JP2003125064A - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal, which can input a plurality of pieces of data which can be classified into an identical item through simple operations, without deteriorating an information browsability. SOLUTION: The communication terminal includes an input means 3 for inputting various data, a memory means 4 for storing the input data therein as a telephone directory A, and a display means 2 for displaying stored information. The terminal has a telephone directory function of registering a plurality of pieces of data in the memory means 4, according to each of input items, such as telephone numbers or electronic mail addresses. Until the number of registered data pieces for each item reaches a registerable number as an upper limit, a single item column B and a single input column C are added, each time data is added and registered for the item. Further, the item column B and input column C are deleted each time data is deleted from the item having the added item column B and input column C.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a personal information registration function of a communication terminal generally called a telephone book or address book.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When registering data in a telephone directory or an address book of an electronic device, there are some which can register a plurality of telephone numbers, mail addresses and the like. Such terminals are usually shown in FIG.
As described above, such a method is prepared in advance for each information item by providing an input field corresponding to the number of registrable numbers. Figure 1
In the example, up to four telephone numbers and four mail addresses can be entered.

[0003]

However, since the number of information items to be actually registered is different for each personal information, the prepared input field may be useless, resulting in consuming the display space unnecessarily. Was there. In particular, in devices with limited screen size such as mobile phones, the display space of one screen is not so large, so if you always display even the data non-input column, you can check the necessary information. For this reason, it is necessary to repeatedly switch and display the screens or scroll the screens, which reduces the listability of information. On the other hand, if the data is not displayed in the non-input column, the input method for adding information to each item becomes difficult to understand.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a communication terminal capable of inputting a plurality of data classified into the same item by a simple operation without deteriorating the list of information.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, the present invention displays an input means for inputting various data, a storage means for storing the input data as a telephone directory, and the stored information. In a communication terminal having a phonebook function capable of registering a plurality of data for each input item such as a telephone number and an e-mail address, the number of data registration of each item is The feature is that each time data is additionally registered, an item field and an input field for that item are added until the maximum number of registrable numbers is reached.
According to this, each time data is added, one item field and one input field for that item are secured.

In this case, each time data is deleted from the added item in the item column and the input column, the item column and the input column of the item may be reduced by one and returned.

In the communication terminal of the present invention, firstly,
A method of simultaneously displaying both the item field and the input field of the telephone directory on the display means is adopted. This method is effective when the size of one screen of the display means is relatively large.
In this case, the item column and the input column of items for which no data has been entered,
If the item fields and the input fields of the items for which data has been entered are displayed in different colors, the telephone directory will be easier to read.

Further, in the second method of the present invention, the item column of the telephone directory and the input column corresponding to each input item of the item column are switched and displayed on the display means. This method is effective when the size of one screen of the display means is relatively small. In this case, if the item columns and input columns of the items for which no data has been input and the item columns and input columns of the items for which data has been input are displayed in different colors, the telephone directory becomes very easy to see.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone will be described below as an example. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the correlation of various means in this mobile phone.
In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 is a main control means for integrally controlling all of various means, 2 is a display means for displaying various information to a user, and 3 is a main control means for operating the user's intention by key operation. 1 is an input means that can be transmitted to 1, and 4 is a storage means for storing and re-reading the information registered by the user.

In addition to these means, the mobile phone requires a means for inputting / outputting voice, specifically, a microphone 5 for inputting a user's voice,
A voice for performing processing for encoding the sound picked up by the speaker 6 and the microphone 5 that convey the voice of the other party to the user, and converting the encoded voice of the other party into voice and outputting the voice by the speaker 6. A processing unit 7 is provided.
Further, a means for wirelessly transmitting and receiving voice information is also required. Specifically, a wireless unit 8 that performs frequency modulation to wirelessly transmit and receive voice information input by a user, and an antenna 9 that transmits and receives high frequencies. Is provided.

Next, an example of the operation of inputting various data of personal information by this mobile phone will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. 2 and FIG.
A description will be given according to the flowchart in FIG. When a user newly registers personal information in the phonebook (Yes in step # 1)
s), the input means 3 is operated to display the telephone directory on the screen of the display means 2 (step # 2). At this time, since all the fields of the phonebook are fields for which no data has been input, it may be easy to understand if the entire phonebook is displayed in gray and the colors are unified. In this state, the mobile phone is in a state of waiting for a user operation (step # 3). Then, the process proceeds to the process of registering new personal information (step #
4).

On the other hand, when data is added to or deleted from personal information that has already been registered (No in step # 1), it is necessary to operate the input means 3 while looking at the display means 2 to display desired personal information. is there. That is, the input means 3 works on the main control means 1 to read the target personal information from the storage means 4 (step # 5), and then display the screen of the telephone directory on the screen of the display means 2 (step # 6). At this time,
As will be described later, by displaying the color of the data entry completed column of the phonebook in white, and changing the color to display the data non-entry column and the data entered column in different colors, the user can call It may be possible to instantly distinguish between the data non-input column and the data input column of the book. In this state, the mobile phone is in a state of waiting for a user operation (step # 7).
Then, the process proceeds to the process of adding data (step # 8) or deleting the data (step # 9).

The process of step # 4 in FIG. 3 will be specifically described. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen transition when newly registering personal information. In the following example, up to four telephone numbers and mail addresses can be entered. When newly registering personal information, the user operates the mobile phone with the input means 3 while checking the screen to display the telephone directory A on the screen as shown in FIG. 4A. The telephone directory A includes an item field B in the left column, which is an area for displaying the item names of data, and an input field C in the right column, which is an area for inputting data corresponding to each item.
Items that cannot be displayed on the screen can be displayed by a screen switching operation or a screen scrolling operation from the input means 3.

When personal information is newly registered in the telephone directory A, as shown in FIG. 4A, the input field C for each item in the item field B is used.
Is displayed with no input. Before you start typing,
The cursor is displayed in the input field C for "name" which is the first item in the item field B. Enter the name data here. Here, enter "Ichiro Kato".

When the input is confirmed, as shown in FIG.
The cursor moves to the next item, "Yomi", in the input field C. Enter Yomi's data here. Here, enter "Katouichirou". After confirming the input,
As shown in (c), the cursor moves to the input box C of the next item, "telephone 1". Here, the data of the first telephone number (for example, the cell phone number) is input. Here, enter "090-1234-5678". The hyphen "-" may or may not be present.

As for the telephone number, since a plurality of data can be input, when the input is confirmed, as shown in FIG. 4 (d),
An item column B and an input column C of "telephone 2" are newly displayed under "telephone 1", and the cursor moves to the input column C of "telephone 2". Since the maximum number of items in the phonebook A that can be displayed on the screen is 10, the display of the item field B and the input field C at the bottom of the "special note" are postponed as the number of "phone 2" items is increased. Disappears from the screen. That is, the screen display is updated. And here is the second phone number (eg
Data of so-called PHS (Personal Handyphone System) is input. Here, enter "070-6123-4567".

When the input is confirmed, as shown in FIG.
An item field B and an input field C for "phone 3" are newly displayed under "phone 2", and the cursor moves to the input field C for "phone 3". Since the maximum number of items in the phonebook A that can be displayed on the screen is 10, the display of the item column B and the input column C at the bottom of "date of birth" is repeated with the addition of the item "phone 3". It goes down and disappears from the screen. That is, the screen display is updated. And here is the third phone number (for example,
Enter your home phone number). Here, "08
Enter "24-98-7654".

When the input is confirmed, as shown in FIG.
An item column B and an input column C of "telephone 4" are newly displayed under "telephone 3", and the cursor moves to the input column C of "telephone 4". Since the maximum number of items in the phonebook A that can be displayed on the screen is 10, the display of the lowest "title" item column B and the input column C is delayed as the number of "telephone 2" items is increased. It disappears from the screen. That is, the screen display is updated. Then, the data of the fourth telephone number (for example, the telephone number of a car telephone) is input here. here,
Enter "030-9865-4321".

Since the maximum number of telephone number data entries in the telephone directory A is four, even if the entry in the entry field C of "Telephone 4" is confirmed, no new telephone number item is displayed. That is, the display of the screen is not updated, and as shown in FIG. 4 (g), the cursor is "mail 1" which is the item in the next item column B.
Move to the input field C of.

Of course, it is not always necessary to input four telephone numbers, so it is possible to skip the process and move to the data input of the next item. For example, in FIG.
In (e), without inputting in the item of "phone 3",
As shown in (h), move the cursor to "Mail 1",
You can enter the data for the first email address here.

Next, the process of step # 8 in FIG. 3 will be specifically described. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen transition when data is added to already registered personal information. When adding data to the registered personal information, the user operates the mobile phone with the input means 3 while checking the screen, and as shown in FIG. 5A, the phone book corresponding to the personal information to which the data is to be added. Display A on the screen.

When adding data to the registered telephone directory A, as shown in FIG. 5A, the input field C for each item in the item field B is used.
Is partially displayed with no input. In the example of FIG. 5A, some data has already been input, but the telephone number and mail address have not been input. When adding the telephone number data to the telephone directory A, the user operates the input means 3 and, as shown in FIG.
Move the cursor to the input field C of. And here 1
Enter the data for the third telephone number.

When the input is confirmed, as shown in FIG.
An item column B and an input column C of "telephone 2" are newly displayed under "telephone 1", and the cursor moves to the input column C of "telephone 2". Since the maximum number of items in the phonebook A that can be displayed on the screen is 10, the display of the item field B and the input field C at the bottom of the "special note" are postponed as the number of "phone 2" items is increased. Disappears from the screen. That is, the screen display is updated. The same is done when it is desired to add more data to the other unentered input field C.

Next, the process of step # 9 in FIG. 3 will be specifically described. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of screen transitions when data is deleted from already registered personal information. When deleting the data from the registered personal information, the user operates the mobile phone by the input means 3 while checking the screen, and as shown in FIG. 6A, the phonebook corresponding to the personal information whose data is to be deleted. Display A on the screen.

When deleting data from the registered telephone directory A, as shown in FIG. 6A, a part or all of the input field C of each item of the item field B is displayed in the input completed state. When deleting the data of "phone 1" from the phone book A, the user operates the input means 3 to move the cursor to the input field C of "phone 1" of the phone book A as shown in FIG. 6 (b). To move. Then, "090-1234-5678", which is the data of the first telephone number that has been input here, is deleted.

When the deletion is completed, as shown in FIG.
The phone number data "070-6123-4567" that had been displayed in the input field C of "Telephone 2" until then is displayed in the input field C of "Telephone 1" and in the input field C of "Telephone 2". "0824-98-7654", which is the data of the telephone number previously displayed in the input field C of "Telephone 3", is displayed. as a result,
The input field C of "Telephone 3" is displayed in a non-input state, and the items of two or more unentered telephone numbers are unnecessary, so "Telephone 4"
The item column B and the input column C are not displayed. Since the maximum number of items in the phonebook A can be displayed on the screen is 10, the item field B for "Job title" and the input field C are displayed at the bottom along with the deletion of the item for "phone 4". It is moved up and displayed. That is, the screen display is updated. The same operation is performed when it is desired to further delete data from the other input field C that has already been input.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen transition in which a non-input column of the telephone directory data is displayed in a color different from that of the input column in order to clarify that no data has been input. In this example, the blank fields are displayed in gray and the blank fields are displayed in white. FIG. 7A shows a state when registration of new personal information in the telephone directory A is started. In this state, all data has not been entered.
Input field C is displayed in gray. Cursor is item field B
Is in the input field C of the "name" which is the first item of. First,
Here, as shown in FIG. 7B, "Ichiro Kato" is input. The item fields B and C of the item being input remain gray.

When the input is confirmed, as shown in FIG. 7 (c),
The color of the "name" item field B and the input field C changes to white. Similarly, the data of each item is input one after another. However, in this example, the data is skipped without inputting data to "phone 1" and "mail 1". When the input is confirmed, as shown in FIG. 7D, the colors of the item columns B and C of all the inputted items change to white. In this case, skipped "Telephone 1",
The fields of "email 1" and "special note" have not been entered, so they remain gray.

When data is to be entered later into the skipped "phone 1" and "mail 1" fields, the cursor is moved to the "phone 1" input field C as shown in FIG. 7 (e).
Then, the data of the first telephone number is input here.
When the input is confirmed, as shown in FIG. 7 (f), the color of the "phone 1" column changes to white. As a result, the field of "phone 2" is newly displayed in gray below the field of "phone 1", and the cursor moves to the input field C of "phone 2". Since the maximum number of items in the phonebook A that can be displayed on the screen is 10, the display of the item field B and the input field C at the bottom of the "special note" are postponed as the number of "phone 2" items is increased. Disappears from the screen.
That is, the screen display is updated.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the screen transition in which the unentered fields of the telephone directory data are displayed in a different color from the entered fields. In the example of FIG. 7, since the input field C is always displayed and the content of the input data can be confirmed, it is easy to distinguish the non-input field and the input field of the data without particular color coding. However, in the case of a mobile phone having a smaller screen size, as shown in FIG. 8A, the input field C is not displayed on the registration screen, only the item field B is displayed, and the cursor is moved to the item to input data. A configuration is conceivable in which the actual data input field is displayed when the operation of starting the input is performed after the movement. The present invention is particularly effective in such a case.

That is, when data has already been entered in some items of the telephone directory, the color of the unentered "phone 1" and "mail 1" item fields B is displayed in gray, and the other entered items have already been entered. The color of the item column B of is displayed in white. Initially, the cursor is located above the "Yo" in the "Yomi" item field B. The cursor may be on either "Yo" or "Mi", but it is usually easier to see it at the left end, so
It is above the letter "yo".

When it is desired to add data to "Telephone 1" which has not been input on this screen, the input means 3 is operated to move the cursor to the item column B of "Telephone 1" as shown in FIG. 7B. . Again, the cursor may be on any of the letters "Den", "Talk" or "1", but it is usually easier to see it at the left end, so make sure the cursor is on the letter "Den". It is appropriate to do.

When a data input start operation is performed,
As shown in FIG. 8C, the screens are switched, and the input field C corresponding to “phone 1” is displayed on the screen. Then, the data of the first telephone number is input here. When the input is confirmed, as shown in FIG. 8D, the screen of the item field B is switched again, and the color of the field of "phone 1" is changed to white. as a result,
The “phone 2” field is newly displayed in gray below the “phone 1” field, and the cursor moves to this “phone 2” item field B. In addition, since the maximum number of items in the item column B that can be displayed on the screen is 5, the display of the item column B of the "postal code" at the bottom is lowered and disappears from the screen with the addition of the item of "phone 2". . That is, the screen display is updated. As a result, the color of the "telephone 1" field that was input immediately before changes, and it is easy to see that the data has been input.

[0034]

As described above, according to the information terminal of the present invention, it is possible to input a plurality of data classified into the same item by a simple operation without impairing the list of information. In addition, since the non-input column and the input column of data are displayed in different colors, the list is very easy to understand.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an example of a telephone directory screen in a conventional communication terminal.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the correlation of various means in the communication terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an input operation of various data of personal information.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen transition when personal information is newly registered.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen transition in the case of adding data to already registered personal information.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen transition when data is deleted from already registered personal information.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen transition in which an unentered field of phonebook data is displayed in a color different from that of the entered field.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of a screen transition in which an unentered field of phonebook data is displayed in a color different from that of the entered field.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Main control means 2 display means 3 input means 4 storage means 5 microphones 6 speakers 7 Audio processing unit 8 radio section 9 antenna A phone book B item column C input field

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An input means for inputting various data, a storage means for storing the input data as a telephone directory, and a display means for displaying the stored information, and a telephone number, an electronic mail address, etc. In a communication terminal having a telephone directory function capable of registering a plurality of data for each input item in the storage means, data is additionally registered until the number of data registrations of each item reaches the maximum registerable number. A communication terminal characterized by adding one item field and one input field for each item. 2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein each time data is deleted from an item added to the item column and the input column, the item column and the input column of the item are reduced by one. 3. The display means displays both the item field and the input field of the telephone directory at the same time.
Or the communication terminal according to 2. 4. An item column and an input column of an item for which no data has been input, and an item column and an input column of an item for which data has been input are color-coded and displayed on the display means.
The communication terminal described in. 5. The communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an item column of the telephone directory and an input column corresponding to each input item of the item column are switched and displayed on the display means. . 6. An item column and an input column of an item for which no data has been input and an item column and an input column of an item for which data has been input are displayed in different colors on the display means.
The communication terminal described in.