JP2010219840A - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile communication terminal capable of increasing a storable data volume by mounting a plurality of micro memory cards such as micro SD<SP>TM</SP>memory cards, and handling the respectively-mounted micro memory cards as a single micro memory card. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of memory card slots, for instance, two slots such as a first micro SD<SP>TM</SP>slot 4a and a second micro SD<SP>TM</SP>slot 4b for respectively mounting a plurality of micro memory cards such as micro SD<SP>TM</SP>memory cards therein are mounted on a body side of a housing 1 in parallel or vertically, or separately mounted on a lid-side housing as well. Copy, movement, comparison and verification of data among the plurality of micro memory cards are allowed. This mobile communication terminal is provided with two modes of a separation mode for separately handling the plurality of micro memory cards as individual micro memory cards and an integration mode for integrally handling them as a single micro memory card, and a user can optionally select the mode. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and in particular, a plurality of (for example, two microSD ^TM slots) memory card slots (for example, two microSD ^TM slots) for mounting a plurality of (for example, two) micro memory cards (for example, microSD ^TM memory cards). ) Related to the mobile communication terminal provided.

  In recent years, with the remarkable development of mobile phones and infrastructure for wireless communication (infrastructure), an environment where even large amounts of data can be easily obtained is being prepared.

In general, data that can be obtained from an information terminal such as a cellular phone or a portable notebook PC (Personal Computer) includes mail, telephone directory, photos, music, television programs, movies, etc. The SD ^™ (Secure Digital) memory card that can be purchased in the past is an indispensable recording medium for storing data that can be obtained in the communication terminal as described above.

Among them, with recent miniaturization of portable communication terminals such as mobile phones, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-164296 “Information Processing Device” and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-183899 “Micro SD” are disclosed. As described in “Method for forming memory card” and the like, the SD ^TM memory card is in the direction of further miniaturization, and is much smaller than the SD ^TM memory card called microSD ^TM memory card (outer shape). The dimensions are 11 mm × 15 mm × 1 mm (about 1/4 of the SD ^TM memory card), and there are many communication terminals equipped with microSD ^TM slots.

For this reason, devices that can be equipped with a microSD ^TM memory card range from portable devices such as mobile phones, digital cameras, and portable notebook PCs (Personal Computers) to household appliances such as televisions. ^TM slot is mounted. In addition, since various information including moving images is recorded as data stored in the microSD ^TM memory card, the data file size itself tends to increase, and the recording capacity of the microSD ^TM memory card alone has increased year by year. Yes.

JP 2007-164296 A (page 5-6) JP 2007-183899 A (page 4-5)

In the case of a conventional communication terminal, there is one microSD ^TM slot for devices that can save data to a microSD ^TM memory card, but only one is installed, so the total size of the data you want to save If the data capacity exceeds the storable data capacity of the microSD ^TM memory card, the data cannot be stored, and the existing recorded data in the microSD ^TM memory card is moved to the data storage unit inside the communication terminal, or the existing data The new data cannot be saved unless one of the measures such as moving the recorded data to an external recording medium or deleting the existing recorded data from the microSD ^™ memory card is performed.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by providing a plurality of, for example, two memory card slots into which a micro memory card such as a microSD ^TM memory card can be mounted, the amount of data that can be stored is increased. In addition to increasing the number of micro memory cards installed in each memory card slot, data copy / move operations and data comparison / verification operations can be performed, and each micro memory card installed in each memory card slot can be used as a single micro memory card. The object is to provide a portable communication terminal that can be handled.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention employs the following characteristic configuration.

  (1) A mobile communication terminal having a function of transmitting and receiving data, the mobile communication terminal comprising a plurality of memory card slots for mounting a plurality of micro memory cards.

  According to the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

A plurality of (for example, two) memory card slots (for example, two) in which a plurality of (for example, two) micro memory cards (for example, a microSD ^™ memory card) can be attached to the portable communication terminal (for example, a cellular phone) of the present invention. By providing a microSD ^TM slot, etc., it is possible to increase the recording area in which data can be stored, and individually add a plurality of (for example, two) micro memory cards (for example, a microSD ^TM memory card). It can be handled separately or integrated and handled as a single micro memory card (for example, a microSD ^TM memory card), and the user of the mobile communication terminal (for example, a mobile phone) individually handles each integrating do with separating as a micro memory card (e.g., microSD ^TM memory card, etc.) It is also possible to arbitrarily select the emergence.

Furthermore, whether or not a plurality of (for example, two) micro memory cards (for example, a microSD ^TM memory card) are separately handled or integrated and handled as one micro memory card (for example, a micro SD ^TM memory card). Regardless, the data can be copied, moved, or compared between a plurality of (for example, two) micro memory cards (for example, a microSD ^™ memory card).

It is an apparatus block diagram which shows an example of the apparatus structure of the mobile telephone which is an example of the mobile communication terminal which concerns on this invention. An example of a screen displayed on the main LCD with the memory usage of each of the two microSD ^TM memory cards as a menu part when recognizing the microSD ^TM memory card installed in each of the two microSD ^TM slots FIG. In the case of recognized as two microSD ^TM slot one microSD ^TM memory card continuously microSD ^TM memory card installed in the respective memory usage of two microSD ^TM memory card total on the main LCD unit as a menu portion It is a screen figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the screen.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a portable communication terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description, a case where a mobile phone is used as a mobile communication terminal having a communication function capable of inputting various data will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to such a case, and PHS (Personal Handy- Phone system), PDA terminals (Personal Data Assistance or Personal Digital Assistants), portable notebook PCs (Personal Computer), etc., memory card slots for mounting micro memory cards such as microSD ^TM memory cards Any terminal may be used as long as the terminal is capable of communication.

In the following description, a microSD ^TM memory card is used as a micro memory card, and a micro SD ^TM slot for mounting a microSD ^TM memory card is used as an example of a memory card slot provided in a mobile communication terminal. Any type of memory card may be used as long as it is an ultra-small micro memory card having the same external dimensions as the microSD ^TM memory card (about 11 mm × 15 mm × 1 mm). Further, in the present invention, a configuration having a plurality of memory card slots (for example, microSD ^TM slots) for mounting a plurality of micro memory cards (for example, microSD ^TM memory cards) may be used. In the description, in order to simplify the description, a configuration including two microSD ^TM slots for mounting two microSD ^TM memory cards will be described as an example.

(Features of the present invention)
Prior to the description of the embodiments of the present invention, an outline of the features of the present invention will be described first. The present invention, by providing two memory card slots for micro memory card (e.g., microSD ^TM memory card) in the mobile communication terminal, micro memory card that can be mounted on the mobile communication terminal (e.g., microSD ^TM memory card) It is possible to increase the data recording capacity and store a large amount of data, and if necessary, insert a micro memory card (for example, microSD ^TM memory card) installed in each of the two memory card slots into one micro memory card. Treat as memory cards, combine data storage areas, divide each as separate data storage areas, or copy data between micro memory cards (for example, microSD ^TM memory cards) attached to each Enable movement / comparison It is characterized in Rukoto.

(Configuration example of embodiment of the present invention)
FIG. 1 is a device configuration diagram showing an example of a device configuration of a mobile phone as an example of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, and shows a specific example of a mobile phone having two microSD ^TM slots. FIG. 1A is an external view of a mobile phone as seen from above, and FIG. 1B is a block configuration diagram illustrating an example of an internal configuration of the mobile phone.

As shown in FIG. 1 (A), a mobile phone is composed of two casing parts, a main body side casing and a lid side casing, for example, via a uniaxial hinge as a casing 1. The side casing is provided with a main LCD section 2 (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display) having a liquid crystal screen, and the main body side casing is provided with an operation section 3 including operation buttons and a key matrix. Furthermore, the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a can be attached to two microSD ^TM memory card, respectively, are first 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b, are mounted in parallel to the main body casing.

However, if the thickness of the main body side housing is not affected, the first microSD ^TM slot portion 4a and the second microSD ^TM slot portion 4b may be mounted one above the other, or the first microSD ^TM slot portion may be mounted. 4a, data exchange between two microSD ^TM memory card in the respective first 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b is possible, to separate them, the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, the 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion one example of the first 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a mounted on the lid-side housing of 4b, and the other for example the 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b may be mounted to the main body casing.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the mobile phone has a control circuit 11 for controlling the overall operation, an audio circuit 12 for processing an audio signal, an audio signal and a control signal, like an ordinary mobile phone. A channel codec 13 for performing separation / combination processing, a wireless circuit 14 for processing wireless signals, a display circuit 15 for processing screen information displayed on the main LCD unit 2, and a key matrix 16 for handling key information input from the operation unit 3. At least.

Furthermore, as a circuit portion unique to the present invention, the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, the 1MicroSD ^TM slot for processing data exchanged between the two microSD ^TM memory card attached to each of the first 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b A processing unit 17a and a second microSD ^TM slot processing unit 17b are provided.

(Description of operation of embodiment)
Next, an example of operation of the mobile phone shown in FIG. 1, in particular, the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, in the case of mounting a microSD ^TM memory card in each of the first 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b, two of the control circuit 11 microSD How to handle the ^TM memory card will be described in the order of FIGS. 2 and 3 with reference to the drawings.

Figure 2 is a 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, the 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b when recognizing individually microSD ^TM memory card in the respective (i.e. separation mode) in, the two microSD ^TM memory card each memory usage 6 is a screen diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the main LCD unit 2 as a menu unit 21. FIG.

When an instruction for setting a separation mode for handling each of the two microSD ^TM memory cards individually by the operation of the operation unit 3 is input from the key matrix 16 by the user of the mobile phone, the control circuit 11 The first microSD ^TM slot part 4a and the second microSD ^TM slot part 4b operate as a mode in which two microSD ^TM memory cards attached to the first microSD ^TM slot part 4a and the second microSD ^TM slot part 4b are separately recognized. When an instruction to display the screen of the memory usage of two microSD ^TM memory cards is given by the operation of the operation unit 3 by the user in the state where the separation mode is set, the instruction is received from the key matrix 16. The control circuit 11 controls the display circuit 15 to display a menu section 21 as shown in FIG. 2 on the main LCD section 2.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the separation mode, the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, the memory usage of the 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b 2 sheets of microSD ^TM memory card inserted in each, respectively, "microSD (1)" , “MicroSD (2)” is displayed separately on the screen in the form of “free data”, “stored data”, and “usage rate”.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the case of the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, the 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b isolation mode are dealing separately by separating the two microSD ^TM memory card installed in the respective first 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion Data can be individually stored in each microSD ^TM memory card via 4a and the second microSD ^TM slot 4b.

Note that the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, even if the separation mode are dealing separately by separating the two microSD ^TM memory card in the respective first 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b, the one microSD ^TM memory card Can be copied or moved to the other microSD ^™ memory card, and the recorded contents of both can be compared and collated.

On the other hand, FIG. 3, the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, in the case of recognition as the 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b 1 single microSD ^TM memory card continuously microSD ^TM memory card in the respective (i.e. integration mode), the two It is a screen figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the main LCD part 2 by making the memory usage amount of a ^microSDTM memory card total into the menu part 21A.

By operating the operation unit 3 from the user of the mobile phone, if the setting instruction to the integration mode treated as a single microSD ^TM memory card consecutive two microSD ^TM memory card, it is input from the key matrix 16, the control circuit 11 operates as a recognizing mode as the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, the 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b 1 single microSD ^TM memory card consecutive two microSD ^TM memory card inserted, respectively. When set to such integration mode, the screen display instruction operation of a user unit memory usage which is the sum of two microSD ^TM memory card by the operation of 3 is performed, the key matrix 16 the instruction The received control circuit 11 controls the display circuit 15 to display the menu portion 21A as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the integration mode, the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, the total memory usage of two microSD ^TM memory card in the respective first 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b is "microSD (1) + ( 2) "is added up and displayed on the screen in the form of" free data "," stored data "and" usage rate ".

As shown in FIG. 3, the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, the integrated mode is treated as a 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b 1 single microSD ^TM memory card continuously integrates the two microSD ^TM memory card installed in the respective In this case, the microSD ^TM memory card attached to the first microSD ^TM slot part 4a and the second microSD ^TM slot part 4b cannot be individually handled, but the memory bank has a different address and data with the attached microSD ^TM memory card. It is possible to perform read / write operations simultaneously.

Note that the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, even if the integrated mode is treated as a 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b 1 single microSD ^TM memory card continuously integrates the two microSD ^TM memory card installed in the respective It is natural to copy or move the recorded contents of one microSD ^TM memory card to the other microSD ^TM memory card as different addresses, and to compare and collate the recorded contents of both. While possible.

Further, in the foregoing description, the operation of the operation unit 3 of the key matrix 16 by the user, handles the 1MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4a, the two microSD ^TM memory card in the respective first 2MicroSD ^TM slot portion 4b individually separated Although a case has been described in which an instruction is given as to whether to set the mode or the integrated mode to be handled in an integrated manner, the present invention is not limited to such a case.

For example, on the screen of the menu portion 21A of the menu portion 21 and 3 in Figure 2, set the two microSD ^TM memory card into isolation mode handled individually, or to set the integration mode to handle integrated The user of the cellular phone who has confirmed the screen display of the menu unit 21 in FIG. 2 or the menu unit 21A in FIG. by selecting the mode switching button on 21, 21A, the two microSD ^TM memory card may be switched and integration mode to handle integrated with separated modes handled individually. Furthermore, the same mode switching button is displayed on the screen in another screen so that the user of the mobile phone can switch between individual handling and integrated handling as needed. Anyway.

(Explanation of effect of embodiment)
As described in detail above, the following effects are obtained in the present embodiment.

Data can be stored by providing two microSD ^TM slots into which two microSD ^TM memory cards, which are examples of micro memory cards, can be mounted on a mobile phone, which is an example of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention. together it makes it possible to increase the recording area, also to handle two microSD ^TM memory card individually separated, it is also possible to treat as a single microSD ^TM memory card integrates, and the portable It is also possible for the user of the telephone to arbitrarily select whether to handle them separately or to handle them as one microSD ^™ memory card.

Furthermore, two of the microSD ^TM memory card integrates or treat individually separated regardless of whether if treated as a single microSD ^TM memory card and copy data between two microSD ^TM memory card, It is also possible to move and compare.

The configuration of the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, it should be noted that such examples are merely illustrative of the invention and do not limit the invention in any way. Those skilled in the art will readily understand that various modifications and changes can be made according to a specific application without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the embodiment of the present invention can be expressed as the following configuration in addition to the configuration (1) in the means for solving the problems.
(2) The mobile communication terminal according to (1), wherein a plurality of the memory card slots are mounted in parallel and / or vertically in the casing of the mobile communication terminal.
(3) When the portable communication terminal has an openable / closable structure including a lid-side casing and a main body-side casing, a plurality of the memory card slots are collectively mounted on the main body-side casing. Alternatively, the portable communication terminal according to (1) or (2), wherein the portable communication terminal is mounted separately in the lid-side casing and the main body-side casing.
(4) Data can be copied, moved, and compared between a plurality of the micro memory cards installed in each of the plurality of memory card slots. (1) to (3) One of the mobile communication terminals.
(5) A separation mode in which a plurality of the micro memory cards mounted in each of the plurality of memory card slots are separated and handled as individual micro memory cards, and a plurality of the micro memory cards are integrated into 1 The portable communication terminal according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the portable communication terminal has two modes: an integrated mode that is handled as a single micro memory card.
(6) The mobile communication terminal according to (5), wherein a user of the mobile communication terminal can select and set one of the two modes by operating an operation unit of the mobile communication terminal.
(7) When the separation mode is set as the menu screen displayed on the screen by an instruction from the user of the mobile communication terminal, the usage amount of the recording area of each micro memory card handled individually is displayed on the screen. And (5) a menu screen for displaying the usage amount of the total recording area obtained by integrating a plurality of the micro memory cards into one when the integrated mode is displayed. Or the portable communication terminal of (6).
(8) The mobile communication terminal according to (6), further including a mode switching button that allows a user of the mobile communication terminal to switch between the two modes in the menu screen.
(9) The mobile communication according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the micro memory card is a microSD ^TM memory card, and the memory card slot is a microSD ^TM slot for mounting the microSD ^TM memory card. Terminal.
(10) The above (1) to (9), wherein the mobile communication terminal is one of a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-Phone System) terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) terminal, and a portable notebook PC (Personal Computer). Any mobile communication terminal.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 2 Main LCD part 3 Operation part 11 Control circuit 12 Audio circuit 13 Channel codec 14 Radio circuit 15 Display circuit 16 Key matrix 4a 1st microSD ^TM slot part 4b 2nd microSD ^TM slot part 17a 1st microSD ^TM slot process part 17b 2nd microSD ^TM slot processing unit 21 Menu unit 21A Menu unit

Claims (10)

  A mobile communication terminal having a function of transmitting and receiving data, comprising: a plurality of memory card slots for mounting a plurality of micro memory cards.   The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the memory card slots are mounted in parallel and / or vertically in a casing of the mobile communication terminal.   When the mobile communication terminal has a structure that can be opened and closed consisting of a lid-side housing and a body-side housing, a plurality of the memory card slots are collectively mounted on the body-side housing, Alternatively, the portable communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the portable communication terminal is mounted separately from the lid-side casing and the main body-side casing.   4. The data can be copied, moved, and compared between a plurality of the micro memory cards installed in each of the plurality of memory card slots. The mobile communication terminal according to the above.   A separation mode in which a plurality of the micro memory cards installed in each of the plurality of memory card slots are separated and handled as individual micro memory cards, and a plurality of the micro memory cards are integrated into one micro memory card. The portable communication terminal according to claim 1, comprising two modes: an integrated mode handled as a memory card.   6. The mobile communication according to claim 5, wherein a user of the mobile communication terminal can select and set one of the two modes by operating an operation unit of the mobile communication terminal. Terminal.   As a menu screen to be displayed on the screen by an instruction from the user of the mobile communication terminal, when the separation mode is set, the usage amount of each recording area of the micro memory card handled individually is displayed on the screen, 2. A menu screen for displaying a usage amount of a total recording area obtained by integrating a plurality of the micro memory cards into one when the integrated mode is set. 5. The mobile communication terminal according to 5 or 6.   The mobile communication terminal according to claim 6, further comprising a mode switching button that allows a user of the mobile communication terminal to switch between the two modes in the menu screen. The micro memory card is a microSD ^TM memory card, the memory card slot, the mobile according to any one of the microSD ^TM claims 1 characterized in that it is a microSD ^TM slot for mounting a memory card 8 Communication terminal.   10. The mobile communication terminal is any one of a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy-Phone System) terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) terminal, and a portable notebook PC (Personal Computer). The mobile communication terminal according to any one of the above.

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