JP4775212B2 - Portable terminal device, display control method thereof, program, and computer-readable recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device, a display control method thereof, a program, and a computer-readable recording medium, and in particular, a display screen suitably used in a mobile phone having a so-called folding structure, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), or the like. This relates to display switching control.

  In recent years, in mobile phones, the folding mechanism has been widely adopted as one of the designs that meet the needs of the market because the display unit can be enlarged and the portability can be improved by folding. Has been. The mobile phone employing the folding mechanism has a structure in which the upper casing and the lower casing are opened and closed by a hinge mechanism.

  And, normally, a receiving speaker and a display unit (display) are arranged on the inner side surface of the upper housing part, and for example, a transmitting microphone and various operation keys are arranged on the inner side surface of the lower housing part. The cellular phone is used in a folded state in which the inner sides of the upper and lower casings are in close contact when not in use, and in an open state in which the upper and lower casings are separated from each other when in use.

  In addition, recent mobile phones are equipped with various functions such as e-mail, incoming melody and browser, and the applications installed are being developed daily. And the cellular phone is mainly configured so that the user can set the function according to each preference.

  When setting the function, the function contents are displayed over a plurality of pages using a program capable of displaying a plurality of pages, and the user manually performs key operations. When switching the display of a plurality of pages in the operation, a method of selecting a page switching command from the menu screen or pressing a key assigned for the page switching command is general.

  As described above, in recent years, mobile phones tend to have more functions installed, and along with this increase in functions, key operations necessary for function selection or setting are also increasing. In particular, a small mobile phone has a limited number of keys that can be allocated and installed for key operations. Therefore, the number of operation procedures inevitably increases as the menu is diversified and multi-layered.

  By the way, in Patent Document 1, for example, when a pointing device is operated with a folding cellular phone provided with a pointing device on the back of the casing, an operation in an open state and a folded state (the casing including the display unit is rotated 180 degrees) In this case, a mobile phone input device has been proposed that can always maintain the display screen and the moving direction of the image in the same direction as viewed from the user without changing the mobile phone.

Further, for example, Patent Document 2 discloses a technology for detecting an open / closed state in a folding structure mobile phone, measuring the open state and the closed state with a timer, and starting and ending the application according to the measured time. Has been. As a result, when the case of the mobile phone is opened, the application such as the display unit can be started immediately, and when the case is closed, the application can be reliably terminated.
JP 2004-320560 A No. 2004/110032 gazette

  Among the switching methods described above, the method of selecting a page switching command from the menu screen increases the number of user's operation procedures, which imposes a burden on the user that the operation is complicated and troublesome, and may cause an erroneous operation. Inconvenience of increasing is caused.

  In addition, the method of pressing the key assigned for the page switching command requires two keys to be assigned to the previous page display / next page display among the limited keys of the mobile phone, and various operations can be performed with a small number of keys. Considering that it must be performed, it cannot be said that the key is used efficiently, and as a result, the number of operation procedures is increased.

  Furthermore, it may be easier for the user to understand and operate more easily, for example, by using a pointing device than by operating a mobile phone by pressing a key. Providing an easy-to-understand interface contributes to improving the usability of mobile phones.

  Therefore, the present invention can reduce the operation burden of the user by reducing the number of operation procedures without newly assigning a key for operation, and can switch the page of the display screen by an operation that is easy to understand for the user. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device or the like that can be used.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a folding means for opening and closing a first casing including a display unit and a second casing including an operation unit so as to be folded by a hinge unit, and the orientation of the first casing or the second casing. A portable terminal device having an azimuth measuring means for measuring and a display control means for controlling display on the display unit, wherein the azimuth measuring means measures the azimuth in a state in which the portable terminal device is opened to obtain azimuth information. As the current orientation information is obtained by measuring the orientation of the mobile terminal device closed, and the display control means compares the previous orientation information with the current orientation information when the mobile terminal device is closed. If the heading information is different, the next page display is prepared. If the heading is the same, the previous page display is prepared. When the portable terminal is opened, the preparation is followed. Page And performing Toggles. By opening and closing the mobile terminal using the folding means, it is possible to switch between multiple pages of the display screen, providing the user with an operation that is easy to understand, such as turning the page, and reducing the assignment of functions to operation keys. . And it becomes possible to reduce the operation burden by reducing the number of operation procedures.

  The portable terminal device includes a folding unit, an orientation measuring unit, and a display control unit. The display control unit receives information on the open / closed state of the portable terminal from the folding unit, and uses the information as a trigger to carry the portable terminal in the open state and the closed state. The azimuth of the terminal is measured by the azimuth measuring means, and the azimuth information in the open / closed state is compared and determined, and the page switching display control of the previous page display and the next page display is performed. The comparison and determination of the azimuth information in the open / closed state may be performed depending on whether the azimuths in both states are the same or different. In this case, since the orientation of the mobile terminal device is not specified, display control for page switching can be performed regardless of the orientation of the user.

The present invention also provides a display control method for a portable terminal device including folding means that opens and closes a first casing including a display unit and a second casing including an operation unit so as to be folded by a hinge unit. It has an orientation measurement process for measuring the orientation of the two-frame body and a display control process for controlling the display on the display unit. The orientation measurement process measures the orientation in a state where the mobile terminal device is opened, and the previous orientation information. As the current orientation information is obtained by measuring the orientation of the mobile terminal device closed, and the display control process compares the previous orientation information with the current orientation information when the mobile terminal device is closed. If the heading information is different, the next page display is prepared. If the heading is the same, the previous page display is prepared. When the portable terminal is opened, the preparation is followed. Page off It may be a display control method for a portable terminal device and performing instead.

  Further, the present invention may be a program for causing a mobile terminal device to execute the above-described display control method of the mobile terminal device.

  The present invention may also be a computer-readable recording medium that records the above program.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the number of operation procedures by reducing the number of operation steps without newly assigning keys for operations, and to switch pages of the display screen by operations that are easy to understand for the user. A portable terminal device or the like that can be realized is realized.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As a first embodiment, a portable terminal device that performs page switching based on folding opening / closing operation and azimuth direction information of a casing is given, and as a second embodiment, based on folding opening / closing operation and a measurement result by a timer A mobile terminal device that performs page switching will be described.

[Embodiment 1]
First, a schematic configuration of the mobile terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment. The mobile terminal device 10 of the present embodiment is a so-called foldable mobile terminal in which an upper housing 11 and a lower housing 12 are mechanically connected by a hinge portion 13, and includes a liquid crystal display device 14, an earpiece 15, mouthpiece 16, input key group 17, antenna 18, camera device 19, incoming call speaker 20, and battery 21.

  The liquid crystal display device 14 is a display device provided on the surface of the upper housing 11 (the surface facing the input key group 17 of the lower housing 12 when folded), and the standby screen, current terminal state, message, schedule Display the management screen.

  The earpiece 15 is a speaker provided on the upper surface of the upper housing 11 and outputs the voice of the other party. The mouthpiece 16 is a microphone provided on the lower side of the surface of the lower housing 12 (a surface facing the liquid crystal display device 14 of the upper housing 11 when folded), and accepts a user's voice during a call.

  The input key group 17 is an aggregate of input keys provided on the surface of the lower housing 12 and accepts key inputs and command inputs to the mobile terminal device 10. The antenna 18 is an antenna for enabling wireless communication via a wireless communication network, and is provided on the upper surface (the end surface opposite to the hinge portion 13) of the upper housing 11.

  The camera device 19 is a photographing device provided on the back surface of the upper housing 11. The camera device 19 includes a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), a lens, a photolight, and the like, and takes a still image or a moving image.

  The incoming call speaker 20 is an audio output device provided on the back surface of the upper housing 11 and outputs an incoming call tone and various alarm sounds when receiving an incoming call. The battery 21 is a rechargeable storage battery provided on the back surface of the lower housing 12, and is a power source for the mobile terminal device 10.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment. The mobile terminal device 10 of the present embodiment includes a central control unit 30, a clock timer 31, a wireless communication unit 32, a call control unit 33, a key input detection unit 34, an open / close state detection unit 35, and an azimuth measurement control. A unit 36, a liquid crystal display control unit 37, a camera device control unit 38, a voice recording control unit 39, an incoming speaker control unit 40, and a vibrator control unit 41.

  The central control unit 30 performs overall control of each unit of the mobile terminal device 10. The central control unit 30 has a function of controlling display switching of a plurality of pages when executing a program capable of displaying a plurality of pages.

  The central control unit 30 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The CPU expands the program stored in the ROM to the RAM, and executes various processes such as data processing and arithmetic processing according to the expanded program. The ROM is a nonvolatile memory, and stores various programs, data, parameters, and the like for the CPU to perform various calculations and controls. The RAM is a memory in which programs and data can be freely written, and provides a working area necessary for the CPU to execute various processes.

  The clock timer 31 counts the time in the mobile terminal device 10 in seconds. Further, the current time (system time in the mobile terminal device 10) is held by counting the time from the set time point in seconds.

  The wireless communication unit 32 controls execution of wireless communication and data communication of the mobile terminal device 10. The call control unit 33 performs a conversion process for converting the user's voice input from the mouthpiece 16 into an electrical signal, and an output process for converting the voice signal of the other party sent and outputting it from the earpiece 15. The key input detection unit 34 detects a key operation / command input by the user via the input key group 17.

  The open / close state detection unit 35 detects a change in the open / close state of the mobile terminal device 10, that is, an open state or a closed state. In addition, a function of notifying the central control unit 30 of the detection result of the open / closed state is provided.

  The azimuth measurement control unit 36 is provided in the upper casing 11 and measures the azimuth in which the upper surface of the upper casing 11 is facing. In addition, the orientation measurement control unit 36 receives the notification of the open / close state detection unit 35 from the central control unit 30, and performs the orientation measurement of the upper casing 11 using the notification as a trigger. That is, when the opening / closing state of the mobile terminal device 10 is changed, the azimuth when the mobile terminal device 10 is opened or the azimuth when the mobile terminal device 10 is closed is measured. The azimuth measurement control unit 36 may be provided in the lower casing 12 so as to measure the direction in which the lower surface of the lower casing 12 faces.

  The display device control unit 37 performs display control of screens and messages displayed on the liquid crystal display device 14. Further, the display device control unit 37 performs screen display according to the page switching control of the central control unit 30 when switching a plurality of pages. Then, the camera device control unit 38 controls photographing processing by the camera device 19.

  The voice recording control unit 39 performs execution control of voice recording (memory recording) performed as a response to a missed call. The incoming speaker control unit 40 controls the output of ringtones and various alarm sounds from the incoming speaker 20. The vibrator control unit 41 controls a vibrator including an eccentric motor and a weight, and generates vibration when an incoming call or the like is received. Note that operation control at the time of incoming call in each of these control units is determined according to the set incoming call mode.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment, and illustrates a configuration related to a display control operation for characteristic page switching. As described in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal device 10 includes a central control unit 30, an open / close state detection unit 35, an orientation measurement control unit 36, and a liquid crystal display control unit 37. Each function necessary for switching display control is provided.

  That is, the central control unit 30 has a multi-page display switching function 130, the open / close state detection unit 35 has an open / close state notification function 135, the azimuth measurement control unit 36 has an azimuth information acquisition function 136, and the liquid crystal display control The unit 37 has a display function 137.

  The open / close state notification function 135 detects when the mobile terminal device 10 is opened from the closed state by opening the upper housing, or when the upper housing is folded from the open state to the closed state. This function notifies the control unit 30. The azimuth information acquisition function 136 is a function to acquire the azimuth information in which the upper surface of the upper casing is facing as azimuth information. In accordance with the control of the central control unit 30, the azimuth information in the open state is acquired as the previous azimuth information or in the closed state. Is obtained as current direction information.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the azimuth information acquisition function 136 acquires, as the previous azimuth information, the direction WEST facing the upper surface of the upper casing of the mobile terminal device 10a in the open state. When the terminal is closed to the right side, the direction EAST in which the upper surface of the upper casing of the mobile terminal device 10b in the closed state faces is acquired as the current direction information. Conversely, when the terminal is closed to the left side, the direction WEST in which the upper surface of the upper casing of the mobile terminal device 10c in the closed state faces is acquired as the current direction information.

  The display function 137 reflects page switching on the display screen according to the control of the central control unit 30 and switches to the previous page or to the next page. The multi-page display switching function 130 performs display control for page switching using information obtained from the open / close state detection unit 35 and the orientation measurement control unit 36. Specifically, the notification by the open / close state notification function 135 is received, the previous azimuth information and the current azimuth information are obtained by the azimuth information acquisition function, and the page switching is determined by comparing the two azimuth information.

  Next, the display control operation for page switching, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described. Here, it is divided into three parts from FIG. 5 to FIG. FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 are flowcharts showing the flow of the page switching display control operation in the present embodiment. FIG. 5 shows the direction information acquisition after starting the program. FIG. 6 shows the state after the portable terminal device is closed. FIG. 7 shows page switching after the mobile terminal device is opened.

  First, a program capable of displaying a plurality of pages is activated (step S51). Next, the central control unit 30 causes the azimuth measurement control unit 36 to measure the current azimuth in the open state, and acquires it as previous azimuth information by the azimuth information acquisition function 136 (step S52). Then, the multiple page display switching function 130 retains the acquired previous orientation information (step S53).

  Thereafter, when the portable terminal device is closed (step S61), the open / close state detection unit 35 notifies the central control unit 30 that the terminal is closed by the open / close state notification function 135 (step S62). Subsequently, the central control unit 30 causes the azimuth measurement control unit 36 to measure the current azimuth that has been closed by the multi-page display switching function 130, and acquires the current azimuth information by the azimuth information acquisition function 136 (step S63). ).

  Next, the central control unit 30 compares the current direction information and the previous direction information (step S64), and if they are the same (step S64 / YES), prepares to switch the display to the previous page (step S65). (Step S64 / NO) prepares to switch the display to the next page (Step S66).

  When the portable terminal device is opened (step S71), the open / close state detection unit 35 notifies the central control unit 30 that the terminal has been opened by the open / close state notification function 135 (step S72). Subsequently, the central control unit 30 causes the azimuth measurement control unit 36 to measure the current azimuth that has been opened by the multi-page display switching function 130, and acquires the azimuth information by the azimuth information acquisition function 136 (step S73). .

  And the central control part 30 registers the acquired azimuth | direction information as last azimuth | direction information, and updates the last azimuth | direction information currently hold | maintained (step S74). On the other hand, the central control unit 30 causes the multi-page display switching function 130 to display the page that has been prepared for switching on the liquid crystal display control unit 37, and the liquid crystal display control unit 37 displays the page prepared by the display function 137. (Step S75).

[Embodiment 2]
The portable terminal device of this embodiment has the same external configuration as that shown in FIG. 1 and the internal configuration shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the azimuth measurement control unit 36 that is a feature of the first embodiment may or may not include the azimuth information acquisition function 136. In the case of providing, it may be configured to be able to select either a page switching based on the timer measurement result of the present embodiment or a page switching based on the orientation information of the first embodiment. If not provided, only page switching based on the timer measurement result of the present embodiment is performed.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment, and illustrates a configuration related to a display control operation of a characteristic page switching. The mobile terminal device 10 includes a central control unit 30, an open / close state detection unit 35, a clock timer 31, and a liquid crystal display control unit 37. These configurations have functions necessary for page switching display control. Each has.

  That is, the central control unit 30 has a multi-page display switching function 130, the open / close state detection unit 35 has an open / close state notification function 135, the clock timer 31 has a timer function 131, and the liquid crystal display control unit 37 has a display. A function 137 is provided.

  The functions of the open / close state notification function 135 and the display function 137 are the same as those in the first embodiment. The timer function 131 is a function that measures the time from the closed state to the open state based on the notification from the open / close state detection unit 35. The multi-page display switching function 130 receives the time measured by the timer function 131, compares it with a default value, determines whether it is greater than or equal to the default value, and performs page switching based on the determination result.

  As shown in FIG. 9, it is determined whether the time from when the mobile terminal device 10d in the open state is changed to the mobile terminal device 10e in the one-end closed state to the open state again is less than a predetermined value n seconds or more than n seconds. judge.

  Next, a page switching display control operation in the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of display control operation for page switching in the present embodiment.

  When the portable terminal device is closed (step S101), the open / close state detection unit 35 notifies the central control unit 30 that the terminal is closed by the open / close state notification function 135 (step S102). Upon receiving the notification, the central control unit 30 causes the clock timer 31 to measure time, and the clock timer starts timer measurement by the timer function 131 (step S103). Thereafter, when the portable terminal device is opened (step S104), the open / close state detection unit 35 notifies the central control unit 30 that the terminal has been opened by the open / close state notification function 135 (step S105). The control unit 30 causes the clock timer to end the timer measurement by the timer function 131 (step S106).

  Subsequently, the central control unit 30 compares the timer measurement result with the default value by using the multiple page display switching function 130 (step S107). That is, when the timer is longer than n seconds (step S107 / YES), preparation is made to switch the display to the previous page (step S108), and when it is less than n seconds (step S107 / NO), the display is switched to the next page. Preparation is performed (step S109). Then, the multi-page display switching function 130 causes the liquid crystal display control unit 37 to switch to and display the prepared page (step S110).

  In the switching display control described above, only switching between the previous page and the next page is performed. However, display control for maintaining the display page may be performed by adding the current page to this. In this case, for example, when the time measured by the timer is in the range of n ± 1 seconds, the current page is maintained, when it is less than n−1 seconds, the next page is set, and when it is n + 1 seconds or more, the page is switched as the previous page. Can be done.

  A computer-readable recording medium recording a program code of software that realizes the functions of the embodiments of the present invention described above, that is, a storage medium is supplied to the mobile terminal device, and the computer (CPU or MPU) of the mobile terminal device The object of the present invention is also achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and a computer-readable recording medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.

  Examples of the storage medium for supplying the program code include a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, and a magnetic tape. Can be used.

  The above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment alone, and various modifications are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Implementation is possible.

  According to the above embodiment, the usability of the user can be improved. The reason is that the number of operation procedures that the user has to perform is reduced compared to an operation of opening a menu and selecting a function. In addition, by enabling the switching of a plurality of pages by the operation of closing and opening the portable terminal, it is possible to provide a sensibly easy-to-understand interface such as “opening and closing a book, turning a page”.

  Further, according to the embodiment described above, it is possible to reduce the function assignment to the operation keys. This is because the page switching is performed using the opening / closing operation of the mobile terminal, so that it is not necessary to assign the page switching function to the operation keys.

It is the figure which showed the external structure of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the internal structure of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the internal structure of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the display control operation | movement of page switching in embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the display control operation | movement of page switching in embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the display control operation | movement of page switching in embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the display control operation | movement of page switching in embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the internal structure of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the display control operation | movement of page switching in embodiment of this invention. It is the flowchart which showed the flow of the display control operation | movement of page switching in embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,10a-e Portable terminal device 11 Upper housing 12 Lower housing 13 Hinge part 14 Liquid crystal display device 15 Earpiece 16 Earpiece 17 Input key group 18 Antenna 19 Camera device 20 Incoming speaker 21 Battery 30 Central control part 31 Clock timer 32 Wireless communication unit 33 Call control unit 34 Key input detection unit 35 Open / close state detection unit 36 Direction measurement control unit 37 Liquid crystal display control unit 38 Camera device control unit 39 Voice recording control unit 40 Incoming speaker control unit 41 Vibrator control unit 130 Multiple page display Switching function 131 Timer function 135 Open / close state notification function 136 Direction information acquisition function 137 Display function

Claims (7)

Folding means for opening and closing the first casing including the display section and the second casing including the operation section so as to be folded by the hinge section, orientation measuring means for measuring the orientation of the first casing or the second casing, and the display section A display control means for controlling display on the mobile terminal device,
The azimuth measuring unit measures the azimuth when the portable terminal device is opened and obtains it as previous azimuth information, and measures the azimuth when the portable terminal device is closed and obtains it as current azimuth information. ,
When the mobile terminal device is closed, the display control means performs a comparison between the previous azimuth information and the current azimuth information. When the orientation is the same, preparation for displaying the previous page is performed, and when the portable terminal device is opened, page switching according to the preparation is performed . The display control means has storage means,
The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit holds the previous direction information and the current direction information . The azimuth measuring means, after opening the mobile terminal device and performing page switching according to the preparation, measuring the azimuth in a state in which the mobile terminal device is opened to obtain as previous azimuth information ,
The portable terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the storage unit updates and holds the previous azimuth information as the latest information . The folding means has an open / close state notifying means for notifying the display control means of the open / closed state of the mobile terminal device, and the display control means sends a notification by the open / close state notifying means to the azimuth measuring means,
4. The azimuth measuring unit measures the azimuth of the open / closed state of the portable terminal device when receiving a notification from the open / close state notifying unit from the display control unit . 2. A mobile terminal device according to item 1 . A display control method for a portable terminal device comprising a folding means for opening and closing a first casing including a display section and a second casing including an operation section so as to be folded by a hinge section,
An orientation measurement step for measuring the orientation of the first housing or the second housing, and a display control step for controlling display on the display unit,
The azimuth measuring step measures the azimuth when the portable terminal device is opened and obtains it as previous azimuth information, and measures the azimuth when the portable terminal device is closed and obtains it as current azimuth information. ,
In the display control step, when the portable terminal device is closed, the previous direction information and the current direction information are compared, and when the direction due to both position information is different, preparation for next page display is performed, as to prepare the previous page displayed if said position is the same, the time you open the portable terminal device, display control method mobile terminal you and performs page switching in accordance with the preparation. The program for making a portable terminal device perform the display control method of the portable terminal device of Claim 5 . A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 6 is recorded .

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