WO1999041958A1 - Boitier de protection pour appareil electronique portatif - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a protection case for accommodating a portable electronic device used as a portable device of an entertainment system such as a video game device or a small portable game device.
- Some conventional video game devices have a removable memory device.
- data stored in the video game device is stored in a memory card device, and data can be read from the memory card device as necessary and transferred to the video game device. ing.
- FIG. 46A is a block diagram showing a main part of a memory card device detachable from such a conventional video game device.
- the memory card device 10 has control means 11 for controlling its operation, a connector 12 for connecting to a terminal provided in a slot of the video game device, and a non-volatile memory for storing data. 1 and 6 are provided.
- the connector 12 and the nonvolatile memory 16 are connected to the control means 11.
- the control means 11 is configured using, for example, a micro-computer (abbreviated as a microcomputer in the following figures).
- a micro-computer abbreviated as a microcomputer in the following figures.
- the nonvolatile memory 16 for example, a flash memory such as EEPROM is used.
- FIG. 46B is a diagram showing control items of the control means 11 in the memory card device 10.
- the conventional memory card device 10 includes a main body connection interface for connecting to a main body of a video game device, and a memory interface for inputting and outputting data to and from a non-volatile memory. It was just Some information devices other than video game devices have a structure in which the same type of memory card device can be attached and detached.
- FIG. 47 is a plan view showing a configuration example of a conventional video game device in which a memory card device is detachable.
- a main body 2 is housed in a substantially rectangular casing, and a disc mounting section 3 is provided at the center thereof.
- An optical disk as a recording medium on which an application program of a video game is recorded is mounted on the disk mounting unit 3.
- the main unit 2 also includes a reset switch 4 for arbitrarily resetting the game, a power switch 5, a disk operation switch 6 used for attaching / detaching an optical disk to / from the disk mounting section 3, and, for example, two slots. Sections 7A and 7B are provided.
- the memory card device 10 is inserted into at least one of the slot units 7A and 7B, and writes, for example, a result of a game executed on the video game device 1 to the nonvolatile memory 16 .
- a plurality of controllers (not shown) can be connected to the slots 7A and 7B, so that a plurality of users can play a competitive game or the like at the same time.
- This new portable electronic device is inserted into the slots 7A and 7B of the video game device 1 as in the memory card device 10 described above, and is used by downloading necessary data. After the download, you can remove it from the video game device and use it as a small portable game machine.
- the present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to protect a portable electronic device from moisture, dust, and dust and to make it portable anywhere. Disclosure of the invention
- the protective case according to the present invention is capable of storing a portable electronic device therein by abutting each other in order to store a portable electronic device having a manipulator to be pressed. It has an upper case and a lower case forming a closed space.
- a through hole is provided at a position facing the operator of the portable electronic device housed in the gap.
- the through-hole is closed by a sealing member made of an elastic material and provided with a push button capable of pressing the operator of the portable electronic device from the outside. As a result, the operator of the portable electronic device can be operated from the outside.
- each case is sealed with a sealing member made of an elastic material to reliably prevent moisture, dust and the like from entering the inside.
- sealing member and the sealing member are formed continuously and integrally, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps are reduced, and the production can be facilitated.
- the portable electronic device to be housed has a display unit
- a region facing the display unit of the portable electronic device be formed in a concave lens shape in a state where the portable electronic device is housed.
- the display section of the portable electronic device can be enlarged and viewed from the outside.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the appearance of the video game device.
- FIG. 2 is a rear view showing the appearance of the slot section of the video game device.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the video game device.
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing a main part of an electric circuit constituting the video game device.
- FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the external appearance of a portable electronic device using the video game device as a parent device.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where a lid member of the portable electronic device is opened.
- FIG. 8 is a bottom view showing the appearance of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 9A is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a main part of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 9B is a diagram showing control items of the control means shown in FIG. 9A.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a wireless communication function of the portable electronic device.
- C FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a cooperative operation between the portable electronic device and the video game device body.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a flow of program data downloaded from the video game device to the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the download.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another flow of program data downloaded from the video game device to the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the down port shown in FIG.
- FIG. 16A is a plan view showing the appearance of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 16B is a front view showing the appearance of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 16C is a bottom view showing the appearance of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 17 is a right side view showing the appearance of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 18 is a left side view showing the appearance of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 19 is a rear view showing the appearance of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a state where the cover member of the portable electronic device is removed.
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a process of removing a lid member of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 22 is an enlarged perspective view showing a supporting portion of a lid member in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 23 is an enlarged perspective view showing a support shaft of a lid member in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view showing, on an enlarged scale, a support shaft of a lid member in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 25 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the state of the support portion when the lid member is attached to the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view subsequent to FIG. 25, showing, in an enlarged manner, the state of the support portion when the lid member is attached to the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view following FIG. 26, showing an enlarged view of the state of the support portion when the lid member is attached to the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 28 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the state of the support portion when the cover forest is closed in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 29 is a cross-sectional view showing an operator provided on a lid member of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 30 is a plan view showing an operator provided on a lid member of the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 31 is a plan view showing another form of the pressing portion in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 32 is a cross-sectional view showing another configuration of the pressing portion in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 33 is a plan view showing a configuration of an infrared transmitting / receiving section in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 34 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of an infrared transmitting unit in the portable electronic device
- FIG. 35 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a display visible light emitting unit in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 3-6 c Figure 3 7 is a sectional view showing a structure of an infrared receiver in the portable electronic device
- c Figure 3 8 is a rear view showing a substrate and a battery holder in the portable electronic device
- FIG. 9 is a rear view showing a configuration of a battery holder in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 39 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a battery holder in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 40 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the battery holder in the portable electronic device.
- FIG. 41 is a perspective view of the battery holder shown in FIG. 40 viewed from a different viewpoint.
- FIG. 42A is a front view showing the protection case according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 42B is a bottom view showing the protection case according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 43 is a side view showing the protective case according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 44A is a front view showing a state where a portable electronic device is stored in the protective case.
- FIG. 44B is a bottom view showing a state in which the portable electronic device is stored in the protective case.
- FIG. 45 is a side view showing a state in which a portable electronic device is stored in the protective case.
- C FIGS. 46A and 46B are diagrams showing a configuration example of a conventional memory card device.
- FIG. 47 is a diagram showing a conventional video game device using a memory device. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- the portable electronic device housed in the protective case according to the embodiment of the present invention is used as a slave device of an entertainment system such as a video game device as a master device. You.
- This portable electronic device can be used not only as a memory card device of a parent device but also as a portable small game device by itself.
- the parent device is not limited to a video game device, and the portable electronic device serving as the child device does not necessarily have to have a memory card function.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an appearance of a video game device as a parent device.
- the video game device 1 is, for example, for reading a game program recorded on an optical disk or the like and executing it in response to a command from a user (game player).
- the execution of the game mainly means that the game is advanced and displays and sounds are controlled according to the game content.
- the video game apparatus 1 has a main body 2 housed in a substantially rectangular casing, and has a disc mounting section 3 in the center thereof.
- An optical disk as a recording medium on which a video game application program is recorded is mounted on the disk mounting unit 3.
- the main body 2 also includes a reset switch 4 for arbitrarily resetting the game, a power switch 5, a disk operation switch 6 used for attaching / detaching an optical disk to / from the disk mounting section 3, and, for example, two slot sections. 7 A and 7 B are provided.
- the recording medium for supplying the application program is not limited to an optical disk. Further, the application program may be supplied via a communication line.
- Two operating devices (controllers) 20 can be connected to the slots 7A and 7B, and two users can play a competitive game or the like.
- the above-mentioned memory card device and the portable electronic device according to the embodiment of the present invention can be inserted into these slot portions 7A and 7B.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a structure in which two slot portions 7A and 7B are provided, the number is not limited to two.
- the controller 20 has first and second operation units 21 and 22, a left button 23 L, a right button 23 R, a start button 24, and a selection button 25.
- Ana Operation units 31 and 32 capable of log operation, a mode selection switch 33 for selecting an operation mode of these operation units 31 and 32, and a display unit 34 for displaying the selected operation mode are provided. are doing.
- a vibration applying mechanism (not shown) is provided inside the controller 20.
- FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the slots 7 ⁇ , 7 ⁇ provided on the front face of the main body 2 in the video game device 1.
- each of the slot units 7 ⁇ and 7 ⁇ has the following configuration in the upper and lower two stages. That is, the upper stage is provided with the memory card device 10 described above and the memory card insertion sections 8 and 8 for mounting the portable electronic device 100 described later. In the lower stage, controller connection portions (jacks) 9 ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ and 9 ⁇ for connecting connection terminal portions (connectors) 26 of the controller 20 are provided.
- the insertion holes (slots) of the memory card insertion sections 8 ⁇ and 8 ⁇ are formed in a rectangular shape that is long in the horizontal direction, and the corners at both lower ends are rounded more than the corners at the upper ends, so that the memory card The device cannot be inserted in the wrong direction.
- a shutter for protecting the connection terminals provided therein is provided so as to be freely opened and closed.
- the controller connection portions 9A and 9 ⁇ have a rectangular insertion hole that is long in the horizontal direction, and the lower end corners are formed more rounded than the upper end corners, so that the controller connection portion 9A, 9 ⁇ has a rectangular shape.
- the connection terminal part 26 of this product cannot be connected in the wrong direction.
- the insertion holes of the controller connection sections 9 and 9 are different in shape from the memory card insertion sections 8 and 8 so that the memory card device and the like are not accidentally inserted.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a portable electronic device 100 according to the present embodiment described later is inserted into a memory card insertion portion 8A of a slot portion 7 # formed on the front surface of the video game machine 1.
- FIG. 4 shows an electric circuit constituting the video game device 1 as the above-mentioned base unit. It is a block diagram which shows a main part schematically.
- the video game device 1 is composed of a central processing unit (CPU) 51 and a control system 50 composed of peripheral devices and the like, and an image processing device (GPU: Graphic Processing Unit) that draws in a frame buffer 63.
- a graphics system 60 composed of 62 and the like, a sound system 70 composed of a sound processing unit (SPU: Sound Processing Unit) for generating musical sounds and sound effects, and an optical disk for controlling an optical disk on which application programs are recorded.
- a control unit 80, a communication control unit 90 for controlling input and output of data from the memory device 10 and a portable electronic device 100 to be described later, and a bus BUS to which the above units are connected are provided. .
- the control system 50 includes a CPU 51, a peripheral device control unit 52 that performs interrupt control and direct memory access (DMA) transfer control, and a random access memory (RAM: A main memory (main storage device) 53 composed of a random access memory (RAM) and a read only memory (ROM: Read Only Memory) 54 are provided.
- a CPU 51 central processing unit 51
- a peripheral device control unit 52 that performs interrupt control and direct memory access (DMA) transfer control
- RAM random access memory
- main storage device 53 composed of a random access memory (RAM) and a read only memory (ROM: Read Only Memory) 54 are provided.
- the main memory 53 means a memory capable of executing a program on the memory.
- the read-only memory 54 stores programs such as a so-called operating system that manages the main memory 53, the graphic system 60, the sound system 0, and the like.
- the CPU 51 comprehensively controls the video game apparatus 1 by executing an operating system stored in the ROM 54, and is constituted by, for example, a 32-bit RISC-CPU.
- the CPU 51 included in the control system 50 executes the operating system stored in the ROM 54, and the graphics system 60, the sound system 70, and the like. Control is performed.
- the optical disk control unit 80 is controlled to execute an application program such as a game recorded on the optical disk. Then, based on this program, the CPU 51 controls the graphic system 60, the sound system 70, and the like in accordance with a user's command input from the controller 20, and displays an image, and produces sound effects and musical sounds. Controls the occurrence, etc.
- the graphic system 60 includes a Geometry Transfer Engine (GTE) 61 for performing processing such as coordinate conversion, a GPU 62 for performing drawing in accordance with a drawing command from the CPU 51, and an image drawn by the GPU 62. It comprises a frame buffer 63 for storing an image, and an image decoder 64 for decoding image data compressed and encoded by orthogonal transform such as discrete cosine transform.
- GTE Geometry Transfer Engine
- the GTE 61 has, for example, a parallel operation mechanism that executes multiple operations in parallel, and can perform high-speed operations such as coordinate conversion, light source calculation, matrix or vector, according to the operation request from the CPU 51. It is like that.
- This GTE 61 is an operation for drawing the same color on a single triangular polygon (flat-shading), for example, so that it is possible to calculate the coordinates of up to about 1.5 million polygons per second. I have. Accordingly, the video game device 1 reduces the load on the CPU 51 and enables high-speed coordinate calculation.
- the GPU 62 draws a polygon or the like on the frame buffer 63 in accordance with a drawing command from the CPU 51.
- This GPU 62 has a performance capable of drawing a maximum of about 360,000 polygons per second.
- the frame buffer 63 is formed of a so-called dual-port RAM, so that the transfer of drawing data from the GPU 62 or the main memory and the reading for displaying the drawing can be simultaneously performed.
- the frame buffer 63 has a capacity of, for example, 1 Mbyte, and is handled as a matrix of 16 bits, each having 1024 pixels horizontally and 512 pixels vertically.
- the frame buffer 63 has a display area that is output as a video output.
- a CLUT area and a texture area are provided.
- CLUT area a color look-up table (CLUT: Color Look Up Table) for reference when the GPU 62 draws a polygon or the like is stored.
- texture area a material (texture) to be inserted (mapped) into a polygon or the like drawn by the GPU 62 is stored.
- the GPU 62 performs a bit-by-bit shading that determines the color in the polygon by complementing the colors of the vertices of the polygon, and a texture stored in the above-described texture area. It can be used to perform texture mapping and pasting on.
- GTU61 is capable of calculating the coordinates of up to 500,000 polygons per second when performing such bit-by-bit shading or texturing.
- the image decoder 64 decodes the still or moving image data stored in the main memory 53 and stores it in the main memory 53 under the control of the CPU 51.
- the reproduced image data is stored in the frame buffer 63 via the GPU 62 so that it can be used as a background of an image drawn by the GPU 62.
- the sound system 70 includes a SPU 71 that generates musical tones and sound effects based on commands from the CPU 51, a sound buffer 72 that stores waveform data and the like, and a musical sound and sound effects generated by the SPU 71. And a speaker 73 for outputting.
- the SPU 71 is, for example, an ADPCM decoding function for reproducing audio data obtained by adaptively predictively encoding (ADPCM: Adaptive Differential PCM) 16-bit audio data as a 4-bit differential signal, and is stored in the sound buffer 72. It has a reproduction function of generating a sound effect or the like by reproducing waveform data, a modulation function of modulating the waveform data recorded in the sound buffer 72 and reproducing it, and the like.
- ADPCM Adaptive Differential PCM
- this sound system 70 In response to the command from 1, it is possible to generate musical sounds, sound effects, and the like based on the waveform data recorded in the sound buffer 72, so that it can be used as a so-called sampling sound source.
- the optical disk control unit 80 includes an optical disk device 81 that reproduces programs, data, and the like recorded on the optical disk, and a program data that is recorded with an error correction code (ECC), for example. And the like, and a buffer 83 for temporarily storing data from the optical disk device 81 to speed up reading of data from the optical disk.
- the sub CPU 84 is connected to the decoder 82.
- PCM data obtained by converting an audio signal from analog to digital, in addition to ADP CM data.
- the audio data recorded by expressing the difference between the 16-bit digital data with 4 bits is supplied to the above-described SPU 71 after being decoded by the decoder 82. After being subjected to processing such as digital / analog conversion by the SPU 71, it is output to the speaker 73.
- the audio data recorded as the PCM data is decoded by the decoder 82 and then output to the speaker 73.
- the communication control unit 90 includes a communication control circuit 91 for controlling communication with the CPU 51 via the bus BUS.
- the communication control circuit 91 is connected to the above-described controller connection sections 9A and 9B and the memory card input sections 8A and 8B.
- the controller 20 is connected to the controller connection sections 9A and 9B.
- the controller 20 is provided with, for example, 16 operation keys for inputting operation information of a user. In accordance with a command from the communication control circuit 91, the controller 20 transmits the state of these operation keys to the communication control circuit 91 at a rate of about 60 times per second by synchronous communication.
- the communication control circuit 91 informs the CPU 51 of the status of the operation keys Send.
- the operation information of the user is input to the CPU 51, and the CPU 51 performs a process according to the operation information of the user based on the game program being executed.
- the main memory 53, the GPU 62, the image decoder It is necessary to transfer a large amount of data at high speed when reading a program and displaying or drawing an image between the 64 and the decoder 82. Therefore, in the video game apparatus 1, the data is directly transferred between the main memory 53, the GPU 62, the image decoder 64, the decoder 82, and the like under the control of the peripheral device control unit 52 without passing through the CPU 51 (so-called DMA transfer). ) You can do it. As a result, the load on the CPU 51 associated with the data transfer can be reduced, and high-speed data transfer can be performed.
- the CPU 51 transmits the data to be stored to the communication control circuit 91.
- the communication control circuit 91 writes the data sent from the CPU 51 to the memory card device 10 or the portable electronic device 100 inserted into the slots of the memory card input sections 8A and 8B.
- the communication control circuit 91 has a built-in protection circuit for preventing electrical destruction.
- the memory card device 10 and the portable electronic device 100 are separated from the bus BUS, and can be detached while the power of the device body is turned on. Therefore, when the storage capacity of the memory card 10 or the portable electronic device 100 becomes insufficient, for example, replace the memory card device 10 or the portable electronic device 100 without turning off the power of the main unit 2. be able to. For this reason, it is possible to write to the newly inserted memory card device 10 or portable electronic device 100 without losing the game that needs to be backed up.
- the parallel I / O interface (PI 0) 96 and the serial I / O interface (S IO) 97 connect the memory card 10 or the portable electronic device 100 to the video game device 1. It is an inspirational event for you.
- portable electronic devices will be described.
- a description will be given of a portable electronic device 100 used as a child device of the above-described video game device 1 (parent device).
- the portable electronic device 100 serving as the child device is inserted into the memory card insertion portions 8A and 8B provided in the slot portions 7A and 7B of the video game device 1 (master device). It can be used as a unique memory card corresponding to a plurality of connected controllers 20. For example, when two users (game players) play a game, each of the portable electronic devices 100 has a function of recording their own game results and the like.
- the power supply terminal and the ground (ground) terminal form an electrical connection state first.
- the conductor of the connection terminal for power supply or ground (ground) is formed longer than other terminals. This is to ensure the safety and stability of electrical operation.
- the connection conductors of the memory card insertion portions 8A and 8B provided in the video game device 1 may be formed to be longer, and both the conductors may be formed to be longer.
- the left and right shapes of the connector portion are formed asymmetrically.
- FIG. 5 to 8 show the appearance of the portable electronic device 100
- FIG. 5 is a plan view of the portable electronic device 100
- FIG. 6 is a lid member 110 for protecting the connector
- 7 is a perspective view with the lid member 110 opened
- FIG. 8 is a front view of the housing 101 with the lid member 110 removed. Is shown.
- the portable electronic device 100 has a housing 101 as an outer case.
- the housing 101 includes an operation unit 120 having one or a plurality of repeaters 1 2 1 and 2 2 for performing event input and various selections, and a liquid crystal display (LCD).
- Display section 130 wireless as described later
- the communication means includes a window 140 for performing wireless communication using infrared rays, for example.
- the housing 101 includes an upper shell 101a and a lower shell 101b, and accommodates a board 151 on which a memory element and the like are mounted (see FIG. 8).
- the housing 101 can be inserted into the slots 7A and 7B of the main body of the video game device 1 as described later.
- a connector 150 having a rectangular opening is provided on the side surface of the base end of the housing 101.
- the window portion 140 is provided at a distal end portion of the housing 101 formed in a substantially semicircular shape.
- the display unit 130 is provided in a substantially half area (area close to the window 140) on the top side of the top surface of the housing 101.
- the operation unit 120 is provided in a substantially half region (a region near the connector unit 150) on the base end side on the upper surface of the housing 101.
- the operation section 120 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and is rotatably supported by the housing 101 and has a lid member 110 having one or a plurality of repeaters 121, 122; and a lid member on the housing 101. It comprises switch pressing portions 102 and 103 provided at positions opened and closed by 110 (see FIG. 7).
- the operating elements 121 and 122 are provided so as to penetrate the lid member 110 from the upper surface side to the lower surface side of the lid member 110. These operators 121 and 122 are supported by the lid member 110 so as to be movable in a direction in which the operators 121 and 122 protrude and retract from the upper surface of the lid member 110.
- the switch pressing portions 102 and 103 press a pressing switch, such as a diaphragm switch, disposed on the substrate 151 in the housing 101.
- the switch pressing portions 102 and 103 are provided at positions facing the respective operating elements 121 and 122 when closed by the lid member 110. That is, in the state where the lid member 110 is closed, each of the operators 121 and 122 is pressed from above. Then, the pressing force is transmitted to the corresponding pressing switch in the housing 101 via the opposing switch pressing portions 102 and 103, and the pressing switch is operated.
- a flexible protective sheet may be adhered on the switch pressing portions 102 and 103. By attaching this protective sheet, it is possible to directly press the pressing elements of the switch pressing sections 102 and 103 with fingers directly from the protective sheet without passing through the operation elements 121 and 122. In addition, it is possible to prevent dust from entering the housing 101 from the switch pressing portions 102, 103.
- the connector section 150 As shown in FIG. 8, in the connector section 150, power supply and signal terminal sections 152 disposed on the substrate 151 are provided in an exposed manner.
- the shape, dimensions, and the like of the connector section 150 have the same specifications as those of the ordinary memory card apparatus 10 used in the video game apparatus 1.
- FIG. 9A is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a main part of the portable electronic device.
- the portable electronic device 100 has control means 41 for controlling its operation and a connection connector 4 for connecting to a slot of an information device or the like. 2, and a nonvolatile memory 46 that is an element for storing data.
- the control means 41 is configured by using, for example, a microcomputer (abbreviated as a microcomputer in the figure), and has a program memory section 4la as a program storage means therein.
- a microcomputer abbreviated as a microcomputer in the figure
- the non-volatile memory 46 a semiconductor memory element, such as a flash memory, which remains in a recorded state even when the power is turned off, is used. Since the portable electronic device 100 according to the present invention is provided with a battery 49 as described later, it is used as a nonvolatile memory 46 as a static random key capable of inputting and outputting data at high speed. Access memory (SRAM) can also be used.
- SRAM Access memory
- the portable electronic device 100 includes, in addition to the above configuration, operation (event) input means 43 for operating a stored program to operate a stored program, and various information in accordance with the above program.
- Display means such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), which is a display means for displaying information 4 4 and wireless communication means 48 for transmitting and receiving data via infrared or the like to or from another memory card or the like, and a battery 49 for supplying power to the above-described units.
- LCD liquid crystal display
- the portable electronic device 100 has a small battery 49 as a power supply means. For this reason, even when the video game device 1 of the parent machine is pulled out of the slots 7A and 7B of the video game device 1, it can operate independently. Note that a rechargeable secondary battery may be used as the battery 49.
- the portable electronic device 100 as a child device When the portable electronic device 100 as a child device is inserted into the slots 7A and 7B of the video game device 1 as the parent device, the portable electronic device 1 is transferred from the video game device 1 as the parent device. Power is supplied to 00. That is, the power supply terminal 50 is connected to the connection end of the battery 49 via the backflow prevention diode 51. When the video game device 1 is inserted into the slot of the parent device such as the video game device 1, the power terminal 50 is connected to the power terminal of the parent device, and power is supplied from the parent device to the child device. You. Furthermore, if a secondary battery is used, the charging of the secondary battery is also performed.
- the portable electronic device 100 further includes a clock 45, a speaker 47 that is a sound generator that emits sound according to the program, and the like. Each of the above components is connected to the control means 41, and operates according to the control of the control means 41.
- FIG. 9B shows control items of the control means 41.
- the ordinary memory card device 10 has only the interface for connecting the main body to the information device and the memory interface for inputting and outputting data to and from the memory.
- a display interface In the portable electronic device 100, in addition to those interfaces, a display interface, an operation input interface, a voice interface, a wireless communication interface, a clock management, and It has a program download interface.
- the portable electronic device 100 has an interface (driver) for managing the functions added according to the present embodiment, and the main body (the conventional function) which the ordinary memory card device 100 has.
- Driver the interface
- main body the conventional function which the ordinary memory card device 100 has.
- Master unit What is connection interface and nonvolatile memory management? Since it is provided independently, compatibility with existing functions can be maintained.
- the portable electronic device 100 includes input means 43 such as a button switch for operating a program to be executed, and display means 44 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), Application as a portable game device is possible.
- input means 43 such as a button switch for operating a program to be executed
- display means 44 such as a liquid crystal display (LCD)
- LCD liquid crystal display
- the portable electronic device 100 has a function of storing the program data downloaded from the main body of the video game apparatus 1 in the program memory section 41a in the control means 41. Therefore, the application program can be operated on the portable electronic device 100. Furthermore, stored application programs and various driver software can be easily changed.
- the portable electronic device 100 can control the operation independently of the video game device 1. Therefore, on the portable electronic device 100 side, the data generated by the application stored in the program memory unit 41 a as the program storage means can be created independently of the application software on the video game device 1 side. Wear. Further, by exchanging the data with the video game device 1, a cooperative operation (link) between the portable electronic device 100 as the child device and the video game device 1 as the parent device becomes possible.
- the portable electronic device 100 is provided with the clock 45, it is possible to share the time data with the video game device 1. In other words, not only can the time data be matched with each other, but also the data for controlling the progress of each independently executed game according to real time can be shared.
- FIG. 10 schematically shows how wireless communication is performed between a plurality of portable electronic devices 100 according to the present invention.
- the portable electronic device 100 uses the wireless communication means 48 to transmit and receive data through the window unit 140, so that a plurality of portable electronic devices 100 can communicate with each other. Can exchange internal data.
- the above-mentioned internal data also includes data transferred from an information device such as a video game device and stored in storage means inside the portable electronic device 100.
- the portable electronic device 100 has been described as being used as a child device of the video game device.
- the present invention is not limited to this. It is also applicable to
- the portable electronic device 100 (slave unit) includes the game data generated by the control means 41, the time data obtained by the clock 45, and the other data obtained through the wireless communication means 48. Can be shared with the video game device 1 (parent device).
- FIG. 11 schematically shows a state in which a cooperative operation (link) is performed between the video game device 1 serving as the parent device and the portable electronic device 100 serving as the child device.
- an optical disk which is a recording medium on which the program of the abbreviated software is recorded, is mounted on the video game device 1 of the base unit.
- CD-ROM optical disk
- a case where the read program is downloaded to the portable electronic device 100 as a child device inserted into the slots 7A and 7B of the video game device 1 will be described.
- FIG. 12 shows a video game application program supplied from an optical disk (CD-ROM) or the like mounted on the disk mounting section 3 of the video game device 1 of the parent machine.
- Control means of the portable electronic device 100 of the slave unit via the 51 (microcomputer) 41 Direct transfer (download) to the program memory section 41a in the 41 It shows the flow.
- FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the above-mentioned down port.
- step ST1 first, the portable electronic device 100 (hereinafter referred to as the slave) is loaded from the CD-ROM mounted on the disk mounting portion 3 of the video game device 1 (hereinafter, simply referred to as the master) as the master.
- the application program of the video game that runs on the control means 41 is read out as a whole. Note that, as described above, this application program is generally different from the one that operates on the video game device 1 of the parent machine.
- step ST2 the control unit (CPU) 51 of the master unit issues a “program download request command” to the control unit (microcomputer) 41 of the portable electronic device 100 of the slave unit. I do. Then, the control unit (CPU) 51 of the master unit performs polling to receive the “program download permission status” from the control unit (microcomputer overnight) 41 of the slave unit.
- the term “boring” refers to a method of performing a service by inquiring about the presence or absence of a service request.
- step ST3 the control unit (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit receives a “program download request command” from the control unit (CPU) 51 of the master unit.
- step ST4 when the control means (microcomputer overnight) 41 on the slave unit ends the routine currently being processed and can execute the program down mode, the control means (CPU 5) Return “Program download permission status” to 1.
- Step ST5 when the control means (CPU) 51 of the master unit receives the “program download permission status” from the control means (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit, in Step ST1, the CD— The program read from the ROM or the like is transferred (downloaded) to the program memory section 41a of the portable electronic device 100 and written. Then, the control means (CPU) 51 of the parent device performs polling to receive the “program start permission status” from the control device (microcomputer overnight) 41 of the child device. At this time, the address of the program memory unit 41a to which the down-loaded data is written is managed by the control unit (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit.
- the program downloaded from the master unit is stored in the program memory unit 41a in the control unit (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit.
- the data may be stored in a storage element such as an SRAM that can input and output data at high speed.
- step ST6 the control unit (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit receives the program transferred from the master unit as a program and writes it in the program memory unit 41a. At this time, it appears to the control means (CPU) 51 of the master unit that the program data is directly written in the program memory section 41a of the slave unit. As described above, the address of the program memory unit 41a is managed by the control unit (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit.
- step ST7 in an environment where the control means (microphone computer) 41 of the portable electronic device 100 of the slave unit can receive and execute the final program from the master unit, the “program start permission status” is set. Is returned to the control unit (CPU) 51 of the master unit.
- step ST8 the control unit (CPU) 51 of the master unit receives the “program start permission status” from the control unit (microcomputer overnight) 41 of the slave unit and issues a “program start command”. I do.
- control means (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit When the control means (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit receives the “program start command” from the control means (CPU) 51 of the master unit, it operates the program from a predetermined address.
- the application memory is transferred from the video game device 1 of the parent device to the program memory section 4 la in the control means (microcomputer) 41 of the child device (portable electronic device 100) inserted into the video game device 1
- the program is transferred directly (down entry).
- the means for supplying the application program is not limited to a recording medium such as an optical disk, and may be supplied via a communication line. In that case, only step ST 1 differs in the above procedure o
- the above download procedure is performed from the parent device (video game device 1) to the program memory section 41a in the control means (microcomputer evening) 41 of the child device (portable electronic device 100) inserted therein.
- this is a case where the application program is directly downloaded.
- control means (CPU) 51 of the master unit downloads the application program data to the non-volatile memory 46 in the slave unit (portable electronic device 100), and then downloads the data to the control means. (Microcomputer overnight) In some cases, the program may be copied to the program memory section 41a in 41 and executed.
- Fig. 14 shows the flow of the process in such a case. That is, an application program of a video game supplied from an optical disk or the like mounted on the disk mounting section 3 of the parent device (video game device 1) is transmitted to the child device (mobile device) via the control means (CPU) 51 of the parent device. Is transferred to the non-volatile memory 46 in the electronic device 100), and copied to the program memory section 41a in the control means (microcomputer) 41 for execution.
- FIG. 15 is a flow chart showing the procedure of the above-mentioned down mode.
- step ST11 first, the control means (microcomputer) in the slave unit (portable electronic device 100) is read from the CD-ROM mounted on the disk mounting unit 3 of the master unit (video game device 1).
- the video game application program that runs on the above is read out as an overnight program.
- step ST12 the control unit (CPU) 51 of the master unit transfers (downloads) the program data read from the CD-ROM to the nonvolatile memory 46 of the slave unit.
- This procedure is performed on a conventional video game device. This is the same as in the case of performing
- step ST 13 the control means (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit transmits the application transferred from the control means (CPU) 51 of the master unit in the same procedure as the conventional data backup.
- the program is received as an overnight message and written to the nonvolatile memory 46.
- step ST 14 when the control unit (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit receives a “program start request command” from the control unit (CPU) 51 of the master unit, the nonvolatile memory 4 From the address specified by the above command of step 6, the data of the specified size is copied to the program memory unit 41 a in the control means (microcomputer unit) 41 of the slave unit.
- control means (microcomputer) 41 of the slave unit executes the program copied to the program memory unit 41a from its address.
- the program memory unit 4 1a in the control means (microcomputer unit) 41 of the child device (portable electronic device 100) inserted from the video game device 1 of the parent device Then, the application software program is transferred (downloaded) via the nonvolatile memory 46 as data.
- the application program downloaded from the parent video game device 1 to the child portable electronic device 100 is generally different from the one that operates on the parent video game device 1. It is. Of course, the application program to be downloaded may operate on both the video game device 1 and the portable electronic device 100. However, in this case, the control means (CPU) 51 of the video game device 1 and the control means (microcomputer overnight) 41 of the portable electronic device 100 are the same processor. Occurs.
- the abbreviated software program downloaded by the above-described procedure from the video game device 1 of the parent device is independently executed on the portable electronic device 100 of the child device, and the execution result is obtained. Again while interacting with the video game device 1.
- the cooperative operation (link) to be performed will be described.
- the attribute data of a person or character appearing in a so-called role-playing game or the like operating on the video game device 1 of the parent device is downloaded to the portable electronic device 100 of the child device.
- the above attribute data is data representing growth degree, personality, and the like.
- the attributes of the parent device are It changes independently of the program executed on the video game device 1.
- Such a portable electronic device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured to operate independently, and is compact and portable. For this reason, the user
- the (game player) can carry and bring up any person or character that appears by the program executed on the portable electronic device 100 at any time.
- the user can transfer (upload) the attributes of the characters and characters brought up at hand from the portable electronic device 100 to the video game device 1.
- the characters and characters whose attributes have changed can be taken into the program running on the video game device 1 as the parent device and operated.
- the video game device 1 of the parent device and the portable electronic device 100 of the child device share the attribute data of the ascending person and change each other, so that the cooperative operation is achieved. You can compose a video game that can be played.
- the portable electronic device 100 is housed in the housing 101 and has a terminal portion 152 for connection to an external device (see FIG. 8).
- the terminal portion 152 is exposed in the connector portion 150 provided in the housing 101.
- the connector portion 150 is covered and protected by a cover member 110 as shown in FIGS. 16A to 18.
- the lid member 110 is rotatably supported by the housing 101 in a closed state covering the terminal part 152 and an open state in which the terminal part 152 faces outward. That is, as shown in FIG. 20, the lid member 110 has a pair of arm portions 113, 113, and the support shaft portions 111, 111 facing the arm portions 113, 113, respectively.
- the housing 101 is provided with the pressing portions 102 and 103 that press the pressing switch 157 disposed on the substrate 151 and connected to the electronic circuit portion by being pressed.
- the lid member 110 is provided with operators 121 and 122 movably supported by the lid member 110 while penetrating the lid member 110.
- these operators 121 and 122 are integrally formed with a runner portion 123 formed of a flexible material such as a synthetic resin material, and the elastic force of the runner portion 123 is formed. And can be moved elastically.
- the pressing portions 102 and 103 may be formed separately from the housing 101, and as shown in FIGS. 31 and 32, are constituted by a part of the outer plate of the housing 101. Is also good. In this case, the portions surrounded by the cuts 102a and 103a provided on the outer plate of the housing 101 become the pressing portions 102 and 103. Slits 102b and 103b are provided on the base end sides of the pressing portions 102 and 103, and the pressing portions 102 and 103 can be elastically displaced with respect to the housing 101. Then, a flexible protective sheet 101c is attached to the upper surface of the portion where the pressing portions 102 and 103 are formed.
- the pressing parts 102, 103 can be pressed by hand directly from above the protection sheet 101 without passing through the operators 121, 122, and the pressing parts 102, 103 can be pressed. Dust is prevented from entering the housing 10 1 from 3.
- the housing 101 includes a slot portion 7A, which is a concave holding portion of the external device, as shown in FIG. 7B, so that the terminal section 152 can be connected to an external device.
- the lid member 110 is detachable from the housing 101. That is, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, at least one of the support shafts 111 and 112 of the lid member 110 It has a hollow part that is open to the part, so that the diameter can be elastically reduced in one direction. Then, as shown in FIG. 22, a groove portion 108 is formed in the housing 101 from the support hole 107 into which the diameter-reducible support shaft portion 111 is fitted to the side portion of the housing 101. As shown in FIGS.
- the diameter of the support shaft portion 111 that can be reduced is passed through the groove portion 108 with the diameter reduced, so that the housing 101
- the support shaft portion 111 can pass through the groove portion 108 when the cover member 110 is in the cover state.
- the direction in which the diameter of the support shaft part 111 can be reduced is a direction orthogonal to the width direction of the groove part 108.
- the support shaft 111 cannot pass through the groove 108.
- light from a display light source (LED) 144 that emits visible light for display is guided in two directions, and an external device
- a light receiving element 144 for receiving infrared light for performing infrared communication between the light receiving device and the light receiving device 144 has an optical system for receiving infrared light from two directions.
- the window part 140 is provided at the upper end of the housing 101 and emits infrared light (LED) 144 for emitting infrared light for performing infrared communication with an external device. This is for emitting light to the outside of the housing 101.
- This optical system includes a transparent protective plate 1331 that protects the display section 130, and a prism 141 that is an optical element provided in the window section 140.
- the display section 130 is provided in the housing 101, and is a display facing the outer side of the housing 101 through a through hole provided in the front section of the housing 101. It consists of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like.
- LCD liquid crystal display
- the transparent protective plate 13 1 is made of a transparent material such as acrylic, for example, and is disposed with the through-hole closed.
- the prism 141 is also made of a transparent material such as acrylic, for example, and is disposed with the window 140 closed.
- the display unit 130 is directed toward the front of the housing 101, and is provided in a direction different from the direction of the window 140 provided at the upper end of the housing 101.
- the infrared light source 146 is located above the display section 130 and is disposed on the substrate 151 in the housing 101.
- a display light source (LED) 144 that emits visible light for display is located above the display section 130 and is disposed on the substrate 15 1 in the housing 101. .
- a light-receiving element 144 for receiving infrared light for performing infrared communication with an external device is located above the display section 130, and a substrate 15 1 in the housing 101 is provided. It is located above.
- the infrared light source 144, the display light source 144, and the light receiving element 144 are arranged substantially in a line.
- the prism 14 1 transmits the infrared light emitted from the infrared light source 1 46 toward the window 140 side to the window 140 side, and It is emitted to the outside of 1.
- the prism 14 1 receives the visible light emitted from the display light source 144 toward the display section 130 side, reflects this visible light at the interface, and reflects the visible light to the window section 14. It has a projection 142 that guides it to the 0 side and emits it to the outside.
- the visible light transmitted through the projections 14 2 enters the transparent protection plate 13 1 from the projections 13 2 of the transparent protection plate 13 1, passes through the transparent protection plate 13 30, The light is emitted outward on the display unit 130 side.
- the window 140 can display not only the infrared light emitted by the infrared light source 144 but also the display.
- the visible light emitted from the light source for use 144 is also emitted to the outside of the housing 101.
- the prism 144 has a projection 144 that reflects infrared light incident from the window 140 at the interface, guides it to the light receiving element 144, and receives the light.
- C The infrared light that has entered the transparent protective plate 13 1 from the display unit 13 0 side is projected from the projection 13 of the transparent protective plate 13 1 1 3 Through the projection, and is received by the light receiving element 144. In this manner, the light receiving element 144 receives infrared light incident from two directions, the display section 130 side and the window section 140 side.
- the portable electronic device 100 is configured to include the battery 155 for power supply. That is, as shown in FIG. 19, a concave battery mounting portion 200 is formed on the rear surface of the housing 101. As shown in FIG. 37, the battery mounting section 200 has a cathode power supply terminal 153 disposed on the bottom surface, and an anode power supply terminal 154 exposed through the inner peripheral surface. It is set up. These power supply terminals 15 3 and 15 4 are electrically connected to the electronic circuit section on the board 15 1.
- this button battery (battery 155) has a disk-shaped outer shape, and its outer peripheral surface portion 155a serves as an anode.
- the surface portion 156 is a cathode.
- This surface portion 156 has a slightly smaller diameter than the battery body portion and protrudes from the battery body portion. Therefore, a step is formed between the surface portion 156 and the outer peripheral surface portion 155a.
- a battery holder 104 can be detachably mounted in the opening of the battery mounting section 200 for mounting the battery.
- the battery holder 104 is formed in a substantially disk shape slightly larger than the battery 155, and a hook for holding the outer peripheral edge portion of the battery 155 on the outer peripheral side.
- Battery holders 104 a and 104 b are formed. These battery holders 104 a and 104 b are provided on the surface of battery 155.
- the step portion formed between the outer peripheral surface portion 150a and the outer peripheral surface portion 155a is sandwiched by a claw-shaped tip.
- the battery 155 is held by the battery holder 104 by fitting an outer peripheral portion between the battery holding portions 104 a and 104 b, and The battery is mounted on the battery mounting portion 200 on the back of the housing 101 together with the battery 04.
- the battery 155 turned upside down, that is, with the surface 156 facing the body of the battery holder 104, between the battery holders 104a and 104b
- the outer periphery of the battery 155 interferes with the battery holders 104a and 104b. ing.
- the battery 155 cannot be mounted on the battery holder 104 unless it is in a normal posture.
- the battery holders 104 a and 104 b of the battery holder 104 are not properly attached to the battery holder 200 of the housing 101 in an appropriate posture. It constitutes mounting prevention means.
- the battery 155 mounted on the battery mounting portion 200 together with the battery holder 104 has an outer peripheral surface portion 155 a serving as an anode that contacts the anode power supply terminal 154 and a surface portion 155 serving as a cathode. 6 comes in contact with the cathode power supply terminal 1 5 3.
- the battery holder 104 may be formed in a rectangular plate shape as shown in FIG. In this case, the battery holder 104 is provided with an engaging claw 104 e for engaging with the opening edge of the battery mounting portion 200 formed on the back surface of the housing 101. A screw hole 104d for screwing may be provided. The screw 104c is screwed into the screw hole formed in the housing 101 through the screw hole 104d, and the battery holder 104 is fixed to the housing 101. As shown in FIG. 41, the battery holder 104 has battery holding portions 104 a and 104 b on the back side, and is provided between the battery holding portions 104 a and 104 b. Battery 1 55 is held in the specified polarity direction.
- the battery holder is configured according to the various battery shapes used to supply power to the portable electronic device 100 be able to. Also in this case, it is a matter of course that the battery holder is provided with erroneous mounting preventing means for holding the battery in an appropriate posture.
- a button for resetting the setting state to the factory default state is provided on the back of the housing 101 at the back of the hole formed in the housing 101. It can be pressed with a bottle.
- FIGS. 42A to 43 show the appearance of the protective case 160 without storing the portable electronic device 100
- FIGS. 44A to 45 show the protective case for the portable electronic device.
- the external appearance of the protective case 160 in a state where the electronic device 100 is stored is shown.
- This protective case 160 is for storing and protecting the portable electronic device 100 described above.
- This protective case 160 is composed of an upper case 16 1 and a lower case 16 2.
- a closed space for accommodating 0 is formed.
- Each of these cases 161 and 162 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin material such as, for example, polymethylmethacrylate (acrylic) or polycarbonate (polycarbonate).
- Each of these cases 16 1 and 16 2 has an engaging portion at one end.
- the engaging portion includes a hook-shaped engaging claw 163 provided on the upper case 161, and an engaging ring portion 1664 provided on the lower case 162. Then, by inserting the engaging claws 16 3 into the engaging ring portions 16 4 and abutting the cases 16 1 and 16 2, it is possible to form a sealed cavity therein. .
- a fastening portion is provided at the other end of these cases 16 1 and 16 2.
- the fastening portion is composed of a screw threading piece 170 provided in the upper case 161 and a screw threading piece 171 provided in the lower case 162. These screws ⁇ 1 7 0 and screw The threaded pieces 17 1 are superimposed on each other in a state where the cases 16 1 and 16 2 are abutted. Then, the fastening screw 17 2 is inserted into the screw hole formed in the screw insertion piece 170, and the fastening screw 17 2 is screwed into the screw hole of the screw insertion piece 17 1. As a result, the screw-through piece 170 and the screw-in piece 171 are fastened to each other, and the butted state of each case 161, 162 is maintained.
- the head of the fastening screw 17 2 is formed with a linear groove 17 2 a into which a peripheral portion of a coin can be fitted, for example. That is, as shown in FIGS. 43 and 45, the fastening screw 172 can be easily rotated by fitting the periphery of the coin C into the groove 1772a of the head.
- At least one of the cases 161 and 162, for example, the upper case 161 is provided with a plurality of through holes 169.
- the through holes 16 9 It is provided at a position corresponding to 121 and 122.
- the sealing member 167 is formed of an elastic material (elastomer), and is adhered to the back surface of the upper case 161.
- the push button 165 can move in a direction in which the push button 165 projects and retracts with respect to the upper surface of the upper case 161 by elastic deformation of the elastic piece 166.
- the sealing member 167 is formed integrally with the sealing member 168 that seals the butted portion of the upper case 161 and the lower case 162 with each other. As described above, by forming the sealing member 167 and the sealing member 168 continuously and integrally, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps are reduced, and manufacturing can be facilitated.
- the sealing member 168 is provided over the entire periphery of the edge of the upper case 161 where the lower case 162 abuts.
- the sealing member 16 8 is sandwiched between these cases 16 1 and 16 2, and each case 16 1, 1 6 Seal between the two.
- This sealing member 1 6 8 Prevents water from entering the protective case 160. That is, with this sealing member 168, the protective case 160 can be used not only to protect the portable electronic device 100 from vibration and impact, but also as a waterproof case.
- the protective case 160 may have a concave lens shape in a region facing the display section 130 of the portable electronic device 100 c .
- this portion acts as a concave lens, and the display portion 130 of the portable electronic device 100 can be enlarged and viewed.
- the present invention is not limited to the portable device of the video game device, but can be widely applied as a protective case for accommodating various portable electronic devices.
- the protective case for a portable electronic device protects the stored portable electronic device from moisture and dust when transporting the portable electronic device to various locations with high humidity and dust. Useful.
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