JPH08317443A - Pager - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To heighten convenience when a pager carrier uses a public telephone by making a telephone charge card such as a telephone card, etc., portable with a pager and using a color and a pattern applied to the telephone charge card also in the decoration of the pager. CONSTITUTION: In the pager 1 which informs an incoming call to the pager carrier by receiving a call signal, a housing part 3 which houses the telephone charge card C is provided in a case 2 which forms the outer shell of the pager 1. The housing part 3 can be constituted in various kinds of modes, however, the color or pattern applied to the telephone charge card is effectively used in the decoration of the pager by exposing the surface of the telephone charge card C by comprising the housing part 3 in pocket shape to connect the edge part of the telephone charge card, or forming the surface of the telephone charge card C so as to be observed transparently by comprising the housing part 3 in the pocket shape of a transparent sheet.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case structure of a pager (portable call receiver), and more particularly to a pager capable of accommodating a telephone charge card such as a so-called telephone card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A pager called a so-called pager is a small portable call receiver and is widely used when it is desired to remotely contact a user carrying the pager. That is, when the sender sends a calling signal (pager allocation number) from a telephone or the like, the calling signal is wirelessly received by the pager, and the pager emits a sound, vibration, etc. to the carrier to receive the calling signal, Informs you by displaying a message or contact telephone number on the display.

The purpose of transmitting the call signal to the pager is to allow the sender to contact the carrier of the pager.
Or, if you want the carrier to contact a specific place, and the carrier who knows that the pager has received the call signal,
In most cases, you will be contacted by a nearby public telephone. Here, considering the usage of this public telephone,
If you don't have a coin or a phone charge card, you will need to make a change to a bill or buy a phone charge card before making a call to the payphone. I needed to call.

In the present specification, the telephone charge card is not only a so-called telephone card such as a prepaid card that prepaid a telephone charge, but also the telephone charge used by specifying a user is withdrawn from a designated account at a later date. It also includes postpaid cards.

[0005]

The pager carrier has many opportunities to use a public telephone. At this time, if he / she has a telephone charge card, he / she can easily use the public telephone. be able to. However, there is also the fact that the phone charge card is carried in a wallet or card case, and the pager is carried in a bag or pocket of clothes. You may not be able to find your card immediately or you may not have a telephone rate card.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a pager which enables a telephone charge card to be carried together with the pager so that the pager carrier can improve convenience when using a public telephone. To aim. Moreover, it aims at providing the pager which uses the coloring and the pattern given to the telephone charge card for decoration.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the pager of the present invention is a pager which receives a calling signal and notifies a carrier of an incoming call, in which a telephone charge card is housed in a case forming an outer shell of the pager. It is characterized by having a storage section.

[0008]

The pager of the present invention is provided with a storage portion in the form of a pocket or the like, and by storing the telephone charge card in this storage portion, the pager and the telephone charge card can be carried together. Therefore, the pager carrier can take out the telephone charge card from the storage unit and immediately use the public telephone. Further, if the storage portion is provided with a structure that allows the telephone charge card to be exposed or seen through, the coloring or pattern provided on the telephone charge card can be used for the decoration of the pager.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A pager according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The pager 1 of the present embodiment has a structure as shown in FIG. 1A showing the appearance on the front surface side and FIG. 1B showing the appearance on the back surface side. An outer shell of the pager 1 is formed by a case 2 formed of resin or the like, and a housing portion 3 is formed on the case surface on the back side of the pager 1. The storage portion 3 is formed by extending three sides of the case 2 and molding the extended portions 4 into an L-shaped cross section. These extending portions 4 are continuous along the three sides of the case, and as a result, the back surface of the case 2 is provided with a pocket-shaped storage portion 3 formed of the extending portions 4 and having an opening on one side. There is. In the present embodiment, the extension portion 4 is integrally formed with the resin case 2, but the extension portion 4 may be attached to the case later. Further, the case 2 can be made of various materials other than resin, and the extension portion 4 may be configured correspondingly.

The size of the storage unit 3 composed of the extended portion 4 corresponds to the size of the telephone charge card C, and the telephone charge card C can be freely put in and taken out of the storage unit 3 from the opened side. . Further, the gap between the extended portion 4 formed to have an L-shaped cross section and the back surface of the case 2 corresponds to the thickness of the telephone charge card C, and the telephone charge card C can be freely taken in and out of the storage portion 3. In the state where the telephone charge card C is stored in the storage portion 3, the telephone charge card C does not easily drop from the storage portion 3 due to friction between the telephone charge card C and the extended portion 4 and the back surface of the case 2.

A liquid crystal display 5 is provided on the surface of the pager 1 for displaying a message, a contact telephone number, etc. in response to an incoming call signal, and the side surface of the pager 1 is used for switching on / off of a ringing tone. A switch 6, a mode changeover switch 7 and the like are provided. Further, inside the case 2 of the pager 1, a receiving unit for receiving a ringing signal and the like, a sounding unit for emitting a ringing tone when the ringing signal is received, and the like are incorporated.

According to the pager 1 having the above structure, the telephone charge card C can be stored in the storage portion 3 and carried with the pager 1. In this state, the telephone charge card C has its three sides locked to the extending portion 4 and is prevented from falling off the opening due to friction as described above, and is securely held in the storage portion 3. Further, since the telephone charge card C is only locked to the extending portions 4 on the three edges, most of the surface of the telephone charge card C is exposed and the telephone charge card C is exposed. The coloring and patterns applied are also used as decorations for the pager 1.

When the pager carrier takes out the telephone charge card C from the storage unit 3 due to the necessity of using a public telephone, for example, his / her thumb is pressed against the surface of the telephone charge card C toward the opening side. It suffices to push it out, and the telephone charge card C can be easily taken out from the storage section 3. Therefore, the pager carrier can immediately use the public telephone by using the telephone charge card C taken out from the pager 1 without the trouble of finding a telephone charge card as in the conventional case.

FIG. 2 shows a pager 1 according to another embodiment.
The appearance is shown from the back side. The same parts as those in the above-described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the duplicated description will be omitted. In the pager 1 of this embodiment, a transparent vinyl sheet 14 is attached to the front surface of the case 2 on the back side to form the storage portion 3. The vinyl sheet 14 is formed in a triangular shape, and its two sides are attached to the surface of the case 2 by welding or the like. Therefore, on the back of case 2,
A pocket-shaped storage portion 3 made of a vinyl sheet 14 having an opening on one side is formed. In addition, this storage part 3
The sheet 14 constituting the sheet may be other than vinyl,
Sheet materials of various materials that are generally used can be used.

Storage part 3 made of this vinyl sheet 14
The size of can accommodate one corner portion of the telephone charge card C, and the telephone charge card C can be freely inserted into the storage portion 3 from the opened side. Further, the vinyl sheet 14 has a relatively high coefficient of friction due to its material, and the telephone charge card C can be put into and taken out of the storage section 3, but in the state of being stored in the storage section 3, the telephone charge card C and the vinyl sheet 14 are inserted. Due to the friction between the telephone charge card C and the telephone charge card C, the telephone charge card C is not easily removed from the storage portion 3.

According to the pager 1 having the above structure, the telephone charge card C can be stored in the storage portion 3 and carried with the pager 1. Further, since the vinyl sheet 14 containing the telephone charge card C is transparent, the coloring or pattern provided on the surface of the telephone charge card C also becomes the decoration of the pager 1.

Further, in the present invention, the storage section 3 can be constructed in various modes, and in short, the pager case 2 is essential.
The telephone charge card C may be partly put in and taken out so that it can be inserted and removed freely. Therefore, if the storage unit 3 is configured so that the telephone charge card C is exposed or transparent as in the above-described embodiment, there is an advantage that the telephone charge card C can be used for decoration of the pager 1, but the telephone charge is increased. For the main purpose of the present invention to carry the card C together with the pager 1, the storage part 3 is formed in a pocket shape that covers the surface of the telephone charge card C, or
You may make it comprise the pocket used as the storage part 3 with an opaque sheet.

[0018]

As described above, according to the pager of the present invention, the telephone charge card can be carried together with the pager by a simple modification of providing a storage portion for storing the telephone charge card in the case of the pager. Therefore, when the pager's carrier wants to use the public telephone, the telephone charge card can be immediately taken out, and the convenience of using the public telephone can be improved. In addition, if the storage unit is configured to expose or show through the telephone charge card, the coloring and pattern on the telephone charge card can be used as decoration for the pager as well. A corresponding change can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are views showing the appearance of a pager according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a perspective view seen from the front side, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view seen from the back side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of a pager according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 pager, 2 cases, 3 storage parts, 4 extension parts, 14 vinyl sheets, C telephone charge card,

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pager for receiving a call signal and notifying a carrier of an incoming call, wherein a case forming an outer shell of the pager is provided with an accommodating portion for accommodating a telephone charge card.