JP2008085806A - Mounting structure for housing component, portable terminal, and portable terminal customize system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the mounting structure of an external component for attaching/detaching housing components without losing the design performance of a terminal at a mounted side, a portable terminal using it and a portable terminal customize system. <P>SOLUTION: In a configuration of detecting that an attachment/detachment cover is mounted on a portable telephone terminal, the portable telephone terminal and the attachment/detachment type cover are connected by fitting a concave connection part formed in the portable telephone terminal and a convex connection part formed in an attachment/detachment cover, and a push button type switch 13 is formed on the bottom face of the connection part of the portable telephone terminal, and the connection part at the attachment/detachment type cover side is fit into the concave connection part when the attachment/detachment type cover is mounted on the portable telephone terminal, and the push button type switch 13 is depressed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure for exterior parts, a so-called “dressing-type” portable communication terminal capable of changing exterior parts, and a portable terminal customization system using the same.

  In recent years, some portable communication terminals (cell phones, PHS) are available that can be fitted with covers. Such mobile communication terminals are gaining popularity in terms of design and diversity because they can be differentiated from other users' terminals even with the same model by changing the cover.

  In addition, software for mobile communication terminals can generally change the GUI according to the user's preference, but it can change not only the screen color but also the icon design in a batch according to one theme. There is also. Hereinafter, the overall GUI design including the screen color and icon design is referred to as a “color theme”.

  In addition, there are mobile communication terminal manufacturers that have color themes that match the covers to be installed, and are differentiating from other companies with higher design.

  However, the user must perform an operation to change to a desired color theme each time the cover is changed.

As a method for simplifying the operation of changing to a color theme matched to a cover, there is a method of causing a mobile communication terminal to read a two-dimensional code displayed on a cover package.
However, even with this method, every time the cover is replaced, an operation for reading the two-dimensional code must be performed. Furthermore, the user must keep the package displaying the two-dimensional code so as not to lose it.

As a related art regarding such a problem, there are “a mobile terminal device and a panel” disclosed in Patent Document 1, and “a mobile phone, a back panel mounting method and a face plate mounting method” disclosed in Patent Document 2. .
JP 2004-221860 A JP 2004-172654 A

  Patent Document 1 discloses a method for identifying the type of a mounted cover by newly providing a protrusion at a specific position on the back side of the removable cover. However, in this method, in addition to the necessity of providing a new protrusion, the button switch exposed on the surface of the casing on the portable communication terminal side impairs the design.

  In the invention described in Patent Document 2, a back panel having an additional function is attached to a mobile phone so that the additional function can be used in the mobile phone. However, in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2, a power supply terminal and a detection terminal must be exposed on the mobile phone body side for electrical connection between the mobile phone body side and the back panel. Therefore, similarly to Patent Document 1, the power supply terminal and the detection terminal exposed on the surface of the mobile phone impair design.

  Thus, conventionally, a decorative part capable of detecting attachment / detachment without impairing the design of the terminal on the wearing side and a portable terminal using the decorative part have not been provided.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an exterior component mounting structure capable of detecting attachment / detachment of an exterior component without impairing the design of the mounted terminal, and a portable terminal and a portable terminal using the same The purpose is to provide a customization system.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structure for detecting that an exterior part is mounted on a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal and the exterior part are provided on the mobile terminal. The concave part and the convex part provided in the exterior part are combined by fitting, a contact switch is provided on the bottom surface of the concave part, and the convex part is fitted with the concave part when the exterior part is attached to the mobile terminal, It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure for exterior parts, which has a shape of pressing a contact switch.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes, as a second aspect, at least one first convex portion and a second convex portion, and each of the first convex portions has a first shape or a first shape. The shape of each of the first convex portions is a portable terminal to which different exterior parts are attached or detached depending on the type, and the first convex portion of the first shape is fitted. The first contact switch that is pressed when the two are joined together is provided on the bottom surface with at least one first recess provided on the bottom surface and the second contact switch that is pressed when the first contact switch is fitted to the second protrusion. Which exterior component is mounted based on the combination of the first recessed portion, the means for detecting mounting of the exterior component based on the pressed state of the second contact switch, and the pressed state of each first contact switch And a means for detecting whether or not the portable terminal is provided.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, it is preferable to further include means for changing the design of the GUI according to the type of the mounted exterior part. In addition to this, a GUI setting table in which information indicating the type of GUI design and numerical values are associated, a means for decoding a combination of pressed states of the first switches into binary numbers, and the decoded value as a GUI setting It is more preferable to have a means for specifying the changed GUI design by referring to the table. Alternatively, in addition, a GUI setting table in which information indicating a GUI design type and a numerical value are associated with each other, a conversion table in which a value that can be obtained by decoding is associated with an arbitrary numerical value, and a pressing state of each first switch Means for decoding the combination of the two into binary numbers, means for converting the value by referring to the decoded value in the conversion table, and specifying the changed GUI design by referring to the converted value in the GUI setting table In addition, when the GUI design is changed by a user operation after any exterior part is mounted, the GUI design table after the change is shown. The method of writing the numerical value corresponding to the information as a record of the conversion table corresponding to the decoded value of the mounted exterior part And more preferably has a.

  Alternatively, in the second aspect of the present invention, it is preferable to have a means for changing the setting of the communication function according to the type of the exterior part that is equipped with the communication function. Change by referring to the communication setting table in which the information indicating the type of setting is associated with the numerical value, means for decoding the combination of the pressed states of the first switches into binary numbers, and referring to the decoded value in the communication setting table It is more preferable to have a means for specifying the setting of the later communication function, and in addition, a means for storing information indicating the type of the exterior part that was mounted immediately before, and a new exterior part is mounted Includes a means for determining whether or not the exterior part is the same as the one that was mounted immediately before, and a means for changing the setting of the communication function only when a different exterior part is mounted. Ri preferred.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes, as a third aspect, at least one first convex portion and a second convex portion, and each of the first convex portions has a first shape or a second shape. A portable terminal to which an exterior part having one of two shapes is attached or detached, and at least one first contact switch that is pressed when the first convex portion of the first shape is fitted is provided on the bottom surface. Based on the first depression, the first depression provided on the bottom surface, the second contact switch to be pressed when fitted with the first depression, the second protrusion, The present invention provides a portable terminal having means for detecting mounting of an exterior part and means for changing a GUI design based on a combination of pressing states of the first contact switches.

  In the second aspect of the present invention, a GUI setting table in which information indicating a GUI design type and a numerical value are associated with each other, means for decoding a combination of pressed states of the first switches into binary numbers, and decoding It is preferable to have a means for specifying the design of the GUI after the change by referring to the set value in the GUI setting table. In addition to this, a GUI setting table in which information indicating the GUI design type is associated with a numerical value, a conversion table in which a value that can be obtained by decoding is associated with an arbitrary numerical value, and a pressing state of each first switch Means for decoding the combination of the two into binary numbers, means for converting the value by referring to the decoded value in the conversion table, and specifying the changed GUI design by referring to the converted value in the GUI setting table More preferably.

  Moreover, in order to achieve the said objective, this invention is a portable terminal customization system which consists of at least one of 2 or more types of exterior components, and the portable terminal to which this is attached or detached as a 4th aspect, Comprising: , Having at least one first recess provided with a first contact switch on the bottom surface and a second recess provided with a second contact switch on the bottom surface. A first convex portion to be fitted and a second convex portion to be fitted to the second concave portion, each of the first convex portions being first when being fitted to the first concave portion. Which of the first shape for pressing the contact switch or the second shape for not pressing is determined according to the type of the exterior part, and the second convex portion is the second shape. Shaped to press down the second contact switch when mated with the recess, and exterior parts When the first contact switch is pressed when mounted on the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal detects the mounting of the exterior component, and the mounted exterior component is based on the combination of the pressed states of the second contact switches. The portable terminal customization system is characterized in that the portable terminal identifies the type of the portable terminal.

  In the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the portable terminal changes the GUI design according to the type of the mounted exterior part. In addition to this, the mobile terminal has a GUI setting table in which information indicating the type of GUI design and numerical values are associated with each other, and the combinations of the pressed states of the first switches are decoded into binary numbers and decoded. It is more preferable to specify the GUI design after the change by referring to the value in the GUI setting table. Or, in addition to the above, the mobile terminal has a GUI setting table in which information indicating the type of GUI design and a numerical value are associated with each other, and a conversion table in which values that can be obtained by decoding are associated with arbitrary numerical values, The combination of the pressed state of each first switch is decoded into a binary number, the value is converted by referring to the decoded value in the conversion table, and the converted value is referred to in the GUI setting table to change the GUI It is more preferable to specify the design.

  Alternatively, in the fourth aspect of the present invention, the mobile terminal is preferably provided with a communication function, and the setting of the communication function is preferably changed according to the type of the mounted exterior part. , Having a communication setting table in which information indicating the type of setting of the previous communication function and a numerical value are associated with each other, decoding combinations of pressed states of the first switches into binary numbers, and decoding the values in the communication setting table It is more preferable to specify the setting of the communication function after the change by referring, and in addition to this, the mobile terminal has means for storing information indicating the type of the exterior part that was mounted immediately before, and the exterior When a component is installed, determine whether it is the same type of exterior component that was installed immediately before, and change the communication function settings only when a different exterior component is installed. Is more preferred .

  In order to achieve the above object, as a fifth aspect, the present invention provides a mobile terminal customization system including at least one of two or more types of exterior parts and a mobile terminal to / from which the mobile terminal is detached. It has at least one first recess having a first contact switch provided on the bottom surface and a second recess having a second contact switch provided on the bottom surface, and the exterior component is fitted with the first recess. A first convex part that fits and a second convex part that fits into the second concave part, and each of the first convex parts has a first contact when fitted into the first concave part. Either a first shape for pressing the switch or a second shape for not pressing, and the second convex portion is a shape for pressing the second contact switch when fitted to the second concave portion, and is an exterior component. When the first contact switch is pressed when the Terminal detects the mounting of the exterior parts, based on a combination of depressed state of each of the second contact switch, there is provided a portable terminal customization system and changing the design of the GUI.

  In the fifth aspect of the present invention, the mobile terminal has a GUI setting table in which information indicating the type of GUI design and a numerical value are associated with each other, and combinations of the pressed states of the first switches are expressed in binary numbers. In addition to specifying the changed GUI design by decoding and referring to the decoded value in the GUI setting table, the portable terminal uses a GUI setting table in which information indicating the GUI design type is associated with a numerical value. And a conversion table that associates values that can be obtained by decoding with arbitrary numerical values, decodes combinations of the pressed states of the first switches into binary numbers, and refers to the decoded values in the conversion table. More preferably, the changed GUI design is specified by converting and referring to the converted value in the GUI setting table.

[Action]
The present invention realizes a configuration capable of detecting attachment of a detachable cover without impairing the design of the attached mobile terminal.
In addition, by using the above configuration, a desired color theme is automatically selected from the color themes stored in the mobile terminal when the removable cover is attached to the mobile terminal without impairing the design of the mobile terminal. Select and apply to.
In addition, it corresponds to the color theme according to the variation of the detachable cover, and can correspond not only to the genuine detachable cover by the mobile terminal manufacturer but also to the detachable cover supplied from a third party.
In the above structure, there is no need to mount electrical parts on the detachable cover side, and the parts configuration on the portable terminal side is simple.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the mounting structure of the exterior component which can detect attachment / detachment of an exterior component, without impairing the design property of the terminal of a mounting side, a portable terminal using this, and a portable terminal customization system can be provided.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment in which the present invention is suitably implemented will be described.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment. The cellular phone terminal according to the present embodiment includes an antenna 1, a radio unit 2, a RAM 4, a ROM 5, a control unit 6, a display drive unit 7, a display unit 8, a key input unit 9, a speaker 10, a microphone 11, and a detachable cover detection unit. Twelve.
The antenna 1 is used for reception and transmission of radio signals. The radio unit 2 demodulates the received radio signal and modulates the radio signal to be transmitted. The RAM 4 is used for temporarily holding data. The ROM 5 stores various setting information of the mobile phone terminal and a program of the mobile phone terminal. The control unit 6 is a CPU including a microcomputer that controls each unit. The display driving unit 7 drives the display unit 8 to display information. The display unit 8 is a device that displays information such as a telephone number and various setting information, for example, an LCD. The key input unit 9 is a user interface that accepts key input by the user. The speaker 10 is a device that converts an electrical signal into sound and outputs the sound. The microphone 11 is a device for converting sound into an electric signal and taking it in. The detachable cover detection unit 12 is a sensor that detects that the detachable cover is attached to the housing.

  FIG. 2 shows an example of the appearance of a mobile phone terminal, a detachable cover, and a mobile phone terminal to which the detachable cover is attached. (A) shows a mobile phone terminal in a state where a detachable cover is not attached. (B) shows a detachable cover. (C) shows the state which attached the removable cover to the mobile telephone terminal. As shown in (c), the external appearance of the mobile phone terminal is greatly changed by attaching the detachable cover.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the connecting portion on the detachable cover side.
On the back side of the detachable cover, seven connection parts A1 to A6 and B are formed at the peripheral part. Each connecting portion of the removable cover has a convex shape. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, connection portions a <b> 1 to a <b> 6 and b are formed on the mobile phone terminal side at positions corresponding to the connection portions of the removable cover. Each connection part of the mobile phone terminal has a concave shape. Each connection part of the detachable cover and the mobile phone terminal has a shape that can be fitted, and the detachable cover is fixed to the mobile phone terminal by fitting them.

  There are two types of connecting portions of the detachable cover, a two-stage convex shape as shown in FIG. 5 and a single-stage convex shape as shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 shows an enlarged view of the connecting part of the two-stage convex removable cover and the connecting part of the mobile phone terminal. It has a structure in which the convex connection portions A1 to A6 and B of the detachable cover are fitted to the concave connection portions a1 to a6 and b of the mobile phone terminal. Push button type switches 13 are formed in connection portions a1 to a6 and b of the mobile phone terminal. The push button type switch 13 is arranged on the substrate of the mobile phone terminal. When the detachable cover is not attached to the push button type switch 13, the contact is not closed, and a high level voltage (Vdd) is input to the detachable cover detection unit 12.
FIG. 7 shows a state in which the removable cover is attached to the mobile phone terminal. When the distal end portions of the connection parts A1 to A6 and B of the detachable cover push the push button type switch 13, the switch is turned on. In this state, since the contact is closed, a low level voltage (GND) is input to the detachable cover detection unit 12.

  FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of the connecting portion of the single-stage convex removable cover and the connecting portion of the mobile phone terminal. As described above, the convex connection portion of the removable cover is fitted to the concave connection portion of the mobile phone terminal. However, as shown in FIG. The push button switch 13 is not pushed even when fitted to the connection portions a1 to a6 and b of the terminal, and a high level voltage remains inputted to the detachable cover detection unit 12.

A pair (B and b) of the seven pairs of the detachable cover and the connection portion of the mobile phone terminal has a structure shown in FIG. 5 for detecting attachment and detachment of the detachable cover. If the remaining 6 pairs (A1 to A6 and a1 to a6) are used for distinguishing the removable cover, the connection parts A1 to A6 and B of the removable cover have two types of shapes, so that the removable type is removable. As cover variations, 2 ⁶ = 64 types can be distinguished.

  FIG. 9 shows electrical connections between the connection parts a1 to a6 and b and the control part 6. The ON / OFF information of the push button type switch 13 of each connection part a1 to a6 and b is input to the detachable cover detection part 12. The detachable cover detection unit 12 replaces the ON / OFF information of the push button type switch 13 of the connection units a1 to a6 with a 6-digit binary number, and converts the replaced binary number into a decimal number as a “decoded value”. Output to the control unit 6. On the other hand, ON / OFF information of the push button type switch 13 of the connection part b is output to the control part 6 as it is.

  Based on the output from the detachable cover detection unit 12, the control unit 6 can determine which of the 64 types of covers are attached. Therefore, the color theme corresponding to the determination result can be read from the ROM 5 and set in the own terminal. “Color theme” here means not only changing the color of the UI part, but also a broad meaning that includes the image part of the TOP menu, the standby image, the icon on the standby screen, and the image used when making a call or sending / receiving mail. It is.

In general, there are several types of detachable covers and color themes, but the mobile phone terminal according to this embodiment has the corresponding color themes for the tens of detachable cover variations. I can call it.
For this reason, there may be a sales model in which a manufacturer prepares several types of detachable covers at the beginning of selling mobile phone terminals, and after that, additional types of detachable covers are released and increased.

  In such a case, the control unit 6 may manage the color theme list as shown in FIG. No. 1 to No. The color theme already registered in No. 5 is a color theme corresponding to the detachable cover that has been released from the beginning of terminal sales. A number whose color theme is “Empty” indicates that the corresponding color theme is not registered.

  A user who has purchased an additional detachable cover can download a color theme dedicated to the detachable cover and store it in the terminal by accessing a URL displayed on the detachable cover package. The control unit 6 updates the color theme list to reflect the stored color theme. For example, if the user is No. If the color theme is saved corresponding to No. 26, No. in the list. The part 26 is replaced with a theme name such as “Empty” to “Ice Gray”.

This list can be reserved as a color theme for the removable cover supplied by the terminal manufacturer (for example, 32 items from No. 1 to No. 32) and the rest (in this example, , No. 33 to No. 64) may be opened to a color theme for a removable cover sold by a third party. In other words, only a predetermined color theme can be stored in a part of the list, and an arbitrary color theme can be stored in a part. By doing so, it is possible to provide more color themes to the user of the mobile phone terminal.
In this case, if the number that was released as a third party is duplicated when the number is saved, the color theme will be overwritten and saved, but if the color theme saved before overwriting is required, Download the color theme again.

The flow of the color theme automatic change operation by the control unit 6 of the mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment will be described.
FIG. 11 shows the flow of color theme change processing.
After starting the processing, the control unit 6 monitors whether or not the removable cover is attached to the mobile phone terminal (step S101). When the cover is attached, the connecting part (convex) of the detachable cover is fitted into the connecting part (concave) of the mobile phone terminal, the push button switch 13 of the terminal B is turned on, and the “L” signal is sent to the detachable cover detecting part 12. Is detected by inputting.
If the control unit 6 has not detected attachment of the detachable cover (step S101 / No), the attachment of the detachable cover is continuously monitored.
When the control unit 6 detects the attachment of the detachable cover (step S101 / Yes), the detachable cover detection unit 12 takes in the input terminal information at the terminals A1 to A6 of each connection unit (step S102), and the decoding result is obtained. It outputs to the control part 6 (step S103). For example, if the connection part A1 is “L”, A2 is “H”, A3 is “H”, A4 is “L”, A5 is “L”, and A6 is “L”, A6 is on the MLB side and A1 is MSB. As a side, the output result is replaced with a binary number, and "000110", that is, "6" in decimal number is output.

  Thereafter, the control unit 6 checks whether or not a color theme corresponding to the output value is registered in the registration list based on the output value input from the detachable cover detection unit 12 (step S104). Specifically, if the value input from the detachable cover detection unit 12 is “6”, the sixth in the list is searched to check whether or not a color theme is registered.

  If there is a color theme registration (step S104 / Yes), the control unit 6 calls the corresponding color theme and implements the setting (step S105). If no color theme is registered (step S104 / No), the default (number 1) color theme is called and set (step S106).

When the setting of the color theme is completed, the control unit 6 monitors the removal of the detachable cover (step S107). The removal is detected by detecting a change in the signal level of the terminal B as in step S101. However, here, when a change from “L” to “H” is detected, it is determined that the removable cover has been removed.
When the control unit 6 detects that the detachable cover has been removed (step S107 / Yes), the control unit 6 proceeds to step S101 and again monitors the attachment of the detachable cover.
If removal of the detachable cover is not detected (step S107 / No), the controller 6 continues to monitor the removal of the detachable cover.

  Here, a case where the number of connecting portions for decoding of the detachable cover is six has been described as a specific example, but the number is not limited to six.

  Thus, since the control unit can determine which detachable cover is attached when the user attaches the detachable cover, the user can set the color theme by himself / herself. The control unit can automatically select and set the color theme without having to read the desired two-dimensional code on the terminal. Furthermore, since many types of detachable covers can be managed, the terminal manufacturer and the detachable cover mounting manufacturer can cooperate with each other to provide the user with many detachable covers and corresponding color themes.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment in which the present invention is suitably implemented will be described.
In the mobile phone terminal according to the first embodiment, a predetermined color theme corresponds to the removable cover prepared by the manufacturer. Therefore, when the user wants to apply another color theme, the removable cover is attached. After the color theme is automatically applied, it is necessary for the user himself to reset the color theme manually. Therefore, when a color theme that does not support the removable cover is to be applied to the mobile phone terminal, the setting operation must be performed each time the removable cover is mounted.

  The mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment stores the color theme when the user changes the color theme after attaching an optional removable cover, and then attaches the removable cover. If so, the stored color theme is automatically applied. Thereby, even if it is desired to apply a color theme that does not support the detachable cover to the mobile phone terminal, once the setting is performed, the subsequent setting operation becomes unnecessary, and the convenience for the user is improved.

  The hardware configuration of the mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. FIG. 12 shows a color theme list of the mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment. In this embodiment, the color theme list is composed of two tables (a first table and a second table) associated with each other.

  As an example, a case will be described in which a detachable cover (hereinafter also referred to as a 32nd detachable cover) decoded as “32” in the detachable cover detection unit 12 is attached to a mobile phone terminal. When this detachable cover is attached for the first time, the color theme corresponding to “32” in the first table is “null”, so the control unit 6 does not automatically set the color theme, An inquiry message as to which color theme is applied is displayed on the display unit 6. The control unit 6 sets a color theme according to a user input operation performed via the key input unit 9 and registers the color theme in the color theme list. For example, if the user is No. When an operation for designating 35 “Matt Black” is performed, the color theme is set to matte black, and “35” is registered in the “32” column of the first table.

  Thereafter, when the detachable cover No. 32 is attached, the control unit 6 determines the “35” in the second table based on the number “35” registered in the “32” column of the first table. Call and apply the setting “Matt Black” in the column “35”.

  In this example, the color theme corresponding to the decoded number is not registered in the first table in the initial state, but the color theme corresponding to the decoded number is registered in the first table. When the removable cover is attached, the color theme registered in the initial state is applied, and when the user changes the color theme manually, it corresponds to the decode value of the removable cover of the first table The value to be updated.

  In addition, in order to assign an arbitrary number to an arbitrary detachable cover, the tip of the connecting portion of the detachable cover is all formed in a two-stage convex shape, and the tip of the connecting portion is set so that the user corresponds to the desired number. Can be removed to make a single stage.

  In the mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment, when a color theme different from the color theme previously associated with a certain removable cover is set, the changed color theme is stored in association with the removable cover. When the detachable cover is remounted, there is no need for the user to change the color theme manually.

[Third Embodiment]
A third embodiment in which the present invention is preferably implemented will be described. The hardware configuration of the mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment.
When selling mobile phone terminals in a plurality of regions (countries), it is conceivable that a mobile phone terminal manufacturer changes the setting contents for each telephone company even if the same type of mobile phone terminal is shipped. For example, in the case of GSM, there are settings according to each telephone company such as frequency setting for performing service, language selection setting according to each country, network setting, protection of contents provided by the telephone company (this setting is described below). , Called initial settings). The setting contents of each telephone company are stored in the ROM 5.

  If the removable cover has six decoding connections, it can accommodate 64 different telephone companies. The detachable cover is preferably prepared in a color and design according to each telephone company. However, it is only necessary to identify which telephone company the user is using, and the color and design do not necessarily have to be different for each telephone company. For example, the telephone company name may be displayed on a portion that is not exposed when the removable cover is attached. Since the control unit 6 can determine which telephone company is attached with the removable cover, the initial setting corresponding to the telephone company is read from the ROM 5 by attaching the removable cover dedicated to the telephone company. Applicable to mobile phone terminals.

FIG. 13 shows a flow of an operation for changing the initial setting of the mobile phone terminal according to the attached detachable cover.
Roughly speaking, this operation checks whether or not the initial setting has been performed when the removable cover is attached, and if the initial setting has never been made, the setting is immediately reflected. Even if it is detected that the detachable cover that reflects the current initial setting has been reattached, the initial setting is not performed, and if a detachable cover from another telephone company is installed, The initial setting contents of the telephone company are read from the ROM 5 and set.

  The operation of detecting the attachment of the detachable cover (steps S201 to S203) is the same as the operation of steps S101 to S103 of the mobile phone terminal according to the first embodiment.

The control unit 6 confirms the registration history (step S204). The registration history is information for managing whether the initial setting has never been performed or whether the initial setting has already been performed.
If there is no registration history (No at Step S204), the registration history is registered (Step S207). As shown in FIG. 14A, when there is no registration history in the registration history list, the control unit 6 sets No. in the initial setting list as shown in FIG. Enter “1” in the column 5. Then, the control unit 6 refers to the telephone company list as shown in FIG. 15 and reads the initial setting corresponding to the number (here, “5”) decoded in step S203 from the ROM 5 as the setting of the mobile phone terminal. Reflect (step S208).

If there is a registration history (step S204 / Yes), the registration history No. Is equal to the decoded value (step S205). Registration history No. Is equal to the decode value (Yes in step S205), it is the reattachment of the removable cover that reflects the current initial setting, and it is not necessary to perform the initial setting. Monitor removal.
Registration history No. If the decoded value does not match the decoded value (No in step S205), a removable cover (detachable cover for another telephone company) different from the removable cover currently reflecting the initial setting is attached. Therefore, “1” is entered in the column corresponding to the decode value in the registration history list, and No. Is cleared to “null” (step S207). In the initial setting list, “1” is entered as a No. The initial setting corresponding to is read from the ROM 5 and reflected as the setting of the mobile phone terminal (step S208).

  When the initial setting is not necessary (step S205 / Yes), or when the initial setting is completed (step S208), the control unit 6 monitors the removal of the removable cover (step S209). When removal of the removable cover is detected (step S209 / Yes), the process proceeds to step S201, and the control unit 6 again monitors the attachment of the removable cover.

In this way, by attaching a detachable cover dedicated to the telephone company, the initial setting of the telephone company is called and set as the specification to be set. Is no longer necessary at the factory.
In addition, when purchasing a mobile terminal, if it is possible to select and purchase a contract from a plurality of telephone operators, the store is usually for A company, B company, etc. It is necessary to keep the products that have already been set as inventory. However, since the mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment can be customized at the store (including the color and design according to each phone company, the appearance is included), so the store is different for each phone company. There is no need to hold inventory, and the number of inventory can be reduced.

Each of the above embodiments is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, a foldable mobile phone terminal has been described as an example. However, the mobile phone terminal is not limited to a foldable type.
Furthermore, the first and second embodiments are applicable not only to mobile phone terminals but also to mobile terminals in general.
Further, the third embodiment is not limited to the initial setting of the mobile phone terminal, and can be applied to any function setting of the mobile terminal.
As described above, the present invention can be variously modified.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the mobile telephone terminal concerning 1st Embodiment which implemented this invention suitably. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the mobile telephone terminal with which the mobile telephone terminal, the detachable cover, and the detachable cover were mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows the structure of the connection part by the side of a detachable cover. It is a figure which shows the structure of the connection part by the side of a mobile telephone terminal. It is a figure which expands and shows the connection part of a two-stage convex-shaped removable cover, and the connection part of a mobile telephone terminal. The connection part of a single-stage convex-shaped removable cover and the connection part of a mobile telephone terminal are expanded and shown. It is a figure which shows the state which fitted the connection part of the detachable cover of 2 steps | paragraphs, and the connection part of a mobile telephone terminal. It is a figure which shows the state which fitted the connection part of the single-stage convex-shaped removable cover, and the connection part of a mobile telephone terminal. It is a figure which shows the electrical connection state of each connection part and a control part. It is a figure which shows an example of a color theme list. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the mobile telephone terminal concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the color theme list of the mobile telephone terminal concerning 2nd Embodiment which implemented this invention suitably. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of operation | movement of the mobile telephone terminal concerning 3rd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a registration history list. It is a figure which shows an example of a telephone company list.

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1 Antenna 2 Radio unit 4 RAM
5 ROM
6 Control Unit 7 Display Drive Unit 8 Display Unit 9 Key Input Unit 10 Speaker 11 Microphone 12 Removable Cover Detection Unit 13 Push Button Switch

Claims (22)

A structure for detecting that an exterior part is mounted on a mobile terminal,
The portable terminal and the exterior component are combined by fitting a concave portion provided in the portable terminal and a convex portion provided in the exterior component,
A contact switch is provided on the bottom surface of the recess,
The mounting structure for an exterior part, wherein the convex part has a shape that fits with the recess when the exterior part is attached to the portable terminal and presses the contact switch. At least one first convex portion and a second convex portion are provided, and each of the first convex portions has either a first shape or a second shape, and each first convex portion has any shape. Is a portable terminal to which different exterior parts are attached or detached depending on the type,
At least one first concave portion provided on the bottom surface with a first contact switch that is pressed when the first convex portion of the first shape is fitted;
A first concave portion provided on the bottom surface with a second contact switch to be pressed when fitted to the second convex portion;
Means for detecting mounting of an exterior component based on a pressed state of the second contact switch;
And a means for detecting which exterior part is mounted based on a combination of the pressed states of the first contact switches.   The portable terminal according to claim 2, further comprising means for changing a GUI design according to a type of the mounted exterior part.   A GUI setting table in which information indicating the type of GUI design and a numerical value are associated with each other, means for decoding a combination of pressing states of the first switches into binary numbers, and the decoded value in the GUI setting table 4. The portable terminal according to claim 3, further comprising means for specifying a changed GUI design by referring to the portable terminal.   A combination of a GUI setting table in which information indicating the GUI design type and a numerical value are associated with each other, a conversion table in which a value that can be obtained by decoding is associated with an arbitrary numerical value, and a pressing state of each first switch. Means for decoding into binary numbers, means for converting values by referring to the decoded values in the conversion table, and specifying the changed GUI design by referring to the converted values in the GUI setting table The mobile terminal according to claim 3, further comprising:   When the GUI design is changed by a user operation after any exterior part is mounted, the numerical value corresponding to the information indicating the GUI design after the change is displayed in the GUI setting table. 6. The portable terminal according to claim 5, further comprising means for writing as a record of the conversion table corresponding to a decoded value.   3. The portable terminal according to claim 2, further comprising means for changing a setting of the communication function according to a type of the mounted exterior part having a communication function.   A communication setting table in which information indicating the type of setting of the previous communication function is associated with a numerical value, means for decoding a combination of pressed states of the first switches into binary numbers, and the decoded value as the communication setting table The mobile terminal according to claim 7, further comprising means for specifying the changed communication function setting by referring to. Means for storing information representing the type of exterior part mounted immediately before;
When a new exterior part is attached, a means for determining whether or not the exterior part is the same as the exterior part attached immediately before,
9. The portable terminal according to claim 8, further comprising means for changing the setting of the communication function only when a different exterior part is mounted. The portable terminal includes at least one first convex portion and a second convex portion, and each of the first convex portions has a first shape or a second shape to which an exterior component is attached or detached. ,
At least one first concave portion provided on the bottom surface with a first contact switch that is pressed when the first convex portion of the first shape is fitted;
A first concave portion provided on the bottom surface with a second contact switch to be pressed when fitted to the second convex portion;
Means for detecting mounting of an exterior component based on a pressed state of the second contact switch;
And a means for changing a GUI design based on a combination of pressing states of the first contact switches.   A GUI setting table in which information indicating the type of GUI design and a numerical value are associated with each other, means for decoding a combination of pressing states of the first switches into binary numbers, and the decoded value in the GUI setting table The mobile terminal according to claim 10, further comprising: means for specifying a changed GUI design by referring to the mobile terminal.   A combination of a GUI setting table in which information indicating the GUI design type and a numerical value are associated with each other, a conversion table in which a value that can be obtained by decoding is associated with an arbitrary numerical value, and a pressing state of each first switch. Means for decoding into binary numbers, means for converting values by referring to the decoded values in the conversion table, and specifying the changed GUI design by referring to the converted values in the GUI setting table The mobile terminal according to claim 10, further comprising: A portable terminal customization system comprising at least one of two or more types of exterior parts and a portable terminal to which this is attached or detached,
The portable terminal is
At least one first recess provided with a first contact switch on the bottom;
A second recess provided with a second contact switch on the bottom surface;
The exterior part is
It has a 1st convex part fitted with the 1st crevice, and a 2nd convex part fitted with the 2nd crevice, and each of the 1st convex part is the 1st crevice. In the first shape that presses down the first contact switch or the second shape that does not press down when it is fitted, it is determined according to the type of exterior parts,
The second convex portion has a shape for pressing the second contact switch when fitted to the second concave portion,
When the first contact switch is pressed when the exterior part is attached to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal detects the attachment of the exterior part,
The mobile terminal customization system, wherein the mobile terminal specifies the type of the mounted exterior part based on a combination of the pressed states of the second contact switches.   The mobile terminal customization system according to claim 13, wherein the mobile terminal changes a GUI design according to a type of the mounted exterior part.   The portable terminal has a GUI setting table in which information indicating the type of GUI design and a numerical value are associated with each other, decodes a combination of pressing states of the first switches into binary numbers, and outputs the decoded value. 15. The portable terminal customization system according to claim 14, wherein the GUI design after the change is specified by referring to the GUI setting table.   The portable terminal includes a GUI setting table in which information indicating the GUI design type and a numerical value are associated with each other, a conversion table in which a value that can be obtained by decoding and an arbitrary numerical value are associated with each other, The GUI design after the change by decoding the combination of pressed states into binary numbers, converting the value by referring to the decoded value in the conversion table, and referring to the converted value in the GUI setting table The mobile terminal customization system according to claim 14, wherein the mobile terminal customization system is specified.   The mobile terminal customization system according to claim 13, wherein the mobile terminal has a communication function, and changes the setting of the communication function according to a type of the mounted exterior part.   The mobile terminal has a communication setting table in which information indicating the type of setting of the previous communication function is associated with a numerical value, the combination of the pressed states of the first switches is decoded into a binary number, and the decoded value 18. The mobile terminal customization system according to claim 17, wherein the communication function setting after the change is specified by referring to the communication setting table. The mobile terminal has means for storing information representing the type of exterior part that was mounted immediately before,
When the exterior part is installed, determine whether it is the same type as the exterior part that was installed immediately before,
19. The mobile terminal customization system according to claim 18, wherein the setting of the communication function is changed only when a different exterior part is mounted. A portable terminal customization system comprising at least one of two or more types of exterior parts and a portable terminal to which this is attached or detached,
The portable terminal is
At least one first recess provided with a first contact switch on the bottom;
A second recess provided with a second contact switch on the bottom surface;
The exterior part is
It has a 1st convex part fitted with the 1st crevice, and a 2nd convex part fitted with the 2nd crevice, and each of the 1st convex part is the 1st crevice. When the first contact switch is pressed when the first contact switch is pressed, or the second shape is not pressed,
The second convex portion has a shape for pressing the second contact switch when fitted to the second concave portion,
When the first contact switch is pressed when the exterior part is attached to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal detects the attachment of the exterior part,
A portable terminal customization system, wherein a GUI design is changed based on a combination of pressing states of the second contact switches.   The portable terminal has a GUI setting table in which information indicating the type of GUI design and a numerical value are associated with each other, decodes a combination of pressing states of the first switches into binary numbers, and outputs the decoded value. 21. The portable terminal customizing system according to claim 20, wherein the GUI design after the change is specified by referring to the GUI setting table.   The portable terminal includes a GUI setting table in which information indicating the GUI design type and a numerical value are associated with each other, a conversion table in which a value that can be obtained by decoding and an arbitrary numerical value are associated with each other, The GUI design after the change by decoding the combination of pressed states into binary numbers, converting the value by referring to the decoded value in the conversion table, and referring to the converted value in the GUI setting table 21. The mobile terminal customization system according to claim 20, wherein the mobile terminal customization system is specified.

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