JP2009135707A - Mobile communication terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To raise operability in a telephone call at a state that a casing is closed and to prevent an erroneous operation. <P>SOLUTION: In a mobile phone 1 as a mobile communication terminal device, a hinge operation part 5 constituted of a slide/push switch for performing a telephone call function is arranged in a hinge part 4 exposed to the outside only at a state that a first casing 2 and a second casing 3 are closed in structure constituted by openably/closably connecting the first casing 2 and the second casing 3 via the hinge part 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal device, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal device having a configuration in which a first housing and a second housing are connected to each other via a hinge portion like a mobile phone.

  A mobile phone, which is a representative mobile communication terminal device, includes a housing that includes a display unit that displays character information or image information, and a housing that includes an operation unit in which a plurality of information input keys such as a numeric keypad are arranged. The thing of the structure couple | bonded so that opening and closing is possible via a hinge part is used widely. In the mobile phone having such a configuration, the entire housing is miniaturized by closing both housings and folding them together except during use.

  In recent years, mobile phones have become more and more multifunctional and are compatible with PDAs (personal portable information devices) and portable game devices. However, in order to realize such multi-functionality in addition to the original call function in a mobile phone, is it necessary to prepare input keys (small input keys) necessary for each function in a casing with limited space? Since it is necessary to devise such as sharing a plurality of input keys, it is necessary to sacrifice operability. In addition, since the key operation is performed with the housing open at the time of use, it is unavoidable that erroneous transmission due to an erroneous operation is accompanied by a decrease in operability. In addition, since the display unit is provided in a housing with limited space, the area of the housing must be increased in order to increase the screen size, which is contrary to downsizing.

  FIGS. 4A and 4B show an external appearance of an example of a conventional mobile phone, in which FIG. 4A is an external perspective view with the casing closed, and FIG. 4B is an external perspective view with the casing open (patent) Reference 1). As shown in the figure, the mobile phone 100 has a configuration in which an upper housing 102 and a lower housing 103 are connected to each other via a hinge 104 so that the upper housing 102 can be folded. Is provided with a main display portion 105 having the entire inner surface as a display surface, and a receiving portion 107 in the vicinity of the hinge 104 on the outer surface. On the other hand, the lower housing 103 includes a main operation unit 110 on the inner surface, and a transmission unit 111 at a position exposed to the outside and away from the hinge 104. According to the mobile phone 100 having such a configuration, it can be used in a closed state during a call by the receiver 107 of the upper casing 102 and the transmitter 111 of the lower casing 103, and the upper casing Since there is no receiving part on the inner surface of 102, it is supposed that the area of the display part can be expanded without hindering downsizing.

FIGS. 5A and 5B show the external appearance of another example of a conventional mobile phone. FIG. 5A is an external perspective view in a closed state, and FIG. 5B is an external perspective view in an open state (Patent Document 2). As shown in the figure, the mobile phone 200 has a configuration in which an upper housing 202 and a lower housing 203 are connected to each other via a hinge 204 so that the upper housing 202 can be folded. The main display unit 205 and the main reception unit 206 are provided on the inner surface opposite to each other, and the sub display unit 208 and the sub reception unit 207 are provided on the outer surface. On the other hand, the lower housing 203 includes a main operation unit 210 in a portion covered by the upper housing 202 on the inner surface facing the upper housing 202 and a transmitter 211 in a portion not covered by the upper housing 202. It has. According to the mobile phone 200 having such a configuration, the main reception unit 206 and the sub reception unit 207 of the upper housing 202 and the transmission unit 211 of the lower housing 203 can make a call in a closed state or an open state. Therefore, it is said that operability is improved.
JP2003-087372 JP2003-087379

Note that Patent Document 1 discloses operating a RP (rotary & push) switch disposed on the left side surface of the lower housing 103 when making a call in a closed state. It is not disclosed to arrange a hinge operation part for causing the hinge part to perform a call function as in the present invention.
Patent Document 2 also discloses operating the RP switch disposed on the left side surface of the lower housing 203 when calling in a closed state as in Patent Document 1, It is not disclosed to arrange a hinge operation part for causing the hinge part to execute a call function as in the invention.

By the way, the conventional mobile phone has the following problems.
First, in the mobile phone 100 disclosed in Patent Document 1, when a call is made in a closed state, the RP switch disposed on the left side of the lower housing 103 is operated. Since other switches such as a shutter switch and a light switch are often provided on the side of the body, it is difficult to accurately operate the necessary switches at the time of operation, resulting in poor operability. Along with this, it is impossible to avoid erroneous transmission due to an erroneous operation.
Next, the cellular phone 200 disclosed in Patent Document 2 is substantially the same as that of Patent Document 1, and when a call is made in a closed state, the RP switch disposed on the left side of the lower housing 203 is used. However, for the reasons described above, it is difficult to accurately operate the necessary switches at the time of operation, resulting in poor operability. In addition, erroneous transmission due to erroneous operation is unavoidable.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and provides a mobile communication terminal device capable of improving operability during a call with the housing closed and preventing erroneous operation. The purpose is that.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a first configuration of the present invention relates to a portable communication terminal device in which a first housing and a second housing are connected to each other through a hinge portion so that the hinge portion can be opened and closed. Further, a hinge operation unit for executing a communication function is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable communication terminal device in which a first housing and a second housing are connected to each other via a hinge portion so that the hinge portion can perform a communication function. It is characterized in that a hinge operating part is provided.

  According to the portable communication terminal device of the present invention, in the configuration in which the first casing 2 and the second casing 3 are coupled so as to be openable and closable via the hinge portion 4, the casing is closed during a call. It is only necessary to operate the hinge operation part 5 exposed to the outside. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability during a call with the casing closed, and to prevent erroneous operations.

  A mobile phone 1 as a mobile communication terminal device includes a first housing 2 and a second housing in a configuration in which a first housing 2 and a second housing 3 are connected to each other via a hinge portion 4 so as to be opened and closed. A hinge operation unit 5 composed of a slide / push switch for executing a telephone call function is disposed on the hinge unit 4 exposed to the outside only when 3 is closed.

Embodiment

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a casing of a mobile communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention is closed. FIG. 1 (a) shows that a first casing and a second casing are connected via a hinge portion. The schematic side view which shows the external appearance folded integrally, (b) is a schematic rear view which shows the external appearance of the hinge operation part by which the slide / push switch was arrange | positioned, (c) is a 3rd display part provided with the 3rd display part of a display state. FIG. 3D is a schematic plan view showing an outer surface of one housing, and FIG. 4D is a schematic plan view showing an outer surface of the first housing including a third display portion in a non-display state. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a state in which the casing of the mobile communication terminal device is opened, and (a) is a schematic side view showing an appearance of the first casing and the second casing opened. b) is a schematic plan view showing the inner surface of the first housing provided with the first display portion and the inner surface of the second housing provided with the second display portion in the display state when the game is used, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing an inner surface of a first housing having a first display unit in a state and an inner surface of a second housing having a second display unit, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the portable communication terminal device. It is.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mobile phone 1 to which the mobile communication terminal device of this embodiment is applied is coupled so that the first housing 2 and the second housing 3 can be opened and closed via the hinge portion 4. In this configuration, the hinge unit 4 that is exposed to the outside only when the first housing 2 and the second housing 3 are closed operates to execute a call function, for example, a slide / push switch. A hinge operating section 5 is provided. The hinge portion 4 is configured to electrically and mechanically connect the housings 2 and 3.

  With such a configuration, the mobile phone 1 secures a call position by operating the hinge operation portion 5 of the hinge portion 4 only when the housings 2 and 3 are closed, and the housings 2 and 3 are opened. In this state, since the hinge operation unit 5 is not exposed to the outside and cannot be operated, it is possible to improve the operability during a call in a state where the housings 2 and 3 are closed and to prevent an erroneous operation.

  The mobile phone 1 according to this embodiment operates by program control, has communication functions such as mail transmission / reception and Internet connection in addition to a call function, and further has a game function, an electronic notebook function, and the like so that it can cope with multi-functions. It is configured.

  The first housing 2 is provided on the inner surface facing the second housing 3 and includes a first display unit 6 that is configured by a liquid crystal display device and the like and outputs information display of images, figures, characters, symbols, and the like. ing. In addition, the first housing 2 is configured by a liquid crystal display device or the like on the outer surface that does not face the second housing 3 and performs a display function for outputting information such as images, figures, characters, and symbols, and pressure and electrostatic The third display unit 8 is provided as a touch panel (touch screen) having a switch function for sensing a user's input operation by a method such as a capacity.

  On the other hand, the second housing 3 is composed of a liquid crystal display device or the like on the inner surface facing the first housing 2, and has a display function for outputting information such as images, figures, characters, symbols, etc. The second display unit 7 is provided as a touch panel (touch screen) having a switch function for sensing a user's input operation by a method such as a capacity. A microphone 11 is disposed at one end of the second housing 3 and a speaker 12 is disposed at the other end.

  When the housings 2 and 3 are opened, as shown in FIG. 2, the entire surfaces of the first display unit 6 and the second display unit 7 can be used as one display unit. Therefore, a screen can be enlarged without increasing the area of each casing 2 and 3 except for the call function executed with the casings 2 and 3 closed. Note that functions other than the communication function may be added or deleted by adding or deleting application programs.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone 1 of this embodiment includes a wireless communication unit 10 that wirelessly transmits and receives information to and from a wireless base station device (not shown) via an antenna 9, and a first housing 2. The above-described first display unit 6 disposed on the inner surface, the above-described second display unit 7 disposed on the inner surface of the second housing 3, and the above-described above disposed on the outer surface of the first housing 2. A third display unit 8 and a voice processing unit 13 for processing a voice signal input / output via a microphone 11 constituting a transmission unit and a speaker 12 constituting a reception unit are configured.

  Furthermore, the cellular phone 1 of this embodiment includes a hinge operation unit 5 that is provided on a hinge unit 4 and includes a slide / push switch that detects a user's input operation relating to a call (calling and receiving), a musical tone, A speaker unit 14 for outputting a sound such as a notification sound; a storage unit 15 for storing telephone directory information, transmitted / received mail information, outgoing / incoming call information, content information, application program information, various settings of a mobile phone; A control unit 16 that controls a mail function, an Internet (web) connection function, a content reproduction function, a game function, other functions of the terminal, and each unit is provided.

Next, the operation of the call function of the mobile phone 1 according to this embodiment will be described.
Since the state in which the first housing 2 and the second housing 3 are closed is set as the call position, the mobile phone 1 is configured by a touch panel exposed to the outer surface of the first housing 2 in this state. The third display unit 8 displays numeric keypad information (0 to 9, *, # key), standby information (remaining battery capacity, electric field strength, date, etc.), and information (phone number, etc.) related to the call destination.

  First, at the time of outgoing call, the telephone number desired to be sent is displayed on the third display unit 8 by calling a predetermined memory number stored in the telephone book by inputting a telephone number using the numeric keypad or by pressing and holding an arbitrary key of the numeric keypad. To display. For example, a numeric keypad is displayed as shown in FIG. When the telephone number is displayed, a transmission operation is performed by operating (pressing) the slide / push switch of the hinge operation unit 5 disposed on the hinge unit 4 exposed to the outside only in the closed state. Subsequently, the microphone 11 and the speaker 12 are used to start a call.

  Next, when an incoming call is received, after the sound is output from the speaker unit 14, the incoming operation is performed by operating (pressing) the slide / push switch of the hinge operation unit 5. Then, in the same manner as when making a call, the telephone conversation is started by using the microphone 11 and the speaker 12. In this case, when the caller number is notified, this number is displayed on the third display unit 8, so that the caller can be specified. In order to save power, the non-display state is shifted to the non-display state as shown in FIG. 1D without operating the hinge operation unit 5 for a predetermined time.

  When using a function other than the call function, for example, when using a game function, the second case 3 and the second case 3 are opened with a necessary application program added in advance. By operating an arbitrary key of the second display unit 7 constituted by the touch panel exposed from the inner surface of the housing 3, the first display unit 6 of the first housing 2 is operated as shown in FIG. You can enjoy while displaying the game contents. In this case, since the entire surface of the first display unit 6 and the second display unit 7 can be displayed as a single display unit, a powerful game can be enjoyed by increasing the screen size. . FIG. 2C shows a key arrangement when using the QWERTY key.

Thus, according to the mobile phone 1 of this embodiment, in the configuration in which the first housing 2 and the second housing 3 are coupled so as to be openable and closable via the hinge portion 4, A hinge operation part 5 composed of a slide / push switch for executing a call function is disposed on the hinge part 4 exposed to the outside only when the second housing 3 is closed. It becomes easy to operate the switch accurately.
Therefore, it is possible to improve the operability during a call with the casing closed, and to prevent erroneous operations.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention can be changed even if there is a design change or the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. include. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a mobile phone has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first housing and the second housing are configured to be openable and closable via a hinge portion. For example, the present invention can be applied to other portable communication terminal devices such as PDAs. Moreover, although the hinge operation part was demonstrated in the example comprised by a slide / push switch, it is possible to substitute if it is a switch which performs not only this but equivalent operation | movement. In addition, the arrangement positions of the microphone and the speaker can be appropriately changed as long as the positions can be used when the housing is closed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the schematic which shows the state with which the housing | casing of the mobile communication terminal device which is one Embodiment of this invention was closed, (a) is the 1st housing | casing and 2nd housing | casing folded together via a hinge part. (B) is a schematic rear view showing the appearance of the hinge operation unit provided with the slide / push switch, and (c) is a diagram of the first housing having the third display unit in the display state. (D) is a schematic plan view which shows the outer surface of a 1st housing | casing provided with the 3rd display part of a non-display state. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a state in which the casing of the mobile communication terminal device is opened, (a) is a schematic side view showing an appearance of the first casing and the second casing being opened, and (b) is when a game is used. The schematic plan view which shows the inner surface of a 1st housing | casing provided with the 1st display part of the display state of this, and the inner surface of the 2nd housing | casing provided with a 2nd display part, (c) is the 1st display part of the display state at the time of use of a Qwerty key It is a schematic plan view which shows the inner surface of a 1st housing | casing provided with and the inner surface of a 2nd housing | casing provided with a 2nd display part. It is a block diagram which shows the electrical structure of the portable communication terminal device. An external appearance of an example of a conventional mobile phone is shown, (a) is an external perspective view with the housing closed, and (b) is an external perspective view with the housing open. The external appearance of the other example of the conventional mobile telephone is shown, (a) is the external appearance perspective view of the closed state, (b) is the external appearance perspective view of the open state.

Explanation of symbols

1 Mobile phone (mobile communication terminal)
2 First housing 3 Second housing 4 Hinge section 5 Hinge operation section (slide / push switch)
6 first display unit 7 second display unit 8 third display unit 9 antenna 10 wireless communication unit 11 microphone 12 speaker 13 voice processing unit 14 speaker unit 15 storage unit 16 control unit

Claims (12)

A mobile communication terminal device in which a first housing and a second housing are coupled through a hinge part so as to be opened and closed,
A portable communication terminal device, wherein a hinge operation unit for executing a communication function is provided in the hinge unit. A mobile communication terminal device in which a first housing and a second housing are coupled through a hinge part so as to be opened and closed,
A portable communication terminal device, wherein a hinge operation unit for executing a communication function is provided in the hinge part exposed to the outside only when the first casing and the second casing are closed.   The first housing includes a first display portion on an inner surface facing the second housing and a third display portion on an outer surface not facing the second housing, and the second housing The mobile communication terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a second display unit on an inner surface facing the first housing.   The configuration is characterized in that when the first casing and the second casing are opened, the entire surfaces of the first display section and the second display section can be used as a display section. The portable communication terminal device described.   The portable communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the hinge operation unit includes a slide / push switch.   The mobile communication terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second display unit and / or the third display unit includes a touch panel. A mobile communication terminal device in which a first housing and a second housing are coupled through a hinge part so as to be opened and closed,
A portable communication terminal device, wherein a hinge operation unit for executing a call function is provided in the hinge unit. A mobile communication terminal device in which a first housing and a second housing are coupled through a hinge part so as to be opened and closed,
A portable communication terminal device, wherein a hinge operation unit for executing a call function is disposed on the hinge unit exposed to the outside only when the first housing and the second housing are closed.   The first housing includes a first display portion on an inner surface facing the second housing and a third display portion on an outer surface not facing the second housing, and the second housing The mobile communication terminal device according to claim 7, further comprising a second display unit on an inner surface facing the first housing.   10. The device according to claim 9, wherein the first display unit and the second display unit can be used as a display unit in a state where the first case and the second case are opened. The portable communication terminal device described.   The portable communication terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the hinge operation unit includes a slide / push switch.   The mobile communication terminal device according to any one of claims 7 to 11, wherein the second display unit and / or the third display unit includes a touch panel.

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