WO2002096071A2 - Radio device - Google Patents

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WO2002096071A2
WO2002096071A2 PCT/DE2002/001597 DE0201597W WO02096071A2 WO 2002096071 A2 WO2002096071 A2 WO 2002096071A2 DE 0201597 W DE0201597 W DE 0201597W WO 02096071 A2 WO02096071 A2 WO 02096071A2
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Matthias Schneider-Hufschmidt
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Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/0202—Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
    • H01Q1/44—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/22—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector

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  • the invention relates to a radio, in particular a mobile phone, with an antenna and a touch-sensitive surface for entering information.
  • a known terminal is a so-called smartphone, a combination of a telephone, in particular a mobile phone, and a small computer. It is known to equip the smartphone with a touchscreen.
  • a touchscreen has a touch-sensitive surface which is suitable both for displaying information and for entering information.
  • a pen specially designed for this purpose is used to enter information using a touchscreen. By touching certain points on the touchscreen with the tip of this pen, it is possible to enter information, such as characters, or to select menu items.
  • shock-resistant touchscreens with recognition electronics arranged behind a display of the touchscreen for recognizing entered characters or selected menu items are known, which, however, require a stylus for input, which is provided with passive electronic components adapted to the touchscreen.
  • a disadvantage of the radio devices, in particular the smartphones, according to the prior art is that by dividing the "input of information" function into two separate elements - the smartphone and the pen - if only one of the two elements is lost, for example of
  • Pen entering information is no longer possible or only with difficulty with fingertips. In the case, that the pen is provided with special passive components, such alternative input options are excluded.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a radio of the type described at the outset, by means of which the probability of losing the pen or a corresponding input means is reduced compared to the prior art.
  • a radio device in particular a mobile phone or smart phone, has an antenna and a touch-sensitive surface for entering information, the touch-sensitive surface and the antenna being designed in such a way that information can be input by means of the antenna.
  • Smartphones is associated with increased ease of use and easier transport of the smartphone.
  • a mobile phone is equipped with a touchscreen which, in addition to a display, has detection electronics arranged under the display; the recognition electronics include a suitably programmed processor device for recognizing characters or selected symbols entered on the touch-sensitive surface of the touchscreen.
  • the touchscreen can be protected from bumps by a cover.
  • the mobile phone also has an antenna which is detachably connected to the mobile radio telephone by means of a thread or a latching device.
  • the antenna has passive electronic components which, in terms of their type or their interconnection, are adapted to the touchscreen, in particular to the detection electronics, in such a way that the touch-sensitive surface of the touchscreen comes into contact with the antenna, in particular with a tip of the antenna, characters can be entered or menu items, which are shown by the display as symbols, can be selected.
  • the shape and dimensions of one end of the antenna are adapted to the resolution of the detection electronics.
  • an embodiment variant of the invention provides that the antenna is an additional antenna, for example an external antenna, a diversity antenna or an antenna provided for GPS functionality.
  • Another embodiment of the invention provides that the antenna device of the mobile phone is configured in such a way that the mobile phone is still functional, in particular capable of receiving or even transmitting, even after the antenna is detached from the mobile phone.
  • a special development of the invention which describes a separate invention even without the features of the invention, provides a pressure-sensitive configuration of the antenna in such a way that the acceptance or termination of a telephone call is triggered by pressing the antenna.
  • the antenna itself is connected to the mobile phone by a pushing mechanism or the antenna is equipped with a corresponding pressure-sensitive element.

Abstract

The invention relates to a radio device comprising an antenna and a touch-sensitive surface for inputting information, said antenna and touch-sensitive surface being embodied in such a way that information can be inputted by means of the antenna.

Description

Beschreibungdescription
Funkgerätradio set
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Funkgerät, insbesondere ein Mobiltelefon, mit einer Antenne und einer berührungssensitiven Fläche zur Eingabe von Informationen.The invention relates to a radio, in particular a mobile phone, with an antenna and a touch-sensitive surface for entering information.
Die rasante technische Entwicklung auf dem Gebiet der Tele- kommunikation und der Computertechnik hat in den letzten Jahren zur Entwicklung und Bereitstellung einer Vielzahl verschiedener Endgeräte geführt. Ein bekanntes Endgerät ist dabei ein sogenanntes Smartphone, eine Kombination aus Telefon, insbesondere Mobiltelefon, und Kleincomputer. Hierbei ist es bekannt, das Smartphone mit einem Touchscreen auszustatten. Ein Touchscreen weist eine berührungssensitive Fläche auf, die sowohl zur Darstellung von Informationen, als auch zur Eingabe von Informationen geeignet ist. Zur Eingabe von Informationen mittels eines Touchcsreens dient ein eigens für diesen Zweck vorgesehener Stift (Pen) . Durch eine Berührung bestimmter Stellen des Touchscreens mit der Spitze dieses Stifts ist es möglich, Informationen, wie beispielsweise Zeichen, einzugeben oder Menüpunkte auszuwählen. Insbesondere für Mobiltelefone sind stoßunempfindliche Touchscreens mit einer hinter einem Display des Touchscreens angeordneter Erkennungselektronik zur Erkennung eingegebener Zeichen oder ausgewählter Menüpunkte bekannt, die allerdings zur Eingabe einen Stift erfordern, der mit an den Touchscreen angepaßten passiven elektronischen Komponenten versehen ist.The rapid technical development in the field of telecommunications and computer technology has led to the development and provision of a large number of different end devices in recent years. A known terminal is a so-called smartphone, a combination of a telephone, in particular a mobile phone, and a small computer. It is known to equip the smartphone with a touchscreen. A touchscreen has a touch-sensitive surface which is suitable both for displaying information and for entering information. A pen specially designed for this purpose is used to enter information using a touchscreen. By touching certain points on the touchscreen with the tip of this pen, it is possible to enter information, such as characters, or to select menu items. In particular for mobile phones, shock-resistant touchscreens with recognition electronics arranged behind a display of the touchscreen for recognizing entered characters or selected menu items are known, which, however, require a stylus for input, which is provided with passive electronic components adapted to the touchscreen.
Nachteilig an den Funkgeräten, insbesondere den Smartphones, nach dem Stand der Technik ist, daß durch die Aufteilung der Funktion "Eingabe von Informationen" auf zwei voneinander getrennte Elemente - das Smartphone und den Stift - beim Ver- lust nur eines der beiden Elemente, beispielsweise desA disadvantage of the radio devices, in particular the smartphones, according to the prior art is that by dividing the "input of information" function into two separate elements - the smartphone and the pen - if only one of the two elements is lost, for example of
Stifts, eine Eingabe von Informationen nicht mehr oder nur noch erschwert mit Fingerspitzen möglich ist. Für den Fall, daß der Stift mit speziellen passiven Bauelementen versehen ist, sind auch derartige alternative Eingabemöglichkeiten ausgeschlossen.Pen, entering information is no longer possible or only with difficulty with fingertips. In the case, that the pen is provided with special passive components, such alternative input options are excluded.
Der Erfindung liegt daher die Aufgabe zugrunde, ein Funkgerät der eingangs beschriebenen Art anzugeben, durch das die Wahrscheinlichkeit für den Verlust des Stifts bzw. eines entsprechenden Eingabemittels gegenüber dem Stand der Technik reduziert wird.The invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a radio of the type described at the outset, by means of which the probability of losing the pen or a corresponding input means is reduced compared to the prior art.
Diese Aufgabe wird durch die Merkmale des unabhängigen Anspruchs gelöst. Vorteilhafte und zweckmäßige Weiterbildungen ergeben sich aus den abhängigen Ansprüchen.This object is solved by the features of the independent claim. Advantageous and expedient further developments result from the dependent claims.
Erfindungsgemäß weist also ein Funkgerät, insbesondere ein Mobiltelefon oder Smartwphone, eine Antenne und eine berührungssensitive Fläche zur Eingabe von Informationen auf, wobei die berührungssensitive Fläche und die Antenne derart ausgestaltet sind, daß Informationen mittels der Antenne ein- gebbar sind.According to the invention, a radio device, in particular a mobile phone or smart phone, has an antenna and a touch-sensitive surface for entering information, the touch-sensitive surface and the antenna being designed in such a way that information can be input by means of the antenna.
Durch die Verwendung einer im Regelfall mit dem Funkgerät verbundenen und für Sende- und Empfangszwecke ohnehin vorhandenen Antenne als Eingabemittel für eine beruhrungssensitive Fläche anstatt eines eigens für diesen Zweck vorgesehenen und vom Funkgerät getrennten Stifts wird erreicht, daß die Wahrscheinlichkeit für den Verlust des Eingabemittels gegenüber dem Stand der Technik reduziert wird. Darüber hinaus führt dies zur Einsparung des Stifts, was für den Hersteller eines Smartphones mit Einsparungen und für den Konsumenten desBy using an antenna, which is usually connected to the radio and is already available for transmission and reception purposes, as input means for a touch-sensitive area instead of a pen provided specifically for this purpose and separated from the radio, it is achieved that the probability of the loss of the input means compared to the State of the art is reduced. In addition, this leads to the saving of the pen, which for the manufacturer of a smartphone with savings and for the consumer of the
Smartphones mit einem erhöhten Bedienkomfort und einem einfacheren Transport des Smartphones verbunden ist.Smartphones is associated with increased ease of use and easier transport of the smartphone.
Die Erfindung wird im Folgenden anhand bevorzugter Ausfüh- rungsbeispiele näher beschrieben. Ein Mobiltelefon ist mit einem Touchscreen ausgestattet, das neben einem Display eine unter dem Display angeordnete Erkennungselektronik aufweist; die Erkennungselektronik umfaßt dabei eine geeignet programmierte Prozessoreinrichtung zur Er- kennung von auf der berührungssensitiven Fläche des Touchscreens eingegebenen Zeichen oder ausgewählten Symbolen. Der Touchscreen kann durch eine Abdeckung vor Stößen geschützt sein.The invention is described in more detail below on the basis of preferred exemplary embodiments. A mobile phone is equipped with a touchscreen which, in addition to a display, has detection electronics arranged under the display; the recognition electronics include a suitably programmed processor device for recognizing characters or selected symbols entered on the touch-sensitive surface of the touchscreen. The touchscreen can be protected from bumps by a cover.
Das Mobiltelefon weist ferner eine Antenne auf, welche mittels eines Gewindes oder einer Rastvorrichtung lösbar mit dem Mobilfunktelefon verbunden ist. Die Antenne weist neben den üblicherweise für eine Antenne vorgesehenen Strahlerelementen passive elektronische Bauelemente auf, welche in ihrer Art oder ihrer Zusammenschaltung derart an das Touchscreen, insbesondere an die Erkennungselektronik, angepaßt sind, daß durch eine Berührung der berührungssensitiven Fläche des Touchscreens mit der Antenne, insbesondere mit einer Spitze der Antenne, Zeichen eingebbar oder Menüpunkte, welche durch das Display als Symbole dargestellt werden, auswählbar sind. In einer besonderen Ausgestaltung ist die ein Ende der Antenne in seiner Gestalt und seinen Abmessungen an die Auflösung der Erkennungselektronik angepaßt .The mobile phone also has an antenna which is detachably connected to the mobile radio telephone by means of a thread or a latching device. In addition to the antenna elements usually provided for an antenna, the antenna has passive electronic components which, in terms of their type or their interconnection, are adapted to the touchscreen, in particular to the detection electronics, in such a way that the touch-sensitive surface of the touchscreen comes into contact with the antenna, in particular with a tip of the antenna, characters can be entered or menu items, which are shown by the display as symbols, can be selected. In a special embodiment, the shape and dimensions of one end of the antenna are adapted to the resolution of the detection electronics.
Eine Ausführungsvariante der Erfindung sieht vor, daß es sich bei der Antenne um eine Zusatzantenne, beispielsweise eine externe Antenne, eine Diversity-Antenne oder eine für eine GPS-Funktionalität vorgesehene Antenne handelt.An embodiment variant of the invention provides that the antenna is an additional antenna, for example an external antenna, a diversity antenna or an antenna provided for GPS functionality.
Eine andere Ausgestaltung der Erfindung sieht vor, daß die Antenneneinrichtung des Mobiltelefons derart ausgestaltet ist, daß das Mobiltelefon auch nach der Lösung der Antenne von dem Mobiltelefon weiter funktionsfähig, insbesondere empfangsfähig oder sogar sendefähig ist.Another embodiment of the invention provides that the antenna device of the mobile phone is configured in such a way that the mobile phone is still functional, in particular capable of receiving or even transmitting, even after the antenna is detached from the mobile phone.
Eine besondere Weiterbildung der Erfindung, welche auch ohne die Merkmale der Erfindung eine eigene Erfindung beschreibt, sieht eine drucksensitive Ausgestaltung der Antenne derart vor, daß durch ein Drücken der Antenne die Annahme oder das Beenden eines Telefongesprächs ausgelöst wird. Dazu ist entweder die Antenne selbst durch einen Drückmechanismus mit dem Mobiltelefon verbunden oder die Antenne mit einem entsprechenden drucksensitiven Element ausgestattet.A special development of the invention, which describes a separate invention even without the features of the invention, provides a pressure-sensitive configuration of the antenna in such a way that the acceptance or termination of a telephone call is triggered by pressing the antenna. For this purpose, either the antenna itself is connected to the mobile phone by a pushing mechanism or the antenna is equipped with a corresponding pressure-sensitive element.
Neben den oben erläuterten Ausführungsvarianten der Erfindung liegt eine Vielzahl weiterer Ausführungsvarianten im Rahmen der Erfindung, welche hier nicht weiter beschrieben werden, aber anhand der erläuterten Ausführungsbeispiele einfach in die Praxis umgesetzt werden können. In addition to the above-described embodiment variants of the invention, a large number of further embodiment variants are within the scope of the invention, which are not described further here, but can simply be put into practice on the basis of the illustrated exemplary embodiments.

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1. Funkgerät1. Radio
- mit einer Antenne, und - mit einer berührungssensitiven Fläche zur Eingabe von Informationen, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , daß- with an antenna, and - with a touch-sensitive surface for entering information, that means that
- die Antenne und die berührungssensitive Fläche derart ausgestaltet sind, daß Informationen mittels der Antenne ein- gebbar sind.- The antenna and the touch-sensitive surface are designed such that information can be entered by means of the antenna.
2. Funkgerät nach Anspruch 1, d a d u r c h g e k e nn z e i c h n e t , daß2. Radio according to claim 1, d a d u r c h g e k e nn z e i c h n e t that
- die Antenne lösbar mit dem Funkgerät verbunden ist.- The antenna is detachably connected to the radio.
3. Funkgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , daß3. Radio according to one of the preceding claims, d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that
- unter der berührungssensitiven Fläche Mittel zur Erkennung der mittels der Antenne eingegegebenen Informationen an- geordnet sind.- Means for recognizing the information entered by means of the antenna are arranged under the touch-sensitive surface.
4. Funkgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , daß4. Radio according to one of the preceding claims d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that
- die Antenne passive elektronische Komponenten aufweist, welche an die berührungssensitive Fläche und/oder die Mittel zur Erkennung angepaßt sind.- The antenna has passive electronic components which are adapted to the touch-sensitive surface and / or the means for detection.
5. Funkgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , daß - die Abmessungen zumindest eines Endes der Antenne an die Auflösung der berührungssensitiven Fläche angepaßt ist.5. Radio according to one of the preceding claims d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t that - the dimensions of at least one end of the antenna is adapted to the resolution of the touch-sensitive area.
6. Funkgerät nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche d a d u r c h g e k e n n z e i c h n e t , daß - die berührungssensitive Fläche Anzeigemittel enthält. 6. Radio according to one of the preceding claims, that the touch-sensitive surface contains display means.
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