JP2002027085A - Display device and portable information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device and a portable information terminal, by which the convenience of transmission is improved by controlling the display position of image data in a transmission destination in accordance with the frequency of use. SOLUTION: In these display device and portable information terminal, names, telephone numbers, face images and data on number of call originating/incoming times are stored in plural memories. When displaying these data, first of all, user's own face image data are displayed on the center of a display part (step S314). Next, the face images stored in the memory are located to be nearer to the user's own face image in order of the number of call originating/incoming times (step S315). Then, a cursor is displayed on the face image of the person being the largest in the number of call originating/incoming times (step S318) and arbitrary person can be selected by moving the cursor. Thus, the person can easily be selected in order of the number of call originating/incoming times.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a display device for displaying image data and a portable information terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable telephones and PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), which are portable wireless communication terminals, have rapidly spread. A portable wireless communication terminal is capable of transmitting and receiving voice data, character data, and the like via a base station of a telephone line installed in each region, thereby making it possible to communicate with a desired partner and exchange mail.

In such a portable wireless communication terminal, a caller can make a call simply by selecting the name of the callee or the displayed telephone number without having to directly input telephone number data each time a call is made. Such a configuration has been put to practical use. That is, the name and telephone number data of the transmission destination are set to 5
A plurality of registrations are made in advance in a storage unit (hereinafter, referred to as a “phone book”) in the order of 0 tones or in the order of memory numbers, and their destination data are displayed on the display unit. It has a function of selecting a number and making a call. Use of this function has the advantages that the caller can easily select a desired call destination even if he does not remember the telephone number of the other party, and also can prevent a wrong telephone call due to erroneous input of the telephone number.

[0004] Further, the portable radio communication terminal stores the telephone numbers of previous callers and callees in association with names and identification numbers, and stores them in chronological order as call or call history information. Some have a function of displaying. This function is useful for redialing a person who has just sent a call or returning a call to a person who has received a call in the past.

[0005]

However, in a conventional wireless communication terminal, in order to search for a destination at the time of making a call, a desired destination is selected from display information of character data such as a name and a telephone number registered in advance. Or directly input all or part of the character data. For this reason, when there are many registered data, it may take time to search for a destination. In addition, particularly when the names of the transmission destinations are the same or when the telephone numbers are similar, it is necessary to pay attention to the search, and there is a drawback that an erroneous call is sometimes made.

[0006] This drawback is not only for wireless communication terminals, but also for P
DAs, etc., do not have a communication function by themselves, but can also be said of portable terminals having a function of storing name and telephone number data. Are collectively referred to as portable information terminals.)

In the case where history information stored in chronological order is used, past caller and called party attribute information is displayed in chronological order. It was very inconvenient if I didn't call for a long time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to display desired data extremely easily even when a large amount of data is stored. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a display device and a portable information terminal in which data is displayed as an image and the display position of the image data is controlled according to the frequency to improve convenience.

[0009]

The present invention has the following features to solve the above-mentioned problems. In other words, the invention according to claim 1 is a data storage means for storing a plurality of different data, and a plurality of frequency data respectively associated with the plurality of data stored in the data storage means. Frequency data storage means, display means capable of simultaneously displaying image data specifying each of the plurality of data stored in the data storage means, and display means for simultaneously displaying the image data on the display means. Display position control means for determining a display position of each image data based on frequency data of the frequency data storage means corresponding to data of the data storage means specified by each image data. I do.

According to the first aspect of the invention, since the image data corresponding to each data is displayed in a positional relationship reflecting the actual frequency, the data can be easily searched. Further, since the display and the search are performed using image data instead of characters, desired data can be visually and quickly identified. As a result, convenience can be improved.

[0011] The invention according to claim 8 is a storage means for storing identification information for identifying each of a plurality of terminal devices, and for storing image data corresponding to each of the plurality of identification information, respectively. And a display unit for displaying a part or all of the plurality of image data stored in the storage unit, and a selection unit for selecting predetermined identification information as a destination from the plurality of identification information stored in the storage unit. The type information terminal, further comprising: display control means for determining a display position of image data corresponding to each piece of identification information according to a frequency at which each piece of identification information stored in the storage means is selected by the selection means. I have.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the image data corresponding to each destination is displayed at a position closer to the image data of the other party with a higher transmission frequency, so that the search for the destination is extremely easy. It is. In addition, since the destination is displayed using image data that can be specified, the caller can visually identify the desired destination. For this reason, the destination can be specified quickly, and the search time can be reduced. As a result, convenience for the user can be improved.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

First, FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external configuration of a mobile phone 1 to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1 has a large number of pushbutton switches (hereinafter, referred to as buttons) arranged on a front surface of a housing (equipment case) 2.
That is, the enlargement button 3a is a button for enlarging the display, and the reduction button 3b is a button for performing reduction display. Although not shown in detail, a trackball switch 3c that detects the direction of rotation of the ball and outputs a rotation signal is arranged between the buttons. The trackball switch 3c is used to move a pointer (cursor) or instruct movement of a display area.

A switching button 3d for instructing registration or selection of a destination, or switching of an operation mode such as a display mode, an on button 3e for setting the telephone to an on-hook state to enable a call, An off button 3f for putting the telephone off-hook to disconnect the call state, a TEL button 3g for displaying data contents of a telephone number storage unit 9 described later,
Enter the answering button 3h for setting the answering machine function of the mobile phone 1 to the operating state, the hold button 3i for setting the holding state of the talking state of the mobile phone 1 and characters such as the name and address of the other party and numerical values such as the telephone number. Character buttons 3j to 3s, an asterisk button 3t, and a sharp button 3u.

The display section 4 is composed of, for example, a color liquid crystal display cell of a dot matrix type or an EL (electroluminescence) display member. Is provided.

An expandable antenna A is provided on the upper part of the housing 2. Further, on the back surface, a power supply unit such as a charging pack for supplying electric power necessary for the operation of the mobile phone 1 and a power switch (not shown) are provided. Each of these components
It is connected to an electronic circuit on a board (not shown) housed in the housing 2 and is centrally controlled by a control unit 10 described later.

Next, an electronic circuit inside the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram showing a functional configuration of the mobile phone 1.

The antenna A transmits and receives a control signal, a voice signal, an image signal and a character signal including a control signal, a voice signal, an image signal and a character signal in a predetermined frequency band to and from the base station B of the communication line network of the mobile phone 1. , And supplies the received signal to the transmission / reception unit 7 and transmits the transmission signal from the transmission / reception unit 7 to the base station B.

The transmission / reception unit 7 mixes a signal received from the base station B via the antenna A with a local oscillation signal of a predetermined frequency, converts the frequency to an intermediate frequency signal, and outputs the intermediate frequency signal to the communication unit 8. In addition, a signal input from the communication unit 8 is wirelessly transmitted to the base station B via the antenna A.

The communication section 8 has a modulation / demodulation circuit (not shown) for modulating and demodulating a control signal, an audio signal, an image signal, and a character signal, and is modulated / demodulated according to a control signal from the control section 10. It transmits and receives each signal and each data. or,
The communication unit 8 has an incoming call detection circuit function of detecting that the received wireless signal is an incoming call addressed to itself (to this mobile phone) and outputting an incoming call detection signal to the control unit 10. Thereby, the control unit 10 causes the speaker 5 to output a ringtone via the voice control unit 11.

The communication unit 8 modulates a voice signal input from the voice control unit 11 via the microphone 6 into an analog signal conforming to the frequency band of the communication network in a call state. A is wirelessly transmitted to base station B via A. Further, the base station B demodulates an analog signal of a voice transmitted wirelessly via the antenna A and transmits the demodulated analog signal to the voice control unit 11. The audio control unit 11 sends the demodulated audio signal to the speaker 5 to generate sound.

Further, the communication section 8 transmits an image signal and a character signal among the signals transmitted from the transmission / reception section 7 to the control section 10.
To supply.

The control unit 10 controls the entire circuit block, and stores a processing program for executing various flows described later. Then, various processes are executed in accordance with the transmission and reception of the telephone (outgoing and incoming calls) and various instruction operation signals input from the input unit 3, and the processing results are stored in a predetermined area of the telephone number storage unit 9 or the RAM 12, It is displayed on the display unit 4.

The input section 3 for supplying an input signal to the control section 10 includes various buttons 3a to 3u (including the trackball switch 3c) shown in FIG.
Each of these buttons 3a to 3u outputs an input signal for instructing selection of a function or switching of a display to the control unit 10 when pressed alone or in combination.

The RAM (Random Access Memory) 12
A work memory 12a for storing various data and temporarily storing various data in various processes executed and controlled by the control unit 10. For example, when a call is received, the telephone number of the called party is also sent, but this telephone number is temporarily stored in the work memory 12a.

VRAM (Video Random Access Memory)
Reference numeral 13 denotes a video memory that stores display data displayed on the display unit 4. The VRAM 13 stores only the data displayed on the normal display unit 4, but the control unit 10
In the display processing of the face image data, which will be described later, which is executed and controlled, all the data that can be displayed are stored, and only a part of the data is displayed on the display unit 4, the display content is moved, Or to display data.

The telephone number storage section 9 is constituted by a volatile semiconductor memory such as a RAM or a nonvolatile semiconductor memory such as a flash ROM. In the storage unit 9,
The telephone directory memory 91 stores the face image data registered by the registration process in a predetermined area in association with destination identification data such as telephone number data and name data.

FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the storage area of the telephone directory memory 91. Each row N0, N1, N
.., N3,... Are storage areas relating to the same person name (hereinafter, referred to as the same record). In the same record, a name data storage area 91a for storing the name data of the transmission destination, , An image address storage area 91b for storing an address corresponding to the name data, an address data storage area 91c for storing address data corresponding to the name data, and telephone number data for storing telephone number data. Each of the storage areas 91d is provided.

Further, in the telephone directory memory 91, a transmission number data storage area 91 for storing transmission number data indicating the frequency of transmission to telephone number data stored in the same record.
e, an incoming call count data storage area 91f for storing incoming call count data indicating the frequency of receiving calls from the telephone number data stored in the same record is provided.

Flag areas 91g to 91h for conditions 1 and 2 are flag storage areas for classifying names stored in the telephone directory memory 91 into related groups, for example, a condition 1 flag area. Reference numeral 91g denotes an area for storing a flag for identifying the name of a person related to work, and condition 2 flag area 91h denotes an area for storing a flag for identifying the name of a person related to private. . The flag area 91i of the condition 3 is a prohibition flag storage area for storing a flag for identifying a person who does not want to display a face image in the mode for displaying all face image data. That is, the names for which the flag is set in the condition 3 are such that no face images are displayed even in the mode in which the face images of all the names are displayed.
Since such a name is a person who does not want to be known to others, the secret can be maintained if the name can be set by, for example, inputting a password.

Incidentally, the storage areas N0,
The first storage area N0 among N1, N2, N3...
It is set in advance in a storage area of the owner of the mobile phone 1 (hereinafter, also referred to as “self”) (data of the owner is to be input). The data of YAMADA HAJIME has been input. The storage area N1 and subsequent areas are data storage areas other than the owner.

Reference numeral 91j denotes a face image data storage area.
In the face image data storage area 91j, the address P0
1 stores the face image data (face A) of the owner. Further, face image data is also stored in the storage areas of the addresses P02, P03, P04,..., Respectively, and these are face image data of people in the storage area N1 and below.
... In the image address storage areas 91b of the respective storage areas N1, N2, N3,..., Address data in which face image data corresponding to respective name data is stored. That is, for example, in the image address storage area 91b of AOKI in the storage area N1, address data P04 in which face image data (face D) of AOKI is stored.
Is stored.

Returning to FIG. 2, the input / output terminal 14 connects a peripheral device such as a digital camera and a scanner to the cellular phone 1,
For example, an RS (Recommended Std.) For transferring the face image data and taking it into the face image data storage area 91j.
andard) -232C serial interface.
The face image data may be received wirelessly, for example, as attached file data of an e-mail, and may be loaded into the face image data storage area 91j.

Next, the operation in the present embodiment, that is, the operation executed by various programs stored in the control unit 10 will be described.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a process in which the owner of the mobile phone 1 registers destination data. First,
When a power switch (not shown) of the mobile phone 1 is input,
Power is supplied from a power supply unit to each unit. Here, when switching to the destination registration mode is instructed by operating the mode switching button 3d, various operations according to the flowchart of FIG. 4 are executed.

In FIG. 4, first, the control unit 10 causes the display unit 4 to display a screen on which the destination data can be input, that is, a screen prompting the input, and enters a standby state for inputting the destination data (step S1). ). At this time, the input unit 3 inputs character / numerical data of name, address, and telephone number.
The data is stored in the telephone directory storage memory 91 of the telephone number storage unit 9.
Corresponding storage areas (91a, 91c, 91
d) (Step S2). For this storage, for example, the stored contents can be edited so that the names are arranged in alphabetical order or alphabetical order.

Next, the control section 10 causes the display section 4 to display on the screen that the input mode is the face image data input mode, and enters a state of waiting for the capture of face image data. Here, when face image data is fetched from an external device such as a digital camera or a scanner via the input / output terminal 14 (step S3), the face image data is stored in an empty area of the face image data storage area 91j where no data exists. Alternatively, the image address of the designated area is stored in the image address storage area 91b corresponding to the destination data input in step S2 (step S4). It should be noted that the face image data may be captured by opening, setting, and storing the image data attached to the received mail as described above.

Next, the control section 10 causes the display section 4 to display that it is a condition flag setting screen, and enters a condition flag input standby state. Here, an input for designating a condition flag from the input unit 3 (for example, condition 1 is input with the button 3j,
Conditions 2 and 3 are input with k and 3l, respectively. ), The condition flag of the corresponding destination data is set and stored in the predetermined condition flag area in accordance with the input instruction (step S5), and this flow is terminated.

Further, the control unit 10 executes the outgoing call process shown in FIG. 5 in order to count the number of outgoing calls to the outgoing party at the time of outgoing call (when making a call). Hereinafter, the transmission process will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 5, first, in step S11,
After the ON button 3e for setting a state in which a call can be made is operated, when a telephone number of a call destination is input from the input unit 3, the control unit 11 temporarily stores the telephone number data in the work memory 12a of the RAM 12. To memorize. Or, FIG.
As will be described later, even when data is selected from the data in the telephone directory memory 91 to make a call, the data is temporarily stored in the work memory 12a. (Step S11). Some time after this temporary storage is done (2
(After about a second) The control unit 10 stores the work memory 12a in the communication unit 8.
Is transmitted to the destination (step S12).

Next, when the call is terminated and the call release button 3f is pressed to instruct the disconnection of the line (step S13), the control unit 10 sets the telephone number stored in the work memory 12a in step S11. It is determined whether or not the same telephone number data as the data is already stored in any of the telephone number data storage areas 91d of the telephone directory memory 91 (step S14). If the telephone number data has already been stored (step S14; Yes), the control unit 10 stores the telephone number data in the same record as the telephone number data storage area 91d in the telephone directory memory 91 where the telephone number data was stored. An operation of adding "1" to the transmission number data in the transmission number data storage area 91e is performed (step S15).

On the other hand, if the destination data is not registered in step S14 (step S14; N
o), the control unit 10 causes the display unit 4 to display message data "Do you want to register the current destination?"
Monitor the instruction input for registering the destination (step S1
6). Here, if there is the instruction input (step S1)
6; Yes), the control unit 10 executes the above-described registration process (FIG. 4).
4) is started (step S17), and after the registration in FIG. 4, "1" is set in the transmission number data storage area 91e, and the above-described transmission processing ends. Step S1
If the registration of the destination is not selected in step 6, the control unit 10 terminates the process at the time of transmission.

Similarly, the control unit 10 executes the incoming call process of FIG. 6 in order to count the number of incoming calls from the other party when receiving an incoming call. Hereinafter, the incoming call processing will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 6, when there is an incoming call from the outside via the communication unit 8 (step S21), the control unit 10 temporarily stores the telephone number data of the other party transmitted simultaneously in the work memory 12a of the RAM 12. (Step S2
2).

After the end of the call, when the call release button 3f is pressed to instruct the disconnection of the line (step S23), the control unit 10 determines that the telephone number data stored in the work memory 4a in step S22 is It is determined whether or not it is registered in the number data storage area 91d (step S
24). Here, if the telephone number data has been registered (step S24; Yes), the control unit 10 adds “1” to the corresponding incoming call count data in the incoming call count data storage area 91f (step S25).

On the other hand, if the telephone number data is not registered in step S24 (step S24; N
o), the control unit 10 causes the display unit 4 to display the message data "Do you want to register the current caller?" and monitors the instruction input for registering the caller (step S).
26). Here, if there is the instruction input (step S2
6; Yes), the control unit 10 automatically shifts to the destination registration mode and starts execution control of the above-described registration processing (see FIG. 4) (step S27). And after the execution ends,
“1” is set in the incoming call count data storage area 91f, and the above-described incoming call processing ends. If there is no instruction input for registering the caller in step S26, control unit 10 terminates the incoming call process.

In making a call, the control unit 10 directly inputs a telephone number to make a call.
1 can select the telephone number of a desired person from the name and telephone number data already stored in the telephone number 1 and perform a transmission destination selection process. This destination selection process is described below with reference to FIG.
9 will be described in detail.

In FIG. 7, first, in step S31, an image display process for simultaneously displaying a plurality of face image data stored in the face image data storage area 91j on the display unit 4 is executed. The processing will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In FIG. 8, at step S311, T
It is determined whether or not the EL button 3g is pressed. here,
If there is an operation signal from the input unit 3 based on the operation of the TEL button 3g, the process advances to step S312 to determine whether the current telephone directory display mode is the display mode of the face images of all registrants.

In the display mode of the telephone directory, a mode in which face image data of all registrant names stored in the telephone directory memory is displayed, and only the names whose flags are stored in the condition 1 flag area 91g are displayed. There is a mode in which face image data is displayed as a target, and a mode in which only face image data whose name is stored in the condition 2 flag area 91h is displayed. Only the mode button 3d is set in advance. Is selected and set by operating.

When the display mode is the display mode of the face images of all registrants (step S312; Yes), the control unit 10 reads out the number-of-calls data from the number-of-calls data storage area 91e, and stores the number-of-calls data. The data of the number of incoming calls is read out from the area 91f, and they are added to obtain data of the total number of times (step S313).

On the other hand, in step S312, if the display mode is not the display mode for all registrants (step S312; N
o), the control unit 10 causes the display unit 4 to display an input screen for instructing selection of any one of the condition numbers of “condition 1” or “condition 2” which is the display condition of the face image data, and enters a selection standby state. It enters (step S319).

Here, when any condition number is selected from the input section 3, the condition flag area 91g or 91h corresponding to the condition number is searched, and only the destination attribute data having the flag "1" is extracted. As a target, the number of outgoing calls data is read from the outgoing call times data storage area 91e, the number of incoming calls is read out from the incoming call times data storage area 91f, and they are added to obtain the total number of times data (step S320).

Next, in step S314, the face image data “face A” of the owner of the portable telephone 1 is read from the face image data storage area 91j and stored so as to be arranged at the center position of the VRAM 13. . That is, the face image data (face A) stored in the storage area addressed by the address data P01 stored in the image address storage area 91b of the first storage area N0 of the telephone directory memory 91 is stored in the center position of the VRAM 7. Is written and stored.

Next, in step S315, step S315
313 or the total count data acquired in step S320, the face image with the name with the larger total count is closer to the face image data (face A), and the face image with the smaller total count is set as the face image. The image data (face A) is written to the VRAM 13 in such an arrangement as to be located farther away.
That is, the corresponding image address is acquired from the image address storage area 91b, and the corresponding face image data is read from the face image data storage area 91j based on the image address. Then, they are arranged and written in the VRAM 13 such that the order of the total number of times and the order of the shortest distance from the own face image data “face A” on the display area area data match.

When the display mode is the display mode of the face images of all the registrants, the face image data of the name whose flag is stored in the condition 3 flag area 91i (in FIG. The display of the face image “face F”) is not performed. That is, processing is performed so that the face image data of the name whose flag is stored in the flag area 91i is not written in the VRAM 13, but all other names are written.

When condition 1 or condition 2 is selected, only the face image data whose name is "1" is written as an extraction target. At this time, the face image data of each registrant is arranged so as to be closer to its own face image data in descending order of the total number of outgoing calls and incoming calls.
They may be arranged in order according to the frequency of outgoing calls only, or may be arranged in descending order only by the number of incoming calls. Further, the arrangement relationship of each image data may be formed from data such as a call time and a call charge, or may be corrected and displayed.

The display sizes of the face image data are all displayed in the same size, but the face image data displayed near the own face image is made smaller than the face image data displayed far away. It is also possible to execute processing for displaying a large image. That is, the face image is displayed larger as the number of times of the frequency increases.

In the next step S316, the face image data of each registrant and the face image data of the owner "face A"
Are connected by a display line. That is, the line data is
13 is written. In this case, the thickness of the display line may be changed depending on the total number (or the number of outgoing calls and the number of incoming calls). In this case, for example, when the total number of times is “0”, “No connection display” is given, and when the total number is “1”, “0.25” is given.
The thickness of the points, hereinafter "0.5" points for "2 times", "0.75" points for "3 to 5 times", "6-1"
"0 times" is "1.0" point, "11-20 times" is "1.5" point, "21-30 times" is "2.25" point, "31 times or more" is "3.0" It may be changed in steps, such as points. Further, the type and color of the line may be changed according to the number of times.

Next, in step S317, VRAM1
The data stored in a predetermined area among the data in 3 is displayed on the display unit 4 as initial display data.

FIG. 10A shows the entire storage area of the VRAM 13. In the center area of the VRAM 13, the face image data “face A” of the self who is the owner of the mobile phone 1 is stored by the processing of step S314,
In addition, by the processing of step S315,
The face image data of other registrants is arranged so that the person with the larger total number is closer to the face A, and the display line is connected thicker as the person with the larger total number is determined in step S316.

In the display mode of the face images of all registrants in step S312, the face image data of all the names in the telephone directory memory 91 is developed in the VRAM 13 except for the name storing the flag of condition 3. When the display condition is selected in step S319, only the face image data of the name storing the flag is stored.

In FIG. 10A, a dashed line 13a indicates the size of the display on the display unit 4. In FIG. 10, the inside of the dashed line 13a indicates the initial display data displayed on the display unit 4 in step S317. Is shown. In this display data, the face image data of the owner and other registrants is fitted and displayed in a circular frame prepared in advance, and the shape of the frame in which the face image data is fitted is, for example, , A square, a rhombus, a hexagon, or the like.

Next, in step 318 in FIG. 8, the face image data having the largest total number calculated in step S313, for example, AOK having the largest total number in the example of FIG.
The pointer P is displayed at the position of “face D” of Mr. I, and the process proceeds to the next process (step S32 in FIG. 7). By displaying the pointer P, the user can instantaneously specify the face image data of the registrant who is most likely to be selected as the call destination.

The image display control process in step S32 in FIG. 7 is a process for changing the display area by the display unit 4, and the details will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

In FIG. 9, in a step S321, it is detected whether or not a pressing operation of the enlargement button 3a is performed. Here, when there is an operation input of the enlargement button 3a for instructing enlargement of the display area from the input unit 3 (Step S321; Yes), the enlargement display is performed in Step S322. In FIG. 10A, the initial display data displayed by the display unit 4 in step S317 has a range indicated by a broken line 13a.
In step S322, only the data in the area further inside than the broken line 13a is displayed on the display unit 4. This enlarged display is displayed every time the enlargement button 3a is operated.
When the enlargement button 3a is continuously kept pressed down, the image is continuously enlarged. Finally, the data of the area surrounded by the two-dot broken line shown by 13b in FIG. 10A is displayed on the display unit 4 (the same size as the broken line 13a) as shown in FIG. Is what is done.

In step S321, if there is no input from the input unit 3 for the enlargement button 3a for instructing enlargement of the display area (step S321; No), the reduction button 3
It is determined whether there is a pressing operation of b (step S323).
Here, if there is an input for instructing reduction of the display area from the input unit 3 by pressing the reduction button 3b (step S3).
23; Yes), the display unit 4 performs reduced display. That is, the display area is zoomed out by a fixed amount by a single pressing operation of the reduction button 3b, and is continuously zoomed out by a continuous pressing operation.

The area 13c in FIG. 11A shows a storage area displayed by operating the reduction button 3b, and the storage data in this area 13c is stored in the area 13c in FIG.
Are displayed on the display unit 4 as shown in FIG.
The display is reduced compared to displaying the data in the box.

When the reduced display is performed in step S324, in the next step S325, the reduction ratio is determined, and when the reduction ratio is equal to or smaller than a predetermined value (step S325; Ye).
s) The name data corresponding to each face image data is read from the name data storage area 91a, and written and set on the frame of the corresponding face image data in the VRAM 13. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 11C, the name data is displayed in the display frame of the face image data (step S326). At this time, the name data may be displayed so as to overlap the face image data, or only the name data may be displayed in a display frame not including the face image data.

The reason why the name data is displayed when the reduction ratio becomes equal to or less than a certain value is that the reduced size display makes the face image display smaller and makes it difficult to make a distinction. It is.

If it is determined in step S323 that there is no input from the input unit 3 to instruct the display area to be reduced (step S323; No), the control unit 2 sets the trackball 3c
Shifts to the state of detecting the presence or absence of the rotation operation (step S3
27). Here, if there is an operation signal indicating that the trackball 3c has been rotated (step S327; Yes), the control unit 2
Moves the pointer P in the rotation direction (step S3
28).

In the next step S329, it is monitored whether or not the position has reached the end of the display area data with the movement of the pointer P. Here, when it is detected that the pointer P has reached the end (step S329; Ye)
s) The display area of the display unit 4 is moved in the moving direction (lower right direction) of the pointer P (step S330).

In FIG. 12A, initial display data 1
In the display state of 3a, when the pointer P is at the position of the face image data (face D) and the trackball 3C is rotated to the lower right, the pointer P becomes the face image data "face D".
From the position (3), and reaches the end of the display area (broken arrow P0). When the rotation is further continued, the display area is sequentially shifted from the area indicated by the broken line 13a to the lower right area. For example, data in the area 13d is displayed.

FIG. 12B shows the display unit 4 displaying the area 13.
The example in which the data in d was displayed is shown. The enlarged display in step S322, the reduced display in step S326, and the moving display in step S330 are as follows.
Although the execution control is performed independently of each other, the combination and order of moving the enlarged display area after the enlarged display or reducing the moved display area are arbitrary.

Returning to FIG. 7, following the image display control processing (step S32) such as enlargement, reduction, and display movement, step S32 is executed.
A selection process of 33 face images is performed. In this processing, the pointer P is superimposed on either the displayed face image data or the name data in FIG. 11C, and the movement of the pointer is performed by the trackball switch 3c. The next step S34 is to display the face image data or the name data corresponding to the name data and the telephone number data corresponding to the name data on which the pointer P is overlaid on the display unit 4 by operating the on button 3e, and this display is performed. After a while (about two seconds later), the telephone number data is transmitted as a destination (step S35).

As described above, according to the portable telephone 1 of the present embodiment, the image data of the destination is stored in the telephone directory memory 91 in association with the telephone number data, and the frequency data such as the number of times of transmission and the number of times of reception are stored in the telephone directory memory 91. It has a function of changing the display position of the image data and displaying it. Therefore, based on the outgoing call history stored at the time of outgoing call and the incoming call history stored at the time of incoming call,
The display position of the face image data registered in the telephone directory can be configured and displayed as a display area optimized for the user.

Further, when the face image data is displayed on the display unit 4, it has a function of displaying the face image data at a position closer to its own face image data as the sum of the number of outgoing calls and the number of incoming calls is larger.
For this reason, the image data of the other party with a higher call frequency is displayed in a more conspicuous position, and the more frequently the other party makes a call, the easier the search can be made. In addition, an easy operation of selecting an image allows a call to be made to a desired party, so that the search time can be reduced.

Further, when the face image data is displayed on the display unit 4, a function of displaying a thicker line connecting the face image data of the user and the face image data of each registrant is displayed as the total number of times is larger. For this reason, the call frequency with each call partner can be grasped at a glance, and it is easy to search for a call destination based on the call frequency.

Further, a function of freely enlarging, reducing and moving the display area including the face image data in accordance with the operation of the user is provided. Therefore, even if the number of registrants in the telephone directory memory 91 increases, face image data of a desired call partner can be easily found.

The description in the above embodiment is a preferred example of the mobile phone according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the mobile phone 1 may be a desk-top fixed phone. In the above embodiment, a wireless mobile phone is used.
al Handy-phone System). Further, a terminal having a wired telephone function instead of wireless may be used.

Further, the present invention can be applied not only to a terminal having a communication function but also to, for example, a portable information terminal capable of transmitting and receiving electronic mail. In this case, the mail address is stored as the terminal identification information, and the name of the user of the portable information terminal is stored as the destination. Further, as long as the terminal has a function of searching for a name or a telephone number, the terminal is not necessarily limited to a terminal having a communication function such as a telephone. For example, a PDA (Personal D
digital assistants) or a personal computer.

Further, as destination identification data stored in the telephone directory memory 91, in addition to name, telephone number and address information, for example, personal information such as work place and date of birth is registered as additional information. Is also good.

The image data is not limited to actual face image data taken from a digital camera or a scanner. For example, it may be a portrait or an icon created by the user, or may be selected from a sample image prepared in advance. Further, it is also possible to integrate the portable information terminal with the digital camera or the scanner to have a configuration having both an image capturing function and a mobile phone function. Further, the image data is not limited to the existing image data, and may be data created by oneself. For example, a famous product of a place of residence, a famous place, a flora and fauna or a thing related to a nickname may be image data.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the display position of the image data for identifying itself is set at the center of the screen, and other image data are arranged radially. The image data may be displayed at the end and another image data may be arranged and displayed in a tree format in the lower right direction.

In the above embodiment, all the image data to be displayed are determined based on the setting conditions such as the conditions 1 and 2. However, the configuration may be such that the conditions are set based on, for example, the number of outgoing calls and the number of incoming calls. Good. For example, the conditions of the number of outgoing calls and the number of incoming calls may be set after limiting the target period, such as within the past year or April to June 2000. In addition, the detailed configuration and the detailed operation of the mobile phone can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

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As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
Image data corresponding to each data is displayed in a positional relationship that reflects the actual frequency, so you can easily search for data,
In addition, since the display and the search are performed using image data instead of characters, desired data can be visually and quickly identified, and as a result, the convenience can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of a mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the mobile phone 1 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a data configuration stored in a telephone directory memory 91 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a registration process executed and controlled by a control unit 2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an outgoing call process executed by the control unit 2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an incoming call process executed by the control unit 2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a destination selection process executed and controlled by the control unit 2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an image display process executed by the control unit 2 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an image display control process executed and controlled by the control unit 2 of FIG. 1;

10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating an example of image data displayed on the display unit 8 of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 10A is an overall view of a display area showing an enlarged display area, and FIG. 10B is an enlarged view of the display area. .

11A and 11B are diagrams illustrating an example of image data displayed on the display unit 8 of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 11A is an overall view of a display area showing a reduced display area, and FIG. 11B is a view of the display area in an image display state. (C) is a reduced view of the display area in the character display state.

12A and 12B are diagrams illustrating an example of image data displayed on the display unit 8 of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 12A is an overall view of a display area showing a moving display area, and FIG. 12B is a moving display view of the display area. is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A data storage means for storing a plurality of different data, and a plurality of frequency data storages each storing associated frequency data corresponding to each of the plurality of data stored in the data storage means. Means, display means capable of simultaneously displaying image data specifying each of the plurality of data stored in the data storage means, and each image data to be displayed when the display means simultaneously displays the image data Display position control means for determining the display position of the image data based on the frequency data of the frequency data storage means corresponding to the data of the data storage means specified by each image data. . 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit includes a specific image display control unit configured to display specific image data among the image data displayed on the display unit at a predetermined position. The display device according to claim 1, further comprising: display distance determining means for determining a display distance between the displayed specific image data and image data other than the specific image data based on the frequency data. The display device according to the above. 3. The display control means further comprises: a connection display control means for displaying a connection connecting the specific image data and image data other than the specific image data;
The display device according to claim 1, further comprising: 4. The display control means according to claim 1, further comprising a display size of each image data to be displayed, based on frequency data of said frequency data storage means corresponding to data of said data storage means specified by each image data. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a display size control unit that determines the display size. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit for selecting each data stored in said data storage unit, wherein said frequency data storage unit stores frequency data based on the number of times selected by said selection unit. The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein: 6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of data stored in said data storage means comprises:
Non-display setting means for setting non-display for arbitrary data, wherein the display control means does not cause the display means to display image data specifying data to which the flag has been added by the non-display setting means. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
The display device according to any one of the above. 7. The display device according to claim 1, wherein said image data is image data of a face. 8. A storage means for storing identification information for identifying each of a plurality of terminal devices, and for storing image data respectively in correspondence with each of the plurality of identification information, and a plurality of storage means stored in the storage means. Display means for displaying a part or all of the image data, and a portable information terminal comprising a selection means for selecting predetermined identification information as a destination from among a plurality of identification information stored in the storage means, Portable information comprising: display control means for determining a display position of image data corresponding to each piece of identification information in accordance with a frequency at which each piece of identification information stored in the storage means is selected by the selection means. Terminal. 9. The specific image display control means for displaying specific image data at a predetermined position among the image data displayed on the display means, wherein the specific image display control means 9. The display device according to claim 8, further comprising: display distance determining means for determining a display distance between the displayed specific image data and image data other than the specific image data based on the frequency. Portable information terminal. 10. The specific image display control means, further comprising: a specific image display control means for displaying specific image data among a plurality of image data displayed by the display means at a predetermined position; A connection line connecting specific image data displayed by the display control unit and other image data displayed on the display unit is displayed, and the display state of the connection line is selected by the selection unit by the data corresponding to each image data. 9. The portable information terminal according to claim 8, further comprising: a connection display control unit that changes in accordance with the performed frequency. 11. The display control means displays image data corresponding to each piece of identification information on the display means according to the frequency at which each piece of identification information stored in the storage means is selected by the selection means. The portable information terminal according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein a display size at the time of determining is determined. 12. The specific image data displayed at a predetermined position by the specific image display control means is face image data relating to an owner of the portable information terminal, and the other image data 11. The portable information terminal according to claim 10, wherein is data of a face image other than the owner. 13. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said selection means selects identification information corresponding to the designated image data from a plurality of image data displayed on said display means as a transmission destination. 13. The portable information terminal according to any one of 12 above. 14. A non-display storage means for storing arbitrary image data as non-display data among a plurality of image data stored in said storage means, wherein said display control means stores said non-display storage means in said non-display storage means. 14. The portable information terminal according to claim 8, wherein it is determined that the image data stored as the non-display data is not displayed by the display unit. 15. The portable information terminal according to claim 8, wherein said portable information terminal is a portable telephone capable of communicating with said plurality of terminal devices.