JPH11331335A - Strap and information processing terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a holder of an information processing terminal to save the trouble of carrying a cable that connects information processors separately. SOLUTION: A strap 1 attached to a portable telephone 2 has a string type member 4 which is formed in a loop shape. An insulation cable 12 is inserted into the member 4 and a connector 5 that is connectable to an interface 11 of the telephone 2 is connected to one end of the cable 12. Also, a connector 6 that is connectable to an interface of another information processing terminal is attached to the other end of the cable 12. By this configuration, the strap 1 can be used as a hand strap and also can be used as a connection cable that connects the other information processing terminal and the telephone 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing terminal provided with an interface capable of exchanging data with an external information processing terminal, for example, a strap attached to a portable telephone or the like, and information provided therewith. Regarding the processing terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, transmission and reception of electronic mail using a portable telephone have been performed. When sending and receiving e-mail using a mobile phone in this way, the mobile phone is connected to a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or the like with a cable.

[0003]

As described above, when sending and receiving e-mail using a mobile phone, the PD
A and a cable for connecting the PDA to the mobile phone are required. Therefore, when the user goes out, the mobile phone and P
It was necessary to carry not only DA but also cables. In addition, since the user does not always connect the cable between the mobile phone and the PDA, the user may forget to leave the cable at home or at the office when going out. In this case, sending and receiving e-mail Can not. You can also leave cables out of the way.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by integrating the strap and the cable, a strap that can save the user from having to individually carry the cable, and It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing terminal equipped with this.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, a strap according to the present invention is attached to an information processing terminal having an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from another information processing terminal, and a loop is provided. A strap including a string-shaped member formed in a shape, and provided integrally with the string-shaped member along the string-shaped member, a cable for transmitting data, and provided at one end of the cable, A first connection unit connectable to the interface; and a second connection unit provided at the other end of the cable and connectable to an interface of another information processing terminal. .

According to this configuration, a cable is provided integrally with a strap attached to an information processing terminal, for example, a mobile phone or the like.
A first connection unit connectable to this information processing terminal and a second connection unit connectable to another information processing terminal are provided. That is, this strap has a function as a connection cable for connecting a plurality of information processing terminals. Therefore, the user does not need to separately carry a connection cable by carrying the mobile phone equipped with the strap, thereby reducing the trouble.

[0007] Further, as an embodiment of the strap according to the present invention, there is provided a mounting portion to be mounted on the information processing terminal, wherein the first connecting portion or the second connecting portion is connected to the string-like member by the mounting portion. May be provided in a branched manner.

With this configuration, even when the user carries the information processing terminal via the strap, the tension from the string-shaped member is applied to the mounting portion, and the first branch provided from the mounting portion is provided. No tension is applied to the connection or the second connection. Therefore, it is possible to reduce breakage of the first connection portion or the second connection portion provided branching from the attachment portion.

Further, as an aspect of the strap according to the present invention, the strap may include an interval adjusting means for adjusting an interval between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. With this configuration, the distance between the first connection part and the second connection part can be adjusted. Therefore, it is possible to improve the degree of freedom when connecting the first connection unit and the second connection unit to the interface of the information processing terminal.

[0010] As a mode of the strap according to the present invention, the cord-like member may be a covering portion of the cable. As described above, since the cord-shaped member is the covering portion of the cable, that is, the covering portion of the insulated cable is the cord-shaped member, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[0011] Further, an information processing terminal according to the present invention is characterized in that the strap of any one of the above-mentioned modes is attached. According to this configuration, the user does not need to individually carry a connection cable for connecting to another information processing terminal. When the information processing terminal is carried, the strap having the function of the connection cable is attached, so that the connection cable is not left behind.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A. First Embodiment First, FIG. 1 shows a mobile phone (information processing terminal) 2 equipped with a strap according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 2 has an interface 11, and exchanges data with an information processing terminal such as a PDA (portable information terminal) via the interface 11.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a strap. Strap 1
Is an attachment string (attachment portion) 3 attached to the mobile phone 2
have. One end of the attaching cord 3 is attached to the mobile phone 2, and one end of the cord member 4 is fixed to an end 3 a opposite to the end attached to the portable phone 2. The string-like member 4 is formed in a loop shape by holding two portions near both ends of the string-like member 4 in the space adjusting portion 7. An insulated cable 12 capable of transmitting data signals is inserted inside the string-shaped member 4. A connector (first connection portion) 5 that can be connected to the interface 11 of the mobile phone 2 is attached to the other end of the cord-shaped member 4, that is, the connector 5 is inserted into the cord-shaped member 4. It is connected to one end of the insulated cable 12.

Insulated cable 12 connected to connector 5
Is exposed at a portion where the attachment string 3 and the string-like member 4 are fixed, that is, at an end side from the end 3a. At the end of the insulated cable 12, another information processing device, for example, PD
A connector (second connection portion) 6 that can be connected to the interface A is attached. That is, a part of the insulated cable 12 is fixed to the end 3a of the mounting cord 3,
The insulated cable 12 is covered with the string-shaped member 4 on the connector 5 side from the fixed end 3a, and the connector 6 side is exposed from the end 3a.

As shown in FIG. 2, through holes 71 and 72 having substantially the same size as the cross section of the string-shaped member 4 are formed in the gap adjusting portion 7.
Are formed, and the string-shaped member 4 is inserted into the through holes 71 and 72. The through hole 71 is formed smaller than the cross section of the end 3a of the mounting cord 3, and the through hole 72 is
Are formed smaller than the connection portion with the insulated cable 12. With this configuration, the interval adjuster 7 can be moved from the position shown in FIG. 1 to the position shown in FIG. Therefore, the distance adjusting unit 7 is moved, that is, the distance adjusting unit 7 is moved.
The distance between the connector 5 and the connector 6 can be adjusted by moving the position of the string-shaped member 4 to be held. Here, the interval is the maximum distance that the connector 5 and the connector 6 can take, that is, the distance between the connector 5 and the connector 6 when the insulated cable 12 is extended.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the portable telephone 2 to which the strap 1 according to the present embodiment is attached and the PDA 40 are connected by the strap 1. As shown in the figure, the connector 6 of the strap 1 is connected to the interface 41 of the PDA 40, and the connector 5 of the strap 1 is connected to the interface 11 of the mobile phone 2.
When the strap 1 is used as a connection cable as described above, if the distance between the connector 5 and the connector 6 is increased by the above-described distance adjusting unit 7, the mobile phone 2 and the P
The degree of freedom in the arrangement of the DA 40 can be increased.

As described above, the strap 1 according to the present embodiment is normally used as a hand strap, but connects the mobile phone 2 to the PDA 40, for example, when sending and receiving e-mail using the mobile phone 2. Sometimes, it can be used as a connection cable for connecting these. Therefore, the user does not need to separately carry the connection cable. In addition, since the strap 1 is always attached to the mobile phone 2, the connection cable is not left behind.

The strap 1 is attached to the mobile phone 2 by attaching the attachment string 3 to the mobile phone 2. That is, since the connector 6 is configured to branch off from the end portion 3a of the attaching cord 3 attached to the mobile phone 2 to the cord-like member 4, even when the strap 1 is used as a hand strap, The tension of the members 4 to 4 is concentrated on the attachment string 3. Therefore, no tension is applied to the connector 6 and the insulated cable 12
Of the connector 6 and the like can be reduced.

B. Second Embodiment FIG. 5 shows a mobile phone 2 equipped with a strap 20 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the difference between the strap 20 according to the present embodiment and the strap 1 according to the first embodiment is that the insulated cable 12 on the connector 5 side from the end 3 a of the mounting cord 3 is the same as that of the string-shaped member 4. The point is that it is not inserted inside and is exposed. That is, the covering portion of the insulated cable 12 is a string-shaped member.

According to such a configuration, the insulated cable 1
By exposing 2, the number of components is reduced, and the step of inserting the insulated cable 12 inside the string-shaped member 4 becomes unnecessary, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

C. Modifications In the above-described embodiment, the strap 1 attached to the mobile phone 2 is connected to the PDA 40. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other information processing devices such as a digital camera, a notebook personal computer, You may make it connect with a printer, a facsimile, or a radio | wireless machine for satellite mobile communication. In this case, the insulated cable 12
It is necessary to use a connector and a connector 6 suitable for the information processing device to be connected. For example, when connecting to a notebook personal computer, a memory type card 50 called a "PC card" standardized by PCMCIA, which is a standardization organization, is used instead of the connector 6 as shown in FIG. .

The interval adjusting section 7 is not limited to the one having the structure as shown in FIG. 2, but may be any as long as it can adjust the interval between the connector 5 and the connector 6. For example, it is possible to use an interval adjusting unit 60 as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the interval adjusting section (interval adjusting means) 60 has two holding sections for holding the string-shaped member 4, and one of the holding sections attaches and detaches the string-shaped member 4. It has become possible. Therefore, as shown in the figure, the end of the string-shaped member 4 on the connector 5 side can be a free end, and the interval between the insulated cables 12 can be increased. When the string-shaped member 4 is held by the two holding portions of the interval adjusting section 60, the string-shaped member 4 is formed in a loop shape as shown in FIG.

Further, a connector 5 connected to the interface 11 of the portable telephone 2 is provided at an end of the insulated cable 12 on the side of the string member 4, and a connector 6 connected to the interface 41 of the PDA 40 is provided at the other end. However, the connector 6 may be provided at the end of the insulated cable 12 on the side of the string member 4 and the connector 5 may be provided at the other end.

Further, a cap or the like may be attached to protect the terminals of the connectors 5 and 6 and the like. In this case, by devising the design of the cap or the like, for example, by modeling an animal or an anime character, a strap having excellent design can be obtained.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the strap is attached to the mobile phone 2 has been described. It is also possible.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention,
This eliminates the need for the user to individually carry cables connecting the information processing apparatuses.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mobile phone equipped with a strap according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the vicinity of an interval adjusting unit which is a component of the strap.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the interval adjusting unit.

FIG. 4 shows the mobile phone and the PD using the strap.
It is a figure showing the state where A (personal digital assistant) was connected.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a mobile phone equipped with a strap according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a modification of the strap according to the first or second embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another modification of the strap according to the first or second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... strap, 2 ... mobile phone (information processing terminal), 3 ...
Attachment cord (attachment part), 4 ... String-like member, 5 ... Connector (first connection part), 6 ... Connector (second connection part), 7
... interval adjusting unit (interval adjusting means), 11 interface, 40 PDA (information processing terminal), 20 strap, 41 interface, 50 memory type card (second connection unit), 60 interval adjusting unit ( Interval adjustment means)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A strap attached to an information processing terminal having an interface for transmitting and receiving data to and from another information processing terminal, the strap including a string-shaped member formed in a loop shape. A cable provided integrally with the cord-shaped member along a member and capable of transmitting data; a first connection portion provided at one end of the cable and connectable to the interface; A strap provided at the other end of the cable and connectable to an interface of another information processing terminal. 2. An information processing terminal, comprising: an attachment portion attached to the information processing terminal, wherein the first connection portion or the second connection portion is provided so as to branch off from the attachment portion to the string-shaped member. The strap according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The strap according to claim 1, further comprising an interval adjusting means for adjusting an interval between the first connection portion and the second connection portion. 4. The strap according to claim 1, wherein the string-shaped member is a covering portion of the cable. 5. An information processing terminal equipped with the strap according to claim 1.