JP2002055762A - Portable electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily rearrange the recording order of information contents stored in a storage medium. SOLUTION: In this portable telephone set 1 which is provided with a rotary pressurization type switch 14, a display part 15, and an encoder/decoder 53 of a memory card 4, titles specifying audio data recorded in the memory card 4 are displayed like a list according to the recording order, and focuses for specifying the titles are displayed, and a pointer is moved according to the rotating operation of the rotary pressurization type switch 14, and the title to be moved and the position of movement are selected according to the rotating operation of the rotary pressurization type switch. Thus, the arbitrary title displayed at the display part 15 can be moved to the arbitrary position of the title list, and the recording order of the information contents is changed according to the order of the title list after the arbitrary title is moved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable electronic device such as a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing digital contents such as music data and image data on a recording medium such as an MD, DVD, or a card-shaped memory medium (memory card) using a semiconductor memory. It has been known.

[0003] Since a recording medium for recording such digital contents is capable of random access, by rewriting management information such as so-called TOC, the reproduction order (recording order) of information such as recorded music and images is rewritten. ) Can be easily replaced.

[0004] Such a change in the recording order of information such as music can be performed very easily by using a computer and by using application software provided with an excellent GUI.

[0005]

However, a portable device has a very small display area as compared to a computer or the like, and operation keys are difficult to handle unlike a mouse or a keyboard. For this reason, it has been extremely difficult to perform editing work such as changing the recording order of information such as music writing as described above on a portable device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable electronic device capable of easily rearranging the recording order of information stored in a recording medium.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, a portable electronic device according to the present invention is a portable electronic device for recording and reproducing information on and from a recording medium,
A display unit, a rotary press type switch that is rotatable and pressable, and outputs an operation signal according to the operation in the rotation direction and an operation signal according to the operation in the press direction, and a control unit that controls the display unit. The control unit displays on the display unit a title list in which a plurality of titles specifying information content recorded on the recording medium are arranged according to the recording order of the information content, and specifies the title. Pointer on the display unit, the pointer is moved according to the operation of the rotary press switch in the rotation direction, and the title and the movement position to be moved according to the operation in the press direction by the rotary press switch. By selecting, an arbitrary title displayed on the display section is moved to an arbitrary position in the title list, and the arbitrary title is moved. To change the recording order of the information content in the order of title list after.

A portable electronic device according to the present invention includes a rotary press switch and a display unit, and displays titles for specifying information recorded on a recording medium in a list according to a recording order and specifies the titles. Display a pointer for Then, the pointer is moved in accordance with the operation in the rotation direction of the rotary press type switch, and the title and the movement position to be moved are selected in accordance with the operation in the press direction by the rotary press type switch. In addition to moving an arbitrary title to an arbitrary position in the title list, the recording order of the information content is changed in accordance with the order of the title list after the arbitrary title is moved.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As a preferred embodiment to which the present invention is applied, a portable telephone having a function of recording and reproducing audio data (hereinafter referred to as a portable telephone) will be described.
The mobile phone described below has, as an additional function, an e-mail, a WEB search of the Internet, and a recording / reproducing function of an audio data with a memory card attached thereto, in addition to a telephone call function of a normal telephone.

FIG. 1 shows a portable telephone 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a plan view of the mobile phone 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the mobile phone 1.

The portable telephone 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped main body 2 having a main function such as a telephone function, and a remote control having an operation of the main body 2 and an earphone microphone function, which can be attached to the main body 2 freely. And a controller unit (remote control unit) 3.

First, the main body 2 will be described.

The operation surface 11 of the main body 2 is provided with a speaker 12 for voice output at one end in the longitudinal direction and a microphone 13 for voice input at the other end in the longitudinal direction. Due to the positional relationship between the speaker 12 and the microphone 13, the direction in which the speaker 12 is provided is referred to as an upward direction, and the direction in which the microphone 13 is provided is referred to as a downward direction.

A rotary push switch 14 is provided on the operation surface 11 of the main body 2 between the speaker 12 and the microphone 13 and substantially at the center of the operation surface 11 in the short side direction. The rotation pressing switch 14 is a switch that can be rotated and pressed. The rotation operation direction of the rotation pressing switch 14 is set to the vertical direction (X, X ′ direction shown in FIG. 3) of the operation surface 11, and the pressing direction is the direction of pressing down vertically to the operation surface 11 ( (Y direction shown in FIG. 3).

Further, on the operation surface 11 of the main body 2, a display unit 15 composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display panel is provided between the speaker 12 and the rotary press switch 14.

On the operation surface 11 of the main body 2, a left soft key 1 is provided between the display unit 15 and the rotary push switch 14.
6 and a right soft key 17 are provided. The left soft key 16 is provided on the left side in the short side direction toward the operation unit 11, and the right soft key 17 is provided on the right side in the short side direction toward the operation unit 11. Also, the main body 2
The operation surface 11 is provided with a left direction key 18 to the left of the rotary press switch 14 and a right direction key 19 to the right of the rotary push switch 14.

On the operation surface 11 of the main body 2, a start key 21 for starting a call and the like, a clear key 22 between the rotary push switch 14 and the microphone 13, a call termination and the like are provided. , And 12 dial keys (0-9, *, #) 24 are provided.

On the operation surface 11 of the main body 2, a so-called manner mode for setting a so-called manner mode for silencing a ring tone by voice is provided between the dial keys (0 to 9, *, #) 24 and the microphone 13. 25 and a memo key 26 used for storing a telephone number or the like during a call.

An antenna 31 for transmitting and receiving radio waves to and from a base station of a portable telephone is provided on a side surface of an upper end of the main body 2.

An insertion slot 32 into which the memory card 4 is inserted is provided on the lower side surface of the main body 2.

A data input / output terminal 3 for exchanging data with a computer or the like is provided on the left side of the main body 2.
3, a line input terminal 34 to which an audio signal is input from an external audio device such as an MD, a CD, a DVD, and the like, and a remote control unit terminal 35 for connecting to the remote control unit 3.

Next, the remote control unit 3 will be described.

The remote control unit 3 includes an earphone microphone 41, a remote controller 42, and a connection cable 4
3 is provided.

The earphone microphone 41 has an integrated structure of an earphone and a microphone. By using the earphone microphone 41, for example, the main body 2
It is possible to make a call while keeping the phone in a bag or the like.
The earphone microphone 41 is also used when listening to audio data recorded on the memory card 4. The earphone microphone 41 is connected to a remote controller 42
It is detachable.

The remote controller 42 has a display unit 4
4 and an operation input unit 45 are provided. The remote controller 42 remotely controls the main body 2.

The remote control unit 3 can operate when the remote controller 42 is connected to the main unit 2 via the connection cable 43. For example, the remote control unit 3 can perform remote operations such as incoming calls, reproduction of audio signals, stop, and fast forward. The main unit 2 and the remote control unit 3 may transmit and receive data by wireless communication such as infrared rays without being connected by a cable.

Next, the internal configuration of the mobile phone 1 will be described.

FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of the mobile phone 1.

The main unit 2 of the mobile phone 1 includes a speaker 1
2, a microphone 13, a rotation operation switch 14, a display unit 15, various operation keys 16 to 26, an antenna 31,
An insertion slot 32, a data input / output terminal 33, a line input terminal 34, and a remote control unit terminal 35 are provided. Further, the main unit 2 includes a transmitting / receiving unit 51,
Audio codec 52, audio encoder / decoder 53, memory card interface (memory card I / F) 54, digital data interface (digital I / F) 55, remote control interface (remote control I / F) 56, system control A part 57.

The remote control unit 3 includes an earphone microphone 41, a remote controller 42, a connection cable 4
3 is provided. The remote controller 42 of the remote control unit 3 includes a display unit 44 and an operation input unit 45
And a remote control unit 46.

The transmission / reception unit 51 of the main unit 2 performs processing of transmitting radio waves to the base station and receiving radio waves from the base station. The transmission / reception unit 51 demodulates the received radio wave received via the antenna 31 and supplies the demodulated data to the audio codec 52. The transmitting / receiving unit 51 modulates data supplied from the audio codec 52 and transmits the modulated data via the antenna 31.

The audio codec 52 encodes and decodes audio data. The audio codec 52 performs an audio decoding process on the demodulated data supplied from the transmission / reception unit 51. The audio signal subjected to the audio decoding process is output from the speaker 12 or the remote control I / F 56
Is supplied to the remote controller unit 3 via the earphone microphone 41. Also, the audio codec 52
An audio signal is input from the microphone 13 or the earphone microphone 41, and the audio signal is encoded and supplied to the transmission / reception unit 51.

The audio encoder / decoder 53
It performs audio encoding and decoding processing on audio data recorded on the memory card 4. The audio encoder / decoder 53 has an insertion slot 32
The audio data recorded on the memory card 4 inserted in the memory card is supplied via the memory card I / F. The audio encoder / decoder 53 performs a decoding process such as a decryption process and a voice expansion process of the audio data. The decoded audio data is supplied to the remote control unit 3 via the remote control I / F 56 and output from the earphone microphone 41. Further, audio data input from the outside is input to the audio encoder / decoder 53 via the data input / output terminal 33 or the line input terminal 34. The audio encoder / decoder 53 performs encoding processing such as audio compression processing and decryption processing of the input audio data. The encoded audio data is recorded on the memory card 4 inserted in the insertion slot 32 via the memory card I / F 54.

The system control section 57 controls each section described above.

On the other hand, a remote control controller 46 in the remote controller 42 of the remote control unit 3 transmits / receives data to / from the main body 2, transmits / receives a signal to / from the earphone microphone 41, controls display on the display unit 44, and controls the operation input unit 45. And the like, input control, and the like.

The main functions and operations of the mobile phone 1 having the above configuration will be described.

The portable telephone 1 is a wireless communication telephone and is carried by a user. When the mobile phone 1 is located at a position where radio waves transmitted from the base station can be received, the mobile phone 1 is in a communicable state. In this communicable state, after an arbitrary telephone number is pressed by the dial key 24 and then the start key 21 is pressed, a call is started and the other party is called. In this communicable state, a call is received from the other party. When an incoming call is received from the other party, a call is started by pressing an arbitrary key.

In this portable telephone 1, as shown in FIG. 5, an electric field intensity display 61 indicating the level of the electric field intensity of the radio wave received from the base station, in order to present the current state of the communication quality to the user. Is displayed at a predetermined position on the upper left side of the display unit 15. The electric field strength is, for example,
Is detected by The detected electric field strength information is periodically read by the system control unit 57. The system control unit 57 controls the display unit 1 according to the read electric field strength information.
The display control of No. 5 is performed, and the electric field strength information is presented to the user. The electric field strength display 61 is represented by about four levels, for example, good, normal, bad, and uncommunicable.

The mobile phone 1 has an e-mail function of communicating with a base station and transmitting and receiving e-mail using the Internet protocol.

For example, a mail input screen is displayed, a sentence to be transmitted is input, and then, when communication is possible, mail data is transmitted by selecting a mail transmission button. Specifically, the system control unit 57 encodes the input e-mail, and the transmission / reception unit 51 transmits the encoded mail data to the base station once, and is transferred from the base station to the destination mail server.
Further, when the mail is transferred from the other party to its own address, the base station transmits the mail data to the mobile phone 1. When receiving the mail data in the communicable state, the mobile phone 1 automatically performs an incoming call process and stores the mail data in the internal memory. Then, when the system control unit 57 of the mobile phone 1 acquires the mail data from the base station, as shown in FIG.
Is displayed at a predetermined position on the display unit 15.

The portable telephone 1 has an Internet browsing function for communicating with a base station and browsing an Internet WEB site.

For example, an Internet browsing screen is displayed, and a URL is input on this screen to communicate with the base station and download data provided at a predetermined URL. When an input operation or a selection operation is performed in accordance with the downloaded data, predetermined data is downloaded based on the information.

The portable telephone 1 has a memory card 4 on which audio data is recorded. The memory card 4 is freely attachable. The operation of reproducing the audio data recorded on the memory card 4 is performed. It has a function of recording and reproducing audio data, such as a recording operation for recording data.

When reproducing audio data, the memory card 32 is inserted into the insertion slot 32, and the reproduction button is selected. When the play button is selected, the audio data recorded on the memory card 32 is decoded by the audio encoder / decoder 53 and output from the earphone microphone 41 via the remote control I / F 56.

The portable telephone 1 can also record audio data input from an external computer or an external audio reproducing device.

When recording audio data from an external computer, the data input / output terminal 33 is connected to the external computer using, for example, an IEEE 1394 interface. Then, an operation of transferring desired audio data to the memory card 4 (so-called check-in) is performed using application software on an external computer. Thus, new audio data can be written to the memory card 4. In addition,
Editing audio data recorded on the memory card 4 (for example, deleting data, rearranging the playback order, etc.)
Can also be performed by an external computer.

When recording audio data from an external audio reproducing apparatus, the line input terminal 34 and the external audio reproducing apparatus are connected by a cable. Then, by reproducing desired audio data by the audio reproducing apparatus and giving a recording start command to the mobile phone 1, so-called dubbing is started, and new audio data can be written to the memory card 4. The signal transfer to the line input terminal 34 may be an analog signal or digital data.
When an analog signal is input, the audio encoder / decoder 53 performs A / D conversion, converts the audio signal into digital data, performs audio encoding processing, and writes the audio data to the memory card 4.

As described above, this mobile phone 1 has an e-mail function, an Internet browsing function, and a recording / reproducing function of audio data using the memory card 4 in addition to a normal telephone call function. Multi-functionalization is achieved.

Next, the operation keys and switches will be described.

When each of the operation keys described below is operated by the user, the control command is transmitted to the system control unit 57.
Transmitted to. Then, control according to the function of each key described below is performed by the system control unit 57.

The rotation push switch 14 is rotatable.
The switch can be pressed.

The rotation operation of the rotary push switch 14 functions as, for example, a direction key for moving a pointer such as a focus or a cursor displayed on the display unit 15 in the vertical direction. The focus is, for example, a group of information (for example, a plurality of icons, a menu display, a list display, etc.) displayed on the display unit 13 and one piece of information (one icon, one menu title, one song title, etc.). ), And the display of the specified information is usually reversed in black and white. This rotation push switch 14 is
It is provided at the center position in the short side direction of the operation surface 11, and further,
The rotation operation direction is the vertical direction (longitudinal direction) of the operation surface 11.
It has become. Therefore, when the focus is moved up and down, the operation of the focus on the display screen and the operation of the finger for operation are parallel, and the operation finger is located at a position facing the display screen. Is given to the user, and is easier to operate than buttons such as up and down keys.

The pressing operation of the rotary pressing switch 14 has a function as a so-called soft key.
The soft key is a key whose action when a button is pressed changes in a programmable manner in accordance with menu contents, information, and the like displayed on the display unit 15. This soft key
The content of the function selected when the button is pressed is displayed on the display unit 1.
3 is displayed, so that the user can recognize what effect this button has when pressed. Specifically, the function selected when the rotary push switch 14 is pressed is displayed as a central soft key function display 63 at the lower center position of the display screen of the display unit 13 as shown in FIG. ing.

The left soft key 16 functions as the above-mentioned soft key. The function selected when the left soft key 16 is pressed is displayed as a left soft key function display 64 on the lower side of the display screen of the display unit 13 and on the left side as shown in FIG. .

The right soft key 17 functions as the above-mentioned soft key. When the right soft key 17 is pressed, the function selected when the right soft key 17 is pressed, as shown in FIG.
5 is displayed.

The left direction key 18 functions as a movement key for moving a focus, a cursor or the like displayed on the display unit 15 to the left.

The right direction key 19 functions as a movement key for moving a focus, a cursor or the like displayed on the display unit 15 rightward.

The start key 21 functions as a key for starting a telephone call.

The clear key 22 functions as a key for changing the display state of the display screen to an initial display menu screen and for clearing input information.

An end key 23 is a function for ending a telephone call,
It functions as a power supply key for inputting and disconnecting power of the mobile phone 1.

The dial keys (0-9, *, #) 24
In addition to functioning as input keys of 0-9, *, and #, various characters are assigned, and are used as character input keys when inputting characters of an e-mail. The character type to be assigned is switched on a character input mode setting screen described later. Examples of the character type to be assigned include kanji, full-width kana, full-width alphabet, full-width numbers, full-width symbols (character characters), fixed-form documents, half-width kana, half-width alphabets, half-width numbers, half-width symbols (character characters), and the like.

The manner key 25 functions as a key for setting a manner mode for eliminating a ring tone by voice.

The memo key 26 functions as a key for storing a telephone number or the like during talking.

The manner key 25 and the memo key 2
Reference numeral 6 also has a page feed function of scrolling information displayed on the display unit 15 by one page. Manner key 2
Reference numeral 5 denotes an upward page feed key, and a memo key 26
Is a key for turning the page downward. Hereinafter, the manner key 25 is referred to as an upward page feed key 25, and the memo key 26 is referred to as a downward page feed key 26.

(Arrangement of Music Order) Next, an operation of rearranging the music order of the audio data recorded on the memory card 4 will be described.

In this portable telephone 1, the memory card 4
Can be rearranged and edited in the order of the tunes of the audio data recorded in the. Here, the song order is a number order of numbers assigned to each information unit such as a track number or a file number recorded in management information on a recording medium, and is usually a playback order in the case of continuous playback. It will correspond to the order. Therefore,
Even if the music order is rearranged, the actual content (audio data) recorded in the memory card 4 is not rewritten, but the file number or track number managed as management information, or ,
The link relationship between songs and the like are rewritten.

First, the portable telephone 1 reproduces audio data, and once the reproduction is interrupted, a display screen as shown in FIG. 6A is displayed. When the left soft key 16 is pressed on this screen and "function" is selected, an edit mode selection screen as shown in FIG. 6B is displayed.

On this edit mode selection screen, the focus switch F is moved up and down by rotating the rotary push switch 14 to bring the focus F to the position of "Song Sorting". Subsequently, when the user presses the rotary push switch 14 to select “select”, a title list display screen as shown in FIG. 6C is displayed.

On this title list display screen, the titles and title numbers for specifying the songs recorded on the memory card 4 are arranged up and down according to the currently registered song order, and displayed in a list.

From the state of the title list display screen,
First, the focus F is moved to the position of the title of the music to be moved. At this time, the focus F is moved by rotating the rotation pressing switch 14 since the title list is arranged vertically. Here, as shown in FIG. 7A, the focus F is set to “Tit”.
Then, it is assumed that the user has moved to the position of “leA.” Then, when “selection” is selected by pressing the rotary push switch 14, “TitleA” is selected as shown in FIG.

Here, when "Left" is selected by pressing the left soft key 16 on the screen in which "Title A" is selected, the reproduction of the audio data is temporarily stopped as shown in FIG. 7 (E). Return to the display screen.

On the other hand, when the rotary push switch 14 is rotated on the screen in which "Title A" is selected, the title character of "Title A" moves up and down on the title list together with the focus F. And
The focus F and the title character of "TitleA" are moved to a position on the title list where the rearrangement is desired. Here, as shown in FIG.
It is assumed that the user has moved to a position between “tleD” and “TitleE.” Then, the user presses the rotary push switch 14 to select “enter” and, as shown in FIG. Is moved to the desired moving position, and the rearrangement of the title list is completed.To move another title, the focus F is moved from this screen to the position of the title of the song to be moved. Then, the user presses the rotary press switch 14 at that position to select “select.” By performing such an operation, a plurality of titles can be continuously moved.

When the movement of all titles is completed, the right soft key 17 is pressed from the state shown in FIG. 7D to select "completion". When "Complete" is selected, the system control unit 57 rewrites the management information of the memory card 4 according to the order of the currently displayed title list and, as shown in FIG. To the screen where it was stopped.

The above procedure will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG.

A title list is displayed in which a plurality of titles for specifying the music recorded on the memory card 4 are arranged in the recording order (step S11). Subsequently, the rotary push switch 14 is operated in the rotating direction to move the focus to the title position of the music to be moved, and the rotary push switch 14 is operated in the pushing direction at the title position to select the title (step S12). ). Subsequently, the title selected by operating the rotation push switch 14 in the rotation direction is moved to an arbitrary position on the list (step S13). Subsequently, the destination of the title is determined by operating the rotary pressing switch 14 in the pressing direction at the title position (step S14). After the destination of the title is determined, it is possible to select the title of the song to be moved next by operating the rotation push switch 14 in the rotation direction. When all the titles have been moved, the display of the title list ends, and the recording order of the songs recorded on the memory card 4 is rewritten in the order of the title list (step S15).

As described above, in the mobile phone 1, the editing operation can be performed very easily by rearranging the recording order of the audio data recorded on the memory card 4 according to such an operation procedure. .

Although the example in which the audio data recorded on the memory card 4 is rearranged has been described above, this procedure is not limited to the audio data, but may be, for example, video data, computer data, or telephone data. The present invention may be applied to any information such as a number list and an address list in which the recording order is determined. Also, the memory card 4 has been described as an example of the recording medium, but the mobile phone 1
As long as it is an internal memory or a rewritable recording medium such as an MD or DVD-RAM, any kind of recording medium may be used. (Switching of Character Input Mode) Next, switching operation of the character input mode will be described.

In the mobile phone 1, a plurality of character types are assigned to the dial keys 24, and by switching the character input mode, it becomes possible to input characters of any character type.

In the mobile phone 1, when the right soft key 17 is pressed to select "mode" on the character input screen when writing an e-mail or the like, the character input mode selection screen as shown in FIG. Is displayed.

In this character input mode selection screen, all character types assigned to the dial keys 24 are displayed on a two-column list. The character types assigned to the dial keys 24 include, for example, kanji, full-width kana, full-width alphabet, full-width numbers, full-width symbols (character characters), fixed form documents, half-width kana, half-width alphabets, half-width numbers, half-width symbols (character characters) It is. On this character input selection screen, kanji, full-width kana, full-width alphabet, full-width numbers, full-width symbols (character characters), and fixed-form documents are displayed in the right column of the list, and half-width kana and half-width alphabets are displayed in the left column of the list. , Half-width numbers and half-width symbols (character characters) are displayed.

On this character input mode selection screen, by rotating the rotary push switch 14, as shown in FIG. 9B, kanji → double-byte kana → double-byte alphabet → double-byte numbers → double-byte symbols (character characters) → The focus F moves cyclically in the form of a standard document → half-width kana → half-width alphabet → half-width number → half-width symbol (character character) → kanji → full-width kana →. By pressing the left key 18 or the right key 19, the focus F moves between the left and right columns.

Then, on this character input mode selection screen,
Using the rotary press switch 14 and the directional keys 18 and 19 operating as described above, the focus is moved to the character type desired to be used, and the rotary press switch 14 is pressed to select “select”. Returning to the writing screen, the character of the selected character type can be input.

As described above, in the cellular phone 1, when the character input mode is set on the character writing screen, a character input mode selection screen displaying all character types is displayed. When a character type is selected based on this character input mode selection screen, characters of any character type assigned to dial key 24 can be input.

For this reason, the mobile phone 1 does not need to perform a very troublesome operation of switching the character input mode by pressing the mode setting button once, and can easily select the character input mode. it can.

In the character input mode selection screen, only characters that can be input at that time are displayed.
At this time, only the character types that can be input may be selectable. For example, when inputting an e-mail address or a URL, a character input mode selection screen may be used in which only half-width alphabets and half-width numbers can be selected.

(Guidance Display) The guidance display of the movable direction such as the focus and the guidance display of the page feed key will be described.

The portable telephone 1 displays a direction key guidance indicating whether the rotation operation of the rotation push switch 14 is possible and whether the left direction key 18 and the right direction key 19 are operable. That is, the direction key guidance display indicates whether or not the pointer such as the focus or the cursor is effectively moved up and down by rotating the rotation pressing switch 14, and whether the left direction key 18 and the right direction key 1
9 indicates whether the pointer such as a focus or a cursor is effectively moved right and left by operating the button 9.

As shown in FIG. 10, the direction key guidance display includes an upward movable mark 71, a downward movable mark 72, a leftward movable mark 73, and a rightward movable mark 74. Is done. These direction key guidance displays are displayed as arrow marks around the center soft key function display 63, respectively. That is, the upward movable mark 71 is displayed as an upward arrow mark above the central soft key function display 63.
The downward movable mark 72 is displayed as a downward arrow mark below the central soft key function display 63. The left movable mark 73 is displayed in the center soft key function display 63.
Is displayed with a left arrow mark at the left position of. The rightward movable mark 74 is displayed as a rightward arrow mark at the right position of the center soft key function display 63.

The upwardly movable mark 71 is displayed when the rotary press switch 14 can be operated upward, and is not displayed when the rotary press switch 14 cannot be operated upward. The upward movable mark 71 is displayed if, for example, the focus F can be moved in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 10 (for example, if there is selectable information at a position further above the focused information), the focus F is displayed. If it is impossible to move in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 10 (for example, if there is no selectable information at a position further above the focused information), no display is made.

The downward movable mark 72 is displayed when the rotary push switch 14 can be operated downward, and is not displayed when the rotary push switch 14 cannot be operated downward. The downward movable mark 72 is displayed, for example, when the focus F can be moved in the direction of arrow b in FIG. 10 (for example, when there is selectable information at a position further below the focused information), and the focus F is displayed. If it is impossible to move in the direction of arrow b in FIG. 10 (for example, if there is no selectable information below the focused information), no information is displayed.

The leftward movable mark 73 is displayed if the leftward key 18 is operable leftward, and is not displayed if the leftward key 18 is not operable leftward. The leftward movable mark 73 has, for example, a focus F in FIG.
If it is possible to move in the direction of arrow c during 0 (for example, when there is selectable information at the left position of the focused information or when there is a screen on the upper layer of the selected information), it is displayed. If it is impossible to move in the direction of the arrow c in 10 (for example, when there is no selectable information at a position further left of the focused information or when there is no upper layer screen of the selected information), no display is made.

The rightward movable mark 74 is displayed when the rightward key 19 can be operated rightward, and is not displayed when the rightward key 19 cannot be operated rightward. The rightward movable mark 74 has, for example, a focus F shown in FIG.
If it is possible to move in the direction of arrow d during 0 (for example, when there is selectable information at the further right position of the focused information or when there is a screen on the lower hierarchy of the selected information), it is displayed, and the focus F is shown in FIG. If it is impossible to move in the direction of arrow d in 10 (for example, when there is no selectable information at the further right position of the focused information or when there is no lower layer screen of the selected information), no information is displayed.

A specific display example of the direction key guidance display will be described using the display screen of the mobile phone 1.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a jump menu which is a shortcut screen for each display menu.

FIG. 11A shows a display screen in which a jump menu screen is displayed and the focus F is placed on the character "jump" of the menu title. In the state of this display screen, the upward movable mark 7
1, a downward movable mark 72 and a left movable mark 73 are displayed. At this time, the focus F can be moved upward and downward by the rotary push switch 14. Further, at this time, it is possible to display the screen of the lower hierarchy by the right direction key 19.

In the screen display of FIG.
When 9 is pressed, the display screen shown in FIG. This figure 1
The display screen 1 (B) is a selection screen of each menu in the jump menu, and is a screen in a state where the selected position of “Internet” is focused. On this display screen, an upward movable mark 71, a downward movable mark 72, a leftward movable mark 73, and a rightward movable mark 74 are displayed. At this time, the focus F can be moved upward and downward by the rotary push switch 14. Further, at this time, the upper layer screen (FIG. 11A)
Screen) can be displayed, and the right direction key 1
9, it is possible to display the screen of the lower hierarchy.

When the left soft key 16 is pressed on the display screen of FIG. 11B, the display screen of FIG. 11C is displayed. The display screen of FIG. 11C is an editing screen for displaying each menu in the jump menu. On this display screen, an upward movable mark 71 and a downward movable mark 72 are displayed. At this time, the rotation push switch 14
Can move the focus F upward and downward.

When the right soft key 17 is pressed on the display screen shown in FIG. 11B, the display screen shown in FIG. The display screen of FIG. 11D is an additional screen for displaying individual menus in the jump menu. On this display screen, an upward movable mark 71, a downward movable mark 72,
A leftward movable mark 73 is displayed. At this time, the focus F can be moved upward and downward by the rotary push switch 14. further,
At this time, it is possible to display the screen of the lower hierarchy by the right direction key 19.

Here, on the display screen of FIG. 11D, a dividing line 75 indicating the head of the list is displayed. A delimiter 75 indicating the head of this list is, for example,
Although the number of displayed lists is finite, if the user wants to move the focus cyclically by rotating the rotary press switch 14, that is, even if the focus is on the top of the list, the list is further moved upward. In some cases, it is desired to move the focus so as to bring the focus to the bottom of the list by giving an instruction. When such a cyclic focus movement is performed, it is not possible to clearly indicate to the user where the head of the list is. Therefore, in the mobile phone 1, a separator line 75 is displayed at the top of the list at the position of the separator.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an electronic mail input screen.

FIG. 12A shows a display screen in the case where the mail text has not yet been written and the cursor C is at the upper left. On this display screen, a downward movable mark 72 and a rightward movable mark 74 are displayed. At this time, the cursor C can be moved downward by the rotation push switch 14. Further, at this time, the cursor C can be moved rightward by the right direction key 19.

FIG. 12B is a display screen when the cursor is positioned on the second character in the first column with the mail text being written to some extent. On this display screen, a downward movable mark 72, a left movable mark 73, and a right movable mark 74 are displayed. At this time, the cursor C can be moved downward by the rotation push switch 14. Further, at this time, the left direction key 18
To move the cursor C to the left, and the right key 19 to move the cursor C to the right.

FIG. 12B is a display screen in which kanji conversion is performed in a state where a mail text is written to some extent. On this display screen, a conversion candidate display 76 indicating that a rotation candidate is output by rotating the rotation push switch 14 is displayed.

Further, in this mobile phone 1, a page feed guidance display indicating whether the previous page feed by the upward page feed key 25 or the next page feed by the downward page feed key 26 is possible. Also do.

That is, the page feed guidance display is as follows.
Up page feed key 25 and down page feed key 2
6 is information indicating whether a page is sent by operating No. 6, that is, whether there is information that is not visible above and below the display area.

This page feed guidance display is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the mark is composed of an upward page feedable mark 77 and a downward page feedable mark 78. These page feed guidance displays are displayed at upper and lower positions on the left side of the display screen.

The upward page feed enable mark 77 is displayed when the page can be turned upward by the upward page feed key 25, and is not displayed when the operation is impossible.

The downward page feed enable mark 78 is displayed when the page can be turned downward by the downward page feed key 26, and is not displayed when the operation is impossible.

A specific display example of the page feed guidance display will be described using the display screen of the mobile phone 1.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an input screen for an e-mail.

FIG. 14A shows a display screen when the cursor is located at the second character in the first column with the mail text being written to some extent. On this display screen, a downward page turn enable mark 78 is displayed. At this time, the page can be scrolled downward by the downward page feed key 26.

FIG. 14B is a display screen in a state where the page is scrolled downward by one page from the state of FIG. 14A. On this display screen, an upward page forward mark 77 and a downward page forward mark 78 are displayed. At this time, the page can be scrolled upward by the upward page feed key 25, or the page can be scrolled downward by the downward page feed key 26.

In the portable telephone 1, by displaying the direction key guidance and the page feed key guidance in this manner, the operability of the direction key and the page feed key can be improved, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

(Rejection of incoming call during music playback) The portable telephone 1 when an incoming call is received from the other party during audio playback.
Will be described with reference to the display screen of FIG. 15 and the flowchart of FIG.

When an incoming call is received from the other party during audio reproduction (step S21), the portable telephone 1 shown in FIG.
Is displayed. At this time, when a key other than the left soft key 16 is pressed (step S22), the incoming call is received and the call is started. Here, when the call is started, the audio reproduction is temporarily stopped (step S23). When there is an incoming call, the left soft key 1
When 6 is pressed (step S22), a menu as shown in FIG. 15B is displayed (step S24).

In this step S24, a menu display showing "answering machine transfer", "call transfer", "response hold", and "call rejection" is displayed.

Subsequently, according to the menu display, the rotation push switch 14 is rotated to select one of the menus (steps S25 and S26).

Here, when "answering machine transfer" is selected, a process of transferring the telephone call from the other party to the answering machine service station provided in the base station is performed. Further, when "call transfer" is selected, a process of transferring a call from the other party to another telephone number is performed. If you select “Response pending”,
The incoming call from the other party is left as it is (that is, the call is being made). If you select “Do Not Disturb”,
Performs processing to disconnect the call from the other party.

When such a menu selection is made, the cellular phone 1 performs a call rejection operation corresponding to the selection.
At this time, audio reproduction is continued (step S27).

As described above, in the portable telephone 1, when a call is received during the reproduction of audio, the call is rejected according to the operation input. As a result, the mobile phone 1
Then, when a telephone call is received during audio reproduction, the reproduction can be continued by a simple operation.

(Emergency call in call-off / call-off mode) In this mobile phone 1, a call-off / call-off mode in which the operation of the transmission / reception unit 51 is stopped to prevent transmission / reception of radio waves can be set. When the transmission / reception off mode is selected, for example, on a menu screen, the system control unit 5 stops the protocol operation of the transmission / reception circuit 51 and completely stops transmission / reception of radio waves to / from the base station. By setting such a transmission / reception off mode, only transmission / reception of radio waves can be stopped without turning off the power of the main body. Therefore, it is possible to set a state where functions other than the telephone function can be used. Therefore, in the call-sending / receiving off mode, for example, the telephone function cannot be used, but the input operation of the character of the e-mail and the recording / reproduction of the music can be performed.

Here, a description will be given of a process when a telephone number is input in the case where the transmission / reception off mode is set, with reference to FIG.

When the dial key 24 is pressed and a telephone number is input while the calling / calling off mode is set (step S31), the system control unit 57 displays the pressed telephone number on the display unit 13. Display (Step S3
2).

Subsequently, when the start key 33 is pressed (step S33), the system control unit 57 determines whether the telephone number is an emergency number (110, 118, 119) or a predetermined telephone number registered in advance. Is determined (step S34). The phone number registered here is
Unlike a normal address registration, it is desirable that the telephone number is specially registered for emergency use.

If it is not the emergency number (110, 118, 119) or the telephone number registered in advance, the transmission is stopped, and the transmission / reception off mode is continued (step S35). That is, you cannot make a phone call.

On the other hand, the emergency numbers (110, 118, 11)
9) Or, if the telephone number is a pre-registered telephone number, the system control unit 57 releases the call-off / call-off mode,
The protocol processing of the operation of the transmission / reception unit 51 is started (step S36).

Subsequently, when the protocol processing of the operation of the transmission / reception unit 51 is started, the transmission / reception unit 51 starts the acquisition operation of the base station.

When the transmission / reception unit 51 captures the base station, the transmission / reception unit 51 starts transmission processing of the input telephone number (step S38).

As described above, in this portable telephone 1, even if the transmission / reception mode is set to a mode in which transmission / reception of radio waves is stopped and transmission / reception of a telephone call is not performed, there is urgency or registration is performed in advance. When a call is made, the call is started without performing the mode release operation, so that a report or a call can be made immediately.

(Automatic Call-Off During Recording of Audio Data) As described above, the portable telephone 1 can record the audio data input from the line input terminal 34 or the data input / output terminal 35 on the memory card 4. The processing in the case where there is a request for recording audio data of the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when the power of the mobile phone 1 is turned on and there is a request for recording audio data (step S
41), the system control unit 57 acquires information on the protocol operation state of the transmission / reception unit 51, and stores the information in the memory (step S42).

Subsequently, the system control unit 57 determines whether the transmission / reception protocol of the transmission / reception circuit 51 is currently operating (step S43). If the protocol is operating, the process proceeds to step S44, and if not, the process proceeds to step S45.

Subsequently, if the protocol of the transmission / reception circuit 51 is operating, the system control unit 57 stops the operation of the protocol of the transmission / reception circuit 51 and sets the transmission / reception off mode in which the transmission / reception of the telephone is not performed. Yes (Step S4
4).

Subsequently, the system control unit 57 starts an audio data recording operation (step S45). Therefore, the recording operation of the audio data in step S45 is always performed in the call-off mode.

Subsequently, when there is a recording end request (step S46), the system control unit 57 executes the previous step S42.
Obtains the protocol operation state of the transmission / reception circuit 51 before entering the recording operation held in the memory (step S4).
7).

Subsequently, it is determined from the information read in step S47 whether the protocol is operating or not (step S48). If the protocol is in operation, the process proceeds to step S49, and if not, the process ends.

Subsequently, if the protocol of the transmission / reception circuit 51 is operating, the system control unit 57 starts operation of the protocol of the transmission / reception circuit 51 (step S4).
9). Then, a series of audio recording processing ends.

As described above, in the portable telephone 1, when a recording operation request is made, the transmission / reception off mode is automatically set, so that it is possible to prevent the recording operation from being interrupted by an incoming call.

(Remote control electric field strength display) In the portable telephone 1, the remote control unit 3 is provided as described above. The remote controller 42 of the earphone microphone unit 3 performs remote control for reproducing audio data recorded on the memory card 4 and remote control for functions of the telephone body.

The processing for displaying the electric field strength by the remote controller 42 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the user requests the display of the electric field strength (step S61), the remote controller controller 46 of the remote controller 42 controls the system controller 57 of the main body 2.
, A notification request of the electric field strength is transmitted (step S6).
2).

The system control unit 57 of the main unit 2 sends the currently held field strength information (information for displaying the field strength display 61) and the timeout timer value to the remote controller 42 (step S63). .

Upon receiving the notification from the system controller 57, the remote controller controller 46 of the remote controller 42
It is determined whether any display is currently displayed on the display unit 44 of the remote controller 42 (step S6).
4). If any display is displayed on the display section 44, the process proceeds to step S65, and if not, the process proceeds to step S66.

Subsequently, the remote controller control section 46 of the remote controller 42 temporarily saves the information currently displayed on the display section 44 (step S65).

Subsequently, the remote controller control section 46 of the remote controller 42 displays the electric field strength on the display section 44 based on the electric field strength information transmitted from the system control section 57 of the main body 2 (step S66). As shown in FIG. 20, the electric field strength information includes, for example, good, normal, bad,
The display unit 44 has about four levels as if communication was disabled.
Will be displayed.

Subsequently, the remote control controller 46 of the remote controller 42 starts a timer (step S).
67). Then, the started timer counts the time-out timer value sent from the system control unit 57 of the main unit 2 and generates a timer event when the counting is completed.

Subsequently, when a timer event occurs from the timer (step S68), the remote control controller 46 of the remote controller 42 determines whether or not there is the save information temporarily saved in step S65 (step S68).
69). If there is evacuation information, the process proceeds to step S70. If there is no evacuation information, the process proceeds to step S71.

Subsequently, if there is evacuation information, the remote control controller 46 of the remote controller 42 redisplays the evacuation information and ends the processing (step S70). Also,
When there is no evacuation information, the remote controller control unit 46 of the remote controller 42 turns off the display on the display unit 44 and ends the process (step S71).

The timeout timer value may not be sent from the main unit 2 but may be set in the remote controller in advance.

As described above, the portable telephone 1 is provided with the remote control unit 3 separate from the main body, and displays the electric field strength information on the remote control unit 3. This allows
In the mobile phone 1, the user can easily check the electric field strength of the received radio wave. For example, even when the main body 2 is stored in a bag or the like, the electric field intensity information is displayed on the remote control unit 3, for example, so that the user can easily receive the current reception without having to take the main body 2 out of the bag or the like and confirm it. You can check the status. Further, instead of always displaying the electric field strength information on the remote control unit 3, the electric field strength information is displayed as needed according to the operation by the user, so that the display area provided in the remote control unit 3 can be effectively utilized. .

(Remote Control Mail Incoming Display) Mobile Phone 1
In the example, the remote control unit 3 is provided as described above. The remote controller 42 of the earphone microphone unit 3 performs remote control for reproducing audio data recorded on the memory card 4 and remote control for functions of the telephone body.

The mail incoming display processing by the remote controller 42 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The system control unit 57 of the main unit 2 automatically receives mail data from the base station (step S8).
1) Send the mail arrival notification and the timeout timer value to the remote controller 42 (step S).
82).

Upon receiving the notification from the system controller 57, the remote controller controller 46 of the remote controller 42
It is determined whether or not any display is currently displayed on the display section 44 of the remote controller 42 (step S8).
3). If any display is displayed on the display unit 44, the process proceeds to step S84, and if not, the process proceeds to step S85.

Subsequently, the remote control controller 46 of the remote controller 42 temporarily saves the information currently displayed on the display 44 (step S84).

Subsequently, the remote control controller 46 of the remote controller 42 displays a mail arrival indicating that there is a mail arrival based on the mail arrival sent from the system controller 57 of the main body 2 (step S85). As shown in FIG. 22, this incoming call display is displayed, for example, as "mail present".

Subsequently, the remote control controller 46 of the remote controller 42 starts a timer (step S).
86). Then, the started timer counts the time-out timer value sent from the system control unit 57 of the main unit 2 and generates a timer event when the counting is completed.

Subsequently, when a timer event occurs from the timer (step S87), the remote control controller 46 of the remote controller 42 determines whether or not there is the save information temporarily saved in step S84 (step S87).
88). If there is evacuation information, the process proceeds to step S89. If there is no evacuation information, the process proceeds to step S90.

Subsequently, if there is any evacuation information, the remote control controller 46 of the remote controller 42 displays the evacuation information again and ends the processing (step S89). Also,
If there is no evacuation information, the remote controller control unit 46 of the remote controller 42 turns off the display on the display unit 44 and ends the process (step S90).

Note that the timeout timer value may not be sent from the main unit 2 but may be set in the remote controller in advance.

As described above, the portable telephone 1 includes the remote control unit 3 separate from the main body 2, and displays that the electronic mail has arrived at the remote control unit 3.

As a result, the portable telephone 1 can promptly notify the user that an e-mail has arrived, and the user can easily know that the e-mail has arrived. . In the mobile phone 1, for example, even when the main body 2 is kept in a bag or the like, an incoming mail message is displayed on the display unit of the remote control unit 3, for example, so that the e-mail can be sent quickly and easily without having to check the main body 2. You can know that there is an incoming call.

[0163]

According to the portable electronic device of the present invention, a rotary press switch and a display unit are provided, and titles for specifying information recorded on a recording medium are displayed in the form of a list in a recording order, and the titles are displayed. Displays a pointer for identification. Then, the pointer is moved according to the rotating operation of the rotary pressing switch, and the title and the moving position to be moved are selected according to the operation in the pressing direction by the rotary pressing switch, thereby being displayed on the display unit. In addition to moving an arbitrary title to an arbitrary position in the title list, the recording order of the information content is changed according to the order of the title list after the arbitrary title is moved.

As a result, in the portable electronic device according to the present invention, the recording order of the information contents stored in the recording medium can be easily rearranged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram of the mobile phone.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an electric field strength display, an incoming mail display, and a soft key function display displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a procedure for displaying a title list of songs recorded on a memory card.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a procedure for rearranging songs recorded on a memory card.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the rearrangement procedure.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a character input mode selection screen.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a direction key guidance display.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a jump menu screen.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a mail input screen and explaining a direction key guidance display.

FIG. 13 is a diagram for describing a configuration of a page feed guidance display.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a mail input screen and explaining a page feed guidance display.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a display screen when an incoming call is received during music playback.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when there is an incoming call during music reproduction.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a case where the calling / receiving off mode is set;
It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure when a telephone number is input.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when a recording request for audio data is issued.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when displaying a field strength on a remote controller.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating charge intensity information displayed on a display unit of the remote controller.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure when displaying an incoming mail message on the remote controller.

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing incoming mail information displayed on the display unit of the remote controller.

[Description of Signs] 1 mobile phone, 2 main body, 3 remote controller unit, 4 memory card, 14 rotary press switch, 15 display, 16 left soft key, 17 right soft key, 18 left direction key, 19 right direction key , 24 dial keys, 25 up page feed key, 26 down page feed key, 31 antenna, 42 remote controller, 43 operation input section, 44 display section, 51
Transmitter / receiver, 52 audio codec, 53 audio encoder / decoder, 57 system controller

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A portable electronic device that records and reproduces information on and from a recording medium, comprising: a display unit; a rotatable operation and a pressable operation signal; A rotary-press switch that outputs an operation signal corresponding to the information, and a control unit that controls the display unit, wherein the control unit displays a plurality of titles that specify information content recorded on the recording medium with the information. A title list arranged in accordance with the recording order of the contents is displayed on the display unit, a pointer for specifying the title is displayed on the display unit, and the pointer is moved according to the operation of the rotation pressing type switch in the rotation direction. The title and the moving position to be moved are selected in accordance with the operation in the pressing direction by the rotary pressing switch, and are displayed on the display unit. A portable electronic device, wherein an arbitrary title is moved to an arbitrary position in the title list, and a recording order of the information content is changed according to an order of the title list after the arbitrary title is moved. 2. The control section operates the rotary press switch in a pressing direction to select a title specified by the pointer, and operates the rotary press switch in a rotating direction to move the pointer. By operating the rotary press type switch in the pressing direction and selecting the position of the title list specified by the pointer, an arbitrary title is moved to an arbitrary position of the title list, and this arbitrary title is moved. 2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the recording order of the information content is changed in accordance with the order of the title list after the information is moved. 3. The portable type according to claim 1, wherein an operation direction of the rotation operation of the rotary press type switch is parallel to a direction in which a title list displayed on the display unit is arranged. Electronics. 4. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a card-shaped memory device.