JP2006217259A - Cell phone unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cell phone unit capable of transmitting current position information to external communication equipment even when a power source part is turned off. <P>SOLUTION: The cell phone unit 10 comprises: a GPS reception part 58 for receiving GPS data from a GPS satellite; a control part 36 for calculating the current position information on the basis of the GPS data received in the GPS reception part 58; a GPS transmission part 58 for transmitting the current position information to the external communication equipment; and the power source parts 60 and 62 which can be turned on/off, for supplying power to the GPS reception part 58, the control part 36, and the GPS transmission part 58. The power source parts 60 and 62 which are turned off continuously supply the power to the GPS reception part 58, the control part 36 and the GPS transmission part 58, and the current position information can be transmitted to the communication equipment by the control part 36. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile phone device having a GPS (Global Positioning System) function, an electronic mail function, and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, mobile phone devices having a GPS function are known, and some of these types of mobile phone devices receive current position information by GPS and transmit the current position information to an external communication device. (See Patent Document 1 below).
JP 2002-335551 A

  By the way, in the conventional cellular phone device, when the battery unit is removed or the power is turned off, the current position information cannot be transmitted to an external communication device. For this reason, for example, when a user is kidnapped, even if he wants to send current position information to an external communication device, the function can be utilized if the kidnapper removes the battery unit or performs a power-off operation. There is a problem that disappears.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone device capable of transmitting current position information to an external communication device even when a power supply unit is turned off.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a GPS receiving unit that receives GPS data from a GPS satellite, a control unit that calculates current position information based on GPS data received by the GPS receiving unit, and the current position information. A transmitter that transmits a power to an external communication device, and a power supply that can be turned on and off and that supplies power to the GPS receiver, the controller, and the transmitter, When the power is turned off, the power supply unit continues to supply power to at least the GPS reception unit, the control unit, and the transmission unit, and the current position information can be transmitted by the transmission unit. .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, power is continuously supplied to the GPS receiving unit, the control unit, and the GPS transmission unit by the power supply unit that is turned off, and the current position information is transmitted to the external communication device by the control unit. It becomes possible. Thereby, for example, even when the user is kidnapped and the power supply unit of the mobile phone device is turned off by the kidnapper, the current position information of the mobile phone device can be transmitted to an external communication device. It is possible to inform an external person of the current position of (user).

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone device according to the first aspect, the current position information is periodically transmitted at a predetermined timing.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the current position information is periodically transmitted at a predetermined timing, so that the current position information of the mobile phone device (user) can be reliably notified to an external person.

  The invention according to claim 3 includes a telephone communication unit that enables a call with an external communication device, and a storage unit that stores a telephone number of the communication device, wherein the power supply unit is the telephone communication unit. When the power is supplied to the power supply unit and turned off, the power supply unit continues to supply power to the telephone communication unit and is automatically called to the telephone number stored in the storage unit. A mobile phone device according to claim 1 or 2.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, power is continuously supplied to the telephone communication unit by the power supply unit that is turned off, and the communication device having the telephone number stored in the storage unit is called by the control unit. , The owner of the external transmitter can be notified that the user has been involved in the incident.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a voice conversion unit that converts the current position information into a voice signal, and the voice signal converted by the voice conversion unit is transmitted by the transmission unit. Item 3. The mobile phone device according to Item 1 or 2.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, an audio signal converted by the audio conversion unit is transmitted to the communication device by the control unit, so that an external person can hear it as audio. For example, an external person can specify the current position of the mobile phone device (user) from the viewpoint of latitude and longitude by converting the current position information into an audio signal related to latitude and longitude by the voice conversion unit.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, predetermined information and a predetermined mail address are stored in the storage unit, and the power supply unit that is turned off continues to supply power to the telephone communication unit, 5. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the information stored in the unit is transmitted as an electronic mail to the communication device having the mail address.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, power is continuously supplied to the telephone communication unit by the power supply unit that is turned off, and the information stored in the storage unit is controlled by the communication device having the mail address stored in the storage unit. By being transmitted as an e-mail by the section, it is possible to notify an external person that the user has been involved in the incident using the e-mail.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone device according to the fifth aspect, the current position information is transmitted as a title sentence or a mail text of the e-mail or attached data of the e-mail. is there.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, the content of the e-mail is sent to an external person who has received the e-mail by transmitting the current position information as the e-mail title text or e-mail text, or as e-mail attachment data. Can be easily informed.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the power supply unit includes a plurality of battery units, and the GPS reception unit, the control unit, the transmission unit, or the telephone from at least one of the plurality of battery units. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein power is supplied to the communication unit.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since power is supplied from at least one of the plurality of battery units to the GPS reception unit, the control unit, the GPS transmission unit, or the telephone communication unit, Even when some of the battery units are removed from the mobile phone device, power can be supplied to the GPS receiving unit, the control unit, the GPS transmitting unit, or the telephone communication unit by the other battery units. In particular, by providing the other battery unit at a site that is difficult to confirm, it is possible to prevent the kidnapper from being aware of the presence of the other battery unit, for example.

  The invention according to claim 9 has a display unit for displaying predetermined information, and the predetermined information is not displayed on the display unit during transmission of the current position information. 8. The mobile phone device according to any one of 7 above.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the predetermined information is not displayed on the display unit during the transmission of the current position information, for example, the kidnapper knows that the current position information of the mobile phone device is transmitted. There is no end to it.

  According to the present invention, current position information can be transmitted to an external communication device even when the power supply unit is turned off.

  Next, a mobile phone device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone device 10 includes a telephone communication unit 12 connected to an antenna 16. The telephone communication unit 12 transmits a signal from a baseband unit 14 to be described later to the base station via the antenna 16 or receives a radio wave from the base station via the antenna 16.

  The telephone communication unit 12 is connected to the baseband unit 14. The baseband unit 14 includes a CDMA processing circuit 18 and an audio codec 20. Here, the CDMA processing circuit 18 performs code division multiple access, scrambling, error control, and timing detection. The audio codec 20 compresses (encodes) and decompresses (decodes) the audio, performs analog and digital conversion, and changes the received sound volume and microphone sensitivity by an internal amplifier circuit (not shown). .

  In addition, a switching circuit 22 is connected to the baseband unit 14. A first speaker 26 is connected to the switching circuit 22 via an amplifier circuit 24. The first speaker 26 converts the electric signal of the baseband unit 14 amplified by the amplifier circuit 24 into sound. This first speaker 26 is applied to the user's ear and used for a call.

  Further, the microphone 30 is connected to the switching circuit 22 via the amplifier circuit 28. The microphone 30 is used for a call and converts sound into an electrical signal. The electrical signal output from the microphone 30 is amplified by the amplifier circuit 28 and output to the baseband unit 14.

  Further, a second speaker 34 is connected to the switching circuit 22 via an amplifier circuit 32. The second speaker 34 converts the electric signal of the baseband unit 14 amplified by the amplifier circuit 32 into sound. The second speaker 34 is a loudspeaker for listening to the surrounding people of the received sound. The second speaker 34 also sounds an incoming call notification. Note that the gains of these three amplifier circuits 24, 28, and 32 are fixed, and the volume of the first speaker 26 and the second speaker 34 and the sensitivity of the microphone 30 cannot be changed.

  The switching circuit 22 is connected to the baseband unit 14 on the side of the amplifier circuit 24 for the first speaker 26 and the amplifier circuit 28 for the microphone 30, or the amplifier circuit 32 for the second speaker 34 for loud sound. And switching to the amplifying circuit 28 side for the microphone 30.

  In addition, the mobile phone device 10 includes a GPS communication unit (GPS transmission unit, GPS reception unit) 58 connected to the GPS antenna 56. The GPS communication unit 58 includes a GPS reception unit and a GPS transmission unit. In the GPS receiver, the radio wave (GPS data) regarding the current position information captured by the GPS antenna 56 is converted into an electrical signal and output to the control circuit 36. In the control circuit 36, current position information of the mobile phone device 10 is calculated based on the GPS data. Note that the current position information of the mobile phone device 10 output to the control circuit 36 is stored in the RAM 40. The GPS transmission unit transmits the current position information calculated by the control circuit 36 as data to an external communication device (for example, another mobile phone device) via the GPS antenna 56.

  A control circuit (control unit) 36 is connected to each of the telephone communication unit 12, the baseband unit 14, the switching circuit 22, and the GPS communication unit 58. Switching by the switching circuit 22 described above is performed under the control of the control circuit 36. The control circuit 36 controls the audio codec 20 of the baseband unit 14, and the audio codec 20 changes the volume of the first speaker 26 and the second speaker 34 and the sensitivity of the microphone 30. The control circuit 36 is connected to the ROM 38 and controls each unit based on a system program stored in the ROM 38. The control circuit 36 is connected to a RAM 40 in which predetermined information necessary for the operation of the control circuit 36 is stored. The control circuit 36 can transmit current position information and e-mail to an external communication device (for example, a mobile phone device) via the GPS communication unit 58 or the telephone communication unit 12. The control circuit 36 has a built-in timer (not shown), and can periodically transmit current position information and an e-mail to an external communication device (for example, a mobile phone device) at a predetermined timing. It can be done.

  Here, predetermined information is stored in the RAM 40. Specifically, the name and phone number of a friend or relative registered in the phone book, the contents of the received e-mail and the contents of the sent e-mail, and a message to inform others that the incident was involved The contents include character information such as current position information of the mobile phone device 10 calculated by the control circuit 36 based on GPS data received by the GPS communication unit 58 via the GPS antenna 56.

  The RAM 40 stores a destination for transmitting the information. Specifically, an e-mail address of a personal computer at home, an e-mail address of another mobile phone device, a telephone number of an external phone device (including a mobile phone device), and the like can be given. Further, the RAM 40 stores a table showing the correspondence between the current position information calculated by the control circuit 36 and the latitude / longitude.

  An input unit 44 is connected to the control circuit 36. The input unit 44 includes a numeric keypad 48 for inputting a telephone number and the like, a call key 50 for operating a call start, a cut key 52 for operating a call end, a function key 54 for setting various functions, And a power key 64 that stops illumination of the display 42 from a lighting unit 46, which will be described later, and puts the mobile phone device 10 in a state in which it cannot ring (power off state). In addition, by operating the power key 64, an on state and an off state of a first battery unit 60 and a second battery unit 62 described later can be switched as appropriate.

  The control circuit 36 is connected to an illumination unit 46 having a predetermined color LED element. The display 42 is given a predetermined color by light emission of the LED element of the illumination unit 46.

  In addition, a first battery unit (power supply unit) 60 and a second battery unit (power supply unit) 62 are connected to the control circuit 36. Electric power is supplied to the GPS communication unit 58, the telephone communication unit 12, and the control circuit 36 by at least one of the first battery unit 60 and the second battery unit 62. The first battery unit 60 or the second battery unit 62 is composed of a rechargeable battery. The first battery unit 60 and the second battery unit 62 are provided in separate parts inside the mobile phone device 10, and one battery part is provided in a part that can be easily confirmed (for example, inside the battery box), The other battery part is preferably provided in a site that is difficult to confirm (a site that is hidden inside a semiconductor substrate and not visible from the outside, not inside the battery box).

  In the mobile phone device 10 according to the present embodiment, the configuration in which the two battery units 60 and 62 are provided has been described as an example. However, the configuration is not limited to this configuration, and three or more battery units may be provided.

  Furthermore, the control circuit 36 is connected to a sound conversion unit 66. The voice conversion unit 66 converts the latitude / longitude corresponding to the current position information calculated by the control circuit 36 into voice. Note that the latitude / longitude, which is the current position information converted into voice, is transmitted to an external communication device (for example, a mobile phone device) via the baseband unit 14 and the telephone communication unit 12.

  Next, the operation of the cellular phone device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment.
In step S10 in FIG. 2, when the control circuit 36 determines that there is a power-off operation by pressing the power key 64, the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S11, the control circuit 36 continues to supply power to the GPS communication unit 58, the telephone communication unit 12, and the baseband unit 14, turns off the display, and switches to the switching circuit 22, the amplifiers 24, 28, 32, and the like. Shut off the power supply. This means that power is supplied to the circuit portion that receives the GPS position information, the circuit portion that transmits the position information, and the control circuit 36, and no power is supplied to the other circuits.

  In step S12, timing of a timer (not shown) included in the control circuit 36 is started. This timekeeping time may be set by the user or the terminal manufacturer.

  In step S13, the control circuit 36 determines whether or not the first battery 60 has been removed. If it is determined that the first battery 60 has been removed, the process proceeds to step S14. If not, the process proceeds to step S15.

  In step S <b> 14, the control circuit 36 starts driving by supplying power from the second battery unit 62.

  In step S15, if the control circuit 36 determines that the timer that has started measuring time in step S12 has finished measuring a predetermined time, the process proceeds to step S16, and if not, the process proceeds to step S18.

In step S <b> 16, the control circuit 36 receives the GPS position information by controlling the GPS communication unit 58 and temporarily stores it in the RAM 40.
In the subsequent step S17, the control circuit 36 controls the telephone communication unit 12 to transmit the position information stored in the RAM 40 by mail. At this time, as the position information stored in the RAM 40, position information including longitude and latitude may be transmitted, or a specific place name may be transmitted. A specific place name can be transmitted by reading out the place name information corresponding to the longitude / latitude information stored in the RAM 40 in advance from the RAM 40 and transmitting it. Furthermore, it is also possible to transmit the position information as audio information. In this case, the position information may be converted into audio information and transmitted. For example, when the control circuit 40 controls the telephone communication unit 12 to make a call to the other party stored in the RAM 40 in advance, and the other party answers the incoming call, the position information converted into voice information is sent to the other party. It is also possible to send to the side.
In step S18, if it is determined that there is a power-off operation by operating the power key 64, the control circuit 36 proceeds to step S19, and if not, returns to step S13.
In step S19, the control circuit 36 displays a display (for example, “please charge”) indicating that the remaining battery level is insufficient on the display 42, and returns the process to step S13.

  Next, the operation of the mobile phone device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  According to the cellular phone device 10 of the present embodiment, the GPS communication unit (GPS reception unit, GPS transmission unit) is connected from at least one of the first battery unit 60 or the second battery unit 62 in a state where the power key 64 is turned off. 58 and the control circuit 36 continue to be supplied with power. As a result, the current position information of the mobile phone device 10 is controlled by the control circuit 36 and can be transmitted by e-mail from the GPS transmitter to an external communication device (for example, a mobile phone device) (hereinafter abbreviated as “mail transmission” as appropriate). .) As a result, for example, even when the user is kidnapped and the power key 64 of the mobile phone device 10 is turned off by the kidnapper, the current position information of the mobile phone device 10 can be sent by e-mail to an external communication device. The present position of the mobile phone device (user) 10 can be notified to an external person.

  In particular, the current position information is controlled by the control circuit 36 and is periodically transmitted to an external communication device at a predetermined timing, so that the current position information of the mobile phone device (user) 10 can be reliably transmitted to an external person. I can inform you.

  In addition, power is continuously supplied from at least one of the first battery unit 60 and the second battery unit 62 to the telephone communication unit 12 and the control circuit 36 in a state where the power key 64 is turned off. As a result, a communication device (for example, a mobile phone device) having a telephone number stored in the RAM 40 is called by the control circuit 36, so that the owner of the external transmitter is notified that the user has been involved in the incident. Can do. In particular, in addition to sending the current position information by e-mail, by calling an external mobile phone device, it is possible to reliably notify an external person that the user has been involved in the incident, and the user (mobile phone) The current position information of the device 10) can be reliably notified.

  Further, an audio signal obtained by converting the current position information calculated by the control circuit 36 by the audio conversion unit 66 is transmitted by the control circuit 36 to an external communication device (for example, a mobile phone device), so that an external human Can be heard as voice. For example, by converting the current position information into an audio signal relating to latitude and longitude by the audio conversion unit 66, an external person can specify the current position of the mobile phone device (user) from the viewpoint of latitude and longitude.

  In addition, power is continuously supplied from at least one of the first battery unit 60 and the second battery unit 62 to the telephone communication unit 12 and the control circuit 36 in a state where the power key 64 is turned off. As a result, information (for example, a message) stored in the RAM 40 is transmitted as an e-mail by the control circuit 36 to a communication device (for example, a mobile phone device) having an e-mail address stored in the RAM 40. As a result, it is possible to notify an external person that the user has been involved in the incident using electronic mail. In particular, the current position information is transmitted as the title text or the mail text of the electronic mail, or the attached data of the electronic mail, so that it is possible to easily inform the external person who has received the electronic mail the content of the electronic mail.

  Note that when the user performs a predetermined operation on the numeric keypad 48 or the like, the GPS communication unit 58 (GPS reception unit, GPS transmission unit) and the control circuit 36 from at least one of the first battery unit 60 or the second battery unit 62, Or you may set so that supply of the electric power to the telephone communication part 12 can be stopped. For example, the RAM 40 is supplied with power from at least one of the first battery unit 60 and the second battery unit 62 to the GPS communication unit 58 (GPS reception unit, GPS transmission unit) and the control circuit 36 or the telephone communication unit 12. This can be achieved by storing in advance a lock number for stopping.

  In particular, power is supplied from at least one of the battery units 60 and 62 to the GPS communication unit (GPS reception unit, GPS transmission unit) 58, the control circuit 36, or the telephone communication unit 12. Therefore, even when one battery unit 60 (62) of the plurality of battery units 60, 62 is removed from the mobile phone device 10, the other battery unit 62 (60) causes the GPS communication unit (GPS reception unit, GPS Power can be supplied to the transmission unit 58, the control circuit 36, or the telephone communication unit 12. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the presence of the other battery unit 62 (60) from being noticed by, for example, a kidnapper by providing the other battery unit 62 (60) in a region that is difficult to confirm in advance.

  In the state where the current position information is transmitted to an external communication device (for example, a mobile phone device), power is not supplied to the display 42, that is, no information is displayed on the display 42. For example, the kidnapper does not know that the current position information of the device 10 is transmitted.

  When the power key 64 is turned off and then turned on again by the power key 64, the message “please replenish the battery” is displayed on the display 42 and the current position information is displayed on the external communication device ( For example, a mail may be transmitted to a mobile phone device). Thereby, for example, when the kidnapper confirms the display 42, it is possible to make the criminal feel that the battery of the mobile phone device 10 is not present, and to prevent the mobile phone device 10 from requesting, for example, a ransom. . At the same time, the current position information of the user (mobile phone device 10) can be reliably notified to an external person by sending the current position information to an external communication device (for example, a mobile phone device) by mail. It should be noted that a lock number that prevents the communication / call state from being maintained can be stored in the RAM 40 in advance, and the user cannot operate the communication / call state by operating the numeric keypad 48 or the like to input the lock number. Good. In this case, the communication / call function can be used again by inputting the lock number again.

  Further, after the power key 64 is turned off, the power key 64 is turned on again, and a predetermined operation is performed with the numeric keypad 48, etc., then “please replenish the battery” is displayed on the display 42. The current position information may be sent by e-mail to an external communication device (for example, a mobile phone device).

1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the mobile telephone apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 Cellular phone device 12 Telephone transmission unit 36 Control circuit (control unit)
40 RAM (storage unit)
42 Display (display part)
58 GPS communication unit (GPS transmitter, GPS receiver)
60 First battery part (power supply part)
62 Second battery part (power supply part)
66 Voice converter

Claims (8)

A GPS receiver that receives GPS data from a GPS satellite, a controller that calculates current position information based on the GPS data received by the GPS receiver, and a transmission that transmits the current position information to an external communication device And a power supply unit that can be turned on and off and supplies power to the GPS receiver, the controller, and the transmitter,
When the power is turned off, the power supply unit continues to supply power to at least the GPS reception unit, the control unit, and the transmission unit, and the current position information can be transmitted by the transmission unit. Mobile phone device. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the current position information is periodically transmitted at a predetermined timing. A telephone communication unit that enables a call with an external communication device, and a storage unit that stores a telephone number of the communication device,
The power supply unit supplies power to the telephone communication unit,
The power supply unit continues to supply power to the telephone communication unit when turned off, and the telephone number stored in the storage unit is automatically called. The mobile phone device described. An audio conversion unit that converts the current position information into an audio signal;
The cellular phone device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the voice signal converted by the voice converter is transmitted by the transmitter. Predetermined information and a predetermined e-mail address are stored in the storage unit,
The power supply unit that has been turned off continues to supply power to the telephone communication unit, and the information stored in the storage unit is transmitted as an e-mail to the communication device at the mail address. The cellular phone device according to 1-2 or 4. 6. The mobile phone device according to claim 5, wherein the current position information is transmitted as a title sentence or a mail text of the e-mail or attached data of the e-mail. The power supply unit is composed of a plurality of battery units,
The power is supplied from at least one of the plurality of battery units to the GPS reception unit, the control unit, the transmission unit, or the telephone communication unit. The mobile phone device according to item 1. A display unit for displaying predetermined information;
8. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein predetermined information is not displayed on the display unit during transmission of the current position information. 9.

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