JP2000115318A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely, simply, and quickly retrieve a desired menu in a limited display space and a limited number of keys accompanied by the miniaturization of a portable telephone set main body. SOLUTION: Menus F1-F5, a telephone directory retrieval menu, a redial retrieval menu and a function menu are displayed on a screen of a liquid crystal display device 12, so as to allow selection of a desired menu name by turning an 8-direction 9-contact key 13 in a prescribed direction and depressing the center of the key 13. When the name of a menu is selected, an image pattern is switched and a menu related to the relevant menu is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone, and more particularly to a portable telephone capable of easily and quickly selecting a desired menu.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable telephones have been spreading rapidly in recent years because they have the advantage that they can be transmitted anytime and anywhere. A conventional mobile phone includes, for example, a liquid crystal display and a memory, stores data relating to a telephone number and a name in a memory, performs a predetermined operation with a numeric keypad or the like, selects a telephone number, and displays the selected telephone number on the liquid crystal display. , And the calling procedure is performed using the telephone number.

[0003]

By the way, in recent mobile phones, not only are various functions added, but also the size of the mobile phone is reduced, so that the liquid crystal display and the key interval are becoming narrower. Among these trends, the following disadvantages are pointed out.

[0004] 1. With the miniaturization of liquid crystal displays,
Various data, such as a home telephone number, a fax number, and a company telephone number other than the telephone number of the other party, cannot be displayed at a time. Further, when the name is long, for example, the entire area cannot be displayed at a time in the display area of the liquid crystal display. In this case, when searching for data by performing operations such as scrolling, it becomes difficult to immediately search for desired information while similar character strings continue on the liquid crystal display.

[0005] 2. When the key interval is reduced, there is a possibility that another key is erroneously pressed when performing various operations.
Therefore, when an erroneous operation is performed, a situation in which the operation is restarted from the beginning may occur.

[0006] 3. If the number of keys is reduced due to miniaturization, it is necessary to achieve multiple functions by combining multiple functions with one key, in this case, which key can be pressed to select the desired function, It takes time to learn the operation.

As described above, when the size of a portable telephone is reduced, the above disadvantages are solved, and desired information can be reliably, easily, and quickly searched within limited displays and keys. There is a need.

[0008]

Accordingly, the present invention employs the following structure in view of the above-mentioned problems. <Configuration 1> The portable telephone according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided with storage means for storing data relating to menus to be selected and telephone numbers in association with each other, and a central display section for displaying data in a central portion of the display screen. The periphery of the central display section is divided into a plurality of areas to form a menu section, and a display section provided with a peripheral display section for displaying a menu in each menu section, and a menu section of the peripheral display section provided in the display section. Switch means for operating the displayed predetermined menu in a predetermined direction to select the menu; and when the predetermined menu is selected by the switch means, read out the menu related to the menu from the storage means and read each menu of the peripheral display unit. And display control means for displaying on a menu section.

<Structure 2> In the portable telephone according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the dial input menu is selected by the switch means, the display control means displays a matrix for telephone numbers in a central display portion of the display means. A menu for displaying and selecting a displayed number is displayed in each menu section of the peripheral display section.

<Structure 3> In the portable telephone according to the third aspect of the invention, when the redial search menu is selected by the switch means, the display control means displays the telephone number transmitted in the past on the central display portion of the display means. The menu is displayed in the calling order, and a menu for selecting a desired telephone number from the telephone numbers displayed on the central display section is displayed on each menu section of the peripheral display section.

<Structure 4> In the portable telephone according to the invention of claim 4, when the frequency search menu is selected by the switch means, the display control means displays, on the central display portion of the display means, a telephone call which has been transmitted in the past. The numbers are displayed in order according to the calling frequency, and a menu for selecting a desired telephone number from the displayed telephone numbers is displayed in each menu section of the peripheral display section.

<Structure 5> In the portable telephone according to the invention of claim 5, when the telephone directory search menu is selected by the switch means, the display control means displays the telephone numbers on the central display section of the display means in the order of registration. Then, a menu for selecting a desired telephone number from the displayed telephone numbers is displayed on each menu section of the peripheral display section.

<Structure 6> In the portable telephone according to the sixth aspect of the invention, when the abbreviated number menu is selected by the switch means, the display control means displays the abbreviated numbers on the central display portion of the display means in the order of registration. A menu for selecting a desired telephone number from the displayed abbreviated numbers is displayed in each menu section of the peripheral display section.

<Structure 7> In the portable telephone according to the present invention, when the kana character selection menu is selected by the switch means, the display control means displays the kana character of the name on the central display section, A menu for searching for a desired telephone number from kana characters displayed on the display section is displayed on each menu section of the peripheral display section.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below using specific examples. <Specific Example 1> A specific example 1 relates to a mobile phone having a liquid crystal display for displaying data related to menus or telephone numbers related to operation of the mobile phone, and eight directional nine contact keys for selecting a menu or data. Desired menus can be sequentially searched, the numbers of telephone numbers are displayed on a liquid crystal display, and the numbers of telephone numbers are input one by one using eight-way nine-contact keys.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing the external appearance of the mobile phone of the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, a liquid crystal display 12 as a display means and a switch means having nine contacts in eight directions from the center and the center are provided on a front panel of a mobile phone body (hereinafter referred to as a "telephone body") 11. An eight-way nine-contact key 13, a dial key unit 14 for performing a calling procedure, a speaker 15 for outputting a voice received by the user, a microphone 16 for inputting a voice of the user,
Is arranged. Also, on the upper part of the telephone body 11,
An antenna 17 for transmitting and receiving a call signal is provided.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the liquid crystal display 12 shown in FIG. 1 and shows an initial menu when the power is turned on.
As shown in FIG. 2, the screen of the liquid crystal display 12 has a status display area 21 for displaying the status of the telephone body 11, such as a reception status, a battery status, and a selected menu (function), and a menu for displaying menus or data. It is divided into a display area 22.

At the center of the menu display area 22, there is provided a central display section 23 for displaying data relating to telephone numbers. Around the central display section 23, a menu is divided into eight menu sections 24A to 24H and displayed. Peripheral display 24
Is provided.

In the initial menu, "initial menu" is displayed in the status display area 21, and the menu display area 22
The dial display menu is displayed on the central display unit 23 of the, and the menu units 24A to 24H of the peripheral display unit 24 include
Menus F1 to F5, a telephone directory search menu, a redial search menu, and a function menu are displayed.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the eight-direction nine-contact key 13 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a functional explanatory view of the eight-direction nine-contact key 13 shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the central part of the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is defined as a Z position. The direction extending in the radial direction from the Z position is the A to H direction, and the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is integrally formed with nine contacts in the Z position and the A to H directions. The A to H directions are
Eight menu sections 24A ~ centering on the Z position
It corresponds to the direction of 24H.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the telephone body 11 shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG.
Is a telephone main body control unit (hereinafter, referred to as “control unit”) 31
And the eight-way nine-contact key 13, the liquid crystal display 12, the display monitoring unit 32, the comparison processing unit 33, and the memories 34 and 35.

The control unit 31 controls the telephone body 11 based on the operation information operated by the dial key unit 14, and controls the voice signal input from the microphone 16,
, And outputs a sound from the speaker 15 and transmits a signal from the antenna 17. The display monitoring unit 32 monitors the contents displayed on the liquid crystal display 12, outputs monitoring information to the comparison processing unit 33, and directly controls the liquid crystal display 12.

In the memory 34, various kinds of function information for actually operating the telephone main body 11, such as a dial transmission function and a transmission termination function, are stored in advance. In the memory 35,
A menu to be displayed on the liquid crystal display 12 is stored.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an example of the mutual menu and data structure for explaining the basic operation of the first embodiment. In the example of FIG. 6, the menu is stored in the memory 35 in association with the first to fourth layers.

It should be noted that, in the figure, the circles indicate menus related to the functions of the telephone body 11 described above. In this example, the functions of the telephone body 11 include a dial transmission function and a transmission termination function. In addition to the functions, the receiving volume control function to indicate the volume control contents, sound related functions such as ringtone setting and hold function, hands-free functions such as hands-free calling, answering machine function, key lock function, mail-related functions, etc. There is. However, like the dial transmission function, the same function may be shown even if the menu is different between the layers. Further, the number of menus and layers can be increased as needed.

The comparison processing unit 33 includes an eight-way nine-contact key 13
, Operation information indicating the key operation direction is input, and the function specified by the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is compared with the function information stored in the memory 34 based on the operation information. Then, for example, when a function specified by the eight-way nine-contact key 13 such as a dial transmission function matches a function stored in the memory 34, the function information is read out from the memory 34 and output to the control unit 31. I do. If they do not match, the display monitoring unit 32 is instructed to display a lower menu or data. The display monitoring unit 32 and the comparison processing unit 33 correspond to a display control unit, and the memory 35 corresponds to a storage unit.

<Operation> Next, the basic operation will be described. 7 to 11 are explanatory diagrams for explaining this basic operation. When the power of the telephone body 11 is turned on by pressing the power key of the dial key unit 14, the initial menus A to H as shown in FIG.
The initial menus A to H are displayed on the menu units 24A to 24H of the peripheral display unit 24 under the control of the display monitoring unit 32.

When the user selects a menu from the eight initial menus A to H, he operates the eight directional nine contact keys 13 in the A to H directions. This operation information is stored in the comparison processing unit 33.
Is input to For example, when the menu B is selected as shown in FIG. 8, the menu unit 24B is controlled by the display monitoring unit 32 to blink, or reverse or change to black.

Subsequently, when the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is pressed at the Z position, the function selected by operating the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is compared with the function stored in the memory 34. In this case, the function displayed in menu B is stored in memory 3
4 does not match the function stored in menus BA to B
Since H is associated as a lower menu of menu B, an instruction to display menus BA to BH on menu units 24A to 24H is output from comparison processing unit 33 to display monitoring unit 32. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 9, the menu sections 24A to 24H of the liquid crystal display 12 are displayed.
Shows menus BA to BH, respectively.

Next, when selecting the menu BG displayed on the menu section 24G, the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is operated in the G direction. As a result, the menu section 24G is highlighted as shown in FIG. 10, and when the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is pressed at the Z position, the menus BGA to BGH are displayed on the menu sections 24A to 24H as shown in FIG. 11, respectively. Is done. If the menu is selected in this manner, data for knowing the telephone number can be obtained.

Next, the operation of using the dial input function for inputting a telephone number using the above basic operation will be described. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a menu and data structure for explaining a specific operation of the specific example 1. FIGS. 13 to 16 are explanatory diagrams showing the display on the liquid crystal display 12 when the dial input function is used. Under the initial menu when the power of the telephone body 11 is turned on, menus related to this initial menu are hierarchically stored as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the power of the telephone body 11 is turned on, an initial menu as shown in FIG.
A dial transmission menu is displayed on the central display unit 23.

To input a telephone number, the user presses the eight-way nine-contact key 13 at the Z position to select the dialing menu displayed on the central display unit 23. As a result, the screen of the liquid crystal display 12 is switched to a dial transmission menu screen as shown in FIG. 13, “Dial input” is displayed in the status display area 21, and the center display section 23 is displayed.
, Numbers 0 to 9 for telephone numbers and "*" and "#" are displayed as a matrix in a matrix, and the display of "0" blinks. In the menu sections 24A, 24C, 24E, 24G, a menu for selecting a number displayed on the central display section 23 is displayed. A menu for returning to the initial menu is also displayed on the menu section 24D, and it is possible to return to the initial menu by selecting this menu.

In this state, a telephone number can be entered.
A number is designated by operating the 8 direction and 9 contact keys 13 in the A, C, E and G directions. The designated number flashes, and when the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is pressed at the Z position, that number is determined as the telephone number, and this number is displayed at the top of the matrix.

Then, numbers are sequentially selected, and, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, when the number "7" is finally entered and all the numbers are selected as telephone numbers, the eight-direction nine-contact key 1 is used.
By operating the button 3 in the F direction, the call menu displayed on the menu section 24F is selected, and the menu section 24F is highlighted as shown in FIG.

When the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is pressed at the Z position, the screen is switched to a screen as shown in FIG. 15, "Dial dialing" is displayed in the status display area 21, and the menu section 24F blinks. I do. When the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is pressed at the Z position, the screen is switched to a screen as shown in FIG. 16, “calling” flashes in the status display area 21, and the input is displayed in the central display unit 23. The displayed telephone number is displayed and a calling procedure is performed.

Incidentally, even if the transmission menu displayed in the menu section 24F in FIG. 14 is not selected, when all the numbers are selected, the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is pressed twice at the Z position (double-click). Even so, the outgoing call procedure can be performed as it is.

<Effects of Specific Example 1> As described above, specific example 1 includes the liquid crystal display 12 and the eight-directional nine-contact keys 13 and corresponds to the menu displayed on the menu sections 24A to 24H. Since the direction 9 contact key 13 is operated so that menus can be sequentially selected, a menu required by the user can be surely and easily searched.

Further, even if the number of keys is not increased even if the function is increased and the telephone body 11 is downsized, the liquid crystal display 12 can be made wider. In addition, since the menu can be sequentially selected, the display is simplified, and the number of key operations is reduced, so that the calling procedure can be performed quickly. Further, even if the user does not understand how to use each function of the telephone main body 11, the telephone main body 11 can be easily handled.

When using the dial input function,
Conventionally, a menu for inputting numbers and numbers of telephone numbers is displayed on the central display unit 23 and the peripheral display unit 24, and the numbers of telephone numbers can be input one by one using the eight-direction nine-contact keys 13. Thus, it is possible to input the numbers of the telephone numbers one by one without pressing the adjacent keys by mistake.

Further, since it is possible to perform the dial operation using only the eight-way nine-contact key 13 without intentionally providing a dedicated key for the dial operation, even in a situation where the user can use only one hand, You can easily operate with one finger until dialing.

In the first specific example, the peripheral display section 24 is set to 8
The menus are divided into four menu sections 24A to 24H, and the menus are selected by associating the eight menu sections 24A to 24H with the eight directional 9-contact keys 13. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The menu may be divided and the menu may be selected using four-way five-contact keys.

<Specific Example 2> In a specific example 2, a redial search function for searching a telephone number transmitted in the past can be easily used. Note that the same elements as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

<Operation> FIGS. 17 to 19 are explanatory views showing the display on the liquid crystal display 12 in the embodiment 2. FIG.

When using the redial search function, FIG.
Since "Redial" is displayed in the menu section 24D in the initial menu shown in FIG.
3 is operated in the D direction. As a result, the menu section 24D is highlighted and when the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is pressed at the Z position, the screen of the liquid crystal display 12 is switched to a redial search menu screen as shown in FIG. Redial search "is displayed on the central display unit 23, and the telephone numbers are displayed in chronological order in the order in which the telephone numbers were recently transmitted, and the menu units 24A, 24B, 24D, 24
E shows a scroll menu required for redial search.

Here, when scrolling the screen upward, the eight-direction nine-contact key 13 is operated in the A direction, and when scrolling the screen downward, the eight-direction nine-contact key 13 is operated in the E direction. Also, to speed up the search,
The eight-way nine-contact key 13 is operated in the B direction or the D direction.
For example, when the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is operated in the D direction, the menu section 24D is highlighted as shown in FIG. 18, and the screen is scrolled down at a high search speed. Then, when the eight-directional nine-contact key 13 is returned to the Z direction, the scroll stops.

For example, as shown in FIG.
When "52675943" is selected, the screen is switched to a screen as shown in FIG. 19, "Redial is in progress" is displayed in the status display area 21, and the selected telephone number "0452675943" is displayed in the center display section 23 in reverse video. Is done. In this state, the calling procedure is performed by selecting the outgoing menu displayed on the menu section 24F or double-clicking at the Z position as in the first embodiment.

<Effects of Specific Example 2> As described above, in Specific Example 2, if the redial search menu is selected using the eight-way nine-contact key 13 in the initial menu, the redial search function can be easily used. Can be.

Therefore, a desired telephone number can be quickly searched from several redial candidates and a desired telephone number can be easily selected without intentionally providing a redial-only key. In addition, since the name data of the other party can be displayed at the same time for the same telephone number registered in abbreviated form, erroneous transmission is reduced.

<Third Embodiment> In the third embodiment, a frequent number search function for searching for a telephone number with a large number of outgoing calls can be easily used. Note that the same elements as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

<Operation> FIGS. 20 and 21 are explanatory diagrams showing the display on the liquid crystal display 12 in the embodiment 3. FIG.
When the frequent number search function is used, since “frequent number” is displayed in the menu section 24C on the screen of the redial search menu shown in FIG.
Operate in the direction and press at the Z position. Thereby, the frequent number search menu is selected.

When the frequent search menu is selected, the screen is switched to a screen as shown in FIG. 20, “frequent search” is displayed in the status display area 21, and the central display section 23 is displayed.
, The telephone numbers transmitted in the past are displayed in descending order of the transmission frequency, and the menu sections 24A, 24B, 24D, and 24E are displayed.
Displays a menu required for the frequency search.

Then, the eight-direction nine-contact key 13 is set to A, B,
If the user scrolls the screen by operating in the D and E directions, searches for the telephone number, and returns to the Z position when the desired telephone number is highlighted, the desired telephone number is selected.

In this state, the calling procedure is performed by selecting the menu section 24F on which the calling menu is displayed or double-clicking at the Z position as in the first embodiment.

When the data such as the name is not registered, only the telephone number is displayed, but the data such as the name can be registered here. For example, as shown in FIG. 21, the name of the telephone number “0344447891” has not been registered, and when registering this name, the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is operated to highlight this telephone number, and the eight-way nine-contact key is displayed. 13 is operated in the G direction to select a registration menu displayed in the menu section 24G. To register, just enter the name data, and this phone number will be used as is. Of course, the calling procedure can be immediately performed using the registered telephone number. In addition, the telephone numbers transmitted in the past are stored in the memory 35 together with the transmission frequency.

<Effects of Specific Example 3> As described above, in Specific Example 3, if the number search menu is selected using the eight-way nine-contact key 13 in the redial search menu, the number search function can be easily performed. , And a user can quickly search for a frequently used telephone number. In addition, it is possible to easily register a frequently used telephone number in the telephone directory simply by inputting name data without retyping the telephone number.

<Example 4> In Example 4, a telephone directory search function for searching for a registered telephone number can be easily used. Note that the same elements as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

<Operation> FIGS. 22 to 25 are explanatory views showing the display on the liquid crystal display 12 in the embodiment 4. FIG. When the telephone directory search function is used, "Phonebook" is displayed in the menu section 24C in the initial menu shown in FIG.
Press at the position. As a result, the screen is switched to a screen as shown in FIG. 22, "Phonebook search" is displayed in the status display area 21, the registration number of the telephone directory and its name data are displayed in the central display section 23, and the menu sections 24A to 24A are displayed. 24H displays a menu for using the telephone directory.

In the search, the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is set to A, B,
This is performed by scrolling the screen by operating in the D and E directions. When a desired telephone number is selected, the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is returned to the Z position and pressed when the abbreviated number and the name are highlighted.

For example, when "001: Yamada Taro" is selected as shown in FIG. 22, the screen is switched to a screen as shown in FIG. 23, and "Phonebook search" is displayed in the status display area 21. “001: Yamada Taro” is displayed on the central display unit 23. In the memory 35, personal information such as a home telephone number, a mobile telephone telephone number, a company telephone number, and a FAX number is stored in association with each other. The menu sections 24A, 24B, 24D, and 24E store "Mobile", "Home", "Work", "FA"
X "is displayed. As shown in FIG. 23, for example, when "mobile" displayed on the menu section 24A is selected, the menu section 24A is highlighted and the central display section 23 displays the telephone number of the mobile phone.

In this state, if the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is operated in the F direction in the same manner as in the first embodiment, the menu section 24F displaying "Call" is highlighted as shown in FIG. When the button is pressed at the position, the screen is switched to a screen as shown in FIG.
Is displayed and a calling procedure is performed. In the screen shown in FIG. 23, the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is
Even if the user double-clicks at the position, the screen switches to the screen as shown in FIG. 25 and the calling procedure is performed.

<Effect of Specific Example 4> As described above, in Specific Example 4, if the telephone directory search menu is selected using the eight-way nine-contact key 13 in the initial menu, the telephone directory search menu screen is displayed. Since it is switched, the telephone directory function can be easily used. Therefore, the registered telephone number can be easily searched using the telephone directory function.

In the telephone directory search menu, a home telephone number, a mobile telephone telephone number, a company telephone number,
Since data related to personal information such as an AX number can be displayed and these data can be selected using the eight-way nine-contact key 13, the personal information can be selected as separate data without searching for a telephone number or the like. Just by calling the name of the individual, the related data can be searched and transmitted easily.

<Embodiment 5> In Embodiment 5, a short number search function for searching for a telephone number from a short number can be easily used. Note that the same elements as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

<Operation> FIGS. 26 to 28 are explanatory views showing the display on the liquid crystal display 12 in the embodiment 5. FIG. When the abbreviated number search function is used, in the telephone directory search menu shown in FIG. 22, "Tanshuku" is displayed in the menu section 24G.
Operate in the direction and press at the Z position to open this menu section 24G.
Select As a result, the screen is switched to the screen of the abbreviated number search menu as shown in FIG. 26, "Tanshuk No?" Is displayed in the status display area 21, and a screen for inputting the abbreviated number is displayed in the central display unit 23. , A menu for selecting an abbreviated number is displayed in each of the menu sections 24A, 24C, 24E, and 24G. Here, the abbreviated number is input using a menu for selecting the abbreviated number.

As shown in FIG. 26, for example, the abbreviated number "0
When "23" is input, the screen is switched to a screen as shown in FIG. 27, "Tanshuku selection" is displayed in the status display area 21, and the selected abbreviated number and the name "023" are displayed in the central display section 23. : Odayousuke "is highlighted. Here, if the eight-way nine-contact key 13 is pressed at the Z position, the screen is switched to a screen as shown in FIG. 28, "Phone number determined" is displayed in the status display area 21, and the menu section 24A is selected. Specific example 4 is displayed on the central display unit 23.
The phone number of the mobile phone is displayed in the same manner as.

In this state, the calling procedure is performed by selecting the outgoing menu displayed on the menu section 24F or double-clicking at the Z position as in the first embodiment. Note that in FIG.
Since a scroll menu for further selecting an abbreviated number is displayed on each of A, 24B, 24D, and 24E, the screen can be scrolled and another abbreviated number can be selected as in the specific example 2.

<Effects of Specific Example 5> As described above, in Specific Example 5, if the abbreviated number search menu is selected using the eight-way nine-contact key 13 on the telephone directory search menu screen, the abbreviated number search menu is displayed. It will switch to the screen,
The abbreviated number search function can be easily used. Therefore, a desired telephone number can be easily searched by the abbreviated number using the abbreviated number search function.

<Example 6> In Example 6, a kana character search function for inputting kana characters and searching for a telephone number can be easily used. Note that the same elements as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

<Operation> FIGS. 29 to 32 are explanatory views showing the display on the liquid crystal display 12 in the embodiment 6. FIG. In the case of using the kana character search function, on the telephone directory search menu screen shown in FIG. 22, the 8 direction 9 contact key 13 is operated in the C direction and pressed at the Z position to select the kana character displayed on the menu section 24C. Select a menu. As a result, the screen is switched to a kana character selection menu screen as shown in FIG. 29, "kana column selection" is displayed in the status display area 21, and the kana character to be input is displayed in the center display section 23. Menu parts 24A, 24C, 24E, 2
In 4G, a menu for selecting each of the kana characters is displayed.

For example, as shown in FIG.
Is selected, "Kana selection" is displayed in the status display area 21 as shown in FIG.
24C, 24E, and 24G each display the kana character of the “ka” line. For example, when “K” is selected, the screen is switched to a Kana search selection menu screen as shown in FIG. 31, “Kana Kensaku selection” is displayed in the status display area 21, and “K” is displayed in the center display section 23. Are displayed in kana order, and the selected "01"
7: Red peach ”is highlighted.

Here, if the eight-direction nine-contact key 13 is pressed at the Z position, the screen is switched to a telephone number determination menu screen as shown in FIG. 32, and "telephone number determination" is displayed in the status display area 21. If "Home" displayed on the menu section 24B is selected, the telephone number of the home of this name is displayed on the central display section 23.

In this state, the calling procedure is performed by selecting the outgoing menu displayed on the menu section 24F or double-clicking at the Z position as in the first embodiment.

<Effect of Specific Example 6> As described above, in Specific Example 6, if the kana character selection menu is selected using the eight-way nine contact keys 13 in the telephone directory search menu, the kana character selection menu screen is displayed. , The Kana character search function can be easily used. Therefore, the phone number can be easily searched from the kana character of the name using the kana character search function, and the operability is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an external appearance of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the liquid crystal display of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of an eight-direction nine-contact key shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of functions of an eight-direction nine-contact key in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the telephone body shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a mutual menu and data structure for explaining a basic operation of the specific example 1.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view (No. 1) showing a display on a liquid crystal display for explaining a basic operation of the specific example 1.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view (No. 2) showing a display on the liquid crystal display for describing a basic operation of the specific example 1.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view (No. 3) showing a display on the liquid crystal display for explaining a basic operation of the specific example 1.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view (No. 4) showing a display on the liquid crystal display for explaining the basic operation of the specific example 1.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view (No. 5) showing a display on the liquid crystal display for describing a basic operation of the specific example 1.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a mutual menu and data structure for explaining a specific operation of the specific example 1;

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view (No. 1) showing a display on a liquid crystal display for explaining a specific operation in specific example 1.

FIG. 14 is an explanatory view (No. 2) showing a display on the liquid crystal display for explaining a specific operation in the specific example 1.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory view (No. 3) showing a display on the liquid crystal display for explaining a specific operation in specific example 1.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory view (No. 4) showing a display on the liquid crystal display for explaining a specific operation in the specific example 1.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory view (No. 1) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in the specific example 2.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory view (No. 2) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in the specific example 2.

FIG. 19 is an explanatory view (No. 3) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in the specific example 2.

FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram (part 1) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in specific example 3.

FIG. 21 is an explanatory view (No. 2) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in specific example 3.

FIG. 22 is an explanatory view (No. 1) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in Example 4.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory view (No. 2) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in specific example 4.

FIG. 24 is an explanatory view (No. 3) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in Example 4.

FIG. 25 is an explanatory view (No. 4) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in specific example 4.

FIG. 26 is an explanatory view (No. 1) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in specific example 5.

FIG. 27 is an explanatory view (No. 2) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in specific example 5.

FIG. 28 is an explanatory view (No. 3) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in specific example 5.

FIG. 29 is an explanatory view (1) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in Example 6.

FIG. 30 is an explanatory view (No. 2) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in the specific example 6.

FIG. 31 is an explanatory view (No. 3) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in specific example 6.

FIG. 32 is an explanatory view (No. 4) showing a display on the liquid crystal display in specific example 6.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Mobile telephone main body (telephone main body) 12 Liquid crystal display 13 8 direction 9 contact keys 23 Central display part 24 Peripheral display part 24A-24H Menu part 32 Display monitoring part 33 Comparison processing part 34, 35 Memory

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Takuma Hamada 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenshi Matsuba 1-7-112 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hideo Asanuma 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5E501 AB03 AC33 BA03 BA05 CA04 CB03 CB04 EB05 FA05 FA13 FA22 FB28 FB30 5K023 AA07 BB11 GG03 GG08 HH02 HH07 MM15

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A storage means for storing data relating to a menu to be selected and a telephone number in association with each other, and a central display section for displaying data in a central portion of a display screen, wherein a plurality of areas are provided around the central display section. A display unit provided with a peripheral display unit for displaying a menu in each menu unit; and a predetermined menu displayed on a menu unit of the peripheral display unit provided in the display unit in a predetermined direction. Switch means for operating and selecting, and when a predetermined menu is selected by the switch means, display control means for reading a menu related to the menu from the storage means and displaying the menu on each menu section of the peripheral display section, A mobile phone comprising: 2. The display control means, when a dial input menu is selected by a switch means, displays numbers for telephone numbers in a matrix display on a central display portion of the display means, and displays a menu for selecting the displayed numbers. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the information is displayed on each menu section of the display section. 3. The display control means, when a redial search menu is selected by a switch means, displays telephone numbers which have been transmitted in the past on a central display part of the display means in a calling order, and displays the telephone number displayed on the central display part. The mobile phone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a menu for selecting a desired telephone number from the number is displayed on each menu section of the peripheral display section. 4. The display control means displays, when a frequency search menu is selected by a switch means, telephone numbers transmitted in the past in the central display portion of the display means in an order according to the frequency of transmission and displays the telephone numbers. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a menu for selecting a desired phone number from the set phone numbers is displayed on each menu section of the peripheral display section. 5. The display control means, when a telephone directory search menu is selected by a switch means, displays telephone numbers on a central display portion of the display means in a registration order, and selects a desired telephone number from the displayed telephone numbers. 2. The menu to be selected is displayed in each menu section of the peripheral display section.
The mobile phone according to claim 4. 6. The display control means, when a short number menu is selected by a switch means, displays the short numbers on the central display portion of the display means in the order of registration, and selects a desired telephone number from the displayed short numbers. A menu to be displayed is displayed in each menu section of the peripheral display section.
The mobile phone according to claim 5. 7. The display control means, when a kana character selection menu is selected by a switch means, displays a kana character of a name on a central display portion, and displays a desired telephone number from the kana character displayed on the central display portion. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a menu for searching for is displayed on each menu section of the peripheral display section.