JPH11298362A - Small portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small portable terminal excellent in portability and capable of being easily used at the time of carrying. SOLUTION: A belt 4 is connected to a terminal main body 2 and the terminal main body 2 is mounted to the wrist by the belt 4. The terminal main body 2 is provided with a graphic color display part 10, a screen sensor 20, an interface 40 for communication, a microphone 5, a camera 60, a speaker 70, a battery 80, an operation button 90, a convex lens 100 for magnification, an external extension device attaching interface 110, a memory 120 and a CPU 130. Then, respective parts are driven by the control of the CPU 130 and the various kinds of processings as a small-sized information processor are performed. It is carried in the state of mounting the terminal main body 2 to the wrist by the belt 4 and is easily carried and the various kinds of operations are easily performed with one hand in the state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a small portable terminal having various information processing functions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of portable terminal,
Notebook type personal computers and notebook type terminal devices are provided. These mobile terminals display various data on a liquid crystal display unit or input various data using a key input device or the like, and have various information processing functions according to the scale. Further, those having various specifications such as those having a personal computer communication function and a broadcast receiving function are provided.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned portable terminal is not always portable, and cannot be worn on the body. For this reason, when used during carrying, it must be taken out of a bag or pocket, grasped with one hand, and operated with the other hand. With a bag or the like, operation is very difficult. In addition, since it is not attached to the body, it is necessary to store it separately and carry it, and it is very troublesome to check a little information.

An object of the present invention is to provide a small portable terminal which is excellent in portability and can be easily used when carrying.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a display unit for visually displaying various data, an input unit for inputting various data, an output unit for printing and outputting various data, and the like. The communication device includes a terminal unit having a communication unit that communicates with a communication device, a network access unit that accesses a network, and a mounting body for mounting the terminal unit on a user's body.

[0006] In the small portable terminal of the present invention, the terminal body is attached to the user's body by using the wearing body and can be carried. Therefore, when operating this portable terminal, it is possible to operate it with only one hand while wearing it on the user's body, and the other hand can be used freely for other work, which is very convenient. Sex can be obtained.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a small portable terminal according to the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a configuration example of a small portable terminal according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a main circuit configuration of the small portable terminal illustrated in FIG. 1. The small portable terminal of the present example has a substantially rectangular flat terminal body 2 provided with a belt 4 as a mounting body. The terminal body 2 is provided with, for example, a liquid crystal display unit 10 and various operation keys described later in a plastic case,
Further, a wiring board or the like on which an electronic circuit is mounted is incorporated to constitute a small information processing device.

The belt 4 is formed in the shape of a watch belt. A plurality of locking holes are provided at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction on one belt piece 4A connected to one side of the terminal body 2. 4B is formed, and a buckle 4D is connected to the tip of the other belt piece 4C connected to the other side of the terminal body 2. Then, the pin 4E of the buckle 4D is locked in the locking hole 4B of the belt piece 4A, so that the belt 4
Can be wound around the user's arm (near the wrist).

Next, the configuration of the terminal body 2 will be described. The display unit 10 is a graphic color display device (LCD) using liquid crystal for displaying various data and a GUI (graphical user interface), and a user can obtain various information from the display unit 10. Further, the portable terminal of the present example is configured to display the time when the portable terminal is carried, that is, when the portable terminal is not used. In addition, a screen sensor (touch panel) 20 is provided on the upper surface of the display unit 10, and a user can input various data using a pointing device such as a pen.

[0010] The microphone 50 can be used to input a user's voice or surrounding sounds. The loudspeaker 70 is a small loudspeaker and provides a user with reproduction of various sound signals and the like. In this example, the microphone 50
In addition to the voices input from the memory 120 and stored in the memory 120, a synthesized voice generated by the voice synthesis function unit in the CPU 130 or other alarm sounds is output.
The camera 60 is an ultra-small imaging device such as a CCD, and can capture a moving image or a still image of a subject. The captured image can be displayed on the display unit 10, and a mode can be set such that the sound from the microphone 50 is stored in synchronization with the moving image captured by the camera 60. The display unit 10 captures an image with the camera 60 and stores the image in the memory 1.
It is possible to search for, call up, and browse the video stored in 20.

The communication interface 40 communicates with an external communication device, and can perform, for example, wireless communication using infrared rays or radio waves, or wired communication. FIG. 2 shows an example using an infrared communication interface. The CPU 130 executes a predetermined communication protocol, performs negotiation with the communication partner terminal via the communication interface 40, and performs communication with the communication partner terminal.

The battery 80 is a small flat battery and supplies power to each circuit element of the terminal body 2. The operation button 90 is a command and function registration type button,
For example, when using e-mail, the operation of “starting e-mail software” → “connecting a line” → “taking e-mail” → “disconnecting a line”
By registering for one button, this 1
The operation of extracting the e-mail can be executed by operating the two buttons.

The convex lens for magnification 100 has a structure capable of being detachably fitted and held on the upper surface of the display unit 10.
Is used when the display is too fine to read. The external expansion device mounting interface 110
For example, it is possible to use the received data by attaching a data broadcast transmitting / receiving device (not shown), a GPS (global positioning system) receiving device, or the like. The CPU 130 controls the above components as a whole, and the memory 120 stores programs and various data necessary for the operation of the CPU 130.

FIG. 3 is an external view showing an example when the small portable terminal shown in FIG. 1 is carried. As shown in the figure, the small portable terminal of the present embodiment can be used while being worn on the wrist like a wristwatch by the belt 4. By carrying in this state, it can be easily carried and does not need to be put in a bag or the like. In addition, when using a small portable terminal, the operation can be performed with the other hand while being worn on one hand, and both hands are not blocked.

In the above-described example, the belt 4 is provided as the wearing body. However, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, a loop-shaped string 6 is provided as the wearing body, and this can be carried around the neck in a necklace shape. You may do so. The string 6 is the terminal body 2
The two strings 6A, 6B are connected to both sides of the
It is designed to be looped and hung on the neck.

Note that the selective call receiver (payer) is configured in a wristwatch type (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 5-110494) and the telephone is designed so that a telephone device can be attached to clothing (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-98208). However, these are all related to a device mainly having a communication function such as a selective calling function and a telephone call function, and as in the present invention, a small portable terminal mainly having an information processing function and a small portable terminal. Are different.

[0017]

As described above, in the small portable terminal of the present invention, the terminal body for performing various information processing is provided with the mounting body for mounting the terminal body on the user's body. For this reason, since it can be attached to the body, there is no space for carrying, and the portable terminal can be used very easily. There is also an advantage that inadvertent loss is eliminated.

Further, by attaching the apparatus to a wrist or the like, it is easy to confirm information as in a wristwatch, and it is not necessary to select a place to be used, which is very convenient. Further, when not used as a portable terminal, by realizing another function (for example, a clock or a telephone), it is not necessary to carry a clock or an electronic device separately, and it is possible to reduce belongings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a configuration example of a small portable terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a main circuit configuration of the small portable terminal shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an external view showing an example of the small portable terminal shown in FIG. 1 when it is carried.

4 is an external view showing another example of the small portable terminal shown in FIG. 1 when it is carried.

[Description of References] 2 ... Terminal body, 4 ... Belt, 10 ... Display unit, 20
... Screen sensor, 40 Communication interface, 50 Microphone, 60 Camera, 70 Speaker, 80 Battery, 90 Operation buttons, 100
... convex lens for magnification, 110 ... interface for mounting an external expansion device, 120 ... memory, 130 ... CPU.

Claims (11)

[Claims] A display unit for visually displaying various data; an input unit for inputting various data; an output unit for printing out various data; a communication unit for communicating with other communication devices;
A small portable terminal comprising: a terminal body having network access means for accessing a network; and a mounting body for mounting the terminal body on a user's body. 2. The small portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the wearing body is formed in a belt shape wound around a user's arm. 3. The small portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the wearing body is formed in a string shape to be wound around and tied to a part of the body. 4. The small portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein said input unit has data input means for inputting characters and graphics and voice input means for inputting voice. 5. The small portable terminal according to claim 4, wherein said data input means has an input means using operation keys and an input means using a pointing device. 6. The small portable terminal according to claim 4, wherein said data input means has a registration means for registering various commands and functions. 7. The small portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the output unit includes data output means for outputting characters and graphics, and voice output means for outputting voice. 8. The small portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display unit has an enlargement unit for enlarging a display on a display screen. 9. The small portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a clock function, wherein time data is displayed on the display unit. 10. The small portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a data broadcast receiving function, wherein the received data is displayed by the display unit or output by the output unit. 11. The small portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a camera unit for capturing an image of a subject, wherein the captured moving image or still image is displayed by the display unit or output by the output unit. .