JP2001290839A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the convenience of Internet retrieval by inputting a keyword. SOLUTION: The CPU of a portable telephone set stores as a history keyword a keyword which is determined as a retrieval keyword (step S9), determines as a retrieval keyword the keyword stored as the history keyword again when specific operation is performed (step S13), and connects the URL corresponding to the keyword determined again as the retrieval keyword as a link destination to the Internet (step S14). The keyword which was determined as the retrieval keyword in the past can easily be determined again as the retrieval keyword.

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 control means for connecting a URL corresponding to an element determined as a search element to the Internet as a link destination.

[0002]

In recent years, portable telephones have become widespread.
RL (Uniform Resource Locator: WWW (World Wide
There are also models that can connect to the Internet by linking to (Web) server address). By connecting to the Internet with one of the URLs as a link destination, this device can display a page provided by the linked URL on a display, whereby the user can display the displayed page. Various information described can be obtained.

[0003] Further, a page provided by a URL of a link destination inputs any keyword or inputs any URL, and determines them as a search keyword or search URL. If it is a menu page that can be used, the user inputs any keyword or any URL on the menu page, and determines them as search keywords or search URLs. It is possible to link to a URL corresponding to a keyword determined as a search keyword or to a URL determined as a search URL, and perform Internet search.

In the above-described conventional apparatus, when any one of the keywords or any one of the URLs is input, the characters constituting the keyword or the URL are input for each character. There is a need. However, in this case, even if a keyword or URL that was input in the past is input again, the characters that make up the keyword or URL are input for each character, so that the input operation is troublesome. It was inconvenient.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to input any element as one of services on the Internet.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone capable of improving convenience when performing an Internet search.

[0006]

According to the portable telephone of the present invention, the control means stores the element determined as the search element in the storage means as a history element, and when a predetermined operation is performed on the operation means. Then, the element stored as the history element in the storage means is determined as the search element, and the URL corresponding to the element determined as the search element is connected to the Internet as a link destination.

That is, according to this, an element determined as a search element is stored as a history element, and by performing a predetermined operation, the element stored as a history element is determined as a search element and determined as a search element. Is configured so as to connect to the Internet using the URL corresponding to the element that has been set as a link destination. Therefore, when the element determined as a search element in the past is determined again as a search element,
The determination can be made easily, whereby the convenience can be improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the control means causes the display means to display the elements stored as the history elements in the storage means in accordance with the latest storage date and time when the storage elements are stored as the history elements. .

In other words, according to this configuration, since the storage date and time at which the element stored as the history element is stored is displayed according to the newest date, it is possible to confirm the stored date and time according to the newest date. it can.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the element determined as the search element is the same as the element already stored as the history element in the storage means, the control means determines that the history element has already been stored. Is deleted, and the element newly determined as a search element is stored as a history element.

That is, according to this, when the element determined as the search element is the same as the element already stored as the history element, the element already stored as the history element is deleted, Since the element determined as a new search element is configured to be stored as a history element, it is possible to prevent the element determined as a search element from being redundantly stored as a history element. Can be used for

According to the portable telephone of the fourth aspect, when the number of elements stored as history elements in the storage means is a predetermined number, the control means sets the storage date and time stored in the storage means. The oldest element is deleted, and the element newly determined as a search element is stored as a history element.

That is, according to this, when the number of elements stored as history elements is a predetermined number, the element with the oldest storage date and time is deleted, and the element newly determined as a search element is deleted. Is stored as a history element, so that an element having a new date and time determined as a search element can be stored as a history element accurately.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the control means stores any one of the elements in the storage means as a registered element, and stores the registered element in the storage means when another predetermined operation is performed on the operation means. Is determined as a search element.

In other words, according to this, any one of the elements is stored as a registered element, and by performing another predetermined operation, the element stored as the registered element is determined as a search element, and is determined as a search element. Since the URL corresponding to the set element is connected to the Internet as a link destination, by storing one of the elements as a registered element, the element previously determined as a search element is determined again as a search element. In addition to the case, even when any element is determined as the search element, it can be easily determined, thereby further improving the convenience.

According to the portable telephone of the sixth aspect, the control means causes the display means to display the elements stored as the registered elements in the storage means in accordance with the storage date and time when the storage elements are stored as the registered elements in the latest order. .

That is, according to this configuration, since the storage date and time at which the element stored as the registered element is stored is displayed according to the newest date, it is possible to confirm the stored date and time according to the newest date. it can.

According to the portable telephone of the present invention, the control means displays the elements stored as the history elements in the storage means in a display order before the elements stored as the registered elements in the storage means. Display on the means.

That is, according to this configuration, the elements stored as the history elements are displayed in the display order before the elements stored as the registered elements. The element stored can be checked, and then the element stored as a registered element can be checked.

According to the portable telephone of the present invention, the control means comprises an expression comprising a plurality of elements of the elements stored as history elements in the storage means and the elements stored as registration elements in the storage means. Is determined as a search formula, and a URL corresponding to the formula determined as the search formula is connected to the Internet as a link destination.

That is, according to this, an expression composed of a plurality of elements among the elements stored as history elements and the elements stored as registered elements is determined as a search expression, and the expression determined as the search expression is determined. Is configured to be connected to the Internet using the URL corresponding to the URL as a link destination, so that when performing an Internet search, it is possible to easily determine not only a search element but also a search formula, thereby improving convenience. Further efforts can be made.

According to the portable telephone of the ninth aspect, the element is a keyword or a URL. That is, according to this, if the element is a keyword, the keyword determined as the search keyword is stored as the history keyword, and by performing a predetermined operation, the keyword stored as the history keyword is determined as the search keyword, Since the URL corresponding to the keyword determined as the search keyword is configured to be connected to the Internet as a link destination, when the keyword determined as the search keyword in the past is determined again, the keyword can be easily determined. Convenience can be improved.

If the element is a URL, a search URL
Is stored as a history URL, and by performing a predetermined operation, the URL stored as the history URL is determined as a search URL, and the URL determined as the search URL is connected to the Internet as a link destination. Therefore, when the URL determined as the search URL in the past is determined again, it can be easily determined, thereby improving the convenience.

[0024]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 3 schematically shows a configuration of a mobile phone and a network. In the mobile phone 1, the CPU 2 (control means in the present invention) includes a wireless circuit 3 for performing wireless processing, a voice circuit 6 for performing voice processing of transmitted voice input by the microphone 4 and received voice output by the receiver 5, "Call start" key to start the call, "Call end" to end the call
Keypad 7 (operation means in the present invention) having a number of keys such as keys, "number" keys for inputting numbers "0" to "9", and a display for displaying various display information 8 (display means in the present invention) and a memory 9 (storage means in the present invention) for storing various storage information are connected.

In the mobile telephone network 10, a center 11
Has a function as a protocol conversion gateway to / from the Internet 12. With such a configuration, the CPU 2 in the mobile telephone network 1
It is possible to connect to the Internet 12 through 0 (base station 13).

As shown in FIG. 4, the memory 9 indicates that any one of the keywords (elements in the present invention) can be entered as a search keyword and determined as one of the stored information. I remember the menu page,
When detecting that a predetermined key for displaying a menu page has been operated, the CPU 2 can read the menu page from the memory 9 and display the read menu page on the display 8.

As shown in FIG. 5, the memory 9 can store, for example, up to 20 keywords as history keywords as one of the stored information.
As shown in FIG. 6, for example, a maximum of 20 keywords can be stored as registered keywords. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, four keywords of “AND”, “OR”, “(” and “)” are stored. Can be stored.

When the CPU 2 detects that a predetermined key for displaying a keyword stored as a history keyword, a keyword registered as a registered keyword, and an operator has been operated, the CPU 9 reads the keyword from the memory 9. It is possible to read out the keyword and the operator and display the read out keyword and operator on the display 8.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 8 to 15. First, when detecting that a predetermined key for displaying a menu page has been operated, the CPU 2 executes step S1.
Is determined to be "YES", the menu page is read from the memory 9, and the read menu page is displayed on the display 8 (step S2).

Here, when the CPU 2 detects that a predetermined key for inputting any one of the keywords has been operated, it determines "YES" in step S3, and the CPU 2 makes an input according to the key operation. The keyword is displayed on the display 8 (step S4).

When the CPU 2 detects that a predetermined key for determining the input keyword has been operated, it determines "YES" in step S5, and determines the input keyword as a search keyword. Then, the process proceeds to a history keyword storage process of storing the keyword determined as the search keyword in the memory 9 as the history keyword (step S6).
7). Hereinafter, the history keyword storage processing will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the CPU 2 determines whether the keyword determined as a search keyword in accordance with the above-described processing is the same as a keyword already stored in the memory 9 as a history keyword (step S2).
1). Here, if the keyword determined as the search keyword is not the same as the keyword already stored as the history keyword in the memory 9, the CPU 2 determines “NO” in step S <b> 21, and already determines the keyword as the history keyword in the memory 9. It is determined whether the number of stored keywords is “20 (predetermined number in the present invention)” corresponding to the maximum storable number (step S22).

Then, the CPU 2 determines that the number of keywords already stored as history keywords in the memory 9 is "2".
If it is not "0", it is determined as "NO" in step S22, and a keyword newly determined as a search keyword is stored in the memory 9 as a history keyword (step S23).

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the CPU 2 stores, for example, 16 keywords as history keywords from the state in which the 16 keywords are different from each other, such as “dog”. "
Is determined as the search keyword, the keyword “dog”, which has been newly determined as the search keyword, is determined as the history keyword.

The CPU 2 determines that the number of keywords already stored in the memory 9 as history keywords is “2”.
If "0", it is determined as "YES" in step S22, the keyword having the oldest storage date and time stored as the history keyword is deleted (step S24), and the keyword newly determined as the search keyword is stored in the memory 9 as the history keyword. (Step S23).

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the CPU 2 stores, for example, 20 keywords as history keywords from the state in which the keywords are different from the 20 keywords, for example, “ski”. Is determined as a search keyword, the keyword "soccer" having the oldest storage date and time is deleted from the 20 keywords stored as history keywords, and newly determined as a search keyword. The keyword “ski” is determined as a history keyword.

Further, if the keyword determined as the search keyword is the same as the keyword already stored in the memory 9 as the history keyword, the CPU 2
In step S21, "YES" is determined, the keyword already stored as the history keyword in the memory 9 which is the same as the keyword determined as the search keyword is deleted (step S25), and the keyword newly determined as the search keyword is deleted from the history. The keyword is stored in the memory 9 (step S23).

More specifically, the CPU 2 executes the processing shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, for example, from the state where 20 keywords are stored as history keywords, a keyword that is the same as any one of the 20 keywords, for example, “mobile” is determined as a search keyword. In this case, the same keyword “mobile” is deleted from the 20 keywords stored as the history keywords, and the keyword “mobile” newly determined as the search keyword is determined as the history keyword. I do.

As described above, the user performs an operation of inputting any one of the keywords, and performs an operation of determining the input keyword as a search keyword.
A keyword determined as a search keyword can be stored in the memory 9 as a history keyword. Alternatively, by performing an operation of registering any keyword, the user can store the registered keyword in the memory 9 as the above-described registered keyword.

Then, the CPU 2 determines the URL corresponding to the keyword determined as the search keyword in this manner.
Is linked to the Internet (step S8), and the page provided by the URL of the link is displayed on the display 8 (step S9).

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 11A, the CPU 2 uses, for example, "dog" as a keyword.
Is entered, and when it is detected that a predetermined key for confirming the entered keyword "dog" is operated, the entered keyword "dog" is confirmed as a search keyword, and the search keyword is determined. The URL corresponding to the keyword "dog" determined as is linked to the Internet 12 as a link destination, and a page provided by the link destination URL is displayed on the display 8 as shown in FIG.

As described above, the user performs an operation of inputting a keyword, and performs an operation of determining the input keyword as a search keyword, so that the URL corresponding to the keyword determined as the search keyword is linked to the Internet 12. , And the page provided by the linked URL can be displayed on the display 8.

When the CPU 2 detects that a predetermined key for displaying a keyword stored in the memory 9 as a history keyword, a keyword stored as a registered keyword, and an operator has been operated,
In step S10, "YES" is determined,
The keyword and the operator are read from, and the read keyword and operator are displayed on the display 8 as shown in FIG. 12 (step S11).

In this case, as shown in FIG. 5, the CPU 2 stores 20 keywords as history keywords, and as shown in FIG.
Assuming that 20 keywords are stored as registered keywords, and that 4 operators are stored as shown in FIG. 7 described above, first, FIG.
As shown in (a), when a keyword stored as a history keyword is displayed on the display 8 and it is detected that a predetermined key for scrolling up or down is operated, the key is operated in accordance with the operation of the key. The display is scrolled to display a keyword stored as a registered keyword, as shown in FIG. 12B, or to display an operator, as shown in FIG. 12C.

In this case, the CPU 2 displays the 20 keywords stored as history keywords on the display 8 according to the latest storage date and time, and stores the 20 keywords stored as registered keywords. The stored date and time are displayed on the display 8 according to the newest date and time. Also, the CPU 2
The keyword selected at that time is highlighted (in FIG. 12, the highlighted portion is surrounded by a broken line).

Next, when the CPU 2 detects that a predetermined key for fixing the selected keyword has been operated (when it detects that the predetermined operation or another predetermined operation in the present invention has been performed). In step S12, "YES" is determined, the selected keyword is determined as the search keyword (step S13), and the URL corresponding to the keyword determined as the search keyword is connected to the Internet as a link destination (step S1).
4) Display the page provided by the linked URL on the display 8 (step S15).

More specifically, the CPU 2 executes the processing shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), from the state where a keyword stored as a history keyword, for example, “stock price” is selected, it is detected that a predetermined key for fixing the selected keyword has been operated. Then, the selected keyword “stock price” is determined as a search keyword, and the URL corresponding to the keyword “stock price” determined as the search keyword is connected to the Internet 12 as a link destination, and FIG. As shown, the page provided by the linked URL is displayed on the display 8.

As described above, the user performs an operation of selecting a keyword stored as a history keyword, and performs an operation of determining the selected keyword as a search keyword, thereby corresponding to the keyword determined as a search keyword. It is possible to connect the URL to the Internet 12 as a link destination, and display the page provided by the link destination URL on the display 8.

In addition, the keyword stored as a history keyword is not limited to being determined as a search keyword, but the keyword stored as a registered keyword can be determined as a search keyword as described above. .

More specifically, the CPU 2 executes the processing shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), from the state where a keyword stored as a registered keyword, for example, “weather forecast” is selected, it is determined that a predetermined key for fixing the selected keyword has been operated. Upon detection, the selected keyword “weather forecast” is determined as a search keyword, and the URL corresponding to the keyword “weather forecast” determined as the search keyword is connected to the Internet 12 as a link destination, and FIG. As shown in b), the page provided by the linked URL is displayed on the display 8.

As described above, the user performs an operation of selecting a keyword stored as a registered keyword and performs an operation of determining the selected keyword as a search keyword, thereby corresponding to the keyword determined as a search keyword. It is possible to connect the URL to the Internet 12 as a link destination, and display the page provided by the link destination URL on the display 8.

It is also possible to determine an expression composed of a keyword stored as a history keyword, a keyword stored as a registered keyword, and an operator as a search expression.

More specifically, the CPU 2 executes the processing shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), a keyword stored as a history keyword, for example, “Yen market price”, a keyword stored as a registered keyword, for example, “overseas news”, and an operator “AND” are selected. When it is detected that a predetermined key for confirming the search formula has been operated from the state in which the keyword has been selected, the "Yen Market AND Overseas News" which is a formula consisting of the selected keyword and operator.
Is determined as a search formula, and the URL corresponding to the “yen exchange rate overseas news”, which is the formula determined as the search formula, is connected to the Internet 12 as a link destination, and FIG.
As shown in (b), the page provided by the linked URL is displayed on the display 8.

As described above, the user performs an operation of selecting a keyword and an operator, and performs an operation of determining an expression including the selected keyword and operator as a search expression. Corresponding U
RL is linked to the Internet 12 as a link destination,
The page provided by the URL of the link destination can be displayed on the display 8.

In the above, the case where the element is a keyword has been described. Even when the element is a URL, the same processing is performed. Further, even when a keyword stored as a history keyword is determined as a search keyword, a keyword determined as the search keyword may be stored as the latest history keyword.

As described above, according to the present embodiment,
A keyword determined as a search keyword is stored in the memory 9 as a history keyword, and by performing a predetermined operation, the keyword stored as the history keyword is determined again as a search keyword, and a URL corresponding to the keyword determined again as a search keyword is obtained. Is configured to be connected to the Internet 12 as a link destination, so that when a keyword determined as a search keyword in the past is determined again as a search keyword, it can be easily determined, thereby improving convenience. be able to.

Further, since the storage date and time at which the keywords stored as the history keywords are stored are displayed on the display 8 according to the latest order.
The stored date and time can be confirmed according to the latest order.

If the keyword determined as the search keyword is the same as the keyword already stored in the memory 9 as the history keyword, the keyword already stored in the memory 9 as the history keyword is deleted. Since a keyword newly determined as a search keyword is stored in the memory 9 as a history keyword, it is possible to prevent a keyword determined as a search keyword from being redundantly stored as a history keyword beforehand. The area can be used effectively.

If the number of keywords stored as history keywords in the memory 9 is “20”, which is the maximum number that can be stored, the keyword stored in the memory 9 with the oldest storage date and time is deleted. Since the keyword newly determined as a search keyword is stored in the memory 9 as a history keyword, a keyword whose date and time determined as a search keyword is new can be accurately stored as a history keyword.

Further, one of the keywords is stored in the memory 9 as a registered keyword, and by performing another predetermined operation, the keyword stored as the registered keyword is determined as a search keyword. Since the corresponding URL is configured to be connected to the Internet 12 as a link destination, any one of the keywords is stored in the memory 9 as a registered keyword, so that a keyword previously determined as a search keyword is determined again as a search keyword. In addition to the case where one of the keywords is determined as the search keyword, the determination can be easily performed, and the convenience can be further improved.

Further, since the storage date and time at which the keyword stored as the registered keyword is stored is displayed on the display 8 in chronological order,
The stored date and time can be confirmed according to the latest order.

Further, since the keywords stored as the history keywords are displayed in the display order before the keywords stored as the registered keywords, the keywords stored as the history keywords are first displayed. Can be confirmed, and then the keyword stored as the registered keyword can be confirmed.

Further, an expression composed of a keyword stored as a history keyword and a keyword stored as a registered keyword is determined as a search expression, and a URL corresponding to the expression determined as the search expression is connected to the Internet 12 as a link destination. Because it was configured to let
When performing an Internet search, a search formula can be easily determined in addition to a search keyword, thereby further improving convenience.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be modified or expanded as follows. The display format of the menu page may be another format. The number of keywords that can be stored as history keywords is not limited to “20”, and may be another number. The number of keywords that can be stored as registered keywords is not limited to “20” and may be other numbers. May be stored, and another operator may be stored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing control contents according to an embodiment of the present invention (part 1).

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing control contents (part 2).

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of electrical functional blocks and a network;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display on a display.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing history keywords.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing registered keywords.

FIG. 7 shows an operator.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing transition of history keywords.

FIG. 9 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3;

FIG. 12 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3;

FIG. 13 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3;

FIG. 14 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3;

FIG. 15 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

In the drawings, 1 is a mobile phone, 2 is a CPU (control means), 7
Denotes a keypad (operation means), 8 denotes a display (display means), 9 denotes a memory (storage means), and 12 denotes the Internet.

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A mobile telephone comprising control means for connecting a URL corresponding to an element determined as a search element to the Internet as a link destination, wherein said control means stores the element determined as a search element as a history element. A mobile phone, wherein when a predetermined operation is performed by the operation means, an element stored as a history element in the storage means is determined as a search element. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display the elements stored as history elements in the storage unit in accordance with the storage date and time at which the storage unit stores the elements as history elements. Item 4. The mobile phone according to Item 1. 3. If the element determined as a search element is the same as the element already stored as a history element in the storage means, the control means may store the element already stored as a history element. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the element is deleted and an element newly determined as a search element is stored as a history element. 4. When the number of elements stored as history elements in the storage means is a predetermined number, the control means deletes the element with the oldest storage date and time stored in the storage means. 4. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein an element newly determined as a search element is stored as a history element. 5. The control means stores any one of the elements as a registered element in the storage means, and stores another element as a registered element when another predetermined operation is performed on the operation means. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the element is determined as a search element. 6. The control means causes the display means to display the elements stored as registered elements in the storage means according to the latest storage date and time when the storage elements are stored as registered elements in the storage means. The mobile phone according to claim 5. 7. The control means causes the display means to display an element stored as a history element in the storage means in a display order prior to an element stored as a registered element in the storage means. The mobile phone according to claim 6, wherein: 8. The control means determines an expression composed of a plurality of elements among elements stored as history elements in the storage means and elements stored as registration elements in the storage means as a search expression. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a URL corresponding to a formula determined as a search formula is connected to the Internet as a link destination. 9. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the element is a keyword or a URL.