JP2007150933A - Telephone terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new telephone terminal which makes realization possible ubiquitous concerted work environment using an image transmission. <P>SOLUTION: A camera is arranged at the bottom of a housing, and the telephone terminal has a transmitting function for a video image photoed with the camera. According to this configuration, user's line of sight and the sense of the camera can be made in agreement. And, a projector is arranged at the bottom of the housing, and the telephone terminal has a function which outputs the video image received outside by the projector. According to this configuration, the user's line of sight and the projection direction of the projector can be made in agreement. In future, at the transmitting side of the video image, the telephone terminal can talk transmitting against the object in one's visibility, and at the receiving side of the video image, since it can talk looking at the object in the partner's visibility by utilizing the wall of a solid color in the environment, etc., ubiquitous concerted work environment using the image transmission can be realized. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a telephone terminal that can handle video communication, and more particularly, to a telephone terminal that can realize a ubiquitous collaborative work environment using video communication.

  Mobile phones with cameras are widely used, and mobile phones having a videophone function are also spreading.

Furthermore, recently, by installing a controller with a built-in camera at home and connecting it to the controller, it is possible to remotely control home appliances such as an air conditioner while looking at the interior of the home from the outside, or from the outside You can record, play, and watch videos at home, check the state of your home while you are away from home, and output live video shot on the go to the TV at home. Mobile phones have been provided (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1).
Developed a prototype of a remote control controller for home appliances such as FOMA (searched on October 20, 2005), Internet <URL: http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/info/news_release/page/20040330b.html >

  In order to achieve this, in conventional mobile phones with a camera, the camera is placed on the back of the display used for video display so that the video captured by the camera can be confirmed on the spot. In order to enable the user to transmit his / her video while viewing the received video, a camera is arranged in a casing portion where a display used for video display is located.

  Because of such a camera arrangement, if a conventional mobile phone is used, it is impossible to shoot and transmit a subject in the field of view while talking with the mobile phone placed on the ear. It will be.

  Furthermore, in the conventional mobile phone, no special device is provided as a peripheral device for outputting video other than a display for displaying video transmitted from the other mobile phone.

  From now on, if a conventional mobile phone is used, the video transmitted from the other mobile phone cannot be seen while talking while the mobile phone is placed on the ear.

  As described above, when a conventional mobile phone is used, it is impossible to photograph and transmit a subject in the field of view while having a conversation with the mobile phone placed on the ear, and the mobile phone is placed on the ear. While talking, you cannot see the video sent from the other party's mobile phone.

  From now on, it is impossible to realize a ubiquitous collaborative work environment using video communication because it is not possible to have a conversation between the transmitting side and the receiving side while looking at the same thing if a conventional mobile phone is used. There's a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new telephone terminal that can realize a ubiquitous collaborative work environment using video communication.

  In order to achieve this object, the telephone terminal according to the present invention is configured to have a function of transmitting a video imaged by a camera placed on the bottom of the housing.

  According to this configuration, according to the telephone terminal of the present invention, since the user's line of sight and the direction of the camera can be matched, the user is talking while holding the telephone terminal on the ear. The subject in his / her field of view can be photographed and transmitted to the other party.

  In order to achieve this object, the telephone terminal of the present invention is configured so that a projector is disposed at the bottom of the housing and the received video is output to the outside by the projector.

  According to this configuration, according to the telephone terminal of the present invention, an image transmitted from the other party can be viewed by projector projection, and at that time, the user's line of sight matches the projection direction of the projector. As a result, the user can see the video transmitted from the other party while having a conversation with the telephone terminal in his / her ear.

  In order to achieve this object, the telephone terminal of the present invention has a function in which a camera and a projector are arranged at the bottom of a casing, and a video image taken by the camera is transmitted, and the received video is transmitted to the projector. And having a function of outputting to the outside.

  According to this configuration, according to the telephone terminal of the present invention, since the user's line of sight and the direction of the camera can be matched, the user is talking while holding the telephone terminal on the ear. , You can shoot a subject in your field of view and send it to the other party, and you can see the image sent from the other party by projector projection, Since the user's line of sight and the projection direction of the projector can be matched, the user can watch the video transmitted from the other party while talking while the telephone terminal is placed on the ear. Will be able to.

  As described above, by using the telephone terminal of the present invention, the user can take a picture of a subject in his / her field of view and transmit it to the other party while having a conversation with the telephone terminal in his / her ear. In addition, it is possible to see the video transmitted from the other party while having a conversation with the telephone terminal placed on the ear.

  From now on, by using the telephone terminal of the present invention, the video transmitting side can talk while transmitting the subject in his field of view to the other party, and the video receiving side is in the surroundings By using a plain wall or the like as the projection surface of the projector, it becomes possible to have a conversation while looking at the subject in the field of view of the other party.

  In this way, by using the telephone terminal of the present invention, it is possible to realize a conversation between the transmitting side and the receiving side while looking at the same object, so a ubiquitous collaborative work environment using video communication can be realized. Can be realized.

  For example, a care helper and a bedridden elderly person can select the products they need in real time while looking at the same product, and have a ubiquitous collaborative work environment using video communication. Can be realized.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail according to embodiments.

  FIG. 1 illustrates a device configuration of a mobile phone 1 having the present invention.

  As shown in this figure, a mobile phone 1 of the present invention is similar to a conventional mobile phone in that a CPU 10 that processes video, a memory 11 that temporarily stores video, a camera module 12 that captures video, A radio wave transmission / reception device 13 for transmitting / receiving radio waves, and a projector module 14 in addition to the radio wave transmission / reception device 13.

  Currently, a projector device connected to a personal computer and projecting the screen of the personal computer onto a projector projection surface is used for explanation in a meeting. The projector module 14 receives signals according to the same configuration as the projector device. It has a function to output the recorded video to the outside.

  Unlike the conventional cellular phone, the cellular phone 1 of the present invention adopts a configuration in which the camera module 12 is attached to the bottom of the casing that constitutes the lowermost surface in use. Yes.

  The mobile phone 1 of the present invention includes the projector module 14 that is not provided in the conventional mobile phone, and the projector module at the bottom of the casing that forms the lowermost surface in the use state. 14 is attached.

  The most widely used mobile phone has a structure in which a first body part that constitutes a mouthpiece and a button is arranged and a second body part that constitutes a mouthpiece and a display is arranged can be bent. The two body portions are bent when not in use, and the two body portions open in a reverse shape of a “<” shape when in use.

  When the present invention is applied to a mobile phone having such a structure, as shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 1 of the present invention has a bottom part (a user's The camera module 12 and the projector module 14 are attached to a body portion that constitutes the lowermost surface when used against the ear.

  When the camera module 12 is arranged in such a manner, the user's line of sight and the direction of the camera can be matched.

  If the projector module 14 is arranged in such a manner, the user's line of sight and the projection direction of the projector can be matched.

  Next, an example of cooperative work that can be realized by the mobile phone 1 of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

  For example, when a nursing helper asks a bedridden elderly person to shop at a convenience store or a supermarket, when the mobile phone 1 of the present invention configured as described above is used, as shown in FIG. Is able to send a video of the merchandise display shelf that he / she sees to a bedridden elderly person while having a conversation on the mobile phone 1 of the present invention.

  On the other hand, a bedridden elderly person on the receiving side uses the cellular phone 1 of the present invention configured as described above, and uses a plain wall around the projector as a projection plane as shown in FIG. By projecting the image of the displayed merchandise display shelf in the same direction as the line of sight, the user can view the products viewed by the care helper who is shopping at the convenience store or supermarket while talking on the mobile phone 1 of the present invention. Will be able to.

  In this way, by using the mobile phone 1 of the present invention, the care helper and the bedridden elderly person can select the products required by the bedridden elderly person in real time while looking at the same product. It becomes like this.

  As can be seen from this example, the mobile phone 1 of the present invention can be used in various cooperative work support systems that require simultaneous conversation while viewing a subject in the direction of the line of sight of the communication partner.

  For example, by combining the cellular phone 1 of the present invention and a network, it becomes possible for an engineer with advanced knowledge to support the work of a worker who is on the site from a distance on a construction site.

  Although the illustrated embodiment has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the embodiment, the present invention has been described by taking the application to a mobile phone as a specific example. However, the present invention is not limited to the mobile phone, and for example, a slave unit of a parent-child phone, etc. The present invention can also be applied to a portable telephone as it is.

It is an apparatus block diagram of the mobile telephone of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the attachment position of the camera with which the mobile telephone of this invention is equipped, and a projector. It is a figure explaining the use condition of the mobile telephone of this invention. It is a figure explaining the use condition of the mobile telephone of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Mobile phone 10 CPU
11 Memory 12 Camera Module 13 Radio Wave Transmitter / Receiver 14 Projector Module

Claims (3)

  A telephone terminal having a function of transmitting a video imaged by a camera placed on the bottom of a housing.   A telephone terminal having a function in which a projector is arranged at the bottom of a housing and received video is output to the outside by the projector.   A telephone terminal having a function of transmitting a video imaged by a camera and a projector disposed at the bottom of the housing and outputting the received video image to the outside by the projector.

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