JP2009206600A - Portable equipment, processing determination method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide portable equipment enabling a user to easily handle the portable equipment even in the middle of taking exercise. <P>SOLUTION: The portable equipment comprises an acceleration sensor part having at least a three-axis acceleration sensor, a body motion detecting part for detecting an exercising state of a user's body on the basis of acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor part, and a control part for determining, in accordance with the exercising state, a method for notifying information to the user, whether to execute an application, or the like when receiving an input from the outside. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable device, a process determination method, and a program.

A conventional mobile phone stores a plurality of types of vibration patterns in a ROM (Read Only Memory), and the vibration patterns at the time of incoming voice call (incoming call) and incoming e-mail are the vibration patterns stored in the ROM. It can be set by key operation from the inside, and the setting content is stored in a RAM (Random Access Memory). When the mobile phone receives the incoming signal, the mobile phone determines whether the incoming call is an incoming e-mail or a voice, and reads the vibration pattern previously set according to the determination result from the RAM. The vibrator is vibrating.
Further, the information processing apparatus includes an acceleration sensor, and based on the acceleration value detected by the acceleration sensor, the movement direction and the movement amount of the information processing apparatus are obtained, and an area for reading an image to be displayed from the image information is obtained. Some display contents are updated and scrolled by changing only the direction and the number of pixels according to the movement direction and the movement amount (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2002-281117 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-004208

However, the notification of an incoming call by a vibrator has a problem that the user may not notice that the call has been received while the user is exercising, such as jogging.
In addition, in an information processing apparatus that includes an acceleration sensor and updates display contents based on a movement direction and a movement amount obtained based on the acceleration sensor, during the user's exercise such as jogging, an operation is performed. Since the information processing apparatus moves in accordance with the user's movement other than the movement, there is a problem that this movement may be detected by the acceleration sensor and may be difficult to operate.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is a portable device, a process determination method, and a program that can be easily handled by a user even while exercising.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the portable device of the present invention includes a body motion detection unit that detects a motion state of the body and a processing content when an input from the outside is received. And a control unit that determines according to the motion state.

  Moreover, the portable device of the present invention is the above-described portable device, and when the device is in a standby state, the control unit receives the input from the outside and changes the processing content when transitioning to the activated state. It is determined according to the movement state.

  Moreover, the portable device of the present invention is any one of the above-described portable devices, wherein the body movement detection unit detects a movement state of the holder, and the detectable movement state includes a stop state, a walking state, and a running state. One of the states, or at least two or more states.

  Moreover, the portable device of the present invention is any of the above-described portable devices, and includes a notification unit that notifies the user of information, and the control unit receives information from an external device and receives the information. Based on the information, a notification method for notifying the user of information is determined according to the exercise state, and the notification unit is notified using the determined notification method.

  The portable device of the present invention is the above-described portable device, wherein the notification unit displays information to a user by displaying characters on a screen, and the control unit responds to the exercise state. The notification unit determines the size of characters displayed on the screen.

  Moreover, the portable device of the present invention is the above-described portable device, and the notification unit displays information on a screen, vibrates the casing of the device, or outputs a sound to the user. The control unit determines whether to display a character on the notification unit, vibrate the housing of the device, or output a sound according to the motion state.

  Moreover, the portable device of the present invention is the above-described portable device, wherein the notification unit converts information stored in advance into sound and outputs the sound, thereby notifying the user of the information, The control unit determines voice data to be converted into voice by the notification unit or determines a sound volume output by the notification unit according to the exercise state.

  Further, the portable device of the present invention is the above-described portable device, wherein the control unit notifies the user that information has been received from the external device or whether to notify the user of the received information. It is determined according to the movement state.

  The portable device of the present invention is any one of the above-described portable devices, and includes an application execution processing unit that executes an application stored in the storage unit, and the control unit receives an operation input, When transitioning from the standby state to the activated state, the application execution processing unit determines whether or not to execute any application according to the exercise state, and the application execution processing unit One of the applications is executed.

  Moreover, the portable device of the present invention is the above-described portable device, and when the control unit determines to cause the application execution processing unit to execute any application, the number of times of transition from the standby state to the activated state And determining an application to be executed by the application execution processing unit.

  The processing determination method of the present invention is a processing determination method in a portable device, and includes the first process for detecting the body motion state and the processing content when an input from the outside is received as the motion state. And a second process that is determined accordingly.

  Further, the program of the present invention is a body motion detecting means for detecting a motion state of a body of a computer of a portable device, and a control means for determining processing contents when receiving an input from the outside according to the motion state. Make it work.

  According to the present invention, the portable device determines the processing content according to the body motion state detected by the body motion detection unit. Therefore, when it is detected that the mobile device is exercising, information can be easily recognized. By informing the user or executing the application by an easy operation method, the user can easily handle it even while exercising.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. After describing the external appearance of the mobile device 100 with reference to FIG. 1, the configuration of the mobile device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 2.
FIG. 1 is an external view of a mobile device 100 according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the function of the mobile device 100 according to the present invention is mounted on a clamshell type (folding structure) mobile phone. FIG. 1A shows the side where the key for input operation is provided in a state where the cellular phone is opened, and FIG. 1B shows the back side thereof.
The upper speaker 117 and the lower microphone 116 in FIG. 1A are used for a call.
The operation unit 108 in FIG. 1A includes a cursor key 1081, an enter key 1082, a numeric keypad, *, # key 1083. These keys are used for input of a telephone number of a call destination, character input of e-mail, menu selection, function selection, and the like.

The main display unit 111 in FIG. 1A and the sub display unit 112 in FIG. 1B are display devices that display images, characters, and the like. The main display unit 111 displays an e-mail, an image, a menu screen, a function setting screen, and the like according to an operation by the operation unit 108. The sub display unit 112 is provided on the back surface of the main display unit 111 and has a display area smaller than that of the main display unit 111. However, the sub display unit 112 is provided at a position where the user can see the mobile device 100 even when the mobile device 100 is folded. It is used as a display device for notifying the user of information.
The secondary camera 110 in FIG. 1A is a camera for a videophone function, and the main camera 109 in FIG. 1B is a camera for a digital camera function. The flash 1091 in FIG. 1B is used when a subject is imaged in a dark place using the main camera 109.
The body temperature detection sensor unit 130 in FIG. 1B is installed at a position where the hand touches when the handheld device 100 is held in order to operate the handheld device 100. It is a sensor to detect.

Next, the configuration of the mobile device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile device 100 according to the first embodiment.
Radio section 102 converts the received signal received by antenna 101 into a baseband received signal and outputs the received signal to communication control section 103. The radio unit 102 modulates a transmission signal input from the communication control unit 103 into a signal having a transmission frequency, and outputs the signal to the antenna 101 for transmission.
The communication control unit 103 performs demodulation processing on the reception signal input from the wireless unit 102 and modulation processing on the transmission signal input from the main control unit 104.
The antenna 101, the wireless unit 102, and the communication control unit 103 are communication means for performing communication via a mobile communication network, a W-LAN (wireless LAN, wireless local area network), or the like.
The main control unit 104 controls each unit by executing a program stored in the program memory 105 which is a nonvolatile memory.
The memory 106 stores other management information such as information set by the user in addition to data used when making a call, e-mail, or the like.
The large capacity memory 107 stores large capacity data such as map information.

The operation unit 108 is as described with reference to FIG. 1, and outputs a signal corresponding to the operation to the main control unit 104.
The main camera 109 and the sub camera 110 include an optical element, an imaging unit, and a video signal processing unit, convert an image of a subject into a digital signal, and output the digital signal to the main control unit 104.
The main display unit 111 and the sub display unit 112 are liquid crystal displays that display images, characters, and the like based on display signals input from the main control unit 104, but may be organic EL (electroluminescence) displays. Well, not limited to this.
The vibration unit 113 generates vibration by a motor to such an extent that the user can recognize it.
A GPS (Global Positioning System) unit 114 receives a radio wave signal from a GPS satellite via an antenna and obtains the position of the mobile device 100 on the ground.

The audio processing unit 115 converts the audio signal input from the microphone 116 into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal to the main control unit 104. Also, the audio processing unit 115 inputs the digital audio signal from the main control unit 104 and converts it into an analog audio signal. Then, the sound is output to the speaker 117 and sounded.
An RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) reader 118 reads ID information of an IC chip embedded in an external tag by short-range wireless communication via an antenna.
The Ir transmitting unit 119 and the Ir receiving unit 120 perform data communication with an external device using infrared rays.

Indicator 121 is LED (light emitting diode) which emits light and makes a user recognize, for example. As the indicator 121, a plurality of LEDs of different colors may be used as a display device that notifies the user by dividing the case based on the processing state of the mobile device 100. The indicator 121 is provided at a position where the user can see even when the portable device 100 is folded, and is used as a display device that notifies the user of information in the folded state.
In addition, instead of or in addition to the vibration unit 113 and the indicator 121 used to attract the user's attention, an odor generating unit that generates an odor may be provided. In order to generate an odor, various existing techniques such as holding a plurality of chemical substances in the portable device 100 and mixing them can be used.
The power control unit 123 receives power from the battery 124 and supplies power to each unit.
In addition, the mobile device 100 can have a function of performing short-range communication between the mobile device 100 and another device using a short-range wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).

The body temperature detection sensor unit 130 is as described with reference to FIG. 1B, and outputs the detection result to the main control unit 104. The acceleration sensor unit 131 is a triaxial acceleration sensor, measures the acceleration in three directions, and outputs the measurement result to the main control unit 104. The open / close detection unit 132 detects the opening / closing of the housing and outputs the detection result to the main control unit 104.
In the embodiment described below, the large-capacity memory 107, the main camera 109, the sub camera 110, the sub display unit 112, the GPS unit 114, the microphone 116, the RFID reader 118, the Ir transmission unit 119, the Ir reception unit 120, The indicator 121, the power supply control unit 123, and the battery 124 are not particularly used in the description of the present invention.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration of the state management unit 1040 that functions when the main control unit 104 reads and executes a program stored in the program memory 105. The state management unit 1040 manages whether the mobile device 100 is in a standby state or an activation state, and includes a body movement detection unit 1041, a control unit 1042, and a notification unit 1043. The standby state is a state of waiting for input, turning off the backlight of the main display unit 111 and the sub display unit 112, etc., and operating only the minimum necessary part to reduce power consumption, The activated state is a state in which the backlight of the main display unit 111 or the sub display unit 112 is turned on and the input of each key of the operation unit 108 is accepted. Details of management of the standby state and the activation state by the state management unit 1040 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The body motion detection unit 1041 receives the acceleration in the triaxial direction of the mobile device 100 detected by the acceleration sensor unit 131, and the body of the user carrying the mobile device 100 from the time change pattern of the acceleration in the triaxial direction. Is detected as to which of the “stopping”, “walking”, and “running” motion states. The body motion detection unit 1041 determines whether the user has heat based on whether the user's body temperature detected by the body temperature detection sensor unit 130 is higher than a predetermined threshold. The body motion detection unit 1041 outputs the detected exercise state and the presence or absence of heat to the control unit 1042.

  The control unit 1042 receives a notification of an incoming e-mail received from the communication control unit 103 via the mobile phone network from the communication control unit 103, and operates a key operation notification when the communication control unit 103 is in a standby state after the incoming e-mail. The communication control unit 103 receives a signal from the outside, such as receiving a notification from the open / close detection unit 132 after receiving an e-mail or receiving a notification of an opening operation of the clamshell from the open / close detection unit 132. The notification method of the incoming call received from is determined according to the exercise state detected by the body movement detection unit 1041. The notification method determined by the communication control unit 103 includes notifying only the incoming e-mail as the content to be notified, or opening the received e-mail in addition to the incoming call, and notifying the content, As a notification method, whether the content to be notified is only displayed on the screen as characters, whether to output a voice that reads out the characters in addition to the display of the characters, or whether to vibrate the chassis with a vibration pattern indicating that an incoming call has been received Is included. Details of the control unit 1042 will be described later with reference to FIG.

In the present embodiment, as an example of receiving information from an external device, an incoming e-mail via the mobile phone network is given. However, other than this, an incoming call via the mobile phone network, The same applies to reception of information through distance communication. If the call is an incoming call, it is determined whether only the incoming call is to be notified, or whether to enter a call state in addition to the incoming call notification. If information is received via short-range communication, it is determined whether only information reception is to be notified or the content of the received information is also notified.
The notification unit 1043 receives the notification method determined by the control unit 1042, displays the designated character on the main display unit 111, and vibrates with the vibration pattern designated on the vibration unit (vibrator) 113 according to the notification method. Then, the voice processing unit 115 outputs a voice that reads out the designated character.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart of state management processing for explaining the operation of the state management unit 1040. When the portable device 100 is turned on and the state management unit 1040 starts the state management process, the state management unit 1040 first shifts the portable device 100 to the activated state (Sa1) and starts counting elapsed time. Next, the state management unit 1040 has an external input such as a key input from the operation unit 108, a notification of an opening operation of the open / close detection unit 132, or a notification of an incoming call from the mobile phone network from the communication control unit 103. It is determined whether or not (Sa2). When it is determined that there is an input, the state management unit 1040 resets the elapsed time that has been counted (Sa6), returns to step Sa2, and repeats the processing.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step Sa2 that there is no input, the state management unit 1040 determines that the elapsed time being counted is greater than a predetermined time, or that the open / close detection unit 132 is in the portable device 100. It is determined whether or not it has been detected that the housing has been closed (Sa3). If it is determined in step Sa3 that neither of the determination conditions is satisfied, the state management unit 1040 returns to step Sa2 and repeats the process. When it is determined in step Sa3 that one of the determination conditions is satisfied, that is, when the elapsed time is longer than a predetermined time or the housing is closed, the state management unit 1040 puts the mobile device 100 in a standby state. (Sa4). Next, the state management unit 1040 notifies the opening of the enclosure from the open / close detection unit 132, the key input notification from the operation unit 108, or the incoming notification from the mobile phone network from the communication control unit 103. It is determined whether there is an input (Sa5). If it is determined that there is an input, the state management unit 1040 returns to step Sa1 to change to the activated state, and repeats the subsequent processing. If it is determined in step Sa5 that there is no input, the state management unit 1040 repeats the determination in step Sa5.

  5 and 6 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the control unit 1042. In parallel with the management of the standby state and the startup state by the state management unit 1040 described above, the control unit 1042 performs the processing of the flowcharts shown in FIGS. First, the control unit 1042 determines whether the portable device 100 is in an activated state (Sb1). When it is determined that the portable device 100 is not in an activated state, the determination in step Sb1 is repeated until the activated state is reached. On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sb1 that the body is in the activated state, the motion state detected by the body motion detection unit 1041 and the presence or absence of heat are acquired (Sb2).

  Depending on the acquisition result of step Sb2, when the heat is “none”, the control unit 1042 moves to step Sb3 if the exercise state is “stop”, to step Sb8 if “walking”, and “runs”. If there is, the process proceeds to step Sb13, and if the heat is “present”, the process proceeds to step Sb18. When “stop”, that is, the process proceeds to step Sb3, the control unit 1042 sets the mail opening flag to a specified value set by the user (Sb4), sets the display character size flag to “standard” (Sb5), and reads the reading function flag. Is set to the specified value set by the user (Sb6), the vibration function flag is set to the specified value set by the user (Sb7), and the process proceeds to step Sb23 in FIG.

  Further, when “walking”, that is, transition to step Sb8 is made in accordance with the acquisition result of step Sb2, the control unit 1042 sets the mail opening flag to a specified value set by the user (Sb9), and sets the display character size flag to “large”. (Sb10), the reading function flag is set to the specified value set by the user (Sb11), the vibration function flag is set to the specified value set by the user (Sb12), and the process proceeds to step Sb23 in FIG. .

  Further, when “running”, that is, transition to step Sb13 according to the acquisition result of step Sb2, the control unit 1042 sets the mail opening flag to “ON” (Sb14), and sets the display character size flag to “super large”. (Sb15), the reading function flag is set to “ON” (Sb16), the vibration function flag is set to the specified value set by the user (Sb17), and the process proceeds to step Sb23 in FIG.

  Further, according to the acquisition result of step Sb2, when the control unit 1042 transitions to “with heat”, that is, to step Sb18, the control unit 1042 sets the mail opening flag to “ON” (Sb19), and sets the display character size flag to “very large”. Set (Sb20), the reading function flag is set to “ON” (Sb21), the vibration function flag is set to the specified value set by the user (Sb22), and the process proceeds to step Sb23 in FIG.

  When the process proceeds to step Sb23, the control unit 1042 causes the notification unit 1043 to redraw the screen of the main display unit 111 in accordance with the display character size flag set in steps Sb5, Sb10, Sb15, and Sb20 described above. Next, the control unit 1042 determines whether or not there is a new mail, that is, whether or not an incoming mail has been notified from the communication control unit 103 (Sb24). If it is determined that there is no new mail, the process returns to step Sb1 in FIG. 5 and the process is repeated. On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sb24 that there is a new mail, the sender and subject of the received e-mail are displayed on the screen of the main display unit 111 on the notification unit 1043 according to the character size set in the display character size flag. (Sb25).

  Next, the control unit 1042 determines whether or not vibration is set, that is, whether or not the vibration function flag is set to “ON” or “OFF” (Sb26). When the control unit 1042 determines that vibration is not set, that is, the vibration function flag is set to “OFF”, the process proceeds to step Sb28. On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sb26 that the vibration is set, that is, the vibration function flag is set to “ON”, the control unit 1042 notifies the vibration in the preset vibration pattern. After instructing the unit 1043, the process proceeds to step Sb28. Upon receiving this instruction, the notification unit 1043 instructs the vibration unit 113 to vibrate in a preset vibration pattern.

  In step Sb28, the control unit 1042 determines whether or not reading is set, that is, whether or not the reading function flag is set to “ON” or “OFF”. When the control unit 1042 determines that reading is not set, that is, the reading function flag is set to “OFF”, the process proceeds to step Sb30. On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sb28 that the reading is set, that is, the reading function flag is set to “ON”, the control unit 1042 displays the new arrival displayed on the main display unit 111 in step Sb25. After instructing the notification unit 1043 to read out the mail sender and subject (Sb29), the process proceeds to step Sb30. Upon receiving this instruction, the notification unit 1043 instructs the voice processing unit 115 to convert the sender and subject of the new mail into a voice signal and output it from the speaker 117.

  In step Sb30, the control unit 1042 determines whether or not the mail is set to open, that is, whether or not the mail opening flag is set to “ON” or “OFF”. When the control unit 1042 determines that the mail is not set to be opened, that is, the mail opening flag is set to “OFF”, the control unit 1042 instructs the notification unit 1043 to display the standby screen (Sb34). Returning to step Sb1 of FIG. 5, the processing is repeated. On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sb30 that the mail is set to open, that is, the mail opening flag is set to “ON”, the control unit 1042 receives the electronic mail received from the communication control unit 103. The notification unit 1043 is instructed to display the mail text (Sb31). Upon receiving this instruction, the notification unit 1043 causes the main display unit 111 to display the text of the e-mail with the character size set in the display character size flag.

  In step Sb32, the control unit 1042 determines whether or not reading is set, that is, whether or not the reading function flag is set to “ON” or “OFF”. When it is determined that the reading-out function is not set, that is, the reading-out function flag is set to “OFF”, the control unit 1042 returns to step Sb1 in FIG. 5 and repeats the above-described processing. On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sb32 that the reading is set, that is, the reading function flag is set to “ON”, the control unit 1042 displays the electronic data displayed on the main display unit 111 in step Sb31. After instructing the notification unit 1043 to read out the text of the mail (Sb33), the process returns to step Sb1 in FIG. 5 and the above-described processing is repeated. Upon receiving this instruction, the notification unit 1043 instructs the voice processing unit 115 to convert the body text of the email into a voice signal and output it from the speaker 117.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for setting prescribed values of (a) a reading function flag, (b) a mail opening flag, and (c) a vibration function flag shown in the flowchart of FIG. When the main control unit 104 operating according to the program stored in the program memory 105 is displaying a screen G1 on the main display unit 111 for selecting whether or not to perform the reading setting as shown in FIG. When the user operates the operation unit 108 and selects the Yes button B1, the main control unit 104 causes the main display unit 111 to display a screen G2 for performing reading settings. On the screen G2 for performing the reading setting, toggle switches T1 to T4 are used to set whether or not reading is performed for each of the three types of motion states of C1 when stopped, C2 when walking, and C3 when running, and C4 with heat. It is possible. Here, the toggle switch T1 is displayed in white indicating that the reading is not set for the stop C1, and the toggle switch T2 is displayed in black indicating that the reading is set for the walking C2. The time C3 and the heat C4 cannot be set by the user, and the toggle switch is displayed with shading indicating that the reading is always set.

  Similarly, an example of the mail opening setting is shown on the screens G3 and G4 in FIG. 7B, and an example of the vibration setting is similarly shown on the screens G5 and G6 in FIG. 7C. The screen G3 for selecting whether or not to perform the mail opening setting has a Yes button B2 similarly to the screen G1, and the screen G4 for performing the mail opening setting is the stop C5, the walking C6, and the running like the screen G2. Toggle switches T5 to T8 are provided for time C7 and heat C8, respectively. The screen G5 for selecting whether or not to perform vibration setting has a Yes button B3 as in the screen G1, and the screen G4 for performing vibration setting, like the screen G2, is C9 when stopped, C10 when walking, and C11 when traveling. Toggle switches T9 to T12 for each C12 with heat are provided.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displaying the sender of new mail in step Sb25 of FIG. FIG. 8A is a diagram when the exercise state is “stop” and the display character size flag is set to “standard”, and FIG. 8B is the exercise state “walking”. It is a figure when "large" is set to the display character size flag. In this way, when the exercise state is “stopped”, the sender of new mail is displayed with the text size of “standard”, and when the exercise state is “walking”, the sender of new mail is displayed with the character size of “large”. Since it is displayed, even when the user is walking and the mobile device 100 held by the hand shakes and the characters are difficult to read, the characters are displayed in a large character size, so that they can be easily read.

  As described above, the sender and the subject are displayed in step Sb25 with characters having the display character size set in steps Sb5, Sb10, Sb15, and Sb20 in accordance with the exercise state detected by the body motion detection unit 1041 and the presence or absence of heat. In this way, a new mail is notified. For this reason, if you are exercising or are in a poor physical condition, and it is difficult to read fine characters, you can set it to display in a large character size, so that you are exercising or in a poor physical condition The user can easily confirm that there is a new mail even when there is a new mail.

  Further, the vibration unit (vibrator) 113 is operated when there is a new mail according to the vibration function flag set in steps Sb7, Sb12, Sb17, and Sb22 according to the exercise state detected by the body movement detection unit 1041 and the presence or absence of heat. Decide whether or not For this reason, if you are exercising or are in a poor physical condition and it is difficult to read characters, you can set the vibration unit 113 to operate so that you are in the middle of exercising or in a poor physical condition. Even at some time, the user can easily confirm that there is a new mail. Also, the vibration unit 113 is operated.

  Also, according to the reading function flag set in steps Sb6, Sb11, Sb16, and Sb21 according to the exercise state detected by the body motion detection unit 1041 and the presence or absence of heat, when there is a new mail, the sender and subject of the new mail are displayed. Decide whether or not to read. For this reason, when you are exercising or are in a poor physical condition and it is difficult to read the text, set the sender and subject to be read aloud, so that you are in the middle of exercising or in a poor physical condition. Even at some time, the user can easily confirm that there is a new mail.

  Also, according to the mail opening flag set in steps Sb4, Sb9, Sb14, and Sb19 according to the exercise state detected by the body movement detection unit 1041 and the presence or absence of heat, when there is a new mail, the new mail is opened and the text is displayed. Decide whether or not to do. For this reason, when you are exercising or are in a poor physical condition and it is difficult to operate the mobile device 100, you can open new mail and set the text to be displayed. Alternatively, even when the user is in a poor physical condition, the user can easily check the text of the new mail.

Further, the character size when displaying the text and whether or not to read the text are determined in the same manner as the sender and subject of the new mail. For this reason, when you are exercising or in a poor physical condition, even when characters are difficult to read or operate, set the text to be displayed in a large character size or read aloud. Thus, even while exercising or in a state of poor physical condition, the user can easily check the text of the new mail.
Thus, even when the user is exercising or in a state of poor physical condition, the portable device 100 of the present embodiment can be easily handled. As a sensor for detecting a state of poor physical condition, in this embodiment, an example of a body temperature sensor is shown.However, the present application is not limited to a body temperature sensor, and an electroencephalogram sensor, a pulse sensor, an electrocardiograph, and the like, Any sensor that detects the physical condition of the human body may be used.

  In the present embodiment, the body motion detection unit 1041 detects three types of motion states “stop”, “walking”, and “running”, and the control unit 1042 performs processing contents according to the detected motion state. However, the motion states that can be detected by the body motion detection unit 1041 may be any one or two of these, or may be further classified into more than three types. The motion state may be made detectable.

  In addition to the above-described notification methods such as character display, character reading, and body vibration (vibrator), voice data such as music is stored in the memory 106, and the main control unit 104 The audio data may be read and reproduced, and output from the speaker 117 via the audio processing unit 115. At this time, based on the exercise state detected by the body motion detection unit 1041 and the presence or absence of heat, the music data to be played back is selected, the volume to be played back is selected, or the length of time to be played back is selected. Good. Thus, the user can easily confirm that there is a new mail even while exercising or in a state of poor physical condition.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The mobile device 100 in the present embodiment has the same appearance as the mobile device 100 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, and further has the same configuration as the mobile device 100 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. However, since the programs stored in the program memory 105 are different, the operation of the main control unit 104 is different.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram illustrating the configuration of the activation processing unit 2040 that functions when the main control unit 104 reads and executes the program of the present embodiment stored in the program memory 105. The activation processing unit 2040 is a processing unit that operates when the mobile device 100 shifts from the standby state to the activation state by opening the clamshell of the mobile device 100. The activation processing unit 2040 includes the body movement detection unit 1041, the control unit 2042, and the application execution processing unit 1043. Prepare. The body motion detection unit 1041 is the same as the body motion detection unit 1041 in the first embodiment shown in FIG.

  When the open / close detection unit 132 detects that the clamshell is opened, the control unit 2042 stores the program execution unit 2043 in the program memory 105 in accordance with the exercise state detected by the body motion detection unit 1041. Decide whether to run any of the applications that are running, and if you decide to run them, instruct the execution of the application determined by the number of times the clamshell has been opened and moved to the active state so far . In accordance with an instruction from the control unit 2042, the application execution processing unit 2043 reads an application (any one of the e-mail AP 1051, music playback AP 1052, and health management AP 1053 in FIG. 9) from the program memory 105, and starts executing the application.

  The e-mail AP 1051 is a program that can be executed by the main control unit 104, and is a program that causes the main control unit 104 to create / transmit / receive / display an e-mail. The music playback AP 1052 is a program that can be executed by the main control unit 104, and causes the main control unit 104 to play back music data stored in the memory 106 and the like and output it from the speaker 117 via the audio processing unit 115. It is. The health management AP 1053 is a program that causes the main display unit 111 to display the user's body temperature detected by the body temperature detection sensor unit 130 and the user's exercise amount calculated based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor unit 131.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the control unit 2042. When the open / close detection unit 132 detects that the clamshell of the mobile device 100 has been opened, the control unit 2042 starts the activation process in response to this, and first increases the counted number of activations by one. Update (Sc). Next, the control unit 2042 acquires the motion state of the user's body detected by the body motion detection unit 1041, and determines whether or not the motion state is “running” (Sc2). If it is determined that it is not “running”, the control unit 2042 ends the activation process by the unit.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step Sc2 that the exercise state is “running”, the control unit 2042 obtains the counted number of activations (Sc3) and sets the number of activations as an execution candidate. The remainder obtained by dividing the number 3 is calculated. The control unit 2042 determines the application program to be executed as the e-mail AP 1051 when the calculated remainder is “1”, the music playback AP 1052 when “2”, and the health management AP 1053 when “0” (Sc4). ). The control unit 2042 causes the application execution processing unit 2043 to read the determined application program from the program memory 105 and start the execution (Sc5).

  As described above, when the open / close detection unit 132 detects that the clamshell of the mobile device 100 is opened and the body motion detection unit 1041 detects “running” as the exercise state, the control unit 2042 receives these. Since the application execution processing unit 2043 starts execution of the application program, the application that starts execution at this time is made an application that is frequently used during exercise. Even when it is difficult to operate 100, the user can cause the portable device 100 to execute an application with an operation that can be easily performed during exercise, such as opening and closing the clamshell.

Furthermore, since the application executed at this time is determined by the number of times the clamshell of the mobile device 100 is opened and transitioned to the activated state, even when the mobile device 100 starts executing an application not desired by the user, the mobile device 100 By repeatedly opening and closing 100 clamshells, a desired application can be executed.
In the present embodiment, the control unit 2042 has been described as counting the number of times it has been activated so far, but this count may be cleared when a certain period of time elapses after entering the standby state. By doing this, the application that is executed when the clamshell of the mobile device 100 that has been in the standby state for a certain time or more is opened is fixed, so the application that is used most frequently is executed at this time. By doing so, the portable device 100 is easier to handle for the user.

  In the present embodiment, the body motion detection unit 1041 detects three types of motion states of “stop”, “walking”, and “running”, and the control unit 2042 detects when the detected motion state is “running”. The application execution processing unit 2043 has been described as starting execution of the application program, but the application execution processing unit 2043 is also allowed to start executing the application program even during “walking” other than “running”. Also good. Alternatively, the control unit 2042 may cause the application execution processing unit 2043 to start executing an application program in the exercise state designated by the user. In addition, the motion states that can be detected by the body motion detection unit 1041 may be any one or two of these, or may be further classified to detect more than three types of motion states. May be.

In the first and second embodiments, the body motion detection unit 1041 has been described as detecting the exercise state and the presence / absence of heat and outputting each, but the body that combines the exercise state and the presence / absence of heat. The state may be detected and output, and the control unit 1041 and the control unit 1042 may determine the processing content based on the physical state.
Further, in the first and second embodiments, the state processing unit 1040 in FIG. 3 and the activation processing unit 2040 in FIG. 9 function as the main control unit 104 executes a program stored in the program memory 105. However, these processing units or a part of these processing units may be realized by dedicated hardware.
In the first and second embodiments, the mobile device 100 is a clamshell type enclosure, and includes an open / close detection unit 132. When the predetermined time elapses without input or the clamshell is closed, the portable device 100 is in a standby state. It has been explained that when there is an input such as when the clamshell is opened, a key is pressed, an e-mail or a phone call is received, it will transition to the activated state, but other opening and closing mechanisms such as slide type instead of clamshell type It is provided with an opening / closing detection unit that detects whether the opening / closing mechanism is open or closed instead of the opening / closing detection unit 132, and is in a standby state when a predetermined time elapses without input or when the opening / closing mechanism is closed. When an input such as an opening / closing mechanism is opened, a key is pressed, or an e-mail or telephone call is received may be entered. Also, it does not have an open / close mechanism such as a clamshell or slide, and when there is no input, it transitions to a standby state when a predetermined time elapses, and it is activated when there is an input such as a key being pressed or an incoming mail or phone call. You may make it transition to.

  Also, a program for realizing the functions of the state management unit 1040 in FIG. 3 or the activation processing unit 2040 in FIG. 9 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on this recording medium is stored in the computer system. The processing of these processing units may be performed by reading and executing. Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

Further, the “computer system” includes a homepage providing environment (or display environment) if a WWW system is used.
The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a portable medium such as a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk, a ROM, and a CD-ROM, and a storage device such as a hard disk built in the computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” dynamically holds a program for a short time like a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In this case, a volatile memory in a computer system serving as a server or a client in that case, and a program that holds a program for a certain period of time are also included. The program may be a program for realizing a part of the functions described above, and may be a program capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes design changes and the like within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.

  The present invention is suitable for use in a mobile phone having an e-mail transmission / reception function, but is not limited thereto.

1 is an external view of a mobile device 100 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the portable apparatus 100 in the embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the state management part 1040 which functions when the main control part 104 in the embodiment performs a program. It is a flowchart of the state management process explaining operation | movement of the state management part 1040 in the embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the control part 1042 in the embodiment. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the control part 1042 in the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen which sets the prescribed value of (a) reading-out function flag, (b) mail opening flag, and (c) vibration function flag in the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which displayed the sender of the new mail in the same embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the starting process part 2040 which functions by the main control part 104 by 2nd Embodiment of this invention executing a program. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the control part 2042 in the embodiment.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Portable apparatus 101 ... Antenna 102 ... Radio | wireless part 103 ... Communication control part 104 ... Main control part 105 ... Program memory 106 ... Memory 107 ... Large capacity memory 108 ... Operation part 1081 ... Cursor key 1082 ... Decision key 1083 ... Ten key, * , # Key 109 ... main camera 1091 ... flash 110 ... sub camera 111 ... main display unit 112 ... sub display unit 113 ... vibration unit 114 ... GPS unit 115 ... audio processing unit 116 ... microphone 117 ... speaker 118 ... RFID reader 119 ... Ir Transmission unit 120 ... Ir reception unit 121 ... Indicator 123 ... Power source control unit 124 ... Battery 130 ... Body temperature detection sensor unit 131 ... Acceleration sensor unit 132 ... Open / close detection unit

Claims (12)

A body motion detector for detecting the state of motion of the body;
A portable device comprising: a control unit that determines a processing content when an input from the outside is received according to the exercise state. 2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the device is in a standby state, the control unit determines a processing content when receiving an input from the outside and transitioning to a startup state according to the exercise state. The portable device described. The body motion detecting unit detects a movement state of the holder, and the detectable movement state is one of a stop state, a walking state, and a running state, or at least two or more. The portable device according to claim 1 or 2. Comprising a notification unit for reporting information to the user;
The control unit receives information from an external device, determines a notification method when notifying the user based on the received information according to the exercise state, and notifies the notification unit of the determined notification method. The portable device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the portable device is made to notify using. The notification unit displays information to the user by displaying characters on the screen,
The portable device according to claim 4, wherein the control unit determines a size of a character displayed on the screen by the notification unit according to the exercise state. The notification unit displays information on the screen, vibrates the casing of the device, or outputs a sound to notify the user of information,
The said control part determines whether to display a character on the said alerting | reporting part, to vibrate the housing of the said apparatus, or to output an audio | voice according to the said exercise state. Mobile device. The notification unit performs notification of information to the user by converting voice data stored in advance into voice and outputting the voice,
5. The mobile phone according to claim 4, wherein the control unit determines sound data to be converted into sound by the notification unit or determines a sound volume output by the notification unit according to the exercise state. machine.   5. The control unit according to claim 4, wherein the control unit determines whether to notify the user that information has been received from the external device or to notify the user of the received information according to the exercise state. The portable device described. An application execution processing unit for executing an application stored in the storage unit;
When the control unit receives an operation input and makes a transition from the standby state to the startup state, the control unit determines whether to execute any application according to the exercise state and causes the application execution processing unit to execute the application. The portable device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the application is determined, the application execution processing unit is caused to execute one of the applications.   When the control unit determines that the application execution processing unit is to execute any application, the control unit determines the application to be executed by the application execution processing unit based on the number of times of transition from the standby state to the activation state. The portable device according to claim 9. A method for determining processing in a portable device,
A first process for detecting the state of motion of the body;
A process determining method, comprising: a second step of determining processing contents when external input is received according to the exercise state. A portable computer
Body motion detection means for detecting the motion state of the body,
The program for functioning as a control means which determines the processing content when the input from the outside is received according to the said exercise state.

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