JPH0983662A - Portable telephone terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate carrying and to improve data transmission efficiency by incorporating a PCM-CIA card reader-writer part having a PCM-CIA stan dard interface inside the cover of a portable telephone terminal. SOLUTION: The PCM-CIA card 14 is inserted into the slot 16 of a computer 15. Data outputted from the computer 15 in this state is stored in the card 19. Then, the card 14 is inserted into the PCM-CIA card reader-writer part 13 incorporated in the folding cover part 12 of the portable telephone terminal 10 and data stored in the card 14 is inputted to the portable telephone terminal 10. The data is transmitted to the terminal of an opposite party with a telephone line. Thus, data is exchanged by directly connecting the card 14 to the writer part 13 having the PCM-CIA standard interface which is provided in the terminal 10 from the beginning so that data communication is executed without providing an external PCM-CIA card reader-writer device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile phone terminal which can be used as a mobile terminal when transmitting data between computers and which enables an advanced communication service such as data setting to the mobile phone terminal itself. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional method of connecting a portable telephone terminal of this type to a computer will be described first.

FIG. 8 shows an example of a conventional connection system between a mobile phone terminal and a computer. In the figure, 8
0 is a mobile phone terminal, 81 is an earphone microphone jack of this mobile phone terminal 80, and 82 is an earphone microphone jack 8
1 is a cable for connecting an audio signal, 83 is a computer, 84 is this computer 83 and the mobile phone terminal 8.
Each shows a modem for connection with 0.

The data output from the computer 83 is converted into voice information by the modem 84, input into the mobile phone terminal 80 via the voice signal connecting cable 82 and the earphone microphone jack 81, and the call is made through the wireless telephone line. It is transmitted to the other terminal. Information from the other party of the call is input to the computer 83 by the reverse route.

However, according to this conventional method, since the data from the computer 83 must be converted into voice information and vice versa, a modem is required, and the information conversion efficiency becomes very low.

FIG. 9 shows another example of a conventional connection system between a mobile phone terminal and a computer. In the figure,
90 is a mobile phone terminal, 91 is a card having an interface of the PCM-CIA standard, and 92 is a card reader / writer device connected to the mobile phone terminal 90, which is a PCM.
-93 for a CIA card, and 93 for a computer having a slot for a PCM-CIA card, respectively.

Data exchange between the mobile phone terminal 90 and the computer 93 is performed via the PCM-CIA card 91. That is, the data output from the computer 93 is once stored in the PCM-CIA card 91, read by the card reader / writer device 91, and then transferred to the mobile phone terminal 9.
It is input to 0 and transmitted to the terminal of the other party through the wireless telephone line. Information from the other party of the call is input to the computer 93 by the reverse route.

According to this conventional method, it is necessary to carry the card reader / writer device 92 in addition to the portable telephone terminal 90 when moving, which causes a problem in portability. Moreover, since the data exchange is performed after the PCM-CIA card 91 is attached / detached, online data transmission is completely impossible.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable telephone terminal which can easily carry out data transmission and is easy to carry.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable telephone terminal which can be easily connected to an external terminal such as a computer and has high data transmission efficiency.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone terminal capable of online data transmission.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone terminal having a foldable lid, and a P having a PCM-CIA standard interface in the lid.
A mobile phone terminal having a built-in CM-CIA card reader / writer unit is provided.

Since the PCM-CIA card reader / writer unit having the interface of the PCM-CIA standard is built in the portable telephone terminal, it is not necessary to separately prepare a PCM-CIA card reader / writer and data can be easily transmitted. It is possible and easy to carry. Also, P
If a connection connector having the same connection form as the CM-CIA card is prepared, connection with an external terminal such as a computer becomes easy and data transmission can be performed online.
Moreover, in that case, since it is not necessary to use a modem or the like,
The data transmission efficiency becomes very high.

According to the present invention, there is further provided a mobile phone terminal having a flat plate-like integrated structure, in which a contact connector of the PCM-CIA standard is built in at the end of the mobile phone terminal. .

Further, according to the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone terminal having a thin plate-like integrated structure, the portable telephone terminal having a contact connector of PCM-CIA standard on the surface of this portable telephone terminal. .

According to the present invention, there is further provided a mobile phone terminal having a thin plate-like integrated structure, which is provided with a PCM-CIA standard foldable and accommodating contact connector at an end of the mobile phone terminal. Will be provided.

Since the PCM-CIA standard interface is built in the portable telephone terminal, data can be transmitted easily and the portable telephone is easy to carry. Further, it becomes easy to connect to an external terminal such as a computer, and online data transmission becomes possible. Moreover, in that case, since it is not necessary to use a modem or the like, the data transmission efficiency becomes very high.

The contact connector described above preferably has a power input terminal or a power output terminal for power supply. This makes it possible to easily supply power simultaneously with or separately from data transmission.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an embodiment of a mobile phone terminal of the present invention and a method of exchanging data with a computer.

In the figure, 10 is a mobile phone terminal having a foldable structure, 11 is a main body of the mobile phone terminal 10, 12 is a folding lid portion of the mobile telephone terminal 10, and 13 is built in the folding lid portion 12. -CIA card reader / writer unit having an interface of the PCM-CIA standard, 14 is a PCM-CIA card having the interface of the PCM-CIA standard, and 15 is a PCM-CI.
Each of the computers has a slot 16 for an A card. In this specification, a mobile phone terminal is a general term for all mobile phone terminals such as a general mobile phone terminal, a cordless phone terminal, a personal handyphone (PHS) terminal, and a car phone terminal.

When the data of the computer 15 is transmitted to the terminal of the other party, first, the PCM-CIA card 14 is sent.
Is inserted into the slot 16 of the computer 15. In this state, the data output from the computer 15 is transferred to the PCM.
-Store in CIA card 14. Then this PCM-
The CIA card 14 is the folding lid 1 of the mobile phone terminal 10.
PCM-CIA card reader / writer unit 1 built in 2
3 and inputs the data stored in the card 14 to the mobile phone terminal 10. As a result, the data is transmitted to the other party's terminal via the telephone line.

In this way, the PCM-CIA card reader / writer unit 13 provided with the PCM-CIA standard interface, which is provided in the mobile phone terminal 10 from the beginning, has the PCM.
-Since data is exchanged by directly connecting the CIA card 14, data communication can be performed without providing an external PCM-CIA card reader / writer device.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for schematically explaining another system for exchanging data between the portable telephone terminal and the computer of the embodiment shown in FIG.

In the figure, 20 is a mobile phone terminal having a foldable structure, 21 is a main body of the mobile phone terminal 20, 22 is a folding lid portion of the mobile telephone terminal 20, and 23 is built in the folding lid portion 22. PCM-CIA card reader / writer unit having an interface of the PCM-CIA standard, 24 is a connection connector for the interface of the PCM-CIA standard, and 25 is a computer (external connection terminal) having the connector 24.

When the data of the computer 25 is transmitted to the terminal of the other party of the call, the PCM-CIA card reader / writer unit in which the connector 24 for the interface of the PCM-CIA standard is built in the folding lid portion 22 of the mobile phone terminal 20. Insert in 23. As a result, the data output from the computer 25 is transferred to the connector 24 and the PCM-CIA.
Input to the mobile phone terminal 20 via the card reader / writer unit 23. As a result, the data is transmitted to the other party's terminal via the telephone line.

In this way, the PCM-CIA card reader / writer section 2 provided in the mobile phone terminal 20 from the beginning.
Since data is exchanged by directly connecting the connector 24 to the connector 3, data communication can be performed without separately providing a modem. Further, according to this method, data communication can be performed online.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating a mobile phone terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 30 designates a mobile phone terminal having a flat plate-like unfolded structure and incorporating an interface of the PCM-CIA standard, and 31 constitutes a part of this interface and the mobile phone terminal 30. A PCM-CIA standard contact connector provided on one end face of the
32 is a P having an interface of PCM-CIA standard
The CM-CIA cards are shown respectively.

As described above, since the PCM-CIA card 32 is directly inserted into the contact connector 31 of the interface of the PCM-CIA standard built in the mobile phone terminal 30 to exchange data, the PCM-CIA card is separately used for the PCM-CIA card. Data communication can be performed without providing a card reader / writer device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating a mobile phone terminal according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 40 denotes a portable telephone terminal which has a thin plate-like integral structure which is not folded and which has a built-in interface of the PCM-CIA standard, and 41 constitutes a part of this interface and the portable telephone terminal 40 3A and 3B respectively show contact connectors of the PCM-CIA standard mounted on one surface of FIG.

Since a PCM-CIA card (not shown) is directly connected to the contact connector 41 of the interface of the PCM-CIA standard built in the mobile phone terminal 40 to exchange data, a separate PCM-CIA card is used. It is possible to perform data communication without providing the card reader / writer device.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating a mobile phone terminal according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 50 designates a portable telephone terminal having a thin plate-like integral structure which does not fold and has a built-in interface of the PCM-CIA standard, and 51 constitutes a part of this interface and the portable telephone terminal 50 3A and 3B respectively show PCM-CIA standard contact connectors provided rotatably. However, FIG. 7A shows the case where the contact connector 51 is in the housed state, and FIG. 8B shows the case where the contact connector 51 is rotated from the housed state to the used state.

Since a PCM-CIA card (not shown) is directly connected to the contact connector 51 of the interface of the PCM-CIA standard built in the mobile phone terminal 50 to exchange data, the PCM-CIA card is separately used. It is possible to perform data communication without providing the card reader / writer device. In particular, according to this embodiment, since the insertion angle of the PCM-CIA card with respect to the mobile phone terminal 50 can be freely set, the accommodation of the card becomes very easy and the overall size when accommodated is reduced. You can

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating another method of data exchange between a mobile phone terminal and an external terminal according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 60 denotes a portable telephone terminal which has a flat plate-like integral structure which does not fold, has a PCM-CIA standard interface, and has a battery which needs to be charged, and 61 is a part of this interface. PCM-CIA standard contact connector provided on one end face of the mobile phone terminal 60, 62 is a power input terminal provided on the connector 61, and 63 is a PC
An M-CIA standard interface connector, 64 is an external terminal having the connector 63 and having a power feeding function.

When the data of the external terminal 64 is transmitted to the terminal of the call partner, the connector 63 for the interface of the PCM-CIA standard is the contact connector 6 of the interface of the PCM-CIA standard built in the mobile phone terminal 60.
Connect to 1. As a result, the data output from the external terminal 64 is transferred to the connectors 63 and 61 and the built-in PCM.
-Mobile phone terminal 6 through the interface of CIA standard
Enter 0. As a result, the data is transmitted to the other party's terminal via the telephone line. Further, simultaneously with or separately from the data transmission, power can be supplied from the external terminal 64 to the mobile phone terminal 60 via the power input terminal 62 of the contact connector 61.

As described above, since the connector 63 is directly connected to the PCM-CIA standard interface provided in the portable telephone terminal 60 from the beginning to exchange data, data communication can be performed without separately providing a modem. You can Moreover, the battery in the mobile phone terminal 60 can be charged by supplying power from the external terminal 64 at the same time.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating another method of data exchange between a mobile phone terminal and an external terminal according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 70 denotes a portable telephone terminal having a flat plate-like integral structure which does not fold, has an interface of the PCM-CIA standard and has an external power feeding function, and 71 constitutes a part of this interface. PCM- provided on one end face of the mobile phone terminal 70
CIA standard contact connector, 72 is a power output terminal provided on this connector 71, 73 is a connector for PCM-CIA standard interface, and 74 is an external connector that has this connector 73 and operates by external power supply. Each terminal is shown. The external terminal 74 is, for example, a peripheral device such as a camera for transferring a photo, a signal conversion device, or the like.

When the data of the external terminal 74 is transmitted to the terminal of the call partner, the connector 73 for the interface of the PCM-CIA standard is the contact connector 7 of the interface of the PCM-CIA standard built in the mobile phone terminal 70.
Connect to 1. As a result, the data output from the external terminal 74 is transferred to the connectors 73 and 71 and the built-in PCM.
-Mobile phone terminal 7 through the interface of CIA standard
Enter 0. As a result, the data is transmitted to the other party's terminal via the telephone line. Further, simultaneously with or separately from the data transmission, power can be supplied from the mobile phone terminal 70 to the external terminal 74 via the power output terminal 72 of the contact connector 71.

As described above, since the connector 73 is directly connected to the PCM-CIA standard interface provided in the mobile phone terminal 70 from the beginning to exchange data, data communication can be performed without separately providing a modem. You can Moreover, power can be supplied to the external terminal 74 at the same time. Therefore, for example, when performing the photo transfer service, it is possible to easily supply power from the mobile phone terminal 70 side to the peripheral device such as a camera and the signal conversion device provided between the mobile phone terminals.

The embodiments described above all show the present invention by way of example and not by way of limitation, and the present invention can be embodied in other various modifications and alterations. Therefore, the scope of the present invention is defined only by the claims and their equivalents.

[0045]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, since the PCM-CIA standard interface is built in the mobile phone terminal, it is necessary to separately prepare a PCM-CIA card reader / writer or the like. Data can be easily transmitted without any trouble, and it is easy to carry. Also,
The connection with an external terminal such as a computer becomes easy, and online data transmission becomes possible. And in that case,
Since it is not necessary to use a modem or the like, the data transmission efficiency becomes very high.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an embodiment of a mobile phone terminal of the present invention and a method of exchanging data with a computer.

FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating another method of data exchange between the mobile phone terminal and the computer of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating another embodiment of the mobile phone terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating still another embodiment of the mobile phone terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating still another embodiment of the mobile phone terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating another method of exchanging data between a mobile phone terminal and an external terminal according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating another method of exchanging data between a mobile phone terminal and an external terminal according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional connection system between a mobile phone terminal and a computer.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of a conventional connection system between a mobile phone terminal and a computer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Mobile Phone Terminal 11 Main Body of Mobile Phone Terminal 12 Folding Lid 13 PCM-CIA Card Reader / Writer 14 PCM-CIA Card 15 Computer 16 PCM-CIA Card Slot

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone terminal having a foldable lid, wherein a PCM-CIA card reader / writer unit having an interface of PCM-CIA standard is built in the lid. . 2. A mobile phone terminal having a flat plate-shaped integrated structure, characterized in that a contact connector of the PCM-CIA standard is built in at an end of the mobile phone terminal. 3. A mobile phone terminal having a thin plate-like integrated structure, characterized in that a contact connector of the PCM-CIA standard is provided on the surface of the mobile phone terminal. 4. A mobile phone terminal having a thin plate-like integrated structure, comprising a PCM-CIA standard foldable and accommodating contact connector at an end of the mobile phone terminal. 5. The mobile phone terminal according to claim 1, wherein the contact connector has a power input terminal or a power output terminal for power feeding.