JP2006003486A - Timetable display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a timetable display device which displays timetable data in a user-friendly manner and used, and which is suitable especially for a portable terminal device, such as a cellular phone. <P>SOLUTION: The timetable display device is provided with a timetable display control means for displaying, in a prescribed hour information display area of a display means, hour information for each departure time information, constituting the timetable data selected and determined as timetable data to be displayed out of the timetable data stored in a timetable data storage means, and displaying, in a prescribed minute information display area which is separated from the hour information display area in displaying, minute information corresponding to the hour information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a timetable display device suitable for application to a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a mobile terminal device, a mobile communication device, and the like.

Patent document 1 can be mentioned as a prior art relevant to this invention. That is, the name of each train, the departure time of the train, and the home from which the train leaves are displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal device.
JP 11-38876 A

  However, if the technique described in the cited document 1 is applied to a device having only a narrow display portion such as a mobile terminal device, only a part of train departure time can be displayed, and therefore several hours after the current time. When we wanted to know the departure time of the car, there was a problem that the scroll amount was large and the usability was bad.

  Conventionally, in order to know the time of trains and buses with a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, the server is connected to the Internet by a predetermined Internet connection function called “imode” or “ezweb”, etc. It was necessary to download and display timetable data from the device. However, in that case, it took a long time to connect to the Internet and download the data, and the timetable data could not be displayed quickly.

  Also, in order to use such a timetable data download service, a usage fee is required for the service, and a packet fee is also required for communication for using the service. There was a problem that the cost required to display and confirm data was high.

  As another form of display of timetable data by a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, the timetable data is input and stored in a memo function conventionally provided in a mobile phone, and is displayed as necessary. There was also a form. However, the memo function of a mobile phone is merely for inputting, editing, and displaying a character string, similar to a general text editor for a personal computer.

  On the other hand, if the timetable is simply displayed in an enumerated manner such as “9:03”, “9:14”, “9:23”, “9 o'clock” "Is difficult to see twice, so the display of one" hour information "of" 9 o'clock "and the display of" minute information "such as" 03 minutes "," 14 minutes "," 23 minutes " It is easier to see if displayed with. However, there is a problem that the operation is too complicated to input and edit the timetable data with the memo function so that the “hour information” and the “minute information” are separated from each other.

  In addition, the memo function supports, for example, display of predetermined information associated with a predetermined departure time such as “9:03” and display of information related to a moving means such as a train or a bus related to the departure time. There is a problem that you can not. There is also a problem that memo information cannot be added in association with a predetermined departure time. In addition, when a list of “minute information” corresponding to each “hour information” constituting the time zone from the first departure to the last is to be displayed on a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone with a limited display area, the entire list There is also a problem that it is not easy to use, such as the display becomes too fine if it is displayed, and the whole cannot be displayed if it is displayed in a size that is easy to view.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a timetable display device particularly suitable for a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone that can be used by displaying timetable data conveniently.

  The timetable display device according to claim 1 includes timetable data configured as a set of departure time information expressed by a combination of each hour information and one or more minute information respectively corresponding to each hour information. Or a timetable display device comprising a plurality of timetable data storage means and a display means for displaying timetable data, wherein the timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means For each departure time information constituting the timetable data selected and determined as the target timetable data, time information is displayed in a predetermined time information display area of the display means, and minute information corresponding to the time information is displayed at the current time. A timetable display control means for displaying in a predetermined minute information display area separated from the information display area is provided. That is, since it is displayed separately while being associated with one or more pieces of minute information corresponding to the time information, it is easy to see as a timetable.

  The timetable display device according to claim 2 is the timetable display device according to claim 1, wherein the information related to the timetable data corresponding to the timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means. A timetable attribute information storage means for storing the timetable attribute information, and the timetable display control means, together with the display target timetable data, corresponds to the display target timetable data, the timetable attribute information storage means The timetable attribute information stored in is displayed in a predetermined display area of the display means. That is, it becomes easy to confirm the display contents of the timetable.

  The timetable display device according to claim 3 is the timetable display device according to claim 2, wherein the timetable attribute information includes a route name to which the departure place belongs, information indicating the departure place, and information indicating a destination direction. And at least one of information indicating whether the corresponding timetable data is valid or not. That is, it becomes easier to confirm the display contents of the timetable.

  A timetable display device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the timetable display device according to any one of the first to third aspects, further comprising a current time output means for outputting a current time, wherein the timetable display control means includes the The current time output from the current time output means together with the timetable data is displayed in a predetermined display area of the display means. That is, it becomes easy to compare the timetable with the current time.

  The timetable display device according to claim 5 is the timetable display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the timetable display control means includes each departure time information constituting the display target timetable data. The departure time information that cannot be displayed on the display screen of the display means is scrolled and displayed on the display screen of the display means. That is, the timetable display with a large amount of data can be handled on a small screen.

  The timetable display device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the timetable display device according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein the timetable display control means includes each piece of departure time information constituting the display target timetable data. In the display of the minute information corresponding to each time information in the minute information display area, the minute information that cannot be displayed in one line is automatically folded and displayed in a plurality of lines. That is, the timetable display with a large amount of data can be handled on a small screen.

  The timetable display device according to claim 7 is the timetable display device according to claim 1, wherein the timetable data is valid days corresponding to the timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means. Time table attribute information storage means for storing time table attribute information including at least day information which is information indicating the time table display control means, wherein the time table display control means includes the time table attribute information corresponding to the display target time table data. The display control is performed by associating other timetable data having the same information other than the day information in association with the display target timetable data. That is, it becomes easy to display a timetable with different days of the week.

  The timetable display device according to claim 8 corresponds to the timetable display device according to claim 1, corresponding to current day output means for outputting the current day of the week and timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means. And time table attribute information storage means for storing time table attribute information including at least day information that is information indicating the day of the week on which the time table data is valid, and the time table display control means outputs the current day of week output The timetable data including the day information corresponding to the current day of the week output by the means as the timetable attribute information is automatically selected and displayed as the display target timetable data. That is, a timetable suitable for today's day of the week can be automatically selected and displayed.

  The timetable display device according to claim 9 corresponds to departure time information constituting timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means in the timetable display device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. And additional information storage means for storing predetermined additional information, wherein the timetable display control means corresponds to the additional information storage corresponding to designated one of the departure time information constituting the display target timetable data. The additional information stored in the means is displayed on the display means. In other words, more detailed information about each departure time in the timetable can be provided to the user as additional information.

  The timetable display device according to claim 10 is the timetable display device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein an attribute of departure time information constituting timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means Departure time attribute information storage means for storing information, and the timetable display control means includes attribute information stored in the departure time attribute information storage means corresponding to departure time information constituting display target timetable data. The minute information constituting the departure time information is displayed in a predetermined display form. That is, it is possible to provide the user with information related to special circumstances regarding moving means such as trains and buses corresponding to the departure times in the timetable.

  The timetable display device according to claim 11 is the timetable display device according to claim 1, further comprising current time output means for outputting a current time, wherein the timetable display control means is configured to display display target timetable data. Of the departure time information, the minute information that is after the current time and that is closest to the current time is displayed in a display form that can be distinguished from the minute information of other departure time information. That is, the user can obtain the next departure time without any complicated operation.

  The timetable display device according to claim 12 is the timetable display device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the timetable display control means includes time information constituting display target timetable data and the time The minute information corresponding to the information is displayed on the display means in descending order using the time information as a key. That is, the display order can be adapted to the user's request.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the departure time information constituting the timetable data is not simply displayed in an enumerated manner, but the time information and the minute information constituting the departure time information are not redundantly displayed. In addition, since it is displayed separately, an effect that it is possible to realize a timetable display device that is very easy to see is obtained. In addition, since the departure time information constituting the timetable data is stored in a data structure in which the hour information and the minute information do not overlap useless hour information, the amount of data can be reduced by that amount, and the necessary storage capacity, There is an effect that it is possible to reduce the data transfer time and the packet charge required for data transfer when transferring timetable data from another device.

  According to the invention according to claim 2, since the attribute information related to the timetable data is displayed together with the display of the timetable data, compared with the case where only the timetable data is displayed, the As a result, it is possible to provide more detailed information about the displayed timetable data.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the timetable attribute information displayed together with the timetable data includes a route name to which the departure place belongs (for example, “Odakyu Line”), and information indicating the departure place (for example, “from Atsugi”). , Information indicating the direction of the destination (for example, “Shinjuku”), information on whether it is up or down (for example, “up”), or the day of the week on which the corresponding timetable data is valid (for example, “weekdays”, “holidays”, “ Among the information indicating “Saturday”, “Sunday”, etc.), it is possible to provide the user with more detailed and specific information about the displayed timetable data. Is obtained.

  According to the invention according to claim 4, since the current time is displayed together with the timetable data, the current time and the timetable data are presented to the user at the same time for comparison, and the departure time closest to the current time This makes it possible to easily identify the effect.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 5, even when the data amount of the said display object timetable data is large and cannot be displayed on the display screen of the said display means, all the departure times which comprise the said display object timetable data by scroll display Since the information can be confirmed by the user, an effect is obtained in which the timetable display device according to the present invention can be applied even to a device having a small display screen area.

  According to the invention of claim 6, when the number of minute information corresponding to specific time information is large and the display in the minute information display area does not fit on one line, it is automatically folded and displayed in a plurality of lines. As a result, the timetable display device according to the present invention can be applied to a device having a small display screen area.

  According to the seventh aspect of the invention, since the timetable data with different days of the week is associated and displayed, the user can easily refer to the timetable data with the same departure place and different timetables. The effect of being able to be performed is obtained.

  According to the eighth aspect of the invention, the timetable data effective on the current day of the week, specifically, for example, if today is Saturday, the timetable data valid today on Saturday is automatically displayed as display target timetable data. Since it is selected and displayed, the user can refer to the timetable data that is valid today without having to grasp the current day of the week and select the appropriate timetable data. The effect which becomes possible is acquired.

  According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, when specific departure time information is specified from the departure time information constituting the displayed timetable data, the corresponding additional information is displayed, so that the user can It is also possible to refer to the information related to the departure time information relating to the moving means such as trains and buses, and it is possible to obtain the effect of further enhancing the convenience as the timetable display device.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 10, the minute information of each departure time information which comprises the displayed timetable data is a predetermined display form (a specific color, bold, underline etc.) according to the attribute information. Since it is displayed, for example, departure time information (attributes such as trains, buses, etc.) that has attribute information such as “express”, “how many stops”, “some vehicles disconnected at some stations”, etc. Therefore, it is possible to provide the user with information and to improve the convenience of the timetable display device.

  According to the invention of claim 11, in the display of the timetable data, a display form in which the minute information of the departure time information closest to the current time after the current time is different from the minute information of the other departure time information ( (Specific color, bold, underline, etc.), the user can check the current time by himself and refer to the timetable data to easily know the first departure time after the current time. Thus, the convenience of the timetable display device can be further enhanced.

  According to the invention of claim 12, in displaying the timetable data, the time information and the minute information corresponding to the time information are displayed in descending order using the time information as a key. An aspect can be implement | achieved and the effect which can respond flexibly to a user's display preference is acquired.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a block configuration of a mobile phone 1 as a timetable display device according to the present invention.

  In the figure, a CPU 2 (central processing unit) controls the entire apparatus, and its execution program is stored in a ROM (read only memory) 3. The CPU 2 reads the execution program from the ROM 3 and executes the execution program. Are sequentially interpreted to control the entire apparatus.

  The ROM 3 may be a rewritable semiconductor memory such as FROM. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 4 forms a work area necessary for the control, and stores storage parameters and various parameters and management information necessary for the control.

  Generally, the CPU 2, ROM 3, RAM 4 and some hardware are generally referred to as a control unit. The operation input / display unit 5 includes a display for displaying various operation keys, operation guidance, and the like, and is for an operator to operate the apparatus. The call unit 6 includes a speaker unit 6b that outputs sound, a microphone unit 6c that inputs sound, and a call circuit 6a.

  The call circuit 6a sends the audio signal input from the microphone unit 6c to the communication unit, and outputs the audio signal input from the communication unit to the speaker unit 6b and the like. In addition, a circuit that adjusts the volume by amplifying or attenuating the audio signal or improving the sound quality by changing the frequency characteristics of the audio signal is generally included in the call circuit 6a. It is. In general, the call circuit 6a also performs so-called sidetone control for controlling the sound wraparound from the microphone unit 6c to the speaker unit 6b. The wireless communication means 7 transmits and receives voice signals wirelessly to and from the network side base station. In the best mode for carrying out the present invention, the timetable display device according to the present invention is applied to the mobile phone 1 that performs wireless communication with a base station. The timetable display device according to the present invention can also be applied to a fixed telephone device that communicates with a switching center by wire.

  The photographing means 8 converts a photographing object into image data, and specifically, a CCD or the like that is an image sensor is used. The CCD receives a light signal from a subject by a light receiving element, converts it into an analog electric signal, and outputs it. The image processing means 9 receives an analog electric signal output from the CCD (photographing means 8) and A / D converts it to obtain digital image data. The image processing means 9 further performs image processing (density conversion, filtering, optimization processing, enlargement / reduction, compression / decompression, etc.) on the digital image data. Image-processed image data is stored in the RAM 4 as memory means.

  The image display means 10 displays the image data processed by the image processing means 9 on an image display means on a liquid crystal screen (which may be a plasma display panel or a CRT). Note that the “display unit” of the operation input / display unit 5 can also be used as the image display means 10. The TV receiving means 11 includes a TV antenna, a detection unit, and a tuner unit, receives TV broadcast radio waves, and outputs a TV image signal. The TV image signal is input to the image processing circuit 9, and after performing predetermined image processing, it is stored in the frame memory 12, and the image data stored in the frame memory 12 is output to the image display means 10 to display the TV image. Is done. By storing the image data stored in the frame memory 12 in a predetermined storage medium, the TV image can be handled in the same manner as the image information acquired by the photographing unit 8.

  The external I / F unit 13 is used to transmit and receive data and the like by connecting to an external device such as a PC using a wire such as a cable. The memory card I / F means 14 is connected to an apparatus equipped with a storage medium such as an IC card, a memory card, a memory unit, etc., and transmits and receives data.

  The GPS (Global Positioning System) means 15 generally receives radio waves from an artificial satellite and calculates position information on the earth such as latitude and longitude of oneself from the difference in arrival time. It is. The IC tag means 16 transmits / receives data to / from the reader / writer device wirelessly. The IC tag means 16 comprises a wireless communication means comprising an antenna coil for transmitting / receiving radio wave signals, a resonant capacitor, a modem circuit, and a rectifying / smoothing circuit, and a CPU, ROM, and RAM. A high-frequency power radio signal transmitted from the reader / writer device is received by an antenna and a resonance capacitor, rectified and smoothed by a rectifying and smoothing circuit, an operation power source having a constant voltage is created and supplied to the inside of the IC tag. The signal transmitted from the reader / writer device is superimposed on the power radio signal, and the received signal is demodulated by the modem circuit. In the IC tag means 16, the CPU is operated by a program stored in the ROM, and controls the operation of the entire IC tag means 16 while forming a work area necessary for the operation on the RAM. The IC tag applied as the IC tag means 16 includes a read-only type that cannot be changed once information is written once, a type that can be rewritten later, and a type that can only be added (write-once type). The wireless I / F unit 17 transmits / receives data to / from an external device using wireless, and includes Bluetooth, infrared communication, wireless LAN communication, and the like.

The clock circuit 18 displays the current year (for example, “2004”), the current date (for example, “May 23”), the current time (for example, “23:23”), and the current day of the week (for example, “Sunday”). This is a circuit for outputting, and is constituted by a so-called real-time clock IC or the like. The CPU 2 can acquire information on the current year, date, time, and day of the week by reading the output from the clock circuit 6.
The clock circuit 18 corresponds to current time output means and current day output means. The system bus 19 is a signal line for the above units to exchange data.

  Needless to say, the mobile phone 1 does not need to have all the above-described configurations, and may have at least the configuration necessary for carrying out the invention.

  FIG. 2 shows the contents stored in the RAM 4 of the mobile phone 1 as a timetable display device.

  In the figure, the RAM 4 stores a timetable data file group 4a. The file group 4a is composed of one or more timetable data files. The timetable data file group 4a is referred to by a timetable program described later.

  FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the timetable data file constituting the timetable data file group 4a.

  In the figure, the timetable data file is represented by information of “file number”, “timetable attribute information”, “timetable data”, “output time attribute information”, “additional information”, and “user information”. It is configured. Each piece of information is handled as one file in the best mode for carrying out the present invention. However, the information is only required to be stored in association with each other, and the present invention is limited by the data structure. It is not a thing. Of the storage areas of the RAM 4 for storing each information, the storage area for “timetable data” corresponds to timetable data storage means, and the storage area for “timetable attribute information” is timetable attribute information. The storage area for "additional information" corresponds to the additional information storage means, the storage area for "output time attribute information" corresponds to the departure time attribute information storage means, and "additional information" The storage area for corresponds to additional information storage means. A storage area for “user information” may be used as user information storage means.

  The “file number” is a number for identifying each file constituting the file group 4a from each other. For example, the number “2” is set.

  The “timetable attribute information” is information indicating various conditions in which the corresponding “timetable data” is valid, such as the departure place and the day of the week on which the corresponding “timetable data” is valid. Specifically, “Route name”, “Departure point information”, “Direction information”, and “Day of the week information”.

  As the “route name”, for example, “Odakyu Line” is set. As the “departure place information”, for example, “from Atsugi” is set. As the “direction information”, for example, “Shinjuku direction (up)” is set. The “direction information” also includes “up / down information” that is information indicating “up” or “down”. The “up / down information” is, for example, “upbound” if it is from Shin-Atsugi on the Odakyu Line, and “down” if it is in the direction of Odawara.

  For example, “weekday” is set as “day information”. In addition, “Saturday” and “Sunday” can be set as “day information”. “Weekday” is a general term for “Monday”, “Tuesday”, “Wednesday”, “Thursday”, and “Friday”. If the same timetable data cannot be applied on Monday or Friday, “Weekday” is set. There may be a case where different timetable data is applied for each day of the week. In addition, special timetable data may be applied to a special day of the week called “holiday”. In short, the present invention is not limited by the classification form of “day information”.

  The “timetable data” is a main component of the timetable data file. From the departure place specified by the “timetable attribute information”, a train that departs on the day of the week specified by the “timetable attribute information”, The contents include a departure time information group that is a collection of all departure time information on the day of the week for a moving means such as a bus.

  The departure time information group constituting the “timetable data” includes “hour information” in an hour unit obtained by dividing 24 hours a day into 24 hours, and all departure times included in the time zone specified by the “time information”. Each piece of information is configured by associating with “minute information” which is information of “minute”. “Time information” is basically in the range of “00 hour” to “24 hour”, but exceeds “24 hour”, although it depends on the diagram of the applicable transportation means (train, bus, etc.). If it is a moving means (train, bus, etc.) that is open until midnight, the “time information” may be “25:00” or “26:00”.

  In the “timetable data” shown in FIG. 3, for example, “minute information” corresponding to “hour information” of “16:00” is “00”, “10”, “20”, “30”, “40”. , “45”, “50”, and “55”. This indicates that “timetable data” includes “16:00”, “16:10”... “16:55” as “departure time information”.

  “Departure time attribute information” indicates basic attributes of each departure time that constitutes “timetable data”. Specifically, a moving means (train, bus, etc.) relating to the corresponding departure time is displayed. If the passing station has an attribute different from that of each normal station, such as the “express” at the pass and the “semi-express” at the pass, the attribute is to indicate the attribute. For example, the attribute “express” indicates that it is set corresponding to the departure times “17:00”, “22:00”, “22:50”, and the attribute “quasi express” “15 minutes” is set. Of course, “departure time attribute” information such as “express” and “quasi express” may be individually associated with each departure time constituting the “timetable data”. In addition, the “departure time attribute information” may include information such as “how many stations stop” that does not go to the terminal station or stop of the end point.

  “Additional information” is information similar to “departure time attribute information”, but is a general-purpose message character string for the user set for the corresponding departure time. For example, at the departure time “22:50” The message string “Express to Shinjuku” is set.

  The “user information” is a message character string for the corresponding departure time set by the actual user of the mobile phone 1. For example, at the departure time “22:50”, the message character string “final” "Express", "Necessary time 55 minutes", "If you miss the flight, you can't go home."

  The present invention is not limited by the input form of the timetable data file shown in FIG. 3, and various input forms can be applied.

  Specifically, information such as “timetable data” of the timetable data file can be input by a general-purpose editor program provided in the mobile phone 1 or an editor dedicated to the timetable program described later. Further, it is connected to the Internet or the like using communication I / F means (external I / F means 13, IC tag means 16, wireless I / F means 17, wireless communication means 7, TV receiving means 11, etc.). It can also be input in the form of downloading from the server. Further, it is also possible to input by downloading from an external memory card via the memory card I / F means 14.

  The present invention is not limited by the format of the internal representation of the timetable data file, and various formats can be applied. Specifically, for example, a text file format can be applied. The format may be any other format such as a CSV format or a file format described in a markup language represented by HTML. In short, the timetable data is in any format as long as it has a predefined data structure. A file may be represented.

  Further, in order to prevent the contents of the timetable data file from being inadvertently rewritten, the timetable data file group 3a stored in the RAM 3 is collectively collected or individually for each file constituting the file group 3a. If you try to open or delete a file for editing by associating it with a password, you will be prompted to enter the password so that the file cannot be opened or deleted unless the correct password is entered, You may make it provide the file lock means which prevents rewriting and deletion of an illegal file. In that case, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which it is difficult to get on the train or bus at the desired departure time in order to believe the timetable data whose contents have been rewritten, or the timetable data to be referred to cannot be browsed.

  The content data of the timetable data file of FIG. 3 constituting the timetable data file group 4a of FIG. 2 may be configured as a part of a timetable program (FIG. 4) described later. However, in the best mode for carrying out the present invention, a timetable program (FIG. 4), which will be described later, and a timetable data file are separated, and the timetable program (FIG. 4) is used as needed. It takes the form which refers to.

  When the content data of the timetable data file in FIG. 3 is configured as a part of a timetable program (FIG. 4) described later, the input of the content data is included as a part of the function of the timetable program (FIG. 4). In the best mode for carrying out the present invention in which the timetable program (FIG. 4) and the timetable data file are separated from each other, the timetable data file is a mobile phone. Input and edit using the general-purpose editor (simple editor) attached to 1.

  FIG. 4 shows the control processing procedure of the timetable program. The timetable program controls the display of the timetable while referring to the contents of the timetable data files constituting the timetable data file group 4a in FIG. The timetable program is usually stored in advance in the RAM 3 of the mobile phone 1 and is executed by the CPU 2. As is the case with the best mode for carrying out the present invention, it is connected via a network. Alternatively, a program corresponding to the timetable program may be operated on the server device, and the result may be received and displayed on the display unit of the operation input / display unit 5. Further, the timetable program stored in the server device may be downloaded to the RAM 4 of the mobile phone 1 via the network and executed by the CPU 2.

  The timetable program executed by the CPU 2 corresponds to timetable display control means. The display unit of the operation input / display unit corresponds to a display unit.

  Specifically, the timetable program is stored in the ROM 3, and the execution of the program is executed by the CPU 2 by sequentially reading out the code of the timetable program from the ROM 3 and executing an instruction corresponding to the code. This is done by referring to the RAM 4.

  4 is started from the OS when a [start] key 52a (described later) is pressed, and first, a list of timetable data files is displayed as shown in FIG. (Processing S101).

  Here, FIG. 5 will be described. FIG. 5 shows a schematic configuration of the operation input / display unit 5 provided in the mobile phone 1. The display unit 51 corresponds to the “display unit” of the operation input / display unit 5, and the operation input unit 52 corresponds to the “operation input unit” of the operation input / display unit 5.

  The operation input unit 52 includes at least a [start] key 52a, an [end] key 52b, and a [decision] key 52c, and a cursor key group 52d. Although not shown, the operation input unit 52 includes various other keys. The cursor key group 52d is composed of an [↑] key 52du, a [↓] key 52dd, a [→] key 52dr, and a [←] key 52dl, and selects a specific item from the selection items displayed on the display unit 51. This is for selecting or scrolling the display on the display unit 51 in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  The display unit 51 is also equivalent to a display unit, and the entire display area is divided into several parts, and necessary information is displayed in each divided area. As the display unit 51, a CRT display, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, a ferroelectric display, etc. (of course, not limited to these display devices, other known techniques can be used) can be applied.

  Specifically, the display unit 51 includes display areas of a timetable related information display area 51a, an apparatus state display area 51b, and a current time display area 51c. The timetable related information display area 51a is a display area for the timetable program, and literally is an area for displaying various information related to the timetable. The device state display area 51b is a device state of the mobile phone 1, specifically, a device such as the reception intensity of radio waves, the remaining battery level, whether there is an incoming mail, whether the vibrator function is set (character V) or not. This is an area for displaying the status. The current time display area 51 c is an area for displaying the current time based on the current time information of “year / month / day / hour / minute / day of the week” read from the clock circuit 18.

  In FIG. 5, each display area is arranged so that the display areas of the timetable related information display area 51a, the device state display area 51b, and the current time display area 51c are not hidden from each other. When the information display area 51a is not used, the apparatus status display area 51b and the current time display area 51c are arranged in the timetable related information display area 51a (display area easy to see in the center of the screen) to display the apparatus status and current time. In addition, when the timetable program to be described later is started and the timetable related information display area 51a is used, the display of the apparatus status and the current time may be compared outside the timetable related information display area 51a. . Further, when a timetable program to be described later is started and the timetable related information display area 51a is used, the timetable related information display area 51a is dealt with by window display so as to be secured in a newly opened window area. It may be.

  By the processing S101 of the timetable program of FIG. 4, the timetable data file list is displayed in the timetable related information display area 51a of FIG.

  The timetable data file list is a list in which “file number” and “timetable attribute information” of each timetable data file (see FIG. 3) constituting the timetable data file group 4a in FIG. 2 are associated with each other. Yes, in FIG. 5, the timetable data files whose “file numbers” are “2” to “9” are displayed in the order of file numbers. In addition, the file whose background is filled with diagonal lines and the character strings of “file number” and “timetable attribute information” are underlined is a currently selected file.

The timetable program of FIG. 4 displays the file list in the process S101, and then performs the scroll process / display target timetable data file selection process (process S102),
The process is repeated until the [Determination] key 52c is pressed or until the [End] key 52b is pressed (No in S103 and No in S104).

  The process S102 is specifically the following process. That is, in the display in the timetable related information display area 51a of FIG. 5, if the [↑] key 52du is pressed once, the file one level above is selected and the [↓] key 52dd is pressed once. For example, the next lower file is selected. In the display of FIG. 5, when the file with “file number” “2” is in the selected state, if the [↑] key 52du is pressed once, the files with file numbers “1” to “8” are displayed. The display content is updated so that is displayed for. That is, scroll up. In this case, the file with the file number “1” is newly selected. Further, in the display of FIG. 5, when the file with “file number” “9” is in the selected state, if the [↓] key 52dd is pressed once, the files with file numbers “3” to “10” are displayed. The display content is updated so that is displayed for. That is, scroll down. In this case, the file with the file number “10” is newly selected.

  The display of “1 more” next to the “↑” mark at the top of the file list display shows that there is one more file with the file number “1” above the file number “2” at the top, [↑] This indicates that display is possible by an up scroll operation by pressing the key 52du. Also, the display of “4 more” next to the “↓” mark at the bottom of the file list display shows that there are four more files with file numbers “10 to 13” below the file number “9” at the bottom. [↓] Indicates that display is possible by a downward scroll operation by pressing the key 52dd.

  That is, in this case, the timetable data file group 4a in FIG. 2 is composed of 13 timetable data files with file numbers “1” to “13”, but in the display of FIG. Only the files “9” to “9” are displayed.

  When the [END] key 52b is pressed while the process S102 is repeatedly performed in this manner (Yes in determination S104), the timetable program ends. When the [OK] key 52a is pressed (Yes in determination S103), the timetable data files that were selected when the [OK] key 52a was pressed are displayed from the timetable data file group 4a in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the timetable is displayed in the timetable-related information display area 51a (see FIG. 6) (process S105). The timetable program ends.

  In the display of the file list in FIG. 5, as the display form of the files constituting the timetable data file group 4a (“file number” and “timetable attribute information”), as shown in FIG. In addition to “2, 3, 4...” And “file number”, the display format may be various display forms other than the display form in ascending order.

  Specifically, it may be displayed in descending order based on “file number”. In addition, files that are frequently used may be preferentially displayed. In that case, the number of times of selection (the number of times the [OK] key 52a has been pressed in the selected state) is stored corresponding to each file or as a part of the information of each file, and when the file list is displayed. The file list is displayed in ascending order or descending order with reference to the information on the number of times of selection. As a result, compared to the area of the display area 51a, even if the number of files constituting the file group 4a is too large and the file list becomes long, the files that the user often selected and referred to in the past have priority. Since it is displayed as a list of files to be selected, there is an advantage that the opportunity for scrolling operation can be minimized.

  In addition, “day information” matching the “day information” in the “timetable attribute information” (see FIG. 3) of each table constituting the file group 4a and the current day of the week output from the clock circuit 18 are matched. May be displayed preferentially. When the user checks the timetable, it is often necessary to check the timetable that is valid for today (corresponding day of the week), so scrolling is necessary by including the file corresponding to the current day of the week in the file list with priority. This has the advantage of minimizing the chance of occurrence.

  Alternatively, the file list may be preferentially displayed based on the creation date and time of the timetable data file. For example, the latest files are displayed in order, or the oldest files are displayed in reverse order. In this case, when creating the timetable data file, the creation date and time information is stored as part of the information content of the file.

  Further, the departure place information specified by the position information output by the GPS means 15 and the “departure place information” as a part of the “timetable attribute information” (see FIG. 3) are collated, and the matching file is given priority. As a file list. Specifically, position information consisting of a combination of latitude and longitude corresponding to “departure information” such as “Hontsugi Station” is set as a part of “timetable attribute information” and output by the GPS means 15. Files with position information close to the position information to be set as “timetable attribute information” are preferentially displayed in a list. In that case, a file in which “day information” matching the current day of the week is set may be displayed with higher priority. In this case, a file that matches the departure place where the current user is and the current day of the week is displayed. Are preferentially displayed in a list, and the selection operation can be further reduced.

  Also, the current location information (including route name, station name, bus stop name, etc.) output by the IC tag means 16 is checked against the “route name” and “departure location information” in the “timetable attribute information” (see FIG. 3). Thus, matching files may be preferentially displayed in a list. In that case, files that match the departure place where the current user is actually displayed are displayed in a preferential list, and the labor of the selection operation can be further reduced. In this case, a file in which “day information” matching the current day of the week is set may be displayed with higher priority.

  The current location information output by the IC tag means 16 is obtained from an IC tag reader / writer device provided at a departure place such as a station platform or a bus stop. That is, communication is started by holding the mobile phone 1 incorporating the IC tag means 16 over the IC tag reader / writer device, and receiving information related to the departure place where the IC tag reader / writer device is installed from the IC tag reader / writer device. To do. In that case, it is also possible to directly receive and display the timetable data suitable for the departure place where the IC tag reader / writer device is installed and the current day of the week from the IC tag reader / writer device. In addition, the timetable data file relating to the departure place is not limited to the current day of the week and may be received and stored for all days of the week, and may be selected from the file list.

  Further, in the file list display of FIG. 5, there is a problem as to which file is in an initial selection state (background is hatched with underlined characters). As a method for determining the initial selection state in that case, there is a problem. Various methods can be applied.

  Specifically, a file in which “day information” matching the current day of the week output from the clock circuit 18 is set as “timetable attribute information” (see FIG. 3) is set to an initial selection state in the file list. Can do. In addition, the most frequently used file can be set to the initial selection state. In addition, the above-described file selection mode to be preferentially displayed in the file list can be applied to a method for determining a file to be in an initial selection state in the file list display. Thereby, it is possible to further save the trouble of scrolling operation in the display range of the file list.

  The timetable data displayed in step S105 of FIG. 4 shown in FIG. 6 will be described.

  The timetable data displayed in the timetable related information display area 51a is basically based on the contents of the “timetable data” (see FIG. 3) of the timetable data file selected and determined in Yes of judgment S103. In the timetable data file, “Timetable data” is displayed in the “Time” display area (hour information display area) and “Minute information” is displayed in the “Minute” display area. Yes.

  In addition, a character string “current time: 16:25 (Saturday)” is displayed. This display is a character string created based on the current time output from the clock circuit 18, and when referring to the displayed timetable data, the current time and the departure time are compared to specify a desired departure time. To help.

  In addition, the character string “(Odakyu Line) Hon-Atsugi departure-> Shinjuku direction (Saturday)” is created based on the “timetable attribute information” of the timetable data file to be displayed selected and determined in Yes of judgment S103. The user can easily confirm which departure place, day of the week, and the like the timetable data selected by the user is. If “up and down information” is set in “timetable attribute information”, it can be described as “(Odakyu Line) Hon-Atsugi departure → Shinjuku direction (upbound) (Saturday)”.

  The display of the character string “5 cases in the same departure place and others” is the timetable to be displayed that is selected and determined in the determination S103 among the timetable data files constituting the timetable data file group 4a in FIG. This is a character string created based on the number of other files (in this case, 5) with “Departure point information” that matches “Departure point information” in “Timetable attribute information” of the data file. The user can easily check how many other timetable data files have the same departure location as the timetable data selected by the user.

  The display of the character string “2 other than the day of the week” is the timetable data to be displayed that is selected and determined in Yes in the determination S103 from the timetable data files constituting the timetable data file group 4a in FIG. “Route name”, “Departure point information”, and “Direction information” that respectively match “Route name”, “Departure point information”, and “Direction information” in the “Timetable attribute information” of the file are set. This is a character string created based on the number of other files that differ only in “Day of the week information” (in this case, two), and the time of the same route, the same departure place, and the same direction as the timetable data selected by the user The user can easily check how many other table data files exist.

  Each of these display areas is usually distinguished by a boundary line, but if each area is clearly laid out so that the user can understand it, the boundary line may not be present. Further, the boundary line is not limited to a line, and other boundary display forms such as showing the boundary due to a difference in color by arranging the background of each region in different colors may be used.

  The display of “switch day of the week” on the left side of the “→” mark indicates that a timetable data file other than the currently displayed timetable data file and “daytable information” of “timetable attribute information” can be displayed by pressing the [→] key 52dr. This indicates that the same timetable data (in this case, there are two) are displayed in order, and the timetable program displays the timetable data file to be displayed and the “timetable” when the [→] key 52dr is pressed. One of the timetable data files having the same attribute information other than “day information” is selected, and the timetable data as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed for the selected timetable data file. Thereby, it is possible to easily switch the display of the timetable data of the same timetable data file other than the “day of the week information” of the “timetable attribute information” which is closely related to each other, and the selection determination in Yes in the determination S103 Thus, even if timetable data for a day of the week different from the desired day of the week is selected (a mistake that is likely to occur), the user can immediately display the desired timetable data by pressing the [→] key 52dr.

  “Up / down switching” on the right side of the “←” mark indicates that if the [←] key 52 dl is pressed, the display is switched to the display of the timetable data in the direction opposite to the currently displayed direction. When the [←] key 52dl is pressed, the timetable program selects a timetable data file that is different only in the “direction information” of the “timetable attribute information” from the current timetable data file to be displayed, For the selected timetable data file, the timetable data as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. Thereby, it is possible to easily switch the display of the timetable data of “up” and “down” that are closely related to each other, and by selecting “up” and “down” in the selection determination in Yes of determination S103, However, the user can immediately display desired timetable data by pressing the [←] key 52dl.

  It is also conceivable to set not the “up / down switching” function but the “same departure point switching” function in the [←] key 52dl. The function is a function of sequentially switching and displaying a file of the same starting point as the current timetable data file to be displayed every time the [←] key 52dl is pressed. In that case, it is meaningful even today if only the file of the same day of the week as the current timetable data file to be displayed or the same day of the week output from the clock circuit 18 is switched. It is possible to omit useless display of timetable data for days other than today's day of the week, and the convenience for the user is further enhanced.

  The display of the “time” display area as the hour information display area and the “minute” display area as the minute information display area will be described in detail.

  In the “time” display area, one day is 24 hours, and a number representing each time is displayed as time information. In FIG. 6, the time range from “16” to “22” is displayed. How much time range can be displayed in the timetable related information display area 51a depends on the amount of “minute information” displayed in the “minute” display area depending on each “time (hour information)”. Depending on the amount of “information” and the width of the display area 51a, “minute information” corresponding to each “time (hour information)” is displayed in one line or a plurality of lines.

  In FIG. 6, “minute information” is displayed in one line when the number is 8 or less, and two lines when “minute information” is 9 or more and 18 or less. If the height of one line display is constant, the number of “minute information” corresponding to each “time” is confirmed, and the time from “A” time to “B” time is displayed. The displayable time range can be easily determined such that the range can be displayed in the display area 51a.

  In the display of time data in FIG. 6, when the number of “minute information” settings corresponding to a specific “time” is 0, the display is omitted with the required number of display lines for the “time” being 0. You may do it.

  In addition, the number of “minute information” that can be displayed per line is determined by the total number of characters of “minute information” and the number of space characters between “minute information” in “minute” of the display area 51a. In this case, for example, “56 minutes” of “minute information” is added at the end of the first line because of the limitation on the maximum number of characters. 5 ”, so that it is not displayed separately as“ 6 ”at the beginning of the second line, so that the second line is collectively folded so that“ 56 ”is displayed at the beginning of the second line. Forbidden processing may be applied. In that case, the timetable data is easy to read.

  When displaying “minute information” corresponding to a specific “time (hour information)” in one line and displaying in two lines (or more), the height of the display area is shared, and each “time” You may comprise so that the height required for the display of "minute information" corresponding to (hour information) "may not change. In this case, the time range that can be displayed in the display area 51a is constant, and the display control associated with the scroll operation described later can be facilitated. However, when the “minute information” is displayed in one line, there is too much room for the height. Although the time range that can be displayed in the display area 51a is narrowed, there is an advantage that it is easy to see.

  In the display of the timetable data in the display area 51a of FIG. 6, the “minute information” that constitutes “departure time information” that is a future departure time that is closest to the current time, based on the current time output from the clock circuit 18. "Is highlighted so as to be distinguishable from other departure time displays. Specifically, in FIG. 6, since the current time is “16:25”, the corresponding “minute information” is minute information “30” corresponding to the time “16”. Accordingly, the size of the character string “30” is increased and emphasized by further bolding italic display. You may make it change the color of a character. By highlighting in such a manner, the user can clearly identify the departure time at which the user can get on the earliest after the current time. In addition, the highlighting may be changed to the next “40” and then the next “45” in the display of FIG. In the state of being displayed, the departure time that can be boarded earliest after the current time is automatically highlighted, and the user can always visually grasp the closest departure time from the current time.

  As other forms of highlighting, it is conceivable to blink the target character string, display it in reverse, change the type of font, or enclose it with a square.

  Further, in the display of the timetable data in FIG. 6, the “minute information” of the corresponding “departure time information” is highlighted based on the “departure time attribute information” (see FIG. 3) of the timetable data file to be displayed. Like to do. Specifically, “departure time information” having an “express” attribute, that is, a character string indicating each “minute information” of “17:00”, “22:00”, and “22:50” Is shown in italics and double underlined. In addition, a character string indicating “departure time information” having an attribute of “quasi-urgent”, that is, “minute information” of “17:15” is italicized and is underlined with a single underline.

The form of highlighting is not limited to italic and single / double underline, and various forms can be applied in the same manner as the form of highlighting at the departure time closest to the current time described above.
In particular, the character string of “minute information” of other “departure time information” that is not explicitly set by “departure time attribute information” and is implicitly set as “normal train (stop at each station)” Is displayed in a common basic display form, that is, in a standard font with a black color and not an italic font, and with a standard thickness.

  This makes it possible to distinguish and grasp “departure time information” such as “express trains” and “quasi-express trains”, which are different from “regular trains” and have stations that do not stop. It is also conceivable to set a passing station or a stopping station as “additional information” (see FIG. 3) for “departure time information” having attributes of “express” and “quasi express”. . In addition, the display of “minute information” of “departure time information” in which “additional information” (see FIG. 3) and “user information” are set is highlighted so that it can be distinguished that each information is set. It is also possible to display in a form. In particular, since the “user information” is information set by the actual user of the mobile phone 1, the “departure time information” for which the user has set “user information” (which is much more interesting) is obvious to the user. Can be identified.

  In the display of the timetable data in FIG. 6, the time range from time “16” to “22” is displayed. However, the timetable data file to be displayed is the “timetable data” (11 hours before the time “5” to “15” in the time range from the time “16” to “22” being displayed. 3), and later “time table data” (see FIG. 3) for three hours from time “23” to “25”. That is, a character string display of “11 more hours” on the left side of the “↑” mark at the top of the display area 51a, and “3 more hours” on the left side of the “↓” mark at the bottom of the display area 51a. It is shown by the character string display.

  As described above, from the relationship between the size of the display area 51a and the information amount of the “timetable data” of the timetable data file to be displayed, all “timetable data” is displayed as “time” of the display area 51a. There is a problem whether the time range should be selected as the initial display range when the display area and the “minute” display area cannot be displayed. In the best mode for carrying out the present invention, the clock circuit 18 The “partial timetable data” for the “hour information” that matches the output current time is displayed at the top, and after that, the time range determined by the relationship of the number of necessary lines that differs depending on the data amount of “minute information” "Partial timetable data" for the minute is displayed.

  Since the user is often interested in timetable data for the minutes ahead of the current time, the user can easily and quickly grasp the desired departure time by applying such initial display. . Needless to say, the initial display may start with “partial timetable data” corresponding to the first “time information” (for example, “5”) constituting “timetable data”. It is also conceivable to display only “partial timetable data” for “hour information” (for example, “16” hour) of the current time.

  If the user wants to refer to the data before and after the timetable data in the time range currently displayed in the display area 51a, the user presses the [↑] key 52du key to view the previous data. In order to view the subsequent data, the [↓] key 52dd key is pressed.

However, when the [↑] key 52du key is pressed in the time range currently displayed in the display area 51a, the “minute information” that is in the past and closest to the “minute information” of the “departure time information” in the selected state. Is newly selected. Conversely, when the [↓] key 52dd key is pressed, the “minute information” that is in the future and closest to the “minute information” of the “departure time information” in the selected state is newly selected.
The “minute information” of the “departure time information” in the selected state is highlighted in a manner surrounded by a dotted-line square frame. At that time, “time information” of “departure time information” in the selected state is also highlighted in a manner surrounded by a dotted square frame. In this case, the highlighted display form is not limited to the dotted square frame, and may be any form as long as it can be distinguished from other “departure time information”.

  In the display of FIG. 6, departure time information “22:50” is in a selected state, and hour information “22” in the “time” display area and minute information “50” in the “minute” display area are dotted lines. Are highlighted in a manner surrounded by a square frame. Each time the [↑] key 52du key is pressed in this state, the highlighting corresponds to minute information “45”, “40”... “00”, hour information “21” corresponding to hour information “22”. Minute information “55”, “50”, and so on. The opposite is true when the [↓] key 52dd key is pressed. In this case, the cursor is moved by selecting only “minute information” corresponding to “departure time information” for which “additional information” and / or “user information” (see FIG. 3) is set. However, in the best mode for carrying out the present invention, as described later, “additional information” and / or “user information” (see FIG. 3) are set correspondingly. In order to be able to newly input "user information" by selecting and determining the "departure time information" that is not necessary, the cursor movement is performed on all displayed "minute information". It is made to be performed in order.

  Then, when the minute information “00” corresponding to the hour information “16” is highlighted, when the [↑] key 52 du key is pressed, the up scroll is performed, and the hour information “22” is obtained. When the [↓] key 52dd key is pressed in a state where the minute information “55” is highlighted, a downward scroll is performed.

  When the minute information “00” corresponding to the time information “16” is highlighted in the display of FIG. 6, the timetable program displays the time “15” when the [↑] key 52 du key is pressed. Is displayed at the head of the timetable data in a time range that can be displayed at the top (depending on the amount of minute information corresponding to each time). That is, scroll up. In this case, the “minute information” newly selected (enclosed by a dotted square frame) is the “minute information” of the latest time among the “minute information” corresponding to the hour information “15”. In that case, of course, when the [↑] key 52du key is continuously pressed and the top of the display reaches time “5”, the upward scrolling is stopped.

  In addition, when the minute information “55” corresponding to the hour information “22” is highlighted in the display state of FIG. 6, the timetable program is displayed when the [↓] key 52dd key is pressed. Time table data in a time range that can display time “23” at the rear end (depending on the amount of minute information corresponding to each time) is displayed. That is, scroll down. In this case, the “minute information” newly selected (enclosed by a dotted square frame) is the “minute information” at the earliest time among the “minute information” corresponding to the hour information “23”. Naturally, when the [↓] key 52dd key is continuously pressed and the top of the display reaches the time “25”, the upward scrolling is stopped.

  The series of control related to the display in FIG. 6 corresponds to the scroll process / addition / user information display target selection process in the process S106 in FIG.

  Then, the user may end the display of the timetable by confirming the desired departure time with reference to the timetable data in the time range displayed in FIG. As shown in the display, the [END] key 52b is pressed. However, in the display of FIG. 6, “additional information” (see FIG. 3) set for “departure time information” corresponding to “minute information” in the selected state (enclosed by a dotted square frame) When it is desired to further refer to “user information” (see FIG. 3), the [OK] key 52c is pressed as shown in the display of FIG.

  Correspondingly, the timetable program monitors whether the [Determine] key 52c or the [End] key 52b is pressed while performing the processing 106 of FIG. 4 (No loop of the determination S107, No loop of the determination 108). .

  If the [END] key 52b is pressed (Yes in determination S108), the display of the timetable data in FIG. 6 is ended. If the [OK] key 52c is pressed (Yes in S107), “additional information” and / or “user information” set in correspondence with the determined “departure time information” (see FIG. 3). Is displayed as shown in FIG. 7 (process S109).

  In FIG. 7, “(Odakyu Line)” based on the display of the current time as “Current Time: 16:25 (Saturday)” and “Timetable Attribute Information” of the timetable data file to be displayed in the display area 51a. "Atsugi Station-> Shinjuku area (up) (Saturday)" and "additional information" and "user information" are displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the departure time information “22:50” selected and determined, character string information “express to Shinjuku” is set as “additional information”, and “user information” is “ Character string information for three lines of “last express”, “required time of 55 minutes”, and “cannot go home if late” is set, and the set information is displayed in the display area 51a. . The contents of the “additional information” may be the name of the last station, the name of the last bus stop, etc. reached by the transportation means (train, bus, etc.) that departs at the corresponding departure time. It may be included.

  Of course, if “departure time information” for which “additional information” or “user information” is not set is selected and determined, that portion is displayed blank.

  When the user wants to end the display of “additional information” and “user information” in FIG. 7 and return to the display of the timetable data in FIG. 6, the user presses the [END] key 52b. When it is desired to input / change “user information”, the [OK] key 52c is pressed.

  Correspondingly, the timetable program monitors whether the [Determine] key 52c or the [End] key 52b is pressed after the process S109 in FIG. 4 (No in the determination S110, loop in the determination 1011No).

  If the [END] key 52b is pressed (Yes in determination S111), the display returns to the display of timetable data in FIG. 6 (processing S105). If the [OK] key 52c is pressed (Yes in determination S110), a display for editing the “user information” set in correspondence with the “departure time information” determined in Yes in determination S107 is displayed. The user information editing process is performed for the display (process S112) until the [end] key 52b is pressed (No loop in determination S113).

  The edit screen of FIG. 8 is the same as the display state of FIG. 7, and the content character string of “user information” is underlined to indicate that it can be edited. Then, new character string information based on the user's experience of “slightly less than 10,000 @ taxi” is added. In this case, the character string information is input using a numeric keypad (not shown), a Roman character input key, a Kanji conversion key, or the like that constitutes the operation input unit 52. If there is no “user information” in the display state of FIG. 7, the input from “user information” is made in the editable state of FIG. 7.

  When the [END] key 52b is pressed in the determination S113 (Yes in the determination S113), the “user information” edited in the processing S112 is stored as “user information” (see FIG. 3) of the corresponding timetable data file. After updating (process S114), the process returns to process S109.

  In this way, by making the transition from the “user information” display state of FIG. 7 to the “user information” editing state of FIG. The user information can be flexibly dealt with when the user information is to be changed / erased, and convenience can be improved. As described above, the “user information” can be input / changed / erased when editing the contents of the timetable data file by another editor.

  In the case of not only the mobile phone 1 according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention but generally a mobile phone, a liquid crystal display or the like is used as a display for displaying an image, but it is used as a screen of a mobile phone. In some cases, it is usually used with a vertically long screen display.

  However, when displaying contents suitable for displaying in the horizontal direction for a long time, specifically, for example, when displaying a TV screen, it is more convenient to display the screen in landscape. Even in the display of “timetable data” according to the present invention, when the number of “minute information” is large, the landscape screen may be suitable, but it is not intended as a timetable display device but as a mobile phone. Longitudinal orientation is better for realizing the function.

  Therefore, if a mobile phone with a portrait display can also support a landscape display, the profitability is high.

  Therefore, the screen is rotated 90 degrees so that it is used in a portrait orientation when used as a mobile phone and in a landscape orientation when used as a TV receiver or the like.

  As a method of rotating and displaying 90 degrees, similarly to the case of rotating 180 degrees, which will be described later, in the case of the cellular phone 1 in FIG. 1, the image is rotated by 90 degrees when reading an image from the frame memory 12 as a bitmap memory. Just read the image.

  On the other hand, as a mobile phone, a folding or rotating type is often used. In this case, a button such as a numeric keypad is used to open the display unit or rotate the screen so that the display screen can be viewed horizontally. There is a problem that the landscape screen is turned upside down depending on whether the grip is placed with the left hand or the right hand. Alternatively, a request to switch the top and bottom of the screen depending on the position of the button regardless of the folding type or the rotating type may be considered. There is also a desire to direct the position of the antenna for TV reception either up and down or left and right.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, a horizontally long screen up / down switching means is provided so that the screen does not turn upside down regardless of which hand is held (FIGS. 9A, 9B, 9C, 9C). d)). Further, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the top and bottom of the vertically long screen may be switched. FIG. 10C shows a state where the grip 103 is rotated and bent from the state of FIG. 9C to the back side. FIG. 10 (d) shows a state where the grip 103 is rotated and bent from the state of FIG. 9 (d).

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the horizontally long screen up / down switching means is realized by writing the TV image data upside down when the image processing means 9 writes TV image data to the frame memory 12 (bitmap memory). (FIG. 7B).

  In the normal case, as shown in FIG. 7A, display data is written from (0,0) to (X, 0) of the coordinates of the bitmap memory. Next, the data is written from (0, 1) to (X, 1), and finally the display data is written from (0, Y) to (X, Y). When displaying the display data on a display device such as the display unit 51 as the image display means 10, the display data is read out in the same order as when it was written.

  In the case of FIG. 7B displayed upside down, the display data is written from (X, Y) to (0, Y). Next, the data is written from (X, Y-1) to (0, Y-1), and finally the display data is written from (X, 0) to (0, 0). When displaying the display data on the display device, the display data is read in the same order as in a normal case. Alternatively, it may be realized by reading the TV image data from the frame memory 12 so that the reading order is reversed upside down. In addition, other known techniques for performing image processing upside down can be applied.

  The up / down switching of the screen is performed by an up / down switching instruction by a predetermined key operation from the operation input unit 52 of the operation input / display unit 5, and a dedicated switch or key for up / down switching is provided in the operation input unit 52. Also good.

  Further, an up / down switching toggle means may be provided so as to alternately switch the display direction of the screen up and down each time the switch is pressed. Switching between portrait and landscape is automatically performed by portrait and landscape automatic switching means. The vertical / horizontal automatic switching means uses the display screen in a portrait orientation when the mobile phone 1 is used as an original mobile phone, and in a landscape orientation when the mobile phone 1 is used as a TV receiver. Which is used is determined by whether or not there is an operation input indicating use as a TV receiver. Specifically, a dedicated switch for switching to the TV mode for displaying TV images may be provided in the operation input unit 52. When the TV image display switch is pressed, a horizontally long TV image is displayed on the horizontally long screen. Further, a toggle switch for alternately switching a telephone mode using the dedicated switch as a telephone and a TV mode displaying a TV image may be provided as a telephone / TV mode switching toggle means. Also, a switch for operating other functions may be used as a switch for switching the telephone (vertical) / TV (horizontal) mode. In that case, it is distinguished from other functions by pressing and holding the switch.

  Further, in the mobile phone 1, which is the upper side or the lower side, that is, which state is (a) or (b) in FIG. 9, (c) and (Td) in FIG. 10 or a state of (a) or (b) in FIG. 10 is detected, and automatic detection is performed according to the detection result output by the vertical detection unit. It is also conceivable to provide screen up / down switching means for setting up / down switching of the screen display.

  Specifically, the vertical detection means can be realized by, for example, gravity detection means (detecting gravitational acceleration by an acceleration sensor) that detects the direction of gravity. A gyro device can also be applied to the up / down detection means. Moreover, you may apply the other well-known technique which detects up and down.

  Further, the display orientation control has been described so far for the TV image that has received the TV broadcast, but the display orientation control is not limited by the input path of the input image that is the display orientation control target. That is, other input means, i.e., mail, download using the Internet, external memory, external device connected with a cable to receive an image, digital image input with its own camera, i.e., TV image, video image It can also be applied to display orientation control when displaying images such as movie images and photographic images.

  The display orientation control can be applied to the display of the timetable related information shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 which is an image generated by the mobile phone 1 itself. Thus, even when the mobile phone 1 is held with the right hand or the left hand, it is possible to prevent the screen on which an image such as a television screen or timetable data is displayed from being upside down.

  In addition, in order to save energy, a conventional mobile phone turns off the display screen or backlight when there is no operation input for a predetermined time. However, the display screen or backlight is also displayed when the TV screen is displayed. It is a malfunction when the backlight goes off.

  Therefore, when the TV screen is displayed, that is, when the TV screen is used as a TV receiver, the display screen or the backlight is not turned off, or an operation input is performed during the first predetermined time. Energy saving control that turns off the display screen or backlight when there is no operation, and turns off the display screen or backlight when there is no operation input for the second predetermined time when it is not used as a TV receiver. Means may be provided.

  In that case, the first predetermined time (for TV function) is usually set longer than the second predetermined time (for mobile phone function). It is also conceivable to provide a light amount setting means for changing the intensity of the light amount of the backlight in steps, and gradually decrease the light amount according to the length of time when there is no operation input. It is also conceivable to reduce power consumption required for screen display by gradually reducing the display area of the display screen according to the length of time during which there is no operation input. The energy saving control means includes a CPU, ROM, RAM, clock or counter, display OFF circuit, or backlight OFF circuit.

  Thereby, when using as a TV receiver, it can prevent shifting to an energy saving mode. In addition, although the case of TV reception has been described so far, the energy saving control means described above is required when a relatively long display is required, such as when a moving image such as a movie image or a video image is reproduced. Can be applied.

  Also, as a problem when the energy saving mode that turns off the backlight of the display screen is enabled, the set time (for example, 1 minute) is usually sufficient, but in some cases you want to see the display screen more There are problems that are not fully addressed. In other words, in the past, the backlight was turned on by performing some key operation, but it would be annoying if it repeated, and if the dummy key operation was effective for the operation, an unexpected operation was performed. There was a problem that it would end up.

  In order to solve the problem, it is conceivable to provide a backlight continuation switch in the operation input unit 52 of the mobile phone 1. The backlight is kept on at least as long as the backlight continuation switch is kept pressed. Further, the backlight continuation switch does not have to be a dedicated switch, and may be shared with other keys or may be shared with a plurality of keys. Alternatively, the backlight may be turned on by depressing the backlight continuation switch.

  Also, as the type of backlight, the backlight of a display screen that does not emit light normally, such as a liquid crystal screen, and the operation keys and the characters and symbols written in the vicinity of the backlight are made visible in a dark place. ) There is a backlight.

  When the input operation is hardly performed as in the case of the above-described moving image display, it is not necessary to turn on the backlight of the operation key. Therefore, when there is no input operation for the third predetermined time in the case of a predetermined display with few opportunities for key operation, such as a moving image display, the backlight of the operation key may be turned off. . Alternatively, the backlight of the operation key may be turned off when there is no input operation for a predetermined time in all cases, not limited to the display of moving images.

  A plurality of predetermined times for turning off the backlight of the operation keys may be provided. As described above, by separately controlling the backlight of the operation key and the backlight of the display screen, the energy saving effect is further enhanced. In addition, it has a second display unit (sub-display) that is more energy-saving (energy-saving display element, smaller screen, no backlight, monochrome screen, etc.) than the normal display unit, next to the second display unit. The departure time may be displayed. As the next departure time, among the “departure time information” that constitutes the “timetable data” of the timetable data file to be displayed, the closest time that is earlier than the current time output by the clock circuit 18 is used. Select and display. In this case, the timetable data file to be displayed is selected in accordance with the position of the mobile phone 1 (the user who has the mobile phone 1) (ascertained by the GPS means 15 or the like) in addition to the manual selection by the user in advance. The location may be automatically specified and the corresponding timetable data file may be selected.

  12 to 15 show communication sequences that can be applied when the mobile phone 1 downloads a timetable data file.

  First, the outgoing connection and disconnection sequence between the outgoing side mobile phone and the network side base station shown in FIG. 12 will be described.

After the off-hook and dialing, the originating terminal transmits a call setup signal “SETUP” and an outgoing radio state report signal to the base station (phase F0), and receives a call setup acceptance signal “CALL PROC” from the base station ( Phase FF1). After performing the authentication procedure (phase F2), the base station transmits a radio channel designation signal (phase F3). The originating terminal captures the designated channel and sets up the radio line. Next, a call signal “ALERT” is received from the base station (phase F4), and a ringing tone (RBT) is sent to the handset of the terminal itself. When there is a response on the called side, a response signal “CONN” is transmitted from the base station to the terminal device on the calling side (phase F5), charging starts from here, and a call starts (phase F6). When the communication is completed and the disconnection signal “DISC” is transmitted from the originating terminal device to the base station (phase F7), the base station transmits the release signal “REL” to the originating terminal device (phase F8). Billing ends here. Subsequently, the originating terminal device transmits a release completion signal “REL COMP” to the base station (phase F9), and receives a radio channel disconnection signal from the base station (phase F10). Finally, the transmitting terminal device releases the wireless channel used for communication and disconnects the wireless line (phase F11).

  Next, the incoming connection and disconnection sequence between the incoming side type telephone and the network side base station shown in FIG. 13 will be described.

  When receiving the calling signal from the base station (phase F20), the terminal device on the receiving side transmits an incoming radio state report signal and automatically transmits a response signal to the base station (phase F21). Then, after authentication in a predetermined authentication procedure (phase F22), the base station transmits a radio channel designation signal to the terminal device on the receiving side and sets up a radio line (phase F23). After the wireless line is set up, a call setup signal “SETUP” is transmitted from the base station to the terminal device on the receiving side (phase F24), and the terminal device on the receiving side generates a ringing tone (RGT) and then calls the base station. Signal "ALERT" is transmitted (phase F25). The response signal “CONN” is transmitted to the base station by the off-hook of the terminal device on the receiving side (phase F26), and the base station transmits the response confirmation signal “CONN ACK” to the terminal device on the receiving side (phase F27). Then, communication (call) is started (phase F28), and charging starts. When communication is finished and the disconnection signal “DISC” is transmitted from the terminal device on the receiving side to the base station (phase F29), the base station transmits a release signal “REL” to the terminal device on the receiving side (phase F30). Billing ends here. Subsequently, the terminal device on the receiving side transmits a release completion signal “REL COMP” to the base station (phase F31), and receives a radio channel disconnection signal from the base station (phase F32). Finally, the terminal device on the receiving side releases the wireless channel used for communication and disconnects the wireless line (phase F33).

  Next, the Pull type sequence in the case where a terminal such as a mobile phone shown in FIG. 14 downloads data from the server via the base station on the network side will be described.

  First, the terminal transmits a communication registration request signal to the base station (phase F40). The base station side transmits a communication authentication request signal to the terminal side in order to request authentication (phase F41). The terminal side transmits a communication authentication response signal to the base station (phase F42), and if the authentication is established, the base station side transmits a communication registration response signal to the terminal side (phase F43). The terminal side transmits a virtual line connection request signal to the base station side in order to request line connection (phase F44), and the base station transmits a virtual line connection response signal to the terminal side (phase F45). Thereafter, a communication line is virtually secured. Then, the terminal side transmits a Get signal for requesting data to the base station side using the HTTP protocol (phase F46). The base station side transmits an Ack signal as a response signal to the terminal side (phase F47). The base station transmits a response signal including the requested data to the terminal side (phase F48). The terminal side transmits an Ack signal as a response signal of the Response signal to the base station side (phase F49). Thereafter, phases F46 to F49 are repeated as necessary, and data acquisition on the terminal side is performed.

  Next, a Push type sequence shown in FIG. 15 for notifying incoming calls from a base station on the network side to a terminal such as a mobile phone and transmitting data (such as mail transmission) will be described.

  First, a call signal is transmitted from the base station to the terminal side (phase F60). Next, the terminal transmits a communication registration request signal to the base station (phase F61). The base station transmits a communication authentication request signal to the terminal in order to request authentication (phase F62). The terminal side transmits a communication authentication response signal to the base station (phase F63), and if the authentication is established, the base station side transmits a communication registration response signal to the terminal side (phase F64). The base station transmits a virtual line connection request signal to the terminal side in order to request line connection (phase F65), and the terminal side transmits a virtual line connection response signal to the base station side (phase F66). A communication line is virtually secured. The base station transmits an incoming call notification signal to the terminal side (phase F67), and the terminal side transmits an Ack signal to the base station side as a response (phase F68. The terminal side sends a Get signal to request data. Transmit to the base station side (phase F69) The base station side transmits an Ack signal as a response signal to the terminal side (phase F70) The base station transmits a response signal including the requested data to the terminal side (Phase F71) The terminal side transmits an Ack signal as a response signal to the Response signal to the base station side (Phase F72) .Hereafter, Phases F69 to F72 are repeated as necessary to acquire data on the terminal side. .

  These protocols described above are used for downloading a timetable program and a time data file in the mobile phone 1. Information such as current time information, music information, moving image information, still image information, and the like is also downloaded from the server as necessary.

  Also included in these protocols is terminal identification information (telephone number, terminal number, etc.) and service identification information (phone number, mail address, URL, telephone call, e-mail, Internet access, time data download, etc.) Can be made. Furthermore, it has multiple terminal identification information and service identification information of its own device, and by selecting and using them, it is possible to use a specific service with specific terminal identification information or to select the selected terminal identification information. You can enjoy various services such as charging.

  Although the case where the timetable display device according to the present invention is applied to a mobile phone has been described above, the timetable display device according to the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone, but other devices, specifically, an IC card. , IC tag reader device, IP phone, IP video phone, wristwatch, mobile radio, IP phone using wireless LAN, IP terminal device, general subscriber phone, computer with communication function, PHS, PDA, etc. The present invention can be widely applied to terminal devices. Since the configuration of the terminal device provided with each of these communication functions is well-known, illustration by the block diagram is omitted, but each means according to the feature of the present invention has each communication function as in the case of the mobile phone 1. The terminal device provided can also be provided.

  In addition, the description in the best mode for carrying out the present invention described above, and the “means” not particularly shown in the block diagram are configured by dedicated hardware, or are CPU, ROM, RAM. And is composed of some hardware.

  It goes without saying that the best mode for carrying out the present invention and the components thereof described above can be appropriately combined as long as they have the features of the present invention. In addition, since many inventions are described in this specification, it is virtually impossible to describe all the combinations and the effects thereof, but the specific implementation and effects of the combinations are not considered. It goes without saying that what can be envisaged by a trader can be considered as described herein. In the present invention, when there are a plurality of elements (configurations), the number of elements is not limited to the number of elements described in this embodiment.

Mobile phone as a timetable display device according to the best mode for carrying out the present invention It is a figure shown about the memory content of RAM of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure shown about the specific content of a timetable data file. It is a flowchart shown about the control processing procedure of a timetable program. It is a figure shown about the example of a display concerning the timetable program of FIG. It is a figure shown about the example of a display concerning the timetable program of FIG. It is a figure shown about the example of a display concerning the timetable program of FIG. It is a figure shown about the example of a display concerning the timetable program of FIG. It is a figure shown about a structure and display form of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure shown about a structure and display form of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure which shows about the relationship between the display direction in the mobile telephone of FIG. 1, and the expansion | deployment form in a bit map memory. It is a figure shown about the transmission connection and a cutting | disconnection sequence of a transmission side mobile telephone and a network side base station. It is a figure shown about the incoming call connection and cutting | disconnection sequence of a call | incoming side form telephone and a network side base station. It is a figure shown about a Pull type | mold sequence in case terminals, such as a mobile telephone, download data via the base station by the side of a network. It is a figure which shows about the Push type | sequence which transmits an incoming notification to terminals, such as a mobile telephone, from the base station of a network side.

Explanation of symbols

1 Mobile phone 2 CPU
3 ROM
4 RAM (memory means)
5 Operation Input / Display Unit 6 Calling Unit 6a Calling Circuit 6b Speaker Unit 6c Microphone Unit 7 Wireless Communication Unit 8 Imaging Unit (CCD)
9 Image processing means 10 Image display means 11 TV receiving means 12 Frame memory (pit map memory)
13 External I / F means 14 Memory card I / F means 15 GPS means 16 IC tag means 17 Wireless I / F means 18 Clock circuit 19 System bus

Claims (12)

Time table data storage means for storing one or a plurality of time table data configured as a set of departure time information expressed by a combination of each hour information and one or more minute information respectively corresponding to each hour information; A timetable display device comprising display means for displaying table data,
For each departure time information constituting the timetable data selected and determined as display target timetable data among the timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means, time information is displayed on the display means at a predetermined time information. A timetable comprising timetable display control means for displaying the minute information corresponding to the hour information in a predetermined minute information display region that is separated from the hour information display region on the display. Display device. Corresponding to the timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means, a timetable attribute information storage means for storing timetable attribute information which is information related to the timetable data,
The timetable display control means stores the timetable attribute information stored in the timetable attribute information storage means corresponding to the display target timetable data together with the display target timetable data in a predetermined display area of the display means. The timetable display device according to claim 1, wherein the timetable display device displays the timetable.   The timetable attribute information includes a route name to which the departure place belongs, information indicating the departure place, information indicating the direction of the destination, information indicating whether it is up or down, or information indicating a day of the week on which the corresponding timetable data is valid. The timetable display device according to claim 2, comprising at least one or more. It has a current time output means for outputting the current time,
4. The timetable display control means displays the current time output from the current time output means together with the timetable data in a predetermined display area of the display means. Timetable display device.   The timetable display control means scrolls and displays on the display screen of the display means the departure time information that cannot be displayed on the display screen of the display means among the departure time information constituting the display target timetable data. The timetable display device according to claim 1, wherein the timetable display device is a timetable display device.   The timetable display control means automatically displays the minute information that cannot be displayed in one line in the minute information display area of the minute information corresponding to the time information of each departure time information constituting the display target timetable data. The timetable display device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the timetable display device displays a plurality of lines. Corresponding to the timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means, timetable attribute information storage means for storing timetable attribute information including at least day information which is information indicating a valid day of the week for the timetable data. Prepared,
The timetable display control means performs display control in association with other timetable data other than the day of the week information among the timetable attribute information corresponding to the display target timetable data in association with the display target timetable data. The timetable display device according to claim 1. Current day output means for outputting the current day;
Corresponding to the timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means, timetable attribute information storage means for storing timetable attribute information including at least day information which is information indicating a valid day of the week for the timetable data; With
The timetable display control means automatically selects and displays timetable data including the day of the week information that matches the current day of the week output by the current day of week output means as the timetable attribute information as the display target timetable data. The timetable display device according to claim 1. Additional information storage means for storing predetermined additional information in association with departure time information constituting the timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means;
The timetable display control means displays, on the display means, additional information stored in the additional information storage means corresponding to specified one of departure time information constituting display target timetable data. The timetable display device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, Departure time attribute information storage means for storing attribute information of departure time information constituting the timetable data stored in the timetable data storage means,
The timetable display control means displays the departure time information in a predetermined display form corresponding to attribute information stored in the departure time attribute information storage means corresponding to departure time information constituting display target timetable data. The timetable display device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the constituent minute information is displayed. It has a current time output means for outputting the current time,
The timetable display control means distinguishes minute information that is after the current time and that is closest to the current time among the departure time information constituting the display target timetable data from minute information of other departure time information. The timetable display device according to claim 1, wherein the timetable display device displays in a possible display form.   The timetable display control means displays time information constituting display target timetable data and minute information corresponding to the time information on the display means in descending order using time information as a key. The timetable display device according to any one of 1 to 11.