JP3872072B2 - Terminal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device that can operate a plurality of functions, and relates to a terminal device that selectively switches between a plurality of functions depending on whether or not a battery corresponding to each of the plurality of functions is mounted.

  In recent years, in order to improve the convenience of terminal devices, terminal devices such as mobile phones to which other functions are added in addition to the mobile phone function have appeared. In particular, some mobile phones and portable information terminals that are carried around are provided with a non-contact IC (Integrated Circuit) card function as another function by utilizing their portability.

  Here, a non-contact IC card is a card in which a very thin integrated circuit (IC chip or the like) is embedded in a plastic card so that information can be recorded. The card has a built-in antenna and uses weak radio waves. Can communicate with readers and writers. Contactless IC cards can record a large amount of information and can also encrypt information compared to magnetic cards that are often used in bank cash cards, etc. It is about to be widely used for train fare payment, ID authentication, etc. using automatic ticket gates.

As a prior art, a pager-equipped mobile phone that includes a pager function unit, a mobile phone function unit, and a common control function unit and supplies power to these function units using different batteries is described (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-13327 ([0006], FIG. 1)

As another prior art, a mobile terminal having a mobile phone function and a contact / non-contact IC card function is described. In addition, a contact or non-contact IC card function is described (for example, see Patent Document 2).
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-244014 (FIG. 1)

Furthermore, as another prior art, there is described a combination device in which a mobile phone and a camera are integrated, wherein a battery dedicated to the camera is used as a power source, and the camera functions independently by the camera dedicated battery. (Patent Document 3).
JP 2001-309012 ([0015], FIG. 1)

  The above non-contact IC card can be fed with a weak radio wave from a reader / writer during communication, so power is not required by a dedicated battery, but in order to actually use a non-contact IC card, For example, information recorded on an IC chip of a non-contact IC card such as a communication charge balance and a fare charge balance needs to be displayed on the display unit so that the user can check. In this case, in general, in order to display the recorded information of the non-contact IC card on the existing display unit on the terminal device such as a mobile phone, the control unit of the existing mobile phone function controls the non-contact IC card function unit. It is necessary to display the recording information of the contact IC card on the display unit.

  Thus, in order to obtain a terminal device capable of operating a mobile phone function and an IC card function, it is necessary to use a common interface and to use a battery having a plurality of functions. For this reason, as in the technologies described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, it is not possible to provide a battery for each functional unit, and when the non-contact IC card function is desired to function independently, the function is performed independently. I could not. In particular, mobile phones are intended to be carried around, so battery power cannot be supplied and there are many situations where the battery runs out. In such cases, only the non-contact IC card function unit functions independently. In some cases, it may be necessary to save power consumption.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem. When the second function is controlled by the first function, the second function can be performed without operating the first function. It is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal device that can operate a function independently of the control of the first function.

  The terminal device according to the present invention includes a first control unit that operates the first function, a second control unit that operates the second function based on the control information of the first control unit, A first battery mounting portion that is connected to the control section and can be mounted with a first battery, and a second battery mounting section that is connected to the second control section and can be mounted with a second battery, When the first battery is not attached to the first battery attachment part and the second battery is attached to the second battery attachment part, the first control part performs the first function. The second control unit does not operate and operates the second function independently of the control information of the first control unit. With such a configuration, when the second function is controlled by the first function, the second function is operated independently from the control of the first function without operating the first function. be able to.

  In addition, another terminal device according to the present invention includes a first control unit that operates the first function, and a second control unit that operates the second function based on control information of the first control unit. A first battery mounting unit connected to the first control unit and capable of mounting a first battery, and a second battery mounting unit connected to the second control unit and capable of mounting a second battery When the first battery is not attached to the first battery attachment part and the second battery is attached to the second battery attachment part, the first control part is The second control unit operates the second function independently of the control information of the first control unit, and the first and second batteries are connected to the first control unit. And when the first control unit is attached to the second battery mounting unit, the first control unit sends control information to the second control unit. To activates the first function and the second control unit is characterized in that based on the control information of the first control unit, operates the second function. With such a configuration, when the second function is controlled by the first function, the second function is operated independently from the control of the first function without operating the first function. be able to. Further, the second function can be operated by controlling the first function.

  In addition, another terminal device according to the present invention includes a first control unit that operates the first function, and a second control unit that operates the second function based on control information of the first control unit. A first battery mounting unit connected to the first control unit and capable of mounting a first battery, and a second battery mounting unit connected to the second control unit and capable of mounting a second battery When the first battery is not attached to the first battery attachment part and the second battery is attached to the second battery attachment part, the first control part is And the second control unit operates the second function independently from the control information of the first control unit, and the first battery is mounted on the first battery. When the second battery is not attached to the second battery attachment part, the first control part operates the first function. And, the second control unit is characterized in that not operated second function. With such a configuration, when the second function is controlled by the first function, the second function is operated independently from the control of the first function without operating the first function. be able to. It is also possible to operate only the first function.

  The first function may include at least a mobile phone function, and the second function may include at least a non-contact IC card function. Thereby, when the non-contact IC card function is controlled by the mobile phone function, the non-contact IC card function can be operated independently of the mobile phone function.

  In addition, a first battery detection unit that detects that the first battery is mounted on the first battery mounting unit, and a second battery that detects that the second battery is mounted on the second battery mounting unit. A battery detector, and according to the detection results of the first and second battery detectors, the first and second controllers are mounted by the first and second batteries. You may make it recognize having mounted | worn to the part. Thereby, mounting | wearing of a battery can be detected easily.

  Further, a conversion unit provided between the first control unit and the second control unit is provided, and the conversion unit is configured such that the second battery is mounted on the second battery mounting unit, and the first battery is further connected to the first battery. When the battery is mounted on one battery mounting unit, the control information of the first control unit is sent to the second control unit, and the first battery is not mounted on the first battery mounting unit The control information of the first control unit may not be sent to the second control unit. Thereby, the control information of the first control unit can be reliably transmitted to the second control unit only when necessary.

  Further, the charging unit that can be connected to an external power source and charges the first and second batteries, the charging unit and the second battery mounting unit are connected, and the first control unit is connected to the second battery. A switch that is turned on / off by a control signal that is output according to whether or not the battery is attached to the second battery mounting part, the switch is normally in an off state, and the charging part is connected to the external power source, and When the second battery is attached to the second battery attachment part, the battery is turned on, and the charging part may charge the second battery. Thereby, the charging unit can accurately charge the second battery without erroneous operation.

  According to the present invention, when the second function is controlled by the first function, the second function is operated independently of the control of the first function without operating the first function. Can do.

Embodiment 1 of the Invention
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a terminal apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a terminal device 100 is, for example, a mobile phone, a portable information terminal, and the like, and includes a mobile phone unit 200 as a first control unit and a non-contact IC card unit 300 as a second control unit.

  The mobile phone unit 200 has at least a mobile phone function as a first function having a communication function for communicating with other terminal devices, and includes a control unit A201 as a first control unit and a battery A as a first battery mounting unit. A mounting unit 202, a battery A detection unit 203 as a first battery detection unit, a battery B detection unit 204 as a second battery detection unit, a charging unit 205, a switch 206, and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) as a display unit Display) It includes a display unit 207, an operation unit 208, a transmission / reception unit 209, and an antenna 210.

  The control unit A201 controls and operates the entire mobile phone unit 200. The battery A mounting unit 202 is connected to the control unit A201 and can mount a battery A400 as a first battery. The battery A 400 includes a battery cell (not shown) and a case that covers the battery cell. The battery A 400 is used as a battery pack, and is attached to the battery A attachment unit 202 to supply power to the entire mobile phone unit 200. The battery A detection unit 203 detects that the battery A400 is attached to the battery A attachment unit 202. The control unit A201 recognizes that the battery A400 is attached to the battery A attachment unit 202 according to the detection result of the battery A detection unit 203. The battery B detection unit 204 detects that a battery B500 described later is mounted on a battery B mounting unit 302 described later. The control unit B301 described later recognizes that the battery B500 is mounted on the battery B mounting unit 302 according to the detection result of the battery B detection unit 204. The battery A detection unit 203 and the battery B detection unit 204 normally operate by receiving power supply from the battery A400 via the control unit A201. However, when the battery A400 and the battery B500 are not attached, the battery A400 Or it shall operate | move even if it does not receive power supply from the battery B500. That is, for example, it operates using a power source such as a data backup battery provided in the mobile phone unit 200.

  The charging unit 205 includes a charging circuit, and can charge the battery A 400 and the battery B 500 by connecting an external power source (not shown). Charging to the battery B 500 is controlled by the switch 206. The switch 206 is controlled by the control unit A201, connects the charging unit 205 and the battery B mounting unit 302, and is turned on by a control signal output by the control unit A201 depending on whether or not the battery B500 is mounted on the battery B mounting unit 302. / Turn off. The switch 206 is normally in an off state, and is turned on when the charging unit 206 is connected to an external power source and the battery B500 is mounted on the battery B mounting unit 302. The charging unit 206 is in the battery B500. Also charge. The LCD display unit 207 controls the operation state of the mobile phone unit 200 under the control of the control unit A201, pays the call charges of the public telephone recorded in the non-contact IC card unit 300, pays the train fare using the automatic ticket gate, The record contents such as authentication and the operation status are displayed. The user can input an instruction to operate the control unit A21 to operate a mobile phone function such as reading a phone book or sending an e-mail, for example, by operating the unit 208 composed of a plurality of numbers, alphabetic buttons, etc., and the battery A400 and battery B500 are installed When it is, an instruction for operating the non-contact IC card function to the control unit B301 based on the control information of the control unit A201 can be input.

  The non-contact IC card unit 300 has a non-contact IC card function, and includes a control unit B301 as a second control unit, a battery B mounting unit 302 as a second battery mounting unit, and an ethics conversion unit 303 as a conversion unit. Is done.

  The control unit B301 controls and operates the entire non-contact IC card unit 300 based on the control information of the control unit A201 of the mobile phone unit 200. Also, the control unit B301 can operate independently regardless of the control information of the control unit A200. The battery B mounting unit 302 is connected to the control unit B201 and mounts a battery B500 as a second battery. The battery B400 includes a battery cell (not shown) and a case that covers the battery cell. The battery B400 is used as a battery pack, and is mounted on the battery B mounting unit 302 to supply power to the entire contactless IC card unit 300. The logic conversion unit 303 is connected between the control unit A201 and the control unit B302. The battery B500 is mounted on the battery B mounting unit 302, and the battery A400 is mounted on the battery A mounting unit 202. Control information of the control unit A201 is sent to the control unit B301. When the battery A400 is not attached to the battery A attachment unit 202, the control information of the control unit B301 is not sent to the control unit B301. The input signal is configured to be fixed.

  Next, the operation of the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  2 and 3 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the terminal apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  1 and 2, when the terminal device 100 is used, for example, when the power button is pressed (STEP (hereinafter referred to as ST) 1), first, the battery A detection unit 203 performs the battery A of the battery A400. The presence / absence of attachment to the attachment unit 202 is detected (ST102). When the battery A detection unit 203 cannot detect the attachment of the battery A400 (ST102, ST103), the battery B detection unit 204 detects whether or not the battery B500 is attached to the battery B attachment unit 302 (ST104). On the other hand, when battery A detection section 203 can detect the attachment of battery A400 (ST102), the process proceeds to ST200 described later (ST105).

  When the battery B detection unit 204 cannot detect the attachment of the battery B400 (ST104), the power of the battery A400 and the battery B500 is not supplied to both the control unit A201 and the control unit B301, and the control unit A201 and the control unit B301 are both The processing ends (ST107) while not operating (ST106).

  When the battery B detection unit 204 can detect the attachment of the battery B400 (ST104), the logic conversion unit 303 uses the control information of the control unit A201 to control the control unit B301 because the battery A400 is not attached to the battery A attachment unit 202. The input signal of the control unit B301 is fixed so as not to be sent to the terminal (ST108). Then, the control unit A201 does not operate the mobile phone function, and the control unit B301 operates the non-contact IC card function independently from the control information of the control unit A201 (ST109, ST110), and the process ends (ST107). ). At this time, since the control unit A201 cannot receive power supply from the battery A400, the switch 206 cannot receive a control signal from the control unit A201 and remains in the normal off state, and the battery B500. Cannot be charged from the charging unit 205. Further, since neither the control unit A201 nor the LCD display unit 207 is supplied with power, the LCD display unit 207 does not operate and nothing is displayed.

  Next, in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the operation after ST200 will be described. When the battery A detection unit 203 can detect the attachment of the battery A400 (ST201), the battery B detection unit 204 detects whether or not the battery B500 is attached to the battery B attachment unit 302 (ST202).

  When the battery B detection unit 204 can detect the attachment of the battery B500 (ST202, ST203), the logic conversion unit 303 controls the control information of the control unit A201 because the battery A400 is attached to the battery A attachment unit 202. The data is sent to part B301 (ST204). Then, the control unit A201 operates the mobile phone function, and the control unit B301 operates the non-contact IC card function based on the control information of the control unit A201 (ST205), and the process ends (ST208, ST107). At this time, the switch 206 receives a control signal indicating that the battery B500 is attached from the control unit A201, and switches from the normal OFF state to the ON state, and the battery B500 is charged from the charging unit 205. Can receive. Both the control unit A 201 and the LCD display unit 207 are supplied with power, and the LCD display unit 207 pays the telephone call charges recorded in the non-contact IC card unit 300 and trains using an automatic ticket gate. Displays fare payment, ID authentication record, operation status, etc.

  When the battery B detection unit 204 cannot detect the installation of the battery B500 (ST202, ST206), the control unit A201 operates only the mobile phone function, and the control unit B301 does not operate the IC card function (ST207). The process ends (ST208, ST107). Then, only the control unit A201 operates the mobile phone function, and the control unit B301 does not operate the non-contact IC card function (ST207), and the process ends (ST208, ST107). At this time, since the switch 206 receives a control signal indicating that the battery B500 is not attached from the control unit A201, the switch 206 remains in a normal off state, and the battery B500 is not charged from the charging unit 205. Can not. Further, only the control unit A201 is supplied with power, and the LCD display unit 207 displays only information related to the mobile phone function.

  Regardless of the above description of the operation, the battery A / B detection units 203 and 204 detect the attachment of the batteries A / B 400 and 500 when the battery A 400 or the battery B 500 is attached and removed while the terminal device 100 is in use. Both cases can be dealt with. That is, when the battery A400 or the battery B500 is attached or removed, the process of ST101 described above is started.

  As described above, in the terminal device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, when the non-contact IC card function is controlled by the mobile phone function, the non-contact IC card function can be carried without operating the mobile phone function. It can be operated independently from the control of the telephone function.

  In addition, the non-contact IC card function can be controlled by the mobile phone function and operated.

  In addition, only the cellular phone function can be operated.

  Further, according to the detection result of the battery A detection unit 203 or the battery B detection unit 204, the control unit A201 or the control unit B301 has installed the battery A400 or the battery B500 into the battery A installation unit 202 or the battery B installation unit 302. If it is made to recognize, mounting | wearing of the battery A400 or the battery B500 can be detected easily.

  In addition, the logic conversion unit 303 is configured to send control information of the control unit A201 to the control unit B301 or not to send the control information of the control unit A201 only when necessary because the battery B500 is attached. Information can be sent to the control unit B301.

  In addition, since the charging of the battery B500 from the charging unit 205 is controlled by the switch 206, the charging unit 205 can accurately charge the battery B500 without an erroneous operation.

Embodiment 2 of the Invention
Next, another example of the terminal device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a terminal apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  In FIG. 4, a battery pack 700 is formed by integrating the battery A 400 and the battery B 500 described in FIG. 1 as a whole and forming one battery pack. When the battery pack 700 is attached to the terminal device 100, the battery A400 is attached to the battery A attachment portion 202, and the battery B500 is attached to the battery B attachment portion 302. A battery A switch 701 is provided between the battery A and the battery A mounting unit 202. The battery A switch 701 is turned on / off by the control of the control unit A201. When the battery A mounting unit 203 is on, the battery A400 is turned on. Is detected as being attached to the battery A attachment unit 202. When the battery A is off, it is detected that the battery A400 is not attached to the battery A attachment unit 202. Further, the control unit A201 recognizes that the battery A400 is mounted on the battery A mounting unit 202 according to the detection result of the battery A detection unit 203. Further, the user can operate the battery A switch 701 on / off via the control unit A201 using the operation unit 208.

  With respect to the operation of the terminal device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the embodiment of the present invention is that detection of whether or not the battery A400 is mounted on the battery A mounting section 202 is performed using the battery A switch 701. 1 is basically the same as the description of the operation of the terminal apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

  The operation of the terminal device according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIG. 1, FIG. 3, and FIG. Since battery A400 and battery B500 are integrated by battery pack 700, when battery A400 is attached (ST102), battery B600 is also attached, so ST206 and ST207 shown in FIG. Although not realized, the other operations are as described in the first embodiment.

  With such a configuration, battery A400 and battery B500 can be housed compactly in one battery pack 700, and an effect equivalent to that of the invention described in Embodiment 1 of the invention can be obtained.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the terminal device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the terminal device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of the terminal device which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the terminal device which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  100 terminal device, 200 mobile phone unit, 201 control unit A, 202 battery A mounting unit, 203 battery A detection unit, 204 battery B, 205 charging unit, 206 switch, 207 LCD display unit, 208 operation unit, 209 transmission / reception unit, 210 antenna, 300 non-contact IC card part, 301 control part B, 302 battery B mounting part, 303 logic conversion part, 700 battery pack, 701 battery A switch.

Claims (7)

A first control unit for operating the first function;
Based on the control information of the first control unit, a second control unit that operates the second function,
A first battery mounting unit connected to the first control unit and capable of mounting a first battery;
And a second battery mounting section connected to the second control section and capable of mounting a second battery,
When the first battery is not attached to the first battery attachment part and the second battery is attached to the second battery attachment part, the first control part performs the first function. The terminal device characterized by not operating and the second control unit operating the second function independently of the control information of the first control unit. A first control unit for operating the first function;
Based on the control information of the first control unit, a second control unit that operates the second function,
A first battery mounting unit connected to the first control unit and capable of mounting a first battery;
And a second battery mounting section connected to the second control section and capable of mounting a second battery,
When the first battery is not attached to the first battery attachment part and the second battery is attached to the second battery attachment part, the first control part performs the first function. And the second control unit operates the second function independently from the control information of the first control unit,
When the first and second batteries are attached to the first and second battery attachment parts, respectively, the first control part sends control information to the second control part, and And the second control unit operates the second function based on control information of the first control unit. A first control unit for operating the first function;
Based on the control information of the first control unit, a second control unit that operates the second function,
A first battery mounting unit connected to the first control unit and capable of mounting a first battery;
And a second battery mounting section connected to the second control section and capable of mounting a second battery,
When the first battery is not attached to the first battery attachment part and the second battery is attached to the second battery attachment part, the first control part performs the first function. And the second control unit operates the second function independently from the control information of the first control unit,
When the first battery is mounted on the first battery mounting section and the second battery is not mounted on the second battery mounting section, the first control section operates the first function, And the said 2nd control part does not operate a 2nd function, The terminal device characterized by the above-mentioned.   The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the first function includes at least a communication function, and the second function includes at least a non-contact IC card function. A first battery detection unit for detecting that the first battery is mounted on the first battery mounting unit;
A second battery detection unit for detecting that the second battery is mounted on the second battery mounting unit;
According to the detection results of the first and second battery detection units, the first and second control units are configured such that the first and second batteries are mounted on the first and second battery mounting units. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device is recognized. A conversion unit provided between the first and second control units;
In this conversion unit, the second battery is mounted on the second battery mounting unit,
Furthermore, when the first battery is mounted on the first battery mounting unit, the control information of the first control unit is sent to the second control unit,
The control information of the first control unit is not sent to the second control unit when the first battery is not mounted on the first battery mounting unit. Terminal device. A charging unit that connects to an external power source and charges the second battery,
The charging unit and the second battery mounting unit are connected to each other, and the first control unit is turned on / off by a control signal output according to whether the second battery is mounted on the second battery mounting unit. With a switch,
The switch is normally in an off state, and is turned on when the charging unit is connected to the external power source and the second battery is mounted on the second battery mounting unit. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the unit charges the second battery.

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