200415905 玖、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明涉及一種具有感測器元件之可更換之外殼構件,其 用在一可攜式之電子裝置(特別是行動電話)中。 【先前技術】 此種外殼構件在先前技術中已爲人所知。例如,已揭示之 文件DE10018375A1中描述一用於行動電話之可更換之外 殻上部,其上配置著一種功能元件。該功能元件例如是一 種輸入·或輸出元件或亦可爲一種感測器元件。此外,該行 動電話和該外殼上部另包含一些元件,其可使行動電話辨 認:哪一個外殼上部位於該行動電話上。經由此種辨認機 構亦可辨認所安裝之功能元件。由一安裝在該外殻上部上 之感測器所接收之信號經由行動電話上之電性接觸區而繼 續傳送且在該處進行處理。 上述配置之缺點是:施加在外殼上部中之該感測器之控 制和信號處理是在行動電話中進行。由於藉由更換該行動 電話之外殼上部可使各種形式儘可能不同之功能元件和感 測器在理論上與該行動電話一起使用,則該行動電話一開 始就須設計成可控制全部之可與該行動電話一起使用之功 能元件。這一方面在構成該行動電話時需要一種很有遠見 之規劃且另一方面在加入新的功能元件至該行動電話之外 殼上部中時會妨礙每一種可變化性(Flexibility)。 由於類比式感測器(例如,光學式-,電容式-或電感式感 測器元件)亦可用作功能元件,則在行動電話中須設有完整 之控制電路以控制這些可與行動電話一起使用之形式儘可 200415905 能不同之感測器。由於這些感測器之操作電壓,校準方法 和控制方式通常互相不同,因此該行動電話需要一種高的 設備費用,這樣會使行動電話昂貴很多且其發展和製造亦 複雜很多。 【發明內容】 本發明之目的是使一種可攜式電子裝置之外形和功能可 簡易地適應各別之需求。 該目的以一種可更換之外殼構件來達成,其具有一可攜 式電子裝置(特別是行動電話)所需之感測器元件,其中該可 更換之外殻構件包含一控制裝置以控制該感測器元件。 藉由該控制裝置與該感測器元件整合在該可更換之外殻 構件中,則例如在控制該感測器元件或在評估該感測器信 號時可將感測器特定之特性考慮在該控制元件中且因此亦 考慮在該可更換之外殻構件中。這樣可使該感測器元件簡 易地與該可攜式電子裝置一起操作。此外,該感測器元件 之控制和由該感測器元件所提供之信號之評估亦可在該控 制裝置中進行,使該電子裝置中操作該感測器所需之資源 可較先前技術者減少。 可攜式之電子裝置例如可爲行動電話,PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants),迷你電腦(paim Tops),組構器或其它類 似之裝置。 可使用形式儘可能不同之類比式及/或數位式感測器作爲 該感測器元件,其例如可以是:溫度感測器,濕度感測器, 氣壓感測器’加速度感測器,傾斜感測器,磁場感測器, 200415905 光學感測器或氣體感測器。 此外,光學-及/或聲學-輸入-及/或輸出單元亦可安裝在該 可更換之外殻構件上或整合在其中。各輸出元件例如可用 來使該感測器兀件所測得之資料被輸出且同樣由該控制裝 置所控制。各輸入元件例如可爲麥克風或視頻相機。 經由該可更換之外殼構件與一感測器元件和其所屬之控 制裝置之組合’則可使該可攜式電子裝置達成一種功能上 和外表上之各別化之特性。 例如,就一種可攜式電子裝置(例如,行動電話)而言可配 置一 ”戶外”式外殼構件,其包含:一溫度感測器,一氣壓 感測器(其例如用來預報氣候或作爲高度測量器),一磁場感 測器(作爲羅盤用)及所屬之(各)控制裝置。因此,設有一種 全部之感測器都可共用之控制裝置。此外,每一感測器元 件都分別設有一特定之控制裝置。該外殻構件可依據其使 用丨胃況而設I十成”戶外”型。其例如亦可具有風景畫或具有 一種自然組態(例如,木質,表層,綠草式外觀)。 又’該可更換之外殼構件例如可設計成,,環境測量,,型外殼 構件’其例如可具有一種臭氧感測器和一種紫外線(υν)感 測器。該可更換之外殼構件之此種設計因此可適當包含一 種盛夏之圖像。利用該可更換之外殼構件,則該可攜式之 電子裝置特別是可用來測量典型之盛夏對環境之影響。 由於該感測器元件用之控制裝置整合在該可更換之外殼 構件中,則新的感測器元件可彈性地與現有之可攜式電子 裝置〜起使用,此乃因全部之感測器特性都可由該控制裝 200415905 置所含蓋。以此種方式就該可攜式之電子裝置之外殼而言 即可滿足特定之顧客需求,此種需求在設計該可攜式電子 裝置時即可不必考慮。 此外,本發明之可更換之外殼構件亦可用在價格便宜之 可攜式電子裝置中,其以多樣之方式事後可在功能上或設 計上具有個人化之特性。 在較佳之實施形式中,該控制裝置可用來使由感測器元 件所輸出之感測器原始資料被處理成數位式感測器資料。 這樣可使該控制裝置與該數位式可攜式電子裝置之通信簡 化’於是可使該感測器元件與該可攜式電子裝置之使用更 簡化。該控制裝置另外可用來使數位式感測器信號輸出至 該可攜式電子裝置及/或由該可攜式電子裝置接收該感測器 元件用之控制資料。 在本發明之一有利之形式中,該可攜式電子裝置具有一 可與外部電子裝置進行通信用之介面。該介面例如能以標 準化之介面,數位式介面,串列式i2c-介面及/或串列式 RX/TX介面來構成。該介面例如可與該可攜式電子裝置之 插接兀件相連,藉此可經由一外部之連接電纜而與外部之 電子裝置形成一可拆卸之連接。此外,該介面可與該可攜 式電子裝置之連接單元相連接而接通至一無線區域網路(例 如,藍牙模組或WLAN-模組)。該介面之優點是:其是一通 常已爲人所知之經常使用之介面,其可使該可攜式電子裝 置與另一裝置或其它多個裝置之通信簡化或進行通信。 β介面本身司以是一種至無線區域網路(例如,藍牙模組 200415905 或WLAN)之介面。在此種情況下,該可攜式電子裝置和該 控制裝置之間可經由無線網路來進行通信。此時,該可更 換之外殼構件同樣可具有一種至無線網路(例如,藍牙模組 或W L A N -模組)之相對應之介面。200415905 (1) Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention relates to a replaceable housing member having a sensor element, which is used in a portable electronic device (especially a mobile phone). [Prior Art] Such a case member is known in the prior art. For example, the disclosed document DE10018375A1 describes an upper part of a replaceable casing for a mobile phone, on which a functional element is arranged. The functional element is, for example, an input or output element or a sensor element. In addition, the mobile phone and the upper part of the housing contain additional components that allow the mobile phone to recognize which upper part of the housing is on the mobile phone. It is also possible to identify the installed functional components through this identification mechanism. The signal received by a sensor mounted on the upper part of the housing continues to be transmitted and processed there via the electrical contact area on the mobile phone. The disadvantage of the above arrangement is that the control and signal processing of the sensor applied in the upper part of the housing is performed in the mobile phone. As the upper part of the casing of the mobile phone can be replaced with functional elements and sensors of various forms as much as possible theoretically used with the mobile phone, the mobile phone must be designed from the beginning to control all Functional elements used with this mobile phone. On the one hand, it requires a far-sighted plan when constructing the mobile phone, and on the other hand, it impedes every flexibility when adding new functional elements to the upper part of the casing of the mobile phone. Since analog sensors (for example, optical-, capacitive-, or inductive sensor elements) can also be used as functional elements, a complete control circuit must be provided in the mobile phone to control these together with the mobile phone The form of use can be as different as 200415905. Because the operating voltage, calibration method and control method of these sensors are usually different from each other, the mobile phone requires a high equipment cost, which will make the mobile phone much more expensive and its development and manufacturing more complicated. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to make the shape and function of a portable electronic device easily adaptable to various needs. The object is achieved by a replaceable housing member having a sensor element required for a portable electronic device (especially a mobile phone), wherein the replaceable housing member includes a control device to control the sensor Tester element. By integrating the control device with the sensor element in the replaceable housing member, for example, the sensor-specific characteristics can be taken into account when controlling the sensor element or when evaluating the sensor signal This control element is therefore also considered in the replaceable housing component. This allows the sensor element to be easily operated with the portable electronic device. In addition, the control of the sensor element and the evaluation of the signals provided by the sensor element can also be performed in the control device, so that the resources required to operate the sensor in the electronic device can be compared with those of the prior art cut back. Portable electronic devices can be, for example, mobile phones, PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants), mini computers (paim Tops), fabricators, or other similar devices. As the sensor element, an analog sensor and / or a digital sensor whose forms are as different as possible may be used, which may be, for example, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a barometric sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a tilt. Sensor, magnetic field sensor, 200415905 optical sensor or gas sensor. In addition, optical- and / or acoustic-input- and / or output units may be mounted on or integrated into the replaceable housing member. Each output element can be used, for example, to cause the data measured by the sensor element to be output and also controlled by the control device. Each input element may be, for example, a microphone or a video camera. Through the combination of the replaceable housing member and a sensor element and its associated control device ', the portable electronic device can achieve a functional and externally differentiated characteristic. For example, in the case of a portable electronic device (eg, a mobile phone), an "outdoor" type housing component may be provided, which includes: a temperature sensor, a barometric sensor (which is used, for example, to forecast the climate or to serve as (Altitude measuring device), a magnetic field sensor (used as a compass) and its control device (s). Therefore, a control device which can be shared by all the sensors is provided. In addition, each sensor element is provided with a specific control device. The shell member can be set as "outdoor" type according to its usage and stomach condition. It can, for example, also have a landscape or a natural configuration (for example, wood, surface, green grass-like appearance). Also, the replaceable housing member may be designed, for example, as an environmental measurement, and the housing member may have an ozone sensor and an ultraviolet (υν) sensor, for example. This design of the replaceable housing member can therefore appropriately include a midsummer image. With the replaceable housing component, the portable electronic device can be used to measure the impact of the typical midsummer on the environment, in particular. Since the control device for the sensor element is integrated in the replaceable housing member, the new sensor element can be flexibly used with the existing portable electronic device ~ This is because of all the sensors Features can be covered by the control device 200415905. In this way, as far as the casing of the portable electronic device is concerned, specific customer needs can be satisfied, and such needs can be disregarded when designing the portable electronic device. In addition, the replaceable housing member of the present invention can also be used in inexpensive portable electronic devices, which can be personally functional or designed afterwards in various ways. In a preferred embodiment, the control device can be used to process the sensor raw data output by the sensor element into digital sensor data. This simplifies the communication between the control device and the digital portable electronic device ', so that the use of the sensor element and the portable electronic device can be simplified. The control device may further be used for outputting digital sensor signals to the portable electronic device and / or receiving control data for the sensor element by the portable electronic device. In an advantageous form of the invention, the portable electronic device has an interface for communicating with external electronic devices. The interface can be constituted by, for example, a standardized interface, a digital interface, a serial i2c-interface, and / or a serial RX / TX interface. The interface can be connected to, for example, a plug-in element of the portable electronic device, thereby forming a detachable connection with an external electronic device via an external connection cable. In addition, the interface can be connected to a connection unit of the portable electronic device to connect to a wireless local area network (for example, a Bluetooth module or a WLAN-module). The advantage of this interface is that it is a commonly known and commonly used interface that simplifies or communicates the portable electronic device with another device or other devices. The beta interface itself is an interface to a wireless local area network (such as a Bluetooth module 200415905 or WLAN). In this case, the portable electronic device and the control device can communicate via a wireless network. At this time, the replaceable housing member may also have a corresponding interface to a wireless network (for example, a Bluetooth module or a W L A N -module).
爲了使該感測器元件之控制裝置可簡易地與該電子裝置 互相通信,則可形成該控制裝置以便可經由該介面而與該 可攜式電子裝置相通信。以此種方式,則該可攜式電子裝 置中在與該感測器元件用之控制裝置通信時不必設置特殊 之裝置,這樣可使該可攜式電子裝置之規劃,硏發及/或製 造更簡化。In order to make the control device of the sensor element easily communicate with the electronic device, the control device may be formed so as to be able to communicate with the portable electronic device through the interface. In this way, the portable electronic device does not need to be provided with a special device when communicating with the control device for the sensor element, so that the portable electronic device can be planned, issued and / or manufactured. More simplified.
作爲該可攜式電子裝置之與該控制裝置通信用之介面 時’可選用一種爲此目的而設置之特定之介面或選用一種 在該可攜式電子裝置中已用作其它目的之介面。因此,在 該可攜式電子裝置(例如,行動電話)中例如可同時使用一種 已用來與外部之相關構件互相通信之RX/TX-介面(這是由 於構件-成本上之原因且爲了使硏發費用保持最少)。所屬之 介面導線可與所屬插頭相連且仍可(例如,藉由一種連接元 件)延伸至該可更換之外殼構件中之控制裝置。 使用上述任一種介面(例如,RX/TX-介面)所具有之優點 是:可使用該可攜式電子裝置中已設置之通信結構。因此, 該可攜式電子裝置(例如,行動電話)中例如可設有一種至該 裝置之記憶元件中已儲存之]a va-應用程式之介面。一種用 於感測器中且儲存在該可攜式電子裝置之記憶元件中之 Java-應用程式例如可經由該介面(例如,RX/ΤΧ-介面)而存 -10- 200415905 取該感測器資料,進行評估及/或情況需要時將其顯示在該 電子裝置中已存在之顯示裝置上,此時該可攜式電子裝置 在構造上不必依據該感測器來調整。因此可使用各種形式 儘可能不同之應用程式。由於〗ava是一種開放之平台形 式,則許多儘可能不同之提供者亦可提供各種應用程式和 特定之裝置平台所需之服務。各種不同之可更換之外殼構 件及各種與感測器元件所形成之不同之組合能以上述方式 達成。 該可更換之外殼構件之另一有利之形式是在該控制裝置-及/或該感測器元件之電源供應係由該可攜式電子裝置來達 成時形成。這樣另外又可使該控制裝置及/或該感測器元件 不必在該可更換之外殼構件中另外設置一種各別之電源供 應器(例如,電池或蓄電池),否則須另外設置一種位於外部 之電源供應端。 當該控制裝置設計成可用來控制該感測器元件用之電源 供應器時,則該可更換之外殼構件或該相對應之可攜式電 子裝置可更簡化。在此種情況下,該可更換之外殼構件及/ 或該可攜式電子裝置中該感測器元件用之電源供應器之各 別之控制器即不需要。 在本發明之另一形式中,該可更換之外殻構件可包含一 種連接元件使感測器資料由該控制元件傳送至該可攜式電 子裝置或使控制資料由可攜式電子裝置傳送至該控制裝 置。該連接元件例如可以插接元件構成或至少包含一個插 接元件,其另外亦能以電纜元件構成或包含一種電纜元 200415905 件,特別是平帶式電纜。 爲了能儘可能彈性地使用一種可攜式電子裝置及各種不 同之可更換之外殻構件,則亦可在該連接元件和該可更換 之外殻構件之間製成一可拆卸之連接件或在該連接元件和 該可攜式電子裝置之間製成一可拆卸之連接件。藉由此種 可拆卸之連接件(其例如以插接元件構成或以夾接元件構 成),則可使該可更換之外殼構件簡易地由該可攜式電子裝 置達成機械上之分離。 當該連接元件和該可更換之外殼構件之間之連接或該連 接元件和該可攜式電子裝置之間之連接是一種可拆卸之連 接時’則可形成另一有利之形式。這樣可使該可攜式電子 裝置’可更換之外殼構件和該連接元件之製造較簡易,此 乃因在該外殼構件上及/或在該電子裝置上例如不需一種步 驟來安裝插頭。此外,此種形式可使該可攜式電子裝置之 製造在價格上特別便宜,此乃因在製造該電子裝置和該可 更換之外殻構件時不必考慮該連接元件且該連接元件可各 別地製成(例如,可製成便宜之接地物件)。 又’上述之形式可簡易地將該可更換之外殻構件和該可 攜式電子裝置相組合,此乃因在組合之前該連接元件例如 可安裝在該可攜式電子裝置上且然後可更簡易地安裝該可 更換之外殻構件。 -種可由該可更換之外殻構件-且亦可由該可攜式電子裝 置拆卸之連接元件例如在一個-或二個接觸側上可具有一種 _ ϊ妾元件或具有適合作爲壓緊接觸用之導電區。 -12- 200415905 又’當該控制兀件及/或該感測器元件之電源供應可藉由 該連接元件來達成時,則該可攜式電子裝置和該可更換之 外殼構件之間之其它電性連接件即不需要。 當該可攜式電子裝置包含一種記憶元件以儲存電腦程式 (特別是控制該控制裝置用之J a v a -程式)時,則各種不同之 可更換之外殼構件和一可攜式電子裝置之使用方式可更簡 化及/或更有彈性。由於該可攜式電子裝置之至少各單一之 功能可參考該可更換之外殻構件中之感測器元件而在稍後 由一儲存在該記憶元件中之軟體來進行,則在該可攜式電 子裝置中操作該感測器元件所需之硬體費用可進一步降 低。因此,此種裝置能以較低之費用來設計且構成。 例如,在設計該可攜式電子裝置之後亦可設計一種具有 新式感測器元件之新式可更換之外殻構件且藉此來使用已 設計完成之可攜式電子裝置。這是可能的,此乃因一方面 該感測器元件之控制和信號評估可藉由該可更換之外殼構 件中所安裝之控制裝置來進行且該可攜式電子裝置與該控 制裝置之間之通信可經由一稍後在該可攜式電子裝置之記 憶元件中所儲存之軟體來進行。 相對應之電腦程式或軟體例如在該可攜式電子裝置製造 時可以儲存在該記憶元件中。此外,該電腦程式或軟體亦 可經由一與該裝置介面相連接之所屬連接裝置而傳送至該 記憶元件。此種所屬連接裝置例如可以是一種插接元件或 一種無線之連接元件(例如,藍牙模組或WLAN-模組)。以此 種方式可在事後使電腦程式傳送至該可攜式電子裝置以控 200415905 制一整合在該可更換之外殻構件中之感測器元件。 該可攜式電子裝置可包含一種行動無線電-電信模組或以 行動無線電終端機構成。在此種情況下,該電腦程式可經 由所屬之行動無線電網路而傳送至該記憶元件。 例如,可使用Java語言作爲已儲存之電腦程式用之程式 語言,其就該可攜式電子裝置而言通常用作軟體平台。因 此,電子裝置例如可包含一用於一種感測器元件之j a v a _應 用程式,其可藉由該控制裝置而存取該感測器-資料且進行 I平估’以多種方式來顯不該資料或作進一步處理。該感測 器-資料之傳送,同步等等可在另一電子裝置(例如,電腦, 行動無線電台)上藉由HTML和一可對HTML進行存取之伺 服器來進行。例如,該可攜式電子裝置之顧客可將其資料 經由網際網路(Internet)或行動無線電網路而儲存及/或歸 檔,處理及/或與其它使用者相交換。此種構成方式允許各 種各樣之應用程式’且由於J a v a是一種公開之平台,因此 亦可對該平台提供第二使用者,應用程式及/或服務。於是 可製成各種可更換之外殼構件,其與各感測器元件可具有 各種不同之組合。 又,本發明上述之目的由一可攜式電子裝置(特別是行動 電話)來達成,其包含:一可更換之外殼構件,其具有感測 器元件;一控制裝置,用來控制該感測器元件。此種電子 裝置能以價格便宜地且較簡易地在外部上或功能上具有各 別之特性,此乃因該可攜式電子裝置在製造及設計時稍後 幾乎不須考慮可能被使用之感測器元件且同時隨著功能之 -14- 200415905 改變亦可使外部之形式改變。 其它較佳之實施形式包含在申請專利範圍各附屬項中 【實施方式】 本發明以下將參考所附之圖式來詳述。As the interface of the portable electronic device for communication with the control device, a specific interface provided for this purpose or an interface that has been used for other purposes in the portable electronic device may be selected. Therefore, in the portable electronic device (for example, a mobile phone), for example, an RX / TX-interface (which is due to component-cost reasons and Keep outage costs to a minimum). The associated interface lead can be connected to the associated plug and can still (for example, by a connection element) extend to the control device in the replaceable housing member. The advantage of using any of the above interfaces (for example, RX / TX-interface) is that the communication structure provided in the portable electronic device can be used. Therefore, the portable electronic device (for example, a mobile phone) may be provided with, for example, an interface to a stored application in a memory element of the device. A Java-application for use in a sensor and stored in a memory element of the portable electronic device can be stored via the interface (eg, RX / TX-interface) -10- 200415905 to take the sensor The information is evaluated and / or displayed on an existing display device in the electronic device when the situation requires it. At this time, the structure of the portable electronic device does not need to be adjusted according to the sensor. So you can use as many different applications as possible. Since ava is an open platform, many different providers as much as possible can also provide various applications and services required by a specific device platform. Various interchangeable housing components and various combinations with the sensor elements can be achieved in the manner described above. Another advantageous form of the replaceable housing member is formed when the power supply of the control device and / or the sensor element is achieved by the portable electronic device. In addition, the control device and / or the sensor element does not need to be provided with a separate power supply (for example, a battery or a storage battery) in the replaceable housing component, otherwise an externally located Power supply side. When the control device is designed to control a power supply for the sensor element, the replaceable housing member or the corresponding portable electronic device can be simplified. In this case, the separate controller of the replaceable housing member and / or the power supply for the sensor element in the portable electronic device is not required. In another form of the present invention, the replaceable housing member may include a connection element for transmitting sensor data from the control element to the portable electronic device or for transmitting control data from the portable electronic device to The control device. The connecting element can, for example, be formed by a plug-in element or include at least one plug-in element, and it can also be formed by a cable element or include a cable element 200415905, especially a flat ribbon cable. In order to be able to use a portable electronic device and various different replaceable housing components as flexibly as possible, a detachable connection member or between the connecting element and the replaceable housing component can also be made. A detachable connection is made between the connection element and the portable electronic device. With such a detachable connecting member (for example, formed by a plug-in element or a clip-on element), the replaceable housing member can be easily mechanically separated by the portable electronic device. Another advantageous form can be formed when the connection between the connection element and the replaceable housing member or the connection between the connection element and the portable electronic device is a detachable connection '. This makes it easier to manufacture the replaceable housing member of the portable electronic device 'and the connecting element, because a step is not required to install the plug on the housing member and / or the electronic device, for example. In addition, this form makes the manufacture of the portable electronic device particularly cheap in price, because the connection element need not be considered and the connection element can be individually made when manufacturing the electronic device and the replaceable housing member. Ground (for example, cheap grounding). Also, the above-mentioned form can easily combine the replaceable housing member and the portable electronic device, because the connecting element can be mounted on the portable electronic device before the combination, and then can be changed Easily install the replaceable housing member. -A connection member which can be replaced by the replaceable housing element-and a connection element which can also be detached by the portable electronic device, for example, one or two contact sides may have a _ ϊ 妾 element or have a suitable for pressing contact Conductive area. -12- 200415905 and 'when the power supply of the control element and / or the sensor element can be achieved by the connection element, then the other between the portable electronic device and the replaceable housing member Electrical connections are not needed. When the portable electronic device includes a memory element to store a computer program (especially a Java program for controlling the control device), various replaceable housing components and a method of using the portable electronic device It can be more simplified and / or more flexible. Since at least a single function of the portable electronic device can be referred to the sensor element in the replaceable housing component and later performed by a software stored in the memory element, the portable electronic device The hardware cost required to operate the sensor element in the electronic device can be further reduced. Therefore, such a device can be designed and constructed at a lower cost. For example, after designing the portable electronic device, it is also possible to design a new replaceable housing member with a new sensor element and thereby use the designed portable electronic device. This is possible because, on the one hand, the control and signal evaluation of the sensor element can be performed by a control device installed in the replaceable housing member and between the portable electronic device and the control device The communication can be performed through software stored in a memory element of the portable electronic device later. The corresponding computer program or software can be stored in the memory element, for example, when the portable electronic device is manufactured. In addition, the computer program or software can also be transferred to the memory element through a connected device connected to the device interface. Such an associated connection device may be, for example, a plug-in element or a wireless connection element (for example, a Bluetooth module or a WLAN-module). In this way, a computer program can be transmitted to the portable electronic device afterwards to control 200415905 to make a sensor element integrated in the replaceable housing member. The portable electronic device may include a mobile radio-telecom module or a mobile radio terminal. In this case, the computer program can be transmitted to the memory element via the mobile radio network to which it belongs. For example, the Java language may be used as a programming language for stored computer programs, which is generally used as a software platform for the portable electronic device. Therefore, the electronic device may include, for example, a java application for a sensor element, which can access the sensor-data and perform I-level evaluation through the control device. Information may be processed further. The sensor-data transfer, synchronization, etc. can be performed on another electronic device (e.g., computer, mobile radio) via HTML and a server that can access the HTML. For example, a customer of the portable electronic device may store and / or archive its data, process and / or exchange with other users via the Internet or a mobile radio network. This structure allows a variety of applications' and since JaVa is a public platform, it can also provide a second user, application and / or service to the platform. Thus, various replaceable housing members can be made, which can have various combinations with each sensor element. Furthermore, the above-mentioned object of the present invention is achieved by a portable electronic device (especially a mobile phone), which includes: a replaceable housing member having a sensor element; and a control device for controlling the sensing器 eleon. Such an electronic device can have different characteristics externally or functionally at a relatively low price and relatively simply, because the portable electronic device has almost no need to consider the feeling of being used later when it is manufactured and designed The external components can also be changed by changing the measuring element and the function of -14-200415905. Other preferred implementation forms are included in each subsidiary of the scope of patent application. [Embodiment] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
第1圖是行動電話10之橫切面,其中第1圖中只顯示該 行動電話1 0之後方上部。該行動電話1 〇包含一種電路板 20 (PC B),其具有該行動電話10操作用之主要之電子組件。 此外,該行動電話1 0包含一種蓄電池3 0,其用來對該行動 電話1 0進行供電。該蓄電池3 0經由電壓導引件3 2而供應 電能至該電路板2 0。第1圖中另又顯示該行動電話1 〇之外 殼40後方之部份,其具有二個凸起42,44以容納該感測器 模組5 0。該感測器模組5 0除了該特定之感測器元件5 2之 外另有一電子構件(例如’一控制裝置)。該感測器模組50 經由一種連接元件6 0而與該行動電話1 〇之電路板2 0相連 接。經由該連接元件6 0例如可使電性之控制信號由電路板 2 0傳送至該感測器模組5 0或使感測器資料由該模組5 0傳 送至電路板20。 第2圖顯示本發明之感測器模組1 00之一種可能之第一實 施形式。該感測器模組1 00包含一種類比式感測器1 1 0和一 種數位式感測器1 40。這些感測器經由一控制單元或控制裝 置1 20而受到控制。此外,第2圖另顯示一種行動電話-基 本裝置1 80,其具有一種操作電壓輸出端1 84和一種接地輸 出端1 86,以提供電壓至該感測器模組1 00。此外,該行動 電話-基本裝置另包含:一接收線1 8 8,以接收該感測器 -15- 200415905 模組之資料;和一發送線1 90,其上可製備該感測器模組用 之資料。該接收線”RX” 188和該發送線”TX” 190是與該行動 電話1 0之所屬插頭相連接且由該行動電話1 0之一般之通信 介面來操控。此外,該操作電壓輸出端1 8 4和該接地輸出 端1 86亦可與該所屬插頭相連接。經由該所屬插頭或一種 相對應之藍牙-模組使該行動電話1 〇可與其它電子裝置(例 如’充電裝置,Headset,機動車嵌入式配件)互相通信。 該感測器模組1 00之電壓供應係經由基本裝置1 80之操作 電壓接觸區184和接地接觸區186來達成。該操作電壓經由 一電壓調整裝置150(其由該控制單元120來調整)而供應至 該類比感測器1 1 0。以此種方式經由該控制單元1 20即可對 該類比感測器1 1 0進行驅動或去驅動。 由該類比感測器1 1 0所測得之類比感測器信號在一信號 處理單元130中進行處理以便在該控制單元120之類比/數 位轉換器1 22中達成類比/數位轉換。在該類比/數位轉換器 1 2 2中被數位化之後,在一種補償單元1 2 3中對目前已數位 化之感測器信號進行一種數位補償且然後在該校準單元 124中使該測量信號正規化。 數位式感測器1 4 0之控制和電壓供應是經由該控制單元 120之數位式介面128來達成。該感測器模組1〇〇之控制單 元1 2 0之與行動電話-基本裝置1 8 0之間之通信是經由該控 制單元120之串列式介面126來達成。藉由該串列式介面 1 2 6,則例如由類比式感測器1 1 0或由數位式感測器1 4 0所 測得之測量値可傳送至該行動電話-基本裝置之接收輸入端 -16 - 200415905 1 8 8。此外’各控制指令(其例如由一儲存在該行動電話-基 本裝置中之]AVA-程式所觸發)可經由該行動電話-基本裝 置180之發送端190而傳送至該控制單元120之串列式介面 1 2 6且因此而觸發該類比式感測器1 1 〇及/或數位式感測器 1 4 0之各別之測量或一系列之測量。該測量過程之控制自動 地由該控制單兀1 2 0所接管,該控制單元1 2 〇在測量結束之 後或例如在二種測量之間使測量結果傳送至該行動電話-基 本裝置1 8 0之接收輸入端1 8 8。 在感測器模組用之可攜式電子裝置中該接收導線和該發 送導線(例如,第1圖中之,’RX” 188和”TX” 190導線)通常可 以是各種介面導線,其由該可攜式電子裝置丨〇之一般通信 介面所操控且其亦可延伸至該可攜式電子裝置之外部裝置 插頭或至藍牙模組或至WLAN模組。經由這些導線和該裝 置插頭或藍牙模組或WLAN模組,則該可攜式電子裝置例 如可與其它之外部電子裝置(例如,充電裝置,Headset,機 動車嵌入式配件或電腦)互相通信。 第3圖是本發明感測器模組200之另一實施形式。第3 圖中之各參考符號對應於第2圖中者,只是各符號增加1 〇〇 而已。例如,第3圖中之感測器模組200對應於第2圖之感 測器模組1 0 0且第3圖之類比式感測器2 1 0對應於第2圖之 類比式感測器1 1 0。 第2圖之該感測器模組1 〇 〇中該控制單元或控制裝置1 2 0 相對於該類比式感測器1 1 0而言只接管特定之信號處理及 控制該類比式感測器1 1 0用之電壓調整器1 5 〇,在第3圖之 實施例中這些功能整合在唯一之控制-A S IC 2 2 0中。該控制 -17- 200415905 -ASIC 220中目前亦存在已測得之感測器信號用之空調單元 23 0以及該類比式感測器210之電壓供應用之電源調整單元 250 ° 本發明上述之構成方式可使該感測器模組之構造較便 宜,此乃因第3圖所示之情況中只需三個構件,即,類比 式感測器210,數位式感測器240和該控制- ASIC 220。特別 是在元件數目很多時(此時使用者導向之電路(ASIC)之設計 特別經濟)上述解法具有很大之優點。 第3圖所示之感測器模組200之功能對應於第2圖所示之 感測器模組100。 本發明描述一可更換之外殻構件,其具有一種用於一可攜 式電子裝置之感測器元件,其中該可更換之外殻另具有一 控制裝置以控制該感測器元件。此種可更換之外殻構件允 許該電子裝置之外形和功能都可達成一種簡易之各別化之 特性。因此,該感測器元件用之控制裝置須整合在該可更 換之外殻構件中,這樣可使該電子裝置之構造簡化,此乃 因相對應之功能已不必設在該可攜式電子裝置中。這樣又 允許使用一種價格較便宜之可攜式電子裝置,其可以各種 不同之方式事後在功能上或設計上具有各別之特性。 【圖式簡單說明】 第1圖 具有下部外殻之行動電話之後方上部之橫切面。 第2圖 感測器模組之第一實施形式之電路構成。 第3圖 感測器模組之第二實施形式。 主要元件之符號說明: 10 彳了動電話 20 電路板(PCB) -18- 200415905 30 畜電 32 電壓 40 外殼 42 外殼 44 外殼 50 感測 52 感測 60 連接 100/200 感測 110/210 類比 120/220 控制 122/222 類比 123/223 數位 124/224 校準 126/226 串列 128/228 數位 230 感測 1 40/240 數位 150/250 電壓 180/280 行動 184/284 操作 186/286 接地 188/288 接收 190/290 發送 池/電池組 導線 後部 凸起1 凸起2 器模組 器元件 元件 器模組 式感測器元件 單元/控制裝置 -數位轉換器 式補償元件 單兀 式介面 式介面 器信號用之空調單元 式感測器元件 調整器 電話-基本裝置 電壓接觸區 接觸區 端(RX) 端(TX)Figure 1 is a cross-section of the mobile phone 10, of which only the upper part behind the mobile phone 10 is shown in Figure 1. The mobile phone 10 includes a circuit board 20 (PC B) having the main electronic components for operation of the mobile phone 10. In addition, the mobile phone 10 includes a battery 30 for powering the mobile phone 10. The battery 30 supplies electric energy to the circuit board 20 via the voltage guide 32. Figure 1 shows another part of the mobile phone 10 rear of the casing 40, which has two protrusions 42, 44 to accommodate the sensor module 50. In addition to the specific sensor element 52, the sensor module 50 has an electronic component (e.g., a control device). The sensor module 50 is connected to the circuit board 20 of the mobile phone 10 via a connection element 60. Via the connecting element 60, for example, an electrical control signal can be transmitted from the circuit board 20 to the sensor module 50 or the sensor data can be transmitted from the module 50 to the circuit board 20. Fig. 2 shows a possible first implementation form of the sensor module 100 of the present invention. The sensor module 100 includes an analog sensor 110 and a digital sensor 140. These sensors are controlled via a control unit or control device 120. In addition, FIG. 2 shows a mobile phone-basic device 1 80 having an operating voltage output terminal 184 and a ground output terminal 1 86 to provide a voltage to the sensor module 100. In addition, the mobile phone-basic device further includes: a receiving line 1 8 8 to receive information of the sensor-15-200415905 module; and a sending line 1 90 on which the sensor module can be prepared Information. The receiving line "RX" 188 and the transmitting line "TX" 190 are connected to the plug of the mobile phone 10 and controlled by the general communication interface of the mobile phone 10. In addition, the operating voltage output terminal 184 and the ground output terminal 186 can also be connected to the corresponding plug. Via the corresponding plug or a corresponding Bluetooth-module, the mobile phone 10 can communicate with other electronic devices (for example, a 'charging device, a headset, a motor vehicle embedded accessory). The voltage supply of the sensor module 100 is achieved via the operating voltage contact area 184 and the ground contact area 186 of the basic device 180. The operating voltage is supplied to the analog sensor 110 via a voltage adjusting device 150 (which is adjusted by the control unit 120). In this way, the analog sensor 110 can be driven or de-driven via the control unit 120. The analog sensor signal measured by the analog sensor 110 is processed in a signal processing unit 130 to achieve analog / digital conversion in the analog / digital converter 122 of the control unit 120. After being digitized in the analog / digital converter 1 2 2, a digital compensation is performed on a sensor signal that has been digitized in a compensation unit 1 2 3 and then the measurement signal is made in the calibration unit 124 normalization. The control and voltage supply of the digital sensor 140 is achieved through the digital interface 128 of the control unit 120. The communication between the control unit 120 of the sensor module 100 and the mobile phone-basic device 180 is achieved through the serial interface 126 of the control unit 120. With the serial interface 1 2 6, for example, the measurement measured by the analog sensor 1 10 or the digital sensor 1 4 0 can be transmitted to the receiving input of the mobile phone-basic device. Duan-16-200415905 1 8 8. In addition, various control commands (which are triggered by, for example, an AVA program stored in the mobile phone-basic device) can be transmitted to the control unit 120 in series via the sending end 190 of the mobile phone-base device 180 The analog interface 1 2 6 and thus triggers individual measurements or a series of measurements of the analog sensor 1 10 and / or the digital sensor 1 40. The control of the measurement process is automatically taken over by the control unit 120. The control unit 12 transmits the measurement results to the mobile phone-basic device 1 8 0 after the end of the measurement or, for example, between two measurements. The receiving input terminal 1 8 8. In the portable electronic device used in the sensor module, the receiving wire and the transmitting wire (for example, the “RX” 188 and “TX” 190 wires in FIG. 1) may generally be various interface wires. The portable electronic device is controlled by the general communication interface and it can also be extended to the external device plug of the portable electronic device or to the Bluetooth module or to the WLAN module. Via these wires and the device plug or Bluetooth Module or WLAN module, the portable electronic device can, for example, communicate with other external electronic devices (such as a charging device, a headset, a motor vehicle's embedded accessory, or a computer). Another implementation form of the module 200. Each reference symbol in FIG. 3 corresponds to the one in FIG. 2, but each symbol is increased by 100. For example, the sensor module 200 in FIG. 3 corresponds to the first The sensor module 1 2 of FIG. 2 and the analog sensor 2 1 of FIG. 3 correspond to the analog sensor 1 1 of FIG. 2. The sensor module 1 of FIG. 2 〇〇 The control unit or control device 1 2 0 relative to the analog sensing For 1 1 0, only take over specific signal processing and control the analog sensor 1 1 0 for voltage regulator 1 5 0. In the embodiment of Fig. 3, these functions are integrated into the only control-AS IC 2 2 0. The control-17- 200415905-ASIC 220 currently also has an air-conditioning unit 23 0 for measured sensor signals and a power supply adjustment unit for voltage supply of the analog sensor 210 250 ° The above construction method of the invention can make the structure of the sensor module cheaper, because only three components are needed in the situation shown in FIG. 3, namely, the analog sensor 210 and the digital sensor 240. And the control-ASIC 220. Especially when the number of components is large (at this time, the design of the user-oriented circuit (ASIC) is particularly economical) the above solution has great advantages. The sensor module 200 shown in Figure 3 The function corresponds to the sensor module 100 shown in Fig. 2. The present invention describes a replaceable housing member having a sensor element for a portable electronic device, wherein the replaceable The housing also has a control device to control the sensor element. Such a replaceable housing member allows the electronic device to achieve a simple and individualized shape and function. Therefore, the control device for the sensor element must be integrated into the replaceable housing member. This can simplify the structure of the electronic device, because the corresponding function does not have to be provided in the portable electronic device. This allows the use of a cheaper portable electronic device, which can be variously different. The method has its own characteristics in terms of function or design afterwards. [Simplified illustration of the drawing] Fig. 1 The cross section of the upper part behind the mobile phone with the lower casing. The circuit configuration. Figure 3 The second embodiment of the sensor module. Description of symbols of main components: 10 mobile phone 20 circuit board (PCB) -18- 200415905 30 livestock electricity 32 voltage 40 case 42 case 44 case 50 sense 52 sense 60 connection 100/200 sense 110/210 analog 120 / 220 Control 122/222 Analog 123/223 Digital 124/224 Calibration 126/226 Serial 128/228 Digital 230 Sensing 1 40/240 Digital 150/250 Voltage 180/280 Action 184/284 Operation 186/286 Ground 188 / 288 Receiving 190/290 Sending cell / battery pack wire rear bump 1 bump 2 module module element element module sensor element unit / control device-digital converter type compensation element unit interface type interface unit Air-conditioning unit type sensor element adjuster for signal phone-basic device voltage contact area contact area end (RX) end (TX)