JP3173320U - Incoming call notification device for mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

An incoming call notification function device that can be attached to a cellular phone with a built-in antenna is provided.
A connecting portion 3 that can be detachably attached to a jack of a mobile phone, and provided at the connecting portion, can transmit an incoming signal generated inside the mobile phone to the inside of the device case when the mobile phone receives an incoming call. An electrical conduction unit 9, a control unit 6 connected to the electrical conduction unit and outputting a control signal in response to the input of the electrical signal, and a switching unit 7 that causes the control unit to switch the type of the control signal are provided. In addition, the apparatus includes a plurality of light emitting units 8 that are installed in the apparatus case unit and connected to the control unit and capable of emitting light according to a control signal. The mobile phone incoming call notification device 1 is configured such that a cartoon character or the like is displayed.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an incoming call notification device for a mobile phone that is used by being attached to a jack of a mobile phone.

  In order to receive radio waves with higher sensitivity, a conventional mobile phone is provided with an external antenna having a structure protruding from the mobile phone body, and the external antenna is provided with a light emitting function to add a notification function at the time of incoming call. was there.

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  However, mobile phones that have been widely used in recent years are mainly equipped with a built-in antenna with an antenna built in the main body of the mobile phone, and it is difficult to provide the antenna with a light emitting function and a notification function as described above. It was.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an incoming call notification function device that can be attached to a cellular phone with a built-in antenna.

  Therefore, as a means for solving the above problems, an incoming call alert device for a mobile phone according to the utility model of the present application is an incoming call alert device for a mobile phone that is attached to a jack of a mobile phone, and is inserted into the jack from the tip. A connecting portion that can be detachably attached by the device, a device case portion coupled to the base end portion of the connecting portion, and an incoming signal that is provided in the connecting portion and that is generated inside the mobile phone when the mobile phone receives an incoming call. An electric conduction part capable of being transmitted to the inside of the device case part, a control part connected to the electric conduction part and outputting a control signal in response to the input of the electric signal, and a switching part for causing the control part to switch the type of the control signal; A light emission pattern which is installed in the device case part and is connected to the control part and is capable of emitting light by a control signal, and comprises light emission by the light emission part When, characterized cartoon characters by comprising combining the outline of the apparatus case portion, dolls, vehicles, buildings, tools, vegetables, that fruits or animals represented.

  The jack of the mobile phone is an external terminal that can transmit an incoming signal generated inside the mobile phone to the external device through the jack when the mobile phone receives an incoming call. An insertion port is formed on the outer surface of the telephone. The jack is preferably an external terminal mainly used for connection with a charger when charging a mobile phone because it is preferable that the jack is not used for other purposes while waiting for an incoming call. .

  The switching unit is a part that can select one of a plurality of light emission patterns stored in advance by the control unit using an electric signal, such as a slide type switch or a push button type switch. It is preferable to have a physical drive unit. Moreover, it is preferable that the switching unit is configured so that the driving unit can be directly operated from the outside of the device case unit by the tip portion of the switching unit protruding outward from the device case unit. By being configured in this way, a switching signal based on an electrical signal can be transmitted to the control unit by operating the tip of the switching unit with a finger or the like from the outside, and the light emission pattern of the light emitting unit can be easily obtained. The type of can be changed.

  The device case part is preferably formed in a structure surrounding a space for accommodating the control part and the light emitting part using a resin plate or a glass plate. Moreover, about the part which displays the light emission pattern which a light emission part forms among apparatus case parts, it is preferable to be comprised with the transparent or translucent material.

  Further, it is also preferable that the portion for displaying the light emitting pattern is made of a transparent material and a coating is formed by thinly applying a paint on the outer surface of the transparent material. By painting the outer surface of a transparent material, it is possible to hide the electric circuit structure inside the device case part, and at the time of receiving a mobile phone, only the light emission pattern formed by the light emitting part is made visible to the user through the coating film. be able to. In addition, since light is scattered when it passes through the coating film, it is possible to give a blurring effect to the contour of the light emission pattern, so that the light emitted from the light emitting part does not directly enter the eyes and can reduce unpleasant glare. it can.

  The paint constituting the coating film preferably has a bright color such as white or warm color, but the color of the paint is not particularly limited as long as the light from the light emitting part can pass through the coating film.

  The incoming signal may be generated when an incoming call is received or may be generated when an electronic mail is received.

  The light emitting unit is preferably an LED (Light Emitting Diode). This is because even when the space in the main body member is narrow, it is easy to arrange a plurality of LEDs side by side along the light emission pattern.

  It is preferable that the light emission pattern is to notify the user of an incoming call by forming a specific shape such as a character's face on the surface of the device case portion.

  According to the present invention, it can be attached to the jack of the mobile phone from the outside, and when there is an incoming call to the mobile phone, a plurality of light emitting portions emit light, and together with the outer shape of the device body case portion, cartoon characters, dolls, vehicles, By representing buildings, tools, vegetables, fruits, or animals, it is possible to alert the user and notify an incoming call.

1 is a perspective view showing an outline of an incoming call notification device 1. FIG. It is AA sectional drawing which shows the outline of the internal structure of the incoming call alerting | reporting apparatus. 2 is a BB end view showing an outline of the internal structure of the incoming call notification device 1. FIG. The internal structure of the connection part 3, the control part 6, and the light emission part 8 is abbreviate | omitted and shown. 3 is a block diagram of a control unit 6 and a light emitting unit 8. FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an incoming call notification device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The outer shape of the device case portion 2 of the incoming call notification device 1 is three-dimensionally imitating the face portion of a cat character. In addition, the incoming call notification device 1 is formed with a connecting portion 3 that can be detachably attached to a jack of a mobile phone, and the connecting portion 3 is coupled to an upper end portion 5 of the device case portion 2 at a base end portion 4 thereof. Is formed. On the other hand, inside the device case unit 2, as shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 6, a switching unit 7 electrically connected to the control unit 6, and a control unit 6 electrically connected to the control unit 6. A plurality of light emitting portions 8 that emit light in response to a control signal from are arranged.

  The connecting portion 3 is provided with an electric conducting portion 9 made of a thin metal plate. By inserting the connecting portion 3 into a jack of a mobile phone, the incoming call notification device 1 and the mobile phone are mounted at the same time. Can be connected. In addition, the electric conduction unit 9 is also electrically connected to the control unit 6.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the switching unit 7 is a push button type change-over switch, and the tip end portion of the switching unit 7 is installed so as to protrude outward from the side wall 11 of the device case unit 2. Thereby, a switching signal can be transmitted with respect to the control part 6 by pushing in the front-end | tip part of the switching part 7 with a finger | toe etc. from the exterior, and the kind of the light emission pattern P of the light emission part 8 can be changed easily. it can.

  The device case portion 2 includes a back plate 10, a side wall 11, and a display plate 12 so as to surround a space for housing the control unit 6, the light emitting unit 8, and the like. The light emitting unit 8 and the like are fixed. Further, a through hole 13 is provided in a part of the side wall 11, and the tip end portion of the switching unit 7 projects outward from the through hole 13.

  The device case portion 2 is formed using a resin plate, and in particular, the display plate 12 is formed using a transparent resin plate 14 such as an acrylic resin. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a paint is thinly applied to the outer surface of the resin plate constituting the device case portion 2 in the present embodiment to form a coating film 15. By coating the outer surface of the transparent resin, it is possible to hide the electric circuit structure inside the device case 2 and to make the face of the character that the light emitting unit 8 forms on the surface of the device case 2 when the mobile phone is received. Only the light emission pattern P constituting a specific shape can be visually recognized through the coating film 15. In addition, since light is scattered when it passes through the coating film 15, the contour of the light emission pattern P can be blurred, and the light emitted from the light emitting portion 8 does not directly enter the eyes, reducing unpleasant glare. can do.

  The color of the coating film 15 is white in the present embodiment, but is not particularly limited as long as the light from the light emitting unit 8 can be transmitted.

  The plurality of light emitting units 8 are each configured by an LED, and the color of light emitted from each LED may be the same color. However, the light emitting pattern P may be colored or changed by using various colors. It is also preferable to configure.

  The light emitting unit 8 is connected to the control unit 6 housed inside the device case unit 2, and can emit light by a control signal output from the control unit 6. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 6 includes a signal transmission unit 16 that transmits a control signal corresponding to the light emission pattern P of the light emission unit 8, a storage unit 17 that stores various light emission patterns in advance, and a switching unit. 7 and a selection unit 18 that selects a control signal corresponding to the light emission pattern P output from the control unit 6 in response to the switching signal of 7. The control unit 6 can operate by receiving power supply from the mobile phone via the connecting unit 3, and the control function is realized by a combination of an IC, a memory chip, and the like.

  The cellular phone converts an incoming signal received by an internal antenna (not shown) into an electrical signal inside the cellular phone and transmits the electrical signal to the control unit 6 via the electrical conduction unit 9 of the jack and connection unit 3. The control unit 6 that has received the incoming signal from the mobile phone transmits a control signal corresponding to a predetermined light emission pattern P from the signal transmission unit 16 to the light emission unit 8, and the light emission unit 8 that has received the control signal emits light. When the user presses a push button that forms the switching unit 7, the selection unit 18 selects a light emission pattern different from the previous light emission pattern P in the storage unit 17. Subsequently, a control signal corresponding to the corresponding light emission pattern is transmitted from the signal transmitting unit 16 to the light emitting unit 8, and the light emitting unit 8 receiving the control signal emits light.

  The light emitting unit 8 forms a light emission pattern P by emitting light, and notifies the user of an incoming call by forming a specific shape such as a character's face on the surface of the device case unit 2.

  In the present embodiment, the light emitting unit 8 is arranged inside the device case unit 2 so as to form the shape of eyes, nose, and mouth constituting the face of the cat character. Therefore, the face of the cat character is formed together with the outer shape of the device case unit 2 by the light emitted from the light emitting unit 8 by receiving the control signal.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Incoming notification notification 2 Notification case part 3 Connection part 6 Control part 7 Switching part 8 Light emission part 12 Display board P Light emission pattern

Claims (1)

An incoming call notification device for a mobile phone attached to a jack of a mobile phone,
In the jack, a connecting part that can be detachably mounted by inserting from the tip,
A device case portion coupled to the base end portion of the connecting portion;
An electrically conductive portion that is provided in the connecting portion and can transmit an incoming signal generated inside the mobile phone to the inside of the device case when the mobile phone receives an incoming call;
A control unit connected to an electrical conduction unit and outputting a control signal in response to the input of the electrical signal;
A switching unit that causes the control unit to switch the type of the control signal; and
It is installed in the device case part, and connected to the control part, comprising a plurality of light emitting parts capable of emitting light by a control signal,
A cartoon character, a doll, a vehicle, a building, a tool, a vegetable, a fruit, or an animal is represented by combining a light emission pattern formed by light emission from the light emitting unit and an outer shape of the device case unit. An incoming call notification device for telephones.

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