KR100713353B1 - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable device with improved convenience. The disclosed portable device, comprising: a first housing; A second housing that opens or closes the first housing predetermined area by sliding or swinging on the first housing; A first receiver disposed in an upper region or a lower region of the upper surface of the second housing; And a second receiver disposed in an intermediate region of the upper surface of the second housing, and when the incoming state is in use during the first mode in which the first receiver is used, the second receiver is switched to the second mode by one operation. Is used.

Mobile device, receiver, landscape view, display device.

Description

Mobile device {MOBILE PHONE}

1 is a perspective view showing a portable device equipped with a receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a bottom view of FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is a front view showing a sliding swing housing sliding state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a bottom view of FIG. 3.

5 is a front view showing a state in which the sliding swing housing is swinging according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to portable communication devices including cellular phones, personal digital assistants, PDAs, hand phones, game phones, DMB phones, camera phones, and the like. It relates to a portable device that maximizes the usability by placing the receiver in.

The term "portable device" in a conventional concept refers to an electronic device that a user can carry and perform wireless communication with a counterpart. Such portable devices are becoming smaller, slim, grip, and lighter in consideration of their portability, and are moving toward a multi-media direction in which various functions can be pursued. In particular, more and more portable terminals will be used for miniaturization, light weight, multifunction, and versatility, and will be modified to adapt to various multimedia environments or the Internet environment. In addition, portable devices are an electronic device commonly used anywhere in the world, men and women, and are being recognized as a necessity to carry around at all times.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventional portable devices are classified into various types in appearance. For example, portable devices are classified as bar-type, flip-type, or folder-type communication devices according to their appearance. In addition, portable devices may be classified as rotation-type or sliding-type communication devices according to the opening and closing method. The rotation-type communication device means that the two housings are rotatably connected and opened while remaining facing each other, and the sliding-type communication device means that the two housings are opened and closed by sliding movement in the longitudinal direction. it means. The variously classified communication devices listed above will be readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In addition, conventional portable devices are being converted into structures capable of communicating high-speed data in addition to voice communication functions. That is, as the needs of consumers increase, the service will be provided using a wireless communication technology that transmits high speed data.

At present, the camera lens is adopted in the conventional portable device and the transmission of the video signal and the like is in progress. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In general, portable devices are equipped with a camera lens module externally or internally so that video call with a counterpart or photographing a desired subject can be performed.

Among the conventional portable devices listed above, the sliding swing type portable device disclosed in Patent Application No. 2003-61456 (September 03, 2003) filed by the present applicant has the following disadvantages.

When the display device is in the landscape view and is in the receiving state while using the DMB mode or the game mode, the user is able to talk with the other party after switching the sliding swing housing back to the call mode, which is inconvenient to use from the user's point of view. Was generated.

Specifically, only the receiver located on the upper side is used in the call mode disclosed in FIG. 1 of the application No. 2003-61456 filed by the present applicant, and both sides in the DMB mode in which the horizontal display of the display device disclosed in FIG. Only receivers located in the bar are used. When the receiver is in the video viewing mode as shown in FIG. 5, the user must move the sliding swing housing to the state shown in FIG. It is a very troublesome problem. The movement is a two-time operation, in which the sliding swing housing which is swinged by 90 degrees is returned to the original position by 90 degrees, and the sliding sliding housing which is then slid to be completely face-to-face with the main body housing is a cause of inconvenience.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable device which is convenient to use by switching from a mode other than a call mode to a call mode in one operation when a call is received in a mode other than a call.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable device capable of quickly communicating with a counterpart, when the incoming call state is easily switched from the DMB mode to the call mode.

Still another object of the present invention is to switch to the call mode with one key operation when the display device is in a mode where the landscape view is used, for example, a DM mode or a game mode. A receiver provided at an optimal position is turned on to provide a portable device that can conveniently communicate with a counterpart.

It is still another object of the present invention to add a receiver to the uppermost side of the display device in consideration of ergonomics between the ear and the mouth when the display device is in the horizontal view state in the sliding swing type portable device. A key operation of the present invention provides a portable device in which a receiver mentioned by being called in a call mode is used.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a portable device,

First housing;

A second housing that opens or closes the first housing predetermined area by sliding or swinging on the first housing;

A first receiver disposed in an upper region or a lower region of the upper surface of the second housing; And

The second receiver is disposed in the middle region of the upper surface of the second housing, and when the first mode is used, when the incoming state is reached, the second receiver is switched to the second mode by one operation. Is used.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

As shown in Figs. 1 to 5, the illustrated portable device is a portable device that combines a sliding type and a swing type. However, it should be noted that the present invention is not necessarily limited to the sliding swing type portable device, and may be equally employed in the bar swing type or folding type portable device. Of course, the display device is of course employed in a portable device in a landscape view. The receiver according to the present invention will be described later. The illustrated sliding swing type communication device may be positioned with the first housing 10 and the first housing 10 together with the first housing 10 by sliding swing movement. And a second housing 20 (sliding / swing housing).

In the portable device according to the present invention, three receivers are disposed in the second housing 20. As shown in FIG. 1, an upper surface of the second housing 20 includes upper or lower first receivers 210 and 211 disposed in an upper region or a lower region, and a second receiver 213 disposed in an intermediate region. do. In addition, a first display device 212 is disposed on the upper surface 20a of the second housing 20 and a second display device 216 is mounted on the lower surface 20b of the second housing 20. And a first key array 111 (shown in FIG. 3) that is hidden or visually exposed according to the sliding of the second housing, or hidden according to the swing of the sliding swing housing 20. Or a second key array 110 (shown in FIG. 5) that is lost or visible.

The first housing 10 has a bar shape extending in the longitudinal direction, and the second housing 20 also has a bar shape extending in the longitudinal direction.

The second housing 20 has a predetermined direction in a direction close to or away from the first housing 10 while continuously maintaining a state facing the upper surface 10a along the longitudinal direction of the first housing 10. Perform a sliding movement by distance. In addition, the second housing 20 is in a direction closer to or away from the first housing 10 while continuously maintaining the state facing the upper surface 10a of the first housing 10 after the sliding movement. Perform swing movement. In this case, the sliding movement of the second housing 20 is a linear movement moving along the longitudinal direction of the first housing 10. A sliding movement is shown in FIG. 3, and a swing movement is shown in FIG. 5.

Preferably, the second housing 20 faces in a direction perpendicular to the first housing 10 after the full sliding movement and the full swing movement, and specifically, is located along the first housing 10 as a "TT". .

The first display device 212 is mounted on the upper surface 20a of the second housing so as to be visible at all times. The second display device 216 is mounted to be selectively and visually exposed on the lower surface 20b of the second housing 20 after the sliding or rotational movement of the second housing. That is, the second display device 216 is hidden when the second housing 20 does not perform the sliding movement, and is exposed visually when the second housing 20 performs the sliding movement.

The first and second display devices 212 and 216 may be configured by an LCD module. However, the first and second display devices 212 and 216 need not be limited to the LCD module but may be configured as a touch screen or a hologram screen used for information input or information output.

The first housing 10 is mounted with a first key array 111 formed of an arrangement of a plurality of keys on a predetermined area of the upper surface 10a thereof. The first key array 111 is hidden or visually exposed depending on whether the second housing 20 slides. The first housing 10 is mounted with a second key array 110 formed of an array of a plurality of keys adjacent to the first key array 111 on a predetermined area of the upper surface 10a thereof. The second key array 110 is hidden or visually exposed according to the swing of the second housing 20, and the microphone device 112 adjacent to the first key array 111 is mounted.

In addition, the camera lens module 114 and the battery pack 116 are mounted on the bottom surface 10b of the first housing. A third key array 214 formed of an array of a plurality of keys adjacent to the first display device 212 is mounted in the second housing 20.

5 shows that the second housing 20 is rotated about 90 ° counterclockwise after the longitudinal sliding movement. At this time, the hinge axis of the second housing 20 passes through the first display device 212 and faces in a vertical direction from the surface thereof.

According to the configuration as described above, the user may be used in the phone operation mode or the subject shooting mode in the state as shown in FIG. 1, may be used in the phone operation mode or the subject shooting mode in the state as shown in FIG. 3, and in the state as shown in FIG. 5. You can watch various videos such as DMB, watching TV or watching movies such as video on demand. In the state as shown in FIG. 5, the first receivers 210 and 211 provide stereo sound. Accordingly, in the state as shown in FIG. 5, video on demand (VOD) viewing and satellite broadcasting of various channels can be realistically viewed.

In a state suitable for use in a DMB mode or a game mode as shown in FIG. 5, when the incoming call is reached, the first receivers 210 and 211 are turned on and the second receiver 213 is turned off by pressing a single call key. That is, the first and second receivers 210, 211 and 213 are selectively used according to modes, and selectively used according to the user's will when the mode is switched from the first mode to the second mode. Of course, only the first receivers 210 and 211 are turned on and used in a mode requiring stereo sound such as DMB. When the incoming call is in use during the DMB mode, only the second receiver 213 is used. In the state of a DMMB or a game board as shown in FIG. 5, when the incoming state is reached, the first receivers 210 and 211 are turned on and the second receiver 213 is turned off. On the other hand, when the incoming call is in the state shown in FIG. 5 and one key operation is performed, the first receivers 210 and 213 are turned off, and the second receiver 213 is turned on, even in the state shown in FIG. You can talk directly with the other party. As a result, the arrangement of the second receiver is set in consideration of the distance between the user's ergonomic ear and the mouth in the state as shown in FIG. 5, and is added to double the usability.

The use of the second receiver 213 may be applied to various types of landscape mobile communication autonomous. For example, the display may be rotated in a horizontal direction after folding in a folder-type portable device, and the display may be rotated in a horizontal direction in a bar-type portable device.

Additionally, when the horizontal and vertical sizes of the display device according to the present invention become larger and further away from each other of the first receiver, the use of the second speaker from an ergonomic point of view considering the distance between the user's ear and the mouth Will become larger and the need will increase.

As described above, in the present invention, when the display device is received in the DMB mode or the game mode, the device is switched to the call mode with a single key operation, thereby achieving a convenient advantage by directly talking to the other party. . Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (5)

In a portable device, First housing; A second housing that opens or closes the first housing predetermined area by sliding or swinging on the first housing; A first receiver disposed in an upper region or a lower region of the upper surface of the second housing; And The second receiver is disposed in the middle region of the upper surface of the second housing, and when the first mode is used, when the incoming state is reached, the second receiver is switched to the second mode by one operation. Portable device, characterized in that used. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the first mode is a DMB mode or a game mode, and the second mode is a call mode. 2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second housing includes a display device, and when the display device is in a horizontal view state, the first receiver is located at one side of the display device, and the second receiver is located at the top thereof. A mobile device, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein when the first mode is a DM mode or a game mode, the first receiver is turned on, and the second receiver is turned off. And when the second mode is a call mode, the first receiver is turned off and the second receiver is turned on. In a portable communication device, First housing; A second housing connected to the first housing and including a display device arranged in a horizontal direction; A first receiver disposed in an upper region or a lower region of the upper surface of the second housing; And And a second receiver disposed in an intermediate region of the upper surface of the second housing.

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