JP2007097234A - Cellular telephone device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce functions of one key, by increasing the absolute number of keys on a key control section so as to provide an easy-to-operate and multi-functional cellular telephone device. <P>SOLUTION: The cellular telephone device comprises a first casing having at least a receiver and a second casing having at least a transmitter connected by a junction. The junction connects the first casing and the second casing rotatably around a spindle penetrating the first casing and the second casing. The first casing or the second casing has at least one display, and at least two of different sides of the first casing or the second casing have the key control sections, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone device, and more particularly, to a mobile phone device having two or more key operation units in a structure having two casings that are rotatable around a joint.

A conventional cellular phone device has one key operation unit, and a single key has a plurality of functions, and a telephone operation and an e-mail reception are performed by one key operation unit. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a general mobile phone device.
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2001-333166 (FIG. 1)

  However, in the conventional cellular phone device having only one key operation unit, since the number of keys is small as described above, it is necessary to give one key many functions. There is a problem that it is unclear and the key operation is very complicated in creating an e-mail.

  For example, in a conventional cellular phone device, in particular, in creating an e-mail, when inputting the character “ka line”, only the key displaying “ka” is used. When you enter “ko”, each time you press the key, “ka”, “ki”, “ku”, “ke”, “ko” are displayed in order, so press it five times to “ Enter "". In addition, when inputting the sound repellent “t”, only the key with “ta” is used, and each time the key is pressed, “ta”, “chi”, “tsu”, “te” ”,“ To ”, and“ tsu ”are displayed in order, so press“ 6 ”to enter“ tsu ”.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone device that is easy to operate and has multiple functions by reducing the function of one key by increasing the absolute number of keys in a key operation unit.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a mobile phone device according to the present invention is a junction according to claim 1, wherein a first housing having at least a receiver and a second housing having at least a transmitter are joined. The first housing and the second housing are coupled by the joint so that the first housing and the second housing can rotate with a support shaft passing through the first housing and the second housing as a fulcrum. The first casing or the second casing has at least one display unit, and the first casing or the second casing has key operation units on at least two different surfaces, respectively. .

  In the mobile phone device according to the present invention, as described in claim 2, the first casing includes at least one display unit, and the second casing includes a key operation unit on each of the two facing surfaces. Features.

  In the mobile phone device of the present invention, as described in claim 3, the first casing includes a display unit on each of two facing surfaces, and the second casing includes a key operation unit on each of the two facing surfaces. It is characterized by that.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cellular phone device having a transmitter on each surface of the first casing or the second casing provided with the key operation unit.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the display unit is a liquid crystal display.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone device, the key operation unit has at least keys for Roman letter display, numeric display, hiragana display, or katakana display.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone device, the romaji display keys include, for example, at least 26 romaji display keys from “A” to “Z”. And

  In the mobile phone device according to the present invention, the key of the key operation unit is a liquid crystal touch panel.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the cellular phone device has a folding structure in which the first casing and the second casing are joined so as to be foldable, and the folding structure is opened. In this state, the first housing and the second housing are coupled so as to be rotatable about a support shaft that penetrates the first housing and the second housing.

  According to the first configuration of the present invention, the mobile phone device according to the present invention is configured by two housings, and the two housings serve as a fulcrum with a support shaft passing through the first housing and the second housing. By making it rotatable, for example, the first housing has one display unit, the key operation unit is provided on each side of the second housing, and the second housing provided with the two key operation units is provided. By rotating, both key operation units can be used for one display unit of the first casing. Further, by increasing the absolute number of keys, it is possible to reduce the function of one key even though it is multifunctional, making the function of the key clear and easy to operate.

  According to the second configuration of the present invention, the mobile phone device of the present invention is configured by two casings, and has a key operation unit on at least two of the different surfaces of the two casings. . Since it has at least two key operation units, increasing the absolute number of keys makes it possible to reduce the function of a single key even though it is multifunctional, making the function of the key clear and easy to operate. .

  According to the third configuration of the present invention, in the mobile phone device of the present invention, the first casing has a display unit on each of two facing surfaces, and the second casing has a key operation unit on each of the two facing surfaces. Therefore, even when the first housing and the second housing are closed in a foldable structure (claim 9), at least one display unit can always be seen, and the strength of the radio wave It is possible to obtain various information such as the status, the incoming state of e-mail, the recording state of the answering machine, the date, time, and other settings.

  According to the fourth configuration of the present invention, the cellular phone device of the present invention is provided with a transmitter on the surface of the first casing or the second casing that includes the key operation unit, so that any key is provided. Telephone response is possible even when using the operation unit.

  Further, according to the fifth configuration of the present invention, the mobile phone device of the present invention can reduce the cost of the display unit by making the display unit a liquid crystal display, and can be easily colored. .

  According to the sixth configuration of the present invention, in the mobile phone device of the present invention, among at least two key operation units, a key of one key operation unit is displayed in Roman letters, and the other key operation unit is displayed in numbers. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a key operation unit for e-mail reception and telephone reception.

  Further, according to the seventh configuration of the present invention, the mobile phone device of the present invention has at least 26 keys displayed in Roman letters from “A” to “Z”, thereby enabling general word processor operation. Thus, by mainly providing an e-mail creation function, key operations are remarkably simplified as compared with conventional ones, and a mail document can be created with multiple functions.

  According to the eighth configuration of the present invention, when the mobile phone device of the present invention displays a touch panel key only during use, it can have both a display unit and a key operation unit. That is, by using at least two key operation units also as the display unit, the entire mobile phone device can have a maximum of four display units, and the display range is expanded.

  Further, according to the ninth configuration of the present invention, the cellular phone device of the present invention can be downsized by adding the folding function of the conventional cellular phone device to the cellular phone device of the present invention. Is possible.

    Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following embodiment is an example embodying the present invention, and does not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic plan view seen from the back and front of the mobile phone device of the present invention. The first housing 1 and the second housing 2 are coupled by a joint portion 3 so as to be rotatable. Furthermore, the hinge part 4 is connected so that folding is possible. For example, the joint portion 3 is normally stored in the second housing 2 and appears by pulling the first housing 1 upward in FIG.

  The first casing 1 includes an extendable antenna 5 and a receiver 6, and the second casing 2 includes a transmitter 7 on the front and back. Since the transmitter 7 is provided on the front and back sides, a call can be made from either the front or back side of the second housing 2.

  A front (front) surface of the second housing 2 has a first key operation unit 29 including a main power switch 12, a key operation invalid switch 13, a scroll switch 17, and the like. In order to prevent erroneous operation, the first key operation unit 29 on the front surface of the second housing 2 is in the case where the key operation invalid switch 13 is ON even when the main power switch 12 is ON. The first housing 1 and the second housing 2 are controlled so as to be operable only when they are opened.

  In addition, a small liquid crystal display 9 is provided on the front (front) surface of the first housing 1, and the liquid crystal display 9 includes a date, time, radio wave reception status, recording message (message on the answering machine, Messages in manner mode setting), e-mail receipt information, alarm settings, vibration settings, manner mode settings, and other settings are displayed.

  In the creation and transmission of e-mail, a large liquid crystal display 8 is provided on the back surface of the first housing 1, and if the main power switch 12 is ON, the first housing 1 and the second housing 2 are connected. The menu screen related to e-mail is displayed in the open state. Therefore, the cursor movement key 22 is used to select “create new mail” on the menu screen, and press the enter key 23 to display the new mail creation screen to input the outgoing mail.

  The second key operation unit 30 on the back surface of the second housing 2 is provided with the same functions as a general word processor, including 26 keys 10 in Roman letters from “A” to “Z”, and numbers / symbol display. Key 20, delete key 21, cursor movement key 22, confirm key 23, space key 24, kanji conversion key 25, full-width and half-width katakana conversion key 26, full-width / half-width alphanumeric key 27, and shift key 28.

  After creating the e-mail, the cursor movement key 22 and the confirmation key 23 are used to select and confirm “email confirmation” on the menu screen, and then select and confirm “email transmission” on the menu screen for transmission. The destination can be entered by inputting an address, or can be searched from the “address book” on the menu screen.

  As for telephone reception, when the normal telephone function is used, the second casing 2 is rotated and the first key operation unit 29 on the front surface of the second casing 2 is used. The telephone number can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 8 with the number display key 11 and the telephone switch 14 is pressed or the scroll switch 17 is used to select and confirm the “address book” from the menu screen of the liquid crystal display 8 to make a call. it can.

  The contents displayed on the menu screen of the liquid crystal display 8 in the state where the second housing 2 is rotated are different from the above-described menu screen of the e-mail, and the address book, call charge, call time, ring tone setting Mainly related to telephone functions such as.

  After the call, the telephone can be disconnected by pressing the telephone switch 15 or rotating the second housing 2. When a call is received, the first casing 1 and the second casing 2 can be opened to receive the call.

  As with a conventional mobile phone device, a recording switch 16, a clear switch 18, and a manner mode switch 19 are provided.

  As described above, the cellular phone device of the above example is extremely simple by greatly increasing the operation keys for the e-mail function and enabling word processor operation without any loss of the function as a conventional telephone. In addition, it is possible to create a mail document with multiple functions.

  Further, the above description has been given as an example of having two key operation units and increasing the number of operation keys. However, for example, a CCD (charge-coupled device) camera in one housing When the mobile phone device of the present invention is built in, the two casings are coupled so as to be rotatable, so that the shooting angle and the shooting range can be widened as compared with the mobile phone device with a built-in CCD camera. Is possible. Further, the rotation operation is not limited to that shown in FIG. 1, and there is a method such as a mobile phone device as shown in FIG.

It is a figure which shows the schematic plane of the back surface and front surface of the mobile telephone apparatus of one Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows rotation operation | movement of the mobile telephone apparatus of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st housing | casing 2 2nd housing | casing 3 Junction part 4 Hinge part 5 Antenna 6 Handset 7 Transmitter 8 Large liquid crystal display (1st housing back surface)
9 Small liquid crystal display (front face of first housing)
10 Roman letter keys 11 Numeric display keys 12 Main power switch 13 Key operation invalid switch 14 Telephone switch (ON)
15 Telephone switch (OFF)
16 Recording switch 17 Scroll switch 18 Clear switch 19 Manner mode switch 20 Number / symbol display key 21 Erasing key 22 Cursor movement key 23 Enter key 24 Space key 25 Kanji conversion key 26 Full-width and half-width katakana conversion key 27 Full-width / half-width alphanumeric Key 28 shift key 29 first key operation section 30 second key operation section

Claims (9)

A first housing having at least a receiver and a second housing having at least a transmitter are coupled by a joint portion;
The first housing and the second housing are coupled by the joint portion so as to be rotatable about a support shaft passing through the first housing and the second housing,
The mobile phone characterized in that the first housing or the second housing has at least one display portion, and has key operation portions on at least two different surfaces of the first housing or the second housing, respectively. Telephone device.   The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the first housing includes at least one display unit, and the second housing includes a key operation unit on each of two facing surfaces.   The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the first housing includes a display unit on each of two facing surfaces, and the second housing includes a key operation unit on each of the two facing surfaces.   The mobile phone device according to claim 1, further comprising a transmitter on each surface of the first casing or the second casing that includes the key operation unit.   The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is a liquid crystal display.   6. The cellular phone device according to claim 1, wherein the key operation unit includes at least keys for displaying Roman letters, numerals, hiragana, or katakana.   7. The cellular phone device according to claim 6, wherein the key operation unit includes at least 26 keys in Roman letters from “A” to “Z”.   8. The cellular phone device according to claim 1, wherein the key of the key operation unit is a liquid crystal touch panel.   The first housing and the second housing have a folding structure in which the first housing and the second housing are foldably joined, and the first housing and the second housing are in the state where the folding structure is opened. 9. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone device is coupled so as to be rotatable about a support shaft penetrating the body and the second housing.