JP2010250708A - Glove type portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a glove type portable terminal properly controlling input mode in accordance with a state of the terminal. <P>SOLUTION: The glove type portable terminal configured by integrating a portable terminal with a glove includes: an input accepting means provided with a first input mode and a second input mode different from the first input mode; a state detection means for detecting a first state or a second state of the glove; and an input mode control means which sets the first input mode when the first state is detected by the state detection means, and sets the second input mode when the second state is detected by the state detection means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a glove-type mobile terminal that can be used by wearing the mobile terminal like a glove.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a mobile terminal represented by a mobile phone is widely used in which a main body is configured by a box type housing such as a straight type, a folding type, and a sliding type.

  When using these portable terminals, the user holds the portable terminal with one hand and performs an input operation with the other hand. Alternatively, the user holds the portable terminal with one hand and performs an input operation with a finger of the hand holding the portable terminal.

  However, many portable terminals are not stable when operated with one hand, and the present situation is that input operations cannot be performed as expected. Further, when both hands are occupied, even the portable terminal cannot be held. For this reason, for example, even if an incoming call occurs in the mobile terminal, a response operation cannot be performed.

  Here, conventionally, there has been known a game operation device that can be grasped with one hand and has a high degree of freedom of operation, and can operate operation switches provided on both upper and lower surfaces even in the grasped state, and can open one hand ( For example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  By incorporating this game operation device into the operation mode of the portable terminal, it is considered that the conventional box-type main body portable terminal can be input with a single hand with a high degree of freedom.

  However, it works effectively when only one hand is occupied, but when both hands are occupied, the portable terminal cannot be used yet.

  In order to solve this problem, a glove-type mobile phone terminal using a mobile phone terminal as a glove has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 3).

JP 2007-83024 A JP 2007-313354 A JP 2006-165892 A

  By configuring the mobile terminal as the above-described glove-type mobile phone terminal, even when both hands are occupied, an input operation can be performed through the action of the hand wearing the mobile terminal.

  However, since such a portable terminal is attached to a hand or a finger that is frequently used in daily life, it is assumed that even an operation not intended by the user is erroneously recognized as an input operation. Further, it is desirable that an input operation can be performed even when both hands are holding an object when the portable terminal is worn.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a glove-type mobile terminal that suitably controls the input mode in accordance with the state of the terminal.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a glove-type mobile terminal according to the present invention includes an input receiving unit having a first input mode or a second input mode different from the first input mode, A state detecting means for detecting one state and a second state; and when the first state is detected by the state detecting means, the input receiving means is set to the first input mode, and the second input mode is set. And an input mode control unit that performs control to set the input receiving unit to the second input mode when a state is detected.

  In the glove-type portable terminal according to the present invention, the input mode can be suitably controlled according to the state of the terminal.

The components arrangement | positioning block diagram by the side of the right palm which shows embodiment of the glove type | mold portable terminal which concerns on this invention. The components arrangement | positioning block diagram of the back side of the right hand which shows embodiment of the glove type | mold portable terminal which concerns on this invention. The components arrangement | positioning perspective view of the back side of the right hand which shows embodiment of the glove type | mold portable terminal which concerns on this invention. The functional block diagram explaining the internal structure of a glove type portable terminal. The flowchart explaining the process in case the glove type portable terminal in this embodiment controls an input mode according to the state of a glove. The figure explaining the 1st input mode which receives input by operation | movement of a finger | toe. The figure explaining the 2nd input mode which receives an input with the locus | trajectory drawn with respect to the contact object with the thumb. The flowchart explaining the other process in case the glove type portable terminal in this embodiment controls an input mode according to the state of a glove. The figure explaining the usage example in the case of performing a voice call with a glove type portable terminal. The figure explaining an example of operation | movement of the glove as an execution instruction of various functions. The figure explaining the modification of the glove type portable terminal in this embodiment.

  An embodiment of a glove-type mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the present embodiment, an example of a glove-type mobile terminal in which a mobile terminal and a glove having five fingers are integrated will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a component arrangement configuration diagram on the right palm side showing an embodiment of a glove-type mobile terminal according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a component arrangement configuration diagram on the back side of the right hand showing an embodiment of the glove-type mobile terminal according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a component arrangement perspective view on the back side of the right hand showing an embodiment of the glove-type mobile terminal according to the present invention.

  The glove 10 of the glove-type mobile terminal 1 can be constituted by a double structure of an external glove exposed to the outside and an internal glove covered with the external glove, for example. The electronic components arranged in the glove-type mobile terminal 1 described below are protected by being covered with the external gloves except for the electronic components (for example, displays) that need to be exposed to the outside while being fixed to the internal gloves. can do. Hereinafter, the glove 10 will be described without particularly distinguishing between external gloves and internal gloves. In addition, it is preferable that the glove 10 constituting the glove-type mobile terminal 1 is made of a flexible and flexible fabric in consideration of hand movement.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a speaker 11, a microphone 12, a palm 13, and electrostatic sensors 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d (electrostatic sensor 14) are provided on the palm 13 side of the glove 10.

  The speaker 11 is provided as sound output means for outputting sound. The speaker 11 is provided, for example, near the base of the thumb 15a of the glove 10 and in the vicinity of the intersection of the side surface of the thumb 15a on the index finger 15b side and the side surface of the index finger 15b on the thumb 15a side. The glove-type mobile terminal 1 is provided with the speaker 11 on the palm 13 side, so that the output sound is reverberated by the palm 13 and the fingers 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, and 15e (finger 15), and the sound is sufficiently heard. A structure that can resonate can be provided.

  The microphone 12 is provided as sound collecting means for collecting sound. The microphone 12 is, for example, the little finger 15e of the glove 10, and is provided at the distal phalanx position.

  The speaker 11 and the microphone 12 are used for voice calls. The speaker 11 is used for, for example, ringing a voice call or music.

  The electrostatic sensor 14 detects the operation of the glove 10 using a change in capacitance. The electrostatic sensor 14 is provided, for example, near the fingertip (distal phalanx) of the thumb 15a and the base of the index finger 15b, middle finger 15c, and ring finger 15d. The three electrostatic sensors 14b, 14c, 14d provided on the index finger 15b, the middle finger 15c, and the ring finger 15d are at least part of the glove 10 (within the detection range of the electrostatic sensors 14b, 14c, 14d) due to a change in capacitance. The presence or absence of some contact objects is detected. In addition, as a contact object of the glove 10, the thing hold | maintained by the user with which the glove type | mold portable terminal 1 was mounted | worn, the thing used as the object grasped like the handle | steering_wheel of a motor vehicle or a bicycle, etc. correspond.

  Further, the electrostatic sensor 14a provided on the thumb 15a detects the locus drawn on the contact object of the glove 10 based on the operation of the thumb 15a performed by the user of the glove-type mobile terminal 1. It has become. The trajectory detected by the electrostatic sensor 14a is accepted as an input signal as will be described later.

  The short-distance wireless antenna 16 has an IC card unit (IC card unit 46 in FIG. 4) provided as an example of Felica (registered trademark) provided in the glove-type portable terminal 1 and short-distance wireless communication with an external reader / writer device. It is an antenna for performing. The short-range wireless antenna 16 is provided, for example, at a substantially central position of the palm 13 of the glove 10. Further, the IC card unit is provided at a predetermined position on the back 21 or the palm 13 of the hand.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, acceleration sensors 25a, 25b, 25c, 25d, and 25e (acceleration sensor 25) and flexure sensors 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, and 26e (flexion sensor 26) are provided on the back side of the hand of the glove. ), A display 27, a long-distance radio antenna 28, a battery pack 30, and a circuit board 31 are provided.

  The acceleration sensor 25 detects a change in acceleration associated with a predetermined operation, specifically, an operation in which the user shakes his / her hand wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1 or moves his / her finger. The acceleration sensor 25 is provided, for example, at the fingertip (end phalanx) position of each finger 15.

  Similar to the acceleration sensor 25, the bending sensor 26 detects the bending of each finger associated with a predetermined operation, specifically, an operation in which the user holds or opens the hand wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1. The bending sensor 26 is arranged at least partially at a joint position, for example, where the bending of each finger 15 can be detected. The bending sensor 26 can be constituted by a thin capacitance type bending sensor using a film.

  The display 27 functions as a display unit. The display 27 is a thin and deformable display. Specifically, the display 27 is configured by a flexible display in which a layer of an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) or an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) is formed on a plastic film, for example.

  The display 27 is configured in a rectangular shape. In addition, the display 27 is arranged so that the longitudinal direction of the rectangle and the length direction of the finger 15 of the glove 10 substantially coincide. Since the display 27 is arranged in this manner, it is effective in that it does not require much flexibility as compared with the case where the display 27 is arranged in other parts of the glove 10. Moreover, it is effective at the point which can be visually recognized even if a user is holding | maintaining an object in the hand with which the glove-type portable terminal 1 was mounted | worn.

  Furthermore, the display 27 is arranged on the back 21 side of the hand of the glove 10 that can take a larger area than other parts, so that the glove-type mobile terminal 1 having a large screen can be obtained.

  The long-distance wireless antenna 28 is an antenna used by a communication control unit (communication control unit 45 in FIG. 4) to transmit and receive radio waves to and from a base station (not shown) and perform long-distance wireless communication. . The long-distance wireless antenna 28 is arranged at a predetermined position on the back 21 side of the hand of the glove 10, so that the antenna characteristics can be maintained even when the user holds an object in the hand wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1. Is effective in that the radiation characteristics are good.

  When the power source of the glove-type mobile terminal 1 is turned on, the battery pack 30 supplies power to each circuit unit of the glove-type mobile terminal 1 and starts to be operable. The battery pack 30 is provided, for example, near the wrist of the back 21 of the hand on the lower side of the display 27 from the display 27. Further, the glove 10 is provided with a connection terminal (not shown) for connecting the charging connector of the battery pack 30 at a predetermined position.

  The circuit board 31 is disposed over almost the entire area of the back 21 of the hand, and various electronic components such as the CPU 35 are mounted thereon. The circuit board 31 is formed of a flexible circuit board that is thin and flexible. The circuit board 31 is electrically connected to each electronic component of the glove-type mobile terminal 1 such as the display 27, the speaker 11, the microphone 12, and the sensors 14, 25, and 26.

  FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram illustrating the internal configuration of the glove-type mobile terminal 1.

  The glove-type mobile terminal 1 includes a main control unit 40, a power supply circuit unit 41, a display control unit 42, an input control unit 43, a voice control unit 44, a communication control unit 45, an IC card unit 46, an infrared communication unit 47, and a storage unit 49. The electrostatic sensor 14, the acceleration sensor 25, and the bending sensor 26 are connected via a bus so as to be able to communicate with each other.

  The main control unit 40 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (CPU 35 in FIG. 2), performs overall control of the glove-type mobile terminal 1, and performs various arithmetic processes and control processes. In addition, the main control unit 40 functions as a process control unit in the present embodiment.

  The power supply circuit unit 41 includes a power supply source (such as the battery pack 30 in FIG. 2), and can operate the glove-type portable terminal 1 by supplying power from the power supply source to each unit when the power is on. To.

  The display control unit 42 includes a display interface for the display 27. The display control unit 42 displays document data, image data, and the like on the display 27 based on the control of the main control unit 40. Further, the display control unit 42 invalidates or enables display on the display 27 based on the control of the main control unit 40.

  The input control unit 43 includes input interfaces for the electrostatic sensor 14, the acceleration sensor 25, and the bending sensor 26. When the input control unit 43 detects detection signals from the electrostatic sensor 14, the acceleration sensor 25, and the bending sensor 26, the input control unit 43 generates a signal corresponding to the detection signal and transmits the signal to the main control unit 40. The input control unit 43 functions as an input receiving unit.

  The sound control unit 44 generates an analog sound signal from the sound collected by the microphone 12 based on the control of the main control unit 40 and converts the analog sound signal into a digital sound signal. Further, when acquiring the digital audio signal, the audio control unit 44 converts the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal based on the control of the main control unit 40, and outputs the analog audio signal as audio from the speaker 11.

  Based on the control of the main control unit 40, the communication control unit 45 restores data by, for example, performing spectrum despreading processing on the received signal received from the base station via the long-range wireless antenna 28. This data is transmitted to the sound control unit 44 and output from the speaker 11 according to an instruction from the main control unit 40, transmitted to the display control unit 42 and displayed on the display 27, or recorded in the storage unit 49. To do. Further, when the communication control unit 45 acquires the voice data collected by the microphone 12 or the data stored in the storage unit 49 based on the control of the main control unit 40, for example, spread spectrum is applied to these data. Processing is performed, and the data is transmitted to the base station via the long-range wireless antenna 28.

  The IC card unit 46 has, for example, a billing data control unit, and performs short-range wireless communication at a very close distance of about several centimeters with a reader / writer device (not shown) via the palm 13. Do. In this close proximity wireless communication, it is possible to operate the accounting data control unit using power obtained by receiving radio waves from the reader / writer device side. In addition, the billing data control unit may be operated by the power supplied from the power supply circuit unit 41 in the glove-type mobile terminal 1 without being limited thereto.

  The infrared communication unit 47 is provided to transmit / receive data to / from other devices having an infrared communication function via infrared rays. When transmitting / receiving data, the glove-type portable terminal 1 is used with the infrared communication antenna 48 of the infrared communication unit 47 provided at a predetermined position facing the infrared communication unit of the opposite device.

  The storage unit 49 is a processing program used for processing performed by the main control unit 40, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores data necessary for processing, a hard disk, a non-volatile memory, and when the main control unit 40 performs processing. RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores data used in

  Next, various processes executed by the glove-type mobile terminal 1 in the present embodiment will be described.

  First, an input operation performed on the glove-type mobile terminal 1 will be described. In the glove-type mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, the input mode is switched according to the state of the glove 10. This is because the input is performed in a suitable input form according to the state of the glove 10, or the input unintended by the user is not erroneously recognized.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating processing when the glove-type mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment controls the input mode according to the state of the glove 10.

  In step S <b> 1, the main control unit 40 determines whether there is a contact object of the glove 10. At this time, the main control unit 40 is configured such that the state of the glove 10 is the first state, the state where the contact object of the glove 10 is not present as the first state, the state where the contact object is present as the second state, It is determined whether the state is the second state.

  At this time, the electrostatic sensors 14b, 14c, and 14d provided on the index finger 15b, the middle finger 15c, and the ring finger 15d function as state detection means. Each electrostatic sensor 14b, 14c, 14d can detect a state in which a user wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1 is holding or touching something according to a change in capacitance. it can. That is, each electrostatic sensor 14b, 14c, 14d can detect the presence or absence of a contact object. The electrostatic sensors 14b, 14c, and 14d notify the main control unit 40 of the detection result. The main control unit 40 determines the state of the glove 10, that is, the presence or absence of a contact object, based on the detection results acquired from the electrostatic sensors 14b, 14c, and 14d.

  If the main control unit 40 determines in step S1 that there is no contact object, the main control unit 40 controls the input mode to the first input mode as the input mode control means in step S2. The first input mode is a mode in which the acceleration sensor 25 and the bending sensor 26 function as an operation detection unit that detects the operation of the glove 10 and receives the detected operation as an input signal. Specifically, the first input mode is a mode in which an input is received when the acceleration sensor 25 or the bending sensor 26 detects the operation of each finger 15 of the user wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a first input mode in which an input is received by the operation of the finger 15.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, signals detected by the bending sensor 26b and the acceleration sensor 25b based on the operation of the user moving the index finger 15b up and down and left and right (up and down in the figure) are displayed on the display 27. Or as an input signal for moving the cursor displayed up, down, left and right. Further, as shown in FIG. 6 (B), signals detected by the bending sensor 26b and the acceleration sensor 25b based on the action of the user drawing a character (“tebukuro” in the figure) using the index finger 15b are inputted as characters. Or as a signal.

  When the input signal is received by the operation of the finger 15 as described above, for example, an input instruction (for example, the moving direction of the cursor or the type of character) associated with the operation of the finger 15 is stored in advance in the storage unit 49 or the like. deep. The main control unit 40 can compare the received movement of the finger 15 with the stored movement and determine the type of input instruction.

  On the other hand, if the main control unit 40 determines in step S1 that there is a contact object, in step S3, the main control unit 40 controls the input mode to the second input mode as input mode control means. The second input mode is, for example, a mode in which the electrostatic sensor 14a provided on the thumb 15a functions as a trajectory detecting unit that detects a trajectory drawn on the contact object, and the detected trajectory is received as an input signal. is there.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a second input mode in which an input is received with a locus drawn on the contact object by the thumb 15a.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, when the user wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1 holds the object 51 and there is a contact object (object 51), the user can A signal detected by the electrostatic sensor 14a based on the movement of the sensor 14a (not shown) on the surface of the object 51 in the vertical and horizontal directions is used as an input signal for moving the cursor displayed on the display 27 in the vertical and horizontal directions. Accept. Further, a signal detected by the electrostatic sensor 14a when the user touches the object 51 with the electrostatic sensor 14a of the thumb 15a is received as an input signal for a predetermined instruction. At this time, various instructions can be accepted by accepting input signals of different instructions (for example, a determination instruction or a cancel instruction) according to the number and length of times the electrostatic sensor 14a is touched on the object 51.

  According to the glove-type portable terminal 1 that executes this input mode control processing, it is determined whether the user is holding an object in his / her hand and the state in which he / she is not holding it, and an input mode corresponding to each state is preferably used. Can be controlled. For this reason, the user can suitably perform an input operation regardless of whether the user is holding an object or not.

  Above, description of the input mode control process of FIG. 5 is complete | finished.

  Next, another input mode control process will be described.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining another process when the glove-type mobile terminal 1 in this embodiment controls the input mode according to the state of the glove 10.

  In step S <b> 11, the main control unit 40 determines whether a specific operation of the glove 10 has been performed. Whether the state of the glove 10 is the first state, where the main control unit 40 assumes the state where the specific operation of the glove 10 is performed as the first state and the state where the specific operation is not performed as the second state. Then, it is determined whether the state is the second state. The specific operation of the glove 10 is a predetermined operation and is an operation that serves as a signal for the user to start an input operation on the glove-type mobile terminal 1.

  For example, when the specific operation is an operation in which the user wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1 shakes his / her hand a predetermined number of times, the acceleration sensor 25 provided on each finger 15 functions as a state detection unit. The acceleration sensor 25 as the state detection unit detects an operation of shaking a hand greatly according to a change in acceleration of the glove-type mobile terminal 1.

  In addition, when the specific operation is an operation in which a user wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1 grips or opens a finger a predetermined number of times, the bending sensor 26 provided on each finger 15 includes state detection means. Function as. The bending sensor 26 as the state detection means detects the bending and stretching operation of the glove-type mobile terminal 1.

  The acceleration sensor 25 and the bending sensor 26 detect the state where the specific operation of the glove 10 is performed as the first state. Further, the acceleration sensor 25 and the bending sensor 26 detect a state where the specific operation of the glove 10 is not performed as the second state. The acceleration sensor 25 and the bending sensor 26 notify the main control unit 40 of the detection result. The main control unit 40 determines whether or not the specific operation of the glove 10 has been performed based on the detection results acquired from the acceleration sensor 25 and the bending sensor 26.

  When the main control unit 40 determines that the specific operation has been performed in step S11, that is, when the glove 10 is in the first state, in step S12, the input mode is set to the first input mode as the input mode control means. To control. The first input mode is a mode in which the acceleration sensor 25 and the bending sensor 26 function as an operation detection unit that detects the operation of the glove 10 and receives the detected operation as an input signal. Since this first input mode is substantially the same as the first input mode of FIG. 5 described above, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  In step S13, the main control unit 40 determines whether or not a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) has elapsed since the last input was received as determination means. If the main control unit 40 determines that the predetermined time has not elapsed since the last input was received, the main control unit 40 returns to step S12 and maintains the input in the first input mode.

  On the other hand, when the main control unit 40 determines that a predetermined time has elapsed since the last input was received, the main control unit 40 shifts from the first input mode to the second input mode as input mode control means in step S14. The second input mode is a mode in which no input is received from the acceleration sensor 25 or the bending sensor 26 as the motion detection means. When the first input mode for receiving input is set even after the user no longer needs to input, there is a possibility that even an operation not intended by the user is received as an input signal. For this reason, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the first input mode is shifted to the second input mode in order to prevent erroneous operation.

  When the main control unit 40 determines that the specific operation is not performed in step S11, that is, when the glove 10 is in the second state, in step S15, the input mode is accepted as input mode control means. Control to the second input mode in which no operation is performed. At this time, input from other than the acceleration sensor 25 and the bending sensor 26 as the motion detection means may be accepted, or no input may be accepted.

  According to the glove-type portable terminal 1 that executes the other input mode control processing, it is possible to appropriately determine whether or not the user intends to perform an input operation by detecting a specific operation. For this reason, the glove-type portable terminal 1 can reduce erroneous recognition of a hand movement unintended by the user as an input operation.

  Above, description of the other input mode control processing of FIG. 8 is complete | finished.

  Next, a process when performing a voice call using the glove-type mobile terminal 1 will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of use when performing a voice call with the glove-type mobile terminal 1.

  The glove-type mobile terminal 1 is provided with a speaker 11 and a microphone 12 (see FIG. 1) on the palm 13 side in order to perform a voice call.

  FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating a first usage example of the glove-type mobile terminal 1 during a voice call. FIG. 9A shows an example of a voice call when the user does not have an object in his hand. The user extends the thumb 15a and the little finger 15e of the hand wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1 and holds the other forefinger 15b, middle finger 15c, and ring finger 15d, so that the glove 10 looks like a telephone. It is configured. Since the speaker 11 is provided near the base of the thumb 15a on the palm 13 side of the glove 10 (see FIG. 1), the user can preferably listen to the voice of the other party.

  Further, since the microphone 12 is provided at the fingertip (end phalanx position) (see FIG. 1) of the little finger 15e on the palm 13 side of the glove 10, the user's voice can be suitably collected.

  FIG. 9B is a diagram illustrating a second usage example of the glove-type mobile terminal 1 during a voice call. FIG. 9B shows an example of a voice call when the user has the object 51 in his hand. The user looks at the object 51 held in the hand wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1 as a receiver and brings it close to the ear. At this time, the speaker 11 (see FIG. 1) provided near the base of the thumb 15a and the microphone 12 provided at the fingertip (end phalanx) position (see FIG. 1) of the little finger 15e are connected to the user's ear and mouth. You can make a voice call.

  Thus, since the speaker 11 and the microphone 12 are arranged and configured in consideration of the positional relationship during a voice call, even when the user wearing the glove-type mobile terminal 1 holds an object in his / her hand, it is not held. Even in this case, a voice call can be performed in a natural state.

  Next, instructions for executing various functions (applications) executed on the glove-type mobile terminal 1 will be described. The glove-type mobile terminal 1 is provided with various functions represented by, for example, a voice call function and an IC card function. Hereinafter, an input operation for executing these functions will be described.

  The glove-type mobile terminal 1 can detect a specific operation by including various sensors. The glove-type mobile terminal 1 recognizes this specific operation as an execution instruction for various functions.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the glove 10 as an instruction to execute various functions.

  The operation shown in FIG. 10A is an operation of shaking a hand strongly by using a snap of a wrist, for example. The glove-type portable terminal 1 can detect the motion of waving using, for example, the acceleration sensor 25 as the motion detection means. The operation illustrated in FIG. 10B is an operation of grasping the hand for a predetermined time. The glove-type portable terminal 1 can detect an operation of grasping a hand using, for example, the bending sensor 26.

  The glove-type mobile terminal 1 detects the operation shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B as an execution instruction, thereby activating a predetermined function, for example, an IC card function that is a short-range wireless communication function, Various processes including a process of responding to an incoming call when an incoming call occurs are executed (activated).

  In particular, when an IC card function execution instruction is assigned when a hand opening operation (right diagram) is detected after a hand is held for a predetermined time (left diagram) shown in FIG. This is effective in that the IC card function can be easily activated when short-distance wireless communication is performed with the reader / writer device 55 installed in the ticket gate. At this time, data ("500 yen" in the figure) obtained from the billing data control unit of the IC card unit 46 may be displayed on the display 27.

  The operation illustrated in FIG. 10C is an operation of shaking hands with another glove-type mobile terminal. The glove-type mobile terminal 1 can detect an operation of shaking hands with another glove-type mobile terminal using, for example, the electrostatic sensor 14. The glove-type mobile terminal 1 starts an infrared communication function using the infrared communication unit 47 by shaking hands. The glove-type portable terminal 1 can easily transmit / receive data to / from another terminal having an infrared communication function via infrared rays after the infrared communication function is activated.

  The operation shown in FIG. 10D is an operation of making the hand look like a telephone. The glove-type mobile terminal 1 can detect, for example, the bending sensor 26 to make the hand look like a phone. The glove-type mobile terminal 1 simply performs a process of making an incoming call response when a voice call occurs by performing an operation that makes the hand look like a telephone.

  As described above, the glove-type mobile terminal 1 assigns specific operations to the execution of various processes of the gloves 10. For this reason, the user can input execution instructions for various processes without performing complicated operations by performing a specific operation shown in FIG. 10, for example.

  Above, description of execution operation of the various processes performed with the glove-type portable terminal 1 is complete | finished.

  In the glove-type mobile terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, the example in which the display 27 as the display unit is provided on the back 21 of the hand has been described. However, the glove-type portable terminal 1 may realize the display unit by attaching the external device including the display to the glove 10 without providing the fixed display 27.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the glove-type mobile terminal according to the present embodiment.

  The glove type mobile terminal 80 shown in FIG. 11 is different from the glove type mobile terminal 1 shown in FIG. 1 and the like in that an external connection terminal 83 and a guide portion 84 are provided instead of providing the display 27. The other configuration is substantially the same as that of the glove-type mobile terminal 1 shown in FIG.

  On the back 82 side of the glove 81, an external connection terminal 83 is provided as a connection means for mounting the external device 90. The external connection terminal 83 is provided with a terminal for outputting at least information related to display data to the external device 90.

  Further, a guide portion 84 is provided on the back of the hand of the glove 81. The guide portion 84 is formed in a substantially U shape corresponding to the shape of the external device 90. By providing the guide portion 84, the external device 90 can be smoothly attached to the external connection terminal 83.

  The external connection terminal 83 and the guide portion 84 are configured such that the longitudinal direction of the external device 90 coincides with the finger length direction of the glove-type mobile terminal 80. With this configuration, a relatively large arrangement area can be secured even for the external device 90 that cannot obtain flexibility.

  A device provided with a display 91 that functions as display means is applied to the external device 90. The glove-type mobile terminal 80 can cause the display 91 of the external device 90 to function as a display unit by outputting information about display data to the external device 90 via the external connection terminal 83.

  In addition, although the example which uses the external apparatus 90 as a display means was demonstrated, it is not restricted to this, It is comprised so that other functions (for example, communication functions etc.) may be performed in the external apparatus 90 using the glove-type portable terminal 80 as an input means. May be.

  In addition, although the glove-type portable terminals 1 and 80 in this embodiment demonstrated an example of arrangement | positioning structure of each electronic component, if the effect of this invention can be acquired, each electronic component may be arrange | positioned in another position. Good.

  Further, instead of the speaker 11 or the microphone 12 applied in the present embodiment, a bone conduction type speaker or microphone may be used. In this case, for example, even if the surrounding is a noisy place such as a work place, it is possible to make a good call by bone conduction.

  Furthermore, the glove 10 does not need to cover all the hands and fingers, and may be constituted by, for example, a so-called fingerless glove in which a fingertip portion is cut.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Glove type portable terminal 10 Glove 11 Speaker 12 Microphone 13 Palm 14, 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d Electrostatic sensor 15, 15a, 15b, 15c, 15d, 15e Finger 16 Short-range wireless antenna 25, 25a, 25b, 25c , 25d, 25e Acceleration sensor 26, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 26e Bending sensor 27 Display 28 Antenna for long-distance radio 30 Battery pack 31 Circuit board 35 CPU
40 main control unit 41 power supply circuit unit 42 display control unit 43 input control unit 44 voice control unit 45 communication control unit 46 IC card unit 47 infrared communication unit 48 infrared communication antenna 49 storage unit 80 glove-type portable terminal 81 glove 83 external connection Terminal 84 Guide portion 90 External device 91 Display

Claims (12)

In a glove-type mobile terminal that integrates a mobile terminal and gloves,
An input receiving means comprising a first input mode or a second input mode different from the first input mode;
State detecting means for detecting a first state and a second state of the glove;
When the first state is detected by the state detecting unit, the input receiving unit is set to the first input mode, and when the second state is detected, the input receiving unit is set to the second input. A glove-type portable terminal comprising input mode control means for performing control to set a mode. Motion detection means for detecting the motion of the glove,
A trajectory detecting means for detecting a trajectory drawn on at least a part of the contact object of the glove,
The input receiving unit receives the operation detected by the operation detecting unit as the input signal when in the first input mode, and is detected by the trajectory detecting unit when in the second input mode. The trajectory is accepted as the input signal,
The said state detection means detects the state where the said contact thing of the said glove does not exist as said 1st state, and detects the state where the said contact thing of the said glove exists as said 2nd state. Glove-type mobile terminal. Further comprising motion detection means for detecting motion of the glove,
The input accepting unit accepts the operation detected by the operation detecting unit as the input signal in the first input mode, and does not accept an input signal in the second input mode.
The said state detection means detects the state in which the specific operation | movement of the said glove was performed as said 1st state, and detects the state in which the said operation | movement of the said glove is not performed as said 2nd state. Glove-type mobile terminal. When the input receiving means is in the first input mode, the input receiving means further comprises a determining means for determining whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the last input was received,
The glove type according to claim 3, wherein the input mode control means shifts the input receiving means from the first input mode to the second input mode when the determining means determines that the time has elapsed. Mobile device. Processing control means for controlling processing executed in the glove-type mobile terminal;
A motion detecting means for detecting a specific motion of the glove,
The glove-type mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the process control unit executes the process associated with the operation when the operation is detected by the operation detection unit. The glove-type portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising display means arranged on the back side of the hand of the glove. The glove-type mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein the display unit is configured in a substantially rectangular shape, and the longitudinal direction of the rectangle and the length direction of the finger of the glove are substantially aligned. The glove-type mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a connection unit that is disposed on the back side of the hand of the glove and for mounting an external device including a display unit. Audio output means for outputting audio;
The glove-type mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising sound collection means for collecting sound. The audio output means is provided near the base of the thumb on the palm side of the glove,
The glove-type mobile terminal according to claim 9, wherein the sound collecting means is provided near a little finger on a palm side of the glove. Long-distance communication means for performing long-distance wireless communication;
An antenna for performing the long-distance wireless communication,
The glove-type mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the antenna is disposed on a back side of the hand of the glove. Near field communication means for performing near field communication;
An antenna for performing the short-range wireless communication,
The glove-type mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the antenna is disposed on a palm side of the glove.

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