JP2000092569A - Portable radio telephone system having image information collecting function and method for controlling the telephone system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a portable radio telephone system having an image information collecting function enabling a user to easily receive effective, various and instantaneous image information on an optional place by extremely simple operation and a method for controlling the telephone system. SOLUTION: When a call is originated from a portable radio telephone system to an information processing center for managing various image information by the operation of a key input part 17, the system is connected to the center through a communication agent, an image information providing request for requesting the provision of required image information is transmitted to the center in the connected state, the required image information provided from the center corresponding to the image information providing request is received by a radio part 12 through an antenna 11, and the received image information is displayed on a display device 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone having an image information collecting function of acquiring desired image information from an information processing center by connecting to an information processing center for managing various kinds of image information and displaying it on a display. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wireless telephone device and a control method therefor. More specifically, an information processing center that classifies, edits, and manages various kinds of image information provided by an image information provider is connected to a portable wireless telephone carried by a user through a communication carrier. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a portable wireless telephone device having an image information collecting function that enables a user to easily obtain useful and versatile image information with very simple operation in a portable wireless telephone, and a control method thereof. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, methods for obtaining various types of information by a user include: 1) drawing a dedicated line with an image information providing server and obtaining information using a personal computer or the like via the dedicated line 2). Various types of information are obtained from the Internet via the Internet. 3) Various types of information are obtained by subscribing to a multi-channel television system. 4) Various types of information are obtained using a fax service network. Have been.

[0003]

However, the method 1) for drawing a dedicated line is not common for ordinary users because the system is large and the cost is high. In addition, since it is necessary to use a personal computer or the like, information cannot be collected at an arbitrary place, and there is a spatial limitation that the information can be obtained. Here, a method using a mobile computer is also conceivable, but this is not easy in consideration of connection to a power supply, a dedicated line, and the like.

[0004] The method of 2) for acquiring information via the Internet requires registration with a provider and its operation is not easy. In addition, since it takes time to obtain necessary information, it cannot be said that this is a simple information providing method. Also, in the case of this method, it is necessary to use a personal computer or the like, so that information cannot be collected at an arbitrary place as in the case of 1), and there is a spatial limitation that the information can be obtained. There is.

[0005] The method of subscribing to the multi-channel television system described in 3) also has a problem in the portability of the receiving system, and furthermore, in television broadcasting, information is unilaterally sent from the other party. Therefore, even if the number of channels is increased, necessary information cannot be obtained efficiently. For example, this is not suitable when it is necessary to repeatedly view the same information.

[0006] Further, the method of using the fax service network of 4) also requires connection to a telephone line, requires a facsimile apparatus having a problem in carrying, and furthermore, image information obtained by the facsimile apparatus. Is only a still image, so that information that satisfies the user is not always obtained.

As described above, the conventional technique for acquiring image information cannot be said to be useful in that a user can quickly obtain useful information at an arbitrary place and with a simple operation, and these requirements are sufficiently satisfied. There has been no suitable apparatus and method for performing the above.

Accordingly, the present invention has an image information collecting function which enables a user to easily provide useful and versatile image information with an extremely simple operation at an arbitrary place. It is an object to provide a portable wireless telephone device and a control method thereof.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, by connecting to an information processing center that manages various image information, desired image information is acquired from the information processing center. A portable wireless telephone device having an image information collecting function for displaying on a display device by transmitting an image information provision request for requesting provision of desired image information to the information processing center by connecting to the information processing center. Image information providing request transmitting means, and receiving desired image information provided from the information processing center in response to the image information providing request transmitted by the image information providing request transmitting means, and displaying the image information on the display device And display control means for displaying the information.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the image information provision request transmitting means includes:
Call control means for connecting to the information processing center by calling the information processing center, and menu display means for displaying a menu for obtaining desired image information from the information processing center on the display device Selecting means for selecting desired image information to be provided from a menu displayed on the display by the menu display means; and image information corresponding to the desired image information selected by the image information selecting means. Transmitting means for transmitting a provision request to the information processing center.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the menu display means acquires a menu to be displayed on the display from the information processing center and displays the menu on the display. It is characterized by the following.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention, the menu display means displays the menu to be displayed on the display only when it is necessary to update the menu. It is characterized by being obtained from.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the image information includes moving image information.
The display control means displays a moving image on the display based on the moving image information.

The invention according to claim 6 has an image information collecting function for acquiring desired image information from the information processing center by connecting to an information processing center for managing various image information and displaying the image information on a display. In the method for controlling a portable wireless telephone device, the image processing apparatus transmits an image information provision request for requesting provision of desired image information to the information processing center by connecting to the information processing center, and responds to the image information provision request. Receiving desired image information provided from the information processing center, and displaying the received image information on the display.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the sixth aspect, the image information provision request is transmitted by calling the information processing center to connect to the information processing center. A menu for obtaining desired image information from the information processing center is displayed on the display, and desired image information to be provided is selected from the menu displayed on the display, and the selected desired And transmitting an image information provision request to the information processing center in response to the image information.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the seventh aspect, a menu to be displayed on the display is obtained from the information processing center.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the eighth aspect of the present invention, the menu to be displayed on the display is obtained only when the menu is updated.

The invention according to claim 10 is the invention according to claim 6.
In the invention described above, the image information includes moving image information, and a moving image is displayed on the display based on the moving image information.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of a portable radio telephone having an image information collecting function and a control method therefor according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a portable radio telephone having an image information collecting function and a control method therefor according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, this portable radio telephone 10
Has a normal call function and an image information display function of displaying necessary image information. The microphone 15 and the speaker 16 shown in FIG. 1 are used as a handset for a normal telephone, The display 18
Is used for displaying image information described below in detail according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a portable radio telephone 10 has an antenna 11, a radio unit 12, a baseband signal processing unit 2
0, analog / digital converter (A / D) 13, digital / analog converter (D / A) 14, microphone 1
5, a speaker 16, a control unit 30, a key input unit 17, and a display unit 18.

Here, the radio section 12 converts the radio frequency signal received by the antenna 11 into a baseband signal and passes it to the baseband signal processing section 20, and also outputs the baseband signal output from the baseband signal processing section 20. Is converted to a radio frequency signal and output to the antenna 11 for radio frequency signal processing.

The baseband signal processing section 20 includes a modem 21, an error correction encoder 22, and an audio encoder 23, and processes a baseband signal such as an audio signal and an image signal.

That is, the modem 21 modulates the digital audio signal or image signal output from the error correction encoder 22 and passes it to the radio unit 12, and demodulates the baseband signal output from the radio unit 12. A process of passing the digital audio signal or the image signal to the error correction encoder 22 is performed.

The error correction coder 22 performs error correction coding on the coded voice signal or image signal output from the voice coder 23 and passes the coded voice signal or image signal to the modem 21, and outputs the digital voice signal output from the modem 21. Alternatively, a process of performing error correction coding on the image signal and passing it to the audio encoder 23 or the control unit 30 is performed.

The audio encoder 23 performs audio encoding for compressing the audio signal input from the microphone 15 and digitized by the analog-to-digital converter 13 to a low bit rate, and passes the encoded signal to the error correction encoder 22. At the same time, a process of expanding the coded voice signal output from the error correction coder 22 and passing it to the digital-to-analog converter 14 is performed.

The control unit 30 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 31 for controlling each unit of the wireless telephone 10,
A read-only memory (ROM) 32 for storing a control program and the like, a random access memory (RAM) 33 for storing various data, and a bus 35
The bus 35 is connected to the wireless unit 12 and the baseband signal processing unit 30 described above.

The CPU 31 of the control unit 30 is connected to a key input unit 17 for inputting dial numbers and various commands, and a display unit 18 for displaying various data and image information according to the present invention.

In the above configuration, a radio frequency signal arriving from a base station (not shown) of a communication carrier is received by an antenna 11, converted into a desired baseband signal by a radio unit 12, and passed to a baseband signal processing unit 20. It is.

The baseband signal processing section 20 demodulates the baseband signal by the modem 21 and then passes the demodulated baseband signal to an error correction encoder 22 where the baseband signal is subjected to a predetermined error correction encoding to perform a speech error encoder 23 and a control section 20. Pass to.

In the speech encoder 23, the encoded speech signal passed from the error correction encoder 22 is expanded and output to the digital-to-analog converter 14, whereby the received audio is output from the speaker 16.

The control section 30 stores the image signal passed from the error correction encoder 22 in the RAM 3 and performs image processing in the image processing section 34.

On the other hand, the voice input from the microphone 15 is digitized by the analog-to-digital converter 13 and is converted to a voice coder 23 of the baseband signal processor 20.
Passed to. The audio encoder 23 compresses the digitized audio signal to a low bit rate, passes the encoded audio signal compressed to the low bit rate to the error correction encoder 22, and converts the encoded audio signal to The data is passed to the modem 21 after being subjected to error correction encoding, and the error correction encoder 2
The digital audio signal output from 2 is modulated and passed to the radio unit 12.

The radio section 12 is a baseband signal processing section 2
0 passed from the modem 21 (baseband signal)
Is converted into a radio frequency signal, which is output from the antenna 11.

When requesting the provision of desired image information, the CPU 31 of the control unit 30 creates an image information provision request signal for requesting the provision of the desired image information based on the key input unit 17. The information provision request signal is passed to the radio unit 12 via the error correction encoder 22 and the modem 21 of the baseband signal processing unit 20.

The radio section 12 includes a baseband signal processing section 2
The image information providing request signal (baseband signal) passed from the modem 21 is converted into a radio frequency signal, which is output from the antenna 11.

The destination telephone number and the like input at the time of making a call are input from the key input unit 17 to the control unit 30, and the CPU 31 of the control unit 30 controls each unit of the portable radio telephone 10 to make a call. , An incoming call, etc., and the image information processed by the image processing unit 34 and necessary information are displayed on the display unit 18 under the control of the CPU 31.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an overview of the portable radio telephone shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, this portable radio telephone 10
The display screen 18 of the display unit 18 shown in FIG.
1. A dial key 171 included in the key input unit 17 shown in FIG. 1 is arranged. Reference numeral 11 denotes the antenna shown in FIG.

The key input section 17 can be composed of numeric keys and various function keys. Alternatively, the key input section 17 can be composed of a touch panel and can be replaced with key input from touch keys.

In the present invention, the key input unit 1
A call is made to the information processing center that manages various types of image information by the operation of step 7, thereby connecting to the information processing center through the communication carrier, and requesting the information processing center to provide desired image information in this state. By transmitting an image information provision request to be transmitted and receiving desired image information provided from the information processing center in response to the image information provision request by the wireless unit 12 via the antenna 11, the received image information is transmitted. It is configured to display on the display 18.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram conceptually showing the overall configuration of an image information providing system for receiving information using the portable radio telephone shown in FIG.

In FIG. 3, this image information providing system enables provision of various types of image information using the portable radio telephone 10 shown in FIG. 1 carried by a plurality of users 100-1 to 100-n, respectively. Is configured.

That is, the information processing center 300 is interposed between a plurality of users 100-1 to 100-n receiving the provision of image information and a plurality of information providers 400-1 to 400-m providing various information. , The information processing center 300
Various information provided from the plurality of information providers 400-1 to 400-m are edited and processed and managed.
The user 100-1 to 100-n responds to the image information provision request from each portable wireless telephone carried by the user.
0-n respectively stores desired image information in the communication carrier 200.
Wirelessly to each portable radio telephone carried by the user 100-1 to 100-n.

Then, the users 100-1 to 100-n
Through the information processing center 30 through the communication carrier 200
Image information transmitted from the user 100-1 to the user 100-1.
-N is received by each portable wireless telephone carried by the portable telephone, and the received image information is obtained by displaying the received image information on a display of the portable wireless telephone.

Here, the information providers 400-1 to 400-
m indicates that the users 100-1 to 100-n provide various types of significant information to the information processing center 300 using the Internet, an intranet, a wired or wireless network, or other communication means.

[0048] The information processing center 300
Various types of information provided from 0-1 to 400-m are identified, evaluated, and classified, and are classified into users 100-1 to 100-100.
-N edits and manages image information that can be displayed on the display of the portable radio telephone carried by n.

Then, the user 10 through the communication carrier
In response to various image information provision requests from a portable wireless telephone carried by 0-1 to 100-n, the image information to be edited and managed is transmitted to a user 100-1 to 100-n through a communication carrier.
To the portable radio telephone carried by the user.

Therefore, the information processing center 300 includes: 1) means for collecting various information from the information providers 400-1 to 400-m 2) means for managing data collected from the information providers 400-1 to 400-m 3) means for editing and managing the data collected from the information providers 400-1 to 400-m into image information that can be displayed on the display of the portable radio telephone carried by the user 100-1 to 100-n 4) Communication Users 100-1 through 100- through business operators
n at least means for transmitting the image information to be edited and managed to the portable wireless telephones carried by the users 100-1 to 100-n through a communication carrier in response to various image information provision requests from the portable wireless telephones carried by the n. Have.

The telecommunications carrier 200 is the information processing center 30
0, transmission of data between 0, users 100-1 to 100-
n, communication with the portable radio telephone carried by the user 10
The accounting processing for the provision of the image information received by 0-1 to 100-n is performed.

The communication service provider 200 also manages a server for storing image information and the like and manages the server.

It should be noted that the information processing center 300 may be configured to charge the user 100-1 to 100-n for the provision of the image information.
This is performed by the communication carrier 200, and the users 100-1 to 100-1
The telecommunications carrier 200 adds the price for providing the image information received by the user 100-n to the normal call charge of the mobile wireless telephone carried by the users 100-1 to 100-n, and
One that is configured to charge from 00-1 to 100-n,
This is preferable because separate complicated procedures and fee collection processing are not required. In this case, the information processing center 300 collectively charges the telecommunications carrier 200 for the provision of the image information received by the users 100-1 to 100-n.

The information processing center 300 and the communication carrier 200 may be connected via a dedicated line, or may be connected via a normal public line. Good.

Each of the users 100-1 to 100-n carries a portable radio telephone having a normal call function and a function of displaying necessary image information. Then, using the image information display function of the portable wireless telephone, the information processing center 300 receives useful image information edited and managed.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the information processing center of the image information providing system shown in FIG.

In FIG. 4, the information processing center 300
Various kinds of information provided from the information providers 400-1 to 400-m are received by the information provision receiving unit 302, and this is notified to the control unit 303.

The control unit 303 determines whether or not to receive the provision of various information from the received information providers 400-1 to 400-m, and if so, controls the information receiving unit 301 to control the information provider. Various information provided from 400-1 to 400-m is taken in.

The information fetched through the information receiving section 301 is passed to the information classification editing section 304.

The information classifying / editing unit 304 includes the information receiving unit 30
1 to classify the information captured through
Edit and process image information that can be displayed on the display of the portable wireless telephone carried by 1 to 100-n. The image information classified and edited by the information classification editing unit 304 is stored in the image information storage unit 305.

The image information management unit 306 manages various types of image information stored in the image information storage unit 305, updates necessary image information, deletes unnecessary image information, manages date of image information, and the like. Perform

The image information provision request receiving unit 308 receives an image information provision request transmitted from a portable radio telephone carried by a user 100-1 to 100-n via a communication carrier, and receives the received image information provision request. Control unit 303
Pass to. Upon receiving the image information provision request, the control unit 303 makes an inquiry to the image information management unit 306, and checks whether image information corresponding to the image information provision request is stored in the image information storage unit 305. When image information corresponding to the image information provision request is stored in the image information storage unit 305, the image information is read from the image information storage unit 305 and transmitted to the communication carrier 200 through the image information transmission unit 307.

The information processing center 300 can be configured to include, for example, a large computer.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of facilities of a communication carrier of the image information providing system shown in FIG.

As described above, the communication carrier 200 transmits data to and from the information processing center 300,
0-1 to 100-n mainly perform communication with a portable radio telephone carried by the user.

That is, the users 100-1 to 100-n
The image information provision request transmitted from the portable wireless telephone carried by the user is received by the communication control unit 204 via the antenna 205. Then, the received image information providing request is passed to the control unit 203.

The control unit 203 controls the users 100-1 to 100-1.
The image information provision request from 100-n is transmitted to the information processing center 300 through the image information provision request transmission unit 202.

The image information transmitted from the information processing center 300 to the users 100-1 to 100-n is
The image information is received by the image information receiving unit 201. The image information received by the image information receiving unit 201 is passed to the control unit 203. The control unit 203 transmits the image information passed from the image information receiving unit 201 to the portable wireless telephones carried by the users 100-1 to 100-n via the communication control unit 204 and the antenna 205.

Note that the communication carrier 200 is
-1 to 100-n manage a plurality of base stations for wirelessly transmitting and receiving voice, image information, data, and the like to and from a portable wireless telephone carried by the user, and are carried by the users 100-1 to 100-n. The image information provision request and the image information transmission transmitted / received to / from the mobile wireless telephone are transmitted by the users 100-1 to 100
0-n is carried out via the nearest base station to the portable radio telephone carried by the user.

Hereinafter, the portable radio telephone 10 according to the present invention will be described.
A description will be given of a process of acquiring image information from the information processing center 300 and a specific display example of the display unit 18 in the process.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the image information acquiring process in the portable radio telephone shown in FIG.

In FIG. 6, when the user carrying the portable radio telephone 10 shown in FIG. 1 receives the provision of the image information from the information processing center 300 shown in FIG. 3, first, the key input shown in FIG. The operation of the communication unit 20 by the operation of the unit 17
A call is made to the information processing center 300 through "0" (step 101).

Next, it is checked whether there is an incoming call response from information processing center 300 (step 102). If it is determined that there is no incoming call response (NO in step 102), the process returns to step 102 and returns to information processing center 300. When an incoming call response from the information processing center 300 is determined in step 102 (YES in step 102), the information processing center 300 receives information from the information processing center 300. Information providing menu for the information processing center 30
0 (step 103), the information providing menu received from the information processing center 300 is displayed on the display unit 18 (step 104).

In this state, the user carrying the portable radio telephone 10 operates the key input unit 17 to select desired image information to be provided from the information provision menu displayed on the display unit 18.

Therefore, it is next checked whether or not the image information has been selected by the user (step 10).
5). If the user has not selected the image information (NO in step 105), the process returns to step 105 and waits for the user to select the image information. Is determined to have been made (Y in step 105).
ES), and transmits an image information provision request requesting provision of the selected image information to the information processing center 300 (step 106).

Next, it is checked whether image information has been received from the information processing center 300 (step 107). If image information has not been received from the information processing center 300 (NO in step 107), Returning to step 107, the process waits for reception of image information from the information processing center 300. If it is determined in step 107 that image information has been received from the information processing center 300 (Y in step 107).
ES), the received image information is displayed on the display unit 18 (step 108), and the image information acquisition processing ends.

Note that the process of calling the information processing center 300, the process of receiving an information providing menu from the information processing center 300, the process of receiving image information from the information processing center 300, and the like are performed by the CPU 31 shown in FIG. Image processing such as an information provision menu and image information received from the information processing center 300 is performed by the image information processing unit 34 shown in FIG.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the information provision menu for receiving the provision of information from information processing center 300 is configured to be received from information processing center 300 when a call is made to information processing center 300. The information providing menu is not received from the information processing center 300 every time a call is made to the information processing center 300, but is provided from the information processing center 300 only when the information providing menu needs to be updated. It can be configured to be provided.

The information providing menu is not only obtained from the information processing center 300 via a wireless line, but also
You may make it comprise so that it may acquire via another information transmission means.

When the information providing menu has been provided to the user in advance, first, the information providing menu is displayed on the display unit 18 of the portable radio telephone 10.
In this state, after the desired image information is selected by the user, a call may be made to the information processing center 300 to acquire the selected image information from the information processing center 300. In the case of such a configuration, the talk time with the information processing center 300 can be shortened, which is preferable for reducing the communication traffic and the communication cost.

The image information provided from the information processing center 300 includes not only still images but also image information including moving images.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the display of image information on the display unit of the portable radio telephone shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 shows a case where the image information provided from the information processing center 300 is the result of a professional baseball game.

An information provision menu is displayed on the display screen 181 of the display unit 18 of the portable radio telephone 10 carried by the user who receives the provision of the image information from the information processing center 300, and a key input unit is selected from the information provision menu. For example, by operating the “17”, “sports” is selected, and then, for example, “baseball” in the “sports” is input to the key input unit 17.
Is selected, the display screen 181 of the display unit 18 is displayed.
As shown in the display screen 181-1, a selection menu of "Selig" and "Parígue" in the "Match of the Day" menu is displayed.

Here, for example, when "SELIG" is selected by operating the key input section 17, the character "SELIG" is displayed in reverse video, and then the screen moves to a display screen 181-2 for selecting each game. In this state, for example, the key input unit 1
When "Giant-Hanshin" is selected by the operation of 7, the character of "Giant-Hanshin" is highlighted and then "Giant-Hanshin" is displayed.
Of the current game, for example, the display screen 18
Move on to 1-3.

Thereafter, the highlight screen up to the current time point of the game "Giant-Hanshin" is displayed as a moving image for a certain period of time.

The above display examples merely show examples of image information that can be provided by the present invention. For example, regarding “sports”, “soccer”, “horse racing”, “bicycle racing” , Image information on other sports such as “boat racing” can be provided and displayed in the same manner.

Further, image information such as “stock”, “weather forecast”, and “news” can be provided and displayed in the same manner.

As described above, in this embodiment,
By operating the key input unit 17, a call is made to an information processing center that manages various types of image information, thereby connecting to the information processing center through a communication carrier. By transmitting an image information provision request for provision and receiving the desired image information provided from the information processing center by the wireless unit 12 via the antenna 11 in response to the image information provision request,
Since the received image information is configured to be displayed on the display unit 18, the user can easily receive useful and versatile image information at an arbitrary place with a very simple operation. become.

In the above description, the desired image information is obtained by transmitting the image information provision request to the information processing center by operating the key input unit 17. A lottery voting request is transmitted to the information processing center to purchase various voting tickets such as horse races and bicycle races.

In this case, various voting tickets can be purchased from anywhere.

[0092]

As described above, according to the present invention, by connecting to an information processing center that manages various types of image information, desired image information is acquired from the information processing center and displayed on a display. In the control method for a portable wireless telephone device having an information collecting function, an image information provision request for requesting provision of desired image information to the information processing center is transmitted by connecting to the information processing center. Since the desired image information provided from the information processing center is received in response to the provision request and the received image information is displayed on the display unit, it is useful with very simple operation and useful and versatile. Portable Radiotelephone Apparatus Having Image Information Collecting Function That Allows Users to Easily Provide Immediate Image Information at Arbitrary Places and Control Method Thereof An effect that can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a portable radio telephone having an image information collecting function and a control method therefor according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a view showing an overview of the portable wireless telephone shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram conceptually showing the overall configuration of an image information providing system for receiving information using the portable wireless telephone shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an information processing center of the image information providing system shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of facilities of a communication carrier of the image information providing system shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of image information acquisition processing in the mobile wireless telephone illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a view showing an example of display of image information on a display unit of the mobile wireless telephone shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 mobile radio telephone 11 antenna 12 radio section 13 analog-to-digital conversion section (A / D) 14 digital-to-analog conversion section (D / A) 15 microphone 16 speaker 17 key input section 18 display section 20 baseband signal processing section 21 modem 22 Error correction encoder 23 Audio encoder 30 Control unit 31 Central processing unit (CPU) 32 Read only memory (ROM) 33 Random access memory (RAM) 34 Image processing unit 35 Bus 100-1 to 100-n User 200 Telecommunications carrier 201 Image information receiving unit 202 Image information providing request transmitting unit 203 Control unit 204 Communication controlling unit 205 Antenna 300 Information processing center 301 Information receiving unit 302 Information providing receiving unit 303 Control unit 304 Information classification editing unit 305 Image information storage unit 306 Image information management unit 307 Image information transmission unit 308 Image information provision request reception unit 400-1 to 400-m Information provider

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In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, by connecting to an information processing center that manages various image information, desired image information is acquired from the information processing center. A portable wireless telephone device having an image information collecting function for displaying on a display device by transmitting an image information provision request for requesting provision of desired image information to the information processing center by connecting to the information processing center. Image information providing request transmitting means, and receiving desired image information provided from the information processing center in response to the image information providing request transmitted by the image information providing request transmitting means, and displaying the image information on the display device Display control means for displaying the image information on the
The display control means displays a video based on the video information.
The information is displayed on the display .

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The invention according to claim 2 provides various image information.
Information by connecting to an information processing center that manages
The desired image information is acquired from the information processing center and displayed on the display.
Of mobile radiotelephone device with image information collection function
Control method to connect to the information processing center.
Providing desired image information to the information processing center
Send the requested image information provision request and provide the image information provision
Requests provided by the information processing center in response to requests
Receiving the image information, and displaying the received image information on the display unit.
The image information includes video information, and the video information
A moving image is displayed on the display based on the information .

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As described above, according to the present invention, by connecting to an information processing center that manages various types of image information, desired image information is acquired from the information processing center and displayed on a display. In the control method for a portable wireless telephone device having an information collecting function, an image information provision request for requesting provision of desired image information to the information processing center is transmitted by connecting to the information processing center. Receiving desired image information provided from the information processing center in response to the provision request, displaying the received image information on the display device, wherein the image information includes moving image information;
And the moving image is displayed on the display based on the moving image information . Therefore, the user can easily and easily use the image information with a very simple operation at any place. It is possible to provide a portable wireless telephone device having an image information collecting function and a method of controlling the portable wireless telephone device, which can be provided.

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[Submission date] October 13, 1999 (1999.10.
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To achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is provided by a plurality of image information providers.
A portable wireless telephone device having an image information collecting function of acquiring desired image information from the information processing center by connecting to an information processing center that manages the provided various types of image information and displaying the image information on a display device. An image information provision request transmitting means for transmitting an image information provision request for requesting the information processing center to provide desired image information by connecting to the center; and image information transmitted by the image information provision request transmitting means. in response to providing the request to receive the desired image information provided from the information processing center, ingredients and a display control unit for the image information displayed on the display unit, the
The image information provision request transmitting means is provided with the information processing
By calling the center, the information processing center
Call control means for connecting to the
A menu for acquiring from the processing center is displayed on the above display
The menu display means to be displayed and the menu display means
From the menu displayed on the display unit
Selecting means for selecting desired image information to be processed;
Corresponding to the desired image information selected by the information selecting means.
Send an image information provision request to the information processing center
And transmission means .

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[0010] The invention according to claim 2 provides the invention according to claim 1.
In the invention described in the above, the menu display means includes the display
Menu to be displayed on the display from the information processing center
And displaying it on the display .

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[0011] The invention described in claim 3 is the same as the invention described in claim 2.
In the invention described in the above, the menu display means includes the display
Only when it is necessary to update the menu to be displayed on the
The menu is obtained from the information processing center.
And

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Further, the invention according to claim 4 provides the invention according to claim 1.
In the invention described above, the image information includes moving image information,
The display control means displays a moving image on the basis of the moving image information.
The information is displayed on a display.

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[0013] According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of images are provided.
Information that manages various image information provided by the information provider
By connecting to the processing center,
Image information acquisition that acquires the desired image information and displays it on the display
In a method for controlling a portable wireless telephone device having a collecting function,
By connecting to the information processing center,
Information requesting the printer to provide the desired image information
Send a provision request and respond to the above image information provision request.
Receives desired image information provided by the information processing center
Displaying the received image information on the display,
The transmission of the image information provision request is transmitted to the information processing center.
Connects to the above information processing center by calling and
For acquiring the image information from the information processing center.
Menu is displayed on the display, and the
Select desired image information to be provided from the menu
The image information corresponding to the selected desired image information
To send a provision request to the information processing center
It is characterized by being performed more .

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The invention according to claim 6 is the same as the invention according to claim 5.
In the above-mentioned invention, the menu to be displayed on the display is
It is obtained from the information processing center.

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The invention according to claim 7 is the same as the invention according to claim 6.
In the above-mentioned invention, the menu to be displayed on the display unit is
Acquisition is performed only when the above menu is updated
It is characterized by the following.

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The invention according to claim 8 is the same as the invention according to claim 5.
In the invention described above, the image information includes moving image information,
Displaying a moving image on the display based on the moving image information;
Features.

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As described above, according to the present invention, by connecting to an information processing center that manages various image information provided by a plurality of image information providers, desired image information can be transmitted from the information processing center. Request for providing desired image information to the information processing center by connecting to the information processing center in a portable wireless telephone device having an image information collecting function of acquiring and displaying the image information on a display device. Image information provision request transmission means for transmitting
Display control means for receiving desired image information provided from the information processing center in response to the image information provision request transmitted by the image information provision request transmission means, and displaying the image information on the display; Providing the above image information
Request transmitting means for calling the information processing center
Call control means for connecting to the information processing center
And obtain desired image information from the information processing center.
For displaying the menu for the display on the display unit
And the menu displayed by the menu display means on the display.
Select the desired image information to be provided from the menu
Selection means and the image information selection means.
The image information provision request corresponding to the desired image information
Transmitting means for transmitting to the information processing center.
Since it is configured so that a portable radio with a very simple operation and useful, and diverse easily image information acquisition function so that the user can receive the provision immediacy of certain image information anywhere The telephone device and the control method thereof can be provided.

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A portable wireless telephone device having an image information collecting function of acquiring desired image information from an information processing center by connecting to an information processing center that manages various image information and displaying the acquired image information on a display. An image information provision request transmitting means for transmitting an image information provision request for requesting provision of desired image information to the information processing center by connecting to the information processing center; Display information receiving means for receiving desired image information provided from the information processing center in response to a request for providing image information, and displaying the image information on the display device. A portable wireless telephone device having a function. 2. The image information provision request transmitting means includes: a call control means for connecting to the information processing center by calling the information processing center; and acquiring desired image information from the information processing center. Menu display means for displaying a menu for performing the operation on the display, selecting means for selecting desired image information to be provided from the menu displayed on the display by the menu display means, and selecting the image information 2. A portable device having an image information collecting function according to claim 1, further comprising: transmitting means for transmitting an image information providing request corresponding to desired image information selected by said means to said information processing center. Wireless telephone device. 3. The image information collecting function according to claim 2, wherein the menu display means acquires a menu to be displayed on the display from the information processing center and displays the menu on the display. Portable wireless telephone device. 4. The image information collection apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said menu display means acquires the menu from the information processing center only when the menu to be displayed on the display needs to be updated. A portable wireless telephone device having a function. 5. The image information collecting function according to claim 1, wherein the image information includes moving image information, and the display control means displays a moving image on the display based on the moving image information. Portable wireless telephone device. 6. A method for controlling a portable wireless telephone device having an image information collecting function of acquiring desired image information from an information processing center by connecting to an information processing center for managing various image information and displaying the image information on a display. Transmitting an image information provision request for requesting provision of desired image information to the information processing center by connecting to the information processing center, and providing from the information processing center in response to the image information provision request Receiving the desired image information, and displaying the received image information on the display unit. 7. The image information providing request is transmitted by calling up the information processing center, connecting to the information processing center, and displaying a menu for obtaining desired image information from the information processing center. The desired image information to be provided is selected from the menu displayed on the display device and displayed from the menu displayed on the display device, and an image information provision request is sent to the information processing center in accordance with the selected desired image information. 7. The method for controlling a portable wireless telephone device having an image information collecting function according to claim 6, wherein the method is performed by transmitting the information to a portable wireless telephone device. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein a menu to be displayed on the display is obtained from the information processing center.
A method for controlling a portable wireless telephone device having the described image information collecting function. 9. The method according to claim 8, wherein acquisition of a menu to be displayed on the display is performed only when the menu is updated. . 10. The control of a portable wireless telephone device having an image information collecting function according to claim 6, wherein the image information includes moving image information, and a moving image is displayed on the display based on the moving image information. Method.