JP2002237883A - Telephone set, reading method, and program therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a telephone set for easily and intuitively associating with a transmitter, and to provide a reading method and a program therefor. SOLUTION: The telephone set, reading method, and program therefor comprise a telephone number-recording section for recording a specific telephone number, an image-recording section for recording an image corresponding to a telephone number that has been recorded at the telephone number-recording section, a telephone number-searching section for searching whether the corresponding telephone number is recorded at the telephone number-recording section or not based on a received transmitter telephone number, a contents description file-creating section for creating a contents description file for displaying images for displaying a corresponding image that has been recorded at an image- recording section on a stand-by screen using a contents description language when there is the corresponding telephone number by searching, and a display section for displaying a corresponding image in an image format by acquiring the corresponding image from the image-recording section based on the created contents description file for displaying images.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a telephone, a browsing method, and a program provided with a browser for browsing the contents of a data file, and more particularly to a telephone, a browsing method, and a browsing method which make it easy to recognize who the caller is. About the program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional portable telephone has a function of displaying a name corresponding to a telephone number of a calling side transmitted at the time of an incoming call based on a telephone number registered in a database in advance and a name corresponding to the telephone number. There was something to have.

[0003]

However, with the spread of portable telephones, the number of telephone numbers registered in the database also increases, and it is sometimes difficult to remember who the caller is simply by displaying the name of the caller. Was. It is conceivable to display not only the name but also other information at the same time, but in that case, the amount of information that must be read increases. It was difficult to read a large amount of information in a very short time from receiving a call until receiving the call.

[0004] A first object of the present invention is to provide a telephone, a browsing method and a program in which a caller can be more intuitively remembered.

[0005] A second object of the present invention is to provide a telephone, a browsing method and a program capable of specifying a caller in a short time.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a telephone equipped with a browser for browsing the contents of a data file, comprising: a telephone number recording unit for recording a predetermined telephone number; An image recording unit that records an image corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording unit, and determines whether the corresponding telephone number is recorded in the telephone number recording unit based on the received caller telephone number. To display a corresponding image recorded in the image recording unit using a content description language on a standby screen displayed by default in a browser when a telephone number search unit to be searched and a corresponding telephone number are found by the search. A content description file creator for creating an image display content description file, and the image based on the created image display content description file. To obtain a corresponding image from the recording unit, characterized in that it comprises a display unit for displaying the corresponding images in the image format.

In the telephone, the image recorded in the image recording section is preferably a telephone user's face corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording section or a profile image thereof.

In the telephone, the image recorded in the image recording section is preferably a business card of a telephone user corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording section.

[0009] In the telephone, it is preferable that the image recording unit records a corresponding image using a telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording unit as a file name.

Preferably, the telephone is a mobile telephone.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a browsing method for browsing the contents of a data file using a telephone equipped with a browser for browsing the contents of the data file, the method comprising the steps of: A step of searching whether a corresponding telephone number is recorded in a telephone number recording unit based on the number, and a description of a content on a standby screen displayed by default in a browser when the corresponding telephone number is found by the search Creating an image display content description file for displaying a corresponding image recorded in an image recording unit that records an image corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording unit using a language; Acquiring a corresponding image from the image recording unit based on the image display content description file, and displaying the corresponding image in an image format. Characterized in that it comprises a and.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a browsing program for browsing the contents of a data file using a telephone equipped with a browser for browsing the contents of the data file, the program comprising: A step of searching whether a corresponding telephone number is recorded in a telephone number recording unit based on the number, and a description of a content on a standby screen displayed by default in a browser when the corresponding telephone number is found by the search. Creating an image display content description file for displaying a corresponding image recorded in an image recording unit that records an image corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording unit using a language; Acquiring a corresponding image from the image recording unit based on the image display content description file, and converting the corresponding image to an image format. In wherein the executing and displaying, the.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A telephone (20 in FIG. 1) provided with a browser for browsing the contents of a data file, a telephone number recording unit (26 in FIG. 1) for recording a predetermined telephone number, An image recording unit (27 in FIG. 1) for recording an image corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording unit;
A telephone number search unit (22 in FIG. 1) for searching whether the corresponding telephone number is recorded in the telephone number recording unit based on the received caller telephone number, and a corresponding telephone number was found by the search. In this case, a content description file creator (FIG. 5) creates an image display content description file for displaying a corresponding image recorded in the image recording unit using a content description language on a standby screen displayed by default in a browser. 1) 23) and a display unit (24 in FIG. 1) that acquires a corresponding image from the image recording unit based on the created image display content description file and displays the corresponding image in an image format. With this arrangement, the caller can be identified intuitively.

In another embodiment of the present invention, each process in the telephone is realized by executing a program on a computer constituting the telephone. In this case, a recording medium (a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, a magnetic tape, or a CD (compact disk) -R) on which the program is recorded is stored.
OM, DVD (digital versatile)
The present invention is implemented by reading the program from an optical disk such as a disk) or a semiconductor memory) into the computer via a mechanical reading device and an interface of the recording medium, loading the program into a main memory, and executing the program. be able to. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer from a storage device of another computer via a wired or wireless network medium and a communication interface, and the program may be installed in the computer, loaded to the main storage and executed. It may be.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile phone 20 includes a receiving unit 21, a telephone number searching unit 22, and a content description file creating unit 23.
, Display unit 24, communication unit 25, telephone number recording unit 26
And an image recording unit 27. This mobile phone 20
Has a browser for browsing the contents of the data file recorded in the image recording unit 27, and has a face, profile image, logo symbol or graphic relating to the caller based on the caller telephone number received at the time of the incoming call. , Cartoon, doodle, trade name,
Displays sender images such as trademarks, business cards, nicknames, abbreviations, and characters. Hereinafter, each functional unit will be described.

The communication unit 21 transmits and receives information such as call information and a caller telephone number of the caller to / from the radio base station 10. The telephone number search unit 22 searches whether the corresponding telephone number is recorded in the telephone number recording unit 26 based on the received caller telephone number. The content description file creator 23 converts the caller image display content description file, such as HTML, to display the caller image on the standby screen displayed by default in the browser when the corresponding telephone number is found by the search. Create using a content description language. The display unit 24 acquires the corresponding sender image recorded in the sender image recording unit 27 based on the created sender image display content description file, and converts the sender image into an image format such as jpeg or gif. To display. The call unit 25 performs a call process of the user.
The telephone number recording unit 26 records a telephone number corresponding to each caller image recorded in the caller image recording unit 27. The image recording unit 27 uses the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording unit 26 as a file name, corresponding to the telephone user's face, profile image, logo symbol or graphic, cartoon, graffiti, shop name,
Records images of scanned trademarks, business cards, nicknames, abbreviations, characters, and the like. Thus, by displaying an image such as a face or a business card corresponding to the caller of the call, the caller can be recalled more intuitively.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a flowchart schematically showing the operation of the mobile phone according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an example of a content description file created by the mobile phone according to one embodiment of the present invention. For the functional units of the mobile phone, refer to FIG.

It is assumed that a predetermined telephone number is registered in the telephone number recording section 26 of the mobile phone 20 in advance, and a face image corresponding to the predetermined telephone number is stored in the caller image recording section 27. Shall be registered.

First, the portable telephone 20 receives the caller telephone number transmitted from the radio base station 10 when receiving a call, and based on the caller telephone number, the telephone registered in the telephone number recording unit 26. A search is performed to determine whether the number is a number (step A1).

If the result of the search is that the user has not been registered ("NO" in step A2), the call processing is started (step A2).
6).

On the other hand, if the result of the search indicates that
(“YES” in step A2) creates a caller image display content description file for displaying a caller image based on the received caller telephone number (step A).
3). FIG. 3 is an example of a caller image display content description file. At this time, there is a problem in associating the file name of the image recorded in the image recording unit 27 with the telephone number, but the file name of the corresponding image is made the same as the telephone number, and an extension specific to the image file is added. If this is done, the file name of the image and the telephone number correspond one-to-one, which is convenient.
If the caller and owner are usually one-to-one, as in a mobile phone, the image of the owner may be used. May be placed.

Next, the created caller image display content description file is replaced with the default display file existing in the browser (step A4). At this time, the default display file extracted and replaced is saved separately.

Next, the standby screen is redisplayed, the contents of the sender image display content description file are executed, and the corresponding user image is displayed. (Step A5). After this,
The call processing is started, and the call processing is performed until the user ends the call (“NO” in steps A6 and A7).

After the call is over (“YE” in step A7)
S "), whether or not the default display file has been replaced (whether or not saved) (Step A)
8).

If the default display file is not replaced (if no caller is displayed, "N" in step A8)
O ") returns to the initial state and waits for a new call.

On the other hand, when the default display file is replaced (when there is a caller display, "Y" in step A8)
ES ”) replaces the caller image display content description file existing in the browser with the saved default display content description file (step A9), returns to the initial state, and waits for a new call.

As another embodiment, the present invention can be applied to a wired telephone equipped with a browser, a telephone with a facsimile, and the like.

[0029]

According to the present invention, it is possible to intuitively identify a caller by displaying a face image corresponding to the other party of a call when receiving a call. This is because a face image associated with a telephone number is prepared in advance, and the displayed face image is changed depending on the other party of the call.

When displaying a scanned image of a business card, it is not necessary to input all information such as a company name every time a business card is registered. Furthermore, since the layout of the business card is displayed as it is, the recognition is excellent compared to the case where the contents are stored on a character basis.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart schematically showing an operation of the mobile phone according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an example of a content description file created by the mobile phone according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Description of Signs] 10 Wireless base station 20 Mobile phone 21 Receiving unit 22 Phone number searching unit 23 Content description file creating unit 24 Display unit 25 Talk unit 26 Phone number recording unit 27 Image recording unit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A telephone equipped with a browser for browsing the contents of a data file, comprising: a telephone number recording unit for recording a predetermined telephone number; and a telephone number corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording unit. An image recording unit for recording an image, a telephone number search unit for searching whether a corresponding telephone number is recorded in the telephone number recording unit based on a received caller telephone number, and a corresponding telephone number by the search When there is a content description file creation for creating an image display content description file for displaying the corresponding image recorded in the image recording unit using a content description language on a standby screen displayed by default in a browser A corresponding image from the image recording unit based on the created image display content description file, Telephone, characterized in that it comprises a display unit for displaying the image format. 2. An image recorded in the image recording section is a face of a telephone user corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording section or a profile image thereof. Phone. 3. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the image recorded in the image recording section is a business card of a telephone user corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording section. 4. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein the image recording section records an image corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the telephone number recording section as a file name. . 5. The telephone according to claim 1, wherein said telephone is a portable telephone. 6. A browsing method for browsing the contents of a data file using a telephone equipped with a browser for browsing the contents of a data file, the method comprising the steps of: Searching for whether or not the telephone number is recorded in the telephone number recording unit, and, when there is a corresponding telephone number by the search, the telephone number record using a content description language on a standby screen displayed by default in a browser. Creating an image display content description file for displaying a corresponding image recorded in an image recording unit that records an image corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the unit; and the created image display content description file. Acquiring a corresponding image from the image recording unit based on the image, and displaying the corresponding image in an image format. List method. 7. A browsing program for browsing the contents of a data file using a telephone equipped with a browser for browsing the contents of the data file, the telephone number corresponding to the received caller telephone number. Searching for whether or not the telephone number is recorded in the telephone number recording unit; and, when there is a corresponding telephone number by the search, the telephone number recording using a content description language on a standby screen displayed by default in a browser. Creating an image display content description file for displaying a corresponding image recorded in an image recording unit that records an image corresponding to the telephone number recorded in the unit; and the created image display content description file. Acquiring a corresponding image from the image recording unit on the basis of, and displaying the corresponding image in an image format. Viewing program, characterized in that it is.