JP2011045005A - Cellular phone - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve user operability regarding application processing in the case where contents are received from external equipment. <P>SOLUTION: A cellular phone includes: a communication part for receiving contents through wireless communication in response to a transfer request for the contents; a storage for storing contents received by the communication part; a first determination part for determining an identifier of an application which is active at a time point when the transfer request is received; a second determination part for determining a command made corresponding to the identifier determined by the first determination part beforehand as a command to be executed for the contents; and an execution part for executing the command for contents stored in the storage. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and relates to improvement of a user interface when receiving content transmitted by wireless communication from an opposite device such as another mobile phone or a personal computer.

  Several techniques are known for improving user operability and convenience when receiving content by communication. For example, a plurality of tabs are displayed on a display screen of a computer or the like, and the received content is visible in the display target tab (active tab), and the received content is invisible in the non-display target tab (inactive tab). There is a screen display technology. With respect to this technology, a system is known in which received content is automatically associated with one of a plurality of tabs in order to eliminate operational inconvenience when displaying content. (See Patent Document 1 below).

  There is also known a technique for switching an operation executed by a mobile phone depending on the type of data when a QR (quick response) code is read by a mobile phone with a camera. As a specific procedure, first, the camera is activated to capture a QR code. The captured QR code is recognized by the mobile phone. As a result, text information based on the QR code is obtained and displayed on the screen of the mobile phone. Here, the mobile phone classifies the text information, and the application having the highest degree of relevance can be activated with the center button of the mobile phone according to the type of text information. Further, by using the submenu, it is possible to execute a shortcut function such as inserting the text of the recognized QR code into the mail body, copying it, or saving it as a text format file.

JP 2006-34384 A

  For example, a procedure for transmitting content from a personal computer (PC) to a mobile phone by wireless communication and transmitting content received by the mobile phone to another device by e-mail, for example, will be considered.

  When content data is transferred from the PC to the mobile phone, the content is stored as a data file in a predetermined folder in the mobile phone. To send this content data file by e-mail, the user first starts the e-mail application program, then selects the folder in which the content data file is stored by the application, An operation of selecting a data file of the corresponding content stored is performed.

  Here, when the content transferred from the PC is further sent by e-mail from the mobile phone, the received content is appropriately processed simply by activating the e-mail application on the mobile phone and making it active. If so, it becomes possible to reduce the operation burden as described above.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone that can improve the operability of the user regarding the processing of an application when content is received from an external device.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, a mobile phone according to an aspect of the present invention stores a communication unit that receives the content through wireless communication and the content received by the communication unit in response to a content transfer request A storage, a first determination unit that determines an identifier of an application that is active when the transfer request is received, and a command that is associated with the identifier determined by the first determination unit in advance for the content A second determination unit that determines the command to be executed; and an execution unit that executes the command for the content stored in the storage.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the mobile telephone which can improve a user's operativity regarding the process of the application at the time of receiving a content from an external apparatus can be provided.

1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment. The figure which shows the usage environment example of the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment The figure which shows three implementation examples of the processing procedure decision part FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. Configuration diagram of mobile phone according to second embodiment FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. Diagram showing an example of command execution

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a mobile phone 10 according to the first embodiment. The cellular phone 10 includes a hardware communication unit 101 that uses a wireless communication technology, an interface controller 102, a TOP application determination unit 103, a processing procedure determination unit 104, a command execution unit 105, and a storage 106.

  For example, as shown in the use environment example of FIG. 2, the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment uses a wireless communication technology with an opposing device 100 such as a personal computer (PC) or a television receiver, and can display video and audio. , Content transfer such as text. Note that the counter device 100 may be an arbitrary information communication device such as a personal computer (PC) or a television receiver, as well as another mobile phone or a smartphone.

  In the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment, the hardware communication unit 101 illustrated in FIG. 1 is a device for performing communication with the opposite device 100 using wireless communication technology, and is known as, for example, NFC. This is a device that uses non-contact communication technology in the international standard for short-range wireless communication technology, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and the like.

  The interface controller 102 controls the hardware communication unit 101. In the case of the present embodiment using the non-contact communication technology, an NFC tag may be mounted in order to avoid constantly energizing the hardware communication unit 101. In this case, when the NFC tag is read by contact with the opposite device 100 that also uses the non-contact communication technology, the interface controller 102 sends an activation command to the hardware communication unit 101. This corresponds to the trigger T1 shown in FIG. 1, and is an opportunity when the user uses the function according to the present embodiment. A configuration in which such an NFC tag is mounted is preferable in terms of power saving and convenience.

  The TOP application determination unit 103 determines the current TOP application of the mobile phone 10. Here, the “TOP application” refers to an active application that is visible on the display screen of the mobile phone 10 and is active. Typically, when an application is active, the screen (window) of the application is displayed on the forefront (TOP) of the display screen of the mobile phone 10. In a state where a plurality of applications are activated in the system of the mobile phone 10, any of the plurality of applications can be switched to the TOP application by an explicit operation from the user. Normally, immediately after a user starts an application, the application is a TOP application. In the mobile phone 10, when a user presses one or more specific keys whose assignment can be changed, a plurality of applications are cyclically switched to set any application desired by the user as a TOP application. Functions can be used.

  The processing procedure determination unit 104 uses the application determined by the hardware communication unit 101 as a parameter, and determines the processing continuation for the transfer data. Specifically, the processing command for the content transferred from the opposite device 100 is determined. A lookup table (LUT) may be used as one mechanism for easily determining the processing by the processing procedure determination unit 104. In the lookup table, for each application ID, when the application is a TOP application, what action should be taken on the content when the content is received from the outside is defined. Specifically, the lookup table stores a command to be executed in association with each application ID.

  3A to 3C show three implementation examples of the processing procedure determination unit 104. FIG. As an implementation example of the processing procedure determination unit 104, an example in which one central processing procedure determination unit is provided for all of a plurality of applications as shown in FIG. 3A, and a processing procedure determination unit is provided for each application as shown in FIG. An example as shown in FIG.

  When the processing procedure determination unit 104 is configured as shown in FIG. 3A, the central command determination unit issues a processing command according to the TOP application transmitted from the TOP application determination unit 103. Next, in the case of FIG. 3B, the TOP application determination unit 103 transmits a valid signal to the TOP application, and the command determination unit of the application issues a processing command.

  Finally, FIG. 3C corresponding to the combination of FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B is a configuration in which a central determination unit is provided and a command determination unit is also provided in each application. The TOP application determination unit 103 transmits the determined TOP application to the central command determination unit. When the central command determination unit cannot determine a processing command because the application is not registered or the like, the central command determination unit requests the command determination unit of the TOP application determined by the TOP application determination unit 103 to issue a command. Send.

  Returning to the description of FIG. The command execution unit 105 executes the processing procedure determined by the processing procedure determination unit 104, specifically, the processing command Cnd for the content transferred from the counterpart device 100 according to the determination from the processing procedure determination unit 104.

  The storage 106 temporarily stores data of content transferred from the counterpart device 100 by the operations of the hardware communication unit 101 and the interface controller 102, and includes a temporary directory (folder) for this purpose. When the processing command is determined by the processing procedure determination unit 104, the command execution unit 105 accesses the data of the corresponding content stored in the storage 106, and executes the processing command Cnd for the data.

  Functions realized by the interface controller 102, the TOP application determination unit 103, the processing procedure determination unit 104, the command execution unit 105, and the like are implemented by software as firmware for controlling a computer system incorporated in the mobile phone 10. May be.

  Regarding the configuration described above, the operation of the mobile phone 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4. Here, it is assumed that the TOP application of the mobile phone 10 is a mail application, for example. In this case, it is assumed that the opposite device 100 is a personal computer (PC), for example, and the data to be transferred to the mobile phone 10 has already been determined and is ready for transfer. In the mobile phone 10, a mail application is started up, and the screen of the mail application is in an active and visible state. That is, the mail application is in a state of a TOP application. In this example, the opposite device 100 is the start side (initiator), and the mobile phone 10 accepts a content transfer request issued from the opposite device 100. The interface controller 102 of the mobile phone 10 receives the content C data while controlling the hardware of the hardware communication unit 101.

  Specifically, first, the hardware communication unit 101 of the mobile phone 10 receives a transfer request for the content C including the metadata M of the content C to be transferred from the opposite device 100 (signal S1).

  The hardware communication unit 101 passes the transfer request including the received metadata M to the interface controller 102 (signal S2).

  The interface controller 102 instructs the TOP application determination unit 103 to determine the TOP application, and passes the metadata M included in the transfer request to the processing procedure determination unit 104 (signal S3).

  The TOP application determination unit 103 determines the ID of the TOP application at the time of receiving the content C transfer request, and passes it to the processing procedure determination unit 104 (signal S4). The processing procedure determination unit 104 determines what processing is to be performed on the transferred content C by the determined TOP application, issues a command for the processing, and sends the command to the command execution unit 105.

  The command Cnd determined by the processing procedure determination unit 104 is passed to the command execution unit 105 (signal S5).

  A signal T2 permitting transfer of data of content C from the opposite device 100 to the mobile phone 10 is sent from the mobile phone 10 to the opposite device 100 (signals S6, S7, S8). This is in response to a transfer request from the opposite device 100.

  The content C is transferred from the opposite device 100 to the mobile phone 10 (signals S9 and S10). The transferred content C is temporarily stored in a temporary directory in the storage 106.

  It is preferable that the determination of the TOP application and the determination of the processing procedure (command) and the transfer of the content C data from the opposite device 100 to the mobile phone 10 are performed in parallel.

  When the transfer of the content C data is completed, the interface controller 102 notifies the command execution unit 105 of a reception completion signal T3 (signal S11). The command execution unit 105 may inquire the interface controller 102 regarding the reception completion signal T3.

  In response to the reception completion signal T3, the command execution unit 105 executes the command determined by the processing procedure determination unit 104 for the content C (signal S12).

  According to the first embodiment described above, when a transfer instruction is received from the counterpart device 100 by wireless communication technology, the TOP application of the mobile phone 10 is determined and the processing procedure (command) for the transferred content is executed. can do.

  Therefore, when the content C transferred from the opposite device 100 is further transmitted from the mobile phone 10 by e-mail, the e-mail application is started on the mobile phone 10 and displayed on the forefront (TOP) on the display screen. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately perform processing so as to reduce the operation burden on the user by executing the command simply by keeping the active state. Specifically, by executing the command, the content C received from the opposite device 100 is passed to the mail application and attached as a file to the transmitted mail or attached to the mail text.

  Therefore, the operability of the user can be improved with respect to application processing when content is received from an external device.

(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment described above, when a transfer instruction is received from the opposite device 100 using the wireless communication technology, the mobile phone 10 determines a TOP application and executes a processing procedure (command) for the transferred content. It was. The second embodiment is a modification of the first embodiment, and (1) relates to switching to a different processing procedure (command) depending on the type of transferred content even for the same TOP application. The second embodiment relates to (2) switching of processing procedures (commands) according to the current status of the TOP application. For example, in the case of a mail application, a new mail creation screen, a received mail list screen, a template display screen, and the like mean the current status of the mail application. Further, in the second embodiment, (3) when a plurality of contents are transferred, all the contents data is processed at once by the application, or the transferred contents data is displayed in a list. The present invention relates to switching whether to process only the data of the content selected by the user in the list.

  FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of the mobile phone 20 according to the second embodiment. The cellular phone 20 according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which a content type determination unit 107, a data quantity determination unit 108, and an application state determination unit 109 are added to the configuration described with reference to FIG. . The processing procedure determination unit 104B is highly functionalized so as to use the processing results of these three modules as additional parameters.

  Hereinafter, with respect to the second embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described.

  The content type determination unit 107 determines the content type of data transferred and received using wireless communication technology. When the transferred data is a file, the content type determination unit 107 identifies whether the data is a moving image, a still image, or music. If the file is a general text file, it may be classified whether it is a URI or a phone book entry. Note that how the content type is determined is arbitrary. The content type determination unit 107 determines the content type based on, for example, content header information.

  The data quantity determination unit 108 determines the number of data to be transferred based on a content transfer request or the like.

  The application state determination unit 109 analyzes the state of the TOP application determined by the TOP application determination unit 103. Considering the case where the TOP application is, for example, a file explorer (Explorer), the application state determination unit 109 may confirm the address of the folder being displayed as the state of the TOP application.

  The results determined by these three modules are sent as supplementary information to the processing procedure determination unit 104B. The processing procedure determination unit 104B determines a command to be executed based on the supplement information from the three modules in addition to the identification information (ID) of the TOP application from the TOP application determination unit 103.

  Regarding the configuration of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the operation of the mobile phone 20 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, as in the first embodiment, it is assumed that the TOP application of the mobile phone 10 is, for example, a mail application. In this case, it is assumed that the opposite device 100 is a personal computer (PC), for example, and the data to be transferred to the mobile phone 10 has already been determined and is ready for transfer. In the mobile phone 20, a mail application is activated, and a screen of the mail application is in an active and visible state. That is, the mail application is in a state of a TOP application. In this example, the opposite device 100 is the start side (initiator), and the mobile phone 20 accepts a content transfer request issued from the opposite device 100. The interface controller 104B of the mobile phone 20 receives the data of the content C while controlling the hardware of the hardware communication unit 101. The content C data transferred from the opposite device 100 to the mobile phone 10 in this way is stored in a temporary directory of the storage 106 in the mobile phone 10.

  After receiving the content C, the content type determination unit 107 classifies the data of the content C stored in the storage 106, and the data quantity determination unit 108 counts the number (or amount) of the data of the content C.

  As in the first embodiment, the TOP application determination unit 103 determines the ID of the TOP application at the time when the content C transfer request is received. Here, the TOP application determination unit 103 instructs the application state determination unit 109 to determine the state of the TOP application.

  The application state determination unit 109 identifies whether the current state of the mail application, which is a TOP application, is a new mail creation screen, a mail body display screen, or a received mail list screen. . Such identification makes it possible to switch processing (commands) to be executed according to the current state of the mail application. For example, if a transfer request is received while in the state of the mail creation screen, it is preferable to attach the content C to the mail or attach the content C to the text. If a mail request is displayed when a certain mail text is displayed and the user is reading the mail text, a mail to be sent back to the sender of the mail is created and content C is attached. The process of attaching the content C to the body is preferable.

  In addition to the identifier (ID) of the TOP application from the TOP application determining unit 103, the type of content C determined by the three modules, that is, the content type determining unit 107, and the number of data of the content C determined by the data quantity determining unit 108 Information indicating the current state of the TOP application determined by the application state determination unit 109 is passed to the processing procedure determination unit 104B as supplementary information.

  Based on these pieces of information, the processing procedure determination unit 104B determines what processing should be performed on the content C, issues a command therefor, and sends the command to the command execution unit 105.

  In the second embodiment, the lookup table included in the processing procedure determination unit 104B indicates, for each application ID, when the application is a TOP application, what action is taken on the content when the content is received from the outside. It is the same as that of the first embodiment in that it should be taken, but according to the second embodiment, it depends on the type of content, the number of content data, and the current state of the application. The command to be executed is stored.

  Regarding the number of content data, when a plurality of content is transferred, all the content data is processed at once by the application, or the transferred content data is displayed in a list, and the user is displayed in the list. It is possible to switch whether to process only the data of the content selected by the respective commands.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a command execution mode determined by the processing procedure determination unit 104B. In the example of FIG. 7A, before executing a command, the user is confirmed whether the command can be executed. In the example of FIG. 7B, the determined command is immediately executed without confirming whether the execution is permitted or not. Combinations of these two are also possible. For example, confirmation may be required only at the time of the first command execution, and the subsequent execution may be performed without confirmation.

  According to the second embodiment described above, user operability and convenience can be further improved.

  The two embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 are cases where the content sending side (opposite device 100) sends a content transfer request to the mobile phone 10 or 20, but conversely, the mobile phone 10 or 20 Therefore, a content transfer request may be sent to the content sending side (counter device 100). That is, the present invention can also be applied to the case where the mobile phone 10 or 20 is an initiator, and the operation after receiving content or the like is the same as described above.

  The following lists examples of actions that can be executed by commands for each application. It goes without saying that examples of actions are not limited to these.

<Data folder>
If the file explorer is on the screen, save the content in the displayed (focused) folder. In the case of a screen displaying a certain image, the content file transferred from the opposite device is stored and displayed in the storage destination of the image displayed before the transfer. In the case of a screen displaying an email template, the text data of the transferred content is overwritten on the contents of the template.

<Mail application>
In the case of an email creation screen, if the content transferred from the opposite device is an image file, it is attached to the email, and if the content is text, it is pasted into the email body. In the case of a screen displaying a certain mail text, start a screen for replying to the mail, and if the content transferred from the opposite device is a data file other than text, attach it to the mail. paste.

<Address book>
In the case of a screen displaying an address book entry, a new mail is created and the address book entry is set as the destination of the new mail. If the content transferred from the opposite device is a data file other than text, it is attached to the new mail, and the text is pasted into the body. In the address book, in the case of a screen for changing the face photo of an entry, the image file transferred from the opposite device is set as the face photo of the entry.

<New entry in address book>
In the case of a new entry screen in the address book, if the content transferred from the opposite device is an image, the image is stored as a face photo of the new entry. If the content is text, the text is parsed to extract the telephone number or mail address and set in the telephone number or mail address field in the new entry.

<Call history>
In the case of a screen on which one history entry (call history details) is displayed in the call history, a new mail is created with the entry as a destination, and a file of content transferred from the opposite device is attached. If it is text, paste it into the body of the new mail. In the case of a screen displaying a group folder, a new mail to be sent to all members of the group is created and processed in the same manner.

<Internet>
In the case of a screen displaying a certain web page on a browser or the like, the text of the content transferred from the opposite device is treated as a URL, and the URL is opened through the browser. In the case of the bookmark list screen, a new bookmark item is created, and the text transferred from the opposite device is set as the URL. In the case of the favorite list screen, the text transferred from the opposite device is set as the URL of the new favorite item.

<Entertainment>
In the case of the media player screen, the content (music, video) transferred from the opposite device is played. In the case of a playlist screen, the content transferred from the opposite device is added to the displayed playlist.

<Mobile phone settings>
In the case of the sound setting screen of the mobile phone, the music content transferred from the opposite device is set as a sound such as “incoming call” or “mail received”. In the case of the image setting screen of the mobile phone, the image content transferred from the opposite device is set as “wallpaper” or the like.

<Alarm>
In the case of a screen for setting an alarm, the text transferred from the opposite device is set as detailed alarm information (such as an alarm title). When an image and music are transferred from the opposite device, the image is displayed at the corresponding time of the alarm, and the music is set as the alarm sound.

<Notepad>
For the notepad screen, create a new entry and paste the text transferred from the opposite device. For screens with a notepad item open, append the transferred text to the item.

<Calendar>
In the case of a calendar screen, create a new schedule on the date of focus and enter the text transferred from the opposite device as a requirement. If an image is transferred, it is registered as a related image on the date, and if it is music, it is set as an alarm sound.

<Image viewer>
In the case of the slide show screen in the image viewer, the image file transferred from the opposite device is added to the current slide show. When multiple files are transferred, a new slide show may be created and played back.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile phone 100 ... Opposite device 101 ... Hardware communication part 102 ... Interface controller 103 ... TOP application determination part 104 ... Processing procedure determination part 105 ... Command execution part 106 ... Storage

Claims (2)

A communication unit that receives the content by wireless communication in response to a content transfer request;
A storage for storing the content received by the communication unit;
A first determination unit that determines an identifier of an active application at the time of receiving the transfer request;
A second determination unit that determines, as a command to be executed on the content, a command associated with the identifier determined by the first determination unit;
An execution unit that executes the command on the content stored in the storage;
A mobile phone comprising: A second determining unit for determining the type of the content;
A third determination unit for determining the number or amount of the content;
A fourth determination unit for determining a current state of the active application determined by the first determination unit;
In addition to the identifier, the second determination unit executes a command associated with the content type, the number or amount of the content, and a current state of the active application in advance for the content. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the mobile phone is determined as a power command.

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