KR200299830Y1 - Multimedia Apparatus For Combination With Handphone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a terminal that can be used in connection with a mobile phone, in implementing the functions of the recording device, the playback device and the storage device as a single terminal, using a mobile phone power supply of the combined multimedia terminal miniaturized in size The purpose is to provide. To this end, the present invention is a multimedia terminal for combining a mobile phone, the mobile phone connection portion 21 for transmitting and receiving with a mobile phone; A computer connection unit 22 for transmitting and receiving with a computer; A voice input unit 23 for receiving various voices from the outside; A conversion unit 24 for converting at least one of a voice input through the mobile phone connection unit and a voice input through the voice input unit into a voice file; A storage unit 25 for storing at least one of a voice file converted by the conversion unit, a file downloaded from a computer through the computer connection unit, or a file downloaded through the mobile phone connection unit; A reproducing unit 26 for reproducing various voice files stored in the storage unit; An output unit 27 for outputting a voice or various characters reproduced by the reproduction unit; And a controller 28 for controlling the transmission of information between the units 21 to 27.

Description

Multimedia Apparatus For Combination With Handphone

The present invention relates to a mobile phone combined multimedia terminal capable of performing a recorder and MP3 player functions by connecting to a mobile phone.

In order to adapt to the rapidly developing digital civilization environment, modern people must acquire a lot of knowledge. In other words, computers, mobile phones, PDAs, laptops, MP3 players, digital cameras, digital TVs, digital recorders, USB portable hard devices, the Internet, etc. are the products of the above-mentioned digital civilization. You must acquire knowledge to learn and use them.

On the other hand, the best civilization among these products is the computer, followed by the cell phone. In other words, the mobile phone is a device that enables communication between different parties regardless of time and place, and has been increasing day by day because of its advantage that it can be easily carried.

In addition, not only providing a call but also supporting various data transmission functions, camera functions, and entertainment functions, etc., has become an essential portable device of modern people.

However, although the mobile phone supports various functions as described above, it does not support various voice recording functions and a function of playing recorded files. In other words, modern people living in a complex modernity have had a lot of conversations with many people and felt the necessity of recording the contents of important conversations or conversations, resulting in people carrying miniaturized recorders. However, modern people have many devices to carry with them, such as PDAs, notebooks, MP3 players, digital cameras, USB portable hard drives, etc. Therefore, although they are miniaturized digital recorders, they are not easy to carry. There is this. On the other hand, it is possible to add the function of the recorder to the mobile phone to be modernized, but adding all the numerous functions to the miniaturized mobile phone is not only technically problematic, but also waste of resources if the mobile phone needs to be replaced at any time according to the added function. In addition, there is a problem that the user is economically burdened.

Also, with the spread of MP3 players, users can easily listen to the music they want while on the move, but like the recorder described above, the MP3 player is not only easy to carry, but also adds many functions to the mobile phone. There is a problem.

In addition, as the work using a computer increases in addition to the above-described recorder and MP3 player, documents written in computer files have increased, and the need to carry such document files has increased. Due to this necessity, diskettes or external storage devices capable of carrying files are being distributed, and files may be transmitted through a communication network such as the Internet. However, in case of devices that need to be carried, it is inconvenient for the users as described above. In the case of a communication network such as the Internet, the distribution is not 100% made, so there is a problem that its use is limited depending on the place.

In other words, as mentioned above, a mandatory portable device of the modern people is a mobile phone, and in addition to carrying a variety of small products, among these small products, especially MP3 players, digital recorders, USB portable hard devices are used for their functions or utilization. It is an essential device for modern people.

However, no matter how essential the devices, as mentioned above, it is not practical to carry all the devices together, and it is also technical and economical to combine the functions of each device into one device, for example, a mobile phone. It can be seen that there are serious problems in terms of aspects.

The present invention is to solve the conventional problems as described above, to implement the functions of a portable device and a high-performance recording device, playback device and storage device as a single terminal, using the power of the mobile phone size The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal combined with a miniaturized mobile phone.

1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of combining a mobile phone combining multimedia terminal according to the present invention with a mobile phone.

Figure 2 is an embodiment of the internal configuration of a mobile phone combined multimedia terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 3a and Figure 3b is an external configuration of an embodiment of a mobile phone combining multimedia terminal according to the present invention.

Figure 4a is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a voice recording process applied to the present invention.

Figure 4b is a flow diagram of an embodiment of a voice playback process applied to the present invention.

Figure 5 is an exemplary view showing the relationship between the detailed configuration and the external devices inside the mobile terminal combined multimedia terminal according to the present invention.

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

21: cell phone connection 22: computer connection

23: voice input unit 24: conversion unit

25: storage unit 26: playback unit

27: output unit 28: control unit

31: cell phone connection device 32: computer connection device

33a: internal microphone 33b: external microphone connector

33c: REC Button 33d: REC Mode Button

36a: Stop button 36b: Volume control button

36c: Play Button 36d: Menu Selection Button

36e: Forward button (FF, RW) 37a: Built-in speaker

37b: External speaker connector 37c: Display device (LCD)

The present invention for achieving the above object, in the mobile phone coupling multimedia terminal, is connected to the data communication port of the mobile phone 10, the mobile phone connection portion 21 for transmitting and receiving various information with the mobile phone; A computer connection unit 22 connected to a universal serial bus (USB) port of a computer to transmit and receive various types of information with the computer; A voice input unit 23 for receiving various voices from the outside; A conversion unit 24 for converting at least one of a voice input through the mobile phone connection unit and a voice input through the voice input unit into a voice file; A storage unit 25 for storing at least one of a voice file converted by the conversion unit, a file downloaded from a computer through the computer connection unit, or a file downloaded through the mobile phone connection unit; A reproducing unit 26 for reproducing various voice files stored in the storage unit; An output unit 27 for outputting a voice or various characters reproduced by the reproduction unit; And a controller 28 for controlling the transmission of information between the units 21 to 27.

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

1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of combining a mobile phone combining multimedia terminal according to the present invention with a mobile phone, and as shown in the drawing, the mobile phone combining multimedia terminal 20 according to the present invention is located at a lower portion of the mobile phone 10. It can be connected to the installed data communication port.

That is, the mobile phone combined multimedia terminal 20 is a terminal equipped with a voice recording function and a voice playback function, and can record the contents of conversations and lectures of a mobile phone, a general phone, a key phone, and the like as a voice file such as an MP3. In addition to providing a function as a recording device, it also provides a function as a reproducing apparatus that can reproduce and listen to stored voice files.

In addition, the present invention provides a function of downloading and playing a music file to be listened to from a personal computer and a function of a storage device capable of downloading and storing various document files. In addition, after selecting one of the stored voice files as a ringtone, when an incoming signal indicating that a call is received by a mobile phone is transmitted, the voice file is reproduced to replace the ringtone.

2 is an internal configuration diagram of an embodiment of a mobile phone combining multimedia terminal according to the present invention, Figures 3a and 3b is an external configuration of an embodiment of a mobile phone combining multimedia terminal according to the present invention, shown in FIG. As described above, the multimedia terminal for combining a mobile phone according to the present invention is connected to a data communication port of a mobile phone 10, a mobile phone connection part 21 for transmitting and receiving various information with a mobile phone, a universal serial bus (USB: Universal Serial Bus) of a computer. (Hereinafter simply referred to as "USB") is connected to the port computer connection 22 for transmitting and receiving various information with a computer, voice input unit 23 for receiving various voices from the outside, voice input through the mobile phone connection Or a converter 24 for converting a voice input through the voice input unit into a voice file such as an MP3 file, a voice file converted by the converter, or a computer. A storage unit 25 for storing the loaded files, a reproduction unit 26 for reproducing various voice files stored in the storage unit, and an output unit 27 for outputting voices or various characters reproduced in the reproduction unit And a control unit 28 for controlling the transmission of information between the units 21 to 27.

Hereinafter, the functions of the respective parts 21 to 28 shown in FIG. 2 will be described in detail with reference to an external component (FIG. 3) which operates in correspondence thereto.

First, the mobile phone connection parts 21 and 31 are connected to the data communication port of the mobile phone 10 to provide an interface function for exchanging various data with the mobile phone, and provide a function of receiving power from the power supply of the mobile phone. .

That is, when the mobile phone is in a call, the other party's voice received through the mobile phone connection unit 21 is transmitted, and the transmitted voice is converted into a voice data file by the conversion unit 24 and stored in the storage unit 25. Will be stored in.

On the other hand, the voice of the user making a call may be input through the input device (microphone) of the mobile phone and then input via the mobile phone connection unit 21, or the voice input unit 23 provided in the multimedia terminal 20 for mobile phone coupling. It can also be entered through).

In addition, even when a file stored in the storage unit 25 is to be transmitted using various file transfer functions (for example, various message transfer functions (SMS, MMS, LMS, etc.) or wireless Internet function, etc.) of the mobile phone, Files are transmitted to the mobile phone 10 through the mobile phone connection 21. In addition, as a reverse concept, a file transmitted through various file transfer functions of the mobile phone may be received from the mobile phone through the mobile phone connection unit 21 and stored in the storage unit 25. However, the function of receiving a voice of a user making a call to a mobile phone or transmitting / receiving various files with the mobile phone is possible only when connected to a mobile phone supporting the function.

In addition, an incoming signal indicating that a call is received by a mobile phone is also transmitted to the control unit 28 through the mobile phone connection unit 21, so that the control unit 28 can drive the playback unit 26 to ring a bell.

Next, the computer connection units 22 and 32 are connected to the USB port of the computer to perform various functions of exchanging data with the computer. That is, the computer connection unit 22 may not only download various voice files (MP3 files, etc.) and document files from the storage device of the computer, but also store them in the storage unit 25 and are stored in the storage unit 25. It performs the function of transferring various files to the storage device of the computer.

Next, the voice input unit 23 not only provides a function of receiving a voice of a user who makes a call as described above, but also performs a function of receiving various conversation contents and lecture contents in a general life. 3a, a microphone 33a is provided on the exterior of the multimedia terminal for cell phone combination according to the present invention.

Meanwhile, an external microphone connection terminal 33b may be further provided to receive voice using an external microphone or to receive voice from another communication terminal not connected to the cellular phone connection unit 21.

In addition, receiving various voices is for storing the input voices as voice files, and the voice input unit 23 externally includes a recording button (Rec Button) 33c and a recording switching mode to perform the storage function. A button 33d is included. That is, when the user wants to receive a voice and store it as a voice file, the user switches the recording mode button 33d to the recording mode and selects the recording button 33c. When the recording button is selected, the internal microphone 33a is selected. ) Or voice input through an external microphone connection terminal 33b. At this time, the recording switch mode button 33d may be provided separately by selecting the recording button 33c.

Next, the conversion unit 25 performs a function of converting a voice input through the cellular phone connection unit 21 and the voice input unit 23 into a playable file. That is, encoding for converting a voice of a mobile phone transmitted through the mobile phone connection unit 21 or a voice input through other speakers into a file (for example, an MP3 file) that can be reproduced by the playback unit 26. Perform the function.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the voice received from the other party and the voice transmitted by the user are input through different media 21 and 23, respectively, the two voices are combined into one voice file. Although not shown in the drawing, the converter 24 includes a mixer for performing the above functions.

Next, the storage unit 25 stores a voice file converted by the conversion unit 24. However, not only the voice file is stored, but the files transmitted from the mobile phone through the mobile phone connection unit 21 and the various files (voice file, image file, document) transmitted from the computer through the computer connection unit 22. File, etc.) In addition, a program (OS) for performing a function of the control unit 28 is also mounted.

In this case, the storage unit 25 may be configured as a memory that does not require a separate driver installation or booting when the computer connection unit 22 is connected to the USB port of the computer. That is, a multimedia card (MMC: Multi Media Card) or SMC (Secure Media Commerce), which is a memory storage device used for small digital electronic devices such as a digital camcorder, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and stores various voice and video information. By using the memory of the computer, when connecting the multimedia terminal for mobile phone combination according to the present invention to a USB port of the computer without a separate driver installation or booting computer (or mobile phone) access to the storage unit 25 of the multimedia terminal for mobile phone coupling (Access) to upload or download the desired file.

Next, the reproduction unit 26 performs a function for reproducing the audio file stored in the storage unit 25. That is, the playback unit 26 shown in FIG. 2 includes the stop button 36a, the volume control button 36b, the play button 36c, the menu selection button 36d, and the forward button FF and RW shown in FIG. 36e, etc., and play the audio file stored in the storage unit 25 according to the input of the buttons 36a to 36e and the control of the control unit 28.

In addition, the playback unit 26 plays a function of playing a voice file selected as a ringtone of a mobile phone among voice files (for example, an MP3 file) stored in the storage unit 25. That is, when the user selects a file to be a ringtone among the voice files stored in the storage unit 25 through the menu selection button 36d, the selected voice file is stored in the storage unit 25 as a ringtone voice file. Becomes Subsequently, when an incoming signal indicating that a call is received to the mobile phone is transmitted through the mobile phone connection unit 21, the control unit 28 drives the playback unit 26 to play the voice file designated as the ring tone and then output the unit 27. ) Is output through the speakers 37a and 37b. At this time, the ringtone mode of the mobile phone should be changed to an unused state. In other words, when a call comes to the mobile phone, the ringtone stored in the mobile phone does not ring, but the ringtone stored in the multimedia terminal for combining the mobile phone according to the present invention is ringing.

Next, the output unit 27 is for outputting the audio file reproduced by the playback unit 26, and includes an internal speaker 37a as shown in FIG. 3B, and as shown in FIG. A speaker connection terminal 37b is included, so that voice can be output through the earphone. In addition, the output unit 27 does not include only the speakers 37a and 37b for outputting audio as described above, and various messages required for use of the mobile terminal combined multimedia terminal according to the present invention, for example, a current state mode. Also, a display device 37c such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) is included for displaying various characters such as a list of stored files and a playback menu.

Finally, the control unit 28 performs a function of controlling the above-described units 21 to 22.

Summarizing the main functions of the mobile terminal combined multimedia terminal according to the present invention described above are as follows.

First, you can put a recording function. In other words, as a function of generating the contents of the call of the mobile phone call and the general phone (including the key) as an MP3 file, if there are important conversation contents during the mobile phone call, a communication device mainly used by modern people, the multimedia terminal for combining mobile phones according to the present invention If you record using the recording function, voice files such as MP3 files are created.

In addition, as a function of generating an external sound (general conversation sound, lecture sound, etc.) as a voice file such as an MP3 file, in addition to the contents of a mobile phone call, the contents of a meeting, an important work content, a brilliant idea presentation, etc. Click the record button to record and a voice file is created.

Secondly, you can set the playback function. That is, a function of playing a voice file stored in the storage unit 25 or by downloading and playing a voice file stored in the computer using a USB cable of the computer. After downloading an MP3 file or other audio file, the user can listen to a music file played through the output device (a headset or the like connected to a speaker or an external speaker connection terminal) 37a, 37b of the present invention. In addition, when an incoming signal is transmitted, a ringtone reproduction function may be performed by playing a voice file stored as a ringtone.

Third, you can put a storage function. That is, as a function of the portable storage device, while carrying the mobile phone combining multimedia terminal according to the present invention as a mobile phone, using the USB port of another computer to read the desired file from the computer (Read), or in the storage device of the terminal You can also save the file to another computer (Write).

On the other hand, since the power required to perform the above function is to use the power of the mobile phone through the mobile phone connection 21, there is no need for a power supply inside the present invention, thus minimizing its size.

Hereinafter, the operation process of each function described above will be described according to the flow.

4A is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a voice recording process applied to the present invention, and FIG. 4B is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of the voice reproduction process applied to the present invention.

First, with reference to Figure 4a will be described for the process of recording the contents of the call to the mobile phone during the recording process of the present invention.

The user who wants to save the contents of the call during the call with the mobile phone in the state of connecting the mobile phone combined multimedia terminal 20 according to the present invention to the mobile phone 10, the recording button 33c shown in Figure 3a Click (at this time, the recording change mode button 33d may be selected as the recording mode and then press the recording button 33c) (410). In addition, if you want to store the recording content during the call to the mobile phone 10 in a state that the mobile phone coupling multimedia terminal 20 is not coupled, after combining the mobile phone coupling multimedia terminal 20 during the call; You can also select the button to record.

When the record button is clicked, the caller's call is transmitted to the conversion unit 24 through the mobile phone connection unit 21 (412).

On the other hand, the call content of the user of the present invention is input through the microphone of the mobile phone can be transmitted to the conversion unit 24 through the mobile phone connection unit 21, such as the caller's call content (microphone input voice of the mobile phone In the case of using a mobile phone having a function capable of transmitting to the connection unit 21), or the user's voice may be input through the microphone 33a of the voice input unit 23 and transmitted to the converter 24. At this time, the call between the caller (or the receiver) and the user is made through the microphone and the speaker of the mobile phone as in the prior art.

When the caller and the user's voice are input at the same time through the mobile phone connection unit 21, the conversion unit 24 directly converts the voice into a voice file, and through the mobile phone connection unit 21 and the voice input unit 23 In each case, the two voices are first mixed and then the mixed voices are encoded into one voice file (414).

The file converted into a playable voice file through encoding by the conversion unit 24 is stored in the storage unit 25 (416).

Next, a description will be given of the recording process of the external voice not related to the use of the mobile phone during the recording process of the present invention. The function described below is a function of recording general conversation contents, not a function of storing call contents when using a mobile phone connected with the present invention as described above.

This is the same as the recording function of the cassette, when the user presses the recording button 33c while the terminal is placed in the desired position for recording after connecting the present invention to the mobile phone, the voice is input through the microphone 33a of the input unit 23. The input is transmitted to the conversion unit 24 (410, 412).

At this time, the voice may be input through the external microphone 33a or may be input through the external microphone connector 33b.

That is, not only the general conversation content may be input through the microphone connected to the external microphone connector 33b, but also the content of the call may be received through another mobile phone or a general wired phone connected to the external microphone connector. In this case, the earphone terminal of another mobile phone or a general wired telephone is connected to the external microphone connection terminal 33b to receive a call from another mobile phone, and the user's voice is embedded in the terminal as described above. Input is made via 33a.

Meanwhile, the input voice is converted into a voice file by the converter 24 and stored in the storage 25 according to the above-described process (414 and 416).

At this time, the file converted into the voice file by the conversion process is given a file name (serial number according to time timing) in order and is stored in the storage folder of the storage unit 25.

Next, the reproduction process of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4B.

When the user wants to play the voice file recorded through the recording function as described above, when the user clicks the menu button 36d, a list of stored voice files is output through the display apparatus 37c. At this time, it is possible to select the desired file from the list by placing the up and down or left and right buttons on the menu button, but considering that the terminal according to the present invention is miniaturized by pressing the menu button 37c to display the files in the list in order It is preferred to use the method 440.

When the user presses the play button 36c in the state in which the desired voice file is selected (442), the selected voice file is played and can be heard by the user through the voice output unit 27 such as a speaker (444). At this time, it is possible to control the operation of the file to be reproduced through the stop button 36a, the volume control button 36b and the winding button 36e.

On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, as described above, when the incoming signal indicating that the call came to the mobile phone through the mobile phone connection unit 21, the ringtone playback function may be performed by playing the voice file set as the ringtone. have.

Next, the storage process of the present invention, that is, the download and upload process while connected to the computer will be described.

As described above, the voice converted by the present invention is stored in the storage unit 25 of the terminal as a voice file so that the user can play the desired voice file at any time, and the computer connection unit 22 is connected to the computer's USB port. By connecting to the file, the files can be uploaded to the storage device of the computer, and the desired file (not only the voice file but also any type of file) can be downloaded from the computer storage device and played through the above process.

In this case, the downloaded file is not only a voice file for reproduction, but may be any kind of file as long as the capacity of the storage unit 24 of the terminal allows. In other words, even if there is no separate external storage device, the terminal according to the present invention can be downloaded and stored again from another computer through a terminal according to the present invention, and then uploaded to another computer. It can be utilized.

In addition, as described above, when the storage unit 25 in the terminal according to the present invention does not require a separate drive installation or booting when connected to a USB port of a computer, the user can easily upload and download. That is, the computer recognizes the storage unit 25 of the terminal simply by connecting the computer connection unit 22 and the USB port of the computer. The file may be uploaded to the unit 25 or the file of the storage unit 25 may be downloaded.

Next, another storage process of the present invention, that is, the download and upload process while connected to the mobile phone will be described.

The storage process described above was for the process of reading the file from the computer or transferring the file to the computer while the present invention is connected to the computer, another storage process described below is the present invention is connected to the mobile phone Is about the process of reading a file from or transferring a file to a mobile phone through communication with a mobile phone.

That is, in the case of a mobile phone capable of data communication with the storage unit 25 of the terminal according to the present invention, as in the operation of the computer described above, the mobile terminal recognizes the storage unit 25 of the terminal and reads a file through wireless communication. The file may be transmitted to another mobile phone, and the file transmitted from another mobile phone may be stored in the storage unit 25. However, in order to perform such a function, a function for supporting data communication with the terminal should be mounted in the cellular phone. That is, the mobile phone is equipped with a function of recognizing the storage unit 25 and controlling a data transmission with the storage unit 25.

On the other hand, Figure 5 is an exemplary view showing the relationship between the detailed configuration and the external devices inside the mobile phone coupling multimedia terminal according to the present invention, the device acting as the computer connection 22 shown in Figure 2 USB / LPT It can be seen that the controller, in addition to the configuration of the actual components of the devices responsible for the functions of each part shown in FIG.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art, which are included in the spirit and scope of the present invention defined in the appended claims.

The present invention has an excellent effect that the user can easily use and carry by implementing functions such as a recorder, an MP3 player, a hard disk drive (storage device) in a single terminal.

In addition, the present invention by using the power of the mobile phone in the state connected to the mobile phone, it is possible to reduce the space required to provide a separate power supply device in the terminal has an excellent effect that the size can be minimized.

In addition, the present invention designates any one of the voice files stored in the storage unit as a ringtone, and when the call comes to the mobile phone, by playing the voice file, there is an excellent effect of using a high quality ringtone.

Claims (5)

In the multimedia terminal for combining mobile phones, A mobile phone connection unit 21 connected to the data communication port of the mobile phone 10 for transmitting and receiving various information with the mobile phone; A computer connection unit 22 connected to a universal serial bus (USB) port of a computer to transmit and receive various types of information with the computer; A voice input unit 23 for receiving various voices from the outside; A conversion unit 24 for converting at least one of a voice input through the mobile phone connection unit and a voice input through the voice input unit into a voice file; A storage unit 25 for storing at least one of a voice file converted by the conversion unit, a file downloaded from a computer through the computer connection unit, or a file downloaded through the mobile phone connection unit; A reproducing unit 26 for reproducing various voice files stored in the storage unit; An output unit 27 for outputting a voice or various characters reproduced by the reproduction unit; And Control unit 28 for controlling the transmission of information between the respective parts (21 to 27) Mobile phone combined multimedia terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The conversion unit 24, A mixer for combining the voice input through the mobile phone connection unit and the voice input through the voice input unit to convert into a single voice file Multimedia terminal for mobile phone coupling further comprising. The method of claim 1, The storage unit 25, In the mobile phone or computer connected through the mobile phone connection or the computer connection, the access (Access) is possible without installing and booting a separate program, the mobile terminal combined multimedia terminal, characterized in that the download and upload is possible. The method of claim 1, The control unit 28, When the incoming signal is input through the mobile phone connection unit 21, the mobile phone combining multimedia terminal, characterized in that for playing the voice file for the ringtone stored in the storage unit 25 to output through the speaker of the output unit. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The multimedia terminal, Cell phone connection multimedia terminal, characterized in that operated through the power supply of the mobile phone through the mobile phone connection portion 21 is connected to the data communication port of the mobile phone.