JP2002344610A - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile phone by which even an elderly person, a child or the like for example can surely make a phone call to a desired opposite party. SOLUTION: In the mobile phone provided with a key operation section used to enter data through its depression and with a display section that displays data at transmission reception, for key entry from the mobile phone, the mobile phone displays contents to be operated next on the display section in a visually recognized way. Thus, as shown in e.g. Figures 3 (a), (b), since required indications are displayed in a visually recognizable way as 'making a phone call' is reverse-displayed and a 'start key' is marker-displayed, e.g. even an elderly person or a child can understand contents to be operated next and can easily recognize a key required for the operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone device, and more particularly, to a portable telephone device capable of reliably calling a desired party even for, for example, an elderly person or a child.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there has been a remarkable spread of mobile telephone devices (mobile telephones) to general consumers (users). For the purpose of crime prevention or the like, elderly people and children have mobile phones. There are many cases where it is done. However, the functions of mobile phones have become increasingly multifunctional and have become so complex that elderly people and children cannot operate them. Conventionally, as a means of coping with the complexity of this operation, a method of displaying the operation method in characters on the display unit using an operation auxiliary display or the like, or a method of automatically transmitting to several registered places with one touch button etc. Was addressing this problem.

[0003]

However, when the characters are displayed on the display unit using the above-mentioned characters, some of the elderly and children include "call", "answer", and "hang up". Many users do not understand the basic operation method. Even when such a user displays a character such as "Please press #", it is often difficult to know which key to press. Also, when making a call with the above-mentioned one-touch button or the like, it is convenient to make an automatic call to a registered place, but there is a drawback that a call cannot be made to a place other than the registered place.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable telephone device that can reliably call a desired party even for an elderly person or a child.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a portable telephone device provided with a key operation unit for pressing and inputting data and a display unit for displaying data during transmission and reception. When keying in from a telephone device,
It is characterized in that contents to be operated next are displayed on the display unit so as to be visually recognizable. By doing so, for example, FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), "call" is displayed in reverse video, and "start key" is displayed in a visually recognizable (visual) manner, such as marker display. Even a child or the like can understand the contents to be operated next, and can easily recognize the keys required for the operation. Therefore, even an elderly person, a child, or the like can easily operate a mobile phone device that requires a high-performance complicated operation.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A portable telephone device according to the present invention
A description will be given based on the illustrated embodiment. FIG. 1 is an external view of the overall configuration of the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the electrical configuration of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone device KS
An operation unit 1 for performing key input, a display unit 2 for displaying the number of a called party, telephone directory information, and the like, a microphone 3, a receiver 4, and an antenna provided on an upper part of the main body of the foldable mobile phone device H 5 is provided. Note that the display unit 2 may be a touch panel type having a display function and an input function formed of a liquid crystal or the like.

The operation unit 1 includes a numeric keypad (numeric keypad) 1a
Power / end / hold key 1b, clear key 1c,
A start key 1d to be pressed when making a telephone call, a mail key 1e to be pressed to make an e-mail, a telephone directory key 1f to be pressed to find out the telephone number of a destination, and a key to be moved when moving a marker. A direction key 1g, a browser key 1h to be pressed when starting a browser such as i-mode, a decision key 1i to be pressed when a partner is searched for and determined by, for example, a telephone book key, and a key to be pressed to display various functions. A function menu key 1j.

[0008] The electrical configuration of the portable telephone device KS is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 2, a control unit 10 for performing various controls, a transmission / reception unit 11 for performing line connection, a speaker 12 for outputting a ring tone and the like, and a memory 13 for storing data of an operation assisting function are provided. . When a telephone number of the other party is input from the operation unit 1, the control unit 10 outputs a signal for line connection to the transmission / reception unit 11, makes the base station wirelessly transmit the signal, and receives a response signal to set up the communication line. Connecting.

Further, when a signal for calling the own station from the other party is input from the transmitting and receiving unit 11, the control unit 10 outputs a ring tone or the like from the speaker 12 to notify the user of the incoming call. When an off-hook is input from the operation unit 1, a response signal is wirelessly transmitted to the base station to connect to a telephone line. When the telephone line is thus connected, the control unit 10 generates audio data by encoding the audio signal input from the microphone 3, and outputs the audio data to the transmission / reception unit 11.

The transmission / reception unit 11 modulates the signal obtained from the control unit 10 to generate a transmission signal, and wirelessly transmits the transmission signal from the antenna 5 to the base station. Transmitting / receiving unit 11
Demodulates the received signal input from the antenna 5,
The demodulated data is output to the control unit 10. The control unit 10 converts the demodulated data input from the transmission / reception unit 11 into transmission data, and outputs the transmission data as voice from the receiver 4. Memory 1
3 stores dedicated display data to be displayed when the operation assisting function described below is set. The exclusive display data is output to the control unit 10 according to the operation state of the mobile phone KS, and displayed on the display unit 2. The state of the mobile phone device KS is identified by a signal received from the base station or a signal output from the control unit 10. That is,
These are signals in three states: standby, talking, and receiving.

When detecting the start of standby when the power is turned on or when the call ends and the call fails, the control unit 10 calls the “standby operation assistance screen” (see FIG. 3) from the memory 13 and displays the operation unit on the display unit 2. It is displayed as a display 21 (see FIG. 1). The “standby operation assisting screen” refers to the operation unit 3 in which the button to be pressed is colored or inverted to perform a frequent outgoing operation (calling) in the next operation. (Recognizable).

When detecting the start of a call at the time of outgoing or incoming call, the control unit 10 calls up a “call assist operation screen” (see FIG. 5) from the memory 13 and displays it on the display unit 2. The “operation assisting screen during a call” refers to a visual display of the operation unit 3 in which a button to be pressed is colored or inverted in order to perform a frequent call termination operation (hang up) in the next operation. It is a screen to be displayed.

When the control unit 10 receives a signal for calling its own station from the base station and detects that a call is being received, the control unit 10 calls up an "incoming operation assisting screen" (see FIG. 4) from the memory 13 and displays it. 2 is displayed. This “operation assisting screen during incoming call” is a visual representation of the operation unit 3 in which the button to be pressed is colored or inverted in order to perform a frequent off-hook operation (answering a call) in the next operation. It is a screen to be displayed.

Next, an operation assisting display process of the portable telephone device KS of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
Is a display example during standby, FIG. 4 is a display example during an incoming call, FIG. 5 is a display example during a call, FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart during standby,
FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart for an incoming call, and FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart for a communication.

(1) Operation assistance during standby As shown in FIG. 6, when the control unit 10 detects the start of standby (step 601), a "operation assistance screen during standby" (FIG. 3 (a)) is displayed from the memory 13. The data is read out and displayed on the display unit 2 (step 602). FIG. 3A shows the control unit 1.
0 is an example of a “standby operation assistance screen” displayed when the start of standby is detected. In this case, a key to be pressed to perform a “call” operation which is frequently operated next is indicated by a reverse display and a marker. Next, the control unit 10 determines that the key displayed on the display unit 2 is
It is determined whether or not the button has been pressed (step 603).
If "YES" is determined, the auxiliary display for transmission (FIG. 3B) is read from the memory 13 and displayed on the display unit 2 (step 607).

FIG. 3B shows an example of an operation assisting display at the time of transmission, in which the position of a numeric key portion is surrounded by a frame 31 so that an arbitrary numeric key can be pressed, and is indicated by a marker. Further, an input key confirmation area 32 is provided so that the pressed key can be confirmed. Thereafter, a transmission process (step 608) is performed. In this way, even an elderly person or a child can easily know which key he / she must press next, so that he / she is not confused by key operations.

If the determination in step 603 is "NO", it is determined whether a function other than "call" on the standby operation assistance screen has been selected (step 604).
If "YES", the telephone directory search process (step 60)
5) is performed, and the determination of the search decision is performed in step 606.
If it is determined to be "YES", an auxiliary display at the time of transmission is performed in the same manner as described above (step 607). In this case, the input transmission process (step 608) of FIG. 3B is performed. If the telephone directory search process determination is “NO”, it is determined in step 609 whether or not to end the search. If “YES”, the display returns to the standby operation assistance display. Return to book search processing.

(2) Operation assistance during incoming call When a signal for calling the own station is received from the base station during standby, the control unit 10 detects the calling of the own station (step 70).
1) From the memory 13, the "operation assistance display screen during incoming call"
(FIG. 4) is read and displayed on the display unit 2 (step 70).
2). FIG. 4 is an example of the “receiving operation assisting screen” displayed when the control unit 10 detects the calling of the own station. In this case, the operation unit for performing the operation of "calling out" which is frequently operated next is displayed, and the key to be pressed is indicated by the reverse display and the marker. It is determined whether or not the displayed key has been pressed (step 703). If "YES" is determined, an incoming call process is performed and communication is started (step 711).

If "NO" is determined, it is determined which process has been selected (step 704). In the case of the present embodiment, the operation will be described assuming that the selection functions are “response hold” and “answering machine recording”. If you select "Response Hold"
Perform "response hold operation auxiliary display" (step 705),
If "answering machine recording" is selected, "answering machine recording operation auxiliary display" is performed (step 708). Next, it is determined whether or not the displayed operation has been performed (steps 706 and 709). If “YES” is determined, “response hold processing” (step 707) is performed.
"An answering machine recording process" (step 710) is performed. "N
If it is determined to be "O", the display returns to the operation assistance display during incoming call.

(3) Operation Assist during Call The operation when a call is started after the outgoing call processing and the incoming call processing will be described. When the start of a call is detected (step 801), the display of "operation assisting display during call" (FIG. 5) is performed (step 802). FIG. 5 is an example of the “operation assistance screen during call” displayed when the start of a call is detected. in this case,
The operation unit for performing the “hang up” operation, which is frequently operated next, is displayed, and the key to be pressed is indicated by a reverse display and a marker. It is determined whether or not the displayed key has been pressed (step 803).
If it is determined as "ES", a line disconnection process is performed (step 811).

If "NO" is determined, it is determined which process has been selected (step 804). In the case of the present embodiment, the operation will be described assuming that the selection functions are “record” and “hold”. If "recording" is selected, "recording operation auxiliary display" is performed (step 805). If "hold" is selected, "hold operation auxiliary display" is performed (step 80).
8). Next, it is determined whether or not the displayed operation has been performed (steps 806 and 809).
If it is determined to be "S", "recording processing" (step 807) and "holding processing" (step 810) are performed, respectively.
If the determination is “NO”, the display returns to the operation assistance display during call.

In the above embodiment, the operation to be performed next is indicated by characters such as "call" and "hang up". However, FIGS. 9A and 9B show the operation. As described above, it is also possible to display an icon indicating that the handset is detached (off-hook) when "calling" and an icon display indicating when the handset is placed (on-hook). In this way, even a child or infant who cannot read kanji or characters can perform necessary operations.

Also, in the above-described embodiment, the case of securing a call function such as "make a call" has been described. However, the present invention is also applicable to image communication and character communication such as an i-mode function and an e-mail function. It is needless to say that the invention is applicable. In addition, mobile phone devices equipped with various functions currently in use (for example,
The present invention is applicable not only to a mobile phone device with reduced functions for the elderly or children, but also toy mobile phones (toys and mobile phones) used by children and toddlers for playing, instead of the docomo 503i series). Of course.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operation assistance display according to the state of the mobile device (portable telephone device) is visually (visually recognizable), so that the portable telephone device is used for the first time. A user or an unskilled user can easily perform the operation without mistake, and the usability can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a display example during standby in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a display example during an incoming call in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a display example during a call in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an operation flowchart during standby in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an operation flowchart at the time of an incoming call in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an operation flowchart at the time of communication in the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a specific example of an icon display described in “Note” in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 H Mobile phone device body KS Mobile phone device 1 Operation unit 2 Display unit 3 Microphone 4 Receiver 5 Antenna 10 Control unit 11 Transmitter / receiver unit 12 Speaker 13 Memory

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A portable telephone device provided with a key operation unit for depressing and inputting data and a display unit for displaying data at the time of transmission / reception. Is displayed on a display unit so as to be visually recognizable. 2. The portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the means for visually recognizing the display on the display unit is a character. 3. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein the means for visually recognizable display on the display unit is an icon. 4. When a key is input from the mobile phone device, the mobile phone device is in one of an input waiting state, the mobile phone device is in a talking state, and the mobile phone device is in a receiving state. 2. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein: 5. A key to be pressed next among the keys displayed on the display unit so as to be visually recognizable in any of the input waiting state, the talking state, and the receiving state. The mobile phone device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: 6. A means for specifying a key to be pressed next,
6. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein a key to be pressed next is highlighted. 7. A means for specifying a key to be pressed next,
6. The mobile phone device according to claim 1, wherein a color display of a key to be pressed next is different from a color display of another key.