JP2007172576A - Electronic device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a user to know the balance of electronic money visually, without it being known by others concerning an electronic device equipped with an electronic money function. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic device (exemplified as a mobile terminal device 1)comprises a display part 15 for displaying an image, a display control part 16 for controlling the display part 15, and a main control part 14 for controlling the whole mobile terminal device 1. The main control part 14 controls the display control part 16 so as to display the present balance shown by the electronic money information acquired from an electronic money management part 13 as associated graphic images in the display part 15, referring to the table managed by a table management part 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device and a program, and more particularly to an electronic device having an electronic money function and a program to be incorporated in the electronic device.

  Currently, portable terminal devices equipped with an electronic money function are in widespread use. As a method of confirming the balance with these portable terminal devices, there is a method of launching an electronic money balance confirmation application from a menu and displaying the balance amount on a liquid crystal screen.

Patent Document 1 discloses a balance display method and apparatus for an electronic money card that can read the balance of the electronic money card and notify the user of the balance. An electronic money card balance display device described in Patent Literature 1 includes an apparatus main body, a card insertion unit provided in the apparatus main body for inserting an electronic money card, and balance display means for displaying the balance of the electronic money card on various media. A vibration sensing means for detecting vibration applied to the apparatus main body, and a control means for detecting the balance of the electronic money card when the vibration is sensed by the vibration sensing means and operating the balance display means according to the detected balance. When an electronic money card is set in the main body and vibration is applied to the main body of the apparatus, the vibration sensing means detects this vibration, and the balance display means of the electronic money card is activated based on this detection signal, and the balance display means The balance is displayed by operating in a manner corresponding to the balance of the card.
JP-A-11-259611

  However, a conventional electronic device equipped with an electronic money function such as a portable terminal device as described above takes time to confirm the balance of electronic money. On the other hand, when the electronic money balance amount itself is displayed on the electronic device, there is a possibility that the amount of the balance amount is known to the surrounding people, which not only causes a privacy problem but also may induce a crime.

  As described above, in an electronic device having an electronic money function, a user wants to easily know how much electronic money remains in his / her electronic device, but the balance of electronic money is information related to privacy. There is a demand that people around do not want to be known.

  Even if the device described in Patent Document 1 is applied as such an electronic device, when the balance is 5000 to 10000 yen, it is necessary to remember the association between the amount of money that the LED emits red light and the display method. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an electronic device capable of easily visually recognizing the balance of electronic money without being known by another person, and a program for incorporation in the electronic device. Its purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the first technical means of the present invention displays the current balance amount indicated by the electronic money information as an image of the associated graphic in the electronic device equipped with the electronic money function. It is characterized by comprising graphic display means for outputting to the above.

  According to a second technical means, in the first technical means, the graphic display means displays the graphic image on an image display device provided in the electronic device or an image display device connected to the electronic device. The present invention is characterized in that it is a means for outputting so as to be displayed.

  A third technical means is the second technical means, wherein the image display device has means for displaying a background image, and the graphic display means displays the graphic image corresponding to the current balance amount. The image display device includes means for outputting the image as a background image.

  According to a fourth technical means, in any one of the first to third technical means, a balance amount and a graphic image are stored in association with each other, and the graphic display means refers to the table. The current balance amount is output so as to be displayed as a corresponding graphic image.

  A fifth technical means is the same as the fourth technical means, comprising table editing means for editing the table based on a user operation.

  A sixth technical means is the fourth or fifth technical means, characterized in that it comprises switching means corresponding to an operation for switching the referenced table in accordance with a user operation.

  According to a seventh technical means, in any one of the fourth to sixth technical means, the electronic device is a portable terminal device having a movable part, and the table to be referred to is switched according to the movable state of the movable part. It is characterized by comprising switching means corresponding to the movable part.

  According to an eighth technical means, in any one of the fourth to seventh technical means, an inclination sensor and an inclination corresponding switch that switches the table to be referred to according to the inclination information of the electronic device detected by the inclination sensor. And a switching means.

  According to a ninth technical means, in any one of the fourth to eighth technical means, there is provided a position correspondence changing means for changing the table in accordance with position information.

  According to a tenth technical means, in any one of the fourth to ninth technical means, a change means corresponding to a date and time for changing the table according to the date and time information is provided.

  The eleventh technical means is a lock means for locking the electronic money function in any of the first to tenth technical means, and when the lock means is executed, the graphic display means displays the lock means. And a lock display means for outputting a graphic image indicating that the lock is executed at the position of the graphic image to be displayed.

  In a twelfth technical means according to any one of the first to eleventh technical means, the graphic display means executes graphic image display output only for a predetermined time when the current balance amount is changed. It is characterized by that.

  A thirteenth technical means is the graphic means according to any one of the first to twelfth technical means, wherein the graphic display means displays a graphic when a user performs a predetermined operation after the current balance amount is changed. The display output of the image is executed.

  In a fourteenth technical means according to the thirteenth technical means, the graphic display means is a graphic only when the user performs the predetermined operation within a predetermined time after the current balance amount is changed. The display output of the image is executed.

  A fifteenth technical means according to the thirteenth or fourteenth technical means is characterized in that the graphic display means executes display output of the graphic image for a predetermined time.

  According to a sixteenth technical means, in any one of the thirteenth to fifteenth technical means, the electronic device is a portable terminal device having a movable part, and the predetermined operation is an operation of moving the movable part. It is a feature.

  A seventeenth technical means is the electronic equipment according to the sixteenth technical means, wherein the electronic device is a clamshell type portable terminal device, and the predetermined operation is a clamshell opening / closing operation.

  In an eighteenth technical means according to any one of the first to seventeenth technical means, the electronic device holds a plurality of pieces of electronic money information, and the graphic display means uses the plurality of electronic money information as the current balance amount. It is characterized by having a means for outputting the total of the balance amount for the electronic money information so as to be displayed as a corresponding graphic image.

  In a nineteenth technical means according to any one of the first to eighteenth technical means, the electronic device holds a plurality of pieces of electronic money information, and the graphic display means uses the plurality of electronic money information as the current balance amount. It is characterized by having means for outputting each current balance amount indicated by the electronic money information so as to be displayed as a graphic image corresponding to each.

  A twentieth technical means is the graphic means according to the eighteenth or nineteenth technical means, wherein the graphic display means is configured to associate only the current balance amount indicated by the electronic money information immediately after use as the current balance amount. It is characterized by having means for switching and outputting so as to display as an image.

  According to a twenty-first technical means, in any one of the fourth to tenth technical means, the electronic device holds a plurality of electronic money information, the table is provided for each electronic money information, and the graphic display means includes As the current balance amount, each current balance amount indicated by the plurality of electronic money information is displayed as an image of a corresponding figure by referring to the table corresponding to the individual electronic money information. It has a means for outputting.

  According to a twenty-second technical means, in any one of the first to twenty-first technical means, the graphic is a pictograph.

  According to a twenty-third technical means, in any one of the first to twenty-second technical means, the figure is represented by one or a plurality of figures, and the number and / or color of the figure is changed according to a balance amount. It is characterized by being

  A twenty-fourth technical means is a program that is incorporated in the electronic device according to any one of the first to twenty-third technical means and causes the arithmetic processing unit of the electronic device to function as each means.

  According to the present invention, the balance of electronic money can be easily recognized without being known to others.

  The electronic device according to the present invention is equipped with an electronic money function and includes the following graphic display means as a main feature. The graphic display means is means for outputting the current balance amount indicated by the electronic money information so as to be displayed as an image of the associated graphic. When displaying the balance of electronic money, the current balance amount of electronic money is displayed in a graphic image associated with it, so that the balance amount of electronic money is not known to others, and the amount of money can be stored even if the user does not store the association. By displaying the graphic image that is given the meaning, it becomes possible for the user to visually recognize it easily.

  Hereinafter, a portable terminal device such as a mobile phone or a PDA (information portable terminal) will be described as an example of the electronic device according to the present invention. However, the present invention is any electronic device provided with an electronic money function. Is applicable. The graphic display means described above is a means for outputting a graphic image to an image display device provided in the electronic device or an image display device connected to the electronic device. As described above, the electronic apparatus according to the present invention has the image display device built-in or externally connected (including temporary connection), and displays a graphic image in which the current balance amount is associated with the image display device.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a mobile terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram in which a balance amount stored in a table management unit of the mobile terminal device in FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an example of display processing of the electronic money balance amount in the portable terminal device of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of FIG. 2 for the portable terminal device of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed the electronic money balance amount using the table.

  1, 2, and 4, 1 is a portable terminal device as an example of an electronic device, 2 is a table, 11 is a communication unit, 12 is an electronic money reader / writer unit having an electronic money reader / writer, and 13 is electronic money. Management unit, 14 is a main control unit, 15 is a display unit, 16 is a display control unit, 17 is an operation unit, 18 is a timer, 19 is a casing open / close detection unit, 20 is a table management unit, 30 is a display screen, and 31 is A battery remaining amount display image, 32 is a radio wave intensity display image, 33 is a time information display image, and 34 is an electronic money balance amount display image.

  A mobile terminal device 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a main control unit 14 that controls the entire mobile terminal device, a communication unit 11 that performs communication in a telephone, electronic mail, Internet access, and the like, and an external terminal such as a POS terminal. An electronic money reader / writer unit 12 that transfers electronic money (electronic money information), an electronic money management unit 13 that manages the balance of electronic money, and a display unit 15 that displays various states and balance information during operation; The display control unit 16 that controls the display unit 15 based on the signal from the main control unit 14, the timer 18 that measures time, and the chassis open / close detection unit 19 that detects whether the chassis is open or closed. A table management unit 20 that manages a table in which balance amounts and graphic images to be displayed are associated with each other, and an operation unit 17 that can input table information and the like. It is.

  Here, the electronic money information represents monetary value as electronic data, and is transmitted or received directly between portable terminal devices having an electronic money function or via an electronic money management server or the like. Communication between portable terminal devices is performed by the communication unit 11, other communication units to which Bluetooth, infrared communication, or the like is applied, and communication with the electronic money management server is performed through the communication unit 11.

  The electronic money management unit 13 not only stores the current balance amount, but also, for example, transactions of electronic money information such as transaction date / time, transaction amount, remittance / receipt type, transaction form, ID of the other terminal, etc. A history may also be stored. The electronic money reader / writer unit 12 and the electronic money management unit 13 are configured by a non-contact type IC chip that incorporates a memory circuit, a high frequency circuit, and the like.

  The display unit 15 includes an LCD that displays a transaction history screen of electronic money information and the like, and is driven and controlled by a display control unit 16 such as a display driver. Here, the display unit 15 and the display control unit 16 are examples of the above-described image display device. In this example, the current balance amount is a graphic image, a signal representing graphic image data transmitted from the main control unit 14, and Based on the display command, it is displayed on the display unit 15 via the display control unit 16.

  The main control unit 14 incorporates or is connected to a nonvolatile memory such as a ROM in which a control program for controlling the mobile terminal device 1 is stored. The control program is read into a volatile memory such as a RAM as a work area and executed by an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU built in the main control unit 14. This volatile memory is also built in or connected to the main control unit 14.

  The control program incorporated in the main control unit 14 is for causing an arithmetic processing device of an electronic device such as a portable terminal device to function as each means such as the graphic display means described above, the table editing means described later, the changing means, and the switching means. The main control unit 14 causes the display control unit 16 to display a graphic image on the display unit 15 by executing this program. That is, this program is a program for causing an arithmetic processing unit of an electronic device to function as each means. Such a control program is also incorporated in embodiments described later. And this invention can also employ | adopt the form as a program for incorporating in such an electronic device. Such a program can be distributed through a network or stored in a recording medium.

  As described above, the graphic display means described above is normally incorporated into the main control unit 14 so as to be executable as a program, reads out a graphic image to be displayed, and sends a signal for displaying the graphic image to the display control unit 16. Output. Actually, the main control unit 14 reads the graphic image to be displayed from a rewritable ROM or the like that stores the graphic image, and outputs it to the display control unit 16 as a signal representing the graphic image data.

  The operation unit 17 includes a plurality of numeric keys and operation keys for performing various settings. The user operation is executed by displaying the operation content on the display unit 15 using the operation unit 17. In addition, the operation unit 17 receives the amount of electronic money information transmitted / received between portable terminal devices in the case of inter-personal transactions.

  With the configuration as described above, in the mobile terminal device 1, the main control unit 14 refers to the table managed by the table management unit 20 for the current balance amount indicated by the electronic money information obtained from the electronic money management unit 13. Then, the display control unit 16 is controlled so as to be displayed on the display unit 15 as the associated graphic image. The display control unit 16 controls the display unit 15 to display the current balance amount indicated by the electronic money information obtained from the electronic money management unit 13 as a graphic image associated with the table.

  As this table, the table management unit 20 holds a table 2 in which balance amounts and graphic images as illustrated in FIG. 2 are associated with each other. The illustrated table 2 is a table in which the transportation and the fare when returning home from the company are associated with each other, indicating that it takes 2500 yen to return from the company to the house by taxi and 360 yen to return by train. Yes.

  In Table 2, taxi pictograms (or pictogram icons) when the current balance remains as much as possible to return by taxi, train pictograms (or pictogram icons) when it remains as much as possible to return by train, When there is no balance that can be bought on the train, the person's pictograph (or pictograph icon) is associated with the display unit 15 for display. By having such a table in which the balance amount and the graphic image are associated with each other, the graphic image corresponding to the balance amount can be easily displayed. In Table 2, by associating the balance amount with an image of a figure that gives meaning to the balance (for example, 360 yen as a pictogram of a train), the user can intuitively understand it. Can do. As will be described later as table editing means, information on train fare and taxi fare here may be set by the operation unit 17 by the user.

  Next, an example of operation | movement of the portable terminal device 1 is demonstrated with reference to FIG.3 and FIG.4. First, the electronic money management unit 13 detects whether the balance has changed (step S1). Specifically, it is when the electronic money reader / writer unit 12 performs payment processing with a cash register terminal in the store, or when the electronic unit is connected to the Internet from the communication unit 11 and receives electronic money.

  When the balance has changed (YES in step S1), the electronic money management unit 13 outputs a signal for causing the timer 18 to start measuring time (step S2). Then, it is determined whether or not a certain time has elapsed since the balance changed (step S3).

  This is displayed when the portable terminal device 1 is opened and the balance is confirmed after the payment at the cash register or the like, but it is troublesome to be displayed every time the portable terminal device 1 is opened. This is because the balance information is displayed when the portable terminal device 1 is opened within a certain time from the beginning, but not displayed after the time has elapsed. Further, not only when the mobile terminal apparatus 1 is closed, but also when the portable terminal device 1 is closed within a certain time after payment is completed, the balance information may be displayed as a graphic image on a sub-screen described later.

  In this example, assuming that the mobile terminal device 1 is a clamshell type, the opening / closing operation of the hinge part in the mobile terminal device 1 is described as an example. After the change occurs, the graphic display output may be executed only when the user performs a predetermined operation within a predetermined time. As the predetermined operation, when the mobile terminal device 1 is a slide type, a slide portion, when the mobile terminal device 1 is a flip type, a hinge portion between the cover and the main body, and when the mobile terminal device 1 is a revolver type or a swivel type, a rotation portion, An operation for moving the movable part of the mobile terminal device 1 can be applied. Further, here, the display is controlled only by the time, but the number of times of opening and closing may be counted and the second and subsequent times may not be displayed within a certain time.

  If it is determined in step S3 that the mobile terminal device 1 has been opened by the housing open / close detection unit 19 if the fixed time has not elapsed since the balance changed, that is, within a predetermined time (NO in step S3). (YES in step S4), the electronic money management unit 13 confirms the balance of electronic money, and passes balance information to the table management unit 20 via the main control unit 14 (step S5).

  Next, the table management unit 20 collates the balance information with the table (step S6), passes the corresponding graphic information to the main control unit 14, and the main control unit 14 uses the display control unit 16 on the display unit 15. The graphic image is displayed (step S7). In step S7, for example, on the display screen 30 (preferably the main screen) of the mobile terminal device 1 illustrated in FIG. 4, the same as the battery remaining amount display image 31, the radio wave intensity display image 32, the time information display image 33, and the like. In addition, the electronic money balance amount display image 34 may be pictically displayed.

  When the display is started in step S7, the timer 18 is reset to start measuring time (step S8). When a certain time has elapsed after displaying the graphic image (YES in step S9), the display of the graphic image is stopped (step S10). As described above, it is preferable that the graphic display means described above is executed only for a predetermined time after the graphic image display output is started. The fixed time in step S9 and the fixed time in step S3 may be the same, but it is preferable to set step S9 shorter.

  Further, as another form relating to graphic image display, the graphic display means described above is configured to execute graphic image display output whenever a user performs a predetermined operation after a change has occurred in the current balance amount. May be. As another form, the graphic image display may be executed only for a predetermined time when the current balance amount is changed.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which the electronic money is locked at the display position of the electronic money balance amount in FIG. 4. In the figure, 35 is an electronic money lock display image. Some portable terminal devices 1 have a lock unit that locks the electronic money function so that the electronic money is not used when dropped. This locking means is normally incorporated in the main control unit 14 so as to be executable as a program, and locks the access by prohibiting access to the electronic money management unit 13. In such a form, the electronic money function is locked as shown in the electronic money lock display image 35 shown in FIG. Make it visible.

  As shown in FIG. 5, by displaying an electronic money lock display image 35 indicating that the electronic money function is locked at the position where the electronic money balance display image 34 of FIG. 4 was present, the electronic money function is locked to the user. Can be easily recognized. FIG. 5 shows an example in which the display image is replaced. However, when the display image is locked, the user may recognize the electronic money balance display image 34 in FIG. 4 by changing the color.

  6 is a diagram showing another example of a table in which the balance amount stored in the table management unit of the mobile terminal device of FIG. 1 is associated with a graphic image, and FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the mobile terminal device of FIG. FIG. 8 to FIG. 10 show examples of displaying the electronic money balance amount using the table of FIG. 6. FIGS. 8 to 10 are other examples of displaying the electronic money balance amount using the table of FIG. 6 on the portable terminal device of FIG. FIG. 6 to 10, 36 is a table, 37, 37a and 37b are electronic money balance amount display images, 40 is a sub-screen, 41 is an outer operation key, 41a is a right key, and 41b is a left key.

  In the example of FIGS. 2 and 4, as a graphic image to be displayed, a metaphorical pictogram is used to represent the balance, but a metaphorical graphic image may be used. In the table 36 illustrated in FIG. 6, a bar display graphic is used as such a graphic. In the table 36, a bar figure represented by one or a plurality of bars is used, and the figure is obtained by changing the number and / or color of bars according to the balance amount.

  For example, in the case of 0 to 400 yen, there is no bar, in the case of 400 to 799 yen, one red color,..., In the case of 1600 to 1999 yen, four red colors, in the case of 2000 to 3999 yen, green 1 In the case of 8000 to 9999 yen, 4 in green, in the case of 10000 to 19999 yen, in blue, in the case of 40000 to 49999 yen, 4 in blue, 50000 yen or more In this case, it is associated with the blue five.

  By providing the table 36 as shown in FIG. 6 in the table management unit 20, the electronic money balance amount display image 37 of FIG. 7 uses a blue bar that represents 10,000 yen when the balance is 10,000 yen or more. When one is less than 2000 yen and less than 10,000 yen, one is displayed using a green bar representing 2000 yen, and when it is less than 2000 yen, one is displayed using a red bar representing 400 yen. In this way, by changing the amount allocated to one bar according to the balance, a relatively detailed amount can be shown with a small number. In this example, the bars are displayed in different colors, but the bars may be displayed in different shapes. Further, as shown in the electronic money balance amount display image 37 of FIG. 7, the balance information displayed in a bar may be displayed together with other icons. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, in the clamshell type mobile terminal device 1, balance information to be displayed in a bar may be displayed on a sub screen (for example, a sub liquid crystal screen) 40.

  In addition, although the bar display is illustrated here, the graphic is represented by one or a plurality of the same graphic (for example, “●” or “◆”), and the number and / or the number of the same graphic depending on the balance amount. You may make it use what changed the color. Moreover, the figure may not be the same figure, but may be a human figure such as a head, a torso, a right arm, a left arm, a right leg, and a left leg. Even in the case of representing with one or a plurality of graphics, the number and / or color of the graphics may be changed according to the balance amount.

  There are a plurality of types of electronic money, such as Edy (registered trademark) and Suica (registered trademark). When a plurality of electronic moneys are mounted on the mobile terminal device 1 so as to be usable, the total amount of those balances may be collated with a table and a corresponding graphic image may be displayed, or the electronic money balance amount of FIG. You may display separately for every electronic money, as shown in the display images 37a and 37b. In FIG. 9, different types of bars are used to distinguish the balance of each electronic money, but they may be distinguished by color, and may be distinguished by the number and / or color of one or more other identical figures. May be separated.

  Further, the same figure in a different shape is used to distinguish the balance for each electronic money, but a table may be prepared for each electronic money in order to perform such graphic display. When the main control unit 14 performs control to display each current balance amount indicated by the plurality of electronic money information as a current balance amount in a corresponding graphic image, each electronic unit stored in the table management unit 20 The corresponding graphic image may be read by referring to a table corresponding to money information (for example, an Edy (registered trademark) table or a Suica (registered trademark) table). For example, in the Edy (registered trademark) table, 120 yen that can buy one canned juice is represented by one bar, and in the Suica (registered trademark) table, the initial fee of 180 yen is represented by one bar. By providing a different table for each type, it is possible to display a graphic according to the application.

  Further, as shown in the display example of the display screen 30 in FIG. 9, the graphic display unit described above may include a unit that displays and outputs a graphic image corresponding to the current balance amount as a background image in the image display device. preferable. The background image corresponds to, for example, a mobile phone standby screen or a PDA wallpaper. By displaying as a background image, even a portable terminal device with a small screen can be displayed large because it is a background. For this reason, the above-described image display device exemplified by the display unit 15 and the display control unit 16 has background image display means for displaying a background image. As this background image display means, an existing technology can be applied. For example, by adding a background attribute in a markup language and outputting the attribute and displaying it on the display unit 15 or by OSD (On Screen Display) display Various methods such as a method of displaying a background image on the display unit 15 can be adopted.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the portable terminal device 1 is provided with the table edit means which edits a table based on user operation. This table editing means is a means for accepting a user operation on the operation unit 17 and editing the threshold amount of money, the corresponding graphic image, and the association based on the user operation. Here, when a plurality of tables are provided, it is preferable that the table to be edited is selected by the operation unit 17 and then the amount, the corresponding figure, and the association are edited. This table editing means is normally incorporated in the operation unit 17 and the main control unit 14 so as to be executable, and can be constituted by a GUI (graphical user interface) program or the like.

  Here, the main control unit 14 executes the GUI program, causes the display unit 15 to display an editing screen via the display control unit 16, and allows the user to change the association on the operation unit 17 while viewing the editing screen. And rewrite or additionally record the table of the table management unit 20 based on the received operation. In addition, it is preferable that a graphic image is displayed in a default table before editing, and a plurality of graphic items, an association table, and the like are prepared for editing. Thereby, the table information as exemplified in the table 2 can be easily edited by the operation unit 17.

Another form of the table switching process described above will be described.
In a form including a plurality of tables including a form including a table for each electronic money information, the portable terminal device 1 may be provided with a switching means corresponding to an operation for switching a table to be referred to according to a user operation. .

  For example, it is assumed that a button (outside operation key) 41 that can be operated with the cellular phone closed as shown in FIG. 10 is provided. Here, the outer operation key 41 includes a right key 41a and a left key 41b. When such a portable terminal device 1 is employed, the reference target table may be switched between the tables by pressing the right key 41a and / or the left key 41b by the user. By switching the table, it is possible to switch between a balance graphic display and a numerical display. For example, it is possible to switch from a table displaying one beer on one scale to a table displaying one jasper on one scale.

  Further, in a form having a table for each electronic money information, buttons and electronic money information (for example, the right key 41a is used for the Edy (registered trademark) table and the left key 41b is used for the Suica (registered trademark) table). In addition, when the key 41a / 41b is pressed, a figure of the balance amount of electronic money corresponding to the key 41a / 41b may be displayed. 10, the electronic money balance amount display image 37a is displayed on the sub screen 40 when the right key 41a is pressed (left side in FIG. 10), and the electronic money balance amount display image 37b is displayed on the sub screen 40 when the left key 41b is pressed. As shown (right side of FIG. 10), the electronic money balance to be displayed is switched by switching the table to be referred to. In addition to displaying the balance of electronic money corresponding to the pressed key as described above, the display of the balance of electronic money may be sequentially switched by toggling the keys 41a / 41b.

  In this way, the graphic display means only displays the current balance amount indicated by the electronic money information selected based on the user operation among the individual current balance amounts indicated by the plurality of electronic money information as the current balance amount. It is also possible to switch the display so that it is displayed as an image of the associated graphic.

  Further, it is preferable that the graphic display means has means for switching and outputting only the current balance amount indicated by the electronic money information immediately after use as the current balance amount so as to be displayed as an associated graphic image. In this example, the graphic image display is executed only for a predetermined time when the current balance amount is changed, and the display is not limited to the specific time. For example, even when two images of electronic money balance amount display images 37a and 37b are displayed as shown in FIG. 9 or when the total amount thereof is displayed, immediately after using electronic money, It is only necessary to switch to displaying only the corresponding electronic money balance amount display image.

  As this usage scene, in a mobile phone holding electronic money of Suica (registered trademark) and Edy (registered trademark), usually a figure showing the balance amount is displayed on the standby screen, and Suica (registered trademark) is displayed. There is a scene where the user passes (Mobile Suica (registered trademark) here) over the ticket gate. After the user passes the ticket gate and uses Mobile Suica (registered trademark), it is preferable to display only the graphic showing the balance amount of Suica (registered trademark) by switching the table. Of course, after a certain period of time, processing such as displaying each graphic or total graphic again may be executed.

  Further, as described above, graphic display may be performed on an image display device (also referred to as a slave unit) connected to the main body (including a temporary connection) instead of graphic display on the main body of the mobile terminal device 1. In other words, there is a slave unit having a display function in addition to the main body, and the balance information may be output to the slave unit when electronic payment is made with the mobile phone main body. An example of this use scene is when the above-mentioned ticket gate passes. There is a ticket gate device equipped with a display. When a mobile phone equipped with Mobile Suica (registered trademark) is passed over the ticket gate device, the cell phone uses the function of non-contact IC card technology such as FeliCa (registered trademark). The figure information corresponding to the balance amount is output to the ticket gate, and the ticket gate device that has received the graphic information displays the figure on the display as a figure, so that the user can know the balance without knowing the specific balance amount. You can check the amount.

  In addition, in the case of the mobile terminal device 1 having a movable portion such as a clamshell, the table switching referred to above may be executed according to the movable state (including the movable itself) of the movable portion. As a usage scene, for example, when the clamshell is closed, it is set to a table with one scale of beer, but when the clamshell is opened, the price required to download one ringtone by switching the table Is set to a table with one scale. Note that, as described above, the present invention can also be applied to a case where a movable portion such as a slide portion other than the clam shell is provided, and table switching may be performed based on a predetermined operation for moving the movable portion. As described above, the mobile terminal device 1 may include switching means corresponding to the movable part.

  The table to be referenced may be switched according to the tilt information of the mobile terminal device 1 detected by the tilt sensor provided in the mobile terminal device 1. In other words, the mobile terminal device 1 may include a switching unit corresponding to inclination. For example, when the electronic money reader / writer unit 12 is faced down, switching is performed to a Suica (registered trademark) table when the electronic money reader / writer unit 12 is held substantially parallel, and to an Edy (registered trademark) table when the electronic money reader / writer unit 12 is held slightly obliquely. Various usage scenes can be assumed.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a mobile terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Constituent elements similar to those described above or partially modified constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is partially omitted. FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining a display processing example of the electronic money balance amount in the mobile terminal device of FIG. Note that the embodiment described here can be applied in the same manner as the above-described embodiment.

  A mobile terminal device 1 illustrated in FIG. 11 includes a main control unit 14 that controls the entire mobile terminal device, a communication unit 11 that performs communication in a telephone, electronic mail, Internet access, and the like, and an external terminal such as a POS terminal. An electronic money reader / writer unit 12 that delivers electronic money, an electronic money management unit 13 that manages the balance of electronic money, a display unit 15 that displays various states and balance information during operation, and a main control unit 14 The display control unit 16 that controls the display unit 15 based on the signal from the GPS, the location information acquisition unit 21 such as a GPS that acquires the location information of the current terminal, and the information of the departure place and the destination are entered, and the fare is confirmed. A fare confirmation unit 22 that manages the table, and a table management unit 20 that manages a table in which the balance amount and the graphic image to be displayed are associated with each other. And an operation unit 17 for it and to enter it and destination information to enter.

  The mobile terminal device 1 illustrated in FIG. 11 mainly includes a position-corresponding change unit that changes the table according to the position information and destination information of the mobile terminal device 1. This changing means includes automatic editing of association in tables and table switching between a plurality of tables. This position-corresponding change means is normally incorporated into the main control unit 14 so as to be executable as a program. Here, the main control unit 14 reads the table from the table management unit 20 by executing the program, and the fare confirmation unit 22 performs the fare according to the location information and destination information acquired from the location information acquisition unit 21. , And based on the confirmation result, the read table is changed and overwritten or additionally recorded in the table management unit 20.

  Next, an example of operation | movement of the portable terminal device 1 in this embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIG. The table management unit 20 has a table as shown in FIG. 2, and in this embodiment, the fare information can be updated at any time.

  First, it is assumed that location information that is a destination when calculating the fare by the operation unit 17 or the like is registered in the fare confirmation unit 22. First, the position information acquisition unit 21 acquires information on a position where the mobile terminal device 1 is currently located (step S11). Considering power consumption and the like, it is actually possible to operate intermittently.

  When the main control unit 14 detects the movement of the terminal from the output information of the position information acquisition unit 21 (YES in step S12), the latest position information is sent to the fare confirmation unit 22. The fare confirmation unit 22 confirms the fare when traveling by train from the current position to the destination and the fare when traveling by taxi based on the location information and the registered location information of the destination (step S13). As a confirmation method, a fare calculation table may be provided inside the terminal, or fare information may be obtained from the communication unit 11 by connecting to the Internet. Next, the fare information confirmed by the fare confirmation unit 22 is sent to the table management unit 20, and the fare information of the table is confirmed. Here, by rewriting the correspondence in the table, a table based on position information such as the current position used for subsequent graphic image display can be used. Thereafter, the operations from the confirmation of the balance of electronic money to the display of the graphic image are the same as steps S5 to S7 in the first embodiment (steps S15 to S17).

  On the other hand, when the main control unit 14 does not detect the movement of the terminal from the output information of the position information acquisition unit 21 (NO in step S12), the electronic money management unit 13 detects whether the balance has changed (step S18). . Subsequent operations, as in the first embodiment, execute balance confirmation (step S19), balance collation (step S20), and display of a corresponding graphic image (step S21).

  In this embodiment, since the table can be dynamically updated according to the place where the user is, the fare for returning home from the current position is displayed instead of simply indicating the amount of money. be able to. That is, by changing the table according to the position information and the destination information of the mobile terminal device 1, the current possessed balance is displayed in a graphic indicating which transportation means can be used to reach the destination.

  In addition, the above-described position-corresponding change means is not limited to the change according to the position information (current position information) and destination information of the mobile terminal device 1, but is a means for changing the table according to the position information. If it is. As position information contributing to the table change, in addition to the position information and destination information of the mobile terminal device 1, only the position information (current position information) of the mobile terminal device 1, only the position information of the destination, For example, location information.

  For example, assuming that a friend is met, the communication unit 11 is used to acquire the location information of the mobile terminal device 1 possessed by the friend, and from the location information and the location information of his home registered in advance, You can use a graphic to show which means of transportation you can use to meet friends with your balance. In addition, when it is detected that the user is in a tavern using the GPS provided in the mobile terminal device 1, the table is set to a table that uses a mug figure as a bar display and uses one scale as the price of one beer by table switching or table editing. However, when you are in a candy shop, the price of one jasper is set to a table with one scale in the shape of a jasper. This tells you at a glance how many beers you can drink with your money and how many jasper you can buy. For example, when the balance is equivalent to 100 jasper, it is difficult to display 100 on a small display, so a display such as a jasper mark × 100 may be used.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a portable terminal device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 14 corresponds to the balance amount stored in the table management unit of the portable terminal device of FIG. 13 and a graphic image. FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining an example of display processing of the electronic money balance amount in the mobile terminal device of FIG. 13. 13 and 14, reference numeral 23 denotes a date and time information acquisition unit, 38 denotes a table, 38a, 38b, and 38c denote electronic money balance amount display images displayed by referring to the table 38. Constituent elements similar to those described above or partially modified constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is partially omitted. Note that the embodiment described here can be applied in the same manner as the above-described embodiment.

  The mobile terminal device 1 illustrated in FIG. 13 includes a main control unit 14 that controls the entire mobile terminal device, a communication unit 11 that performs communication in a telephone, electronic mail, Internet access, and the like, and an external terminal such as a POS terminal. An electronic money reader / writer unit 12 that delivers electronic money, an electronic money management unit 13 that manages the balance of electronic money, a display unit 15 that displays various states and balance information during operation, and a main control unit 14 The table which matched the display control part 16 which controls the display part 15 based on the signal from, the date information acquisition part 23 which acquires the present date (date and / or time), and the figure image to display. Is composed of a table management unit 20 for managing information and an operation unit 17 for inputting table information and the like.

  The mobile terminal device 1 illustrated in FIG. 13 is mainly characterized by including a date-and-time changing unit that changes the table according to the date and time information of the mobile terminal device 1. This changing means includes automatic editing of association in tables and table switching between a plurality of tables. This date / time changing means is normally incorporated into the main control unit 14 so as to be executable. Here, the main control unit 14 reads the table from the table management unit 20 by executing the program, changes the read table according to the date / time information acquired from the date / time information acquisition unit 23, and manages the table. Overwrite or additionally record in section 20.

  Next, an example of operation | movement of the portable terminal device 1 in this embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIG.14 and FIG.15. The table management unit 20 has a table 38 as shown in FIG. This is an example when the target spending amount for one month is 30000 yen and the end of the month is the closing date. One month is 30 days. Since 30000 yen is charged at the beginning of the month and 1000 yen can be used per day, a graphic image (electronic money balance amount display image 38a) indicating "smooth" is displayed if the price is over 29000 yen at the end of the day. To do. If the spending amount for the target balance of the day is 1000 yen or less, a graphic image indicating “caution” (electronic money balance amount display image 38b) is displayed, and if it is 1000 yen or more, a graphic image indicating “warning” is displayed. (Electronic money balance amount display image 38c) is displayed. This table is automatically generated by inputting a management period (30 days in FIG. 14) and a target expenditure (30000 yen in FIG. 14) from the operation unit 17, and is stored in the table management unit 20.

  Such a table 38 is stored in the table management unit 20, and first, information on the current date and time is acquired by the date and time information acquisition unit 23 (step S31). When the main control unit 14 detects that the date has changed from the output information of the date / time information acquisition unit 23 (YES in step S32), the electronic money management unit 13 checks the balance of electronic money (step S33). The table management unit 20 collates the date and time information from the date and time information acquisition unit 23 and the balance information of the electronic money from the electronic money management unit 13 with the table (step S34), and displays the corresponding graphic image on the display control unit 16. Thereafter, the corresponding graphic image is displayed on the display unit 15 as in the first embodiment (step S35), and the process returns to step S31.

  When the main control unit 14 does not detect that the date has changed (NO in step S32), the electronic money management unit 13 detects whether the balance of the electronic money has changed (step S33). Subsequent operations, as in the first embodiment, execute balance confirmation (step S37), balance verification (step S38), and display of the corresponding graphic image (step S39). However, in step S38, the date and balance are checked against the table.

  Further, the date / time information contributing to the table change may simply be time information. For example, from the time information of the mobile terminal device 1 main body or the time information acquired through the communication unit 11, the price of one can juice that can be purchased at a station store in the morning is assigned to one bar in the morning. In the evening, processing such as assigning and displaying the price of one beer that may be drunk at a tavern in one bar is possible.

  In this embodiment, the table can be dynamically updated according to the pace of use based on the amount of money that can be used, so that not only the amount of money but also the meaning of overuse or room is displayed. be able to.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the portable terminal device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the table with which the balance amount stored in the table management part of the portable terminal device of FIG. 1 and the graphic image were matched. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the example of a display process of the electronic money balance amount in the portable terminal device of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed the electronic money balance amount using the table of FIG. 2 on the portable terminal device of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example which showed that the electronic money was locked in the display position of the electronic money balance amount of FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of the table with which the balance amount stored in the table management part of the portable terminal device of FIG. 1 and the graphic image were matched. It is a figure which shows the example which displayed the electronic money balance amount using the table of FIG. 6 on the portable terminal device of FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example which displayed the electronic money balance amount using the table of FIG. 6 on the portable terminal device of FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example which displayed the electronic money balance amount using the table of FIG. 6 on the portable terminal device of FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example which displayed the electronic money balance amount using the table of FIG. 6 on the portable terminal device of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the portable terminal device which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the example of a display process of the electronic money balance amount in the portable terminal device of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the portable terminal device which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the table with which the balance amount stored in the table management part of the portable terminal device of FIG. 13 and the graphic image were matched. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the example of a display process of the electronic money balance amount in the portable terminal device of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal device, 2, 36, 38 ... Table, 11 ... Communication part, 12 ... Electronic money reader / writer part, 13 ... Electronic money management part, 14 ... Main control part, 15 ... Display part, 16 ... Display control part , 17 ... operation unit, 18 ... timer, 19 ... housing open / close detection unit, 20 ... table management unit, 21 ... position information acquisition unit, 22 ... fare confirmation unit, 23 ... date information acquisition unit, 30 ... display screen, 31 ... battery remaining amount display image, 32 ... radio wave intensity display image, 33 ... time information display image, 34, 37, 37a, 37b, 38a, 38b, 38c ... electronic money balance amount display image, 35 ... electronic money lock display image, 40 ... sub-screen, 41 ... outside operation key, 41a ... right key, 41b ... left key.

Claims (24)

  An electronic device equipped with an electronic money function, comprising: a graphic display means for outputting the current balance amount indicated by the electronic money information so as to display it as a graphic image associated therewith.   The graphic display means is means for outputting the graphic image to the image display device provided in the electronic device or the image display device connected to the electronic device. The electronic device according to claim 1.   The image display device includes means for displaying a background image, and the graphic display means outputs means for displaying an image of a graphic corresponding to the current balance amount as a background image in the image display device. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:   A table for storing a balance amount and a graphic image in association with each other is provided, and the graphic display means outputs the current balance amount as a corresponding graphic image by referring to the table. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein   5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising table editing means for editing the table based on a user operation.   6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising switching means corresponding to an operation for switching the referenced table in accordance with a user operation.   7. The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the electronic device is a mobile terminal device having a movable part, and includes a switching unit corresponding to the movable part for switching the table to be referred to according to a movable state of the movable part. The electronic device according to any one of the above.   8. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising: an inclination sensor; and an inclination corresponding switching unit that switches the table to be referred to according to inclination information of the electronic device detected by the inclination sensor. The electronic device as described in the paragraph.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a position-corresponding change unit that changes the table in accordance with position information.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a date and time changing unit that changes the table according to date and time information.   A lock unit that locks the electronic money function; and a graphic image indicating that the lock is being executed at the position of the graphic image displayed by the graphic display unit when the lock unit is locked. 11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a lock display unit that outputs so as to display.   12. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the graphic display unit executes display output of a graphic image only for a predetermined time when the current balance amount is changed. .   13. The graphic display means executes graphic image display output when a user performs a predetermined operation after the current balance amount is changed. The electronic device of Claim 1.   The graphic display means executes display output of a graphic image only when a user executes the predetermined operation within a predetermined time after the current balance amount is changed. Item 14. The electronic device according to Item 13.   15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the graphic display unit executes display output of the graphic image for a predetermined time.   16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the electronic apparatus is a mobile terminal device having a movable part, and the predetermined operation is an operation for moving the movable part.   The electronic device according to claim 16, wherein the electronic device is a clamshell type portable terminal device, and the predetermined operation is a clamshell opening / closing operation.   The electronic device holds a plurality of pieces of electronic money information, and the graphic display means displays the total amount of balances for the plurality of pieces of electronic money information as the current balance amount in a corresponding graphic image. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an output unit.   The electronic device holds a plurality of pieces of electronic money information, and the graphic display unit displays, as the current balance amount, individual current balance amounts indicated by the plurality of electronic money information, and corresponding graphic images. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: a unit that outputs the information so as to be displayed.   The graphic display means includes means for switching and outputting only the current balance amount indicated by the electronic money information immediately after use as the current balance amount so as to be displayed as an image of the associated graphic. The electronic device according to claim 18 or 19.   The electronic device holds a plurality of pieces of electronic money information, the table is provided for each piece of electronic money information, and the graphic display unit displays each current current money amount indicated by the plurality of pieces of electronic money information as the current balance amount. 11. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising means for outputting the balance amount so as to be displayed as an image of a corresponding figure by referring to the table corresponding to each electronic money information. The electronic device as described in.   The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the graphic is a pictograph.   23. The figure according to any one of claims 1 to 22, wherein the figure is represented by one or a plurality of figures, and the number and / or color of the figure is changed according to a balance amount. The electronic device described.   24. A program that is incorporated in the electronic device according to claim 1 and causes the arithmetic processing unit of the electronic device to function as each unit.

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