KR101312487B1 - Phone protection case with control functions and the control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A smart phone protective case which is equipped with a control function and a controlling method thereof are provided to simply control an on/off operation of a smart phone by using the case of the smart phone. CONSTITUTION: A case includes an upper cover (11) and a lower cover (12). One or more conductive contact members (120a,120b) are installed at one side of the upper cover. A smart phone is equipped with a touch sensor at a corresponding position in order to sense whether the conductive contact member which is equipped in the upper cover contacts with one side of a touch screen or not. The smart phone controls an on/off of a power source which is applied in the touch screen according to whether the conductive contact member contacts with the touch sensor or not.

Description

Smartphone protective case with control function and its control method {PHONE PROTECTION CASE WITH CONTROL FUNCTIONS AND THE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a smartphone protective case, and more particularly, to a smartphone case having a control function configured to control the basic operation of the mobile phone through the opening and closing operation of the protective case and a control method thereof.

Conventional mobile phones and PMPs or PDAs have a limited function of searching the web such as the Internet and partially editing documents.

However, due to the development of mobile technology, the areas of umpc and conventional mobile phones are virtually integrated, and as a result of the development of information and communication technology, the mobile phone, which is one of the mobile communication terminals, is not only a simple voice communication function but also a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). It has evolved into an intelligent terminal that adds computer communication functions such as data communication functions such as schedule management, fax transmission and Internet access, and information retrieval, and has recently evolved to provide various interfaces and contents through applications. Repeatedly.

Such mobile phones are called "smart phones" which mean intelligent terminals due to various contents as well as various wired / wireless communication functions, and the penetration rate is exploding with the evolution and popularization of society as a whole.

In Korea, the main age group of mobile phones varies from teenagers to 40s or 50s, but the middle-aged people have little chance of contacting IT devices and lack understanding, compared to young people who are quick to learn information. The reality is that the usage rate is significantly reduced. Moreover, in recent years, as demand for existing 2G phones decreases, the supply of 2G phones decreases remarkably, and inevitably, middle-aged people have to buy and use 3G phones or more.

In line with this, the education on smartphones for middle-aged people includes some basic functions such as call reception, blocking, and termination, as well as more complicated functions such as locking and releasing methods, various application installation and usage methods, and e-commerce. This is happening but the effect is insufficient. Moreover, since the various smartphone functions require a lot of effort and time to acquire the young people because of their complexity, it was still difficult for the middle-aged to learn and use the complex smartphone functions.

In particular, one of the most uncomfortable things for the elderly to use a smart phone is the basic operation (call reception, blocking, and termination). Smartphones currently on the market are mostly carried out by a drag method or a touch method, and call reception, blocking, and termination operations are performed. Such technologies are disclosed in, for example, Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2009-0086711 (published: 2009.08. 14), Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0004006 (published: January 12, 2010) and the like has been proposed, but the middle-aged people familiar with 2G phones, such as the existing clamshell and slide-type mobile phone drag such The reality is that you are having a lot of difficulties using the touch and touch methods.

Recently, in order to solve this problem, applications that perform incoming / outgoing / blocking and termination operations by shaking a smartphone in consideration of the middle-aged people have been developed and commercialized. However, these technologies are basically inconvenient to install an application on the smartphone. In addition to the presence of the box, you need to control the basic operation in a way that shakes the smartphone, so each inconvenience still has to be aware of each operation.

Meanwhile, in order to protect an expensive smartphone as shown in FIG. 1, many users recently use a smartphone case.

Such smartphone cases are sold in a variety of forms, including wallets and simple top and bottom covers.

Referring to FIG. 1, the conventional smartphone case 10 includes an upper cover 11, a lower cover 12, and a cradle 13 for mounting a smartphone.

However, since the case is used only for the purpose of protecting the smartphone from external shocks or preventing scratches of the smartphone, there is a function to protect the expensive smartphone from external shocks, but when the call is made, the cover is opened. Since the smartphone must be operated again by dragging or touching, it is inconvenient for the use procedure.

Therefore, there is a need for a method that can simply control the basic operation of the smartphone using the case.

An object of the present invention is to provide a smart phone case and a control method having a control function that can simply control the on-off operation of the smart phone by using the case of the smart phone to solve this problem.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a smart phone case having a control function for controlling the on and off of the smart phone by providing a conductive contact in the upper cover corresponding to a specific position of the touch screen of the smart phone and its control method For other purposes.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a smart phone case having a control function for controlling on / off of a smart phone by attaching an electrostatic detection sensor to an area excluding a touch screen of the smart phone, and a control method thereof. .

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a smart phone case having a control function capable of controlling the on / off of the smart phone by using an illuminance sensor and a control method thereof.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a smart phone case having a control function capable of controlling the on and off of the smart phone having at least one function of the conductive contact member, the electrostatic monitoring sensor, or the illuminance sensor and a control method thereof. Another purpose.

In order to solve the above problems, a smartphone protective case having a control function equipped with a smartphone that basically performs call reception, blocking, and termination operations in response to an internal control signal input through a touch screen of the present invention, The case includes an upper cover and a lower cover, and includes one or more conductive contact members on one side of the upper cover, and the smartphone turns on the power applied to the touch screen depending on whether the conductive contact member is in contact. It can be achieved by having a control function to control off.

The smart phone is configured as a control unit for detecting the contact of the conductive contact member on one side of the touch screen to control the power applied to the touch screen on or off, or having an electrostatic monitoring sensor in the area except the touch screen It may include a control unit for detecting the contact of the conductive contact member of the upper cover to control the power applied to the touch screen on and off.

In addition, a smart phone having an illumination sensor for sensing the illumination, the control unit is combined with the output signal of the illumination sensor according to the presence or absence of contact with the conductive contact member according to the opening and closing of the upper cover to the touch screen To control the applied power on and off, and when the top cover is opened in the smartphone to operate the illumination sensor and the conductive contact member is not in contact, controlling to turn on the power applied to the touch screen. It is preferable.

On the other hand, the upper cover is provided with at least one conductive contact member, the lower cover basically performs the call reception, blocking and termination operations in response to the internal control signal input through the touch screen, and whether or not the touch of the conductive contact member According to the control method of the smartphone protective case having a control function mounted on the lower cover of the smart phone having a control unit for controlling the on-off of the touch screen, (a) the current mode of the touch screen in the control unit of the smartphone And (b) converting the current mode of the touch screen determined in step (a) to another mode according to whether the conductive contact member is touched. have.

In step (b), the step (b-1) determines whether the two or more conductive contact members are touched, and (b-2) the step (b-1) corresponds to whether or not the two or more conductive contact members are touched. It is preferable that the step of determining whether the step and (b-3) is the step of converting the current mode of the touch screen to another mode when the contact whether or not determined in the step (b-2) is the same.

In addition, the step (b) is configured to further include an illuminance sensor for detecting the illuminance in the smartphone, the control unit is in contact with the presence or absence of the output signal of the illuminance sensor and the conductive contact member according to the opening and closing of the upper cover. Combining the output signal according to the current mode of the touch screen to another mode can be controlled more accurately the mode of the touch screen.

Therefore, according to the smart phone case with a control function of the present invention, there is an effect that can control the on and off of the smart phone according to the opening and closing operation of the simple case.

In addition, according to the smart phone case having a control function of the present invention, the on / off function of the smart phone can be controlled using any one of a conductive contact hole, an electrostatic monitoring sensor, or an illuminance sensor, but by combining them, the user According to the intention of the effect can be accurately controlled on and off of the smartphone without error.

1 is a perspective view showing a case of a conventional smartphone,
2 is a perspective view of a smart phone case with a control function of the present invention according to the first embodiment,
3 is a perspective view of a smart phone case with a control function of the present invention according to the second embodiment,
4 is a main configuration of a smartphone case with a control function of the present invention,
And,
5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the smart phone case with a control function of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. It should be noted that the terms such as " part, "" module, " .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 is a perspective view of a smart phone case with a control function of the present invention according to the first embodiment, Figure 3 is a perspective view of a smart phone case with a control function of the present invention according to the second embodiment.

As shown, the smart phone case 100 of the present invention, the lower cover of the smart phone 100 that basically performs the incoming call, blocking and ending operations in response to the internal control signal input through the touch screen 130 Mounted on the smartphone mounting portion 13 of (12), and configured to have one or more conductive contact members (120a, 120b, 121a, 121b) on one side of the top cover 11, the smartphone 100 is conductive The on / off control of the power applied to the touch screen 130 depends on whether the contact members 120a, 120b, 121a, and 121b are in contact.

To this end, referring to the main configuration of the smart phone case with a control function of the present invention of Figure 4, whether the touch of the conductive contact member (120a, 120b) provided on the upper cover 11 on the touch screen 130 When the touch sensors 131a to 131n positioned at the sensing unit detect and transmit the touch sensors 131a to 131n to the touch sensing unit 180, the touch sensing unit 180 detects a matrix position of the touch sensors 131a to 131n that are detected or are turned off. It is configured to check and deliver to the control unit 110.

Alternatively, the electrostatic detection sensor may be applied to the outer region of the touch screen 130, that is, the region where the power key 150 and the speaker 160 are located, whether or not the conductive contact members 121a and 121b provided on the upper cover 11 are touched. When the sensing unit 170a to 170n detects and transfers the electrostatic detection unit 181 to the electrostatic detection unit 181, the electrostatic detection unit 181 distinguishes the electrostatic detection sensors 170a to 170n from which the touch is detected or the touch is turned off to the controller 110. Configured to deliver.

In the present invention, the case in which the upper cover is closed and the conductive contact members 120a, 120b, 121a, and 121b are touched on the smartphone will be described in the on-mode when the upper cover is opened in the off mode of the touch screen. .

The conductive contact members 120a and 120b of FIG. 2 and the conductive contact members 121a and 121b of FIG. 3 may be made of the same material, but the conductive contact members 120a and 120b of FIG. 2 may be formed on the touch screen 130. At least one corresponding side is provided, and the conductive contact members 121a and 121b of FIG. 3 are distinguished from being provided in an area other than the touch screen 130.

Therefore, the touch sensing unit 180 stores the coordinates of the corresponding positions of the conductive touch members 120a and 120b in the normal touch screen, and then the touch sensing unit 180 determines whether the conductive touch members 120a and 120b are actually touched. Since the conductive contact members 121a and 121b are positioned at the outer region of the touch screen, the electrostatic detection unit 181 may include the electrostatic detection sensors 170a to 170n at their corresponding positions to provide a conductive contact member ( It is determined whether or not the touches 121a and 121b are touched.

Therefore, when the touch sensing unit 180 and the electrostatic sensing unit 181 detect whether the conductive contact members 120a, 120b, 121a, and 121b are in contact with each other, and output a corresponding signal, the controller 110 controls the touch screen 130. The control signal is output to the driving unit 190 so that power applied to the control unit is turned on and off.

The driving unit 190 is configured to control on / off of the power of the LCD 130 constituted of the touch screen 130.

That is, the controller 110 receives the control signal of the touch sensing unit 180 that detects the presence or absence of contact of the one or more conductive contact members 120a and 120b provided on one side of the touch screen 130, and then touches the touch screen 130. The driving unit 190 is controlled to switch the current mode of the touch screen 130 to another mode by controlling the power applied to the on / off control.

For example, when it is determined that one or more conductive contact members 120a and 120b are in contact with each other in the on mode of the current touch screen, the driving unit 190 is controlled to switch to the off mode, and the current mode is in the off mode. If it is determined that the one or more conductive contact members 120a and 120b are not in contact, the driving unit 190 is controlled to switch to the on mode.

In addition, when the electrostatic monitoring sensor (170a, 170b) detects the contact of the conductive contact members (121a, 121b) provided in the region other than the touch screen 130 and inputs a detection signal to the electrostatic detection unit (181), The controller 110 receiving the input signal from the sensing unit 181 controls the driving unit 190 to switch the current mode to another mode by turning on / off the power applied to the touch screen 130.

The use of one or more conductive contact members in the present invention, when using a single contact member is forced to switch on and off the screen of the touch screen due to a malfunction of the contact member because it is operated against the user's intention, more accurate mode switching It is preferable to determine that the signal is switched when the signals of two or more contact members are sensed at the same time in order to carry out.

More preferably, the smart phone 100 further includes an illuminance detecting unit 182 to combine the detection signal of the touch sensing unit 180 and / or the electrostatic sensing unit 181 and the illuminance detecting unit 182. By judging as to detect the opening and closing operation of the upper cover 11 more accurately it is possible to switch the current mode of the touch screen (130).

To this end, the illuminance detection unit 182 is provided with an illuminance sensor 140 in an outer region of the touch screen 130 of the smart phone 100 in contact with the upper cover 11, the on-off signal of the illuminance sensor 140. According to the illuminance detection unit 182 to determine whether the upper cover 11 is open or closed.

That is, even when some malfunction occurs in the touch sensing unit 180 or the electrostatic sensing unit 181, it is more stable to determine whether the upper cover 11 is opened or closed when combined with the output signal of the illuminance sensing unit 182. have.

Table 1 and Table 2 below illustrate an example of the criterion of the control unit.

For convenience of explanation, the on signal of the touch sensing unit and the electrostatic sensing unit are set to open the upper cover, the off signal to closed the upper cover, the on operation of the illuminance sensor means the upper cover is open, and the off operation means the upper cover is closed. Shall

Current touch screen mode Touch sensor
Operation signal Illumination Sensor Remarks On

off On Error handling off Switch off mode On On Keep on mode off Error handling

off
off On Error handling off Keep off mode On On Switch to On Mode off Error handling

Current touch screen mode Power failure detector
Operation signal Illumination Sensor Remarks On

off On Error handling off Switch off mode On On Keep on mode off Error handling

off
off On Error handling off Keep off mode On On Switch to On Mode off Error handling

Referring to the table above, in the on mode of the touch screen, only the signals of the touch sensing unit and the illuminance sensing unit or the electrostatic sensing unit and the illuminance sensing unit switch off the touch screen mode to the off mode only, and the remaining signals are processed in error. In the off mode of the touch screen, if the signal of the touch sensing unit and the illuminance sensing unit or the power failure sensing unit and the illuminance sensing unit are all on signals, the mode of the touch screen is switched on mode and the remaining signals are error-processed. Opening and closing can be judged.

An operation method of the smartphone protection case using this configuration will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 5 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the smart phone case with a control function of the present invention, as shown, the control method of the smart phone case with a control function of the present invention, the control unit 110 of the smart phone In operation S210, it is determined whether the current mode of the touch screen 130 is an on mode or an off mode.

In other words, in step S210, whether the current mode of the touch screen 130 is the screen off mode is determined first. If the mode is off, the process proceeds to step S211.

In the present exemplary embodiment, it is first determined whether the step S210 is the off mode, but the on mode may be determined first.

Thereafter, according to the determination result in step S210, steps S211 to S224 are repeatedly performed.

More specifically, in step S211 it is determined whether the touch sensing unit 180 or the electrostatic sensing unit 181 has been operated.

Step S211 is a step of determining whether the upper cover 11 of the normal case 10 is opened or closed according to the mode of the current touch screen. When the signal is not switched in the touch sensing unit 180 or the electrostatic sensing unit 181. The controller 110 monitors the change in the signal, and when the change of the signal occurs, the controller 110 controls the driver 190 to turn on the touch screen 130 (S212).

After the touch screen 130 is turned on in step S221, the controller 110 determines whether the signal switching is performed by the touch sensing unit 180 or the electrostatic sensing unit 181 (S213). If it is determined to be generated again, the controller 110 controls the driving unit 190 to control to turn off the touch screen 130 (S214).

Such on / off control may be performed as shown in Table 1 or Table 2 depending on the current mode of the touch screen.

In addition, when it is determined in step S210 that the touch screen 130 is turned on, the controller 110 determines that the current mode of the touch screen is on, and the signal is normally detected by the touch sensing unit 180 or the power failure sensing unit 181. Determine if it is switching.

That is, when it is determined that the signal is normally switched in step S221, the controller 110 outputs a signal for controlling the driving unit 190 to turn off the screen of the touch screen 130 (S222).

When the screen of the touch screen is turned off in step S222 again, the control unit 110 determines whether the signal switching occurs in the touch sensing unit 180 or the electrostatic sensing unit 181 (S223), and the normal signal switching is performed. When it is determined, the control signal is output to the driving unit 190 so that the touch screen 130 is turned on again.

By repeating these steps, the controller 110 may adjust the screen of the touch screen 1300 according to the opening and closing operation of the upper cover 11 of the case.

On the other hand, the control unit 110 uses a light intensity sensing unit to more accurately detect the opening and closing operation of the upper cover 11, the signal switching of the touch sensing unit 180 or the electrostatic sensing unit 181 and the signal switching of the illuminance sensing unit Of course, if it matches, it is possible to change the mode of the touch screen.

As described above, according to the smart phone protective case with the control function of the present invention and the control method thereof, the on / off operation of the smart phone can be controlled simply by opening and closing the upper cover.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

110: control unit 120a, 120b, 121a, 121b: conductive contact member
131a ~ 131n: Touch sensor 140: Ambient light sensor
150: power key 160: speaker
170a ~ 170n: Power failure detection sensor 180: Touch detection unit
181: power failure detection unit 182: illuminance detection unit
190: drive unit

Claims (8)

delete delete In the smart phone protective case having a control function equipped with a smart phone that performs the basic call incoming, cut off and end in response to the internal control signal input through the touch screen,
The case
Including the upper cover and the lower cover,
At least one conductive contact member is provided on one side of the upper cover,
The smartphone
One side of the touch screen is provided with a touch sensor at a corresponding position to detect the contact of the conductive contact member provided in the upper cover, applied to the touch screen in accordance with the presence or absence of contact of the conductive contact member to the touch sensor Smartphone protective case with a control function to control the power on and off.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The smartphone
Equipped with an illuminance sensor for detecting illuminance,
The controller is a smartphone protective case for controlling the power applied to the touch screen on-off by combining the output signal of the illumination sensor according to the opening and closing of the upper cover and the contact of the conductive contact member.
5. The method of claim 4,
The control unit
The upper cover is opened in the smartphone, the illumination sensor is operated, the smartphone protective case for controlling to turn on the power applied to the touch screen when it is determined that the conductive contact member is not in contact.
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