JP3077613U - IC trading card and adapter device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] The present invention attaches an adapter device to an external connector of a portable communication device such as a mobile phone, a portable terminal, or a personal computer, or an information home appliance, and connects the adapter device with the portable communication device or information. The main feature is to input and output data to and from home appliances. SOLUTION: Data such as voice, sound, characters, images, and the like handled by mobile communication devices such as mobile phones, mobile terminals, and personal computers, or information home appliances have different data formats depending on models, manufacturers, communication companies, and the like. In order to freely exchange data between the portable communication devices or information home appliances connected to the devices regardless of the model, manufacturer or communication company,
The data conversion means of the adapter device 1 attached to the external connector of the portable communication device or the information home appliance converts data such as voice, sound, characters, and images into common format data and stores the data in the IC storage medium 3; This is realized by a method of replacing the IC storage medium 3.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to an adapter device to be attached to a portable communication device such as a mobile phone, a portable terminal device or a personal computer or an information home appliance.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 2. Description of the Related Art Mobile communication devices such as mobile phones and mobile terminals have a function of storing and reproducing voices, characters, images, and the like. Further, if the portable communication device is of the same communication company type, data exchange of characters, images, and the like is possible even between different models and manufacturers via the communication network of the communication company. Furthermore, recently, it has become possible to exchange data such as characters and images between models of different communication companies via the Internet.

However, there is no method for exchanging data between models of different communication companies without using the communication network or the Internet. Furthermore, there is no method for storing a plurality of data by utilizing an IC storage medium such as a memory stick, smart media, or compact flash as an external storage medium.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 The problem to be solved is that mobile communication devices such as mobile phones, mobile terminals, personal computers, etc. that handle data such as voice, sound, characters, images, etc. that differ depending on the model, manufacturer, communication company, etc., or information home appliances. The inability to directly exchange data such as voices, sounds, characters, images, etc. without going through a communication network.The portable communication device uses an IC storage medium such as a memory stick, smart media, or compact flash to store multiple pieces of information. That is not possible.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the present invention, an adapter device is attached to an external connector of a mobile communication device such as a mobile phone, a mobile terminal device, or a personal computer, or an information home appliance, and data is input between the adapter device and the mobile communication device or the information home appliance. Outputting is the most important feature.

[0006]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Data such as voice, sound, text, and images handled by mobile communication devices such as mobile phones, mobile terminals, and personal computers, or information home appliances have different data formats depending on models, manufacturers, and communication companies. The purpose of connecting devices or information home appliances to devices regardless of the model, manufacturer or communication company and exchanging data freely between the devices is to use the data of the adapter device attached to the external connector of the portable communication device or information home appliance. The conversion means converts data such as voice, sound, characters, images, and the like into common format data and stores the data in an IC storage medium with a minimum number of components.

[0007]

【Example】

 1 and 2 are explanatory views of an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention, wherein 1 is an adapter device, 2 is a mobile phone, 11 is input / output means, 12 is data conversion means, and 13 is data conversion means. Data storage means, 14 is a battery, 15 is a switch, and 21 is a mobile phone external terminal.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the adapter device 1 is attached to the mobile phone 2, and will be described with reference to FIG. The adapter device 1 is connected to the mobile phone external terminal 21 of the mobile phone 2 by the input / output means 11 and attached to the mobile phone 2. The mobile phone external terminal 21 is where data such as voice, sound, characters, images, and the like, which are data handled by the mobile phone 2, are input / output. The input / output unit 11 is connected to the mobile phone external terminal 21. By doing so, data can be input and output between the adapter device 1 and the mobile phone 2.

Next, a procedure for storing data such as voice, sound, characters, and images from the mobile phone 2 to the adapter device 1 will be described. Inside the adapter device 1, there is a data conversion means 12 composed of a CPU and program software. The data conversion means 12 converts data such as voice, sound, characters, images and the like into specific format data. The specific format data is stored inside the adapter device 1 by data storage means 13 such as a memory IC managed by the CPU.

The specific format data stored in the adapter device 1 is returned to the mobile phone 2 as data such as voice, sound, characters, images, and the like in the reverse manner. Specifically, the data is converted from specific format data into normal data used in the mobile phone 2 by the data conversion unit 12 and returned to the mobile phone 2 through the input / output unit 11.

The battery 14 is used to drive electronic units such as the communication device side input / output unit 11, the data conversion unit 12, and the data storage unit 13 inside the adapter device 1. The switch 15 is a trigger button that is pressed when data such as voice, sound, characters, images, and the like is input and output between the mobile phone 2 and the adapter device 1.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are explanatory views of one embodiment of claim 2 of the device of the present invention, wherein 1 and 2 and 11 to 15 and 21 are the same as in FIG. Is an input / output means on the storage medium side, 17 is an insertion port, and 31 is an external contact for IC.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the adapter device 1 is attached to the mobile phone 2, and will be described with reference to FIG. The connection method between the adapter device 1 and the mobile phone 2 is the same as that shown in FIG. By providing the adapter device 1 with an insertion port 17 into which an IC storage medium 3 such as a memory stick, a smart media, or a compact flash can be inserted, and a storage medium side input / output means 16, the IC storage as the data storage means 13 described in FIG. The medium 3 can be used. The IC storage medium 3 is a memory stick, a smart medium, a compact flash, or the like. As an external storage medium of the adapter device 1, data such as voice, sound, characters, and images from the mobile phone 2 is stored in a plurality of IC storage media. It can be stored separately on the medium 3.

The mobile phone 2 handles data such as voices, sounds, characters, and images that differ depending on the model, manufacturer, communication company, etc., but the common format data is converted by the data conversion unit 12 described with reference to FIG. And writing the data into the IC storage medium 3, that is, the external storage medium, thereby inserting the external storage medium into, for example, an adapter device attached to a mobile phone of another communication company to read out common format data. By doing so, the same voice, sound, character, image, and the like can be reproduced even with a mobile phone of another communication company.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of an embodiment of the present invention, wherein 1 and 2 are the same as FIG. 1, 3 and 31 are the same as FIG. 3, and 4 is the contact IC. Card reader / writer 5 is a non-contact type IC card reader / writer, 6 is a personal computer, and 32 is a non-contact IC chip.

The shape of the IC storage medium 3 is the same as that of an IC card. By providing an IC external contact 31 having the same shape as a contact type IC card on the surface of the IC storage medium 3. It can be connected to the contact type IC card reader / writer 4, and can input and output data with the personal computer 6, for example.

Further, by incorporating the non-contact IC chip 32 into the IC storage medium 3, it becomes possible to connect the non-contact IC card reader / writer 5 to, for example, perform data input / output with the personal computer 6. Can be.

Further, by incorporating wireless communication means 18 such as Bluetooth communication in the adapter device 1, data can be input / output by wireless communication with a personal computer 6 equipped with a function such as Bluetooth communication.

In the embodiment, the shape of the IC storage medium 3 is the size of an IC card, but may be another shape, for example, the size of a trading card.

In the description of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the mobile phone 2 has been described as an example, but other mobile terminals or personal computers, information home appliances to be put on the market in the future, etc. Even if there is, the same usage method will be used.

[0021]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, by using the IC trading card and the adapter device of the present invention, data such as voices, sounds, characters, images, and the like that differ depending on the type, manufacturer, and communication company of portable communication devices and information home appliances. However, by combining an adapter device and an IC storage medium, even between different portable communication devices and information home appliances, data can be exchanged directly and the same data such as voice, sound, characters and images can be reproduced. Since there is no need to use a communication network such as the Internet, there is no need to pay unnecessary connection fees and communication costs.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of an embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a second embodiment of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of an embodiment of the present invention device according to claims 4 to 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 adapter device 2 mobile phone 3 IC storage medium 4 contact type IC card reader / writer 5 non-contact type IC card reader / writer 6 personal computer 11 communication device side input / output unit 12 data conversion unit 13 data storage unit 14 battery 15 switch 16 storage Medium side input / output means 17 Insertion port 18 Wireless communication means 21 External terminal for mobile phone 31 External contact for IC 32 Non-contact IC chip

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masahide Hayama 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Telemidic Co., Ltd. (72) Fumio Sahara 584, Shiraba-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture Shiraba Corporation Inside the factory (72) Inventor Hiroshi Harada 584 Shiraba-cho, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka Pref.

Claims (7)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. An adapter device to be attached to a portable communication device such as a portable telephone, a portable terminal or a personal computer or an information home appliance, an input / output means for connecting to the portable communication device or the information home appliance, and a data conversion means by a CPU. And a data storage unit such as a memory IC, and a battery for driving each unit. The mobile communication device or the information home appliance handles data such as voice, sound, characters, and images. By converting the data into specific format data by the program software and storing it in the memory IC or the like of the data storage means, the data stored in the memory IC can be freely called up when necessary, and the portable communication device or the information home appliance can use the data. An adapter device capable of reproducing voice, sound, characters, images, and the like. 2. The portable communication device or information home appliance according to claim 1 handles data such as voices, sounds, characters, and images that differ depending on a model, a maker, a communication company, or the like. The data is converted into common format data by the program software of the data conversion unit in the adapter device, and the adapter device is attached to the IC storage medium by using an IC storage medium such as a memory stick, a smart media, or a compact flash as a data storage unit. In addition, by taking it to another mobile communication device or information home appliance, even if it is between mobile communication devices or information home appliances that handle different models, manufacturers, or telecommunication companies, voice, sound, text, or images 2. The adapter device according to claim 1, wherein the adapter device can reproduce the data. 3. The adapter device according to claim 1, wherein the adapter device is incorporated in a portable communication device such as a mobile phone, a portable terminal, or a personal computer, or an information home appliance. 4. The IC storage medium according to claim 2, wherein
An IC trading card having a size of a C card or a trading card. 5. An adapter device according to claim 1, wherein wireless communication means such as Bluetooth communication is added to the adapter device, and information is linked to an information home appliance such as a personal computer which is to be equipped with Bluetooth communication in the future. An adapter device with a wireless communication function, which can be replaced. 6. An IC trading card according to claim 4, wherein an external terminal similar to the contact type IC card is provided on the surface of the IC trading card, and a reader / writer device for the contact type IC card can be used. 7. An IC trading card according to claim 4, wherein an IC chip similar to a non-contact IC card is incorporated.
An IC trading card, wherein a reader / writer device for a non-contact type IC card can be used.