WO2004110038A1 - Dispositif de radiocommunication en deux parties - Google Patents

Dispositif de radiocommunication en deux parties Download PDF

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WO2004110038A1
WO2004110038A1 PCT/EP2004/051001 EP2004051001W WO2004110038A1 WO 2004110038 A1 WO2004110038 A1 WO 2004110038A1 EP 2004051001 W EP2004051001 W EP 2004051001W WO 2004110038 A1 WO2004110038 A1 WO 2004110038A1
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radio frequency
communications unit
frequency communications
interface
user interface
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Lian-Feng Wang
Ai-Hua Tian
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Motorola Inc
Motorola Limited
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0206—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings
    • H04M1/0208—Portable telephones comprising a plurality of mechanically joined movable body parts, e.g. hinged housings characterized by the relative motions of the body parts
    • H04M1/0214—Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H04M1/0254—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
    • H04M1/0256—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules wherein the modules are operable in the detached state, e.g. one module for the user interface and one module for the transceiver
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

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  • This invention relates in general to two-part radio communication device comprising a dedicated portable transceiver and user interface in communication with the dedicated portable transceiver.
  • Portable communications devices such as cellular telephones are becoming commonplace in society. With increasing use of such devices there has been a demand for increased functionality and greater compactness for ease and convenience of use. Customarily, these portable communications devices accompany users most of the time. However, since there is trend towards greater functionality and convenient use of these devices, a need exists for a user compact interface that can communicate with a telephone network.
  • a two- part radio communications device comprising dedicated portable transceiver circuitry in a dedicated portable transceiver housing and a portable user interface circuitry in an user interface housing
  • the portable transceiver circuitry includes: a primary radio frequency communications unit providing wireless communication with a telephone network, a secondary radio frequency communications unit, and a transceiver processor operatively coupled to the primary radio frequency communications unit and secondary radio frequency communications unit
  • the user interface circuitry includes: an interface radio frequency communications unit providing radio communication with the secondary radio frequency communications unit, a display screen, an alert signal generator, and an interface processor operatively coupled to the interface transceiver, display screen and alert signal generator
  • the alert signal generator provides an alert signal when the dedicated transceiver circuitry receives an incoming telephone call.
  • the dedicated telephone transceiver circuitry suitably comprises only circuitry for enabling wireless communication between the portable user interface and a telephone network base station.
  • a keypad mounted to the user interface housing, the keypad being operatively coupled to the interface processor.
  • the display screen may be a touch screen.
  • the keypad may be a virtual keypad on the touch screen.
  • the dedicated portable transceiver housing has a battery compartment for storing battery cells therein for providing power to the dedicated portable transceiver circuitry.
  • user interface housing has a battery compartment for storing battery cells therein for providing power to the dedicated portable transceiver circuitry.
  • the dedicated portable telephone transceiver circuitry has a primary modulator /demodulator associated with the primary radio frequency communications unit; and secondary, modulator/demodulator associated with the secondary radio frequency communications unit.
  • the user interface circuitry has an interface modulator /demodulator associated with the interface radio frequency communications unit.
  • the dedicated portable transceiver housing and a portable user interface housing may suitably be releasably mountable to each other.
  • a battery powered portable user interface circuitry in an user interface housing, the portable user interface circuitry providing radio communication with a secondary radio frequency communications unit of a battery powered dedicated telephone transceiver, the user interface circuitry including: a display screen, an alert signal generator, and an interface processor operatively coupled to the interface radio frequency communications unit, display screen and alert signal generator,
  • the secondary radio frequency communications unit effects communication with to the interface processor through the interface radio frequency communications unit.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a two-part a radio communications device accordance with the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a diagram of housing parts of the two-part a radio communications device of Fig 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a further diagram of housing parts of the two-part a radio communications device of Fig 1; and
  • Fig. 4 is a yet further diagram of housing parts of the two- part a radio communications device of Fig 1.
  • a two-part a radio communications device comprising a dedicated portable transceiver circuitry 1A in a dedicated portable transceiver housing 50 and a portable user interface circuitry IB in an user interface housing 51.
  • the dedicated portable transceiver circuitry 1A includes a primary radio frequency communications unit 2 providing wireless communication with a telephone network as will be apparent to a person skilled in the art.
  • the dedicated portable transceiver circuitry 1 A also includes a secondary radio frequency communications unit 5 and both the primary radio frequency communications unit 2 and secondary radio frequency communications unit 5 are operatively coupled to be in communication with a transceiver processor 3.
  • the transceiver processor 3 includes a primary encoder/decoder 11 with an associated Read Only Memory (ROM) 12 storing data for encoding and decoding voice or other signals that may be transmitted or received by primary radio frequency communications unit 2.
  • the transceiver processor 3 also includes a micro-processor 13 operatively coupled, by a bus 22, to the primary encoder /decoder 11, a Read Only Memory (ROM) 14, a Random Access Memory (RAM) 4 and a secondary encoder / decoder 23 having an associated ROM 24.
  • the Read only memory 14 stores operating code (OC) for microprocessor 13 to run the basic functions associated with the dedicated portable transceiver circuitry 1A.
  • the primary radio frequency communications unit 2 is a combined receiver and transmitter having a common antenna 7.
  • the primary radio frequency communications unit 2 has a transceiver 8 coupled to antenna 7 via a radio frequency amplifier 9.
  • the transceiver 8 is also coupled to a combined primary modulator/demodulator 10 that couples the communications unit 2 to the processor 3.
  • the secondary radio frequency communications unit 5 has a transceiver 18 coupled to an antenna 16 via a radio frequency amplifier 19.
  • the transceiver 18 is also coupled to a combined secondary modulator /demodulator 17 that couples the communications unit 5 to the processor 3.
  • the telephone transceiver circuitry 1A also includes a battery compartment 21 for storing battery cells for providing power to the dedicated portable transceiver circuitry 1A.
  • the power lines from the battery compartment 21 are not shown but will be apparent to a person skilled in the art.
  • the user interface circuitry IB includes an interface communications unit 32 providing radio communications with the secondary radio frequency communications unit 5.
  • the interface communications unit 32 is operatively coupled to be in communication with an interface processor 33.
  • the interface processor 33 includes an interface encoder/decoder 41 with an associated Read Only Memory (ROM) 42 storing data for encoding and decoding voice or other signals that may be transmitted or received by communications unit 32.
  • the interface processor 33 also includes a microprocessor 43 operatively coupled, by a bus 50, to the encoder/ decoder 41, a Read Only Memory (ROM) 44 and a Random Access Memory (RAM) 34.
  • the display screen 35 may be a touch screen and the keypad 36 may be a virtual keypad on the touch screen 35.
  • the user interface circuitry IB also includes a battery compartment 49 for storing battery cells for providing power to the user interface circuitry IB.
  • the power lines from the battery compartment 49 are not shown but will be apparent to a person skilled in the art.
  • one of the buttons on the keypad 36 provides for controlling power supplied by the battery cells in compartment 49 to the user interface circuitry such as the processor 33 and communications units 32.
  • the interface communications unit 32 has a transceiver 38 coupled to an antenna 37 via a radio frequency amplifier 39.
  • the transceiver 38 is also coupled to a combined interface modulator/demodulator 40 that couples the communications unit 32 to the interface processor 33.
  • dedicated portable transceiver housing 50 and user interface housing 51 of the two-part radio communications device are illustrated.
  • dedicated portable transceiver housing 50 and user interface housing 51 and releasably mountable to each other about a pivotal axis 55 so that when required a user can maintain the two-part radio communications device as a single physically coupled device.
  • the user can separate the portable transceiver housing 50 and user interface housing 51 whilst communication therebetween is maintained by the communications units 5, 32.
  • a user may place the portable transceiver housing 50 in a bag and the interface housing 51 can be inserted in the users pocket.
  • the secondary radio frequency communications 5 unit effects communication with to the interface processor through the interface radio frequency communications unit 32.
  • the alert signal generator 45 provides an alert signal when the dedicated transceiver circuitry 1 A receives an incoming telephone call.
  • the dedicated portable transceiver circuitry 1A comprises only circuitry for enabling wireless communication between the portable user interface and a telephone network base station.
  • the interface radio frequency communications unit 32 has a low power requirement and therefore the battery compartment 49 can be relatively small. Accordingly, the functionality of the user interface IB can be diverse whilst the size of the interface IB can be reduced and still provide for communication to a telephone network through telephone transceiver circuitry 1 A.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Mobile Radio Communication Systems (AREA)
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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif de radiocommunication en deux parties comprenant des circuits d'émetteur-récepteur portable spécialisé (1A) logés dans un boîtier d'émetteur-récepteur portable spécialisé (50) et des circuits d'interface utilisateur portable (1B) logés dans un boîtier d'interface utilisateur (51). Les circuits d'émetteur-récepteur portable (1A) se composent d'une première unité de communication par radiofréquence (2), permettant une communication sans fil avec un réseau téléphonique, d'une seconde unité de communication par radiofréquence (5) et d'un processeur d'émetteur-récepteur (3). Les circuits d'interface utilisateur (1B) se composent d'une unité de communication par radiofréquence d'interface (32) permettant une radiocommunication avec la seconde unité de communication par radiofréquence (5), d'un écran d'affichage (35), d'un générateur de signal d'avertissement (45) et d'un processeur d'interface (33). Dans la pratique, lorsque la première unité de communication par radiofréquence (2) reçoit un appel téléphonique entrant, la seconde unité de communication par radiofréquence (5) communique avec le processeur d'interface (33) par l'intermédiaire de l'unité de communication par radiofréquence d'interface (32).
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