JP4703530B2 - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone, and more particularly to a slide type mobile communication terminal in which a slide casing is slidably engaged with a base casing.

  Conventionally, in a slide-type mobile phone, wireless communication is possible, and one application selected from a plurality of applications is executed using a display provided on the surface of the slide housing. Is possible.

  In such a slide-type mobile phone, in order to select and execute one application from a plurality of applications, first, the slide casing is slid and opened with respect to the base casing. It is necessary to activate the application selection mode by displaying the application selection screen on the display, and then operate the keys in this state to select one application from a plurality of applications. There was a problem that the operation was complicated.

In view of this, a mobile phone terminal has been proposed in which a slide housing can be stopped at a plurality of positions in a slide-type mobile phone, and an application function is switched according to the stop position of the slide housing (Patent Document 1).
JP-A-2005-341126 [H04M1 / 02]

  However, even in a mobile phone terminal that switches the application function according to the stop position of the slide casing, it is difficult to move the slide casing to one stop position corresponding to the application function to be executed. There was still a problem with operability.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a slide-type mobile communication terminal that is extremely easy to select and execute one application from a plurality of applications.

In the portable communication terminal according to the present invention, the slide casing (2) is closed to the base casing (1), the open position slid in one direction from the closed position, and the one from the closed position. Reciprocating between three positions of the reverse shift position slid in the direction opposite to the direction,
Biasing means for biasing the slide housing (2) from the reverse shift position toward the closed position;
Position detecting means for detecting the position of the slide housing (2);
When it is detected that the slide housing (2) has moved to the reverse shift position, an application selection screen is displayed on the display (98), and the slide housing (2) is held at the reverse shift position. First control means for sequentially specifying one application to be selected;
When it is detected that the slide housing (2) has moved from the reverse shift position toward the open position, one application specified on the application selection screen is selected, and the slide housing (2) is opened. And a second control means for executing the application in a state where the application is held.

In the portable communication terminal of the present invention, the application selection screen is displayed on the display (98) by pushing the slide casing (2) from the state where the slide casing (2) is held in the closed position to the reverse shift position. In addition, by holding the slide casing (2) in the reverse shift position, one application to be selected is sequentially designated on the application selection screen.
Therefore, when the push application of the slide housing (2) is released when the target application to be activated is specified, the slide housing (2) moves toward the closed position by the spring bias, and at the same time The target application is selected, and the application is executed in a state where the slide casing (2) is held in the open position.

The specific configuration further includes third control means for ending the running application when it is detected that the slide housing (2) has moved from the open position to the closed position or the reverse shift position.
According to this specific configuration, the application being executed can be terminated without performing any key operation simply by moving the slide housing (2) from the open position to the closed position or the reverse shift position.

  In another specific configuration, the engaging portion between the base casing (1) and the slide casing (2) has a cam piece (3) slidably disposed on one casing side and the other. A cam mechanism provided with a projecting piece (5) projecting on the housing side and engaging with the cam groove (31) of the cam piece (3) is provided, and the position detecting means includes the projecting piece (5). By detecting the position on the cam groove (31), the position of the slide housing (2) is detected.

  More specifically, the position detecting means is one or a plurality of sensors that are arranged at positions facing the cam groove (31) of the cam piece (3) and detect the approach / separation of the protruding piece (5). It is constituted by.

  According to the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, after the slide housing (2) is pushed from the closed position to the reverse shift position, the operation of releasing the push of the slide housing (2) in a timely manner is performed. Since it is possible to select and execute the application, the operation is extremely simple.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention implemented on a slide-type mobile phone will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone according to the present invention is slidably engaged with a base casing (1) so that a slide casing (2) can be slid, and wireless communication is possible. Using the display (98) provided on the surface of 2), it is possible to execute one application selected from a plurality of applications such as a mail function.
A plurality of operation keys (93) such as an off-hook key, an on-hook key, a numeric keypad, and a function selection key are provided on the surface of the base casing (1) and the slide casing (2).

Here, the slide housing (2) slides in a closed position closed with respect to the base housing (1), an open position slid in one direction from the closed position, and a direction opposite to the one direction from the closed position. It is possible to reciprocate between the three positions of the reverse shift position.
Since the guide mechanism for slidably arranging the slide housing (2) on the base housing (1) has a well-known configuration, illustration and description thereof are omitted.

FIG. 1 shows a series of operations and state transitions M1 to M6 for selecting, executing, and ending an application.
In the first state M1, the slide housing (2) is held in the closed position, and the display (98) of the slide housing (2) is displayed as a standby screen. If there is an incoming call in this state, a call can be made by an off-hook operation.

  The second state M2 shows a state in which the slide housing (2) is pushed to the reverse shift position with the finger of the hand holding the base housing (1), and when this state is maintained for a certain time, the application selection mode is set. The selection menu (list) of a plurality of applications is scroll-displayed on the display (98), and the cursor is moved at the same time to sequentially designate one application to be selected.

In the third state M3, the push of the slide housing (2) is released, the slide housing (2) slides to the open position through the closed position, and the slide housing (2) is separated from the reverse shift position. As a result, one application designated at that time is selected and the application is activated.
In the fourth state M4, the application is executed with the slide housing (2) held in the open position, and an application screen is displayed on the display (98).

The fifth state M5 indicates a state in which the slide housing (2) is pushed from the open position to the reverse shift position through the closed position, whereby the operation of ending the application being executed is performed.
If the push of the slide housing (2) is released as in the sixth state M6, the slide housing (2) returns to the original closed position and the standby screen is displayed again.

In the mobile phone according to the present invention, in order to realize the above-described state transition, the mechanism shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 6, a rectangular first guide groove (4) is formed on the surface of the base casing (1), and the second elongated slot extending from the first guide groove (4) in the sliding direction of the slide casing (2). A guide groove (41) and a fan-shaped third guide groove (42) formed at the end portion of the second guide groove (41) are recessed.

The first guide groove (4) of the base casing (1) is provided with a cam piece (3) having a rectangular parallelepiped, and can slide in a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction of the slide casing (2). ing. A cam groove (31) is recessed in the surface of the cam piece (3).
As shown in FIG. 7, the cam groove (31) has a W-shaped path, and includes a first groove part (32), a second groove part (33), a third groove part (34), and a fourth groove part (35). The end portions of the first groove portion (32), the second groove portion (33), and the third groove portion (34) are bent in an arc shape.

  The cam piece (3) faces the connecting portion of the third groove portion (34) and the fourth groove portion (35) of the cam groove (31) and the connecting portion of the first groove portion (32) and the second groove portion (33). A first sensor (9) and a second sensor (91) each comprising a proximity sensor are provided, and the approach / separation of the projecting piece (5) can be detected.

As shown in FIG. 6, the first lever (6) is disposed on the surface of the base casing (1) so as to be rotatable about the pivot (60) along the second guide groove (41). In addition, a second lever (7) is disposed in the third guide groove (42) so as to be rotatable about the pivot (70).
The first lever (6) is urged to rotate counterclockwise by the first spring (8). The rotation angle of the second lever (7) is restricted by the third guide groove (42).

  The first lever (6) and the second lever (7) are opposed to each other at one end thereof, and the other end of the first lever (6) is the side surface of the cam piece (3). It faces to be able to contact.

On the other hand, the rear surface of the slide housing (2) protrudes toward the cam piece (3) on the base housing (1) and engages with the cam groove (31) of the cam piece (3) (5 ) Is deployed.
A second spring (81) is installed in a compressed state between the base housing (1) and the slide housing (2), and the slide housing (2) is directed from the reverse shift position to the open position. Energized.

  2 shows the positional relationship between the cam piece (3) and the levers (6) and (7) in the first state M1 and the sixth state M6, and FIG. 3 shows the same relationship in the second state M2. Represents the same relationship in the third state M3 and the fourth state M4, and FIG. 5 represents the same relationship in the fifth state M5.

  In the first state M1 shown in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. 7, the projecting piece (5) has a first groove portion (32) and a second groove portion (33) constituting the cam groove (31) of the cam piece (3). Of the third groove portion (34) and the fourth groove portion (35), the second groove portion (33) and the third groove portion (34) are located at the connecting portion. It is located at the approximate center of the guide groove (4).

In this state, as shown in FIG. 2, the first lever (6) is rotated clockwise by the bias of the first spring (8), and the second lever (7) is rotated counterclockwise accordingly. is doing.
Further, the second spring (81) is in a compressed state and urges the slide housing (2) in the opening direction, but the projecting piece (5) of the cam piece (3) as shown in FIG. The slide housing (2) is held in the closed position by being received by the wall surface of the connecting portion of the second groove portion (33) and the third groove portion (34) of the cam groove (31).

  From this state, as shown in FIG. 3, when the slide housing (2) is pushed to the reverse shift position against the second spring (81), the projecting piece (5) is camped by the cam piece (3) as shown in FIG. It moves along the third groove portion (34) of the groove (31) and reaches the connecting portion between the third groove portion (34) and the fourth groove portion (35). As a result, the first sensor (9) detects the protruding piece (5) and is turned on.

  With the movement of the projecting piece (5), the cam piece (3) moves to the left end of the first guide groove (4). As a result, the cam groove (31) and the second groove (35) The guide groove (41) communicates. Further, as the cam piece (3) moves, the side surface of the cam piece (3) comes into contact with the end of the first lever (6) as shown in FIG.

  When the pushing to the slide housing (2) is released from this state, the slide housing (2) returns to the closed position by the urging of the second spring (81), and the second spring (81) is further moved as shown in FIG. By sliding, it slides to the open position and is held at the open position. As the slide housing (2) moves, the projecting piece (5) moves from the fourth groove (35) of the cam groove (31) to the second guide groove (41) as shown in FIG. The first sensor (9) is turned off by the movement of (5).

As shown in FIG. 4, the projecting piece (5) passes through the second guide groove (41), enters the third guide groove (42), presses the second lever (7), and moves to the second lever ( 7) Turn clockwise. As the second lever (7) rotates, the first lever (6) rotates counterclockwise against the first spring (8), and the cam piece (3) is moved to the first guide groove (4). ) To the right end.
As a result, as shown in FIG. 9, the first groove portion (32) of the cam groove (31) of the cam piece (3) communicates with the second guide groove (41).

  From this state, when the slide housing (2) is pressed against the second spring (81) toward the closed position, and the slide housing (2) is further pressed to the reverse shift position as shown in FIG. The piece (5) passes from the third guide groove (42) to the second guide groove (41), and further, as shown by a chain line in FIG. 9, the first groove portion (31) of the cam groove (31) of the cam piece (3). 32).

Then, as shown in FIG. 10, when the projecting piece (5) is pushed into the connecting portion between the first groove portion (32) and the second groove portion (33) of the cam groove (31), the cam piece (3) moves to the left. To do. The second sensor (91) detects the protruding piece (5) and is turned on.
When the projecting piece (5) moves from the third guide groove (42) to the cam groove (31) of the cam piece (3) via the second guide groove (41), the first lever (6) is moved to the first spring. While being rotated clockwise by the urging of (8), the second lever (7) is pressed by the first lever (6) and rotated counterclockwise.

After that, when the pressure on the slide housing (2) is released, the slide housing (2) moves to the closed position as shown in FIG. 2 by the bias of the second spring (81).
As the slide housing (2) moves, the projecting piece (5) passes through the second groove (33) of the cam groove (31) of the cam piece (3), and as shown in FIG. 33) and the third groove portion (34) are returned to the connecting portion, and at this position, the projecting piece (5) is received by the wall surface of the connecting portion to hold the slide housing (2) in the closed position.

  As described above, with the reciprocating movement of the slide housing (2), the projecting piece (5) forms the cam groove (31) of the cam piece (3) into the first groove portion (32), the second groove portion (33), and the third groove portion. The movement of the groove portion (34) and the fourth groove portion (35) in this order, the operation of returning to the first groove portion (32) again after escaping from the fourth groove portion (35), is repeated in this process. ) First turns on / off the first sensor (9) and then turns on / off the second sensor (91).

FIG. 11 shows a device configuration of a cellular phone according to the present invention, in which a control circuit (94) composed of a microcomputer is connected to a communication circuit (95) having an antenna, and the control circuit (94) includes: In addition to the memory (96) in which a plurality of application programs are registered, the microphone (92) constituting the transmitter, the speaker (97) constituting the receiver, the plurality of operation keys (93) and the first sensor (9) and the second sensor (91) are connected.
Since the first sensor (9) and the second sensor (91) are arranged on the reciprocating cam piece (3), it is necessary to connect the control circuit (94) using a flexible lead or the like. There is.

  The control circuit (94) sets an application selection mode for a plurality of applications registered in the memory (96) based on on / off signals from the first sensor (9) and the second sensor (91). Then, scroll display of the application selection menu, movement of the cursor, execution of the designated application, and termination are controlled.

FIG. 12 shows a control procedure of the control circuit (94).
First, in step S1, it is determined whether or not the first sensor (9) is turned on. If it is determined that the first sensor (9) is turned on in step S2, whether or not a predetermined time has passed with the first sensor (9) turned on. Judge whether or not.
If the slide housing (2) is held for a certain time in the state of FIG. 5, it is determined as YES in step S2, and the process proceeds to step S3 in FIG. 12 to set the application selection mode. In step S4, scroll display of the application selection menu is started, and the cursor is moved to sequentially designate one application to be selected.

Subsequently, in step S5, it is determined whether or not the first sensor (9) is turned off. If no, the process returns to step S4 to continue scrolling the application selection menu and moving the cursor.
In response to this, when the user releases the pressing of the slide housing (2) and moves the slide housing (2) toward the open position as shown in FIG. 4, the first sensor (9) is turned off, It is judged as YES in Step S5 of FIG. 12, and the process proceeds to Step S6.

In step S6, one application designated by the cursor is selected and executed when the first sensor (9) is turned off from on.
Thereafter, in step S7, it is determined whether or not the second sensor (91) is turned on. If no, the process returns to step S6 to continue executing the application.

  Here, when the user moves the slide casing (2) toward the reverse shift position as shown in FIG. 5 in order to end the application, it is determined as YES in step S7 in FIG. 12, and the process proceeds to step S8. Perform application termination processing.

  As described above, according to the mobile phone of the present invention, the slide housing (2) is pushed from the closed position to the reverse shift position with the finger of the hand holding the base housing (1), and then the slide housing is timely arranged. By simply releasing the body (2), you can select and execute the target application without any key operation. However, the slide housing (2) is shifted backward from the open position. The application being executed can be terminated without moving any key by simply moving it to the position, so that the operation is extremely simple and the operability is good.

  Further, it is possible to omit operation keys necessary for selecting and executing a plurality of applications, for example, side buttons for starting a camera and starting a flash, thereby simplifying the configuration.

  It should be noted that a configuration that automatically activates a specific application selected in advance by operating the same slide casing (2) or a configuration that automatically activates an application that has been used most frequently in the past. Is also possible.

It is a series of perspective views showing the state transition of the mobile phone according to the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st state of this mobile phone. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd state of this mobile telephone. It is a perspective view which shows the 3rd state of this mobile telephone. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a fifth state of the mobile phone. It is a disassembled perspective view of the mechanism arranged between the base housing and the slide housing. It is a top view which shows the positional relationship of the cam piece and protrusion in a 1st state. It is a top view same as the above in a 2nd state. It is a top view same as the above at the time of the transition from a 4th state to a 5th state. It is a top view same as the above in a 5th state. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone which concerns on this invention. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

(1) Base housing
(2) Slide housing
(3) Cam piece
(4) First guide groove
(41) Second guide groove
(42) Third guide groove
(5) Projection
(6) First lever
(7) Second lever
(8) First spring
(81) Second spring
(9) First sensor
(91) Second sensor
(93) Operation keys
(98) Display

Claims (4)

The slide housing (2) is slidably engaged with the base housing (1), wireless communication is possible, and the display (98) provided on the surface of the slide housing (2) is used. In a portable communication terminal capable of executing one application selected from a plurality of applications,
The slide housing (2) is closed with respect to the base housing (1), an open position that is slid in one direction from the closed position, and a reverse shift that is slid in the opposite direction from the closed position. Reciprocating between three positions, and
Biasing means for biasing the slide housing (2) from the reverse shift position toward the closed position;
Position detecting means for detecting the position of the slide housing (2);
When it is detected that the slide housing (2) has moved to the reverse shift position, an application selection screen is displayed on the display (98), and the slide housing (2) is held in the reverse shift position. First control means for sequentially designating one application to be selected;
When it is detected that the slide housing (2) has moved from the reverse shift position toward the open position, one application specified on the application selection screen is selected, and the slide housing (2) is opened. And a second control means for executing the application in a state of being held in the mobile communication terminal.   The third control means according to claim 1, further comprising third control means for ending the running application when it is detected that the slide housing (2) has moved from the open position to the closed position or the reverse shift position. Mobile communication terminal.   The engaging part of the base casing (1) and the slide casing (2) has a cam piece (3) slidably arranged on one casing side and the cam protruding from the other casing side. A cam mechanism having a projecting piece (5) engaged with the cam groove (31) of the piece (3) is provided, and the position detecting means is a position on the cam groove (31) of the projecting piece (5). The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the position of the slide housing (2) is detected by detecting the position.   The position detecting means is configured by one or a plurality of sensors which are disposed at positions facing the cam groove (31) of the cam piece (3) and detect the approach / separation of the protruding piece (5). The portable communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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