JPH1084403A - Remote controller for portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate inconveniences such as inability of use for a portable telephone set because of repair of an acoustic equipment by integrating the acoustic equipment to the remote controller itself and connecting the remote controller to the portable telephone set, so as to allow the portable telephone set and the acoustic equipment to be used independently. SOLUTION: When replying an incoming call with a radio reception section 11 is OFF, a portable telephone set 1 sends an incoming call to a remote control operation section 12 and an incoming call tone is sent from earphone speakers 5a, 5b to the use. When a reply/speech end button 3 is depressed, the remote control operation section 12 sends a replay signal to the portable telephone set 1, the portable telephone set 1 is hooked off and a voice from the portable telephone set 1 is sent out to the earphone speakers 5a, 5b. A radio receiver and its operation section are integrated into the remove control operation section 12 to activate the earphone speakers 5a, 5b in common and the ON/OFF of the radio receiver and the speech in the portable telephone set are automatically selected so as not to be duplicated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone remote control having an earphone speaker connected to a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, mobile phones are
When a call is received, a ringing tone is sounded to inform the user that the call has been received. Therefore, if a ringing tone sounds when the mobile phone is carried in a train or the like, there is a possibility that other passengers may be troubled. For this reason, a remote control for a mobile phone having an earphone speaker capable of receiving an incoming call sound with an earphone speaker exists as a known technique.

However, it is useless to use such a mobile phone remote control only for a mobile phone. That is, the user must wear the earphone speaker in his / her ear just to wait for an incoming call, which is painful for the user. Therefore, a device to be connected to such a mobile phone remote controller (hereinafter, this device is referred to as a main device) is not a mobile phone but a device integrated with a mobile phone and an audio device such as a radio (for example, No. 5-268151, “Radiophone device with radio”), a device that normally listens to sound from audio equipment and automatically switches to a ringtone from an earphone speaker when a call is received. Prior art is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-91584, "Earphone".

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art portable telephone remote controller, the main unit connected to the remote controller is a device in which an audio device such as a radio and a portable telephone are integrated. For this reason, there is a problem that both the functions cannot be used during the repair, even if the function of the audio equipment fails or the function of the mobile phone fails.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and it is possible to enjoy the audio equipment except when the mobile phone is talking, and to perform the functions of the audio equipment while the mobile phone is out of order and repaired. Is out of order while repairing
It is an object of the present invention to provide a remote control for a mobile phone that can use the other function as it is.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a remote control for a cellular phone according to the present invention, which is provided with an operation button for a cellular phone and a microphone for transmitting a voice signal, and a user connected to the remote control via a cord via a cord. In a mobile phone remote control having a receiving earphone speaker mounted on the ear, and a plug for connecting the remote control operating section and the mobile phone main body via a cord, the remote control operating section includes an audio device and its operating section. And the audio output unit of the audio device is shared by the earphone speaker.

Further, the audio equipment incorporated in the remote control operation unit is a radio receiver.

As described above, the remote controller for a cellular phone according to the present invention incorporates a radio and its operation unit in the remote control operation unit, so that the plug is removed while having the same function as that of the conventional configuration. The function of the radio and the function of the mobile phone can be completely separated. Therefore, even if one of the function of the radio and the function of the mobile phone breaks down and needs to be repaired, the other function can be used as it is. The acoustic device to be incorporated is preferably the above-described radio receiver in consideration of its size and weight, but may be an electronic music box or the like, or may be a cassette recorder or the like, which has recently become particularly compact and lightweight.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an external configuration of a remote controller for a mobile phone according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an internal configuration thereof. In each figure, 1
Is a plug 18 through the remote control operation unit 12 and the cord 17
A mobile phone connected by a remote control unit,
Reference numerals a and 5b denote earphone speakers. In the remote control operation unit 12, 2 is a button for turning on / off a radio receiving unit (hereinafter, also simply referred to as radio), 3 is a call (answer) / end button for a mobile phone, 4 is a microphone for transmitting, 6 Is a control unit for controlling the operation of the entire remote control operation unit 12,
Reference numeral 7 denotes a power supply (battery) for a radio receiving unit, 8 denotes an audio switching unit for switching between audio from a mobile phone and audio from a radio, 9 denotes a radio volume switching switch, 10 denotes a radio channel selection switch, and 11 denotes a radio channel selection switch. It is a radio receiver.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone remote controller according to the present embodiment is roughly divided into a plug 18 for connecting to the mobile phone 1 via a cord 17, a remote controller operating section 12, and an earphone speaker 5. The remote control operation unit 12 includes
A radio receiving unit 11, a voice switching unit 8 for switching between a mobile phone voice and a radio voice, a button 2 for turning on / off the power to the radio receiving unit 11, a radio power source 7, a radio Volume switch 9,
It is provided with a tuning switch 10, a response / end button 3 for ending an incoming call of a telephone call and a call, and a microphone 4, and a control unit 6 for controlling these. Since the radio is incorporated in the remote control operation unit 12 as described above, the number of switches and buttons for remotely controlling the mobile phone 1 is minimized, the weight is reduced, and the configuration is easy to use.

Next, the operation will be described. When responding to an incoming call while the radio receiving unit 11 is turned off, an incoming call signal is transmitted from the mobile phone 1 to the remote control operation unit 12, whereby the incoming call sound is generated by the earphone speaker 5.
a and 5b are transmitted to the user. When the user presses the answer / end button 3 with the ringing tone, a response signal is transmitted from the remote control operation unit 12 to the mobile phone 1, the mobile phone 1 goes off-hook, and the voice switching unit 8 operates. Then, the sound from the mobile phone 1 is transmitted to the earphone speakers 5a and 5b. Radio receiver 1
When an incoming call is received while the mobile phone 1 is in the ON state, the same operation as described above is performed and the mobile phone 1 is turned off-hook. In this case, the control unit 6 turns off the radio receiving unit 11. I do.

When the user wants to listen to the radio when not in a call, the user presses the radio ON / OFF button 2 to turn on the radio receiving unit 11 and switch the sound switching unit 8 to switch the radio sound to the earphone. Speakers 5a, 5
Flows from b. When the current call ends and the call is ended and the radio is turned on, the radio ON /
When the OFF button 2 is pressed, an end signal is transmitted from the remote control operation unit 12 to the mobile phone 1, the mobile phone 1 enters an on-hook state, and the control unit 6 operates to turn the radio reception unit 11 on. Then, the audio switching unit 8 is switched, and radio audio flows from the earphone speakers 5a and 5b. When the radio being listened to is turned off, the radio receiving unit 11 is turned off by pressing the radio ON / OFF button 2, and the sound switching unit 8 turns off the radio sound. When the answer / end button 3 is pressed to end the current call, an end signal is transmitted from the remote controller 12 to the mobile phone 1.
The mobile phone 1 is turned on-hook, the control unit 6 operates, and the voice switching unit 8 turns off the voice for the mobile phone.

When making a call with a mobile phone, the user does not operate the remote controller 12 but makes a call with a call button (not shown) provided on the mobile phone 1. . This is because, as described above, it is necessary to reduce the number of switches and buttons of the remote control operation unit 12 as much as possible to reduce the weight.
The configuration is such that OFF and the switching operation of the audio switching unit 8 are linked. That is, when making a call when the radio receiving unit 11 is in the OFF state, a signal is transmitted from the mobile phone 1 to the remote control operation unit 12 by pressing the talk button of the mobile phone 1, and the voice switching unit 8 is activated. It operates and outputs the sound from the mobile phone 1 to the earphone speakers 5a and 5b. When the user wants to turn off the radio and make a call using the mobile phone 1 while the radio receiving unit 11 is in the ON state, the user simply presses the talk button of the mobile phone 1 and the mobile phone 1 starts the remote control operation unit 12. , The control unit 6 operates to turn off the power of the radio receiving unit 11, and the audio switching unit 8 operates to transmit audio from the mobile phone 1 to the earphone speakers 5a and 5b.

As described above, the mobile phone remote controller according to the present embodiment incorporates a radio receiver and its operation unit into the remote control operation unit 12, shares the earphone speakers 5a and 5b, and turns on / off the radio. The automatic selection is made so that the telephone call does not overlap. Therefore, there is no particular inconvenience when listening to the radio or when using the telephone as compared with the case where the conventional main unit uses an apparatus in which the audio equipment and the mobile phone are integrated. Even if the remote control breaks down and is sent for repair, the mobile phone can be used alone as it is.

In the above embodiment, the audio device is a radio, but it goes without saying that other small and light devices such as a microcassette recorder and an electronic music box may be used.

[0016]

As described above, the remote control for a portable telephone according to the present invention is not connected to a portable telephone in which an audio device is integrated as in the prior art, and the sound function and the telephone function are not obtained. Since the equipment is built into the remote control itself and this remote control is connected to the mobile phone, the mobile phone and the audio equipment can be used independently, and the mobile phone cannot be used to repair the audio equipment. There is an effect that inconvenience can be eliminated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the external configuration of a mobile phone remote controller of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the internal configuration of the mobile phone remote controller of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cellular phone 2 Radio ON / OFF button 3 Call (answer) / end button 4 Transmission microphone 5a, 5b Earphone speaker 6 Control unit 7 Radio power supply (battery) 8 Voice switching unit 9 Radio volume 10 Radio Tuning switch 11 Radio receiving unit 12 Remote control operation unit 17 Code 18 Plug

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A remote control operation unit provided with a mobile phone operation button and a transmission microphone, a reception earphone speaker connected to the remote control operation unit via a cord and worn by a user in an ear, and the remote control operation A mobile phone remote control having a plug for connecting a unit and a mobile phone body via a cord, wherein the remote control operation unit incorporates an audio device and the operation unit, and the audio output unit of the audio device is connected to the earphone speaker. A remote control for a mobile phone, characterized in that the remote control is shared with a mobile phone. 2. The remote control for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the audio equipment incorporated in the remote control operation unit is a radio receiver.