WO2010061475A1 - Appareil électronique - Google Patents

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WO2010061475A1
WO2010061475A1 PCT/JP2008/071681 JP2008071681W WO2010061475A1 WO 2010061475 A1 WO2010061475 A1 WO 2010061475A1 JP 2008071681 W JP2008071681 W JP 2008071681W WO 2010061475 A1 WO2010061475 A1 WO 2010061475A1
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memory card
external element
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徹 棚橋
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パイオニア株式会社
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06K—GRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K7/00—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns
    • G06K7/0013—Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, e.g. for reading patterns by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers

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  • the present invention relates to an electronic device that includes an insertion unit that can insert and remove an external element such as a memory card, and an operation unit that is provided with individual functions.
  • An insertion means such as an insertion slot for mounting this type of memory card or the like is provided on the front panel of the device.
  • Another possible method is to provide a dedicated sensor in the vicinity of the insertion port or the like, detect the approach of a hand or the like, determine that the external element has been removed, and alert the user or the like.
  • Patent Document 1 the method described in Patent Document 1 and the method of providing a dedicated sensor in the vicinity of the insertion port, etc., have a problem in that a dedicated part for the extraction operation is required and the cost is increased.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that does not require an additional part for detecting the extraction of an external element and suppresses an increase in cost.
  • the electronic device is configured such that the function added to the operation unit is executed by individually operating a plurality of operation units to which individual functions are added in advance.
  • a controller that outputs operation information indicating that the user has operated by detecting an approach or contact of a user's finger to each of the plurality of operation means, an external element can be inserted and removed, and the It is detected that the insertion means provided at a position sandwiched between a plurality of operation means and the operation information is simultaneous operation information simultaneously output from a plurality of operation means located at a position sandwiching the insertion means. Based on the operation information, it is determined that an external element inserted into the insertion means is about to be removed, and individual functions added to the plurality of operation means are not executed. It is characterized by comprising a control means for controlling the.
  • Electrostatic switch controller (controller) 10 Main microcomputer (control means)
  • the operation information indicating that the electronic device is operated by detecting the approach or contact of the user's finger or the like to each of the plurality of operation means output by the controller is positioned between the insertion means.
  • the control means detects that the simultaneous operation information is simultaneously output from a plurality of operation means located in the control means, the control means will extract the external element inserted in the insertion means based on the simultaneous operation information
  • control that does not execute individual functions added to a plurality of operation means is performed.
  • the operation means operates the individually added functions when operated alone, and when the plurality provided with the insertion means are operated simultaneously, the control means operates the external element.
  • control means may determine whether or not the external element can be extracted, and if it is determined that the external element cannot be extracted, the control means may alert the alarm means that the external element is not allowed to be extracted. By doing in this way, it can be alarmed and prevented that an external element is extracted during access to an external element.
  • the operation means may be an electrostatic switch that detects a change in capacitance. By doing so, since it can be operated without being physically pressed like a tact switch, it is possible to achieve both a normal operation switch function and a function as an external element extraction detection sensor.
  • the insertion means may be provided with an opening formed in a rectangular shape, and a plurality of operation means sandwiching the insertion means from a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the insertion means. In this way, when an external element such as a memory card is picked up with a finger, the hand can be positioned in the vicinity of the operating means, and the removal of the external element can be easily detected.
  • guide portions for guiding the insertion / extraction of the external element may be provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the opening of the insertion means.
  • the electronic device 1 includes a housing 2, an electrostatic switch 3, an insertion slot 4, a memory card 5, a speaker 6, and a display device 7.
  • the housing 2 is formed in a substantially box shape.
  • An electrostatic switch 3, an insertion slot 4, a memory card 5, a speaker 6, and a display device 7 are provided on a front surface 2 a that is one surface of the housing 2.
  • a plurality of electrostatic switches 3 as operating means are provided on the front surface 2 a of the housing 2 and connected to the electrostatic switch controller 8.
  • three electrostatic switches 3a, 3b, and 3c are provided, and individual functions for operating the electronic device 1 are added.
  • the electrostatic switches 3a, 3b, 3c are provided with electrodes inside the front surface 2a (inside the housing 2) and touch a position corresponding to the electrodes with a finger or approach within a predetermined distance range, It is a well-known switch element that functions as a switch by changing the capacitance as a physical quantity.
  • the insertion port 4 as an insertion means has an opening formed in a rectangular shape, and is disposed on the front surface 2a so as to be sandwiched between the electrostatic switches 3a and 3b from a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the opening.
  • the insertion slot 4 is deep enough to expose the rear end of the memory card 5 when a memory card 5 to be described later is loaded and the memory card 5 is loaded. That is, the memory card 5 can be inserted and removed.
  • the insertion port 4 is connected to the interface 9 to input / output data read from the memory card 5 and data to be written.
  • a memory card 5 as an external element is a recording medium formed in a card shape and having a nonvolatile semiconductor memory inside, and the electronic device 1 reads or writes various data.
  • the speaker 6 is connected to the main microcomputer 10, and when the main microcomputer 10 determines that an alarm for prohibiting the removal of the memory card 5 is necessary, it makes a buzzer sound and warns the user and the like.
  • the display device 7 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display and is connected to the main microcomputer 10.
  • the display device 7 displays an alarm message when it is determined by the main microcomputer 10 that an alarm indicating that the removal of the memory card 5 is prohibited is necessary.
  • an LED Light ⁇ Emitting Diode
  • the LED may be blinked or lit instead of the alarm message.
  • the electrostatic switch controller 8 determines whether or not each of the three electrostatic switches 3a, 3b, and 3c has been operated, that is, whether or not the user's finger or the like has touched (or has approached within a predetermined distance range). Whether or not) and a determination result (operation information) is output to the main microcomputer 10. That is, the operation information is output when the capacitance reaches a predetermined threshold value.
  • the interface 9 provides an interface between the memory card 5 attached to the insertion slot 4 and the main microcomputer 10. That is, the data read from the memory card 5 is converted into a format to be processed by the main microcomputer 10 and output, and the data output from the main microcomputer 10 is converted into a format to be written to the memory card 5 and output. Further, a signal indicating the presence / absence of the memory card 5 and the operation state is output to the main microcomputer 10.
  • the main microcomputer 10 as a control means is a microcomputer with a built-in CPU (Central Processing Unit), a memory, and the like, which controls the operation of the electronic device 1 and, in the present embodiment, the memory card 5 can be removed. It is determined whether or not. When an access operation such as data input / output to / from the memory card 5 is being performed, it is determined that the data cannot be extracted. In this case, it is detected from the detection result of the electrostatic switch controller 8 that the electrostatic switches 3a and 3b are operated simultaneously. When the result is input, it is determined that the memory card 5 is about to be removed, and the speaker 6 and the display device 7 are instructed to issue an alarm indicating that the removal is prohibited.
  • a built-in CPU Central Processing Unit
  • FIG. 4 shows a flowchart of the alarm operation when the memory card 5 is removed. The flowchart shown in FIG. 4 is executed by the main microcomputer 10.
  • step S1 it is determined whether or not the electrostatic switch 3 has been actuated, that is, whether or not a finger or the like has approached within a predetermined distance, or has come into contact. If the operation is not performed (NO), the process waits in this step. That is, in this step, it is determined whether or not operation information is input from the electrostatic switch controller 8.
  • step S2 it is determined whether or not only one is activated. If there is one (YES), the process proceeds to step S3. If not (NO), the process proceeds to step S4. That is, it is determined whether or not the operation information is simultaneous operation information output simultaneously from a plurality of electrostatic switches 3a and 3b located at positions where the insertion port 4 is sandwiched.
  • step S3 since the operated electrostatic switch 3 is one, the function added to the operated electrostatic switch 3 is operated, and the process returns to step S1.
  • step S4 the electrostatic switches 3a and 3b are not executed individually and the process proceeds to step S5.
  • step S2 since it is determined that there is not one operation in step S2, it is determined that the operation information input from the electrostatic switch controller 8 is simultaneous operation information, and the memory card 5 is about to be removed. Thus, the function added to each of the electrostatic switches 3 is not executed.
  • step S5 since there are a plurality of operated electrostatic switches 3, it is determined whether or not the memory card 5 can be extracted. If it can be extracted (in the case of YES), the process returns to step S1. If extraction is impossible (NO), the process proceeds to step S6. That is, if there is no problem even if the memory card 5 is removed, such as when the memory card 5 is not accessed, no alarm is issued.
  • step S6 since it is determined in step S6 that the memory card 5 cannot be removed, an alarm indicating that the removal is prohibited is issued using the speaker 6 or the display device 7.
  • the electrostatic switch 3 is provided at a position where the insertion port 4 is sandwiched between the plurality of electrostatic switches 3 to which individual functions are added in advance, and the electrostatic switch 3 detects a change in capacitance
  • the electrostatic controller 8 outputs to the main microcomputer 10 operation information indicating that the electrostatic controller 8 has been operated when the detected capacitance has reached a predetermined threshold value.
  • the main microcomputer 10 detects that the electrostatic switch 3 is simultaneous operation information simultaneously output from the plurality of electrostatic switches 3a and 3b located at positions where the insertion port 4 is sandwiched, and uses the simultaneous operation information as the simultaneous operation information.
  • the electrostatic switch 3 operates functions individually added when operated alone, and the main microcomputer 10 operates when a plurality of the switches provided across the insertion port 4 are operated simultaneously. Since it is possible to detect the removal of the memory card 5 and not to execute the individual function added to each electrostatic switch 3, it is possible to detect the removal of the memory card 5 without adding parts. Cost increase can be suppressed.
  • the main microcomputer 10 determines whether or not the memory card 5 can be extracted, and when determining that the memory card 5 cannot be extracted, the main microcomputer 10 displays a message indicating that the memory card 5 is prohibited from being extracted and the display. The device 7 may be alerted. By doing so, it is possible to alarm and prevent the memory card 5 from being removed during access to the memory card 5.
  • an electrostatic switch that detects capacitance fluctuation Since an electrostatic switch that detects capacitance fluctuation is used, it can be operated without being physically pressed like a tact switch, and both a normal operation switch function and a function as a sensor for detecting removal of the memory card 5 are compatible. be able to.
  • the insertion slot 4 is formed in a rectangular shape and the electrostatic switches 3a and 3b are provided so as to sandwich the insertion slot 4 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, when the memory card 5 is removed, The possibility of holding the finger 5 with the finger increases, and the possibility that the hand touches the electrostatic switch 3a increases.
  • the electrostatic switches 3a and 3b are provided so as to sandwich the insertion port 4 in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the insertion port 4.
  • the electrostatic switches 3a and 3b are provided so as to sandwich the insertion port 4 in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the insertion port 4.
  • position as shown in FIG. You may arrange
  • protruding guide members 4 a may be provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the opening of the insertion port 4. In this way, when the memory card 5 is attached or removed, attachment and removal are performed along the guide member 4a, so that the holding method of the memory card 5 can be limited, and the electrostatic switch 3a, Positioning in the vicinity of 3b can be easily guided, and the removal of the memory card 5 can be easily detected.
  • FIG. 6 is merely provided with a protrusion, but if the guide groove 4a1 is provided in the protrusion as shown in FIG. 7, the holding method of the memory card 5 can be more easily limited.
  • the electrostatic switch 3 is used as the operating means.
  • an infrared sensor is used as a switch for switching the function by detecting that the hand or the like has normally approached a predetermined range.
  • a plurality of infrared sensors arranged so as to sandwich the insertion slot 4 react at the same time, they may be used as sensors for detecting removal of the memory card 5.
  • the insertion port 4 may not be sandwiched by the same element such as a combination of an infrared sensor and an electrostatic switch.
  • the operation means arranged at a position sandwiching the insertion slot 4 may be configured by an element that detects a change in a specific physical quantity caused by the user's finger or the like approaching or contacting itself.
  • the memory card 5 has been described as an external element.
  • the present invention is not limited to a card-type recording medium such as a memory card, and may be applied to a USB device such as a USB memory or a USB dongle.
  • the insertion port is a USB terminal.
  • any external element (apparatus) connected to an electronic device through a pluggable interface is applicable.
  • An electrostatic switch controller 8 for outputting operation information indicating that the operation has been performed by detecting the approach or contact of a user's finger or the like to each of the plurality of electrostatic switches 3;
  • An insertion slot 4 provided at a position where the memory card 5 can be inserted and removed and sandwiched between the plurality of electrostatic switches 3a and 3b; It is detected that the operation information is simultaneous operation information output simultaneously from a plurality of electrostatic switches 3 located at positions sandwiching the insertion slot 4, and a memory card inserted into the insertion slot 4 based on the simultaneous operation information
  • An electronic apparatus 1 comprising: a main microcomputer 10 that determines that 5 is about to be extracted and performs control that does not execute individual functions added to the plurality of electrostatic switches 3.
  • the electrostatic switches 3a and 3b operate individually added functions when operated alone, and a plurality of electrostatic switches 3a and 3b operated simultaneously with the insertion port 4 interposed therebetween.
  • the main microcomputer 10 can detect the removal operation of the memory card 5 and the individual function added to the electrostatic switch 3 can be prevented from being executed. Since it can be detected as sampling, an increase in cost can be suppressed. Further, when the removal of the memory card 5 is detected, it is possible to take measures such as stopping the operation of the memory card 5.

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La présente invention concerne un appareil électronique configuré pour ne pas exiger de composant supplémentaire pour la détection d’échantillonnage de composants externes de façon à supprimer l’augmentation des coûts. L'invention propose alors de résoudre le problème grâce à un appareil électronique pourvu d’un panneau avant (2a) dans lequel un commutateur électrostatique (3) est disposé et une fente de chargement est réalisée de telle sorte qu’une carte mémoire (5) peut être introduite dans, et peut être retirée de, la fente de chargement; lorsqu'un micro-ordinateur principal (10) détecte que les informations d’exploitation actionnées par détection de l’approche ou du contact d’un doigt ou similaire d’un utilisateur qu’un contrôleur de commutateur électrostatique envoie à chaque commutateur électrostatique d’une pluralité de commutateurs électrostatiques (3) sont les informations d’exploitation simultanées sorties de manière simultanée à partir d'une pluralité de commutateurs électrostatiques (3a, 3b) en une position à laquelle la fente de chargement (4) est maintenue, le micro-ordinateur principal (10) juge sur la base des informations d’exploitation simultanées que la carte mémoire (5) introduite dans la fente de chargement (4) sera bientôt sortie et commande une pluralité de moyens d’exploitation pour ne pas exécuter des fonctions individuelles ajoutées aux moyens d'exploitation.
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