JP2007081591A - Cellular phone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cellular phone that can be used for diversified applications as an illumination means. <P>SOLUTION: The cellular phone comprises a front display 3 having an LCD panel 20 that emits light uniformly, a non-volatile memory 11 for storing a plurality of luminous pattern data in which luminescent colors and patterns emitted by the LCD panel 20 are defined, and an operation key 8 for selecting the luminous pattern data. The LCD panel 20 is allowed to emit light based on the selected luminous pattern data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone.

  In recent years, mobile phones have become widespread and are owned by each person. In addition, there has been proposed a mobile phone that is provided with various functions in addition to a call function to a mobile phone that is always carried, which is more convenient for the user. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention in which a lamp (hereinafter referred to as an incoming call lamp) that notifies an incoming call state provided in a general mobile phone functions as a flashlight.

JP-A-10-215302

  However, in general, the incoming call lamp is small and small for use as a flashlight, so in order to make it large, the incoming call lamp must be made large, which increases the size of the mobile phone. End up. In addition, if an attempt is made to change the emission color of the incoming lamp, it is necessary to use an expensive LED in order to provide that function.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone that can be used for various purposes as illumination means.

Means and effects for solving the problems

  In order to achieve the above object, the first invention stores a plurality of light emitting pattern data in which a surface emitting display unit having a light emitting unit that uniformly emits light and a light emitting color and a light emitting pattern to be emitted by the light emitting unit are defined. A first storage unit, a selection unit that selects light emission pattern data, and a light emission control unit that causes the light emitting unit to emit light based on the selected light emission pattern data are provided.

  According to this configuration, the light emitting unit of the surface light emitting display unit can emit light uniformly based on the selected light emission pattern data. A liquid crystal screen provided in a surface-emitting display unit, for example, most of mobile phones that have been widely used in recent years, has many full-color (16.77 million colors). For this reason, the surface light emitting display unit can emit light uniformly in various colors. Thereby, for example, it can be used as a lighting means in the dark, or can be used in place of a pen-type small flashlight used in a concert venue or the like, and the mobile phone can be used for various purposes. There is a case. Furthermore, since a surface-emitting display unit such as a liquid crystal screen is provided in most mobile phones, it is not necessary to separately provide an illumination member such as an LED in the mobile phone.

  The second invention includes, in the first invention, an application program and second storage means for storing light emission pattern data corresponding to the application program, and application execution means for executing the application program. The light emitting unit emits light based on light emission pattern data corresponding to an application program to be executed.

  According to this configuration, the light emitting unit emits light based on the light emission pattern data corresponding to the application program to be executed. For example, when listening to music or the like with a mobile phone, it may be possible to listen to music more happily if light is emitted based on light emission pattern data that matches the music.

  According to a third invention, in the second invention, further comprises receiving means for receiving the application program and the light emission pattern data from the outside.

  According to this configuration, since the application program and the light emission pattern data can be received from the outside, for example, a server or the like, a wide variety of application programs and the corresponding light emission pattern data can be executed.

  According to a fourth aspect, in the first aspect, third storage means for storing an application program for executing a music reproduction function, application execution means for executing the application program, and music data reproduced by the music reproduction function are externally provided. Download means for downloading from and music data storage means for storing a plurality of downloaded music data, wherein the music data includes preset light emission pattern data, and the light emission control means includes the music data to be reproduced. The light emitting unit emits light based on the included light emission pattern data.

  According to this configuration, since the preset light emission pattern data is included in the music data to be downloaded, there are cases where the music data can be enjoyed visually as well as listening to the music data to be reproduced.

  Furthermore, a fifth invention is the first invention according to the first invention, wherein third storage means for storing an application program for executing a music reproduction function, application execution means for executing the application program, and music data reproduced by the music reproduction function are externally provided. Download means for downloading from and music data storage means for storing a plurality of downloaded music data, and the third storage means includes an application program for executing a setting function for setting light emission pattern data for the downloaded music data In addition, the light emission control means causes the light emitting unit to emit light based on the light emission pattern data set in the music data to be reproduced.

  According to this configuration, since the light emission pattern data can be set in the music data to be downloaded, there are cases where the music data to be reproduced can be enjoyed visually as well as being listened to.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment includes an upper housing 1a and a lower housing 1b. The upper casing 1a is provided with an audio speaker unit 2 and a front display 3 on the front side, a rear display 4 and a rear speaker unit 5 and an antenna 6 on the rear side, and a microphone on the front side of the lower casing 1b. The light emitting button 9 is provided on the side 7 and the operation keys 8 and the side surfaces. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the microcomputer 10, the nonvolatile memory 11, the audio circuit 12, the wireless unit 13, and the secondary battery 14 are built in.

  The mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment is a foldable type, and the upper housing 1a and the lower housing 1b are connected by a hinge portion 1c. The upper housing 1a and the lower housing 1b are From the open state of FIG. 1, the upper housing 1a and the lower housing 1b can be transformed into a closed state (not shown) where they overlap each other. More specifically, the upper casing 1a and the lower casing 1b are overlapped so that the front display 3 and the operation key 8 face each other in the closed state.

  The front display 3 is a large display screen provided on the front side of the upper housing 1a, and various information and screens, for example, information stored in storage means (nonvolatile memory or the like) of the mobile phone 1, A setting screen for setting various functions of the mobile phone 1 and an execution screen for an application program to be executed are displayed on one screen. Although the front display 3 will be described in detail later, the entire surface uniformly emits light of the same color in response to the pressing operation of the light emission button 9.

  The rear display 4 is a small display screen provided on the back side of the upper housing 1a, and displays simple information, for example, the telephone number of the other party when a call is received and the current time. In addition, the cellular phone 1 is in a state where the front display 3 cannot be visually recognized in the closed state, but by providing the rear display 4, if it is simple information, it can be confirmed even in the closed state. ing.

  The audio speaker unit 2 and the microphone unit 7 are provided above the front side of the upper casing 1a and below the front side of the lower casing 1b, respectively, and are connected to the audio circuit 12 as shown in FIG. The audio circuit 12 is further connected to the radio unit 13. The wireless unit 13 is controlled by the microcomputer 10 and transmits / receives data to / from a base station (not shown) through the antenna 6 using radio waves as a medium. The audio circuit 12 outputs the reception signal output from the wireless unit 13 through the microcomputer 10 to the audio speaker unit 2, and uses the audio signal output from the microphone unit 7 as a transmission signal as a transmission signal through the wireless unit 13. Output to.

  The rear speaker unit 5 outputs an operation sound of the operation key 8, a notification sound for notifying an incoming call or e-mail, and the like. The light emission button 9 is a switching button for causing the front display 3 to emit light with a set emission color or stopping the light emission. The operation key 8 is used for operations of the cellular phone 1, for example, settings of the cellular phone 1 including input of a telephone number, input of e-mail text, setting of luminescent color, luminescent pattern (selection on the setting screen in FIG. 4), and the like. This is a key on which numbers, symbols, and the like from “0” to “9” are arranged.

  Each of the above devices is connected to and controlled by the microcomputer 10. The microcomputer 10 includes a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM. For example, an incoming / outgoing call process, an e-mail creation / transmission process, an Internet process, an image display process on the front display 3 and the rear display 4, and a front display 3 The light emission color and light emission pattern are set, the light emission process (the process routine of FIG. The microcomputer 10 performs transmission / reception of electronic mail and transmission / reception of data via the Internet via the wireless unit 13 and the antenna 6.

  The nonvolatile memory 11 includes, for example, various data such as image data for a standby image, various programs such as application programs, data used in each application program (for example, music data described later), and a light emission pattern of the front display 3 Store data in a nonvolatile manner. Here, the light emission pattern data is data in which a light emission pattern such as a color (light emission color) for causing the front display 3 to emit light and a light emission order of the light emission colors is defined. For example, the light emission color “blue” is always emitted or blinked, or a plurality of colors are emitted in order at regular intervals. The application program is a program that can be executed by the mobile phone 1 and is, for example, a music player, a game, or the like. The secondary battery 14 supplies power to the microcomputer 10 and the like, and enables the mobile phone 1 to operate.

  Here, the structure of the front display 3 will be described. The rear display 4 is configured in the same manner as the front display 3.

  The front display 3 is a display device that displays characters and images, and includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel 20 and a backlight unit 30 as shown in FIG. The LCD panel 20 is a sealed space in which a gap between the glass substrate 21a and the glass substrate 21b is maintained at a predetermined value by interposing a spacer 22, and the liquid crystal element portion 23 and the liquid crystal element portion 23 are sandwiched in this space. The transparent electrode portions 24a and 24b arranged in such a manner are enclosed. A predetermined image can be displayed in a liquid crystal display with a dot matrix by applying a predetermined drive signal to the transparent electrode portions 24a and 24b. Furthermore, a color filter 25 is provided between the transparent electrode portion 24a and the glass substrate 21a so as to emit only RGB colors, so that a color image can be produced by emitting the three primary colors of light. Yes.

  The backlight unit 30 is a light source system that is provided in close contact with the back side of the LCD panel 20 and uniformly irradiates the display surface of the LCD panel 20 from the back side. By providing the backlight unit, uniform illumination over the entire surface of the liquid crystal element is provided. The backlight unit is not particularly illustrated, but is an EL (Electro Luminescence) sheet, for example. The EL sheet has a structure in which a protective layer, a transparent electrode, a light emitting layer, a back electrode, and a protective layer are sequentially stacked, and a voltage can be applied to the transparent electrode and the back electrode. And the light emitting layer is comprised as a light emission part which performs predetermined light emission at the time of a voltage application.

  On the front display 3 configured as described above, for example, the contents stored in the nonvolatile memory 11, the operation screen, the operation state (for example, notification of incoming call), and the like are displayed. Moreover, the front display 3 can be used as the illumination means which light-emits various colors by making the front display 3 whole light-emit uniformly with the same color.

  For example, it can be used as lighting means in the dark, or can be used in place of a pen-type small flashlight used in a concert venue or the like, and the mobile phone 1 can be used for various purposes. is there. Further, when the mobile phone 1 is provided with an LED lamp as an illumination means, it becomes an illumination means that emits only a single color. However, by using the front display 3 capable of displaying a plurality of colors as the illumination means, the mobile phone 1 is separately illuminated. Illuminating means for emitting light in various colors can be realized without providing a member. Therefore, the use as an illumination unit can be expanded, and the manufacturing cost, the size of the mobile phone, and the like can be suppressed in some cases.

  Next, the setting method of the light emission color and light emission pattern which light-emits said front display 3 is demonstrated. The light emission color for causing the front display 3 to emit light is set by, for example, the light emission color setting screen 40 shown in FIG. 4A activated by executing an application program having a light emission setting function. On the light emission color setting screen 40, selectable light emission colors “1. Red”, “2. Blue”, “3. Green”, “4. White”, “5. Random” are displayed. “Random” means that each color of “red”, “blue”, “green”, and “white” is sequentially emitted at a predetermined interval. When any number is selected by the operation key 8, the selected emission color is stored as a set value. Specifically, when the operation key 8 “1” is pressed, the emission color is set to “red”.

  When the emission color is set, the emission pattern setting screen 41 shown in FIG. 4B is then displayed. On the light emission pattern setting screen 41, items of “1. Always lit” and “2. Flashing” are displayed. “Always on” turns on the set emission color. “Blinking” causes the set emission color to blink. When any number is selected by the operation key 8, the selected light emission pattern is stored as a set value.

  The light emission button 9 is pressed to emit light with the selected light emission color and light emission pattern, and the light emission button 9 is pressed again to stop light emission.

  Note that the blinking interval may be set on the light emission pattern setting screen 41. In addition, when emitting light with a plurality of emission colors, the emission colors may be selected. For example, “red” and “blue” may be selected, and these two colors may be blinked in order.

  Further, when the front display 3 emits light by pressing the light emission button 9, characters / images are not displayed on the front display 3. As a result, only the set emission color is emitted from the front display 3. The front display 3 emits light when the light emission button 9 is pressed. However, when the emission color and the emission pattern are set on the setting screens 40 and 41 in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the front display 3 emits light. The display 3 may emit light, and the light emission may automatically end when a predetermined time elapses.

  In addition to the setting screen of FIG. 4, the color of light emitted from the front display 3 is automatically determined according to music played by a music player, which is one of application programs executed on the mobile phone 1. It has become. The nonvolatile memory 11 stores music data to be played back by a music player, and the music data includes corresponding light emission pattern data. The front display 3 emits light with a light emission color and a light emission pattern corresponding to the music data to be reproduced.

  For example, when a music player is executed, a play screen 30 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. On the play screen 50, a title name 51 of the music is displayed in the upper part, an animation 52 that moves in accordance with the music is displayed in the central part, and a time bar 53 indicating the playback time of the music is displayed in the lower part. The background of the play screen 50 emits a plurality of colors in order or randomly according to the music to be played, or the same color blinks. As described above, the background color changes according to the music to be played, so that the music to be played can be enjoyed visually.

  The music data reproduced by the above music player can access (download) various music data from the server by accessing the server that provides the content of the mobile phone, for example, using the Internet function of the mobile phone 1. The data can be stored in the nonvolatile memory 11. Accordingly, the user of the mobile phone 1 can always enjoy the latest music or enjoy music that suits his / her preference.

  In the present embodiment, the music data to be downloaded includes preset light emission pattern data. For example, the light emission pattern data is downloaded from the setting screen shown in FIG. 4 to the downloaded music data. Settings such as changing or creating a new one may be made.

  In addition to the music reproduced by the music player, only the light emission pattern data may be downloaded. Further, the application program may be other than the above music player, and the application program may be downloaded. For example, if a user can download a concert performance program including light emission pattern data that emits light with a light emission color that matches the music played at a concert, etc. from the server, the server can be downloaded during a concert. By executing a performance program, it may be used in place of a small pen-type flashlight used in concerts. In this case, the production effect can be further enhanced as compared with a pen-type small flashlight that generally emits only a single color.

  Furthermore, the above-mentioned light emission pattern data can be received not only from the outside such as a server but also an application program for creating light emission pattern data can be executed by the mobile phone 1 so that the user of the mobile phone 1 can execute the light emission pattern. Data may be created. In this case, the front display 3 can be made to emit light with a light emission color or light emission pattern suitable for each user, and the use as an illumination means can be further expanded. Furthermore, the light emission pattern data may be acquired by reading a two-dimensional code or the like from a camera provided in the mobile phone.

  Further, when the light emission button 9 is pressed, the front display 3 emits light. However, the rear display 4 may emit light, or both displays may emit light simultaneously. Further, it may be possible to set which display emits light.

(Mobile phone operation)
Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the power of the mobile phone 1 is turned on, the operation processing routine of FIG. 6 is executed to enter a standby state (A1). The standby state is a state in which a call or the like can be received. For example, an image for a standby screen, the current time, or the like is displayed on the front display 3. Next, it is determined whether or not the light emission setting function has been selected (A2). Specifically, it is determined whether or not an application program for light emission setting has been selected. When the light emission setting function is selected (A2: YES), a light emission color setting screen 40 shown in FIG. 4A is displayed on the front display 3 (A3). Then, it is determined whether or not the emission color has been set (A4). If not set (A4: NO), repeat until set.

  When the emission color is set (A4: YES), the emission pattern setting screen 41 shown in FIG. 4B is displayed on the front display 3 (A5). Then, it is determined whether or not a light emission pattern has been set (A6). If not set (A6: NO), repeat until set. If set (A6: YES), the set values (light emission color and light emission pattern) are stored in a RAM or the like (A7).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the light emitting button 9 has been pressed (A8). When the pressing operation is not performed (A8: NO), the process returns to A1. When the pressing operation is performed (A8: YES), the light emission process is performed based on the stored set value (A9). Specifically, if “blue” is set as the emission color on the setting screen of FIG. 4A and “always on” is set on the setting screen of FIG. Make “Blue” always emit light. Then, it is determined again whether or not the light emission button 9 has been pressed (A10).

  When the pressing operation is not performed (A10: NO), A9 is repeatedly executed. That is, the front display 3 continues to emit light based on the set value. When the pressing operation is performed (A10: YES), the light emission of the front display 3 is terminated (A11), and the process returns to A1.

  On the other hand, if the emission color setting function is not called in A2 (A2: NO), it is next determined whether or not a music player has been selected (A12). If no music player is selected (A12: NO), the process proceeds to A8. When the music player is selected (A12: YES), a light emission process is performed according to the music data reproduced by the music player (A13). Specifically, the music data to be played back includes preset light emission pattern data, and a light emission process is performed based on the light emission pattern data.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the music has ended (A14). When the music is not finished (A14: NO), A13 is repeated until the music is finished. When the music is finished (A14: YES), the light emission is finished (A15), and the process proceeds to A8.

(Outline of this embodiment)
As described above, the present embodiment has a surface emitting display unit (for example, the front display 3) having a light emitting unit (for example, the LCD panel 20) that emits light uniformly, a light emission color to be emitted to the light emitting unit, and First storage means for storing a plurality of light emission pattern data in which light emission patterns are defined (for example, nonvolatile memory 11), selection means for selecting light emission pattern data (for example, operation keys 8, microcomputer 10), and selection On the basis of the light emission pattern data, a light emission control means (for example, the microcomputer 10) that causes the light emitting unit to emit light is provided.

  According to this configuration, the light emitting unit of the surface light emitting display unit can emit light uniformly based on the selected light emission pattern data. A liquid crystal screen provided in a surface-emitting display unit, for example, most of mobile phones that have been widely used in recent years, has many full-color (16.77 million colors). For this reason, the surface light emitting display unit can emit light uniformly in various colors. Thereby, for example, it can be used as a lighting means in the dark, or can be used in place of a pen-type small flashlight used in a concert venue or the like, and the mobile phone can be used for various purposes. There is a case. Furthermore, since a surface-emitting display unit such as a liquid crystal screen is provided in most mobile phones, it is not necessary to separately provide an illumination member such as an LED in the mobile phone.

  In addition, the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment includes an application program (for example, a music player and a musical piece), a second storage unit (for example, a nonvolatile memory 11) that stores light emission pattern data corresponding to the application program, and an application. Application execution means (for example, the microcomputer 10) for executing the program is provided, and the light emission control means causes the light emitting unit to emit light based on the light emission pattern data corresponding to the application program to be executed. .

  According to this configuration, the light emitting unit emits light based on the light emission pattern data corresponding to the application program to be executed. For example, when listening to music or the like with a mobile phone, it may be possible to listen to music more happily if light is emitted based on light emission pattern data that matches the music.

  In addition, the present embodiment is configured to further include receiving means (for example, the antenna 6 and the wireless unit 13) that receives the application program and the light emission pattern data from the outside (for example, a server).

  According to this configuration, since the application program and the light emission pattern data can be received from the outside, for example, a server or the like, a wide variety of application programs and the corresponding light emission pattern data can be executed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a third storage unit (for example, a non-volatile memory 11) that stores an application program (for example, a music player) that executes a music playback function, and an application execution unit (for example, a non-volatile memory 11) that executes the application program. Microcomputer 10), downloading means for downloading music data to be reproduced by the music reproducing function from the outside (for example, microcomputer 10, antenna 6), and music data storing means for storing a plurality of downloaded music data (for example, nonvolatile memory) And the music data includes preset light emission pattern data, and the light emission control means (for example, the microcomputer 10) is based on the light emission pattern data included in the music data to be reproduced. , The flash unit And it has a configuration that.

  According to this configuration, since the preset light emission pattern data is included in the music data to be downloaded, there are cases where the music data can be enjoyed visually as well as listening to the music data to be reproduced.

  Furthermore, the present embodiment includes a third storage unit (for example, a non-volatile memory 11) that stores an application program (for example, a music player) that executes a music playback function, and an application execution unit (for example, a non-volatile memory 11) that executes the application program. Microcomputer 10), downloading means for downloading music data to be reproduced by the music reproducing function from the outside (for example, microcomputer 10, antenna 6), and music data storing means for storing a plurality of downloaded music data (for example, nonvolatile memory) The third storage means includes an application program (for example, a light emission setting function, a light emission color setting screen 40, a light emission pattern setting) for executing a setting function for setting light emission pattern data for the downloaded music data. Picture 41) and further stores, light emission control means (e.g., the microcomputer 10) based on the emission pattern data set in the music data to be reproduced, and characterized in that the light emitting portion.

  According to this configuration, since the light emission pattern data can be set in the music data to be downloaded, there are cases where the music data to be reproduced can be enjoyed visually as well as being listened to.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but only specific examples have been illustrated, and the present invention is not particularly limited. Specific configurations and the like can be appropriately changed in design. Further, the actions and effects described in the embodiments of the invention only list the most preferable actions and effects resulting from the present invention, and the actions and effects according to the present invention are described in the embodiments of the present invention. It is not limited to what was done.

(A) The front view of the mobile telephone of this Embodiment. (B) The rear view of the mobile telephone of this Embodiment. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the front display of a mobile telephone. (A) The figure which shows the luminescent color setting screen which sets the luminescent color of a front display. (B) The figure which shows the light emission pattern setting screen which sets the light emission pattern of a front display. The figure which shows the execution screen which performed the application program of the music player. The figure which shows the operation processing routine of a mobile telephone.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cellular phone 2 Voice speaker part 3 Front display 4 Rear display 5 Rear speaker part 6 Antenna 7 Microphone part 8 Operation key 9 Light emission button 10 Microcomputer 11 Non-volatile memory

Claims (5)

A surface emitting display unit having a light emitting unit that uniformly emits light;
First storage means for storing a plurality of light emission pattern data in which a light emission color and a light emission pattern to be emitted to the light emitting unit are defined;
Selecting means for selecting the light emission pattern data;
A cellular phone comprising: a light emission control unit that causes the light emitting unit to emit light based on the selected light emission pattern data. Second storage means for storing the application program and the light emission pattern data corresponding to the application program;
Application execution means for executing the application program,
The light emission control means is
The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit emits light based on the light emission pattern data corresponding to the application program to be executed.   The mobile phone according to claim 2, further comprising receiving means for receiving the application program and the light emission pattern data from the outside. Third storage means for storing an application program for executing a music playback function;
Application execution means for executing the application program;
Download means for downloading music data to be played back by the music playback function from the outside;
Music data storage means for storing a plurality of downloaded music data,
The music data includes the preset light emission pattern data,
The light emission control means is
The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit is caused to emit light based on the light emission pattern data included in the music data to be reproduced. Third storage means for storing an application program for executing a music playback function;
Application execution means for executing the application program;
Download means for downloading music data to be played back by the music playback function from the outside;
Music data storage means for storing a plurality of downloaded music data,
The third storage means
An application program for executing a setting function for setting the light emission pattern data for the downloaded music data;
The light emission control means is
The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit is caused to emit light based on the light emission pattern data set in the music data to be reproduced.

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