JPH11161370A - Portable information terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the portable information terminal device which can be improved in operability, prolonged in battery life, made compact as a product, and secured in data transmission and reception without reference to indoor and outdoor use places. SOLUTION: Of the portable information terminal device consisting of a portable information terminal part 1 and a keyboard part 2, the portable information terminal part 1 has a liquid crystal part 3 which displays and outputs characters and graphic data and a touch panel part 5 where input is performed with a pen, and the keyboard part 2 has touch keys 8 enabling data input by depression and an installation part which is electrically connected to the portable information terminal part 1 and also holds the portable information terminal part 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method for inputting characters and the like.
The present invention relates to a portable information terminal device that outputs characters and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional portable information terminal device. In FIG. 5, 1 is a portable information terminal unit, 3 is a liquid crystal unit, 4 is a pen tip, 5 is a touch panel unit, 6 is a circuit unit, and 7 is a battery unit.

As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional portable information terminal device is provided with a liquid crystal unit 3 for outputting and displaying characters and graphic data, and is arranged on the surface of the liquid crystal unit 3 and performs data input by touching a pen tip 4. The touch panel section 5 includes a circuit section 6 disposed on the back of the liquid crystal section 3 and having electronic components mounted thereon, and a battery section 7 for supplying power to the circuit section 6.

[0004] The operation of the portable information terminal device configured as described above will be described below.

Power is supplied from the charged battery unit 7 to the circuit unit 6, image data processing is performed in the circuit unit 6, and character and graphic data are displayed on the liquid crystal unit 3.

When characters are input, the characters and line drawings are input by pressing the surface of the touch panel unit 5 disposed on the surface of the liquid crystal unit 3 with the pen tip 4. Further, an icon operation is performed by pressing the menu displayed on the liquid crystal unit 3 or the menu printed on the touch panel unit 5 with the pen tip 4.

As described above, in the conventional portable information terminal device, since the portability is emphasized on the assumption that the portable information terminal device is always carried around, the product is downsized, and the input is mainly performed by pen input.

[0008]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional portable information terminal device, characters and the like are input with the pen tip 4, and the operability is lower than that of the keyboard, and the operability is lower than the portability. Despite the emphasis, operability was poor indoors and on the desk. In addition, when the device is used indoors or outdoors, the device operates by receiving power supply from the battery unit of the device main body, so that the battery life is short and it is difficult for the user to use. Furthermore, since data transmission and reception are performed wirelessly, data transmission and reception lack reliability. Further, if the modular jack is provided in the portable information terminal device, it becomes a factor that hinders the compactness of the portable information terminal device.

In this portable information terminal device, it is required that the operability is improved, the battery life is extended, the product can be made compact, and the reliability of data transmission / reception is increased regardless of where the device is used indoors and outdoors. Have been.

An object of the present invention is to provide a portable information terminal device capable of improving operability, extending battery life, reducing the size of a product, and ensuring data transmission and reception regardless of where the device is used indoors and outdoors. With the goal.

[0011]

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable information terminal comprising a portable information terminal and a keyboard, wherein the portable information terminal outputs characters and graphic data. It has a liquid crystal unit to display and a touch panel unit to input with a pen, and a keyboard unit,
Touch keys that allow data input by pressing,
A configuration is provided that has an installation unit that holds the portable information terminal unit while making an electrical connection with the portable information terminal unit.

As a result, a portable information terminal device can be obtained which can improve operability, extend the life of the battery, downsize the product, and reliably transmit and receive data regardless of where the device is used indoors and outdoors.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a portable information terminal device comprising a portable information terminal portion and a keyboard portion, wherein the portable information terminal portion outputs and displays characters and graphic data. A touch panel for inputting data with a pen, and a keyboard for touch-sensitive input of data by pressing, and an electrical connection between the portable information terminal and the portable information terminal. And an input section for inputting characters and the like when used outdoors and on a desk, and a keyboard section when used indoors and on a desk. Has the effect of being input using. Further, the electrical connection between the keyboard unit and the portable information terminal unit is performed by the installation unit, so that the operability is improved and the connection is easy.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the keyboard unit has a power cord for supplying power for charging a battery unit of the portable information terminal unit. Yes, when inputting at the keyboard unit, the power supply for charging the battery unit of the portable information terminal unit and the operation of the portable information terminal unit is supplied from the keyboard unit to the portable information terminal unit. This has the effect of extending the life of the battery section.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the keyboard unit has a telephone line modular jack unit, and data can be securely transmitted using the telephone line. While transmission and reception are performed,
By arranging the modular jack section on the keyboard section, the portable information terminal section can be made more compact.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to FIG. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 shows Embodiments 1, 2, and 3 of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a portable information terminal device common to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the portable information terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 and 2, the portable information terminal unit 1, the liquid crystal unit 3, the pen tip 4, the touch panel unit 5, the circuit unit 6, and the battery unit 7 are the same as those in FIG. I do. Reference numeral 2 denotes a keyboard unit, 8 denotes a touch-type key (hereinafter, referred to as “touch key”), 9 denotes a circuit unit, 10 denotes a recess as an installation unit, 11 denotes a bottom surface, 12 denotes a protrusion, and 13 denotes a metal plate. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable information terminal device comprises a portable information terminal unit 1 and a keyboard unit 2.

The portable information terminal unit 1 includes a liquid crystal unit 3 for outputting and displaying character and graphic data, a touch panel unit 5 disposed on the surface of the liquid crystal unit 3 and capable of inputting by touching a pen tip 4, and a liquid crystal unit 3. And a battery unit 7 for supplying power to the circuit unit 6. Also, the keyboard unit 2
It comprises a touch key 8, a circuit section 9, and a concave section 10 in which the portable information terminal section 1 can be installed. Further, a metal projection 12 is provided on the bottom surface 11 of the concave portion 10 of the keyboard 2 for electrical connection between the keyboard 2 and the portable information terminal 1. A metal plate 13 is provided. Keyboard part 2
The position of the metal projection 12 and the position of the metal plate 13 of the portable information terminal 1 are provided at positions where the portable information terminal 1 is always inserted into and mounted on the recess 10 of the keyboard 2. .

The operation of the portable information terminal configured as described above will be described below.

Power is supplied from the charged battery unit 7 to the circuit unit 6, image data processing is performed in the circuit unit 6, and character and graphic data are displayed on the liquid crystal unit 3.

When characters are input, the surface of the touch panel unit 5 disposed on the surface of the liquid crystal unit 3 is pressed with the pen tip 4 to input characters and line drawings. Further, by pressing the menu displayed on the liquid crystal unit 3 with the pen tip 4, icon operations can be performed.

However, when the portable information terminal unit 1 is installed in the recess 10 of the keyboard unit 2 when the portable information terminal unit 1 is not placed on the desk and the key of the keyboard unit 2 is pressed, the signal processed by the circuit unit 9 is processed. Is input from the keyboard unit 2 to the portable information terminal unit 1 and displayed on the liquid crystal unit 3.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the portable information terminal device is composed of the portable information terminal unit 1 and the keyboard unit 2, so that characters and the like can be input when used outdoors or on a desk. Can be input with a pen, and can be input with good operability using the keyboard unit 2 when used indoors or on a desk. Further, the electrical connection between the keyboard unit 2 and the portable information terminal unit 1 is performed by the installation unit (recess) 10, so that the operability is improved and the connection is easy.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a portable information terminal device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3, a portable information terminal unit 1, a keyboard unit 2, a liquid crystal unit 3, a touch panel unit 5, circuit units 6, 9, a battery unit 7, a touch key 8, a recess 10 as an installation unit, a bottom surface unit 11, and a protrusion unit 12. , Metal plate 13
Are the same as those in FIG. 2, and therefore, are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. 14 is a power cord.

As shown in FIG. 3, a metal projection 12 for outputting a signal from the keyboard 2 to the portable information terminal 1 is provided on the bottom 11 of the recess 10 of the keyboard 2. Further, a metal projection 12 for supplying power is added to the bottom surface 11 of the concave portion 10 of the keyboard 2. Similarly, a metal plate 13 for receiving power supply is added to the side surface of the portable information terminal unit 1. Here, the means for supplying power for charging is a metal plate 1
In addition to the contact charging method by contact such as 3 and the like, a non-contact charging method by electromagnetic induction may be used. Further, the keyboard unit 2 is provided with a power cord 14 that is plugged into a household power supply to supply power to the portable information terminal unit 1.

The operation of the portable information terminal configured as described above will be described below.

A part of the power supplied from the household power supply via the power cord 14 is supplied to the circuit unit 9 of the keyboard unit 2 to be the power source of the keyboard unit 2.

The other part of the power supply via the power cord 14 is supplied to the battery unit 7 and the circuit unit 6 of the portable information terminal unit 1 via the projection 12 of the keyboard unit 2. At this time, the power supply for the circuit operation of the portable information terminal unit 1 operates with the power supply supplied from the keyboard unit 2,
The power supply from the battery unit 7 is not received. That is, the portable information terminal unit 1 performs the circuit operation and the charging of the battery unit 7 simultaneously.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when data is input through the keyboard unit 2, the operation can be performed without using the power source of the battery unit 7 of the portable information terminal unit 1. Since the battery can be charged, the life of the battery can be prolonged.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a portable information terminal device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, and is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4, a portable information terminal 1, a keyboard 2, a liquid crystal 3, a touch panel 5, circuits 6, 9, a battery 7, a touch key 8, a concave portion 10 as an installation portion, a bottom portion 11, and a protrusion 12 , Metal plate 1
3, since the power cord 14 is the same as in FIG. 3, the same reference numerals are given and the description is omitted. Reference numeral 15 denotes a telephone line modular jack.

As shown in FIG. 4, the keyboard unit 2 includes:
It has a modular jack section 15 that can be preferentially connected to an indoor telephone line.

The operation of the portable information terminal device configured as described above will be described below.

In the case of data transmission, the character and graphic data edited by the portable information terminal unit 1 are subjected to image processing by the circuit unit 6 in the portable information terminal unit 1 and
Is once input to the circuit section 9 of the keyboard section 2 via the metal plate 13 on the bottom surface of the base section 2 and the projection section 12 of the concave section 10 of the keyboard section 2, and can be communicated from the modular jack section 15 via a telephone line. In the case of data reception, the portable information is transmitted via the modular jack 15, the circuit 9 of the keyboard 2, the protrusion 12 of the recess 10, and the metal plate 13 on the bottom of the portable information terminal 1 via a telephone line. Data is input to the circuit unit 6 in the terminal unit 1, image processing is performed in the circuit unit 6, and output and displayed on the liquid crystal unit 3.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the keyboard section 2 is provided with the telephone line modular jack section 15, data can be reliably transmitted and received using the telephone line. By arranging the modular jack section 15 on the keyboard section 2, the portable information terminal section 1 can be made more compact.

[0035]

As described above, according to the portable information terminal device according to the first aspect of the present invention, a portable information terminal device including a portable information terminal portion and a keyboard portion, It has a liquid crystal unit for outputting and displaying characters and graphic data, and a touch panel unit for inputting with a pen. The keyboard unit has touch keys capable of inputting data by pressing, and an electrical connection between the portable information terminal unit. At the same time as holding the portable information terminal unit, it is possible to input characters and the like by pen input when using it outdoors and on a desk, and to use it indoors and on a desk. In this case, there is an advantageous effect that input can be performed with good operability using the keyboard unit, and the electrical connection between the keyboard unit and the portable information terminal unit is performed by the installation unit, so that the operation can be performed. Advantageous effect that sex is easy to connect and at the same time improved.

According to the invention described in claim 2, according to claim 1
In the invention described in the above, the keyboard section has a power cord for supplying power for charging the battery section of the portable information terminal section, so that when inputting at the keyboard section, the battery section of the portable information terminal section By supplying power for charging the battery and operating the portable information terminal unit from the keyboard unit to the portable information terminal unit, it is possible to obtain an advantageous effect of extending the life of the battery unit of the portable information terminal unit. .

According to the invention described in claim 3, according to claim 1
In the invention described in (1), the keyboard section has a telephone line modular jack section, so that data can be reliably transmitted and received using the telephone line, and the modular jack section is arranged in the keyboard section. The advantageous effect that the portable information terminal unit can be further compacted can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a portable information terminal device common to Embodiments 1, 2, and 3 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the portable information terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a portable information terminal device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a portable information terminal device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional portable information terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable information terminal part 2 Keyboard part 3 Liquid crystal part 4 Pen tip 5 Touch panel part 6 Circuit part 7 Battery part 8 Touch key 9 Circuit part 10 Concave part (installation part) 11 Bottom part 12 Projection part 13 Metal plate 14 Power cord 15 Modular jack Department

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A portable information terminal device comprising a portable information terminal unit and a keyboard unit, wherein the portable information terminal unit includes a liquid crystal unit for outputting and displaying characters and graphic data, and a touch panel unit for inputting with a pen. The keyboard unit has a touch key capable of inputting data by pressing, and an installation unit for electrically connecting the portable information terminal unit and holding the portable information terminal unit at the same time. Mobile information terminal device characterized by the following 2. The portable information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the keyboard unit has a power cord for supplying power for charging a battery unit of the portable information terminal unit. 3. The portable information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein said keyboard unit has a telephone line modular jack unit.