KR20070040501A - Caller id display apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile phone apparatus for detecting a caller ID for an incoming call and outputting the caller ID and pre-stored information corresponding to the caller ID as the caller ID data to the outside; It is installed in the driver's front field of view of the vehicle, and provides a caller ID display device including a caller number indicator for receiving the caller ID data from the mobile phone device and displaying the caller ID and the information on the call. .

Calling number, mark, vehicle

Description

Caller ID Display {Caller ID Display Apparatus}

1 is a block diagram of a caller ID display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a view showing an embodiment of a mobile phone device in FIG.

3 is a detailed circuit block diagram of FIG. 2;

4A and 4B are front and rear views of an example of the caller ID display shown in FIG. 1;

5 is a detailed circuit block diagram of the caller ID display shown in FIG. 4;

6 is a block diagram of a caller ID display device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a detailed circuit block diagram of the button operation unit shown in FIG. 6;

8 is a view showing another embodiment of a mobile phone device in FIGS. 1 and 6.

<Description of Symbols for Major Parts of Drawings>

100: mobile phone device 110: caller ID detection unit

120: control unit 130: display driver

140: display unit 150: data communication unit

160: charging / data communication unit 170: data communication unit

180: antenna 200: caller ID indicator

210: antenna 220: data communication unit

230: caller ID data detection unit 240: control unit

250: display driving unit 260: display unit

270: speaker drive unit 280: speaker

290: button input unit 295: transmission data conversion unit

300: data transmission and reception unit 310: data communication port

320: data communication unit 330: caller ID data detection unit

340: caller ID data conversion unit 350: control unit

360: caller ID data transmitter 370: antenna

380: call data receiving unit 390: call data conversion unit

400: Button Manipulator.

The present invention relates to a caller ID display device, and more particularly, is installed in a position that a driver can easily see in a vehicle and expands the caller number of a call received through the driver's mobile phone and previously stored information corresponding to the caller's number. The present invention relates to a caller ID display device that enables display and at the same time allows easy switching to a call mode of a mobile phone.

Recently, in order to increase convenience of a mobile phone user, a calling number service has been provided.

The calling number service is for allowing the user of the called telephone to make a selective call by displaying the telephone number of the calling telephone on the called telephone and is used by most mobile phone users.

In spite of its convenience, the caller ID service is a risk factor for a new traffic accident for a driver operating a vehicle.

That is, when a call is received by the mobile phone while driving the vehicle, even if the mobile phone is mounted on the hands-free device or the call is made using the ear-mic, the caller usually determines the call after checking the calling number displayed on the mobile phone. In order to check the calling number, the calling number displayed on the small size display window of the mobile phone must be checked, so that the driver's eyes are not concentrated in front of him, and the driver's eyes are dispersed and the risk of a traffic accident increases. there is a problem.

Accordingly, the present invention is made to solve the traffic accident risk problem according to the conventional driver to confirm the caller ID of the mobile phone as described above, the driver stored in advance corresponding to the caller ID and the corresponding caller number of the call received by the mobile phone while driving The purpose is to provide a caller ID display device that can easily check the information.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a caller ID display device which allows the driver to easily check the caller ID of the call received by the mobile phone while driving and to easily switch to the call mode of the mobile phone.

In order to achieve the above object, a caller ID display apparatus according to the present invention detects a caller ID for an incoming call and outputs the caller ID and pre-stored information corresponding to the caller ID to the outside as caller ID data. Wow; Being installed in the driver's front field of view in the vehicle, and comprises a caller number indicator for receiving the caller number data from the mobile phone device to display the caller number and the information on the incoming call screen.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone device and the mobile phone for detecting the calling number for the incoming call and outputs the calling number and pre-stored information corresponding to the calling number as the calling number data through the charging / data communication port; ; Coupled to the charging / data communication port of the mobile phone, detecting means for detecting caller ID data from the mobile phone, and communication output means for communicating the detected caller ID data wirelessly or by wire to the caller ID indicator; And a data transceiver comprising data receiving means for receiving call request data for the incoming call, and data transmitting means for transmitting the call request data received from the data receiving means to the mobile phone.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone apparatus detects a calling number for an incoming call and wirelessly or wires the calling number and pre-stored information corresponding to the calling number as calling number data to the calling number indicator. And a mobile phone including communication output means for communication output and data receiving means for receiving call request data for the incoming call.

In one embodiment and the other embodiment of the present invention, the caller ID indicator comprises: data communication means for data communication with the mobile phone apparatus; Outgoing number data detecting means for detecting outgoing number data received from said cellular phone device via said data communication means; Display means for screen-displaying the detected calling number data; A call manipulation button for requesting a call with an incoming call corresponding to the displayed calling number data; And a call request data transmission means for transmitting call request data to the mobile phone apparatus through the data communication unit in response to a call request from the call manipulation button.

Here, the caller ID display unit comprises: audio means for soundly notifying the driver that the caller ID for the incoming call is displayed on the screen based on the detected caller ID data; It may be configured to further include a button for adjusting the output of the sound output means. In addition, the caller ID display may be embedded in any one selected from a navigation device, a speed detector, and a camera detector.

In one embodiment and another embodiment of the present invention, the caller ID indicator detects data communication means for data communication with the mobile phone apparatus, and caller number data received from the mobile phone apparatus through the data communication means. Caller number data detection means and display means for screen-displaying the detected caller number data; A call operation button for requesting a call with an incoming call corresponding to the displayed calling number data; and call request data communication means for transmitting call request data to the cellular phone device according to a call request from the call manipulation button; It further comprises a button operation comprising; The button operator may be mounted on the handle and configured to communicate wirelessly or by wire with the cellular phone device.

Here, the mobile phone and the caller ID display have a unique identification code to perform data communication, the identification code of the mobile phone communication mode setting screen menu with the caller ID provided by the firmware (Firmware) program of the mobile phone In accordance with the communication mode set in the mobile phone is transmitted to the caller ID indicator, the caller ID indicator stores the unique identification code transmitted from the mobile phone according to the communication mode setting, the header of the received caller number data Only when the identification code included in the same as the stored unique identification code of the mobile phone, it is preferable to display the screen based on the received calling number data.

Hereinafter, a caller ID display device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail.

1 is a block diagram of a caller ID display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the mobile phone device 100 detects the caller ID of the call when the call is received and transmits the caller ID data to the caller ID indicator 200 wirelessly, the vehicle that enters the front view of the driver well The caller ID display 200 installed in a dash panel or the like receives the caller ID data transmitted wirelessly from the mobile phone apparatus 100 and displays the caller ID screen. Here, as the wireless communication, an infrared communication method, a Bluetooth communication method, or the like can be considered.

In addition, the caller ID transmitted from the mobile phone apparatus 100 to the caller ID display 200 may include name information corresponding to the caller ID previously stored by the user of the mobile phone as well as the caller ID of the incoming call.

2 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a mobile phone apparatus in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a detailed circuit block diagram of FIG. 2.

In the present embodiment, the data transmission / reception unit 300 is coupled to and installed in the charging / data communication port 160 of the mobile phone 100, and the caller ID data is wirelessly transmitted through the data transmission / reception unit 300 and the caller ID indicator is displayed. It is configured to transfer the data coming from the mobile phone (100).

As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone 100 transmits the calling number for the incoming call detected by the calling number detection unit 110 to the control unit 120, and controls the display driver 130 in the control unit 120. Displaying the calling number on the display unit 140 of the mobile phone and at the same time to control the data communication unit 150 to output the calling number data through the data transmission line of the charging / data communication port 160.

The data transmission and reception unit 300 receives the calling number data from the data communication unit 320 through the data communication port 310 coupled with the charging / data communication port 160 of the mobile phone 100, the call number data Is detected by the calling number data detector 330, and the data is converted by the calling number data converter 340 and transmitted to the controller 350. The control unit 350 controls the caller ID data transmitter 360 to transmit the caller ID data to the outside through the antenna 370.

On the other hand, as the user manipulates the call button mounted on the caller ID display 200, the call data transmitted from the caller ID indicator 200 is received by the call data receiver 380 through the antenna 370, the call The data receiving unit 380 transmits the call data reception to the control unit 350. Accordingly, the control unit 350 controls the call data conversion unit 390 to convert the call request data into the data communication unit 320 and the data communication. The port 310 transmits to the mobile phone 100 side.

Therefore, the control unit 120 of the mobile phone 100 sets the call mode for the incoming call based on the call request data received through the charging / data communication port 160 and the data communication unit 150.

4A and 4B are front and rear views of an example of the caller ID display shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a detailed circuit block diagram of the caller ID display shown in FIG.

As shown in the figures, the caller ID indicator 200 is installed in the dash panel of the vehicle, for example, located in the driver's front field of view, and the base 200B is fixed to the dash panel, and the caller ID and For example, the display unit 260 may include a display unit 260 made of liquid crystal, a button input unit 290A to 290D including a call button, a volume up / down button, etc. for displaying a caller name corresponding to the caller ID.

On the other hand, the back of the caller ID indicator 200, that is, the part that is visible from the outside of the vehicle is printed a phrase for guiding that the parking for a while, it is preferable that a part for describing the contact number is assigned, the caller ID is displayed on the screen The speaker 280 is preferably equipped with a specific sound output to notify the driver when it is.

As shown in FIG. 5, for example, the caller ID display 200 of the present embodiment uses caller ID data transmitted from the antenna 370 of the data transmitter / receiver 300 shown in FIG. Received by the data communication unit 220 through, the received caller number data is detected by the caller number data detection unit 230 is transmitted to the control unit 240.

The control unit 240 drives the display driver 250 based on the calling number data transmitted from the calling number data detector 230 to display calling number data (eg, calling number and caller name corresponding to the calling number). In addition to controlling the display to the display unit 260, the speaker driver 270 is driven to control a specific sound to be output through the speaker 280. Accordingly, the driver may hear the specific sound output through the speaker and check the calling number displayed on the display unit 260.

Thereafter, as the driver operates the call button of the button input unit 290 installed in the caller ID display 200, the call request signal is transmitted to the control unit 240, and the control unit 240 transmits the data conversion unit 295 for transmission. Control to output the call request data to the outside through the data communication unit 220 and the antenna 210. Accordingly, the call request data may be transmitted to the antenna 370 of the data transmitter / receiver 300 shown in FIG. 3.

Here, the caller ID indicator 200 and the data transmission and reception unit 300 is provided with a unique communication identification code to prevent signal interference with other devices and to transmit and receive data only between them, this identification code Is preferably included in the header of the communication data.

6 is a block diagram of a caller ID display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the present embodiment, unlike the above-described embodiment, the call button is not installed in the caller ID display 200, but is installed in a separate button manipulator 400, and the button manipulator 400 is configured to be attached to a handle. It is different.

Call request data according to the call button operation of the button manipulator 400 may be transmitted to the mobile phone apparatus 100 via the caller ID indicator 200 or directly to the mobile phone apparatus 100 without passing through the caller ID indicator 200. It may be transmitted to the side.

In this case, when only the call button is mounted on the button manipulator 400, the button manipulator 400 may communicate directly with the mobile phone apparatus 100. The call manipulator 200 may be connected to the button manipulator. When another operation button (for example, a volume operation button, etc.) is mounted, it is preferable that the button manipulator 400 communicates with the calling number indicator 200.

Here, only the former case will be described for the sake of simplicity of explanation, but it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the latter case may be easily implemented and included in the scope of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a detailed circuit block diagram of the button manipulator shown in FIG. 6.

As shown in the figure, the call button input signal is generated as the driver operates the call button of the button manipulator 400 installed on the handle, for example, in the state in which the caller ID for the incoming call is displayed on the caller ID indicator 200. The control unit 420 is transferred from the button input unit 410 to the control unit 420, and the control unit 420 recognizes a call button input and generates call request data accordingly, and transmits the call request data to the outside through the data communication unit 440 and the antenna 430. Accordingly, the call request data is transmitted to the antenna 370 side of the data transmitter / receiver 300 of the cellular phone device 100.

8 is a view showing another embodiment of a mobile phone device in FIGS. 1 and 6.

In the above-described embodiments, an example in which the separate data transmission / reception unit 300 is coupled to the mobile phone 100 has been described. However, the present embodiment is equipped with a data transmission / reception function inside the mobile phone.

Here, even when data communication between the mobile phone 100 and the caller ID indicator 200, it is preferable that a unique identification code is transmitted between the mobile phone and the caller ID indicator included in the communication data header, and the firmware of the mobile phone 100 is transmitted. The program has a screen menu for setting the communication mode with the caller ID indicator 200. When the communication mode is set in this screen menu, a unique identification code of the mobile phone 100 is transmitted to the caller ID indicator 200 and the caller ID indicator In 200, it is preferable to store the identification code of the received mobile phone 100 and display the corresponding calling number only when the mobile phone identification code included in the header of the received calling number communication data matches the previously stored identification code. Do.

In this way, the mobile phone having the same function can be prevented from being confused with the calling number communication data transmitted from the mobile phone having the same function in a vehicle that is accompanied by another person in the vehicle or driving nearby.

As shown in FIG. 8, the mobile phone 100 transmits the calling number for the incoming call detected by the calling number detecting unit 110 to the control unit 120, and controls the display driver 130 in the control unit 120. While displaying the calling number on the display unit 140 of the mobile phone, the data communication unit 170 is controlled to output the calling number data through the antenna 180. Accordingly, the call number data is received through the antenna 210 of the call number indicator 200.

On the other hand, as the user manipulates the call button mounted on the caller number indicator 200 or the call button mounted on the button operator 400, the call request data transmitted from the caller ID indicator 200 or the button operator 400 is As it is transmitted to the control unit 120 of the mobile phone 100 through the antenna 180 and the data communication unit 170 of the mobile phone 100 to set the call mode for the incoming call based on the call request data.

On the other hand, in the specific embodiments described above, a separate caller ID indicator is used, but the function of the caller ID indicator may be embedded in a navigation device, a speed detector (camera detector), etc., and the caller ID may be displayed through the indicator of the device. Of course, this also belongs to the present invention.

In addition, in the above specific embodiments, although the data communication is performed wirelessly between the mobile phone apparatus and the caller ID indicator and the button operator, it may be configured to perform data communication by wire, which also belongs to the present invention.

On the other hand, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments can be carried out by various modifications and modifications within the scope not departing from the gist of the present invention, the modifications and modifications in the appended claims If included, it is obvious that it belongs to the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, as the caller ID and name information of the incoming call received by the mobile phone while the vehicle is being displayed is enlarged in a separate caller ID indicator, the driver receives the caller ID while receiving less trouble in driving. It can be easily confirmed, and thus safe driving can be achieved.

In addition, when the call button operation unit is mounted on the handle, it is possible to easily set the call mode for the incoming call signal while being less disturbed in driving, thereby achieving safe driving.

Claims (9)

A mobile phone apparatus which detects a calling number for an incoming call and outputs the calling number and pre-stored information corresponding to the calling number to the outside as calling number data; It is installed in the driver's front field of view of the vehicle, the caller ID display, characterized in that it comprises a caller number indicator for receiving the caller number data from the mobile phone device to display the caller number and the information on the incoming call screen; Device. The method of claim 1, The mobile phone device, A mobile phone which detects a calling number for an incoming call and outputs the calling number and pre-stored information corresponding to the calling number as calling number data through the charging / data communication port; Coupled to the charging / data communication port of the mobile phone, detecting means for detecting caller ID data from the mobile phone, and communication output means for communicating the detected caller ID data wirelessly or by wire to the caller ID indicator; And a data transceiver comprising data receiving means for receiving call request data for the incoming call, and data transmitting means for transmitting the call request data received from the data receiving means to the mobile phone. Number display device. The method of claim 1, The mobile phone device, Communication output means for detecting the calling number for the incoming call and outputting the corresponding calling number and pre-stored information corresponding to the calling number as the calling number data by wireless or wired to the calling number indicator side; Calling number display device, characterized in that consisting of a mobile phone including a data receiving means for receiving call request data. The method according to claim 2 or 3, The caller ID indicator, Data communication means for data communication with the mobile phone apparatus; Outgoing number data detecting means for detecting outgoing number data received from said cellular phone device via said data communication means; Display means for screen-displaying the detected calling number data; A call manipulation button for requesting a call with an incoming call corresponding to the displayed calling number data; And a call request data transmitting means for transmitting call request data to the mobile phone apparatus through the data communication unit according to the call request from the call manipulation button. The method of claim 4, wherein The caller ID indicator, Acoustic means for acoustically notifying the driver that the calling number for the incoming call is displayed on the screen based on the detected calling number data; Calling number display device characterized in that it further comprises a button for adjusting the output of the sound output means. The method of claim 4, wherein The caller ID display device is characterized in that the caller ID device, characterized in that built in any one selected from the navigation device, the speed sensor and the camera detector. The method according to claim 2 or 3, The caller ID display device includes: data communication means for data communication with the mobile phone apparatus; Outgoing number data detecting means for detecting outgoing number data received from said cellular phone device via said data communication means; And display means for displaying the detected calling number data on the screen. A call manipulation button for requesting a call with an incoming call corresponding to the displayed calling number data; And a button manipulator including call request data communication means for transmitting call request data to the mobile phone apparatus according to the call request from the call manipulation button. The button operator is mounted on the handle and the calling number display device, characterized in that configured to be able to communicate wirelessly or wired with the mobile phone device. The method of claim 7, wherein The mobile phone and the caller ID indicator perform data communication with a unique identification code, The identification code of the mobile phone is transmitted from the mobile phone to the caller ID indicator as the communication mode is set in the communication mode setting screen menu with the caller ID indicator provided by the firmware program of the mobile phone. The caller ID indicator stores a mobile phone unique identification code transmitted from the mobile phone according to the communication mode setting, and receives the call only when the identification code included in the header of the received caller ID data is the same as the stored mobile phone identification code. Calling number display device, characterized in that for displaying on the screen based on the called number data. The method of claim 7, wherein The caller ID display device is characterized in that the caller ID device, characterized in that built in any one selected from the navigation device, the speed sensor and the camera detector.

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