non-Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 2).

Furthermore, there are the following belts attached to the portable terminal (see Patent Document 2). This belt is a portable terminal wrist holder that makes it easy to carry, notices the vibration function, and eliminates misplacement. The wrist terminal for the portable terminal is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting plate, an annular belt portion that can be attached to the wrist of the user, a plate-like mounting plate that is attached to the peripheral surface of the belt portion via a hook-and-loop fastener By providing the holding mechanism and a connecting member that connects the wrist holder for the mobile terminal and the strap of the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal can be attached to the wrist.
Special table 2003-508858 (first page, Fig. 1 etc.) JP 2002-101175 (first page, FIG. 1 etc.) Homepage, Internet <URL: http://www.itmedia.co.jp/mobile/0305/10/n_katati.html> Homepage, Internet <URL: http://allabout.co.jp/M/cellphone/040114/mr02402/>

  However, when inputting data with a thumb using a portable terminal such as a cellular phone, it is important that the posture of the thumb does not change and that the difference in the distance between the thumb pressing the key and all the keys is reduced. . This was clarified by motion analysis of about 10 subjects. That is, when inputting data with the thumb, the command from the brain is transmitted to the muscles, tendons, and joints, and the joint moment acts on the link mechanism (the phalanges) to become fingertip force. It has been clarified that the operability of fingertips such as the thumb is particularly affected by the position and posture of the link mechanism.

  When inputting with the dominant hand, there were subjects whose phalanges moved greatly, but when inputting with the hand opposite to the dominant hand, the posture of the thumb of most subjects did not change. In other words, it has been clarified that the fact that the posture of the thumb does not change can be a requirement for easily inputting data with the thumb. For this purpose, it can be seen that it is important to have a housing structure that reduces the difference in the distance between the thumb pressing the key and all the keys.

  In the above-described prior art, the change in the posture of the thumb is large when data is input, and it is not a housing structure that reduces the difference in the distance between the thumb pressing the key and all the keys. Therefore, it is not suitable for inputting a large amount of data with the thumb.

  Moreover, the belt attached to the above-mentioned portable terminal is for carrying around conveniently, recognizing the vibration function, and eliminating misplacement, and does not facilitate the thumb input.

  The belt for a portable terminal according to the first aspect of the invention is disposed on the back surface of the surface of the portable terminal on which the input button is installed, and supports at least one finger other than the thumb when inputting with the thumb. It is a belt for portable terminals.

  Such a configuration facilitates data input with the thumb.

  The mobile terminal belt according to the second aspect of the invention includes a first support part that grips a bottom part of the mobile terminal, a second support part that supports the mobile terminal at a position facing the first support part, and the first support part. A mobile terminal belt comprising a connecting portion that connects one supporting portion and the second supporting portion.

  With this configuration, the hand is easily fixed to the terminal, and data input and the like on the portable terminal are facilitated.

  In the portable terminal belt according to the third aspect of the present invention, one or more of the first support portion, the second support portion, and the connecting portion can be expanded and contracted with respect to the above-described invention.

  With this configuration, the mobile terminal belt can be attached to the mobile terminal without depending on the model of the mobile terminal.

  The belt for mobile terminals according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is a belt for mobile terminals having a structure in which the connecting portion in the above invention can be adjusted in length.

  With this configuration, the mobile terminal belt can be matched to the size of the user's hand, and the customization is excellent.

  Note that the mobile terminal belt may be fixed to the mobile terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the belt for portable terminals excellent in the data input etc. by thumb can be provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a mobile terminal belt and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again.

  (Embodiment 1)

  An explanatory view of a belt for a portable terminal in the present embodiment is shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a front view of a mobile terminal belt, (b) is a side view of the mobile terminal belt, (c) is a rear view of the mobile terminal belt, and (d) is a bottom surface of the mobile terminal belt. FIG. The portable terminal here is a terminal that can input characters and the like by thumb input. The mobile terminal is, for example, a mobile phone that can transmit an e-mail, and has a button such as a numeric keypad. In addition, the mobile terminal may be a terminal dedicated to e-mail, for example.

  The mobile terminal belt includes a first support portion 11, a second support portion 12, and a connecting portion 13.

  The 1st support part 11 supports the bottom part of a portable terminal. The first support portion 11 has, for example, a net structure that can be expanded and contracted. The material of the first support portion 11 is, for example, hard rubber. However, the material and shape of the first support portion 11 are not limited. The 1st support part 11 should just be what connects the belt for portable terminals with the bottom part of a portable terminal.

  The second support unit 12 supports the mobile terminal at a position facing the first support unit 11. For example, the second support portion 12 is hooked on an antenna of a mobile terminal, a main body of the mobile terminal (for example, a concave portion of a folded part of a two-fold mobile terminal, a concave portion provided in the main body of the mobile terminal, or the like). The structure is provided. The 2nd support part 12 is comprised by the elastic body (rubber, a spring, etc.), for example. The second support portion 12 is, for example, a rubber band. In addition, it can be said that an antenna is a protrusion part of a portable terminal.

  The connecting portion 13 connects the first support portion 11 and the second support portion 12. It is preferable that the connecting portion 13 has a structure capable of adjusting the length. Specifically, the connecting portion 13 can be formed of a so-called magic tape (registered trademark). Velcro is an example of a belt-shaped medium whose length can be adjusted. The lateral width of the connecting portion 13 is preferably about 20 mm to 30 mm. This is to comfortably support the user's finger. If it is too thin, it is assumed that it will bite into the user's finger, and if it is too thick, there will be a problem that the finger is difficult to move. The length of the connecting portion 13 is preferably about 60 mm to 100 mm. This is because it is suitable for being arranged on the back surface of the surface on which the input button is installed in the folding portable terminal.

  In addition, it is preferable that one or more portions of the first support portion 11, the second support portion 12, and the connecting portion 13 can be expanded and contracted and / or the length can be adjusted. This is because it can be used as a belt for various portable terminals.

  FIG. 2 is an external view when the mobile terminal belt is attached to the mobile terminal. In FIG. 2, the portable terminal 20 includes a surface 21 on which an input button is installed and an antenna 22. In FIG. 2, the first support portion 11 has an elastic net structure (made of rubber or the like) and holds the bottom portion of the mobile terminal. The second support portion 12 is formed of an annular rubber and is hooked on the antenna 22 of the mobile terminal. Then, both ends of the connecting part 13 have a space, and a part of the first supporting part 11 and a part of the second supporting part 12 respectively penetrate the space at both ends of the connecting part 13.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a user uses a mobile terminal to which a mobile terminal belt is attached. The mobile terminal belt is disposed on the back surface of the surface 21 on which the input button of the mobile terminal is installed, and supports at least one of the fingers other than the thumb when inputting with the thumb. Here, the user inserts three fingers (small finger, ring finger, middle finger) of fingers other than the thumb between the surface 21 on which the input button of the mobile terminal is installed and the mobile terminal belt, thereby The distance between the position of the thumb with respect to or the surface of the portable terminal on which the input button is installed and the tip of the thumb is maintained at an appropriate position and distance.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a mobile terminal that can be easily input with the thumb can be provided by the mobile terminal belt.

  Further, the mobile terminal belt can be attached to any mobile terminal without depending on the model of the mobile terminal.

  Furthermore, this mobile terminal belt allows the user to comfortably input the thumb without depending on the size of the user's hand because the connecting part 13 has a structure that allows the length to be adjusted. It is excellent.

  In the present embodiment, the first support portion 11, the second support portion 12, and the connecting portion 13 are not limited to the structures and materials described above. In this embodiment, the mobile terminal belt is disposed on the back surface of the surface of the mobile terminal on which the input button is installed, and supports at least one finger other than the thumb when inputting with the thumb. Any mobile terminal belt may be used. The same applies to other embodiments. Note that the mobile terminal belt is disposed on the back surface of the surface on which the input button of the mobile terminal is installed, as long as the mobile terminal belt is mainly disposed on the back surface (user's finger or / and palm). May be fixed on the back surface of the portable terminal), and a part of the belt for the portable terminal may be disposed on the side surface or the antenna other than the back surface.

  (Embodiment 2)

  FIG. 4 shows an external view of the mobile terminal belt in the present embodiment. In FIG. 4, the mobile terminal belt includes a first support portion 41, a second support portion 42, and a connecting portion 43.

  The 1st support part 41 and the 2nd support part 42 are comprised by the cyclic | annular string. For example, the first support portion 41 is disposed at substantially the tip of the mobile terminal, and is inserted into a hole provided on the surface on which the input button is installed or the back surface or the side surface of the input button, and is tied. The mobile phone strap is similar to the procedure for attaching the mobile phone strap.

  The connection part 43 includes a spring part 431, a first connection part 432, and a second connection part 433. The spring portion 431 is made of a material such as metal or acrylic. The first connection portion 432 serves to connect the spring portion 431 and the first support portion 41. The second connection portion 433 serves to connect the spring portion 431 and the second support portion 42.

  Moreover, the 2nd support part 42 is mounted | worn with the antenna of a portable terminal, for example. FIG. 5 shows a conceptual diagram in the case of such wearing. The user inserts at least one of the fingers other than the thumb into the back of the surface on which the portable terminal belt and the input button of the portable terminal are installed, and inputs characters and the like with the thumb.

  As described above, in this embodiment, a mobile terminal that can be easily input with the thumb can be provided by the mobile terminal belt.

Further, the mobile terminal belt can be attached to any mobile terminal without depending on the model of the mobile terminal.
In addition, the 1st support part and 2nd support part which comprise the belt for portable terminals may be connected to the portable terminal by what kind of means. That is, for example, the mobile terminal belt may be connected to the mobile terminal with Velcro or a fixed tape. Moreover, the structure of a connection part etc. are not ask | required. In other words, the portable terminal belt is arranged on the back surface of the surface on which the input button of the portable terminal is installed, and supports at least one of the fingers other than the thumb when inputting with the thumb. Any belt is acceptable.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the mobile terminal according to the present invention has an effect that the thumb input is easy, and is useful as, for example, a mobile phone.

Explanatory drawing of the belt for portable terminals in Embodiment 1 Explanatory drawing of the belt for the portable terminal Explanatory drawing of the belt for the portable terminal Explanatory drawing of the belt for portable terminals in Embodiment 2. Explanatory drawing of the belt for the portable terminal

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11, 41 1st support part 12, 42 2nd support support part 13, 43 Connection part 20 Mobile terminal 21 The surface where the input button of the mobile terminal was installed 22 Antenna 431 Spring part 432 1st connection part 433 2nd connection Part

Claims (7)

When the input button of the mobile device is placed on the back of the side where the input button is installed,
A mobile terminal belt that supports at least one of fingers other than the thumb. A first support for gripping the bottom of the mobile terminal;
A second support part for supporting the mobile terminal at a position facing the first support part;
The mobile terminal belt according to claim 1, further comprising a connecting portion that connects the first supporting portion and the second supporting portion. The mobile terminal belt according to claim 2, wherein one or more portions of the first support portion, the second support portion, and the connecting portion are extendable. The mobile terminal belt according to claim 2, wherein the connecting portion has a structure capable of adjusting a length. The first support part is a net structure having elasticity,
The second support part is a structure that catches on the protrusion of the mobile terminal,
The mobile terminal belt according to claim 4, wherein the connecting portion is configured by a belt-shaped medium whose length can be adjusted. The first support part is hooked on the tail part of the mobile terminal,
The mobile terminal belt according to claim 2, wherein the second support portion has a structure that is hooked on an antenna of the mobile terminal. The portable terminal which comprises the belt for portable terminals in any one of Claims 1-6.

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