JP6147660B2 - Portable electronic devices - Google Patents

Description

  The present application relates to portable electronic devices.

  There is known an electronic device that includes a touch screen on a main surface and executes various functions in accordance with operations detected via the touch screen (for example, Patent Document 1).

International Publication No. 2008/086302

  The operation performed via the touch screen may have a restriction that the user must perform while looking at the touch screen, and there is room for improvement in operability. From the above, there is a need for portable electronic devices that can improve operability.

  A portable electronic device according to one aspect includes a three-dimensional main body having a main surface and a side surface, a first display disposed on the main surface of the main body, and the first surface disposed on the side surface of the main body. A second display surrounding the display; a touch screen superimposed on the second display; a device; and a control unit configured to control based on a gesture with respect to the touch screen, the control unit in the first mode, the control unit A function is selected based on the gesture, and a direction in which the device works is controlled based on the gesture in the second mode.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a portable electronic device. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the portable electronic device. FIG. 3 is a side view of the portable electronic device viewed from the direction of arrow B. FIG. 4 is a side view of the portable electronic device viewed from the direction of arrow C. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the portable electronic device. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the main body viewed from the back side. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a mounting example of the portable electronic device. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of mounting the portable electronic device. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the main body portion is removed from the pedestal portion. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the portable electronic device. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the basic operation of the portable electronic device. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the portable electronic device when the camera function is used. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the mobile electronic device during a call due to an incoming call.

  Embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, a mobile communication device will be described as an example of the mobile electronic device. Examples of portable communication devices include, but are not limited to, smartphones, feature phones, other mobile phones, handsets, and the like.

  The overall configuration of the portable electronic device 1 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. FIG. 1 is a front view of the portable electronic device 1. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the portable electronic device 1. FIG. 3 is a side view of the portable electronic device 1 as seen from the direction of the arrow B shown in FIG. 4 is a side view of the portable electronic device 1 as seen from the direction of the arrow C shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the portable electronic device 1 taken along the line AA. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the main body viewed from the back side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the portable electronic device 1 includes a truncated cone-shaped main body 20 and a pedestal 40 that is detachably attached to the back surface 22 of the main body 20. The main body 20 includes a main surface 21, a back surface 22 that is larger than the main surface 21, and a side surface 23 that is inclined with respect to the main surface 21. The side surface 23 is provided between the main surface 21 and the back surface 22 so that when the user views the mobile electronic device 1 from the main surface 21 side, the side surface 23 is visible together with the main surface 21.

  The main body 20 has a touch screen display 2 on a main surface (front surface) 21. The touch screen display 2 has a circular shape along the periphery of the main surface 21. The main body 20 has the touch screen display 3 on the side surface 23. The touch screen display 3 has a substantially fan shape along the side surface 23. The touch screen display 3 may cover the entire side surface 23 or may cover only a predetermined range.

  The touch screen displays 2 and 3 have a function of displaying a screen including various types of information such as characters, graphics, and images. Further, the touch screen displays 2 and 3 have a function of detecting contact of various objects such as a finger, a stylus, and a pen. The portable electronic device 1 determines a user operation regarding the screen displayed on the touch screen displays 2 and 3 based on the contact detected by the touch screen displays 2 and 3.

  The portable electronic device 1 includes various devices in addition to the touch screen displays 2 and 3. Here, the “device” refers to a component having some function with respect to the mobile electronic device 1 or with respect to the outside of the mobile electronic device 1. “Working” includes, but is not limited to, detecting, outputting, changing, and the like. Devices included in the mobile electronic device 1 mainly include devices that work in a specific direction. Devices that the portable electronic device 1 has include devices that mainly control the working direction.

  Devices included in the portable electronic device 1 include, for example, a camera 5, a microphone 6, a speaker 7, and a speaker 8, but are not limited thereto.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the camera 5 is provided so that imaging from the side surface 23 is possible. The camera 5 electronically acquires an image within the shooting range. That is, the camera 5 mainly works in a specific direction. The acquired image is recorded in the portable electronic device 1 as a still image or a moving image. The portable electronic device 1 may transmit the acquired image to another device by communication.

  Openings are provided on the side surface of the main body 20 in a distributed manner. The microphone 6 is provided in the opening of the main body 20 as shown in FIG. Similarly, the speaker 7 is provided in the opening of the main body 20. The microphone 6 electronically acquires external sounds such as a user's voice. The speaker 7 converts an electronic signal into a physical sound. Since the microphones 6 and the speakers 7 are provided in a distributed manner, the microphones 6 and the speakers 7 work not in a specific direction but in all directions of 360 °.

  However, the portable electronic device 1 can control the microphone 6 and the speaker 7 to limit the direction in which these mainly work. That is, the portable electronic device 1 can control the microphone 6 so as to mainly acquire sound in a specific direction. Furthermore, the portable electronic device 1 can control the speaker 7 so as to output sound mainly in a specific direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the speaker 8 is provided inside the back surface 22 of the main body 20. For example, when the operation of the removal button, the rotation operation of the main body 20, or the like is performed, the main body 20 becomes removable from the pedestal 40. The rear surface 22 of the removed main body 20 is exposed to the outside. The speaker 8 converts an electronic signal into a physical sound by vibrating the back surface 22 exposed to the outside.

  The user can hear the vibration generated by the speaker 8 as a sound through the vibration of the air by bringing the back surface 22 close to the ear.

  The portable electronic device 1 performs an operation corresponding to the situation according to a user's gesture with respect to the touch screen display 2 or the touch screen display 3. That is, a gesture for the touch screen display 2 or the touch screen display 3 is accepted by the portable electronic device 1 as one of operations.

  The user can perform fine operations using, for example, the touch screen display 2 on the main surface 21 of the main body 20. However, the operation using the touch screen display 2 has a restriction that the main surface 21 of the main body 20 must be directed toward the user in order to operate the touch screen display 2.

  On the other hand, the operation using the touch screen display 3 can be performed without directing the main surface 21 of the main body 20 to the user. Thereby, the user can operate the side surface 23 with his / her eyes without directing the main surface 21 of the main body 20 toward the user. Alternatively, the user can operate intuitively without looking at the main surface 21 and the side surface 23. As described above, the portable electronic device 1 can improve the operability by enabling the operation using the touch screen display 3 provided on the side surface 23 of the main body 20.

  The pedestal portion 40 has leg portions 41. The leg 41 is provided with a hole through which a belt-like member such as a shoulder strap of a rucksack or a wristband is passed. By passing a belt-shaped member through the hole, the user can wear the portable electronic device 1 on the body and use it as a so-called wearable device.

  A usage pattern of the portable electronic device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of mounting the portable electronic device 1. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating another example of mounting the portable electronic device 1. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the main body 20 is removed from the pedestal 40 and used.

  FIG. 7 shows an example in which the portable electronic device 1 is worn on the arm by fixing the pedestal portion 40 to the wristband. FIG. 8 shows an example in which the portable electronic device 1 is mounted near the shoulder by fixing the pedestal 40 to the shoulder strap of the rucksack. By attaching the portable electronic device 1 to the body in this way, the portable electronic device 1 can be used without being held in the hand, and the usage forms of the portable electronic device 1 are diversified. For example, the user can record the surrounding situation as a moving image with the camera 5 while enjoying sports.

  FIG. 9 shows an example in which the main body portion 20 is removed from the pedestal portion 40 and the back surface 22 is applied to the ear. In this manner, by placing the back surface 22 on the ear, the user can hear the vibration generated by the speaker 8 as a sound through the vibration of the air.

  Thus, the portable electronic device 1 can be used in various forms. The portable electronic device 1 may have any or all of waterproofing, dustproofing, and impact resistance. By providing these, the scene where the portable electronic device 1 can be utilized increases further.

  A functional configuration of the mobile electronic device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mobile electronic device 1. As shown in FIG. 10, the mobile electronic device 1 includes a touch screen display 2, a touch screen display 3, a communication unit 4, a camera 5, a microphone 6, a speaker 7, a speaker 8, and a storage unit 9. And a control unit 10.

  The touch screen display 2 includes a display 2a and a touch screen 2b superimposed on the display 2a. The display 2a includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display (Organic Electro-Luminescence Display), or an inorganic EL display (Inorganic Electro-Luminescence Display). The display 2a displays characters, figures, images, and the like.

  The touch screen display 3 includes a display 3a and a touch screen 3b superimposed on the display 3a. The display 3a includes a display device such as a flexible liquid crystal display, a flexible organic EL display, and electronic paper. The electronic paper is, for example, an electronic paper such as an electrophoretic method or a cholesteric liquid crystal. The display 3a displays characters, figures, images, and the like.

  The touch screens 2b and 3b detect contact of a finger, a pen, a stylus pen, or the like with respect to the touch screens 2b and 3b. The touch screens 2b and 3b can detect positions where a plurality of fingers, pens, stylus pens, or the like are in contact with the touch screens 2b and 3b.

  The detection method of the touch screens 2b and 3b may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistance film method, a surface acoustic wave method (or an ultrasonic method), an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a load detection method. In the following description, to simplify the description, it is assumed that the user uses the finger to touch the touch screens 2 b and 3 b in order to operate the portable electronic device 1.

  The portable electronic device 1 has at least one of the contact detected by the touch screens 2b and 3b, the position at which the contact is detected, the change in the position at which the contact is detected, the interval at which the contact is detected, and the number of times the contact is detected. The type of gesture is determined based on the one. The gesture is an operation performed on the touch screens 2b and 3b. The gestures discriminated by the portable electronic device 1 include, but are not limited to, touch, long touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, pinch in, and pinch out.

  “Touch” is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screens 2b and 3b. The portable electronic device 1 determines a gesture in which a finger contacts the touch screens 2b and 3b as a touch. “Long touch” is a gesture in which a finger touches the touch screens 2b and 3b for a longer time. The portable electronic device 1 determines a gesture in which a finger is in contact with the touch screens 2b and 3b for a longer period of time as a long touch.

  “Release” is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screens 2b and 3b. The portable electronic device 1 determines a gesture in which a finger is separated from the touch screens 2b and 3b as a release. “Swipe” is a gesture in which a finger moves while touching the touch screens 2b and 3b. The portable electronic device 1 determines a gesture that moves while the finger is in contact with the touch screens 2b and 3b as a swipe.

  A “tap” is a gesture for releasing following a touch. The portable electronic device 1 determines a gesture that is released following a touch as a tap. The “double tap” is a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice. The portable electronic device 1 determines a gesture in which a gesture for releasing following a touch is continued twice as a double tap.

  “Long tap” is a gesture for releasing following a long touch. The portable electronic device 1 determines a gesture for releasing following a long touch as a long tap. “Drag” is a gesture for performing a swipe starting from an area where a movable object is displayed. The portable electronic device 1 determines that a gesture for swiping from a region where a movable object is displayed as a starting point is a drag.

  A “flick” is a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screens 2b and 3b while moving after touching the touch screens 2b and 3b. In other words, “flick” is a gesture in which a release is performed while a finger moves following a touch. The portable electronic device 1 determines a gesture in which a finger leaves the touch screens 2b and 3b while moving after touching the touch screens 2b and 3b as a flick. The flick is often performed while the finger moves in one direction.

  “Pinch-in” is a gesture of swiping in a direction in which a plurality of fingers approach each other. The portable electronic device 1 determines, as a pinch-in, a gesture that shortens the distance between the position of one finger and the position of another finger detected by the touch screens 2b and 3b. “Pinch out” is a gesture of swiping a plurality of fingers away from each other. The portable electronic device 1 determines, as a pinch-out, a gesture that increases the distance between the position of one finger and the position of another finger detected by the touch screens 2b and 3b.

  In the following description, a gesture performed with one finger may be referred to as a “single touch gesture”, and a gesture performed with two or more fingers may be referred to as a “multi-touch gesture”. Multi-touch gestures include, for example, pinch-in and pinch-out. Taps, flicks, swipes, and the like are single-touch gestures when performed with one finger, and multi-touch gestures when performed with two or more fingers.

  The portable electronic device 1 operates according to these gestures determined via the touch screens 2b and 3b. Therefore, an operability that is intuitive and easy to use for the user is realized. The operation performed by the mobile electronic device 1 according to the determined gesture may vary depending on the screens displayed on the displays 2a and 3a. In the following description, in order to simplify the description, “the touch screens 2b and 3b detect contact, and the portable electronic device 1 determines that the gesture type is X based on the detected contact”. It may be described as “the smartphone detects X” or “the controller detects X”.

  The communication unit 4 communicates wirelessly. The communication method supported by the communication unit 4 is a wireless communication standard. Examples of wireless communication standards include cellular phone communication standards such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. As cellular phone communication standards, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA (Wideband Code Multiple Access), CDMA2000, PDC (Personal Digital Cellular, GSM (registered trademark) mmloS). (Personal Handy-phone System). As wireless communication standards, for example, there are WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access), IEEE802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA (Infrared Data Association), NFC (NearCo), etc. The communication unit 4 may support one or more of the communication standards described above.

  The storage unit 9 stores programs and data. The storage unit 9 is also used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing result of the control unit 10. The storage unit 9 may include any non-transitory storage medium such as a semiconductor storage medium and a magnetic storage medium. The storage unit 9 may include a plurality of types of storage media. The storage unit 9 may include a combination of a portable storage medium such as a memory card, an optical disk, or a magneto-optical disk and a storage medium reader. The storage unit 9 may include a storage device that is used as a temporary storage area such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).

  The program stored in the storage unit 9 includes an application executed in the foreground or the background and a control program for realizing the basic functions of the mobile electronic device 1. For example, the application displays screens on the displays 2a and 3a, and causes the control unit 10 to execute processing corresponding to the gesture detected via the touch screens 2b and 3b. The control program is, for example, an OS. The application and the control program may be installed in the storage unit 9 via communication by the communication unit 4 or a non-transitory storage medium.

  The storage unit 9 stores, for example, a control program 9a and setting data 9b. The control program 9 a provides functions related to various controls for operating the mobile electronic device 1. The control program 9a realizes a call by controlling the communication unit 4, the microphone 6, the speaker 7, and the like, for example. The function provided by the control program 9a includes a function of controlling the operation of the portable electronic device 1 in accordance with a gesture with respect to the touch screens 2b and 3b. The setting data 9b holds various setting values related to the operation of the mobile electronic device 1.

  The control unit 10 includes an arithmetic processing device. The arithmetic processing unit includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an SoC (System-on-a-chip), an MCU (Micro Control Unit), and an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), but is not limited thereto.

  The control unit 10 comprehensively controls the operation of the mobile electronic device 1 to realize various functions. Specifically, the control unit 10 executes instructions included in the program stored in the storage unit 9 while referring to the data stored in the storage unit 9 as necessary. And the control part 10 controls various devices according to data and a command, and implement | achieves various functions by it.

  The basic operation of the mobile electronic device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the basic operation of the mobile electronic device 1. The operation shown in FIG. 11 is realized by the control unit 10 executing the control program 9a. The operation shown in FIG. 11 is repeatedly executed.

  In step S101, the control unit 10 of the portable electronic device 1 selects a function to be executed from the functions of the portable electronic device 1 according to the accepted operation or the event that has occurred. Here, the accepted operation is an operation performed by bringing a finger into contact with the touch screen display 2 or the touch screen display 3, for example. The generated event is, for example, an incoming call or mail, arrival of a scheduled time, or the like.

  Subsequently, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the selection is confirmed as step S102. For example, when the function selected in step S101 is a function corresponding to a gesture via the touch screen display 3, the control unit 10 determines that the selection has been confirmed when a predetermined gesture is detected. The predetermined gesture includes, for example, gestures for icons, characters, etc. displayed on the display 3a, and gestures set in advance corresponding to the functions. For example, if the function selected in step S101 corresponds to an incoming call, the control unit 10 determines that the selection is confirmed when an off-hook operation (gesture) for responding to the incoming call is detected.

  Although this embodiment demonstrates the case where the control part 10 displays the icon for selecting a function, a character, etc. on the display 3a, it is not limited to this. For example, the control unit 10 may be configured to determine that the selection of the function is confirmed when a gesture corresponding to the function is detected. For example, when the camera, transmission, and map functions are provided, the mobile electronic device 1 is set such that a tap is a camera function, a double tap is a transmission function, and a flick in a predetermined direction is a map function. Then, the portable electronic device 1 is configured to determine that the selection of the function is confirmed when the gesture with the function set is detected via the touch screen display 3.

  If the selection has not been confirmed, the control unit 10 returns to step S101. When the selection is confirmed, the control unit 10 proceeds to step S103.

  In step S103, the control unit 10 controls the device corresponding to the function according to the received operation or the generated event so that the selected function is exhibited. That is, the control unit 10 performs control while maintaining the selected function. The operation or event in step S103 is an operation or event that has been accepted after step S102.

  Subsequently, in step S104, the control unit 10 determines whether to end the selected function. For example, the control unit 10 determines to end the selected function when an operation for ending the function is detected or when an end event occurs. If the selected function is not terminated, the control unit 10 returns to step S103. When ending the selected function, the control unit 10 ends the control of the device corresponding to the selected function.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the basic operation of the portable electronic device 1 is roughly divided into an operation in the first mode and an operation in the second mode. In the first mode, the mobile electronic device 1 selects a function to be executed in accordance with an accepted operation or an event that has occurred. In the second mode, the mobile electronic device 1 controls various devices so that the selected function is exhibited. For this reason, for example, even when the gesture on the touch screen display 3 is performed in the same manner, the operation of the portable electronic device 1 may be different between the first mode and the second mode.

  An example of selecting a function by gesture on the touch screen display 3 will be described.

  In the portable electronic device 1, a plurality of functions are assigned to the touch screen display 3. The assignment may be changed by the user. For example, the mobile electronic device 1 is assigned with five functions of camera, GPS / map, healthcare, weather, transmission / PTT. The camera function is a function for taking a still image or a moving image by the camera 5. The GPS / map function is a function of acquiring a current position by position acquisition means such as a GPS receiver and displaying a map around the current position on the touch screen display 2. The health care function is a function for displaying information on the user's body such as the number of steps and the moving distance on the touch screen display 2. The weather function is a function for displaying information on weather such as weather forecast on the touch screen display 2. The transmission / PTT function is a function for performing voice transmission by telephone or push-to-talk.

  In the first mode, the mobile electronic device 1 displays a camera icon, a GPS / map icon, a health care icon, a weather icon, and a call / PTT icon on the display 3a. The plurality of icons are displayed on the display 3 a so that the user can view the icons together with the screen of the touch screen display 2. Furthermore, when the mobile electronic device 1 detects a flick gesture on the touch screen display 3, the mobile electronic device 1 scrolls the icon in the operation direction.

  When the portable electronic device 1 detects a gesture for an icon via the touch screen display 3, it determines that the selection of the function corresponding to the icon has been confirmed. For example, when the mobile electronic device 1 detects a gesture such as a tap, a double tap, or a long tap on the camera icon, it determines that the selection of the camera function has been confirmed.

  A specific example of the operation of the mobile electronic device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the mobile electronic device 1 when the camera function is used. In the example shown in FIG. 12, steps S11 to S13 are operations in the first mode, and steps S14 to S18 are operations in the second mode.

  In step S <b> 11, in order to execute the camera function, the user performs an activation operation for activating the portable electronic device 1. With the activation operation, the portable electronic device 1 turns on the touch screen displays 2 and 3 that have been turned off to reduce power consumption in step S12. The mobile electronic device 1 displays a home screen on the touch screen display 2 and displays icons corresponding to the functions of the mobile electronic device 1 on the touch screen display 3.

  In step S13, the user is tapping the camera icon with the finger F to select the camera function. When the tap gesture for the camera icon is detected, the mobile electronic device 1 determines that the selection of the camera function has been confirmed.

  In step S14, the portable electronic device 1 starts control of the camera 5, which is a device corresponding to the camera function, in order to exhibit the selected camera function. Specifically, the mobile electronic device 1 starts acquiring a moving image acquired by the camera 5 and displays a shooting screen including a preview area on which the moving image is displayed on the touch screen display 2.

  At this time, even if the user operates the shooting button and the switching button, the camera function is maintained, and no other function is selected. In the second mode, the direction in which the camera 5 mainly works is the shooting direction.

  In the present embodiment, the mobile electronic device 1 displays the shooting button and the switching button on the touch screen display 3, but is not limited thereto. For example, the mobile electronic device 1 may be configured to display shooting buttons and switching buttons on the shooting screen of the touch screen display 2. Alternatively, the portable electronic device 1 may be configured to detect a gesture assigned to shooting, switching, etc. via the touch screen display 3.

  When shooting a still image from the state of step S14, the user taps the shooting button displayed on the touch screen display 3 as in step S15. When the portable electronic device 1 detects a tap gesture for the shooting button via the touch screen display 3, the portable electronic device 1 acquires a still image from the camera 5 and stores it in the storage unit 9.

  When shooting a moving image from the state in step S14, the user taps a switching button displayed on the touch screen display 3 as in step S16. When the portable electronic device 1 detects a tap gesture with respect to the switching button via the touch screen display 3, the portable electronic device 1 switches from a camera mode for shooting a still image to a video mode for shooting a moving image. The portable electronic device 1 displays a recording button and a switching button on the touch screen display 3.

  In the video mode, when a tap gesture for the recording button is detected via the touch screen display 3 in step S17, the portable electronic device 1 starts an operation of acquiring a moving image from the camera 5 and storing it in the storage unit 9. To do. Thereafter, when a tap gesture for the recording button is detected, the mobile electronic device 1 stops recording the moving image. In the video mode, when detecting a tap gesture with respect to the switching button, the portable electronic device 1 switches from the video mode to the camera mode.

  When the gesture corresponding to the end of the camera function is detected in step S18 in the camera mode or the video mode, the portable electronic device 1 determines that the end of the camera function is detected. And the portable electronic device 1 complete | finishes a camera function. Specifically, the mobile electronic device 1 ends the control of the camera 5, displays the home screen on the touch screen display 2, and displays icons corresponding to the functions of the mobile electronic device 1 on the touch screen display 3. .

  As described above, the user can select and operate the function without looking at the touch screen display 2 on the main surface 21 of the portable electronic device 1 while wearing. In addition, the user can operate the touch screen display 3 with one hand. Furthermore, since the mobile electronic device 1 is provided with the camera 5 on the side surface 23, it is possible to perform special photographing.

  The mobile electronic device 1 accepts a gesture for the touch screen display 3 during a call by outgoing or incoming call. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the operation of the mobile electronic device 1 during a call due to an incoming call. In the example shown in FIG. 13, steps S31 to S32 are operations in the first mode, and steps S33 to S38 are operations in the second mode. The portable electronic device 1 performs the same operation as steps S33 to S38 during a call by outgoing call.

  In step S <b> 31, an incoming call event has occurred in the mobile electronic device 1. When an incoming event occurs, the mobile electronic device 1 outputs a ring tone from the speaker 7 to notify the user of the incoming call, and displays a response button on the touch screen display 3. At this time, the ring tone is output from the speaker 7 in all directions.

  In step S <b> 32, the user's finger F taps the response button on the touch screen display 3 in order to accept an incoming call. Thereby, the user does not need to look at the touch screen display 2 provided on the main surface 21 of the main body 20, and can easily perform an off-hook operation by looking at the touch screen display 3 on the side surface 23. The possibility of not being able to accept an incoming call due to the delay of the delay is reduced. The off-hook operation may be an operation on the touch screen display 2.

  When detecting a tap gesture for the response button displayed on the touch screen display 3, the portable electronic device 1 determines that the selection of the incoming call function has been confirmed, and performs an incoming call operation. For example, the portable electronic device 1 instructs the communication unit 4 to transmit a response to respond to an incoming call, and activates the microphone 6 and the speaker 7 for a call.

  When the incoming call operation is started, the voice of the other party of the call is output from the speaker 7 in all directions. The user can set the voice of the other party of the call to be output only within a specified range by a swipe gesture on the touch screen display 3. Specifically, the user touches the start position Rs of the range with the finger F and maintains the touched state as in step S33. Subsequently, the user swipes the finger F from the start position Rs until the finger F reaches the end position Re of the range as in step S34.

  Thereafter, in step S35, when the user releases the finger F from the touch screen display 3, the portable electronic device 1 controls the speaker 7 so that the sound output range is between the start position Rs and the end position Re. Limited to the range. As described above, the portable electronic device 1 controls the direction in which the device mainly works in the second mode according to the range of the swipe with respect to the touch screen display 3. The range may be specified with a plurality of fingers such as pinch-in and pinch-out. Similarly, the portable electronic device 1 may limit the range in which the microphone 6 acquires sound.

  When the reverse operation is detected, the portable electronic device 1 controls the speaker 7 to output sound in all directions again. Specifically, the user swipes the finger F from the end position Re of the range on the touch screen display 3 to the start position Rs as in step S36. Subsequently, the user releases the finger F from the touch screen display 3 as in step S37. As described above, the portable electronic device 1 releases the limitation when detecting the reverse operation when the direction in which the device mainly works is limited.

  When the portable electronic device 1 detects a gesture corresponding to the end of the telephone function during the incoming call operation as in step S38, the mobile electronic device 1 ends the call operation.

  Embodiment which this application discloses can be changed in the range which does not deviate from the summary and range of invention. Furthermore, the embodiment disclosed in the present application and its modifications can be combined as appropriate. For example, the above embodiment may be modified as follows.

  For example, each program shown in FIG. 10 may be divided into a plurality of modules, or may be combined with other programs.

  In the above embodiment, the camera 5 has been described as an example of a device that works mainly in a specific direction. However, a device that mainly works in a specific direction is not limited to this. For example, the mobile electronic device 1 may include a first device instead of the camera 5. Examples of the first device include, but are not limited to, an illuminance sensor, a human sensor, a microphone, a speaker, and a light. The direction in which the first device mainly works extends in a direction that is not parallel to the axis that passes through the center of the main body 20 and is orthogonal to the main surface 21. For example, the direction in which the device primarily works intersects the axis at an angle greater than 0 °. For example, the direction in which the device mainly works is orthogonal to the axis.

  In the above-described embodiment, the speaker 7 has been described as an example of a device that is controlled to work mainly in a specific direction (mainly can work in a specific direction). However, the device controlled to work mainly in a specific direction is not limited to this. For example, the mobile electronic device 1 may include a second device instead of the microphone 6 and the speaker 7. Examples of the second device include, but are not limited to, a camera, an illuminance sensor, a human sensor, and a light. The second device may be any device that can control the working direction. Controlling the direction in which the second device works includes changing the direction in which the second device works and changing the range in which the second device works.

  In the above embodiment, the portable electronic device 1 has been described with respect to the case where the touch screen displays 2 and 3 are provided on the main surface 21 and the side surface 23 of the main body 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the mobile electronic device 1 may delete the touch screen 2 b from the main surface 21. That is, the portable electronic device 1 may be configured to provide the touch screen display 3 only on the side surface 23 and provide only the display 2a on the main surface.

  In said embodiment, although the portable electronic device 1 demonstrated the case where the solid-shaped main-body part 20 was truncated cone shape, it is not limited to this. For example, the main body 20 may be formed in a polygonal frustum shape. For example, the main body 20 may be formed in a cylindrical shape.

  In the above embodiment, the mobile communication device has been described as an example of the mobile electronic device 1, but the device according to the appended claims is not limited to the mobile communication device. Examples of the portable electronic device include, but are not limited to, a tablet, a portable personal computer, a digital camera, a media player, an electronic book reader, a navigator, and a game machine.

  The characterizing embodiments have been described in order to fully and clearly disclose the technology according to the appended claims. However, the appended claims should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but all modifications and alternatives that can be created by those skilled in the art within the scope of the basic matters shown in this specification. Should be configured to embody such a configuration.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable electronic device 2 Touch screen display 2a Display 2b Touch screen 3 Touch screen display 3a Display 3b Touch screen 4 Communication part 5 Camera 6 Microphone 7 Speaker 8 Speaker 9 Storage part 9a Control program 9b Setting data 10 Control part 20 Main part 21 Main part Surface 22 Back surface 23 Side surface 40 Base portion 41 Leg portion

Claims (4)

A three-dimensional body having a main surface and side surfaces;
A first display disposed on the main surface of the main body;
A second display disposed on the side of the main body and surrounding the first display;
A touch screen overlaid on the second display;
A device provided in the main body ;
A control unit that controls based on a gesture with respect to the touch screen,
The controller is
In the first mode, and select the function based on the gesture,
A portable electronic device that changes a direction in which the device works based on the gesture in a second mode that is executed when the selection of the function is confirmed in the first mode .   The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit changes a range in which the device operates in the second mode based on the gesture. The device is a device that detects external sound,
The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit changes a sound detection direction of a device that detects the sound based on the gesture in the second mode. The device is a device that outputs sound to the outside,
The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein in the second mode, the control unit changes a sound output direction of a device that outputs the sound based on the gesture.