JP2009005386A - Mobile apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To control an increase of a circuit scale of a power circuit accompanied with a multi-functional property and to miniaturize a mobile apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile apparatus includes a first function portion 7 having a sending-receiving system of a mobile telephone, a second function portion 4 having a receiving system of the mobile telephone, a controller 12 to control the first and second function portions 7 and 4, a common power supply portion 14 to supply a voltage to the first and second function portions 7 and 4 according to a voltage control signal brought from the controller 12, and a display apparatus 36 to display a content of the first and second function portions 7 and 4. When a radio wave is received by the receiving system of the mobile telephone, a received content of the first function portion 7 is selected by the controller 12, and the display apparatus 36 displays the content of the first function portion 7 more preferentially than the content of the second function portion 4. The increase of the circuit scale is controlled and the mobile apparatus having the multi-functional property is miniaturized thereby. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable device using an electronic device that is used in a communication device or the like and converts a power supply voltage to supply voltages of a plurality of functional units in a time-sharing manner.

  Conventionally, this type of electronic apparatus has a configuration as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a conventional electronic device.

  In FIG. 7, a first functional unit 501 is an FM broadcast receiving system including a first antenna 502 and a first receiving circuit 503. The second functional unit 504 is a television reception system including a second antenna 505 and a second reception circuit 506. The third function unit 507 includes a third antenna 508, a duplexer 509, a third receiver circuit 510, a first transmitter circuit 511, and a power amplifier circuit 533. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the power supply voltage 601 output from the battery 513 is converted into a power supply 524 to the first functional unit 501 using the first DC / DC converter 530, and the first functional unit 501 is converted. To the first receiving circuit 503. In addition, the second DC / DC converter 531 is used to convert the voltage to the power source 525 to the second function unit 504 and output the voltage to the second reception circuit 506 of the second function unit 504. Further, the third DC / DC converter 532 is used to convert the voltage to the third system power source 526 and output it to the power amplification circuit 533 of the third function unit 507.

  In addition, the voltage conversion circuit 534 is used to convert the voltage to the fifth system power supply 528 and the voltage is converted to the first transmission circuit 511, and the voltage conversion circuit 515 is used to convert the voltage to the fourth system power supply 527 and the third reception circuit 510 is converted. The fourth DC / DC converter 535 is used to convert the voltage to the sixth system power supply 529 and supply it to the controller 512.

  The voltage according to each function part was supplied by the above structures.

For example, Patent Document 1 is known as prior art document information relating to the invention of this application.
JP-A-8-33237

  However, the conventional configuration requires as many as four DC / DC converters 530, 531, 532, and 535 and has a problem that the circuit scale becomes large.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems. A single DC / DC converter is used to supply power to each functional unit, thereby suppressing an increase in the circuit scale of the power supply circuit due to multi-function, and reducing the size of the portable device. The purpose is to make it.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration.

  The present invention includes at least a first function unit having a mobile phone transmission / reception system and a second function unit having a reception system, a control unit for controlling the first and second function units, and voltage control from the control unit. A common power supply unit that supplies a voltage to the first and second function units according to a signal, and a display device that displays the contents of the first and second function units. The received content of the first functional unit is selected by the control unit, and the display device is a portable device that preferentially displays the content of the first functional unit over the content of the second functional unit.

  In the present invention, each functional unit is shared by one power supply unit, thereby suppressing an increase in circuit scale of the power supply circuit and miniaturization of a multifunctional portable device.

  In particular, the present embodiment converts a voltage supplied from a battery into a predetermined voltage according to a voltage control signal from the plurality of function units, a control unit that controls the plurality of function units, and the control unit. An electronic device comprising a power supply unit that supplies voltages corresponding to a plurality of functional units in a time-sharing manner, thereby minimizing the circuit scale of the power supply circuit by sharing a plurality of different voltages with one power supply unit Thus, an effect is obtained that the electronic device can be miniaturized.

  In particular, the present embodiment is an electronic device that is configured such that the control unit controls a plurality of functional units and at the same time exchanges signals such as data with the plurality of functional units, thereby controlling the plurality of functional units. However, the effect of reducing the power consumption can be obtained by transferring the signal.

  In particular, the present embodiment includes a DC / DC converter that converts a power supply voltage supplied from a battery into a predetermined voltage according to a voltage control signal and outputs the voltage as a converter output, and converts the converter output to the output control signal. Accordingly, the electronic device is configured by a switch circuit that supplies time-division voltages corresponding to a plurality of functional units, and this provides an effect that it is possible to reduce power consumption.

  In this embodiment, in particular, a plurality of connection circuits controlled by a connection control signal output from the control unit to the switch circuit, and a plurality of voltage settings output from the control unit connected between the DC / DC converter and the ground. An electronic device composed of a plurality of voltage setting circuits that time-divide voltages corresponding to a plurality of functional units by means of circuit control signals, thereby minimizing voltage fluctuations and stabilizing the operation of each functional unit. The effect that it can be obtained.

  In particular, the present embodiment is an electronic device in which a connection circuit is configured by a switch, and thereby, an operational effect that power loss can be reduced and power consumption can be reduced can be obtained.

  In particular, the present embodiment is an electronic device in which the voltage setting circuit has a configuration in which a switch and a fixed resistor are connected in series between the DC / DC converter output and the ground. The effect that the operation | movement of a part can be stabilized is acquired.

  In this embodiment, in particular, when turning on the power of one of the plurality of functional units in the voltage setting circuit, all the functional units are turned off before setting the power of the other functional units to OFF. This is an electronic device configured to set the voltage setting period to be performed, and thereby, it is possible to obtain an operational effect that voltage fluctuation can be minimized and operations of the respective functional units can be stabilized.

  In this embodiment, in particular, the voltage setting circuit has a configuration in which a switch and a variable resistor are connected in cascade between the DC / DC converter output and the ground, and the variable resistor is added to the voltage setting circuit control signal for controlling ON / OFF of the switch. It is an electronic device configured to output a resistance value setting signal for setting the resistance value of the control unit from the control unit, and by this, by varying the supply voltage, it is possible to minimize the output fluctuation and stabilize the operation. The effect is obtained.

  In particular, the present embodiment controls the operation of a battery that supplies voltage and a plurality of functional units according to a function control signal corresponding to each functional unit, and at the same time, exchanges signals such as data with the plurality of functional units. A power supply voltage supplied from a battery is converted into a predetermined voltage according to a voltage control signal from the control unit and the control unit, and each functional unit of the plurality of functional units according to an output control signal from the control unit A portable device including an electronic device including a power supply unit that supplies a corresponding voltage in a time-sharing manner and a display unit that displays the contents of the plurality of functional units. By sharing the unit, the circuit scale of the power supply circuit can be minimized and the portable device can be downsized.

  In particular, the present embodiment is a portable device in which at least one of a plurality of functional units is a functional unit related to a mobile phone, and thereby, a plurality of different voltages can be shared by one power supply unit. There is an effect that the circuit scale of the power supply circuit can be minimized and the portable device can be miniaturized.

  The electronic device according to the present embodiment uses a single DC / DC converter to supply power to each functional unit in a time-sharing manner, thereby suppressing an increase in the circuit scale of the power supply circuit due to multi-functionalization and downsizing the electronic device In addition, it is possible to minimize the voltage variation, stabilize the operation of each functional unit, and reduce power consumption.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in which a circuit for receiving FM radio and television is mounted in a W-CDMA mobile phone, particularly in Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  The first functional unit 7 including the third antenna 8, the duplexer 9, the third receiving circuit 10, the power amplification circuit 33, and the first transmission circuit 11 is a W-CDMA mobile phone transmission / reception system. Show. The second functional unit 1 including the first antenna 2 and the first receiving circuit 3 is an FM receiving system. The third functional unit 4 including the second antenna 5 and the second receiving circuit 6 is a television receiving system. Thus, there are three functions in one electronic device.

  The first receiving circuit 3 of the second functional unit 1, the second receiving circuit 6 of the third functional unit 4, the third receiving circuit 10 of the first functional unit 7, and the first transmitting circuit 11. Are respectively output by the control unit 12 as a control signal 102, a control signal 103, a control signal 104, and a control signal 105, and the receiving circuits 3, 6, 10 and the transmitting circuit 11 are controlled.

  Further, between the control unit 12 and each functional unit, the first reception data 106 is transmitted to the first reception circuit 3 of the second functional unit 1 from the second functional unit 4. The second received data 107 is received between the receiving circuit 6 and the third received data 108 and the first received data between the third receiving circuit 10 and the first transmitting circuit 11 of the first function unit 7. The transmission data 109 is transferred.

  In addition, since the third receiving circuit 10 and the first transmitting circuit 11 consume less current than other functional units and have a large thermal efficiency, a regulator is used as the voltage conversion circuits 15 and 34. The voltage conversion is performed by the regulator. The fourth power source 115 and the fifth power source 128 are supplied.

  The control unit 12 is supplied with a sixth power source 129 that is voltage-converted by the fourth DC / DC converter 35. Further, the power amplifier circuit 33 of the remaining first receiver circuit 3, second receiver circuit 6, and first transmitter circuit 11 includes a battery 13 according to the voltage control signal 110 from the controller 12 in the power supply unit 14. Is converted into a predetermined voltage, and power amplification of the first receiving circuit 3, the second receiving circuit 6, and the first transmitting circuit 11 is performed according to the output control signal 111 from the control unit 12. A first power source 112, a second power source 113, and a third power source 114 corresponding to the circuit 33 are supplied in a time division manner.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows a configuration diagram of the power supply unit 14. The DC / DC converter 16 converts the power supply voltage 101 according to the voltage control signal 110 and outputs a converter output 116. The switch circuit 17 converts the converter output 116 according to the output control signal 111. Voltage is supplied in a time-sharing manner as the second power supply 113 and the third power supply 114.

  Next, FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the switch circuit 17. In order to supply the DC / DC converter output 116 to the three functional units in a time-sharing manner, the DC / DC converter 16 and the functional units are respectively connected to the first connection circuit 18, the second connection circuit 19, and the third connection circuit 20. Control is performed so that one of the three connections is established over time.

  Note that the output control signal 111 described in FIG. 2 includes a first connection control signal 117 for controlling on / off of the first connection circuit 18, the second connection circuit 19, and the third connection circuit 20 in FIG. 1st voltage setting circuit which determines the voltage setting of 2 connection control signal 118, 3rd connection control signal 119, 1st voltage setting circuit 21, 2nd voltage setting circuit 22, or 3rd voltage setting circuit 23 It comprises a control signal 120, a second voltage setting circuit control signal 121, and a third voltage setting circuit control signal 122.

  Next, FIG. 4 shows a timing chart of each control signal to each transmission / reception circuit.

  First, the third receiving circuit 10 of the first functional unit 7 must always be turned on in order to wait for reception, and the operation time overlaps with the other two receiving circuits 3 and 6 so that an appropriate voltage can be obtained. Can't supply. For this reason, the third receiving circuit 10 is supplied with a voltage from the power supply conversion circuit 15 described above.

  Accordingly, the power amplifier circuit 33 of the first functional unit 7, the first receiving circuit 3 of the second functional unit 1, and the third functional unit assuming different supply times and voltage supply from the DC / DC converter 16. 4 supplies power to the second receiving circuit 6 in a time-sharing manner.

  When supplying this power supply in a time-sharing manner, before setting one of the power amplifier circuit 33, the first receiving circuit 3 and the second receiving circuit 6 to ON and setting the other circuits to OFF, A voltage setting period in which the power supply of the three circuits is turned off is provided, and the voltage setting circuit corresponding to one circuit that establishes connection in the voltage setting period is the first voltage setting circuit 21, the second voltage setting circuit 22, or The voltage is selected from among the third voltage setting circuits 23, and the power is set to the circuit that has established the connection using the voltage setting circuit control signals 120, 121, and 122.

  That is, when the first receiving circuit 3 is turned ON, the first voltage setting circuit control signal 120 is turned ON before turning ON, and the first connection circuit 18 is turned ON after Δt1. The control signal 117 is turned ON.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the reception by the first receiving circuit 3 is set to be received after Δt2 from Δt1. When the other second receiving circuit 6 and the power amplifying circuit 33 are turned ON, the second and third voltage setting circuit control signals 121 and 122 are turned ON before turning ON and the second and third connections are made after Δt1. Needless to say, the second and third connection control signals for turning on the circuits 19 and 20 are turned on.

  FIG. 5 shows a circuit block diagram of the switch circuit 17.

  Here, the first connection circuit 18, the second connection circuit 19, and the third connection circuit 20 described in FIG. 3 are each configured by a switch, and the first connection control signal 117, the second connection control signal 118, The output of the DC / DC converter 16 is supplied to the three first receiving circuits 3, the second receiving circuit 6, and the power amplifier circuit 33 in a time division manner by the third connection control signal 119.

  The connection circuits 18, 19, 20 and the switches 24, 25, 26 are preferably transistors or FETs that correspond to a high-speed response and have a small drive current. Since the first receiving circuit 3 and the second receiving circuit 6 are constant power supplies, the first voltage setting circuit 21 includes a first switch 24 and a fixed resistor 27, and the second voltage setting circuit 22 comprises a second switch 25 and a fixed resistor 28.

  Further, in the power amplifier circuit 33 of the first function unit 7, the power supply 114 of the first function unit 7 is made variable in accordance with transmission power for the purpose of maximizing power efficiency. Comprises a third switch 26 and a variable resistor 29, and in addition to the voltage setting circuit control signal 122 for controlling ON / OFF of the switch 26, a resistance value setting signal 123 for setting the resistance value of the variable resistor 29 is provided in the control unit 12. The resistance value of the variable resistor 29 is set by the resistance value setting signal 123 before the switch 26 of the third voltage setting circuit 23 is turned on by the voltage setting circuit control signal 122 in the voltage setting period.

  As described above, in the electronic device of the present invention, a plurality of DC / DC converters having different driving timings of the power supply to the functional units are shared by one DC / DC converter, and power is supplied to each functional unit in a time division manner. By doing so, it is possible to minimize an increase in the circuit scale of the power supply circuit accompanying the increase in functionality.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a mobile device using an electronic device equipped with a circuit for receiving FM radio and television, particularly in a W-CDMA mobile phone according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  A battery 13 for supplying a voltage to the electronic device (the description of the reference is omitted) configured in the first embodiment, a plurality of functional units 1, 4, and 7 mounted in the voltage conversion circuits 15 and 34 and the portable device And is selected by the control unit 12. The first functional unit 7 is a W-CDMA mobile phone transmission / reception system, and the third receiving circuit 10 is supplied with a voltage from the voltage conversion circuit 15 and is always operating. When the radio wave is received, the received content is preferentially displayed on the display device 36, and the first transmission circuit 11 can be operated.

  The display device 36 also has an input function that allows key input for transmission. With the signal from the display device 36, the FM reception system of the second functional unit 1 and the television reception system of the third functional unit 4 can be switched from the control unit 12 to each other.

  In the electronic device according to the present invention, a plurality of DC / DC converters are shared by one DC / DC converter, and power is supplied to each functional unit in a time-sharing manner. This is useful for miniaturization of electronic equipment.

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Block diagram of a power supply unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention 1 is a block diagram of a switch circuit according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Voltage drive timing chart of Embodiment 1 of the present invention Detailed view of switch circuit of embodiment 1 of the present invention Block diagram of portable device according to embodiment 2 of the present invention Block diagram of conventional electronic equipment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 2nd function part 2 1st antenna 3 1st receiving circuit 4 3rd function part 5 2nd antenna 6 2nd receiving circuit 7 1st function part 8 3rd antenna 9 Duplexer 10 1st 3 reception circuit 11 first transmission circuit 12 control unit 13 battery 14 power supply unit 15 voltage conversion circuit 16 DC / DC converter 17 switch circuit 18 first connection circuit 19 second connection circuit 20 third connection circuit 21 first 1 voltage setting circuit 22 second voltage setting circuit 23 third voltage setting circuit 24 first switch 25 second switch 26 third switch 27, 28 fixed resistor 29 variable resistor 33 power amplifier circuit 34 voltage conversion circuit 35 fourth DC / DC converter 36 display device 101 power supply voltage 102 first control signal 103 second control signal 104 third control signal 105 fourth control Signal 106 First received data 107 Second received data 108 Third received data 109 First transmitted data 110 Voltage control signal 111 Output control signal 112 First power supply 113 Second power supply 114 Third power supply 115 First 4 power supply 116 DC / DC converter output 117 first connection control signal 118 second connection control signal 119 third connection control signal 120 first voltage setting circuit control signal 121 second voltage setting circuit control signal 122 second 3 voltage setting circuit control signal 123 resistance value setting signal 128 fifth power source 129 sixth power source

Claims (3)

A first functional unit having a mobile phone transmission and reception system;
A second functional unit having a receiving system;
A control unit for controlling the first and second functional units;
A common power supply for supplying a voltage to the first and second functional units in response to a voltage control signal from the control unit;
A display device for displaying the contents of the first and second functional units;
When radio waves are received by the mobile phone reception system,
The received content of the first function unit is selected by the control unit,
The display device is a portable device that preferentially displays the content of the first functional unit over the content of the second functional unit. The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the second functional unit includes a television reception system. The display device has an input function,
The portable device according to claim 1, wherein the second function unit can be switched by a signal from the display device.

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