JP4561555B2 - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone terminal.

  In recent years, mobile phone terminals have become widespread, and not only adults but also children often carry mobile phone terminals.

  On the other hand, there are mobile phone terminals on the market with various designs and operability, and the user can select his / her preference from a large number of mobile phone terminals with various designs and operability. I purchase and use the one with the design and operability.

  In Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-8695 (Patent Document 1), an operation unit and a display unit are variably connected to each other, and a rotational position detection sensor is connected to a rotation support unit that connects the operation unit and the display unit to each other. The application program stored in the memory card attached to the attachment unit is associated with each of the preset relative positions of the operation unit and display unit connected to each other, and the rotational position is detected. A portable information terminal is disclosed in which an application program is automatically activated in accordance with the relative position of an operation unit and a display unit detected by a sensor.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-8695 (FIG. 3)

  By the way, when we commercialize mobile phone terminals based on the concept of having them for children etc., we think that something different from the design and operability of mobile phone terminals sold for adults will be required. It is done. That is, it is considered necessary to commercialize a mobile phone terminal that is easier to hold and handle for children who are smaller than adults and are not accustomed to detailed operations.

  In addition, in a current mobile phone terminal, for example, when making a desired application such as making a phone call, creating or sending / receiving an e-mail, editing an address book, or a built-in electronic game, for example, hierarchization The menu necessary for executing the desired application must be found from a large number of menus that have been searched, and various selection operations must be performed on the found menu, and the child understands all of them. It is difficult to use it.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal that is easy to understand and use for children, for example, when the children have them.

A portable communication terminal according to the present invention is provided on at least a first casing having a display unit, a second casing, and a first casing, and an outer periphery surrounding the display unit of the first casing. A rotation operator that is rotatable along the rotation operator, a protrusion that is formed on the rotation operator and rotates the rotation operator, and an indicator that is a mark of a rotation position when the rotation operator is rotated, A rotation operation unit rotation detection unit that detects the rotation direction and rotation amount of the rotation operation unit, a connection unit that relatively rotatably connects the first and second housings, and a relative relationship via the connection unit. A relative angle detection unit that detects a relative angle between the first and second housings that have been rotated and the first and second relative angle detection units detected from the plurality of application programs. An application program that selectively activates an application program according to the relative angle with the second housing. By having an application activation control unit and an execution control unit that controls the execution of the application program activated according to the relative angle of the first and second housings according to the output of the rotation operator rotation detection unit, Solve the above-mentioned problems.

  That is, according to the present invention, the application program can be started by relatively rotating the first and second housings, and the execution control of the application is performed by rotating the rotary operator. Yes.

  In the present invention, the application program can be started with a simple operation of relatively rotating the first and second housings, and the application execution control can be performed with a simple operation of rotating the rotary operator. For example, when a child uses the portable communication terminal, a portable communication terminal that is easy to understand and use for the child can be provided.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the present embodiment, a mobile phone terminal is cited as an example of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention. Of course, the content described here is merely an example, and it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this example. Yes.

[Appearance and configuration of mobile phone terminal]
1 to 6 show a schematic appearance of a mobile phone terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 3 to 6 are front views of the mobile phone terminal of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view.

  The mobile phone terminal 1 of this embodiment includes an upper housing 2 and a lower housing 3.

  The upper casing 2 has a circuit configuration to be described later, and includes a display 5 and a camera unit 6 such as three buttons 8 and a ring-shaped rotary dial unit 7 on the upper main surface side.

  The ring-shaped rotary dial portion 7 is rotatable in the direction of the arrow Ya in FIG. 1, and the display 5 is arranged inside the ring. Further, the ring-shaped rotary dial portion 7 has a protrusion 7a for facilitating the rotation operation of the ring-shaped rotary dial portion 7 with a finger or the like, and a rotational position when the ring-shaped rotary dial portion 7 is rotated. An indicator portion 7b serving as a mark is provided. The upper casing 2 is also provided with a dial rotation detection unit for detecting the rotation direction, rotation amount, and rotation angle when the ring-shaped rotation dial unit 7 is rotated.

  The display 5 is a flat display device such as a liquid crystal. On the screen of the display 5, for example, telephone numbers, e-mail characters, icons, photographic images, so-called videophone images, and the like are displayed.

  The camera unit 6 has a lens system and an imaging device, functions as a so-called digital camera or video camera, and performs video phone image shooting during a video phone call.

  The three buttons 8 are operators that can be pressed and associated with predetermined telephone numbers and e-mail addresses. When a desired one of the three buttons 8 is pressed by the user, the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment makes a call to the telephone number associated with the pressed button, or Make a call to an e-mail address. If any one of these buttons 8 is pressed for a predetermined time or more, the videophone function is activated, and videophone communication is performed with a partner terminal registered for the button. You may be able to.

  The lower housing 3 has a circuit configuration therein. A strap attachment portion 4 is provided on the side surface of the lower housing 3, and the strap string 9 is wound inside the lower housing 3 in a state where the strap string 9 can be pulled out by an automatic winding mechanism. Is stored. When the strap string 9 is pulled out, the automatic take-up mechanism automatically holds the pull-out length and the strap string 9 in the pulled-out state by lightly pulling and releasing the hand. And a winding mechanism. A hook portion (not shown) that passes through the ring of the strap attachment portion 4 is provided at the tip of the strap string 9. Therefore, in the mobile phone terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, a strap whose length can be changed is formed by pulling out the strap string 9 to a desired length and hooking the hook portion on the ring portion of the strap attachment portion 4. become.

  Moreover, between the said upper housing | casing 2 and the lower housing | casing 3, the rotation connection mechanism for enabling relative rotation between these housing | casings, and the relative rotation angle between these housing | casings are detected. A housing rotation detection unit is also provided. That is, according to the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment, since the rotation connecting mechanism is provided, the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3 are relatively moved as indicated by an arrow Yb in FIGS. 3 and 5. The relative rotation angle between the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3 can be detected by the housing rotation detection unit.

[Application launch function by relative rotation between housings]
Here, in the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment, an application can be selected by a relative rotation operation between the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the relative rotation angle between the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3 is 0 degree (reference rotation angle), the incoming call waiting application is activated. FIG. 4 shows an example in which a clock image is displayed on the display 5 as a standby screen when the incoming call standby state is set.

  On the other hand, when the relative rotation angle between the upper casing 2 and the lower casing 3 is changed, the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment supports a plurality of selectable applications, for example, as shown in FIG. Icons 10 a to 10 d are displayed on the screen of the display 5. FIG. 5 shows an example in which the icon 10a corresponds to a telephone application, the icon 10b corresponds to an electronic game application, the icon 10c corresponds to an e-mail application, and the icon 10d corresponds to a video clip application.

  The mobile phone terminal 1 of this embodiment rotates and moves these icons 10a to 10d along the circumference of the screen of the display 5 every time the relative rotation angle of the upper casing 2 and the lower casing 3 is changed. In addition to displaying, depending on the relative rotation angle at that time, any one of the icons 10a to 10d is made larger than the other icons or displayed in a different color so as to be distinguishable. The icon displayed so as to be distinguishable from the other icons indicates that an application corresponding to the icon is selected. And the mobile telephone terminal 1 of this embodiment starts the application corresponding to the icon. Note that the application is started at this time by, for example, preventing the relative rotation angle of the upper casing 2 and the lower casing 3 from changing for a predetermined time, or by lowering the display 5 Is provided when a push switch is turned on when the display 5 is pressed, or a push switch is provided at the bottom of the ring-shaped rotary dial portion 7 to This is performed when the rotary switch 7 is turned on by pressing the rotary dial unit 7. Of course, such an application activation example is merely an example, and other activation methods may be adopted.

  Here, among the applications corresponding to the icons 10a to 10d, for example, when an e-mail application corresponding to the icon 10c is activated and the e-mail application enters a mail text creation mode, the mobile phone terminal 1 displays For example, a mail creation screen as shown in FIG. Of course, the display example of FIG. 6 is an example, and it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to this example.

  As shown in the example of FIG. 6, the cellular phone terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is arranged along the circumference of the display 5 as shown in the example of FIG. Then, icons 13 corresponding to each “row” from “a” representing “a line” to “wa” representing “wa line” are displayed. Further, at this time, the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment displays any one of the icons 13 such that one of the icons 13a is larger than the other icons, for example, in a different color (see FIG. 6). In the example, display large).

  Furthermore, when the ring-shaped rotary dial unit 7 is rotated while the icons 13 are displayed as described above, the cellular phone terminal 1 according to the present embodiment performs the above-described operation according to the rotation operation. The icons 13a displayed so as to be distinguishable from the icons are sequentially changed to adjacent icons. And if the said icon 13a is selected in the state, the mobile telephone terminal 1 of this embodiment will confirm selection of the "line" corresponding to the icon 13a. Note that the selection of the icon at this time (that is, the selection of “row”) is performed by, for example, stopping the rotation of the ring-shaped rotary dial unit 7 for a predetermined time, or in the lower part of the display 5. A push switch is provided, which is performed when the push switch is turned on when the display 5 is pressed, or a push switch is provided at the lower part of the ring-shaped rotary dial unit 7 to rotate the ring. This is performed when the dial switch 7 is pressed to turn on the push switch. Of course, these icon selection methods are merely examples, and other methods may be adopted.

  When “row” is selected as described above, the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment displays the icon 14 of each character in the “column” included in the selected “row” in the icon 13a. An array is displayed in the vicinity (for example, the inner circumference side). FIG. 6 illustrates an example in which the icons 14 of the characters “SA” to “SO” included in the “SA” are displayed when “SA” is selected. At this time, the cellular phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment displays any one of the icons 14 of each character so that the icon 14a can be distinguished from other icons, for example, by making it larger than another icon or by using a different color (see FIG. In the example of FIG.

  In the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment, when the ring-shaped rotary dial unit 7 is rotated when the icon 14 of each character as described above is displayed, according to the rotation operation, The icons 14a displayed so as to be distinguishable from the other icons are sequentially changed to adjacent icons. And if the said icon 14a is selected in the state, the mobile telephone terminal 1 of this embodiment will confirm selection of the "character" corresponding to the icon 14a. It should be noted that the icon selection method at this time can use the same method as the above-described “row” icon selection.

  When “characters” are determined in this way, the cellular phone terminal 1 according to the present embodiment displays the character strings 12 that are sequentially determined, for example, near the center of the screen of the display 5. That is, these character strings 12 are e-mail texts being created. FIG. 6 shows an example in which characters up to “Yuenchi” are confirmed as the character string 12 and the cursor 11 is displayed thereafter.

  In the above description, the example in which the icon selected by the rotation operation of the ring-shaped rotary dial unit 7 corresponds to “line” or “character” is described. The icon selected by the operation is, for example, an icon corresponding to a character or word that is being input or before or after input, a candidate character or candidate word that is predicted based on the context, that is, a conversion candidate that is used in a so-called predicted character conversion process. May be.

  FIG. 6 described above shows an example in which the e-mail application is activated and a mail text creation screen is displayed. For example, when an application corresponding to the icon 10d is selected in FIG. For example, the mobile phone terminal 1 displays, for example, the first thumbnail image of a video clip that has already been taken along the screen circumference of the display 5. The illustration of this example is omitted. When any one of the thumbnail images is selected by operating the ring-shaped rotary dial unit 7 from among the thumbnail images as described above, the cellular phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment The video clip is reproduced or the data of the video clip is transferred to the outside.

[Signal transmission function by rotating the casing or rotating the ring-shaped rotary dial]
Here, as described above, the cellular phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment can rotate the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3 relatively, and can rotate the ring-shaped rotary dial unit. Therefore, it is possible to realize a unique usage method that cannot be considered in the conventional general mobile phone terminal.

  As an example of the above unique usage method, in the present embodiment, a predetermined rotation operation of the upper casing 2 and the lower casing 3 or a predetermined rotation operation of the ring-shaped rotary dial unit, and a predetermined registration registered in advance. Calls to telephone numbers and transmissions to predetermined e-mail addresses registered in advance may be linked. In the following description, only a predetermined rotation operation of the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3 is taken as an example. Further, as the predetermined rotating operation of the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3, for example, a rotating operation that quickly rotates the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3 or reverses the rotation direction quickly and alternately. Can be mentioned. Of course, they are only examples, and it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to these examples.

  In the present embodiment, when a predetermined rotation operation of the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3 is performed, the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment automatically makes a call to a predetermined telephone number registered in advance. A signal automatic transmission function for automatically transmitting a predetermined emergency signal to a pre-registered e-mail address is provided. In addition, as the predetermined telephone number and the predetermined e-mail address, when a child uses the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment, the telephone number of the mobile phone terminal owned by the child's parent or the like E-mail address, phone number and e-mail address of fixed terminal at home, phone number and e-mail address set in cradle to be described later, emergency phone number and emergency e-mail address of the security company with which the parent has contracted Can be mentioned.

  As described above, the cellular phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment automatically sends a predetermined signal to a predetermined telephone number or e-mail address when a predetermined rotation operation of the upper casing 2 and the lower casing 3 is performed. Since the transmission is enabled, when an emergency occurs such that a child who is a user of the mobile phone terminal 1 is taken away by a suspicious person, the child has an emergency in the parent or a security company. It will be possible to immediately report what has been done. As a result, parents and security companies can quickly and appropriately deal with such emergency situations.

  In the above description, the predetermined rotation operation of the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3 is taken as an example. However, the same emergency contact as described above is performed according to the predetermined rotation operation of the ring-shaped rotation dial unit. Anyway.

  In addition, the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment has a so-called GPS (Global Positioning System) function, and when performing the emergency contact, for example, a predetermined telephone number or a predetermined e-mail address registered in advance is addressed. In addition, a function of automatically transmitting the current position information detected by the GPS function may be provided. Furthermore, when the current position information is automatically transmitted, for example, a videophone function may be activated and a video signal captured by the camera unit 6 may be transmitted simultaneously.

[Location information transmission function when using a videophone]
As described above, the cellular phone terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the case where the videophone function is activated at the same time as the emergency call. The current position information can be transmitted even when the system is started up.

  For example, when the current position information and the video signal are transmitted by activating the GPS function and the videophone function of the child mobile phone terminal 1, the video signal is sent to the parent mobile phone terminal through the mobile phone system. The current position information is sent to the parent mobile phone terminal via a predetermined navigation service server. At this time, the predetermined navigation service server sends the map data for displaying the position together with the current position information of the child mobile phone terminal 1 to the parent mobile phone terminal.

  As a result, the current position 102 of the child (current position 102 of the mobile phone terminal 1) is displayed on the map on the screen of the display 100 of the parent mobile phone terminal, for example, as shown in FIG. A videophone video window 101 from the terminal 1 corresponding to the position is displayed. And when a child moves, the said current position 102 on the screen of the display 100 of the said parent | mobile_phone terminal will also move according to the said child's movement. When the current position 102 deviates from the range of the map displayed in the example of FIG. 7, new map data that can display the current position 102 on the display screen is supplied from a predetermined navigation service server. Will be. Note that a window 103 displayed on the lower right of the screen, for example, is a window for a parent videophone video imaged by the camera unit of the parent mobile phone terminal.

  As described above, in the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment, the GPS function and the videophone function are activated, and the current position information and the videophone video signal can be transmitted to a predetermined destination. For example, when a child who is a user of the mobile phone terminal 1 wants to contact his / her parent because he / she has lost his / her way, or when he / she wants to contact his / her parent because he / she is injured, or when he / she goes out, When you are picked up by your child, you can automatically notify your parents of your current location and videophone video. Thereby, the parent can give an accurate instruction to the child based on the current position of the child.

[Paste QR code]
The cellular phone terminal 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has a function of converting input voice, text, a simple image, etc. into a so-called QR (Quick Response) code, and image data of the QR code, for example, taken by the camera unit 6. A function for adding images to images (for example, self-portraited images) and the like, and a function for photographing a printed QR code with the camera unit 6, recognizing the QR code from the photographed image, and restoring voice, text, etc. ing.

[Cooperation with cradle]
The cellular phone terminal 1 according to the present embodiment can be charged by non-contact power supply from a dish-shaped cradle 80 as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, and can exchange data with the cradle 80 by non-contact communication. It has a function to send and receive.

  Data sent from the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment to the cradle 80 by non-contact communication includes still images and moving image data captured by the camera unit 6, image data to which the QR code is added, and e-mail data. Schedule data, text data such as comments, and the like. In addition, the cradle 80 can store data taken from one mobile phone terminal 1 and then pass the stored data to another mobile phone terminal 1.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the cradle 80 includes a terminal tray housing 81 having a dish-shaped recess 83 and a base housing 82, and the terminal tray housing 81, the base housing 82, and the like. A printer unit for performing color printing on the printing paper 87 and preparing and feeding it in the direction of the arrow Yd in FIG. In the printer unit, color printing of still image data (including still image data extracted from a moving image) received from the mobile phone terminal 1 is performed. In particular, according to the present embodiment, the printer unit can also print data such as an image to which the above-described QR code is added. The start of the color printing is started by, for example, pressing a print button 85 provided on the terminal tray unit housing 83 or receiving a print start command transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the cradle 80 is connected to, for example, a television receiver 90 by short-range wireless communication (or wired communication using a cable), and is received from the mobile phone terminal 1. Images, moving image data, e-mail data, schedule data, text data such as comments, and the like can be transmitted to the television receiver 90. The data transmission to the television receiver 90 is started by, for example, pressing a playback button 86 provided on the terminal tray unit casing 83 or the dish-shaped recess 83 of the terminal tray unit casing 81 by the mobile phone terminal 1. Is started by reception of a data transmission start command automatically transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 1 when the mobile phone terminal 1 is placed on the mobile phone terminal 1, whereby still images, moving images, text data, etc. are displayed on the screen of the television receiver 90. Will be. The device connected to the cradle 80 may be not only the television receiver 90 but also a personal computer.

  Further, the cradle 80 may be provided with a telephone communication function, and the telephone number of the telephone communication function may be set to a destination telephone number to which automatic signal transmission is performed from the mobile phone terminal 1 at the time of the emergency contact described above. Thereby, for example, when the current location information and the videophone video signal are automatically transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 1 at the time of the emergency contact described above, on the screen of the television receiver 90 connected to the cradle 80. For example, as shown in FIG. 7 described above, a child's current position 102 (current position 102 of the mobile phone terminal 1) and a videophone video window 101 are displayed on the map. In this case, the window 103 in FIG. 7 is not displayed.

[Internal configuration of mobile phone terminal]
FIG. 10 shows a schematic internal circuit configuration of the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment that can realize the above-described functions.

  In FIG. 10, a data line is a transmission line for transmitting various data such as voice data, e-mail data, and image data.

  The control line is a transmission line for transmitting various control information such as control data from the control unit 30 configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  The antenna 32 is an antenna built in the mobile phone terminal 1 described above, and is connected to the communication circuit 31 and used for transmitting and receiving signal radio waves.

  The communication circuit 31 performs frequency conversion, modulation, demodulation, and the like of transmission / reception signals.

  Here, the call voice data received by the antenna 32 and the communication circuit 31 is sent to the voice processing unit 36, and other received data is sent to the control unit 30 and appropriately processed, and then necessary. In response, it is sent from the control unit 30 to each unit. The received data other than the call voice is data related to packet communication. For example, e-mail data, moving image or still image data, music data, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) data, program code data, etc. Etc.

  When the call voice data is supplied from the antenna 32 and the communication circuit 31, the voice processing unit 36 decodes the call voice data, converts the decoded call voice data into an analog voice signal, and the analog voice. A signal is sent to the speaker 40 or an earphone jack (not shown).

  The speaker 40 is built in the mobile phone terminal 1 described above, amplifies the supplied analog audio signal by an internal amplifier, converts the audio signal into audible audio, and outputs the audio signal to the outside. Thereby, the call voice is output from the speaker 40.

  The microphone 41 is built in the mobile phone terminal 1 described above, converts input sound into an analog sound signal, amplifies it with an internal amplifier, and sends the analog sound signal to the sound processing unit 36.

  When the call voice signal is supplied from the microphone 41, the voice processing unit 36 converts the call voice signal into digital voice data, encodes it, and sends the encoded call voice data to the communication circuit 31. As a result, a call voice signal is transmitted from the antenna 32.

  The display unit 33 is the display 5 provided in the upper casing 2 of the mobile phone terminal 1 described above, and includes a display device such as a liquid crystal and a display drive circuit, and displays images, characters, and the like on the display screen.

  The operation unit 34 includes a button unit 34a, a dial unit 34b, and a main body rotation unit 34c. The button part 34a includes the three buttons 8 provided on the upper casing 2 of the mobile phone terminal 1 described above and an operation signal generator that generates an operation signal when the buttons 8 are operated. The dial portion 34b is configured to determine the rotation direction and the amount of rotation of the ring-shaped rotary dial portion 7 described above, the operation signal generator that generates an operation signal corresponding to the rotation operation of the dial portion 7, and the ring-shaped rotary dial portion 7. It consists of a dial rotation detector for detecting. The main body rotation unit 34c includes a housing relative angle detection unit that detects a relative rotation angle between the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3 and generates a rotation operation signal corresponding to the rotation angle. Signals from the button unit 34a, dial unit 34b, and main body rotating unit 34c are sent to the control unit 30, and therefore the control unit 30 can select any one of the three buttons 8 from the button unit 34a. The communication circuit 31 is controlled so as to make a call to a telephone number associated with the pressed button or to an e-mail address. When the relative rotation operation signal of the upper casing 2 and the lower casing 3 is supplied from the rotation section 34c, or the rotation operation signal of the ring-shaped rotation dial section 7 is supplied from the dial section 34b, the above-described icon display is performed. Control and application program start-up and execution control are performed.

  The camera unit 44 is the camera unit 6 provided in the upper casing 2 described above, generates still image data or moving image data obtained by converting an optical image into an electrical signal by an imaging device, and an image processing unit. Send to 37.

  The image processing unit 37 performs decompression decoding on the compressed and encoded image data read from the built-in memory under the control of the control unit 30, and displays the decompressed decoded image data via the data line. Send to part 33. The image processing unit 37 performs compression encoding of still image and moving image data captured by the camera unit 44, and stores the compression encoded image data under the control of the control unit 30. Send to memorize.

  The memory unit 35 includes a RAM (Read Only Memory) and a RAM (Random Access Memory). The ROM is an OS (Operating System), a control program for the control unit 30 to control each unit, a program code for executing each function of the above-described embodiment, various initial setting values, font data, dictionary data, Ringtones, key operation sounds, various sound data for alarm sounds, application program codes for creating and editing e-mails, application program codes for performing various processing on images and sounds, In addition, program codes for various applications installed in the mobile phone terminal, identification information (ID) of the mobile phone terminal, and the like are stored. This ROM includes a rewritable ROM such as NAND-type flash memory (NAND-type flash memory) or EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), and includes e-mail data, telephone book and e-mail address book data, Still image, moving image data (video click data, etc.), sound data for key operation sound, alarm sound, etc., character data, prediction conversion candidate word registration data, prediction conversion learning data, and other various user settings Etc. can be stored. The RAM stores data as needed as a work area when the control unit 30 performs various data processing.

  The GPS unit 42 receives a radio wave transmitted from a geodetic satellite in the GPS via the GPS antenna 43, and obtains the latitude and longitude of the current position of the terminal based on the received radio wave. GPS data (information indicating latitude and longitude) received by the GPS unit 42 via the GPS antenna 43 is sent to the control unit 30.

  The LED (light emitting diode) unit 45 includes LEDs for illumination of the three buttons 8, LEDs for causing the ring-shaped rotary dial unit 7 to emit light, and drive circuits for these LEDs. The LED unit 45 is driven to emit light under the control of the control unit 30.

  The short-range wireless communication unit 38 is used when information is exchanged between the mobile phone terminals 1.

  The non-contact communication / power unit 47 is a device for receiving external power supply in a non-contact state or transmitting / receiving a signal in a non-contact state by electromagnetic induction by an induction electromagnetic field. When receiving power supply in a non-contact state, the non-contact communication / power unit 47 sends a current generated in the coil antenna 48 to the power management IC 49 by electromagnetic induction by an induction electromagnetic field from the outside. As a result, the power management IC 49 charges the battery 50. When transmitting and receiving signals in a non-contact state, the non-contact communication / power unit 47 sends a signal received by the coil antenna 48 to the control unit 30 by electromagnetic induction from an external induction electromagnetic field. On the other hand, when transmitting and receiving signals in a non-contact state, the non-contact communication / power unit 47 generates an induction electromagnetic field by the coil antenna 48 based on the transmission signal supplied from the control unit 30 to the outside. Perform signal transmission.

  The battery 50 is a detachable secondary battery, for example, and the power management IC 49 supplies power from the battery 50 to each unit. Further, when the power management IC 49 is in a state where power can be supplied from the outside via the non-contact communication / power unit 47, the power management IC 49 uses the power from the outside when the remaining capacity of the battery 50 is small. Charge 50.

  The control unit 30 is composed of a CPU, and performs control of the mobile phone terminal, control for realizing the various functions of the above-described embodiment, and various calculations based on the OS and various programs stored in the memory unit 35. Do.

[Internal configuration of cradle]
FIG. 11 shows a schematic internal circuit configuration of the cradle 80 according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 described above.

  In FIG. 11, the short-range wireless communication unit 75 performs information such as still images, moving image data, and text data through Bluetooth communication or infrared communication with the television receiver 90 as shown in FIG. Communicate.

  The operation unit 72 includes a print button 85 and a reproduction button 86 provided on the terminal tray unit housing 83 shown in FIG. 8, and an operation signal generator that generates an operation signal when the buttons 85 and 86 are operated. It consists of.

  The printer unit 71 performs color printing on the still image data (including still image data extracted from a moving image and image data to which a QR code is added) sent from the mobile phone terminal 1 and the like.

  The telephone communication unit 77 is a telephone reception function unit for receiving a signal transmitted when the above-described mobile phone terminal 1 makes an emergency contact via a telephone line.

  The non-contact communication / power supply unit 73 is a device for supplying electric power to the outside in a non-contact state or transmitting / receiving a signal in a non-contact state by electromagnetic induction by an induction electromagnetic field. When power is supplied to the outside, that is, the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment in a non-contact state, the non-contact communication / power supply unit 73 generates power by supplying an induction electromagnetic field to the mobile phone terminal 1 by the coil antenna 74. I do. When transmitting and receiving signals in a non-contact state, the non-contact communication / power feeding unit 73 receives a signal received by the coil antenna 74 by electromagnetic induction of an induction electromagnetic field from the outside (that is, the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment). Is sent to the control unit 70. On the other hand, when transmitting and receiving signals in a non-contact state, the non-contact communication / power feeding unit 73 generates an induction electromagnetic field by the coil antenna 74 based on the transmission signal supplied from the control unit 70, thereby externally ( Signal transmission is performed to the cellular phone terminal 1) of the present embodiment.

  The control unit 70 includes a CPU, and performs control of the cradle 80, control for realizing various functions of the cradle 80 according to the above-described embodiment, and various calculations.

[Summary]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, application activation and execution control, e-mail transmission, and the like can be performed by the relative rotation operation of the upper housing 2 and the lower housing 3 and the rotation operation of the ring-shaped rotation dial unit 7. Since character input, video clip selection, and the like are possible, for example, when a child has the mobile phone terminal 1 of this embodiment, a mobile communication terminal that is easy to understand and use for the child can be realized. It has become.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, a predetermined signal can be automatically transmitted to a predetermined telephone number or e-mail address at the time of emergency contact. For example, a crime targeting a child is generated. Parents can respond promptly in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, a call to a predetermined telephone number or an e-mail address can be performed by operating the three buttons 8, and further, the mobile phone terminal 1 can be placed on the cradle 80 and automatically Since it is charged and information is transmitted and received, it is easy for children to use.

  The above description of the embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made according to the design or the like as long as the technical idea according to the present invention is not deviated.

  For example, the mobile communication terminal of the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone terminal, and can be applied to various mobile terminals such as a PDA.

1 is a schematic external front view of a mobile phone terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic external side view of a mobile phone terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the mobile phone terminal of the embodiment of the present invention, it is an external view showing a state in which the upper housing and the lower housing are relatively rotated. In the mobile phone terminal of the embodiment of the present invention, the relative angle between the upper casing and the lower casing is set as a reference rotation angle, and is a diagram used for explaining a state in which a call is waiting. FIG. 5 is a diagram used for explaining a state where an application can be selected by changing a relative angle between an upper housing and a lower housing in the mobile phone terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure used for description of the state where the e-mail application is activated and e-mail texts can be created in the mobile phone terminal of the present invention. The figure which shows the example which the window of the map, the child's current position, and the videophone image was displayed on the display screen of the parent's mobile phone terminal when the current position and the videophone video signal were transmitted from the child's mobile phone terminal It is. 1 is a schematic external perspective view of a cradle according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure used for description of the relationship among the cradle, the mobile phone terminal, and the television receiver of the embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the schematic internal structure of the mobile telephone terminal of embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the schematic internal structure of the cradle of embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone terminal, 2 Upper housing | casing, 3 Lower housing | casing, 4 Strap attaching part, 5 Display, 6 Camera part, 7 Ring-shaped rotary dial part, 8 Three buttons, 9 Strap string, 10a-10d Application corresponding icon , 11 Cursor, 12 Mail text string, 13, 13a line corresponding icon, 14, 14a column character corresponding icon, 30 control unit, 31 communication circuit, 32 communication antenna, 33 display unit, 34 operation unit 35 Memory unit 36 Audio processing unit 37 Image processing unit 38 Short-range wireless communication unit 40 Speaker 41 Microphone 42 GPS unit 43 GPS antenna 44 Camera unit 45 LED unit 47 Non-contact communication Power section, 48 coil antenna, 49 power management IC, 50 battery 70 control unit, 71 printer unit, 72 operation unit, 73 non-contact communication / power feeding unit, 74 coil antenna, 75 short-range wireless communication unit, 77 telephone communication unit, 80 cradle, 81 terminal tray unit case, 82 base unit Case, 83 Dish-shaped recess, 85 Print button, 86 Play button, 87 Print paper, 90 Television receiver, 100 Parent mobile phone terminal display, 101 Child videophone video window 101, 102 Current position, 103, Window for parent videophone video

Claims (5)

A first housing having at least a display unit;
A second housing;
Provided in the first case on the body, and the rotary operation has been made rotatable along the outer circumference surrounding the display portion of the first housing,
A protrusion formed on the rotary operator and rotating the rotary operator;
An indicator that is a mark of a rotation position when the rotary operator is rotated;
A rotary operator rotation detecting unit for detecting a rotation direction and rotation amount of said rotary operation,
Said first connecting portion for connecting the second of the two housing freely rotate relatively,
A casing relative angle detector for detecting a relative angle between the relatively rotating engineered the first casing and the second casing through the connecting portion,
From a plurality of application programs, the housing relative angle detection unit is selectively activated to the application start control an application program corresponding to the relative angle between the detected first casing and the second casing And
And characterized in that it has an execution control unit for the execution of application programs executed in accordance with the relative angle of the first housing and the second housing is controlled in accordance with the output of the rotary operation rotation detector Mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1,
When the housing relative angle detection unit has changed more than a predetermined angle relative angle from a reference angle between the first housing and the second housing detected, the display portion of the first housing on the screen, the mobile communication terminal an icon each corresponding to the plurality of application programs, each of these application programs, characterized in that it has a display control unit for arranging the display in accordance with the relative angle to be activated. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein
Wherein the display control unit, the in the first housing of the display unit screen of the icons corresponding to each of a plurality of information to be made can be selected during execution of the application program, substantially to the outer shape of the rotating element A portable communication terminal characterized by displaying a circular arrangement corresponding to each other. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1,
The connecting portion, the first keeping a state where the main surface of the first casing and the principal surface of the second casing is substantially parallel, rotatable relative to the second housing A mobile communication terminal that is connected to the mobile communication terminal. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1,
The portable communication terminal, wherein the second casing includes a strap take-up storage unit that winds and stores the strap string in a state where the strap string can be pulled out by the automatic winding mechanism.

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