JP2004357139A - Mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal which enables a user to recognize that a function which is not displayed on a display part terminates when a plurality of functions have been started. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile terminal has at least a display part 10 and an operating part 12 and can start the plurality of functions by an operation of the operating part. The terminal is provided with: a notification part 16 which notifies the user of the functions by at least any one of sound, light or vibration; and a control part 18 which performs control so that information regarding the function finally started is displayed on the display part when the plurality of functions have been started and so that the notification part is operated when the functions other than the function finally started terminate while the plurality of functions are operating. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device capable of utilizing a plurality of functions such as a call function, a data transmission / reception function, a telephone directory function, a communication history display function, an imaging function, a music reproduction function, and a game function. The present invention relates to a portable terminal device capable of activating a plurality of functions.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional mobile terminal devices have a plurality of functions such as a telephone call function, a data transmission / reception function for e-mail and the like, a telephone directory function, a communication history display function, an imaging function, a music reproduction function, and a game function.
[0003]
Some of such portable terminal devices are capable of activating these multiple functions. For example, there is one in which a telephone directory function can be activated and a telephone number or the like can be displayed on a display unit while a telephone call is being made using a telephone call function (Patent Document 1).
[0004]
In addition, in such a mobile terminal device, when a function is activated, information on the function, such as operation guidance and selection items, or the progress and results of a processing procedure, is usually displayed on a display unit. For example, when a data transmission / reception function is activated and a data download processing procedure is executed, a display indicating that the data is being downloaded is displayed on the display unit.
[0005]
On the other hand, when such a data transmission / reception function is activated, the music playback function is activated later and both functions are used at the same time. Since priority is given to the display, a display indicating that the music is being downloaded is not displayed on the display unit, and a list for selecting a tune to be reproduced is displayed.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-2002-354101
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a portable terminal device, when a plurality of functions are activated, information on the last activated function among these functions is displayed on the display unit. You can check on the display, but if you accidentally press an operation key without ending the last activated function and the function other than the last activated function ends, the user should confirm this There was a problem that it was not possible.
[0008]
[Object of the invention]
In view of the above problem, the present invention provides a portable terminal device that allows a user to recognize that a function that is not displayed on the display unit ends when a plurality of functions are activated. The purpose is to:
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is
A portable terminal device having at least a display unit and an operation unit, and capable of activating a plurality of functions by operating the operation unit,
A notification unit that notifies the user by at least one of sound, light, and vibration;
When the plurality of functions are activated and information on the last activated function is displayed on the display unit, and when a function other than the last activated function is terminated during activation of the plurality of functions. And a control unit that controls the notification unit to operate.
[0010]
The invention according to claim 2 is
A portable terminal device having at least a display unit and an operation unit, and capable of activating a plurality of functions by operating the operation unit,
Information on the last activated function is displayed on the display unit when the plurality of functions are activated, and functions other than the last activated function are terminated during activation of the plurality of functions. A control unit that controls the display unit to display a confirmation screen for confirming whether or not to end the function when an appropriate operation is performed.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of a portable terminal device according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a mobile phone as an example of the mobile terminal device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a first operation procedure of the mobile phone shown in FIG.
[0012]
The mobile phone 2 has a plurality of functions such as a call function, a data transmission / reception function such as e-mail, a telephone directory function, a communication history display function, an imaging function, a music reproduction function, and a game function. It can be used.
[0013]
Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile phone 2 includes a wireless unit 4 having an antenna 5, a speaker 6, a microphone 8, a display unit 10, an operation unit 12, an imaging unit 14, a notification unit 16, and a control unit 18 that controls these. Have.
[0014]
The wireless unit 4 performs transmission and reception of data such as e-mail, and communication for making a call using the speaker 6 and the microphone 8.
[0015]
The display unit 10 is a display device such as an LCD (liquid crystal display), and displays information on various functions of the mobile phone 2, a menu screen, a standby screen, and the like.
[0016]
The operation unit 12 includes a numeric keypad, a cross key, a call key, an off-hook key, an on-hook key, various function keys, and the like. Here, the cross key is used when a selection item is displayed on the display unit 10, for example, when the cursor in the display screen is moved up, down, left, and right to specify the selection item. .
[0017]
The imaging unit 14 uses an imaging element such as a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS), and can capture a still image or a moving image. I have. Still images and moving images captured by the imaging unit 14 can be displayed on the display unit 10.
[0018]
In addition, the mobile phone 2 includes, as the notification unit 16, a notification sound generation unit 16a, a vibration generation unit 16b (vibrator), and a light source 16c such as an LED (light emitting diode). Whether or not to allow the user can be set.
[0019]
The control unit 18 displays a standby screen on the display unit 10 in a standby state in which none of the functions provided in the mobile phone 2 are activated, and responds to an operation from the operation unit 12. In addition, the function provided in the mobile phone 2 can be activated. For example, in the case of a call function, after operating a numeric keypad to input a telephone number and then pressing a call key, it is activated, and in the case of a data transmission / reception function, a predetermined key is pressed to display a menu screen, It is activated by selecting from the selection items on this menu screen.
[0020]
Further, when the control unit 18 activates one of the functions provided in the mobile phone 2, the information regarding the function can be displayed on the display unit 10, and at this time, the user newly operates the operation unit 12 to operate the operation unit 12. When another function is activated, information relating to a function activated later is displayed on the display unit 10 with priority. That is, when a plurality of functions are activated, information relating to the last activated function is displayed on the display unit 10.
[0021]
For example, during a call using the call function, the display unit 10 indicates that a call is in progress. In this state, when the user operates the operation unit 12 to activate the telephone directory function, The display relating to the telephone directory function activated from the above is given priority, and a screen of the telephone directory function is displayed on the display unit 10.
[0022]
Next, a first operation procedure of the mobile phone 2 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
[0023]
2, a standby screen is displayed on the display unit 10 in a standby state in which none of the functions of the mobile phone 2 are used (NO in step S1). From this state, for example, when the user operates the numeric keypad in the operation unit 12 to input a telephone number and presses a call key, a call function for making a call is activated as a first function (step S1). YES).
[0024]
When the call function is activated, processing procedures such as transmitting radio waves to the base station, establishing a call, and displaying information on the call function on the display unit 10 are executed.
[0025]
If the call function is terminated during execution of such a call function processing procedure (YES in step S3), the display returns to the initial state (standby state) before step S1 and the display unit 10 displays the standby screen. It has become so.
[0026]
On the other hand, when the user operates the operation unit 12 to activate, for example, the telephone directory function from among the plurality of functions during the activation of the call function, this is activated as the second function and the display of the display unit 10 is performed. Is switched, and information on the telephone directory function is displayed on the display unit 10 (YES in step S4).
[0027]
That is, both the telephone directory function and the telephone call function are executed (step S5).
[0028]
At this time, both the call function and the telephone directory function are activated. However, since information related to the telephone directory function is displayed on the display unit 10, the user can continue the telephone call while the display unit 10 is operating. The user can browse and operate the information displayed in.
[0029]
Next, when the call function, which is the first function, is terminated while the call function and the telephone directory function are activated (YES in step S6), the notification unit 16 is operated. At this time, the notification unit 16 operates for a certain period of time by combining any one of the sound from the notification sound generation unit 16a, the vibration from the vibration generation unit 16b, or the light from the light source 16c, or a combination thereof, and outputs the first notification to the user. It notifies that the call function, which is the first function, has ended (step S7). At this time, the telephone directory function is still activated, but does not hinder the execution of the processing procedure.
[0030]
Then, when the telephone directory function is terminated (YES in step S8) from the state in which only the telephone directory function is activated (NO in step S8), the display unit 10 returns to the state before step S1 (standby state). Displays a standby screen.
[0031]
When the telephone function and the telephone directory function are activated (step S5) and the telephone directory function as the second function is terminated (YES in step S9), the telephone call is again displayed on the display unit 10. The information related to the function is displayed, and the state returns to the state before step S2.
[0032]
Then, when the call function is terminated as it is (YES in step S3), unlike the case where the call function is terminated in step S6, the screen display of the display unit 10 becomes the standby screen, so that the user terminates the call function. It is possible to easily recognize what has been done. In addition, you may make it operate the alerting | reporting part 16 similarly to step S7, and in this case, it is preferable to make an alerting | reporting means different from step S6.
[0033]
According to the mobile phone 2 as described above, it is possible to notify the user at least by sound, light or vibration when a plurality of functions are activated and a function not displayed on the display unit 10 ends. Therefore, even if a function that is not displayed on the display unit 10 is erroneously terminated, it can be easily confirmed.
[0034]
In addition, since the user can surely recognize that the function not displayed on the display unit 10 has been completed, it is possible to prevent the user from leaving the power-on state and consuming power unnecessarily.
[0035]
Next, a second operation procedure of the mobile phone 2 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG.
[0036]
In FIG. 3, steps S1 to S5 are the same as the first operation procedure. That is, of the plurality of functions provided in the mobile phone 2, for example, when the telephone function as the first function and the telephone directory function as the second function are activated, information on the telephone directory function activated later is displayed. The information is displayed on the unit 10, and the user can operate the telephone directory function while viewing the information displayed on the display unit 10 (steps S <b> 1 to S <b> 5).
[0037]
Next, when the user operates the operation unit 12 to terminate the call function as the first function while the call function and the telephone directory function are activated (step S6). YES), a confirmation screen for confirming with the user whether or not the call function is actually terminated is displayed on the display unit 10 (step S7).
[0038]
FIG. 4 is an example of the confirmation screen displayed on the display unit 10. According to this, where the information (P1) regarding the telephone directory function is displayed, an operation for ending the call function is performed, and a confirmation screen (P2) for asking the user whether or not the call function is actually ended is displayed. , P1.
[0039]
Then, when the user selects “YES” from the confirmation screen in FIG. 4 and performs an operation of ending the call function as the first function (YES in step S8 in FIG. 3), the call function ends. Returning to the state before step S1 (standby state), the display unit 10 displays a standby screen.
[0040]
When the user selects “NO” from the confirmation screen in FIG. 4 and performs an operation that does not end the telephone directory function as the second function (NO in step S6), the telephone directory function operates together with the telephone call function. It is continuously executed as it is.
[0041]
Further, when the call function and the telephone directory function are activated (step S5), when the operation of ending the telephone directory function, which is the second function, is performed (YES in step S9), the display unit 10 is displayed again. Information on the call function is displayed, and the state returns to the state before step S2.
[0042]
Then, when the call function is terminated as it is (YES in step S3), unlike the case where the call function is terminated in step S6, the screen display of the display unit 10 becomes the standby screen. Can be easily confirmed that the process has been completed. Note that, similarly to step S6, a confirmation screen for confirming whether to end the call function may be displayed.
[0043]
According to the mobile phone 2 as described above, when a plurality of functions are activated, when an operation for ending a function not displayed on the display unit 10 is performed, whether or not to end the function is determined. Is displayed to allow the user to select, so that it is possible to prevent a function not displayed on the display unit 10 from being erroneously terminated due to an erroneous operation or the like.
[0044]
In the above-described embodiment, an example is described in which the call function is activated as the first function, and the telephone directory function is activated as the second function. It goes without saying that other functions can be activated as the first function and the second function.
[0045]
For example, a call function may be activated as a first function, a communication history display function may be activated as a second function, a music playback function may be activated as a first function, and data transmission / reception may be activated as a second function. The function may be activated.
[0046]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which two functions are activated has been described. However, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to a case where three or more functions are activated.
[0047]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, the operation of the notification unit 16 for notifying that the first function has been completed is one of the notification sound generation unit 16a, the vibration generation unit 16b, or the light source 16c, or These are combined to operate for a certain period of time. However, various modifications are possible. For example, the notification may be made in a different manner for each type of the first function.
[0048]
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to other types of mobile terminal devices such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). Needless to say.
[0049]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a user can recognize that the function which is not displayed on a display part is complete | finished when activating several functions.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a mobile phone as an example of a mobile terminal device of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a first operation procedure of the mobile phone shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a second operation procedure of the mobile phone shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen display of a mobile phone as an example of the mobile terminal device of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Mobile phone 4 Radio unit 6 Speaker 8 Microphone 10 Display unit 12 Operation unit 14 Imaging unit 16 Notification unit 16a Notification sound generation unit 16b Vibration generation unit 16c Light source

Claims (2)

A portable terminal device having at least a display unit and an operation unit, and capable of activating a plurality of functions by operating the operation unit,
A notification unit that notifies the user by at least one of sound, light, and vibration;
When the plurality of functions are activated and information on the last activated function is displayed on the display unit, and when a function other than the last activated function is terminated during activation of the plurality of functions. A control unit for controlling the notification unit to operate. A portable terminal device having at least a display unit and an operation unit, and capable of activating a plurality of functions by operating the operation unit,
Information on the last activated function is displayed on the display unit when the plurality of functions are activated, and functions other than the last activated function are terminated during activation of the plurality of functions. A portable terminal device comprising: a control unit that controls a display screen to display a confirmation screen for confirming whether or not to end the function when a specific operation is performed.

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