JPH08340582A - Mobile telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To surely recognize a call from another contract telephone set by using a vibrating call function used for a pocket pager or the like. CONSTITUTION: An attachment unit 21 is removed from a main body 10 and contained to a breast pocket of closes or the like. When a call arrives in the main body 10 in this state, a speaker of a speech function section of the main body 10 is not actuated but a radio wave of a prescribed frequency is outputted from a transmission section 50. The radio wave is received by a reception section 52 provided to the attachment unit 21 to actuate a vibrator section through the reception. The vibrator section vibrates the entire attachment unit 21 to allow the user 44 to recognize the call through body sensing. Thus, an unpleasant sense to surrounding persons due to a sudden call tone at a place requiring quietness is avoided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is equipped with a radio that can communicate with a relay antenna installed at a relay base, and can communicate with a contract telephone connected to a telephone line through this radio. Regarding mobile phones.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, there are known mobile telephones, such as automobile telephones mounted in automobiles and portable telephones carried by users. Such a mobile telephone has a specific telephone number according to a contract, and can communicate with a general subscriber telephone by communicating with a relay antenna provided in a relay base installed by a telephone company or the like. In particular, a mobile phone can make a call even while moving at high speed on the Shinkansen or the like, and its frequency of use is rapidly expanding.

For this reason, the calling bell may ring suddenly even in a crowded commuter train, or in a place where quietness is required such as during a meeting, the calling bell may ring suddenly. Such a situation causes discomfort and discomfort to the people around.

By the way, conventionally, a product called a pager has been sold by a telephone company. Each pager has a unique number, and when you want to call a person who carries this pager, you can call the pager by ringing or unilaterally ringing the number by inputting the number from the general subscriber telephone. It is made to recognize that it is being done. If the call caused by the vibration of the pager is diverted to a mobile phone, humans will not be disturbed even if there is a sudden call.

[0005]

However, a mobile phone is not as small as a pager and is generally carried in an attache case or the like. For this reason, even if a mobile phone is provided with a vibration function, the mobile phone is often not actually worn, and the vibration function cannot be sufficiently exerted.

In consideration of the above facts, the present invention uses a vibration function for calling, which is used in pagers and the like,
It is an object to obtain a mobile telephone that can surely recognize a call from another contract telephone.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a contract telephone which is equipped with a wireless device which is capable of communicating with a relay antenna installed at a relay station and which is connected to a telephone line through the wireless device. A mobile telephone capable of talking to a mobile telephone, an antenna portion for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the relay antenna, a key input portion for inputting a line number of the contract telephone, and key operation contents. Alternatively, a transmitter unit provided with a display unit for displaying function contents and the like, and a transmission unit provided in the telephone unit and capable of outputting a predetermined radio wave different from the radio waves transmitted and received by the relay antenna and the antenna unit. And a detachable unit detachably attached to the telephone body, the receiving unit receiving a radio wave from the transmitting unit, and an informing unit that operates when the predetermined radio wave is received by the receiving unit, and the moving unit. When there is a call from another contract phone talking machine, and a control device for activating the transmitting unit.

The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention described in claim 1, the predetermined radio wave is a radio wave applied to a small small-power radio device.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the first or second aspect, the notifying portion is a vibrator that allows a person holding the detachable unit to feel the vibration. I am trying.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the notifying section provides a vibrator that allows a person who holds the detachable unit to experience it.
A speaker that outputs a ringing sound is provided side by side, and the selection is possible by switching.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, when the detachable unit is detached from the telephone body, a ringing tone of the telephone body is held. It is characterized by stopping the output function of.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the invention, when the telephone body is housed in the attache case or the like, the detachable unit is detached from the telephone body and only the detachable unit is stored in, for example, a chest pocket. In this state, when there is a call from another contract telephone, the control means activates the transmitting section. The transmitter outputs a radio wave having a predetermined frequency. The radio wave of the predetermined frequency is received by the receiving unit mounted on the detachable unit, and the receiving unit provided in the detachable unit is activated by this reception. As a result, a person carrying a mobile phone can recognize that there is a call. As described above, since it is sufficient to wear only the detachable unit without wearing the entire telephone body, it is not limited to the notification by hearing, and various other notification means can be applied.

Even if an auditory notification means is used, its volume is low and it does not disturb surroundings.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a cordless telephone, that is, a small-sized low-power radio, which is used in general households for transmitting radio waves from the transmitter of the telephone body to the receiver of the detachable unit is used. By using the applied frequency, no special license is required.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a vibrator is applied as an informing section so that the holder holding the detachable unit can be sensed by vibration. Therefore, even if a call is made from another general telephone, no sound is produced and only the person holding the detachable unit can recognize it.

According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the vibrator described in claim 3, a speaker for outputting a normal ringing tone is additionally provided as the notification unit. These can be selected by switching, and the user can select the calling function depending on the situation.

According to the invention described in claim 5, when the detachable unit is attached to the telephone main body, when a call is made from another ordinary telephone, the calling provided in the telephone main body as usual Activate the function. Here, when the detachable unit is detached from the telephone body, the calling function of the telephone body is stopped. That is, since the user recognizes where the telephone body is stored, there is no need to inform the whereabouts of the telephone body, and this can completely eliminate the inconvenience of the people around.

[0018]

1 and 2 show a mobile phone according to this embodiment. The mobile phone includes a main body 10 and the main body 10.
And a battery 12 that supplies power to the.
A liquid crystal display unit 14 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 10, and a key input unit 1 is provided below the liquid crystal display unit 14.
6 are provided.

A projecting hole 20 for the antenna 18 is provided on the upper surface of the main body.
It is possible to appear and disappear for 0. That is, when using this mobile phone, the antenna 18 is provided with the protruding hole 20.
When the antenna 18 is pulled out from the container and is used, the antenna 18 is housed in the projecting hole 20. The key input unit 16 is used to input a telephone number for connecting a wire to another general subscriber telephone and to display explanations of various functions provided on the mobile telephone.

In the main body 10, a transmission / reception function unit 40 whose main function is a wireless device capable of communicating with a relay antenna provided in a relay station installed by a telephone company, and a call function unit 42 similar to a general telephone. And are provided and the structure thereof is well known, the description thereof will be omitted. A plurality of electrodes are exposed below the back surface of the main body 10. This electrode is the battery 12
Corresponding to the electrodes exposed from, the electrodes are electrically connected when the battery 12 is attached to the back surface of the main body.

As a result, the main body 12 is supplied with power from the battery 12.

As shown in FIG. 3, the height of the battery 12 is slightly shorter than the height of the main body 10 (about 2/3), and the detachable unit 21 is attached to the upper side of the battery 12. ing. A pair of claws 22 are formed at both ends in the width direction of the lower end of the detachable unit 21 and correspond to the rectangular holes 24 provided in the main body 10. Nail 22
Has an inverted L shape so that it can be hooked in the rectangular hole 24.

At the upper end of the detachable unit 21,
The locking claw 26 is attached to the central portion in the width direction.
The tip of the locking claw 26 has a sloped shape (the sloped portion 26
A) corresponds to the slit hole 28 provided in the main body 10.

Here, the claws 22 are housed in the rectangular holes 24, and the locking claws 26 face the slit holes 28 by rotating the detachable unit 21 around the claws 22 in the direction of approaching the main body 10. To do. Further, by continuing this rotation, the inclined surface portion 26A of the locking claw is pressed against the peripheral edge of the slit hole 28, and the locking claw 26 elastically deforms and enters the slit hole 28. Slope 2 of locking claw 26
When the pressure of 6A is released, the locking claw 26 returns from the elastically deformed state and becomes the engaged state.

The engaging claw 26 in the engaged state faces an eject function (not shown) provided on the main body 10. The eject function has a role of elastically deforming the locking claw 26, and the operation button 30 of the eject function is
It is projected on the upper surface of the main body 10. Operation button 3 here
By pressing 0, the locking claw 26 is forcibly elastically deformed, and in this state, the detachable unit 21 is rotated in the direction away from the main body 10 to release the engagement between the locking claw 26 and the slit hole 28. It is configured to be able to.

The claw 22 and the locking claw 26 are provided on the main body,
Even if the attachment / detachment unit 21 is provided with the rectangular hole 24 and the slit hole 28, the same attachment / detachment function can be obtained.

The main body 10 is provided with a transmitting section 50 which is activated when the mobile phone is called. A radio wave having a predetermined frequency is output from the transmitter 10, and a receiver 52 provided in the detachable unit 21 can receive a telephone having the predetermined frequency. It should be noted that as the radio wave of this predetermined frequency, a frequency within the applicable range of the small and small power frequency similar to that of a cordless telephone used in a general home is used.

As shown in FIG. 4, the detachable unit 21 is provided with a vibrator portion 32. A speaker 34 is provided adjacent to the vibrator portion 32. The vibrator unit 32 and the speaker 34 have a function as a notification unit, and can be activated when the receiving unit 52 receives a predetermined frequency.

The detachable unit 21 is provided with a changeover switch 36, and the vibrator 32 or the speaker 34 can be selected by operating the changeover switch 36. By selecting the vibrator unit 32, when the receiving unit 52 receives a radio wave of a predetermined frequency, the entire detachable unit 21 vibrates, and the vibration that holds the detachable unit 21 is equivalent to that of a mobile phone. It is possible to recognize that there is a call. When the speaker 34 is selected by the changeover switch 36, a relatively low-volume ringing tone is output from the speaker 34.

Furthermore, the detachable unit 21 is provided with a stop button 38 so that the operation can be stopped by operating the stop button 38 after the vibrator portion 32 or the speaker 34 is operated. Has become.

Here, as shown in FIG. 5, the detachable unit 21 is detached from the main body 10 and the clothes (Y
It is assumed that the main body 10 is accommodated in a chest pocket of a shirt or the like and the main body 10 is accommodated in an attache case 46 held by the user. In such a case, a ringing tone is generated from the main body 10 that is conventionally housed in the attache case 46, and the user recognizes the ringing tone.
The main body 10 was taken out from and the telephone call was started.

However, in the present embodiment, when a call is made to this portable telephone, the call can be recognized by, for example, the vibration of the detachable unit 21, so that the call can be recognized without causing any inconvenience to others. You can

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. Usually, the detachable unit 21 is attached to the main body 10. This attachment hooks the claw 22 into the rectangular hole 24, and
The locking claw 26 is made to face the slit hole 28 by rotating in the direction approaching the main body 10 around the vicinity of. Further, by continuing this rotation, the locking claw 26
The inclined surface portion 26A of the tip end is pressed by the peripheral edge of the slit hole 28 and elastically deformed, and the locking claw 26 is housed in the slit hole 28. After being housed, the tip of the locking claw 26 is not caught by the slit hole 28 at the peripheral portion and is not disengaged.

When a call is made to the mobile phone in such a state, a ringing tone is output from the speaker provided in the call function section 42 of the mobile phone. By hearing this ringing tone, the user recognizes that there is a call and starts a call.

By the way, when carrying this mobile phone, a place where quietness is required, for example, during a meeting, on a commuter train,
Sometimes go to. In such a case, when the ringing tone sounds, the surrounding people may feel uncomfortable and may feel uncomfortable.

However, in the present embodiment, when it is predicted that such a situation will occur, the detachable unit 21 is detached from the main body 10. This removal is performed by pressing the operation button 30. When the operation button 30 is pressed, the locking claw 26 is forcibly elastically deformed, and the slit hole 28
You will be able to get out of it. In this state, the attachment / detachment unit 21 is rotated in a direction away from the main body 10 to detach the locking claw 26 from the slit hole 28. After that, by detaching the claw 22 from the rectangular hole 24, the detachable unit 21 is completely removed from the main body 10. In response to this removal, the speaker output of the call function unit 42 of the main body 10 is stopped.

The user 44 stores the main body 10 in the attache case 46 and the like, and stores only the detachable unit 21 in the chest pocket or the like of clothes (Y shirt). The attachment / detachment unit 21 is provided with a changeover switch 36, which is normally changed over to the vibrator 32 side. In this state, the main body 10
When there is a call, the speaker of the call function unit 42 of the main body 10 does not operate and the transmission unit 50 outputs a radio wave of a predetermined frequency. This radio wave is received by the receiving section 52 provided in the detachable unit 21, and the vibrator section 32 is activated in response to the reception. By this operation, the whole detachable unit 21 vibrates, and the user 44 can recognize the call by feeling.

When the call is recognized, the detachable unit 21
The stop button 38 is operated to first stop the operation of the vibrator portion 32.

Next, the main body 10 housed in the attache case 46 is taken out to start a call. In this way, by providing the detachable detachable unit 21 in the mobile phone, it is possible to use the vibration calling function used for pagers and the like without wearing the entire mobile phone on the body. It is possible to eliminate an uncomfortable feeling to people around due to a sudden ringing sound in a place where quietness is required.

Although the detachable unit 21 is provided above the battery 12 in this embodiment, the detachable unit 54 is of a card type as shown in FIG. 6, and this card can be inserted into the upper surface of the main body 10, for example. An insertion port 56 may be provided.

[0041]

As described above, the mobile telephone according to the present invention can surely recognize a call from another contract telephone by using the vibration function for a call used for a pager or the like. It has an excellent effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mobile phone according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment when viewed from the back side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a detachable unit.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing a portable state of a mobile phone by a user.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a mobile phone according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 main body 12 battery 18 antenna 21 detachable unit 50 transmitter 52 receiver

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mobile telephone equipped with a radio capable of communicating with a relay antenna installed at a relay base, and capable of communicating with a contract telephone connected to a telephone line via the radio. An antenna unit for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from the relay antenna, a key input unit for inputting a line number or the like of the contract telephone, and a display unit for displaying key operation contents or function contents, A main body of the telephone, a transmitter provided in the main body of the telephone, capable of outputting a predetermined radio wave different from the radio waves transmitted and received by the relay antenna and the antenna section, and detachably attached to the main body of the telephone, A detachable unit that includes a receiver that receives radio waves from a transmitter, and a notification unit that operates when the receiver receives the predetermined radio waves, and the mobile phone is called from another contract telephone. When there, mobile phone and a control means for operating the transmission unit. 2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined radio wave is a radio wave applied to a small-sized low-power radio device. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit is a vibrator that allows a person holding the detachable unit to feel the vibration by vibrating. 4. The notification unit is provided with a vibrator that allows a person who holds the detachable unit to experience it, and a speaker that outputs a ringing tone, and the selection unit can be selected by switching. The mobile phone according to claim 1 or 2. 5. The call output function of the telephone body is stopped when the detachable unit is detached from the telephone body, according to any one of claims 1 to 4. Mobile phone.