JP3147937B2 - Portable radio telephone equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable radio telephone apparatus used in a radio telephone system of a cellular type, a large zone type or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of users of portable radio telephone apparatuses has been rapidly increasing with the expansion of cellular telephone service areas. Hereinafter, a conventional portable wireless telephone device will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 11 and 12 are a general external view and a block diagram, respectively, of a portable radio telephone device. In FIG. 11, 1
Is a radio unit 2 for modulating and demodulating a radio signal;
A control unit 3 for controlling the entire apparatus, an LCD (Liquid)
A display unit 4 comprising a crystal display, etc .; a key input unit 5 comprising a keypad or the like for key input; a speaker unit 6 for outputting an audio signal; a microphone unit 7 for receiving an external audio signal; It comprises a voice / data processing section 8 for performing modulation and demodulation processing, a storage section 9 for storing a telephone number and a name, and an electrode section 10a which can be connected to an external power supply. An antenna 11 transmits and receives a radio signal.

A storage battery unit 12 includes a storage battery 13 such as a Ni_Cd battery that can be repeatedly charged, an electrode unit 10d that can be connected to the apparatus main body, and an end button 14 that is operated when the use of the mobile phone ends. It is configured.

The operation method of the conventional portable radio telephone having the above-described configuration will be described. First, the storage battery unit 12 that has been charged in advance is fitted into the device main body, and the electrode portions 10a and 10b are connected. After that, the main unit 1 of the portable radio telephone is set to a standby state for receiving a call from the other party, and the portable radio telephone is carried with the antenna 11 housed in the main unit 1. When there is an incoming call, the called party pulls out the antenna 11, performs off-hook processing with the key input unit 5, connects the line, sets a communication state, and starts talking with the caller using the speaker 6 and the microphone 7.

At this time, if the called party wants to record the character information of the telephone number or the name, the called party takes out the memo pad by putting the device body 1 of the portable radio telephone device between the shoulder and the neck, In the key input unit 5, a character information recording operation is performed by inputting Roman characters or the like. Information to be recorded is registered in the storage unit 9. Thereafter, the end button 14 is operated to close the line and end the call. When the person using the portable radio telephone device makes a call, the antenna 11 is pulled out, dial input is performed with the key input unit 5, and after confirming the information on the display unit 4, a call is made to start a call. Thereafter, the same applies to the case where the caller wants to record character information.

During this time, the power supply during operation of the portable radio telephone device is supplied from the storage battery 13 to the radio unit 2 via the electrode units 10b and 10a.
The operation is supplied to the control unit 3 and the above operation becomes possible.

[0008]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional portable radio telephone device, when inputting character information,
It is necessary to input Roman characters using the keypad, or if a call is in progress, take out the memo pad with the device body 1 of the portable radio telephone device sandwiched between the shoulder and the neck, and take notes. There was a problem that the procedure was very troublesome and inconvenient. In addition, because of the input operation using the keypad, it is difficult to input a large amount of character information, and the input is limited to only telephone numbers and names.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a portable radio telephone device which can easily input information such as characters and images as if by handwriting without performing a troublesome operation or procedure.

[0010]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a display unit for displaying at least character information,
A character input portion for handwritten characters composed by covering the upper portion of the display unit, first memory means and said first telephone stored in the storage means for memorize the telephone number information Second storage means for storing message information related to the number information; a first input field for inputting at least telephone number information on the display unit; and a second input field for inputting the message information. The registration screen is displayed by displaying the input fields on the same screen. During the registration screen display, the information input by handwriting in the first input field and the second input field is character-recognized. While displaying information on the display,
Control means for discriminating and separating the information into telephone number information and business information, and storing the telephone number information in the first storage unit and storing the business information in the second storage unit by a predetermined operation thereafter When, a key input unit, further, the control
Means for key-inputting the business information stored in the second storage unit
In this configuration, the erasing process is performed according to the input by the means .

[0011]

According to the above arrangement, when a user of a portable radio telephone device records information during a call with a party whose name, telephone number, etc. are not registered, the user inputs the name, telephone number, message, etc. in the character input section. I do. After the end of the call, the user instructs whether or not to register the information displayed on the display unit, and terminates the use if the information is not registered.

When registering, the user selects whether only permanent information such as a name is stored, temporary information such as a business is stored, or both information are stored. When both are selected, the character information processing unit determines whether the input information is permanently stored information or temporarily stored information, and separates them into a first storage unit and a second storage unit. To memorize. When permanent storage is selected, information is stored only in the first storage unit, and when temporary storage is selected, information is stored only in the second storage unit.

Therefore, it is possible to input, record, and call out character information as if by handwriting with the character input unit without requiring a troublesome operation or procedure, and the usability is greatly improved.

[0014]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are an external view and a block diagram, respectively, of a portable radio telephone device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an apparatus main body, 2 denotes a radio unit, 3 denotes a control unit, 4 denotes a display unit, 5 denotes a key input unit, and 6 denotes a key input unit.
Is a speaker unit, 7 is a microphone unit, 8 is a voice / data processing unit, 10a is an electrode unit on the device body 1, 10b is an electrode unit on the storage battery unit 12, 11 is an antenna, 13 is a storage battery, and 14 is an end button. Since these are the same as the conventional example shown in FIG. 11, the description is omitted.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a character input unit for inputting information such as characters and images, 16 a character input control unit for controlling the information input by the character input unit as a signal, and 17 a character input unit for inputting the information. An information storage unit for storing information such as characters, 18 is a character input pen attached to the apparatus main body used for inputting information such as characters, and 20 is a call button operated when recalling registered character information. It is.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the configuration of a character input unit 15 including a display unit 4 such as an LCD, wherein 21 is a cabinet of the apparatus main body, 22 is an upper substrate made of film or glass, and 23 is a transparent substrate. Lower substrate made of glass, 24a, 24b
Is an upper electrode, a lower electrode attached to the upper substrate 22 and the lower substrate 23, respectively, 25 is a hard coat that protects the upper substrate 22 from external circumstances and the pen tip of the character input pen 18, and 26 is the hard coat. A spacer provided between the upper substrate 22 and the lower substrate 23, 27 is a spacer provided between the lower substrate 23 and the control substrate 28.
And a conductive rubber for connecting the two.

FIG. 5 is an example of a circuit diagram for recognizing information input in the character input unit 15 and displaying the information on the display unit 4 such as an LCD. A scan signal is output from the keyboard encoder 29 to the character input unit 15. At this time, if the upper electrode 24a of the upper substrate 22 is in contact with the lower electrode 24b of the lower substrate 23, a signal indicating this is input to the keyboard encoder 29. The input signal is the keyboard encoder
29, and MPU30 (Micro Processor) together with a control signal for controlling this signal.
Unit), and a signal encoded by the keyboard encoder 29 is transmitted to the display unit 4 together with a control signal for controlling display on the display unit 4 in a predetermined format.

FIG. 6 is a circuit for recording information input by the character input unit 15 in the information storage unit 17, and 31 is a name and a name.
It is possible to distinguish between telephone number information and other information.
And a character information processing unit that synthesizes information from the storage unit 32 and the second storage unit 33.

FIG. 7 shows a recording format of information recorded in the first and second storage units 32 and 33 constituting the information storage unit 17. The operation of the portable wireless telephone device configured as described above will be described. First, the call of the portable radio telephone device,
Operations such as incoming calls are the same as in the conventional example.

Next, a case where a user of a portable radio telephone device records information during a call will be described. First, in the initial state, the display unit 4 displays the format shown in FIG. When the user is in a call with a party whose name, telephone number, etc. are not registered, the character input unit 15 is
Enter the name, telephone number, business message, etc. according to the format. When the call ends and the wireless telephone line is disconnected, the display unit 4 changes to the form shown in FIG. In accordance with this, the user selects whether or not to register by surrounding the character displayed on the display unit 4 with the character input pen 18.

Exit button if you choose not to register
By operating 14, the use of the portable radio telephone device is ended. When both the name registration and the message registration are selected, the information displayed on the display unit 4 is arranged as a data signal in the MPU 30 and sent to the character information processing unit 31. Further, the character information processing section 31 discriminates and separates whether the information is name / phone number information or other information, and sends them to the first storage section 32 and the second storage section 33, respectively. The information (for example, 1A) of the head address of the buffer in which the data signal transmitted to the second storage unit 33 is stored is added to the signal transmitted to the first storage unit 32. Conversely, the signal transmitted to the second storage unit 33 includes information (for example, 1A) of a head address of a buffer in which the data signal transmitted to the first storage unit 32 is stored and date information registered. Is added.

The data signal sent from the character information processing unit 31 to the first storage unit 32 includes name information, telephone number information, and second storage unit address designating unit of a predetermined buffer (for example, 1A). It is registered in the order of information. Conversely, the data signal transmitted from the character information processing unit 31 to the second storage unit 33 is stored in a predetermined buffer (for example, 1A) of the date information, the message information, and the first storage unit address designating unit information. Registered in order.

When only name registration is selected, data is transmitted only to the first storage unit 32, and the information in the second storage unit 33 is stored in the second storage unit address designating unit. Information indicating that there is nothing will be added. Other procedures are the same as above.

When only the registration of the business is selected, the data is transmitted only to the second storage unit 33, and the information of the first storage unit 32 is stored in the first storage unit address designating unit. Will be added with information indicating that there is nothing. Other procedures are the same as above.

Next, when a call is in progress with a partner whose name, telephone number, and the like are registered, only the message is recorded in the character input unit 15 by the character input pen 18. When the telephone call is terminated and the wireless telephone line is disconnected, the display unit 4 changes to the format shown in FIG. 9, and the user uses the character input pen 18 to determine whether or not to register the message. Select by surrounding the area. The subsequent operation is the same as described above.

When the capacity of the first storage unit 32 or the second storage unit 33 is full, a message is displayed on the display unit 4 to inform the user of the fact. Furthermore, a character input unit 15
If there is no new input information, the procedure shown in FIG. 9 is omitted and the operation of the end button 14 terminates the use of the portable radio telephone device.

Next, a case where the registered information is called will be described. First, the user of the portable wireless telephone device sets the registration call mode using the key input unit 5. At this time, the display unit 4
Is changed to the format shown in FIG. 10. According to this, the user selects one of the characters by surrounding the character displayed on the display unit 4 with the character input pen 18.

When a name is selected, name information is input to the character input section 15 with the character input pen 18. Then, when the call button 20 is operated, the name information signal is transmitted to the character information processing section.
The character information processing unit 31 reads the corresponding information in the second storage unit 33 from the information in the first storage unit 32 and the information in the second storage unit address designation unit corresponding to this signal, and synthesizes them. Is displayed on the display unit 4. If there is no information corresponding to the second storage unit 33 from the information of the second storage unit address designating unit, only the information of the first storage unit 32 is displayed.

When the date is selected, the character input pen 18 is used.
To enter the date information in the character input section 15. Thereafter, when the call button 20 is operated, the date information signal is transmitted to the character information processing unit 31, and the character information processing unit 31 transmits the information of the second storage unit 33 corresponding to the signal and the first storage unit address designating unit. The corresponding information in the first storage section 32 is read from the information of the first storage section 32, combined and displayed on the display section 4. When there is no information corresponding to the first storage unit 32 from the information of the first storage unit address designating unit, only the information of the second storage unit 33 is displayed. At this time, if there are a plurality of pieces of information to be displayed, the display unit 4 can be searched for by performing a scroll process on the key input unit 5.

In order to effectively utilize the capacity of the second storage unit 33, it is preferable to delete the message information by calling the message and confirming it, and then performing a deletion process using the key input unit 5. In this case, the second storage unit address designating unit of the first storage unit 32 is stored after being replaced with a signal indicating that there is no information in the second storage unit 33.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention, by providing the portable radio telephone device with the character input section and the first and second storage sections, information such as telephone numbers, names, and business requirements can be stored. If you want to input, troublesome operation or key input operation,
It does not require complicated procedures such as inputting Roman letters, and can be easily input as if by handwriting. It is easy for the user to handle and very easy to use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a portable wireless telephone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the portable wireless telephone device in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the portable wireless telephone device in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a character input unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of a character recognition and display unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a character information storage unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a recording form of information recorded in a storage unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a display form of a display unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a display form of a display unit in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 illustrates a display mode of a display unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an external view of a conventional portable wireless telephone device.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the conventional portable wireless telephone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile radiotelephone main body 15 Character input part 16 Character input control part 17 Information storage part 18 Character input pen 31 Character information processing part 32 First storage part 33 Second storage part

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display unit for displaying at least character information, a character input unit for handwriting input of characters configured to cover an upper part of the display unit, and a first storage unit for storing telephone number information. And second storage means for storing task information related to telephone number information stored in the first storage means; and a first input for inputting at least telephone number information to the display unit Field and a second input field for inputting task information are displayed on the same screen to display a registration screen. During this registration screen display, the first input field and the second input field are displayed. The information input by handwriting is character-recognized, the character-recognized information is displayed on the display unit, and the information is discriminated and separated into telephone number information and business information. 1 is stored in the storage unit , And a control means for storing the business information in the second storage unit, and a key input unit, further, the control means, requirements stored in the second storage unit
A portable wireless telephone device for erasing information according to an input by key input means .