JP4353021B2 - Charging stand and event occurrence notification method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a charging stand and an event occurrence notification method for notifying an event that has occurred in a portable information terminal.

  The portable information terminal is provided with a function for notifying the occurrence of an event such as an incoming call or a time alarm by sound, light blinking, vibration, etc., and the user notifies the occurrence of the event according to the usage pattern Set. However, when the user is away or not nearby, the ring tone continues to sound, and notification of the occurrence of the event may be annoying to other people around.

  For this reason, there is a case in which a method for notifying an occurrence of an event to the portable information terminal is set so that no ring tone is generated, and charging is performed using a charging stand. In such a case, when an event occurs, light flashes or the occurrence of the event is notified. However, since the light emitter that generates light is generally small, the light is weak and the user may not notice the occurrence of the event. Even if it is set to drive the vibrator when an event occurs, a vibration sound is generated by the vibrator drive, and a sound is generated contrary to the user's purpose set for the purpose of not generating the sound.

  Thus, a charging device has been proposed that notifies the occurrence of an event by installing a pole in the charging device and moving the pole when the event occurs (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a charging device that is a doll or animal-type charging device that notifies the occurrence of an event by moving a limb or the like of the charging device when an event occurs has been proposed (for example, see Patent Document 2). .)

JP 2001-16792 A (paragraphs (0016) to (0027), FIG. 1) JP 2002-368858 A (paragraphs (0018) to (0095), FIG. 1)

  However, since the charging devices described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 perform notification of the type of event by voice, there is a risk of annoying the surrounding people.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a charging stand that notifies the occurrence of an event and the type of the event that has occurred without generating a sound.

Charge Dendai Ru good in the present invention, detection means for detecting whether there is a person around, and a communication means for receiving information indicating the events that have occurred on the portable information terminal from the portable information terminal, generated by portable information terminal Controls the operation of the notification means according to the type of information received from the portable information terminal by the notification means for notifying the event, and according to the result of detecting whether or not there is a person around the detection means. And a control means for performing the above. According to such a configuration, a method for notifying the occurrence of an event can be determined according to whether or not there are people around.

  The notification unit may include a drive unit that moves the charging stand, and the control unit may control the movement of the drive unit of the notification unit according to the type of information received from the portable information terminal. According to such a configuration, the occurrence of an event and the type of the event that has occurred can be notified by the movement of the charging stand.

  The notification unit may include a display unit that displays information, and the control unit may control the content displayed by the display unit of the notification unit according to the type of information received from the portable information terminal. According to such a configuration, the occurrence of an event and the type of event that has occurred can be notified by display on the display unit.

Louis vent occurrence notification method by the present invention receives information indicating the events that have occurred on the portable information terminal from the portable information terminal, in accordance with the type of information received from the portable information terminal, generated by portable information terminal Events This is a method of notifying the event that occurred in the portable information terminal by determining the method of notifying the event, and detecting whether there is a person in the surroundings. According to the result, the method for notifying the occurrence of the event is changed. According to such a method, it is possible to determine a method for notifying the occurrence of an event according to whether or not there is a person around.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the portable information terminal in charge, it can alert | report the generation | occurrence | production of the event to a user, and the kind of generated event, without generating a sound.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a charging stand 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The charging stand 1 receives a state and settings of a mobile phone 2 as an example of a portable information terminal, and transmits a state of the charging stand 1 and surrounding conditions to the mobile phone 2. Sensor section (detection means) 15 for detecting whether or not there is, attitude detection section 16 for detecting the state of the charging base, driving / display section for moving the charging base 1 and displaying information (notification means, driving section) Display section) 14, a control section 12 for controlling each section, and a bus 13 for connecting the sections.

  The charging stand 1 and the mobile phone 2 communicate with each other via, for example, an asynchronous serial signal via the communication unit 11. The control unit 12 is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and stores settings of operations performed by the charging stand 1 when various events occur. Yes.

  The drive / display unit 10 includes a drive device such as a motor for performing operations such as rotation, a display device 31 such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for performing illumination display, animation display, and the like. It is constituted by.

  The sensor unit 15 detects whether or not the mobile phone 2 is connected to the charging stand 1 and detects whether or not there is a person around the charging stand 1. For example, a pyroelectric element or an ultrasonic sensor It is realized by a sensor such as The posture detection unit 16 is realized by a position sensor or the like that detects what state the charging stand 1 is in.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of an external appearance of the charging stand 1 of the present invention. The charging stand 1 is connected to the mobile phone 2, and includes an upper stage 1 a that charges the mobile phone 2, a display device 31 such as an LCD, and a middle stage that includes sensors 15 a to 15 f that detect whether or not there are people around. 1b and the lower stage part 1c provided with the wheels 30a-30d which move the charging stand 1 are included. Note that the surface on which the display unit 23 of the mobile phone 2 becomes the front when the mobile phone 2 is connected is the front surface of the charging stand 1.

  FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the middle step 1b as seen from above. As shown in FIG. 3, the sensor 15a is installed on the front right side, the sensor 15b is installed on the front left side, the sensor 15f is installed on the rear right side, the sensor 15e is installed on the rear left side, and the sensor 15c is installed on the right front side. The sensor 15d is installed on the left side of the front surface. Sensors 15a, 15b, 15e, and 15f are sensors having a wide directivity (for example, 180 ° on a horizontal plane), and sensors 15c and 15d have a narrow directivity (for example, A sensor is used (30 ° on a horizontal plane, etc.). FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration example of the sensor 15c which is a sensor with narrow directivity. FIG. 4A is a side view of the sensor 15c that is a sensor having a narrow directivity, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the sensor 15c that is a sensor having a narrow directivity. The sensor 15d has the same configuration as the sensor 15c. FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the charging stand 1 of the present invention. The upper stage 1a and the middle stage 1b are connected via a shaft 33. The shaft 33 is connected to a motor 32c. When the motor 32c rotates, the upper stage 1a is rotated. The shaft 33 is connected to a motor (not shown) that moves the shaft 33 up and down, and performs a vertical vibration operation that moves the upper portion 1a up and down according to the rotational operation of the motor.

  The middle step portion 1b and the lower step portion 1c are connected by a gimbal structure portion 14. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a configuration example of the gimbal structure portion 14. The gimbal structure portion 14 includes an ellipse portion 14a installed at the lower portion of the middle step portion 1b, a bearing portion 14b that supports the ellipse portion 14a, and a motor 14c that rotates the bearing portion 14b of the lower step portion 1c. When the motor 14c rotates, the bearing portion 14b of the middle stage portion 1b rotates to move the elliptical portion 14a. Then, the angle at which the middle step portion 1b is tilted changes, and the middle step portion 1b and the upper step portion 1a perform, for example, a left-right vibration operation that swings left and right like a pendulum.

  FIG. 7 is a view of the charging stand 1 of the present invention as viewed from below. As shown in FIG. 6, four wheels 30 a to 30 d are installed in the lower step portion 1 c. The wheels 30a and 30b, which are front wheels, are connected to the motor 32a, and the orientation on the horizontal plane changes according to the operation of the motor 32a. The wheels 30c and 30d, which are rear wheels, rotate according to the operation of the motor 32b.

  The control unit 12 controls the operation of the motor 32a and the motor 32b according to the sensor that detects the person among the sensors 15a to 15f. Control of each motor performed by the control unit 12 in accordance with a sensor that detects a person will be described. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining control of each motor performed by the control unit 12 in accordance with a sensor that detects a person.

  When sensor 15a or sensor 15f detects a person (step S101), charging base 1 is turned to the right (step S102) until sensors 15c and 15d detect the person. Specifically, the control unit 12 causes the motor 32a to change the direction of the wheels 30a and 30b to the right and rotate the motor 32b until the sensor 15c and the sensor 15d detect a person. Rotate 30d. Then, the charging stand 1 turns to the right.

  When the sensor 15b or the sensor 15e detects a person (step S103), the charging stand 1 is turned to the left until the sensor 15c and the sensor 15d detect the person (step S104). Specifically, the control unit 12 causes the motor 32a to change the direction of the wheels 30a and 30b to the left and rotate the motor 32b until the sensor 15c and the sensor 15d detect a person. Rotate 30d. Then, the charging stand 1 turns to the left.

  When the sensor 15c and the sensor 15d detect a person, the control unit 12 causes the motor 32a to change the direction of the wheel 30a and the wheel 30b to a direction perpendicular to the front surface, and rotates the motor 32b to change the wheel 30c and the wheel 30d. Rotate. Then, the charging stand 1 moves forward. When the charging stand 1 approaches a person, the person is positioned between the range detected by the sensor 15c and the range detected by the sensor 15d, and the sensor 15c and the sensor 15d do not detect the person. Therefore, the control unit 12 rotates the motor 32b, rotates the wheels 30c and 30d, and advances the charging stand 1 until the sensors 15c and 15d do not detect a person (step S105).

  The drive / display unit 10 includes each motor, and the sensor unit 15 includes each sensor. Moreover, the upper stage part 1a and the middle stage part 1b are electrically connected by a slip ring or the like, for example, and the middle stage part 1b and the lower stage part 1c are connected by an electric cable or the like.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the mobile phone 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention. A cellular phone 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an antenna 21, a radio unit 22 that transmits and receives radio signals via the antenna 21, a display unit 23 that displays information, a transmitter 24 that is a microphone, and a receiver 25 that is a speaker. , A storage unit 26 that stores information, a communication unit 27 that transmits and receives information to and from the charging stand 1, and a control unit 28 that controls each unit.

  Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 10 and 11 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

  When an event occurs (step S201), the mobile phone 2 determines whether or not it is connected to the charging stand 1 (step S202). Specifically, the control unit 28 transmits a confirmation command for confirming whether or not the charging unit 1 is connected to the charging unit 1 via the communication unit 27. When the control unit 12 of the mobile phone 2 receives the confirmation command via the communication unit 11, the control unit 12 transmits information indicating that the connection is established via the communication unit 11 and the communication unit 27 of the mobile phone 2. It transmits to the control part 28. When the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 receives the information indicating that it is connected, the control unit 28 determines that it is connected to the charging stand 1 and displays information indicating that it is connected even if a predetermined time has elapsed. If it is not received, it is determined that the charging base 1 is not connected. When the mobile phone 2 is not connected to the charging stand 1, the charging stand 1 does not operate. Then, the mobile phone 2 performs a preset normal event occurrence notification operation (for example, ringing sound and vibrator driving) (step S203).

  When it is determined that the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 is connected to the charging stand 1, it is confirmed whether or not the storage unit 26 of the mobile phone 2 stores the operation when connected to the charging stand 1. (Step S204). Here, when the storage unit 26 of the mobile phone 2 does not store information indicating the operation when connected to the charging stand 1, the mobile phone 2 does not drive the vibrator when an event occurs, A sound is generated to notify the occurrence of (step S205).

  When the storage unit 26 of the mobile phone 2 stores information indicating the operation when connected to the charging stand 1, the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 is connected to the communication unit 27 and the communication unit 11 of the charging stand 1. Then, a detection command indicating that the sensor unit 15 detects whether there is a person around is transmitted to the control unit 12. When receiving the detection command, the control unit 12 causes the sensor unit 15 to detect whether or not there is a person around (step S206). When the sensor unit 15 does not detect a person around, the control unit 12 transmits information indicating that there is no person around the charging stand 1 via the communication unit 11 and the communication unit 27 of the mobile phone 2. 2 to the control unit 28. When the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 receives the information indicating that there is no person around the charging stand 1, the control unit 28 determines whether or not the storage unit 26 stores an operation when there is no person around the charging stand 1. Confirmation is made (step S207). When the storage unit 26 stores an operation when there is no person around the charging stand 1, the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 displays the event occurrence history according to the operation stored in the storage unit 26. Or display the answering machine function (step S208).

  When the sensor unit 15 detects surrounding people, the control unit 12 of the charging stand 1 causes the driving / display unit 10 to move the charging stand 1 in the direction in which the person is present (step S209). When the control unit 12 moves the charging stand 1 in the direction in which the person is present, the control unit 12 operates based on the flowchart shown in FIG. At this time, the control unit 12 may change the direction so that the front surface of the charging base 1 is directed in the direction in which the person is present without moving the charging base 1 in the direction in which the person is present.

  When the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 does not store the operation after the event occurrence history is displayed on the display unit 23, the operation when the storage unit of the mobile phone 2 has no people around the charging stand 1, And the operation | movement after the charging stand 1 moves to the direction where a person exists is demonstrated with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  The control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 transmits a control command indicating the occurrence of an event and the type of the generated event to the control unit 12 of the charging stand 1 via the communication unit 27 and the communication unit 11 of the charging stand 1. . When the event is an incoming voice call (step S210), the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 sends a control command indicating the occurrence of the incoming voice call via the communication unit 27 and the communication unit 11 of the charging stand 1 to the charging stand 1. To the control unit 12. The charging unit control unit 12 causes the driving / display unit 10 to perform, for example, a rotating operation of rotating the charging table 1 (step S211). At this time, the control unit of the mobile phone 2 continues to transmit the control command until the voice incoming call is finished, and the control unit 12 of the charging base is connected to the drive / display unit 10 while the control command is being received. Continue to rotate.

  If the event is an incoming e-mail (step S212), the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 uses the communication unit 27 and the communication unit 11 of the charging stand 1 to control the incoming e-mail. Is transmitted to the control unit 12 of the charging stand 1. The control unit 12 of the charging stand causes the driving / display unit 10 to perform a left-right vibration operation that swings the mobile phone 2 left and right like a pendulum for a predetermined time, for example (step S213).

  If the event is a time alarm ringing (step S214), the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 sends a control command indicating the ringing of the alarm via the communication unit 27 and the communication unit 11 of the charging stand 1. It transmits to the control part 12 of the charging stand 1. The control unit 12 of the charging stand causes the drive / display unit 10 to perform a vertical vibration operation that vibrates the mobile phone 2 up and down during a predetermined alarm ringing time, for example (step S215).

  If the event is the end of charging of the mobile phone 2 (step S216), the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 indicates the end of charging via the communication unit 27 and the communication unit 11 of the charging stand 1. A control command is transmitted to the control unit 12 of the charging stand 1. The control unit 12 of the charging stand causes the driving / display unit 10 to, for example, fix the mobile phone 2 by rotating it 180 degrees (step S217).

  The control unit 12 may show the user that the charging stand 1 is moving in a pseudo manner by changing the illumination displayed on the LED or LCD of the display device 31 of the drive / display unit 10.

  Further, the control unit 28 of the mobile phone 2 may control the operation of the charging stand 1 instead of the control unit 12.

  Note that the control unit 12 may change the speed and direction of rotation of the upper stage 1a in accordance with the origin of the call received by the mobile phone 2, or the rotation of the shaft 33 and the operation of the gimbal structure unit 14. In combination, the type of rotation may be changed by rolling, pitching, or yawing the upper stage 1a. Further, the connection between the middle step portion 1b and the lower step portion 1c may not be a gimbal structure, and may be a connection using a free pan head, a gyroscope or the like, for example.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, notification of an event occurrence and an event type in the mobile phone 2 being charged can be performed more prominently without generating a sound.

  In addition, according to this embodiment, when the mobile phone 2 is connected to the charging stand 1, the user switches the method of notifying the occurrence of an event to the user and the type of the event that has occurred. No need to change every time you charge.

  Furthermore, according to this embodiment, when the generated event is a user accessing another user, such as an incoming voice call, for example, the sensor detects whether there is a person around, If the sensor does not detect a person in the vicinity, it can notify the caller that the person is not in the vicinity by executing an answering machine function.

  In addition, the structure of the charging stand by this invention is not limited to the structure described in this Example, What is necessary is just a structure which can make a charging stand perform multiple types of operation | movement.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a charging base of a portable information terminal used in a place where a user does not want to generate sound.

It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of the charging stand of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows one example of an external appearance of the charging stand of this invention. It is sectional drawing which looked at the middle step part from the upper surface. It is explanatory drawing which shows one structural example of a sensor with narrow directivity. It is side surface sectional drawing of the charging stand of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of 1 structure of a gimbal structure part. It is the figure which looked at the charging stand of this invention from the bottom. It is a flowchart explaining control of each motor which a control part performs according to the sensor which detected the person. It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the mobile telephone of embodiment of this invention. It is a 1st flowchart explaining operation | movement of embodiment of this invention. It is a 2nd flowchart explaining operation | movement of embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Charging stand 1a Upper stage part 1b Middle stage part 1c Lower stage part 2 Mobile phone 10 Drive / display part 11, 27 Communication part 12, 28 Control part 13 Bus 14 Gimbal structure part 14a Ellipse part 14b Bearing part 14c Motor 15 Sensor part 15a, 15b , 15c, 15d, 15e, 15f Sensor 16 Attitude detection unit 21 Antenna 22 Radio unit 23 Display unit 24 Transmitter 25 Handset 26 Storage unit 30a, 30b, 30c, 30d Wheel 31 Display device 32a, 32b, 32c Motor 33 Axis

Claims (4)

In the charging stand of the portable information terminal,
Detection means for detecting whether there are people around,
Communication means for receiving information indicating an event that has occurred in the portable information terminal from the portable information terminal;
An informing means for informing an event that has occurred in the portable information terminal;
Control means for controlling the operation of the notifying means according to the type of information received by the communication means from the portable information terminal and according to the result of detecting whether or not there is a person around the detecting means; A charging stand characterized by comprising: The notification means includes a drive unit that moves the charging stand,
Control means, depending on the type of information received from the portable information terminal, the charging stand according to claim 1, wherein controlling the movement of the driving part of the notification means. The notification means includes a display unit for displaying information,
Control means, depending on the type of information received from the portable information terminal, the charging stand according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said display portion of said notification means to control what is displayed. In the method in which the charging stand of the portable information terminal notifies that an event has occurred in the portable information terminal,
Receiving information indicating an event occurred in the portable information terminal from the portable information terminal;
According to the type of information received from the portable information terminal, determine a method for notifying an event that has occurred in the portable information terminal,
A method for notifying an event that has occurred in the portable information terminal in a method for informing the determined event;
Detect if there are people around,
An event occurrence notifying method characterized by changing a method for notifying occurrence of an event according to a result of detecting whether or not there is a person around.

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