JP2007306220A - Portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple portable telephone in which large numbers are displayed so that an old person operates the portable telephone easily, and an origination/termination state or a record can be confirmed while reducing the cost. <P>SOLUTION: The portable telephone 100 comprises: a section 115 for controlling a matrix type display unit 110 such that numbers and dial symbols ("*", "#", and the like) constituting a telephone number are displayed sequentially at a predetermined time interval; and a dial selection button 121 being depressed when the numbers and dial symbols displayed sequentially at the display unit 110 are selected. When a number, or the like, to be inputted by a user is displayed on the matrix type display unit 110, it is inputted by depressing the dial selection button 121 as displayed in the display unit 110. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly to a simple and low-cost mobile phone that is easy to use for seniors by simplifying the operation of the mobile phone.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the appearance of a conventional simple mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as a simple phone). The simple phone 10 includes a speaker 1, a microphone 2, numerals, and dial symbols (“*”, “#”). , Etc.), a start button 4 used for a call operation and a response operation, and an end button 5 used to end a call. The dial input button 3, the start button 4, and the end button 5 are mainly composed of a semi-transparent resin, and an LED is disposed inside the resin button, and the LED is illuminated when the button is operated. The user inputs the telephone number of the destination by pressing down the dial input button 3, and when the input is completed, pressing the start button executes the calling process.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the simple phone, functions are omitted, and a display device such as a liquid crystal is not particularly provided in order to reduce manufacturing costs. Therefore, the user of the simple phone cannot visually check the dial input state, the caller's phone number, the state of outgoing / incoming calls, the outgoing / incoming call history, and the like.

  Even if a display device is provided, the display area is small and only a display area (for example, 11 columns per line) that can confirm the telephone number is secured. It has been difficult for a user of a simple phone such as an elderly person whose decrease is conspicuous to visually confirm the dial input state.

In view of this, there has been proposed a mobile phone capable of confirming an input state of a dial by using an operation button. As an example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-76570 (Patent Document 1) discloses an input of a telephone number. When the call is finished, the illuminated display part of the key button corresponding to the entered number is lit in order, so that the entered number can be confirmed, and the telephone number of the caller can be confirmed in the same way when an incoming call is received. Is described.
JP 2001-76570 A

  However, the numbers and symbols displayed on the key buttons of the mobile phone described in Patent Document 1 are not necessarily large enough for elderly people who are conspicuously deteriorating in visual acuity. For this reason, when making a call using the mobile phone, it is very inconvenient for an elderly person who is conspicuous to lose his or her eyesight to operate while checking each of the numbers on the key buttons. It was.

  Even if a liquid crystal screen is provided, it is difficult for the elderly to visually recognize small characters displayed on the liquid crystal screen, and a large-screen liquid crystal display device is provided for confirming the telephone number. There was a problem that it was against cost reduction.

  In addition, general mobile phones including simple phones usually have 10 or more key buttons, so there are a large number of parts, and it is necessary for the elderly to select key buttons necessary for each operation. There was a problem that it would force a difficult operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and can display a large number without using a liquid crystal display device, etc., and can be easily operated by the elderly, and can be used to check the state of incoming / outgoing calls and history. An object is to provide a low-cost mobile phone.

  The first technical means is configured to display a dial symbol including a plurality of numbers constituting at least a telephone number on one button, and to display the dial symbols sequentially at predetermined time intervals on the display unit. A display control unit for controlling, and a dial selection button for inputting the dial symbol displayed on the display unit by pressing the button while the dial symbol is displayed on the display unit. It is characterized by that.

  According to a second technical means, in the first technical means, the number is displayed by a matrix display or a segment display.

  According to a third technical means, in the first or second technical means, the display control unit sequentially displays the input dial symbols on the display unit after the input operation is completed.

  According to a fourth technical means, in any one of the first to third technical means, when the display control unit receives an incoming call, a number or a dial symbol constituting a caller's telephone number is displayed on the display unit. It is characterized by displaying sequentially.

  According to a fifth technical means, in any one of the first to fourth technical means, the display control unit displays a history of the telephone number of the calling party or the called party on the display unit.

  Sixth technical means according to any one of the first to fifth technical means, wherein an operation target button at the time of a call is the dial selection button and an outgoing / incoming call start button to be pressed down when an outgoing / incoming call is desired. In addition, there are only three buttons, an outgoing / incoming call end button that is depressed when it is desired to end outgoing / incoming calls and calls.

  A seventh technical means is any one of the first to sixth technical means, wherein the display unit forms a dial symbol to be displayed and forms a plurality of partition parts constituting a matrix or a segment of the light impermeant. It is characterized in that it is formed by partitioning with a wall of a transparent resin material, LEDs are arranged in each of the partition portions, and are integrally covered with a resin material having high light transmittance from above.

  An eighth technical means is the seventh technical means, characterized in that the LED can emit light of three colors or more.

  A ninth technical means is characterized in that, in the seventh or eighth technical means, the light emission of the LED is made brighter as the dial symbol display time elapses.

  By adopting the technical means as described above, the present invention can display large numbers without the need for a liquid crystal display device, etc., and can be easily operated by the elderly, and can check the call origination status and history. be able to. In addition, production costs can be reduced.

Example 1
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the appearance of a mobile phone (simple phone) according to the present invention.
100 is a mobile phone according to the present invention, 101 is a speaker, 102 is a microphone, 120 is a simple operation selection button component to which the present invention is applied, and the simple operation selection button component is sequentially displayed on the display unit 110 at predetermined time intervals. Dial selection button 121 that is depressed when selecting a number and a dial symbol (“*”, “#”, etc.) to be performed, telephone call processing, answer processing for incoming call or call processing that is depressed when starting call processing An incoming call start button 122 and an outgoing / incoming call end button 123 that is pressed down when the telephone call or call is ended and put into a standby state. As will be described later, the user performs a call operation and a response operation by operating these three buttons.

  As described above, since the calling operation and the answering operation can be executed with only three buttons, the mobile phone can be easily operated without pressing many buttons. Further, since the liquid crystal display device can be omitted and the number of parts is reduced, the manufacturing cost and the manufacturing process can be reduced.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the display unit 110 of the selection button 121 from above.
In the figure, 111 is a light-impermeable resin, and a total of 25 squares are formed by this light-impermeable resin 111 in a matrix of 5 columns and 5 rows. Note that the upper portion of the light-impermeable resin 111 is covered with a highly light-transmissive plastic material (see FIG. 5).
Reference numeral 112 denotes an LED capable of developing three or more colors. The LEDs 112 are arranged in each square of the matrix, and by turning on the LEDs 112, numbers or dial symbols are displayed on the matrix type display unit 110 (see FIG. 3). .

  As shown in FIG. 2, by forming the mass by partitioning with a light-impermeable resin, light emitted from the LEDs arranged in the mass does not leak to the adjacent mass. In addition, since the upper part is covered with a plastic resin having a high light transmittance, numbers and dial symbols are clearly displayed on the display unit.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example of numbers and dial symbols displayed on the display unit. FIGS. 3 (0) to (9) are figures showing the numbers “0” to “9” displayed on the display unit 110. FIGS. 3 (*) and (#) are displayed on the display unit 110. It is a figure showing dial symbols “*” and “#”.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the numbers and dial symbols are sequentially displayed on the display unit 110 at predetermined time intervals, and the numbers and the like that the user wants to input are displayed on the display unit 110, when the dial selection button 121 is depressed, The displayed numbers are entered.

  In this way, large numbers and dial symbols are displayed on the entire display unit 110, so that even a person with low visual acuity can easily see the numbers and the like.

  FIG. 4 is an overhead view of a dial selection unit including a display unit and dial selection buttons. As shown, the display unit 110 and the dial selection button 121 are integrated to form a dial selection unit 130. The line V is a cross-sectional line described in FIG.

  When the user depresses the outgoing / incoming call start button 122, the numbers and dial symbols shown in FIG. 3 are sequentially displayed on the display unit 110 at predetermined time intervals, and the displayed numbers are input by depressing the dial selection button 121. Is done.

  Thus, since the display unit and the dial selection button are integrated, numbers and dial symbols can be easily input. Moreover, since the number of parts is reduced due to the integration, the manufacturing cost and the manufacturing process can be reduced.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the housing of the mobile phone according to the present invention taken along line V shown in FIG.
In the figure, 113 is a cover plate made of a highly transparent plastic material that covers the upper portion of the display unit 110 as described above, and 114 is equipped with a control circuit for controlling the lighting and extinction of the LED and the illuminance. The control board 140 is a casing of the mobile phone.

  FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view of the housing before the user depresses the dial selection button, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of the housing when the user depresses the dial selection button.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, by pressing down the dial selection button 121 integrated with the display unit 110, the numbers and dial symbols displayed on the display unit 110 are input.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a main part for explaining an embodiment of the mobile phone according to the present invention. In the figure, 100 is a mobile phone according to the present invention, 115 is a display control unit for performing display control so that numbers and dial symbols are sequentially displayed on the display unit 110 at predetermined time intervals, 120 is a dial selection button 121, Simple operation selection button configuration unit composed of an incoming call start button 122 and an incoming / outgoing call end button 123, 101 and 102 are speakers and microphones, 103 is a communication unit that performs outgoing / incoming calls and call processing, and 104 is each of the above A CPU 105 that controls the functional blocks is a memory that stores control information and the like.

  The display control unit 115 introduced by the present invention performs display control so that numbers and dial symbols are sequentially displayed on the display unit 110 at predetermined time intervals after the user initiates the outgoing / incoming call start button 122. It also controls the color of the displayed numbers and the emission intensity. In addition, as described above, when the user depresses the dial selection button 121, the numbers and the like displayed when the user depresses the buttons are input. Thereafter, the numbers and the like are sequentially displayed on the display unit 110 from “0” again. The display control may be performed so that the numbers are sequentially displayed on the display unit 110 from the continuation of the input numbers.

  In addition, the display control unit 115 displays the input numbers on the display unit 110 after the user's input operation of the telephone number is completed and the outgoing operation (repressing the outgoing / incoming call start button 122) is executed. Display control is performed. In addition, when there is an incoming call, the display control unit 115 performs display control so that numbers constituting the telephone number of the caller are displayed on the display unit 110. Further, display control is performed so that the history of the telephone number of the calling party or the called party is displayed on the display unit 110.

  The dial selection button 121 introduced according to the present invention is a button that is depressed when numbers and symbols to be input are sequentially displayed and the numbers and symbols that the user wants to input are displayed on the display unit 110. A desired number or the like can be input by this pressing operation.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining processing in which a telephone number of a call destination is input using the mobile phone according to the present invention and the input telephone number is displayed on the display unit.
When the user presses down the outgoing / incoming call start button 122 to make a call with the other party (step S1), numbers and dial symbols (0-9, *, #) are displayed on the display unit 110 at predetermined time intervals as shown in FIG. When the user presses down the dial selection button 121 as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B when the number or the like to be input is displayed (step S3: YES), The displayed character is input (step S4).
For example, when the telephone number of the call destination is “* 123”, when “*” (FIG. 3 (*)) is displayed on the display unit 110, when the user depresses the dial selection button 121, “*” Is entered. Next, when “1” (FIG. 3 (1)) is displayed, when the dial selection button 121 is depressed, “1” is input. By repeating such an operation until the input of the telephone number of the call destination is completed, the telephone number of the call destination can be input.

  When the input of the telephone number of the call destination is completed by the above-described operation and the outgoing / incoming call start button 122 is pressed (step S5: YES), the communication unit 103 executes a call process (step S6). In parallel with the calling process, numbers and dial symbols constituting the telephone number input to the display unit 110 are sequentially displayed at predetermined time intervals (step S7). When the other party answers the call, a call process is executed (step S8). If these buttons are not depressed (steps S3 and S5: NO), the process returns to step S2, and numbers and the like are sequentially displayed on the display unit 110 at predetermined time intervals.

Next, a display example of the telephone number displayed on the display unit 110 when an incoming call is received will be described.
In parallel with the incoming call processing (such as ringing of an incoming call alarm) executed by a call from the other party, the other party's telephone number is displayed on the display unit 110. For example, when the other party's telephone number is “090-1234-5678 * #”, (0), (9), (0), (1), (2), (3), (4) shown in FIG. ), (5), (6), (7), (8), (*), (#) are sequentially displayed on the display unit 110 at predetermined time intervals.

  Note that the numbers and dial symbols displayed on the display unit 110 may be changed in color when a telephone number is input, after a call is made, or when a call is received. For example, the color of a number or the like displayed when a telephone number is input may be red, or the color of a number or the like displayed after a call is made (during an incoming call) may be changed to blue (yellow).

  In this way, by changing the color of a number or the like according to the processing, the displayed number or the like becomes easy to see.

Moreover, you may change the brightness of the number and dial symbol which are displayed on the display part 110 according to time passage.
FIG. 8 is a graph showing changes in brightness of the display unit. In FIG. 8, any one of the dial selection button, the outgoing / incoming call start button, and the outgoing / incoming call end button is pressed down, and the brightness of the display unit increases according to the elapsed time after the numbers and the like are displayed on the display unit 110. (LED emission becomes brighter).

  For example, the lightness A from 2 seconds to 5 seconds after the dial selection button 121 is pressed and the numbers and dial symbols are displayed on the display unit 110, the lightness B from 2 seconds to 5 seconds, and the lightness C after 5 seconds. Thus, numbers and the like are displayed on the display unit 110. The lightness values A, B, and C satisfy the relationship A <B <C.

  Each time the dial selection button 121 is depressed, the time may be counted from 0 seconds, or even if the dial selection button 121 is depressed again, the time measurement process may be continued without counting from 0 seconds.

  In this way, by changing the brightness of the display unit according to the elapsed time, the numbers displayed on the display unit can be easily seen.

(Example 2)
FIG. 9 is another view of the display unit and the dial selection button viewed from above.
In the figure, 110 is a segment type display unit, 110a (110b) is an illumination window unit for displaying “*” (“#”), and 121 is the dial selection button described above.
The display unit 110 according to the first embodiment displays numbers and dial symbols in a matrix display. However, according to the second embodiment, the numbers are displayed on the segment type display unit 110, and illumination windows provided on the left and right sides of the segment type display unit 110. “*” Is displayed on the portion 110a, and “#” is displayed on the illumination window portion 110b.

  Thus, since the number of LEDs to be used can be reduced by displaying numbers on the segment type display unit and dial symbols on the illumination window unit, the manufacturing process and manufacturing cost can be reduced.

It is the schematic which showed the external appearance of the mobile telephone by this invention. It is the figure which looked down at the display part from the upper part. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the number and dial symbol which are displayed on a display part. It is the figure which looked down at the dial selection part which consists of a display part and a dial selection button from upper part. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the housing of the mobile phone according to the present invention taken along line V shown in FIG. 4. It is a block diagram which shows the principal part schematic structure for demonstrating the Example of the mobile telephone by this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the process which inputs the telephone number of a call destination using the mobile telephone by this invention, and displays the input telephone number on a display part. It is the graph which showed the change of the brightness of a display part. It is another figure which looked down at the display part and the dial selection button from the upper part. It is the figure which showed the external appearance of the conventional simple mobile telephone.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Speaker, 2 ... Microphone, 3 ... Dial input button, 4 ... Start button, 5 ... End button, 10 ... Simple phone, 100 ... Mobile telephone by this invention, 101 ... Speaker, 102 ... Microphone, 103 ... Communication part, 104 ... CPU, 105 ... memory, 110 ... display unit, 110a ... "*" display illumination window unit, 110b ... "#" display illumination window unit, 111 ... light-impermeable resin, 112 ... LED, 113 ... Cover plate 114... Control board 115 display control unit 120 simple operation selection button component 121 121 dial selection button 122 outgoing / incoming call start button 123 outgoing / incoming call end button 130 dial selection unit 140: A casing of a mobile phone.

Claims (9)

A display unit for displaying a dial symbol including a plurality of numbers constituting at least a telephone number on one button;
A display control unit for controlling the dial symbols to be sequentially displayed at predetermined time intervals on the display unit;
A mobile phone comprising a dial selection button for inputting a dial symbol displayed on the display unit by pressing the button while the dial symbol is displayed on the display unit.   2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the number is displayed by a matrix display or a segment display.   3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit sequentially displays the input dial symbols on the display unit after the input operation is completed.   The display control unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when there is an incoming call, the display unit sequentially displays numbers or dial symbols constituting a telephone number of a caller on the display unit. Mobile phone.   The mobile telephone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the display control unit displays a history of a telephone number of a caller or a callee on the display unit. The operation target buttons for a call are the dial selection button,
The outgoing / incoming call start button to be depressed to start outgoing / incoming calls and calls, and
The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein there are only three buttons of an outgoing / incoming call end button that is depressed when it is desired to end outgoing / incoming calls and calls. The display section forms a dial symbol to be displayed, and forms a plurality of partition sections constituting the constituent elements of a matrix or a segment by a wall of a light-impermeable resin material,
The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an LED is disposed in each of the partition portions and is integrally covered with a resin material having high light transmittance from above.   The mobile phone according to claim 7, wherein the LED can emit light of three colors or more.   The cellular phone according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the light emission of the LED is brightened with the elapse of the display time of the dial symbol.

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