JP4126087B2 - Information processing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a foldable information processing apparatus, for example, a foldable mobile phone.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a foldable mobile phone, when it is open, the liquid crystal inner display surface is placed on the upper inner surface to display phone numbers and e-mails, and the keyboard is placed on the lower inner surface to enter phone numbers. In addition, the rear display surface (external display surface) of the liquid crystal is arranged on the upper outer surface in a folded state to display the time and the like.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Recently, foldable mobile phones have been used instead of watches, and there is a demand to display time and other information on the rear display surface at any time, and the display is continued even when charging. There are requests that I want to make.
[0004]
In the past, there was a technique to reverse the display direction by user operation by menu operation etc., but when charging on the desk, it is used in the direction that is easy to open (folded forward), so it is displayed on the rear display surface There is a problem that the displayed character is not in the optimum display direction, and the direction of the character displayed manually has to be switched every time.
[0005]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 2001-186226 and 2001-186227 display a telephone number, e-mail, etc. by disposing a liquid crystal inner surface on the upper inner surface in a state in which the folding cellular phone is opened. In the folded state, the rear display surface of the liquid crystal sub is arranged on the outer surface on the upper side to display the time and the like upside down. However, there is no description or suggestion at the time of charging.
[0006]
In order to solve these problems, an object of the present invention is to optimize the display direction of information displayed on an information processing apparatus even during charging.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Means for solving the problem will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0008]
1 and 2, the display driver 24 displays information such as the time to be displayed on the sub-display 25, or vertically and horizontally, 90 degrees, and reversely display the information.
[0009]
The sub display 25 is a sub display (second display) outside the foldable mobile phone, and displays time and the like.
[0010]
The power supply detection circuit 31 is a circuit that detects that power is supplied to the foldable mobile phone from the outside.
[0011]
Next, the operation will be described.
When the power supply detection circuit 31 of the foldable mobile phone detects that power is supplied from the outside, information such as the time displayed on the sub display 25 by the display driver 24 is changed, that is, upside down, left and right, or inverted by 90 degrees. It is made to display.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments and operations of the present invention will be described in detail sequentially with reference to FIGS.
[0013]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a foldable mobile phone of the present invention.
In FIG. 1, an antenna 11 is an antenna for a foldable mobile phone to communicate with a base station (not shown) by radio waves, and is for radiating or receiving radio waves efficiently.
[0014]
The wireless transmission / reception unit 12 radiates or receives radio waves from the antenna 11 and transmits / receives to / from a base station (not shown).
[0015]
The baseband processing unit 13 performs transmission / reception control of voice or data in the baseband.
[0016]
The IF (intermediate amplifier circuit) 14 drives the speaker 15 to output the contents of a telephone or the like by voice, or amplifies the voice signal received from the microphone 16.
[0017]
The speaker 15 utters voice.
The microphone 16 converts the uttered voice into an electrical signal.
[0018]
The control unit 21 controls display, accepts input from the keyboard 26, and the like.
[0019]
The display driver 22 is not visible when the foldable mobile phone is folded, and displays characters and the like on the main display (first display) 23 provided on the upper inner surface when the foldable mobile phone is unfolded. .
[0020]
The display driver 24 displays a time or the like on a sub-display (second display) 25 provided on the upper outer surface that is visible even when the folding cellular phone is folded, or is notified when power is supplied from the outside. When a forward / reverse signal is received, the up / down or left / right or 90 degrees, the time of inversion is displayed.
[0021]
The keyboard 26 is a keyboard provided on the lower inner surface of the foldable mobile phone, and is used for key entry of a telephone number and the like.
[0022]
The memory 27 stores data and the like.
The power supply detection circuit 31 detects the supply of power from the outside, and here is constituted of a voltage or current detection circuit 32.
[0023]
The voltage or current detection circuit 32 detects that the external power is supplied by detecting the voltage or current when the power is supplied from the outside. When power supply from the outside is detected, the illustrated external power supply forward / reverse signal is notified to the display driver 24 via the control unit 21, and information such as the time displayed on the sub-display 25 is vertically or horizontally or 90 degrees. Inverted and displayed (to be described later with reference to FIG. 3).
[0024]
Next, on the overview of the folding mobile phone according to the present invention and the sub-display 25 using FIG. 2, information such as the time is displayed upside down, left and right or 90 degrees when power supply is detected from outside, An overview of displaying the time etc. in an easy-to-read manner will be described.
[0025]
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 2A shows an explanatory view of displaying information such as an overview and time on the sub-display 25 when the foldable mobile phone according to the present invention is folded.
[0026]
(A-1) of FIG. 2 shows a bottom view. Here, an external terminal 41 is provided at the bottom part of the lower side of the foldable mobile phone, power is supplied from the external terminal 41 to the foldable mobile phone, and the battery is charged or the foldable mobile phone is connected with external power. It can be operated.
[0027]
(A-2) of FIG. 2 shows an upper outer display surface. Here, an upper outer display surface is shown when the antenna 11 is positioned on the upper side and the hinge 43 is positioned on the lower side so that the folding cellular phone can be easily opened. In this folded state and in a battery-powered state, as shown on the upper side of the figure, information such as the upright time is displayed.
[0028]
FIG. 2A-3 shows a right side view. Here, a side view of the right side when the antenna 11 is positioned on the upper side and the hinge 43 is positioned on the lower side so that the folding cellular phone can be easily opened is shown. In this state, the foldable mobile phone can be opened by opening the portion of the keyboard 26 disposed on the lower inner surface downward.
[0029]
FIG. 2B shows a display explanatory diagram of information such as an overview and time on the sub-display 25 when the foldable mobile phone according to the present invention is folded and placed on the desktop holder 52 for charging. .
[0030]
(B-1) of FIG. 2 shows a state immediately before placing the hinge 53 on the desktop holder 52 so that the folding mobile phone can be easily opened on the desktop holder 52. In the state immediately before placing it on the desktop holder 52, the display direction of the sub-display 25 in FIG. As a result, information such as the displayed time is turned upside down and is difficult to see. In addition, when a foldable mobile phone is placed on the side, it is displayed differently by 90 degrees and is difficult to see.
[0031]
(B-2) in FIG. 2 shows information such as the time displayed on the sub-display 25 in the state of (b-1) in FIG. 2 when the folding cellular phone is placed on the desktop holder 52 and external power is supplied. Shows the state that is displayed upside down. That is, the display direction of information such as time displayed on the sub-display 25 is the same as the display direction of the main display 23. In other words, the display direction of information such as the time displayed on the sub-display 25 is a display direction with the side on which the external terminal 41 is formed facing down. In order to make it easier to see that the foldable mobile phone is displayed 90 degrees apart, it is rotated 90 degrees so that information such as the upright time is displayed. When the folding cellular phone is lifted from the desktop holder 52, information such as the original time is displayed on the sub-display 25 as shown in FIG.
[0032]
FIG. 2B-3 is a right side view. Here, the folding cellular phone placed on the desktop holder 52 is placed with the hinge 43 positioned on the upper side so that it can be easily opened, and the external power supply terminal of the desktop holder 52 contacts the external terminal 41 on the bottom surface. To supply power.
[0033]
As described above, when the folding mobile phone is easily opened on the desktop holder 52, the hinge 43 is placed on the upper side, and when the battery is charged by supplying power from the AC adapter 51 to the folding mobile phone, When the supply of the external power supply is detected, information such as the time can be displayed in an easy-to-read manner on the sub-display 25 as shown in FIG. .
[0034]
FIG. 3 shows a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention.
In FIG. 3, at S1, the power is turned on. This turns on the power of the foldable mobile phone shown in FIGS.
[0035]
In S2, it is determined whether the external power source is detected (voltage or current detection). This determines whether the power supply detection circuit 31 in FIG. 1 has detected the supply of external power. If YES, the process proceeds to S5. If NO, the process proceeds to S3.
[0036]
In S5, when YES in S2, it is determined that the external power supply is supplied, so the display direction of the sub-display 25 is reversed upside down and displayed as shown in S6. As a result, the display direction of the sub-display 25 is displayed upside down as shown in S6. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2B-2, the hinge 43 is placed on the desktop holder 52. When placed easy to open, information such as upright time will be displayed.
[0037]
Further, S3 is NO in S2, and it has been determined that battery power is supplied, so the display on the sub-display 25 is displayed as it is, and is displayed as shown in S4. Thereby, the display on the sub-display 25 is displayed correctly as shown in S4, and information such as the upright time is displayed in the case of battery power supply as shown in FIG. Will be.
[0038]
In the above embodiment, the folding cellular phone is placed on the desktop holder 52 as shown in FIGS. 2 (b-2) and (b-3). When the foldable mobile phone is placed with the 52 facing sideways, etc., it is inverted 90 degrees to display the information such as the time correctly, and further inverted horizontally to display the information such as the time correctly. May be. In any case, when the folding mobile phone is placed on the desktop holder 5 and the power supply is detected, the information such as the upright time can be seen in the direction that is easy for the user to see, that is, the direction that the user sees. Any reverse display of °, 180 °, and 270 ° may be performed.
[0039]
(Appendix 1)
In an information processing apparatus having a display that is visible even when folded,
Means for detecting that power is supplied from the outside;
An information processing apparatus comprising: display control means for changing a display direction of the display when supply of power from the outside is detected by the means.
[0040]
(Appendix 2)
A first display that is invisible when folded and a second display that is visible even when folded, and the display direction displayed on the first display is displayed on the second display In a foldable information processing apparatus different from the display direction,
Means for detecting that power is supplied from the outside;
Folding information processing apparatus comprising: a display control unit configured to cause the second display to have the same direction as the display direction of the first display when supply of power from the outside is detected by the unit .
[0041]
(Appendix 3)
In a foldable information processing apparatus having an external terminal and a display that is visible even when folded,
When power is supplied from the external terminal in the folded state, the display direction of the information displayed on the display has display control means for setting the display direction to be on the side where the external terminal is formed. A foldable information processing apparatus.
[0042]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the display direction of information displayed on the sub-display 25 is automatically reversed when the foldable mobile phone is attached to the charger in a folded state. Even when power is supplied, information such as time can be displayed in an easy-to-read manner.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a foldable mobile phone of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
11: Antenna 12: Wireless transmission / reception unit 13: Baseband processing unit 21: Control unit 22, 24: Display driver 23: Main display 25: Sub display 26: Keyboard 31: Power supply detection circuit 32: Voltage or current detection circuit 41: External Terminal 43: Hinge 51: AC adapter 52: Desktop holder

Claims (3)

In an information processing apparatus having a display that is visible even when folded,
Means for detecting that power is supplied from the outside;
An information processing apparatus comprising: display control means for changing a display direction of the display when supply of power from the outside is detected by the means.   When a power supply from the outside is detected by the means, a display control means is provided for changing the display direction of the display that is visible even when folded to the same direction as the display direction of the display that is not visible when folded. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1.   Display control means for changing a display direction of the display to a display direction with a side on which an external terminal for supplying power from the outside is formed facing down when supply of power from the outside is detected by the means; The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

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