WO2006106181A1 - Input means for a mobile phone - Google Patents

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WO2006106181A1
WO2006106181A1 PCT/FI2006/050124 FI2006050124W WO2006106181A1 WO 2006106181 A1 WO2006106181 A1 WO 2006106181A1 FI 2006050124 W FI2006050124 W FI 2006050124W WO 2006106181 A1 WO2006106181 A1 WO 2006106181A1
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mobile phone
pointer device
input means
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Mikhail Soloviev
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Elcoteq Se
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1626—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/16—Constructional details or arrangements
    • G06F1/1613—Constructional details or arrangements for portable computers
    • G06F1/1633—Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
    • G06F1/1684—Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
    • G06F1/1686—Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675 the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/01—Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer
    • G06F3/03—Arrangements for converting the position or the displacement of a member into a coded form
    • G06F3/033—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor
    • G06F3/0354—Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user, e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor with detection of 2D relative movements between the device, or an operating part thereof, and a plane or surface, e.g. 2D mice, trackballs, pens or pucks
    • G06F3/03543—Mice or pucks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/26—Devices for calling a subscriber
    • H04M1/27—Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously
    • H04M1/274—Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously with provision for storing more than one subscriber number at a time, e.g. using toothed disc
    • H04M1/2745—Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously with provision for storing more than one subscriber number at a time, e.g. using toothed disc using static electronic memories, e.g. chips
    • H04M1/2753—Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously with provision for storing more than one subscriber number at a time, e.g. using toothed disc using static electronic memories, e.g. chips providing data content
    • H04M1/2755—Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously with provision for storing more than one subscriber number at a time, e.g. using toothed disc using static electronic memories, e.g. chips providing data content by optical scanning

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  • the invention relates generally to mobile phones. More precisely the subject of the invention is an input means for a mobile phone.
  • PDA devices' Personal Digital Assistance
  • mobile phones' and so called smart phones' user interfaces consist of a keyboard, which can consist of several keys and/or touch screen. From now on such devices will be referred here simply as mobile phones.
  • part of the keyboard can also be a control device such as for example a so called joystick.
  • control device it is possible to guide the cursor's moving in the screen in many different directions and to make choises with the cursor in a chosen point.
  • known control device solutions are typically mechanical, in which case wear can with time deteriorate substantially the security of the input device's functioning.
  • a weak point is also the fact that known control devices related with input devices are located as a part of the keyboard entity, usually in the middle line of the keyboard. In this case the control device's utilization is not easy and often it is necessary to even use other hand to help.
  • One of the purposes of the invention is to evoke a new and inventive input means especially adaptable for mobile phones.
  • the second purpose of the invention is to eliminate or at least to substantially reduce the weaknesses of control devices related to input devices of the above-mentioned, known mobile phones.
  • the invention's purposes can be achieved with an input means for a mobile phone.
  • the input means is mechanically part of the mobile phone's structure entity and it relates electrically to the mobile phone's connection devices and program entity, for example in a way that the input means is an optical pointer device integrated to the mobile phone, hi this way the mobile phone's user interface is more easily controllable.
  • the functioning of such optical pointer device is based on a fact that the base's surface enlightens backlight towards the input means, and that in the pointer device is implemented advantageously a simple reader software which is able to process the movement along the surface into movement trace data.
  • the reader software can also include a pattern recognition feature or OCR feature, in which case with the help of the pointer device it is possible to recognize for example text information and/or picture information and/or code character information into processable data.
  • the input means is integrated in an optical control and pointer device connected to the computer wirely or wirelessly, in a so called “mouse”, in which case in the features of an ordinary mouse can be included now a phone feature and/or a scanning feature.
  • the invention is generally based on the facts that - in the mobile phone the pointer device that functions with an optical principle, or
  • the mechanical pointer device is replaced with a pointer device that functions with an optical principle
  • the mobile phone is integrated in a control and pointer device connected to the computer wirely or wirelessly, in a so called "mouse", - and that in the mobile phone's software is added a reader software and/or scanning software.
  • FIG.l illustrates the upper side of the mobile phone according to the invention, situated on the display's side
  • FIG.2 illustrates the lower side of the mobile phone according to the invention, which is the opposite lower side as for the display.
  • the mobile phone 1 according to FIG.l and FIG.2 consists of a cover part, in which there is an upper side situated on the display's 2 side, which is illustrated in the FIG.l, and an opposite lower side as for the upper side of the display's side, which is illustrated in the FIG.2.
  • the input means 10 is mechanically part of the mobile phone's structure entity and relates electrically to the mobile phone's connection devices and program entity.
  • the mobile phone's 1 In the mobile phone's 1 according to the the figures upper side there is besides the display 2 on/off keys 3 and 5 in order to respond an incoming phone call and respectively to disconnect the phone call state. If the mobile phone is equipped with a camera unit 6, in the mobile phone there is advantageously also the camera unit's control key or drive key 4.
  • the drive key 4 is situated in the mobile phone's 1 upper side and the camera unit 6 is arranged in the mobile phone's lower side, hi this context it is important to notice that the keys' set-up between them or in the mobile phone or even the keys' existence is not relevant for the invention's functioning.
  • the mobile phone's type can as well be also a so called “hinged-type” mobile phone or a so called “sliding-type” mobile phone.
  • the input means 10 is an optical pointer device integrated to the mobile phone 1, in which is implemented at least a reader software.
  • the input means is arranged to the opposite lower side as for the upper side of the mobile phone's display's side.
  • the base's surface enlightens backlight towards the optical input means 10 and the reader software implemented in the optical pointer device can process the movement along the surface into movement trace data.
  • the reader software can also include a pattern recognition feature or OCR feature, in which case with the help of the pointer device 10 it is possible to recognize for example text information and/or picture information and/or code character information into processable data.
  • the pointer device 10 functions substantially optically and with the graphical user interface principle, there is no need for an alphanumeric keyboard in the optical pointer device's 1 and mobile phone's 1 configuration.
  • the optical pointer device 10 and the mobile phone 1 form a configuration that is a part of the optical control and pointer device connected to the computer wirely or wirelessly, of the so called "mouse", or

Abstract

Input means for a mobile phone, wherein the input means (10) is mechanically part of the mobile phone's (1) structure entity and that relates electrically to mobile phone's connection devices and program entity. It is characteristic to the input device that the input device is an optical pointer device integrated to the mobile phone, in which it is implemented at least a reader software.

Description

Input means for a mobile phone
The invention relates generally to mobile phones. More precisely the subject of the invention is an input means for a mobile phone.
It is common knowledge and typical that PDA devices' (PDA, Personal Digital Assistance) and mobile phones' and so called smart phones' user interfaces consist of a keyboard, which can consist of several keys and/or touch screen. From now on such devices will be referred here simply as mobile phones.
It is common knowledge that part of the keyboard can also be a control device such as for example a so called joystick. With such control device it is possible to guide the cursor's moving in the screen in many different directions and to make choises with the cursor in a chosen point. Adapted to mobile phones known control device solutions are typically mechanical, in which case wear can with time deteriorate substantially the security of the input device's functioning. A weak point is also the fact that known control devices related with input devices are located as a part of the keyboard entity, usually in the middle line of the keyboard. In this case the control device's utilization is not easy and often it is necessary to even use other hand to help.
One of the purposes of the invention is to evoke a new and inventive input means especially adaptable for mobile phones. The second purpose of the invention is to eliminate or at least to substantially reduce the weaknesses of control devices related to input devices of the above-mentioned, known mobile phones.
The invention's purposes can be achieved with an input means for a mobile phone. The input means is mechanically part of the mobile phone's structure entity and it relates electrically to the mobile phone's connection devices and program entity, for example in a way that the input means is an optical pointer device integrated to the mobile phone, hi this way the mobile phone's user interface is more easily controllable. The functioning of such optical pointer device is based on a fact that the base's surface enlightens backlight towards the input means, and that in the pointer device is implemented advantageously a simple reader software which is able to process the movement along the surface into movement trace data. The reader software can also include a pattern recognition feature or OCR feature, in which case with the help of the pointer device it is possible to recognize for example text information and/or picture information and/or code character information into processable data.
According to one of the invention's execution forms considered advantageous the input means is integrated in an optical control and pointer device connected to the computer wirely or wirelessly, in a so called "mouse", in which case in the features of an ordinary mouse can be included now a phone feature and/or a scanning feature.
The invention is generally based on the facts that - in the mobile phone the pointer device that functions with an optical principle, or
- the mechanical pointer device is replaced with a pointer device that functions with an optical principle, or
- the mobile phone is integrated in a control and pointer device connected to the computer wirely or wirelessly, in a so called "mouse", - and that in the mobile phone's software is added a reader software and/or scanning software.
With such input means according to the invention it is possible to replace entirely the tradional keyboard. Other advantages are that disabled persons can use more easily the mobile phone, that it is possible to use the mobile phone easily also with gloves and/or with one hand, and that the mobile phone's tightness for example against dust and humidity betters.
The invention is described here with the help of one of its execution examples considered advantageous and with the help of the attached patent drawing, in which FIG.l illustrates the upper side of the mobile phone according to the invention, situated on the display's side, and FIG.2 illustrates the lower side of the mobile phone according to the invention, which is the opposite lower side as for the display.
hi the next execution example the invention is described relating to a so called "bar- type" mobile phone. The mobile phone 1 according to FIG.l and FIG.2 consists of a cover part, in which there is an upper side situated on the display's 2 side, which is illustrated in the FIG.l, and an opposite lower side as for the upper side of the display's side, which is illustrated in the FIG.2. In the execution example that describes the invention the input means 10 is mechanically part of the mobile phone's structure entity and relates electrically to the mobile phone's connection devices and program entity.
In the mobile phone's 1 according to the the figures upper side there is besides the display 2 on/off keys 3 and 5 in order to respond an incoming phone call and respectively to disconnect the phone call state. If the mobile phone is equipped with a camera unit 6, in the mobile phone there is advantageously also the camera unit's control key or drive key 4.
In the figures' execution example the drive key 4 is situated in the mobile phone's 1 upper side and the camera unit 6 is arranged in the mobile phone's lower side, hi this context it is important to notice that the keys' set-up between them or in the mobile phone or even the keys' existence is not relevant for the invention's functioning.
Because the invention's applicability or functioning are not dependent on the mobile phone's 1 type, the mobile phone's type can as well be also a so called "hinged-type" mobile phone or a so called "sliding-type" mobile phone.
As characteristic of the invention the input means 10 is an optical pointer device integrated to the mobile phone 1, in which is implemented at least a reader software. In order to maximize the user friendliness, the input means is arranged to the opposite lower side as for the upper side of the mobile phone's display's side. In this case it is possible to move the mobile phone 1 in order to use it for example in a table's surface. In this case the base's surface enlightens backlight towards the optical input means 10 and the reader software implemented in the optical pointer device can process the movement along the surface into movement trace data.
It is not essential for the invention which kind of wavelength is used in the pointer device 10. It is essential though that the reader software is able to recognize the backlight coming from the surface.
The reader software can also include a pattern recognition feature or OCR feature, in which case with the help of the pointer device 10 it is possible to recognize for example text information and/or picture information and/or code character information into processable data.
Because the pointer device 10 according to the invention functions substantially optically and with the graphical user interface principle, there is no need for an alphanumeric keyboard in the optical pointer device's 1 and mobile phone's 1 configuration.
hi this way it is possible to use the optical pointer device's and mobile phone's 1 configuration with gloves and/or with one hand. In this case it is also possible to eliminate the typical problem of the traditional mobile phones, that ensuring the mobile phone's dust-tightness and humidity-tightness is not easy or at least economically advantageous, which is due to the fact that the keyboard's keys that move back and forth need, in order to enable the moving, play around them. With the invention it is possible to eliminate completely the need of gaps in the mobile phone's cover, because the optical pointer device can be closed behind a transparent shield. In this case the tightness against for example dust and humidity is achieved easily and advantageously.
According to one of the invention's execution examples considered advantageous the optical pointer device 10 and the mobile phone 1 form a configuration that is a part of the optical control and pointer device connected to the computer wirely or wirelessly, of the so called "mouse", or
- forms an optical control and pointer device connected to the computer wirely or wirelessly, a so called "mouse".
The invention is described here only by means of an example. In this way the intention is naturally not to bound the example embodiment but many different solutions and variations and functionally equivalent alternatives are possible within the limits of the accompanying claims.

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1. Input means for a mobile phone, in which the input device (10) is mechanically part of the mobile phone's (1) structure entity and which relates electrically to the mobile phone's connection devices and program entity, characterized in that the input device (10) is an optical pointer device integrated in the mobile phone (1), in which is implemented at least a reader software.
2. Input means according to claim 1, characterized in that the reader software can also include a pattern recognition feature or OCR feature, in which case with the help of an optical pointer device (10) it is possible to recognize for example text information and/or picture information and/or code character information into processable data.
3. Input means according to claim(s) 1 and/or 2, characterized in that in the optical pointer device's (10) and the mobile phone's (1) configuration there is not an alphanumeric keyboard.
4. Input means according to claim(s) 1 and/or 2, characterized in that the optical pointer device's (10) and the mobile phone's (1) configuration is a part of the optical control and pointer device connected to the computer wirely or wirelessly, of the so called "mouse".
5. Input means according to claim(s) 1 and/or 2, characterized in that the optical pointer device's (10) and the mobile phone's (1) configuration forms an optical control and pointer device connected to the computer wirely or wirelessly, a so called "mouse".
6. Mobile phone according to one of the claims 1-5, characterized in that it is possible to use the optical pointer device's and the mobile phone's (1) configuration with gloves and/or with one hand.
7. Mobile phone according to one of the claims 1-6, characterized in that the mobile phone (1) is substantially tigth for example against dust and humidity.
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