JP2006054739A - Electronic equipment and its usage - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide electronic equipment and its usage for enabling a user to fully utilize the electronic equipment by making the user to be able to practice an operation method while seeing the display regarding all the operation methods of the electronic equipment, and also, by improving the level of the understanding of the user regarding the operation of the electronic equipment even if the electronic equipment has high-grade functions. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic equipment is provided with operating means 8, 20 which are operated in order to activate the electronic equipment 30, storage means 32, 58 which store operation practice information used by the user for practicing the operation method of the electronic equipment by using the operating means, a display means 4 for displaying the operation practice information read out from the storage means, and a control means 64 which controls so as to make the operation practice information to be displayed by the display means after reading it out from the storage means by the operation of the operating means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method for using the electronic device, and more particularly, to an electronic device and a method for using the electronic device that support the operation method so that a user can fully use the functions of the electronic device.

  Conventional electronic devices are remarkably advanced in multifunction, such as mobile phones, and it seems that there are very few people who can fully use the functions of the mobile phones.

  It seems that there are not many people who can fully use the functions of mobile phones, such as children and elderly people who have difficulty performing complicated operations and remembering, but they are not like young people or middle-aged people. Even among the generations who do not like weak electronic devices, there are still few people who can make full use of the functions of mobile phones.

  Mobile phones that are very easy to operate for the above-mentioned children and the elderly are on the market, but they reduce the number of operation keys, simplify their functions, and simplify the explanation of the instruction manual By adopting the method, the operation of the mobile phone is inevitably simplified.

  Therefore, in the above-mentioned very simple mobile phone for children and the elderly, it is not intended to easily learn the complicated operation method in a mobile phone that requires a complicated operation because it has high-class functions. The emphasis is on providing a simple mobile phone that does not require any complicated operation.

  Many of the simple mobile phones as described above have a design that can be understood at a glance, so for the generations such as young people and middle-aged people, to have a simple mobile phone with such a design. There was a problem of feeling great resistance.

  In addition, despite the purchase of high-end mobile phones, there are many people who cannot fully use the functions because the instruction manual is too thick to read all of them. It is. There seems to be many such people among the generations who do not like electronic devices such as young people and middle-aged people.

  In addition, it is difficult to understand how to write an operation manual that describes the operation method, and even if you read the instruction manual, it is not easy to understand where the explanation of the operation you want to know is written, so you do not have difficulty with electronic equipment It seems that there are many cases where people of such generations cannot fully use the functions of electronic devices.

Therefore, conventionally, there has been an electronic device as described in Patent Document 1, for example, as a device that supports an operation method of the electronic device. This conventional electronic device is intended to improve understanding of the operation of the electronic device by displaying an explanation of an important specific operation on the display unit and giving attention to the user. .
JP 2003-032346 A

  However, in such a conventional electronic device, only an important specific operation of the electronic device is subject to display or attention, and other operations are not subject to display or attention. There has been a problem that the user cannot improve the level of understanding of all operations of the electronic device.

  It seems that there are many users who do not understand even common operation methods other than important specific operations of electronic devices such as mobile phones, or who can not find the operation method immediately from the instruction manual. , It seems that there are many cases where even a common operation method is different for different manufacturers and types.

  On the other hand, a method of downloading an operation method of a mobile phone or the like by communicating with the guidance center via the Internet has also been proposed. In order to download the operation method from the guidance center, there is a contradiction that it is necessary to download the operation method of the download.

  Accordingly, in view of the above problems, the present invention enables a user to practice various operation methods of an electronic device while viewing a display, and even an electronic device having a high-class function can operate the electronic device. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device and a method for using the electronic device that can improve the user's level of understanding of the device so that the user can sufficiently use the device.

In order to solve the above problems, an electronic device according to the present invention includes:
Operating means for operating the electronic device; and
Storage means for storing operation practice information for practicing an operation method of an electronic device by the operation means;
Display means for displaying the operation practice information read from the storage means;
Control means for controlling the operation practice information to be read from the storage means and displayed on the display means by operation of the operation means,
The user can practice an appropriate operation method of the electronic device by operating the operation means while viewing the display of the operation practice information.

  In the electronic apparatus of the present invention, the control unit can control the display operation of the display unit based on the operation of the operation unit.

  In the electronic apparatus according to the present invention, the display means includes first display means for displaying the operation practice information and second display means for performing display for sequentially guiding a plurality of operation locations. You can also.

  In the electronic device of the present invention, an external storage means can be used in combination as the storage means.

  In the electronic device according to the present invention, when the external storage unit is attached to the electronic device, the control unit reads the operation practice information from the storage unit and displays the operation practice information on the display unit. It can also be controlled.

  In the electronic apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit may control the display unit to display corresponding page information of an instruction manual stored in the storage unit as the operation practice information.

  In the electronic device of the present invention, the displayed corresponding page information can be displayed as a two-dimensional code of the information described in the corresponding page of the instruction manual.

  In the electronic device of the present invention, the first display means can be divided and displayed, and both the normal display for operating the electronic device and the operation practice information can be displayed side by side.

  The electronic device of the present invention can also be applied to a mobile communication terminal.

  Further, the electronic apparatus of the present invention may be provided with light leakage prevention means capable of preventing light from leaking to an adjacent operation location between the operation locations corresponding to each of the second display means. .

In addition, in order to solve the above-described problem, a method of using the electronic device of the present invention is
Put the electronic device into operation practice mode,
Display operation practice information on the display means,
It is characterized in that an appropriate operation method can be practiced by operating the operation means while viewing the display of the operation practice information.

  In addition, according to the method of using the electronic device of the present invention, a display for guiding the user so that the operation place can be operated in the operation order based on the operation practice information can be output to the operation place in the operation order.

  In the method of using the electronic device of the present invention, the operation performed in the practice of operating the electronic device can be validated, and thereafter, the operation can be switched to the operation in actual use.

  According to such an electronic device and a method of using the electronic device, even if it is an electronic device having a high-class function, the user can practice various operation methods of the electronic device while watching the display. The user's understanding of the operation can be improved and the user can fully use the electronic device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 to FIG. 9 are diagrams which are referred to for describing a mobile phone according to an embodiment of an electronic device and a method of using the same according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the foldable mobile phone 30 (electronic device) according to the present embodiment includes a display unit 4 (display means, first display means) such as an LCD (liquid crystal display) and a speaker 60. An operation unit 8 (operation means) having an operation key 20 such as a case 6 and a numeric keypad (10 Key), and a second case 12 having a microphone 62 on the operation surface 10 are connected via a connecting portion 14 having a hinge structure. It is foldably connected.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of the foldable mobile phone 30. The circuit configuration of the cellular phone 30 includes a wireless unit 56, a storage unit 32 (storage unit), a display unit 4, an operation unit 8, a speaker 60, and a microphone 62, which are controlled by a control unit 64 (control unit). Been supposed to work.

  In addition, an external storage unit 58 (storage means) that is used in place of the storage unit 32 or used together with the storage unit 32 can be connected to the control unit 64. As this external storage unit 58, an external storage medium such as a digital card (ID card or SD card) can be used.

  Here, the storage unit 32 stores a control program for the foldable mobile phone 30 and other information data, and operation practice information for practicing the operation method of the foldable mobile phone 30 by the operation unit 8. Such operation practice information may be stored exclusively in the external storage unit 58.

  As the operation practice information for a certain operation method, the information described on the corresponding page of the instruction manual describing the operation method can be used. Such operation practice information can be displayed as a two-dimensional code on the display unit 4.

  As shown in FIG. 3, LED elements 22 (light emitting diodes, second display means) for illuminating each operation key 20 are provided in the vicinity of each operation key 20 of the foldable mobile phone 30 according to the present embodiment. ) Are provided in a 1: 1 relationship.

  In the conventional mobile phone, as shown in FIG. 12, the LED elements 22 are not provided in a 1: 1 relationship in the vicinity of the operation keys 20, but are located away from the operation keys 20 or their positions. Even if it is a nearby position, it is provided at an appropriately dispersed position. All the LED elements 22 emit light or extinguish at the same time to illuminate or turn off the entire operation keys 20.

  In contrast, in the foldable mobile phone 30 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the LED elements 22 are provided in a 1: 1 relationship in the vicinity of each of the operation keys 20. Since the LED elements 22 can emit light and extinguish with a time difference from each other, each operation key 20 can be individually illuminated or extinguished.

  Further, when the folding mobile phone 30 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is removed from the outer case 21 having the operation surface 10 and turned upside down, as shown in FIGS. A continuous wall-like rib 26 protruding toward the inside in the thickness direction of the outer case 21 along the center line of the lattice-like band-like member 21a between the key holes 24 through which the key 20 is exposed to the outside. (Light leakage prevention means) is formed.

  The first function of the continuous wall-shaped rib 26 is provided to fix a rubber sheet (not shown) on which the operation keys 20 are integrally provided.

  Since the continuous wall-like ribs 26 are thus provided, when the outer case 21 is assembled to the mobile phone 30, the ribs 26 surround the operation keys 20 to form a room (operation part). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the light in the room of the operation key 20 illuminated by the LED element 22 from leaking to the adjacent room of the operation key 20 that is not illuminated. This is the second function of the rib 26.

  In the conventional mobile phone, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, when the outer case 21 having the operation surface 10 is viewed from the inside, the key holes 24 through which the operation keys 20 pass and are exposed to the outside are provided. A circular trapezoidal protrusion 28 as shown in FIG. 15 that protrudes inward in the thickness direction of the outer case 21 is provided at the center of each length of the band-shaped member 21a. The circular trapezoidal protrusion 28 is also provided for fixing the rubber sheet.

  As described above, in the conventional mobile phone, when the outer case 21 is assembled, the light around the operation key 20 illuminated by the LED element 22 is prevented from leaking around the adjacent operation key 20. There was no need. This is because all the operation keys 20 are illuminated or turned off at the same time.

  A method of using the foldable mobile phone 30 according to the present embodiment will be described below.

  As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, first, the practice key is pressed to turn it ON (step S1), and a manual SD card (not shown) as the external storage unit 58 is inserted into a predetermined mounting position of the foldable mobile phone 30. (Step S2). As the practice key at this time, any key such as the operation key 20 in the operation unit 8 shown in FIG. 7 may be used as long as the function is provided in advance.

  When the above steps S1 and S2 are executed, the practice mode is set and turned on (step S3). However, the manual SD card can be automatically inserted into the predetermined mounting position of the mobile phone 30 without pressing the practice key. In practice, the practice mode can be set.

  The practice mode set in this way can be switched to an execution mode in which the mobile phone 30 is actually operated (step S4). When the execution mode is not switched to such an execution mode (in step S4) NO) Next, practice items are selected (step S5).

  In such step S5, as the practice item selection operation, an item displayed on the normal screen of the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 10 is selected and the OK button is pressed (step S6). Alternatively, selection can be made by inputting the page number “135” of the instruction manual (step S13).

  7 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 9 on the display unit 4 of the mobile phone 30 shown in FIG. 7 (step S7). ) The user can select practice items from the display screen of the display unit 4.

  Or, as an operation for selecting such practice items, in addition to the method of input operation by the user, as shown in FIG. 8, a two-dimensional barcode D or the like is printed on the upper right in the instruction manual page, The mobile phone 30 optically recognizes the two-dimensional barcode D or the like, so that a method of automatically switching the display on the display unit 4 to the practice item on the page can be adopted. This is even more convenient.

  Thereafter, by operating various keys such as the operation key 20 of the operation unit 8 while viewing the display on the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 9, the operation method of the mobile phone 30 can be practiced. Can be learned (step S8).

  In the process of practicing this operation method, if the operation by the user is correct, the practice can be further advanced, but if the operation is incorrect, an NG mark is displayed to prompt the user to repeat the operation. ing.

  Thus, when practicing the operation method of the mobile phone 30 while viewing the display on the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 9, the LED element 22 (second display means) in the vicinity of the operation key 20 to be pressed next lights up. When the operation key 20 in the vicinity of the lit LED element 22 is pressed, the LED element 22 in the vicinity of the operation key 20 to be pressed next is lit. That is, the operation key 20 to be pressed when operating the mobile phone 30 can be sequentially guided according to the operation procedure by turning on the LED element 22.

  When the practice of the operation method of the mobile phone 30 is finished in this way, it is possible to select whether to finish the practice alone or to actually execute the operation content performed as practice (step S9). When ending only with practice (YES in step S10), it can be ended immediately. If the practice is not completed (NO in step S10), the operation content can be actually executed (step S11).

  In step S4, when it is desired to switch to the execution mode in which the mobile phone 30 is actually operated (YES), the practice item selection operation is performed next. At this time, as the practice item selection operation, the page number “135” of the instruction manual can be input by the operation key 20 of the operation unit 8 (step S13).

  Alternatively, as the practice item selection operation, it is possible to select a practice item from the items displayed on the normal screen of the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 10 and press the OK button (step S6).

  7 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 9 on the display unit 4 of the mobile phone 30 shown in FIG. 7 (step S7). ) The user can select practice items from the display screen of the display unit 4.

  Thereafter, by operating various keys such as the operation key 20 of the operation unit 8 while viewing the display on the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 9, the operation method of the mobile phone 30 can be practiced (step S8). .

  On the other hand, in the operation method of the mobile phone 30 described above, the practice key is first started by turning on the practice key. However, without turning on the practice key, the normal screen of the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed. Mode selection may be performed from the displayed items (step S14). Thus, when the practice mode is selected (step S15), a part of page 135 (see FIG. 8) of the instruction manual as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the display unit 4 of the mobile phone 30 shown in FIG. (Step S7).

  Thereafter, by operating various keys such as the operation key 20 of the operation unit 8 while viewing the display on the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 9, the operation method of the mobile phone 30 can be practiced (step S8). .

  Even when the execution mode is selected in step S14 (step S16), a part of the instruction manual as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the screen on the display unit 4 of the mobile phone 30 shown in FIG. 7 (step S14). S7).

  Thereafter, by operating various keys such as the operation key 20 of the operation unit 8 while viewing the display on the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 9, the operation method of the mobile phone 30 can be practiced (step S8). Further, the operation content can be actually executed (step S11).

  In step S7, instead of the display of the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 9, the display of the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. 10, that is, the normal screen of the display unit 4 may be displayed. Also in this case, the operation key 20 to be pressed when operating the mobile phone 30 can be sequentially guided according to the operation procedure by turning on the LED element 22.

  Alternatively, in step S7, as shown in FIG. 11, the display screen of the display unit 4 is divided into two parts in the vertical direction, and one half of the divided screen is almost the same as the screen shown in FIG. One-half may be displayed, and approximately one-half of the normal screen as shown in FIG. 10 may be displayed on the other half-divided screen.

  Also in this case, the operation key 20 to be pressed when operating the mobile phone 30 can be sequentially guided according to the operation procedure by turning on the LED element 22.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can practice all the operation methods of the mobile phone 30 while viewing the display on the display unit 4, and has a high-level function. Even an electronic device can improve the user's understanding of its operation. Then, the user can sufficiently use the mobile phone 30.

  For this reason, not only important specific operations of the mobile phone 30 but also other common operation methods can be easily practiced, and the operation method can be easily practiced even if the manufacturer and type are different. Thus, the user can sufficiently use the mobile phone 30.

  In addition, since the LED elements 22 individually emit light and individually illuminate each operation key, a display for guiding the user is output to the operation location in the order of operation, and thus a complicated operation is required. Even a functional type mobile phone 30 can be easily operated.

  Therefore, the present invention does not simplify the operation method by making the electronic device have a low function, and even if the electronic device is multifunctional, high function and the operation method is complicated, the complicated operation is difficult. The method is designed to make it easy to learn. For this reason, it is possible to stimulate the willingness to purchase by those who have been shy away from not being able to use high-performance mobile phones.

  In addition, the contents of the instruction manual are completely taken into the storage unit 32 and the external storage unit 58 of the mobile phone 30 as operation practice information, thereby reducing the number of instruction manual pages printed as books (simplifying the instruction manual). It is possible to reduce the thickness, and even eliminate the need to create a manual as a book.

  In addition, the LED element 22 emits light individually to illuminate each operation key individually, thereby giving the mobile phone a novelty, stimulating the purchase motivation of those who are tired of the conventional mobile phone and demanding it. Can be aroused.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone has been described. However, the same technical matters may be applied to other types of mobile terminal devices such as PDA (Personal Digital Assistants). The present invention can be applied based on the idea.

It is a perspective view for explaining a foldable mobile phone 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a foldable mobile phone 30 in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the positional relationship between LED elements 22 and operation keys 20 inside the case of the foldable mobile phone 30 in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the state which turned the outer case 21 of the folding type mobile telephone 30 in FIG. 1 upside down, and was seen from the inner side. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing a portion A of the outer case 21 in FIG. 4. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure according to a method of using the folding mobile phone 30 in FIG. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which the folding mobile phone 30 is opened. It is a figure which shows the 135th page of the instruction manual which the one part is displayed on the display part 4 of a folding type mobile telephone 30. FIG. It is a front view which shows the screen of the display part 4 which displayed a part of content of 135 pages of the instruction manual shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows the display part 4 on which the normal screen which concerns on another Example was displayed. Furthermore, it is a front view which shows the screen of the display part 4 by which a part of content of 135 pages of an instruction manual and a part of a normal screen are displayed on the two-divided screen according to another embodiment by a half. is there. It is a top view which shows the arrangement | positioning relationship between the LED element 22 and the operation key 20 inside the case of the conventional mobile telephone. It is the perspective view which shows the state which turned the outer case 21 of the conventional mobile telephone upside down, and was seen from the inner side. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the B section of the outer case 21 in FIG. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the protrusion 28 in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

4. Display unit (display means, first display means)
6 first housing 8 operation unit 10 operation surface 12 second housing 14 connection unit 20 operation key 21 outer case 21a strip member 22 LED element (second display means)
24 key hole 26 rib (light leakage prevention means)
28 Projection 30 Folding Cell Phone 32 Storage Unit 56 Radio Unit 58 External Storage Unit 60 Speaker 62 Microphone 64 Control Unit

Claims (13)

Operating means for operating the electronic device; and
Storage means for storing operation practice information for practicing an operation method of an electronic device by the operation means;
Display means for displaying the operation practice information read from the storage means;
Control means for controlling the operation practice information to be read from the storage means and displayed on the display means by operation of the operation means,
An electronic device characterized in that a user can practice an appropriate operation method of the electronic device by operating the operation means while viewing the display of the operation practice information. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls a display operation of the display unit based on whether the operation unit is operated correctly or not. The said display means has a 1st display means for displaying the said operation practice information, and a 2nd display means to perform the display for guide | inducing a several operation location one by one. Electronics. 2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an external storage unit is used in combination as the storage unit. The control means controls to read the operation practice information from the storage means and display the operation practice information on the display means when the external storage means is attached to an electronic device. Item 2. The electronic device according to Item 1. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display corresponding page information of an instruction manual stored in the storage unit as the operation practice information. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the displayed page information is displayed as a two-dimensional code of information described in a corresponding page of the instruction manual. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the first display unit can perform division display, and can display both the normal display for operating the electronic device and the operation practice information side by side. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is applied to a mobile communication terminal. 4. The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein light leakage prevention means capable of preventing light from leaking to an adjacent operation location is provided between the operation locations corresponding to each of the second display means. machine. Put the electronic device into operation practice mode,
Display operation practice information on the display means,
A method of using an electronic device, wherein a user can practice an appropriate operation method of the electronic device by operating an operation means while viewing the display of the operation practice information. 12. The method of using an electronic device according to claim 11, wherein a display for guiding a user so that the operation part can be operated in the operation order based on the operation practice information is output to the operation part in the operation order. 12. The method of using an electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the operation performed in the practice of operating the electronic device is enabled to be switched to an operation in actual use.

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