JP2007300680A - Mobile telephone and function selecting method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile telephone and function selecting method thereof in which an icon is displayed in matching with user needs by enabling a user to arbitrarily set the icon to be displayed to facilitate function selection, and convenience is improved to flexibly deal with various user needs. <P>SOLUTION: In the mobile telephone and function selecting method thereof, a memory 3 correspondingly stores icons and functions, a rewritable setting menu table 33 is provided and during a menu setting mode, a control unit 2 correspondingly registers icons and functions in the setting menu table 33 in response to an instruction from an input unit 1, and displays the icons registered in the setting menu table 33. Any one of the displayed icons is selected by a cursor so that when executing a function, one of a plurality of displayed icons is selected to execute the corresponding function. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone, and more particularly, to a mobile phone and a function selection method thereof that can easily select an additional function and improve usability.

  Conventional mobile phones have become more and more multifunctional, and some have displayed icons in order to display many functions in a limited space when selecting functions. In the mobile phone with an icon display function, when a displayed icon is selected, a function assigned to the icon is executed.

  In a conventional mobile phone, when an instruction to start function execution is input, first, a plurality of icons are displayed on the display unit, and the user moves the cursor to select an icon corresponding to a desired function. When a desired icon is selected, a specific key such as a confirmation key is pressed. Thereby, the mobile phone is configured to execute a function corresponding to the icon.

  Specifically, a table that associates icons with functions is provided in the memory, and when an icon is selected during function execution, the function corresponding to the selected icon is executed with reference to the table. It has become.

  Thus, by representing many functions with icons, the user can easily recognize the functions visually, and can select a desired function from a number of function menus with a simple operation. .

  However, in the above-described conventional mobile phone, icons to be displayed when a function selection instruction is input and functions corresponding to each icon are set in advance, and the user can display icons, icons and functions, and the like. There is a problem that it is inconvenient because it is not possible to change the mapping of the function, and the frequently used function may not be displayed as an icon, and it takes time to select from the function menu.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is possible to arbitrarily set the type of icon to be displayed and the correspondence between the icon and the function, and display the icon in accordance with the needs of the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile phone and a function selection method thereof that can improve the usability by facilitating selection, and can flexibly meet the needs of various users.

  The present invention for solving the problems of the above-described conventional example includes a transmission / reception unit that transmits and receives radio signals, a speaker that outputs sound, an input unit that inputs sound, an input unit that inputs instructions, and data. A mobile phone that selects a function from a plurality of icons displayed on the display unit, and the plurality of icons are displayed on the display unit in order to select the function when the function is executed When an operation for displaying a function list for registering a function to be added is performed in order to register an icon of a function to be added to a plurality of icons for selecting the function, a function is displayed on the display unit. When a list is displayed and one function is selected from the displayed function list and a confirmation operation is performed, an icon list is displayed on the display unit, and one icon is displayed from the displayed icon list. When the icon is selected and a confirmation operation is performed, the selected icon is registered as an icon corresponding to the registered function, and a plurality of icons for selecting the function are selected from the registered icon when the function is executed. The icon is displayed on the display unit, and when one of the displayed icons is selected and a confirmation operation is performed, the function associated with the icon is executed. And

  The present invention includes a transmission / reception unit that transmits and receives radio signals, a speaker that outputs audio, an input unit that inputs audio, an input unit that inputs instructions, and a display unit that displays data. A function selection method for a mobile phone that selects a function from a plurality of icons displayed on the display unit. In order to register a function icon to be added to a plurality of icons for selecting a function, the function to be added is registered. A step of displaying a function list on the display unit when an operation for displaying a function list is performed, and when one function is selected from the displayed function list and a confirmation operation is performed, an icon is displayed on the display unit. The step of displaying a list, and when one icon is selected from the displayed icon list and a confirmation operation is performed, the selected icon corresponds to the registered function. A step of registering as an icon, a step of adding the registered icon to a plurality of icons for selecting the function and displaying the icons on the display unit when executing the function, and the plurality of icons displayed When one of the icons is selected and a confirming operation is performed, a step of executing a function associated with the icon is provided.

  According to the present invention, when an operation for displaying a function list for registering a function to be added is performed in order to register an icon of a function to be added to a plurality of icons for selecting a function, the function is displayed on the display unit. When a list is displayed and one function is selected from the displayed function list and a confirmation operation is performed, an icon list is displayed on the display unit, and one icon is selected from the displayed icon list. When the confirmation operation is performed, the selected icon is registered as an icon corresponding to the registered function, and when the function is executed, the registered icon is added to a plurality of icons for selecting the function. When one icon is selected from the plurality of icons displayed on the display unit and a confirmation operation is performed, the icon is associated with the icon. The mobile phone that executes the function and its function selection method, so that it is possible to arbitrarily select an icon that suits one's preference from among the prepared icons, to facilitate function selection and improve usability And can flexibly meet the needs of various users.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The mobile phone and its function selection method according to the embodiment of the present invention allow the user to arbitrarily set the association between the icon and the function, store the set association as a setting menu, and execute the function In this case, the icon can be displayed according to the user's individual needs by displaying the icon according to the setting menu and executing the function corresponding to the selected icon. It can improve usability.

First, the configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a keypad, a touch panel, etc., an input unit 1 for inputting data, a memory 3 for storing data of icons and functions, and a memory 3 The control unit 2 that performs input / output and function execution processing for the display, the display unit 5 that is composed of an LCD display and the like, the display drive circuit 4 that drives the display unit 5, and the vibration according to instructions from the control unit 2 A vibrator 6 for transmitting / receiving, a transmitter / receiver 7 for transmitting / receiving radio signals, a signal processor 8 for encoding / decoding, an audio processor 9 for converting audio signals and digital data, and a speaker for outputting audio 10 and a microphone 11 for inputting voice.

  Further, the input unit 1 is provided with a selection key 14, a confirmation key 15, a setting start key 16, and a function execution key 17. The memory 3 stores display data (icons) for each icon. An icon table 31, a function table 32 for storing a function list, and a setting menu table 33 for associating each icon with a function. Further, the processing in the control unit 2 is partially different from the conventional one.

Next, each component will be specifically described.
Among the components shown in FIG. 1, the display drive circuit 4, the display unit 5, the vibrator 6, the transmission / reception unit 7, the signal processing unit 8, the audio processing unit 9, the speaker 10, and the microphone 11 are the same as those of the conventional mobile phone. The description is omitted here.

The characteristic part of this apparatus is demonstrated.
First, the memory 3 will be described. The memory 3 stores a processing program for each function, an icon table 31, and a function table 32 as in the prior art, and further stores a rewritable setting menu table 33 that associates each icon with a function and can be rewritten. It is what.

  Here, the table stored in the memory 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 2A is a schematic explanatory diagram of the icon table 31, FIG. 2B is a schematic explanatory diagram of the function table 32, and FIG. 2C is a schematic explanatory diagram of the setting menu table 33. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the icon table 31 stores icon display data when an icon list is displayed at the time of menu setting to be described later, and is stored in advance as in the prior art. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, the function table 32 stores list data of function names provided in the mobile phone, and data when displaying the function list when setting a menu to be described later. And is stored in advance in the same manner as the icon table 31. A processing program corresponding to each function is stored separately in the memory 3.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2C, the setting menu table 33 is a characteristic part of the present apparatus, and each icon stored in the icon table 31 and each function stored in the function table 32. And an icon to be displayed when a function is selected (function execution mode). That is, at the time of selecting a function, only the icon registered in the setting menu table 33 is displayed, and the function corresponding to the selected icon is executed.

  As a feature of the present apparatus, the setting menu table 33 is rewritable and can be arbitrarily registered or changed by the user. That is, the icons and functions prepared in advance in the icon table 31 and the function table 32 are registered by the user by freely combining them according to their own preference. Thus, the icon registered by the user can be displayed at the start of function execution.

  Next, the input unit 1 will be described. The selection key 14 of the input unit 1 of the present apparatus is used to input an instruction for sequentially selecting icons or functions by moving the cursor on the display screen, and the confirmation key 15 is used to select an icon or function selected by the cursor. An instruction for temporarily storing the data as confirmation data is input. The setting start key 16 is used to input an instruction to shift to the menu setting mode. The function execution key 17 is used to execute a function. An instruction to shift to the execution mode is input. In addition, a key for inputting an instruction for displaying the icon table 31 and a key for inputting an instruction for displaying the function table 32 are provided.

  Next, the control unit 2 will be described. When the setting start key 16 is pressed, the control unit 2 of the present apparatus shifts to the menu setting mode and performs registration in the setting menu table 33 according to the input data from the input unit 1. In addition, when the function execution key 17 is pressed, the control unit 2 shifts to the function execution mode, displays an icon based on the setting menu table 33, and when the icon is selected, the setting menu table 33 and The function corresponding to the selected icon is executed with reference to the function table 32.

Next, the operation of this apparatus will be described. First, the operation at the time of registration in the setting menu table 33 will be briefly described with the user's operation. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a display example at the time of registration in the setting menu table 33.
As shown in FIG. 3A, when the setting start key 16 is pressed, the present apparatus shifts to the menu setting mode and performs a display for confirming the setting contents of the current setting menu table 33. At the time of setting confirmation display, menu numbers and corresponding icons and functions are sequentially displayed. The user sees this and selects the menu number to be set.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 3B, no icon or function is registered in “menu number 2”. Therefore, when the user inputs an instruction to display the icon table 31 from the input unit 1, the apparatus displays an icon list as shown in FIG. 3C, and the user presses the selection key 14. The cursor is moved to select an icon, and the confirmation key 15 is used for confirmation.

  Next, when the user inputs an instruction to display the function table 32 from the input unit 1, the apparatus displays a function list as shown in FIG. 3D, and the user moves the cursor as in the case of the icon. Move to select a function and confirm. Here, the “voice memo” function is associated with the icon selected in (c). As a result, the control unit 2 stores the icon and function in association with the specified menu number in the setting menu table 33, and displays the setting contents as shown in FIG.

  Then, when the function execution is started, the control unit 2 refers to the setting menu table 33, displays an icon, and executes a function corresponding to the selected icon.

  Thereby, even if it is not common, the user can display frequently used functions by icons, and can easily select functions at the time of executing functions and improve usability. Also, an icon that suits one's preference can be arbitrarily selected from the prepared icons.

Next, the operation of the control unit 2 of this apparatus will be specifically described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing registration processing in the setting menu table 33 in the control unit 2 of the present apparatus.
First, when the setting start key 16 is pressed from the input unit 1 (100), the control unit 2 shifts to the menu setting mode and displays the contents of the setting menu table 33 as a setting confirmation display (102).

  When the menu number to be set is input (104), whether an icon or a function is selected is input (106). When "icon" is input, the control unit 2 stores the memory number in the memory. The icon table 31 is read from 3 and output to the display unit 5 (108).

  When the icon is selected by the selection key 14 (110) and the enter key 15 is pressed (112), the control unit 2 stores the icon in the area corresponding to the selected menu number in the setting menu table 33 ( 120).

  When “function” is selected in the process 106, the control unit 2 displays a function list based on the function table 32 (114), a function is selected by the selection key 14 (116), and a confirmation key. When 15 is pressed (118), the process proceeds to processing 120, and the selected function is stored in the area corresponding to the selected menu number in the setting menu table 33.

  Then, the control unit 2 performs a setting confirmation display for confirming the setting contents (122), determines whether or not a setting completion instruction has been input for the menu number selected in the processing 104 (124). If not, the process returns to step 106, and the icon or function is selected in the same manner.

  If the setting is completed, the control unit 2 further determines whether or not the registration is completed (126). If the registration is not completed, the control unit 2 proceeds to the process 104 and similarly sets another menu number. Do. In this way, the registration process to the setting menu table 33 in the control unit 2 of the present apparatus is performed.

Next, processing at the time of function execution in the control unit 2 of the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing when the function of the control unit 2 is executed.
As shown in FIG. 5, when the function execution key 17 of the input unit 1 is pressed (200), the control unit shifts to the function execution mode and displays icon display data stored in the setting menu table 33. The data is output to the drive circuit 4 and an icon list is displayed on the display unit 5 (202).

  Then, the control unit 2 outputs an instruction to move the cursor to the display drive circuit 4 in accordance with the instruction from the selection key 14 of the input unit 1, selects an icon (204), and when the enter key 15 is pressed (206). Referring to the setting menu table 33, the function corresponding to the icon selected by the cursor is executed.

  Specifically, the control unit 2 refers to the setting menu table 33, reads the function corresponding to the selected icon, and selects the program of the selected function from the function programs stored in the memory 3. It is read and activated. In this way, processing at the time of function execution in the control unit 2 of the present apparatus is performed.

Next, a display example at the time of function execution in the present apparatus will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a display example when the function of the present apparatus is executed.
When the function execution mode is entered, as shown in FIG. 6, the icons registered in the setting menu table 33 are displayed, and the user moves the cursor and selects the icons. Here, six icons are displayed, and the upper middle icon is selected. When the confirmation key 15 is confirmed, a function corresponding to the selected icon is executed.

  According to the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention, the rewritable setting menu table 33 is provided in the memory 3 so that the icons correspond to the functions, and the control unit 2 starts from the input unit 1 in the menu setting mode. The icon and function are registered in association with each other in the setting menu table 33 in accordance with the instruction of the above. In the function execution mode, the icon registered in the setting menu table 33 is displayed and corresponds to the icon selected by the cursor. Therefore, the user can freely set the correspondence between the icon and the function, and in general, the function that is frequently used for individual users even if it is not often used. An icon can be displayed, a desired function can be easily selected at the time of executing the function, and the usability can be improved.

  In addition, if only those frequently used by individual users are selected and registered in the setting menu table 33, the number of icons displayed at the start of function execution is limited, and function selection is facilitated.

  In addition, since the user can select and register icons that are easy to understand for himself / herself, there is an effect that it is difficult to forget the functions represented by the icons, and icons that are not understood by others can be registered. There is an effect that can be enjoyed as a dedicated machine.

  The present invention can arbitrarily set the type of icon to be displayed and the correspondence between the icon and the function, displays the icon according to the needs of the user, facilitates the selection of the function, and improves the usability. It is also suitable for a mobile phone and its function selection method that can flexibly meet the needs of various users.

1 is a configuration block diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a schematic explanatory diagram of the icon table 31, (b) is a schematic explanatory diagram of the function table 32, and (c) is a schematic explanatory diagram of the setting menu table 33. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display at the time of registration to the setting menu table 33. FIG. It is a flowchart figure which shows the registration process to the setting menu table 33 in the control part 2 of this apparatus. It is a flowchart figure which shows the process at the time of the function execution of the control part 2. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a display at the time of the function execution of this apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input part, 2 ... Control part, 3 ... Memory, 4 ... Display drive circuit, 5 ... Display part, 6 ... Vibrator, 7 ... Transmission / reception part, 8 ... Signal processing part, 9 ... Audio | voice processing part, 10 ... Speaker, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Microphone, 14 ... Selection key, 15 ... Confirm key, 16 ... Setting start key, 17 ... Function execution key, 31 ... Icon table, 32 ... Function table, 33 ... Setting menu table

Claims (2)

A transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives radio signals, a speaker that outputs audio, an input unit that inputs audio, an input unit that inputs instructions, and a display unit that displays data are displayed on the display unit. A mobile phone that selects a function from a plurality of icons,
The plurality of icons are displayed on the display unit in order to select a function at the time of executing the function, and the function to be added is registered in order to register the icon of the function to be added to the plurality of icons for selecting the function. When an operation for displaying a function list for registration is performed, the function list is displayed on the display unit. When one function is selected from the displayed function list and a confirmation operation is performed, an icon is displayed on the display unit. When a list is displayed and one icon is selected from the displayed icon list and a confirmation operation is performed, the selected icon is registered as an icon corresponding to the registered function. The registered icon is added to a plurality of icons for selecting the function and displayed on the display unit, and the registered icons are displayed. If one icon confirming operation is selected is made, a mobile telephone and executes a function associated with the icon. A transmission / reception unit that transmits / receives radio signals, a speaker that outputs audio, an input unit that inputs audio, an input unit that inputs instructions, and a display unit that displays data are displayed on the display unit. A function selection method for a mobile phone that selects a function from a plurality of icons,
A step of displaying a function list on the display unit when an operation for displaying a function list for registering a function to be added is performed to register an icon of a function to be added to a plurality of icons for selecting functions;
When one function is selected from the displayed function list and a confirmation operation is performed, a step of displaying an icon list on the display unit;
When one icon is selected from the displayed icon list and a confirmation operation is performed, the step of registering the selected icon as an icon corresponding to the registered function;
When executing the function, adding the registered icon to a plurality of icons for selecting the function and displaying the icon on the display unit;
A function selection method for a mobile phone comprising a step of executing a function associated with an icon when one of the displayed icons is selected and a confirmation operation is performed.

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