JPH04116449U - mobile phone device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To enable miniaturization without deteriorating operability. [Structure] A display/touch panel 13 is arranged between a microphone 11 and a speaker 12, and various keys necessary for a calling operation are displayed on the display/touch panel 13. Then, if necessary, various information can be displayed in place of this key.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a mobile phone device with good operability.

0002

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 10 shows the configuration of an example of a conventional mobile phone device. above the front A speaker 2 is provided below, and a microphone 1 is provided below. microphone Various keys 3 necessary for making a call are arranged on top of the phone 1. A liquid crystal display section 4 is provided between these keys 3 and the speaker 2. When you operate key 3 to make a call to a predetermined telephone number, radio waves are emitted from antenna 5. This radio wave is received by the antenna of the nearest telephone office, and the other party makes the call. Served. When the called party answers, the telephone line is connected and a call can be made.

0003 On the other hand, when a calling signal is detected via the antenna 5 in idle mode, the A ringing tone is generated from the speaker 2. At this time, press the desired key among keys 3. Once created, a telephone line will be connected and you will be able to make calls.

0004 The liquid crystal display section 4 displays various information related to the telephone number of the other party and operations that you have entered. Messages etc. are displayed.

[0005]

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

In this way, in the conventional device, the key 3 and the display section 4 are connected to the microphone 1 and the speaker. Since the display section 4 is placed between the monitors 2 and 2, there is no need to make the display section 4 too large. could not. By reducing the space of keys 3, the space of display section 4 can be saved. It is possible to make the keys larger, but then many keys 3 are densely packed in a small area. This results in poor operability.

[0006] This invention was developed in view of this situation, and does not have the potential to worsen operability. This allows a large amount of information to be displayed at once.

[0007]

[Means to solve the problem]

The mobile phone device of the present invention has a speaker placed above and a speaker placed below. A display/touch panel placed between the microphone, speaker, and microphone. It is characterized by displaying the keys necessary for calling operations on the display and touch panel. do.

[0008]

[Effect]

In the mobile phone device with the above configuration, there is a display and a touch screen between the speaker and the microphone. A touch panel is provided on which the keys necessary for making a call are displayed. Therefore, Ki In addition to increasing the size of the image to a certain extent, it is also possible to display certain information at once. It becomes possible.

[0009]

【Example】

FIG. 1 shows the external configuration of an embodiment of the mobile phone device of the present invention. This fruit A speaker 12 is provided above the front of the mobile phone device of the example, and a microphone is provided below. Rohon 11 is provided. And between the microphone 11 and the speaker 12 A display/touch panel 13 is arranged. There is a power switch on the right side of the mobile phone device. A switch 14 is provided, and an antenna 15 is provided on the top surface.

0010 FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal electrical configuration of the embodiment shown in FIG. a The antenna 15 is connected to a high frequency block 22. The high frequency block 22 includes Demodulation modulation equivalent circuit 23, channel codec circuit 24, audio codec circuit 2 5. The audio circuits 26 are connected in sequence. to the audio circuit 26 A microphone 11 and a speaker 12 are connected. Display/touch panel 13 is controlled by the local CPU 27. CPU29 is the entire Control behavior. The memory 28 stores necessary data as needed. battery management In response to the operation of the power switch 14, the camera 30 supplies the necessary power to each part from the built-in battery. supply power.

[0011] 3 and 4 show the configuration of the display/touch panel 13. Figure 4 shows the cross section. As shown in the configuration, an LCD (liquid crystal display) 52 is provided on the substrate 51. Ru. A glass 53 on which a transparent electrode 41 is provided on the upper surface is placed on top of the glass 53. ing. A transparent electrode is provided above the glass 53 so as to face the transparent electrode 41. A thin glass 55 provided with dots 42 is disposed with dot spacers 54 interposed therebetween. The upper surface of the thin glass 55 is covered with a protective film 56. transparent electrode 41 and 42 are usually spaced apart from each other, but they can be moved from top to bottom in Figure 4 by fingers or the like. When the thin glass 55 is pressed through the protective film 56, the thin glass 55 undergoes elastic deformation. The transparent electrode 42 contacts the transparent electrode 41 below. Transparent electrodes 41 and 42 As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of them are arranged horizontally and vertically. Therefore By detecting which transparent electrode made contact with the contact position, the Can be detected using tricks. The local CPU 27 performs this detection operation. cormorant.

0012 On the other hand, when the LCD 52 performs a predetermined display, the glass 53, transparent electrodes 41, 42, Since both the thin glass 55 and the protective film 56 are transparent, the display on the LCD 52 can be seen from above. Therefore, the user must respond to the display on the LCD 52. You can press the desired position using the button.

[0013] Turn on the power switch 14 and supply the necessary power to each part from the battery manager 30. When supplied, the CPU 29 sets the idle mode as the initial state. This a When the idle mode is set, the local CPU 27 controls the display and touch panel 13. For example, a display as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. At this time, the idle mode will appear at the top. The characters IDLE indicating the current mode will be displayed, and the mode (MODE) key 6 will be 1 is displayed.

[0014] When a calling signal arrives in this state, this calling signal is received by the high frequency block 22. The signal is then demodulated by the demodulation modulation equivalent circuit 23. The demodulation output is channel codec times. 24 and decoded. The CPU 29 stores the decoded data as When it is determined that it is a calling signal from the device, the audio codec circuit 25 is controlled and the calling signal is sent. generates a beeping sound. This ringing tone is transmitted to the speaker 12 via the audio circuit 26. is output. Also, at this time, the local CPU 27 controls the display/touch panel 13. The display is controlled as shown in FIG. 6. In this example, the call is The characters CALL flashing to indicate that this is the case. Also, the receipt is on the left side of the mode key 61. A book key 62 and an end key 63 are displayed.

[0015] The user hears the ringing tone from the speaker 12 or the blinking text CALL. When recognizing that there is a call, the receive key 62 is pressed. local CP When the U27 detects the press of the receive key 62, the U27 transmits the detection signal to the CPU. Output to 29. The CPU 29 detects that the receive key 62 is pressed. and controls the channel codec circuit 24 to generate its detection signal. this The detection signal is modulated by the demodulation modulation equivalent circuit 23 and output from the high frequency block 22 to the amplifier. It is transmitted via the antenna 15. When the telephone office receives this detection signal, A telephone line will be established.

[0016] Therefore, from now on, the radio waves received by the high frequency block 22 via the antenna 15 will be recovered. It is demodulated in the modulation equivalent circuit 23 and is demodulated in the channel codec circuit 24. decoded. The audio data output from the channel codec circuit 24 is The signal is input to the audio codec circuit 25 and decoded. Audio codec circuit 25 The output audio data is input to the audio circuit 26 and subjected to D/A conversion. , is output from the speaker 12.

[0017] On the other hand, the audio signal input from the microphone 11 is transmitted to the audio circuit 26. After being A/D converted, it is input to the audio codec circuit 25 and encoded. . This audio data is passed through a channel codec circuit 24 to a demodulation modulation equivalent circuit 2. 3 and is modulated. This modulated signal is supplied to the high frequency block 22 and R The signal is output from the antenna 15 as an F signal.

[0018] In this way, a normal telephone conversation is carried out.

[0019] When the call ends, the user presses the end key 63. end key 63 When a press is detected, the local CPU 27 outputs a detection signal to the CPU 29. . At this time, the CPU 29 performs the same process as when the receive key 62 detection signal is sent. The operation causes the end key 63 to output a detection signal. At the telephone office, this When a detection signal is received, the telephone line is opened.

[0020] When the detection signal of the end key 63 is input, the CPU 29 changes the mode to the receiving mode. mode from idle mode to idle mode. As a result, the local CPU 27 displays The display on the touch panel 13 automatically returns from the state shown in FIG. 6 to the state shown in FIG. 5. let

[0021] When the mode key 61 is operated in idle mode, the local CPU 27 The detection signal is output to the CPU 29. At this time, the CPU 29 sets the mode to idle. change from dial mode to dial mode. When dial mode is set The local CPU 27 changes the display on the display/touch panel 13 as shown in FIG. let In this dial mode, the call operation is displayed on the display/touch panel 13. The various keys needed to do this will be displayed. The blank space at the top shows the key you operated. The corresponding number will be displayed. Enter the specified phone number by operating the specified number keys. After entering the number, press the SEND key to initiate a call to the other party with that number. will be started. To end the call, just press the END key.

[0022] When the mode key 61 is operated in the dial mode, the CPU 29 Change to dial list mode. In dial list mode, the local The CPU 27 causes the display/touch panel 13 to display as shown in FIG. vinegar That is, at this time, the local CPU 27 is stored in the memory 28 in advance. The dial list is read out and displayed on the display/touch panel 13. This die As a list of telephone numbers, names and their telephone numbers are displayed in correspondence with each other as a list. In Figure 8, operate the scroll key indicated by an upward or downward triangular figure. Scroll the displayed list up or down by I can do it.

[0023] This dial list is created as follows. In other words, the data shown in FIG. If you set the dial mode and press the alphabet (ALPH) key, the screen shown in Figure 7 will appear. The alphabet is displayed in the area where numbers are displayed. displayed there For the remaining alphabets that are not displayed, operate the alphabet keys again. It is possible to display more information. Press the desired alphabet key to change the operation. The corresponding alphabet will be displayed in the blank space at the top. In this way, a given After inputting the name in alphabetical order, press the STORE key. Then, the alphabetical name just entered is stored in the memory 28. the name Press the NUMBER key when entering the phone number of a person with Ru. Then, the alphabet display changes to number display as shown in Figure 7. Ru. So, when you operate this number key, the number corresponding to the operated key will be displayed at the top. are displayed sequentially in the margin of the page. Clear when you enter an incorrect number (CLEAR) Pressing a key erases the input.

[0024] When you have completed entering the specified phone number in this way, press the store key. Then, the telephone number just entered is stored in the memory 28. As above, die You can create a list.

[0025] Please note that the name or phone number displayed in this dial list mode When you press , the mode will automatically change to dial mode and its top margin The phone number of the person you just pressed is displayed in the field. Then press the SEND key. If you press the button, a call will be made to the other party.

[0026] When the mode key 61 is operated in the dial list mode, the CPU 29 change the mode to status and message mode. At this time, the local CPU 27 changes the display on the display/touch panel 13 as shown in FIG. This station In Message Mode and Message Mode, the built-in battery remaining capacity, received signal strength, operator (the central office that accesses this mobile phone device), zone (this Various information such as the region where the mobile phone device is located is displayed. Also, the telephone office Messages received via the Internet are displayed.

[0027] When the mode key 61 is operated in the status and message mode, the The mode shifts to the idle mode shown in 5.

[0028] In addition to idle mode, dial mode, dial list mode or or when a calling signal is detected in status and message mode. The reception mode shown in FIG. 6 is automatically entered.

[0029] In addition, in each of the above modes, if the user makes an incorrect operation, , if necessary, an error message model that displays the corresponding error message. mode automatically. Return to the original mode from this error message mode For this purpose, the mode key 61 can be operated.

[0030] As described above, various keys necessary for making a call operation are displayed on the display/touch panel 13. If necessary, display other information instead of this key. Since I made it so that the size of each operation key is kept at a certain size or more, It is possible to prevent operability from deteriorating. At the same time, the display of this key You can change the display to display other information, so you can display a lot of information at once. It can also be shown.

[0031]

[Effect of the idea]

As described above, according to the mobile phone device of the present invention, the display and touch panel can be used to make a call. Since we have made it possible to display the various keys that are necessary, we have made it possible to display each key in a somewhat larger size. It is possible to prevent deterioration of operability. You can also change the display of each key. You can also display other information, so you can display a lot of information at once. Can also be done. Therefore, a large amount of information can be displayed at once without deteriorating operability. This makes it possible to make it more compact than in the past, making it portable. It becomes convenient.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of an embodiment of a mobile phone device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the configuration of the display/touch panel of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the configuration of the display/touch panel of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an idle mode display in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display state of a reception mode in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a dial mode display in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a display in a dial list mode in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating display of status and message mode in the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a front view showing the configuration of an example of a conventional mobile phone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Microphone 12 Speaker 13 Display and touch panel 14 Power switch 15 Antenna

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A speaker disposed above, a microphone disposed below, and a display/touch panel disposed between the speaker and the microphone, the display/touch panel having keys necessary for a call operation. A mobile phone device characterized by displaying.