WO2003005690A1

WO2003005690A1 - Data transfer device for connection of charging adapter for mobile telephone

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Publication number: WO2003005690A1
Application number: PCT/JP2002/006809
Authority: WO
Inventors: Toshihiro Kobayashi
Original assignee: Toshihiro Kobayashi
Priority date: 2001-07-04
Filing date: 2002-07-04
Publication date: 2003-01-16
Also published as: JP2005057311A

Abstract

A data transfer device interposed between a mobile telephone and a charging adapter for the mobile telephone comprises a first connector connectable to a connector of the charging adapter, a second connector connectable to the connector of the portable telephone, an external slot in/from which an external storage medium is loaded/unloaded, first control means (detachable storage medium control means) for accessing the external storage medium loaded in the external slot, and reading/writing data from/in the external storage medium, and second control means (communication control means) for accessing the mobile telephone connected to the second connector and reading/writing data from/in the mobile telephone. During charging, backup of the content of a memory of the mobile telephone and data transfer can be carried out by a simple operation, and data can easily be carried, thus providing a small, inexpensive data transfer device for connection of a charging adapter of a mobile telephone.

Description

Specification

Data transfer device for connection of mobile phone charging adapter

The present invention relates to a data transfer device and a data transfer method for connecting a charging adapter of a mobile phone. Background technology

In general, the power required for the operation of a mobile phone is supplied from an internal battery. Charging of this battery is performed by receiving power from an external charger. In recent years, some battery chargers have a function of reading data stored in a memory inside the mobile phone and backing up the data in a memory inside the battery charger when charging a battery of the mobile phone (Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. H11-163873). 2 0 0 0—3 2 4 2 3 7). The charger described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-320-237 has the advantage of being able to back up data in a mobile phone without being particularly conscious during the daily act of charging. Have.

However, this charger had a problem that the charger itself had to be carried to carry the backup data, and the backup data itself could not be further backed up (copied).

By connecting the mobile phone to a personal computer or a personal digital assistant, the user can read out data stored in the memory inside the mobile phone and store it on an external recording medium. Work such as copying on a personal computer can be performed. However, the handling of data from a mobile phone using such a personal computer or the like is very troublesome, and especially for a user who is not accustomed to a personal computer or the like, a series of operations such as connection and operation cannot be performed. There was a problem that. In addition, in order for a user of a mobile phone to perform backup using a personal computer or the like, various peripheral devices and software had to be stocked, and there was a problem that the cost burden was large. Disclosure of the invention

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to perform a simple operation of backing up the contents of a memory of a mobile phone and transferring data at the same time as charging. An object of the present invention is to provide a small and inexpensive data transfer device for connecting a charging adapter of a mobile phone, which is easy to carry. The present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a data transfer device interposed between a mobile phone and a charging adapter of the mobile phone, comprising: a first connection connector connectable to a connector of the charging adapter; A second connection connector connectable to a connector of the mobile phone, an external slot to which an external storage medium can be attached and detached, and access to the external storage medium attached to the external slot; First control means (removable storage medium control means) for reading data stored in a storage medium and writing data to Z or the external storage medium; and connected to the second connector. A second control means (communication control) for accessing the mobile phone and reading data stored in the mobile phone and writing data to Z or the mobile phone; A data transfer device comprising:

Here, the data transfer device processes the data read by the first control means so that the data is written to the mobile phone by the second control means. It is preferable to further include a data processing unit for processing the data read by the second control unit so that the data is written to the external storage medium by the first control unit.

Further, the data transfer device converts a power supply supplied from the charging adapter via the first connection connector into a predetermined driving power supply, and converts the power supply via the second connection connector. It is preferable to further include a power supply unit for converting the power into a charging power supply to be supplied to the mobile phone.

This allows the contents stored in the memory of the mobile phone to be backed up to an external storage medium and the data to be easily transferred to an arbitrary storage medium simultaneously with charging the mobile phone. In addition, data transfer from such a storage medium to a mobile phone can be easily performed. Further, the data transfer device includes: a nonvolatile memory; and a nonvolatile memory control unit that reads, writes, or writes data to and from the nonvolatile memory. Data read from the non-volatile memory by the memory control means can be written to the removable storage medium by the first control means and / or can be written to the memory of the mobile phone by the second control means. In both cases, the data read out to the removable storage medium by the first control means and / or the data read out to the memory of the mobile phone by the second control means are written into the nonvolatile memory by the nonvolatile memory control means. It is characterized by being able to do so.

According to this, the data can be stored in the sex memory, and even if the removable storage medium is not at hand, the data stored in the memory of the mobile phone is backed up. In addition to this, even if the mobile phone is at hand, it is possible to copy data stored in the removable storage medium. Further, the data transfer device further includes an internal storage device, and the data processing unit stores the data read by the first control unit and / or the second control unit in the internal storage device. After the data is temporarily stored, the data temporarily stored in the internal storage device is written to the external storage medium by the first control means or the data is written to the external storage medium. It is preferable that processing is performed by the second control means so as to write the data into the mobile phone.

It is preferable that the data transfer device can display data stored in the storage unit on a display of the mobile phone.

The second control means can transmit a predetermined command to the mobile phone. The data processing means can store the command in the internal storage device using the second control means. It is preferable that the displayed data can be displayed on a display of the mobile phone.

Further, the data transfer device further includes a display, and display means for displaying data on the display, and the data processing means transmits the data stored in the internal storage device using the display means. It is preferable that it can be displayed on a display. Further, the second control means can read key input data input from the mobile phone, and the data processing means can read the key input data read by the second control means. It is preferable that the data stored in the internal storage device can be edited based on the data.

According to this, the user can check the contents of the memory of the mobile phone, the removable storage medium, and the contents of the non-volatile memory on the display, edit the data, and then save the data to an arbitrary memory. Can be memorized. The user can also store newly created data in any memory.

The present invention is preferably configured as follows. That is, it is preferable that the first connection connector has a shape excluding a non-common part of a connector shape of a main charge adapter so that the first connection connector can be connected to a plurality of types of connectors of the charge adapter. Further, it is preferable that the second connector has a shape obtained by removing a non-common part of a connector shape of a main mobile phone so that the second connector can be connected to a plurality of types of connectors of the mobile phone.

In addition, it is preferable that the power supply control means can convert a plurality of mobile phones having different charging voltages into the corresponding voltages and supply the same to a plurality of mobile phones having different charging voltages.

Thus, a single data transfer device according to the present invention can be connected to a plurality of charging adapters and mobile phones having different connector shapes and charging voltages, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state in which a data transfer device according to the present invention is connected to a mobile phone and a charging adapter.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state where the data transfer device according to the present invention is connected to a mobile phone and a charging adapter via an intermediary connector.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of the data transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the shape of a female connector that can be connected to a connector used for a charging adapter. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the shape of a male connector that can be connected to a connector used in a mobile phone. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a data transfer device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 2 denotes a data transfer device according to the present invention, reference numeral 4 denotes an AC adapter connected to a household power supply as a charging adapter, and reference numeral 6 denotes a mobile phone. The data transfer device 2 has a female-type first connection connector 10 and a female-type second connection connector 12 at the end of the housing just opposite to each other. Is provided. Further, at the end of the cable of the AC adapter 4, a male connector 4 a that can be fitted to the first connection connector 10 is provided, and the second connection connector 1 A female connector 6a that can be fitted with 2 is provided. The data transfer device 2 is connected to the AC adapter 4 by connecting the first connector and the male connector 4a, and is connected to the second connector 12 and the female connector 6a. Connected to mobile phone 6 by connection.

Each of the AC adapter 4 and the mobile phone 6 can be directly connected to the connection connectors 10 and 12 of the data transfer device 2, and further, as shown in FIG. It is possible to connect via 9 etc. The intermediary connector 8 is configured to have a cord shape, and the intermediary connector 9 is configured to be capable of converting the first connector shape to the second connector shape, but various types may be used as appropriate. Can be.

In this example, as the charging adapter 4, in addition to the AC adapter described above, various adapters such as an on-board power supply connection adapter and a dry cell type adapter can be used.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the data transfer device according to the present embodiment. The first connector 10 is connected to the charging adapter 4 via the female connector 4a. And the power required for the operation of the data transfer device 2 is input. The input power is supplied to power control means. The power control means converts the input voltage into a driving voltage (driving voltage) for the internal circuit of the data transfer device and a charging voltage (charging voltage) for the mobile phone connected to the second connector. ). This power supply control means is capable of converting the voltage input from the charging adapter 10 into a charging voltage suitable for each mobile phone 6. Therefore, even if the input voltage of the charging adapter 10 input from the first connector 10 is not equal to the charging voltage to be supplied to the mobile phone 6 connected to the second connector, one Since a plurality of types of mobile phones 6 can be charged with only the charging adapter 10, the convenience of the user is significantly improved. In this case, the data transfer device 2 may be provided with a voltage switching switch in accordance with the model of each mobile phone 6 and operated by the user, or the communication control means to be described later may be operated by a mobile phone. The model ID may be read from the telephone 6 and automatically adjusted to an appropriate voltage based on the model ID.

The connector shapes of the mobile phone 6 and the charging adapter 4 may differ depending on the model, the manufacturer, and the like. Therefore, by removing the non-common portions of the connector shape of the main mobile phone 6 that is generally distributed, it is possible to obtain a highly versatile connector shape that can be connected to any connector. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are diagrams showing such connector shapes with improved versatility. Reference numeral 30 in FIG. 4 denotes the shape of the female-side common connector. In the present embodiment, the first connection connector 10 is formed in this shape. Reference numeral 32 in FIG. 5 indicates the shape of the common connector on the male side, and in the present embodiment, the second connector 12 is formed in this shape.

As described above, the present data transfer device 2 can handle a plurality of input voltages and charging voltages of a plurality of mobile phones, and can also have the shape of the first connector 10 and the shape of the second connector 12. Since the shape is processed into a highly versatile shape, it can be used by connecting to a plurality of charging connectors 4 and a plurality of mobile phones 6.

Next, components related to data transfer in the data transfer device 10 will be described. The communication control means is configured so that a predetermined function can be realized by cooperation of the electronic circuit and the control software. The communication control means transmits a predetermined command using a predetermined communication protocol defined for each mobile phone 6, instructs the mobile phone 6 to write or read data, and performs data communication. It can be carried out. Further, the communication control means has a function of transmitting to the mobile phone 6 a command to read key input information of the mobile phone 6 and to display data on a display of the mobile phone 6.

The removable storage medium control means is also configured so that predetermined functions can be realized by cooperation of the electronic circuit and the control software. The removable storage medium control means reads and writes data from and to the removable storage medium mounted on the removable storage medium slot.

As the removable storage medium (external storage medium), for example, a memory card or a memory stick, which is a rewritable nonvolatile memory, can be used, and the removable storage medium slot can be used accordingly. Is adopted. This makes it possible to use small and large-capacity removable storage media such as memory cards and memory sticks. As described above, by appropriately providing a slot corresponding to a small removable storage medium in the main body of the data transfer apparatus 10, it becomes convenient to carry data stored in the mobile phone 6.

The non-volatile memory control means is also configured such that a predetermined function can be realized by cooperation of the electronic circuit and the control software. The nonvolatile memory control means reads (±) and writes data to and from the nonvolatile memory provided in the data transfer device 10.

Control of data transfer is performed mainly by the data processing means. The data processing means is also configured so that predetermined functions can be realized by the cooperation of the electronic circuit and the control software. The data processing means controls the communication control means, the removable storage medium control means and the Z or non-volatile memory control means in accordance with an instruction given by the user, while controlling the memory of the mobile phone 6, the removable storage medium and the non-volatile memory. Data transfer is performed between any of the memories.

An instruction from the user is operated by a button provided on the housing surface of the data transfer device 10. The input is provided by reading the input from a dial button provided on the mobile phone 6 under the control of the communication control means.

The data processing means may directly write the data read from a certain memory to another memory, or store the temporary data in an internal storage device (not shown) provided in the data transfer device 10. After that, the temporary data may be written to another memory.

If a method of directly writing data read from a certain memory to another memory is adopted, there is an advantage that data transfer can be performed at high speed.

In addition, when data read from a certain memory is temporarily stored as temporary data, the time required for data transfer generally becomes slower, but the user can check the contents of the data, By allowing the storage device to perform the editing process, there is an advantage that the data stored therein can be edited. If the data transfer device 10 is provided with the following temporary data editing functions, the contents of the data registered in the memory of the mobile phone 6 can be checked, changed, or new data can be added. Becomes possible.

For such a data editing function, the data processing means accesses an internal storage device to read and Z or write the contents and a temporary display stored in the internal storage device to a predetermined display. It has a data presentation function to be displayed.

In the present embodiment, the display of the mobile phone 6 is used to present the temporary data to the user. The communication control means transmits a command for displaying data on the display of the mobile phone 6 to the mobile phone 6 under the control of the data processing means, and exchanges temporary data with the mobile phone 6 by a predetermined communication protocol. The data is transferred to the mobile phone 6, and the mobile phone 6 receives it and displays it on the display. The data processing means controls the communication control means or the display means to transfer the temporary data stored in the internal storage device.

Instead of using the display of the mobile phone 6, a display is provided in the data transfer device 10 and display means for performing control for displaying data there. May be provided. As the display provided in the data transfer device 10, it is preferable to adopt a small liquid crystal display in order to reduce the size of the main body. The display means displays the temporary data stored in the internal storage device on the display of the data transfer device 10 under the control of the data processing means.

As described above, the access function is realized by the communication control unit transmitting a command for reading key input information from the mobile phone 6 to the mobile phone 6. Alternatively, the present invention may be realized by providing a button capable of inputting character information, numerical information and / or editing information (control information) on the main body of the data transfer apparatus 10. The data processing means edits and processes the temporary data stored in the internal storage device based on the input information obtained from a button operation provided on the communication control means or the data transfer device 10 main body.

Next, a user interface and an operation example according to the present embodiment will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the user connects the first connection connector 10 and the male connector unit 4a to each other, thereby connecting the data transfer device 10 and the AC adapter 4 to each other. Connecting. Subsequently, the user connects the AC adapter 4 to a household AC power socket. You do not need to do this every time a user attempts to transfer data, and you can leave it connected.

Next, the user connects the data transfer device 10 and the mobile phone by mutually connecting the second connector and the female connector 6a. When detecting that the data transfer device 10 has been connected to the mobile phone 6, the data transfer device 10 transmits a predetermined command to the mobile phone 6 to display a selection menu on the display of the mobile phone 6. When the data transfer device 10 is provided with a display, the selection menu may be displayed there. In response to this selection menu, the user can transfer data between any of the memory, the removable storage medium, and the nonvolatile memory of the mobile phone 6 and the internal storage of the data transfer device 10 from the memory. Operations such as loading data into the temporary data area on the device, writing temporary data to any of the memories, and editing temporary data can be selected. If the user selects data transfer between any of the memory of the mobile phone 6, the removable storage medium and the non-volatile memory in this selection menu, the data processing means Performs data transfer processing between designated memories.

When the user selects loading of data from the memory of the mobile phone 6, the removable storage medium, or the nonvolatile memory to the temporary data area in this selection menu, the data processing means Loads data from the specified memory to the temporary data area.

When the user selects the editing of the temporary data in this selection menu, the data transfer device 10 displays the contents of the temporary data on the display of the mobile phone 6 and operates the button of the mobile phone 6. The mode shifts to the edit mode in which the temporary data can be rewritten according to the input information by. If the data transfer device 10 is provided with a display and buttons, the contents of the temporary data are displayed there, and the temporary data is rewritten according to the information input by the button operation of the data transfer device. You may be able to do it.

In the edit mode, the data processing means can edit the data loaded from any of the memories, and can also edit newly created data.

In this way, the loaded and edited temporary data can be written to one of the memories in the selection menu, and the data processing means can be set to the specified memory (ie, the portable telephone 6). Write the temporary data to memory, removable storage media or non-volatile memory).

The function of backing up phone book information stored in the memory of the mobile phone 6 and link information to the website (so-called bookmark information) is particularly convenient without going through the selection menu described above. A shortcut button may be provided on the main body of the data transfer device 10 so that the data transfer device 10 can be executed by simple operations. That is, the user can select and execute a desired function with a single touch by operating the short cut button.

Note that data stored in the memory of the mobile phone 6 was deleted by another person. In order to prevent accidental overwriting, when writing data to the mobile phone 6, the user is prompted to enter a password, and the memory contents of the mobile phone 6 are only stored when the entered password matches. Is preferably rewritten.

Also, in order to prevent the information stored in the memory of the mobile phone 6 from being read out by others, it is possible to prompt the user to input a password when reading data from the mobile phone 6. preferable.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can back up the data stored in the memory of the mobile phone 6 at the same time as charging, and can store the memory and the removable storage of the mobile phone 6. Data can be freely exchanged between any of the media and the nonvolatile memory. In addition, the user can edit the data and store it in an arbitrary memory or create new data.

Further, according to the present embodiment, there are various advantages as follows.

First, the work of backing up data stored in the memory of the mobile phone 6 becomes extremely easy. That is, the user simply connects the mobile phone 6 to the data transfer device 2 and operates a button provided on the data transfer device 2 to obtain so-called directory information or so-called directory information stored in the memory of the mobile phone 6. Backup of Web site bookmark information etc. can be performed immediately. In this case, since the mobile phone 6 is charged at the same time, the user does not need to worry about running out of the battery of the mobile phone 6. On the other hand, the conventional backup method using a personal computer or PDA takes a lot of time to start up a personal computer, etc., and to operate application software for data transfer. Was complicated. In addition, when such a personal computer or the like is used, the power consumption of the mobile phone 6 increases, and the battery may run out.

Further, since the data transfer device 2 according to the present embodiment has fewer components compared to a personal computer or the like, the size of the entire device can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced. it can.

In addition, the data transfer device 2 allows a removable storage medium such as a memory card to be mounted on the removable storage medium slot, so that the user can store the backup data in a removable storage medium. By writing to media, you can easily transfer important data Can be duplicated or carried.

Utilizing such a property, for example, data may be distributed using a removable storage medium. In other words, if a company distributes a removable storage medium storing bookmark information to its Web site to users free of charge, it will provide users with a free removable storage medium for backup. While it can be obtained, for companies, the use of it increases the chances of registering the bookmark information on the mobile phone 6 of many users.

The above embodiment is an exemplification for describing the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention to only the above embodiment. The present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist thereof. For example, in the data transfer device according to the above embodiment, the charging adapter and the mobile phone are connected to each other via the connector, but the data transfer device may be integrated with the charging adapter. .

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. A data transfer device interposed between a mobile phone and a charging adapter of the mobile phone,

A first connector connectable to the connector of the charging adapter;

A second connector connectable to the connector of the mobile phone;

An external slot to which an external storage medium can be attached and detached,

A first control for accessing the external storage medium attached to the external slot and reading and reading data stored in the external storage medium or writing data to the external storage medium; Means,

Second control means for accessing the mobile phone connected to the second connector and reading data stored in the mobile phone and writing Z or data to the mobile phone. Data transfer device.

2. The data read by the first control means is processed by the second control means to be written to the mobile phone, and the data read by the second control means is read out. 2. The data transfer device according to claim 1, further comprising a data processing unit that processes the data so as to be written into the external storage medium by the first control unit.

3. A power supply supplied from the charging adapter via the first connector is converted into a predetermined driving power, and a charging power for supplying to the mobile phone via the second connector is provided. 3. The data transfer device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a power supply unit for converting into a power supply.

4. The data transfer device further includes an internal storage device,

The data processing means temporarily stores data read by the first control means and / or the second control means in the internal storage device, and then temporarily stores the data in the internal storage device. The first control means to write the stored data to the external storage medium and / or the second control means to write the data to the mobile phone. Data according to any one of claims 1 to 3 Transfer device.

5. The data transfer device according to claim 4, wherein the data stored in the internal storage device can be displayed on a display of the mobile phone.

6. The second control means can transmit a predetermined command to the mobile phone,

6. The data transfer device according to claim 5, wherein the data processing unit is capable of displaying data stored in the internal storage device on a display of the mobile phone by using the second control unit.

7. The data transfer device comprises:

Display and

Display means for displaying data on the display, further comprising:

7. The data transfer device according to claim 4, wherein said data processing means is capable of causing said display means to display data stored in said internal storage device on said display.

8. The second control means can read key input data input from the mobile phone,

The data processing means is capable of editing data stored in the internal storage device based on key input data read by the second control means. 8. The data transfer device according to any one of 7.