JPH11215217A - Portable information terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multi-function portable information terminal equipment with high operating convenience that easily fulfills an optional function required for carrying and that realizes a desired composite function by mounting plural option devices onto the portable information terminal equipment. SOLUTION: An optional function selection button is selected on a function selection menu displayed on a screen of a display device 10 with a touch panel by operating a track ball 13 and a click switch 12. Then, function processings such as calling by a radio telephone set 14, photographing by a digital camera 15, recording/reproducing by a recording and reproducing function device 16 and receiving by a television receiver 17 or the like are executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a multifunctional portable information terminal device. Further, the present invention relates to a portable information terminal device capable of executing arbitrary functions such as a radio telephone function, a display function, a recording / reproducing function, a digital camera function, a recording function in which a recording medium is detachable, and a radio / television receiving function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, PHS has been used as an easily portable device.
(Registered trademark), mobile phones, computer-controlled terminals called electronic organizers, digital cameras for taking digital pictures, portable radios, recording / playback functions, portable television receivers called liquid crystal televisions, and various other portable devices are widely used. It has come to be. However, these devices have become widespread as products with independent and unique functions because of the different eras of commercialization and the speed of technological evolution. Recently, a composite of these functions has been commercialized. For example, audio equipment called a radio-cassette combining a portable radio and a recording / playback function, a portable information terminal called a smartphone combining a wireless telephone and an electronic organizer, a voicemail terminal combining a telephone with a recording / playback function, a digital camera and a computer Mobile information terminal. However, when carrying these devices and using them, if more functions are required, it is necessary to carry multiple devices each having the required function at the same time, and therefore carry all the devices. In addition, the weight and volume are increased, the portability is impaired, and since each device must be operated independently, there is a problem in terms of operability and operability.

[0003]

As described above, conventionally, when it is desired to arbitrarily use a wide variety of functions in a portable device, a plurality of devices each having a required function are carried at the same time. Therefore, the weight and volume of the entire equipment to be carried is increased, and the easiness of carrying is impaired.In addition, since each equipment must be operated independently, it is inconvenient and operable. There was a problem.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
It is possible to provide an easy-to-use multifunctional portable information terminal device that can easily realize any functions necessary for carrying, and furthermore, it is easy to use with a plurality of optional devices arbitrarily attached to the device main body and having a desired composite function. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multifunctional portable information terminal device that can easily realize a portable information terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of devices each having a specific function, including a radio telephone, a recording / reproducing device, and a digital camera, can be compactly set and set.
And the operation of each of these devices is simplified,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an easy-to-use multifunctional portable information terminal device.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to compactly set a plurality of types of devices having specific functions, such as a radio telephone, a recording / reproducing device, a digital camera, a data recorder, a television receiver, and a radio receiver. Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multifunctional portable information terminal device which simplifies the operation of each of these devices and is easy to carry and easy to use.

Further, the present invention makes it easy to operate a plurality of types of devices each having a specific function, including a radio telephone, a recording / reproducing device, and a digital camera, by effectively utilizing a selection operation function and operation switches on a display screen. It is an object of the present invention to provide a multifunctional portable information terminal device which can be easily carried, is easy to carry, and is easy to use.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to a portable information terminal equipped with a display device with a touch panel. A plurality of types of devices including a playback device and the like are mounted, and these various types of devices can be controlled by inputting coordinates on a display screen.

That is, the present invention relates to a multifunctional portable information terminal device, wherein a display device with a touch panel is provided on the front surface of a housing, and a plurality of optional devices can be simultaneously mounted on the rear surface of the housing. A mounting mechanism is provided so that operation of an optional device mounted on the optional device mounting mechanism can be controlled by operating a touch panel of the display device.

The present invention also relates to a multifunctional portable information terminal device, comprising a housing having a rectangular surface and a ridge on the back surface, a display surface and operation input on the front surface of the housing. A display device with a touch panel provided with an exposed surface, a plurality of optional device mounting mechanisms capable of simultaneously mounting a plurality of types of optional devices provided on the rear ridge of the housing, and a touch panel of the display device Processing means for controlling the operation of any optional device mounted on the optional device mounting mechanism by an operation.

Further, according to the present invention, in the multifunctional portable information terminal device, the optional devices include a radio telephone and a recording / reproducing device, and all the devices can be simultaneously mounted on a plurality of optional device mounting mechanisms. There is a feature.

The present invention also provides the multi-function portable information terminal device, wherein the optional devices include a radio telephone, a recording / reproducing device, a digital camera, a data recorder, a television receiver, and a radio receiver. It is characterized in that all devices or arbitrary plural devices can be simultaneously mounted on plural optional device mounting mechanisms.

Further, the present invention provides the multi-function portable information terminal device described above, wherein a click switch or a click switch and a pointing device are provided on the surface of the housing, and the click switch is turned on / off. And a structure used as a shutter of a digital camera.

Further, the present invention provides the multifunctional portable information terminal device, wherein a battery can be mounted directly or via an adapter to an optional device mounting mechanism to which no optional device is mounted, and Power can be supplied to the power supply.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the multifunctional portable information terminal device provided with a mounting mechanism for a wireless telephone, the wireless telephone is configured to be capable of transmitting and receiving independently.
The present invention also relates to a multifunctional portable information terminal device, which performs processing and control of the entire device including storage and execution of a program, input and output of data, and writing and reading of data. A display device for displaying and outputting a display screen by the processing means, a data storage device with a removable recording medium, a wireless telephone, a recording / reproducing device, a digital camera, a radio receiver or a television receiver, and a built-in power supply. And the respective devices are selectively operated and controlled under the control of the computer.

The present invention also relates to a multi-function portable information terminal device, which performs processing and control of the entire device including storage and execution of programs, input and output of data, and writing and reading of data. A display device for displaying and outputting a display screen by the processing means, a data storage device to which a recording medium is detachable, a mounting mechanism for a wireless telephone, a mounting mechanism for a recording / reproducing device, a mounting mechanism for a digital camera, and a radio. It has a mounting mechanism for a receiver or a television receiver, and a built-in power supply, and the operation of the devices mounted on each of the mounting mechanisms is controlled under the control of the computer.

With the above-described device configuration, a plurality of devices each having a specific function can be compactly set and set, and the operation of each of these devices can be simplified. A portable information terminal device can be realized. Further, a user-friendly portable information terminal device having a desired composite function can be easily realized by arbitrarily mounting a plurality of types of optional devices on the device main body.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are views showing the external configuration of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view seen from the front, FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from the back, and FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the back in the state where it was removed.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an apparatus body (housing) having a rectangular surface and a ridge 1a provided on the back surface. A display device 10 with a touch panel is provided on the surface of the device body 1 so as to expose a display surface and an operation input surface, a click switch 12 used as a power switch and a shutter switch, and a track ball 13 serving as a pointing device. Is provided.

A wireless telephone 14 having a transmitting / receiving antenna 11, a digital camera 1
5, an optional device mounting mechanism 1b for mounting optional devices such as a recording / reproducing device 16, a radio receiver or a television receiver 17 to the apparatus main body 1 is provided. The optional device mounting mechanism 1b includes a fitting guide groove 1c for mounting the optional device, and plugs (connectors) 31 and 3.
2, 33 and 34. Here, the insertion guide groove 1c guides the optional device to a predetermined position while holding the optional device by engagement. Connector (connector) 31,3
2,33,34 are optional equipment (14,15,16,
17) realizing the fixed and interface functions. Of the above-mentioned plugs (connectors) 31, 32, 33, 34, 31
Is a connection plug for the radio telephone 14, 32 is a connection plug for the digital camera 15, 33 is a connection plug for the recording / reproducing device 16, and 34 is a connection plug for the radio receiver or the television receiver 17. .

The rear ridge 1a of the apparatus main body 1 is used as a handset of a wireless telephone 14 attached thereto, and is further used as an audio input / output unit of a recording / reproducing device 16, a radio receiver or a television receiver 17, and the like. Microphone 21,
And a speaker 20 are provided.

A power switch 1 is provided on the side of the apparatus body 1.
8 and a slot 19 for mounting a removable recording medium (see FIG. 5). FIG.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a single unit configuration of a wireless telephone 14 including a microphone which becomes a handset by opening a lid 14a when the lid is removed from an optional device mounting mechanism 1b provided on the back of the apparatus main body 1. The speaker and the number input operation button are exposed and can be used alone.

FIG. 5 is a view showing the structure of a recording medium such as a removable memory card which is used by being inserted into a recording medium mounting slot 19 provided on the side surface of the apparatus main body 1.
Here, a connection interface 5 is provided on one side of the main body 51.
2 are provided. For example, photographed image data of the digital camera 15 and sound data of the wireless telephone 14 or the recording / reproducing device 16 are recorded on the recording medium. In this embodiment, a recording medium such as a memory card is taken as an example, but a recording device (smart media) having a function of processing recorded / reproduced data may be used.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the structure of the digital camera 15 alone. The rotation operation mechanism 62, which can arbitrarily adjust the direction of the lens 63 while being mounted on the optional equipment mounting mechanism 1b, and its rotation operation mechanism. It has usage detecting means for detecting an operation. 61 is a connection plug 3 for the digital camera 15 provided in the optional device mounting mechanism 1b.
2 is a slot to be fitted.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a single structure of the recording / reproducing apparatus 16, and includes a sampling circuit, a cue circuit, an analog / digital conversion circuit, a digital / analog conversion circuit, and the like. Reference numeral 71 denotes a connection plug 3 for the recording / reproducing device 16 provided in the optional device mounting mechanism 1b.
3 is a slot to be fitted.

In this embodiment, the radio receiver or the television receiver 17 has the same external configuration as the recording / reproducing device 16. Furthermore, in this embodiment, a replenishment battery can be mounted directly or via an adapter to the optional device mounting mechanism 1b to which no optional device is mounted, and power can be supplied from the battery to the inside of the device. The casing structure of the battery pack or the adapter has the same external configuration as the recording / reproducing apparatus 16.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the entire apparatus in the above embodiment. In the figure, reference numeral 81 denotes a CPU for controlling the entire apparatus, and here executes various processes as shown in FIGS.

Numerals 82 to 87 denote input / output control function units realized by a program and an integrated circuit in the main storage device, respectively, for executing input / output processing under the control of the CPU 81. A display control unit 83 for controlling the display device 10 is provided with a plug (I / F) 33.
A recording / reproducing control unit which controls the recording / reproducing device 16 mounted on the apparatus main body 1 via the recording medium mounting slot 1;
A recording controller 85 for controlling a recording medium such as a memory card connected to a connector (CON) 84 a in the connector 9, and controls a wireless telephone 14 attached to the apparatus main body 1 via a plug (I / F) 31. The wireless telephone control unit 86 is connected to a plug (I /
F) a digital camera control unit for controlling the digital camera 15 mounted on the apparatus main body 1 via 32; 87 a radio receiver or a television receiver mounted on the apparatus main body 1 via a plug (I / F) 34; TV / radio control unit for controlling the device 17.

Reference numeral 88 denotes a power supply unit incorporated in the apparatus main body 1. In this embodiment, power for operation is supplied to each function logic inside the apparatus including the CPU 81, and the above-mentioned plugs (connectors) 31, 32, 33, 34, and a connector (CON) 84a in the recording medium mounting slot 19 to the optional devices (14, 15, 16, 17) and the recording device 51 such as a memory card, etc.
PB, PC, PD, PE).

Reference numeral 89 denotes a system bus used for data exchange between the CPU 81 and each of the input / output control units (82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87). 9 to 15
5 is a flowchart showing a processing operation procedure of various optional devices (14, 15, 16, 17) executed in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the processing flow of the main routine. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a routine for determining the menu screen selection operation in step S1 of FIG.

FIG. 11 shows a case where a camera operation is detected in the main routine shown in FIG. 9 or a selection operation of the digital camera 15 is performed in step S12 in a menu screen selection operation determination routine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the imaging | photography processing routine performed when it detects.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing an incoming call processing routine executed when it is detected in the main routine shown in FIG. 9 that there is an incoming call to the radio telephone 14.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a call processing routine executed when a call function selection operation by the wireless telephone set 14 is detected in step S11 in the menu screen selection operation determination processing routine shown in FIG. In this call process (step S41), if there is an incoming call before the line connection by calling, an incoming call interruption acceptance process is executed.

FIG. 14 is a recording / playback processing routine executed when the recording / playback function selection operation by the recording / playback device 16 is detected in step S13 in the menu screen selection operation determination processing routine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows. This recording / playback processing (step S51)
In this case, when an incoming call is received, a process for accepting an incoming interrupt is executed.

FIG. 15 shows the TV display / TV executed when the selection operation of the reception function by the radio receiver or the television receiver 17 is detected in step S14 in the menu screen selection operation determination routine shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a radio reception processing routine. Also in this TV display / radio reception process (step S61), when an incoming call is received, an incoming call interruption acceptance process is executed.

The operation of the portable information terminal device according to one embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the above drawings. When the power switch 18 of the apparatus main body 1 shown in FIG. 1 is turned on,
Operation power is supplied from the built-in power supply unit 88 shown in FIG.
The processing operations shown in FIGS. 9 to 15 are started by the program processing of FIG. At this time, at the beginning of operation,
A function selection menu having a plurality of function selection buttons for function selection is displayed on the display screen of the display device 10 with a touch panel.

By operating the trackball 13 and the click switch 12 shown in FIG. 1 on this function selection menu to select an arbitrary function selection button from among a plurality of function selection buttons, FIGS. The processing operation shown in FIG.

Here, on the menu for selecting functions, a call function by the wireless telephone 14, a photographing function by the digital camera 15, a recording / reproducing function by the recording / reproducing device 16, a receiving function by the radio receiver or the television receiver 17 are shown. Is displayed, and one of the function selection buttons is selected by operating the trackball 13 and the click switch 12 on the menu. The processing of the function is executed.

For example, when a call by the wireless telephone 14 is selected, a telephone number table registered in advance is displayed on the display screen of the display device 10 with a touch panel under the control of the CPU 81, and an arbitrary telephone number is displayed from the telephone number table. By selecting a number, a call process including a call is executed (step S in FIG. 9).
1, step S11 in FIG. 10, step S41, S in FIG.
42).

At this time, the call dial signal is transmitted to the base station via the antenna 11 of the wireless telephone 14 and is connected to the communication partner, so that the handset provided on the rear ridge 1a of the apparatus main body 1 is provided. Microphone 2
1, and the speaker 20 enables a call.

Further, by detaching the wireless telephone 14 from the apparatus main body 1 and opening the cover 14a of the wireless telephone 14, the microphone and the speaker serving as the handset are exposed. is there.

It is also possible to perform communication using the Internet by attaching the wireless telephone 14 to the apparatus main body 1 or accessing the Internet by the wireless telephone 14 alone.

At the time of the call or data communication, the recording / reproducing device 1 is selected by selecting a recording function selecting button of the recording / reproducing device 16 on the function selecting menu.
6 enables recording and reproduction of call voice or data communication information (steps S51 and S52 in FIG. 13). The call voice or data communication information at this time can be recorded and read out on a recording medium 51 such as a removable memory card shown in FIG. 5 inserted into the recording medium mounting slot 19.

Further, by operating the trackball 13 and the click switch 12 shown in FIG. 1 on the function selection menu displayed on the display screen of the display device 10 with a touch panel, the photographing function of the digital camera 15 is selected. The photographing by the digital camera 15 becomes possible (step S12 in FIG. 10, step S21 to S11 in FIG. 11).
25).

When the digital camera 15 is mounted on the optional device mounting mechanism 1b of the apparatus main body 1, the photographing position is adjusted by rotating the direction of the lens 63 shown in FIG. Is detected by a detection mechanism (not shown).
(Step S1 in FIG. 9 and steps S21 to S25 in FIG. 11).

In this case, in the photographing process shown in steps S21 to S25 in FIG. 11, first, a guide display indicating that the click switch 12 is to be a shutter and a confirmation (OK) button are displayed on the display screen of the display device 10 with a touch panel. Then, by clicking the confirmation (OK) button (Step S22 in FIG. 11), the click switch 12 becomes a shutter, and the lens of the digital camera 15 is displayed on the display screen of the display device 10 with a touch panel. The subject image captured at 63 is displayed (Step S23 in FIG. 11). Here, click switch 12
Is operated, the photographed image data is recorded on the recording medium 51 such as the removable memory card shown in FIG. 5 inserted into the recording medium mounting slot 19 (step S25 in FIG. 11).

Also, on the function selection menu displayed on the display screen of the display device 10 with a touch panel, the trackball 13 and the click switch 12 shown in FIG. 1 are operated to select the recording / reproducing function by the recording / reproducing device 16. By using the speaker 20 and the microphone 21 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, arbitrary sound data is inserted into the recording medium mounting slot 19, such as a removable recording medium such as a memory card shown in FIG. 51 can be recorded and reproduced (step S13 in FIG. 10, step S51, S51 in FIG. 14).
52).

The user operates the trackball 13 and the click switch 12 shown in FIG. 1 on a function selection menu displayed on the display screen of the display device 10 with a touch panel to receive a signal from the radio receiver or the television receiver 17. Radio or television receiver 1 by selecting
7 can receive AM, FM radio broadcasting or television broadcasting, and the image of television broadcasting is displayed on the display device 1 with a touch panel.
0 is displayed on the display screen, and the sound is reproduced and output from the speaker 20. At this time, the received audio and video signals can be recorded and reproduced on the recording medium 51 such as the removable memory card shown in FIG. 5 inserted into the recording medium mounting slot 19 in the same manner as described above (step S14 in FIG. 10, FIG. 15 steps S61, S62). Further, the information recorded on the recording medium 51 such as a memory card can be transmitted by the wireless telephone 14.

Further, a replenishing battery is mounted directly or via an adapter on the optional device mounting mechanism 1b to which no optional device is mounted, and power is supplied from the battery to the built-in power supply unit 88 of the apparatus main body 1. it can.

Further, only the device used temporarily, for example, the recording / reproducing device 1 is associated with the message on the display screen.
It is also possible to temporarily control ON / OFF of the power of only 6 or the like by operating the click switch 12.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a portable information terminal device main body according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 9
1 is an apparatus main body, 91c is an optional device mounting mechanism, 9
2 is an insertion guide groove of an optional device, 93 is an apparatus main body 9
Used as the handset of the wireless telephone attached to 1,
Further, a speaker (corresponding to the speaker 20 in FIG. 3) used as an audio input / output unit of a recording / reproducing apparatus, a radio receiver, a television receiver, or the like, and 94 is the same microphone (corresponding to the microphone 21 in FIG. 3).

In the apparatus main body 91 as shown in FIG. 16, similarly to the above-described embodiment, a plurality of optional devices are arbitrarily mounted on the apparatus main body 91 and portable information having a desired composite function is provided. A terminal device can be realized.

[0053]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an easy-to-use multifunctional portable information terminal device capable of easily realizing any function required for carrying, and furthermore, a plurality of optional devices can be provided. An easy-to-use portable information terminal device having a desired composite function by being arbitrarily attached to the device main body can be easily realized.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to compactly set a plurality of devices each having a specific function, including a radio telephone, a recording / reproducing device, and a digital camera, and to simplify the operation of each device. Thus, a multifunctional portable information terminal device that is easy to carry and easy to use can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of devices each having a specific function, such as a radio telephone, a recording / reproducing device, a digital camera, a data recorder, a television receiver, and a radio receiver, are compactly collected. It is possible to provide a multifunctional portable information terminal device which can be set, simplifies the operation of these devices, is easy to carry, and is easy to use.

Further, according to the present invention, by effectively utilizing the selection operation function and the operation switch on the display screen, it is possible to operate a plurality of types of equipment each having a specific function, including a radio telephone, a recording / reproducing apparatus, and a digital camera. And a multifunctional portable information terminal device that is easy to carry and easy to use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a portable information terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of the portable information terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an apparatus main body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exemplary perspective view showing a single configuration of the wireless telephone according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a removable recording medium used by being inserted into a slot in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a single configuration of the digital camera in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a single structure of the recording / reproducing apparatus in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the entire apparatus in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a main routine in the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a routine for determining a menu screen selection operation in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a photographing processing routine in the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an incoming call processing routine in the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a call processing routine in the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a recording / playback processing routine in the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a TV display / radio reception processing routine in the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a portable information terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Apparatus main body, 1a ... The back ridge part of apparatus main body 1, 1b ... Optional equipment mounting mechanism, 1c ... Insertion guide groove for mounting optional equipment, 10 ... Display device with a touch panel, 11 ... Antenna, 12 ... Click switch Reference Signs List 13 track ball 14 radio telephone 15 digital camera 16 recorder / reproducer 17 radio receiver or television receiver 18 power switch 19 recording medium mounting slot 20 speaker 21 ... Microphone, 31 ... Connector for connecting the wireless telephone 14; 32 ... Connector for connecting the digital camera 15; 33 ... Connector for connecting the recording / reproducing device 16; 34 ... Connecting for the radio receiver or the television receiver 17 51, a recording medium such as a memory card, 52, a connection interface, 61, a slot to be fitted with the connection plug 32 G, 62: rotating operation mechanism, 63: lens, 71: slot to be fitted with the connection plug 33, 81: CPU, 82: display control unit, 83: recording / playback control unit, 84: recording control unit, 85 ... Radiophone control unit, 86 ... Digital camera control unit, 87 ... TV / radio control unit, 88 ... Built-in power supply unit, 89 ... System bus, 91 ... Device main body, 91c ... Option device mounting mechanism, 92 ... Option device Fitting guide groove, 93: speaker, 94: microphone.

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Claims (14)

[Claims] A display device with a touch panel is provided on the front surface of the housing, and a plurality of optional device mounting mechanisms capable of mounting a plurality of optional devices simultaneously are provided on the rear surface of the housing. A portable information terminal device, wherein the operation of any optional device mounted on the optional device mounting mechanism can be controlled. 2. A housing having a rectangular surface and a ridge on the back surface, and a display with a touch panel provided on the front surface of the housing so as to expose a display surface and an operation input surface. A device, a plurality of optional device mounting mechanisms provided on a rear ridge of the housing, capable of simultaneously mounting a plurality of types of optional devices, and a plurality of optional devices mounted on the optional device mounting mechanism by a touch panel operation of the display device. A portable information terminal device comprising: processing means for controlling operation of an optional device. 3. The optional device includes a wireless telephone and a recording / reproducing device, and all of the devices can be simultaneously mounted on a plurality of optional device mounting mechanisms.
The portable information terminal device described in the above. 4. The optional equipment includes a radio telephone, a recording / reproducing device, a digital camera, a data recorder, a television receiver, and a radio receiver, and all or any of a plurality of optional equipment is a plurality of optional equipment. 3. The portable information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the portable information terminal device can be attached to the attachment mechanism at the same time. 5. The portable information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a pointing device is provided on a surface of the housing. 6. The portable information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein a pointing device and a click switch are provided on a surface of the housing. 7. A battery can be mounted on an optional device mounting mechanism to which no optional device is mounted, directly or via an adapter, so that power can be supplied to the inside of the device from the battery. 1
Or the portable information terminal device according to 2. 8. The portable information terminal device according to claim 2, wherein a microphone and a speaker serving as a handset of the wireless telephone are provided at predetermined intervals on the rear ridge of the housing. 9. The portable information terminal device according to claim 3, wherein the wireless telephone is configured to be capable of transmitting and receiving a signal independently. 10. The digital camera has a rotating operation mechanism for adjusting the direction of the lens, and displays an operation guide on a display device when the rotating operation mechanism is operated.
The portable information terminal device described in the above. 11. The portable information terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the click switch is used as a power on / off switch or a shutter of a digital camera in a specific operation mode. 12. A computer which performs processing and control of the whole apparatus including processing for accumulating and executing a program, processing for inputting and outputting data, and processing for writing and reading data, and a display device for displaying and outputting a display screen by the processing means. , A data storage device with a removable recording medium, a wireless telephone, a recording / reproducing device, a digital camera, a radio receiver or a television receiver, and a built-in power supply, and under the control of the computer. The portable information terminal device, wherein each of the devices is selectively operated. 13. A computer which performs processing and control of the whole apparatus including processing for accumulating and executing a program, processing for inputting and outputting data, and processing for writing and reading data, and a display device for displaying and outputting a display screen by the processing means. A data storage device to which a recording medium is detachable, a mounting mechanism for a wireless telephone, a mounting mechanism for a recording / reproducing device, a mounting mechanism for a digital camera, a mounting mechanism for a radio receiver or a television receiver, and a built-in power supply. And a device mounted on each of the mounting mechanisms is operationally controlled under the control of the computer. 14. The portable information according to claim 13, wherein a battery can be attached to the empty attachment mechanism directly or via an adapter, and power can be supplied from the battery to the inside of the apparatus. Terminal device.