JP3227609B2 - Portable data transceiver - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pen-type portable data transmission / reception device, and more particularly to a pen-type portable data transmission / reception device provided with a number reading means for reading a number at a tip end of a main body, calling and communicating with a partner station by wireless communication. The present invention relates to a portable data transmission / reception device capable of performing such operations.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recent advances in telecommunication technology have been remarkable, and in particular, progress in digital communication technology has been extremely remarkable. A high-speed, high-bandwidth ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) is the key. Further, VI & P (visual intelligent personal communication service) is expected to utilize ISDN. In this VI & P, “telephone”, “text mail”, and “visual phone” are positioned as basic communication services. Among these basic services, "telephone" is the most important service. In particular, a portable terminal is expected to be widely used for in-house communication in addition to ordinary use.

[0003]

However, telephones used for "telephones", which are important as the basic communication service, have been miniaturized, but there has been a problem that miniaturization is extremely difficult. In particular, it is difficult to reduce the size of a means for inputting a telephone number. If a numeric keypad or the like is used, it is unavoidable to increase the size, and if the size is reduced, operability is significantly deteriorated.

Accordingly, there has been a strong demand for a telephone capable of reducing the size of a means for inputting a telephone number and of reducing the size of the entire telephone.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is a pen-type portable data transmitting / receiving apparatus, comprising a pen-type apparatus main body and a distal end portion of the apparatus main body. Rotation detection means for detecting the writing operation of "numbers" using a pen-type device body,
A number recognition means for recognizing a number from the data from the rotation detection means; a number display means for displaying the number recognized by the number recognition means; and a partner station based on the recognition data of the number recognition means. Calling means for calling the line number of the other party, receiving means for calling the own station from the partner station, communicating means for communicating voice to the partner station, the calling means and the receiving means, The rotation detecting means detects rotation angles in two directions, X and Y, and detects a moving direction of the pen-type apparatus main body from a phase difference between the rotation angles. The number recognizing means is configured to recognize numbers from "0" to "9" by pattern matching based on data from the rotation detecting means. The basis digit recognition means recognized from "0" to the numbers from "9", the call means, is characterized in that to enable calls other station.

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[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention constructed as described above
A pen-type portable data transmission / reception device, wherein a rotation detection unit formed at a tip of a pen-type device main body includes:
Detecting the writing operation of "number", the number recognizing means recognizes the number from the data from the rotation detecting means, the number displaying means displays the number recognized by the number recognizing means, and the calling means performs the number recognizing. Based on the recognition data of the means, the line number of the partner station is called, the receiving means calls the own station from the partner station, the communication means performs voice communication with the partner station, and the wireless transmitting / receiving means is called the calling means. Connected to the receiving means and the communication means, the rotation detecting means detects the rotation angles in two directions of X and Y, and detects the moving direction of the pen-type apparatus main body from the phase difference, Based on the data from the rotation detecting means, pattern matching is used to recognize numbers from “0” to “9”, and the calling means is based on the numbers from “0” to “9” recognized by the number recognizing means. , Opponent It can be called a.

[0010]

[0011]

[0012]

[0013]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A shows the configuration of a telephone set 100 according to the present embodiment, which comprises a rotation detecting unit 1, a telephone function unit A, and an antenna unit 3.

The rotation detecting means 1 is for detecting characters drawn by a user, and has a structure for detecting a rotation angle. In this embodiment, a small trackball is employed, and the rotation angles in two directions of X and Y are detected. The output signal of the trackball can have a different phase difference, in which case the direction of movement can be transmitted. The rotation angle detecting means 1 is not limited to a trackball, and any means can be employed as long as it is a sensor capable of detecting a rotation angle.

The telephone function means A includes numeral recognition means 21;
Control means 22, wireless transmission / reception means 23, microphone 24
, A first amplifier 25, a speaker 26, a second amplifier 27, and numeral display means 28.

The number recognizing means 21 is for recognizing a number from "0" to "9" based on the detection signal from the rotation angle detecting means 1. The number recognizing means 21 receives the detection signal from the rotation angle detecting means 1, performs pattern matching with the stored numerical data, and determines what kind of number the data input to the rotation angle detecting means 1 is. .

The control means 22 is for controlling the electronic functions of the telephone set 100, and includes a partner station calling means 221 and a receiving means 222. Opponent station calling means 22
1 is for calling the telephone of the other party. In the present embodiment, it is configured to call the partner station of the telephone number corresponding to the number recognized by the number recognition means 21.
The receiving means 222 is for making a ringing tone and connecting a line when another station calls the own station. Note that not only a ringing tone but also a function such as blinking of light or vibration of the telephone 100 can be added.

The wireless transmission / reception means 23 is connected to the control means 22 and serves to wirelessly transmit / receive communication data of the telephone set 100. Therefore, the wireless transmitting / receiving means 23
It is connected to the host telephone device wirelessly. It is also possible to provide the post telephone device with a function of abbreviated numbers and register and operate abbreviated numbers of about 2 to 3 digits. The memory function used for this abbreviated number can be provided not only in the telephone device of the post, but also in the telephone 100.

The microphone 24 is for inputting a user's voice, and is configured to amplify a low-frequency signal by the first amplifier 25 and then output the signal from the control means 22.

The speaker 26 is for reproducing the sound of the partner station, is connected to the control means 22,
After being amplified at 7, the sound is reproduced from the speaker 26.

The number display means 28 is connected to the number recognition means 21 and displays the number recognized by the number recognition means 21.
The user can monitor it. In this embodiment, a liquid crystal display device with low power consumption is employed. Further, instead of the numeral recognition means 21, a display device for confirming normal reading can be adopted. For example, LED only when the number is detected correctly
It is also possible to turn on the LED or turn on the LED only when an abnormality is detected in reading the number.

The antenna means 3 is connected to the wireless transmission / reception means 23 so that the wireless transmission / reception can be performed efficiently. In this embodiment, the built-in antenna means 3 is employed so that the appearance of the telephone 100 is not impaired.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment constructed as described above, the outer shape of the telephone 100 is a pen type, and a rotation detecting means 1 is formed at the tip of the telephone 100. When the user wants to make a call, the user holds the pen-type telephone 100 and writes the telephone number of the other party. If the user writes, rotation detection means 1
Transmits the handwritten data to the numeral recognition means 21 in accordance with the handwriting of the user. When the number recognizing means 21 recognizes the telephone number of the other party, it drives the other station calling means 221 to call the other station via the wireless transmitting / receiving means 23. When the other station comes out, the control means 22
Is configured to transmit a voice conversation by the microphone 24 and the speaker 26.

Next, when a call is made from the partner station to the own station, the receiving means 222 operates to generate a ringing tone, and the control means 22 transmits the voice via the microphone 24 and the speaker 26. It is designed to convey a conversation.

In order to prevent power consumption of a battery or the like from being consumed, only the function of detecting an incoming call is always activated.
Functions necessary for communication can be stopped when not necessary. It is also possible to adopt a form in which the power is turned on by an appropriate manual switch, and furthermore, the rotation detecting means 1 is always operated, and after detecting the start of writing by the user, the wireless transmitting / receiving means 23 is driven. It is also possible to

In the above embodiment, the writing operation of the user is detected by the rotation detecting means 1.
As shown in (b), an optical detection means 11 can be employed instead of the rotation detection means 1. The optical detection means 11
It is formed at the tip of the telephone 100 and is for reading an image at a position facing the tip. In the present embodiment, a CCD image sensor is employed for the optical detection means 11 and is configured to read numerical data written on paper or the like. Then, it is desirable to perform image processing such as automatic binarization, contrast enhancement, and mask processing in order to improve the reading accuracy of numbers.

In the modified example configured as described above, the telephone number data is read by the optical detecting means 11, and this data is transmitted to the numeral recognizing means 21 to call the other party's telephone. Other configurations are the same as those in the embodiment of FIG.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, it can be used as a portable data transmission device of an information processing device. This is a device for wirelessly inputting data, and comprises a trackball 12, switch means 6, control means 4, wireless transmission means 5, and antenna means 3.

This device is of a pen type, similar to the telephone 100 described above. If data to be input to a computer or the like is drawn, a trackball 12
Is rotated, and this data is sent to the control means 4. The control means 4 is configured to transmit the movement data of the trackball 12 to the wireless transmission means 5 and to wirelessly transmit the data from the antenna means 3. When the switch 6 is pressed, the start and end of the input data can be transmitted from the control unit 4. That is, the switch means 6
Is for detecting the intention of the user, and the wireless transmitting means 5 outputs the output signal of the trackball and the switch means 6
Is transmitted.

Since this portable data transmission device has only a transmission function, the configuration is simpler than that of the telephone 100, and the cost is low. And there is an effect that a smart and compact data input device can be provided as compared with a normal mouse.

Note that the telephone 100 is one of portable data transmitting / receiving devices, and is not limited to a normal telephone and can be used for any communication device as long as it is a portable data transmitting / receiving device.

[0032]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, a pen-type device main body and a pen-shaped device main body for detecting a writing operation of "numbers" using the pen-type device main body are provided. Rotation detecting means, number recognizing means for recognizing a number from data from the rotation detecting means, number displaying means for displaying the number recognized by the number recognizing means, and recognition data of the number recognizing means. Call means for calling the line number of the partner station, receiving means for calling the own station from the partner station, communication means for communicating voice to the partner station, and the calling means The rotation detecting means detects rotation angles in two directions of X and Y, and detects the rotation angle in two directions of X and Y, and detects the pen-type apparatus main body from the phase difference. The number recognition means is configured to detect a number from "0" to "9" by pattern matching based on data from the rotation detection means. The calling means can call the other station based on the numbers "0" to "9" recognized by the number recognizing means, so that only the telephone number is drawn with a pen-type portable data transmitting / receiving device. Thus, there is an effect that the other party can be called. And since the rotation detecting means is formed at the tip of the apparatus main body, a ten-key or the like is not required,
There is an outstanding effect that the size can be extremely reduced.

The number recognizing means performs "0" by pattern matching based on the data from the rotation detecting means.
Since it is configured to recognize the numbers from to "9", the recognition rate of the numbers is improved, and there is an effect that a reliable call is made.

[0034]

Further, according to the present invention, the numeral recognition means is connected to the numeral display means, so that it is possible to display the recognized numerals. Mistakes can be prevented.

The present invention configured as described above is provided by VI & P
(Visual intelligent personal communication service) has the effect of being optimal as a terminal dedicated to in-house communication.

[0036]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a telephone set 100 according to an embodiment.

FIG. 1B is a diagram showing a configuration of a modification of the telephone set 100 of the embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the telephone 100 of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a portable data transmission device according to the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 rotation detecting means 11 optical detecting means 12 trackball 21 digit recognizing means 22 control means 221 partner station calling means 222 receiving means 23 wireless transmitting / receiving means 24 microphone 25 first amplifier 26 speaker 27 second amplifier 28 numeral display means 6 switch means

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Haruhiko Haruhiko 1-2-1-6 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Minamihiradai Tokyu Building No.65 Inside Nobus Corporation (72) Inventor Ikuya Tomo 1-21 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo -6 Minamidairadai Tokyu Building 65 Nobus Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-2-235128 (JP, A) JP-A-2-306750 (JP, A) JP-A-63-114425 (JP, A) JP-A-2-191016 (JP, A) JP-A-62-144227 (JP, A) JP-A-62-199850 (JP, U) JP-A-56-37540 (JP, U) JP-A-51-92024 (JP, A) JP, U) Hikaru 4-123637 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04B 1/38 H04B 7/26 H04M 1/02 H04M 1/27

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pen-type portable data transmitting / receiving apparatus, comprising: a pen-type apparatus main body; and a pen-type apparatus main body, which detects a "numeral" writing operation using the pen-type apparatus main body. Rotation detecting means, a number recognizing means for recognizing a number from data from the rotation detecting means, a number displaying means for displaying the number recognized by the number recognizing means, and the number recognizing means. Calling means for calling the line number of the partner station, receiving means for calling the own station from the partner station, communication means for communicating voice to the partner station, A wireless transmission / reception unit connected to the calling unit, the reception unit, and the communication unit, and the rotation detection unit detects rotation angles in two directions of X and Y;
The moving direction of the pen-type device main body is detected from the phase difference, and the numeral recognizing unit performs pattern matching based on data from the rotation detecting unit, thereby performing “0” to “9”. has become a way to recognize the numbers of up to, the digit recognition means has been recognized from "0" to "9"
Based on the numbers, the calling means can call the other station
A portable data transmission / reception device, comprising: