KR20040063356A - Mobile phone docking station - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile phone docking station is provided to allow a user to answer a call through a fixed line phone or a cordless phone mounted on a mobile phone docking station when the call is received through a mobile phone which is in a charging state and to bi-directionally update data stored in a memory of the mobile phone and data stored in a memory of a docking station. CONSTITUTION: A program memory(302) stores an operation program of an overall system. A data memory(303) stores self-operation data and data of a mobile phone downloaded through a data input/output interface unit(308). A key input unit(304) performs various key button manipulations required for a call, function setting or editing, edits contents of the data memory(303), and instructs downloading/uploading data from/to a mobile phone. A fixed line phone controller(301) controls an audio processor and a power controller(305) processing signals transmitted through an office line interface(306). A charging unit(307) controls a current flowing at a charging current supply terminal(110) and displays its state.

Description

Mobile Phone Docking Station

The present invention relates to a mobile phone docking station (hereinafter referred to as a docking station), and more particularly, has a mobile phone coupler, so that a telephone connected to the mobile phone can be placed in a docking station while the mobile phone is mounted or charged. Alternatively, by downloading and storing various data recorded in the memory device of the mobile phone, it can be easily recovered in case of loss or loss of the mobile phone, as well as a docking station. After modifying or editing the data using the key button provided in the device, the data can be uploaded to the memory device of the mobile phone so that the data can be updated in both directions and downloaded even when making an external call using the wired / wireless phone of the docking station. The generated data Woman can make a call in the memory of the mobile phone dialing method was to choose a phone yet economically by the user's convenience.

In general, a mobile phone allows a user to make a mobile phone call when going out, and the user can store the other party's phone number, a message, a music / picture file, and the like in a data memory device installed in the mobile phone. When users come home, they usually use their home phones (wired, wireless, cordless / wireless) to make calls outside, but since many phone numbers are stored on their phones, they can easily find numbers they can't memorize. Many use mobile phones. In addition, if a phone call is received while the mobile phone is being charged, it has been inconvenient to stop charging and answer the phone and then charge it again or to stop the call and replace the battery if the charging voltage is not sufficient.

According to the published patent application 2000-0042774 "apparatus and method for implementing a home phone of a mobile phone" has proposed a method for using a mobile phone as a home phone. According to this method, a separate data cable is provided to connect the cellular phone and the home phone, and when a call is received by the cellular phone, the mobile phone is connected to the home phone. There is an inconvenience to be connected every day, it is difficult to use in this way while charging, and there is an inconvenience that you can not use the data stored in the mobile phone when making a phone call to a home phone. In addition, according to the previously registered patent 10-0184501, "Combination method with a wireless phone in a mobile phone", when making a call in a short-distance area, a mobile phone fixing device using the same frequency as a mobile phone is created and registered according to the registered area code to reduce costs. Alternatively, two modes can be performed manually by operating a switch. This is because the cordless phone fixing device uses a high frequency such as a mobile phone, and there are many technical difficulties in manufacturing. By making it possible, there is no great practicality in consideration of the user's convenience, and it is impossible to store or modify the stored data. In addition, according to the registered utility model 20-0261268 "charger for mobile phone with data storage unit", the data of the mobile phone is stored through the data input / output terminal in the charger so that it can be recovered in case of charging. You can't make a phone call or vice versa while charging an incoming call, and you can't edit or edit the data. In addition, a separate switch for setting a function mode such as a charging mode or a data input / output mode must be operated. When data input / output is performed, the charging must be stopped by operating a switch. If the mode setting switch is set to the data input / output mode, it is left unattended. If there is a risk of inserting a mobile phone without knowing it, there is a risk of input / output of data that the user does not want.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned inconvenience, by inserting a mobile phone with a mobile phone coupling device equipped with a charging terminal and a data input and output connector in the docking station body to be connected without using a separate data cable The contact of the charging terminal and the connection of the data input / output connector can be made immediately, and the contents of the data memory of the mobile phone can be downloaded and modified at the same time by the operation of the key button on the docking station body or the wireless telephone handset connected thereto. The goal is to make it available for editing and uploading.

In addition, you can not only receive calls through wired, wireless or wired / wireless devices even when a call comes to your phone while charging (docking), but also use the data on your phone when you make a call using these home phones. Another purpose is to provide a method. In this case, the wireless telephone uses the common frequency of 46/49 mega hetz or 900 mega hetz, which is a frequency for general wireless telephony, rather than the same frequency as a mobile telephone, so that it is possible to realize ease of manufacturing and reduction of manufacturing cost. Even if you don't have a separate operation, you can share your phone number with the mobile phone and the docking system by downloading / uploading each other so that users can choose whether to use their mobile phone or home phone based on consideration of cost reduction or call condition. It was.

In order to achieve the above object, in implementing the mobile phone docking station of the present invention, the main body is designed to be equipped with a wired telephone handset or a wireless telephone fixing device and a wireless telephone handset connected to the communication unit and is provided on the main body. When the phone is inserted into the charging terminal and the data input / output connector is directly connected so that the charging process is automatically performed without a separate switch operation for mode setting. In addition, a data memory that can download and store memory device data in a mobile phone is embedded in the main body of a docking station or a wireless telephone handset, and equipped with a key button for a purpose such as a mobile phone, and a menu selection key button or a separate download / upload key. The data update process is performed in both directions by the button operation. And when the mobile phone is inserted into the coupler, when the call comes to the mobile phone, the system performs the call step control operation to answer the mobile phone according to the user's choice or to answer the wired / wireless phone of the docking station. Characterized in that it consists of a control unit.

1 is a communication connection diagram of each device by a mobile phone docking station according to the present invention

2 is a rear perspective view of the mobile phone

3 is a cross-sectional view of a mobile phone docking station and a mobile phone in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 4 is a key button arrangement of the docking station of the mobile phone according to the present invention

5 is a block diagram of functions of a general mobile phone

6 is a block diagram of functional units of a mobile phone docking station equipped with a wired telephone function according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a block diagram for each function of the mobile phone docking station wireless telephone fixing device portion equipped with a wired / wireless telephone function according to the present invention

8 is a functional block diagram of a wireless telephone handset used together with a mobile phone docking station equipped with a wired / wireless telephone function according to the present invention.

9 is a flowchart illustrating the entire system operation of the mobile phone docking station according to the present invention.

10 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the charging mode of the docking station of the mobile phone according to the present invention.

11 is a flowchart of the operation of the docking mode of the docking station of the mobile phone according to the present invention

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

100: mobile phone docking station body

101: mobile phone 102: text / picture display

103: mobile phone coupler 104: landline telephone handset

105: Alphanumeric / Function Keybutton 106: Cordless Telephone Handset

107: mobile phone charging terminal 108: mobile phone data input / output connector

109: docking station data input / output connector

110: docking station charging current supply terminal

111: Key button for menu selection

112: download key button 113: upload key button

201: Mobile Phone Control Unit 202: Mobile Phone Program Memory

203: mobile phone data memory

204: mobile phone data input and output interface unit

205: mobile phone power processing unit

301: docking station system control unit with a wired telephone function

302: program memory of the docking station with wired telephone function

303: data memory of the docking station with wired telephone function

304: Key input unit of docking station with wired telephone function

305: power control unit of the docking station equipped with a wired telephone function

306: telephone trunk line interface of a docking station equipped with a wired telephone function

307: charging unit for mobile phone of the docking station equipped with a landline telephone function

308: data input and output interface of the docking station equipped with a wired telephone function

309: handset for calling

401: system control unit of base unit of docking station equipped with wired / wireless telephone function

402: program memory of the docking station with wired / wireless telephone function

403: Data memory of docking station with wired / wireless telephone function

404: Key input unit of docking station equipped with wired / wireless telephone function

405: power control unit of the docking station equipped with a wired / wireless telephone function

406: telephone trunk line interface of a docking station equipped with a wired / wireless telephone function

407: Charging part for mobile phone of docking station equipped with wired / wireless phone function

408: data input / output interface of the docking station equipped with a wired / wireless telephone function

409: wireless transceiver of docking station with wired / wireless telephone function

501: wireless telephone handset control unit of docking station equipped with wired / wireless telephone function

602: Charging mode step during the operation of the docking station system of the present invention

603: Docking mode step during the operation of the docking station system of the present invention

604: normal wired / wireless telephone mode step during the operation of the docking station system of the present invention

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

1 is a connection diagram showing the communication path between the devices when the present invention is implemented, the mobile phone docking station 100 is provided with a mobile phone coupling port 103 in the body and the mobile phone 101 is inserted therein When a call is received from the cellular phone base station, the call can be answered by the wireless telephone handset 106 or the landline telephone handset 104 according to a predetermined procedure. In this case, when you want to receive a call with a mobile phone, you can automatically answer the mobile phone by disconnecting the mobile phone from the connector. In addition, if you want to make a phone call, you can make a call using a landline telephone handset or a cordless telephone handset in the same way as using a normal home telephone. The key button 105 of the docking station 100 is used during a call or menu selection and these states are displayed on the text / picture display 102.

2, the mobile phone 101 has a charging terminal 107 and a data input / output connector 108 for exchanging data with the outside at a lower back side thereof. As shown in FIG. When inserted into the 103, it is directly connected to the data input / output connector 109 and the charging current supply terminal 110 provided in the coupling hole.

4 shows a key button mounted on the main body of the docking station 100 or on a wireless telephone handset, a letter / number key button for entering numbers or letters, a key button for calling or stopping, and a key button for menu selection. Equipped with the 111, such as using a real mobile phone, you can use the functions such as call or various menu selection or editing, saving of the phone number, separate download key button 112 and upload key button ( 113, it is also possible to easily download / upload. In this case, when defining the function of the menu selection key button 111, one of the functions is to define the download / upload of data so that this function can be operated by the operation of the menu selection key button 111 without using the separate keys 112 and 113. It can be done.

Fig. 5 shows a block configuration for each functional cell phone in general, which includes a charging terminal 107 and controls the entire system by the cellular phone control unit 201 and the contents of the operating state or the contents in the data memory 203. The data is exchanged with an external personal computer or a wireless modem through the data input / output connector 108 via the interface unit 204. In this case, when the mobile phone 100 is inserted into the coupling port, as shown in FIG. 6, the mobile terminal 100 is directly connected to the data input / output connector 109 of the docking station, and the charging current supply terminal 110 is also connected to be charged. After determining the charging process will proceed automatically. FIG. 6 is a functional block diagram of a docking station equipped with a wired telephone. The operating program of the entire system is stored in the program memory 302 and downloaded through the self-operating data and the data input / output interface 308 in the data memory 303. You can save the data of the received mobile phone. In this case, the key input unit 304 may perform various key button operations necessary for a call, function setting, editing, etc., edit the contents of the data memory 303, and instruct an operation for downloading / uploading data with the mobile phone 101. Can be. The wired telephone control unit 301 controls the operation of the entire system and simultaneously controls the audio processing unit and the power control unit 305 for processing signals coming from the CO line through the CO line interface 306, and the charging unit 110 is in a charged state. Accordingly, the current flowing through the charging current supply terminal 110 is controlled and the state is displayed. Here, the control unit 301 provides a user with the same use environment by programming to use the function setting, phone number editing, storage, etc. in the same way as used in the mobile phone.

As described above, the mobile phone docking station of the present invention can mutually update the data in the memory between the two devices while the mobile phone is inserted into the coupling port and charged. When making a call through the phone, you can make a phone call as if you are using a mobile phone, such as memory dialing. This overall system operating flow is described below in FIG. 9.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of functions of a docking station equipped with a wired / wireless telephone, and the basic configuration thereof is not the same as that of FIG. 6. However, the wireless transmitter / receiver 409 is added, and the antenna 410 may be used. The only difference is that it is configured to communicate wirelessly with the wireless telephone handset of 8. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of a wireless telephone handset, which is similar to a general home wireless telephone, but is portable even when a wireless telephone handset 106 is used by using a key button for a mobile telephone such as the key input unit shown in FIG. It can be used by using a telephone.

As such, FIG. 6 may implement a docking station equipped with a wired telephone function, and FIG. 7 may easily implement a docking station equipped with a wired / wireless telephone function.

9 is a flowchart showing the overall system operation flow of the mobile phone docking station according to the present invention. The system is basically configured to perform three modes. When the operation starts, the system keeps checking whether the cellular phone is inserted (step 601). If not, the system performs the landline / wireless telephone mode 604 through the normal telephone line. And docking mode 603 proceed in parallel.

10 is a flow chart of the operation of the charging mode 602 to continuously check whether the mobile phone is disconnected from the coupler (step 701) and if it is disconnected immediately stops the charging mode, if not disconnected (step 703) The mobile phone continues to be charged until step 702.

10 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the docking mode 603. The docking mode basically performs a parallel operation with the charging mode of FIG. In other words, while the mobile phone is inserted (docked) into the coupler, the charging mode is performed and the docking mode is performed at the same time. In the docking mode, when a call comes in to the mobile phone (step 801), the process for this step by step. First, a call signal is transmitted to the wired / wireless telephone (step 802) and the user checks whether the mobile phone is disconnected to answer the telephone (step 803). If the mobile phone is still docked at this time, check whether the user answers the call with a wired / wireless phone (step 804). If there is a response, activate the call circuit of the wired / wireless phone and at the same time, turn off the hook switch of the mobile phone. Off (receives a call) and proceeds with call progress and end call. If the mobile station does not answer in step 804, the mobile station checks whether a call is received by the mobile phone (step 801) and proceeds to the next step. The download or upload operation can update the memory of each device (steps 811 and 813) by operating the corresponding key button (steps 810 and 812) when there is no call through the mobile phone. Enter the wired / wireless phone mode. In this case, if the download / upload function is defined in the operation of the menu selection key button 111, the input is processed. Since the wired / wireless telephone mode 604 is a technique known as a commonly used telephone system, detailed description thereof will be omitted. However, by adding various functions corresponding to the mobile phone to the general home telephone system, it is possible to perform operations such as storing and editing phone numbers.

As described above, according to the mobile phone docking station according to the present invention, it is possible to download and store data such as a phone number stored in the mobile phone in the data memory mounted therein, so that the mobile phone can be easily recovered in case of loss of the mobile phone. It also provides the convenience of using the data of the mobile phone as it is when making a call using the installed CO / WD phone. When a user generally returns to home, even if they want to use a home / wireless phone for economic reasons, it is cumbersome to find out the phone number stored in the mobile phone by operating various buttons. Often, even if the same phone number is stored on both sides, it is cumbersome to match the address, and work such as modification and editing must be done on both sides. You have an environment. Furthermore, the mobile phone docking station of the present invention is equipped with a key button of the type used in the mobile phone, so that data can be modified or edited separately, so that data can be easily updated and the changed data can be uploaded while the mobile phone is docked. It provides convenience by sharing the same data to create the same usage environment.

In addition, when the user charges the mobile phone, the battery can be replaced by recharging the battery or by inserting the mobile phone body into the charger connector, and then charging the mobile phone. Often you have to make a call. At this time, if the charge is not enough, the call is disconnected and there is an inconvenience of having to recharge or replace with a new battery. According to the mobile phone docking station of the present invention, a wired / wireless phone mounted in such a case is used. Because the call is made immediately, both parties will provide convenience.

As described above, when the mobile phone docking station of the present invention is used, there are various effects such as cost saving effect, convenience of data management, simultaneous charging and communication, and convenient usage by the same use environment.

Claims (4)

A mobile phone docking station equipped with a coupling tool for mounting a mobile phone; The mobile phone docking station includes a key input unit comprising a key similar to a mobile phone, a key button for editing letters and numbers, a key button for menu selection, and a key button for downloading and uploading; A system controller which receives an operation input of the key button and controls the entire system according to a preset function; A program memory for storing a series of system control programs, a data memory for storing system operating data and data of downloaded mobile phones, A trunk line interface unit responsible for the input / output of call, transmission and call operations from a trunk line, an audio processor for processing an audio signal and connecting it to a system control unit, a call path unit, and a telephone handset; A display unit for displaying a call state or a menu selection state, and the like; A mobile phone docking station configured to include a power control unit for detecting a charging state of a mobile phone and controlling charging and charging thereof. And the coupler includes a charging current supply terminal which is directly connected when the cellular phone is inserted, and a connector for inputting / outputting data, at a lower portion thereof. The method of claim 1, The system controller further comprises a wireless transmitter / receiver and an antenna for making a home wireless telephone call connection, and a separate wireless telephone handset connected to the wireless telephone. . The method of claim 1, The download and upload key buttons are docked with a mobile phone including a menu selection key button for performing a function of downloading and uploading by selecting and manipulating a menu in addition to the functions on the menu without installing them separately. station. The method of claim 1, The system control program first determines whether the mobile phone is inserted into a coupler, and accordingly, the system control program is switched to a wired / wireless phone mode, a charging mode, and a docking mode. It is operated in parallel and automatically checks the charging level of the mobile phone to perform the charging process, the docking mode is a process of handling the call reception of the mobile phone and the step of downloading and uploading the stored data The mobile phone docking station, characterized in that consisting of a step of performing a wired / wireless phone mode when these situations are terminated.