JP3090365U - Personal digital assistant - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To enable selection between a binary personal portable information terminal and a body to be carried. SOLUTION: Personal digital information terminal (Personal Dig)
The ital assistant includes a body 10 and an extended back case 20. The body includes a coupling groove 13 formed at its end for connection to the processor of the body.
The extension back case 20 has a default extension function, and includes a cover panel 21 located at the end thereof and a coupling port 22 below the cover panel. The connection port matches the connection groove when the body and the extended back case are connected. To connect the body and the extended back case together, slide the extended back case behind the body until the cover panel of the extended back case covers the coupling port and the coupling groove. The user can select whether to carry a binary personal digital assistant or a body to increase the flexibility of using the personal digital assistant.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a so-called personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant), and more particularly, to a personal digital assistant having the function of the terminal in an extended back case.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Information-related equipment has become a popular product between the 20th and 21st centuries due to the spread of the Internet. Simple electronic notebooks have long evolved to help people manage their lives and store everyday information, but are increasingly being replaced by personal digital assistants. Personal digital assistants have improved technically enough to be called business secretaries.

A personal digital assistant is a palm-sized computer that functions as a digital personal secretary. Initially, the basic functions of personal digital assistants included only a schedule, a calendar, a notepad, and an address book. Advances in personal digital assistants have made it possible to connect to computers for synchronous data transmission, and to install various application software that expands their functions. There are too many to list, but advanced features include receiving or sending emails online, viewing stock-related information, keeping a balance, ebooks, games, and spreadsheet software. , Databases, seeing information about daily life and wireless communications, and others. Personal digital assistants work more efficiently than hired assistants if they can use the functions of their personal digital assistants.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, personal portable information terminals are generally cumbersome and inconvenient to carry because of the diversified functions described above. As a result, users who have long owned personal digital assistants may be uncomfortable. Currently, there are plans to use other expansion devices, such as external keyboards, external modems, and external Bluetooth attachments, etc., to perform some functions of personal digital assistants. However, when connecting to a personal digital assistant, all of these types of external devices are easy to use and convenient to use (protruding parts hinder usability), and are securely locked in binary personal mobile devices. Cannot be an information terminal.

[0005] For the reasons described above, the present invention provides an evolved personal portable information terminal having a smaller and lighter body with an extended back case in which diversified but rarely used functions are put together. provide. Therefore, it is easier for users to carry personal digital assistants, and to increase the flexibility of using personal digital assistants, it is possible to make a choice between carrying a binary personal digital assistant or a body. it can. In addition, when the body and the extension back case are combined together, there is no protrusion that affects ease of use, and the appearance of the binary personal digital assistant is not impaired.

[0006] The main purpose of the present invention is to make it easy for a user to carry a personal digital assistant, and to improve the flexibility of using personal digital assistants. To provide a so-called personal digital assistant with a smaller and lighter body but with diversified functions so that you can choose between carrying a personal digital assistant or body. It is.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, the personal digital assistant according to the present invention includes a body and an extended back case. The body includes a coupling groove formed at its end for connection to the processor of the body. The extended back case has default extended functions and includes a cover panel and coupling ports. The cover panel is at the end of the extended back case and the coupling port is below the cover panel. The connection port matches the connection groove when the body and the extension back case are connected. To connect the body and the extension back case for data transmission, slide the extension back case behind the body until the cover panel of the extension back case covers the connection port and the connection groove. Some features of the body are packaged in a detachable expansion back case to provide diversified functionality to the personal digital assistant and to make its body smaller and lighter . Therefore, it can be understood that the user can easily carry the personal portable information terminal. Also, the user can choose whether to carry a binary personal digital assistant or a body in order to increase the flexibility of use of the personal digital assistant.

[0008] The extended back case described above has either a single function or diversified functions. As the types of functions, the above-mentioned extended back case includes a transmission interface for data transmission, a player for playing music, a memory for storing data, a power supply, and an input device for inputting data. It is. In addition, the extension back case has a locking portion for securing or releasing the locking relationship between the body and the extension back case.

In order to make the understanding of the present invention more certain, the features and functions of the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0010]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the personal portable information terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the personal digital assistant according to the present invention includes a body 10 and an extended back case 20. The body 10 includes a processor 11, a monitor 12, and a coupling groove 13. The processor 11 processes and stores the data of the body 10, the monitor 12 displays the data of the body 10, the coupling groove 13 is provided at the end of the body 10 (the top shown in the figure), and the processor for transmitting data. 11 is connected.

The extension back case 20 has a preset extension function. The extension back case 20 includes a cover panel 21, a connection port 22, and a locking portion 23. The cover panel 21 is attached to the end of the extended back case 20. A coupling port 22 is provided below the cover panel 21, and the coupling port 22 coincides with the coupling groove 13 when the body 10 and the extended back case 20 are connected.

In order to connect the body 10 and the extended back case 20 for transmitting data, the extended back case 20 is connected until the cover panel 21 of the extended back case 20 covers the coupling port 22 and the coupling groove 13. May be slid behind the body 10. When the body 10 and the extended back case 20 are connected to each other or when they are separated from each other, the engagement between the body 10 and the extended back case 20 is ensured or released by the engagement portion 23.

The extended back case 20 can have either a single extended function or diversified extended functions. These functions are one or a part of wireless transmission, wire transmission, music reproduction, data storage, power supply and data input, and the like. When the extended back case 20 has a wireless transmission function and a wired transmission function, it can be used as a transmission interface for transmitting data, such as a personal computer memory card international association (PCMCIA) card, a Bluetooth module or a connector. Operate.

When the extended back case 20 has a music playback function, it operates as a player and plays stored music by the body 10 or by the player itself. However, music can only be played when it has memory.

When the extended back case 20 has a data storage function, it operates as a memory for storing data.

When the extended back case 20 has a power supply function, it operates as a power supply for supplying electricity for temporary use.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the extended back case 20 has a data input function, it operates as an input device (eg, a set of numerical buttons or a keyboard) for inputting data to the body 10. I do.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 7, the locking portion 23 includes a groove region 231, a retaining portion 232, and a releasing portion 233. The groove regions 231 are provided on both side surfaces of the body 10. Both side surfaces are connected to both ends of the coupling groove 13. A groove 2311 is provided at an end of the groove region 231, and the cover panel 22 of the extended back case 20 is attached. The catch 232 coincides with the groove area 231. The end of the retaining portion 232 is a locking projection 2321 that matches the groove 2311. When the body 10 and the extended back case 20 are coupled, the retaining portion 232 engages with the groove 2311 so that the locking projection 2321 secures the locked relationship between the body 10 and the extended back case 20. Until it moves along the groove region 231. The release portion 233 is connected in the axial direction inside the body 10 and coincides with the groove region 231. The release unit 233 releases the locking relationship between the body 10 and the extended back case 20. The release section 233 includes a button 2331 and a push area 2332, both of which are provided on both sides of the body 10. The push area 2332 faces where the locking projection 2321 coincides with the groove 2311. When the button 2331 is pressed, the release portion 233 rotates around the axis on which the button 2331 is attached, and the push area 2332 pushes the groove 2311 outward, and as a result, the locking projection 2321 is pushed. Thus, the locking relationship between the body 10 and the extended back case 20 is released.

In order to connect the body 10 and the extension back case 20, the surfaces of the connection ports 22 of the extension back case 20 (the figure shows the rear part of the body 10) are aligned with the connection grooves 13 of the body 10, and Are moved to each other (ie, the extended back case 20 is slid horizontally on the body 10). When the coupling groove 13 is engaged with the coupling port 22, the retaining portion 232 moves along the groove region 231. When the locking projection 2 321 reaches the groove 2311, the locking projection 2321 fits into the groove 2311 to secure a locking relationship between the body 10 and the extended back case 20. On the other hand, to release the locking projection 2321 from the groove 2311, the user pushes the button 2331 and moves the push area 2332 toward the locking projection 2321 until the locking projection 2321 is disengaged from the groove 231l. Thereby, the locking relationship between the body 10 and the extended back case 20 is released.

Further, when the body 10 and the extended back case 20 are combined to form a binary personal digital assistant, the cover panel 21 is flush with the top of the body 10 (personal digital assistant). There are no protrusions that might affect the usability of the terminal), and it is not only easy to use and convenient, but also looks good.

As a result, the groove region 231 and the retaining portion 232 do not have the groove 2311 and the locking projection 2321 respectively. The body 10 and the extended back case 20 will be combined by means designed to be firmly connected. Since the body 10 is slightly larger in size than the extended back case 20, the two are securely connected.

Although the present invention has been described by way of examples or in terms of preferred embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited based on these descriptions. On the contrary, they can cover various modifications and similar preparations and procedures. Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be interpreted in the broadest sense to cover all such modifications and similar preparations and procedures.

[0023]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention is a personal portable information terminal whose function is extended by an extended back case, and the extended back case can be separated from the body of the personal portable information terminal. Therefore, personal digital assistants are small and portable. Users can choose to carry either a binary personal digital assistant or a body to increase the flexibility of using the personal digital assistant. In addition, whenever the body and the extended back case are combined, the cover panel of the extended back case is flush with the surface of the body, which may affect the usability of the personal digital assistant. There are no protruding parts, and the binary personal digital assistant has a good appearance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a personal portable information terminal body and an extended back case;

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a relationship between a personal portable information terminal body and an extended back case;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an extended back case that functions as an input device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining how a body and an extended back case are coupled or separated from each other;

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining how a body and an extended back case are coupled or separated from each other;

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining how a body and an extended back case are coupled or separated from each other;

FIG. 7 is a view for explaining how a body and an extended back case are coupled or separated from each other;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Body, 12 ... Monitor, 13 ... Connection groove, 20 ... Expansion back case, 21 ... Cover panel, 22 ... Connection port, 23 ... Locking part, 231 ... Groove area, 232 ... Fastening part, 233 ... Release part, 2311 ... groove, 2321 ... locking projection, 2331 ... button, 2332 ... push area.

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] August 1, 2002 (2002.8.1)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims for utility model registration

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

[Utility model registration claims]

Claims (15)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A personal digital assistant includes a body and an extended back case, wherein the body includes a processor, a monitor, and a coupling groove, wherein the processor is used to process and store data of the body. The monitor displays data of the body, the coupling groove is provided at an end of the body and connected to the processor, and the extension back case provided with a default extension function is provided at the end. A connection port facing the connection groove for connecting the body and the extension back case when the body and the extension back case are connected to each other. When the body and the extension back case are connected, the extension back case Until said cover panel covers the coupling groove and the coupling port, a personal portable information terminal, characterized in that sliding the extended back case behind the side of the body of the. 2. The personal device according to claim 1, wherein the extension back case further includes a locking portion for securing or releasing a locking relationship between the body and the expansion back case. Personal digital assistant. 3. The locking portion includes two groove regions and two retaining portions, wherein the groove regions are provided on opposite sides of the body, and the coupling grooves are formed on opposite sides of the body. The fastening portion is provided on the cover panel to secure a locking relationship between the body and the extended back case when the body and the extended back case are joined. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 2, wherein the personal portable information terminal is provided. 4. The locking portion of the locking portion has a locking projection provided at an end thereof, and the locking projection locks with the groove when the body and the extended back case are coupled. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a groove that matches the locking projection. 5. The locking part further comprises two release parts axially connected inside the body and corresponding to two groove areas respectively including a button and a push area respectively formed at the end. Wherein when the button is pressed, the push area facing the location where the locking projection is locked in the groove pushes the locking projection out of the groove, and the body and the extended back 5. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 4, wherein the locking relationship with the case is released. 6. The personal digital assistant according to claim 1, wherein the extension back case is a transmission interface. 7. The extended back case is a PCMCIA.
(Personal Computer Memory Card International Asso
7. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 6, wherein the personal portable information terminal is a card. 8. The personal digital assistant of claim 6, wherein the extension back case is a Bluetooth module. 9. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 6, wherein the extension back case is a connector. 10. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the extended back case is a player. 11. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the extension back case is a memory. 12. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the extension back case is a power supply. 13. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the extension back case is an input device. 14. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 13, wherein the extension back case is a set of buttons. 15. The personal portable information terminal according to claim 13, wherein the extension back case is a set of numerical buttons.