TW201504921A - Portable device with dual user interfaces - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable communication, comprises a control unit, a display coupled to the control unit; dual user interface coupled to the control unit for generating a left user interface and a right user interface for the left hand and right hand user, respectively.

Description

Handheld communication device with dual user interface

The present invention relates to a portable device, and more particularly to a portable device having a handheld communication device having a dual user interface.

Due to the development of information technology (IT), information can be exchanged with higher capacity at a faster rate. The Internet is designed as an open structure with no restrictions on free exchange of information. The third generation mobile phone specification allows users to use video communication via the air. Therefore, specific communication services that require instant information exchange, such as watching live video, can be made possible by means of a mobile communication network or the Internet.

The present invention provides a system for synchronous communication via the Internet, which comprises a local area network (LAN) and a terminal connected to the Internet; A portable device of a dual network linking capability module, which uses a radio frequency (RF) module or a wireless local area network (WLAN) module for information Transmission, wherein the portable device comprises an internet telephony module and a wireless local area network module, so that the user can transmit or receive data synchronously through the Internet at any time and place. Selected by audio signal, video signal or a combination thereof. The terminal device may be a computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a notebook computer, a mobile phone or a smart phone, which can use the Internet through a local area network. The above system further includes a mobile communication service network. The above system further includes an exchanging service mechanism for bridging the internet and the mobile phone network to facilitate communication between the two. The above system further includes a public service Change the telephone network (PSTN).

The present invention provides a system for synchronous communication via the Internet, comprising: a central control unit, an operation panel, a display, an operating system and a memory coupled to the central control unit; an RF module, phase A mobile phone communication protocol; a wireless local area network module compatible with a regional network protocol; codec (coder-decoder, codec) and analog/digital converter (A/D) Converter) coupled to the wireless local area network module and the radio frequency module; a voice input/output unit (vocal I/O unit) coupled to the analog/digital converter; and an internet telephony module, The Internet telephony module along with the wireless local area network module allows the user to simultaneously transmit or receive data via the network of the wireless local area network module, wherein the data is a group of audio, video or a combination thereof. Selected in the group. The wireless local area network module includes a module compatible with the Bluetooth specification, a module compatible with the Wi-Fi specification, or a module compatible with the 802.11x specification, where x can be a, b or g. The above wireless area network module can be compatible with the specifications of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX).

The present invention provides a portable device having a dual network connection function module for transmitting or receiving data through a mobile communication service network or an internet network, wherein the portable device includes an internet phone The modules and wireless local area network modules allow users to simultaneously transmit or receive data over the local area network, where the data is selected by audio, video or a combination thereof.

A portable device for dual communication mode for video communication includes a control unit and a display coupled to the central control unit; a converter coupled to the central control unit; an audio input/output unit coupled to The wireless local area network module is coupled to a wired network hot spot; and a wireless video communication module is coupled to the control unit for use of the wireless video communication.

A portable device for video communication includes a control unit and a display coupled to the central control unit; a converter coupled to the central control unit; an audio input/output unit coupled to the converter; an image capture module a group coupled to the control unit; a video communication module coupled to the control unit for use in video communication; and an image division module coupled to the control unit for multi-party video communication and by multiple parties Splits the display area on the display when multiple images are received.

A handheld communication device with a dynamic sequencing module, comprising: a control list a display; respectively, a display coupled to the control unit; an address book or a communication account column, including a number of correspondents or a number of communication accounts, and related information; a dynamic sequencing module coupled to the control unit for relying on the number of correspondents Or the frequency of use of the number of communication accounts, rearranging the order of the number of correspondents or number of communication accounts. It further includes an incoming call filtering module for filtering the number of correspondents or the number of communication accounts that have been blacklisted. The handheld communication device has a dynamic sorting module, and the incoming call filtering module further includes a user interface for the user to input the blacklist.

The context module is further configured to provide a background context sound or image to facilitate transmission of the background context sound or image when the user communicates. The handheld communication device with a dynamic sorting module further comprises a composite module coupling context module for synthesizing at least the communication voice and the background context sound or image.

A handheld communication device having a situation module, comprising: a control unit; a display coupled to the control unit; an address book or a communication account column, including a number of correspondents or a number of communication accounts, and related information; a context module For providing background context sounds or images for facilitating user communication, including transmitting the background context sounds or images. The handheld communication device with the context module further includes an incoming call filtering module for filtering the number of the blacklisted correspondents or the number of communication accounts. The call filtering module further includes a user interface for the user to input the blacklist. The handheld communication device with the context module further includes a context module for providing a background context sound or image to facilitate transmission of the background context sound or image when the user communicates. A composite module coupled context module is further included for synthesizing at least the communication voice and the background context sound or image.

A handheld communication device having a dual user interface, comprising: a control unit; a display coupled to the control unit; a dual user interface coupled to the control unit to facilitate generating a right user interface and a left user interface, And displayed on the display to facilitate left-hand or right-hand operation respectively; a memory coupled to the control unit for storing the dual user interface.

The dual user interface includes an address book user interface. The address book user interface contains the name and corresponding photo; or the address book user interface contains the name and corresponding image. The address book user interface further includes a corresponding communication number or email address.

The dual user interface includes a dialer user interface. The dialer user interface includes a name and a corresponding photo or name and corresponding image. The dialer user interface further includes a corresponding communication number or email address.

The dual user interface includes a chat software user interface. The chat software user interface includes a name and a corresponding photo or name and corresponding image.

10‧‧‧Portable device

155‧‧‧ memory

100‧‧‧Central Control Unit

162‧‧‧ display

103‧‧‧Module Switcher

185‧‧‧ Standby setting interface

105‧‧‧Antenna system

190‧‧‧Sound input/output unit

106‧‧‧Image segmentation unit

200A‧‧‧First wireless transmission module

107‧‧‧Signal Analysis Unit

200B‧‧‧Second wireless transmission module

122‧‧‧Digital Signal Processor

500‧‧‧Multiplex processing module

125‧‧‧ converter

510‧‧‧Image Processing Unit

126‧‧‧Image segmentation unit

1700‧‧‧Dynamic Sorting Module

132‧‧‧Internet Phone Module

1800‧‧‧Phone Filter Module

145‧‧‧Operating system

1900‧‧‧Scenario Module

150‧‧‧wired input and output

1950‧‧‧ Situational Database

152‧‧‧Image capture module

2000‧‧‧Synthesis module

153‧‧‧Speakers and microphones

2100‧‧‧Dual user interface module

2100A‧‧‧Right user interface generation module

2100B‧‧‧ left user interface generation module

2105‧‧‧virtual buttons

The above aspects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description of the invention. among them:

The first figure shows a block diagram of the apparatus of the present invention.

The second figure shows a block diagram of an apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure shows a block diagram of an apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth figure shows a block diagram of an apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a block diagram showing the apparatus of one embodiment of the present invention.

7A and 7B are schematic diagrams of an exemplary user interface of the present invention.

In the following description, various specific details are set forth to provide a comprehensive understanding of the embodiments of the invention. The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the practice of the invention does not require one or more specific details or other specific methods. The following handheld communication devices include, but are not limited to, smart phones, tablets, digital cameras, and the like.

At least two different communication networks may be included in the communication system and environment, such as W-CDMA, CDMA2000, CDMA2001, TD-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, UWC-136, DECT, and fourth generation (4G) communication service networks. A road network, etc., can be coupled to the Internet. For example, the user's mobile terminal device is coupled to the mobile phone network. Similarly, computers are coupled to the Internet. In one embodiment, the computer is coupled to the Internet through an access point. It should be noted that the number of terminal devices can vary and the invention will cover any number of possible terminal devices. These devices include, but are not limited to, PDAs, tablets, notebooks, and mobile phones or smart phones, all of which have access to the Internet. Data exchange between devices can be implemented directly via the Internet.

The terminal devices can be located in different networks, and the different networks refer to the Internet and hands. The machine network is an example. An exchange service mechanism bridges the two different networks described above to enable communication between the terminal devices of the two networks. That is, the exchange service mechanism can relay and connect services between systems or networks, which are well known to those skilled in the art. An access point (or hotspot) is coupled to the Internet to provide an entry point for the regional network for wireless communication. One aspect of the present invention is that the above system includes a portable device having dual network capabilities. The device can transmit or receive data via the mobile phone network or the Internet. The data transmitted or received includes audio, video or audio and video.

Referring to the first figure, a functional diagram of a portable device 10 having dual network functionality is shown. The dual-channel portable terminal 10 has a SIM card connector carrying a SIM card, which is a conventional technology, and is not necessary in other kinds of mobile phones such as PHS or some CDMA system SIM cards. This drawing is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the invention. The portable terminal device or device 10 includes a first and a second wireless data transmission module 200A and 200B. The first wireless data transmission module 200A can be a video RF module for transmitting or receiving mobile phone signals, which is well known to those skilled in the art. The radio frequency unit is coupled to an antenna system 105 as is conventional in the art. The above RF module may include a base band processor and the like. The antenna is connected to a transceiver for receiving and transmitting signals. The first wireless data transmission module 200A is compatible with various mobile phone protocols, such as W-CDMA, CDMA2000, CDMA2001, TD-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, UWC0136, DECT, 4G systems. These systems allow users to communicate using video communications. The RF module can be used to perform functions such as transmission and reception of signals, synchronization of frequencies, fundamental frequency processing, and digital signal processing. The hardware interface of the SIM card is used to accommodate a SIM card. Finally, the signals are transmitted to the final actuators, i.e., an audio input/output unit 190 includes a speaker and microphone 153. Modules 200A and 200B may be formed by individual modules (wafers) or integrated chips (ICs).

The device 10 can also include a digital signal processor (DSP) 122, a codec (not shown), and an analog/digital converter 125. The present invention comprises a central control unit 100, a display 162, an operating system (OS) 145 and a memory 155. The memory 155 comprises a ROM program memory, a RAM memory and a non-volatile flash memory ( Nonvolatile FLASH memory). All of the above units are coupled to the central control unit 100, respectively. Wired input/output interface 150 can be coupled to central control unit 100. The wired input/output interface may be a universal serial bus (USB) or IEEE 1394.

The device 10 further includes a second wireless data transmission module 200B. In one embodiment, it employs a wireless short-range (area) network module and is compatible with regional or metropolitan network protocols or other specifications, such as Wi-Fi specifications or 802.11x (x refers to a, b, g, n) modules with compatible specifications. Short distance means that the communication distance is shorter than the communication distance of the mobile phone. Furthermore, the wireless local area network module is compatible with WiMAX specifications or standards. An internet telephony module (software) 132 is coupled to the central control unit 100 to enable it to transmit audio, video or audio and video to the internet or receive over the internet via the wireless area wireless transmission module Audio, video or audio and video. The Internet telephony module 132 can at least conform to the specifications of the VoIP network voice over internet protocol (VoIP). Through the Internet telephony module 132 and the wireless local area network module 200B, the user can use the Internet telephony module 132 to simultaneously transmit and receive audio, video or audio and video over the Internet. If the user wants to perform instant video transmission, an image capturing module 152 is required to be coupled to the central control unit 100 to facilitate video image capture. The image capturing module 152 can be a digital camera or a digital video recorder. Therefore, it is possible to achieve a real time portable conference anytime, anywhere. In another embodiment, the difference is that the above device can omit the radio frequency module. If the device 10 includes a 3G or higher order RF module, the user will be able to transmit the video call via air. Therefore, users can choose to make video calls over the Internet or air according to their needs. If the above device is located in a hotspot area, since the transmission rate of the Internet telephony is relatively low, the user can choose to use the Internet telephony module for communication. If it is outside the range of hotspots, other options for video communication are available. In general, WCDMA signals are less geographically restricted, but their transmission rates are higher. The invention will allow the user to select an appropriate wireless module for performing video communication. If the user wants to perform video communication via WiFi or WiMax, the method includes coupling to the Internet or hotspot, and then starting the Internet telephony module (software). Then, the audio signal is input by the speaker and the image data is captured by the image capturing device. Then, the image data and the audio signal are converted into digital signals. After the conversion, the image data and the sound signal are composed, compressed and processed to form a data stream. Therefore, the above information can be actually transmitted to the receiver. When transmitting digital music and video, the channel decoder output having a bit error rate (BER) of less than about 10-5 is considered to be preferred. The effect of a bit within a particular source coded bit stream (e.g., a compressed audio, video or video bitstream) on the quality of the reconstructed signal typically has different levels of importance. Therefore, different levels of channel error protection are provided for the original code bitstreams of different segments. (channel error protection) is usually ideal. A technique for providing unequal error protection (UEP) using different channel coding is described in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 09/022,144, filed on Feb. 11, 1998, entitled, "Uniform Error Protection for Perceptual Audio Coders". An original code bit stream is divided into bits of different classes, providing error protection for different classes of different classes.

A single or multiple multi-illumination sources module can be coupled to the control unit 100 for video communication in dim or low light environments. Thus, a photo sensor is coupled to a switch coupled to the multiple illumination source module. When the intensity of the light is less than a predetermined level, the control unit will activate the illumination in response to the signal detected by the light sensor to provide the light required for video communication or photography. One mode of the illumination source may be a night vision mode such as an infrared (IR) mode. It can support video communication mode or video shooting mode in dark environments. Another mode can be a flash mode to provide a flash when photographing at low light intensities. The user can select the mode by a mode selector coupled to the switch. The lighting module includes an infrared device and an LED that emits white light. Furthermore, the lighting module includes a xenon illumination device. The gas system is supplied to the discharge region during the generation of charged particles to replace most of the air. The gas system is a combination gas which is primarily nitrogen and has a specific amount of argon, helium, neon or krypton to provide a catalyst for ionizing the nitrogen. The user can select the appropriate lighting according to different conditions and different purposes. In particular, the present invention can perform video communication in a dim environment.

The device can be coupled to the Internet via a wired I/O interface or wireless local area network module 200B and upload or download data, including digital data such as text format, video format, audio or video. A wired input/output interface is coupled to the central control unit 100. The application of the above devices is very economical and convenient. In addition, when the regional wireless transmission module detects the signal of the Internet, the user can dial the telephone to other people through the Internet telephone module to save transmission costs. Otherwise, users can use WCDMA for video communication. With the implementation of the present invention, the purpose of real-time video conferencing can be achieved anytime and anywhere. Furthermore, the present invention provides simultaneous dual mode (3G or Internet video telephony) portable audio/video communication.

The second figure shows another embodiment of the present invention, and since almost all of the elements are the same as those of the first figure, the detailed description is omitted. It provides a signal analysis unit 107 for analyzing the signal strength of the dual communication module, the first and second wireless transmission modules 200A and 200B. The results of the analysis will be provided to the module A module switcher 103 is used to automatically switch modules or manually set by a standby setting interface 185. In order to implant a multi-party video communication, the device 10 includes an image segmentation unit 126 coupled to the control unit 100 for synchronously dividing the display area on the display and displaying the received image. The received image will be assigned to the divided display area on the display, and the display area can be independent (separated, overlap or partial overlap). See Figure 3 The plurality of images are transmitted to a multi-tasking module 500 for processing images received by the plurality of parties. The images are first processed by the image segmentation unit 126 before the image data signals are transmitted to the display 162. The image processing unit 510 can be employed to adjust the processed image prior to display.

The present invention further includes a dynamic sequencing module 1700 coupled to the control unit to analyze contacts most frequently communicated with the user, such as most frequent correspondents, most frequent emails, most frequent live chats, or most frequently visited websites. , blog or Facebook. The dynamic sorting module 1700 sorts the communication information, the web address or the account number based on the frequency used in a period; during the use period, a selection interface can be provided according to the hour, day, week, month or quarter period to facilitate the user to select . Therefore, the dynamic sorting module 1700 will calculate or count the most frequently communicated or used information in the above period according to the dynamic sorting module 1700 itself or an additional counter, and sort the above accounts or contacts, and sort them according to the frequency or frequency of use. Displayed at the top or first page of the user interface, automatically and maneuvered according to the frequency. For example, if it is a phone book, the phone book is sorted according to the frequency of use, not just the strokes or letters. Tradition is only sorted by strokes or letters, resulting in frequently used letters or strokes with more surnames or names, which are ranked last, and must be turned to the end to obtain information, which is very inconvenient; the information that is not often used is ranked first. The present invention will dynamically sort and place the most frequent users at the forefront, see Figures 4 and B. The dynamic sorting module 1700 dynamically rearranges contacts and their information based on the frequency of use. The handheld communication device also includes a phone filter module 1800 coupled to the control unit; the phone filter module 1800 includes a display interface on the display, so that the user can input a blacklist or its related communication information or account number, when the listed blacklist calls Or during communication, the phone filter module 1800 checks whether the caller or the correspondent is blacklisted; if so, it directs it to the voicemail or hangs up directly.

Furthermore, please refer to the fifth figure, most of which are similar to the first figure, so the repeated part will not be described. The present invention also includes a context module 1900. The context module 1900 includes a context database 1950 that includes a plurality of preset background sounds or images, such as stations, airports, streets, entertainment venues, Background sounds or images of different situations in hospitals, markets, stores, terminals, stadiums, offices, conference rooms, factories, etc. The above mentioned places are merely examples and are not intended to limit the invention. When the context module 1900 is activated, a user can be displayed for the user to select a situation, and then the selected context is combined with the image input through the microphone or captured by the image capture device, and then transmitted to the opposite party through the transmission device. Therefore, the present invention includes a synthesis module 2000 for receiving context information transmitted by the context module 1900, and synthesizing the image by inputting through a microphone or/and an image captured by the image capture device. The context module 1900 and the composition module 2000 described above may be independent modules or integrated into a system or module. Similarly, the dynamic sorting module 1700, the phone filtering module 1800, and the context module 1900 can be independent modules or integrated into a system or module. The synthesis module 2000 can be designed using an AND GATE circuit. When you do not want to contact, you can enter the noise or the hospital background, and hang up the phone by reason; the same reason can provide different background information of the user, so that the user can refuse the call or do not want the other party to understand the environment.

Please refer to the sixth figure, except that all the above function modules exist alone or in combination. The present invention further includes a dual user interface module 2100 for generating a main right-hand use interface and a left-hand use interface. The dual user interface module 2100 of the present invention has a right-hand interface and a left-hand interface for right-handed and left-handed use, and the dual-user interface module 2100 is activated based on the switch to generate a right-hand interface 2100A. The left hand uses interface 2100B. User interface generation techniques are known and will be known to those skilled in the art and will not be described. The user interface may include a dialer interface, a contact interface, a chat user interface, etc. In other words, the dialer interface of the present invention includes a left dialer interface and a right dialer interface; the address book interface includes a right address book interface and The left address book interface is for users with different dominant hands. For example, an address book user interface, as shown in FIG. 7A, usually includes a representative icon, such as a photo or an image, and includes a first name, a first name, or another name, and of course, a phone number or a mail address; the above photo or image Usually placed on the left side. This is convenient for the right-handed user to hold, the thumb does not cover the photo or image on the left side, but it is not conducive to the user of the other hand, such as the left-hand user. The dual user interface generation module 2100 of the present invention can provide a preset left-hand user interface to be displayed on the display as shown in FIG. 7B. As mentioned above, this interface contains photos or images, as well as first name, first name or another name, and of course, may include a phone number or mail address; the above photo or image is placed on the right side. This is convenient for left-handed users to hold the photo or image on the right side of the thumb. It allows the user to switch the user interface at any time, depending on whether the user is holding the right hand or the left hand. In the above user interface, At least one virtual button 2105 is included to facilitate the user to switch the interface. Preferably, the two virtual buttons 2105 are switched to facilitate the use of the left and right hand fingers respectively, for example, the thumb of each hand can be touched separately.

The present invention has been described above by way of a preferred embodiment, and is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention. The scope of patent protection is subject to the scope of the patent application and its equivalent fields. Any modification or refinement made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention is equivalent to the equivalent change or design made in the spirit of the present disclosure, and should be included in the following patent application scope. Inside.

10‧‧‧Portable device

100‧‧‧Central Control Unit

105‧‧‧Antenna system

122‧‧‧Digital Signal Processor

125‧‧‧ converter

132‧‧‧Internet Phone Module

145‧‧‧Operating system

150‧‧‧Input/Output Interface

152‧‧‧Image capture module

153‧‧‧Speakers and microphones

155‧‧‧ memory

162‧‧‧ display

190‧‧‧Sound input/output unit

200A‧‧‧First wireless transmission module

200B‧‧‧Second wireless transmission module

1700‧‧‧Dynamic Sorting Module

1800‧‧‧Incoming Filter Module

1900‧‧‧Scenario Module

1950‧‧‧ Situational Database

2000‧‧‧Synthesis module

2100‧‧‧Dual user interface module

Claims (12)

A handheld communication device having a dual user interface, comprising: a control unit; a display coupled to the control unit; a dual user interface coupled to the control unit to facilitate generating a right user interface or a left user interface, and Displayed on the display to facilitate left-hand or right-hand operation respectively; the memory is coupled to the control unit for storing information. The dual-user interface handheld communication device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dual user interface comprises an address book user interface. The portable communication device having a dual user interface as claimed in claim 2, wherein the address book user interface includes a name and a corresponding photo. The handheld communication device having the dual user interface described in claim 2, wherein the address book user interface includes a name and a corresponding image. The portable communication device with a dual user interface as described in claim 3 or 4, wherein the address book user interface further includes a corresponding communication number or email address. The dual-user interface handheld communication device of claim 1, wherein the dual user interface comprises a dialer user interface. The portable communication device having a dual user interface as claimed in claim 6, wherein the dialer user interface includes a name and a corresponding photo. The handheld communication device having the dual user interface described in claim 6, wherein the dialer user interface includes a name and a corresponding image. A portable communication device having a dual user interface as claimed in claim 7 or 8, wherein the dialer user interface further comprises a corresponding communication number or email address. A portable communication device having a dual user interface as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dual user interface Contains the chat software user interface. The portable communication device with a dual user interface as claimed in claim 6, wherein the chat software user interface includes a name and a corresponding photo. The handheld communication device with a dual user interface as claimed in claim 6, wherein the chat software user interface includes a name and a corresponding image.