JP2011232830A - Portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal for improving the operability of a touch panel.SOLUTION: A keyboard of a QWETRY key array is displayed at the lower part of a screen for inputting characters on a display 35. An area setting part 301 divides the keyboard by, for example, every line to set four areas. When it is detected that the keyboard of a touch panel has been depressed by a touch input detection part 32, and this detection position is present in the set arbitrary area, an area designation part 302 designates the area including the detection position as an active state, and designates the most edge key in the area by a cursor. Then, when a direction button is depressed, the cursor is moved from the key currently designated by the cursor to the adjacent key in the same area by a selection part 303. When the cursor is moved to the key desired by a user, and a determination button is depressed, the key designated by the cursor is determined by the selection part 303, and a character corresponding to the pertinent key is displayed on a character input screen.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, and more particularly to a mobile terminal provided with a touch panel.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, portable terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) are known in which a display unit is equipped with a touch panel. Such a touch panel combines a touch sensor formed by pressure change or capacitance change and a display unit, for example, by directly touching a screen on which menu items are displayed on a menu screen that requires an operation, The item corresponding to the touched position is selected. A method is also known in which a user moves an object such as a finger or a touch pen on a touch panel and scrolls in accordance with the movement of the object.

  Recently, an increasing number of portable terminals display an input keyboard such as a QWERTY key on a touch panel and perform character input on the touch panel. On the input keyboard, in addition to the QWERTY key display, a numeric keypad display having the same arrangement as the character input hard keys mounted on the conventional portable terminal is displayed in a switchable manner.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for incorporating a software keyboard function into an image display device provided with a touch panel.

JP 2004-326413 A

  When performing keyboard display on the touch panel, the keyboard is generally displayed in a small size at the bottom of the screen in order to display a portion other than the keyboard display as widely as possible. Therefore, when the user tries to input a character with a finger or a stylus pen, the key is small, so the user cannot press the desired key, or the key to be pressed is difficult to see, and the character input as the user thinks is not possible. There is a problem that it is difficult to do. Also, when a web page is displayed on the screen and the item is selected by pressing the item, the display is small as in the case of character input, so the user hardly presses the desired position and often presses a different item. . In addition, unlike a hard key, pressing on the touch panel is not accompanied by an actual feeling of pressing and is likely to cause a malfunction.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and an object thereof is to provide a portable terminal capable of improving the operability of a touch panel.

  A portable terminal according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a display unit that displays at least an operation key screen, a contact input unit that performs input by touching the display unit, and contact that detects input from the contact input unit. A detection unit; a hard key operation detection unit that detects pressing of a hard key; an area setting unit that divides the operation key screen displayed on the display unit to set a plurality of areas; and And selecting one of a plurality of operation keys in the area specified by the area specifying unit based on pressing of the hard key detected by the hard key operation detecting unit. And a selection unit.

  A mobile terminal according to claim 9 of the present invention includes a display unit that displays a web page divided into a plurality of regions, a contact input unit that performs input by touching the display unit, and the contact input unit. A contact detection unit that detects an input of a hard key, a hard key operation detection unit that detects pressing of a hard key, an area setting unit that acquires and sets information on an area of the web page displayed on the display unit, and When the contact detection unit detects an input at an arbitrary position of the web page displayed on the display unit, an area designating unit for designating an area including the position set by the area setting unit, and the area designating unit And a selection unit that selects one of the plurality of items in the area specified in step S1 based on pressing of the hard key detected by the hard key operation detection unit.

  According to the mobile terminal of the present invention, the operability of the touch panel can be improved.

The external view of the portable terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the portable terminal which concerns on embodiment same as the above. The flowchart which shows operation | movement in the case of setting a some area | region to a keyboard. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in the case of setting the area | region which divided | segmented the keyboard for every line. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in the case of setting the area | region which divided the keyboard into 8 parts. The flowchart which shows operation | movement in the case of displaying a tab key on a keyboard. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in the case of displaying a tab key in the area | region which divided | segmented the keyboard for every line. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in the case of displaying a tab key in the area | region which divided the keyboard into 8 parts. The flowchart which shows operation | movement in the case of selecting the prediction conversion candidate of a word. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in the case of selecting the prediction conversion candidate of a word. The flowchart which shows operation | movement in the case of selecting the item in every block of a web page. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in the case of selecting the item in every block of a web page.

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

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing an embodiment of a portable terminal 1 according to the present invention. The mobile terminal 1 includes a rectangular plate-shaped housing 11. A touch panel 14 occupies most of one front surface of the casing 11.

  The touch panel 14 has both display and input functions. The touch panel 14 includes a display (display 35 in FIG. 2), a plurality of elements for detecting a contact operation arranged on the upper surface, and a transparent operation surface (touch sensor 321 in FIG. 2) laminated thereon. Is done.

  The touch panel 14 as a display includes an area for displaying a display screen including characters and images. The touch panel 14 also includes an area for displaying an input screen such as a keyboard. This display includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL (ElectroLuminescence) display, and an inorganic EL display.

  The touch panel 14 as a touch sensor (input unit) receives an instruction by detecting an operation of a contact object (such as a user's finger or a stylus pen) that contacts the operation surface. As a method for detecting the operation of the contact object in the present embodiment, a pressure-sensitive method for detecting a change in contact pressure is applied. The operation of the contact object is detected by coordinate information indicating the position of the contact point. The coordinate information is represented by, for example, coordinate values on two axes in the short side direction and the long side direction of the touch panel 14.

  On an operation surface on which the touch panel 14 is provided, a microphone 16 for inputting sound and a speaker 15 for outputting sound are disposed at opposing positions in the longitudinal direction of the housing 11.

  A hard key 53 is provided on the side surface of the housing 11. The hard key 53 includes at least direction buttons 53a and 53b for moving a cursor displayed on the display, and a determination button 53c for confirming a character, word, or item designated by the cursor.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the mobile terminal 1. The portable terminal 1 includes a control unit 30, a power supply circuit unit 31, a touch input detection unit 32, a hard key operation detection unit 33, a display control unit 34, a voice control unit 36, a wireless communication unit 37, an information storage medium 38, and a storage unit 39. The prediction conversion word DB 21 is configured to be communicable with each other via a bus.

  The power supply circuit unit 31 includes a power supply source (battery or the like), and switches the power supply ON / OFF state of the mobile terminal 1 based on an input via a predetermined operation key. The power supply circuit unit 31 supplies power from the power supply source to each unit when the power supply is in an ON state, thereby enabling the mobile terminal 1 to operate.

  The touch input detection unit 32 includes an input interface for the touch sensor 321. The touch input detection unit 32 generates coordinate information of the contact point from the contact detection signal detected by the touch sensor 321 and transmits the coordinate information to the control unit 30. The hard key operation detection unit 33 includes an input interface for the hard key 53. When a hard key 53 pressing (pressing) or release operation is detected, the hard key operation detection unit 33 generates a signal indicating the operation, and the control unit 30 Transmit to.

  The display control unit 34 includes a display interface for the display 35. The display control unit 34 displays document data, images, and the like on the display 35 based on the control of the control unit 30. The display control unit 34 causes the display 35 to display a keyboard having an arbitrary arrangement set by the keyboard setting unit 305.

  The sound control unit 36 converts the analog sound signal collected by the microphone 16 into a digital sound signal based on the control of the control unit 30. In addition, when acquiring the digital audio signal, the audio control unit 36 converts the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal based on the control of the control unit 30 and outputs the analog audio signal as audio from the speaker 15.

  Based on the control of the control unit 30, the wireless communication unit 37 processes the received signal received from the base station via the antenna 37 a and restores data. This data is transmitted to the sound control unit 36 and output from the speaker 15 according to an instruction from the control unit 30, transmitted to the display control unit 34, displayed on the display 35, or recorded in the storage unit 39. . Further, the wireless communication unit 37 stores the voice data converted into a digital voice signal by the voice control unit 36 based on the control of the control unit 30, the data input from the touch sensor 321 and the hard key 53, and the storage unit 39. When the acquired data is acquired, the data is processed and transmitted to the base station via the antenna 37a.

  The predictive conversion word DB 21 stores a predictive conversion word when predictive conversion is performed on a word inferred from input characters.

  The information storage medium 38 (a computer-readable medium) stores programs, data, and the like, and the function thereof can be realized by a hard disk, a memory (Flash Memory, ROM: Read Only Memory), or the like. The information storage medium 38 stores a program for causing a computer to function as each unit of the present embodiment (a program for causing a computer to execute processing of each unit), a plurality of applications, and the like.

  The control unit 30 is an arithmetic device that performs overall control of the mobile terminal 1 and performs various other arithmetic processing and control processing. The function of the control unit 30 can be realized by hardware such as various processors (CPU, DSP, etc.), ASIC (gate array, etc.), and programs. The control unit 30 performs various processes of this embodiment based on various programs stored in the information processing medium 38.

  The control unit 30 includes an area setting unit 301, an area specifying unit 302, a selection unit 303, a prediction conversion unit 304, and a keyboard setting unit 305. The keyboard setting unit 305 sets an arbitrary keyboard layout based on a user operation from several types of keyboard layouts stored in the storage unit 39, such as a QWERTY key layout, a numeric keypad layout, and a Japanese syllabary layout. indicate. The keyboard setting unit 305 assigns a tab key to the area set by the area setting unit 301. Details will be described later.

  The area setting unit 301 divides and sets a predetermined screen displayed on the display 35 into a plurality of areas set in advance. At this time, the area setting unit 301 sets the area so that the user can easily press the touch panel 14. Examples of the screen on which division of the area can be set include a keyboard layout screen and a web page display screen. For example, for the keyboard set by the keyboard setting unit 305 and displayed on the display 35, the region setting unit 301 divides the keyboard into a plurality of key sets such as four divisions or eight divisions, and sets the region of each set of keys. In addition, when displaying a web page having a plurality of display blocks (areas) in one page on the display 35, the area setting unit 301 analyzes the HTML data of the web page, acquires area information, and sets the area. To do. Details will be described later.

  The area designating unit 302 designates an area including the position pressed on the touch panel 14 among the areas set by the area setting unit 301 as an active state. In the active area, an operation from the hard key 53 can be accepted, and the cursor is moved to any option (key, item, etc.) in the active area. The selection unit 303 selects and confirms at least one option (key, item, etc.) in the active region designated by the region designation unit 302. Details will be described later.

  The predictive conversion unit 304 refers to the predictive conversion word DB 21, acquires predictive conversion word candidates for the input characters, and displays them on the display 35.

  The storage unit 39 serves as a work area for the control unit 30 and the wireless communication unit 37, and its function can be realized by a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like. Further, as described above, several kinds of keyboard arrangements set by the keyboard setting unit 305 are stored. Details will be described later.

  Next, an example of the operation in the mobile terminal 1 having the above configuration will be described.

<(1) Operation when setting an area in the keyboard>
An example of the operation when setting a plurality of areas on the keyboard displayed on the display 35 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3 and the screen display example of FIG.

  When the user opens a screen for inputting characters, such as a new mail creation screen, and presses a predetermined button on the touch panel 14 to instruct the keyboard display of the QWERTY key layout, the keyboard setting unit 305 changes the QWERTY key layout from the storage unit 39. It is displayed at the bottom of the new mail creation screen displayed on the display 35 via the call and display control unit 34 (step S101). Next, the area setting unit 301 divides the keyboard with the QWERTY key layout displayed in step S101 into, for example, lines, and sets areas (step S103). In the case of the QWERTY key layout, as shown in FIG. 4, it is displayed in four lines, so four areas are set.

  Next, when the touch input detection unit 32 detects that the QWERTY key layout display part of the touch panel 14 is pressed via the touch sensor 321 (“Yes” in step S105), the detection position is set in step S103. If the area is within an arbitrary area (“Yes” in step S107), the area designating unit 302 designates the area set in step S103 including the detection position as an active state, and moves the cursor at the endmost key in the area. (Step S109). For example, in FIG. 4, when the area between the “r” key and the “t” key is pressed, the area designating unit 302 designates the top row of the QWERTY key array as an active state, and sets the leftmost “q” key. Specify with the cursor.

  Next, when the hard key operation detection unit 33 detects that the direction buttons 53a and 53b are pressed (“Yes” in step S111), the selection unit 303 starts from the key specified by the cursor within the same area. The cursor is moved to the key next to (step S113). For example, in FIG. 4, every time the direction button 53b is pressed, the selection unit 303 moves the cursor to the left in the order of “t”, “r”, “e”,. The selection unit 303 moves the cursor to the right in the order of “q”, “w”, “e”,. If the direction button 53b is pressed while the cursor designates “q” at the left end of the keyboard and an instruction is given to advance the cursor to the left, there is no key to the left of “q”. May be moved to “p” at the opposite end (right end) of the keyboard.

  When the hard key operation detection unit 33 detects that the cursor has moved to a desired key and the enter button 53c has been pressed (“Yes” in step S115), the selection unit 303 determines the key specified by the cursor, and The character corresponding to the key is displayed on the new mail creation screen (step S117).

  Note that the area set by the area setting unit 301 is not limited to the above-described area for each line, and may be any size as long as the user can easily press the touch panel 14. For example, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to divide and further divide the line in half to set a total of eight areas. In this case, since the number of keys in the area is reduced, the number of times the direction buttons 53a and 53b are pressed at the time of key selection can be reduced.

<(2) Operation when setting tab display>
An example of the operation when the tab key is displayed on the keyboard displayed on the display 35 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6 and the screen display example of FIG.

  When the user opens a screen for inputting characters, such as a new mail creation screen, and presses a predetermined button on the touch panel 14 to instruct the keyboard display of the QWERTY key layout, the keyboard setting unit 305 changes the QWERTY key layout from the storage unit 39. Called and displayed at the bottom of the new mail creation screen displayed on the display 35 via the display control unit 34 (step S201). Next, the region setting unit 301 sets the region by dividing the QWERTY key array displayed in step S201, for example, for each row (step S203). Next, the keyboard setting unit 305 assigns a tab key corresponding to each area set in step S203, and displays the assigned tab key on one end of the screen (step S205).

  In the example of FIG. 7, the displayed QWERTY key array is set to four areas for each row in the same manner as the area setting of FIG. Then, four tab keys corresponding to each row (area) are assigned, and are displayed in the order of the rows of the QWERTY key array on the left end. Each tab key displays the character of the leftmost key (“q”, “a”, “Shift”, “Ctrl”) from the top in each row. The tab key is displayed in a size larger than the key of the QWERTY key layout so that the user can easily press it. The display position of the tab key can be set at either the left or right end of the touch panel so that the user can press the tab key with the thumb of the hand holding the mobile terminal 1.

  When the touch input detection unit 32 detects that an arbitrary tab key has been pressed via the touch sensor 321 (“Yes” in step S207), the region designating unit 302 designates the region to which the tab key is assigned as an active state. The key at the end of the area is designated with the cursor (step S209). In FIG. 7, when the second tab key from the top is pressed, the area designating unit 302 designates the second row from the top of the QWERTY key array corresponding to this tab key as the active state, and the leftmost “a” key Move the cursor to.

  Since the subsequent operations for determining the characters (steps S211 to S217) are performed using the direction buttons 53a and 53b and the determination button 53c in the same manner as steps S111 to S117 in FIG. Omitted. Since the tab key is larger in size than the keys of the QWERTY key layout, when the selection unit 303 moves the cursor, the character of the key at the current cursor is displayed on the tab key corresponding to the area, and the character is displayed to the user. It may be easily visible. Also, in the example of (1), pressing the key in the QWERTY array directly specifies the area and does not input the corresponding character. In this example, the desired key in the QWERTY key array is not used without using the tab key. It is also possible to input characters by directly pressing.

  Further, the area set by the area setting unit 301 is not limited to the four areas for each row described above, and for example, eight areas may be set as shown in FIG. In the case of FIG. 8, four tab keys are respectively displayed at the left end and the middle, and each tab key is assigned an area in the QWERTY key array displayed on the right side of the tab key. For example, an area set by five keys from “y” to “p” is assigned to the tab key displaying “y”.

<(3) Operation when selecting a prediction conversion candidate>
An example of the operation for selecting a prediction conversion candidate word displayed on the display 35 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 9 and the screen display example of FIG.

  When the user opens a screen for inputting characters, such as a new mail creation screen, and presses a predetermined button on the touch panel 14 to instruct the keyboard display of the QWERTY key layout, the keyboard setting unit 305 changes the QWERTY key layout from the storage unit 39. It displays on the lower part of the character input screen currently displayed on the display 35 via the call and the display control part 34 (step S301). Next, when the user performs character input using the keyboard with the QWERTY key layout (step S303), the predictive conversion unit 304 refers to the predictive conversion word DB 21 to determine the prediction conversion word predicted from the input characters. A candidate is acquired, and a predicted conversion word display area for displaying the acquired predicted conversion word candidate is provided and displayed immediately above the keyboard display of the QWERTY key arrangement on the display 35 (step S305).

  The user may continuously input characters by pressing the keyboard with the QWERTY key layout on the display 35, or may select a corresponding word from the predicted conversion word display area. When the touch input detection unit 32 detects a press on the touch panel 14 via the touch sensor 321 (“Yes” in step S307), and the detection position is within the predicted conversion word display area (“Yes” in step S309), The area designating unit 302 designates the predicted conversion word display area as an active state, and designates the first word displayed in this area with the cursor (step S311). In Figure 10 for example, when the user presses an arbitrary position of the predictive conversion word display area, the area specifying unit 302, the whole region and an active state, to specify the first word of the "Hello" cursor. If the detected position is outside the predicted conversion word display area (“No” in step S309), it is considered that the user continues to press the keyboard to input characters, and the process returns to step S303.

  Next, when the hard key operation detection unit 33 detects that the direction buttons 53a and 53b are pressed (“Yes” in step S313), the selection unit 303 displays the current cursor displayed in the prediction conversion word display area. The cursor is moved from the word specified in step to the next word (step S315). For example, each time the direction button 53b is pressed, the selection unit 303 moves the cursor in the word order, and every time the direction button 53a is pressed, the selection unit 303 moves the cursor in the reverse order of the word order.

  When the hard key operation detection unit 33 detects that the cursor has moved to the desired word and the enter button 53c has been pressed (“Yes” in step S317), the selection unit 303 determines the word specified by the cursor, The word is displayed on the character input screen (step S319).

<(4) Operation when selecting an item on a web page>
As another example, an example of an operation when selecting an item for each block of a web page displayed on the display 35 will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. 11 and a screen display example of FIG.

  When the user instructs display of a web page having a plurality of display blocks (areas) as shown in FIG. 12 (step S401), the area setting unit 301 analyzes the HTML data of the web page and is described in the HTML data. Is acquired (step S403), and an area to be specified when pressing is detected on the touch panel 14 is set (step S405).

  Next, when the touch input detection unit 32 detects that the touch panel 14 has been pressed via the touch sensor 321 (“Yes” in step S407), the detection position is within the arbitrary region set in step S405. (“Yes” in step S409), the area designating unit 302 designates the area including the detection position as an active state, and designates the first item in the area with the cursor (step S411). For example, in FIG. 12, when an arbitrary position in the block of the menu column is pressed, the area specifying unit 302 specifies the menu column as an active state, and specifies the first item “news” with the cursor.

  Next, when the hard key operation detection unit 33 detects that the direction buttons 53a and 53b are pressed (step S413), the selection unit 303 is designated by the current cursor displayed in the area designated in step S411. The cursor is moved from the current item to the next item (step S415). For example, in FIG. 12, each time the direction button 53b is pressed in the menu field, the selection unit 303 moves the cursor to “news”, “weather”, “music”,. Each time 53a is pressed, the selection unit 303 moves the cursor to “up”, “map”, “dictionary”,. When the direction button 53a is pressed while the cursor designates the item “news” at the top of the menu column and the cursor is instructed to move up, the selection unit 303 moves the cursor to the item “stock” at the bottom of the menu column. May be moved to.

  When the hard key operation detection unit 33 detects that the cursor has moved to the desired item and the enter button 53c has been pressed (“Yes” in step S417), the selection unit 303 determines the item specified by the cursor, The linked web page of the item is displayed on the display 35 (step S419).

  As described above, according to the present invention, in a mobile terminal that performs input by pressing a touch panel, when an area is set in advance and an arbitrary position in the set area is pressed, the area is designated as an active state. The cursor is moved to an arbitrary option (for example, the top item) in the area. Each item in the area is selected by pressing the hard key. As a result, even a mobile terminal with a small touch panel is divided into areas that can be easily pressed by the user, and after specifying the area, detailed items can be selected with hard keys, preventing user input errors and operation. Can be improved.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail with reference to drawings, the specific structure is not restricted to this embodiment, The design change etc. of the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention are included.

  For example, in the above examples (1) and (2), the area is divided and set for each row (horizontal), but the area may be divided and set for each column (vertical).

  Further, the present invention is applied to a portable personal computer or PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) having a wireless communication function, a portable music player, a portable video camera, a portable game machine, etc. instead of the portable terminal in the above embodiment. Also good.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal, 11 ... Housing | casing, 14 ... Touch panel, 15 ... Speaker, 16 ... Microphone, 21 ... Predictive conversion word DB, 30 ... Control part, 301 ... Area setting part, 302 ... Area designation part, 303 ... Selection part , 304 ... Predictive conversion section, 305 ... Keyboard setting section, 31 ... Power supply circuit section, 32 ... Touch input detection section, 321 ... Touch sensor, 33 ... Hard key operation detection section, 34 ... Display control section, 35 ... Display, 36 ... voice control unit, 37 ... wireless communication unit, 38 ... information storage medium, 39 ... storage unit, 53 ... hard key.

Claims (10)

A display unit displaying at least an operation key screen; and
A contact input unit for performing input by touching the display unit;
A contact detection unit for detecting an input at the contact input unit;
A hard key operation detection unit that detects pressing of a hard key;
An area setting unit configured to divide the operation key screen displayed on the display unit and set a plurality of areas;
An area designating unit for designating one area from the plurality of areas;
A selection unit that selects one of a plurality of operation keys in the region designated by the region designation unit based on pressing of the hard key detected by the hard key operation detection unit;
A portable terminal characterized by comprising: The selection unit is configured to determine one operation key selected from the region designated by the region designation unit based on pressing of the hard key.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1. When the contact detection unit detects an input at an arbitrary position on the operation key screen displayed on the display unit, the region specification unit specifies one region including the position where the input is detected.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1. The display unit displays a tab key corresponding to the area set by the area setting unit,
The area designating unit is configured to designate one area corresponding to the tab key when the contact detection unit detects pressing of the tab key.
The mobile terminal according to claim 1. The display unit is configured to display a character corresponding to the operation key on a tab key corresponding to the region when the selection unit selects an arbitrary operation key in the region.
The mobile terminal according to claim 4. The tab key is displayed at a position that does not overlap the display of the operation key in the display unit.
The mobile terminal according to claim 4. A predictive conversion database having at least one predictive conversion word inferred from at least one character;
A predictive conversion unit for obtaining the predictive conversion word from the predictive conversion database;
Further comprising
The display unit displays at least one prediction conversion word acquired by the prediction conversion unit based on characters input by the contact input unit,
The region setting unit sets a display region of the at least one predictive conversion word displayed on the display unit,
The area designating unit designates the display area when the contact detection unit detects that the display area of the prediction conversion word set by the area setting unit is pressed,
The selection unit is configured to select one of the prediction conversion words in the display area designated by the area designation unit based on pressing of the hard key detected by the hard key operation detection unit,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1. The selection unit is configured to determine one prediction conversion word selected from the display area designated by the area designation unit based on pressing of the hard key.
The mobile terminal according to claim 7. A display unit for displaying a web page divided into a plurality of areas;
A contact input unit for performing input by touching the display unit;
A contact detection unit for detecting an input at the contact input unit;
A hard key operation detection unit that detects pressing of a hard key;
An area setting unit for obtaining and setting information of the area of the web page displayed on the display unit;
When the contact detection unit detects an input at an arbitrary position of the web page displayed on the display unit, an area designation unit that is set by the area setting unit and designates an area including the position;
A selection unit that selects one of a plurality of items in the region designated by the region designation unit based on pressing of the hard key detected by the hard key operation detection unit;
A portable terminal characterized by comprising: The selection unit is configured to determine one item selected from the region designated by the region designation unit based on pressing of the hard key.
The mobile terminal according to claim 9.

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