JP2003224628A - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable electronic device whose operability can be improved by preventing misses as much as possible while various settings are made for image data and shortening the setting time. <P>SOLUTION: The portable electronic device is equipped with a 1st display part 3 having a 1st display surface which can visually be confirmed over operations on a key operation part 6, a 2nd display part 4 having a 2nd display surface, and a control part 22 which controls the 1st and 2nd display parts so that while an image is displayed on the 2nd display surface according to the operations on the key operation part 6, the operation contents of the key operation part and the same image as the image displayed on the 2nd display surface are displayed on the 1st display surface. <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 a portable electronic device, for example, a portable electronic device suitable for use in a mobile phone equipped with a camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a portable electronic device (hereinafter simply referred to as a portable device) equipped with a camera having an image pickup element for converting an input optical signal into an electric signal and an image pickup lens has been put into practical use. For example, in this type of mobile phone, the captured image is stored in an image file as image data, and the key operation unit is operated while visually observing the first display surface on the front side of the mobile phone as necessary. After performing various settings on the target image data, the attached file including this image data is transmitted to a desired mail address or output to an image output device or the like. When various settings are made to the image data, for example, when a desired decoration is applied to the background of a human figure, the operation target image and the decoration image are displayed only on the second display surface on the back side of the mobile phone. .

[0003]

In such a conventional technique, when various settings are made on the image data, only the item name, that is, the title of the image data and the decoration data to be operated is displayed on the first display surface. Therefore, it is necessary to visually confirm the image and the decoration image on the second display surface on the back surface of the mobile phone after the operation setting is performed after the image of the operation target and the decoration image are associated with the title. That is, since the image and the decoration image are visually checked for the first time at the setting end stage, it is often difficult to notice even if there is a setting error during the setting, and it often takes a long time to set. Moreover, in the folding type mobile phone, since the power consumption is reduced, it is not possible to display the first display surface and the second display surface at the same time. Therefore, when the same setting as described above is performed on the foldable mobile phone, the mobile phone must be opened, the mobile phone must be temporarily closed, and the image and the decoration image must be visually confirmed on the second display surface. Operability is poor.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device capable of preventing mistakes in the process of making various settings for image data as much as possible, shortening the setting time, and improving its operability. Is.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a key operation section, a first display means having a first display surface which can be visually confirmed while operating the key operation section, and a second display having a second display surface. And an image which is the same as the operation content of the key operation unit and the image which is displayed on the second display surface, on the first display surface based on the operation of the means and the key operation unit. And a control means for controlling the first and second display means.

According to the present invention, when the desired image data is selected from the plurality of image data, the key operation section is operated while visually observing the first display surface of the first display means to display the operation content. Check. At this time, the desired image is displayed on the second display surface of the second display means, and the desired image is displayed on the first display surface of the first display means. Therefore, it is possible to prevent as much as possible from mistakes in the process of making various settings for image data.

Further, according to the present invention, the control means displays the image in which the decoration image is combined with the predetermined image based on the operation of the key operation portion on the first and second display surfaces. The first and second display means are controlled.

According to the present invention, desired decorative images can be respectively synthesized on the first and second display surfaces of the first and second display means while the desired images are displayed on these display surfaces. .

[0009]

1 is a front view of a mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view showing a rear portion of a main part of the mobile phone 1. As shown in FIG. The present embodiment is an example in which the portable electronic device is applied to a foldable mobile phone 1 (hereinafter, simply referred to as a mobile phone 1) equipped with a small camera 2. Hereinafter, the vertical and horizontal directions in FIG. 1 will be described as vertical and horizontal. The mobile phone 1 mainly has a first casing 5 including the first and second display surfaces 3 and 4, and a second casing 7 including a key operation portion 6, and the first casing 5 is a second casing.
The casing 7 is configured to be foldable via the hinge portion 8. On the appearance of opening the mobile phone 1,
On the front surface of the first casing 5, there is provided a rectangular first portion on which the operation contents can be visually confirmed while operating the key operation portion 6 with fingers.
First display section 3 as first display means having display surface 3a
Is formed, and an opening 9 for a speaker is formed immediately above the first display unit 3 in FIG. Further, an antenna 10 is attached to a rear surface portion of the first casing 5 so as to project above the upper end of the first casing 5 by a predetermined distance.

On the rear surface of the first casing 5, the second display surface 4a is formed in a rectangular shape which is not visible at the same time as the first display surface 3a and which is approximately 1/2 the size of the first display surface 3a. The second display unit 4 as the second display unit having the second display surface 4a for displaying a desired image is formed based on the operation of the key operation unit 6. Immediately above the second display unit 4, an image pickup unit 2 having an image pickup element and an image pickup lens for converting an input optical signal into an electric signal, that is, a small camera 2 is attached. In the lower half of the right side surface of the upper casing 5, the captured image, that is, the display buffer 1
1 is provided with a switch unit 13 for transferring and recording the display data temporarily stored in the image file 12.

A key operation unit 6 is provided on the front surface of the second casing 7, and as will be described later, the key operation of the key operation unit 6 enables the sending and receiving of telephones and e-mails, and a plurality of settings. Menus, titles in each setting menu, and the like can be switched. In the second casing 7, just below the key operation unit 6, an opening 1 for a built-in microphone that collects external sound.
4 and the like are formed.

FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of the mobile phone 1. The mobile phone 1 includes the key operation unit 6, the switch unit 13, the first,
The second display units 3 and 4 and the drivers 15 and 16, the imaging unit 2, the amplification unit 17, the A / D conversion unit 18, the signal processing unit 19,
A storage unit 21 having a display buffer 11, an image file 12, and a telephone directory file 20, and a control unit 2 as a control means.
2, the wireless unit 23, the communication control unit 24 and the like. In the image pickup unit 2, the input optical signal is an electrical signal, that is, RGB.
It is converted into an analog image pickup signal and output to the amplifier 17,
The signal is amplified by the amplification unit 17, and then converted into an RGB digital image pickup signal by the A / D conversion unit 18, and the signal processing unit 1
9 is output. The signal processing unit 19 converts the RGB digital image pickup signal into RGB binarized data by various kinds of image processing in response to a command input from the control unit 22, and stores it in the display buffer 11 which is a display data temporary storage area of the storage unit 21. .

The control unit 22 controls the operation of the signal processing unit 19, the storage unit 21, the drivers 15 and 16 and performs selection switching based on various signals from the key operation unit 6, the switch unit 13 and the communication control unit 24. It has a function to perform, and particularly when various settings are made to the stored image data, a desired image is displayed on the second display surface 4a of the second display unit 4, and the desired image is displayed on the first display unit. 3 has a function of displaying in the preview display area 3A of the lower half of the first display surface 3a (see FIG. 5). Further, the control unit 22 displays the decoration image of the desired decoration image data selected by the key operation of the key operation unit 6 among the plurality of decoration image data stored in the image file 12 in advance on the second display unit 4. While the desired image is displayed on the second display surface 4a, the composite image is displayed (see FIG. 9), and the desired decoration image is displayed on the first display unit 3 as well.
It has a function of combining and displaying the desired image in the substantially lower half portion of the first display surface 3a, that is, the preview display area 3A (see FIG. 8).

By a predetermined operation of the key operation unit 6, the control unit 22 is switched to the camera image pickup mode, and an RGB digital image pickup signal is output to the signal processing unit 19 as a command to execute various image processing. . Control unit 22
Outputs a command to the driver 15 of the first display unit 3 at a predetermined cycle, and outputs the RGB binarized data stored in the display buffer 11 of the storage unit 21 to the driver 15 as display data. This driver 15 is provided in the first display unit 3
The display data is processed into a drawing signal by the driver 15, and the captured image is output to the normally used first display unit 3. When the switch unit 13 is operated at the time when the captured image is determined for the subject to be captured, the display data temporarily stored in the display buffer 11 is transferred to the image file 12 and stored as the image data. .

When a plurality of image data are stored in the image file 12, the control unit 22 outputs a command to the driver 16 of the second display unit 4 by a predetermined operation of the key operation unit 6 and the image file 12 is stored. Desired image data is read out from the plurality of stored image data and is output to the driver 16 of the second display unit 4 as display data. The display data is processed into a drawing signal by the driver 16 and the image of the image data is output to the second display unit 4. The wireless unit 23 receives wireless communication from the wireless base station, and the communication control unit 24 takes in the data from the wireless unit 23 as received data according to a predetermined protocol. The control unit 22 detects an incoming call from the received data input via the wireless unit 23 and the communication control unit 24, extracts the image data in the received data, and then stores the image data in the image file 12 of the storage unit 21. It is supposed to do.

FIG. 4 is a chart for explaining the file structure in the storage unit 21. In the storage unit 21, the image file 12 is an image library, and in the image data field thereof, image data captured and stored by the image capturing unit 2, a web screen, an image attached to a mail, or the like, for example, a communication network is used. The image data downloaded and stored through is stored. Each image data is stored in a unit of a record for each image number, and each record is composed of an image number and an image data field.

The telephone directory file 20 stores a plurality of personal information data in which names, telephone numbers, etc. are registered. Each personal information data is stored in a record unit for each personal information, and each record is a registration number. , A telephone number, a mail address, an image number of the first display unit 3, an image number of the second display unit 4, a name, and a data field for other incoming call settings. Second display section 4 of phonebook file 20
In the image number data field of, the display information displayed on the second display unit 4 at the time of an incoming call or the image number for identifying a predetermined record of the image file 12 is stored. When the image number is stored in the image number data field of the second display unit 4, the image file 12 is stored in the record.
Means that the image inside is stored, and when the image number is not stored in the image number data field, it means that the image is not registered.

When receiving an ordinary call, the telephone directory file 20
If the other party's phone number exists in the phone number field of
The image data of the image file 12 corresponding to the image number of the second display image number field of the same record as the telephone number is called and displayed. For example, when a call is made to the mobile phone 1 from the person having the telephone number T02, the telephone number field of each record of the telephone directory file 20 is searched, and the telephone number T02 is registered as the telephone number of the registration number 02. Collate that. If the matching telephone number exists, the data F2-02 of the second display image number in the same record is read out, and if the data is "3", the image number 3 out of the image numbers 1 to n in the image file 12 is read. The data of the image field of the record is displayed on the second display unit 4.

FIG. 5 is a partial front view of the first display section 3 on which the setting menu and image data are displayed, and FIG. 6 is
FIG. 10 is a partial rear view of the second display unit 4 on which image data is displayed, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart for performing display setting at the time of setting an incoming call on the second display unit 4. Here, Si (i =
1, 2, 3, ...) Indicate steps. In step 1, in the state where the initial screen, that is, the menu screen is displayed on the first display section 3, by operating, for example, various function keys of the key operation section 6, the incoming call setting mode is set, and in step 2, The incoming call setting screen is displayed on the first display unit 3. Next, in step 3, the key operation unit 6 is pressed while visually checking the incoming call setting screen of the first display unit 3.
Enter the telephone number of the specific destination by operating the key. After that, in step 4, the telephone directory screen is displayed on the first display unit 3, and the telephone number entered in step 3
The various personal setting items of the record having the matched telephone number stored in the telephone number field of the telephone directory file 20 are displayed.

In step 5, the display setting function of the second display section 4 at the time of an incoming call is selected from the various personal setting items on the phonebook screen on the first display section 3 using the key operation section 6, and then step 6 is executed. The second on the first display 3
The display setting screen of the display unit 4 is displayed, and then the process proceeds to step 7. At step 7, in the image selection display area 3B in the substantially upper half of the first display unit 3, the key operation unit 6
An image of the image data stored in advance with the image data name (original 2) on the cursor CR designated by is displayed in the preview display area 3A (see FIG. 5). Next, in step 8, a cursor key or a registration key (not shown) of the key operation portion 6 is operated, and the process proceeds to step 9. If it is determined in step 9 that the registration key has been operated, the process proceeds to step 11. In this step 11, the image data of the image data name selected by the cursor CR is stored in the image file 12 and the telephone directory file 20 is stored. “Image number of the second display 4” of the corresponding record
After registering the image number of the previously stored image file 12 in the field, the process proceeds to step 12. When it is determined in step 9 that the cursor key has been operated, the process proceeds to step 10, in which the cursor CR is moved up and down over the adjacent image data name in the image selection display area of the first display unit 3 and the process returns to step 7. .

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged front view of the first display section 3 on which the setting menu and images are displayed, and FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged front view of the first display section 3 on which the decoration setting menu and images are displayed. FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged front view of the second display unit 4 at the decoration setting stage. FIG. 11 is a flowchart when setting image decoration. Here, Si (i = 1
2, 13, 14, ...) Show steps. Step 11
After that, when the image content of the display content is not modified, the process proceeds to step 20, and the incoming sequence of the second display unit 4 is ended. Subsequent to the display setting of the second display unit 4 for the first display unit 3, when the image decoration of the display content is performed, Step 13 is performed.
In step 13, if the image decoration setting menu of the second display unit 4 is selected by the key operation unit 6, the process proceeds to step 14. In step 14, the first
The image decoration setting screen of the second display unit 4 is displayed on the display unit 3.

After that, in step 15, the image data registered in advance in the decoration image data name (decoration 2) indicated by the cursor CR is overwritten in the preview display area 3A of the display buffer 11, that is, the image combining process. And the decoration image 2 is displayed in the preview display area 3A.
5 is synthesized and displayed. The preview display area 3A in the display buffer 11 stores image data preset by the display setting of the second display unit 4. For each of the plurality of decoration image data names displayed in the image selection display area 3B, the decoration image data corresponding to the data name is stored from the image library. Next, step 1
When the cursor key or the registration key (also referred to as the enter key) of the key operation unit 6 is operated at 6, the process proceeds to step 17, and when it is determined at step 17 that the registration key is operated, the process proceeds to step 19. .

In step 19, the display buffer 1
The composite display data stored in the preview display area 3A in 1 is stored as a new image in the “image number of the second display section 4” field of the corresponding record of the telephone directory file 20, and the registered image number is stored. After storing in the image field of the corresponding image file 12, step 4
The processing shifts to 0 and the image decoration setting and the incoming sequence of the second display unit 4 is terminated. When it is determined in step 17 that the cursor key has been operated, the process proceeds to step 18, and in the image selection display area 3B of the first display unit 3, the cursor CR is displayed over adjacent decoration image data names.
Is moved up and down, and the process returns to step 15.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart when the second display unit 4 receives a normal call. Here, Si (i = 30, 3
1, 32, ...) Show steps. In step 30, an incoming call is waited to determine whether or not there is a normal incoming call, and if there is an incoming call, the process proceeds to step 31. In step 31, it is determined whether or not there is a caller number notification, and if the other party has notified the telephone number, the process proceeds to step 32, and the called party's telephone number and the telephone number field of each record of the telephone directory file 20. Check if there is a match with the telephone number registered in. Next, as a result of checking in step 33, if there is a registered registered telephone number, the process proceeds to step 34, and the data of the second display image number field of the record with the matching telephone number is read and It is checked whether or not there is a match with the number registered in the image number field of each record of the image file.

As a result of the collation in step 35, if there is a matching image number, the process proceeds to step 36 and step 3
At 6, the data registered in the image field of the record of the image file with the matched collation is displayed. In the image field, image data previously captured and stored by the image capturing unit 2, or image data in which a web screen, a mail attached image, or the like is downloaded and stored via a communication network, for example, is stored. Then, in step 37, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone 1 is in the folded state, and when the mobile phone 1 is in the open state, the process proceeds to step 38 to end the incoming call display sequence. When it is determined that the folded state, that is, the closed state, the process returns to step 37. In step 31, if the other party has not notified the telephone number (unsolicited call), in step 39, the second
After displaying the normal incoming call display on the display unit 4, the process proceeds to step 37. As a result of checking in step 33, if there is no registered registered telephone number, the telephone number of the other party is displayed on the second display portion 4 in step 40, and the process proceeds to step 37. If there is no matching image number as a result of collation in step 35, the name field of the record with matching telephone number is displayed in step 41, and then the process proceeds to step 37.

According to the portable device 1 described above, when selecting desired image data, the first display surface 3a of the first display unit 3 is selected.
While observing, the key operation unit 6 is operated to confirm the operation content. At this time, since the desired image is displayed on the display surface 4a of the second display unit 4 and the same image is displayed in the preview display area 3A of the first display unit 3, various settings can be made for the image data. It is possible to prevent mistakes in the middle of setting as much as possible, increase the certainty at the time of setting, and
The setting time can be shortened. Since it is not necessary to visually check the second display surface 4a of the second display unit 4 at the setting end stage, the operability can be improved. In addition, the first and second display surfaces 3a of the first and second display portions 3 and 4,
With the desired image displayed on the display screen 4a, the desired decorative images can be composite-displayed on the first and second display surfaces 3a and 4a, respectively. After the added value of the image data is rapidly increased in this way, it can be used in various ways.

As another embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of image data and decoration image data are recorded in a recording medium, and the image data of the recording medium is appropriately stored in a storage unit via an image data reading device (not shown). It is also possible to have a configuration for storing. The key operation unit includes, for example, a dial type operation unit (also referred to as a jog dial), and the dial type operation unit may be attached to the side surface of the upper casing or the lower casing. As the decoration image, various background images or wallpapers of various designs can be applied. The image data and the decoration image data are not limited to those stored in the storage unit, and can be appropriately used, for example, via a communication network. In the present embodiment, the first display unit 3 is divided into the preview display area 3A and the image selection display area 3B, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various settings are made for image data. At this time, it is also possible to have a structure in which only the preview display area is displayed and only the character area portion can be selected with the cursor key in the preview display area. The mobile phone is not limited to a foldable type, but a normal flat type can be applied. In addition, various partial modifications may be made to the above-described embodiment without departing from the scope of the claims.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the desired image data is selected, the key operation section is operated and the operation content is confirmed while visually observing the first display surface of the first display means. To do. At this time, since the desired image is displayed on the second display surface of the second display means and the same image is displayed on the first display surface of the first display means, various settings can be made for the image data. It is possible to prevent mistakes in the process of setting as much as possible,
The certainty at the time of setting can be increased and the setting time can be shortened. Since it is not necessary to visually check the display surface of the second display means at the setting end stage, the operability can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, in a state where desired images are displayed on the first and second display surfaces of the first and second display means,
Desired decoration images can be respectively displayed on the display surfaces in a composite manner. After the added value of the image data is rapidly increased in this way, it can be used in various ways.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing a rear portion of the main part of the mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram of a mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a file structure in a storage unit.

FIG. 5 is a partial front view of the first display unit on which a setting menu and an image are displayed.

FIG. 6 is a partial rear view of the second display unit on which an image is displayed.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged front view of the first display unit on which a setting menu and an image are displayed.

FIG. 8 is a first view in which a decoration setting menu and an image are displayed.
It is a partially expanded front view of a display part.

FIG. 9 is a partially enlarged front view of the second display unit at a decoration setting stage.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for performing display setting when setting an incoming call on the second display unit.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart when setting image decoration.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart for a normal incoming call on the second display unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mobile 3 First display 4 Second display 3a First display surface 4a Second display surface 3A preview display area 6 key operation part 21 Memory 22 Control unit 25 decorative images

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A key operation unit, a first display unit having a first display surface that can be visually confirmed while operating the key operation unit, a second display unit having a second display surface, and an operation of the key operation unit. The first and second display screens so that the second display screen displays an image and the first display screen displays the same image as the operation content of the key operation unit and the second display screen. And a control means for controlling the means. 2. The control means controls the first and second display surfaces to display an image in which a decoration image is combined with a predetermined image based on the operation of the key operation unit, on the first and second display surfaces. 2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, characterized in that it controls two display means.