KR20060027913A - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and in the present invention, a plurality of items attached to the user's articles (for example, a wallet, a watch, a notebook, a PDA, a key, etc.) that are likely to be lost in the internal computing unit of the mobile communication terminal. When communicating with a short range communication tag>, if a signal output from a specific short range communication tag among these short range communication tags is disconnected or weakened, a series of warning signals (warning sound, warning vibration, warning message, etc.) By systematically interlocking and installing computer modules that can be output externally, through this, the user can naturally recognize the risk of loss of the item with the short-range communication tag in advance, thereby allowing the user to call the mobile terminal other than a call. It can be used to, for example, can be widely utilized for preventing the loss of goods.

Description

Mobile telecommunications terminal

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

2 is an exemplary view conceptually illustrating a warning signal output state of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is an exemplary diagram conceptually showing another example of utilization of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a plurality of items attached to the user's articles (for example, wallets, watches, laptops, PDAs, keys, etc.) that may be lost. In communication with a local area network tag>, if a signal output from a specific local area communication tag among these local area communication tags is disconnected or weakened, a series of warning signals (warning sound, warning vibration, By systematically interlocking and installing computer modules that can externally output warning messages, etc., this guides the user to naturally recognize the risk of loss of the item with the near field communication tag in advance. Mobile container that can be widely used for non-call use such as preventing loss of goods. It relates to a new terminal.

Recently, with the rapid development of electric, electronic and communication related technologies, mobile communication terminals are also showing a rapid spreading speed.

Unlike a conventional wired communication terminal, such a mobile terminal provides a mobile communication infrastructure between users based on a series of wireless communication networks, and therefore, in a conventional mobile communication terminal system, a user can communicate with a desired counterpart regardless of location. The advantage of making a call freely can be easily obtained.

In recent years, as the spread of such mobile communication terminals has almost reached a saturation level, the user's desire to widely use the mobile communication terminals not only for simple communication but also for various other uses is gradually increasing.

However, since most mobile communication terminals according to the prior art have improved quality by focusing on how to improve call quality between users, no further action is taken under the conventional technology system. In the meantime, the mobile communication terminal cannot meet the various needs of the user.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of short-range communication tags respectively attached to items of a user (for example, a wallet, a watch, a notebook, a PDA, a key, etc.) that may be lost in an internal computer unit of a mobile communication terminal. In communication, if a signal output from a particular short-range communication tag among these short-range communication tags is disconnected or weakened, a computer that can externally output a series of warning signals (warning sound, warning vibration, warning message, etc.) immediately. By systematically interlocking and installing the modules, this guides the user to naturally recognize the risk of loss of the article tagged with the local communication tag in advance, thereby allowing the user to use the mobile terminal for a purpose other than a call. It is intended to induce a wide range of applications to prevent loss.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings.

In order to achieve the object described above, the present invention processes an external audio signal introduced through an antenna and outputs it to a receiver, and also processes an audio signal introduced through a transmitter and outputs the external signal through the antenna. Communicate with local area network tags separately attached to a plurality of external items in a signal connection with the circuit modules, the terminal control module which collectively controls the communication-related circuit units, and the terminal control module. The present invention discloses a mobile communication terminal comprising a combination of a loss prevention control module for inducing a predetermined warning signal when a signal output from a specific short range communication tag is disconnected or weakened.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, under the system of the mobile communication terminal 1 according to the present invention, an audio signal (for example, a voice signal) received through the antenna 2 is a duplexer 3, a baseband module 5, A mechanism is outputted to a receiver, for example, a speaker 13 via an audio input / output processing module 6, and the audio signal input through the transmitter, for example, the microphone 12, is used for audio input / output processing. After passing through the module 6, the base band module 5, the duplexer 3, etc., the mechanism output through the antenna 2 is taken.

In this case, between the duplexer 3 and the baseband module 5, an audio signal input from the outside (for example, a base station) to the mobile communication terminal 1 side or an audio signal output from the mobile communication terminal 1 side to the outside is output. Various kinds of communication-related circuit modules 4 for intermediate processing are additionally arranged. In this situation, the duplexer 3 serves to collectively manage the input and output procedures of the audio signal, the control signal and the data signal.

At this time, when the external audio signal is received through the duplexer (3), the communication-related circuit modules detect the signal amplified by the receiving amplification module, the receiving amplification module to compensate for and amplify the gain for the received signal, A detection module for demodulating and outputting the corresponding audio signal, a modulation module for modulating and outputting an audio signal input through the base band module 5 to a transmission frequency signal, and amplifying the signal modulated by the modulation module to a transmission signal to provide a duplexer ( 3) Amplification module to be transmitted to the side, the control signal received through the duplexer (3) mixed with the intermediate frequency signal supplied from the local oscillator (not shown) mixed module and output, the high frequency control signal output through the mixing module To a digital waveform, compare the signal output through the decoder with a unique address, and then compare the result. Discrimination module and the like to be delivered to the terminal control module 9 side can be selected flexibly.

Of course, it will be obvious that the specific configuration and function of the above-described communication-related circuit modules 4 can be variously modified according to the situation.

At this time, as shown in the figure, the previous baseband module 5, for example, via the logic interface module 8, the terminal control module 9 for the overall control of the preceding communication-related circuit modules (4) In this situation, the terminal control module 9 has a structure in which it communicates with the memory 7, and thus, various pieces of information stored and managed by the memory 7 (for example, Application) is controlled to be selectively output according to the signal processing situation of the communication-related circuit module 4, the operation status of the keypad 10 of the user, and the like.

In this case, the terminal control module 9 transmits a series of update information to the display driver (not shown) when the information displayed on each display window 11 needs to be updated, and is displayed on each display window 11 according to a situation. The old information can be promptly updated with new information.

Under the system of the mobile communication terminal 1 having such a structure, the terminal control module 9 further forms a series of signal connection relationships with the loss prevention control module 100 inherent to the present invention (of course, such a signal connection relationship is May be selectively turned on / off according to the user's setting).

In the situation where such an infrastructure is in place, the user possessing the mobile communication terminal 1 can prevent the loss of the items (20: wallet, watch, laptop, PDA, key, etc.) possessed by the user. After attaching the near field communication tags 200 to the article 20, respectively, a process of manipulating the mobile communication terminal 1, for example, a specific key of the keypad 10 (eg, a loss prevention control module and a near field communication tag). The terminal control module 9 immediately proceeds by pressing a predetermined key (predetermined key) so as to initiate communication in one step, selecting a particular menu displayed on the display window 11, and the like. , According to the user's operation, proceeds to control the loss prevention control module 100, within this procedure, the loss prevention control module 100, according to the control of the terminal control module 9, Individual to the external articles 20 The process of communicating with the attached short-range communication tags 200 will be started.

In this case, the short range communication tags 200 attached to the external articles 20 may include, for example, a series of radios such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Blue-tooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), Wi-Fi, and the like. Products manufactured based on short-range communication technology and having components including the communication unit 201, the controller 202, and the information storage unit 203 may be freely selected (of course, depending on the situation, the short-range communication tag ( The shape, component, etc. of the 200 may be variously modified).

In this communication situation, the loss prevention control module 100 is a signal output from the short-range communication tag 200 attached to the article 20, the specific article 20 carried by the user away from the mobile communication terminal (1) A, unlike signals output from the short-range communication tags 200 attached to other articles 20, when disconnected or weakened, information corresponding to the disconnected (weakened) situation is immediately transmitted. 9) by transmitting to the side, a predetermined warning signal, for example, a warning sound, warning vibration, warning messages, etc. are induced to be output to the outside of the mobile communication terminal (1).

At this time, as shown in the figure, the loss prevention control module 100 of the present invention communicates with the terminal control module 9, the loss prevention controller 101 for the overall control of the internal components and the loss prevention controller ( The tag communication unit 102, the location response signal analysis unit 103, the item list storage unit 104, the warning message storage unit 105, and the like, which are controlled by the computer 101, may be combined.

In this situation, the anti-lost controller 101 transmits a positioning request signal to the near field communication tags 200 via the tag communication unit 102, and the front position from each near field communication tag 200. Check whether or not the positioning response signal corresponding to the confirmation request signal is normally output, and according to the result of the confirmation (eg, disconnection or weakening of the corresponding positioning response signal), the warning signal is sent to the terminal control module 9. By requesting the output, a function of inducing a corresponding output of the warning signal to the outside of the mobile communication terminal 1 is performed. In this case, the tag communication unit 102 performs a series of wireless modem functions for wirelessly transmitting / receiving electromagnetic signals within an effective frequency.

In addition, the positioning response signal analysis unit 103 controlled by the anti-lost controller 101 determines the position corresponding to the preceding positioning request signal from the short range communication tags 200 attached to the articles 20. When the response signal is output, the corresponding location response signal is analyzed to check a unique identifier of each short range communication tag 200.

In addition, the article list storage unit 104 controlled by the anti-lost controller 101 may store each article corresponding to the unique identifiers of the short range communication tags 200, as shown in Table 1 below. 20) to store and manage the list.

Tag identifier Item list One clock 2 wallet 3 laptop 4 key

In addition, the warning message storage unit 105 controlled by the anti-lost controller 101 is an individual corresponding to each article 20 to which the near field communication tags 200 belong, as shown in Table 2 below. Save and manage warning messages.

Tag identifier Item list Warning message One clock Loss of Watch 2 wallet Lost Wallet 3 laptop Loss of Laptop 4 key Key Loss Risk

Hereinafter, a detailed article loss prevention operation procedure of the mobile communication terminal 1 according to the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described.

First, a user possessing a mobile communication terminal 1 having the anti-lost control module 100 installed thereon separately attaches the short-range communication tag 200 to an article 20 that may be lost, thereby allowing the present invention to proceed. Create an environment.

In this situation, the process of the user operating the mobile communication terminal 1, for example, communication between a specific key of the keypad 10 (e.g., a loss prevention control module and a short range communication tag) can be started in one-step. In order to selectively proceed the process of pressing a predetermined key (predetermined key), and selecting a specific menu displayed on the display window 11, the anti-lost control module 100 is controlled according to the control of the terminal control module 9, A process of communicating with the near field communication tags 200 separately attached to articles 20 is disclosed.

Within this process, the loss prevention controller 101 transmits a location request signal to the near field communication tags 200 through the tag communication unit 102, and correspondingly, the near field communication tags 200. The controller 202, which belongs to, extracts information stored in the information storage unit 203, for example, its own identifier information, and then generates a series of positioning response signals based on the extracted identification information. The signal is transmitted to the loss prevention controller 101 through the communication unit 201.

In this situation, the anti-lost controller 101 checks the tag communication unit 102, receives a positioning response signal output from each of the short range communication tags 200, and then positions the received positioning response signal. The response signal analyzer 103 transmits the response signal analysis unit 103. As soon as the transfer process is completed, the response signal analyzer 103 analyzes the corresponding location response signal to check the unique identifiers of the short range communication tags 200. The procedure is to proceed.

At this time, the article 20 carried by the user, for example, the wallet is far from the mobile communication terminal 1, the situation where the location response response signal output from the short-range communication tag 200 attached to the wallet is disconnected or weakened occurs In response to this, the response signal analyzer 103 receives a message stating that, among the unique identifiers reported from the respective short range communication tags 200, a specific unique identifier (eg, identifier 2) is missing. In case of transmission, the loss prevention controller 101 immediately utilizes the item list storage unit 104, and the " unique identifier corresponding to the short range communication tag 200 belonging to the wallet " After confirming the fact, using the warning message storage unit 105, for example, a procedure of extracting a warning message, "Wallet loss risk" proceeds.

When the warning message " Wallet Loss Risk " is extracted through the above procedure, the anti-lost controller 101 immediately outputs a warning sound, warning vibration, and warning message to the terminal control module 9 immediately. Will forward the request (of course, these requests will be displayed as "Warning sound, warning message", "Warning sound, Warning message", "Warning sound, Warning sound", " Various types of modifications can be made, such as the "only outputting warning alert", "the output of warning alerts", or "the output of warning alerts"). The terminal control module 9 selects and controls the warning sound transmission module 14, the vibration driving module 15, the vibration motor 16, the display window 11, and the like, as shown in FIG. 2. The procedure for printing warning messages, etc. Is performed, in the end, the user by quickly confirmed that the current wallet cheohayeo the risk of loss, it is possible to smoothly take action accordingly.

On the other hand, under the system of the present invention, the user utilizes the loss prevention control module 100 not only for preventing the loss of the article 20, but also for preventing the loss of the mobile communication terminal 1 itself. Can be.

To this end, as shown in FIG. 3, the user takes a simple step of attaching the short range communication tag 200 to a part of belongings worn on his or her body M, for example, the belt B (of course). However, these kinds of belongings can also be modified in various situations.

Naturally, even in this situation, the loss prevention control module 100 installed in the mobile communication terminal 1 communicates with the near field communication tag 200 attached to the belt B, and outputs a signal from the near field communication tag 200. If is disconnected or weakened, it is possible to perform a function to induce a warning signal to be output, if, in this state, the near field communication tag 200 attached to the belt (B) and the mobile communication terminal (1) In the case where the distance from the remote control occurs, by performing the function of the anti-lost control module 100, a series of warning signals, for example, a warning sound can be promptly output from the mobile communication terminal 1, and eventually Therefore, the user can quickly confirm that the mobile communication terminal 1 owned by him is in danger of being lost, thereby naturally taking measures accordingly.

This invention can be variously modified depending on the situation.

For example, in the present invention, the communication process between the loss prevention controller 101 and the short-range communication tag 200 described above is not the tag communication unit 102 but through the antenna 2 connected to the duplexer 3. Measures can be taken flexibly to induce them to be achieved.

As another example, the present invention may flexibly take measures to control the previous warning message to be output not only in text form but also in voice form (of course, such modification may be performed by the alarm sound transmitting module 14 having a voice output function). It can be done easily with simple measures).

As described in detail above, in the present invention, a plurality of short-range communications each attached to the user's articles (for example, a wallet, a watch, a notebook, a PDA, a key, etc.) that may be lost in the internal computing unit of the mobile communication terminal. Tag>, if one of these short-range communication tags outputs from a particular short-range communication tag is disconnected or attenuated, immediately output a series of warning signals (beep, warning vibration, warning message, etc.). By systematically interlocking and installing the computer modules, through this, the user can naturally recognize the risk of loss of the article attached to the short-range communication tag in advance, so that the user can use the mobile terminal other than the call, For example, it can be induced to be widely used for preventing the loss of goods.

The present invention is not only limited to the mobile communication terminal, but has an overall useful effect in various kinds of electronic devices having a wireless function.

And, in the foregoing, specific embodiments of the present invention have been described and illustrated, but it is obvious that the present invention may be variously modified and implemented by those skilled in the art.

Such modified embodiments should not be understood individually from the technical spirit or point of view of the present invention and such modified embodiments should fall within the scope of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims (4)

Communication-related circuit modules for processing an external audio signal introduced through an antenna and outputting the received audio signal to a receiver, and processing the audio signal introduced through a transmitter and outputting the external signal through the antenna; A terminal control module which collectively controls the communication-related circuit units; In communication with the terminal control module, the local area network tags are individually attached to a plurality of external items, and among the short range communication tags, a signal output from a specific short range communication tag is disconnected. Or a loss prevention control module for inducing a predetermined warning signal to be output when weakened. The method of claim 1, wherein the anti-lost control module transmits a location request signal to the near field communication tags under the control of the terminal control module, and determines a location corresponding to the location request signal from the near field communication tags. A loss prevention controller for checking whether the response signal is normally output and selectively outputting the warning signal according to the check result; And a location response signal analyzer configured to be computerized by the loss prevention controller to analyze the location response signal and check unique identification symbols of the short range communication tags. The mobile communication terminal of claim 2, further comprising an item list storage unit which is computerized by the loss prevention controller and stores and manages a list of items corresponding to the unique identifiers of the short range communication tags. The mobile communication terminal of claim 2, further comprising a warning message storage unit that is computer controlled by the loss prevention controller and stores and manages individual warning messages corresponding to respective items to which the short range communication tags belong. .

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