JP2004297815A - Portable telephone set - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone set in which a selection item can be easily selected out of menu data transmitted from a supply source computer so as to easily extend the function of the portable telephone set. <P>SOLUTION: A portable telephone set 1 is connected through a telephone line 2 to a supply source computer 3, the menu data are transmitted from the supply source computer 3, the menu data are received by the portable telephone set 1 and on the basis of the menu data, and the selection items are indicated on a display part. In the portable telephone set, one of the selection items indicated on the display part is selected with a figure key of an input part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly, to a mobile phone that can easily select a selection item from menu data transmitted from a supplier computer so that functions can be expanded at low cost.

  Many mobile phones are provided with additional functions such as a telephone directory function and an automatic calling function, in addition to basic functions of the telephone such as transmission and reception. In a conventional mobile phone, the CPU realizes each function by reading and starting a program stored in a memory in the device in advance.

  Therefore, when purchasing a mobile phone, a user has come to select and purchase a mobile phone having a function required by the user.

  In addition, a conventional portable telephone can connect to a notebook computer and transmit and receive data via a telephone line.

  However, in the above-described conventional mobile phone, only the functions provided in advance in the mobile phone can be realized, and functions cannot be added or changed, which is inconvenient.

  Further, when a personal computer is connected to receive data of a new program, there is a problem that the device becomes large and portability is deteriorated.

  Further, in a wireless terminal system or the like used in the premises, there is a system for selectively transmitting a program from a base station to a terminal, but a large-scale system is required to open a system for transmitting a program to a mobile phone. There was a problem that equipment and cost were required.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a mobile phone capable of easily selecting a selection item from menu data transmitted from a supplier computer so that the functions of the mobile phone can be easily extended at low cost. The purpose is to provide.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention for solving the problems of the prior art described above is a mobile phone for receiving and displaying menu data transmitted from a supply source computer, comprising an input unit having at least numeric keys, and a display for displaying data. Unit, when receiving menu data transmitted from the supply source computer, displays a selection item on the display unit based on the received menu data, and displays the displayed selection item on the input unit It is characterized by selection by key.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a mobile phone that receives and displays menu data transmitted from a source computer, the input device including at least a numeric key, and a display unit that displays data. When the menu data transmitted from is received, the selection items are displayed on the display unit based on the received menu data, and the displayed selection items are selected by the numeric keys of the input unit. Can be easily selected from the list.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the mobile phone and the mobile phone system according to the embodiment of the present invention, various programs are prepared in a computer (control device) connected to a telephone line, and a call is made from the mobile phone to the computer to specify the program. By doing so, the program is transmitted from the computer to the mobile phone via the telephone line, so that the functions of the mobile phone can be easily extended at low cost.

  Further, the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention receives and displays menu data transmitted from the supply source computer, and includes an input unit having at least numeric keys, and a display unit that displays data. When receiving the menu data transmitted from the supply source computer, the display unit displays the selection items based on the received menu data, and selects the displayed selection items using the numeric keys of the input unit. Therefore, the selection item can be easily selected from the menu data.

  First, the configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile phone (this device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the basic configuration of this apparatus is the same as that of a conventional mobile phone, and a transmitting / receiving section (RF section) 11 having an antenna, modulation of a transmission signal / demodulation of a reception signal, and voice and data Signal processor (Audio Signal Processor; ASP) 12, which performs audio classification, an audio output unit 13 that outputs audio, an audio input unit 14 that inputs audio, and encodes transmission data and decodes reception data. A DSP (Digital Signal Processor) 15, a CPU 16 for controlling transmission / reception and processing associated with each function, a memory unit 17 for storing a processing program, received data, and the like, an input unit 18 for inputting a telephone number and the like, And a display unit 19 for displaying the same.

  As a feature of the present apparatus, in addition to the programs stored in advance, the memory unit 17 stores a program (functional program) received from a computer that supplies the program (supply computer) in order to realize a new function. An area for storing is provided, and the CPU 16 can perform processing based on a function program newly stored in the memory unit 7.

  Here, the number of the memory unit 17 is one, but a dedicated memory unit for storing the transmitted program may be provided. Further, the CPU 16 may be provided with a CPU that operates based on a newly received functional program, separately from the CPU that performs the same processing as the conventional one.

  Next, a schematic configuration of the mobile phone system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram of the present system. As shown in FIG. 2, the present system includes the mobile phone 1 shown in FIG. 1, a telephone line 2 including a mobile phone communication network, and a supply source computer (control device) 3 for supplying a program. ing.

  Further, the supply source computer 3 includes a transmission / reception unit 31 for performing transmission / reception to / from the telephone line 2, a control unit 32 for performing processing associated with communication with the mobile phone, a plurality of function programs for expanding the functions of the mobile phone, And a storage unit 33 for storing data such as menu screens and messages for communicating with the server.

  Then, the supply source computer 3 communicates with the mobile phone 1 via the telephone line 2, converts the designated function program into data suitable for communication according to an instruction from the mobile phone 1, and transmits the data via the telephone line 2. To the mobile phone 1.

  Further, the mobile phone 1 in the present system makes a call to the supplier computer 3 (makes a call), communicates with the supplier computer 3, and executes a desired function program according to a message from the supplier computer 3. It stores the function program selected and specified and transmitted from the supply source computer 3, and operates according to the program.

  Here, the operation at the time of reception of the mobile phone 1 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. When a signal is received at the transmission / reception unit 11 of the mobile phone 1, the received signal is transmitted to the audio signal processing unit 12. The audio signal is demodulated in the audio signal processing unit 12 to be separated into audio and data, and the audio is output from the audio output unit 13.

  The data of the program sent from the supply source computer 3 is sent from the audio signal processing unit 12 to the DSP 15, error correction and decoding are performed in the DSP 15, sent to the CPU 16, and stored in the memory unit 17 by the CPU 16. It has become so. The CPU 16 reads out and starts a program in the memory unit 17 in accordance with an instruction from the input unit 18 to realize a function.

  By using this system, the mobile phone 1 can operate by taking in another program in addition to the program stored in advance, and can add new functions and expand functions. is there. For example, if a program for receiving stock price information is received and stored, stock price information of a desired brand can be obtained from a mobile phone, and if a program for receiving weather information is stored, the weather of an arbitrary region can be obtained. Information can be obtained.

  Next, the operation of the CPU 16 of the mobile phone 1 and the operation of the supplier computer 3 in the present system will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the operations of the mobile phone 1 and the supply computer 3. As shown in FIG. 3, first, the CPU 16 of the mobile phone 1 calls the supply source computer 3 according to the input from the input unit 18 (102). When receiving the call from the mobile phone 1, the control unit 32 of the supply source computer 3 confirms the connection (202), and transmits a program menu to the user to select a program to be transmitted to the mobile phone 1. (204).

  The CPU 16 of the mobile phone 1 displays the received program menu on the display unit 19 (104). The user selects a program by looking at the menu displayed on the display unit 19 and makes an input from the input unit 18. The CPU 16 supplies the input program-designated data from the transmission / reception unit 11 via the telephone line 2. It is transmitted to the former computer 3 (106).

  Upon receiving the program-designated data, the control unit 32 of the supply source computer 3 reads the designated program from the storage unit 33 (206), and reads "Even if the program currently stored in the mobile phone is deleted. OK? "(208).

  This is because, in a portable telephone that emphasizes portability, the storage capacity cannot be increased so much, and the functional programs stored in the memory unit 17 are deleted in order from the oldest one, and the newly received program is written. That's why.

  Upon receiving the erasure confirmation message, the CPU 16 of the mobile phone 1 displays the message on the display unit 19, and transmits “OK” data to the supply source computer 3 when “OK” is input from the input unit 18 ( 110).

  When the control unit 32 of the supply source computer 3 receives the data of “OK” (210), the control unit 32 sends the program read in the process 206 to the mobile phone 1 to the transmission / reception unit 31, and the transmission / reception unit 31 appropriately converts the program. Then, the data is converted and transmitted (step 212).

  Then, upon receiving the program (112), the CPU 16 of the mobile phone 1 stores the program in the memory unit 17 (114), and transmits a checksum to confirm whether the received data is correct (116). . The control unit 32 of the supply source computer 3 checks the checksum (214), and if there is no error, transmits the data of the end display (216).

  When receiving the end display data, the CPU 16 of the mobile phone 1 displays the data on the display unit 19 and ends the call with the supply source computer 3. As a result, the mobile phone 1 completes the loading of the new function program and can operate according to the function program at any time.

  Next, the configuration of a program in the supply source computer 3 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a program in the supply source computer 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the program prepared in the supply source computer 3 is in a tree shape, and sequentially switches the data on the display screen according to the input from the mobile phone 1 and sends the data to the mobile phone 1 for use. Encourages the elderly to select a program.

  Specifically, below the (menu display) screen (program), there is a display screen (program) for each item such as “game”, “information”, “time”, “weather”, etc. , The mobile phone 1 displays the above items as selection candidates. Then, when data is input from the mobile phone 1, the supply source computer 3 sends out data of a display screen corresponding to the input data to the mobile phone 1.

  For example, when “1” is input from the mobile phone 1 during the activation of the “menu display” program, the control unit 32 of the supply source computer 3 selects data on the display screen of “game” and sends the data to the mobile phone 1. Send out.

  Similarly, on the display screen of “game”, the next selection candidates “game A”, “game B”, and the like are displayed on the mobile phone 1, and the control unit 32 of the supply source computer 3 executes A program corresponding to the data input from is read out from the storage unit 33 and sent to the mobile phone 1.

  According to the mobile phone, the mobile phone system, and the processing method thereof according to the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone 1 including the memory unit 17 that stores the received function program, and the CPU 16 that starts the received function program A source computer 3 for storing a plurality of function programs to be activated in the mobile phone and supplying the function programs via the telephone line 2; and the mobile phone 1 and the source computer 3 via the telephone line 2. The supplier computer 3 communicates, specifies the function program according to the data input to the mobile phone 1, sends the specified function program to the mobile phone 1 via the telephone line 2, and the CPU 16 of the mobile phone 1 Receives the function program from the supply source computer 3, stores it in the memory unit 17, and starts the function program. Since the so that, in addition to the program previously stored in the mobile phone, new functions can be added to, the effect that can be easily extended functions of the cellular phone.

  Further, since the source computer 3 on the program supply side uses the existing telephone line 2 to transmit the program, there is no need to open a new communication facility. Since there is no call, communication costs are low and the system can be realized at low cost.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for a mobile phone in which selection items can be easily selected from menu data transmitted from a supplier computer so that functions of the mobile phone can be easily extended.

FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile phone (this device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the present system. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing operations of the mobile phone 1 and a supply computer 3. FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view showing a configuration of a program in a supply source computer 3.

Explanation of reference numerals

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile telephone, 2 ... Telephone line, 3 ... Supply computer, 11 ... Transmission / reception part, 12 ... Audio signal processing part, 13 ... Audio output part, 14 ... Audio input part, 15 ... DSP, 16 ... CPU, 17 ... Memory unit, 18 input unit, 19 display unit, 31 transmission / reception unit, 32 control unit, 33 storage unit

Claims (1)

A mobile phone that receives and displays menu data transmitted from a supplier computer,
An input unit having at least a numeric key, and a display unit for displaying data,
Upon receiving the menu data transmitted from the supply source computer, displaying the selection items on the display unit based on the received menu data, and selecting the displayed selection items with the numeric keys of the input unit. Mobile phone characterized by the following.

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