JPH0376364A - Ic card portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To realize multi-function processing by connecting an IC card to an IC card connector, allowing a function identification means to identify the function of the IC card and forming a relevant touch switch onto a transparent touch panel. CONSTITUTION:A talker loads a sales card K to an IC card portable telephone set 1 through an IC card slot 28 to be connected to an internal IC card connector 25. A CPU 2 reads the function of the connected card K and forms a touch switch 26 to an area overlapped with a graphic and a character or the like recorded on the card K. When the talker depresses a call touch switch being a switch 26, the CPU 2 displays a sales management table on the upper half of an LCD 22. When the talker depresses a numerical touch switch, the CPU 2 provides a blank line onto the sales management table displayed on the upper half of the LCD 22, displays numerals of 0-9 to the lower half of the LCD 22 to form numeral touch switches. The talker depresses the numeral touch switches being touch switches 23 to write numerals onto blank lines.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an IC card mobile phone, and more particularly to an IC card mobile phone whose functions can be expanded by connecting an IC card.

[Conventional technology] An example of a conventional mobile phone is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8.

In this mobile phone 51, by pressing the key switch 24, a user can make a call or perform nine different functions.

For this reason, a total of 21 buttons including numeric keys and function keys are provided.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As mentioned above, conventional mobile phones are provided with a large number of buttons, but there is a limit to the size and spacing of the buttons due to the size of the fingers. For,
It is difficult to increase the number of buttons beyond what is conventionally provided.

That is, in conventional mobile phones that are operated using buttons, it is difficult to add additional buttons, so there is a problem in that they cannot meet the increasing demand for multi-functions in recent years.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an IC card mobile phone that can be multifunctional without adding a button.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The IC card mobile phone 1 of the present invention has a function of identifying the functions of the IC card connector 25 to which the IC card K is connected and the IC card connected to the IC card connector 2S. A transparent touch panel 23p for forming an identification means 2 and touch switches 23 and 26 corresponding to the identified function.

26p.

Note that the reference numerals of each of the above-mentioned constituent elements are the reference numerals of the main corresponding constituent elements in the embodiments.

[Function] In the IC card mobile phone of the present invention, when the IC card is connected to the IC card connector, the function identification means recognizes the IC card.
The function of a C card is identified, and a touch switch corresponding to the function is formed on a transparent touch panel.

Therefore, it is possible to perform necessary operations without adding additional buttons, and multifunctionality can be achieved.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail based on the example shown in the drawings. Note that this invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 1 shows an IC card mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG.

Components corresponding to those of the conventional mobile phone 51 shown in FIG. 7 are given the same reference numerals. A completely new component that has no counterpart in the conventional mobile phone 51 is the touch switch 23 . They are an IC card connector 25 and a touch switch 26.

There are different types of IC cards depending on their functions (for example, sales management cards and telephone directory cards), and there are also IC cards that have the same function but different data (for example, cards for different customers). Any one of these can be connected to the IC card connector 25 as desired.

FIGS. 2(a), 2(b), and 2(c) are external views showing the front, side, and back sides of this IC card mobile phone 1, respectively.

As can be understood by comparing FIG. 2(a) and FIG. 8, this IC card mobile phone 1 is different from the conventional mobile phone 5.
The number of Butushki has decreased compared to 1. On the other hand, the second
As shown in Figure (C), a larger LCD 22 than the conventional one is provided on the back side, and a transparent touch panel 23p is installed on the outside of the LCD 22, and a graphic 1 displayed on the LCD 22 is provided.
A touch switch 23 is provided in each area near the display of characters, etc.
is formed. Further, a transparent touch panel 26p is provided so that the inserted IC card K can be seen, and a touch switch 26 is formed in each region overlapping a graphic character written on the IC card K.

FIG. 3(a) is a bottom view of the IC card mobile phone 1, in which there is an IC card slot 29 into which an IC card K is inserted. Moreover, FIG. 3(b) shows the state of the back of the IC card mobile phone 1 when the IC card K is removed. Numbers, etc. are now displayed on the LCD 22, and the corresponding numbers are displayed on the LCD 22. A touch switch 23 is formed. On the other hand, at this time, the touch switch 26 stops functioning as a touch switch.

FIG. 4 shows the appearance of an example of an IC card.

Next, Figure 5 shows the 2g of sales management card and telephone directory card.
It is a flowchart showing the operation of transmitting a sales management table by telephone using a type 1 IC card.

This operation will be explained below according to the flowchart.

First, the caller inserts the sales management card from the IC card slot 29 into the IC card mobile phone 1, and
Connect to card connector 25 (Sl).

Thereby, the CPU 2 reads the functions of the connected IC card and forms a touch switch 26 in each area overlapping a graphic, character, etc. written on the IC card K. Therefore, the CPU 2 constitutes a function identification means. LCD22
At this point, nothing is displayed and the touch switch 23 is not formed.

When the caller presses the calling touch switch of the touch switch 26 (S2, S3), the CPU 2 displays the sales management table on the upper half of the LCD 22 (S4).

When the caller presses the numeric touch switch of the touch switch 26 (S5), the CPU 2 creates a blank line in the sales management table displayed in the upper half of the LCD 22, and
Numbers O to 9 are displayed on the lower half of the screen to form numerical touch switches (S6). Therefore, the caller presses the numerical touch switch of the touch switch 23,
Write numerical values on blank lines (S7).

Next, when the English/Japanese touch switch of the touch switch 26 is pressed (S8), the CPU 2 creates a blank space in the sales management table displayed on the upper half of the LCD 22, displays English characters on the lower half of the LCD 22, and displays the English characters. Each touch switch is formed (S9). Therefore, when the caller presses the English touch switch of the touch switch 23 and inputs the item, etc. in the blank space in Roman letters, and then presses the English/Japanese touch switch of the touch switch 26, the item, etc. input in Roman letters is converted to Kanji. (S10).

After inputting numerical values, items, etc. in this way, when the completion touch switch of the touch switch 26 is pressed, the sales management table is displayed on the entire surface of the LCD 22 (S11).

The caller then checks the sales management table displayed on the LCD 22 (5L2), and if it is incorrect, presses the △ touch switch or the touch switch (S13). Then, the process returns to the above-mentioned Ste/knob S5, and re-input is possible.

On the other hand, if the sales management table displayed on the LCD 22 is correct (S12), the confirmation touch switch of the touch switch 26 is pressed. Then, CPU2 stores the sales management table in RAMI.
8 (S14).

Next, the caller pulls out the sales management card and inserts the telephone directory card. Then, the CPU 2 reads out the telephone number stored in the telephone directory card and displays it on the LCD 22.

In addition, the graphics of the scroll key and send key can be displayed on the LCD22.
and touch switches 23 are formed in corresponding areas of the transparent touch panel 28p. The caller then scrolls the display to select a desired telephone number (515), and then presses the send touch switch of the touch switch 23 (S16).

As a result, the CPU 2 performs a predetermined calling operation (S
17).

Thereafter, when the call becomes possible (818), the caller informs the other party that the sales management table will be transferred ('519).

When the other party tells you that the other party's sales management card has been inserted into the other party's IC card JJ6 mobile phone (S
20), press the decay touch switch of touch switch 26; Thereby, the CPU 2 transmits the sales management table stored in the RAM 18 to the other party.

As described above, according to this IC card mobile phone 1,
It becomes possible to achieve multi-functionality that was impossible with conventional mobile phones.

Another example is an IC card mobile phone 31 shown in FIGS. 6(a), (b), and (C).

This IC card-carrying 4B telephone 31 has a door 32 on the front that can be opened and closed, and this door 32 is provided with a slot into which the IC card K is inserted and an IC card connector 25. Further, an LCD 22 and a touch switch 23 are provided on the front surface, but not on the back surface.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the IC card mobile 4JF telephone of the present invention, multi-functionality can be realized without adding a button key.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an IC card mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2(a) is an external view of the front side of the IC card mobile phone shown in FIG. Figure 3 (c) is an external view of the back side, Figure 3 (a) is an external view of the bottom side, Figure (b) is an external view of the back side with the IC card removed, and Figure 4 is an external view of the back side. An external view of an example of an IC card, FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a main part of the operation of the IC card mobile phone shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. Figure 2 of the card mobile phone (
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an example of a conventional mobile phone, and FIG. 8 is a front external view of the conventional mobile phone. (Explanation of symbols) 1, 31. ...IC card mobile phone 2...CPU 18...RAM 22...■, CD 23p...Transparent touch panel 23...Touch switch 24...Key switch 25...IC card connector 26p ...Transparent touch panel 26...Touch switch K...IC card.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An IC card connector to which an IC card is connected, a function identification means for identifying the function of the IC card connected to the IC card connector, and a transparent touch panel for forming a touch switch corresponding to the identified function. An IC card mobile phone characterized by comprising: