KR20040013527A - Function minimized type cellular phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention design the mobile phone with the minimum necessary functions, use only ten buttons required to perform the function, assign a phone number to each button, and simplify the call function by pressing one button. As a mobile phone, the total weight of the mobile phone can be reduced, so that it can be designed in the form of a necklace or a bracelet, and it is possible to make a call by pressing a single button for easy use by a child or an elderly person.

Description

Functional Minimized Mobile Phones {Function minimized type cellular phone}

The present invention relates to a mobile phone, which is designed to remove the number buttons from the existing mobile phone and to design a minimal number of buttons to reduce the weight of the mobile phone, and to call a desired phone number by pressing a single button so that children and the elderly can easily call. The present invention relates to a simplified mobile phone having a function of enabling a call.

The existing mobile phone has a display unit 1 and a telephone number input and a function selection input unit 2 as shown in FIG. 1, and in addition to the function of a simple telephone call, text information transmission / reception function, video information transmission / reception function, and voice recognition function. Various and convenient functions are added, and thus, the method of use is complicated, and there is a limit in reducing the weight, which makes it difficult for children or the elderly to use.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, leaving only the minimum necessary functions of the function of the mobile phone, and by leaving only the button for the operation of the minimum function of the existing number and function input buttons to minimize the weight of the mobile phone or necklace It enables bracelet-type design, assigns a phone number stored in memory to each button, and attaches a sticker or a picture suitable for the characteristics of the assigned phone number to the button so that children and the elderly can easily call by pressing one button. It is characterized by being able to.

1 is a perspective view of a typical mobile phone

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a simplified functional mobile phone according to the present invention

3 is a functional configuration menu configuration diagram of a simplified functional mobile phone according to the present invention

4 is a plan view of a simplified functional mobile phone according to the present invention

Figure 5 is a procedure of the phone number input and storage method using a key input unit in a simplified mobile phone

6 is a schematic process diagram of a function setting method using a key input unit in a simplified mobile phone

7 is a schematic process diagram of a phone number input and function setting method using a terminal and a serial port in a simplified mobile phone

8 is a procedure for making a call to a simplified mobile phone.

When described with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of a simplified functional mobile phone according to the present invention is as follows.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the controller 270 temporarily stores or processes a predetermined operation program and data generated while the operation program is executed, and a memory configured to store a plurality of setting values and input data under control of the controller ( 280), an antenna unit 210 that processes transmission and reception of voice data, a microphone 250 that receives a user's voice, and a speaker that is received by the antenna unit 210 and processed by the controller 270 as voice. 220, a display unit 230 for displaying necessary information under the control of the controller 270, and direct input to the serial port 260 and the controller 270 which receive input data from an external terminal and input the input data to the controller 270. It consists of an input unit 200 consisting of a key input unit 240 for performing

As shown in FIG. 3, the phone number input and function setting menu configuration diagram 300 includes a minimum input and function setting menu such as phone number input, volume control, phone ring tone selection, and automatic reception function setting.

As shown in FIG. 4, a simple form having a serial port 260, a microphone 250, a speaker 220 display 230, an antenna 210 and a key input 240 composed of fewer than ten buttons A block diagram (FIG. 2) and a phone number input and function setting menu diagram (FIG. 3) may be implemented as a mobile phone having an appearance.

As illustrated in FIG. 5, in the method of inputting and storing a phone number using the key input unit 240, the menu screen 300 is displayed on the display unit 230 by pressing the menu button 241. )

At this time, "1. Phone number input" is displayed on the menu screen 300, and press the menu button 241 again to select the "1. Phone number input" menu (S520).

The temporarily stored phone number appears, and press the menu button 241 once each time until the desired number appears to select the desired number. (S530)

Select one of the four phone number buttons (242, 243, 244, 245) and press and hold for 3 seconds or longer (S540).

When the storing of the phone number is completed, an initial screen appears on the display unit 230 (S550).

The method of temporarily storing a phone number to be stored during the above process is a method of displaying a caller's telephone number by calling a telephone having information to be input (S531) and calling a telephone number to be input after dialing a different telephone. The phone number can be temporarily stored by the method (S532).

As illustrated in FIG. 6, in the method of setting a function using the key input unit 240, the menu screen 300 is displayed on the display unit 230 by pressing the menu button 241 (S610).

Pressing the up key 242 or the down key 243 causes the function setting menu 300 to appear on the display unit 230 (S620).

The set value is adjusted using the left key 244 or the right key 245 (S630).

Press and hold the menu button 241 for 3 seconds or more until the initial screen appears on the display unit 230 (S640).

The process is repeated until the required function setting is completed.

As shown in FIG. 7, a method of inputting a phone number and setting a function using a terminal and a serial port is as follows.

Start a function-simplified mobile phone program on a personal computer, a PDA, or a mobile phone terminal (S710).

Open the menu screen 300, select the desired menu (S720), and set the desired value. (S730)

When the setting is completed by repeating the process of menu selection (S720) and value setting (S730), it is input to the mobile phone (S740).

At this time, the set data is stored in the memory 280 under the control of the controller 270 via the serial port 260, thereby completing the input (S750).

As shown in Figure 8, the procedure for making a call with the mobile phone of the present invention is simple.

Select one of the call buttons (242, 243, 244, 245) and press and hold for more than one second to make a call to the phone number assigned to the button.

When the receiver answers the call, the call is made (S820).

When the menu button 241 is pressed or the other party hangs up, the call is terminated. (S830)

As described above, the present invention allows a user to make a call to a desired person by selecting and pressing one button, and leaves only the functions necessary for the purpose, thereby reducing the size and weight of the mobile phone and making it convenient to carry. By making it also possible, it is effective for children or the elderly to easily carry and easily make calls.

Claims (6)

Function As a simplified mobile phone, it is designed by removing the number plate of the telephone input part. When making a call, the user can use the serial port without dialing by directly inputting the phone number by pressing the number buttons from 0 to 9. Save settings and phone numbers, call stored numbers to make calls, or store call numbers or caller ID numbers by other phones, and attach character stickers or photos to easily identify the characteristics of stored phone numbers A mobile phone that can make limited calls to stored numbers, such as calling stored phone numbers. 2. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein a serial number can be stored using a serial port, and a limited number can be dialed to the stored number. 2. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein a telephone number or a caller indication telephone number by another telephone is stored and the telephone number can be limited to the stored number. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein a serial number is used to store a telephone number, to store a calling number or a caller ID number by another telephone, and to make a limited call to the stored number. The cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein the telephone input unit uses less than ten buttons, assigns a phone number to each button thereof, and presses a button to call the assigned phone number. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the characteristics of the telephone number can be easily determined by attaching a character sticker or a picture to each button.