JP2014103642A - Mounting fixture for mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting fixture for a mobile terminal which makes it possible to read information with a mobile terminal easily and accurately.SOLUTION: A jacket 1 for a mobile terminal is mounted to a mobile terminal 13 when the mobile terminal 13 having a camera function reads an information medium, and a base 33 is arranged under an installation stand 31. The installation stand 31 is used for installing the mobile terminal 13, and a close-up lens 9 which shortens a focusing distance for a camera 15 is provided at a position of the mobile terminal 13 which corresponds to the camera 15. Displacement prevention pawls 7 for fixing the mobile terminal 13 are arranged on the periphery of the installation stand 31. The base 33 is provided so as not to interfere with a reading range for the camera 15, and the height is determined so that the focusing distance from the camera 15 at the time of reading information can correspond to the height position of the bottom of the base 33.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting tool to be mounted on a mobile terminal, and more particularly to a mounting tool for a mobile terminal that is mounted and used when reading information with a mobile terminal having a camera function.

  In recent years, in information media such as advertisements, codes are attached by reading a two-dimensional code or barcode corresponding to a product using a camera function of a mobile terminal and automatically accessing a predetermined URL indicated by the code. Mechanisms for providing secondary services such as product purchase procedures, detailed information acquisition, and CM video acquisition are known (for example, Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3).

  In Patent Literature 1, when a user reads a two-dimensional code printed on a printed matter distributed from a store by a code reading unit of a portable terminal and accesses the server, the server provides predetermined information to the portable terminal. A providing system is disclosed.

  In Patent Document 2, an advertisement client prints a two-dimensional code indicating advertisement content identification information including advertisement identification information and connection information together with an advertisement such as a product on an advertisement medium, and uses the advertisement A mechanism is disclosed in which a person reads a two-dimensional code printed on an advertisement medium with an imaging unit of a mobile phone and accesses the server based on connection information indicated by the two-dimensional code to transmit advertisement identification information.

  In Patent Document 3, a user's mobile communication terminal having a built-in two-dimensional code reader and a server having a database are connected to each other via a communication network so that the user can print on an advertising medium. When a two-dimensional code storing product identification information is read by a mobile communication terminal, a URL information providing system that extracts URL information of a product Web page on which a product advertisement is posted and provides it to a user is disclosed.

JP 2006-236227 A Japanese Patent No. 3888049 Japanese Patent No. 4803815

  However, as in Patent Documents 1 to 3, when the camera function of the mobile terminal is used as a code reading unit, the user finely adjusts the focusing distance of the camera or manually fixes the camera position during shooting. There is a need. Such an operation is very inconvenient when, for example, a code is read while browsing a number of products using a product catalog or the like. Also, the reading accuracy may be lowered due to out-of-focus or blurring.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a mounting tool for a mobile terminal that can easily and accurately read information by the mobile terminal.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention provides a mounting tool for a mobile terminal to be mounted on the mobile terminal when information is read by a mobile terminal having a camera function, and is a mounting for mounting the mobile terminal. A mounting tool for a mobile terminal, comprising: a mounting table; and a base having a predetermined height disposed below the mounting table.

  The portable terminal is placed and mounted on the mounting table of the portable terminal mounting tool of the present invention, and placed on the information medium, whereby the information on the information medium can be read while moving the portable terminal on the information medium. Can be enlarged and displayed on a portable terminal. At this time, since the distance between the mobile terminal and the information medium is naturally fixed, it is not necessary to fix the camera position of the mobile terminal by hand, and it is possible to prevent a focus shift or the like. Since the focusing distance of the camera is determined according to the height of the base, it is possible to save fine adjustments. Therefore, information can be easily and accurately read by the portable terminal by the portable terminal wearing tool of the present invention.

It is desirable that a close-up lens is provided on the mounting table.
Since the focusing distance from the camera can be shortened by using the close-up lens, the height of the base can be lowered and the size can be easily operated as a whole.

Moreover, it is desirable that the mounting device for mobile terminal according to the present invention is provided with a fixing means for fixing the position of the mobile terminal.
By fixing the position of the portable terminal, it is possible to eliminate blurring and improve reading accuracy.

It is desirable that the base is provided to avoid a part of the plane of the mounting table including the position of the camera of the mobile terminal.
Thereby, the interference between the reading range by the camera and the base can be prevented, and the reading range can be suitably photographed.

It is desirable that the height position of the bottom surface of the base portion corresponds to the in-focus distance from the camera of the portable terminal when reading information.
As a result, information can be read easily and accurately.

The mounting table preferably transmits the illumination from the portable terminal.
Thereby, if necessary, the reading range of the information medium can be illuminated using the illumination of the portable terminal, and this can be clearly photographed to improve the reading accuracy.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mounting tool for a mobile terminal that can easily and accurately read information by the mobile terminal.

Perspective view of jacket 1 for portable terminal The figure which shows the jacket 1 for portable terminals The figure which shows the state which mounted | wore the portable terminal jacket 1 with the portable terminal 13 The figure which shows the information reading by the portable terminal 13

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a wearing tool for a portable terminal according to the invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[1. Configuration of jacket 1 for portable terminal]
First, the jacket for portable terminals (mounting tool for portable terminals) of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The jacket for a portable terminal of the present embodiment is for assisting reading by mounting the portable terminal when reading information using a camera of a portable terminal having a camera function. The mobile terminal is, for example, a smartphone or a tablet terminal, and includes a display, a control unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, and the like in addition to a camera.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a portable terminal jacket 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the portable terminal jacket 1, and FIGS. 2A to 2E show the plane, front surface, side surface, rear surface, and bottom surface of the portable terminal jacket 1, respectively. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the mobile terminal 13 is mounted on the mobile terminal jacket 1. The front surface of the portable terminal jacket 1 is a surface viewed from the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the portable terminal jacket 1 is configured by disposing a base portion 33 under a mounting table 31. The mounting table 31 and the base 33 are integrally formed of resin or the like and have transparency.

  The mounting table 31 is a place on which the mobile terminal 13 (see FIG. 3) is mounted. The mounting table 31 has a substantially rectangular plane, and the planar shape is substantially the same as that of the mobile terminal 13. In consideration of the case where there is a convex portion on the surface of the mobile terminal 13 on the mounting table 31 side, the mounting table 31 may be provided with a recess.

  A slip prevention claw 7 is provided on the outer periphery of the mounting table 31 as a fixing means for the mobile terminal 13. The slip prevention claw 7 is formed in a hook shape, and locks the side surface of the portable terminal 13 placed on the placing table 31 to fix the portable terminal 13. In this portable terminal jacket 1, a total of five misalignment prevention tabs 7 are provided, one on the front of the mounting table 31, two on the rear, and one on the left and right. However, the number, position, shape and the like of the slip prevention claw 7 are not limited to this. Furthermore, the fixing means of the mobile terminal 13 is not limited to the slip prevention claw 7 as in the present embodiment, and it is sufficient that the position of the mobile terminal 13 can be fixed.

  In the front part of the mounting table 31, the cavity 5 is provided at a position corresponding to the camera 15 (see FIG. 3) of the mobile terminal 13 when the mobile terminal 13 is mounted. A close-up lens 9 is attached to the cavity 5. The close-up lens 9 is provided in order to shorten the focusing distance from the camera 15.

  The base 33 is formed in a box shape having a predetermined height of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and keeps the mobile terminal 13 mounted on the mounting table 31 at a constant height. The planar shape of the base 33 is obtained by retracting the front part of the mounting table 31. That is, the base 33 is provided to avoid the front part of the plane of the mounting table 31 including the position of the camera 15 of the mobile terminal 13, and a space is provided below the front part of the mounting table 31.

  The length L (see FIG. 2C) that the base 33 moves backward from the mounting table 31 is determined so that the base 33 does not block the reading range of the mobile terminal 13 by the camera 15. For example, this reading range is a rectangular range centered on the planar position of the camera 15, and the front-rear length is about 40 mm at the bottom surface height of the base 33 (see FIG. 3). The length L is determined so that the base 33 does not interfere with the reading range.

  Further, the height H (see FIG. 2C) of the base 33 is determined by the focusing distance from the camera 15 when the mobile terminal 13 reads information. That is, the height H of the base 33 is determined so that the height position of the bottom surface of the base 33 corresponds to the in-focus distance from the camera 15 of the mobile terminal 13. For example, the height H is about 11 mm (see FIG. 3).

[2. Reading information by portable terminal 13]
Next, information reading by the portable terminal 13 attached to the portable terminal jacket 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a top view of the state when the portable terminal 13 is attached to the portable terminal jacket 1 and information on the information medium 11 is read. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the information medium 11 is a product catalog or advertisement, images and the like are posted on a large number of products, and the product code 21 of the product is printed at a position corresponding to each product.

  In the present embodiment, when reading the information medium 11, the mobile terminal 13 is first placed on the mounting base 31 of the mobile terminal jacket 1, and is locked and fixed by the slip prevention claw 7. Then, the portable terminal jacket 1 with the portable terminal 13 mounted thereon is disposed on the information medium 11.

  Next, an information reading application installed in advance in the mobile terminal 13 is activated. Then, the control unit of the mobile terminal 13 activates the camera function, sets the in-focus distance from the camera 15 to a predetermined value, corresponds to the height position of the bottom surface of the base 33, and captures the reading range of the information medium 11. Do. On the display 17 of the portable terminal 13, the image of the information medium 11 within the reading range is enlarged and displayed.

  In the portable terminal 13, illumination (not shown) such as an attached LED lamp is turned on as necessary to illuminate the reading range. The mounting table 31 of the portable terminal jacket 1 is transparent and transmits illumination light, so that the illumination is not blocked.

  When the control unit of the portable terminal 13 reads the product code 21 by image processing of the reading range or the like, the control unit acquires product information related to the product of the product code 21 from the server via the network. The product information is, for example, the price of the product, a description of the product, a still image or a moving image related to the product.

  In this manner, the information on the information medium 11 can be read or enlarged and displayed on the portable terminal 13 while the portable terminal 13 attached to the portable terminal jacket 1 is moved on the information medium 11. During this time, since the distance between the portable terminal 13 and the information medium 11 is fixed, fine adjustment of the focusing distance is unnecessary.

  In the present embodiment, the product code 21 is a number or a character corresponding to the product and is displayed in white on a black background, but the product code 21 is not limited to this. For example, the product code 21 may be printed with a two-dimensional code or the like. Further, the information medium 11 read by the mobile terminal 13 is not limited to a product catalog or an advertisement, and various types can be considered according to the application.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the portable terminal 13 is placed on the placement base 31 of the portable terminal jacket 1 and mounted on the information medium 11, thereby placing the portable terminal 13 on the information medium 11. While moving on the medium 11, the information on the information medium 11 can be read or enlarged and displayed on the mobile terminal 13. At this time, the distance between the mobile terminal 13 and the information medium 11 is naturally fixed, and the height position of the bottom surface of the base 33 corresponds to the in-focus distance from the camera 15, so the camera position of the mobile terminal 13 is fixed by hand. There is no need to do this, and it is possible to prevent out-of-focus conditions, etc., and to save the trouble of fine adjustment. Accordingly, the portable terminal jacket 1 can easily and accurately read information by the portable terminal 13.

  Furthermore, since the close-up lens 9 is provided on the mounting table 31 and the focusing distance from the camera 15 is shortened, the height of the base 33 can be reduced and the size can be easily operated as a whole. Although it is possible to omit the close-up lens 9, it is necessary to increase the height of the base 33 in that case.

  Moreover, since the slip prevention claw 7 is provided in the jacket 1 for portable terminals as a fixing means for fixing the position of the portable terminal 13, it is possible to eliminate the shake of the portable terminal 13 and improve the reading accuracy.

  Further, since the base 33 is provided avoiding the front part of the plane of the mounting table 31 including the position of the camera 15 of the mobile terminal 13, the reading range by the camera 15 and the base 33 do not interfere with each other, and photographing of the reading range is preferable. Can be done. Even when the camera 15 is in a different position, the base 33 is avoided by avoiding a part of the plane of the mounting table 31 including the position of the camera 15 so that the reading range by the camera 15 and the base 33 do not interfere with each other, as described above. May be provided.

  Further, since the mounting table 31 and the like are formed transparent and transmit illumination light from the portable terminal 13, if necessary, the reading range of the information medium 11 is illuminated using illumination attached to the portable terminal 13. You can improve the reading accuracy by shooting clearly.

  However, the present invention is not limited to that described in the embodiment. For example, although the base portion 33 is formed in a box shape in the present embodiment, the base portion 33 may be formed in a wall shape or a column shape as another example of the present invention. However, when a box shape is used, the base portion 33 can be easily moved on the information medium 11 by sliding, and the stability is also high.

  Moreover, although the mounting base 31 and the base 33 of the jacket 1 for portable terminals are formed transparently using resin, the material is not limited to resin, and the mounting base 31 and the base 33 are not transparent. Also good. In this case, illumination light can be transmitted by providing a hollow portion at a position corresponding to the illumination attached to the mobile terminal 13 in the mounting table 31. However, if the mounting table 31 and the base 33 have transparency as in the present embodiment, it is easy to transmit ambient light and ensure the brightness of the reading range.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the base portion 33 is provided at a position excluding the front portion of the plane of the mounting table 31. However, in the case where the base portion 33 is formed of a material that does not hinder information reading by the camera 15 due to light refraction or the like. The possibility of disposing the base 33 over the entire plane of the mounting table 31 is also conceivable.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, the technical scope of this invention is not influenced by embodiment mentioned above. It is obvious for those skilled in the art that various modifications or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. It is understood that it belongs.

1: Jacket for mobile terminal 7: Prevention tab 9: Close-up lens 11: Information medium 13: Mobile terminal 15: Camera 17: Display 21: Product code 31: Mounting table 33: Base

Claims (6)

A portable terminal wearing tool to be attached to the portable terminal when reading information by a portable terminal having a camera function,
A mounting table for mounting the mobile terminal;
A base having a predetermined height disposed under the mounting table;
A device for wearing a mobile terminal, comprising:   The portable terminal mounting device according to claim 1, wherein a close-up lens is provided on the mounting table.   The mounting device for a mobile terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a fixing means for fixing the position of the mobile terminal is provided.   The mounting device for a mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the base portion is provided to avoid a part of the plane of the mounting table including the position of the camera of the mobile terminal.   The portable terminal wearing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a height position of a bottom surface of the base portion corresponds to a focusing distance from the camera of the portable terminal at the time of information reading. .   The mounting device for a mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mounting table transmits illumination from the mobile terminal.

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