KR20130004781A - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile communication terminal is provided to detect motion using an inertia sensor, and to control operation of a mute function by using the detected signal. CONSTITUTION: An inertia sensor(140) detects motion of a main body of a terminal. A control part controls operation of a mute function through a sensor signal corresponding to the motion of the main body of a terminal detected by the inertia sensor. A proximity sensor is mounted to the main body of a terminal. The proximity sensor senses a distance between a transmitter and a user of a mobile communication terminal.

Description

Mobile communication terminal

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal that is implemented by the inertial sensor block blocking operation.

Recently, as it becomes easy to manufacture small and light inertial sensors using MEMS technology, the application area is expanding to home appliances including mobile communication terminals beyond the existing market. Also, as the function of the sensor is continually developed, the single axis sensor can detect only the inertial force on one axis with one sensor, and the multi axis sensor can detect the inertial force on more than one axis with one sensor. It is evolving, improving performance, and being applied to various functions in various fields.

On the other hand, in order to execute the blockade operation of the existing mobile phone must operate a separate operation button. As a result, most users are troublesome and uncomfortable during button operation, so the receiver can reduce the sound by holding the receiver away from the mouth and block the transmitter by hand. There is a problem that cannot be implemented.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal is made light and small in consideration of portability and mobility. In recent years, since most of the front surface of the terminal is implemented as a display means, the physical space in which the input means can be mounted is narrow, and accordingly, various input means cannot be realized.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to employ an inertial sensor as an input means, to detect the motion of the mobile communication terminal through the inertial sensor, the sound through the detected signal It is to provide a mobile communication terminal for controlling the blocking operation.

In addition, the object of the present invention further comprises a position sensor and a temperature sensor in addition to the inertial sensor, and the sensor signal corresponding to the position detection by them, and the sensor signal corresponding to the temperature detection to the sensor signal corresponding to the motion detection In combination, the present invention provides a mobile communication terminal which improves the accuracy of whether the motion of the mobile communication terminal is an input of a call blocking operation.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, the present invention provides a mobile communication terminal including a transmitter, a receiver, and a terminal body equipped with a telecommunication module, the inertial sensor detecting the motion of the terminal body, and the inertial sensor. And a control unit for controlling the call sound blocking operation through a sensor signal corresponding to the motion detection of the main body of the terminal.

In addition, the inertial sensor may be implemented as a multi-axis inertial sensor combined with a 1-axis angular velocity sensor and a 3-axis acceleration sensor, the inertial sensor may be implemented as a multi-axis inertial sensor combined with a 2-axis angular velocity sensor and a 3-axis acceleration sensor. have.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention further includes a proximity sensor mounted on the terminal body and sensing a distance between the transmitter and the user of the mobile communication terminal, the control unit corresponds to the motion detection of the inertial sensor Combination of the sensor signal and the sensor signal corresponding to the position detection of the proximity sensor to control the operation of the sound blocking sound.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is mounted on the terminal body, and further comprises a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature change according to the movement of the terminal body, the control unit is a sensor signal corresponding to the motion detection of the inertial sensor And a combination of the sensor signal corresponding to the temperature detection of the temperature sensor to control the operation of the ring tone blocking.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is mounted on the terminal body, the proximity sensor for sensing the distance between the transmitter and the user of the mobile communication terminal, and the temperature sensor for sensing the temperature change according to the movement of the terminal body The control unit further comprises a sensor signal corresponding to the motion detection of the inertial sensor, a sensor signal corresponding to the position detection of the proximity sensor, and a sensor signal corresponding to the temperature detection of the temperature sensor. To control.

In addition, the terminal body of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention further comprises a vibration means, when the call block operation is executed or released by the control unit, the control unit outputs a vibration signal to the vibration means, The vibrating means vibrates.

The features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description based on the accompanying drawings.

Prior to this, the terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be interpreted in a conventional and dictionary sense, and the inventors will be required to properly define the concepts of terms in order to best describe their invention. On the basis of the principle that it can be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention.

The present invention employs an inertial sensor as an input means, detects the motion of the mobile communication terminal through the inertial sensor, and provides a mobile communication terminal for controlling the operation of cutoff sound through the detected signal, in addition to the inertial sensor Further comprising a position sensor and a temperature sensor, by combining the sensor signal corresponding to the position detection and the sensor signal corresponding to the temperature detection with the sensor signal corresponding to the motion detection, the motion of the mobile communication terminal block the call It has the effect of providing a mobile communication terminal which improves the accuracy as to the input of the operation.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a mobile communication terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a mobile communication terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a mobile communication terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a use state diagram schematically showing operation of blocking a call sound according to a first embodiment of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;
5 is a use state diagram schematically illustrating operation of a call blocking operation according to a second embodiment of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The objectives, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: FIG. It should be noted that, in the present specification, the reference numerals are added to the constituent elements of the drawings, and the same constituent elements are assigned the same number as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

Hereinafter, a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail.

1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a mobile communication terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the mobile communication terminal 100 includes a terminal body 110, a receiver 120, a transmitter 130, an inertial sensor 140, and a controller (not shown) equipped with a telecommunication module. .

The inertial sensor 140 is used to sense the motion of the terminal body 110 as an input device, and there is no limitation as long as it can measure the angular velocity, but the multi-axis inertial combined with the 1-axis angular velocity sensor and the 3-axis acceleration sensor It is preferable that the sensor is implemented as a multi-axis inertial sensor combined with a two-axis angular velocity sensor and a three-axis acceleration sensor.

More specifically, it can be implemented as a multi-axis inertial sensor combined with the X-axis angular velocity and three-axis acceleration, can be implemented with a multi-axis inertial sensor combined with the Z-axis angular velocity and three-axis acceleration, and the X-axis, Z-axis angular velocity and three It can be implemented as a multi-axis inertial sensor combined with axial acceleration.

In addition, the inertial sensor 140 may be mounted anywhere in the terminal body 110, but is preferably located adjacent to the receiver 120 that is a speaker in consideration of motion detection and design freedom. In addition, the inertial sensor 140 may be modularized and included in the receiver 120.

In addition, the controller (not shown) controls the call sound blocking operation according to the motion of the terminal body 110 detected by the inertial sensor, and provides a sensor signal corresponding to the motion detection by the inertial sensor 140. It receives the input, and controls the operation of blocking the call sound of the microphone 130 is a microphone. That is, the mute function is interrupted and released by blocking the call sound of the talker 130.

2 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a mobile communication terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the mobile communication terminal 200 is a terminal main body 210, a receiver 220, a transmitter 230, an inertial sensor 240 and an auxiliary sensor 250 and the control unit equipped with a remote communication module ( Not shown).

More specifically, the mobile communication terminal 200 further includes an auxiliary sensor 250 as compared to the mobile communication terminal 100 shown in FIG. The auxiliary sensor 250 is to improve the accuracy of whether the motion of the mobile communication terminal is the input of the call blocking operation by supplementing the function of the inertial sensor.

In addition, the auxiliary sensor 250 may be implemented in various ways such as a proximity sensor, a temperature sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a puls detection circuit, and the like, but a sensor signal corresponding to the characteristics of the use of the mobile communication terminal and the motion detection of the inertial sensor In consideration of the combination of the proximity sensor and the temperature sensor is preferably implemented.

In addition, the controller (not shown) corresponds to a sensor signal corresponding to the motion detection of the inertial sensor 240 and a sensor signal corresponding to the position detection of the proximity sensor or the temperature sensor, which is the auxiliary sensor 250, or a temperature detection. In combination with the sensor signal, it controls the sound blocking operation.

3 is a configuration diagram schematically showing a mobile communication terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention. As shown, the mobile communication terminal 300 is a terminal main body 310, a receiver 320, a transmitter 330, an inertial sensor 340 and the first auxiliary sensor 350, the remote communication module is mounted, And a second auxiliary sensor 360 and a controller (not shown).

More specifically, the mobile communication terminal 300 further includes one auxiliary sensor as compared with the mobile communication terminal 200 shown in FIG. 2. More specifically, the first auxiliary sensor 350 and the second auxiliary sensor 360 are selectively implemented as a temperature sensor and a proximity sensor.

In this way, by using the plurality of auxiliary sensors, the function of the inertial sensor can be supplemented to improve the accuracy of whether the motion of the mobile communication terminal is the input of the call blocking operation.

In addition, the controller (not shown) may include a sensor signal corresponding to the motion detection of the inertial sensor 340, a sensor signal corresponding to the position detection of the proximity sensor that is the first auxiliary sensor 350, and a second auxiliary sensor ( 360) is combined with a sensor signal corresponding to the temperature detection of the temperature sensor to control the operation of the sound blocking sound.

Figure 4 is a state diagram schematically showing the operation operation of the ring tone blocking operation according to the first embodiment of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. As shown, the user 10 of the mobile communication terminal 100, 200 moves the talker away from the X-axis direction in order to perform the call blocking operation. At this time, the inertial sensor senses the motion in the X-axis direction, and the sound blocking operation is executed by the control unit.

Ω_X a_X a_Y a_Z Before operation 0 0 0 0 In operation ± 1 0 0 0 After operation 0 0 0 0

More specifically, Table 1 describes the detection value of the inertial sensor according to the operation state, wherein the inertial sensor is a multi-axis inertial sensor consisting of a combination of the X-axis angular velocity sensor and the three-axis acceleration sensor, the inertial sensor is X-axis A direction angular velocity is sensed, and the X-axis direction angular velocity signal is transmitted to a controller, and the controller outputs a call sound blocking signal.

In Table 1, 0 represents a small value and ± 1 represents a large value based on a specific threshold. As a result, during operation, the angular velocity in the X-axis direction is detected, and the controller outputs a call blocking signal.

Ω_X  Almost Before operation 0 Y In operation ± 1 - After operation 0 N

In addition, Table 2 describes the detection values of the inertial sensor and the proximity sensor according to the operation state, wherein the mobile communication terminal is the inertial sensor and the proximity sensor as the mobile communication terminal 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It includes. The inertial sensor is an inertial sensor including an X-axis angular velocity sensor, and a proximity sensor is adopted as an auxiliary sensor. In this way, the inertial sensor senses the angular velocity in the X-axis direction, the proximity sensor senses the distance between the transmitter and the user of the mobile communication terminal, the control unit in the X-axis direction corresponding to the motion detection of the inertial sensor It outputs a call blocking signal through a sensor signal corresponding to the angular velocity sensor signal and the position detection of the proximity sensor.

In Table 2, 0 represents a small value and ± 1 represents a large value based on a specific threshold. As a result, during the operation, the angular velocity in the X-axis direction is detected by the inertial sensor, and after the operation is not detected by the proximity sensor (N), the control unit combines this and outputs a tone blocking signal.

Ω_X  Almost Before operation 0 N In operation

1

One - After operation 0 Y

In addition, Table 3 above describes the detection values of the inertial sensor and the proximity sensor according to the operating state. As shown in Table 3, after the call blocking operation is performed, the user touches the talker of the mobile communication terminal. In the case of the adjacent position, the angular velocity sensor signal in the Z-axis is detected by the inertial sensor during operation and the proximity (Y) is detected by the proximity sensor after the operation. Combining the call sound blocking signal through the X-axis angular velocity sensor signal and the sensor signal corresponding to the position detection of the proximity sensor outputs the call sound blocking release signal. Also, in Table 3, 0 represents a small value and ± 1 represents a large value based on a specific threshold.

FIG. 5 is a state diagram schematically illustrating operation of blocking a call sound operation according to a second embodiment of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. As shown, the user 10 of the mobile communication terminal 100, 200 moves the talker away from the Z-axis direction in order to perform the call blocking operation. At this time, the inertial sensor senses the motion in the Z-axis direction, and executes the ring tone blocking operation by the control unit.

Ω_Z a_X a_Y a_Z Before operation 0 0 0 0 In operation ± 1 0 0 0 After operation 0 0 0 0

More specifically, Table 4 lists the detection values of the inertial sensor according to the operating state. When the inertial sensor is a multi-axis inertial sensor composed of a combination of a Z-axis angular velocity sensor and a 3-axis acceleration sensor, the inertial sensor is Z-axis. The direction angular velocity is sensed, and the Z-axis angular velocity signal is transmitted to the controller, and the controller outputs a call sound blocking signal.

In Table 4, 0 represents a small value and ± 1 represents a large value based on a specific threshold. As a result, during operation, the angular velocity in the Z-axis direction is detected, and the controller outputs a call blocking signal.

Ω_Z  Almost Before operation 0 Y In operation ± 1 - After operation 0 N

In addition, Table 5 describes the detection values of the inertial sensor and the proximity sensor according to the operation state, wherein the mobile communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It includes. The inertial sensor is an inertial sensor including a Z axis angular velocity sensor, and a proximity sensor is adopted as an auxiliary sensor. The inertial sensor senses an angular velocity in the Z axis direction, and the proximity sensor is the transmitter. And a distance from the user of the mobile communication terminal, and the controller outputs a call sound blocking signal through a Z-axis angular velocity sensor signal corresponding to motion detection of the inertial sensor and a sensor signal corresponding to position detection of the proximity sensor. .

Also, in Table 5, 0 represents a small value and ± 1 represents a large value based on a specific threshold. As a result, during operation, the angular velocity in the Z-axis is detected by the inertial sensor, and after the operation is not detected by the proximity sensor (N), the control unit combines and outputs a call sound blocking signal.

Ω_Z  Almost Before operation 0 N In operation

1

One - After operation 0 Y

In addition, Table 6 above describes the detection values of the inertial sensor and the proximity sensor according to the operation state. As shown in Table 6, after the call blocking operation is performed, the user touches the talker of the mobile communication terminal. In the case of the adjacent position, the angular velocity sensor signal in the Z axis direction is detected by the inertial sensor during operation, and the proximity (Y) is detected by the proximity sensor after the operation, so that the control unit corresponds to the motion detection of the inertial sensor. Combination of the ring tone blocking signal through the Z-axis angular velocity sensor signal and the sensor signal corresponding to the position detection of the proximity sensor outputs the ring tone blocking release signal.

Also, in Table 6, 0 represents a small value and ± 1 represents a large value based on a specific threshold.

The mobile communication terminal according to the present invention can be implemented to vibrate through vibration means generally mounted on the mobile communication terminal to provide a vibration in order to recognize the operation state of the user when the call sound blocking function is set and released to the control unit. Specific technical implementations for this may be easily implemented by those skilled in the art.

Although the present invention has been described in detail through specific embodiments, this is for explaining the present invention in detail, and the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention is not limited thereto, and the general knowledge in the art within the technical spirit of the present invention. It is obvious that modifications and improvements are possible by those who have them.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

100, 200, 300: Mobile communication terminal
110, 210, 310: terminal body 120, 220, 320: the receiver
130, 230, 330: transmitter 140, 240, 340: inertial sensor
250: auxiliary sensor 350: first auxiliary sensor
360: second auxiliary sensor

Claims (7)

A mobile communication terminal including a transmitter, a receiver, and a terminal body equipped with a telecommunication module,
An inertial sensor detecting the motion of the terminal body; And
And a control unit for controlling a call sound blocking operation through a sensor signal corresponding to motion detection of the main body of the terminal sensed by the inertial sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
The inertial sensor is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the multi-axis inertial sensor combined with a 1-axis angular velocity sensor and a 3-axis acceleration sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
The inertial sensor is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the multi-axis inertial sensor combined with a 2-axis angular velocity sensor and a 3-axis acceleration sensor.
The method according to claim 1,
The apparatus further includes a proximity sensor mounted on the terminal body and configured to sense a distance between the transmitter and the user of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the control unit detects a sensor signal corresponding to motion detection of the inertial sensor and a position detection of the proximity sensor. Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for controlling the operation of the ring tone blocking combination of the sensor signal.
The method according to claim 1,
And a temperature sensor mounted on the terminal body and configured to sense a temperature change according to movement of the terminal body, wherein the controller corresponds to a sensor signal corresponding to a motion detection of the inertial sensor and a temperature detection of the temperature sensor. Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for controlling the ring tone blocking operation by combining the sensor signal.
The method according to claim 1,
And a proximity sensor mounted on the terminal main body, the proximity sensor sensing a distance between the transmitter and the user of the mobile communication terminal, and a temperature sensor sensing the temperature change according to the movement of the terminal main body. Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for controlling the sound blocking operation by combining the sensor signal corresponding to the motion detection of the sensor, the sensor signal corresponding to the position detection of the proximity sensor and the sensor signal corresponding to the temperature detection of the temperature sensor. .
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The terminal body further comprises a vibrating means, when the call block operation is performed or released by the control unit, the control unit outputs a vibration signal to the vibrating means, the vibrating means is vibrating movement Communication terminal.

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