JP2001111675A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the identity for various information sets displayed on a display device. SOLUTION: A color LCD is adopted for a display device that is provided to a front face of a main body and displays various information sets in characters or an illustration or the like so as to attain display in colors. A control section controlling display of the display device revises its display color depending on the kind of information. Concretely in the case of displaying incoming call history data, when the incoming call history data are data resulting from the reply (S1; Y), the control section sets a black color (usual color) to the color of characters (S2). When the incoming call history data are data resulting from the reply by a message memo (S3; Y), the control section sets a blue color to the color of characters (S4), and when the incoming call history data are data resulting from no reply (S3; N), the control section sets a red color to the color of characters (S5). Thus, the incoming call history data are displayed on the display device in the set character color (S6).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone device provided with a display for displaying various types of information using characters, illustrations, and the like.

[0002]

The portable telephone device is provided with a display for displaying various information on the front of the main body. The display is generally composed of an LCD, and displays characters, predetermined marks, illustrations, and the like in black and white (binary). However, since the conventional display displays characters and illustrations in black and white, the discrimination of information cannot be said to be sufficiently high.

For example, a user registers telephone directory data including a destination name, a telephone number, and a group number (group name) in a portable telephone device.
A memory dial function is provided for freely searching the telephone directory data and making a telephone call with one touch. In this memory dial function, a list of registered destination names can be displayed on the display by the user's key operation. At this time, each group belongs to any group. Is not displayed, and the user cannot identify the group without performing a separate confirmation operation.

In this case, it is conceivable that a group number is displayed after the destination name in the list, but it is difficult to realize the display because the display space is limited. Simply displaying the number 2... Does not necessarily mean that the group is distinguishable. As is well known, in a mobile phone device, the display is configured to be as small as possible along with the miniaturization and weight reduction of the main body, and the displayable space (number of characters) is limited. In other words, information that can be displayed on one screen The amount was naturally limited.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable telephone device capable of improving the discrimination of various types of information displayed on a display.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone device comprising a display capable of displaying a plurality of display colors and changing the display color according to the type of information. It is characterized by According to this, the user can distinguish the type of the information based on the color of characters, illustrations, and the like displayed on the display, and can improve the identifiability of the information. This means that, in other words, the amount of information that can be displayed can be increased even if the screen has the same size and the same number of characters as compared to the case of the black and white display.

[0007] More specifically, when the telephone directory data is displayed on a display in a device having a memory dial function, it can be displayed in a different color for each registered group. Item 2)). This allows the user to identify at a glance which group each destination registered in the telephone directory data belongs to.

[0008] In the case of a telephone having a memory dial function, when telephone directory data is displayed on a display, the telephone directory data registered in the secret mode is colored differently from ordinary telephone directory data. (Invention of claim 3). As a result, the user can identify at a glance whether the telephone directory data is registered in the secret mode or registered in the normal mode.

Further, in the case of a device having a memory dial function, when the telephone directory data is displayed on a display, the telephone directory data for which specific settings such as memory designated incoming call rejection / permission have been made are converted to ordinary telephone directory data. It can be displayed in a different color from the telephone directory data (the invention of claim 4). According to this, the user can identify at a glance whether a specific setting is made in the telephone directory data.

[0010] For those having a caller display function,
When displaying the other party's data on the display when receiving a call,
The specific destination data can be displayed in a different color from the normal destination data.
Invention). According to this, the user can identify at a glance whether the other party is a specific person at the time of an incoming call.

[0011] In the case where a specific service such as call forwarding or answering machine can be set, the color of the incoming call display during the specific service is different from that of the normal incoming call. (Invention of claim 6). According to this, the user can identify at a glance whether an incoming call is during a specific service or a normal incoming call.

[0012] In the apparatus having the incoming call history storage function, when displaying the incoming call history data on a display, the received incoming call history data is displayed in a different color from the unanswered incoming call history data. (The invention of claim 7). According to this, the user:
It is possible to identify at a glance whether or not a call has been answered.

When a selection list including a plurality of items is displayed on the display in each function setting, the currently selected item may be displayed in a different color from the other items. Item 8)). According to this, the user can easily identify the currently selected item.

In the case of a device having a recording / reproducing function of a message memo or a voice memo, an illustration expressing a tape may be displayed on a display while changing a display color during recording / reproducing. (Invention of claim 9). This makes it easier for the user to understand that recording and reproduction are being performed.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment (corresponding to claims 1 and 7) of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 illustrates an external configuration of the mobile phone device 1 according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 schematically illustrates an electrical configuration of the mobile phone device 1. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the main body 2 of the mobile phone device 1 has a vertically long shape that is portable.
A key operation unit 3 is provided on the lower surface of the front surface, and a display 4 described later is provided on the upper surface of the key operation unit 3.

The key operation unit 3 includes an end / power key 3
a, a start key 3b, a redial key 3c, an up / down cursor key 3d, a memory key 3e, a mail key 3f, a plurality of dial keys 3g corresponding to numbers and characters, a clear key 3h, a function key 3i, and a voice memo key 3j. Many keys are provided. The display 4 displays information such as telephone numbers, destination names, various messages, and the like by characters, marks, illustrations, and the like. Is displayed as an illustration.

Further, a microphone 5 for inputting a transmission sound is provided at a lower end portion of the main body 2 at a surface thereof, and a speaker for outputting sound is provided at an upper portion of the display 4. 6 are provided. And body 2
An antenna 7 for communication (communication) is provided at the upper end of the device so that it can be pulled out.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, a control unit 8 which includes a microcomputer and controls the whole system is provided in the main body 2. An audio input / output unit 9 is connected to the control unit 8, and the microphone 5 and the speaker 6 are connected to the audio input / output unit 9. Further, a wireless communication unit 10 is connected to the control unit 8, and the antenna 7 is connected to the wireless communication unit 10.

Further, an operation signal of the key operation unit 3 is input to the control unit 8 via a key operation detection unit 11, and the control unit 8 is controlled via a display control unit 12. Thus, the display on the display 4 is controlled. The control unit 8 includes, for example, EE
A memory unit 13 such as a PROM is connected. The memory unit 13 stores a control program relating to communication (communication and transmission / reception of mail) and various data such as telephone directory data, incoming call history data, and voice memo data, which will be described later. It has become.

With such a configuration, when a call is made by the portable telephone device 1, a signal received by the antenna 7 is converted into a received signal by the wireless communication unit 10 and input to the control unit 8, and the received signal is received by the control unit 8. The signal is processed and output to the audio input / output unit 9, converted into audio data, and output to the speaker 6.
Is output from At the same time, the received voice input from the microphone 5 is converted into voice data by the voice input / output unit 9 and input to the control unit 8, and the voice data is processed by the control unit 8 and the radio communication unit 10
And is converted into a transmission signal and output from the antenna 7.

Incidentally, such a call (communication) is controlled and managed by a base station provided for each area and a central control station which supervises them. At this time, when a call signal is sent to the mobile phone device 1 on the receiving side, the telephone number data on the calling side is also transmitted.
Although detailed description is omitted, the mobile phone 1
Has a function of sending and receiving e-mail for sending text message data to another mobile phone device 1 and displaying the received text message on the display 4.

The portable telephone device 1 has a memory dial function for registering and storing telephone directory data such as the name of the destination and the telephone number, etc., of which the owner (user) frequently calls. ing. In addition, the mobile phone device 1
Is equipped with a caller display function for displaying the telephone number of the other party (the name if registered in the telephone directory data) on the display 4 at the time of an incoming call, and also stores incoming history data such as the telephone number of the other party of the incoming call. Incoming call history storage function. In addition, a transmission history storage function for storing transmission history data such as a transmitted telephone number is also provided. Further, in this embodiment, a voice memo function capable of recording and reproducing a response or answer memo at the time of answering machine input from the microphone 5 or a voice during a call is provided.

At this time, although not shown, the memory unit 13 stores, for example, a telephone directory data storage area for storing (registering) a maximum of 500 telephone directory data, incoming history data (incoming date and time, the name of the other party and the telephone number). Data such as numbers)
History data storage area for storing up to the latest 20 cases, transmission history data storage area for storing the outgoing history data (data such as outgoing date and time, name and telephone number of the other party) up to the latest 20 cases, for example, one case For example, an audio data storage area for storing up to 10 audio data of up to 30 seconds is provided.

Each of the above-mentioned functions is realized by a software configuration centering on the processing operation of the control unit 8. In the memory dial function, the user operates the key operation unit 3 to input a destination name, a telephone number,
By entering a group number or the like, the telephone directory data is registered (stored) in the telephone directory data storage area, and a memory number, a destination name,
This function allows a registered telephone number to be searched from a group number, a part of a telephone number, and the like, displayed on the display 4, and a telephone call can be made with one touch (operation of the start key 3b).

At this time, when performing a search for a telephone number or the like, a list of destination names registered in the telephone directory data is displayed on the display 4 by a key operation of the user. I have. Although not described in detail, telephone directory data that one does not want others to know can be registered in a secret mode that requires input of a personal identification number for calling. Furthermore, it is also possible to specify a specific telephone number registered in the telephone directory data and reject / accept a designated incoming call only for the other party. .

The incoming call history storage function automatically stores the date and time of the incoming call and the telephone number data of the other party (or the name of the other party if it is registered in the telephone directory data). As shown in FIG. 3, the stored incoming call history is displayed on the display 4 by the user's key operation (for example, twice operation of the memory key 3e), and the user confirms it. Or a function that allows you to call back with one touch. At this time,
As will be described later in the description of the operation, data indicating the type of responding to the incoming call, not responding, or responding to the message memo is added to the incoming call history data.

In this embodiment, the display 4
Is composed of, for example, a color LCD, and can display information in a plurality of display colors. At this time,
The display 4 is controlled by the control unit 8 via the display control unit 12. The control unit 8 changes its display color according to the type of information. More specifically, as described in the following operation description,
When the incoming call history data is displayed on the display 4, the color of the character is changed according to the type. Therefore, the control unit 8 functions as a display control unit.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a case where the incoming call history data is displayed on the display 4 will be described as a specific example. As described above, when there is an incoming call to the mobile phone device 1, incoming history data such as the date and time and the telephone number of the other party are automatically stored in the incoming history data storage area of the memory unit 13. Now, in the standby state of the mobile phone device 1, when the user presses the memory key 3e of the key operation unit 2 twice, for example, the mode becomes the incoming call history confirmation mode,
As illustrated in FIG. 3, an incoming call history screen is displayed on the display 4.

As shown in FIG. 3, the received call history data is displayed on the display 4 on the date of the incoming call ("8 /
16 ") and time (" 17:14 "), destination name (" Taro Yamada "), telephone number (" 09011112222 ")
Is displayed in a predetermined color.

In this case, the newest incoming call history data is first displayed on the display 4. The user operates the upper and lower cursor keys 3d of the key operation unit 3 to operate. Incoming call history data can be viewed while going back and forth one by one. Further, if the start key 3b is turned on in the display state of the incoming call history data, it is possible to call (call back) the telephone number with one touch. Although not shown, when the telephone number of the called party is not registered in the telephone directory data, the display of the called party name is omitted.

At this time, as described above, there are three types of incoming call history data, one that responded at the time of incoming call, one that did not answer, and one that responded with a message memo, and differed depending on the type. The display color is displayed on the display 4. The flowchart of FIG. 1 shows the processing procedure executed by the control unit 8 when displaying the incoming call history data on the display 4, and FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the type of the incoming call history data and the character color to be displayed. ing.

That is, in determining the display color, first, it is determined whether or not the received call history data is a response (step S1). If it has responded (Yes in step S1), the character color is set to black (normal color) as shown in FIG. 2 (step S2). On the other hand, if the received call history data has not been answered (N in step S1)
o), it is determined whether or not the response is a response to the message memo (step S3).

If the received call history data is a response to the message memo (Yes in step S3), as shown in FIG.
The character color is set to blue (step S4). On the other hand, if the incoming call history data is not responding even to the message memo (No in step S3), the character color is set to red as shown in FIG. 2 (step S5). Then, in step S6, the display 4 is displayed in the set character color.
, The incoming call history data (the date and time of the incoming call, the name of the other party, the telephone number) are displayed.

Thus, the user can distinguish the type of the incoming call history data by the character color displayed on the display 4, and determines whether or not the user has responded to the incoming call, and furthermore, whether or not to respond with the message memo. Can be identified at a glance. Therefore, when the incoming call history data is displayed in red, the user can easily know that the incoming call history data is not responding, and can take appropriate measures such as calling back.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the display 4 is constituted by a color LCD to enable display with a plurality of display colors, and the display color is changed according to the type of information. Therefore, unlike a conventional black-and-white display, the user can distinguish the type of information based on the color of characters, illustrations, and the like displayed on the display 4, thereby greatly improving the discrimination of information. It has an excellent effect that it can be performed.

When displaying the incoming call history data,
In order to include information as to whether or not a response has been made, a conventional black-and-white display needs to separately display the presence or absence of a response. Since information can be expressed, it can be said that the amount of information that can be displayed can be increased even if the screen of the display 4 has the same size and the same number of characters as compared to the case of monochrome display.

In the above embodiment, the display of incoming call history data has been described as an example of changing the display color of the display 4 according to the type of information. However, other illustrations and detailed descriptions are omitted. The present invention can be applied to the display of various types of information as exemplified below.
Furthermore, the present invention can be applied to various displays other than those described below.

(1) When the telephone directory data is displayed on the display 4 by the memory dial function, for example, the names of the destinations belonging to the group of friends are displayed in blue, and the names of the destinations belonging to the group related to the company are displayed in green. The registered groups are displayed in different colors, such as displaying the destination names belonging to the group related to the circle in purple (corresponding to claim 2). According to this, the user can identify at a glance which group each destination registered in the telephone directory data belongs to.

(2) When displaying telephone directory data on the display 4 by the memory dial function, for example, normal telephone directory data is displayed in black while telephone directory data registered in the secret mode is displayed in red. For example, the display can be performed in a different color, for example, as shown in FIG. According to this, the user can identify at a glance whether the telephone directory data is registered in the secret mode or registered in the normal mode.

(3) When the telephone directory data is displayed on the display 4 by the memory dial function, for example, the telephone directory data for which a specific setting such as memory designated incoming call rejection / permission is made is displayed in blue, and a normal telephone directory data is displayed. The telephone directory data is displayed in a different color, such as black display (corresponding to claim 4). According to this, the user can identify at a glance whether a specific setting is made in the telephone directory data.

(4) In a device having a caller display function, a specific destination (for example, a lover or a family) is specified in advance during a memory dial, and the destination data is displayed on the display 4 at the time of an incoming call. At this time, for example, specific destination data is displayed in orange, and normal destination data is displayed in black, for example, and displayed in different colors (corresponding to claim 5). According to this, the user can identify at a glance whether the other party is a specific person at the time of an incoming call.

(5) In the case where a specific service such as call forwarding or answering machine can be set, when displaying the character "incoming" on the display 4 at the time of an incoming call, for example, a normal It is displayed in a different color, for example, it is displayed in black when receiving an incoming call and blue when receiving an incoming call during a specific service (corresponding to claim 6). According to this, the user can identify at a glance whether an incoming call is during a specific service or a normal incoming call.

(6) When a selection list including a plurality of items is displayed on the display 4 in various function setting modes, for example, the currently selected item is displayed in blue, and other items are displayed in black. In such a case, the colors are displayed differently (corresponding to claim 8). According to this, the user can easily identify the currently selected item.

(7) When a warning message such as "the password is incorrect" or "there is no corresponding data" is displayed on the display 4, for example, the character color is displayed in red. This makes it easier for the user to recognize the warning message.

(8) In a device having a function of recording / reproducing a message memo or a voice memo, during recording / reproduction, for example, a display color such as blue, yellow, or green can be displayed in a short time by displaying an illustration representing a tape. The information is displayed on the display 4 while being continuously changed at intervals (corresponding to claim 9). According to this, it is easier for the user to recognize that the recording / reproduction is being performed.

In addition, the illustrations indicating the remaining battery level and the radio wave condition described above are displayed in black, for example, in a normal state, and changed to red when the remaining battery level is low or the radio wave condition is poor. The display color may be changed. Further, in the above embodiment, a color LCD is used for the display 4. However, various display devices such as a plasma display and an EL display can be used. The present invention can be implemented by appropriately changing the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention, such as changing the display color depending on the shading of the image.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when displaying incoming call history data on a display.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the relationship between the type of incoming call history data and the character color to be displayed;

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the appearance of the mobile phone device.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram schematically showing an electric configuration of the mobile phone device.

[Explanation of symbols]

In the drawings, 1 is a mobile phone device, 2 is a main body, 3 is a key operation unit, 4 is a display, 8 is a control unit (display control means),
Reference numeral 12 denotes a display control circuit, and 13 denotes a memory unit.

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone device provided with a display for displaying various information by characters, illustrations, and the like, wherein the display is configured to be capable of displaying information in a plurality of display colors, And a display control means for changing the display color. 2. A memory dial function capable of registering telephone directory data, wherein the display control means displays a color for each registered group when displaying the telephone directory data on a display. 2. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the display is made different. 3. A telephone directory having a memory dial function capable of registering telephone directory data, wherein the display control means displays a telephone directory registered in a secret mode when displaying the telephone directory data on a display. 2. The portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the data is displayed in a color different from that of ordinary telephone directory data. 4. A memory dial function capable of registering telephone directory data, wherein the display control means specifies memory-specified incoming call rejection / permission when displaying the telephone directory data on a display. 2. The portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the telephone directory data for which the setting is made is displayed in a color different from that of ordinary telephone directory data. 5. A caller display function for displaying, on a display, destination data including a destination name or a telephone number when receiving a call, wherein the display control means displays the destination data on a display. 2. The portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the specific destination data is displayed in a different color from the normal destination data. 6. A specific service, such as call forwarding and answering machine, can be set. The display control means displays an incoming call display during the specific service during a normal incoming call. 2. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the display is performed in a different color from the incoming call display. 7. An incoming call history storage function for storing incoming call history data, wherein the display control means does not respond to incoming call history data when displaying the incoming call history data on a display. 2. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the data is displayed in a different color from the received call history data. 8. The display control means, when displaying a selection list including a plurality of items in each function setting on a display, displays a currently selected item in a color different from other items. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein: 9. A recording / playback function for a message memo or a voice memo, wherein the display control means changes the display color of an illustration representing a tape on the display while changing the display color during the recording / playback. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the display is performed.