JP2003216552A - Program for display by information type - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program for display by information type capable of visually and easily displaying the data forms of a plurality of data included in the obtained data in a graspable manner. <P>SOLUTION: A navigation apparatus 20 classifies respective kinds of data included in the received mail obtained through a wireless telecommunication line 40 by a data analysis program 22c for each data form. A data form icon 23a is allocated to the data obtained for each classified data form by a coordinating program 22d. The allocated data form icon 23a is displayed on a display 27 by a drawing program 22e. As a result, the data form of each data included in the received mail obtained through the wireless telecommunication line 40 can be confirmed visually by the data form icon 23a displayed on the display 27. Therefore, the data forms of a plurality of data included in the received mail can be grasped visually and easily. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information type display program of an information processing apparatus for displaying the type of data acquired via a telecommunication line on a display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an electronic mail system using a computer, in addition to text data forming the text of an electronic mail, other data files, for example, a file of image data (hereinafter referred to as "image file").
It is known that a text file (hereinafter referred to as “voice file”) and the like can be attached to the text data.

In such an electronic mail system, since the text data forming the body is mainly positioned, when the electronic mail is received, the body data (text data) is first displayed by the process of displaying the body text data. , The icon of the attached file is generally displayed after the display of this text.

In addition, by mailer software,
Even when displaying a list of emails, the type of attached file (for example, image file, audio file, etc.) is displayed in addition to the title of the email and the presence or absence of the attached file. File data format) is not displayed. Therefore, it is impossible to know what kind of file is attached to the email unless the email is opened.

[0005]

However, the display method by such conventional mailer software is as follows.
Since it is intended for information processing devices called so-called personal computers (hereinafter referred to as "personal computers") such as desktop computers and rattop computers, it is visually large enough to display a list of emails on the screen. It is premised on a computer equipped with a keyboard, a mouse, or the like that does not cause inconvenience in the screen size display and character input operation.

For this reason, the PDA (Personal Digital Ass
For portable information processing devices that can only have a screen display device that is smaller than the display of a personal computer, such as a small portable information terminal device such as an istant), a navigation device, or a mobile phone equipped with a screen display device, With a general display method using mailer software or the like, it seems that the entire screen is reduced due to the limitation of the display range due to the size of the display. Therefore, even if a list of e-mails is displayed on the screen, in an information processing device equipped with such a small display,
There is a display problem that it is difficult to visually recognize characters and icons.

Particularly, in a navigation device which is supposed to be used while moving in a vehicle, a data display format that allows the user to understand at a glance the contents of the data attached to the electronic mail acquired by the user is provided. Although it is preferable, conventional general mailer software is supposed to be used on a desk (in some cases, with the device placed on the knee), so that the contents of the data can be visually understood at a glance. There is a problem of being scarce.

In addition, such a portable information processing device normally provides a situation or scene that can be used even while moving, but it is equipped with a keyboard that is convenient for character input operation. However, it is difficult to operate the keyboard while moving, and it is extremely difficult to operate the keyboard while the vehicle is driving in the case of a vehicle-mounted navigation device. There is.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to display the data formats of a plurality of data included in the acquired data so that they can be visually and easily grasped. It is to provide an information type display program to be obtained. Another object of the present invention is to provide an information type display program capable of executing reproduction of acquired data by an easy operation.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems and Actions and Effects of the Invention]
In order to achieve the above object, the information type display program according to claim 1 is an information type display program of an information processing device for displaying the type of data acquired via a telecommunication line on a display device. A data format classification means for classifying each data format, a classification display allocation means for allocating a predetermined classification display to the acquired data for each of the data formats classified by the data format classification means, and the classification display allocation means A technical feature is that it includes a program for causing the information processing device to cause the classified display control means for displaying the allocated classified display on the display device.

Here, the "data format" refers to a form arranged such that information (characters, symbols, voices, images, etc.) represented by the acquired data can be read from the outside, for example. , Text format, still image format, moving image format, audio format, etc. Also "classification display"
The term refers to a character symbol or a pattern representing the classification of the data format assigned for each data format, and for example, an icon corresponds to this.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the data format classification means classifies the data acquired through the telecommunication line into each data format, and the classification display allocation means classifies the data acquired into each classified data format. A predetermined classification display is allocated, and the classification display control means displays the allocated classification display on the display device. Accordingly, the data format of the data acquired via the telecommunication line can be visually confirmed by the classification display displayed on the display device. Therefore, there is an effect that the data format of a plurality of data included in the acquired data can be easily grasped visually.

Further, in the information type display program according to claim 2, in claim 1, the attribute display allocating means for allocating a predetermined attribute display to the unit of acquisition unit of the acquired data and the attribute display allocating means are allocated. The attribute display control means for displaying the attribute display on the display device larger than the classification display, and the classification display is arranged around the attribute display displayed on the display device by the attribute display control means. A technical feature is that it further includes a program for causing the information processing device to cause the sorted display placement means that causes the sorted display control means to display the placed sorted display on the display device.

Here, the "attribute display" refers to a character symbol or a pattern representing a transmission source of a group of acquisition units of acquired data, for example, an icon corresponds to this.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the attribute display allocating means allocates a predetermined attribute display to a group of acquired data acquisition units, and the attribute display control means displays the allocated attribute display larger than the classification display. The classification display is displayed on the device, the classification display arranging means arranges the classification display around the attribute display displayed on the display device, and the arranged classification display is displayed on the display device by the classification display control means. As a result, the predetermined attribute display allocated to the unit of acquisition unit of the acquired data is displayed on the display device in a larger size than the classification display, and the classification display is arranged and displayed around this attribute display. It is possible to visually confirm what the unit of acquisition unit is about. Therefore, in addition to the effect that the data format of a plurality of data included in the acquired data can be visually easily grasped, there is also an effect that the information regarding the aggregation of the data can be visually easily grasped.

Further, in the information type display program of claim 3, in claim 1 or 2, the classification display selecting means for selecting the classification display, and the classification display selected by the classification display selecting means are selected from other selections. Further, a program for causing the information processing device to function: a classification display emphasizing unit that emphasizes the classification display that is not displayed, and causes the classification display control unit to display the classification display that is emphasized on the display device. The technical feature is to include.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the classification display selecting means selects the classification display, and the classification display emphasizing means emphasizes the selected classification display more than other non-selected classification displays. The classified display is displayed on the display device by the classified display control means. As a result, the selected classification display is displayed in a more emphasized manner than the other non-selected classification displays on the display device, so that the selected classification display can be made more conspicuous than the other classification displays. . Therefore, in addition to the effect that the data format of the plurality of data included in the acquired data can be visually easily grasped, there is an effect that the selected classification display can be visually easily grasped.

Furthermore, in the information type display program of claim 4, in any one of claims 1 to 3, the classification display selecting means for selecting the classification display and the data classified by the data format classification means. When the classification display is selected by the reproduction processing associating means for associating a predetermined reproduction processing for reproducing the acquired data for each format, and the classification display is selected by the classification display selecting means, the predetermined correlation associated with the selected classification display. The technical feature is that it further includes a reproduction processing executing means for executing the reproduction processing of 1. and a program for causing the information processing apparatus to function.

Here, the "reproduction processing" means information (characters, symbols, voices, images, etc.) represented by the acquired data.
Is read from the outside and the content of the information is expressed via a display device, a voice output device, or the like. For example, in the case of text data, character / symbol information represented by the text data is output, and in the case of image data, a still image or a moving image represented by the image data is output via a display device, respectively. In the case of expressing an image, in the case of voice data, the case where voice expressed by the voice data is output via a voice output device to express a language sound, music, etc. corresponds to this.

In the invention of claim 4, the classification display selecting means selects the classification display, and the reproduction processing associating means associates a predetermined reproduction processing for reproducing the acquired data for each classified data format, and reproduces the reproduced data. By the processing execution means,
When the classification display is selected, a predetermined reproduction process associated with the selected classification display is executed. As a result, when the classification display is selected, it is possible to execute a predetermined reproduction process associated with the selected classification display. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce the acquired data by an easy operation of selecting the classification display.

Further, in the information type display program of claim 5, in claim 2, the attribute display selecting means for selecting the attribute display and the data format of individual data constituting a unit of acquisition unit of the acquired data. Reproduction processing associating means for associating a predetermined reproduction processing for reproducing the individual data, and the predetermined reproduction for reproducing the individual data each time the attribute display is selected by the attribute display selecting means. A technical feature is that it further includes a program for causing the information processing apparatus to cause a sequential reproduction processing executing unit that sequentially executes processing, and the program.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the attribute display selecting means selects the attribute display, and the reproduction processing associating means selects the individual data for each data format of the individual data constituting the unit of the acquisition unit. A predetermined reproduction process for reproducing individual data is sequentially executed every time the attribute display selection unit selects the attribute display by associating a predetermined reproduction process for reproducing the data. With this, each time the attribute display is selected, it is possible to sequentially execute a predetermined reproduction process associated with each data format of individual data forming a group of data acquisition units. Therefore, by repeating a simple operation such as only an operation of selecting an attribute display that is displayed larger than other classification displays, there is an effect that a predetermined reproduction process can be sequentially executed for each data format of individual data.

[0023]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the information type display program of the present invention is applied to an information type display process by a vehicle-mounted navigation device 20, that is, an information type display of a received electronic mail (hereinafter referred to as "received mail"). An embodiment will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 6. First, the configuration of the navigation device 20 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the navigation device 20 mainly includes a CPU 21,
Memory 22, icon database 23, map information database 24, input / output interface 25, input device 2
6, a display 27, a sound source unit 28, a GPS sensor 31, a vehicle speed sensor 32, a gyro sensor 33, a communication device 35, and the like, which are of a type mounted on a vehicle for use. The navigation device 20 corresponds to the "information processing device" described in the claims.

The CPU 21 is a central processing unit that controls the navigation device 20, and is connected to the memory 22, the icon database 23, the map information database 24, the input / output interface 25, etc. via the system bus. The memory 22 includes a system program 22a for controlling the CPU 21 and various control programs 2 described later.
2b, 22c, 22d, 22e, 22f, 22g and the like are stored, and the CPU 21 reads these programs from the memory 22 and sequentially executes them.

The memory 22 is a storage device connected to the system bus and constitutes a main storage space used by the CPU 21. In this memory 22, the system program 22a and other data receiving programs 22
b, the data analysis program 22c, the association program 22d, the drawing program 22e, the data reproduction program 22f, the route search program 22g, and the like are written in advance.

The icon database 23 is stored in the CPU 21.
Non-volatile memory, hard disk, compact disk and DVD (Digital
Versatile Disc) etc., CPU2 via system bus
Connected to 1. The icon database 23 includes a data format icon 23a and a characteristic data icon 2
3b and a sender icon 23c are stored. The icon database 23 includes "classification display allocation means" and "attribute display allocation means" described in the claims.
Is equivalent to.

The data format icon 23a represents the data format of text data, voice data, still image data, moving image data, etc. by means of symbols or symbols, and more specifically, the list shown in FIG. 3 (A) ( "Icon" column). In this list, for example, 1 from the top of the table
The icon of the mail pattern shown in the second row represents text data, and the icon of the speaker pattern shown in the second row from the top of the table represents that it is voice data. There are also icons generated by reducing and displaying the image data within a predetermined frame, such as those shown in the third and fourth rows from the top of the table. The icons in the third row are still images and the fourth row. The eye icon represents the cut image on the first screen of the moving image in a reduced size, and represents the image data. It should be noted that the still image and the moving image are represented by mutually distinguishable symbols (for example, camera image symbols for still image data, video camera symbol symbols for moving image data, etc.). Attached to.

An application program (hereinafter referred to as "AP program") corresponding to each of these data formats has an associating program 22d described later.
3 is associated with each other (the column of "reproduction processing" in the list shown in FIG. 3 (A)), these correspondences are configured to be registered in the icon database 23 in advance.

On the other hand, the characteristic data icon 23b represents the characteristic of the data that can be extracted from the predetermined data format by a design or a symbol, and specifically, it can be extracted from, for example, text data. ) List (phone number, address, etc.)
There are location data, etc. The phone pattern icon shown in the first row from the top of the table indicates that the text data includes telephone number data, and the Map (map) pattern icon shown in the second and third rows from the top of the table is It indicates that the text data includes address or map data. In addition,
The example of the characteristic data shown in FIG. 3 (B) is mainly intended for data that can be extracted from text data, but in the case of voice data or image data, for example, a title to be recorded or recorded, The feature data includes the date and time of recording and recording and the recording and recording time.

Further, the transmission source icon 23c represents a specific transmission source with a symbol or symbol, and as a specific example,
Some are shown in the list of Fig. 3 (C) (column "Icon"). For example, in the case of the table, the icon of the monkey pattern shown in the first row from the top indicates that the transmission source is Taro, and
The icon of the lion pattern shown in the tier shows that the transmission source is Hanako, and the icon of the panda design shown in the third tier shows that the transmission source is Ichiro. In the present embodiment, the animal pattern is illustrated as the pattern that can identify the sender, but it is also preferable to pre-register the image data of the face of the sender as the transmission source icon.

Like the icon database 23, the map information database 24 is also a hard disk, a compact disc, a DVD or the like that constitutes an auxiliary storage space used by the CPU 21, and is connected to the CPU 21 via the system bus. The map information database 24 stores map data 24a, and the navigation device 2
This map data 24a is provided with road information etc. necessary for realizing the original route guidance function as 0.
In addition, the characteristic data such as the telephone number extracted by the data analysis program 22c described later can be linked. In addition, this map information database 24
Is referred to by a route search program 22g described later.

The input / output interface 25 is the input device 2
6, a display 27, a sound source unit 28, a GPS sensor 31, a vehicle speed sensor 32, a gyro sensor 33, a communication device 35, and other devices that mediate the exchange of data with the CPU 21 and other input / output devices, and are connected to the system bus. .

The input device 26 is the navigation device 20.
Is an input device provided on the operation panel of FIG. 1 and is connected to the system bus via an input / output interface 25. The input device 26 is used by the user to select a received mail whose information type is to be displayed, and the navigation device 20.
Information about various functions as, for example, destination information is input.

Specifically, as will be described later, it is used for inputting predetermined information on an icon display screen or the like (FIG. 4). In general, a configuration in which a predetermined number of push-type switches are arranged is adopted, but a touch panel type provided on the surface of the display 27 in consideration of simplification of input operation, or a navigation device 20 recognizing a user's voice. Some of them are composed of a microphone and a voice recognition device, which are converted into input information to the.

The display 27 is a display device capable of outputting each image information in a predetermined display format according to the display setting set by the input device 26.
0 is provided on the operation panel. This display 2
7 is also connected to the system bus via the input / output interface 25, and is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display or a CRT display. In addition, there is a display screen provided with a touch panel constituting the input device 26. In addition,
The display 27 corresponds to the "display device" described in the claims.

The sound source unit 28 is capable of converting a digital signal based on predetermined audio data into an analog signal, and then generating an audible sound from a speaker via an amplifier by the analog signal, and through the input / output interface 25. Connected to the system bus. The sound source unit 28 corresponds to "reproduction processing executing means" described in the claims.

The GPS sensor 31 is for outputting the current position data of the vehicle according to the longitude and latitude, and is connected to the system bus via the input / output interface 25. The GPS sensor 31 is composed of a GPS receiver or the like that receives signals from a plurality of GPS satellites and measures the absolute position of the user.

Vehicle speed sensor 32 and gyro sensor 33
Is for measuring the relative position of the vehicle, and is connected to the system bus via the input / output interface 25. These sensors are used for autonomous navigation, and the relative position measured by them is used to obtain the position in a tunnel where the GPS receiver cannot receive radio waves from satellites, or the absolute position measured by the GPS receiver. It is used to correct the positioning error of.

In this embodiment, the GPS sensor 31
Although the gyro sensor 33 is used, the present invention is not limited to this as long as the current position can be detected. For example, a radio wave (beacon wave, etc.) received from a plurality of radio base stations.
The current position may be detected according to the strength of the.

The communication device 35 is a wireless communication device for transmitting / receiving data to / from another information terminal device such as the mobile phone 50 or an information center (not shown) through the wireless communication line 40, and the input / output interface 25. Connected to the system bus via. For example, a wireless communication system such as a mobile phone or PHS is used, and various data such as electronic mail is acquired from outside the device via the Internet, for example.

That is, the communication device 35 performs data communication with the mobile phone 50 and the like, which will be described later, through the wireless communication line 40. For example, various data such as characters, images and voices are transmitted as digital signals on radio waves and transmitted. Alternatively, it receives the received radio wave and demodulates it into a digital signal that can be processed by the CPU 21, and extracts various data such as characters, images, and voice. The wireless communication line 40 corresponds to the “electrical communication line” described in the claims, and the data received by the communication device 35 via the wireless communication line 40 corresponds to the “electrical communication line” described in the claims. It is equivalent to "data acquired through a communication line".

Here, the data reception program 22b and the data analysis program 22 stored in the memory 22.
c, association program 22d, drawing program 22
An outline of the e, the data reproduction program 22f, and the route search program 22g will be described.

The data receiving program 22b is a program used to receive data such as electronic mail from the outside of the navigation device 20 via the communication device 35, and is a data receiving process by an information type display process described later (FIG. 2). ; S101) is performed.

The data analysis program 22c has a function of classifying the data received by the data reception program 22b according to the data format, and analyzes the contents of the classified data to identify characteristic data (telephone number, address, position data, etc.). ) Is a program that also has a function of extracting. A process of classifying each data format by the information type display process (FIG. 2; S103) and a process of extracting characteristic data from the data (FIG. 2; S107) are performed.

The associating program 22d has a function of deciding and allocating an icon representing the data format of each piece of data separated by the data analysis program 22c, and a function of associating a corresponding AP program with the data format. It is a program. This associating program 22d assigns an icon corresponding to the data format by the information type displaying process (FIG. 2;
S105), a process of allocating an icon corresponding to the characteristic data (FIG. 2; S109), and a process of associating a reproduction process with each data (FIG. 2; S111).

The drawing program 22e is a program having a function of presenting to the user an icon assigned to the associating program 22d and a map image or the like to be guided by the program 22g such as a route search. Process (FIG. 2; S113) and highlighting process of selected icon by information reproduction process (FIG. 5; S203)
Is to do.

The data reproducing program 22f is a program having a function of outputting the contents of information represented by the data to the AP program which should be started according to the data format, and reproduces the corresponding data by the information reproducing process (see FIG. 5). ; S207) is performed.

For example, in the case of text data, characters or the like can be output to the display 27 as the text data.
The P program and the characters are passed to an AP program capable of reading and outputting voice, and the processing is entrusted to the AP program. If the data is image data, a still image or a moving image represented by the image data is output to the display 27. The obtained AP program is handed over and the processing is entrusted to the AP program. It should be noted that specific data and A that reproduces it
The association with the P program is determined by the data format of the data, and this association is registered in the icon database 23 in advance as described above.

The route search program 22g uses the map information database 2 to determine the destination input by the input device 26.
4, the user (vehicle) detected by the GPS sensor 31 or the like and the function of searching based on the map data 24a stored in FIG.
Map data 24a showing the route from the present location to the destination
It is a program provided with a function of searching based on the display, a function of displaying a recommended route on a map image displayed on the screen of the display 27, and a function of clearly indicating the current position of the user (vehicle) on the map. .

Next, the navigation device 20 described above
First, the configuration of the mobile phone 50 capable of transmitting an electronic mail with image data attached will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 50 mainly includes a control unit 51, a wireless unit 53, a GPS sensor 54, and a CCD camera 55.

The control unit 51 is provided with a CPU, a memory (MEM), etc., like the CPU 21, the memory 22, the input / output interface 25, etc. of the navigation device 20 described above. An e-mail editing program 51a capable of creating and editing an e-mail is stored in the memory.
Also stored are an electronic mail transmission program 51b and the like, which can transmit the electronic mail created by the electronic mail editing program 51a to the navigation device 20 and the like.
In addition, a program that allows the CPU to realize various functions such as a call function, a ringing tone ringing function, and a telephone number recording function necessary for the mobile phone is also stored in the memory.

The wireless unit 53 has the same structure as the communication device 35 of the navigation device 20 described above.
That is, the wireless unit 53 has a wireless communication function of transmitting and receiving data to and from the navigation device 20 and the like through the wireless communication line 40. For example, various data such as voice, characters, and images are transmitted as digital signals on radio waves and transmitted. In addition, various data such as voices, characters, images, etc. are taken out by demodulating into a digital signal that can be processed by the CPU by receiving from the incoming radio wave.

The GPS sensor 54 is for outputting the current position data of the portable telephone 50 according to the longitude and latitude, and the GPS sensor 3 of the navigation device 20 described above.
It is configured in the same manner as 1. That is, this GPS sensor 5
4 is also composed of a GPS receiver or the like that receives signals from a plurality of GPS satellites and measures the absolute position of the user of the mobile phone 50, and the detected current position data is created by the electronic mail editing program 51a. The data is structured so that it can be incorporated into the e-mail as the sender's "longitude / latitude of the current position".

The CCD camera 55 is capable of outputting the image projected on the light receiving portion through the lens as image data by the CCD element. The photographed digital image is, for example, electronic data as image data (JPEG data or GIFF data). The data structure is such that it can be attached to an electronic mail created by the mail editing program 51a.

The voice input from the microphone (not shown) used for the transmitting function of the mobile phone 50 is
The voice data may be configured so that it can be attached to an email created by the email editing program 51a.

As described above, in the portable telephone 50, the GPS
Position data by the sensor 54, image data by the CCD camera 55, voice data by a microphone, etc. can be attached to the text data (text data) created by the email editing program 51a, and the created email is used as attached data. It can be sent to the navigation device 20 by the electronic mail sending program 51b.

Next, the flow of information type display processing and information reproduction processing executed by the navigation device 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that these processes are activated, for example, by selecting from a function selection display screen by a main program (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 2, the navigation device 2
At 0, after performing a predetermined initialization process and the like, first, the data reception process is performed from step S101. This processing is executed by the data reception program 22b described above, and specifically, the radio waves received by the antenna via the wireless communication line 40 are demodulated by the communication device 35 and extracted as digital data. To receive the received data, that is, the electronic mail. The received electronic mail (received mail) has image data, voice data, etc. attached to the body data (text data). The received e-mail including such attached data corresponds to the “collection of acquisition units of acquired data” described in the claims.

Next, in step S103, a process of classifying each data included in the received mail for each data format is performed. In other words, the received mail may have image data, audio data, etc. attached in addition to the text data making up the mail body. Therefore, the attached data should be classified according to their data format. The data analysis program 22c described above is used. The data classified in this step S103 is subjected to the subsequent processing as a group of data for each data format.

For example, in step S103, if the attached data is still image data, .bmp, .jpg, .gif, etc. are added to the file name as the data file extension. The data format is classified based on the extension of the data file. For moving image data, the extension of the data file is .mpg, for audio data, the extension of the data file is .wav, and for text data, etc., the extension of the data file is .tg.
xt is attached.

In a succeeding step S105, an icon allocating process corresponding to each data format is performed. This processing is performed by the associating program 22d. By searching the icon data registered for each data format from the data format icons 23a stored in the icon database 23, and associating and assigning the icon data. Done. If there is no corresponding icon, a special icon that clearly indicates that is assigned, or the icon data obtained by the user through an information storage medium such as a memory card or a publicly available information communication network such as the Internet is used. It can also be assigned. An example of the correspondence between the data format and the data format icon 23a is as shown in FIG.

Next, in step S107, a process of extracting characteristic data from the text data of the received mail or the like is performed. This processing is performed by the data analysis program 22c, and, for example, phone number, address, position data by longitude / latitude, etc. are extracted from the body data (text data). Map information database 2
By linking to the map data 24a of No. 4, the map information of the corresponding point can be searched. Note that the processing in step S107 can extract feature data from, for example, image data or audio data in addition to text data as described above.

In step S109, step S107
With respect to the feature data extracted by, the process of assigning icons corresponding to them is performed. This processing is performed by the associating program 22d, and the feature data icon 23 stored in the icon database 23 is stored.
It is performed by searching the icon data registered for each characteristic data from b, and associating and assigning it. If there is no corresponding icon, a special icon that clearly indicates that is assigned, or the icon data obtained by the user through an information storage medium such as a memory card or a publicly available information communication network such as the Internet is used. It can also be assigned. An example of the correspondence between the characteristic data and the characteristic data icon 23b is as shown in FIG.

In step S109, the transmission source icon 23c stored in the icon database 23 is stored.
From among the above, if there is icon data registered in advance by the user for each transmission source, it is also allocated in association with them. An example of the correspondence between the transmission source data and the transmission source icon 23c is as shown in FIG.

In a succeeding step S111, a process of reproducing each data, that is, a process of associating an AP program is performed. This processing is performed by the associating program 22d, and the AP programs as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B are associated. For example, when the data format is text data, the reproduction AP program is used for text display processing, and text is read out by voice.
When the P program is stored in the memory 22, the corresponding AP program is assigned so that the reading process is performed simultaneously with the display. If the type of the characteristic data is a telephone number, the AP program of the auto dial process for making a call to the number is associated.

When the processing in step S111 ends,
In step S113, the process of displaying the icon on the display 27 is performed. This processing is performed by the drawing program 22e. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the transmission source icon 23c allocated in step S109 is larger than the data format icon 23a and the characteristic data icon 23b in the vicinity of the center of the display 27. The data format icon 23a and the characteristic data icon 23b are arranged around it and displayed on the display 27.

As a result, the sender icon 2 assigned to the received mail (collection of the acquisition unit of the acquired data)
3c is displayed on the display device in a larger size than the other data format icon 23a and the characteristic data icon 23b, and other icons are arranged around the display, so that it is possible to visually see from whom the received mail was sent. You can check. In FIG. 4, the title of the e-mail, "Gather here!" Is displayed as "Title:" at the top of the display screen. The "Menu" button displayed at the bottom of the screen moves to the function selection screen of the navigation device 20, the "Previous" button moves to the display of the previous received mail, and the "Next" button moves to the next reception. The process for moving to the display of mails and the "return" button are for instructing the process for displaying the list of received mails.

Next, the flow of the information reproducing process will be described with reference to FIG. This process is performed while the screen shown in FIG. 4 is being displayed, and is intended to reproduce the data corresponding to the designated icon.

First, in step S201, the loop process is repeated until an icon selection input is made. When an icon selection input is made (Yes in S201), the process proceeds to the next step S203. This icon selection input is
It is performed by a cursor (arrow display shown in FIG. 6A) that can be moved on the screen by using a direction key, a touch panel, or the like.

In step S203, a process of highlighting the selected icon is performed. This processing is performed by the drawing program 22e, and, for example, as shown in FIG. 6A, a display in which the icon selected by the cursor is emphasized more than other displays, for example, the surroundings of the selected icon are displayed. A display surrounded by a thick frame or a so-called pop-up display that seems to pop out in front of the screen is performed.

Next, in step S205, it is determined whether or not there is a reproduction instruction for the selected icon. The reproduction instruction is given by, for example, double-clicking a key or a touch panel while the icon is being selected. If there is a reproduction instruction (Yes in S205)
s), the process shifts to step S207 to reproduce the corresponding data, that is, the reproducing process of the corresponding data is performed. On the other hand, if it is not determined that there is a reproduction instruction even after the lapse of a predetermined time (No in S205), step S207
Is skipped and a series of information reproduction processing is ended.

The reproduction processing of the corresponding data in step S207 is performed by the data reproduction program 22f. For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, the cursor is double-clicked on the icon indicating the existence of the position data as the characteristic data. In that case, the display is switched to the map image as shown in FIG. 6 (B). This is the A corresponding to the position data.
This is because the map data 24a of the map information database 24 is linked to the position data by the P program, and the corresponding address address or longitude / latitude indicated by the position data is centered (★ (in Fig. 6 (B)). It is a screen display of a map image of a predetermined range indicated by (black star).

Further, in the navigation device 20, FIG.
In the screen display shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 6, processing for sequentially reproducing each type of data included in the received mail by the data reproduction program 22f each time the icon (for example, the transmission source icon 23c) enlarged and displayed in the center of the screen is selected It is also configured to be able to execute (sequential reproduction processing execution means).

For example, by selecting the transmission source icon 23c at the center of the screen from the display state shown in FIG. 6A, the reproduction of the map data (display of the map image) as shown in FIG. 6B is performed. , After returning to FIG. 6 (A) by selecting the “Return” button on the same screen, by selecting the transmission source icon 23c in the center of the screen again, another type of data, such as text data, is selected. It is a process of reproducing (displaying or reading out text data).
As a result, the user can always perform the reproduction process of each data only by selecting the icon (for example, the transmission source icon 23c) that is displayed large in the center of the screen, so that it is easy to select the icon. By repeating such operations, there is an effect that a predetermined reproduction process can be sequentially executed for each data format of individual data.

As described above, according to the navigation device 20, the data analysis program 22c (S10
According to 3), each type of data included in the received mail acquired via the wireless communication line 40 is classified according to the data format, and the association program 22d (S105) converts the acquired data into the data acquired according to the classified data format. The data format icon 23a is allocated, and the drawing program 22e (S
113), the data format icon 2 assigned by
3a is displayed on the display 27. Thus, the data format of each data included in the received mail acquired via the wireless communication line 40 can be visually confirmed by the data format icon 23a displayed on the display 27. Therefore, when the received data includes a plurality of data, it is possible to easily visually understand what kind of data is included. By further selecting the displayed icon, the data associated with the selected icon can be played back, so that each data included in the received mail can be played back by an easy operation. is there.

In this embodiment, an example in which the information type display program of the present invention is applied to the information type display by the navigation device 20 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a PDA or a screen display device. It can also be applied to a portable information processing device such as a mobile phone provided with. The present invention is an information type display program particularly suitable for a small-sized information terminal device, but can also be applied to a normal desktop type or laptop type personal computer, and in those cases, the same operation as that of the present embodiment And the effect can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a navigation device and a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a flow of information display type processing by the navigation device according to the present embodiment.

3A and 3B are explanatory views showing examples of icons used in the information display type processing shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3A is an example of a data format icon, FIG. 3B is an example of a characteristic data icon, and FIG. (C)
Is an example of a transmission source icon.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen display displayed by the information display type processing shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of information reproduction processing by the navigation device.

6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen display displayed by the information reproducing process shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6 (A) shows an example of highlighting of a selected icon, and FIG. 6 (B) shows It shows an example of a map image display.

[Explanation of symbols]

20 navigation device (information processing device) 22b data reception program 22c data analysis program (data format classification means) 22d association program (classification display allocation means, attribute display allocation means) 22e drawing program (classification display control means, attribute display control means) ) 22f Data reproduction program (reproduction processing executing means) 23 Icon database (classification display allocating means, attribute display allocating means) 23a Data format icon (predetermined classification display) 23b Characteristic data icon 23c Source icon (predetermined attribute display) 24 Map information database 24a Map data 26 Input device (classification display selection means, attribute display selection means) 27 Display (display device) 28 Sound source unit (reproduction processing execution means) 40 Wireless communication line (telecommunication line) 50 Mobile phone Machine S101 Data reception processing S103 Processing for classifying by data format (data format classification means) S105 Processing for allocating icons corresponding to data format (classification display allocation means) S107 Processing for extracting characteristic data from data S109 Corresponding to characteristic data Icon allocation processing (attribute display allocation means) S111 Reproduction processing correspondence processing (reproduction processing associating means) S113 Icon display processing (classification display control means) S201 Icon selection input determination processing S203 Selected icon highlighting processing (classification display emphasis) Means) S205 Selection icon reproduction instruction input determination processing S207 Corresponding data reproduction processing (reproduction processing execution means)

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An information type display program of an information processing device for displaying the type of data acquired via a telecommunication line on a display device, and a data format classification means for classifying the acquired data for each data format. For each of the data formats classified by the data format classification means, a classification display allocation means for allocating a predetermined classification display to the acquired data, and the classification display allocated by the classification display allocation means are displayed on the display device. An information type display program, comprising: a classification display control means for causing the information processing apparatus to function. 2. An attribute display allocating means for allocating a predetermined attribute display to a group of acquisition units of the acquired data, and the attribute display allocated by the attribute display allocating means being larger than the classification display on the display device. Attribute display control means for displaying, the classification display is arranged around the attribute display displayed on the display device by the attribute display control means, and the arranged classification display is displayed by the classification display control means by the display device. The information type display program according to claim 1, further comprising: a classification display arranging unit to be displayed on the computer, and a program for causing the information processing device to function. 3. The classification display selecting means for selecting the classification display, and the classification display selected by the classification display selecting means are emphasized more than other classification displays not selected, and the emphasized classification is performed. 3. The information type display program according to claim 1, further comprising a classification display emphasizing unit that causes a display to be displayed on the display device by the classification display control unit, and a program for causing the information processing device to function. . 4. A classification display selecting means for selecting the classification display, a reproduction processing associating means for associating a predetermined reproduction processing for reproducing the acquired data for each data format classified by the data format classification means, A program for causing the information processing apparatus to function, when the classification display selection unit selects the classification display, a reproduction process execution unit that executes the predetermined reproduction process associated with the selected classification display. The information type display program according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: 5. An attribute display selecting means for selecting the attribute display, and a predetermined reproducing process for reproducing each individual data for each data format of the individual data forming a unit of an acquisition unit of the acquired data. Reproduction information associating means for associating, and sequential reproduction processing executing means for sequentially executing the predetermined reproduction processing for reproducing the individual data each time the attribute display is selected by the attribute display selecting means. 3. The information type display program according to claim 2, further comprising a program for causing the processing device to function.