JP2005025540A - Terminal device and display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display method and a communication terminal that increase user-friendliness. <P>SOLUTION: The terminal device is configured to display only parts of nonselected alternatives for easy recognition of the number of alternatives and a selection state, and to change the selection state via left and right keys and switch setting items via up and down keys. Reduced screen transitions and the like can improve the browsability and operability of setting items. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a display method for displaying a plurality of items on a screen and a terminal device using the same.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In order to display many menu items in a predetermined area on the screen, the character size when displaying the menu item character string is reduced, or some characters are deleted from the menu item character string and displayed. An apparatus has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-122783
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Since the screen of a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone is small, there is a problem that it becomes difficult to reduce the character size. In addition, if the characters to be displayed are uniformly deleted from the menu item characters, the user may not understand the contents of the menu item.
[0005]
In addition, if many items are displayed by scrolling the display screen or are displayed in a hierarchical manner by dividing them into separate screens, there is a problem that the operation procedure is increased and the operability is deteriorated. Also, if you want to check multiple settings on one screen without switching to another screen, you can often display only the item name and the current setting value to be set due to screen area restrictions. There is a problem that it is difficult to understand from which option the current setting value is selected, and that it is not easy to use.
[0006]
In order to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a display method and a communication terminal that improve user convenience.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problem, a terminal device according to the present invention is used when a display unit that displays a plurality of options and a user selects one of a plurality of options displayed on the display unit. An operation means; and a control means for controlling the display means so as to display an option in a non-selected state not selected among the plurality of options in a simplified manner as compared with an option in a selected state. It is characterized by having.
[0008]
In this way, the options in the non-selected state are displayed in a simplified manner, making it easier to grasp the number of options and the selected state, and reducing screen transitions, etc. Make improvements.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0010]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance). 21 is a display unit for displaying a menu, 22 is a numeric keypad unit having numeric keys for inputting numbers, 23 is an up cursor key, 24 is a down cursor key, 25 is a left cursor key, 26 is a right cursor key, 27 Is an execution key for performing a confirmation operation.
[0011]
FIG. 2 shows an example of menu operation and screen display in the communication terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 2 shows an example in which setting values related to screen settings are set. However, the application of the present invention is not limited to screen settings, and may be applied when a plurality of menu items are selected and operated. .
[0012]
First, the setting screen 11 is displayed. There are “clock display”, “status display”, and “system color” as setting items. In the setting screen 11, default values are selected for the respective setting items. Among the selection items, when “clock display” is selectable, the color or background color of the item name 111 is changed to “status display” and “system color” and displayed. Thereby, the user can know that the “clock display” is in a state in which the set value can be changed.
[0013]
As a clock display option, one of four options “no display, large font, small font, only time” is selected. The setting screen 11 shows a state in which “no display” is selected, and indicates that the selection 112 is distinguished by changing the background color of the option 112 from other options. For items that are not selected, a frame display and abbreviated characters indicating the contents are displayed to indicate that there are options such as options 113, 114, and 115. On the other hand, the choices in the selected state are displayed without omitting the option names, and it can be seen that they are in the selected state by changing the background color or the like.
[0014]
By pressing the left and right cursor keys 25 and 26, the selected option can be changed. When the right cursor key is pressed from the state of the setting screen 11, the selection state moves to the option 117 on the right side as in the setting screen 12, and “No display” changes from the selection 112 to the display of the abbreviated display. “Large” changes from the non-selected abbreviated display to the selection option 117. Similarly, when the right cursor key is pressed from the state of the setting screen 12, the selection state moves to the option 117 next to the right as in the setting screen 13, and when the right cursor key is pressed from the state of the setting screen 13, the selection is made as in the setting screen 14. The state moves to the option 118 on the right. In addition, when the left cursor key is pressed, the selection state can be changed by moving in the opposite direction.
[0015]
If the right cursor key is pressed on the setting screen 14 at the right end of the selection state, the operation is disabled and the state does not change. However, the state changes to the state of the setting screen 11 at the left end so that it circulates. Also good. Similarly, when the left cursor key is pressed on the setting screen 11 at the left end, the operation is disabled and the state is not changed. However, the state may be changed to the state of the setting screen 14 at the right end and circulated. .
[0016]
In addition, the frame shape, display color, and background color of the options set in the unselected items “Status display” and “System color” can be changed to the frame shape of the “Screen settings” option in the selected state. From this, it is possible to inform the user of the set value although it is not an operable item.
[0017]
When the down cursor key is pressed from any state of the setting screen 11 to the setting screen 14 where the setting value of the “clock display” is selected, the item moves to “status display” and changes to a display like the setting screen 15. . In this case, since there are only two choices and the number of characters is only two characters, it is possible to display the item name in a non-selected state without omitting it, and it is not necessary to omit it, so it is displayed without omitting it. Yes.
[0018]
Similarly, by pressing the left and right cursor keys, the selection options can be changed. When the right cursor key is pressed from the setting screen 15, the selection options are changed from “Yes” to “ It changes to "None".
[0019]
When the down cursor key is pressed from the state of the setting screen 15 or the setting screen 16 where the setting value of “status display” is selected, the item moves to “system color” and changes to a display like the setting screen 17. As in the case of the clock display or status display, the selection options can be changed by pressing the left and right cursor keys. If you press the cursor key above the item to be set, you can change the item to be set by moving in the opposite direction.
[0020]
If the item to be selected is pressed at the top or bottom, and the up cursor key or the bottom cursor key is pressed, the operation may be disabled so that the state does not change, or the item at the bottom or top may be changed to circulate. Good. Further, when there are three or more items and display on one screen is not possible, the screen may be scrolled. In addition, when a number is added to an item and a numeric key is pressed, the selection state may transition to the item corresponding to the pressed number.
[0021]
As a method of distinguishing selection options from non-selection options, it is possible to change the background color, display color, font, font, etc., display pointers such as frames and arrows, blink, etc. It may be.
[0022]
As a method for displaying the options in the non-selected state, the method of omitting the characters to be displayed is used in the above embodiment, but only the frame is displayed as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). Only the number may be known. Also, items with a small number of characters to be displayed, such as the option 52 in FIG. 3C, display all characters, and items with a large number of characters display only a frame as in FIGS. 3A and 3B. May be combined and displayed. Further, when selecting a color, the color may be displayed as in the option 53 of FIG. 3C, or an icon representing the content may be displayed as in the option 54.
[0023]
This menu selection method may be applied not only to selection of options but also to tab switching as shown in FIG. It is possible to set different values for different situations such as application location and mode, and when switching the application location and mode using visual display such as tab display, many tabs in one row It is possible to effectively display a tab even when it is desired to display.
[0024]
Also, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the volume is 0, the selected state is specifically expressed as “silent” or “silent”, but when omitted when not selected, it is combined with other options. As long as the meaning is the same so as to display “0”, the expression may be changed to another expression that does not include a common character.
[0025]
When the display content is changed to a desired setting value by selecting an item to be set with the up and down cursor keys and changing the value to be selected with the left and right cursor keys, the value is updated by pressing the execution key 27. At the same time, the menu display is terminated.
[0026]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the menu is displayed and the setting value is selected from the options and set, the number and contents of the unselected options in the limited display area are displayed. It becomes possible to select while grasping, and since the area required for menu display is small, it is possible to check the setting values of multiple items at the same time, and the number of transitions of the menu screen is also reduced, so operability and It becomes possible to improve the usability.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the display method and communication terminal which improved the user's convenience can be provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal device.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a menu operation and a screen display example on a communication terminal.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another screen display example of the menu setting screen using the menu selection method according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen display example in which a menu selection method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied to tab selection display.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 to 19 Setting screen example 21 Display unit 22 Numeric keypad 23 Up cursor key 24 Down cursor key 25 Left cursor key 26 Right cursor key 27 Execution key

Claims (5)

Display means for displaying a plurality of options;
Operation means used when a user selects one of the plurality of options displayed on the display means;
A control means for controlling the display means to display an option in a non-selected state not selected among the plurality of options in a simplified manner than an option in the selected selection state;
A terminal device comprising: The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control so as to extract and display a part of a character string of options in the non-selected state. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein a part of the character string is a head part or a characteristic part of the character string. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs control so as to omit all character strings of options in the non-selected state and display a frame. A display method for displaying a plurality of menu items,
A menu item in a non-selected state that cannot be selected by the user from among the plurality of menu items and a menu item in a selected state that can be selected by the user are displayed on one display screen.
A display method characterized by displaying the menu item in the non-selected state in a simplified manner than the menu item in the selected state.

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