KR100677302B1 - Operating method and appratus for communication terminal combined information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for operating a communication terminal combined information terminal, and the conventional information terminal has a problem that the battery consumption is fast because the communication module must be left in a combined state when providing a communication service, voice communication alone communication module Since there is no service, the user has to use a voice call service as a separate mobile communication terminal. In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a method of connecting an external input / output port of an information terminal and an external input / output port of a communication terminal to connect pins allocated to the two external input / output ports; When the pins allocated to the two external input / output ports are connected, the steps corresponding to the functions assigned to the external input / output pins are performed, and the mobile communication terminal can be attached to the information terminal or used separately according to the purpose of use. By attaching a mobile communication terminal instead of a separate communication module to the terminal, the information terminal has an effect of providing a voice call service and a data communication service to a user.

Description

Communication terminal combined information terminal and its operation method {OPERATING METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR COMMUNICATION TERMINAL COMBINED INFORMATION TERMINAL}

1 is a view showing a detachable example of a mobile communication terminal combined information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a call reception call operating method in a voice call operating method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a call origination call in a voice call operating method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an operation flowchart of a data communication operating method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a method for operating a communication terminal combined information terminal, and more particularly, to a method for operating a communication terminal combined information terminal that allows a user to combine or use a mobile communication terminal and an information terminal according to a purpose of use. .

A conventional information terminal provides a voice call and data communication service to a user by embedding a mobile communication module or combining a communication module with an external interface to perform a function of a mobile communication terminal in an information terminal.

An information terminal having a mobile communication module combines an information terminal and a mobile communication terminal to provide a user with a mobile communication service and an information processing service as a single device, but the screen size of the display unit is limited in consideration of ease of carrying. If the limited screen size limits the amount of information that can be displayed on one screen and increases the resolution to increase the amount of information, there is a problem that character readability is reduced.

An information terminal combining a mobile communication module with an external interface provides an information processing service alone, but provides a voice call service and a data communication service using the combined mobile communication module. The information terminal focuses on the information processing service rather than the voice call service to make the screen size larger than the screen size of the information terminal incorporating the existing mobile communication module, thereby improving text readability and allowing the user to use the information processing service smoothly.

Larger screen size increases the size of the entire information terminal. As a result, the user brings the information terminal directly to the face as in the case of using the mobile communication terminal and makes a voice call using the hands-free device without using the voice call.

In addition, there is a problem that the battery consumption is fast because the communication module must be combined to use the voice call service, and since the communication module alone does not provide a voice call service, the user may use a separate mobile communication terminal for the voice call service. There is a problem that must be used.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the user can use the mobile communication terminal and the information terminal as a separate terminal by combining or separating the mobile communication terminal and the information terminal according to the purpose of use. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for operating a communication terminal combined information terminal.

The present invention for achieving the above object,
Connecting pins allocated to the two external input / output ports when a connection between the external input / output port of the information terminal and the external input / output port of the communication terminal is detected;
And when the pins allocated to the two external input / output ports are connected, providing a service corresponding to the function allocated to the external input / output pins.
The present invention for achieving the above object
An external input / output port arranged according to the input / output pin arrangement,
A communication terminal for executing data communication, charging function and voice call through the external input / output port;
When the external input / output port of the communication terminal is connected to the external input / output port according to the input / output pin arrangement
And an information terminal for executing a voice call, a charging function, and a data communication corresponding to a function assigned to the input / output pin.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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The present invention connects an external input / output port of a mobile communication terminal and an external input / output port of an information terminal to use as one terminal or separates the two input / output ports and uses them as two separate terminals.

1 illustrates an example of detachment of a mobile communication terminal combined information terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. An information terminal 10 having a battery 12 and providing an information processing service through an information display screen; The information terminal 10 for attaching the mobile communication terminal 20 to the terminal connection unit 11 to provide a voice communication service and a data communication service will be described.

The information terminal 10 from which the mobile communication terminal 20 is removed performs a simple information processing service, and the information terminal 10 to which the mobile communication terminal 20 is attached performs a voice communication service and a data communication service.

External input / output ports of the mobile communication terminal 20 and the information terminal 10 follow the 24-pin input / output pin arrangement applied to the conventional mobile communication terminal, and the pins of the information terminal 10 are based on the pin arrangement of the mobile communication terminal 20. Arrange

The USB communication is started by the connection of the USB communication pin at the external input / output port between the mobile communication terminal 20 and the information terminal 10. The USB communication transmits and receives data, and the command is performed. The battery power of 10 is supplied to the mobile communication terminal 20 to perform a charging function, and the connection of the audio input / output pin of the mobile communication terminal and the speaker and the microphone of the information terminal is controlled by the connection of the hands-free pin.

That is, when the mobile communication terminal 20 is attached to the information terminal 10, the mobile communication terminal 20 is connected to the speaker and the microphone of the information terminal 10 while performing the hands free function, and at the same time, USB communication is also activated.

Therefore, when the voice call service is used in the information terminal 10, data is transmitted and received by USB communication, and the voice signal is transmitted to the speaker, microphone, or hands-free of the information terminal 10. When the data communication service is used in the information terminal 10, data communication with the mobile communication terminal 20 through USB communication and data transmission / reception with the base station enable wireless Internet access.

Hereinafter, a method of operating a voice call service and a data communication service in a state in which a mobile communication terminal and an information terminal are combined will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a call receiving call operating method in a voice call operating method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

When the ordinary telephone sends a call to the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal notifies the information terminal of the call reception through the USB communication. When the information terminal permits call reception, a call channel is established between the general telephone and the mobile communication terminal.

The voice data of the other party transmitted from the general telephone is decoded by the mobile communication terminal and output to the speaker of the information terminal through the external input / output port, and the user's voice is transmitted to the mobile terminal through the microphone and the external input / output port of the information terminal and encoded. It is delivered to a regular telephone.

The voice data transmission and reception continues during the voice call time, and the call channel between the normal phone and the mobile communication terminal is disconnected when the ordinary telephone hangs up.

In the above, the method for operating a call reception call of the information terminal has been described, and the operation of sending a call from the information terminal to the general telephone will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a call origination call operating method in a voice call operating method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

When the information terminal enters the telephone number of the telephone and sends a call, the mobile terminal receives the telephone number through USB communication and sends the call to the telephone. The mobile communication terminal outputs the ring tone to the speaker of the information terminal.

When the call is received by the general telephone, the other party's voice is output through the mobile communication terminal to the speaker of the information terminal, and the user's voice is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal through the microphone of the information terminal and then transmitted to the general telephone.

If the voice data transmission and reception continues during the voice call time and the call is disconnected from the information terminal, the call break is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal through the USB communication, and the call channel between the mobile communication terminal and the ordinary telephone is disconnected.

In the above, the voice call service of the information terminal with the mobile communication terminal has been described, and the data communication service of the information terminal will be described.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a data communication operation method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

When the information terminal requests data communication to the mobile communication terminal via USB communication, the mobile communication terminal requests a connection to the data communication server through the base station to establish a data communication channel.

When data is transmitted from the information terminal to the mobile communication terminal via USB communication, the mobile communication terminal receives the data and transmits the data to the data communication server via the base station through the data communication channel.

When data is transmitted from the data communication server, the data is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal through the data communication channel through the base station, and the mobile communication terminal transmits the received data to the information terminal via USB communication.

If data transmission and reception continue through the data communication channel during the data communication time and the data terminal stops the data communication, the mobile communication terminal instructs the data communication channel to be disconnected to disconnect the data communication channel between the mobile communication terminal and the data communication server.

When the data communication channel is disconnected, the mobile communication terminal informs the information terminal of the data communication completion by USB communication.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the mobile communication terminal is attached to the information terminal or used separately according to the purpose of use, thereby attaching the mobile communication terminal instead of a separate communication module to the information terminal, thereby making a voice call in the information terminal. It is effective to provide services and data communication services to users.

In addition, since the information terminal and the mobile communication terminal are separated as separate terminals, the user can be separated and used according to the characteristics of each terminal.

Claims (9)

Connecting pins allocated to the two external input / output ports when a connection between the external input / output port of the information terminal and the external input / output port of the communication terminal is detected; And providing a service corresponding to a function allocated to the external input / output pins when the pins allocated to the two external input / output ports are connected to each other. The method of claim 1, wherein the service corresponding to the function assigned to the input / output pin A data communication service, a voice call service, or a charging service. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the service When the data communication pin of the input and output pin is connected, by transmitting and receiving data through the wireless communication network of the communication terminal to the data communication pin, further comprising the step of providing a data communication service, characterized in that the communication terminal combined information terminal Operating method. The method of claim 3, wherein providing the data communication service Establishing a data communication channel for requesting data communication from the information terminal through the data communication pin to the communication terminal; Transmitting data over the data communication channel; Receiving data from the communication terminal via the data communication channel; And terminating the data communication channel by instructing the communication terminal to terminate the data communication channel when the data communication is interrupted. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the service When the telephone number of the ordinary telephone is input from the information terminal or the call signal of the telephone is received at the communication terminal, And providing a voice call service by transmitting and receiving a voice signal using a voice call pin of the input / output pin and a voice call pin and a wireless communication network of the communication terminal. Way. The method of claim 5, wherein providing the voice call service When the information terminal originates a call, instructing the communication terminal to make a call by data communication; Receiving a call from the communication terminal and waiting for a call connection when the call is received by the communication terminal; And when the call connection is completed, transmitting and receiving voice data through a voice call pin to make a voice call with the other party. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the service And supplying power to the communication terminal through the power pin to charge the battery when the power pin of the input / output pin is connected. An external input / output port arranged according to the input / output pin arrangement,  A communication terminal for executing data communication, charging function and voice call through the external input / output port; When the external input / output port of the communication terminal is connected to the external input / output port according to the input / output pin arrangement And an information terminal for executing a voice call, a charging function, and a data communication corresponding to the function assigned to the input / output pins. The method of claim 8, wherein the input and output pins A communication terminal combined information terminal comprising a data communication pin, a voice call pin, or a power pin.

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