JP2010191495A - Mobile terminal and conversion program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal converting data with easy operation, and to provide a conversion program applied to a processor of the mobile terminal. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile terminal 10 includes an LCD monitor 26 provided with a touch panel 34, and detects a touch point, a current touch position, and a release point by a touch panel control circuit 32. A body display area (54) displaying Japanese, a conversion area (62), and a boundary line (68) dividing the two areas are set in the LCD monitor 26. A user can select a part or all of a Japanese character string by a touch operation. When touching the selected character string, sliding a finger over the boundary line (68), and thereafter releasing it in the conversion area (62), the Japanese character string is translated into English, and an English character string that is a translation result is displayed in the conversion area (62). The user can easily convert the Japanese character string displayed in the body display area (54) by the touch operation using the touch panel and can confirm the converted English character string. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly to a mobile terminal capable of converting displayed data, for example.

Conventionally, for example, a portable terminal capable of converting displayed data, for example, is known, and an example of this type of device is disclosed in Patent Document 1. With this background art translation apparatus, the input source language (Japanese) can be translated (converted) into a target language (English) suitable for the user's psychological state. For example, the translation apparatus simultaneously displays three areas: an area for displaying a list of examples in the source language, an area for displaying a list of synonymous expressions, and an area for displaying a translation result. Provide a screen. First, the source language input by the user is a short sentence used in travel conversation or the like, and a plurality of candidates are displayed in an area for displaying a list of examples of the source language. Next, when the user selects one example suitable for the purpose from the list in the source language, a list of synonymous expressions having different selection attributes (psychological states) is displayed in another area. Then, the user can translate the source language into the target language by selecting one example suitable for his / her psychological state from the list of synonymous expressions.
JP 2006-59017 [G06F 17/28]

  However, the translation apparatus in Patent Document 1 has the following problems when translating mail text that does not express the psychological state very much. First, when a source language written in a sentence such as an e-mail is translated, the user must select one example from a list of synonymous expressions even if the user does not need to express a psychological state. Also, by making extra selections, it takes extra time to translate the source language.

  Furthermore, if three areas are simultaneously displayed on an LCD monitor provided in a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA, the size of characters to be displayed is reduced and the visibility and operability of the user are reduced.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a novel conversion program applied to a portable terminal and a processor of such a portable terminal.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal capable of converting data with an easy operation and a conversion program applied to a processor of such a mobile terminal.

  The present invention employs the following configuration in order to solve the above problems. The reference numerals in parentheses, supplementary explanations, and the like indicate the corresponding relationship with the embodiments described in order to help understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention.

  A first invention has a touch panel, a display device in which a first display area for displaying arbitrarily selectable data is set, and a touch for detecting a touch start position, a current touch position, and a touch end position of the touch panel A second display area that does not include data, a display area setting means for setting a boundary line between the first display area and the second display area, and a touch position detection device. Selection means for selecting part or all of the data based on the first touch start position and the first touch end position, the second display start position is included in the first display area, the current touch position exceeds the boundary line, Furthermore, when the second touch end position is in the second display area, conversion means for converting data, and a table for displaying the data converted by the conversion means in the second display area Comprising means, it is a mobile terminal.

  In the first invention, the mobile terminal (10) includes a display device (26) having a touch panel, and displays a touch start position (touch point) by touch operation, a current touch position, and a touch end position (release point). It is detected by touch position detection means (32) such as a control circuit.

  Further, the display device is set with a first display area (52, 54) in which arbitrarily selectable data such as a character string is displayed, and a second display area is set by the display area setting means (20, S7). (62) and the boundary line (68) are set. Further, no character string is displayed in the second display area, and the character string is separated from the first display area by a boundary line.

  Here, when the user's selection operation is detected from the first touch start position and the first touch end position, part or all of the data displayed in the first display area is selected by the selection means (20, S17). The Also, a conversion operation in which the second touch start position is included in the display area of the selected character and the second touch end position is included in the second display area after the current touch position exceeds the boundary is detected. Then, the selected data is converted by the conversion means (20, S21, S87, S113).

  Then, the data converted by the conversion means is displayed in the second display area by the display means (20, S91, S115). That is, part or all of the data in the first display area is selected by the selection means, and when the conversion operation is performed, the converted data is displayed in the second display area.

  According to the first invention, the user can perform an operation of selecting data or an operation of converting data by a touch operation using the touch panel. That is, the user can easily convert the data displayed in the first display area by a touch operation using the touch panel, and can confirm the conversion result in the second display area.

  A second invention is dependent on the first invention and further includes a storage device that stores dictionary data including data, and the conversion unit converts the data based on the dictionary data stored in the storage device.

  In the second invention, the storage device (30) stores dictionary data (334, 346, 380, 382, 384, 386) including the selected data. Then, the converting means converts the data corresponding to the selected data in the dictionary data. That is, the conversion by the conversion means is executed by referring to the dictionary data.

  According to the second invention, data can be converted using dictionary data.

  A third invention is according to the second invention, wherein the storage device further includes setting means for storing a plurality of dictionary data and setting arbitrary dictionary data from the plurality of dictionary data, and the conversion means includes setting means The data is converted based on the dictionary data set by.

  In the third invention, the dictionary data includes, for example, a dictionary for converting a language, a dictionary (table data) for converting time into time of another country, a dictionary (table data) for converting units, and TV channels. It includes a dictionary (TV reception data) for conversion to teletext and a dictionary (metadata) for conversion of music data song names.

  According to the third invention, the user can obtain an arbitrary conversion result by selecting arbitrary dictionary data from a plurality of dictionary data.

  A fourth invention is dependent on the third invention, and the setting means includes a function-specific setting means for setting dictionary data based on a function to be executed.

  In the fourth invention, the portable terminal can execute a function of displaying a character string, a current time function, a unit calculation function, a TV viewing function, and a music player function. Then, the function-specific setting means (20, S31) sets a dictionary for converting units, for example, if the unit calculation function is executed.

  According to the fourth aspect, since appropriate dictionary data is set according to the function to be executed, the user can obtain an appropriate conversion result without performing an operation of changing the setting of the dictionary data.

  A fifth invention is dependent on any one of the second to fourth inventions, and communication means for performing data communication with a network to which a plurality of servers are connected, and dictionary data from the server by data communication by the communication means Dictionary data acquisition means for acquiring.

  In the fifth invention, the communication means (12, 14) performs data communication with the network (100), and a plurality of servers (110-160) are connected to the network (100) by wire or wirelessly. The plurality of servers include a server that stores dictionary data, and the dictionary data acquisition means (20, S55) acquires dictionary data from the server that stores the dictionary data.

  According to the fifth aspect, if there is no dictionary data necessary for conversion, the user can arbitrarily obtain dictionary data by data communication.

  A sixth invention is dependent on any one of the second to fifth inventions, the plurality of dictionary data includes translation dictionary data including both the first language and the second language, and the data includes the first The conversion means includes a character string representing a language, and converts the character string representing the first language into a character string representing the second language.

  In the sixth invention, the translation dictionary data (English translation dictionary) included in the plurality of dictionary data includes Japanese as the first language and English as the second language, and the first display area includes A character string indicating Japanese is displayed. Since the conversion means converts Japanese into English, an English character string is displayed in the second display area.

  According to the sixth aspect, the user can translate (convert) Japanese into a foreign language, for example, by a touch operation on the touch panel. Therefore, the user can easily describe or read a sentence written in a foreign language.

  A seventh invention is according to any one of the second invention and the fifth invention, wherein the data includes a character string representing the first language and the second language, and the dictionary data includes the first language and the second language Further comprising language determination means for determining whether the data selected by the selection means is either the first language or the second language, and the conversion means is determined by the language determination means. Translate one language to the other.

  In the seventh invention, for example, Japanese and English are mixed in the character string displayed in the first display area. The language determination means (20, S75) determines whether the character string selected by the selection operation is Japanese or English. The conversion means translates into English if the selected language is Japanese, and converts it to Japanese if the selected language is English.

  According to the seventh invention, even in a sentence in which two kinds of languages such as Japanese and English are mixed, the selected one language can be translated into the other language. Becomes higher.

  The eighth invention is dependent on the sixth invention or the seventh invention, and the translation dictionary data is composed of a plurality of translation dictionary data, and is acquired by position information acquisition means for acquiring position information, and position information acquisition means Translation dictionary setting means is further provided for setting arbitrary translation dictionary data from a plurality of translation dictionary data based on the positional information.

  In the eighth invention, the translation dictionary data includes English translation dictionary data, Arabic translation dictionary data, and the like. Then, the position information acquisition means (20, 36, 38, S35) acquires the position information of the mobile terminal 10, and the translation dictionary setting means (20, S37) translates into English according to the area including the position information. Set dictionary data or Arabic translation dictionary data. That is, if the position information is an area belonging to the United States, English translation dictionary data is set.

  According to the eighth invention, when traveling abroad, the user can translate the language into a language suitable for the destination country (region) without manually changing the setting.

  A ninth invention is according to any one of the fifth to eighth inventions, the dictionary data is table data acquired from a server, and the setting means sets table data as dictionary data. The conversion means includes server data acquisition means for acquiring data from the server that acquired the table data based on the address indicated by the address data when the converted data is address data, and the display means includes: Server data display means for displaying the data acquired by the server data acquisition means in the second display area is included.

  In the ninth invention, a music table, weather table, product table, exchange table or recipe table is acquired by data communication, and the table setting means (20, S103) sets these tables as dictionary data. When the address of the HDD provided in the server is obtained as a search result, the server data acquisition means (20, S113) acquires data in the data storage area indicated by the address, and the server data display means (20, S115). Displays the data acquired from the server in the second display area.

  According to the ninth aspect, since the data size of the dictionary data can be suppressed, a storage device with a small data capacity can be implemented. Further, the selected data can be converted to the latest data without updating the dictionary data stored in the storage device.

  A tenth aspect of the invention is a display device (26) having a touch panel (34) in which a first display area (52, 54) for displaying arbitrarily selectable data (character string) is set, and touch of the touch panel The processor (20) of the portable terminal (10) including the start position (touch point), the current touch position, and the touch position detection means (32) for detecting the touch end position (release point) is not included in the second data. Display area (62), display area setting means (S7) for setting the boundary line (68) between the first display area and the second display area, the first touch start position and the first touch detected by the touch position detection device Selection means (S17) for selecting part or all of the data based on the end position, the second display start position is included in the first display area, the current touch position exceeds the boundary line, and the second time When the H end position is within the second display area, conversion means (S21, S87, S113) for converting data, and display means (S91, S115) for displaying the data converted by the conversion means in the second display area This is a conversion program that functions as

  In the tenth invention as well, as in the first invention, the user easily converts the data displayed in the first display area by a touch operation using the touch panel, and confirms the conversion result in the second display area. be able to.

  According to this invention, the user can easily convert the data displayed by the touch operation using the touch panel, and can confirm the conversion result.

  The above object, other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a portable terminal of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing an appearance of the portable terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing a display example of the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing one example of an operation for converting data displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is an illustrative view showing a detailed display area of data displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an illustrative view showing one example of a menu setting screen displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an illustrative view showing another example of the operation for converting the data displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is an illustrative view showing another example of the operation for converting the data displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is an illustrative view showing one example of a configuration of layers set in the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is an illustrative view showing one example of a memory map of the RAM shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is an illustrative view showing one example of a data storage area in the memory map shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is an illustrative view showing one example of a configuration of text display data shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing conversion processing of the CPU shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing dictionary setting processing of the CPU shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing menu display processing of the CPU shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the selection confirmation process of the CPU shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing conversion result display processing of the CPU shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is an illustrative view showing one example of an operation for converting the current time displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 19 is an illustrative view showing one example of an operation for converting a unit displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is an illustrative view showing one example of an operation for converting a TV channel displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 21 is an illustrative view showing one example of an operation for converting a song name displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 22 is an illustrative view showing one example of an operation for converting a place name displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 23 is an illustrative view showing one example of an operation for converting a product name displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 24 is an illustrative view showing one example of an operation for converting the currency displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 25 is an illustrative view showing one example of an operation for converting a material name displayed on the LCD monitor shown in FIG. FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a part of the conversion process in the third embodiment of the CPU shown in FIG. FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing a part of the conversion result display process in the third embodiment of the CPU shown in FIG.

<First embodiment>
Referring to FIG. 1, mobile terminal 10 includes a CPU (also referred to as a processor or a computer) 20, a key input device 22, a touch panel control circuit 32, and a touch panel 34. When a call operation is performed by the touch panel 34 controlled by the key input device 22 or the touch panel control circuit 32, the CPU 20 controls the wireless communication circuit 14 corresponding to the CDMA system and outputs a call signal. The output call signal is transmitted from the antenna 12 and transmitted to the mobile communication network including the base station. When the other party performs a response operation, a call ready state is established.

  When a call end operation is performed by the key input device 22 after shifting to a call ready state, the CPU 20 controls the wireless communication circuit 14 to transmit a call end signal to the other party. Then, after transmitting the call end signal, the CPU 20 ends the call process. Also, when the call end signal is received from the call partner first, the CPU 20 ends the call process. Further, the CPU 20 ends the call process even when a call end signal is received from the mobile communication network regardless of the call partner.

  When a call signal from a call partner is captured by the antenna 12 while the mobile terminal 10 is activated, the wireless communication circuit 14 notifies the CPU 20 of an incoming call. Further, the CPU 20 controls the LCD monitor 26 which is a display device by the LCD driver 24 and causes the LCD monitor 26 to display the caller information described in the incoming call notification. Then, the CPU 20 outputs a ring tone from an incoming call notification speaker (not shown).

  In the call ready state, the following processing is executed. The modulated audio signal (high frequency signal) sent from the other party is received by the antenna 12. The received modulated audio signal is subjected to demodulation processing and decoding processing by the wireless communication circuit 14. The obtained received voice signal is output from the speaker 18. On the other hand, the transmission voice signal captured by the microphone 16 is subjected to encoding processing and modulation processing by the wireless communication circuit 14. Then, the generated modulated audio signal is transmitted to the other party using the antenna 12 as described above.

  The touch panel 34 is a pointing device for instructing an arbitrary position on the screen of the LCD monitor 26. When the touch panel 34 is operated by pressing, sliding (striking), or touching the upper surface with a finger, the touch panel 34 detects the operation. When the touch panel 34 detects a touch, the touch panel control circuit 32 specifies the position of the operation and outputs coordinate data of the operated position to the CPU 20. That is, the touch panel control circuit 32 functions as a touch position detection unit, and the user presses, slides (rubs), or touches the upper surface of the touch panel 34 with a finger, thereby operating directions and figures. Can be input to the mobile terminal 10.

  The touch panel 34 is a method called a capacitance method that detects a change in capacitance between electrodes generated when a finger approaches the surface of the touch panel 34, and one or more fingers touch the touch panel 34. Detect that. Specifically, the touch panel 34 has a projection-type capacitance method that detects a change in capacitance between electrodes caused by the approach of a finger by forming an electrode pattern on a transparent film or the like. It has been adopted. As the detection method, a surface type capacitance method may be employed, or a resistance film method, an ultrasonic method, an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, or the like may be used.

  Here, an operation in which the user touches the upper surface of the touch panel 34 with a finger is referred to as “touch”. On the other hand, the operation of releasing the finger from the touch panel 34 is referred to as “release”. The operation of rubbing the surface of the touch panel 34 is referred to as “slide”. The coordinates indicated by the touch are referred to as “touch points” (touch start positions), and the coordinates indicated by the releases are referred to as “release points” (touch end positions). Further, an operation in which the user touches the upper surface of the touch panel 34 and subsequently releases it is referred to as “touch and release”. An operation performed on the touch panel 34 such as touch, release, slide, and touch-and-release is generally referred to as “touch operation”. In order to perform the operation, a dedicated touch pen or the like may be provided. In addition, the touch point when touching with a finger is the barycentric coordinate of the area of the finger touching the touch panel 34.

  Further, the CPU 20 can acquire information on the current position by a GPS (Global Positioning System) control circuit 36 and a GPS antenna 38 which are position information acquisition means. For example, when the user performs an operation to acquire current position information, the CPU 20 activates the GPS control circuit 36 and receives a GPS signal transmitted from a GPS satellite (not shown) by the GPS antenna 38. Then, the CPU 20 acquires the latitude and longitude of the current position from the received GPS signal. Thereby, the portable terminal 10 performs a navigation function etc. using the received GPS signal.

  Furthermore, the mobile terminal 10 has a TV viewing function, and when an operation for executing the TV viewing function is performed by the key input device 22 or the touch panel 34, an image by digital broadcasting is displayed on the LCD monitor 26. Specifically, the DTV tuner 40 extracts a digital broadcast signal corresponding to the selected channel from the digital broadcast signal received by the DTV antenna 42. Further, the DTV tuner 40 performs processing such as digital demodulation on the extracted digital broadcast signal to generate a demodulated signal. Further, the DTV tuner 40 outputs the demodulated signal to the mobile terminal 10, and the mobile terminal 10 performs a decoding process based on the MPEG system on the demodulated signal to form a video signal. Then, the formed video signal is output to the LCD monitor 26, and the LCD monitor 26 displays a video by digital broadcasting of the selected channel.

  When a data communication operation via the network 100 is performed by the key input device 22 or the touch panel 34, the CPU 20 controls the wireless communication circuit 14 to control the dictionary server 110, the music server 120, the weather server 130, the product server 140, Data communication is performed with one of the exchange server 150 and the recipe server 160. The dictionary server 110 includes an HDD 112, which stores translation dictionary data for translating various languages into Japanese. Further, the HDD 122 included in the music server 120 stores music data, PV (Promotion Video) moving image data corresponding to the music data, jacket photo image data, and the like, and the HDD 132 included in the weather server 130 stores various regions. The latest weather information is stored, the HDD 142 included in the product server 140 stores information on various products, the HDD 152 included in the exchange server 150 stores the latest exchange information, and the recipe server Information indicating recipes for various dishes is stored in an HDD 162 included in 160. That is, the user of the mobile terminal 10 performs data communication with the dictionary server 110, the music server 120, the weather server 130, the product server 140, the exchange server 150, and the recipe server 160 by the mobile terminal 10, and acquires necessary information. be able to. Furthermore, the portable terminal 10 can perform data communication with a mail server (not shown) and send / receive mail by using a mail function. Note that the antenna 12 and the wireless communication circuit 14 function as communication means during data communication. Each server is connected to the network 100 by wire or wireless.

  FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing an appearance of the mobile terminal 10. With reference to FIG. 2, the portable terminal 10 has a case C formed in a plate shape. The microphone 16 and the speaker 18 (not shown in FIG. 2) are built in the case C. The opening OP2 leading to the built-in microphone 16 is provided on one main surface in the length direction of the case C, and the opening OP1 leading to the built-in speaker 18 is provided on the other main surface in the length direction of the case C. That is, the user listens to the sound output from the speaker 18 through the opening OP1, and inputs the sound to the microphone 16 through the opening OP2.

  The key input device 22 includes three types of keys, a call key 22a, a menu key 22b, and an end call key 22c. Each key is provided on the main surface of the case C. The LCD monitor 26 is attached such that the monitor screen is exposed on the main surface of the case C. A touch panel 34 is provided on the upper surface of the LCD monitor 26.

  The user performs a response operation by operating the call key 22a, and performs a call end operation by operating the call end key 22c. Further, the user operates the menu key 22b to display the menu screen on the LCD monitor 26. Then, the power-on / off operation of the mobile terminal 10 can be performed by long-pressing the end call key 22c. In addition, the user can input a telephone number by operating a GUI (Graphical User Interface) displayed on the LCD monitor 26. For example, numeric keys 0 to 9 are displayed on the LCD monitor 26 as a GUI, and the user inputs a telephone number by touching the display area of the numeric keys. Then, the user can establish a call state by operating the call key 22a after inputting the telephone number.

  Further, referring to FIG. 3 (A), when creating the outgoing mail, the LCD monitor 26 displays character input keys as shown in FIG. 3 (A), and the user displays it on the LCD monitor 26. Operate the entered character input key to create the body of the outgoing mail.

  First, a status display area 50 and a function display area 52 are set on the LCD monitor 26. The status display area 50 is set on the upper side of the LCD monitor 26, and displays the radio wave reception status by the antenna 12, the remaining battery capacity of the rechargeable battery, the current date and time, and the like. The state display area 52 indicates an area other than the state display area 50 and includes a text display area 54 and a key display area 56. The text display area 54, which is the first display area, is provided on the upper side in the function display area 52, and is sandwiched between the state display area 50 and the key display area 56 and is adjacent to each area. In addition, the text display area 54 shown in FIG. 3A displays the text of a certain outgoing mail. The state display area 50 and the function display area 52 are also said to be assigned to the display range of the LCD monitor 26.

  On the other hand, the key display area 52 is provided below the text display area 54, and a key group 58 is displayed. The key group 58 includes a plurality of keys including a character input key group, a line feed key, a character conversion key, a confirmation key, and an alphanumeric key.

  The user inputs an unconfirmed hiragana character using the character input key group in the key group 58. For example, the character input key includes a line input key. This A-line character input key is a key for inputting the characters "A, I, U, E, O". When operated, each character on that line can be specified and input. . That is, if the user performs touch and release once for the A line character input key, the character “A” is input, and if the touch and release is performed again, the character “I” is input. be able to. In addition, the user can select a kanji as a conversion candidate by converting an unconfirmed hiragana to kanji by using a character conversion key and repeatedly operating the conversion key. The user can confirm the conversion candidate kanji by operating the confirmation key. As a result, the user can input a Japanese sentence in which kanji and hiragana are mixed. The user can input alphanumeric characters by switching the characters assigned to the character input keys to alphanumeric characters by operating the alphanumeric keys.

  Here, the user operates the language conversion key 60 displayed in the text display area 54 to change the character string input in Japanese as the first language into the character string in English as the second language. It becomes possible to execute a conversion function for converting into (translating). The conversion function for converting this Japanese character string into an English character string will be described in detail below.

  FIG. 3B is an illustrative view showing a display example of a GUI displayed on the LCD monitor 26 after the language conversion key 60 shown in FIG. 3A is operated. Referring to FIG. 3B, a conversion area 62 as a second display area is newly set on the LCD monitor 26 adjacent to the lower side of the text display area 54. A menu key 64 and an “x” key 66 are displayed in the conversion area 62. Then, the text display area 54 and the conversion area 62 are separated by a boundary line 68. Note that in FIG. 3B, the state display area 50, the function display area 52, the key display area 56, and the key group 58 are the same as those described with reference to FIG.

  The conversion area 62 is an area in which a conversion result is displayed when a conversion operation is performed after a Japanese character string displayed in the text display area 54 is selected. Since the selection of the character string and the conversion operation will be described later with reference to FIGS. 4A to 4C, detailed description thereof is omitted here. The menu key 64 is a key for displaying a menu screen for performing an initial setting for converting a character string. The “x” key 66 is a key for erasing the display of the conversion area 62 by ending the processing of the conversion function. That is, when the “x” key 66 is operated, the display returns to the display shown in FIG. Note that the text display area 54, the conversion area 62, the menu key 64, the “x” key 66 and the boundary line 68 described in FIG. 3B are the same unless otherwise described. Detailed descriptions in other drawings are omitted.

  First, an operation of selecting a Japanese character string displayed in the text display area 54 and then converting it to an English character string will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 (A) to 4 (C). . After the user touches the touch panel 34, the user can select a character string by sliding to an arbitrary position. For example, in FIG. 4 (A), the state in which the character string is selected in the "Hello" is shown in the body of the outgoing email. Then, when the character string "Hello" is selected, the background color of each character in "Hello" is colored in blue. Hereinafter, a range colored in blue is referred to as a selection range. In FIG. 4A, the range colored in blue is indicated by a shaded rectangle in order to clearly indicate the selection range. In order to cancel the selection range, a touch-and-release operation may be performed outside the selection range.

  Next, in the conversion operation for converting the Japanese character string in the selection range into the English character string, after touching the selection range, the conversion operation is performed by sliding to the conversion area 62 over the boundary 68. Release. Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (C), In the conversion area 62, the conversion result of "Hi" is converted into "HELLO" is displayed. In this way, the user can translate Japanese into a foreign language by a touch operation on the touch panel 34. Therefore, the user can easily describe or read a sentence written in a foreign language.

  In addition, translation dictionary data 346 stored in the RAM 30 as a storage device is used for this conversion process. In other words, the dictionary to be used to "Hello" to the conversion process for converting to "HELLO" is a dictionary data for translation (conversion) English the Japanese, or English to Japanese. That is, the CPU 20 can convert a Japanese character string using the translation dictionary. Further, in the language conversion process, Japanese sentences are divided into words and phrases by morphological analysis and then translated into English. The process of translating using morphological analysis is a widely general method, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Instead of storing dictionary data in the RAM 30, a ROM that stores dictionary data may be mounted on the mobile terminal 10. Alternatively, an external recording medium (such as a memory card) can be inserted into the mobile terminal 10 so that dictionary data can be stored in the external recording medium.

  Here, selection processing for selecting a character string will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 (A) to 5 (E). First, FIG. 5 (A) is an illustrative view schematically showing a table range of a character string displayed in the text of a transmission mail. Further, the “ko” display area shown in FIG. 5A is shown in FIG. 5B, and the “ha” display area is shown in FIG. 5C. 7B and 7C also show the coordinates of the display area of each character. Referring to FIG. 7B, in the “ko” display area, the vertical axis is indicated by coordinates VCx1 and VCx2, and the horizontal axis is indicated by coordinates VCy1 and VCy2. On the other hand, referring to FIG. 7C, in the display area of “ha”, the vertical axis is indicated by coordinates VCx3 and coordinates VCx4, and the horizontal axis is indicated by coordinates VCy3 and coordinates VCy4. Although not shown here, the size of the character display area differs between full-width characters and half-width characters, and the area of the display area for half-width characters is half that of the full-width characters.

  Next, referring to FIG. 5D, the coordinates indicated by the point a are included in the “ko” display area, and the coordinates indicated by the point b are included in the “ha” display area. For example, if the coordinate of the point a is a touch point and the point b is a release point, the point a is slid in the direction of the point b. Then, when it is slid in the direction from point a to point b, as shown in FIG. 5E, a character string from “ko” including the touch point to “ha” including the release point is selected. The Thus, the background color of a character string "Hello" is colored in blue, the selection shown in FIG. 4 (A) is set. Hereinafter, an operation of sliding and releasing after touching is referred to as touch-and-slide. The selection operation is mainly performed by touch and slide.

  As another selection operation, any character may be touched and released. That is, when an arbitrary character is touched and released, a character string including the arbitrary character is selected. For example, when a character is touched and released for a hiragana character, the preceding and following hiragana character strings are selected, and when a character is touched and released for a kanji character, the preceding and following kanji character strings are selected.

  Here, the initial setting of the conversion process will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 (A) to 6 (E). For example, when the menu key 64 shown in FIG. 3B is operated, the menu screen shown in FIG. 6A is displayed in the conversion area 62. On this menu screen, a translation language key 70, a multilingual translation key 72a, a multilingual translation key 72b, and an end key 74 are displayed.

  The translation language key 70 is a key for changing the language converted by the conversion process. When the translated language key 70 is operated, a translated language menu screen is displayed in the conversion area 62 as shown in FIG. On the translation language menu screen, an English key 76a, an Arabic key 76b, and a language addition key 78 are displayed. The English key 76a and the Arabic key 76b correspond to the English translation dictionary data and the Arabic translation dictionary data constituting the translation dictionary data 346. The underlined key indicates translation dictionary data referred to in the conversion (translation) process. For example, in FIG. 6B, since “English” written in the English key 76a is underlined, the English translation dictionary data is referred to in the conversion process. That is, the user can specify the language to be converted by using the underlined key.

  When the Arabic key 76b is operated on the translation language menu screen, the conversion process is set to refer to the Arabic translation dictionary data, and the character string “Arabic” written in the Arabic key 76b is set. Is underlined. Furthermore, after the Arabic key 76 b is operated, the menu screen is displayed again in the conversion area 62. When the English key 76a is operated in a state where the “English” in the English key 76b is underlined, the translation dictionary data referred to in the conversion process is not changed, and FIG. Return to the menu screen display.

  Thus, the user can set an arbitrary language from among a plurality of translation dictionary data as an initial setting of the conversion process. That is, the user can convert an arbitrary language by selecting an arbitrary translation dictionary from a plurality of translation dictionaries.

  When the language addition key 78 is operated, data communication for acquiring translation dictionaries other than English and Arabic from the dictionary server 110 is started. Referring to FIG. 6C, when language addition key 78 is operated, a notice indicating that the data communication fee is charged by data communication is displayed in conversion area 62. Here, when the OK key 80 is operated, data communication with the dictionary server 110 is started. Then, in the conversion area 62, as shown in FIG. 6D, a list of translation dictionaries of languages that can be added is displayed.

  Referring to FIG. 6D, translation dictionary list menu screen is displayed in conversion area 62, keys such as Spanish key 82a and Chinese key 82b are displayed, and decision key 82c is also displayed. The Each of the Spanish key 82 a and the Chinese key 82 b indicates each translation dictionary data stored in the HDD 112 of the dictionary server 110. When the determination key 82c is operated in a state where “Spanish” in the Spanish key 82a is underlined, the Spanish translation dictionary data is downloaded (acquired) from the dictionary server 110. When the Spanish translation dictionary data is downloaded, a Spanish key 76c is displayed in the translated language menu screen as shown in FIG. As a result, the user can select an arbitrary translation dictionary in a state where a Spanish translation dictionary is added to English and Arabic. That is, when converting a character string, the user can arbitrarily obtain dictionary data by data communication if there is no necessary dictionary data.

  Note that a scroll bar may be provided on the right end side of the translation language menu screen and the translation dictionary list menu screen so that the user can select any translation dictionary data from two to three or more translation dictionary data. .

  Next, referring to FIG. 6A again, a case where the multilingual translation key 72a is operated will be described. When the multilingual translation key 72a is operated, a multilingual translation mode that can be converted (translated) into a plurality of languages on one screen using a plurality of translation dictionaries stored in the RAM 30 is set. The For example, when the translation dictionary constituting the translation dictionary data 346 is composed of English, Arabic, Spanish, and Chinese translation dictionary data, the multi-language translation key 72a is operated, and the end key 74 is further operated. Then, a transition is made to a screen as shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 7A, in the multi-language translation mode, the display of the key display area 54 is erased from the function display area 52, and the four conversion areas 62 are displayed. The text display area 54 is arranged at the center of the function display area 52 in a state where the display area is reduced. Furthermore, since the periphery of the text display area 54 is the conversion area 62, the boundary line 68 is set so as to surround the text display area 54. In the text display area 54, an end key 84 for ending the multilingual translation mode is set.

  In addition, the four conversion areas are set as an English conversion area, an Arabic conversion area, a Spanish conversion area, and a Chinese conversion area in the clockwise order from the upper left. It is delimited by boundary lines 86a-86d. Then, after the character string "Hello" in the text display area 54 has been selected, when it is touch-and-slide for the conversion area of the English from the selection, it is translated into "HELLO". In addition, Japanese character string "Hello" is, when it is touch and slide to the conversion area of Arabic from the selected range is converted to a string of Arabic, touch-and-slide from the selection to the conversion area of the Spanish Is converted to a Spanish character string, and when a touch-and-slide operation is performed from the selected range to the Chinese conversion area, the character string is converted to a Chinese character string.

  In addition, with reference to FIG. 8, in a state in which the conversion area of the English character string "HELLO" is displayed, and touch-and-slide is carried out from the conversion area of English in the conversion area of the Chinese, "Hello" Is converted to Chinese. In addition, "Hello" and touch-and-slide is the conversion area of the Spanish from the conversion area of the Chinese to continue is converted into Spanish, is a touch-and-slide in the conversion area of Arabic from the conversion area of the Spanish "Hello" is converted into Arabic and that. In other words, in one screen, it is possible to convert a string English, Chinese, in four languages of Spanish and Arabic of "Hello" (translation). When touch and slide between languages other than Japanese is performed, the character string in the selected range is converted into a corresponding language, not converted between languages other than Japanese. In other words, in the case from the conversion area of English has been touch-and-slide to the conversion area of the Chinese, as a result of a string of "Hello" has been converted to the Chinese is displayed. Thus, in the multi-language translation mode, the user can convert an arbitrary character string into a plurality of languages without switching the screen.

  When there are five or more types of dictionary data stored in the RAM 30, the dictionary set in the multi-language translation mode can be arbitrarily selected by the user. In addition, the arrangement of languages assigned to the four-divided conversion area 62 can be arbitrarily set by the user. Furthermore, the number into which the conversion area 62 is divided may be any number of 2, 3 or 5 or more. Further, the arrangement of the text display area 54 in the multilingual translation mode is not limited to the arrangement shown in FIGS.

  When the multilingual translation key 71a is operated, the multilingual translation mode is set. In the multilingual translation mode, when Japanese and English character strings are mixed in the text display area 54, when a conversion operation is performed on a Japanese character string, the text is translated into English. If a conversion operation is performed on, it can be translated into Japanese. Specifically, it is determined whether the selected character string is in Japanese (Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji) or English (Alphabet) from the character code of the selected character string (“JISX0208” defined in Japanese Industrial Standards). . If the character code indicates Japanese, a process of translating Japanese into English is executed. If the character code indicates an alphabet, the process of translating English into Japanese is executed.

  Thereby, even in a sentence in which two kinds of languages such as Japanese and English are mixed, the selected one language can be translated into the other language, so that the convenience of translation processing is improved.

  Note that switching the translation processing based on the language of the translation source is implemented in commercially available translation software and is a general process, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Here, a plurality of layers constituting the display of the LCD monitor 26 will be described. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C, three layers (the uppermost layer, the intermediate layer, and the lowermost layer) are provided in an overlapping manner, and in the virtual space, on the viewpoint side (user). An uppermost layer is provided, and an intermediate layer and a lowermost layer are sequentially arranged in a direction away from the viewpoint. In the uppermost layer shown in FIG. 9A, a state display area 50, a text display area 54, and a boundary line 68 are drawn. The size (area) in which the text display area 54 is drawn varies depending on the function to be executed. 9B, the conversion area 62, the menu key 64, and the “x” key 66 are drawn, but nothing is drawn when the language conversion key is not operated. A key display area 56 and a key group 58 are drawn on the lowermost layer shown in FIG.

  Note that the uppermost layer, middle layer, and lowermost layer shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C are display examples showing a state in which the function of creating the outgoing mail is being executed, and thus other functions are executed. In such a case, the graphic such as GUI drawn on each layer is different. Depending on the function to be executed, there may be a state where nothing is drawn on the intermediate layer and the lowermost layer.

  FIG. 10 is an illustrative view showing a memory map of the RAM 30. Referring to FIG. 10, a memory map 300 of RAM 30 includes a program storage area 302 and a data storage area 304. A part of the program and data is read from the flash memory 28 all at once or partially and sequentially as needed, stored in the RAM 30, and then processed by the CPU 20 or the like.

  The program storage area 302 stores a program for operating the mobile terminal 10. A program for operating the mobile terminal 10 includes a mail function program 310, a conversion program 312 and a data communication program 314. The mail function program 310 is a program for displaying and creating a transmitted mail and displaying a received mail. The conversion program 312 is a program for converting and displaying data (character string) specified in the selection range by a conversion process, and includes a dictionary setting program 312a, a menu setting program 312b, a selection confirmation program 312c, and a conversion result. A display program 312d is included.

  The dictionary setting program 312a is a program for setting a dictionary to be referred to at the time of conversion. For example, in the case of language conversion processing, the dictionary setting program 312a performs processing for setting translation dictionary data 346. The menu setting program 312b is a program for setting a translation language, setting a multi-language translation mode, and the like. The selection confirmation program 312 c is a program that stores data in the selection range in the selection range buffer 332. Further, when the multilingual conversion mode is set, processing for translating the language is set according to the character code of the selected character string by the processing of the selection confirmation program. The conversion result display program 312d is a program for displaying the data converted by the conversion operation in the conversion area 62.

  The data communication program 314 is a program for performing data communication with each server via the network 100. Although illustration is omitted, a program for operating the mobile terminal 10 is a program for making a call, a program for receiving a GPS signal, a program for executing navigation, and a digital TV. Includes programs.

  Referring to FIG. 11, operation buffer 330, selection range buffer 332, download buffer 334, search result buffer 336, and boundary line buffer 338 are provided in data storage area 304. Further, the data storage area 304 stores touch coordinate map data 340, display data 342, setting data 344, translation dictionary data 346, a touch flag 348, a simultaneous conversion flag 350, a boundary line flag 352, and a plurality of conversion flags. 354 is provided.

  The operation buffer 330 is a buffer for storing a result of a touch operation performed on the touch panel 34, and stores coordinates such as a current touch position, a touch point, and a release point, for example.

  The selection range buffer 332 is a buffer for storing the display coordinates of the character string in the selection range and the address of the character string data when data such as a character string is selected by the selection process. The download buffer 334 is a buffer for temporarily storing dictionary data acquired by data communication with the dictionary data 110, table data, and the like. The search result buffer 336 is a buffer in which search results obtained by referring to the dictionary are temporarily stored. The boundary line buffer 338 is a buffer for storing the coordinates of the boundary line 68 and the boundary lines 86a to 86d.

  The touch coordinate map data 340 is map data for associating the touch operation performed on the touch panel 34 with the display coordinates of the LCD monitor 26. That is, the CPU 20 associates the result of the operation performed on the touch panel 34 with the display on the LCD monitor 26 based on the touch coordinate map data 340.

The display data 342 is composed of display coordinates and image data such as characters, images, and GUIs displayed in the area set on the LCD monitor 26, and includes mail display data 342a and conversion area display coordinate data 342b. The mail display data 342a is composed of text display data 360 that is the display coordinates of the text display area 54, and the like. The conversion area display coordinate data 342b is coordinate data indicating the display area of the conversion area 62. That means
This is referred to when determining whether or not the current touch position is within the conversion area 62.

  The setting data 344 is data for storing a result of initial setting in the conversion process, and includes information indicating dictionary data referred to in the conversion process. The translation dictionary data 346 is composed of English translation dictionary data and Arabic translation dictionary data in the initial state (factory shipment state), but the translation dictionary data configured in accordance with the user's language addition operation changes. In other words, when the process of adding a dictionary is executed by the menu setting program 312b, the Spanish translation dictionary data and the Chinese translation dictionary data are also included.

  The touch flag 348 is a flag for determining whether or not the touch panel 34 is touched (touched). For example, the touch flag 348 is composed of a 1-bit register. When the touch flag 348 is turned on (established), a data value “1” is set in the register. On the other hand, when the touch flag 348 is turned off (not established), a data value “0” is set in the register.

  The simultaneous conversion flag 350 is a flag for determining whether or not the multilingual translation mode is set. The boundary line flag 352 determines whether or not the current touch position exceeds the boundary line 68 in the touch and release conversion process. Specifically, when the boundary line flag 352 is off and the current touch position stored in the operation data buffer 330 matches the coordinates of the boundary line 68 stored in the boundary line buffer 338, the boundary line 352 is turned on. If the current touch position matches the coordinates of the boundary line 68 with the boundary line flag 352 turned on, it is turned off. That is, every time the current touch position matches the coordinates of the boundary line 68, the boundary line flag 352 is switched on and off. Further, although the illustration of the boundary line flags corresponding to the boundary lines 86a to 86d is omitted, detailed description thereof is omitted because it has the same configuration as the boundary line flag 352 corresponding to the boundary line 68. Furthermore, the multiple conversion flag 354 is a flag for determining whether or not the multiple language translation mode is set.

  The configuration of the simultaneous conversion flag 350, the boundary line flag 352, and the multiple conversion flag 354 is the same as that of the touch flag 348, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Although not shown, the data storage area 304 stores data for displaying images and character strings to be displayed in the status display area 50 and other counters necessary for the operation of the mobile terminal 10. And flags are also provided.

  Here, the text display data 360 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. The text display data 360 includes text display coordinate data 370, “ko” display data 372, “ha” display data 374, and the like. The text display coordinate data 370 is coordinate data indicating the display area of the text display area 54. That is, when determining whether or not the current touch position is within the text display area 54, the CPU 20 refers to the coordinates of the current touch position stored in the operation buffer 330 and the text display coordinate data 370. .

  The “ko” display data 372 is data for displaying the character “ko”, “ko” display coordinate data 372 a indicating the display position of “ko”, and “ko” which is an image representing the character “ko”. "Display image data 372b and" ko "character string data 372c, which is character data indicating the character" ko ". Further, the “ko” display coordinate data 372a is display coordinate data of the coordinates VCx1, the coordinates VCx2, the coordinates VCy1, and the coordinates VCy2 shown in FIG. 5B, and the “ko” character string data 372c is “JISX0208”. Indicates the character code.

  The display data 374 of “ha” is data for displaying the character “ha”, and the data structure is the same as that of the display data of “ko”, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. The “ko” display coordinate data 374a is display coordinate data of the coordinates VCx3, VCx4, VCy3, and VCy4 shown in FIG.

  Under the control of an RTOS (real-time operating system) such as “Linux” and “REX”, the CPU 20 performs conversion processing shown in FIG. 13, dictionary setting processing shown in FIG. 14, menu display processing shown in FIG. 15, and FIG. A plurality of tasks including the conversion result display process shown in FIG.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the conversion process. For example, when the user performs an operation to display the outgoing mail creation screen, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the conversion area 62 can be displayed in step S1. That is, it is determined whether or not a function (application) that needs to convert data by displaying the conversion area 62 is executed. Specifically, the RAM 30 stores list data for storing a function to be executed and information describing whether or not it is necessary to display the conversion area 62 with the function, and in the process of step S1 , Refer to the list data. If “NO” in the step S1, that is, as a result of referring to the list data, if it is not necessary to display the conversion area 62, the process of the step S1 is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S1, that is, if it is necessary to display the conversion area 62 as a result of referring to the list data, a dictionary setting process is executed in a step S3. Since the process of step S3 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart showing the dictionary setting process shown in FIG. 14, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  Subsequently, in step S5, it is determined whether or not the conversion area 62 is displayed. For example, it is determined whether or not the language conversion key 60 has been touched and released within the display area. If “NO” in the step S5, that is, if the touch and release is not performed within the display area of the language conversion key 60, the determination in the step S5 is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S5, that is, if the touch and release is performed in the display area of the language conversion key 60, the conversion area 62 is set in a step S7. That is, the CPU 20 sets the conversion area 62 so as to be adjacent to the lower side of the text display area 54, and sets a boundary line 68 between the sentence display area 54 and the conversion area 62. The CPU 20 that executes the process of step S7 functions as a display area setting unit.

  Subsequently, in step S9, it is determined whether or not the operation is a selection operation. For example, it is determined whether or not a character string has been selected by touch and slide in the text display area 54. It is determined from the state of the touch flag 348 whether it has been touched, whether it has been touched and slid is determined from the coordinates of the touch point and the release point stored in the operation buffer 330, and whether it is within the text display area 54 is a release point. It is determined from the text display coordinate data 370.

  If “YES” in the step S9, that is, if it is a selection operation, the process proceeds to a step S15. On the other hand, if “NO” in the step S9, that is, if it is not a selection operation, it is determined whether or not the operation is a setting changing operation in a step S11. That is, it is determined whether or not the menu key 64 has been operated. If “NO” in the step S11, that is, if it is not an operation for changing the setting, the process returns to the step S9. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S11, that is, if the operation is to change the setting, a menu display process is executed in a step S13, and the process returns to the step S9. Since the process of step S13 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart showing the menu display process shown in FIG. 15, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  In step S15, it is determined whether the target can be selected. That is, it is determined whether or not the data in the selection range includes data that can be stored in the selection range buffer 332. The data that can be stored in the selection range buffer 332 is “ko” character data 372 c constituting “ko” display data 372 and the like. If “NO” in the step S15, that is, if the target is not selectable, the process returns to the step S9. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S15, that is, if the target can be selected, a selection confirmation process is executed in a step S17. Since the process of step S17 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of the selection confirmation process shown in FIG. 16, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  Subsequently, in step S19, it is determined whether or not a conversion operation has been started. That is, it is determined whether or not the touch flag 348 is on and the coordinates of the touch point and the current touch position are different. If “NO” in the step S19, that is, if the conversion operation is not started, the determination in the step S19 is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S19, that is, if the conversion operation is started, a conversion result display process is executed in a step S21, and the process proceeds to the step S21. Since the process of step S21 will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart showing the conversion result display process shown in FIG. 17, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  In step S23, it is determined whether or not it is an end operation. That is, it is determined whether or not the “x” key 66 for erasing the display of the conversion area 62 has been operated. If “NO” in the step S23, that is, if the end operation is not performed, the process returns to the step S9. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S23, that is, if an end operation is performed, the process returns to the step S1.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the dictionary setting process shown in step S3 (see FIG. 13). When the process of step S3 is executed, the CPU 20 displays a conversion key and sets a dictionary based on the function to be executed in step S31. That is, the dictionary is determined based on the list data describing the function to be executed. For example, in step S31, if the function to be executed is a mail function, the language conversion key 60 is displayed in the text display area 54, and a dictionary referred to in the conversion process is set in the translation dictionary data 346.

  Although the detailed description of the functions shown below will be described later, the dictionary to be set will be briefly described. First, the time difference table data 380 is set as a dictionary for a function that displays the current time, and the unit table data 382 is set as a dictionary for a unit calculation function. For the TV viewing function, TV reception data 384 is set as a dictionary. If it is a music player function, music data 386 is set as a dictionary.

  As described above, since the dictionary to be set is determined by the function to be executed, the conversion result is suitable for the function to be executed. In addition, CPU20 which performs the process of step S31 functions as a setting means classified by function.

  Subsequently, in step S33, it is determined whether or not a dictionary for translation has been set. That is, it is determined whether or not the translation dictionary data 346 is set. If “NO” in the step S33, that is, if the translation dictionary data 346 is not set, the dictionary setting process is ended, and the process returns to the conversion process. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S33, that is, if the translation dictionary data 346 is set, the GPS signal is received to identify the current position. That is, the country (region) including the coordinates indicated by the latitude and longitude indicated by the received GPS signal is specified.

  Subsequently, in step S37, the language of the translation dictionary data is set based on the current position, and the dictionary setting process is terminated. That is, translation dictionary data corresponding to the official language of the country where the current position is included is set. For example, in a country (region) that uses Arabic as an official language, Arabic translation dictionary data is set. Thus, when traveling abroad, the user can translate the language into a language suitable for the destination country (region) without manually changing the setting.

  If the current position is Japan, the English translation dictionary data is set by default, and if the translation language is changed by the language setting, the translation dictionary data of the changed language is set. In addition, when there is no dictionary data corresponding to the official language of the country specified from the current position, English translation dictionary data may be set, or from the dictionary server 110 with the consent of the user, Data may be downloaded. The CPU 20 that executes the process of step S37 functions as a translation dictionary setting unit.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the menu display process shown in step S13 (see FIG. 13). When the process of step S13 is executed, the CPU 20 displays a menu screen in step S41. That is, a key group for initial setting is displayed in the conversion area 62. For example, in the language conversion process, a translation language key 70, a multilingual translation key 72a, and a multilingual translation key 72b are displayed. Subsequently, in step S34, it is determined whether or not the operation is a conversion content change operation. For example, it is determined whether or not the translated language key 70 has been operated.

  If “NO” in the step S43, that is, if the translation language key 70 is not operated, the process proceeds to a step S65. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S65, that is, if the translation language key 70 is operated, a dictionary list is displayed in a step S45. For example, in the case of language conversion processing, the menu screen of the translation language is displayed, and the English key 76a and the Arabic key 76b corresponding to the English translation dictionary and the Arabic translation dictionary constituting the translation dictionary data 346 are displayed. To do.

  Subsequently, in step S47, it is determined whether or not the operation is for obtaining a dictionary from the server. That is, it is determined whether or not the language addition key 80 displayed on the translation language menu screen has been operated and the OK key 80 shown in FIG. If “NO” in the step S47, that is, if an operation for adding a dictionary is not performed from the server, the process proceeds to a step S59. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S47, that is, if an operation for adding a dictionary is performed from the server, data communication with the server is started in a step S49. For example, if it is a language conversion function, data communication with the dictionary server 110 is started.

  Subsequently, in step 51, a downloadable dictionary is displayed. That is, as shown in FIG. 6D, a translation dictionary list menu screen is displayed, and a plurality of keys corresponding to dictionary data stored in the HDD 112 of the dictionary server 110 are displayed. Subsequently, in step S53, it is determined whether or not it is a download operation. For example, as shown in FIG. 6D, it is determined whether or not the enter key 82c is operated in a state where an underline is added to the Spanish key 82a. If “NO” in the step S53, that is, if the determination key 82c is not operated, the process of the step S53 is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S53, that is, if the determination key 82c is operated, the dictionary data is downloaded in a step S55. For example, Spanish dictionary data is downloaded (acquired) from the dictionary server 110 and stored as Spanish translation dictionary data constituting the translation dictionary data 346. In addition, CPU20 which performs the process of step S55 functions as a dictionary data acquisition means.

  Subsequently, in step S57, the data communication with the server is terminated, and the process returns to step S47. That is, the data communication with the dictionary server 110 is terminated. In step S45, a Spanish key 76c corresponding to the newly added Spanish dictionary data is set.

  In step S59, it is determined whether or not the operation is to change the dictionary. For example, it is determined whether any of the English key 76a, the Arabic key 76b, and the Spanish key 76c shown in FIG. 6D has been operated. If “NO” in the step S59, that is, if any of the English key 76a, the Arabic key 76b, and the Spanish key 76c is not operated, the process proceeds to a step S63. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S59, that is, if any of the English key 76a, the Arabic key 76b, and the Spanish key 76c is operated, the dictionary used for the conversion is changed in a step S61, and the step S63 is performed. Proceed to That is, of the English key 76a, the Arabic key 76b, and the Spanish key 76c shown in FIG. 6D, an underline is added to the operated key, and information indicating translation dictionary data corresponding to the operated key is displayed. And stored as a part of the data constituting the setting data 344.

  In step S63, it is determined whether or not the operation is a return operation. That is, it is determined whether any of the keys corresponding to the translation dictionary has been operated. For example, referring to FIG. 6E, it is determined whether or not the English key 76a with an underline is operated. If “NO” in the step S63, that is, if the returning operation is not performed, the process returns to the step S47. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S63, that is, if a returning operation is performed, the process returns to the step S43.

  In step S65, it is determined whether multiple conversions are set. For example, it is determined whether or not the multilingual translation key 72a shown in FIG. That is, in step S65, it is determined whether or not an operation for setting a multi-language translation mode has been performed. If “NO” in the step S65, that is, if the multilingual translation key 72a is not operated, the process proceeds to a step S69. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S65, that is, if the multi-language translation key 72a is operated, the multi-translation mode (multi-language translation mode) is changed in a step S67, and the process proceeds to a step S69. That is, the multiple conversion flag 354 is turned on. For example, in the case of a language translation function, the multi-language translation mode is set if the multi-conversion flag 50 is on.

  In step S69, it is determined whether an end operation has been performed. For example, it is determined whether or not the end key 74 shown in FIG. That is, when the end key 74 is operated, the display of the conversion area 62 is erased from the menu screen, and transitions to the state of the conversion area 62 shown in FIG. If “NO” in the step S69, that is, if it is not an end operation, the process returns to the step S43. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S69, that is, if it is an end operation, the menu display process is ended and the process returns to the conversion process. When returning to the conversion process, if the multiple conversion flag 354 is on, the display of the function display area 52 of the LCD monitor 26 is switched to the display of the multiple language translation mode (multiple conversion mode). That is, in the display state shown in FIG. 6A, the display is switched to that shown in FIG.

  If it is a language conversion process, a process for determining whether or not the multilingual translation mode is set is executed before the process of step S69. That is, it is determined whether or not the multilingual translation key 72b has been operated. If “YES” in this process, that is, if the multilingual translation mode is set, the simultaneous conversion flag 350 is turned on, and the process of step S69 is executed. On the other hand, if “NO”, that is, if the multilingual translation mode is not set, the process of step S69 is executed without turning on the simultaneous conversion flag 350.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the selection confirmation process shown in step S17 (see FIG. 13). When the process of step S17 is executed, the CPU 20 determines the selection range in step S71. That is, a selection range is set, and data displayed in the selection range is stored in the selection range buffer 332. For example, in the case that contains the character string "Hello" to the selection, the character data of each character is stored in the selection buffer 332. Subsequently, in step S73, it is determined whether or not simultaneous conversion is set. That is, the simultaneous conversion flag 350 determines whether or not the multilingual translation mode is set. If “NO” in the step S73, that is, if the multilingual translation mode is not set, the selection confirmation process is ended and the process returns to the conversion process.

  On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S73, that is, if the multilingual translation mode is selected, the character code in the selected range is acquired in a step S75. For example, to get the character code of "Hello". Subsequently, in step S77, a translation process suitable for the acquired character code is set, and the selection confirmation process is terminated. For example, in step S77, if the character code indicates hiragana (Japanese), a process for translating Japanese into English is set. On the other hand, if the character code indicates an alphabet, a process for translating English into Japanese is set.

  When the character code indicates a language such as English or Italian instead of the alphabet, a process for translating the language indicated by the character code into Japanese is set. Furthermore, in another embodiment, after selecting a character, a GUI for selecting a translation source language and a translated language may be displayed. In addition, the CPU 20 that executes the process of step S75 functions as a language determination unit.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the conversion result display process shown in step S21 (see FIG. 13). When the process of step S21 is executed, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the boundary line 68 has been exceeded in step S81. That is, it is determined whether the boundary line flag 352 is on. In the case of the multi-language translation mode (multi-conversion mode), it is determined whether any of the boundary lines 86a to 86d has been exceeded.

  If “YES” in the step S81, that is, if the boundary line 68 is exceeded, the process proceeds to a step S85. On the other hand, if the boundary line 68 is not exceeded in step S81, it is determined in step S83 whether the conversion operation has been interrupted. That is, it is determined whether the boundary flag 352 is off and the touch flag 348 is off. If “NO” in the step S83, that is, if the conversion operation is not interrupted, the process returns to the step S81. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S83, that is, if the conversion operation is interrupted, the conversion result display process is ended and the process returns to the conversion process. That is, if the conversion operation is interrupted, the conversion result display process is terminated without displaying anything in the conversion area 62.

  In step S85, it is determined whether or not the release has been made in the conversion area 62. That is, it is determined whether or not the touch flag 348 is turned off and the release point is included in the conversion area 62. If “NO” in the step S85, that is, if not released in the conversion area 62, the process returns to the step S81. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S85, that is, if released in the conversion area 62, the conversion data is retrieved from the set dictionary in a step S87. That is, data corresponding to the data stored in the selection range buffer 332 is searched from the dictionary data set in the initial setting. For example, if the data stored in the selected range buffer 322 is "Hello", if it is set to English translation dictionary, the character string of "HELLO" and the corresponding "Konnchi is" in its English translation dictionary search As a result. Then, the character string “HELLO” is stored in the search result buffer 336.

  Subsequently, in step S89, it is determined whether or not the search result can be acquired. That is, it is determined whether or not the result searched in the process of step S87 is stored in the search buffer 336. If “YES” in the step S89, that is, if the search result can be acquired, the search result is displayed as converted data in a step S91. That is, the data stored in the search result buffer 336 is displayed in the conversion area 62. For example, a character string “HELLO” is displayed in the conversion area 62. On the other hand, if “NO” in the step S89, that is, if the search result cannot be acquired, an error is displayed in the conversion area 62 in a step S93. For example, in the process of translating Japanese into English, if Chinese is selected and an operation of converting (translating) into English is performed, the search result is not stored in the search result buffer 336, so An error is displayed. As an error display, a sentence such as “The selected character string cannot be translated because it is not in Japanese” is displayed in the conversion area 62.

  When the process of step S91 or step S93 ends, the conversion result display process ends and the process returns to the conversion process.

  Note that if the multiple conversion mode (multiple language translation mode) is set and the conversion operation has been performed even once, the processing from step S9 to S17 is omitted. In the conversion result display process, after the position of the divided conversion area 62 including the release point is specified, the search process in step S87 is executed.

  In addition, the language conversion process is not limited to the text of the outgoing mail, but the function to display text such as the text of the received mail, the text displayed with the Notepad function, and the text of the site acquired by data communication. If so, it can be executed.

  In the process of step S35, the current position (country or region) is specified from the GPS signal, but it may be a process of specifying the country or region from information transmitted from a neighboring base station.

<Second embodiment>
In the second embodiment, a conversion process for converting data other than language will be described. Specifically, each of the current time, unit, TV channel, and music data song name can be converted into preset data. The selection operation may differ depending on the data to be converted, but the conversion operation is the same as the language conversion operation.

  In addition, in 2nd Example, the block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal 10 of FIG. 1, the illustration figure which shows the external appearance of the portable terminal of FIG. 2, the memory map of RAM30 shown in FIGS. 10-12, and the conversion shown in FIG. The process, the dictionary setting process shown in FIG. 14, the menu display process shown in FIG. 15, the selection setting process shown in FIG. 16, and the conversion result display process shown in FIG. 17 are the same as those in the first embodiment. The detailed description is omitted. In the second embodiment, the function display area 52 is treated as the first display area instead of the text display area 54.

  First, time conversion will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 18 (A) to 18 (E). Referring to FIG. 18A, the function display area 52 has a function of displaying the current time in Japan including the date and time. When the time conversion key 60 is operated, as shown in FIG. 18B, a conversion area 62 is displayed, and a menu key 64 and an “x” key 66 are displayed. The function display area 52 and the conversion area 62 are separated by a boundary line 68.

  When the display time is selected by touch and slide and a conversion operation is performed in the same manner as the language conversion, the current time in Japan is converted to the current time in New York as shown in FIG. And displayed in the conversion area 62. For this time conversion, a time difference table is used instead of the translation dictionary data 346, and for example, as shown in FIG. 18 (D), it is composed of time difference data indicating the time difference between Japan and other regions. The time difference table is stored in the RAM 30, and is stored as time difference table data 380 in the data storage area 304 as shown in FIG.

  In the menu setting for the time conversion process, the region where the time is converted can be changed. Furthermore, time difference data not included in the time difference table data 380 can be added by data communication with a time difference server (not shown). In the multiple time conversion mode, the time can be converted into a plurality of time zones having different time differences on a single screen display.

  Next, unit conversion processing will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 19 (A) to 19 (D). Referring to FIG. 19A, the function display area 52 displays a unit calculation function that is a sub-function of the calculator function. In this unit calculation function, the conversion area 62, the menu key 64 and the “×” key 66 are already displayed, and the function display area 52 and the conversion area 62 are separated by a boundary line 68. Also, “100 mi (mi)” is displayed in the function display area 52. When “100mi” is selected by touch and slide and a conversion operation is performed, “100mi” is converted to “160931 m (m: meter)”. That is, a numerical value expressed by miles (mi) is converted into a numerical value expressed by meters (m).

  For the unit conversion, a unit table is used instead of the translation dictionary data 346. For example, the unit table shown in FIG. The unit table is stored as unit table data 382 in the data storage area 304 of the RAM 30.

  Note that the unit that can be input and the unit to be converted can be set in advance, and various other units such as “in (in: inch)”, “g (g: gram)”, and “through” can be set. However, length units (m, mi, and in) cannot be converted to weight units (g and through). For units that are not stored in the unit table, unit data can be added from a unit server (not shown). In the unit multiple conversion mode, conversion into a plurality of units can be performed on one screen.

  Next, TV channel conversion will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 (A) to 20 (D). With reference to FIG. 20A, a function display area 52 and a key display area 56 are displayed. In the function display area 52, moving picture data of a TV program received by the TV function is displayed. In the key display area 56, channel key groups 1 to 12 are set. The user can select a channel by touching and releasing each channel key, and the channel key corresponding to the selected channel is included in the selection range. That is, in FIG. 20A, a 4-channel key is selected, and a 4-channel program is displayed in the function display area 52.

  Here, a conversion area 62 is set below the key display area 56 and is divided by a boundary line 68. When a selection operation is performed on an arbitrary channel key, it is converted into data broadcast (character string data) of a channel corresponding to the key. For example, as shown in FIG. 20B, when a 4-channel key is selected and operated, a number corresponding to the 4-channel key is read and converted into a data broadcast indicated by the read number (“4”). That is, in FIG. 20C, the data broadcast corresponding to the number “4” is displayed in the conversion area 62.

  This TV channel conversion process is performed based on TV program reception data, not translation dictionary data 346. As shown in FIG. 20D, this TV program reception data is stored in the data storage area 304 of the RAM 30 as TV reception data 384, and is composed of video broadcast video and data broadcast character data.

  Next, the music name song name conversion process will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 21 (A) to 21 (D). Referring to FIG. 21A, a plurality of GUIs indicating that the music player function is being executed are displayed above the function display area 52. In the center of the function display area 52, names of a plurality of reproducible music data are displayed. Further, the song name of the music data being reproduced is surrounded by a selection range and is in a selected state. A music conversion key 60 is set at the bottom of the function display area 52.

  When the music conversion key 60 is operated, as shown in FIG. 21B, a conversion range 62 is displayed, a menu key 64 and an “x” key 66 are further displayed, and a function display area 52 and a conversion area 62 are displayed. Are separated by a boundary line 68. Then, when a conversion operation is performed on the selected song title, the song title is converted into lyrics data of music data as shown in FIG. For example, when the song name “YY” is selected and a conversion operation is performed, the song name “YY” is converted into the lyrics “AAAA.

  In the song name conversion process, the conversion process is executed by using the metadata of each music data as a dictionary instead of the translation dictionary data 346. The metadata corresponding to the music data includes the song name of the music data, the lyrics of the music data, the data size, the player name, the composer name, and the like. When the conversion process is performed, metadata including the name of the music data is read, and the lyrics in the metadata are displayed in the conversion area 62. Each music data is stored in the RAM 30 and is stored as music data 386 in the data storage area 304 of the RAM 30 with reference to FIG. The music data 386 includes XX music data 386b corresponding to the XX music data 386a and XX music data 386a, and YY music data 386c and YY music metadata 386d.

  Note that the menu setting for the music data conversion processing may be set so that, in addition to the lyrics, the data size included in the metadata, the player name, the composer name, and the like are converted. Further, new music data and metadata of the music data may be added by data communication with the music server 120.

  Thus, by using table data other than translation dictionary data 346 as a dictionary, various data can be converted in addition to language conversion.

<Third embodiment>
In the third embodiment, a conversion process for converting data other than language using a server connected to the network 100 will be described. Specifically, each piece of data includes the song name of the music data, the place name indicated by the weather forecast information, the product name displayed on the shopping site, the currency such as yen and dollars, and the material name displayed on the recipe site. Convert using the corresponding server.

  In the third embodiment, the configuration of the mobile terminal 10, the external view of the mobile terminal 10, the memory map of the RAM 30, the dictionary setting process executed by the CPU 20, the menu display process, and the selection confirmation process are the same as in the first embodiment and the first embodiment. Since it is the same as 2 Example, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. Also in the third embodiment, the function display area 52 is treated as the first display area instead of the text display area 54.

  First, music data conversion processing will be described with reference to FIGS. 21B, 21E, and 21F. First, referring to FIG. 21B, when the music player function is executed, the menu key 64 is operated, and the song name conversion process is stored in the HDD 122 of the music server 120 from the setting for converting the song title conversion process into lyrics. The setting is changed so as to be converted into the PV moving image data or the jacket photo data. Then, the portable terminal 10 acquires music table data from the music server 120 and treats the music table as a dictionary, thereby converting the music title of the music data into PV moving image data or jacket photo data. Referring to FIG. 21E, the music table is composed of a song name column and an HDD 122 address column, and the song name of the music data, that is, the song name and the address of the HDD 122 are associated with each other. That is, when a conversion operation is performed on the song name of the music data, the song name column of the music table is searched, and the corresponding address is used as the search result. Then, based on the address of the search result, data communication with the music server 120 is started, and the PV moving image data or the jacket photo data is downloaded (acquired).

  For example, referring to FIG. 21D and FIG. 21F, if it is set to be converted into PV video data, the address of HDD 122 will be displayed when the conversion operation is performed on the song name “YY”. “0XA0030001” is the search result. Then, “YY.flv” moving image data is downloaded from the data storage area indicated by the address “0XA0030001” of the HDD 122, and the moving image data is reproduced in the conversion area 62. If it is set to be converted into jacket photo data, “YY.jpg” image data is downloaded from the data storage area indicated by the address “0XA0030001” of the HDD 122, and the image data is displayed in the conversion area 62. Is done.

  Note that the music server 120 may store performance information of the performer, etc., and the song name of the music data may be converted into performance information of the performer performing the song. Also, the file format of the moving image data is not limited to “flv” but may be other formats such as “mp4”, and the file format of the image data is not limited to “jpg” but “png” or It may be “bmp”.

  Next, the conversion process of the place name contained in weather information is demonstrated using FIG. 22 (A)-FIG.22 (E). When the function of acquiring weather information from the weather server 130 is executed, a map, a place name corresponding to the map, and weather information corresponding to the place name are displayed in the function display area 54. Referring to FIG. 22A, in function display area 54, a map of Japan, place names of Sapporo, Tokyo and Fukuoka, weather information corresponding to each place name, and weather conversion key 60 are displayed. ing. When the weather conversion key 60 is operated, as shown in FIG. 22B, a menu key 64 and an “x” key 66 are displayed in the conversion area 62, and the function display area 52 and conversion are indicated by a boundary line 68. Region 62 is delimited. Then, when the conversion operation is performed after the place name of Fukuoka is selected by touch and slide, the weather information of Fukuoka is displayed in detail in the conversion area 62 as shown in FIG.

  Specifically, when a function for acquiring weather information from the weather server 130 is executed, the CPU 20 acquires a weather table from the weather server 130. In the place name conversion process, the place name is converted into detailed weather information by treating the weather table as a dictionary. In this weather table, as shown in FIG. 22D, the place name is associated with the address of the HDD 132 of the weather server 130, and when an arbitrary place name is converted, the address of the HDD 132 is searched. Output as a result. Then, detailed weather information is acquired from the weather server 130 based on the address of the HDD 132 as a search result.

  For example, referring to FIG. 22D, when the place name “Fukuoka” is converted, the address “0XB0000003” is the search result. Referring to FIG. 22E, detailed weather information from the data storage area indicated by the address “0XB0000003” of the HDD 132, that is, weather data predicted every 6 hours from 6 o'clock (sunny, cloudy, rainy, Rain) is downloaded, and weather information expected every 6 hours from 6 o'clock is displayed in the conversion area 62.

  The data to be converted may be other data related to the weather, such as the amount of ultraviolet rays, instead of the expected weather. Further, the map may be not only a map of Japan but also a map of Kanto region or Kinki region, or a map of overseas.

  Next, the conversion process of the product name displayed on the shopping site will be described with reference to FIGS. 23 (A) to 23 (E). When an operation for acquiring a product name at a shopping site is performed by data communication with the product server 140, a list of product names is displayed in the function display area 52. Referring to FIG. 23A, in the function display area 52, product names from PANT1 to PANT3 are displayed, and a product conversion key 60 is displayed. When the product conversion key 60 is operated, as shown in FIG. 23B, a conversion area 62 is displayed, and a menu key 64 and an “x” key are displayed. And the conversion area 62 are separated. Unlike the other embodiments, the mannequin image M is displayed in the conversion area 62 in advance. For example, when a conversion operation is performed after PANT1 is selected, PANT1 is converted into a product image PN1 corresponding to PANT1 and displayed in conversion area 62, as shown in FIG. It is synthesized and displayed with the mannequin image M.

  Specifically, when an operation for acquiring a list of product names from the product server 140 is executed, the CPU 20 acquires a product table from the product server 140 and stores it in the download data buffer 334 in the RAM 30. In the product name conversion process, the product name is converted into image data corresponding to the product by treating the product server as a dictionary. In the product table, referring to FIG. 23D, the product name and the address of the HDD 142 of the product server 140 are associated with each other, and when an arbitrary product name is converted, The address is stored in the search result buffer 336 as a search result. If the search result is the address of the HDD 142, the image data is acquired from the product server 140 based on the address.

  That is, referring to FIG. 23D, when the conversion operation is performed on the product name PANT1, the address “0XC0000001” is stored in the search result buffer 336. Then, referring to FIG. 23E, based on address “0XC0000001”, image PN1 indicated by “PANT1.jpg” is downloaded from HDD 142, and the image PN1 is displayed in conversion area 62. M is displayed in a synthesized state.

  Note that the number of product names displayed on one screen is not limited to three, and more product names may be displayed. Furthermore, the mannequin image M may be configured to be finely set to resemble the appearance of the user. Further, the product is not limited to PANT (pants), and may be various products such as a jacket and a hat. The data format of the image data to be downloaded is not limited to “jpg”, but may be a data format such as “png” or “bmp”.

  Next, currency conversion processing such as yen and dollars will be described with reference to FIGS. Referring to FIG. 24A, when an operation for calculating a rate using the latest currency rate is executed by data communication with exchange server 150, a rate calculation screen is displayed in function display area 52, Further, a boundary line 68 and a conversion area 62 for displaying the rate calculation result are set. For example, if the conversion operation is performed in a state where “100 yen” is displayed on the rate calculation screen, the yen is converted into US dollars, and “1 dollar 11 cents” is displayed as shown in FIG.

  Specifically, when an operation for calculating a rate is performed by data communication with the exchange server, the CPU 20 acquires an exchange table from the exchange server 150 and stores it in the download buffer 334. In the currency conversion process, the currency is converted by treating the exchange table as a dictionary. Referring to FIG. 24C, the currency table is configured to associate yen with other currencies such as US dollars. For example, in the column of US dollars for yen in the leftmost column, the address “0XD0000001” of HDD 152 is stored. Is remembered. Referring to FIG. 24D, the exchange rate “90.0901” between the yen and the US dollar is stored in the data storage area indicated by the address “0XD0000001” of the HDD 152.

  That is, when an operation for converting yen into US dollars is performed, the exchange rate is read from the HDD 152, and converted into US dollars based on the read exchange rate.

  Note that the conversion source currency and the converted currency are not limited to yen and US dollars, and any currency such as “won” or “euro” can be selected. The exchange rate stored in the HDD 152 is updated to the latest state every 6 hours.

  Further, the mobile terminal 10 may store an exchange table in which exchange rates are recorded in advance. In this case, every time the rate is calculated, the latest exchange rate may be acquired from the exchange server 150, or the exchange table may be updated to the latest state at the discretion of the user.

  Furthermore, when the multiple conversion mode is set in the currency conversion process, it is possible to convert into multiple currency units on one screen.

  Next, conversion processing for converting a material name into a recipe will be described with reference to FIGS. 25 (A) to 25 (D). Referring to FIG. 25A, when an operation for converting a material name into a recipe for cooking is executed by data communication with recipe server 160, a recipe screen is displayed in function display area 52, and a boundary line is further displayed. 68 and a conversion area 62 for displaying the result of converting the material name into a recipe are set. In addition, the recipe screen displays material names such as potatoes and onions. Then, when the conversion process is performed after the potato is selected, as shown in FIG. 25 (B), it is converted into a cooking recipe using potato as an ingredient.

  Specifically, when data communication with the recipe server is established, the CPU 20 acquires a recipe table from the recipe server 162 and stores it in the download buffer 334. In the material name conversion process, the material name is converted into a recipe by treating the recipe table as a dictionary. Referring to FIG. 25D, in the recipe table, the material name and the address of HDD 162 of recipe server 160 are associated with each other. For example, potato is associated with address “0XE0000001”. Referring to FIG. 25D, the data storage area indicated by the address “0XE0000001” of HDD 162 stores the details of the recipe using potato as a material. That is, when an operation of converting the potato material name is performed, details of the recipe using the potato as a material are read from the HDD 162, and the read recipe is displayed in the conversion area 62.

  A plurality of recipes may correspond to one material name. In this case, a plurality of conversion results may be displayed in the conversion area 62. Furthermore, when a conversion operation is performed on another material name in a state where a plurality of conversion results are displayed, conversion processing by AND search including two material names may be performed. Further, an AND search including at least one of the two material names may be performed instead of an AND search including the two material names. The material names included in the recipe screen may include various material names as well as potatoes and onions.

  Here, conversion processing and conversion result display processing in the case where table data is acquired from an arbitrary server and the selected data is converted will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  First, the conversion process in the third embodiment is executed by further adding steps S101 and S103 to the conversion process shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 26, if the process is “YES” in step S1, it is determined in step S101 whether the function is a WEB function. That is, it is determined whether or not data communication with the server is performed by the data communication function. If “NO” in the step S101, that is, if it is not the WEB function, the processes after the step S3 are executed. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S101, that is, if it is a WEB function, a conversion key is displayed in a step S103, and a conversion table is acquired from the server. For example, if the function is to acquire weather information, the weather conversion key 60 is displayed in the function display area 52 and the weather table is acquired from the weather server 130. The acquired weather table is stored in the download buffer 334. When the process of step S103 is completed, the process proceeds to step S5, and the processes after step S5 are executed.

  Next, the conversion result display process in the third embodiment is executed by further adding the processes of steps S111 to S115 to the conversion result display process shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 27, if “YES” in the process of step S89, it is determined whether or not the search result is an address in step S111. That is, it is determined whether or not the data stored in the search result buffer 336 starts with a character string representing an address such as “0X”. If “NO” in the step S111, that is, if the search result is not an address, the processes after the step S91 are executed. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S111, that is, if the search result is an address, data is acquired (downloaded) from the server based on the address in a step S113. For example, during data communication with the weather server 130, data is acquired from the HDD 132 based on the address of the search result, and the acquired data is stored in the download buffer 334. In addition, CPU20 which performs the process of step S113 functions as a server data acquisition means.

  In step S115, the data acquired from the server is displayed as converted data. For example, if detailed weather information is stored in the download buffer 334, the detailed weather information is displayed in the conversion area 62 as shown in FIG. When the process of step S115 ends, the conversion result display process ends, and the process returns to the conversion process. In addition, CPU20 which performs the process of step S115 functions as a server data display means.

  Thereby, since the data size of the dictionary used for the conversion process can be suppressed, the data capacity of the storage device provided in the mobile terminal 10, that is, the RAM 30, can be effectively used. Further, by converting using the latest table data stored in the server, the user can select the selected data without updating the translation dictionary data 346 and the table data corresponding to the dictionary data of the mobile terminal 10. It can be converted to the latest data.

  In addition, CPU20 which performs the process of step S31, S61 or S103 functions as a setting means. Although detailed illustration is omitted, when a search site used on a global scale is displayed in the function display area 54, the current position is included when a conversion operation is performed on the search site. You may make it convert into the search site corresponding to a country. Specifically, when data communication with a certain search site A is performed, URL list data in which URLs of sites held by the search site A are classified by country is obtained, and further GPS signals from GPS satellites are received. And position information is acquired. Here, when all the contents of the search site A to be displayed are selected, the URL for displaying the search site A is read, and when the conversion operation is performed on the search site A, the read URL is Based on the URL list data, the URL is converted into the URL of the country where the current position is included. In the conversion area 62, the site indicated by the converted URL is displayed. For example, if the current position is China, the URL indicating the Japanese search site A is converted into a URL indicating the Chinese search site A, and the search site A written in Chinese is displayed in the conversion area 62.

  As can be seen from the above description, the mobile terminal 10 includes the LCD monitor 26 provided with the touch panel 34, and detects the touch point, the current touch position, and the release point by the touch panel control circuit 32. A function display area 52, a text display area 54, and the like are set on the LCD monitor 26. When the language conversion key 64 is operated, a conversion area 62 is further set, and the text display area 54 and the conversion area 62 are separated from each other by a boundary line 68. Separated by.

  For example, a Japanese character string is displayed in the text display area 54, and a part or all of the Japanese character string can be selected by a touch operation. When the user touches the selected character string and slides over the boundary line 68 and then releases it in the conversion area 62, the CPU 20 converts (translates) the Japanese character string into English by the conversion process. The conversion result is displayed in the conversion area 62.

  Thus, the user can easily convert the Japanese character string displayed in the text display area 54 by a touch operation using the touch panel 34 and check the English character string as the conversion result.

In the language conversion process of the first embodiment, the foreign language may be converted (translated) into Japanese instead of being converted into Japanese. For example, if the language initial setting of the mobile terminal 10 is set to English, the converted language is set to Japanese. In the song name conversion process according to the third embodiment, when the mobile terminal 10 is set to the manner mode, the song name is converted into image data of a jacket photograph that does not require voice output. In other words, since it is the manner mode, sound cannot be output to the surroundings, so it is not converted into PV moving image data. As described above, in the conversion of the language, the song title, and the like, the process of converting the data may be determined based on the state of the mobile terminal 10.
The “dictionary” in the present embodiment is not limited to a dictionary describing a language such as Japanese or English, but is a dictionary defined by the user of the mobile terminal 10 and the server administrator (table in the present embodiment). Data) and databases. Further, the “conversion” in the present embodiment is not limited to the one performed by referring to a dictionary or table data, but includes conversion by calculating a numerical value using a predetermined mathematical formula.

  In addition, the notice displayed in the conversion area 62 of FIG. 6C may be set so as not to be displayed in the subsequent processing. The character code is not limited to “JISX0208” but may be other standards.

  Further, the communication method of the mobile terminal 10 is not limited to the CDMA method, but may be a W-CDMA method, a TDMA method, a PHS method, a GSM method, or the like. Not only the portable terminal 10 but also a portable information terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) having a camera function may be used.

10 ... Mobile terminal 20 ... CPU
22 ... Key input device 26 ... LCD monitor 30 ... RAM
34 ... Touch panel 36 ... GPS control circuit 38 ... GPS antenna 40 ... DTV tuner 42 ... DTV antenna 100 ... Network 110 ... Dictionary server 120 ... Music server 130 ... Weather server 140 ... Merchandise server 150 ... Exchange server 160 ... Recipe server

Claims (10)

A display device having a touch panel and in which a first display area for displaying arbitrarily selectable data is set, and touch position detection means for detecting a touch start position, a current touch position, and a touch end position of the touch panel Including mobile terminals,
A display area setting means for setting a second display area not including the data and a boundary line between the first display area and the second display area;
Selection means for selecting part or all of the data based on a first touch start position and a first touch end position detected by the touch position detection device;
Conversion means for converting the data when the second display start position is included in the first display area, the current touch position exceeds the boundary line, and the second touch end position is in the second display area. A portable terminal comprising display means for displaying the data converted by the conversion means in the second display area. A storage device for storing dictionary data including the data;
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the conversion unit converts the data based on dictionary data stored in the storage device. The storage device stores a plurality of dictionary data,
A setting means for setting arbitrary dictionary data from the plurality of dictionary data;
The portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein the conversion unit converts the data based on dictionary data set by the setting unit.   The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein the setting unit includes a function-specific setting unit that sets dictionary data based on a function to be executed. The communication means for performing data communication with a network to which a plurality of servers are connected, and dictionary data acquisition means for acquiring dictionary data from the server by data communication by the communication means. The portable terminal described. The plurality of dictionary data includes translation dictionary data including both the first language and the second language,
The data includes a character string representing the first language,
The portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein the conversion unit converts a character string representing the first language into a character string representing the second language. The data includes character strings representing the first language and the second language,
The plurality of dictionary data includes translation dictionary data including both the first language and the second language,
Language determination means for determining whether the data selected by the selection means is the first language or the second language;
The portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein the conversion unit translates one language determined by the language determination unit into the other language. The translation dictionary data is composed of a plurality of translation dictionary data,
A position information acquiring unit for acquiring position information; and a translation dictionary setting unit for setting arbitrary translation dictionary data from the plurality of translation dictionary data based on the position information acquired by the position information acquiring unit. Item 8. The portable terminal according to item 6 or 7. The dictionary data is table data acquired from the server,
The setting means includes table setting means for setting the table data as the dictionary data,
The conversion means includes server data acquisition means for acquiring data from the server that acquired the table data based on an address indicated by the address data when the converted data is address data;
The portable terminal according to any one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the display means includes server data display means for displaying data acquired by the server data acquisition means in the second display area. A display device having a touch panel and in which a first display area for displaying arbitrarily selectable data is set, and touch position detection means for detecting a touch start position, a current touch position, and a touch end position of the touch panel Including mobile terminal processors,
A display area setting means for setting a second display area not including the data and a boundary line between the first display area and the second display area;
Selection means for selecting part or all of the data based on a first touch start position and a first touch end position detected by the touch position detection device;
Conversion means for converting the data when the second display start position is included in the first display area, the current touch position exceeds the boundary line, and the second touch end position is in the second display area. And a conversion program for causing the data converted by the conversion means to function as display means for displaying in the second display area.

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