JP2007058262A - Portable terminal device and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal device capable of securing beforehand power supply residual quantity required for operating a desired application for a preset time period. <P>SOLUTION: A power supply monitoring means 71 reduces power consumption of a power supply means 30 and secures beforehand power supply residual quantity required for operating the desired application for the preset time period by a clock means 60 to perform luminance setup of a display means 20, reproduction method setup of a sounding means 50 and communication control of a communication means 80 based on power consumption planned quantity which is stored at an application reservation setup and on the power supply residual quantity till passing a time and date set at the application reservation setup. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a portable terminal device and an information processing method that can secure a remaining power supply for operating an application in advance.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable terminal devices such as PDAs and mobile phones are equipped with applications that perform games, music playback, video playback, and the like in addition to applications such as an address book and a calendar (hereinafter referred to as apps). Or it is widely used as a television.

  Under these circumstances, apps that play games, music playback, or video playback are generally required to operate for a long time, but are well known to consume more power than apps such as address books and calendars. It has been.

The conventional mobile terminal device accurately recognizes the remaining amount of the battery, and further stores the power consumption for each application in advance, thereby displaying the remaining remaining time for each application. Moreover, the conventional portable terminal device provides the user with an option that the remaining time that can be executed can be extended by changing the processing method of the application when the application is activated. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-80385 A

However, since the conventional portable terminal device performs an operation for a time set by the user when a desired application is activated, the processing method of the application is changed. That is, in the case of television reception, in order to enable viewing for the time specified by the user, the decoding method is changed to keep the image quality low. Therefore, there is a problem that the program cannot be viewed while maintaining high image quality.
The present invention has been made in order to solve the conventional problems, and it is possible to secure a remaining amount of power for operating an application without changing the processing method of a desired application. And an information processing method.

  The mobile terminal device of the present invention is a mobile terminal device provided with a plurality of applications, which includes a clocking means for timing the date and time, a power supply means for supplying power, and a storage means for storing the power consumption of the application. The power consumption monitoring means for calculating the power consumption scheduled amount based on the preset operation scheduled time of the application and the power consumption, and acquiring the remaining power of the power means, and The power supply monitoring unit is configured to perform control so as to secure the power consumption scheduled amount of the remaining power amount until the date and time counted by the time measuring unit passes a preset date and time.

  With this configuration, it is possible to secure in advance a power consumption scheduled amount necessary for operating a desired application for a preset time out of the remaining amount of power. It can be prevented that the desired program cannot be viewed until the end.

  Further, the mobile terminal device of the present invention has display means for displaying various information, and the power monitoring means has a remaining power when the power consumption scheduled amount is secured, and the power of the preset application. Based on the consumption, the application operable time is calculated, and the display means displays the operable time.

  With this configuration, when a scheduled power consumption amount necessary for operating a desired application among the remaining power is secured in advance, it is displayed how many hours other applications operate with the remaining power remaining. For example, when there is a plan to make a voice call after viewing the TV application, the viewing time of the TV application can be set while grasping the operable time of the voice call in advance.

  Further, in the portable terminal device of the present invention, the power supply monitoring unit stops the power supply of the power supply unit until the date and time counted by the time measuring unit passes a preset date and time, It has the structure controlled to ensure the said power consumption scheduled amount.

  With this configuration, it is possible to secure in advance a power consumption scheduled amount necessary for operating a desired application for a preset time out of the remaining amount of power. It can be prevented that the desired program cannot be viewed until the end.

  The portable terminal device of the present invention limits the operation of the application until the power monitoring unit counts a preset date and time until the date and time counted by the timing unit is exceeded. It has the structure which controls to ensure the power consumption scheduled amount.

  With this configuration, it is possible to reduce power consumption by restricting operations such as display and ringing in an application, and to reserve in advance a power consumption scheduled amount necessary for operating a desired application out of the remaining power. it can.

  In addition, the portable terminal device of the present invention has a communication unit that communicates with the outside via a network, and the power supply monitoring unit until the date and time counted by the time measuring unit passes a preset date and time. Communication is stopped by communication means, and control is performed so as to secure the power consumption scheduled amount of the remaining battery power.

  With this configuration, it is possible to reduce power consumption caused by communication with the network, and therefore it is possible to secure in advance a power consumption scheduled amount necessary for operating a desired application out of the remaining power.

  In addition, the information processing method of the present invention includes a time measuring step for measuring the date and time, a power remaining amount acquiring step for acquiring a remaining amount of a power source for supplying power, a preset operation scheduled time for the application, and the application A calculation step of calculating a power consumption scheduled amount based on the power consumption amount of the power supply, and the power remaining amount acquired in the power remaining amount acquisition step until the date and time counted in the timing step passes a preset date and time. And a control step for controlling to ensure the power consumption scheduled amount.

  By this method, it is possible to secure in advance a power consumption scheduled amount necessary for operating a desired application for a preset time out of the remaining power amount. It can be prevented that the desired program cannot be viewed until the end.

In addition, the information processing method of the present invention includes a display step for displaying various types of information, and the control step includes a remaining amount of power when the planned power consumption is secured and the power consumption of a preset application. The operable time of the application is calculated based on the amount, and the operable time is displayed in the display step.
By this method, when a scheduled power consumption amount necessary for operating a desired application among the remaining power is secured, it is displayed how many hours other applications operate with the remaining power. For example, when there is a plan to make a voice call after viewing the TV application, the viewing time of the TV application can be set while grasping the operable time of the voice call in advance.

  Further, in the information processing method of the present invention, the control step stops power feeding from the power source until the date and time counted in the timing step passes a preset date and time, Control to ensure the expected power consumption.

  By this method, it is possible to secure in advance a power consumption scheduled amount necessary for operating a desired application for a preset time out of the remaining power amount. It can be prevented that the desired program cannot be viewed until the end.

Further, the information processing method of the present invention limits the operation of the application until the date and time counted in the timing step passes a preset date and time. Control to ensure the expected consumption.
By this method, it is possible to reduce power consumption by restricting operations such as display and ringing in the application, and to reserve in advance the power consumption scheduled amount necessary for operating the desired application among the remaining power. it can.

  In addition, the information processing method of the present invention includes a communication step of performing communication with the outside via a network, and the control step performs the communication until the date and time counted in the timing step passes a preset date and time. The communication by the step is stopped, and control is performed so as to secure the power consumption scheduled amount out of the remaining battery level.

  With this method, power consumption caused by communication with the network can be reduced, so that it is possible to secure in advance a power consumption scheduled amount necessary for operating a desired application out of the remaining power.

  According to the present invention, the remaining amount of power necessary for operating a desired application for a preset time can be secured in advance.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described by taking as an example the case where the mobile terminal device is a mobile phone.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the mobile phone 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
As shown in the figure, the cellular phone 1 includes an input means 10, a display means 20, a power supply means 30, a storage means 40, a ringing means 50, a time measuring means 60, and a control means 70.
The input means 10 is, for example, a group of input keys operated by the user, and is used for starting various applications and performing desired operations during application operations. The input unit 10 transmits various information obtained by an input operation from the outside to the control unit 70 as an input signal.
The display unit 20 is, for example, a display that displays various types of information. When receiving a display signal from the control unit 70, the display unit 20 performs display according to the content of the display signal.
When the power supply means 30 supplies power to each unit and receives a power remaining amount acquisition signal from the control means 70, the power supply means 30 transmits contents indicating the power remaining amount information to the control means 70 as a power remaining amount result signal.
The storage unit 40 stores power consumption amounts of various applications. When a read signal designating an application is received from the control unit 70, the storage unit 40 sends a read result signal indicating the power consumption amount of the designated application to the control unit 70. To send.
The ringing means 50 is, for example, a speaker that outputs voice, music or the like. When the ringing signal is received from the control means 70, the ringing means 50 rings according to the content of the ringing signal.
The time measuring means 60 measures the date and time, and when receiving a date and time acquisition signal from the control means 70, transmits the current date and time to the control means 70 as a date and time result signal.
The control means 70 transmits / receives various signals to / from each means described above, and controls the mobile phone 1.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of mobile phone 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the same parts as those in FIG. Also, the description of the same configuration as in FIG. 2 is omitted.
As shown in the figure, the control means 70 includes a power supply monitoring means 71, a display control means 72, a power supply control means 73, a ringing control means 74, and a date and time acquisition means 75.
The power supply monitoring unit 71 performs display control by transmitting display information indicating the contents to be displayed on the display unit 20 and a display signal including luminance information of the display unit 20 to the display control unit 72.
Further, the power monitoring means 71 transmits a power remaining amount acquisition signal to the power control means 73 and receives the power remaining amount information as a power remaining amount result signal, thereby grasping the power remaining amount of the power means 30. can do.
Furthermore, the power supply monitoring unit 71 can stop the power supply of the power supply unit 30 by transmitting a power supply stop signal to the power supply control unit 73.
Further, the power supply monitoring means 71 sends audio information or music information indicating the content desired to be output from the sounding means 50 to the sounding control means 74 and information relating to a reproduction method such as stereo or monaural (hereinafter referred to as reproduction method information). The ringing control is performed by transmitting the ringing signal including.
Furthermore, the power supply monitoring means 71 transmits the date and time acquisition signal to the date and time acquisition means 75, thereby receiving the current date and time information measured by the time measuring means 60 as the date and time result signal.
Furthermore, the power supply monitoring unit 71 has an operation restriction flag indicating whether operations such as display and ringing are restricted. The operation restriction flag is set to 1 when the operation is restricted, and is set to 0 when the operation is not restricted. In the initial state, 0 indicating that the operation is not restricted is set.
When the display control unit 72 receives the display signal from the power supply monitoring unit 71, the display control unit 72 transmits the display signal to the display unit 20 according to the display information and the luminance information included in the display signal. Here, it is assumed that high luminance display, standard luminance display, or low luminance display can be set in the luminance information. In addition, when there are a plurality of display means 20, it is possible to set only the first display means 20 to a low brightness display by transmitting a display signal including display information and brightness information to each display means 20. It shall be possible.
When the power control unit 73 receives the power remaining amount acquisition signal from the power monitoring unit 71, the power control unit 73 transmits a power remaining amount acquisition signal to the power supply unit 30 and acquires power remaining amount information. Also, the acquired power remaining amount information is transmitted to the power monitoring means 71 as a power remaining amount result signal. Further, when receiving the power supply stop signal from the power supply monitoring unit 71, the power supply control unit 73 stops the power supply of the power supply unit 30.
When the ringing control unit 74 receives the ringing signal from the power supply monitoring unit 71, the ringing control unit 74 transmits the ringing signal to the ringing unit 50 in accordance with the audio information or music information included in the ringing signal and the reproduction method information. Here, it is assumed that stereo or monaural can be set in the reproduction method information.
When the date acquisition unit 75 receives the date acquisition signal from the power supply monitoring unit 71, the date acquisition unit 75 transmits the date acquisition signal to the time measuring unit 60 to acquire the current date information. Further, the acquired current date and time is transmitted to the power supply monitoring means 71 as a date and time result signal.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing each power consumption amount of the application stored in advance in the storage unit 40 and the maximum operable time of each application when the remaining power amount is, for example, 5WH.
The record R31 indicates the power consumption of the TV application and the maximum operable time of the TV application. Based on the remaining power and the power consumption of the TV application is 1000 mW, the power monitoring means 71 calculates the maximum operable time as 5 hours by calculation.
The record R32 indicates the power consumption of the music application and the maximum operable time. The power supply monitoring means 71 calculates the maximum operable time as 6 hours and 15 minutes based on the remaining power supply and the power consumption of the music application being 800 mW.
The record R33 indicates the power consumption of the game application and the maximum operable time of the application. Based on the remaining power and the power consumption of the game app being 1000 mW, the power monitoring means 71 calculates the maximum operable time as 5 hours by calculation.
The record R34 indicates the power consumption of the telephone application when the stand-by is stationary and the maximum operable time of the application. The power supply monitoring means 71 calculates the maximum operable time as 625 hours based on the remaining power supply and the power consumption of the telephone application when standing by is 8 mW.
Record R35 indicates the power consumption of the telephone application during standby movement and the maximum operable time of the application. The power supply monitoring means 71 calculates the maximum operable time as 500 hours based on the remaining power supply and the power consumption of the telephone application during standby movement being 10 mW.
The record R36 indicates the power consumption of the telephone application during a voice call and the maximum operable time of the application. The power monitoring means 71 calculates the maximum operable time as 5 hours by calculation based on the remaining power and the power consumption of the telephone application during a voice call being 1000 mW.
A record R37 indicates the power consumption of the telephone application during a video call and the maximum operable time of the application. The power supply monitoring means 71 calculates the maximum operable time as 2 hours 30 minutes based on the remaining power supply and the power consumption of the telephone application during a video call being 2000 mW.
In addition, although the power consumption of the application which operates various functions of TV, music, a game, and a telephone was demonstrated here as an example, it is not limited to this, The power supply of the various applications with which the portable terminal device was equipped It is only necessary to store the consumption amount.

  In addition, the power consumption of each application is not only stored in the storage unit 40 in advance, but the power consumption of each application may be acquired through communication and updated as needed. Thereby, for example, when the application program is corrected, the power consumption of the application can be updated. Further, when a new application is added to the mobile phone 1, the power consumption of the application can be added.

  FIG. 4A to FIG. 4I are diagrams illustrating examples of screens when the user reserves and sets the operating time of the TV application.

  FIG. 4A shows an example of an initial screen when a reservation setting is made for the operation time of a desired application.

  In the initial state, since no application reservation setting has been made previously, a display indicating that there is no reservation is displayed. Here, when a new application reservation setting is made, an input key (hereinafter referred to as a function key) associated with “function” in the input means 10 is pressed.

  FIG. 4B shows an example of a screen when the function menu for application reservation setting is displayed.

  In the function menu, “new registration” for newly registering an application reservation setting and “deletion” for deleting an already registered reservation setting are displayed. Here, when a new application reservation setting is made, “new registration” is selected, and an input key (hereinafter referred to as a selection key) associated with “selection” is pressed among the input means 10.

  FIG. 4C shows an example of an application reservation setting editing screen.

  The edit screen includes, for example, “app”, “date and time”, and “scheduled operation time” as edit items that can be edited by the user, and “maximum operable time” and “ It is assumed that there is a voice call available time. Here, when a desired application to be reserved is set, a function key is pressed for “application”.

  FIG. 4D shows an example of a screen when setting an application for performing reservation setting.

  Various functions provided in the mobile phone 1 are listed and displayed in the function menu, and the user selects a desired application to be reserved and presses a selection key. Here, when performing reservation setting of the TV application, the TV application is set by selecting “TV” and pressing the selection key.

  FIG. 4E is an example of a screen when the TV application is reserved and set in FIG.

  In FIG. 4D, when an application to be reserved is selected, the selected application name is displayed in the “application” column of the editing screen. Next, when setting the start date and time for making a TV application viewing reservation, select “date and time” and press the function key.

  FIG. 4F shows an example of a screen when setting the start date and time for making a viewing reservation for the TV application.

  In the function menu, for example, “direct input” for inputting the date and time directly and “calendar input” for inputting the date and time from the calendar are displayed. Here, by selecting “direct input” with a selection key and inputting “2005/08/01/2100”, the viewing start date of the TV application can be reserved and set at 21:00 on August 1, 2005. .

  FIG. 4G is an example of a screen when the viewing start date / time is reserved in FIG. 4F.

In FIG. 4F, when the reservation is set, the date and time when the reservation is set is displayed in the “date and time” column of the edit screen. Here, the power monitoring means 71 transmits a read signal designating the TV application to the storage means 40 and receives the power consumption of the TV application as a read result signal. Further, the power monitoring unit 71 transmits a power remaining amount acquisition signal to the power control unit 73 and receives power remaining amount information as a power remaining amount result signal. Then, the power monitoring unit 71 calculates the maximum operable time of the TV application based on the power consumption of the TV application and the remaining power, and displays it in the “maximum operable time” column of the editing screen. Here, for example, “300 minutes” is displayed in the “maximum operable time” column, assuming that the remaining power of the power supply means 30 is 5WH and the power consumption of the TV application is 1000 mW.
Next, when setting the scheduled operation time of the TV application, select “scheduled operation time”, press the selection key, and enter the desired time. Here, for example, “180” is input as a television application to be viewed for 180 minutes.

  FIG. 4H is an example of a screen when the scheduled operation time of the TV application is set.

When the scheduled operation time is set, first, the power monitoring unit 71 sets the scheduled power consumption amount based on the power consumption amount 1000 mW of the TV application read from the storage unit 40 and the set scheduled operation time 3H. Calculate 3000 mWH. Then, a voice call available time is calculated from the remaining power of 2000 mWH after securing the power consumption scheduled amount and, for example, a power consumption of 1000 mW of the telephone application at the time of a voice call, and the “voice call available time” field on the edit screen “120 minutes” is displayed.
Next, when registering and confirming application reservation editing, an input key associated with “confirm” in the input means 10 is pressed.
In addition, here, it was explained that the available voice call time is calculated from the remaining power amount after securing the scheduled power consumption of the TV application and displayed on the edit screen, but this is not a limitation, The standby time, the video call time, or the game time may be calculated and displayed on the editing screen.

  FIG. 4I is an example of a screen when application reservation editing is confirmed in FIG.

  When the application reservation editing is confirmed, the set application name, date and time, and scheduled operation time are displayed on the screen shown in FIG. 4A, and the user can check the status of the application reservation setting. When the application reservation editing is finalized, the power monitoring unit 71 stores the above date and time and the scheduled power consumption amount.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment.
Here, description will be made assuming that the reservation setting of the TV application shown in FIGS. 4A to 4I is performed.

  In FIG. 5, the power supply monitoring unit 71 starts processing when application reservation editing is confirmed.

  When the power supply monitoring means 71 starts processing, it transmits a date and time acquisition signal to the date and time acquisition means 75 and receives the current date and time as a date and time result signal (step S1).

  Next, the power monitoring unit 71 determines whether or not the current date and time included in the date and time result signal has passed the date and time set in the application reservation setting (step S2).

  When the current date / time has passed the date / time set in the application reservation setting (step S2, Yes), the power monitoring unit 71 displays a display signal in which the standard luminance display is set in the luminance information for the display control unit 72. And the luminance of the display means 20 is set to the standard luminance (step S3). Further, the power supply monitoring unit 71 transmits a ringing signal in which stereo is set in the playback method information to the ringing control unit 74, and sets the playback mode of the ringing unit 50 to stereo (step S4). Furthermore, the power supply monitoring unit 71 sets the operation restriction flag to 0 (step S5) and ends the process.

  On the other hand, when the current date / time has not passed the date / time set in the application reservation setting (step S2, No), the power monitoring unit 71 transmits a power remaining amount acquisition signal to the power control unit 73, The power remaining amount information of the power supply means 30 is received as a power remaining amount result signal (step S6).

  Next, the power monitoring means 71 has a scheduled power consumption amount stored when the application reservation is set, for example, 80% or more and less than 95% of the remaining amount of power acquired from the power control means 73. It is determined whether or not there is (step S7).

  When the scheduled power consumption stored when the application reservation is set is 80% or more and less than 95% of the remaining power acquired from the power control means 73 (Yes in step S7), the power The monitoring unit 71 determines whether or not the operation restriction flag is 0 (step S8).

  When the operation restriction flag is 0 (step S8, Yes), the power supply monitoring unit 71 transmits a display signal in which low luminance display is set in the luminance information to the display control unit 72, and the luminance of the display unit 20 is set. Low luminance is set (step S9). Further, the power supply monitoring unit 71 transmits a ringing signal in which monaural is set in the reproduction method information to the ringing control unit 74, and sets the reproduction method of the ringing unit 50 to monaural (step S10). Further, the power monitoring unit 71 sets the operation restriction flag to 1 (step S11), transmits the date acquisition signal to the date acquisition unit 75 again, and receives the current date as the date result signal (step S11). S1). By setting the low luminance display and monaural reproduction method, it is possible to reduce the power consumption as compared with the standard luminance display and the stereo reproduction method. When the operation restriction flag is 1, the power consumption can be reduced by not starting the application.

On the other hand, if the operation restriction flag is 1 (No in step S8), the date acquisition signal is transmitted again to the date acquisition means 75 without setting the display means 20, the ringing means 50, and the operation restriction flag. The current date and time are received as a date and time result signal (step S1).
On the other hand, when the scheduled power consumption stored when the application reservation is set is 80% or more and not less than 95% of the remaining power acquired from the power control means 73 (No in step S7), It is determined whether or not the scheduled power consumption is 95% or more of the remaining power (step S12).
When the power consumption scheduled amount is 95% or more of the remaining power (step S12, Yes), the power monitoring means 71 transmits a power supply stop signal to the power control means 73, and the power supply means 30 Power supply is stopped (step S13), and the process is terminated.
On the other hand, when the scheduled power consumption is not 95% or more of the remaining power (No in step S12), a date acquisition signal is transmitted again to the date acquisition unit 75, and the current date is displayed as the date result. Received as a signal (step S1).
In the first embodiment, power consumption is reduced by restricting display and ringing operations and application activation. However, the present embodiment is not limited to this and is limited to suppress power consumption. Any operation is acceptable.
As described above, according to the mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the scheduled power consumption amount of the remaining power amount until the date and time counted by the time measuring means 60 passes the date and time set in the application reservation setting. Can be ensured, and the desired application set in the application reservation setting is operated by setting the low brightness of the display means 20, the monaural setting of the sounding means 50, or the power supply means 30 to stop power supply. Therefore, it is possible to secure in advance the power remaining amount necessary for the operation.
(Embodiment 2)
The second embodiment of the present invention will be described by taking a mobile phone that restricts the operation of the communication means as an example.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of the mobile phone 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In addition, about the structure similar to the said Embodiment 1, the same referential mark is used and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The mobile phone 1 includes a communication unit 80 and a communication control unit 76 in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment.

The communication means 80 performs wireless communication with the outside via a network (not shown). When the communication unit 80 receives a communication stop signal from the control unit 70, the communication unit 80 disconnects from the network. When the communication unit 80 receives a communication resumption signal from the control unit 70, the communication unit 80 resumes connection with the network.
When the communication control unit 76 receives the communication stop signal from the power supply monitoring unit 71, the communication control unit 76 transmits the communication stop signal to the communication unit 80 and disconnects the connection with the network. When a communication resumption signal is received from the power supply monitoring means 71, a communication resumption signal is transmitted to the communication means 80, and the connection with the network is resumed.
The power supply monitoring means 71 has a communication operation stop flag indicating whether or not the communication operation is stopped in addition to the operation restriction flag indicating whether or not the operation of the application described in the first embodiment is restricted. is doing. The communication operation stop flag is set to 1 when the communication operation is stopped, and is set to 0 when the communication operation is not stopped. The initial state is set to 0 indicating that the communication operation is not stopped.

  7 and 8 are flowcharts showing a processing procedure of the mobile phone 1 according to the second embodiment. In addition, about the process similar to the said Embodiment 1, the same referential mark is used and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, it is assumed that the application reservation setting is made in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  In FIG. 7, the power supply monitoring unit 71 starts processing when application reservation editing is confirmed. When the current date and time has passed the date and time set in the application reservation setting (step S2, Yes), the standard luminance display setting of the display means 20 (step S3), the stereo setting of the ringing means 50 (step S4) and the operation The processing until the restriction flag is set to 0 (step S5) is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

Next, the power supply monitoring unit 71 transmits a communication resumption signal to the communication control unit 76 to restart the network connection of the communication unit 80 (step 20 in FIG. 8). And the power supply monitoring means 71 sets a communication operation flag to 0 (step S21), and complete | finishes a process.
On the other hand, if the current date and time has not passed the date and time set in the application reservation setting (FIG. 7, step S2, No), the processing until the remaining power level is acquired (step S5) is the same as in the first embodiment. Do the same.
Next, the power monitoring unit 71 has a scheduled power consumption amount stored when the application reservation is set, for example, 80% or more and less than 90% of the remaining power acquired from the power control unit 73. It is determined whether or not there is (step S22).
When the scheduled power consumption stored when the application reservation is set is 80% or more and less than 90% of the remaining power acquired from the power control means 73 (Yes in step S22), the power The monitoring unit 71 performs the same processing as steps S7 to S11 in the first embodiment, and again transmits a date and time acquisition signal to the date and time acquisition unit 75 and receives the current date and time as a date and time result signal (step). S1).
On the other hand, if the scheduled power consumption stored when the application reservation is set is 80% or more and not less than 90% of the remaining power acquired from the power control means 73 (No in step S22), It is determined whether the scheduled power consumption is 90% or more and less than 95% of the remaining power (FIG. 8, step S23).
When the scheduled power consumption is 90% or more and less than 95% of the remaining power (step S23, Yes), the power monitoring means 71 determines whether the communication operation stop flag is 0 or not. (Step S24).
When the communication operation stop flag is 0 (step S24, Yes), the power supply monitoring unit 71 transmits a communication stop signal to the communication control unit 76 in order to disconnect the network connection of the communication unit 80 (step S25). ). Further, the power supply monitoring unit 71 sets the communication operation stop flag to 1 (step S26), transmits the date acquisition signal to the date acquisition unit 75 again, and receives the current date as the date result signal ( Step S1). By disconnecting the network connection of the communication unit 80, for example, it is possible to prevent power consumption due to an incoming voice call or incoming mail, and to secure a remaining power level necessary for operating a desired application.

On the other hand, when the communication operation stop flag is 1 (step S24, No), without setting the communication unit 80 and the communication operation stop flag, a date acquisition signal is transmitted again to the date acquisition unit 75, The current date and time are received as a date and time result signal (step S1).
On the other hand, when the scheduled power consumption stored when the application reservation is set is 90% or more and not less than 95% of the remaining power acquired from the power control means 73 (No in step S23), Processing similar to that in steps S12 and S13 in the first embodiment is performed, and the processing is terminated.
As described above, according to the mobile phone 1 of the second embodiment of the present invention, display is performed based on the scheduled power consumption amount and the remaining power amount until the time measuring means 60 passes the date and time set in the application reservation setting. In addition to the low brightness setting of the means 20, the monaural setting of the ringing means 50, etc., by controlling the communication of the communication means 80, for example, power consumption due to incoming voice calls or incoming mail can be suppressed. It is possible to ensure the remaining amount of power necessary for operating the set desired application.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the operation of the application is limited step by step according to the proportion of the remaining amount of power acquired from the power supply unit 30 that is stored when the application reservation is set. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation of the application may be simultaneously limited at a certain rate, or the operation of the application may be limited by further subdividing the stages.
In each of the above embodiments, the operation of the app is forcibly performed according to the proportion of the remaining power consumption acquired from the power supply means 30 to the amount of the scheduled power consumption stored when the application reservation is set. Although described so as to be restricted, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user may be allowed to select whether or not to restrict the operation of the application.

  In each of the above embodiments, the maximum operation of the desired application is set based on the power consumption of the desired application stored in the storage unit 40 and the remaining power of the power supply unit 30 when the application reservation is set. It explained that the possible time was calculated and displayed in the "Maximum operable time" column of the edit screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the scheduled power consumption amount when the phone application at stand-by is operated is secured from the remaining power amount in advance from the current date and time to the start date and time of the reservation setting set by the user. After that, the maximum operable time may be calculated based on the power consumption of the desired application and displayed in the “maximum operable time” column.

  As described above, the mobile terminal device and the information processing method according to the present invention have an effect that it is possible to secure a remaining power amount necessary for operating a desired application in advance. It is useful as a mobile phone equipped with an application that is required to operate for a long time, such as TV reception.

1 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a mobile phone according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile phone according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The figure which shows an example of each power consumption of the application memorize | stored in the mobile telephone in Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 of this invention The figure which shows the example of a screen when performing the reservation setting of an application in Embodiment 1 and Embodiment 2 of this invention The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the mobile telephone in Embodiment 1 of this invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a mobile phone according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the mobile telephone in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The flowchart which shows the process sequence of the mobile telephone in Embodiment 2 of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cellular phone 10 Input means 20 Display means 30 Power supply means 40 Storage means 50 Communication means 60 Timing means 70 Control means 71 Power supply monitoring means 72 Display control means 73 Power supply control means 74 Communication control means 75 Date and time acquisition means 76 Communication control means 80 Communication R31, R32, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37 records

Claims (10)

A mobile terminal device having a plurality of applications,
A time measuring means for measuring the date and time;
Power supply means for supplying power;
Storage means for storing the power consumption of the application;
A power consumption monitoring means for calculating a power consumption scheduled amount based on a preset operation scheduled time of the application and the power consumption, and acquiring a remaining power amount of the power means;
The power supply monitoring means controls to secure the scheduled power consumption amount of the remaining power supply until the date and time counted by the time measuring means passes a preset date and time. apparatus. Having display means for displaying various information;
The power monitoring unit calculates an operable time of the application based on a remaining power amount when the planned power consumption amount is secured and the power consumption amount of the application set in advance, and displays on the display unit The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the operable time is displayed. The power supply monitoring unit stops power supply to the power supply unit until the time and date counted by the time measuring unit passes a preset date and time, and secures the power consumption scheduled amount of the remaining power supply. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device is controlled. The power monitoring means controls the application operation until the time and date counted by the time measuring means passes a preset date and time, and controls to ensure the scheduled power consumption amount of the remaining power supply. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein: Having a communication means for communicating with the outside via a network;
The power monitoring means stops communication by the communication means until the date and time counted by the time measuring means passes a preset date and time, and secures the scheduled power consumption amount of the remaining battery power. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device is controlled. A timing step for timing the date and time;
A power remaining amount acquisition step for acquiring a remaining amount of a power source for supplying power;
A calculation step of calculating a power consumption scheduled amount based on a preset operation scheduled time of the application and the power consumption amount of the application;
A control step for controlling to secure the scheduled power consumption amount among the remaining power amount acquired in the remaining power supply step until the date and time counted in the time measuring step passes a preset date and time; An information processing method characterized by comprising: A display step for displaying various information;
The control step calculates an operable time of the application based on a remaining power amount when the scheduled power consumption amount is secured and the preset power consumption amount of the application, and in the display step The information processing method according to claim 6, wherein the operable time is displayed. In the control step, the power supply from the power source is stopped until the date and time counted in the timing step passes a preset date and time, and control is performed to secure the power consumption scheduled amount of the remaining power source. The information processing method according to claim 6. The control step limits the operation of the application until the date and time counted in the timing step passes a preset date and time, and controls to ensure the power consumption scheduled amount of the remaining battery power The information processing method according to claim 6. Having a communication step for communicating with the outside via a network;
The control step controls to stop the communication in the communication step until the date and time counted in the timing step passes a preset date and time, and to secure the power consumption scheduled amount of the remaining battery power The information processing method according to claim 6.

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