JP2002182833A - Device and method for setting function of portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set a function desired to be used with simple and less operations. SOLUTION: A function setting device comprises a key group 1, a first registering part 3 that registers a function group corresponding to the depression of the key group 1 and a second registering part 4 for registering the correspondence between a plurality of keys of the key group 1 and a plurality of functions of the function group. The second registering part 4 registers the correspondence between a key subjected to press-and-hold among the plurality of keys and a function among the plurality of functions. A press-and-hold operation is an operation that is easy and simple to a user regardless of age. A hierarchical operation and a chain of operations of three stages or more in particular are known as being a very difficult operation to a user. The frequency of press-and-hold is desirably one in non-hierarchical meaning, otherwise two at most. A function being very significant to the user can be easily carried out by the press-and-hold operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a function setting device for a portable terminal and a method for setting the function, and more particularly, to a function setting device for a portable terminal whose function is related to long press and a method for setting the function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Mobile phone terminals have been diversified in function. Its functions are generally layered. The selection of the function is performed by depressing a key of the terminal. The diversification of functions has accelerated the complexity of key operations. Reducing the number of key operations reduces the complexity of key operations. There is a limit to alleviating the complexity of key operation due to only a small number of key operations. A technique for increasing the number of function keys in addition to the numeric keys to avoid complicated operation and a technique for reducing the number of function keys are known from JP-A-2000-22787. By making the operation push button correspond to the function for each layer,
A technique for facilitating the function selection operation is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-11.
5345.

There are many unused functions depending on the age group. It is desired that only a function desired to be used can be called with a small number of operations. Long press is a simple operation. It is further desired that a necessary function can be easily called by a simple long pressing operation. It is even more preferable that the function setting by the user leads to the realization of a simple operation without memorizing many functions and their operation methods. You can easily learn the features you set up without effort.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a function setting device for a portable terminal and a method for setting the function, which can call only a function to be used with a smaller number of operations. Another object of the present invention is to provide a function setting device of a portable terminal that can easily call a required function by a simple long-press operation, and a function setting method thereof. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a function setting device for a mobile terminal in which a function setting by a user leads to a simple operation, and a function setting method thereof.

[0005]

Means for solving the problem are described as follows. The technical items appearing in the expression are appended with numbers, symbols, and the like in parentheses (). The numbers, symbols, and the like are technical items that constitute at least one embodiment or a plurality of the embodiments of the present invention, in particular, the embodiments or the examples. Corresponds to the reference numerals, reference symbols, and the like assigned to the technical matters expressed in the drawings corresponding to the above. Such reference numbers and reference symbols clarify the correspondence and bridging between the technical matters described in the claims and the technical matters of the embodiments or examples. Such correspondence / bridge does not mean that the technical matters described in the claims are interpreted as being limited to the technical matters of the embodiments or the examples.

A function setting device for a portable terminal according to the present invention comprises:
Key group (1), first registration unit (3) for registering a function group corresponding to depression of key group (1), correspondence between a plurality of keys of key group (1) and a plurality of functions of function group And a second registration unit (4) for registering the. Second registration unit (4)
Registers the correspondence between the key that is long-pressed among the plurality of keys and the function among the plurality of functions. The long press operation is a simple and simple operation for users regardless of age. Hierarchical operations, particularly, a three-stage operation or a chain of operations of three or more stages are known to be very difficult operations for humans. The number of times of long press is preferably non-hierarchically once, and more preferably at most two times. The long press action allows the user to easily execute a function that is particularly important for the user. By deleting the registration of the correspondence between the key and the function, the user can easily register a new correspondence again. Preferably, a long press is performed for registration. The long press operation corresponds to an intention to register. Once registered, the corresponding function is executed by the long press of the registered key corresponding to the long press.

A method for setting a function of a portable terminal according to the present invention is a method for setting a function of a key that is long-pressed, by executing registration of a correspondence between a key and a function that is long-pressed, and operating the function by long-pressing a registration key. And that it consists of executing. Performing an inquiry as to whether the registration intention exists for the user simplifies the registration operation. A determination is made as to whether the setting of the long-press key can be registered. If that is not possible, the impossibility is shown on the display. By displaying a plurality of functions and allowing the user to select a specific function from the plurality of functions, the user can easily understand the registration process. It is convenient for users to be able to delete all registrations. Redoing a registration is easier than remembering the contents of the registration. Preferably, the key corresponding to the registration matches the key corresponding to the determination.

[0008] A function corresponding to registration is executed based on depression of a key corresponding to registration, and a long press is performed by a user, a function is set in response to the long press, and a key and a function to be long pressed are determined. Since it is possible to correspond, the user's free function setting can be easily and easily performed without pain.

[0009]

Referring to the drawings, an embodiment of a portable terminal function setting apparatus according to the present invention is provided with an input key group as a key I / F section together with an internal circuit. As shown in FIG. 1, the input key group 1 is disposed so as to be exposed on the mobile phone terminal body. An internal circuit is provided in the main body. Its internal circuit is CP
It is composed of U2, ROM3, EEPROM4, and display 5. When a specific key of the key group 1 is depressed, a specific electric signal 6 corresponding to the depression is input to the CPU 2. By input of the specific electric signal 6 to the CPU 2, specific data corresponding to the specific electric signal 6 is generated by the CPU 2, and the specific data is stored and held in the EEPROM 4 by the CPU 2. Pressing and holding a specific key in key group 1 sets a shortcut function. The function set by the user in this way can be easily called by the shortcut function.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a method for setting functions of a portable terminal according to the present invention, and particularly shows a setting flow of a long-press key. In the setting mode, an inquiry about whether the user sets the long-press key is displayed on the display 5.
(Step S1). When the specified key is depressed, the currently displayed menu screen of the display 5 shifts to a long-press user setting registration screen for executing the setting of the long-press key (steps S2 and S3).

The user presses an arbitrarily selected key.
An inquiry to the user as to whether or not to set the long-press key is displayed on the display 5. If a response to the setting of the long-press key is made by the user, the CPU 2 determines whether the setting of the long-press key can be registered, that is, whether or not the registered MAX is set (step S4). If the setting of the long-press key can be registered, the CPU 2 displays an inquiry on whether or not to register the setting on the display 5. Various functions are displayed on the display 5 based on the user's response to the setting registration (step S5). One of various functions sequentially displayed on the display 5 is selected by the user (step S6).

When one of the functions is selected by the user, the display 5 shifts to a key setting screen (step S7). The user selects one key from a plurality of keys displayed on the key setting screen (Step S)
8). CPU 2 determines whether or not the selected key has not been registered (step S9). If the selected key is not registered, the CPU 2 associates the key with the EEPR in association with the function selected and registered in step S6.
Registration in the OM4 (step S10) completes the function registration of the long-press key (step S21). Step S9
If it is determined that the selected key is a registered key and the registered key is a key having a long press function by default (step S11), the CPU 2 cannot rewrite or register. Is displayed on the display 5 and the process returns to step S3 (step S1).
2). If the user does not intend to set the long press, the display 5 displays a standby screen (step S19).

If it is determined in step S11 that the registered key is not a key having the long press function by default, it is determined that the key has already been registered by user setting (step S13), and the CPU 2 sets the selection key. An inquiry is made through the display 5 as to whether or not to change (step S14). If the user does not make the change, the process returns to step S7, and if the user responds to make the change, the key is determined to be the long-press key corresponding to the function selected in step S6. Then, in step S10, it is registered in the EEPROM 4, and the change registration is completed (step S21).

If it is determined in step S4 that the registration is not possible, the CPU 2 asks the user through the display 5 as to whether or not to delete the registration of any registration key (step S15). Returns to step S3, and in response to the user's response to delete the registration, the CPU 2
The user is asked through the display 5 whether or not to delete one item (step S16). When the user deletes or deletes the key, the user presses down the key to be deleted (step S17).

By this depression, the registration of the key is deleted together with the correspondence with the function corresponding to the registration. If rejecting the deletion of one case, the CPU 2 deletes all cases without asking the user through the display 5 about whether or not to delete all cases (step S18), and the process returns to step S3.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the method for setting functions of a portable terminal according to the present invention, and particularly shows a flow of using a long press key. When the user presses down a key (step S31), the CPU 2 determines whether or not the press is a long press (step S3).
2). If the press is not a long press, the key is treated as a normal input (digit input) key (step S33). If the press-down is a long press, the CPU 2 determines whether the press-down key is a long-press setting key (step S34).

If the press key is not the long press setting key,
The display 5 indicates that the press-down key is not set as the long-press setting key (step S3).
5). If the press-down key is a long-press setting key, CPU 2
Changes the setting corresponding to the push-down key to the EEPROM.
4 (step S36), and the long press setting function is read from the ROM 3 in accordance with the read settings (step S37) and displayed on the display 5 (step S38).

As the long press setting key, there are exemplified numeric keys 1 to 9 of the key I / F unit 1. For example, when the function A is set to the “1” key, the user presses the key “
When "1" is long-pressed, the specific electric signal 6 is output to the CPU 2 corresponding to the long-press key. Based on the specific electric signal 6, the CPU 2 outputs data corresponding to the specific electric signal 6 from the EEPROM 4. Read the EEPROM
4, the function A is called from the ROM 3 and the function A is displayed on the display 5.

[0019]

The function setting device of the portable terminal according to the present invention,
The function setting method is that the user can easily set the function by pressing and holding the key which is a simple operation, and
The setting function can be used by a long press as the simple operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram showing a general configuration of a mobile terminal.

FIG. 2 is an operation flowchart showing an embodiment of a method for setting functions of a portable terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart showing another embodiment of the function setting method of the portable terminal according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Key group 3 ... First registration part 4 ... Second registration part

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Claims (14)

[Claims] A key group; a first registration unit for registering a function group corresponding to depression of the key group; and a second registration unit for registering correspondence between a plurality of keys of the key group and a plurality of functions of the function group. A function setting device for a mobile terminal, comprising: a second registration unit, wherein the second registration unit registers a correspondence between a key that is long-pressed among the plurality of keys and a function of the plurality of functions. 2. The function setting device for a portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the number of times of the long press is one. 3. The long press of the key for which the long press is executed,
The function setting device for a mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the function setting device corresponds to a corresponding function registered in the second registration unit. 4. A function setting method for a portable terminal, comprising: performing registration of a correspondence between a long-pressed key and a function; and performing an operation of the function by long-pressing the registration key. 5. The function setting method for a portable terminal according to claim 4, further comprising: performing an inquiry as to whether or not the user intends to register. 6. The function setting method for a portable terminal according to claim 5, further comprising determining whether registration of setting of a long-press key is possible. 7. The function setting method for a portable terminal according to claim 4, further comprising displaying a plurality of functions. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein executing the registration includes registering a function selected by a user from the plurality of functions. 9. The method according to claim 4, further comprising deleting all of the registrations. 10. The function setting method for a portable terminal according to claim 4, further comprising determining whether a key press is a long press. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein a key corresponding to the registration matches a key corresponding to the determination. 12. The function setting method for a portable terminal according to claim 4, further comprising executing a function corresponding to the registration based on depression of a key corresponding to the registration. 13. A function setting device for a portable terminal including a key which is pressed by a user to set a function corresponding to the long press. 14. A function setting method for a portable terminal, comprising associating a key that is long-pressed with a function.