JP2002199081A - Mobile communication unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile communication unit where an operation until a target function is selected and setting is completed is shortened, the display object of an icon and the display place can be changed and the display object with which the function can be associated can be switched/displayed with a simple and easy operation. SOLUTION: The mobile communication unit is provided with a display part which switches and displays a plurality of display objects (icon and the like) for the setting operation of the various functions by dividing them into a plurality of menu hierarchy display pictures. The unit is also provide with a short cut function moving a system to a processing for completing the requested operation of the display object from the menu hierarchy display picture which is operated at the beginning without passing through the other menu hierarchy display picture.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile telephone (mobile telephone) such as a portable telephone and a PHS, a mobile communication terminal such as a portable radio and a portable personal computer, and acoustic and other electronic devices. The present invention relates to a mobile communication device including a display unit that switches and displays a display (eg, an icon) that displays setting items such as various functions and operations on a plurality of menu hierarchical display screens.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional mobile communication devices, operations of various functions are included in a complicated manner, and a method of entering each function in those devices is as follows. In order to further select functions, select icons (pictograms and graphic characters), pictograms, images, characters, figures, etc., and follow the screens of each hierarchy that are switched and displayed on the display screen The method was to narrow down the functions.

[0003] Such complicated operation of functions in a conventional mobile communication device is accompanied by a menu hierarchy which is deepened in several layers when displaying a menu on a screen when a desired function is operated. It is a factor. Among them, there are differences in how to use various functions depending on the user. For frequently used functions, every time the function is used, an operation of selecting a display body or switching a display screen has to be performed, and an operation that requires time to narrow down the functions has been required. In such a conventional device, such troublesome operations and operations may cause the user to feel uncomfortable or to have poor operability. In addition, since a display body such as an icon indicating a function is fixed and cannot be changed, a user often feels that such a conventional device has poor operability and is difficult to understand.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram comparing a basic menu on a display of a conventional mobile communication device with a transition function of the mobile communication device according to the present invention. In this figure, looking at the transition of the function selection narrowing down operation by the conventional device,
Standby state → Basic menu entry → Function selected in Basic menu → (You must go deeper to complete the function) → Complete operation (this operation completes a series of operations) proceed. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a transition of a display screen when a ring tone pattern is set in a conventional mobile communication device.
In this figure, (A) standby state → (B) basic menu →
(C) Sound / VIB → (D) Ringtone mode → (E) Ringtone pattern → (F) Ringtone selection screen.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the conventional mobile communication devices, and has a display unit for switching and displaying a plurality of menu hierarchical display screens. In the body communication device, the operation to select the target function and complete the setting can be shortened, and the display body such as icons and the display location can be changed, and the user can associate the function with the display body In addition, it is possible to display a display body that is easy to understand. In addition to simplifying a series of operations for narrowing down functions provided in such a mobile communication device and enabling customization of a display body / menu such as an icon, operability is improved, and time required for an intended operation is improved. The aim is to provide mobile communication devices that can reduce inconveniences that have been felt by users, such as shortening, intuitive recognition of entry into target functions, and enjoyable user operation. Aim.

Although the specification of the present invention mainly describes a mobile phone, a mobile communication device other than a mobile phone and other electronic devices, such as a PHS phone, a portable wireless device, a mobile terminal, a personal computer, Information terminals, audio equipment, vehicular electronic devices, and the like, also include a display unit that displays a plurality of display bodies for various function settings and the like on a plurality of menu hierarchical display screens and displays them by mode switching or the like. If so, the present invention is applicable. The display body displayed on the screen here is a display body such as an icon image (pictogram or graphic character), a pictographic image, a character, a graphic, and the like. The display used may be used.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a mobile communication device according to the present invention uses the following means. (1) In a mobile communication device provided with a display unit for switching and displaying a plurality of display objects (icons and the like) for setting various functions on a plurality of hierarchical display screens, from a hierarchical display screen initially operated, another A mobile communication device configured to have a function of transitioning to a desired display operation screen without passing through a hierarchical display screen. (2) In a mobile communication device having a display unit for switching and displaying a plurality of display bodies for setting various functions on a plurality of menu hierarchy display screens, a menu hierarchy display screen initially operated is changed to another menu hierarchy display screen. The mobile communication device is configured to have a shortcut function of transiting to a process (processing screen) for completing the operation of a desired display object or a process (processing screen) immediately before completion without passing through the display screen. (3) In this mobile communication device, the hierarchy display screen initially operated is constituted by a shortcut menu screen shifted from the standby screen. (4) In this mobile communication device, a display object desired by the user is registered and displayed on the shortcut menu screen. (5) In this mobile communication device, the shortcut is displayed on the shortcut menu screen in an arrangement desired by the user.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a mobile communication device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings shown in FIGS. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the mobile communication device of the present invention. In this figure, 11
Denotes an MPU that controls the entire mobile communication device, and includes a baseband IC 12, an audio codec circuit 13, and a CPU 14.
It consists of. The CPU 14 has a flash memory 15
And the RAM 16 are connected. This flash memory 15
And the RAM 16 can be loaded into the MPU 11. The CPU 14 executes a process specified according to a program that defines an operation processing procedure stored in the flash memory 15 based on signals from the baseband IC 12, the audio codec circuit 13, and the key operation unit 17. , Audio codec circuit 13
And the display unit 18.

At this time, the CPU 14 uses the RAM 16 as a work area when executing a program stored in the flash memory 15. The RAM 16 stores learning function data which is one of dictionary functions at the time of character input. On the other hand, the flash memory 15 stores character messages received from the message center, font information such as character patterns (including numbers and numbers) / icons (graphics), and telephone directory information. The flash memory 15 stores information related to a shortcut menu constituting a feature of the present invention.

The key operation unit 17 is connected to the CPU 14 and performs a telephone number input, a mail input, etc., and also performs various operation settings. The display unit 18 includes an LCD or the like, and
And displays various information, history, menus, and the like input from the key operation unit 17. The display unit displays a plurality of displays (by icons and the like) for various function setting operations, which constitute the features of the present invention, and switches these many displays into a plurality of hierarchical display screens. Display, and also display the shortcut menu screen.

The RF section 20 includes an RF receiving circuit that outputs a signal received by the antenna 19 to the baseband IC 12 as a demodulation signal, and an RF transmitting circuit that outputs a modulated signal from the baseband IC 12 to the antenna 19 as a transmission signal. And an RF receiving circuit for the antenna 19 and an RF
The switching of the transmission circuit is performed by a changeover switch (not shown).

The baseband IC 12 is controlled by the CPU 14 and modulates and demodulates an audio signal and an RF signal. The audio signal output from the baseband IC 12 is D / A converted and amplified by an audio codec circuit 13 and then amplified by a speaker 2.
1 is driven. On the other hand, the audio signal input from the microphone 22 is amplified and A / D-converted by the audio codec circuit 13, modulated by the baseband IC 12, and transmitted as a transmission signal from the antenna 19 via the RF unit 20.

In the mobile communication device having the above-described configuration, according to the present invention, a process for completing an operation of a desired display body from a menu hierarchy display screen initially operated without passing through another menu hierarchy display screen. MPU1 can execute the shortcut function to transition to
1 and the central processing unit of the CPU 14 execute the control of the shortcut function. If the menu hierarchy display screen initially operated is constituted by a shortcut menu screen shifted from the standby screen, it becomes very easy for the user to use.

FIG. 1 shows a comparison between the transition from the basic menu of the conventional device and the transition due to the shortcut of the function according to the present invention. The operation proceeds from the standby state to the entry of the shortcut menu to an operation of completion (the process shifts to a process (screen) in which a series of operations is completed or a process (screen) in which the series of operations is completed immediately before this operation). Thus, according to the present invention, since there is no need to go through another menu hierarchy display screen including the basic menu, it is troublesome to narrow down to a deeper hierarchy in order to complete the function desired by the user as before. No longer needed.

In the present invention shown in FIG. 1, the menu hierarchy display screen initially operated is constituted by a shortcut menu screen shifted from the standby screen, and shows an image in which the screen changes from the shortcut menu screen. When the registration to the shortcut menu is also one function, a certain trigger is given to shift from the conventional “standby screen” (for example, the operation key (MODE /
By pressing the SET key, etc.), it is possible to transition to the shortcut menu.

The transition will be described as follows. When at least one terminal of a function existing in the conventional basic route (one operation completes a series of operations) is registered, the process transits to a shortcut menu. Even when shifting to the shortcut menu, the focus of the cursor is not set to the selected state, and transition to the “basic menu” is performed as the next mode (return to the basic route)
It is also possible. When an icon (display body) is selected in the shortcut menu, there is basically no icon display after that,
Move to the processing screen where the operation can be completed on the next screen.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of processing for menu registration of a shortcut function in a mobile communication device according to the present invention. In this figure, the display of the square frame indicates the display on the device screen (display unit), and here, an example in which the “ringtone pattern” is registered in the shortcut menu. In FIG. 2, the user selects the “ring pattern” (screen 22) from the same menu screen 21 (sound / VIB) as before, and further selects the “ring pattern” (screen 2).
Select “Normal Voice” from 3) and set it (Screen 2
Perform 4). In this way, an icon (display) at the bottom layer for completing the function can be set.
(By the time the menu screen 21 (sound / VIB) is displayed,
From the standby state → The basic menu screen has been passed. )

In the "incoming call pattern" (screen 22), the user gives a certain trigger from the state where the cursor is hitting, thereby enabling registration to the shortcut menu (screen 26). The trigger to be given here may be "press the checker key for anything". The icons (displays) to be registered basically have no subsequent icons (displays), and the operation can be completed on the next screen. Here, the position of the display object at the registration destination (shortcut menu) is determined such that, as shown in the screen 26, the display object is automatically arranged and registered from the empty position in order (small numbers) and registered and displayed. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, the user may register and display the desired arrangement.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a process for changing an icon (display), changing an icon (display) position, and canceling a shortcut with respect to a shortcut function of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. In the first “icon change”, it is possible to change the icon (display body) displayed in the shortcut menu. Regarding the change operation, when an icon is selected on the shortcut menu (screen 31), the user selects the icon (for example, in this case, presses the “anything checker key”). The icon change target file list stored in the mobile communication device is displayed (screens 33 and 34). The user is made to make a selection from the list, and the selected key is pressed to display the selected icon (screen 35). For the icon change target file here, all of them can be used as long as they are within the display dot number of the icon used for displaying the shortcut menu.

Next, "icon position change" will be described. In conventional icon position changes in devices, when an icon is registered, the display position is usually automatically determined. Therefore, it is difficult to bring the icon display of the function to a display position that the user can understand. In the present invention, since the position can be changed by a maintenance operation after registration, it is possible to create a menu that is easy for the user to use. To change the icon position, select the icon whose position is to be changed in the shortcut menu (screen 36), and select the icon position change in the menu opened by the user operation (in this case, pressing the "anything checker key"). Thereafter, the destination is selected and the destination is moved with the enter key (screen 37 / screen 38). However, it is not possible to move to the already registered screen location (portion).

Next, "shortcut release" will be described. This indicates processing for canceling (deleting) registration of a shortcut menu. The operation method is the user operation after selecting the icon to be released in the shortcut menu (for example, in this case also,
In the menu opened by pressing (press), the user selects "release shortcut" (screen 39). As the shortcut menu display image of the deselected place (part), an icon indicating default and not registered is displayed (screen 40).

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the management data of the shortcut menu. Here, each display such as an icon is provided with data such as a function name, a display position, a process, and a display file expansion data.
When entering the shortcut menu, the user can create a new menu by referring to these management data. In addition, when a display such as an icon is selected, the display can be executed by referring to the processing data from the corresponding data.

Further, according to the mobile communication device of the present invention, the present invention can be implemented in the following forms as application examples. (1) The user can set the transition key to the shortcut menu by himself / herself. Keys that can be easily operated by the user and keys that are difficult to operate incorrectly can be set. (2) Display of only the shortcut menu can be set. (A shortcut menu is displayed instead of the conventional basic menu.) (3) Registration processing from the shortcut menu is enabled.

In the registration method according to the present embodiment, an icon to be registered is selected in a normal menu, and the registration is performed by pressing an "anything checker" key. The registration method here is to select the icon of the unregistered part in the shortcut menu, open the menu, select "Shortcut registration", display the list of functions that can be registered, select the desired function from it, How to register.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the following excellent effects are exhibited. (1) The mobile communication device transitions the operation of the desired display from the initially operated menu hierarchy display screen to the process (screen) immediately before completion without passing through another menu hierarchy display screen. Since the system is equipped with shortcut functions, the user does not have to search for a multi-layered hierarchical menu or switch between various modes in the display of frequently used functions. Easy, no need for troublesome work,
After entering the required function, useless narrowing down operation is no longer necessary, the operation time can be reduced, and the function processing required by the user can be realized with a very simple and easy-to-understand operation.

(2) In this mobile communication device, since the menu hierarchy display screen initially operated is constituted by the shortcut menu screen shifted from the standby screen, it is necessary to create a menu having only the functions frequently used by the user. This eliminates the need to search for various functions from other screens. Further, since operability is good and complicated display screens and troubles such as mode switching do not occur, the procedure is simplified and an efficient and practical device can be provided.

(3) In this mobile communication device, the shortcut menu screen is configured so that a user can register a desired display body, so that the display screen can be effectively used and a display body / menu such as an icon can be used. Can be customized, the originality of the users can be exhibited, and the operation can be enjoyable and time-consuming.

(4) In this mobile communication device, a display object desired by the user is registered in the shortcut menu screen in an arrangement automatically determined by the device control unit or in an arrangement desired by the user. Is displayed, users can select and use either the automatic arrangement of the display object or the desired arrangement, improving both operability and originality, making the operation fun and convenient for the user It is possible to realize a device having a good screen display.

[0029]

According to the mobile communication device of the present invention, a series of operations for narrowing down a target function can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram comparing a transition from a basic menu in a display of a conventional mobile communication device with a transition from a shortcut function of the mobile communication device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of menu registration of a shortcut function in a mobile communication device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a change of an icon (display body), a change of an icon position, and a release of a shortcut regarding a shortcut function of a mobile communication device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of management data of a shortcut menu regarding a shortcut function of a mobile communication device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the mobile communication device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a transition of a display screen when a ring tone pattern is set in a conventional mobile communication device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 11 MPU (control device for entire device) 12 baseband IC 13 audio codec circuit 14 CPU (central processing unit) 15 flash memory 16 RAM 17 key operation unit 18 display unit 19 antenna 20 RF unit

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of displays for setting various functions,
In a mobile communication device including a display unit that switches and displays a plurality of hierarchical display screens, a transition is made from a hierarchical display screen initially operated to an operation screen of a desired display body without passing through another hierarchical display screen A mobile communication device comprising a function. 2. A plurality of displays for setting various functions,
Completes the operation of the desired display from the initially operated menu hierarchy display screen without passing through other menu hierarchy display screens in a mobile communication device equipped with a display unit that switches and displays multiple menu hierarchy display screens Alternatively, a mobile communication device is provided with a shortcut function for making a transition to a process (screen) immediately before completion. 3. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the hierarchy display screen to be initially operated comprises a shortcut menu screen shifted from a standby screen. 4. The mobile communication device according to claim 3, wherein a display object desired by a user is registered and displayed on the shortcut menu screen. 5. The mobile communication device according to claim 3, wherein the display object is displayed on the shortcut menu screen.
A mobile communication device characterized by being displayed in an arrangement desired by a user.