WO2004059952A1

WO2004059952A1 - Multifunctional pen-shaped portable telephone with a laser pointer

Info

Publication number: WO2004059952A1
Application number: PCT/CN2003/000107
Authority: WO
Inventors: Yongsen Chai; Chunguang Song; Xiangji Li; Xintao Sun
Original assignee: Haier Group Corporation; Qingdao Haier Telecom Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2002-12-31
Filing date: 2003-01-30
Publication date: 2004-07-15
Also published as: CN1512733A; AU2003211837A1; CN100446521C; AU2003211837A8

Abstract

A multifunctional pen-shaped portable telephone with a laser pointer, which shell (1) is long and thin shape; a light-guide piece (8) is set on the shell (1), a laser appliance (24) is fixed on the printed circuit board (11) inside the shell (1), corresponding the said laser light-guide piece (8); laser pointer (24) is connected with the output (8,9) of laser pointer driving circuit (16); laser pointer driving circuit is connected with the I/O access (32) of the pen-shaped portable telephone's micro-processor(31);said microprocessor(31) is also connected with keypad circuit(34);said laser pointer is operated with the control of pressing the key and driving process in the microprocessor(31);said laser pointer driving method comprises: step(S1,S2),wherein, when user presses power key or other function key similarly, the multifunctional portable telephone gets into waiting; step(S7),wherein, when user presses any one or more number keys the laser light is lighted; step(S 10),wherein, if a telephone call or a short message or a bell ringing are come in, displays the corresponding information of a telephone call or a short message or a bell ringing on the screen, and may enter corresponding operation procedure.

Description

Multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with laser pointer

The present invention relates to a pen-type mobile phone, and more particularly, the present invention relates to a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone having a laser pointer.

Regarding the invention of a pen-type mobile phone, the applicant has applied for a Chinese patent on December 18, 2002, entitled "pen-type mobile phone". This patent application is hereby incorporated by reference.

Background technique

In recent years, with the development of mobile communication technology, mobile phones have become more and more popular, and almost all have one handset. Users are increasingly demanding mobile phone terminals, that is, mobile phones. The main point is that the design of mobile phones is moving toward miniaturization. As a result, the applicant's employees invented lighter, thinner, and smaller pen phones. It not only has the functions of communication and display, but also has functions of memorizing and surfing the Internet.

In addition, laser pointers are often required for sales staff in some shopping malls, lecturers at exhibitions, and teaching staff in classrooms. · Yes, these people will find it inconvenient to carry both mobile phone and laser pointer. Therefore, these people need a device that has both communication and laser pointer or electronic pointer functions. In particular, a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone which combines a laser pointer and a pen-type mobile phone will have greater superiority and practicality. With the advent of pen-type mobile phones, the above-mentioned multifunctional device also has the possibility to be realized.

Summary of the Invention

An object of the present invention is to provide a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer, and a driving method of the laser pen in the multifunctional pen-type mobile phone. The multifunctional pen-type mobile phone organically combines a laser pointer with a pen-type mobile phone, and has the characteristics of small size and convenient use. '

A multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to the present invention includes: a housing, a display screen, a button, a receiver, a receiver, and the like; the housing has an elongated rod shape; and is characterized by:

A light guide sheet is provided on the casing, and the casing includes: a printed circuit board, a circuit part, a battery, and the like;

A laser is mounted on the printed circuit board, which corresponds to the laser light guide sheet;

The laser pen is connected to the output of the laser pen drive circuit; the laser pen drive circuit is connected to the microprocessor of the pen mobile phone The I / O output terminal is connected; the microprocessor is also connected to the keyboard circuit; the operation of the laser pointer is controlled by keys and a driver program in the microprocessor.

According to the above-mentioned multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer, the light guide sheet is disposed at the bottom of the housing, and the laser is disposed at a position of the bottom of the printed circuit board corresponding to the light guide sheet.

A method for driving a laser pointer in a multi-function pen mobile phone according to the present invention is characterized in that it includes the following steps: Step S1, in which a user presses a power key or other similar function keys; Step S2, in which a multi-function The mobile phone enters a standby state; step S7, in which, when the user presses any one or more number keys, the laser light is turned on; step S10, in which, if there is a call incoming, a short message enters or an alarm sounds, on the screen Display the corresponding information such as call incoming, short message entry or alarm ringing, etc., and can enter the corresponding call answering, view short message or stop alarm, etc. ^^

The driving method of the laser pointer according to the above feature is further provided between step S2 and step S7: step S3, wherein when the user presses the left button or other corresponding function keys, The main menu is displayed; step S4, where the laser animation option is displayed on the screen when the user presses a key or other corresponding function keys; ~ step S5, where the user selects the laser animation according to his preference and presses the confirmation key The selected laser animation is displayed on the screen. '

The method for driving a laser pointer according to the above feature is that after step S7, step S8 is further provided, wherein if the user releases all the numeric keys, the laser light is turned off; if the user presses any one or more The number keys, the process returns to step S7, that is, the laser light is turned on.

The method for driving a laser pointer according to the above feature is characterized in that after step S5, a step S12 is further provided, in which, if there is an incoming call, an incoming SMS message or an alarm sounds, displaying a phone call on the screen Corresponding information such as incoming call, short message entry or alarm sounding, and can enter corresponding answer phone call, view short message or stop alarm, etc. © ¥.

The driving method of the laser pointer according to the above feature is characterized in that: after any of the steps S2-S12, a return step is further provided, wherein when the user presses the right button or other corresponding function is healthy, the flow returns to the upper menu, continuously Press the right button or other corresponding function keys to go to standby.

The driving method of the laser pointer according to the above feature is characterized in that: after step S7 and step S8, a timing automatic return step is further provided, wherein if no key is pressed for a certain period of time, it will automatically return to the previous level Menu or until standby.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

1 is a front view of a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pen according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a side perspective view of a multi-function pen-type mobile phone with a laser pen according to an embodiment of the present invention; 3 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to an embodiment of the present invention, which shows the structural layout of each component in the front case 1A;

4 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to an embodiment of the present invention, which shows the structural layout of each component in the back cover 1B;

5 is a circuit schematic diagram of a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pen according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a drive of a laser pen of the multi-function pen-type mobile phone with a laser pen according to an embodiment of the present invention Flowchart

Best Mode of the Invention

Referring to FIG. 1, it shows an external front view of a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to an embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from the figure, the multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to the present invention includes The housing 1, the display screen 2, the control buttons 3, the operation keys 4, the number and function keys 5, the receiver 6, and the handset 7 necessary for the mobile phone terminal. Different from ordinary mobile phone terminals, the pen-type mobile phone has a slender, rod-like shape, and has a small volume; it is easy to drag into a pocket. In addition, a hanging buckle 10 (see Fig. 2) is mounted on the top or the back so that it can be hung in a pocket and is easy to carry like a pen.

Referring to FIG. 2, a socket 9 for inserting a drawer type SIM card insertion device is provided on a side of a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to the present invention. The drawer type SIM card insertion device will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. Instructions. According to the inventive idea of the present invention, a laser light guide sheet 8 is further provided on the bottom surface of the multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer.

The display screen 2 of the multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to the present invention is slender and vertically arranged, gp: the long side is in the up-down direction, the wide side is in the left-right direction, the long side of the display is 40-60 mm, and the wide side is 22 —32mm.

In addition, the number keys and function keys 5 are arranged obliquely, and the inclination angle is between 30 ° and 60 °, so it is ensured that these number keys and function keys 5 are arranged in a narrow and long area. In addition, when dialing, the user can operate both vertically and horizontally, which brings convenience to the user. Since the number keys and function keys 5 are arranged obliquely, The display screen can be made into a slender shape like a pen, which is convenient to hold and more convenient to carry.

In addition, all the functional components inside the mobile phone terminal can be installed in this slender rod-shaped casing 1, and it is not necessary to ensure the normal function of each component, but also to ensure the call quality of the whole machine. And easy to use. The internal structure of the pen mobile phone of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figs. 3 and 4.

FIG. 3 shows the internal structure of a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to an embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, it shows the structural layout of each component in the front case 1A.

Referring to FIG. 3, the internal device of the multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to the present invention mainly includes: a printed circuit board 11, a radio frequency module 12, a base frequency module 13, and a SIM card insertion device 14. In order to make the circuit more compact and dense, in the present invention, the printed circuit board 11 uses more than 6 layers of printed circuit boards, such as 7 or 8 layers, or even 9-10 layers of printed circuit boards. The width of the printed circuit board 11 is smaller than the width of the case 1, that is, the front case 1A, that is, the width is less than 35 mm. The circuit part mainly includes a radio frequency module 12, a base frequency module 13, a laser pointer driving circuit 16, a microprocessor 31, and a keyboard driving circuit 34.

In order to make the thickness of the multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer of the present invention small, as small as 23 mm or less, the present invention particularly employs a novel drawer type SM card insertion device 14. It is mainly composed of drawer-type SIM card holder 14A and SIM card fixing device. Its dimensions are: less than 30mm in length and less than 20mm in width. For the specific structure and detailed description of this drawer-type SIM card insertion device, please refer to the unpublished patent application No. 02269510.9 filed by the applicant. It will not be described in detail here, but this type of connection is emphasized by the present invention. Since the fixed SIM card is placed in a drawer-type side-insertion or in-line flat-laying manner, the body of the pen mobile phone according to the present invention can be made narrower, that is, smaller in thickness, because this type of drawer-type insertion And pulling out the SIM card can avoid the increase of the thickness of the body caused by the installation of the SIM card holder in the casing, and thus can allow the battery to be installed in the casing 1, thereby allowing the pen-type mobile phone to be further reduced The traditional mobile phone must use an external battery, because when installing or removing a SIM card, the external battery that covers the SIM card must be removed. The external battery itself must have a plastic case, so the thickness of the mobile phone must be increased.

In order to further reduce the thickness of the multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to the present invention, the pen-type mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention uses a built-in battery 19 (refer to FIG. 4). Since the built-in battery 19 does not require the plastic casing necessary for the external battery as described above, the pen-type mobile phone according to the present invention can be made small in thickness, for example, 20 mm or less. According to the above-mentioned multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a stylus pen, the volume of the casing 1 can be made smaller than: length 140mm x width 35mm x thickness 18mm.

Referring to FIG. 4, the multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to the present invention further includes a built-in antenna 17 and a buzzer 18 in the back cover m. In the figure, reference numeral 20 denotes a mounting screw hole, which is also the only mounting screw hole in this embodiment. The installation of the rear cover 1B and the front case 1A is mainly tightly combined by the plurality of clips 21 on the rear cover 1B and the plurality of claws 22 on the front cover 1A. At the same time, the screws are installed in the screw holes 20 To achieve a solid purpose.

Referring again to Fig. 3, a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to the present invention is provided with a function expansion area 15 at the bottom of an elongated printed circuit board 11. In order to implement the laser pointer function in the multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer, a laser pointer driving circuit 16 and a laser 24 are provided in the function expansion area. The laser 24 corresponds to the above-mentioned laser light guide sheet 8 provided on the bottom of the pen-type mobile phone, so that the laser light emitted from the laser 24 can exit the casing 1 through the laser light guide sheet 8.

The driving circuit principle and driving method of the laser pointer according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. As shown in FIG. 5, two ends of the laser pointer 24 are connected to two output terminals 28, 29 of the laser pointer driving circuit 16. The laser pointer driving circuit 16 is composed of a triode switch circuit or an integrated logic circuit, and its input terminal 30 is connected to the I / O output terminal 32 of the microprocessor 31 of the pen mobile phone, and its power terminal 27 is connected to the pen mobile battery power supply circuit connection. The microprocessor 31 is also connected to a keyboard circuit 34. Therefore, the laser 24 can be easily operated by the keys and the driver program in the microprocessor 31. 'The laser pointer function of the pen-type mobile phone according to the present invention is controlled by a software function and operated by corresponding keys.

The operation method is as follows. First, press the power button of the pen mobile phone to make the pen mobile phone enter the standby state and then enter the laser pointer menu. Then press any key on the keyboard circuit. This key inputs the signal to the microprocessor 31, and the microprocessor outputs the start-up command (voltage signal) to the laser driving circuit 16. At this time, the laser driving circuit 16 is turned on, and the signal is amplified and output to the laser pointer, so that the laser pointer is turned on. When the C clear key is pressed, the laser pointer 24 is turned off. If you press the power button again, the whole machine is powered off.

Furthermore, during the above-mentioned operation, if a call comes in with a short message, it can also be controlled by a program to make a call or receive a short message.

The driving process of the laser pointer of the present invention is described in detail below with reference to FIG. 6. First, the user presses The source key is step Sl. Then, it proceeds to step S2, where the multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to the present invention enters a standby state. In the standby state, when the user presses the left button, the process proceeds to step S3, that is, the main menu is displayed on the screen. Next, when the user presses the key, the flow proceeds to step S4, that is, the laser animation option is displayed on the screen. The user selects the laser animation according to his own preference and presses the confirmation key, and the flow proceeds to step S5, that is, the selected laser animation is displayed on the screen. ,

After the selected laser animation is displayed on the screen, at this time, the process can have 3 options.

First, when the user presses the right button, the process proceeds to step S6, that is, returns to the upper menu, and the user can press the right button continuously until the standby state.

Second, when the user presses any one or more number keys, the process proceeds to step S7, that is, the laser light is turned on. After this step, there are two more cases: 1. If the user releases all the numeric keys, the process proceeds to step S8, that is, the laser light is turned off. Next, if the user presses any one or more number keys again, the flow returns to step S7, that is, the laser light is turned on. Otherwise, if the user presses the right button, the process proceeds to step S9, that is, returns to the upper menu, and the user can press the right button continuously until the standby state is reached. 2. If there is an incoming call or a short message enters or the alarm sounds, the process proceeds to step S10, that is, the laser animation displayed on the screen disappears, and the corresponding animation prompting the incoming call, short message entry or alarm sounds is displayed. And can enter the corresponding procedures such as answering calls, viewing short messages or suspending alarms. After performing the corresponding operation procedure, the flow may proceed to step S12, that is, return to the standby state.

Third, when there is an incoming call or a short message enters or the alarm sounds, the process proceeds to step S12, that is, the laser animation displayed on the screen disappears, and a prompt prompts the incoming call, short message entry or alarm sounds is displayed Corresponding animation, and can enter the corresponding operations such as answering calls, viewing short messages or suspending alarms. After performing the corresponding operation procedure, the flow may proceed to step S13, that is, return to the standby state.

In addition to the above return steps, a return step can be set after any of the steps (S2-S12). When the user presses the right button or other corresponding functions, the process returns to the previous menu, and the right button or other corresponding buttons are continuously pressed. The function keys can go to standby.

According to the driving method of the laser pointer in the pen mobile phone of the present invention, after the step S7 and the step S8, a timing automatic return step is further provided, wherein if no key is pressed for a certain period of time, the button will automatically return to the top First-level menu or until standby. According to a specific embodiment of the present invention, the operation mode of the laser pointer function is as follows:

1. In standby mode, press [up] to enter the main menu and find the "treasure chest" menu.

2. Select the "Laser" option in the "Treasure Box" menu and press [send] to enter this function. The "Start" and "Back" options appear.

3. Press [up] [d _0W n] to select and press [send] to confirm. If you select "Enable", you will enter the laser state operation mode. At this time, the laser animation appears on the screen, but the laser light is not on. The following actions are as follows:

A) When the laser animation appears on the screen, but the laser light is not yet on (at this time, the hand has not pressed the number keys), you can operate as follows:

Remarks: In the case of an unexpected operation in the above situation, the response is as follows:

Situation Action

There is an incoming call. The laser animation disappears, and the incoming call animation appears.

Press the "Send" button to answer the call, and it will be in standby mode after answering.

There is a new short message entry The laser animation disappears, a new short message entry prompt appears,

Now press the "send" key to read. After reading, it is in standby state.

The alarm sounds, the laser animation disappears, and the alarm prompt screen appears.

When you press any key to stop the alarm, the standby mode will appear after the stop. B) While the laser light is on (at this time, the hand keeps pressing the number keys, and the laser animation always appears on the screen), you can operate as follows:

Remarks: In the above situation, there is an unexpected operation, the response is as follows:

Situation Action

Incoming call ringing, laser animation disappears, laser light goes off, appears

The incoming call is animated. At this time, let go and press the "send" key to answer the call. After the call is answered, it is in standby mode.

A new short message enters The laser animation disappears, the laser light goes out, and a new text message appears

Information enters the prompt, at this time release and press the "send" key to read, after reading ¾ standby.

The alarm sounds. The laser animation disappears, the laser light goes off, and the alarm sounds.

Display screen, release the button and press any key to stop the alarm. The standby state will appear after the stop.

Pressing other keys by mistake does not work

(up / down / lefit / right / send / end) The specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited thereto. It should be understood that according to the idea of the present invention, various changes, modifications, additions or replacements that can be made by those skilled in the art should also belong to the protection scope of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims.

Claims

Rights request

1. A multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer, comprising: a housing (1), a display screen (2), keys (3, 4, 5), a receiver (6), an earpiece (7), etc .; The casing (1) has an elongated rod-like shape; it is characterized by:

A light guide sheet (8) is provided on the casing (1), and the casing (1) includes: a printed circuit board (11), a circuit part (12, 13, 16, 31, 34) and a battery (19) etc .;

A laser (24) is mounted on the printed circuit board (11), which corresponds to the laser light guide sheet (8);

The laser pointer (24) is connected to the output terminals (8, 9) of the laser pointer driving circuit (16); the laser pointer driving circuit (16) is connected to the I / O output terminal (32) of the microprocessor (31) of the pen mobile phone ) Connection; the microprocessor (31) is also connected to a keyboard circuit (34); the operation of the laser pointer (24) is controlled through keys and a driving process in the microprocessor (31).

2. A multifunctional pen-type mobile phone with a laser pointer according to claim 1, characterized in that the light guide sheet (8) is disposed on the bottom of the casing (1), and the laser (24) is disposed on the printed circuit The position of the bottom of the plate (11) corresponding to the light guide sheet (8).

3. A method for driving a laser pointer in a multifunctional pen-type mobile phone, which is characterized in that it includes the following steps: Step (S1), wherein a user presses a power key or other similar function keys;

Step (S2), wherein the multifunctional mobile phone enters a standby state;

Step (S7): when the user presses any one or more number keys, the laser light is turned on;

Step (S10), in which, if there is an incoming call, an incoming short message or an alarm sounds, the corresponding information such as an incoming call, an incoming short message or an alarm sounds is displayed on the screen, and the corresponding incoming call, View the message or stop the alarm.

4. The method for driving a laser pointer according to claim 3, further comprising: between said step (S2) and said step (S7):

Step (S3), where the main menu is displayed on the screen when the user presses the left button or other corresponding function keys; step (S4), where the user is pressed on the screen when the key is pressed or other corresponding function keys Laser animation Option

Step ( _S5 ), where the user selects the laser animation according to his own preference and presses the confirmation key, that is, the selected laser animation is displayed on the screen.

5. The method for driving a laser pointer according to claim 3, further comprising a step (S8) after the step (S7), wherein if the user releases all the numeric keys, the laser light is turned off; The user presses any one or more number keys again, and the process returns to step (S7), that is, the laser light is turned on.

6. The method for driving a laser pointer according to claim 4, further comprising: after said step (S5), further comprising:

Step (S12), in which, if there is an incoming call, an incoming SMS message or an alarm sounds, the corresponding information such as an incoming call, an SMS message entry or an alarm sounds is displayed on the screen, and the corresponding answering call, View operations such as text message or alarm.

7. The method for driving a laser pointer according to any one of claims 3 to 6, further comprising: after said step (S2-S12), a return step, wherein when the user presses the right button or other When the corresponding function is healthy, the process returns to the previous menu, and you can press the right button or other corresponding function keys continuously until the standby state. ·

8. The method for driving a laser pointer according to claim 3 or 5, characterized in that: after said step (S7) and said step (S8), a timing automatic return step is further provided, wherein if there is no Pressing 'any key' will automatically return to the previous menu or until standby.