JPH08279860A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To obtain a portable telephone set in which hand-written data are easily inputted and sent and a conversation making the written-data as a topic is smoothly progressed. CONSTITUTION: The telephone set is provided with a transmission/reception means 18 conducting radio communication processing externally, a graphic data processing means 20 converting hand-written data entered on a display screen, converting graphic data via the transmission reception means 18 and displaying the converted data onto a display screen 17, a voice signal processing means 19 processing a received voice signal from a microphone 14 and outputting the processed signal to the transmission reception means 18 and processing the voice signal received from the transmission reception means 18 and outputting the processed signal to a speaker 13, and a control means 21 sending the input graphic data and the voice signal from the transmission reception means 18 to the graphic data processing means 20 and the voice signal processing means 19 and controlling the transmission of the graphic data and the voice signal processed by the graphic data processing means 20 and the voice signal processing means 19 to the transmission reception means 18.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone which sends and receives written data while talking.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 9 shows a conventional portable office processing machine disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-92858. In FIG. 9, a microcomputer 1 includes a keyboard 2 for inputting characters and the like, a reading device 3 for reading an original,
A display device 4 for displaying characters and the like, a storage device 5 for storing various data, and a wireless telephone device 6 for transmitting and receiving image signals and the like are connected.

The keyboard 2 has the same structure as a keyboard of an ordinary word processor, and the reading device 3 has the same structure as a reading unit of an ordinary facsimile. The display device 4 is composed of a liquid crystal display panel or the like like the display part of a normal word processor, and the storage device 5 is composed of RAM or the like like the main body memory of a normal word processor. The wireless telephone device 6 can send and receive image signals and can also be used as an ordinary mobile phone.

The microcomputer 1 has a keyboard 2
Is processed and stored in the storage device 5 and displayed on the display device 4, and the word processor means 8 for creating document data and the image signal from the reading device 3 and the word processor means 8 are created and stored. The image data received by the wireless telephone device 9 and the signal processing means 9 for converting the document data stored in the device 5 into an image signal transmitted by an ordinary facsimile and transmitting the image signal to the wireless telephone device 6 are stored in the storage device 5. Reception processing means 1 to be stored
0 is realized by software.

When transmitting a document without a hard copy, the portable office processing apparatus having the above-described structure inputs the document to be transmitted with the keyboard 2 while looking at the display device 4. The output of the keyboard 2 is processed by the word processor means 8 and stored in the storage device 5 and displayed on the display device 4, and a document is created like a normal word processor. After completion of the document, when the keyboard 2 is operated to enter the transmission mode, the signal processing means 9 reads the transmission document from the storage device 5 and converts it into a compressed image signal that can be transmitted by a normal facsimile. This compressed image signal is supplied to the wireless telephone device 6 and transmitted.

When transmitting an original, the original is inserted into the reading device 3. As a result, the document is read by the reading device 3, and the image signal from the reading device 3 is transferred to the signal processing device 9.
Is compressed and converted into an image signal. This compressed image signal is supplied to the wireless telephone device 6 and transmitted.

When the radio telephone device 6 receives the image signal, the image signal is transferred to the storage device 5 and stored therein by the reception processing means 10. If the user wants to know the received contents, he or she operates the keyboard 2 to enter the received contents display mode. As a result, the reception processing means 10 reads out the image signal stored in the storage device 5, performs a predetermined decompression process, and displays it on the display device 4.

When it is desired to make a hard copy of the received contents, an output terminal (not shown) is connected to the decoding section of a normal facsimile and the keyboard 2 is operated to enter the transfer mode.
As a result, the reception processing means 10 reads out the image signal stored in the storage device 5 and supplies it to the decoding section of a normal facsimile via the output terminal. This image signal is decoded by a normal facsimile decoding unit and printed by the printing device.

[0009]

Since the conventional portable office processing machine is constructed as described above, even when transmitting simple handwriting data such as memo writing, it is necessary to write it once on paper and send it by facsimile. However, the input of the writing data to be sent was troublesome, and the conversation about the writing data could not proceed smoothly.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and provides a mobile phone capable of easily inputting and transmitting writing data and smoothly carrying out a conversation about writing data. The purpose is to get.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone which includes a transmitting / receiving means for performing wireless communication processing with an external telephone, a writing / receiving means for converting writing data input on a display screen into graphic data, and transmitting / receiving means. The graphic data processing means for converting the graphic data received via the writing data into the writing data and displaying it on the display screen, and the audio signal inputted through the microphone are processed by the signal and output to the transmitting / receiving means and the transmitting / receiving means. Audio signal processing means for processing the received audio signal and outputting it to the speaker,
The graphic data and the audio signal input via the transmitting / receiving means are sent to the graphic data processing means and the audio signal processing means, and the graphic data converted by the graphic data processing means and the audio signal processed by the audio signal processing means are transmitted / received means. And a control means for controlling the transmission to the device.

In the mobile phone according to the present invention, the control means displays on the same display screen the writing data input on the display screen and the writing data obtained by converting the graphic data received via the transmitting / receiving means. To control.

In the mobile phone according to the third aspect of the present invention, the control means divides the display area for displaying the handwriting data and the area for displaying the handwriting data obtained by converting the graphic data into display control.

A mobile phone according to a fourth aspect of the invention is provided with a wireless communication unit which is provided between the microphone and the speaker and the audio signal processing unit and performs a wireless communication process of the audio signal.

[0015]

Operation: A transmission / reception means for performing wireless communication processing with an external telephone, and conversion of writing data input on the display screen into graphic data and conversion of graphic data received via the transmission / reception means into writing data for display. A graphic data processing means to be displayed on the screen and a voice signal inputted through the microphone are signal-processed and outputted to the transmitting / receiving means, and a voice signal received via the transmitting / receiving means is signal-processed and outputted to the speaker. Audio signal processing means,
The graphic data and the voice signal input through the transmitting / receiving means are sent to the graphic data processing means and the voice signal processing means, and the graphic data converted by the graphic data processing means and the voice signal processed by the voice signal processing means are transmitted and received. By providing the control means for sending the writing data to the means, it is possible to eliminate the need to once write the writing data on paper and send it by facsimile, so that the writing data can be easily input. As a result, it is possible to smoothly proceed with the conversation about the writing data.

Since the control means controls the display of the writing data input on the display screen and the writing data obtained by converting the graphic data received via the transmitting / receiving means on the same display screen, the writing data is input and output. Since the same display screen is used for the operation, and the number of parts constituting the mobile phone is reduced, it is easy to configure the mobile phone in a small size.

The control means can provide an easy-to-see display screen to the user by controlling the display by dividing the display area of the writing data and the display area of the writing data converted from the graphic data. , It is possible to smoothly proceed with the conversation about the writing data.

By providing the wireless communication means provided between the microphone and the speaker and the audio signal processing means for performing the wireless communication processing of the audio signal, the telephone receiver body and the handset provided with the microphone and the speaker are configured separately. Then, since the voice signal is transmitted and received by wireless communication between the handset and the telephone body, the operability of the telephone during a call is improved.

[0019]

【Example】

Example 1. The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display mode of a display screen, and FIG. 3 is an external view of the mobile phone. The same or corresponding parts as those of the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone includes an antenna 11, a control unit 12 for carrying out various kinds of call processing of the mobile phone, a speaker 13, a microphone 14, an input / output port 15 for carrying out input / output processing with an external device, It comprises a storage device 5 composed of a RAM card, a light pen 16 as a means for inputting writing data, and a display 17 constituted by a liquid crystal display plate as a display means for outputting received graphic data.

A fax modem is an example of the input / output port 15, and the storage device 5 may be a hard disk other than a RAM card. Further, as a means for inputting writing data, a trackball or a mouse may be used in addition to the light pen 16.

Here, the writing data is input by the light pen 1.
6 is used to perform a writing operation on the screen of the display 17. Therefore, not only the display 17 outputs the received graphic data, but also the user uses the light pen 16 to perform a writing operation of handwritten characters or memo data to be transmitted to the display 17. It is configured to input data and specify points.

The control unit 12 comprises a transmitting / receiving means 18, an audio signal processing means 19, a graphic data processing means 20 and a control means 21. The control unit 12 can be realized by a circuit that uses a microcomputer and a memory.

Here, the transmitting / receiving means 18 performs wireless communication processing with an external telephone via the antenna 11.
On the other hand, the audio signal processing means 19 is connected to the speaker 13 and the microphone 14, encodes the audio signal input via the microphone 14 and outputs the encoded audio signal to the transmitting / receiving means 18, and the audio received via the transmitting / receiving means 18. The signal is decoded and output to the speaker 13.

Further, the graphic data processing means 20 is connected to the storage device 5 and the display 1 via the input / output port 15.
7, the writing data created using the light pen 16 is converted into graphic data, that is, converted into code data which is digitized and transmitted by an ordinary facsimile, and the graphic received through the transmitting / receiving means 18 The data is converted into handwritten data in the reverse of the above conversion and is output to the display 17.

The transmission / reception means 18, the voice signal processing means 19, and the graphic data processing means 20 are constituted by a known technique adopted for ordinary mobile phones, facsimiles and the like. The input / output port 15 is also connected to the storage means 16 so that the storage device 5 has the input / output port 1
Writing data input from 5 is stored.

Further, the control means 21 uses the graphic data processing means 20 and the sound signal processing means 19 to process the graphic data and the sound signal inputted through the transmitting / receiving means 18.
In addition to sending to the transmitting / receiving means 18, the graphic data converted by the graphic data processing means 20 and the audio signal encoded by the audio signal processing means 19 are sent to the transmitting / receiving means 18.

On the other hand, the control means 21 controls the display 1
It manages several types of wind-managed programs that manage the display form of the 7 screen. Then, the user gives an instruction to the display 17 using the light pen 16,
The display form of the display 17 is changeable.

That is, at the bottom of the screen of the display 17,
As shown in FIG. 2, function buttons for activating some wind-managed programs are constantly displayed, and the user selects one of these function buttons with the light pen 16 to correspond to the function button. It has become possible to launch the wind-managed program that was created.

Then, the display form of the screen of the display 17 is divided into, for example, a writing data input area by the light pen 16, a received graphic data output area, a writing data input area and a graphic data output area according to the selected wind management program. It can be changed by dividing it into two parts.

Therefore, the user can variously switch the display mode of the display 17 according to the purpose of use by selecting various function buttons on the screen even during a call. .

FIG. 3 shows the external appearance of the mobile phone configured as described above. The mobile phone is housed in the housing 22. The antenna 11 is provided on the side surface of the housing 22, and the speaker 13, the microphone 14, the display 17, the key matrix 23 for inputting a telephone number, and the incoming call button 24 are provided on the upper surface of the housing 22. .

In the mobile phone configured as described above, a voice signal can be transmitted / received to / from an external phone by performing a predetermined operation, and a call can be made using a normal mobile phone. Then, when transmitting written characters or pictures in such a state during a call, first, handwritten characters or pictures to be transmitted are directly input to the display 17 using the light pen 16 to create writing data. .

At this time, while the light pen 16 continues to draw a line diagram on the screen of the display 17, the coordinate data of each point forming the line diagram is sequentially transferred to the graphic data processing means via the input / output port 15. The data is accumulated in a memory (not shown) in 20 and the storage device 5.

Therefore, when the input of the writing data is completed,
In the memory and the storage device 5, image data composed of coordinate data of each point forming the drawn diagram is formed. Therefore, for a complicated figure or the like that requires a lot of time for writing, the storage device 5 may be provided with coordinate data forming a diagram in advance and stored.

When the writing data has been created, the graphic data processing means 20 converts the writing data into graphic data which is normal facsimile communication code data and outputs it to the transmitting / receiving means 18. Then, the transmission / reception unit 18 performs a predetermined process for transmission on the code data, and transmits the code data together with a normal voice signal to the telephone of the other party.

On the other hand, when receiving graphic data from an external telephone, the graphic data formed by normal facsimile communication code data, which is input to the controller 12 through the antenna 11, is the reverse of the transmission of writing data. After the transmission / reception means 18 has performed a predetermined process, the data is input to the graphic data processing means 20 and converted in the opposite manner to that at the time of transmitting the writing data, and the converted data is passed through the input / output port 15. It is output to the screen of the display 17.

As described above, the control means 21 manages the window managed program for managing the display form of the screen of the display 17. Then, on the screen of the display 17, function buttons for activating some wind-managed programs are constantly displayed at the bottom of the screen.

Therefore, even during a call, the user can select various function buttons on the screen by using the light pen 16 and activate the wind-managed program corresponding to the function button. For example, the display mode of the display 17 can be changed according to the usage pattern, such as writing data input by the light pen 16, output of the received graphic data, and division into a writing data input area and a graphic data output area. The operability can be improved by switching to.

According to the first embodiment, it is possible to easily transmit the handwritten data because it is unnecessary to temporarily write on paper and then send by facsimile when transmitting handwritten information as in the conventional case. , It is possible to smoothly proceed with the conversation about the writing data.

Further, the display form of the display 17 can be changed in various ways by making the control means 21 resident and start a wind managed program for managing the display form of the output display screen. Therefore, it can be effectively used.

In this embodiment, the writing operation by the light pen 16 is directly performed on the display 17, and the input of the writing data to be transmitted and the output of the received graphic data are performed on the same display screen. However, the writing input by the light pen 16 is displayed on the display 17.
It may be performed for a pen input tablet provided separately from.

If this mobile phone is provided with an echo removing means for preventing howling, a smooth call can be carried out.

Example 2. For example, with the mobile phone shown in the first embodiment, the circuit configuration of the mobile phone shown in FIG.
It is also possible to separate the and from each other and connect the handset 25 and the telephone body 26 with the connection cord 27.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the appearance of the mobile phone according to the second embodiment. The mobile phone is constructed by separating the handset 25 and the phone body 26, and the connecting cord 27 is the handset 25 and the phone body. 26 is connected.

The handset 25 has an antenna 11,
Speaker 13, microphone 14, key matrix 2
3. It is configured to be small and lightweight, including parts such as the incoming call button 26. Further, one end of a connection cord 27 is detachably connected to the lower part of the handset 25 by a connector 28a. The other end of the connection cord 9 is also detachably connected to the side surface of the telephone body 18 by the connector 28b. Therefore, voice information, handwritten character information, etc. are transmitted and received via the connection cord 27.

On the other hand, in the inside of the telephone body 26, a control control means 12, an input / output means 15, a storage device 5 composed of a hard disk, a RAM card and the like and a display 17 are provided and a portable telephone such as a battery device is constituted. Contains the main hardware circuits.

According to the second embodiment, the handset 25 and the telephone body 26 are separately configured, and the handset 25 and the telephone body 26 are connected by the connection cord 27.
Since the speaker 13 is located near the ear and the microphone 14 is located near the mouth during a call, the operability of the mobile phone during a call is improved.

Embodiment 3 FIG. For example, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the handset 25 and the telephone body 26 are connected to each other by using the connection cable 27 to transmit and receive a voice signal. However, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to eliminate 27 and make a so-called wireless connection between the handset 25 and the telephone main body 26 so that signals are transmitted and received by wireless communication which is generally performed by a home cordless telephone.

FIG. 5 is a view showing the outer appearance of the mobile phone according to the third embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram of the mobile phone according to the third embodiment. The same or corresponding parts as those in the conventional example and the embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the side of the handset 25,
Handset-side wireless communication means 29 for processing incoming and outgoing voice signals
Is provided for performing input / output processing of a voice input signal from the microphone 14 and a voice output signal to the speaker 13 with the telephone body 26.

On the other hand, on the side of the telephone body 26, the body side wireless communication means 3 corresponding to the handset side wireless communication means 29.
0 is set. Then, the main body side wireless communication means 30 is adapted to perform an incoming / outgoing process of an audio signal with the handset side wireless communication means 29.

Therefore, one set of the receiver side wireless communication means 29 and the main body side wireless communication means 30 constitutes one wireless communication means for performing the wireless communication processing of the voice signal.

The handset-side wireless communication means 29 and the main-body-side wireless communication means 30 are both constructed by known techniques used in ordinary home cordless telephones.

In the portable telephone configured as described above, the telephone receiver main body 26 is provided with the telephone receiver side wireless communication means 29 on the telephone receiver 25 side.
By providing the main body side wireless communication means 30 provided on each side, the same voice signal transmission / reception between the handset 25 and the telephone body 26 as in the case of using the connection cable 27 in the second embodiment is performed by wireless communication. Can be done by
The connection cord 27 does not get in the way when the telephone is used, and the operability of the handset 25 when the telephone is used is improved.

Example 4. FIG. 7 shows a modification of the handset 15 of the mobile phone shown in FIG. 5 of the third embodiment so that a so-called hands-free call can be performed. The handset 25 is configured as a so-called headphone type receiver, and the speaker 14 is housed at the end of the headphone. The microphone 13 is provided at the tip of an arcuate tube 31 extending from the end of the headphones.

The receiver side transmitting / receiving means 29 is also housed inside the headphone type receiver. Further, the key matrix 23, the incoming call button 24, etc. are also provided near the speaker 14 at the end of the headphones. here,
If the speaker 13 is an earphone type, the received voice can be heard better.

According to the fourth embodiment, the user does not need to hold the handset 25 in the hand during a call, which is a so-called hand-free state, so that the writing operation such as handwritten characters using the light pen 16 can be easily performed. And it can be done quickly.

The shape of the handset 25 is not limited to the shape of a headphone type receiver. For example, the speaker 13
The earphone may be used as the earphone and the microphone 14 may be configured as a small microphone.
What is necessary is that the user does not need to support it by hand during a call.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 8, FIG.
In the one in which the handset and the mobile phone main body as shown in FIG. 1 are integrally formed, the handset changeover switch 32 is provided in the main body so that the handset of the headphone type receiver shown in this embodiment can be used according to the purpose of use. It may be provided to selectively switch which handset can be used.

[0061]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the transmitting / receiving means for performing wireless communication processing with the external telephone, the writing data inputted on the display screen is converted into graphic data, and the graphic received via the transmitting / receiving means. Graphic data processing means for converting data into handwriting data and displaying it on a display screen, and voice signal received through the transmitting and receiving means while signal processing the voice signal input through the microphone and outputting it to the transmitting and receiving means. Sound signal processing means for signal processing and outputting to a speaker, and graphic data and sound signals input via the transmitting / receiving means are sent to the graphic data processing means and the sound signal processing means and are converted by the graphic data processing means. The graphic data and the audio signal processed by the audio signal processing means are sent to the transmitting / receiving means. Since the control means for controlling the writing is provided, it is unnecessary to temporarily write the writing data on paper and send it by facsimile when transmitting the writing data as in the conventional case. Therefore, the writing data can be easily input and transmitted. As a result, it is possible to smoothly proceed with the conversation about the writing data.

According to the second aspect, the control means controls the display of the writing data input on the display screen and the writing data obtained by converting the graphic data received via the transmitting / receiving means on the same display screen. The display screen for inputting and outputting the writing data need only be the same display screen, and the number of parts constituting the mobile phone is reduced, so that the mobile phone can be easily configured in a small size.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the control means separately controls the display area for displaying the handwriting data and the area for displaying the handwriting data obtained by converting the graphic data, so that the display screen is easy for the user to see. Since it is possible to provide, it is possible to smoothly proceed with the conversation about the writing data.

According to the present invention, the wireless communication means for performing the wireless communication processing of the audio signal is provided between the microphone and the speaker and the audio signal processing means, whereby the receiver and the telephone equipped with the microphone and the speaker are provided. Since the main body is formed separately and the voice signal is transmitted and received by wireless communication between the handset and the main body of the telephone, the operability of the telephone during a call is improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a display form of a display screen.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an appearance of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an appearance of a mobile phone according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an appearance of a mobile phone according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a mobile phone according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a mobile phone according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the mobile phone according to the fourth embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional portable office processing machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

11 antenna, 12 control unit, 13
Speaker, 14 Microphone, 15 I / O port, 16
Light pen, 17 display, 18 transmitting and receiving means,
19 audio signal processing means, 20 graphic data processing means, 21 control means, 29 handset side wireless communication means,
30 Main unit side wireless communication means.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A transmission / reception unit for performing wireless communication processing with an external telephone, and converting writing data input on a display screen into graphic data and converting graphic data received via the transmitting / receiving unit into writing data. And a graphic data processing means for displaying on the display screen,
An audio signal processing means for signal-processing an audio signal input via a microphone and outputting the processed audio signal to the transmitting / receiving means, and for processing the audio signal received via the transmitting / receiving means to output to a speaker; and the transmitting / receiving means. The graphic data and audio signal input via the above are sent to the graphic data processing means and the audio signal processing means, and the graphic data converted by the graphic data processing means and the audio signal processed by the audio signal processing means are transmitted and received. A mobile phone, comprising: a control means for controlling the transmission to the means. 2. The control means controls the display of the handwriting data input on the display screen and the handwriting data obtained by converting the graphic data received via the transmitting / receiving means on the same display screen. The mobile phone according to claim 1. 3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the display by dividing an area for displaying the writing data and an area for displaying the writing data obtained by converting the graphic data. Mobile phone. 4. A wireless communication unit is provided between the microphone and the speaker and the audio signal processing unit to perform a wireless communication process of an audio signal.
The mobile phone according to any one of 1 to 3.