JP2007228637A - Mobile terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal device capable of confirming, at a high recognition rate, occurrence of an event such as calling signal termination, mail reception, termination during absence, and automatic recording during absence. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile terminal device comprises a call termination alerting LED 7 for alerting the termination of a calling signal and a non-response alerting LED 8 for alerting non-response to the occurrence of an event such as mail reception, termination during absence and automatic recording during absence. The mobile terminal device is characterized in separately providing the call termination alerting LED 7 and the non-response alerting LED 8 to confirm the termination of a calling signal and the occurrence of an event on the LEDs, respectively. Furthermore, the call termination alerting LED 7 is configured to also alert a charging state. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal device provided with a notification LED such as an incoming notification for notifying an incoming call signal.

Among mobile terminal devices, for example, in a mobile phone, when a call signal is received or a mail signal is received, the reception and reception are displayed on the phone by various means.
That is, generally, when an incoming call signal or mail signal is received, the incoming / outgoing LED is displayed, and when the call button is not pressed, the incoming / outgoing message is displayed on the liquid crystal display. I have to.

  In this case, in a folder type telephone that has been widely spread in recent years, that is, in a so-called foldable cellular phone in which a pair of casings are connected in a foldable manner, the liquid crystal display unit that displays the reception and reception is provided on one One provided on the inner surface side of the housing and also provided on the outer surface of one of the folded housings has been proposed.

  By the way, in the above-described mobile phone, there is a problem that when the incoming / outgoing reception is confirmed, it cannot be confirmed unless the casing is opened, particularly in the case of a folding phone.

In this case, even if the liquid crystal display unit is provided on the outer surface of the folded housing, there is a problem in that it is necessary to positively confirm the display. There was a problem that it was not possible.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its object is to provide a portable terminal device capable of confirming the occurrence of an event such as an incoming call signal, mail reception, missed call, and absence recording with a high recognition rate. Is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a first casing and a second casing are connected to each other so as to be openable and closable, and one of the first and second casings is connected to each other. On the outer surface when the casing is closed, an incoming call notification LED for notifying the arrival of a call signal and an unanswered notification LED for notifying that an event has not occurred are provided. It is characterized by.

  According to the present invention, an operation unit is provided on a surface that is inside when at least one of the first and second housings is closed, and the contents of the event are displayed by the operation unit. When the confirmation operation is performed, it is preferable to turn off the non-response notification LED when not responding.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the non-response notification LED notifies an incoming call instead of the non-response notification when the call signal arrives.

  Moreover, as for the lighting pattern of the said LED for non-response notification, it is preferable that this invention differs from the lighting pattern which alert | reports that it is the said non-response, and the lighting pattern which alert | reports the said incoming call.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the non-response lighting pattern when the non-response notification LED is in the non-response state is set to a blinking pattern that lights intermittently.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to measure an elapsed time since the occurrence of the event is detected, and to change the blinking pattern to another blinking pattern based on the measurement result.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to identify a caller and control on / off of the unanswered notification LED based on the identification result.

  According to the present invention, the arrival of the call signal can be known by the incoming notification LED, while the non-response to the occurrence of an event such as a mail can be known by the non-response notification LED, which is compared with the liquid crystal display unit or the like. Thus, it is possible to confirm that the incoming call and reception can be confirmed with a high recognition rate. In addition, since the incoming call notification LED and the unanswered notification LED are provided in one case of the so-called foldable portable terminal device, the incoming call notification LED and the unreceived notification LED can be seen by visually observing one case. Since the display with the response notification LED can be confirmed, an effect that the display can be easily confirmed is obtained.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The embodiment described here is a case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone.
1 and 2, a mobile phone 1 (portable terminal device) according to this embodiment is formed by connecting a first housing 2 and a second housing 3 so as to be foldable by a hinge portion 4, This is a so-called folding cellular phone.

  The housing 2 is provided with an operation unit 5 including various operation keys such as a call key, an end key, and a numeric keypad on the inner surface side, and a liquid crystal display unit 6 is provided on the inner surface side of the housing 3. Yes.

On the outer surface 3 </ b> A of the housing 3, an incoming notification LED 7 that displays an incoming call signal and an unanswered LED 8 that displays an unacknowledged event signal are provided as separate display portions.

That is, an incoming call notification LED 7 is provided at the lower end of the outer surface 3A, and an unanswered notification LED 8 is provided near the upper end.

In the figure, reference numeral 9 denotes an antenna provided at the upper end of the housing 3.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone 1.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 10 denotes a CPU (central processing unit) that controls each part of the circuit, 11 denotes a ROM (read only memory) in which a program of the CPU 10 is stored, and a storage unit including a RAM (random access memory) for data storage. , 12 is a charging unit for charging the battery.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a communication unit having the antenna 9, which transmits a transmission signal on a carrier wave from the antenna 9, demodulates a call signal received via the antenna 9, and transmits these signals to the CPU 10 and the incoming call notification LED 7. Output.
When an event that must be notified to the user occurs, that is, when a call signal is received, the CPU 10 does not respond to the incoming call (missed call), or when a mail is received, an absence recording is made. In some cases, these are detected and an event signal is output.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a broadcast channel scanning unit, which obtains a call and various control information when the mobile phone 1 receives an intermittent signal from the base station 16.
Reference numeral 17 denotes a turn-off time change control unit that measures an elapsed time after the detection of the event signal by the timer 18 and changes a turn-off time (details will be described later) of the non-response notification LED 8 based on the measurement result. is there.
Reference numeral 19 denotes an on / off control unit that turns off the unanswered notification LED 8 when not responding based on a confirmation operation when confirming the event content.
The on / off control unit 19 includes a turn-off key 20 that turns off the non-response notification LED 8 based on a manual operation.

Reference numeral 21 denotes an identification control unit that identifies a caller and controls on / off of the unanswered notification LED 8 based on the identification result.
The incoming notification LED 7 and the unacknowledged notification LED 8 are controlled by the CPU 10 to turn on and off including a lighting pattern corresponding to various operating conditions as follows.

First, the incoming notification LED 7 has a flashing pattern at the time of incoming call and a color of red, for example.
Also, the lighting pattern during charging is a constantly lighting pattern and the color is red, and the color is green when charging is completed.

The unanswered notification LED 8 has a non-response lighting pattern that is different from the lighting pattern of the incoming-call notification LED 7 when no response is made to the occurrence of an event.
The pattern in this case is a blinking pattern that lights intermittently and the color is, for example, red, but is different from the lighting pattern of the incoming call notification LED 7.
FIG. 4 is a graph showing a lighting pattern of the LED 8 for non-response notification, and the lighting pattern is a blinking pattern in which the lighting time is T1 and the lighting time is T2.

The blinking pattern in this case is set to a pattern that lights up in synchronization with the scanning timing of the broadcast channel with the base station 16.
In this embodiment, the lighting interval of the lighting pattern is set to an integral multiple of the scanning timing of the broadcast channel, and the lighting time T1 is set to 50 msec and the lighting time T2 is set to 2.56 sec.

The unanswered notification LED 8 is configured to notify an incoming call instead of an unanswered notice when an incoming call is received, and has the same lighting pattern, that is, the same flashing timing and color as the incoming call notification LED 7 when an incoming call is received. It lights up with a pattern.
In this embodiment, after 24 hours have elapsed since the turn-off time change control unit 17 detected the event signal, the turn-off time T2 is set to be twice as long as the above time. Yes.

In the mobile phone 1 having the above configuration, when an incoming call is received, the call signal received via the antenna 9 is demodulated by the communication unit 13 and the incoming data obtained thereby is supplied to the CPU 10.
The CPU 10 stores the telephone number of the caller included in this data in the storage unit 11 and outputs an incoming call notification command, and the incoming call notification LED 7 is turned on based on the incoming call notification command.
The lighting pattern is a blinking pattern with a red color.
Here, the user can use the mobile phone 1 to operate the operation unit 5 to make a call.
In this case, when the call signal is received, the unanswered notification LED 8 is also configured to notify the incoming call, so the unanswered notification LED 8 is also lit in the same pattern as the incoming notification LED 7.

On the other hand, among the event signals, for example, when mail is received, the mail received via the antenna 9 is demodulated by the communication unit 13, and the received data obtained thereby is supplied to the CPU 10.
The CPU 10 attaches a non-response flag to the received data, stores it in the storage unit 11, and further turns on the non-response notification LED 8.
The lighting pattern of the non-response notification LED 8 in this case is a blinking pattern having a red color and a lighting / extinguishing pattern shown in FIG. 4, and is different from the lighting pattern at the time of incoming call.

Here, when the user recognizes lighting of the unanswered notification LED 8 and operates the mobile phone 1, that is, when the user operates the operation unit 5 to open a mail, the CPU 10 causes the confirmation operation to An unanswered flag is removed from the received data stored in the storage unit 11.
As a result, the on / off control unit 19 turns off the non-response notification LED 8 and turns off the non-response notification LED 8.
If there are a plurality of mails in this operation, the unanswered notification LED 8 is turned off after all the mails are opened.

Further, when the user does not respond to the mail without noticing the lighting of the non-response notification LED 8, the non-response notification LED 8 continues to blink.
In this case, the non-response notification LED 8 blinks in the blinking pattern shown in FIG. 4, and there is a turn-off time of time T2 (2.56 sec) between the time of one lighting and the time of the next lighting.
Therefore, power is supplied to the non-response notification LED 8 intermittently and in an extremely short time (50 msec), and the power consumption in the non-response notification LED 8 is suppressed to a low level.
Even when the lighting and extinguishing times are set intermittently, an afterimage at the time of lighting remains, so that the lighting is surely confirmed.

Further, in this mobile phone 1, when 24 hours have passed for no response, the turn-off time change control unit 17 changes the turn-off time T <b> 2 to double the time.
Therefore, after 24 hours, power consumption can be further reduced.
Further, when it is desired to turn off the non-response notification LED 8 due to various circumstances, it can be turned off by operating the turn-off key 20 of the on / off control unit 19.
Further, in this cellular phone 1, by operating the operation unit 5 in advance and setting the identification control unit 21 in a predetermined state, only when an incoming call from a specific caller (transmitting device) is received. The unanswered notification LED 8 can be operated.

As described above, the mobile phone 1 can know the incoming call signal by the incoming call notification LED 7, while the unanswered event such as mail can be known by the non-response notification LED 8. In comparison, it is possible to confirm the incoming call and reception with a high recognition rate.
At this time, since the incoming call notification LED 7 and the non-response notification LED 8 are provided separately as separate display portions, the confirmation can be performed more reliably.
Note that the incoming call notification LED 7 also serves as a charging state notification LED, so that the state of charge of the battery can be known.

In addition, since the incoming call signal is displayed not only by the incoming call notification LED but also by the unanswered notification LED, the incoming call can be confirmed with a high recognition rate.
In this case, since the lighting patterns of both the LEDs 7 and 8 are the same, it can be reliably recognized that the incoming call is received.

  Further, when the event is not responding to the event, the lighting pattern of the incoming notification LED 7 and the non-response notification LED 8 is different, so that it is possible to confirm that the non-response is not mistaken as an incoming call.

  In addition, since the non-response lighting pattern in the non-response state is set to the blinking pattern that lights intermittently, there is an advantage that the power consumption of the battery can be reduced.

In this case, the blinking timing is synchronized with the scanning timing of the broadcast channel with the base station.
Thereby, since the blinking process of the LED is matched with the periodic process of the CPU, the burden on the CPU can be reduced.
In addition, since the turn-off time T2 is changed by a factor of 24 after 24 hours by the turn-off time change control unit 17 that changes the turn-off time, the power consumption can be further reduced.

In addition, since the lighting when the unanswered notification LED 8 is not responded is turned off based on the confirmation operation when the content of the event is confirmed, such an effect that the turning off can be automatically performed is obtained.
In this case, the light can be turned off by the turn-off key 20, so that there is an advantage that it can be used in accordance with the use situation.

Further, since the unanswered notification LED 8 can be turned on only when an incoming call is received from a specific caller, there is an advantage that unnecessary responses and responses that do not need to be rushed can be eliminated.
Further, by visually observing one housing 3, it is possible to confirm both the display of the incoming call notification LED 7 and the non-response notification LED 8, and there is an advantage that the display can be easily recognized.

As described above, in the mobile phone 1, the occurrence of an event such as an incoming call signal or an email can be confirmed with a high recognition rate.

In the above embodiment, the incoming notification LED 7 is provided at the lower end of the outer surface 3A of the housing 3 and the non-response notification LED 8 is provided near the upper end of the outer surface 3A. Is not limited to this form, and may be appropriately selected.
For example, any one of these LEDs may be disposed in the antenna 9 provided in the housing 3 or in the vicinity thereof.
If constituted in this way, usually this type of mobile phone is often stored in a pocket of a shirt, and the LED 9 can be confirmed with a high recognition rate by storing the antenna 9 positioned upward. .

It is a figure which shows the portable terminal device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows the state which closed the housing | casing. It is a figure which shows the portable terminal device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the housing | casing. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the lighting pattern of LED for non-response notification of the portable terminal device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable terminal device 2 1st housing | casing 3 2nd housing | casing 7 LED for incoming call notification
8 Unanswered notification LED
9 Antenna 16 Base station 17 Off time change control unit 18 Timer 19 On / off control unit 20 Off key 21 Identification control unit

Claims (7)

The first housing and the second housing are connected to each other so as to be openable and closable,
On either side of the first or second casing, an incoming notification LED for informing the arrival of a paging signal on the outer surface when the casings are closed, and the occurrence of an event A non-response notifying LED for notifying that it is a response, and a mobile terminal device. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1,
At least one of the first and second casings is provided with an operation portion on the inner surface when the casings are closed,
When the operation unit confirms the content of the event, the unresponsive LED is turned off when no response is made. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1 or 2,
The non-response notification LED notifies an incoming call instead of the non-response notification when the call signal arrives. In the portable terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
About the lighting pattern of the LED for non-response notification, the lighting pattern which notifies that it is the non-response and the lighting pattern which notifies the said incoming call differ. In the portable terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The non-response lighting pattern when the non-response notification LED is in the non-response state is set to a blinking pattern that lights intermittently. The mobile terminal device according to claim 5,
A portable terminal device characterized in that an elapsed time since the occurrence of the event is detected is measured, and the blinking pattern is changed to another blinking pattern based on the measurement result. In the portable terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A portable terminal device that identifies a caller and controls on / off of the unanswered notification LED based on the identification result.

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