KR200214851Y1 - The battery pack that designed for junction &communication with external storage media - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a battery pack (2) and a mobile communication to use a battery pack (2) and the external storage medium connected to a computer to use the built-in external storage medium (1) in the mobile communication terminal (5) It relates to a data input and output form of the terminal.

According to the present invention, a battery pack (FIG. 1-B) equipped with an external storage medium such as a flash memory and a small HDD can be connected to a mobile communication terminal only by attaching it to the terminal (FIG. It can also be connected to a computer by attaching it to the battery charger with the function (Figure 1-C).

Description

Battery pack that designed for junction & communication with external storage media}

The present invention relates to a mounting method of an external storage medium using a battery pack, and more specifically, after combining the external storage medium such as SMC, MMC, Memory Stick, Compact Flash or small HDD to the inside of the battery pack (3), It is to enable data communication through the communication interface inside the battery pack coupling unit 6 of the communication terminal.

In the future, mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs, and IMT-2000 terminals are expected to utilize contents using larger bandwidths and cheaper external memories. Therefore, in order to utilize S / W by content providers, mobile communication terminals are expected to adopt large external storage media (flash memory and small HDD, etc.) in addition to the current internal memory.

However, with the development of technology, mobile communication terminals are gradually miniaturizing, and when a separate drive socket is adopted to accommodate an external storage medium, an increase in volume is inevitable, which is a result contrary to the trend of miniaturization. Will bring.

An object of the present invention is to implement a mounting method that does not require a separate driver socket using a battery pack as a volume efficient method for mounting an external storage medium to a mobile communication terminal while avoiding such a problem.

In general, a mobile communication terminal uses a separate OS and uses a flash memory as an internal memory device. However, in order to increase the content and efficiency of data mobility, a separate external storage medium is employed. The main method is SMC, MMC or Memory Stick, which is an industry standard flash memory fixing method. It may be used. Standardized SMC, MMC, etc. are provided with a drive socket for mounting to the terminal separately, and commercial products using such a drive socket include MP3 Player and PDA. However, this approach generally causes two problems.

(1) First, as indicated in the object of the present invention, when a separate drive socket for accommodating an external storage medium is installed in a mobile communication terminal, the volume thereof increases evenly, and this is due to the miniaturization trend of mobile communication terminals. It is an inappropriate method.

(2) Second, even if a minimum socket is installed in the main body for the above reason, it is necessary to introduce an additional device in order to realize that the external storage medium can be combined / released without damage. However, in the case of an internal / external drive socket of an external storage medium that is generally used, in order to contact the communication terminal of the external storage medium with the contact terminal inside the internal / external drive socket, the internal and external drive sockets are pushed into the socket with a constant force. In this process, too much force caused damage to external storage media.

(3) Third, in order to use not only mobile communication terminal body but also PC and computer, flash memory, etc. adopts internal / external drive for computer, USB port and Printer port, which have recently been in the spotlight. There are products using the back light, but in this case, there is a cost problem of purchasing a separate internal / external drive.

The present invention is intended to solve the aforementioned two problems at the same time by allowing the rechargeable battery pack (2), which is mostly adopted by the mobile communication terminal, to replace the function of the drive socket. To provide a methodology in the direction to overcome.

(1) Most importantly, the method should have the least influence on the volume of the mobile communication terminal.

(2) Due to the nature of the external storage media, the external storage media will not be damaged even if it is repeatedly combined / released like a floppy disk of a PC.

(3) To find a methodology that aims to minimize the extra cost of communication with a computer.

(A) FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a mobile communication terminal having a communication interface with an external storage medium

(B) Figure 1 (B) is a perspective view showing a battery pack of a mobile communication terminal equipped with an external storage medium

(C) Figure 1 (C) is a perspective view of a battery pack equipped with an external storage medium and a charger as a communication device and a computer

2 is a perspective view illustrating a process of connecting an external storage medium to a battery pack

(5) Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a method of mounting only the battery pack or the mobile communication terminal body or battery pack equipped with a battery charger for communication

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① External storage media

② Battery pack for mobile communication terminal

③ External storage medium fixing groove inside the battery pack

④ Power interface for charging and supplying battery pack

⑤ Body of mobile communication terminal

⑥ External storage medium contact interface inside the battery mounting surface of the mobile communication terminal

⑦ Battery power interface of mobile communication terminal

⑧ Computer communication charger

⑨ Contact interface for communication with one side of battery pack (body combined communication method)

접촉 Contact interface for communication with one inner surface of battery pack (out-body communication method)

통신 Communication cable with computer

⑫ Power cable

According to the present invention,

(1) An external storage medium can be attached to one inner surface (3) of the battery pack, and a communication interface is provided to contact the metal end of the external storage medium on the symmetrical surface (6) of the battery pack coupling part of the main body of the mobile communication terminal. Thereby minimizing the size of the additional volume. At this time, the communication interface was installed separately from the existing power interface 4 for power input and output, thereby preventing power interference and short-circuit, and in the case of the mobile communication terminal, the communication interface 6 and the power interface are similarly used. (7) was installed separately.

(2) Simply attaching the battery pack to the mobile communication terminal while the expensive external storage medium is securely installed in the battery pack, and physically affects the external storage medium even if the contact of the communication interface is repeatedly carried out with minimal friction. The effect of phosphorus can be minimized. In addition, the method of attaching the external storage medium to the battery pack also adopts a simple mounting method that does not use a deep socket method, and there is no room to apply excessive force. To make it possible.

(3) A separate internal / external drive is required for communication with a computer such as a PC, but in this case, the cost for the battery pack is significantly reduced by combining the communication drive with a charger for charging a battery pack. Even if the storage medium is not separated from the battery pack, the charging 12 and the data communication 11 can be simultaneously implemented by inserting the battery 10 into the charger as it is. This method minimizes the detachment and detachment of external storage media, which are relatively susceptible to damage and loss, and guarantees the continuous charging state. Therefore, the external device that requires more power than conventional mobile communication terminals is required. It is also intended to bring about the effect of increasing the operability of the mobile communication terminal employing the storage medium. In particular, it is also possible to install a communication interface on the outer surface of the battery pack (Fig. 3), in which case it will be possible to simultaneously perform charging and data communication without having to separate the battery pack from the mobile communication terminal body (9).

As described above, the present invention can minimize the increase of the volume of the mobile communication terminal body and mount an external storage medium, and data communication is possible without the use of a separate internal / external drive for computer communication. Such communication interface contact method will be applicable to all kinds of electronic devices using external storage media in the future.

As a result, when making and using portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, IMT-2000, PDAs, MP3 players, e-books,

① It can be made compact

② can reduce costs,

③ Use expensive external storage media stably.

④ increase the use and operability of the device,

⑤ It can improve the appearance of the mobile communication terminal.

It may provide a method.

Claims (2)

'External storage medium socket combined battery pack' made of a socket to attach the external storage medium by digging a groove on the inner surface (3) of the battery pack of the mobile communication terminal. As a function added to the battery pack (Fig. 1) of claim 1, in a data communication connection method with a computer, a communication contact function (9) with a battery charger or the like to have a communication connection function (11) on one surface of the battery pack A battery pack with a communication contact with an external storage medium.