JP2001218144A - Image supply system for mobile telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image supply system for a mobile phone that can easily display an image desired by a user onto a display section for the mobile phone. SOLUTION: This invention provides the image supply system 1 to which a mobile phone 2 is connected and supplies image data to the mobile phone 2. A hard disk memory 13 in the image supply system stores plural image data. A CPU 10 performs image supply processing to read the plural image data stored in the hard disk memory 13, displays the image on a CRT display device 22 and a user uses an operation section 21 to select a desired image among a plurality of the displayed images. Then the CPU 10 transfers the image data of the selected image to a flash memory 31 in the mobile telephone set 2 via a mobile telephone set interface 20 and allows a liquid crystal display device 34 to display the image.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image supply device for a mobile phone such as S.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art On a liquid crystal display screen of a conventional mobile telephone such as a portable telephone or a PHS, the reception intensity of a radio wave from a base station, the current time, and the like are displayed during standby. Recently, a function to connect to the Internet using a mobile phone has been added.
The image data stored on the server can be fetched via the Internet. For example, an image of the image data can be displayed on a standby screen.

[0003]

However, what can be displayed on the standby screen is limited to image data stored on a server on the Internet. For example, an image of a user's face or a predetermined image desired by the user is displayed. Cannot be easily displayed on the liquid crystal display of the mobile telephone on the spot.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an image supply device for a mobile telephone capable of easily displaying an image desired by a user on the display unit of the mobile telephone on the spot. Is to do.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image supply apparatus for a mobile telephone, which is connected to the mobile telephone and supplies image data to the mobile telephone. Storage means for storing a plurality of predetermined image data; display means for reading a plurality of image data stored in the storage means and displaying the images; and a plurality of images displayed by the display means And a first transfer unit for transferring the image data of the image selected by the selection operation unit to the mobile telephone.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image supply apparatus for a mobile telephone, wherein the image supply apparatus for a mobile telephone is replaced with another image supply apparatus remote from the mobile telephone. And a second transfer unit for transferring image data from another remote image supply device line-connected by the line connection unit and storing the image data in the storage unit. And further comprising:

Further, the image supply device for a mobile telephone according to the third aspect of the present invention is the image supply device for a mobile telephone according to the first or second aspect, wherein a predetermined image is taken, converted into image data, and stored. It is characterized by further comprising imaging means for storing in the means.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image supply apparatus for a mobile telephone according to any one of the first to third aspects. A drive device for reading data and storing the data in the storage means is further provided.

Further, according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the image supply apparatus for a mobile telephone according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, predetermined coins or bills are inserted. And a control unit that controls the selection operation unit and the transfer unit to be operable when the detection unit detects that a predetermined coin or bill has been inserted. It is characterized by having.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an image supply apparatus 1 for a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention and a mobile phone 2 connected thereto, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mobile phone shown in FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an image supply apparatus 1 and a mobile phone 2 connected thereto.

An image supply apparatus 1 according to this embodiment is an apparatus installed in a game center or a station, for example, for supplying image data of various images to a user's mobile phone 2 for sale. In the present embodiment, various images include the following images. (1) Images such as face images of actors, actresses, idols, and talents, animation characters, and landscape images stored in the hard disk memory 13 in advance. (2) Download image data from a server of a site that supplies image data via the Internet or another communication line (for example, a site established by a company that installs the image supply device 1 or a site that can be generally connected). Image obtained. (3) An image obtained by capturing a user's face image or the like using the CCD camera 24, and more preferably by synthesizing a background image. (4) An image of image data recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM.

When a user receives supply of image data,
As shown in FIG. 1, the user inserts the connector 5 connected to the connection cord 4 into a connector (not shown) at the bottom of his / her mobile phone 2. The connection cord 4 includes a pair of power lines in addition to a 16-core cable for performing data communication between the image supply device 1 and the mobile phone 2.

In FIG. 1, a device housing 80 of the image supply device 1 for a portable telephone according to the present embodiment has a housing front portion 81 located on a lower front side closer to a position where a user stands or sits on a chair. A housing front portion 82 provided at an easily viewable position at the same height as the position of the user's eyes and positioned behind the housing front portion 81; and a substantially horizontal direction or a slightly horizontal direction for the user to operate. And an operation console 83 having an inclined surface. A coin insertion slot 93 of a toll charging device 92 is provided in the housing front portion 81. In addition, a CRT display 22 for displaying an image is provided at the center of the front surface 82 of the housing, a CCD camera 24 for taking an image of a user's face and the like is provided above the CRT display 22, and a CD-C ROM drive device 25
Is provided. On the left side of the CD-ROM drive device 25, the connection cord 4 having the connector 5 connected to the tip is pulled out from the inside of the device housing 80, and the connector 5 is connected to the connector at the bottom of the mobile phone 2 by the user.

The operation console 83 has a keyboard 2
An operation unit 21 including a panel operation unit 1a and a panel operation unit 21b is provided. Here, the panel operation unit 21b is an operation unit for inputting an instruction command on another CRT display. The keyboard 21a includes (a) a numeric keypad for inputting a selection number or an image number, (b) another image key for reading an image different from the image displayed on the CRT display 22, and (c) a user. And a transfer key for instructing to transfer the image data of the image selected from the image supply device 1 to the mobile phone 2.

On the upper surface of the device housing 80, an antenna 26a of the built-in portable telephone 26 is provided so as to protrude from the device housing 80 and be electrically insulated. Further, the power cord 28 to which the power plug 28 is connected and the modular plug 3a
Is connected, the power plug is connected to a power outlet of, for example, 100 V, and the modular plug 3a of the public telephone line 3 is connected to the modular jack of the public telephone line 3.

On the front surface of the mobile phone 2 shown in FIG. 1, (a) an operation unit provided with a keyboard and an operation member for inputting a telephone number of the other party for calling or inputting an instruction command 33, (b) displaying the reception intensity of the radio wave from the base station, the current time, and the like during standby, displaying the image of the image data supplied from the image supply device 1, and displaying the image of the other party at the time of calling or receiving a call. And a liquid crystal display 34 for displaying a telephone number. Also,
An antenna 45 is provided on the upper part of the mobile phone 2 so as to be electrically insulated from its housing.

Next, the configuration and operation of the image supply device 1 for a mobile phone will be described with reference to FIG. The image supply device 1 includes: (a) a CP such as a digital computer for calculating and controlling the operation and processing of the image supply device 1;
U (central processing unit) 10, (b) ROM (read only memory) 11 for storing a basic program such as an operation program and data necessary for executing the program, and (c) operating as a working memory of the CPU 10. RAM (random access memory) 1 for temporarily storing parameters and data necessary for the image supply process
2 and (d) an application program such as an image supply process to be described in detail later, and image data of the various image data and the background image described above. A hard disk memory 13 serving as an image memory for temporarily buffering image data downloaded via the camera, image data of an image captured by the CCD camera 24, and image data read from the CD-ROM drive device 25;
A CCD camera interface 14 that is connected to the CCD camera 24, receives image data of an image captured by the CCD camera 24, executes processing such as predetermined signal conversion, and outputs the processed data to the CPU 10 or the hard disk memory 13;
(F) connected to an operation unit 21 having a keyboard 21a and a panel operation unit 21b for inputting predetermined data and instruction commands, respectively, receiving a signal corresponding to operation input information from the operation unit 21; And (g) a CRT display 16 that is connected to an operation unit interface 15 that executes processing such as signal conversion of the
The CPU 10 executes a predetermined signal conversion process for outputting image data such as image data processed by the CPU 10 and image data stored in the hard disk memory 13 to the CRT display 16.
A display interface 16 for outputting to
(H) Modem 17 which is a signal modulation / demodulation device for performing data communication with a remote image supply device via the public telephone line 3 according to a predetermined communication procedure and downloading image data stored in the remote image supply device. And (i) an NCU 23 which is inserted between the modem 17 and the public telephone line 3 and is a network control unit for controlling outgoing and incoming calls to the public telephone line 3 and connecting to a remote image supply device. And (j) a mobile phone connected to the built-in mobile phone 26 having the antenna 26a and executing a process including a signal conversion process of a signal transmitted / received to / from the built-in mobile phone 26 and data such as image data and a protocol conversion process. The interface 18 is connected to the (k) CD-ROM drive 25 and the CD set in the CD-ROM drive 25 A process such as a signal conversion process is performed on data such as image data read from the ROM, and a drive device interface 19 for outputting the data to the CPU 10 or the hard disk memory 13, and (l) a connection code 4 and a connector 5 by a user. A mobile phone interface 20 that is connected to the mobile phone 2 and connected to the mobile phone 2 and executes processing including signal conversion processing and protocol conversion processing of signals transmitted and received with the mobile phone 2 and image data, and (m) coins The charge accounting device 9 is connected to a charge accounting device 92 that performs processing such as detecting that a coin has been inserted into the insertion slot 92 and outputting a detection signal.
And a charge billing device interface 91 for executing processing such as signal conversion processing on the detection signal from the CPU 2 and outputting the result to the CPU 10. These circuits 10-20, 23 and 91 are connected via the bus 30. .

The CPU 10 is not limited to a dedicated digital computer, but may be a general-purpose personal computer.

Here, the fee charging device 92 can execute the sales management process (including the management of the use status) of the image supply device 1 in addition to the coin insertion detection process, and sell the image data. Stores data (including the sales time, the number of image data, and the identification data of the supplied and sold image data), and makes a call periodically (for example, once a day at a predetermined time). Public telephone line 3 or built-in mobile phone 2
6. The sales data is transmitted via the public telephone line 3 or the built-in mobile telephone 26 by transmitting the stored sales data to the remote center device via the telephone 6 or by polling by calling from the center device. A communication line used to connect the image supply device 1 to a remote center device or a remote image supply device is connected to a connection terminal such as a modular jack of a public telephone line 3 near the installation position of the image supply device 1. When there is a connection terminal, the public telephone line 3 is used.
It is preferable to use Which communication line to use may be selected and set, for example, when the image supply device 1 is installed, or may be selected and set depending on the type of data to be transmitted and received and the communication fee.

The connection between the mobile phone interface 20 and the mobile phone 2 and the mobile phone interface 1
The connection between the mobile phone 8 and the built-in mobile phone 26 is disclosed, for example, in the prior art document "NTT Mobile Communication Network Co., Ltd., Specification for Hands-Free Device Connection, Version 1.0, June 19, 1997". 16
Communication for transmitting and receiving data is performed using the core cable. The communication procedure for transferring image data between the mobile phone interface 20 and the mobile phone 2 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

Further, the power supply circuit 27 includes a power cord 2
After converting the power supply voltage of AC 100V supplied through the power supply 8 into various predetermined DC power supply voltages, the power supply voltage is supplied to each circuit in the image supply device 1 and is connected through the connection cord 4 and the connector 5. , To the mobile phone 2 to which the user connects. That is, when the mobile phone 2 is connected to the image supply device 1, power is supplied from the power supply circuit 27 of the image supply device 1 to the power supply circuit 35 in the mobile phone 2 via the connection cord 4 and the connector 5, The rechargeable battery 36 is automatically charged. Therefore, when the image data is supplied, it is possible to prevent the charge amount of the rechargeable battery of the mobile phone 2 from being depleted and prevent the mobile phone 2 from operating, and it is possible to automatically charge the mobile phone 2 when it is connected. Is very good.

Next, the configuration and operation of the mobile phone 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 2, a control unit 30 of the mobile phone 2 is configured by a circuit unit of a digital computer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an interface, and controls the operation and processing of the mobile phone 2. Control unit 3
0, the above-mentioned operation unit 33 and the liquid crystal display 34 are connected, and the control unit 30 makes a call or an incoming call based on an instruction command input by using the operation unit 33 or the telephone number of the other party. The display data is displayed on the liquid crystal display 34. The flash memory 31, the interface 32, and the codec 43 are connected to the control unit 30. here,
The flash memory 31 stores, in addition to data such as setting data in the mobile phone 2 and a telephone number for abbreviated dialing, data such as e-mail transmitted and received via the wireless transceiver 44 and the codec 43 and image data attached thereto. , And image data displayed on the standby screen. In addition, the interface 32 performs a signal conversion process and a communication procedure process on a data signal in order to perform data communication with an external device such as the image supply device 1.

The codec (CODEC) 43 is a circuit including an encoder and a decoder for encoding and decoding a speech signal and a data signal. After the voice input from the microphone 41 is converted into a voice signal by the microphone 41, the codec 43 encodes the voice signal from the microphone 41 and the data signal from the control unit 30 into a digital transmission signal in a predetermined digital code format. Rear wireless transceiver 4
4, while decoding the digital reception signal output from the wireless transceiver 44 into an audio signal or a data signal, outputs the audio signal to the speaker 42, and outputs the data signal to the control unit 30. The wireless transceiver 44
The digital transmission signal from the codec 43 is modulated by a predetermined modulation method and power-amplified and transmitted to the base station of the mobile phone via the antenna 45, while the radio signal received by the antenna 45 is low-noise amplified and After the conversion, the signal is demodulated into a digital reception signal by a demodulation method reverse to the above-mentioned modulation method, and is output to the codec 43.

A rechargeable battery 36, such as an ion lithium battery, is connected to the power supply circuit 35, and generates various predetermined DC voltages based on the power supply voltage from the rechargeable battery 36 and the power supply voltage from the image supply device 1. To supply power to each circuit in the mobile phone 2.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an image supply process which is a main routine executed by the CPU 10 of FIG. In FIG. 3, first, it is determined in step S1 whether or not a 100-yen coin has been inserted.
The process of step S1 is executed until S is reached, and when the insertion of a coin is detected by the toll charging device 92 and a detection signal is received (YES in step S1), the control unit 20 of the mobile phone 2 in step S2 A predetermined data communication is performed to confirm the connection with the mobile phone 2, and a power supply voltage is supplied from the power supply circuit 27 to the power supply circuit 35 via the connection cord 4 and the connector 5. Next, in step S3, the menu selection screen is displayed on the CRT display 2.
2 is displayed. An example of the menu selection screen is shown in the following table.

[0027]

[Table 1] ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― Thank you for using. Select the type of image you want to transfer to your mobile phone and enter the selection number. 1. 1. Image stored in the hard disk memory of the device 2. Images to download via interface 3. Image captured by CCD camera Images stored on CD-ROM ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――

For the image captured by the CCD camera 24, for example, image data is generated by synthesizing a background image stored in advance in the hard disk memory 13 with an image of the user's face captured using the CCD camera 24. Then, the data is transferred to the mobile phone 2.

Next, in step S4, the selection number S
It is determined whether or not N has been input using the operation unit 21;
The process of step S4 is performed until the answer is YES, and YES
In step S5, the process branches in step S5 according to the selection number SN1, and when the selection number SN1 = 1, the process proceeds to step S6, and after performing the memory image selective transfer process of FIG. 4, returns to step S1. In step S5, selection number S
If N1 = 2, the process proceeds to step S7, executes the Internet image selective transfer process, and then returns to step S1.
Further, in step S5, when the selection number SN1 = 3, the process proceeds to step S8, and after executing the picked-up image selective transfer process of FIG. Further, when the selection number SN1 is 4 in step S5, the process proceeds to step S9, and after executing the medium image selective transfer process, the process proceeds to step S1.
Return to

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the memory image selective transfer process (step S6) which is a subroutine of FIG. 4, first, an image genre selection screen is displayed on the CRT display 22 in step S11. An example of the image genre selection screen is shown in the following table.

[0031]

[Table 2] ―――――――――――――――――――――――――---------------- The genres are as follows. Enter the selection number of the image genre to be selected. 1. Actor 2. Actress 3. Idol 4. Talent 5. 5. Animation character Landscape painting 7. Still life 8. Animals ――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――

Next, it is determined in step S12 whether or not the selection number SN2 has been input, and the processing in step S12 is executed until the result is YES. When the result is YES, a plurality of steps corresponding to the selection number SN2 are determined in step S13. Is read out from the hard disk memory 13 and the images are displayed as thumbnails on the CRT display 22 together with the image number IN, and "Please input the image number to be selected" is displayed. Here, the thumbnail display is a display method in which images smaller than the screen are juxtaposed and displayed in a digest form. Then, step S14
In step S15, it is determined whether or not the image number IN has been input using the operation unit 21, and then it is determined in step S15 whether or not another image key has been turned on. Step S
If NO in step S14 and YES in step S15, that is, if another image key is turned on, step S16
, A plurality of pieces of image data corresponding to the selection number SN2 are read from the hard disk memory 13, and the images are displayed as thumbnails, and the process proceeds to step S14. If NO in steps S14 and S15, this loop processing is repeated until YES is determined in step S14 or S15.

On the other hand, if YES in step S14, the image data of the image corresponding to the image number IN input in step S17 is stored in the hard disk memory 13
And displays the entire image on the CRT display 22, that is, displays the selected image on the entire CRT display 22, and displays "If OK, turn on the transfer key." Next, in step S18, it is determined whether or not the transfer key has been turned on, and the process of step S18 is repeated until YES is determined. When YES is determined, the image data of the image entirely displayed in step S19 is displayed in FIG. After the transfer to the mobile phone 2 according to the illustrated communication procedure, the process returns to the main routine.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the picked-up image selective transfer process (step S8) which is a subroutine of FIG. In FIG. 5, first, in step S21, image data of a plurality of background images is
3 and a thumbnail display together with the image number IN, and "Please input the image number of the background image" is displayed. Next, in step S22, it is determined whether or not the image number IN has been input, and the process of step S22 is repeated until YES is determined. When YES is determined, the image data of the background image corresponding to the image number IN is determined in step S23. The data is read from the hard disk memory 13 and displayed on the CRT display 22 as a whole.
The image taken by the D camera 24 is synthesized and displayed at the center,
Further, a message "If OK, turn on the transfer key" is displayed. Then, in step S24, it is determined whether or not the transfer key has been turned on. The process of step S24 is repeated until YES is reached. When YES is reached, the process proceeds to step S25, where the image data of the image combined and displayed in step S25 is displayed. To hard disk memory 1
After temporarily storing the data in the buffer 3, the data is transferred to the mobile phone 2 according to the communication procedure shown in FIG.

In the Internet image selective transfer process of step S7 in FIG. 3, dial-up is made to the access point of the Internet provider via the public telephone line 3 or the built-in portable telephone 26 to connect to the Internet. Connects to the server of the site established by the company that installs the server, downloads image data from the server of the site, and stores the image data in the hard disk memory 1
3 and a desired image is selected and transferred to the mobile phone 2 in the same manner as in the image selection transfer process of FIG. When connecting to a server of a generally connectable site, the home address of the site is registered in advance in the image supply device 1 or the user inputs the home address using the operation unit 21 and the server of the corresponding site is used. to access.

In the medium image selective transfer process in step S9 of FIG. 3, the CD in which the image data owned by the user is recorded
A ROM or a CD-R into a CD-ROM drive 25
After searching for a file of image data in the recording medium and displaying the thumbnail, a desired image is selected and transferred to the mobile phone 2 in the same manner as in the image selection and transfer process of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a timing chart showing a communication procedure at the time of transferring image data between the mobile phone image supply apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the mobile phone 2 connected thereto.

In FIG. 6, first, the image supply device 1 transmits a memory dial copy mode request signal to the mobile phone 2. In response to this, the mobile phone 2 enters a standby state, displays a predetermined standby screen on the liquid crystal display 34, and transmits a memory dial information read request signal and a mode setting request signal to the image supply device 1. In response, the image supply device 1 transmits a memory dial information notification signal and a mode setting confirmation signal to the mobile phone 2. Then, in response to this, the mobile phone 2 erases the screen of the liquid crystal display 34 and enters the transfer mode, displays “Please wait” on the liquid crystal display 34, and sends a wireless device reset display signal to the image supply device 1. Send In response, the image supply device 1 transmits a memory dial information read request signal, a transfer start confirmation signal, and a capability notification signal for notifying the transfer rate to the mobile phone 2. Transmits a memory dial information notification signal, a transfer start request signal, and a capability notification signal for notifying the transfer rate to the image supply device 1.

Next, image data is transferred between the image supply device 1 and the mobile phone 2. That is, since the image data of the desired image stored in the hard disk memory 13 is stored in, for example, a bitmap format, the image data is converted into, for example, a GIF format in the image processing by the CPU 10 and the liquid crystal display 34
(For example, a size of 95 × 100). Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the image data after the image conversion processing is transmitted to the mobile phone Internet 2.
0, the connection cord 4 and the connector 5 through the mobile phone 2
Of the flash memory 31 via the control unit 30 and stored in the image memory area. As the address of the image memory area of the flash memory 31, a predetermined address may be used, or from the image supply device 1 side,
The addressing information may be transmitted and specified prior to the transfer of the image data. After the transfer of the image data, the image supply device 1 transmits a wireless device reset signal to the mobile phone 2, and in response, the mobile phone 2 erases the screen of the liquid crystal display 34 and enters a standby state. ,
The image of the transferred image data is displayed on the image of the liquid crystal display 34, and the transfer process ends.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the CPU 10 executes the image supply processing,
A plurality of image data stored in the hard disk memory 13 are read out and the images are displayed on the CRT display 22.
And the user selects a desired one of the displayed plurality of images using the operation unit 21, and
The PU 10 can transfer the image data of the selected image to the flash memory 31 in the mobile phone 2 via the mobile phone interface 20 and display it on the liquid crystal display 34. Therefore, the image desired by the user is displayed on the liquid crystal display 34 as a display unit of the mobile phone 2.
In addition, it can be displayed on the spot easily with a simple operation. By installing the image supply device 1 in a public facility such as a game center or a station, the image displayed on the mobile phone 2 can be easily purchased or supplied, and by displaying a desired image, The appearance of the telephone 2 can also be improved. Further, in the mobile telephone market, a new market for selling image data can be provided.

In the above embodiment, the image supply apparatus 1 for a mobile phone has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to an image supply apparatus for a mobile phone such as a PHS. .

In the above embodiment, the connector 5 is connected to the connection cord 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the connector 5 is provided on the console 83, and the mobile phone 2 is connected to the connector 5. You may make it connect directly.

In the above embodiment, the public telephone line 3 and the wireless line using the built-in portable telephone 26 are used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various other communication such as an ISDN line and a dedicated line may be used. Lines can be used.

In the above embodiment, the CD-ROM
Although the drive device 25 is provided, the present invention is not limited to this, and a drive device capable of reading image data from various recording media such as a CD-R, a CD-RW, a DVD, and an MO may be provided.

In the above embodiment, the selling fee is set to 1
It is 00 yen, but it is not limited to this. Further, the fee charging device 92 detects the insertion of a coin, but may be configured to detect the insertion of a bill.

In the above embodiment, the image data is sold after confirming the input of the fee in step S1 of FIG. 3, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is not limited to this.
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the image data is supplied to the mobile phone free of charge by removing the process of (1).

In the above embodiment, the storage of image data is not limited to the hard disk memory 13 but may be storage means of various memories such as a removable PC card memory.

[0048]

As described above in detail, according to the image supply device for a mobile telephone according to the first aspect of the present invention, a mobile telephone is connected and image data is supplied to the mobile telephone. Storage means for storing a plurality of predetermined image data, display means for reading out a plurality of image data stored in the storage means and displaying the images, and display by the display means Selection operation means for selecting a desired one of the plurality of images selected, and first transfer means for transferring image data of the image selected by the selection operation means to the mobile telephone. Therefore, according to the present invention, an image desired by the user can be easily transferred and displayed on the mobile phone with a simple operation. By installing this image supply device in a public facility such as a game center or a station, it is possible to easily purchase or receive an image to be displayed on a mobile phone, and to display a desired image, The appearance of the telephone can also be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image supply apparatus for a mobile telephone according to the first aspect, wherein the image supply apparatus for the mobile telephone is connected to another remote image display apparatus. Line connection means for connecting to the supply device via a predetermined communication line, and second image data transferred from another remote image supply device connected to the line by the line connection means and stored in the storage means. Transfer means. Therefore, according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, various types of image data transmitted via the line connection means and the communication line can be transferred to the mobile telephone and displayed.

Further, according to the image supply device for a mobile telephone according to the third aspect, in the image supply device for a mobile telephone according to the first or second aspect, a predetermined image is captured and converted into image data. The image processing apparatus further includes an imaging unit that stores the image in the storage unit. Therefore, according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, image data of an image such as a user's face captured by the image capturing means can be transferred to the mobile phone and displayed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image supply apparatus for a mobile telephone according to any one of the first to third aspects. A drive device for reading the image data and storing the read image data in the storage means. Therefore, according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, various types of image data recorded on various recording media can be transferred to the mobile telephone and displayed.

Further, according to the image supply device for a mobile telephone according to the fifth aspect, in the image supply device for a mobile telephone according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, predetermined coins or bills are inserted. Detecting means for detecting that a predetermined coin or bill has been inserted by the detecting means, and control means for controlling the selection operation means and the transfer means to be operable. Further prepare. Therefore, according to the present invention, in addition to the above-described effects, an apparatus for automatically selling various image data can be realized, and a user can easily receive and purchase image data.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a mobile phone image supply device 1 and a mobile phone 2 connected thereto according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an image supply device 1 for a mobile phone shown in FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone 2 connected thereto.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an image supply process which is a main routine executed by a CPU 10 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a memory image selective transfer process (step S6) which is a subroutine of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a picked-up image selective transfer process (step S8) which is a subroutine of FIG. 3;

6 is a timing chart showing a communication procedure at the time of transferring image data between the mobile phone image supply device 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the mobile phone 2 connected thereto.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Image supply apparatus for mobile phones, 2 ... Mobile phone, 3 ... Public telephone line, 4 ... Connection code, 5 ... Connector, 10 ... CPU, 11 ... ROM, 12 ... RAM, 13 ... Hard disk memory, 14 ... CCD camera Interface 15: Operation interface 16: Display interface 17: Modem 18: Mobile phone interface 19: Drive device interface 20: Mobile phone interface 21: Operation unit 21a Keyboard 21b: Panel operation unit 22: CRT display, 23: NCU, 24: CCD camera, 25: CD-ROM drive device, 26: built-in mobile phone, 26a: built-in mobile phone antenna, 27: power supply circuit, 28: power supply cord, 29: power supply Plug, 30 ... Control part, 31 ... Flash memory, 32 ... Interface, 33 ... Operation part, 34 ... Liquid crystal display, 35 ... Power supply circuit, 36 ... Rechargeable battery, 41 ... Microphone, 42 ... Speaker, 43 ... Codec, 44 ... Wireless transceiver 45, antenna, 80, device housing, 81, 82, housing front, 83, operation console, 90, bus, 91, toll charging device interface, 92, toll charging device, 93, coin slot.

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) H04N 1/00 (72) Inventor Takashi Takayama 2-1-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Sakurabashi Astoria Building 9F Nippon Telephone Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5K101 KK03 LL01 LL11 MM04 MM06 MM07 NN02 NN06 NN18 NN25 NN40 QQ11 RR12 SS07 TT06

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An image supply device for connecting a mobile telephone and supplying image data to the mobile telephone, comprising: storage means for storing a plurality of predetermined image data; Display means for reading out the plurality of image data and displaying the images, selecting operation means for selecting a desired one of the plurality of images displayed by the display means, and selecting by the selecting operation means And a first transfer unit for transferring image data of the image to the mobile telephone. 2. A line connection means for connecting the image supply device for a mobile telephone to another remote image supply device via a predetermined communication line, and a remote connection device connected by the line connection means. 2. An image supply apparatus for a mobile telephone according to claim 1, further comprising: a second transfer means for transferring image data from said image supply apparatus and storing the image data in said storage means. 3. The image supply device for a mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising an image pickup unit that picks up a predetermined image, converts the image into image data, and stores the image data in the storage unit. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a drive device for reading image data recorded on a predetermined recording medium and storing the read image data in the storage means.
5. An image supply device for a mobile telephone according to any one of the above. 5. A detecting means for detecting that a predetermined coin or bill has been inserted, and when the detecting means detects that a predetermined coin or bill has been inserted, the detecting means includes the selecting operation means and the transferring means. 5. The image supply device for a mobile telephone according to claim 1, further comprising control means for performing control so as to be operable.