JP2010063164A - Moving body communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a moving body communication terminal which easily carries out a target application program. <P>SOLUTION: The moving body communication terminal includes a means which, when operating a state register key, registers in a memory a music number of reproducing music, a reproducing time from the beginning to the time of operating the state register key for the reproducing music, and at least the number of letters and each letter code in preparing mail; and a means by which, when operating a state return key in a standby screen, a registered-in-memory music reproducing state or a mail preparing state is displayed, and when music reproduction is selected by a user, the music number registered by the means for registration in memory and the reproducing time are read out from the memory to return from the standby state to the music reproduction state of the registered music number and reproducing time, and when mail preparation is selected, return from at least the number of letters and each letter code under mail preparation, which is registered by the means for registration in the memory, to the mail preparation is caused. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly to a method for moving software to a desired software state.

  Conventionally, in a mobile communication terminal, software having many functions realizes each function by pressing a key several times before executing a certain function. An example of the operation of this prior art is shown in FIG. In a general function operation method as shown in FIG. 5, a field desired by the user is selected from the rough function list (step S1), and then the display of the list and selection from the list are repeated (step S2). , S3,..., The application program to be finally executed is selected (step Sn-1), and the target application program is executed (step Sn). By using this method, it has become possible to manage execution operations of many application programs.

  FIG. 6 shows a case of music playback as a specific example of such a method. First, the screen shifts from the standby screen (step S11) to the function list screen (step S12), and “music” is selected. By selecting “player” from the music function list (step S13) and further selecting “playback” (step S14), music playback is started (step S15).

  Another prior art is shown in FIG. This function stores mail that is being created without saving. First, the screen shifts from the standby screen (step S21) to the function list screen (step S22), and “Mail” is selected. Key operation for selecting "Create new mail" from the mail function list (step S23) and typing a few characters ("Oge") (steps S24 and S25) and returning to the standby screen (step S26) in that state I do. Similarly, when “Mail” is selected again on the function list screen (step S 27) and “Create new mail” is selected from the mail function list (step S 28), the character “Oge” typed and saved earlier is displayed. Is displayed on the screen (step S29), and the user can resume character writing after the character.

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  With the conventional technology as described above, it has become possible to manage execution operations of a large number of application programs. However, on the other hand, since many key operations are required before the target application program is executed, there is a problem that the burden on the user increases.

  Although the user's key operation burden is somewhat reduced in the prior art related to mail creation in FIG. 7, when restarting character typing, it is necessary to repeatedly select from the beginning and move to a new mail creation program, and again several times Required key operation. In addition, this technology is limited to a single mail and cannot manage a plurality of mails.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal that can realize the movement of software to a desired software state with few key operations and can easily execute a target application program. To do.

  When the mobile communication terminal of the present invention performs the status registration key operation, the song number of the music being played, the playback time from the beginning of the song being played to the time when the status registration key was operated, and the mail being created Means for registering at least the number of characters and each character code in the memory, and when the status return key operation is performed in the state of the standby screen, the music playback state or mail creation state registered in the memory is displayed, and the user's selection When music playback is selected, the song number and playback time registered by the means for registering in the memory are read from the memory, and the music playback state at the registered song number and playback time is restored from the standby state. When mail creation is selected, at least the number of characters registered in the mail registered by the means for registering in the memory and each character code are restored during mail creation. Characterized by comprising a stage.

  In the above mobile communication terminal, when an incoming call is received, the song number and playback time of the music being played at that time, or at least the number of characters during mail creation and each character code are automatically registered in the memory. To do.

  As described above in detail, according to the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, the desired software state is registered in the memory, while the software state is read from the memory and the software is restored to the desired software state. Therefore, the movement of the software to the desired software state can be realized with the user's key operation burden being greatly reduced, and the target application program can be easily executed.

The flowchart which shows the 1st operation | movement of embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the 2nd operation | movement of embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows the 3rd operation | movement of embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows embodiment of the mobile communication terminal of this invention. The figure which shows the operation example of a prior art. The figure which shows the specific operation example of a prior art. The figure which shows the other specific operation example of a prior art.

  Next, an embodiment of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention. In this figure, 11 is an MPU that controls the entire mobile communication terminal, and is composed of a baseband IC 12, an audio codec circuit 13, and a CPU. A flash memory 15 and a RAM 16 are connected to the CPU 14. The flash memory 15 and the RAM 16 can be taken into the MPU 11. The CPU 14 executes a process designated in accordance with a program that defines an operation procedure stored in the flash memory 15 based on signals from the baseband IC 12, the audio codec circuit 13, and the key operation unit 17, and the baseband IC 12 The audio codec circuit 13 and the display unit 18 are controlled. At that time, the CPU 14 uses the RAM 16 as a work area when executing a program stored in the flash memory 15. The RAM 16 stores learning function data, which is one of dictionary functions when inputting characters. On the other hand, the flash memory 15 stores character messages received from the message center, font information such as character patterns (including English and numbers) / icons (graphics), telephone book information, and the like. Furthermore, the flash memory 15 stores a software state, which will be described later, which is a feature of the present invention.

  The key operation unit 17 is connected to the CPU 14 and performs telephone number input, mail input, and various operation settings. The display unit 18 comprises an LCD and is connected to the CPU 14 to display various information, history, menus, and the like input from the key operation unit 17.

  The RF unit 20 includes an RF reception circuit that outputs a signal received by the antenna 19 to the baseband IC 12 as a demodulation signal, and an RF transmission circuit that outputs a modulation signal from the baseband IC 12 to the antenna 19 as a transmission signal. Switching between the RF receiving circuit and the RF transmitting circuit for the antenna 19 is performed by a changeover switch (not shown).

  The baseband IC 12 is controlled by the CPU 14 and modulates and demodulates audio signals and RF signals. The audio signal that is the output of the baseband IC 12 is amplified by D / A conversion by the audio codec circuit 13 and then drives the speaker 21. On the other hand, the audio signal input from the microphone 22 is amplified and A / D converted by the audio codec circuit 13, modulated by the baseband IC 12, and further transmitted as a transmission signal from the antenna 19 via the RF unit 20.

  In the mobile communication terminal as described above, when a user performs a key operation when software is being executed and the user enters a desired software state, the desired software state at that time is stored (registered) in the flash memory 15. Can do. In addition, the software can be restored from another state to the registered software state by a user key operation.

  A flowchart of the above operation is shown in FIGS. FIG. 1A shows a registration operation, and FIG. 1B shows a return operation. First, when performing registration, when the software is executed and the software is in a software state that the user desires to register (step S31), the user performs a software state registration operation (step S32) by a key operation. . Then, it is determined whether there is free space in the flash memory 15 in which the software-aware state is stored, or whether the memory is in a registerable state (step S33). The process ends without registering as it is (step S34), but if there is free space or the memory can be registered, the desired software state when the key operation is performed is stored in the flash memory 15 ( Step S35). Here, the software state to be stored includes the ID of the application program that is operating at that time (indicating the type of application program) and the parameters of the application program (information indicating the operation status at the time of registration of the application program, for example, While the mail is being created, the number of characters, each character code, etc., and the contents change depending on the type of application program) is stored in the flash memory 15. Then, the software state registration is completed (step S36).

  Next, when returning the software from another state to the registered software state, the user performs a return key operation during the software operation (step S41). Then, it is determined whether there is an application program currently being executed (step S42), and if there is, the user confirms that the software state is moved (step S43), and if the user rejects this confirmation by key operation. Then, the software state is terminated without moving (step S44), but if the user confirms the movement with a key operation in step S43, it is determined that there is no application program currently being executed in step S42. Then, the registered ID and parameter are read from the flash memory 15 (step S45), and the software is moved (returned) to the registered software state (step S46).

  The above operation will be described in more detail with a typical operation example. FIG. 2 (a) shows registration during mail creation, and FIG. 2 (b) shows a return from another state to a registered mail creation state. When the registration operation is performed by pressing the state registration key in a state where some characters of the mail are input (step S51, “Oge” is input), the application program ID at that time and the parameters of the application program (here, , The number of characters and each character code) are stored in the flash memory 15. At this time, a guidance “Current state is saved” is displayed on the screen of the display unit 18 (step S52). Thereafter, the screen of the display unit 18 returns to the same character input screen as that in step S71 (step S53), so that the character input can be continuously performed.

  On the other hand, when the state return key is pressed on the standby screen in step S61 to perform the return operation to the registered state, the screen of the display unit 18 displays “Where will you return?” And displays the return menu ( Step S62). In this example, in addition to “1. Creating mail”, “2. Playing music” is displayed in the return menu. This means that registration has already been performed during music playback in the same manner as the registration operation during mail creation described above. On this return menu screen, the number “1” key is used to select “1. Creating mail”. Then, as a result of reading the application program ID registered in FIG. 2A and the parameters of the application program from the flash memory 15, the character “Oge” appears on the screen of the display unit 18 (step S63). The state (software state) returns to the state at the time of registration shown in FIG. 2A, and operation from that state is enabled.

  FIG. 3A shows registration during music playback, and FIG. 3B shows return from another state to the registered music playback state. When the registration operation is performed by pressing the state registration key in a state where the music has been reproduced to the desired part (step S71), the application program ID and the parameters of the application program (here, sound quality setting value, reproduction song list, reproduction) The song number in the middle, the playback time at that time, etc.) are stored in the flash memory 15. At this time, a guidance “Current state is saved” is displayed on the screen of the display unit 18 (step S72). Thereafter, the screen of the display unit 18 returns to the screen during music playback (step S73). The music being played is played without interruption even if such registration is made.

  On the other hand, when the status return key is pressed on the standby screen in step S81 to perform the return operation to the registered status, the screen of the display unit 18 displays “Where will you return?” And displays the return menu ( Step S82). In this example, “1. Creating mail” is displayed in the return menu in addition to “2. Playing music”. This means that registration has already been performed during mail creation in the same manner as the registration operation during music playback described above. On this return menu screen, the number “2” key is used to select “2. Playing music”. Then, as a result of the application program ID registered in FIG. 3A and the parameters of the application program being read from the flash memory 15, the music registered in FIG. 3A is reproduced from the registered sound quality and the registered time portion. The screen of the display unit 18 becomes the corresponding screen during music playback (step S83).

  In the registration operation of FIG. 2 (a) or FIG. 3 (a), registration can be performed in a plurality of states, and in that case, in the return operation of FIG. 2 (b) or FIG. The operating state (software state) can be returned to a desired state by selecting from among the states.

  As described above, according to the above mobile communication terminal, the desired software state is registered in the memory, and when the software state is read from the memory, the software returns to the desired software state. The movement of the software to the software state to be performed can be realized while greatly reducing the user's key operation burden, and the target application program can be easily executed. In addition, since the user can arbitrarily set the software state to be restored (destination), it is possible to easily realize the restoration to the individual user preference state.

  In the above embodiment, the software state is registered in accordance with the key operation. However, when another event such as an incoming call occurs, the software state at that time is automatically registered in the memory. You can also In this way, other events can be operated quickly, and the software state (operating state) at the time of the event occurrence is not lost by the occurrence of other events, and the software state (at the time of the event occurrence) (when necessary) Software can easily be returned to the operating state.

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15 Flash memory 16 RAM
17 Key operation section 18 Display section 20 RF section

Claims (2)

When the status registration key operation is performed, the song number of the music being played, the playback time from the beginning of the song being played to the time when the status registration key was operated, and at least the number of characters and each character code during mail creation are stored in memory A means of registering with
When the status return key operation is performed in the standby screen state,
Displays the music playback status or email creation status registered in the memory, and by user selection,
When music playback is selected, the song number and playback time registered by the means for registering in the memory are read from the memory, and the music playback state at the registered song number and playback time is restored from the standby state,
A mobile communication terminal comprising: at least a number of characters during mail creation registered by the means for registering in the memory and means for returning from each character code when mail creation is selected.   2. When there is an incoming call, the song number and playback time of the music being played at that time, or at least the number of characters and the respective character codes during mail creation are automatically registered in the memory. Mobile communication terminal.

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