JPH0621868A - External storage device for mobile wireless phones - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] Realization of an external storage device for a mobile radio telephone that can be attached to and detached from the mobile radio telephone as needed and that the mobile radio telephone has good portability even when attached to the mobile radio telephone. To do. [Structure] The fitting part of the external storage device 24 has the same claws and grooves as the fitting part of the battery 23, and the mounting part on the side opposite to the fitting part of the external storage device 24 is the same as the mounting part of the mobile radio telephone 25. The external storage device 24 of the portable wireless telephone is arranged between the mounting portion of the portable wireless telephone 25 and the battery 23 by using a nail or a groove.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an external storage device for a portable radio telephone which can be attached to and detached from the portable radio telephone as required, and the portable radio telephone has good portability even when attached to the portable radio telephone. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the development of portable wireless telephones has been remarkable, and the number of users has been increasing. Hereinafter, a conventional storage device will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional portable radio telephone, an external storage device and a battery. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 51 is a portable radio telephone, 52 is an antenna section for transmitting and receiving radio waves, 53 is a radio section for modulating and demodulating radio signals, 54 is a microphone section for capturing external audio signals, and 55 is an external audio signal output. Speaker section,
56 is a control unit for controlling the entire mobile radio telephone, 57 is a display unit for displaying, 58 is a key input unit for key input, 59 is a storage unit for recording a telephone number, an address book, etc., and 60 is an external device. An interface unit for connection, 61 is a battery unit that drives a mobile wireless device, 62 is a cable that connects the mobile wireless phone to an external storage device, and 63 is an external memory that stores data from the mobile wireless phone or reads the stored data. It is a device.

The operation of the conventional storage device configured as described above will be described below. In the portable wireless telephone 51, the user inputs the telephone number input from the key input unit 58,
Character data such as an address book, voice data input from the microphone unit 54, and voice, image, and character data received by the antenna unit 52 and demodulated by the wireless unit 53 are stored in the storage unit 59 or the interface unit under the control of the control unit 56. The data is stored in the external storage device 63 via the cable 60 and the cable 62. Further, the data stored in the storage unit 59 or the external storage device 63 is modulated by the wireless unit 53 in the case of transmission under the control of the control unit 56, transmitted from the antenna unit 52, and output in the form of voice to the outside. When output from the speaker unit 56 and displayed, the display unit 57 displays.

[0004]

However, when attempting to store a large amount of data in the above portable radio telephone, the internal storage of the portable radio telephone has a small storage capacity, and the external storage device has a large storage capacity, but the portable radio telephone has a large storage capacity. It had a problem of poor sex. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to attach / detach from a mobile radio telephone as needed.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an external storage device for a mobile wireless phone, which has good portability even when mounted on the mobile wireless phone.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an interface terminal for an external storage device and a power supply terminal for a battery in a mounting portion of a portable radio telephone. The fitting portion of the external storage device is provided with the same claws and grooves as the fitting portion of the battery, and at the same time, an interface terminal and a power supply terminal connected to the interface terminal are provided.
Further, the same claw and groove as the mounting portion of the portable wireless telephone are provided on the mounting portion of the external storage device opposite to the fitting portion, and at the same time, the power supply terminal connected to the power supply terminal is provided.

[0006]

With the above-described structure, the present invention can be attached to and detached from the portable radio telephone as needed, and the portable radio telephone has good portability even when attached to the portable radio telephone. In addition, regardless of whether the external storage device is attached or detached, it is possible to supply power to the mobile radio telephone by the battery having the same shape.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a portable wireless telephone, an external storage device and a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 11 is a portable radio telephone, 12 is an antenna section for transmitting and receiving radio waves, 13 is a radio section for modulating and demodulating radio signals, 14 is a microphone section for taking in external audio signals, and 15 is for outputting audio signals to the outside. A speaker unit, 16 is a control unit that controls the entire mobile wireless telephone, 17 is a display unit that performs display, 18 is a key input unit that performs key input, 19 is a storage unit that records a telephone number, address book, etc., and 20 is an external unit. An interface unit for connecting to a device, 21 is an external storage device that can be attached to and detached from the mobile wireless phone and stores data from the mobile wireless phone side, if necessary, and 22 is a battery unit that drives the mobile wireless device.

The operation of the external storage device of the portable radio telephone configured as described above will be described below. In the mobile wireless telephone 11, the user receives character data such as a telephone number and an address book input from the key input unit 18, voice data input from the microphone unit 14, the antenna unit 12, and the wireless unit 13 receives the modulated data. The processed voice, image, and character data is stored in the external storage device 21 via the storage unit 19 or the interface unit 20 by the processing of the control unit 16. Also, the storage unit
19 or the data stored in the external storage device 21 is
Under the control of the control unit 16, when transmitting, it is modulated by the wireless unit 13 and transmitted from the antenna unit 12, when it is output as voice, it is output from the speaker unit 15, and when it is displayed, it is displayed on the display unit 17.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a portable radio telephone, an external storage device and a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of a mounting surface. In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 25 is a mobile radio telephone for communication, 24 is an external storage device (for example, an IC memory card drive) that can be detached from the mobile radio telephone as needed, and 23 is a battery that serves as a power supply for the mobile radio telephone. , 2
6 is a mounting surface of the mobile wireless phone, 27 is a fitting surface of the external storage device, 28 is a mounting surface of the external storage device, 29 is a fitting surface of the battery, 33 is a power source for supplying power to the mobile wireless phone from the battery 23. Terminal 32, external storage device 24 is battery power terminal
A power supply terminal for connecting with 33, 31 is a power supply terminal for supplying the power of the battery 23 supplied from the power supply terminal 32 to the mobile wireless telephone 25, 30 is a power supply terminal for receiving power supply from the battery 23, Reference numeral 34 is an interface terminal for sending data and control signals of the mobile radio telephone 25 to the external storage device 24, and 35 is an interface terminal for the external storage device 24 receiving data from the mobile radio telephone 25.

The operations of the portable radio telephone and the external storage device configured as described above will be described below. When the mobile wireless phone 25 does not use the external storage device 24, the battery 23 is mounted on the mounting portion of the mobile wireless phone 25, and the power supply terminal 30 of the mobile wireless phone mounting surface 26 and the power supply terminal of the battery mating surface 29. Connect 33. When the portable radio telephone 25 uses the external storage device 24, the external storage device is attached to the mounting portion of the portable radio telephone 25.
24 is mounted, and the interface terminal 34 and the power supply terminal 30 of the mounting surface 26 of the portable wireless telephone are connected to the interface terminal 35 and the power supply terminal 31 of the mating surface 27 of the external storage device, respectively, and are mounted on the mounting portion of the external storage device 24. The battery 23 is mounted, and the power supply terminal 32 on the mounting surface 28 of the external storage device and the mating surface 29 of the battery
Connect the power supply terminal 33 of. By the above operation, when the portable radio telephone 25 uses the external storage device 24, the data of the portable radio telephone 25 and the external storage device 24 are exchanged between the interface terminal 34 and the interface terminal 35, and the battery 23 to the power supply terminal 33, the power source. Power is supplied to the portable radio telephone 25 through the paths of the terminal 32, the power supply terminal 31, and the power supply terminal 30.

[0011]

As is apparent from the above-described embodiments, the present invention can be applied to a portable radio telephone even when an external storage device having a large storage capacity is attached to the portable radio telephone when it is desired to increase the storage capacity. Good portability. Also, since the mounting part of the external storage device has the same claws and grooves as the mounting part of the mobile wireless phone, the power supply to the mobile wireless phone can be supplied by the battery of the same shape regardless of whether the external storage device is mounted or separated. Has the effect of enabling.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a portable wireless telephone, an external storage device, and a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a portable wireless telephone, an external storage device, and a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a mounting surface of a portable wireless telephone, an external storage device, and a battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conventional portable wireless telephone, an external storage device, and a battery.

[Explanation of symbols]

11,25,51 ... Mobile wireless phone, 12,52 ... Antenna part,
13, 53 ... Wireless section, 14, 54 ... Microphone section, 15, 55 ... Speaker section, 16, 56 ... Control section, 17, 57 ... Display section, 18, 58
... Key input part, 19,59 ... Storage part, 20,60 ... Interface part, 21,24,63 ... External storage device, 22,61 ...
Battery part, 23 ... Battery, 26 ... Mobile wireless phone mounting surface, 27 ... External storage device fitting surface, 28 ... External storage device mounting surface, 29 ... Battery fitting surface, 30, 3
1, 32, 33 ... Power supply terminal, 34, 35 ... Interface terminal, 62 ... Cable.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A removable external storage device is arranged between a portion for mounting a battery of a mobile radio telephone (a mounting portion) and a portion for fitting a battery to a mounting portion of a mobile radio telephone (a fitting portion). An external storage device for a portable wireless telephone characterized in that. 2. An interface terminal for an external storage device and a power supply terminal for a battery are provided in advance in a mounting portion of a mobile radio telephone, and the fitting portion of the external storage device is provided in the same claw or groove as the fitting portion of the battery. In addition, the interface terminal for the external storage device and the interface terminal and the power supply terminal connected to the power supply terminal for the battery are provided in the fitting portion of the external storage device, and further on the side opposite to the fitting portion of the external storage device. An external storage device for a portable wireless telephone, wherein the mounting portion is provided with the same nail or groove as the mounting portion of the portable wireless telephone to provide a power supply terminal.