KR101054817B1 - Mobile communication terminal for displaying heat generation amount and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal for displaying a heating value for detecting and displaying the heating value of each circuit portion of the terminal and a control method thereof. According to the present invention, data corresponding to a display color set according to a heat generation temperature is stored, a heat generation reason data according to a heat generation temperature and a sensor position are stored in a table form, and a heat generation detection for sensing the temperature of each part of the mobile communication terminal. And a heat generation temperature corresponding to the signal output from the heat generation detection unit, and retrieves data corresponding to the display color according to the heat generation temperature from the memory, or heat generation reason data according to the heat generation temperature and the sensor position from the memory. A control unit for selectively controlling each output by searching for a; and a backlight display unit for receiving a color signal controlled and controlled by the control unit and displaying a backlight of a corresponding color; and receiving and displaying heating reason data controlled and controlled by the control unit. And a screen display unit. Therefore, by properly displaying the amount of heat generated in each circuit part of the terminal to the user and notifying the user of the danger of overheating in advance, there is an effect of preventing excessive continuous calls and safely managing the terminal.

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Description

Mobile communication terminal displaying heating value and control method thereof {MOBILE STATION DISPLAY GENERATE HEAT VALUE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF}

1 is a block diagram illustrating a conventional mobile communication terminal.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a mobile communication terminal for displaying the heat generation amount according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile communication terminal for displaying a heat generation amount according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing a data table for the reason for heating by temperature sensor according to the set temperature of the present invention.

5 is a state diagram of a mobile communication terminal showing an embodiment of a screen display according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: transceiver circuit 110: key input unit

120: memory 130: heat detection unit

131: temperature sensor 132: signal amplifier

133: A / D conversion unit 140: control unit

150: call circuit 160: screen display                 

170: backlight display unit 180: battery

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal and a control method for displaying a heat generation amount for detecting and displaying the heat generation amount of each terminal of the terminal.

Today, mobile communication terminals are becoming a necessity of life due to the simplicity and convenience of portable. These mobile communication terminals are equipped with personal information management function that can input contact information, phone number, schedule management, memo, etc., and various convenience functions such as video shooting and music playback. It is changing.

1 is a block diagram showing a conventional mobile communication terminal, illustrating the basic configuration of the terminal.

As shown in the drawing, a conventional mobile communication terminal includes a transmission / reception circuit unit 10, a key input unit 11, a memory 12, a control unit 13, a call circuit unit 14, a screen display unit 15, and a battery 16. It is composed.

The transmission / reception circuit unit 10 wirelessly transmits or receives a voice signal, and the key input unit 11 inputs a telephone number or various user commands to the control unit 13.

The control unit 13 performs a voice call with the other party or processes a user command according to the input command of the key input unit 11.

The call circuit unit 14 outputs the voice of the other party through the speaker under the control of the controller 13, receives the user's voice through the microphone, and transmits the voice to the controller 13.

The screen display unit 15 is usually formed of a color liquid crystal, and displays the output information according to the telephone number, the terminal operating state and other user commands under the control of the control unit 13, the battery 16 supplies power to the respective units. Supply.

On the other hand, a typical mobile communication terminal generates heat according to a continuous talk time or a change in surrounding environment and location, and the cause is that heat is generated in each circuit part of the terminal, that is, a battery, a transceiver circuit, a call circuit, and the like. Because.

However, the conventional mobile communication terminal configured as described above does not properly display the amount of heat generated in each circuit of the terminal to the user, and does not notify the user of the danger of overheating, thereby causing excessive continuous calls or careless handling of the terminal. There was this.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and detects the heat generation amount of each circuit unit of the mobile communication terminal, displays the heat generation amount through the display color set according to the heat generation temperature, and causes the heat generation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal and a control method for displaying a heat generation amount to display a letter.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile communication terminal displaying a heat generation amount according to the present invention is a mobile communication terminal including a general transmission / reception circuit unit, a key input unit, a call circuit unit, and a battery, which corresponds to a display color set according to a heat generation temperature. A memory in which data is stored and heating reason data according to a heating temperature and a sensor position are stored in a table form, a heating sensor detecting each temperature of each of the mobile communication terminals, and a signal output from the heating detector A control unit for determining the generated heating temperature, searching data corresponding to the display color according to the heating temperature from the memory, or retrieving heating reason data according to the heating temperature and sensor position from the memory and selectively controlling each output; The backlight of the corresponding color is received by the color signal controlled and controlled by the controller. And a screen display unit for receiving and displaying heat generating reason data controlled and controlled by the controller.

The display color displayed on the backlight display unit displays different colors according to the height of the heating temperature so that each heating amount is displayed separately. The heating reason data displayed on the screen display unit corresponds to the installation position of the temperature sensor. It is desirable to display the name of each part and the degree of overheating in letters.

The heat detection unit is a digital form of a plurality of temperature sensors for sensing the temperature of each of the mobile communication terminal, a signal amplifier for amplifying the temperature signal output from the temperature sensor and an analog temperature signal output from the signal amplifier It includes an A / D converter for converting the temperature signal.

A control method of a mobile communication terminal for displaying a heat generation amount according to the present invention comprises the steps of setting the display color and the reason for heat generation according to the heat generation temperature and storing in a memory, respectively detecting the temperature of each part of the mobile communication terminal, and the heat generation Determining a heating temperature corresponding to the signal output from the sensing unit, retrieving data corresponding to the display color according to the heating temperature from the memory, or retrieving heating reason data according to the heating temperature and sensor position from the memory; and And selectively displaying the backlight of the display color selected in the above step and the corresponding heating reason.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile communication terminal displaying a heat generation amount according to the present invention.

As shown, the present invention, in the mobile communication terminal having a conventional transmission and reception circuit unit 100, the key input unit 110, the call circuit unit 150 and the battery 170, the memory 120 and the heat generating unit And a control unit 140, a screen display unit 160, and a backlight display unit 170.

In addition to the display color set according to the heating temperature, the memory 120 stores heating reason data according to the heating temperature and the sensor position in a table form.

The heat generation unit 130 senses the temperature of each of the mobile communication terminal. To this end, the heat generation unit 130 includes a plurality of temperature sensors 131, a signal amplifier 132, and an A / D converter 133.                     

A plurality of temperature sensors 131 are installed in the vicinity of each terminal of the terminal to sense the temperature of each part, the signal amplifier 132 amplifies the temperature signal output from the temperature sensor 131 to a predetermined level. The A / D converter 133 converts the analog temperature signal output from the signal amplifier 132 into a digital temperature signal and inputs it to the controller 140.

Here, the temperature of each terminal of the terminal means the surface temperature of individual components such as the general transmission / reception circuit unit 100, the key input unit 110, the call circuit unit 150, the screen display unit 160, and the battery 170 installed inside and outside the terminal. do.

The control unit 140 determines the heating temperature corresponding to the signal output from the heat generating unit 130, and thus retrieves and outputs data corresponding to the display color according to the heating temperature from the memory 120. In addition, the controller 140 retrieves the heating reason data according to the heating temperature and the sensor position from the memory 120 to selectively control each output.

Herein, the control unit 140 controls a communication signal transmission / reception operation of a general mobile communication terminal and at the same time a mobile station manager (MSM) for controlling a heating temperature display operation according to an embodiment of the present invention. Preferably applied.

The backlight display unit 170 receives the color signal output from the controller 140 to display a backlight of the corresponding color, and the screen display unit 160 receives and displays the generated heating reason data controlled by the controller 140.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a control method of a mobile communication terminal displaying a heat generation amount according to the present invention. In addition, Figure 4 is a view showing a data table for the reason for heat generation for each temperature sensor according to the set temperature of the present invention, Figure 5 is a state diagram of a mobile communication terminal showing an embodiment of the screen display according to the present invention.

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above with reference to this in more detail as follows.

As shown, the present invention first performs a step of setting the color to be displayed according to the heating temperature and the reason for the heating to be displayed according to the heating temperature (S201). In this case, the set display color and the reason for heat generation are stored in the memory 120 in the form of a data table as shown in FIG. 4.

That is, referring to FIG. 4, the exothermic temperature is set in four stages up to the first to fourth set temperatures, and display colors of white, yellow, orange, and red are set, respectively. In addition, the first temperature sensor corresponds to a battery, the second temperature sensor corresponds to a transmission / reception (RF) circuit, and the third temperature sensor corresponds to a call circuit, and the reason for heat generation such as normal, warning, danger, and overheating is indicated according to each set temperature. Save as data.

Thereafter, sensing the temperature of each part of the mobile communication terminal is performed (S202). That is, the plurality of temperature sensors 131 of the heat detecting unit 130 are installed near each terminal of the terminal to detect the temperature of each unit. The signal amplifier 132 amplifies the temperature signal output from the temperature sensor 131 to a predetermined level, and the A / D converter 133 is an analog temperature signal output from the signal amplifier 132. Is converted into a digital temperature signal and input to the controller 140.                     

Therefore, the controller 140 analyzes the temperature signal detected in the above step to determine the heating temperature, and selects a color signal according to the above (S203 to 209).

That is, the controller 140 first selects a specific temperature sensor and sequentially compares and determines which one of the preset reference temperatures corresponds to a current temperature of the corresponding temperature sensor.

For example, when it is determined that the first temperature sensor 131 is installed near the battery 180 and the temperature sensed by the first temperature sensor 131 corresponds to the fourth temperature, the controller 140 stores the memory. The red color is selected as the backlight color corresponding to the fourth temperature from the data table, and the output of the battery is selected by “heating the battery” (see FIG. 4).

Thereafter, the backlight of the color selected in the step and the reason for the heat is displayed, wherein the heat reason is preferable to display the name of the heat generating portion or the heat generating reason of the terminal (S210 ~ S211).

The color signal output from the controller 140 is displayed by the backlight of the corresponding display color on the backlight display unit 170, and the heat generation reason is displayed on the screen display unit 160. In this case, the controller 140 may selectively output the display color and the reason for the heat generation, or together.

therefore. According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the battery is overheated, as shown in FIG. 5, a heating reason called “battery overheating” is displayed on the red backlight, so that the heating value of each circuit part of the terminal is appropriately displayed to the user and overheating. By notifying you of the risks in advance, you can prevent excessive continuous calls and manage your device safely.

In addition, a warning sound may be output through a speaker together with the heating value and the reason for heating, or a warning effect may be further increased by using a motor vibration. Such an application technology is interpreted to be included in the scope of the present invention.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and such modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

As described above, the mobile communication terminal and the control method for displaying the heat generation amount according to the present invention detects the heat generation amount of each circuit unit of the mobile communication terminal, and displays the display color set according to the heat generation temperature on the backlight display unit, By displaying the name and reason, it is possible to properly display the amount of heat generated in each circuit part of the terminal to the user, and to notify the user in advance of the risk of overheating, thereby preventing excessive continuous calls and safely managing the terminal.

Claims (7)

In the mobile communication terminal comprising a normal transmission and reception circuit unit, a key input unit, a call circuit unit and a battery, A memory in which data corresponding to a display color set according to the heating temperature is stored; A heat generation unit for sensing a temperature of each unit of the mobile communication terminal; A controller configured to determine a heat generation temperature corresponding to the signal output from the heat generation detector, retrieve data corresponding to a display color according to the heat generation temperature from the memory, and control output; And And a backlight display unit configured to receive a color signal output by the controller and display a backlight of a corresponding color. In the mobile communication terminal comprising a normal transmission and reception circuit unit, a key input unit, a call circuit unit and a battery, A memory for storing heating reason data according to the heating temperature and the sensor position in a table form; A heat generation unit for sensing a temperature of each unit of the mobile communication terminal; A control unit for determining a heating temperature corresponding to the signal output from the heating sensing unit, retrieving heating reason data according to the heating temperature and sensor position from the memory, and controlling the output; And And a screen display unit configured to receive and display heat generation reason data controlled and controlled by the control unit. In the mobile communication terminal comprising a normal transmission and reception circuit unit, a key input unit, a call circuit unit and a battery, A memory configured to store data corresponding to a display color set according to a heating temperature, and generate heating reason data according to a heating temperature and a sensor position in a table form; A heat generation unit for sensing a temperature of each unit of the mobile communication terminal; Determining a heating temperature corresponding to the signal output from the heating sensor, and searching the data corresponding to the display color according to the heating temperature from the memory or the heating reason data according to the heating temperature and sensor position from the memory A control unit for selectively controlling each output; A backlight display unit configured to receive a color signal output by the controller and display a backlight of a corresponding color; And And a screen display unit configured to receive and display heat generation reason data controlled and controlled by the control unit. The method according to claim 1 or 3, The display color displayed on the backlight display unit is A mobile communication terminal for displaying a calorific value, characterized in that to display different colors according to the height of the heat generation temperature so that each calorific value is displayed separately. The method according to claim 2 or 3, Heating reason data displayed on the screen display unit Mobile communication terminal for displaying the heat generation, characterized in that to display the name and the degree of overheating of each part corresponding to the installation position of the temperature sensor. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The heat detection unit A plurality of temperature sensors for sensing the temperature of each of the mobile communication terminal; A signal amplifier for amplifying the temperature signal output from the temperature sensor; And And an A / D converter converting the analog temperature signal output from the signal amplifier into a digital temperature signal. Setting a display color and a reason for heating according to the heating temperature and storing the same in a memory; Sensing temperature of each part of the mobile communication terminal; Determining a heat generation temperature corresponding to a signal output from a heat generation detector, retrieving data corresponding to a display color according to a heat generation temperature from the memory, or retrieving heat generation reason data according to a heat generation temperature and a sensor position from the memory; ; And And selectively displaying a backlight of the display color selected in the step and a corresponding heating reason.

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