KR20020038615A - Control-pad for mobile device - Google Patents
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본 발명은 컨트롤패드에 관한 것으로서, 보다 상세하게는 기존의 모바일폰의 이용에 있어서 단점으로 지적되던 키조작의 편리성을 극대화시킨 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a control pad, and more particularly, to a control pad for a mobile terminal that maximizes the convenience of key operation that has been pointed out as a disadvantage in the use of a conventional mobile phone.
상기와 같은 목적의 달성을 위해, 본 발명은 데이터입출력포트와 제어부를 구비한 휴대전화에 접속되는 장치로서, 다수의 동작버튼과 방향조정키를 구비한 패드와; 상기 패드에 내장되어 동작버튼과 방향조정키의 사용에 따른 신호를 발생시키기 위한 신호발생회로와; 상기 데이터입출력포트에 연결되어 상기 신호발생회로에서 발생한 신호를 상기 휴대전화의 제어부로 전송하기 위한 데이터전송포트를 포함하는 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드를 제안하여, 기존 휴대전화에 구성된 번호버튼을 이용하는 것보다 훨씬 능동적이고 사용자에게 편리한 휴대전화의 이용을 장려할 수 있는 장점과 아울러, 휴대전화뿐만 아니라 PDA 등 기타 모바일단말기에도 응용이 가능하여 무선인터넷 컨텐츠의 이용을 촉진시킬 수 있는 장점 또한 크다 하겠다.In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a device that is connected to a mobile phone having a data input and output port and a control unit, comprising: a pad having a plurality of operation buttons and direction keys; A signal generator circuit embedded in the pad for generating a signal according to the use of an operation button and a direction control key; Proposed a control pad for a mobile terminal including a data transmission port connected to the data input and output port for transmitting a signal generated by the signal generation circuit to the controller of the mobile phone, rather than using a number button configured in the existing mobile phone In addition to the advantages of encouraging the use of mobile phones, which are much more active and convenient for the user, they can be applied not only to mobile phones but also to other mobile terminals such as PDAs.
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본 발명은 데이터입출력포트와 제어부를 구비한 휴대전화에 접속되는 장치에관한 것으로서, 보다 상세하게는 기존의 모바일폰의 이용에 있어서 단점으로 지적되던 키조작의 편리성을 극대화시킨 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a device connected to a mobile phone having a data input / output port and a control unit, and more specifically, a control pad for a mobile terminal that maximizes the convenience of key operation, which has been pointed out as a disadvantage in using a conventional mobile phone. It is about.
현재 인터넷을 포함한 통신기술의 발달로 인해 PDA, 노트북컴퓨터 및 휴대전화를 이용한 무선데이터통신이 활성화되고 있다.Due to the development of communication technology including the Internet, wireless data communication using PDA, notebook computer and mobile phone is being activated.
이러한 추이는 상기와 같은 모바일단말기에서 게임의 실행을 가능하게 하는 단계로까지 발전하였으며, 더 나아가 이-메일, 원격제어 등이 가능하게 되어 모바일단말기의 활용성을 더욱 증대시키고 있는 실정이다.Such a trend has evolved from the above mobile terminal to the stage of enabling the game, and furthermore, the e-mail, remote control, etc. are enabled to further increase the usability of the mobile terminal.
그러나 상기 열거한 모바일단말기 중 PDA 또는 휴대전화는 그 활용도와 하드웨어의 특성상 소형인 경우가 많기 때문에 특히 다양한 키조작이 요구되는 게임의 이용에 있어서 그 불편함은 더욱 큰 단점으로 부각되고 있다.However, the PDA or mobile phone among the above-listed mobile terminals is often small in view of its utilization and hardware characteristics, and thus the inconvenience is particularly disadvantageous in the use of games requiring various key manipulations.
본 발명은 상기와 같은 문제점의 해결을 위해, 휴대전화와 같은 버튼조작의 한계를 가진 단말기를 보조할 수 있는 확장 패드를 이용하는데 그 기술적 목적이 있다.The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, to use an expansion pad that can assist the terminal having a limitation of the button operation, such as a mobile phone.
도 1a와 1b는 각각 본 발명에 따른 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드를 휴대전화에 장착한 형태를 도시한 장착예시도와 배면도Figures 1a and 1b is a mounting example and a rear view showing the form of mounting the control pad for a mobile terminal according to the present invention to a mobile phone, respectively
도 2는 본 발명에 따른 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드의 구성을 기능별로 도시한 도면2 is a view showing the configuration of a control pad for a mobile terminal according to the present invention for each function
* 도면의 주요 부분에 대한 부호의 설명 *Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings
10 : 패드11 : 동작버튼10: pad 11: operation button
12 : 방향조정키13 : 데이터전송포트12: direction control key 13: data transmission port
20 : 신호발생회로100 : 휴대전화20: signal generating circuit 100: mobile phone
110 : 제어부120 : 데이터입출력포트110: control unit 120: data input and output port
상기와 같은 목적을 달성하기 위해, 본 발명은 데이터입출력포트와 제어부를 구비한 휴대전화에 접속되는 장치로서, 다수의 동작버튼과 방향조정키를 구비한 패드와; 상기 패드에 내장되어 동작버튼과 방향조정키의 사용에 따른 신호를 발생시키기 위한 신호발생회로와; 상기 데이터입출력포트에 연결되어 상기 신호발생회로에서 발생한 신호를 상기 휴대전화의 제어부로 전송하기 위한 데이터전송포트를 포함하는 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드를 제안한다.In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a device that is connected to a mobile phone having a data input and output port and a control unit, comprising: a pad having a plurality of operation buttons and direction keys; A signal generator circuit embedded in the pad for generating a signal according to the use of an operation button and a direction control key; A control pad for a mobile terminal including a data transmission port connected to the data input / output port for transmitting a signal generated from the signal generation circuit to a controller of the mobile phone is proposed.
이하 첨부된 도면을 참조하여 본 발명에 따른 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드에 대해 상세히 설명하기로 한다.Hereinafter, a control pad for a mobile terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
도 1a와 1b는 본 발명에 따른 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드를 휴대전화(100)에 장착한 형태를 도시한 장착예시도와 배면도로서, 그 외형과 함께 도시하고 있다.1A and 1B are mounting examples and a rear view showing a form in which a control pad for a mobile terminal according to the present invention is mounted on a cellular phone 100, and is shown together with its appearance.
상세히 살펴보면, 게임 등의 컨트롤에 사용되는 다수의 동작버튼(11)과 상하좌우의 방향조정을 위한 방향조정키(12)를 구비한 패드(10)를 도시하고 있는데, 상기 패드(10)는 상기 휴대전화(100)에 구비된 번호버튼의 상부를 덮는 구성이 가장 바람직할 것이다.In detail, a pad 10 having a plurality of operation buttons 11 used for controlling a game or the like and a direction adjusting key 12 for adjusting the direction of up, down, left, and right is shown. It is most preferable to cover the upper part of the number button provided in the mobile phone 100.
상기 도 1b는 상기 도 1a에서 도시한 패드(10)의 배면도로서, 통상적으로 상기 휴대전화(100)의 하단부에 구성된 DM포트 즉, 데이터입출력포트(120)에 연결하기 위한 데이터전송포트(13)를 구비하고 있다. 여기서 상기 데이터전송포트(13)는 상기 휴대전화(100)의 데이터입출력포트에 연결되어 상기 휴대전화(100)에서 전원을 공급받을 수 있는 전원공급라인과, 상기 휴대전화(100)의 제어부(110)와 신호를 교환하기 위한 데이터송수신라인(즉, TX, RX라인)을 구비하고 있는 연결포트이다.FIG. 1B is a rear view of the pad 10 shown in FIG. 1A, which is typically a data transmission port 13 for connecting to a DM port, that is, a data input / output port 120 configured at a lower end of the mobile phone 100. ). Here, the data transmission port 13 is connected to the data input and output port of the mobile phone 100, the power supply line to receive power from the mobile phone 100, and the control unit 110 of the mobile phone 100 ) Is a connection port that has a data transmission / reception line (ie, TX, RX line) for exchanging signals.
도 2는 본 발명에 따른 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드의 구성을 기능별로 도시한 도면으로서, 장착된 각종 응용프로그램과 내부구성장치를 운용하고 관리하기 위한 제어부(110)와 충전 또는 데이터통신에 이용되는 DM포트인데이터입출력포트(120)를 구비한 휴대전화(100)에 장착되는 본 발명에 따른 컨트롤패드는 선택과 기능동작을 지시하기 위한 다수의 동작버튼(11)과 커서(cursor)의 이동과 게임아이콘의 이동을 지시하기 위한 상하좌우로 구성된 방향조정키(12)와, 상기 동작버튼과 방향조정키(12)의 선택에 따라 각각 차별된 전기적 신호를 발생시키기 위한 신호발생회로(20)로 구성된다. 상기 신호발생회로(20)는 게임용 조이스틱에서 사용되는 공지의 기술이므로 회로구성에 대한 설명은 생략하기로 한다.2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a control pad for a mobile terminal according to the present invention by function, and the control unit 110 for operating and managing various mounted applications and internal components and DM used for charging or data communication. The control pad according to the present invention mounted on the mobile phone 100 having a port in data input / output port 120 has a plurality of operation buttons 11 and cursors for instructing selection and function operation, and movement of a cursor. The direction control key 12 comprises up, down, left, and right directions for instructing the movement of the icon, and a signal generation circuit 20 for generating differential electric signals according to the selection of the operation button and the direction control key 12. do. Since the signal generation circuit 20 is a known technique used in a game joystick, a description of the circuit configuration will be omitted.
상기와 같이 구성된 본 발명에 따른 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드의 동작에 대해 설명하기로 한다.The operation of the control pad for a mobile terminal according to the present invention configured as described above will be described.
먼저 상기 본 발명에 따른 컨트롤패드를 상기 휴대전화(100)에 장착하게 되는데, 이때 상기 컨트롤패드의 데이터전송포트(13)가 상기 휴대전화(100)의 데이터입출력포트(120)에 결합되도록 장착하여야 한다.First, the control pad according to the present invention is mounted on the mobile phone 100. At this time, the data transmission port 13 of the control pad should be mounted to be coupled to the data input / output port 120 of the mobile phone 100. do.
상기 두 데이터포트(120)(13)가 결합되면, 상기 본 발명에 따른 컨트롤패드의 동작버튼(11)과 방향조정키(12)의 구동에 따른 전기신호가 상기 휴대전화(100)의 제어부(110)에 전송되고, 상기 제어부(110)는 수신한 전기신호를 판별하여 설정된 동작을 수행하게 되는 바, 이때 상기 컨트롤패드의 동작버튼(11)과 방향조정키(12)에서 발생되는 신호는 상기 휴대전화(100)에 구비된 다수의 번호버튼 및/또는 메뉴선택버튼에 각각 설정되어 수행되던 기능의 신호와 동일한 신호가 발생한다.물론 상기 본 발명에 따른 컨트롤패드는 다양한 휴대전화의 종류에 따른 고유신호의 설정이 필요함은 당연할 것이다.When the two data ports 120 and 13 are coupled, an electric signal according to the operation of the operation button 11 and the direction adjusting key 12 of the control pad according to the present invention is controlled by the control unit of the mobile phone 100 ( The control unit 110 determines the received electric signal to perform the set operation. At this time, the signal generated from the operation button 11 and the direction adjusting key 12 of the control pad is The same signal as that of the function that is set and performed on each of a plurality of number buttons and / or menu selection buttons provided in the mobile phone 100 is generated. Of course, it is necessary to set the unique signal.
아울러 상기 휴대전화(100)와 컨트롤패드는 블루투스모듈을 장착하여 무선통신으로 신호의 송수신을 수행할 수도 있는 바, 이는 당업자라면 용이하게 응용가능한 부분이다.In addition, the mobile phone 100 and the control pad may be equipped with a Bluetooth module to perform transmission and reception of signals by wireless communication, which is easily applicable to those skilled in the art.
상기와 같이 전술한 본 발명에 따른 모바일단말기용 컨트롤패드는 기존의 휴대전화를 이용한 게임 등을 포함한 모바일서비스의 이용에 있어서, 기존 휴대전화에 구성된 번호버튼을 이용하는 것보다 훨씬 능동적이고 사용자에게 편리한 휴대전화의 이용을 장려할 수 있는 장점이 있다.As described above, the control pad for a mobile terminal according to the present invention is much more active and convenient for the user than using a number button configured on an existing mobile phone in the use of a mobile service including a game using an existing mobile phone. There is an advantage to encourage the use of the phone.
또한 휴대전화뿐만 아니라 PDA 등 기타 모바일단말기에도 응용이 가능하여 무선인터넷 컨텐츠의 이용을 촉진시킬 수 있는 장점 또한 크다 하겠다.In addition, it can be applied to not only mobile phones but also other mobile terminals such as PDAs.
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