JP2002183049A - Portable communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable more accurate information communication by actualizing a richer expression style for diversifying transmittable information when character information is communicated through a portable terminal device such as a portable telephone and a PHS. SOLUTION: The portable terminal device 1 is a radio communication terminal such as a portable telephone and a mobile telephone and its folding type main body is equipped with a display 11 and operation buttons 12 as shown in Fig. 1. The operation buttons 12 are used for the purpose of operating various functions in addition to dialing for telephone calling, and the input of character information, the selection of contents information, etc., are done with them. The display 11 is divided into two areas 11a and 11b which are arranged on the right and left sides; and the contents information is displayed in the left area 11a and received character information is displayed in the right area 11b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable telephone and a PHS
The present invention relates to a mobile communication system for performing communication using a mobile terminal such as a mobile communication device or a mobile communication device such as a PDA.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable terminals such as mobile communication devices such as mobile phones and PHS, and mobile communication devices such as PDAs and small computers have become widespread. And
As a communication method of the portable terminal, there is a method of transmitting and receiving character information.

In the communication system for transmitting and receiving character information,
There is a device that transmits character information such as hiragana, katakana, kanji, and symbols in a mail format, or that exchanges character information in real time called a chat and communicates in an interactive format.

[0004]

However, in the communication system using character information in the above-mentioned conventional portable communication system, the intention is transmitted only to the character information to the other party. There was a limit. That is, there is a problem that it is difficult to transmit a subtle nuance of the sender by using only character information, and it is difficult to transmit information accurately.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and aims to diversify the information that can be transmitted when performing communication using character information via a portable terminal such as a mobile phone or a PHS. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication system capable of realizing rich expression forms and performing more accurate information communication.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The invention according to the present application has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention according to claim 1 is a portable communication system for performing communication by a portable terminal, comprising: Or a symbol, a selection unit for selecting content information such as an image, and a transmission unit for transmitting the selected content information and character information to the partner terminal, a display screen of the partner terminal, Defined in multiple areas,
Character information and content information received in each area are displayed, respectively.

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A display screen is defined in a plurality of areas, and character information and content information such as an image are displayed in each area. Therefore, diversification of information that can be transmitted can be achieved, and a better communication environment can be provided. .

[0008] According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the portable communication system according to the first aspect, the content information expresses human emotion by a graphic, a symbol, an image, or the like. It is.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
Since a human emotion is expressed by a figure, a symbol, an image, or the like, for example, an image of a character is transmitted, it is possible to transmit subtle nuances that cannot be transmitted by characters alone.

[0010] The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
3. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the content information is stored in a database installed on a communication network constructed by connecting terminals to each other, and the selection unit is configured to transmit the communication information from the mobile terminal to the communication network. The content information stored in the database is searched for and acquired via the database.

According to the third aspect of the invention,
By downloading or transferring the content information stored in the database on the network,
Since the content is transmitted to the communication partner, there is no need to store the content information in the mobile terminal, and a large amount of content can be used without increasing the size of the storage means such as the memory of the mobile terminal.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the portable communication system according to the third aspect, further comprising a content registration unit for registering content information created by a user in the database.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention,
Since the content information created by the user can be stored in the database via the content registration unit, it is possible to appropriately meet the user's needs by registering the content that matches the user's tastes and preferences.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the portable communication system according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the selection section analyzes input character information and selects content information based on the analysis result. It is characterized by having.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention,
Since the character information is analyzed and the content information matching the character information is automatically transmitted, the content selection operation by the user can be simplified.

In the "analysis of character information" here, for example, when a user associates a content information with a character string in a database in advance and searches the content information in the database using the character string as a keyword. Things are also included.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment (Configuration of Portable Terminal) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a portable terminal 1 according to the present embodiment.

A portable terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is a wireless communication terminal such as a mobile phone or a mobile phone. As shown in FIG. 1, a foldable main body has a display 11 and operation buttons 12. ing.

The operation buttons 12 are used to operate various functions in addition to a dial for a call, and are used to input character information, select content information, and the like.

The display 11 is a display screen defined in a plurality of areas. In the present embodiment, the display 11 is divided into two areas 11a and 11b arranged on the left and right, and displays content information on the left area 11a. The received character information is displayed in the right area 11b. In the present embodiment, the area 11b for displaying character information has a speech balloon shape and is associated with the image displayed in the area 11a. In the present embodiment, the character information is text data such as characters and symbols, and the content information is data such as figures, symbols and images.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are configuration diagrams showing display examples on the display 11.

In FIG. 2A, a left area 11a includes:
Content information expressing human emotions is displayed by a graphic, symbol, image, or the like selected by the communication partner, and character information transmitted from the partner is displayed in the right area 11b. In the illustrated example, as the content information, character smile facial expression is displayed, the character of "Hello." Is displayed as the character information.

In FIG. 2B, the left area 11a includes:
The map image selected by the communication partner is displayed.
In 1b, character information corresponding to the map displayed in the area 11a is displayed. In the illustrated example, the area 11a
A map image up to the store is displayed in the area 11b.
Indicates the store displayed on the map, "This store is here." And indicates the store on the map.

The internal configuration of the portable terminal 1 having such an external configuration will be described below. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the portable terminal 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, inside the portable terminal 1, a display 1 having areas 11a and 11b is provided.
1, a memory 14 for storing predetermined data, a transmission unit 15 for transmitting data, an operation button 12 as an input / output interface, and a CPU for controlling the operation of these units.
13 are connected to each other via a data bus 16.

In this embodiment, the memory 14
Stores programs for realizing the various functions of the portable terminal 1, and also stores character data of various expressions and image data such as maps as catalog data.

(Operation of Portable Terminal) The operation of the portable terminal 1 having the above-described configuration will be described below. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the portable terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. Here, a case where a so-called chat system for exchanging character information in real time will be described as an example of the communication system.

As shown in the figure, first, when a chat is started, a character input mode is selected by operating a function key (S101). Next, characters are input by operating the operation buttons 12 (S102), and the input character information is displayed in the area 11b (S10).
3).

When the input of the text information is completed, a request is made to select whether or not to transmit the content information (S104). If the transmission of the content is not selected, the transmission section 15 transmits only the text information (S104). (S105), and waits for a response from the other party (S106). In step S104,
When content transmission is selected, the mode transits to the content selection mode.

In the content selection mode, first, the catalog data of the content stored in the memory 14 is displayed on the display 11 (S107). In this catalog data, contents such as images stored in the memory 14 are displayed so as to be selectable. In the present embodiment, a list of characters having various expressions is displayed in the catalog data, and the user can select a character having an expression suitable for the input text.

Then, an image is selected by operating the operation button 12 (S108). In this embodiment,
The size of the image to be transmitted can be changed, and this size change operation is also performed by the operation button 12 (S10).
9).

Thereafter, the selected image is displayed (S1).
10) A transmission wait state is reached, and the character information and the selected content information (image) input by the transmission operation are transmitted (S105), and a response wait state is received from the other party (S106). On the other side, the transmitted character information and content information are displayed on the display.

In the state of waiting for an answer in step S106, when an answer is received from the other party, a character input operation for answering the answer is started (S102).

(Operation and Effect of Portable Terminal) [Second Embodiment] (Configuration of Portable Communication System) Next, a portable communication system according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a mobile communication system according to an embodiment. In the present embodiment, a case will be described as an example where a chat is performed between the portable terminals 1 described in the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned content information is stored in the user database 8 of the service center 2 installed on the Internet as shown in FIG.
It is characterized in that the content information inside is called and transmitted to the portable terminal 10 of the other party. In this embodiment, the content information can be registered in the user database 8 using a terminal such as a personal computer 9.

Specifically, the service center 2 is configured as shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, an authentication unit 3 for authenticating user access
And a content registration unit 4 for creating and registering content
And a content distribution unit 5 for distributing the content registered in the user database 8, a material database 7 for storing the material, a user database 8 for storing the registered content, and these databases 7 and 8. Database input / output unit 6 for inputting / outputting data
And

The material database 7 stores materials (parts) necessary for a user to create unique contents. Examples of the material include a nationwide map, a regional map, a map symbol, and the like necessary for creating a figure, an image, and a map representing the outline of the character.

The user database 8 stores personal information such as a user name, a user ID, a password, and an individual number of a terminal used, and content information registered by the user. In the present embodiment, when registering content information, a keyword or a character string necessary for searching for each piece of content information can be registered in association with each piece of content information.

The authentication unit 3 requests input of a user ID, a password, and the like when access is made from the portable terminal 1 or the personal computer 9, and the input I
The user is identified and authorized based on D and the password. In the present embodiment, the access from the portable terminal 1 authenticates the device individual number transmitted from the portable terminal 1 instead of the user ID and the password.

The content registration unit 4 registers the content uploaded from the portable terminal 1 or the personal computer 9 in the user database 8 in association with the user ID. Further, in the present embodiment, the content registration unit 4 also supports creation of content, and includes a material selection unit 41 and a content creation unit 42 for that purpose.

The material selecting section 41 obtains materials (parts) from the material database 7 as parts for creating a character image and a map image, and displays them in a selectable manner. For example, the outline of a character or parts of a facial expression is displayed, the coordinates on a map are calculated from an address or the like input by a user, and a map around the map is displayed, or some map symbols are displayed.

The content creation section 42 includes a material selection section 41
The content information is created by combining the material selected by the user and the material prepared by the user. For example,
When combining parts selected by the user, the position, color, etc. of the parts are selected, and a map symbol is arranged on a map.

The content registration section 4 registers the content information thus created in the user database 8.

The content distribution unit 5 retrieves and extracts content information registered in the user database 8,
This is transmitted to the portable terminal 1. Specifically, the content distribution unit 5 includes a database search unit 51 for searching for content information registered in the user database 8.
And transmits the retrieved content information as catalog data to the portable terminal 1 and requests selection.
The content distribution unit 5 transmits the selected content information to the portable terminal 1.

In this embodiment, the content selection section 52 has a function of acquiring character information input on the portable terminal 1 side, analyzing the contents thereof, and selecting content information based on the analysis result. Have. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2, to obtain a string of inputted in the area 11b "Hello.", Analyzes the semantic content of the character string, the user database 8 content conforming to the semantic content
And transmits it to the portable terminal 1. For this reason, just by the user inputting a character string, a character image with an expression suitable for the meaning is automatically selected,
Operation becomes easy.

(Operation of Portable Communication System) The operation of the portable communication system according to the present embodiment described above will be described below.

First, the user registers content information using a terminal such as the portable terminal 1 or the personal computer 9. The content information to be registered here may be prepared by the user, or may be the content created by the content creating unit 42.

Then, the user makes a call using the portable terminal 1, and the service center 2 transmits catalog data to the portable terminal 1 in response to a request from the user.
The registered content information is distributed according to the user's selection operation. Specifically, step S described in FIG.
At 107, the catalog data is transmitted to the portable terminal 1, and the selected content information is distributed to the portable terminal 1 according to the image selection operation in step S108.

If the user has requested automatic image distribution corresponding to the character string, the process proceeds to step S107.
, The character string input by the user is
And analyzes the semantic content thereof, extracts appropriate content information from the user database, and transmits the information to the portable terminal 1. At this time, if the user has registered the content and the character string (keyword), the keyword matching the character string is searched, and the associated image is delivered.

(Operation by Portable Communication System)

[0051]

As described above, according to the portable communication system of the present invention, it is possible to diversify the information that can be transmitted when performing communication using character information via a portable terminal such as a portable telephone or a PHS. It realizes a rich expression form to achieve and enables more accurate information communication.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a portable terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of a display of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a mobile communication system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a service center according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal, 2 ... Service center, 11 ... Display part, 12 ... Operation buttons 13 ... CPU, 14 ... Memory, 15 ... Transmission part, 16 ... Data bus

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mobile communication system for performing communication using a mobile terminal, comprising: a selection unit for selecting content information such as a graphic, a symbol, and an image; A transmission unit for transmitting to the communication terminal, the display screen of the terminal on the other end is defined in a plurality of areas, and the received character information and content information are displayed in each of the areas, respectively. system. 2. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the content information expresses a human emotion by a graphic, a symbol, an image, or the like. 3. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the content information is stored in a database installed on a communication network constructed by connecting terminals to each other, and A mobile communication system for searching for and acquiring content information stored in the database from the mobile terminal via the communication network. 4. The mobile communication system according to claim 3, further comprising: a content registration unit that registers content information created by a user in the database. 5. The mobile communication system according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit has a function of analyzing input character information and selecting content information based on a result of the analysis. A mobile communication system characterized by the above-mentioned.