JP2008042824A - Design changeable mobile phone terminal and method of changing design of mobile phone terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a design changeable mobile phone terminal or method of changing design in which either secret contents or user setting contents can be read and set by mounting a design panel and switching to a waiting picture or menu picture corresponding to the relevant design panel is enabled. <P>SOLUTION: Content specification information specifying whether secret contents that can be read only while mounting a design panel, or user setting contents inputted by a user are to be used, a design panel information table constituted of a table containing contents of at least a waiting picture or a menu picture corresponding to the design panel, and data of the secret contents or the user setting contents are stored in a storage unit for each type of design panels 7, 8. A control unit reads the type of the mounted design panel, refers to the design panel information table, reads data specified by the content specification information and the content table, and displays the read data on a display unit 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone terminal, and more particularly to a mobile phone terminal capable of changing a design that can change the design of the appearance and display, and a design change method of the mobile phone terminal.

  In recent mobile phone terminals, there is a tendency that design is extremely high and important. "Dress panel" ("Custom Jacket", "Style Plus" and other products are available) that can be easily coordinated by changing graphics and illustrations according to the usage scene (scene) and mood. The number of mobile phone terminals that can be attached and detached is increasing, which is one of the selling points.

  Services that can set dedicated contents (standby screen, menu screen, icons, etc.) according to the design panel have also begun, but with the current setting method, the user can use the QR code given to the design panel package. When read by camera shooting, the theme content that matches the color of the design panel is set on various screens.

In addition, as a mobile terminal device that enables easy setting of desired functions provided in the mobile phone terminal and can immediately recognize functions such as the current setting operation mode by appearance, the appearance of the panel A mobile terminal device is proposed in which an icon representing a function assigned to the panel is displayed on the surface, and the displayed function is set in the mobile terminal device by attaching the panel to the mobile terminal device. (See Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-221860 A

  Mobile phone terminals that can be equipped with a design panel are designed to change the design by changing the appearance of the panel with a different appearance from the appearance of the terminal. The person is receiving.

  However, a service that changes the standby screen as well as dressing is such that the QR code given to the design panel package, etc. is read by camera shooting with a mobile phone terminal, and the content suitable for the panel is set on the display screen. It requires a troublesome operation. In addition, since this service requires a camera when using a photographed image, this function is only possible for a mobile phone terminal with a camera.

  In addition, a portable terminal device that can be set by attaching a panel with the function settings drawn on the surface is a panel that displays the contents of the incoming melody or the contents of the mana mode. It is not intended to change the design of the mounted panel, but it is not envisaged to change the design of the display screen in accordance with the design change by the panel.

  An object of the present invention is to automatically switch to a standby screen, a menu screen, or the like corresponding to the design panel in conjunction with the mounting of the design panel, and a mobile phone terminal and a mobile phone capable of changing the design as a whole A method for changing the design of a terminal is provided.

  Another object of the present invention is to enable automatic reading and setting of the content concealed by the mounting of the design panel or the content set by the user, improving the convenience by eliminating the need for any user setting operation, The present invention provides a mobile phone terminal whose design can be changed and a method for changing the design of the mobile phone terminal.

  Another object of the present invention is to enable switching of an image or the like according to content concealed by mounting of a design panel or content set by a user, and does not necessarily require a camera function, and a mobile phone terminal capable of changing a design and A method for changing the design of a mobile phone terminal is provided.

  The mobile phone terminal capable of changing the design of the present invention includes a key operation unit, a display unit, and a type of design panel in a mobile phone terminal whose design can be changed by attaching a design panel designed on the outer surface of the housing. Separately, content specifying information for specifying whether to use secret content that can be read only when the design panel is mounted or user-set content input by the user, and at least a standby screen or menu corresponding to the design panel A design panel information table including a content table including screen content, a storage unit that stores the content data of the secret content or the user-set content, a type of the installed design panel, and a type of the detected design panel The design panel information table based on the type And a control unit that performs control for reading out the content data specified by the content specifying information and the content table and setting at least the display unit, and the storage unit stores the content when the design panel is mounted. Content switching information indicating whether or not to switch is stored, and the control unit controls the setting to the display unit based on the content switching information when the design panel is mounted, and the content table includes a melody The control unit refers to the design panel information table when an incoming call is received, and performs control to notify the incoming call by the melody content.

  The mobile phone terminal design changing method of the present invention is a mobile phone terminal design changing method that allows a design to be changed by mounting a design panel that is designed on the outer surface of the housing. Includes content specifying information that specifies whether to use secret content that can be read only when worn or user-set content input by the user, and at least a standby screen or menu screen content corresponding to the design panel A design panel information table composed of a content table and content data of the secret content or the user setting content are stored in a storage unit, the type of the installed design panel is detected, and the design panel type is detected based on the type of the detected design panel. See the design panel information table The content specifying information and the content data specified by the content table are read out, set at least in the display unit, and content switching information indicating whether or not the content is switched when the design panel is mounted is stored in the storage unit When the design panel is mounted, the setting to the display unit is controlled based on the content switching information, and the content table includes melody content, and the control unit receives the design panel when an incoming call is received. Control is performed to notify an incoming call by the content of the melody with reference to the information table.

  The content specifying information can be changed by a user when the design panel is attached, or the user setting content can be set by the user when the design panel is attached. It is characterized by.

  According to the present invention, when the design panel is mounted, the mobile phone terminal detects the type and sets the content, so that a standby screen, a menu screen, an icon or the like corresponding to the design panel can be displayed. Since the switching is performed automatically, no user setting operation is required, and convenience can be improved.

  For each design panel, in addition to the secret content, the content downloaded by the user, the image taken by the camera, etc. can be set, and stored in the storage unit together with the content specifying information as to which setting is to be made. Thus, it is possible to automatically change to either the secret content or the user setting content, and to satisfy the request according to the user's hobbies / preferences.

  For example, if the user selects switching to the content set by himself when changing the design panel, the design panel according to the user's hobbies / preferences will automatically switch to the desired content, It is possible to satisfy the user's request.

(Description of configuration)
As an embodiment of the mobile phone terminal of the present invention, an application example to a foldable mobile phone will be described in detail below.
FIG. 1 is an external view showing a mobile phone and a design panel according to the present embodiment.

  A cellular phone 1 includes a key operation unit 2 on which a user performs various inputs and various function settings, and a liquid crystal display unit 3 that displays various contents such as various setting screens, date and time, and images. Is provided. In addition, the back of the mobile phone is equipped with a speaker 4 sound hole that performs incoming call notification and melody ringing on the back of the chassis, and a design panel that can be easily coordinated with your favorite graphics and illustrations according to the scene and mood. A design panel mounting portion 5 such as a side is provided.

  The design panel is composed of rectangular design panels A7 and N8 with various different designs on the surface, and each design panel has nail-like (projection-like) electrodes 6b on both ends of one short side thereof. The mounting portion 5 is a concave portion having a shape corresponding to the shape of the rectangle or the like, and a nail fitting portion 6a into which the nail-shaped electrode 6b is inserted at both ends of one short side of the rectangle or the like when the design panel is mounted. The design panel electrode 6b is connected to the nail fitting portion 6a of the design panel mounting portion 5, and the design panel is detachable and replaceable.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing internal functions of the mobile phone. The cellular phone 1 reads and reads a program stored in the storage unit 9 and a storage unit 9 including a memory for storing various programs and data in addition to the key operation unit 2, the liquid crystal display unit 3, and the speaker 4. The controller 10 is controlled by a program, and includes a controller 10 that controls detection of mounting of the design panels 7 and 8, control of the storage unit 9, content setting, display, incoming call notification, and the like.

  Here, the storage unit 9 stores the content switching information storage area which is information such as whether or not to automatically set content switching, and the manufacturer so that it cannot be read out by a method other than mounting of the design panel by the user. Installed content data (referred to as “confidential content”) that can be read for each design panel and can be set when the design panel is installed. Storage area for content data (referred to as “user setting content”) that can be set on the standby screen, menu screen, ringtone, etc., and the type of the design panel when the design panel is installed Storage of design panel information table consisting of detection table and corresponding content table And frequency, are provided.

  The control unit 10 includes a design panel detection unit 11 in addition to various functions such as outgoing / incoming calls, communication control, and telephone calls as a mobile phone, and detects the attachment / detachment of the design panel when the design panel is attached / detached. , The storage contents of the storage unit 9 are referred to, the necessary contents are read out, and the display control on the liquid crystal display unit 3 is performed. For example, when automatic switching is set with reference to the content switching information in the storage unit 9 when the design panel is mounted, the confidential content or the user-set content is read based on the content table with reference to the design panel information table. Control functions such as displaying on the liquid crystal display unit 3.

Next, a more specific configuration and function of the present embodiment will be described in detail below.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the structure and electrical circuit of the design panel mounting mechanism. For example, the design panel A7 has patterns such as a user's favorite design, character, and designer model drawn on the external surface, and a resistor Ra having a specific resistance value is built in the panel, and each terminal of the resistor Ra is provided. Is connected between the two electrodes 6b. The resistor Ra can be realized by embedding a normal fixed chip component by a mold, or by painting and printing a certain resistor material on the mold. On the other hand, the claw fitting portion 6a of the design panel mounting portion 5 is a spring-like conductive metal fixture fixed to the substrate 12 in the mobile phone 1, and the resistor R1 is between the Vin terminal of the design panel detection portion 11. A Vout terminal portion 13 connected directly to the Vout terminal and a GND terminal portion 14 connected to the i / o port are provided. Here, when the design panel is mounted, the two electrodes 6b are connected to the terminal portions 13 and 14, respectively, and are also electrically connected to the board-side electrodes (lands NC and SW1).

  First, detection of whether or not a design panel is attached will be described. When the design panel A7 is not mounted, the logic level of the i / o port of the control unit 10 is set to “H” by a pull-up resistor or the like (not shown). However, when the design panel A7 is mounted, the GND terminal unit 14 is Pushed by the conductive terminal of the design panel A7 and connected to the GND (SW1) of the substrate 12, the logic level of the i / o port is switched from “H” to “L”. The change of the logic level is monitored by the design panel detection unit 11 inside the control unit 10 and the mobile phone 1 detects whether or not the design panel is mounted.

  Next, detection of the type of design panel will be described. When the design panel detection unit 11 detects the mounting of the design panel 7, the voltage Vin is output to the Vin terminal of the resistor R 1 mounted on the substrate 12. The outputted voltage Vin is divided by the resistor R1 and the resistor Ra built in the design panel A7, and the divided voltage Vout is inputted from the Vout terminal to the design panel detection unit 11. The design panel detection unit 11 determines the type of the design panel according to the voltage level of the Vout terminal by referring to the design panel information table stored in the storage unit 9. The resistance value of the resistor built in the design panel can be identified as a unique value for each type of design panel.

  When the design panel detecting unit 11 detects the mounting of the design panel, the control unit 10 confirms the content switching information stored in the automatic switching setting ON / OFF information stored in the storage unit 9, and the ON setting is made. In this case, the type of the design panel is detected, and automatic switching to a dedicated secret content corresponding to the design panel is performed. Here, the design panel detection unit 11 outputs Vin after the logic of the i / o signal for detecting whether or not the design panel is mounted changes to “L”, and the design panel detection unit 11 uses a dedicated panel corresponding to the type of the design panel by the control unit 10. When the switching to the secret content is completed, the output of Vin is stopped. In other words, when the design panel is mounted, a detection voltage is output to the resistance of the design panel, and when the resistance value is detected by a voltage drop of the resistance, the voltage output is stopped, so that an unnecessary current always flows. It is configured to prevent and reduce power consumption.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the contents of the design panel information table stored in the storage unit. The design panel information table includes a type detection table having a correspondence relationship between the Vout voltage range and the design panel (A, B, C,...), Contents such as each design panel and a display image (standby screen, menu screen, Icon, melody, etc.).

In the present embodiment, as a content table for each design panel, a storage area for secret content specific information (upper content name) that can be read only when the design panel is mounted, and the user can shoot or download and input it Content setting information that is information indicating whether or not the latter user setting content is written, and a target to be automatically switched when the design panel is mounted. It also includes 2-bit information of content specifying information for specifying the content (1 and 0 of the first bit indicate presence / absence of content setting, 1 and 0 of the second bit specify the content). The secret content corresponding to each design panel is stored in advance in the storage unit 9 inside the mobile phone 1 as secret information that cannot be read by the user by a key operation or the like.
(Description of operation)
The operation of the present embodiment will be described based on the processing flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a flowchart for setting the content switching function. It is a flowchart of a processing operation for setting whether or not to automatically switch to a recorded content such as a standby screen, a menu screen, a display image such as an icon, an incoming melody, and the like corresponding to the design panel when the design panel is mounted. When the user operates the key operation unit 2 to display the setting screen for the content switching function (S11) and performs an automatic switching NO operation (S12), the control unit 10 is information that the content is switched when the design panel is mounted. Is stored as content switching information in the storage unit 9 (S13). If the automatic switching OFF operation is performed in step S12, information indicating that content switching is not performed even when the design panel is mounted is stored as content switching information in the storage unit 9 (S14).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a flowchart of processing operations when the design panel is mounted on the mobile phone. If the user wears a favorite design panel A depending on the usage situation or mood of the mobile phone 1 (step S21), the electrode 6b of the design panel A connects the terminal SW1 of the conductive metal fitting of the nail fitting portion 6a of the mobile phone 1 to the user. The i / o port logic of the control unit 10 is changed by this connection, and the design panel detection unit 11 detects the mounting of the design panel (step S22). The control unit 10 refers to the content switching information in the storage unit 9 by detecting the mounting of the design panel, and in the case of automatic switching ON setting (step S23), the design panel detection unit 11 outputs the voltage Vin (step S24). The voltage Vout divided by the resistor R1 mounted on the substrate 12 and the resistor Ra built in the design panel is input to the design panel detection unit 11 (step S25), and the voltage Vout is referred to by referring to the design panel information table. Determines the type of the design panel (step S26).

  For the corresponding content corresponding to the detected design panel, the control unit 10 determines whether the content to be automatically switched with reference to the capacitor specifying information is the secret content or the user setting content (step S27), and the content specifying information is “1”. "Is automatically switched based on the content table of the secret content (step S28), and" 0 "is automatically switched based on the content table of the user setting content (step S29).

  After the content is switched, the Vin output is turned off (step S30). Thereafter, when the design panel is removed (step S31), the design panel detection unit 11 detects this removal by the operation of SW1, but the Vin output is turned off. The state is continued and power consumption is reduced, and the operation of the design panel detection unit 11 is also turned off until the next mounting (step S32).

  If the user has previously set the content switching function when the design panel is mounted according to the processing flowchart shown in FIG. 5 to OFF, the control unit 10 outputs Vin in step S22 even if the design panel is detected. Is in an OFF state (step S33), and the design panel type detection and automatic content switching control are not executed.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the confidential content corresponding to the design panel is stored in the storage unit 9 so as not to be read out by the user's key operation or the like. Selectively automatically switch between content associated with content or user-set content associated with a design panel such as an image or melody stored in the storage unit 9 by a user such as camera photography or download in advance. It is possible to meet the needs of the user.

  Next, a process for enabling a user to freely set for reading secret content and reading user-set content will be described below.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which the user sets contents such as images and melody in association with the design panel.

  First, the user activates a content setting change menu using the key operation unit 2 and the liquid crystal display unit 3 to enter a content setting change mode (step S31), and mounts a design panel on which content setting is desired (step S32). The design panel detection unit 11 inside the control unit 10 outputs the Vin voltage to the mounted design panel (step S33), detects the voltage level of Vout and refers to the design panel information table (step S34), Based on the content setting information of the design panel, it is determined whether or not the user has already performed association setting of the user setting content (step S35).

  When the content association setting is not made, selection input of specific information such as a screen and a ringing melody name such as a standby image (check 1), a menu screen (NENU2), and a melody (melody 2) is performed ( In step S36), the corresponding content table of the content information table shown in FIG. 4 is set as shown in the lower part of the design panel A, for example, and the content setting information is stored in the storage unit 9 as “1” (step S37). Finally, the content specifying information is selected and set to determine whether the content switching corresponding to the design panel is set by the secret content or the user setting content (step S39).

  If the content association has already been set in step S35, it is possible to select the change of the content setting by overwriting (steps S38 and S36). If the user does not make the overwriting change, the setting is canceled. (Step S38). In this case, the content specifying information is newly set if necessary (Step S39).

  Through the above process, add user setting content as content to be displayed on the display screen when the design panel is mounted, and use confidential content on the design panel that has already been set with user setting content, or use user setting content. It is possible to set whether to change. The automatic content switching control by the design panel after the setting change can be executed with reference to FIGS.

  If you set the association between the type of design panel and the corresponding content once according to the above embodiment, each time you change the design panel, it will automatically switch to your setting content, so the trouble of changing the setting will be simultaneously It will be resolved.

  In this embodiment, regarding input and setting of user-set content, candidates such as data previously captured by a camera, data downloaded from a web page, or content data stored on a mobile phone that can be used are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit. In this example, various settings are selected and input using the key operation unit. However, when the design panel is mounted, the content is automatically downloaded and input from the web page of the portal site that provides the content. It can be configured as follows. In this case, the mobile phone is equipped with a browser function, and the control unit 10 is provided with a function for accessing a web page and a function for downloading data from the web page. The design panel information table includes a web page for each type of design panel. The address information is stored, and the web page is automatically connected when the design panel is mounted, and desired content can be downloaded by the user's selection.

  Further, in the present invention, at least the content of the standby screen or menu screen, the content such as the incoming melody in addition to the content can be set, and further, an icon, a vibrator for notification of incoming calls, etc. depending on the type of the design panel Elements related to various designs such as vibration patterns, LED lighting colors and gradation patterns can be set.

It is an external view which shows the mobile telephone and design panel of this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the internal function of a mobile telephone. It is a figure which shows the structure and electric circuit of the mounting mechanism of a design panel. It is a figure which shows the content of the design panel information table stored in the memory | storage part. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of the setting of a content switching function. It is a figure which shows the flowchart of a processing operation at the time of attaching a design panel to a mobile phone. It is a figure which shows the process flowchart which associates and sets content, such as an image and a melody, by a user with a design panel.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile telephone 2 Key operation part 3 Liquid crystal display part 4 Speaker part 5 Design panel mounting part 6a Claw fitting part 6B Electrodes 7 and 8 Design panel 9 Memory | storage part (memory)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Control part 11 Design panel detection part 12 Board | substrate 13 Vout terminal part 14 GND terminal part

Claims (11)

In mobile phone terminals that can be redesigned by installing a design panel with a design on the outside of the housing,
Content specifying information for specifying whether to use secret content that can be read only when the design panel is mounted or user-set content input by the user, for each type of design panel, key operation unit, display unit, and And a design panel information table including a content table including at least a standby screen or menu screen content corresponding to the design panel, and a storage unit for storing content data of the secret content or user-set content, and Control that detects the type of the design panel, refers to the design panel information table based on the detected type of the design panel, reads the content specifying information and the content data specified by the content table, and sets at least the display unit And a control unit for performing Door can change the design to be characterized by the mobile telephone terminal. The storage unit stores content switching information indicating whether or not to switch content when the design panel is mounted, and the control unit sets the setting to the display unit based on the content switching information when the design panel is mounted. The mobile phone terminal capable of changing the design according to claim 1, wherein: The content table includes content of a melody, and the control unit performs control for notifying an incoming call by the content of the melody with reference to the design panel information table at the time of an incoming call. A mobile phone that can be redesigned. 4. The mobile phone terminal capable of changing the design according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the content specifying information can be changed by an operation of the key operation unit by a user while the design panel is mounted. The design according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the user setting content can be set by a user operating the key operation unit in a mounted state of the design panel. Mobile phone terminal. The design panel has a resistance of a specific resistance value, and the control unit outputs a detection voltage to the resistance of the design panel when the design panel is mounted, and detects the resistance value of the resistance by a voltage drop of the resistance. 6. The mobile phone terminal capable of changing the design according to claim 1, wherein after the type of the design panel is detected, control to stop the voltage output is performed. In the method of changing the design of a mobile phone terminal that allows the design to be changed by mounting a design panel with a design on the outer surface of the housing,
For each type of design panel, content specifying information for specifying whether to use secret content that can be read only when the design panel is mounted or user-set content input by the user, and at least waiting for the design panel. A design panel information table including a content table including contents of a receiving screen or a menu screen and content data of the secret content or user setting content are stored in a storage unit, and the type of the installed design panel is detected and detected. The design change of the mobile phone terminal, wherein the design panel information table is referred to based on the type of the design panel, the content specifying information and the content data specified in the content table are read out and set at least in the display unit Method. The storage unit stores content switching information indicating whether or not to switch content when the design panel is mounted, and controls the setting to the display unit based on the content switching information when the design panel is mounted. The method for changing the design of a mobile phone terminal according to claim 7. 9. The content table includes a melody content, and the control unit performs control to notify an incoming call by the content of the melody by referring to the design panel information table at the time of an incoming call. How to change the design of mobile phone terminals. 10. The mobile phone terminal design changing method according to claim 7, 8 or 9, wherein the content specifying information can be changed by a user when the design panel is mounted. The method for changing the design of a mobile phone terminal according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the user setting content can be set by a user when the design panel is mounted.

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