JP2000196711A - Browser mounted portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone set which reduces the information quantity and the display area of a graphic character showing a secret information referring state and a key operation inhibit state and can display information which the user desires to view in a browser display area as much as possible. SOLUTION: A key control part 2 outputting key operation inhibit state/ release state information by means of a key operation, a browser function part 5 outputting secret information reference state/release state information showing the presence or absence of secret information reference, a state management part 4 receiving key operation inhibit state/release state information or secret information reference state/release state information and issuing a display indication 10 and a display control part 1 controlling the display of a picture character in accordance with the display indication are installed. The picture character displaying a key operation inhibition state and a picture character displaying a secret information reference state are made the same and they are displayed on the same display area.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone equipped with a browser function, and more particularly to a portable telephone equipped with a browser having a display area for displaying the state of the apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a mobile phone of this type, FIG.
There was something like that shown. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone with a browser in a conventional example.
2, reference numeral 21 denotes a display control unit for a telephone function, 22 denotes a key control unit, 23 denotes a telephone function unit, 24 denotes a browser function unit, 25 denotes a display control unit for a browser function, and 26 denotes a key operation prohibited state / cancellation. State information, 27 is secret information browsing state / release state information, and 28 is key operation inhibition state / release state information.

[0003] Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4, the operation of the above-described conventional browser-equipped mobile phone will be described. FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of a display on a display screen of a conventional mobile phone. In FIG. 2, a display control unit 21 is a screen display control unit that controls a screen display based on the key operation prohibition state / release state information 28 from the telephone function unit 23, and the key control unit 22 controls the telephone function unit 23 by key operation. The key function prohibition state / release state information 26 is notified, and the telephone function unit 23 is notified.
Receives the key operation prohibition state / cancellation state information 26 from the key control unit 22 and determines whether or not to execute the key operation as a telephone function according to the state. Also, the browser function unit 5 determines whether the information being viewed is confidential information, issues confidential information browsing state / release state information 27, and controls the display control unit 25 that controls screen display.

As shown in FIG. 4, according to the conventional display screen display, FIGS. 4 (A) and 4 (B) have different display modes, and the design and display positions of pictograms in the key operation prohibited state. However, the design and display position of the pictogram indicating the state of viewing the secret information are different.

[0005]

In the above-mentioned conventional terminal device, the design of the pictogram in the key operation prohibited state and the design of the pictogram indicating the secret information browsing state occupy the respective display areas. There is a problem that the amount of information that can be displayed is reduced depending on the function. In addition, as a means of displaying a large amount of information, a device such as a small design of pictographs has been devised.
In that method, there was a problem that inconvenience such as difficulty in seeing pictograms was involved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problem, and reduces the amount of information for a pictogram design indicating a secret information browsing state and a key operation prohibition state, and also displays the information. It is an object of the present invention to provide a browser-equipped mobile phone which does not require a large number of display areas, displays as much information as desired by an operator in a browser display area, and has a comfortable operability.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a key control unit for outputting key operation prohibition state / release state information by key operation, and a secret information browsing indicating whether or not a secret information browsing is performed. A browser function unit that outputs state / release state information; a state management unit that issues a display instruction in response to the key operation inhibition state / release state information or the secret information browsing state / release state information; The display control unit controls the display, and the pictograph for displaying the key operation prohibited state and the pictograph for displaying the secret information browsing state are displayed in the same display area.

According to the present invention, key operation prohibition state information indicating a state in which key operation is prohibited in order to prevent calling and destruction of registration data due to operation of an incorrect key in a state of waiting for an incoming call is displayed on a display control unit. By making the display position registered in advance the same as the display position while viewing confidential information while browsing confidential information in the browser, the display capacity used by the browser function is not reduced and An excellent browser-equipped mobile phone that can clearly indicate the status of the device to the operator without increasing the number of display positions for display and can display as much information as desired by the operator is obtained. Can be

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a key control unit for outputting key operation prohibition state / release state information by key operation, and a secret information browsing state / release state information indicating whether secret information is viewed. Browser function part to output,
A state management unit that issues a display instruction in response to the key operation inhibition state / release state information or the secret information browsing state / release state information; and a display control unit that controls the display of pictograms according to the display instruction. The emoticon that displays the prohibited state and the emoticon that displays the secret information browsing state are displayed in the same pattern, and the emoticon that displays the secret information browsing state blinks to distinguish the key operation prohibited state from the secret information browsing state. It is like that.

According to the present invention, there is provided a pictogram of a pictogram for displaying a key operation prohibition state indicating that key operation is prohibited in order to prevent a call or destruction of registration data due to operation of an incorrect key in a state of waiting for an incoming call. In order to distinguish the key operation prohibited state from the secret information browsing state,
By flashing the pictograms that indicate the state of browsing confidential information, the operator can use the device without reducing the display capacity used by the browser function and without using a large amount of information to display the state. State the state accurately,
An excellent browser-equipped mobile phone that can display as much information as the operator wants to see can be obtained.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention provides a key control section for outputting key operation inhibition / release state information by a key operation, and a secret information browsing state indicating presence / absence of secret information browsing. A browser function unit that outputs release state information, a state management unit that issues a display instruction in response to the key operation inhibition state / release state information or secret information browsing state / release state information, and displays pictograms according to the display instruction. And a display control unit for controlling, wherein a pictogram for displaying a key operation prohibition state and a pictogram for displaying a secret information browsing state are displayed in the same display area. By displaying the pictogram indicating that the secret information is being viewed at the same display position, the display area of the pictogram does not increase, so the information display area by the browser function Without reducing, an effect that can be explicitly accurately the state of the apparatus to the operator by different pictograms.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a key control section for outputting key operation prohibition state / release state information by key operation, and a secret information browsing state / release state information indicating presence / absence of secret information browsing. A browser function unit for outputting, a state management unit for issuing a display instruction in response to the key operation inhibition state / release state information or the secret information browsing state / release state information, and a display control for controlling display of pictograms according to the display instruction The pictogram that displays the key operation prohibited state and the secret information browsing state are displayed in the same pattern, and the pictogram that displays the key operation prohibited state and the secret information browsing state. Is displayed in the same pattern, so that the amount of information for displaying pictograms does not increase, and the information display capacity of the browser function is reduced. To have the effect that it is possible to clearly accurately the state of the apparatus to the operator.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a timer means, wherein a pictogram for displaying the secret information browsing state is blinked at a predetermined time period according to the timing, and the timer means is provided. By flashing the pictograms that display secret information while browsing at regular intervals, the amount of information for displaying pictograms can be increased by distinguishing the display of the key operation prohibited state from the display while browsing secret information. Without reducing the information display capacity of the browser function, it is possible to accurately specify the state of the device to the operator.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the key operation prohibition state information is output by outputting a key operation prohibition state information by a key operation or secret information browsing state information indicating whether or not the secret information browsing is performed. Or, receiving the secret information browsing state information, issuing a display instruction, and displaying pictographs in a key operation prohibited state or a secret information browsing state in accordance with the display instruction. The pictograms for displaying the browsing state are displayed in the same display area, and the pictograph indicating the key operation prohibited state and the pictogram indicating the secret information browsing state are displayed at the same display position. As a result, the display area of pictograms is not increased, and the operator can target the device status with different pictograms without reducing the information display area by the browser function. An effect that can be best shown in.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the key operation prohibited state information is output by outputting a key operation prohibited state information by a key operation or secret information browsing state information indicating whether or not the secret information is viewed. Or, receiving the secret information browsing state information, issuing a display instruction, and displaying pictographs in a key operation prohibited state or a secret information browsing state in accordance with the display instruction. The pictogram that displays the browsing state is displayed in the same pattern, and the pictogram that displays the key operation prohibition state and secret information browsing is displayed in the same pattern, so the pictogram is displayed. The amount of information required for the operation is not increased, so that the state of the device can be clearly shown to the operator without reducing the information display capacity of the browser function. It has the effect of that.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a pictogram indicating the secret information browsing state or a pictogram indicating the key operation prohibition state is caused to blink at a fixed time period. By making the pictographs that indicate that you are browsing blink at regular intervals, you can distinguish between the display of the key operation prohibited state and the display that is viewing the secret information, without increasing the amount of information for displaying pictographs, This has the effect that the state of the device can be clearly specified to the operator without reducing the information display capacity by the browser function.

Hereinafter, based on the attached drawings, FIG. 1 and FIG.
An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. Embodiment 1 First, a mobile phone with a browser according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone with a browser according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG.
In the figure, only the parts indispensable for describing the present embodiment are shown, and a power supply, various memories, a central processing unit, a communication protocol and a communication control means are omitted. In FIG. 1, 1 is a display control unit, 2 is a key control unit, 3 is a telephone function unit, 4 is a state management unit, 5 is a browser function unit, 6 is timer means, 7 is key operation inhibition / release state information, Reference numeral 8 denotes key operation inhibition / release status information, 9 denotes secret information browsing status / release status information, 10 denotes a display instruction, and 11 denotes timer request and timeout control information.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, the configuration of the browser-equipped mobile phone according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. The display control unit 1 is a unit for controlling the screen display in accordance with the display instruction 10 from the state management unit 4. The key operation prohibition state and the pictogram information and the display position information during the secret information browsing are registered. And a program unit that operates in cooperation with the timeout control information 11. Further, the telephone function unit 3 receives the key operation prohibition state / cancellation state information 7 from the key control unit 2 to determine whether the key operation should be performed as a telephone function.
This is program means for making a judgment according to the state. The browser function unit 5 is a program unit that determines whether the information being viewed is confidential information and issues confidential information browsing state / cancellation state information 9.

The state management unit 4 determines the states of the key control unit 2 and the browser function unit 5 based on the key operation inhibition state / release state information 8 and the secret information browsing state / release state information 9, respectively. This is a program means for issuing a display instruction 10 for displaying pictograms to 1. An example of specific state management of the states of the key control unit 2 and the browser function unit 5 will be described below. [State of key control unit 2] [State of browser function unit 5] [Example of display instruction] A) Key operation prohibition state Key operation prohibition display due to key operation prohibition state Inoperable B) Key operation release state Non-secret information browsing Medium Display clear C) Key operation released Secret information browsing Secret information browsing display

Next, before describing the operation of the mobile phone with a browser according to the present embodiment, an outline thereof will be briefly described. A symbol or a pictogram such as a "key mark" for displaying a key operation prohibition state, a symbol or a pictogram for displaying secret information being viewed, and its display position are registered in the display control unit 1 which performs screen display control, and a key operation is performed. The key control unit 2 for detecting the operation of detecting the operation of disabling the key operation and the detection of the operation of canceling the state are defined in the key control unit 2, and the state management unit 4 for managing the state of the entire apparatus includes the key management unit 4. There is provided a management means for managing whether the operation is in the operation prohibited state, the normal operation state, or the browsing of confidential information, and the state control unit 4 controls the display control unit 1 and determines the display control unit 1. A key operation prohibition display or a pictogram indicating that secret information is being viewed is displayed at the specified display position, and the key operation is not disabled while the browser function including the secret information is being viewed once. Two By paying attention to that there is no possible to display the status display at the same time, the display of the key operation prohibited state and the secret information browsing in the state so as to be displayed on the same position,
It is possible to provide an excellent mobile phone that reliably notifies the operator of the state of the apparatus without reducing the display by the browser function.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3, the operation of the portable telephone with a browser according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen on the browser-equipped mobile phone according to the first embodiment. First, the operation up to the state A) will be described. The state A) is a state in which only the key operation prohibition display is performed. The key control unit 2 defines in advance a key operation procedure for prohibiting a key operation and a procedure for canceling the key operation, and has a program unit for detecting an operation based on the definition. When the operator performs an operation to prohibit key operation, the process of notifying the other components of the terminal of the key operation is stopped until a release operation is newly detected. Generate. With this information, the telephone function unit 3 enters an operation stop state. Similarly, the state management unit 4 generates a display instruction 10 and instructs the display control unit 1 to display a key operation prohibition. The display control unit 1 displays a symbol indicating a key operation prohibited state that is defined and registered.

Next, the operation up to the state B) will be described. The state B) is a state in which the state display is deleted. When the operator performs an operation of releasing the key operation inhibition state, the key control unit 2 operates a process of notifying the other components of the terminal of the key operation, and the key operation release state information 7,
8 is generated. With this information, the telephone function unit 3 enters an operation state. Similarly, the state management unit 4 generates a display instruction 10 and instructs the display control unit 1 to cancel the key operation prohibition display. The display control unit 1 deletes the display indicating the key operation prohibited state.

Next, the operation up to the state C) will be described. The state A) is a state in which only the secret information is displayed. The browser function unit 5 has program means for detecting that the secret information is being browsed, and generates the secret information browsing state information 9 when the secret information is detected. The state management unit 4 generates a display instruction 10 based on this information,
The display control unit 1 is instructed to display the secret information while browsing. The display control unit 1 issues a timer request 11 to the timer means 6. The timer unit 6 issues the timeout control information 11 to the display control unit 1 at a defined time period. Each time the display control unit 1 receives the timeout control information 11, the display control unit 1 repeatedly displays and deletes the symbol indicating that the secret information is being viewed.

When the browsing of the secret information is completed, the display during the browsing of the secret information is deleted by the same operation as described above. At this time, in response to the timer request 1, the display control unit 1 causes the timer unit 6 to stop the operation. The description of displaying the state of the apparatus in the present embodiment is based on the secret information browsing display and the key operation prohibited state display, but may be applied to a case where pictographs indicating any other plural states are displayed. Can also.

Next, the display state of pictograms will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the key operation is prohibited or the display during browsing of secret information is displayed at the same display position with the same pictogram or design. In this case, in order to distinguish the key operation prohibited state or the state in which the secret information is being viewed, in the present embodiment, the pictogram in which the secret information is being viewed is blinked. However, instead of the blinking of the pictogram, the pictogram may be distinguished by the color.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the display position defined or registered in advance in the display control unit 1 is made the same in the key operation prohibited state and in the secret information browsing, and The emoticon indicating the operation prohibited state and the emoticon indicating that the confidential information is being viewed are made the same, and the emoticon indicating that the confidential information is being viewed is blinked to be distinguished, thereby increasing the display position or the amount of information for the status display In addition to this, it is possible to accurately specify the state of the device, and to display more information desired by the operator without reducing the display capacity of the browser function.

[0027]

The present invention is configured as described above,
In particular, by making the display position registered in advance in the display control unit the same between the key operation prohibited state and confidential information browsing, the display capacity of the browser function can be reduced while accurately indicating the state of the device to the operator. In addition, it is possible to provide an excellent mobile phone capable of displaying as much information as the operator wants to see.

According to the present invention, in particular, the pictograms which are registered in advance in the display control unit to display the key operation prohibited state and the pictographs which indicate that the secret information is being browsed are made the same, so that a large amount of information can be displayed for the state display. Provides an excellent mobile phone that can clearly indicate the status of the device to the operator without using it, and can display as much information as the operator wants to see as much as possible without reducing the display capacity by the browser function. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone with a browser according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone with a browser according to a conventional example.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen on a browser-equipped mobile phone according to the first embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a view showing an example of display on a display screen of a conventional mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display control part 2 Key control part 3 Telephone function part 4 State management part 5 Browser function part 6 Timer means 7 Key operation prohibition state / release state information 8 Key operation prohibition state / release state information 9 Secret information browsing state / release state information REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 display instruction 11 timer request and timeout control information 21 display control unit (for telephone function) 22 key control unit 23 telephone function unit 24 browser function unit 25 display control unit (for browser function) 26 key operation prohibited / released state information 27 Secret information browsing / release status information 28 Key operation prohibited / release status information

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Claims (6)

[Claims] A key control unit for outputting key operation prohibition state / release state information by a key operation; a browser function unit for outputting secret information browsing state / release state information indicating presence / absence of secret information browsing; A state management unit that issues a display instruction in response to the inhibition state / release state information or the secret information browsing state / release state information, and a display control unit that controls the display of pictograms in accordance with the display instruction. A mobile phone equipped with a browser, characterized in that pictographs to be displayed and pictographs for displaying a secret information browsing state are displayed in the same display area. 2. A key control unit for outputting key operation prohibition state / release state information by key operation, a browser function unit for outputting secret information browsing state / release state information indicating presence / absence of secret information browsing, and the key operation A state management unit that issues a display instruction in response to the inhibition state / release state information or the secret information browsing state / release state information, and a display control unit that controls the display of pictograms in accordance with the display instruction. A mobile phone with a browser, characterized in that pictographs to be displayed and pictographs to indicate the state of browsing secret information are displayed in the same pattern. 3. The mobile phone with a browser according to claim 2, further comprising timer means, wherein a pictogram for displaying the secret information browsing state is blinked at a predetermined time period at a timing thereof. 4. A key operation prohibition state information is output by a key operation, or secret information browsing state information indicating presence / absence of secret information browsing is output, and the key operation prohibition state information or the secret information browsing state information is received and displayed. Issuing an instruction and displaying the pictograph in the key operation prohibited state or the secret information browsing state according to the display instruction, wherein the pictograph displaying the key operation prohibiting state and the pictograph displaying the secret information browsing state are the same. A display method for displaying status information of a device, wherein the status information is displayed in a display area. 5. A key operation prohibition state information is output by a key operation, or secret information browsing state information indicating presence / absence of secret information browsing is output, and the key operation prohibition state information or the secret information browsing state information is received and displayed. Issuing an instruction and displaying the pictograph in the key operation prohibited state or the secret information browsing state according to the display instruction, wherein the pictograph displaying the key operation prohibiting state and the pictograph displaying the secret information browsing state are the same. A display method for displaying status information of a device, wherein the display is performed in a pattern. 6. The display method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of blinking a pictograph indicating the secret information browsing state or a pictograph indicating the key operation prohibition state at a predetermined time period.