JP2008026291A - Method and program for asisting timer of portable telephone, and the portable telephone having timer function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent delays at setting time to a timer. <P>SOLUTION: A method for asisting a timer of a portable telephone includes the steps of sequentially saving a plurality of work names and a plurality of measurement times, with respect to each work name; displaying a single work name, optionally selected from the saved work names and a plurality of measurement times saved, with respect to the selected work name; setting into the timer the displayed measurement times, in the order in which the measuring times have been saved, and starting in response to a starting signal, to count down the measuring times set in the timer; and notifying termination upon the completion of the countdown. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a timer for a mobile phone. In particular, the present invention relates to a timer assistance method, a program, and a mobile phone having a timer function in a mobile phone that effectively uses a timer.

There are two types of timers in mobile phones, one is a count-up timer used as a stopwatch, and the other is to set a time in advance and count down from that time. The present invention relates to the latter timer of the countdown type, and “timer” in the following text indicates the latter.
FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining a timer setting method in a mobile phone which is a premise of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5A, a function selection screen or menu list screen in the mobile phone displays a menu list of function selections such as a camera, an alarm clock, a timer, a schedule, and infrared rays as an example. When using the timer function, the user performs a specific operation, displays a menu list screen, selects “timer” by scrolling the cursor, and determines by pressing a button, as shown in FIG. As shown, the timer function screen is displayed.

Time input is possible on the timer function screen of this figure (b), and when the user sets a target time, for example, 6 minutes 30 seconds as shown in this figure (c), "06" Time is input as “30” and a specific button (“Start”) is pressed to start the countdown of the timer as shown in FIG.
In addition, when the time is set, it is possible to set a ringing sound at the end of the timer. That is, the user counts down like “06:30” → “06:29” →..., And when it becomes “00:00”, a preset ringing sound is sounded. Notify that 6 minutes and 30 seconds have passed.

By the way, the purpose of using the timer is mainly cooking. In various dishes, boiled time, stew time, etc. are fixed, and the timer is effectively used at that time.
A kitchen timer is generally known as a countdown timer, not limited to a timer in a mobile phone. The kitchen timer is often used for cooking, and the kitchen timer is often used several times for each dish. Depending on the dishes, the time for boiling, boiling, etc. is fixed, and it is important to smoothly advance each time in the flow of cooking. In that case, by using a plurality of kitchen timers and setting the time in advance for each of them, smooth cooking using the kitchen timer is possible, but it has multiple kitchen timers. There are few users.

As mentioned above, the kitchen timer is generally used, but if you do not have a kitchen timer or want to use it on the go, you can use the above mobile phone timer instead. Is possible. That is, for a user who uses a mobile phone, the timer function of the mobile phone is very convenient and effective.
However, in the timer function in the above mobile phone, it is necessary to reset the time every time the time is measured. For example, some dishes are boiled while measuring several times. For example, simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, then simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. In that case, it is conceivable to cook in the following procedure.

Procedure 1. A timer is activated and a time setting of 5 minutes is performed (see FIGS. 7A to 7C).
Procedure 2. Cook over medium heat and start a 5 minute timer (see FIGS. 7 (c)-(d)).
After the elapse of 3.5 minutes, the timer is set again for 10 minutes (see FIGS. 7A to 7C). Here, the same operation as in step 1 is required again.

Procedure 4. Change the fire to low heat and start a 10 minute timer (see FIGS. 7 (c)-(d)).
Here, the same operation as in step 2 is required again.
In the above case, it is necessary to set the timer time during the transition from 5 minutes to 10 minutes, and it takes a certain amount of time.
That is, the transition from medium heat to low heat cannot be performed smoothly. Even if you change the fire to low heat before setting the time of 10 minutes in step 3 above, if you use the time to set the timer, it is difficult to boil accurately for 10 minutes with low heat, and there is a delay in setting the time to the timer. There is a problem of getting out.

  In addition, there are many dishes related to time such as cooking time in addition to the above-mentioned stewed dishes. Cooking experts and others know such time, but in general, it is difficult to accurately remember such time in cooking. Depending on the user, it is difficult to remember the time measured with a timer at the time even for a dish once made. That is, since the user needs to check the time with a cookbook or a memo each time, there is a problem in that the time setting for the timer is delayed.

As described above, there are the following conventional techniques for using the timer of the mobile phone.
In recent years, services have been provided that allow coupons to be downloaded to terminals such as mobile phones via the Internet, but the usage rate after downloading is poor, and it is impossible to collect tracking data about how many people have downloaded Because there was a problem, the coupon display data stored in advance in the storage means inside the mobile phone when the lottery game was executed in response to the incoming call in the mobile phone and the lottery result was a win A function for displaying a coupon image on the display means of the mobile phone based on the function, a function for setting the expiration date of the coupon image, and a function for executing a countdown display for the set expiration date based on the timer means (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

However, in Patent Document 1, although the timer counts down with respect to the expiration date of the coupon image downloaded to the mobile phone, it does not solve the problem that the time setting for the timer is delayed as described above.
In addition, conventionally, in order to return from the restriction mode to the standby mode with the automatically set return time, the time zone storage unit sets a plurality of time zones inputted by the user, and the restriction mode time storage unit sets the plurality of set time zones. For each time period, store the regulation run time (return time) obtained by the regulation executed in the past and the return from regulation, and the control unit obtains the start time of the regulation mode by the regulation command from the user Then, the time zone including the start time is specified, the regulation continuation time corresponding to the identified time zone is obtained from the regulation mode time storage unit, and after this regulation continuation time, control is performed so as to return from the regulation mode to the standby mode. After the regulation continuation time corresponding to the start time of the regulation mode, even if the restriction mode is returned to the standby mode and the start time of the regulation mode fluctuates within the specified time zone, After a certain restriction duration time, some is returned to the mode waiting regulatory mode (e.g., see Patent Document 2).

However, in Patent Document 2 described above, a plurality of time zones are set in order to return from the restriction mode to the standby mode, but this does not solve the problem that the time setting for the timer is delayed as described above. .
In addition, in order to provide a simple and inexpensive missed telephone answering call that can inform the caller of the absence time, a plurality of time set buttons for setting different times and a timer that operates for a time specified by the time set button And a speech synthesizer that synthesizes speech for a time set according to the operation of the timer and responds to a speech synthesized message (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

However, although the above Patent Document 3 has a timer that operates for a time designated by the time set button, it does not solve the problem that a delay occurs in the time setting for the timer as described above.
Conventionally, by enabling the input / output of messages using a plurality of timer functions and a plurality of voices, it is possible to easily input / output messages by providing a mobile phone with a function as a scheduler that can transmit information even to a visually impaired person. In order to provide a mobile phone, a mobile phone equipped with an alarm mechanism and a liquid crystal display with a character guidance function incorporates a recording / playback mechanism for multiple voice messages and a playback timer for the voice message. It has a button switch for inputting voice signals from the talk microphone, and has a memory for recording the input voice signals so that a plurality of voice messages can be stored in the memory, and the time corresponding to each voice message is set. Combine the timers that can be set, and at each set time, the timer switch works and the audio There is also a corresponding voice message stored in the memory is the audio output by the internal reception speaker (e.g., see Patent Document 4).

  However, in Patent Document 4, the timer switch operates at the set time and the corresponding voice message stored in the voice memory is output by the built-in receiver speaker. However, as described above, there is a delay in setting the time to the timer. It does not solve the problem that occurs.

JP 2004-164575 A JP 2005-210597 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 03-007452 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-136397

  Therefore, in view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone timer assist method, a program, and a mobile phone having a timer function that do not cause a delay when setting a time to a timer.

  In order to solve the above problems, in the timer assistance method of a mobile phone, a plurality of work names, a step of sequentially storing a plurality of measurement times for each work name, and a plurality of stored work names A step of displaying any one selected work name and a plurality of measurement times stored for the selected work name, and a timer in the order in which the displayed plurality of measurement times are stored A timer assisting method for a mobile phone, comprising: starting a countdown of a measurement time set in the timer according to a start signal; and notifying the end when the countdown ends I will provide a.

Further, when storing the plurality of measurement times, a memo is added to each measurement time.
Further, when storing the plurality of measurement times, the numeric keys 1 to 9 and 0 of the mobile phone are input in minutes as 1 minute to 9 minutes and 10 minutes, and within a certain time after inputting one measurement time If a numeric key is entered, the next measurement time is entered.
Furthermore, the stored work name and the measurement time are individually changed.

Furthermore, storage is performed for a plurality of measurement times without work names.
Further, a memo explaining the work content is stored together with the work name and the plurality of measurement times.
Further, when displaying the plurality of measurement times, no measurement time other than the measurement time being counted down is displayed.

Furthermore, when displaying the plurality of measurement times, the measurement times other than the measurement time being counted down are displayed in gray.
Further, the plurality of measurement times are retrieved from the mail text or html text received by the mobile phone, and the retrieved plurality of measurement times are stored in the order in which the text was included.
Further, the end notification is performed by sounding a sound from a speaker, operation of a vibrator, and display of a notification screen.

Further, the end notification is performed so that the sound generated from the speaker is different for each of the plurality of measurement times.
Further, when the mobile phone includes a speech synthesis function, the end notification reads out a countdown end message by speech synthesis.
Further, the end notification includes a notification by music.

Further, the end notification sounds a tone and blinks an LED in advance.
Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for assisting a timer of a mobile phone, a step of sequentially storing a plurality of dish names and a plurality of dish times for each dish name, and any one selected from the stored plurality of dish names. A process of displaying one dish name and a plurality of cooking times stored for the selected dish name, and setting the displayed plurality of cooking times in a timer in the order in which they are stored. According to a signal, there is provided a timer assisting method for a mobile phone, comprising a step of starting a countdown of cooking time set in the timer, and a step of notifying the end of the countdown.

  Furthermore, the present invention is a program for executing timer assistance of a mobile phone by a computer, and selecting from a plurality of work names, a procedure for sequentially storing a plurality of measurement times for each work name, and a plurality of stored work names A procedure for displaying any one selected work name and a plurality of measurement times stored for the selected work name, and a timer in the order in which the plurality of measurement times displayed are stored A timer assisting device for a mobile phone comprising: a procedure for setting and starting a countdown of a measurement time set in the timer according to a start signal; and a procedure for issuing an end notification when the countdown ends Provide a program to run on

  Furthermore, in a mobile phone having a timer function, a timer auxiliary information storage unit that stores a plurality of work names in a work column and stores a plurality of measurement times for each work name in a measurement time column; and the timer auxiliary information storage unit A measurement time storage control unit that displays a work column, newly stores a work name, further displays a measurement time column, and stores a plurality of measurement times in order for the newly stored work name; Display the work column of the timer auxiliary information storage unit and display a plurality of measurement times for the work name selected from the displayed work names, set the plurality of measurement times in order on the timer, and start A mobile phone comprising: a measurement time setting control unit for starting a countdown by a signal; and a measurement end notification unit for performing an end notification upon completion of the countdown To provide.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when continuous measurement is performed when a timer is used, it is conventionally necessary to set the timer time again. By setting, it is possible to smoothly proceed a series of work without delay when setting the time to the timer, and the simple measurement time save mode is also used to save multiple set measurement times Therefore, it is possible to easily save multiple measurement times with few key operations. In addition, if there are multiple series of work, each series of work can be stored once in the memory of the mobile phone, so once saved, the conventional Thus, the troublesomeness of setting the measurement time in the timer is eliminated, and even if the measurement time to be set cannot be remembered, there is no need for troublesome investigation.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile phone according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the mobile phone 100 is provided with an antenna 101, and the antenna 101 performs wireless communication with a base station.
A radio unit 102 is connected to the antenna 101, and the radio unit 102 demodulates a signal received by the antenna 101 and modulates a signal to be transmitted to the antenna 101.

The mobile phone 100 is provided with a memory 103, and the memory 103 stores a program for operating the mobile phone and processing data.
The mobile phone 100 is provided with an audio signal processing unit 104, speakers 105A and 105B, and a microphone 106. The speaker 105A is a receiving speaker, the microphone 106 is a transmitting microphone, and the speaker 105B is used for ringing an incoming call. The audio signal processing unit 104 is a speaker, and performs processing such as converting the audio signal from digital to analog and outputs it to the speaker 105A, and performs processing such as converting the audio signal input from the microphone 106 from analog to digital.

A control unit 107 is connected to the radio unit 102, the memory 103, and the audio signal processing unit 104. The control unit 107 includes a CPU (central processing unit), executes a program stored in the memory 103, and modulates a transmission signal. The mobile phone 100 is controlled as a whole, including encoding, demodulation of received signals, and decoding.
An operation unit 108 is connected to the control unit 107, and the operation unit 108 includes a plurality of keys for inputting a telephone number, characters, and the like, and function keys for scrolling the cursor for selection of each function.

Further, a display unit 109 is connected to the control unit 107, and the display unit 109 includes an LCD (liquid crystal display unit) or the like and performs various displays.
That is, the control unit 107 monitors key presses on the operation unit 108, detects and determines user operations, recognizes key presses, and displays necessary information on the display unit 109 based on the operations.
Further, a timer 110 is connected to the control unit 107, and the timer 110 is a count-up or count-down timer. In particular, timer assistance according to the present invention described later is performed on the count-down timer.

Furthermore, a speaker 105B and a vibrator 111 are connected to the control unit 107. The speaker 105B rings when an incoming call is received, and the vibrator 111 operates when an incoming call is received to notify the user of the incoming call.
Further, the memory 103 is provided with a timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A, and the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A stores auxiliary information for ensuring accuracy when inputting the measurement time of the timer 110 for the work.

Further, the control unit 107 is provided with a timer auxiliary unit 107A, and the timer auxiliary unit 107A performs assistance for ensuring accuracy when inputting the measurement time of the timer 110 for the work.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining timer auxiliary information held in the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A in FIG.

As shown in the figure, the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A in the memory 103 has a column for work and measurement time, a plurality of cooking names are stored as work names in the work column, and a column for measurement time includes A plurality of measurement times are stored for each dish name as a work name stored in the work column.
Preferably, a maximum of 20 types of dish names are stored, and a maximum of 5 types of measurement times are stored for one dish name.

The plurality of measurement times to be stored are set in the order in which they are stored with respect to the timer 110 and measure the time of cooking including boiling, boiling, steaming, stir-frying, baking and cooking. Used for. Hereinafter, the measurement time is referred to as cooking time.
As shown in this figure, as an example, it is assumed that dishes 1, 2, and 3 are stored as dish names.

Furthermore, for each of the stored cooking times, the type of cooking power, for example, one of high fire, medium fire, and low heat may be stored as a memo.
In addition, in the case of cooking time that is frequently measured without being limited to a specific dish, it is possible to save only the cooking time without assigning a specific dish name to the work column.
In this way, the name of the cooking as the work is assigned to the time setting in the timer, and a plurality of cooking times are stored for the cooking name, so that the user does not need to learn the cooking name and the plurality of cooking times. .

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the timer auxiliary unit 107A in FIG. As shown in the figure, the timer auxiliary unit 107A of the control unit 107 is provided with a measurement time storage control unit 201, and the measurement time storage control unit 201 displays the cooking name in the column of work in the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A of the memory 103. Is stored, and control is performed to store a plurality of cooking times for the cooking name in the measurement time column.

In addition, the measurement time storage control unit 201 can change the dish name and cooking time stored in the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A.
Further, the measurement time storage control unit 201 can easily store the cooking time in the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A.
Further, the timer auxiliary unit 107A is provided with a measurement time setting control unit 202. The measurement time setting control unit 202 selects one selected from a plurality of dish names stored in the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A in the memory 103. A plurality of cooking times displayed on the display unit 109 and corresponding to the displayed cooking names are displayed in the order set in the timer 110, and the type of cooking power is displayed, and the selected cooking time is displayed. As the timer 110 starts, the countdown is measured and displayed.

  The timer auxiliary unit 107A is provided with a measurement end notification unit 203. The measurement end notification unit 203 measures a countdown from the cooking time for which the timer 110 is set. In the event of a failure, a notification of the end of measurement is given. The notification of the end of the measurement is performed when a preset ringing sound is generated with respect to the speaker 105B or when the vibrator 111 operates and a progress notification is displayed on the display unit 109.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a specific operation example by the measurement time storage control unit 201 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5A, a menu list screen is displayed on the display unit 109 of the mobile phone 100, and the timer assistance is selected by scrolling the cursor and pressing the enter button.
As shown in FIG. 5B, a timer assist screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and items of measurement time storage control and measurement time setting control are displayed on the timer assist screen. The measurement time storage control is selected by scrolling the cursor and pressing the enter button.

As shown in FIG. 7C, the display unit 109 displays a work list screen, and the work list screen displays a plurality of cooking names. Select a new item.
As shown in FIG. 4D, a new save screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and items such as dish name save, cook time save, and simple cook time save are displayed on the new save screen. Selection of the dish name is selected by scrolling the cursor and pressing the enter button.

As shown in FIG. 5E, the display unit 109 displays a dish name input screen, and a blank input field is displayed on the dish name input screen.
As shown in FIG. 5F, the dish 4 is input in the input field on the dish name input screen, and the enter is pressed.
As shown in FIG. 4G, a new save screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and the cooking time saving is selected by scrolling the cursor and pressing the enter button.

As shown in FIG. 9H, a cooking time input screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and an empty input field is displayed on the cooking time input screen.
As shown in (i) of this figure, the cooking time and the type of cooking power are entered in the input fields on the cooking time input screen, and the decision is pressed.
As shown in FIG. 9J, the next cooking time and the type of cooking power are entered in the next input field on the cooking time input screen, and the decision is pressed.

As shown in the figure (l), the decision is pushed without inputting in the next input field on the cooking time input screen. This returns to the new save screen.
As shown in this figure (m), the display is returned to the new save screen, the display is performed, and the input dish name and cooking time are displayed on the new save screen. By pressing save, the timer auxiliary information in the memory 103 is displayed. It is stored in the storage unit 103A.

In addition, as shown in this figure (n) on the new preservation | save screen of this figure (g), the case where the selection of simple cooking time preservation | save by scrolling a cursor and pressing determination is demonstrated.
Here, setting several types of cooking time may be troublesome. In the case of registration in units of minutes only, a mode for saving simple cooking time is provided. It is assumed that the numeric keys 1 to 9 and 0 of the operation unit 108 of the mobile phone 100 are assigned to 1 to 10 minutes, respectively.

When the simple cooking time storage mode is selected, a cooking time input field is displayed as shown in FIG. 5 (o), and one cooking time can be set by pressing a numeric key. For example, when “5” is pressed, “5 minutes” is set as shown in FIG.
In addition, after pressing the first numeric key “5”, as shown in the figure (q), the input field automatically shifts to the next, and the next numeric key is pressed within a certain period of time. The cooking time can be set. If the interval to the next numeric key is set to “5 seconds” in advance, pressing “0” before pressing “5” and 5 seconds elapses, as shown in FIG. The cooking time of 5 minutes and the second cooking time of 10 minutes can be set. In this figure (s), a decision is pushed without making an input in the next input field on the cooking time input screen. As a result, the screen returns to the new saving screen (m).

After a certain time has passed since the numeric key was pressed (in this case, after 5 seconds), the cooking time setting mode is terminated and the screen automatically changes to the screen shown in FIG.
In other words, the larger the number of cooking time settings, the more time is required for the settings shown in the screens (e) to (l) of FIG.
In the timer setting, the frequency of use is high for 1 minute to 10 minutes, and by enabling the simple setting mode in this way, it is possible to further save the time and effort of the timer setting for the user who uses a lot of measurements only in minutes. it can. However, if you want to set the cooking time exceeding 1 minute to 10 minutes in seconds, you can set the cooking time by entering the cooking time in the cooking time settings in (e) to (l) of this figure. Become.

As described above, when setting a plurality of cooking times, by providing a simple cooking time input that can immediately set a plurality of times by continuous key input within a certain time, it is possible to more easily perform a user operation. .
Note that “decision” and “save” displayed on the screen of this figure may be executed by operating a specific key, or may be operated by touching the screen. The same applies hereinafter.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating timer auxiliary information held in the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A of FIG. 2 based on the operation of the measurement time storage control unit 201 of FIG.
As shown in this figure, compared with FIG. 2, the dish name of dish 4 is added to the dish names of dishes 1, 2, and 3 in the work column. For cooking 4, cooking time and cooking power are set.
FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a specific operation example by the measurement time setting control unit 202 and the measurement end notification unit 203 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5A, a menu list screen is displayed on the display unit 109 of the mobile phone 100, and the timer assist is selected by scrolling the cursor and pressing the enter button.
As shown in FIG. 5B, a timer assist screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and items of measurement time storage control and measurement time setting control are displayed on the timer assist screen. The measurement time setting control is selected by scrolling the cursor and pressing the enter button.

As shown in FIG. 6C, a work list screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and a plurality of food names and the like are displayed on the work list screen. Select dish 1
As shown in FIG. 4D, a cooking time setting screen is displayed on the display unit 109. The cooking time setting screen displays the cooking name of “Cooking 1”, “1.20 minutes / medium heat”, The cooking time of “2.5 minutes / low heat” is displayed, and for the selected cooking time of “1.20 minutes / medium heat”, the user completes the adjustment of the cooking power and clicks “Start” on the screen. Press.

As shown in FIG. 5E, a countdown screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and the countdown of the timer 110 in which the cooking time is set is executed at the start signal. The timer 110 can be interrupted by pressing “Stop” on the screen.
As shown in FIG. 5F, when the countdown of the timer 110 is completed, the measurement end notification unit 203 notifies the measurement end. The measurement end notification unit 203 causes a predetermined sound from the speaker 105B to sound and causes the vibrator 111 to operate. A notification notifying that the timer 110 has ended is also displayed on the screen of the display unit 109. The user operates the specific key to stop the sound from the speaker 105 </ b> B and the operation of the vibrator 111 and delete the notification display on the display unit 109.

As shown in FIG. 5G, the display unit 109 displays a cooking time setting screen, and the cooking time setting screen switches to a display of “2.5 minutes / low heat” as the next cooking time. For the changed cooking time of “2.5 minutes / low heat”, the user completes the adjustment of the cooking power and presses “Start” on the screen.
As shown in FIG. 11H, a countdown screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and the timer 110 with the cooking time set is counted down. The timer 110 can be interrupted by pressing “Stop” on the screen.

  As shown in FIG. 5I, when the countdown of the timer 110 is completed, the measurement end notification unit 203 notifies the measurement end. The measurement end notification unit 203 causes a predetermined sound from the speaker 105B to sound and causes the vibrator 111 to operate. A notification notifying that the timer 110 has ended is also displayed on the screen of the display unit 109. The user operates the specific key to stop the sound from the speaker 105 </ b> B and the operation of the vibrator 111 and delete the notification display on the display unit 109.

  In the screens of FIGS. (D) to (i), only the cooking time that is active is displayed. However, the cooking time that is not counted down may be displayed in gray. . As a result, the cooking time to be set in the future and the cooking time that has already been measured can be confirmed. Moreover, you may make it display the cooking time which is not measuring countdown.

Different sounds may be generated for the sound from the speaker 105B in FIGS. Thereby, it becomes possible to distinguish the end of measurement of each cooking time by sound.
In this way, in order to save the cooking time with the name of the dish, as an example, if the dish 3 is “boiled egg”, just select and execute the dish 3 from the work column, start the timer, At the same time, the fact that it is “boiled egg” can be stored in the mobile phone 100, so that it is not necessary to confirm a cookbook again.

  In addition, when using pre-stored cooking times, it is not necessary to set the time as in the past, and since multiple cooking times are stored, the cooking time can be set in several stages. As described above, when the setting is made in two steps of 20 minutes and 5 minutes, the timer 110 stops after 20 minutes, and the user is notified once there. Therefore, the user can start the next cooking time of 5 minutes with one operation without resetting the next cooking time. Cooking can be carried out smoothly, such as measurement of cooking time divided into several times in one dish, for example, a stewed dish, medium heat 20 minutes, then low heat 5 minutes.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of changing the dish name and cooking time by the timer setting unit 201.
4A and 4B, a work list screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and the work list is displayed by the timer setting unit 201 of the timer auxiliary unit 107A. As an example, “cooking 1” is selected as a change target by scrolling the cursor and pressing the enter button.

As shown in FIG. 7B, a work change screen is displayed on the display unit 109. The work change screen includes a dish name “Cooking 1”, “1.20 minutes”, and “2.5 minutes”. "Cooking time" is displayed, "Cooking 1" is selected by scrolling the cursor, "Cooking A" is changed, and the decision is pressed.
As shown in FIG. 10C, on the work change screen, “1.20 minutes” is selected by scrolling the cursor, changed to “1.15 minutes”, and the decision is pressed.

As shown in FIG. 4D, by scrolling the cursor on the work change screen, any one, for example, “2.5 minutes” is selected, and the decision is pressed without changing.
As shown in FIG. 4E, a display for changing and saving is displayed on the display unit 109. When the save is pressed, the changed dish name and cooking time are overwritten and saved in the timer auxiliary information saving unit 103A of the memory 103. .

In this way, when the cooking time is set for the timer 110, the user performs complicated operations such as editing the cooking name or editing several types of cooking time. Since there are many users who edit characters such as creating mail, it is conceivable that the users are accustomed to editing characters on the mobile phone 100.
FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the change of the timer auxiliary information held in the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A by the change of the measurement time storage control unit 201 of FIG.

As shown in this figure, compared to FIG. 2, the cooking name and cooking time held in the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A of the memory 103 are changed based on the change of the measurement time storage control unit 201 of FIG. Done.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining a series of operations in the timer assistance method for a mobile phone according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, a menu screen is displayed on the display unit 109 of the mobile phone 100 in step S301.
In step S302, timer assistance is selected from the displayed menu screen, and the timer assistance screen is displayed.
In step S303, it is determined whether or not the measurement time storage control is selected from the timer assistance screen. If it is selected, the process proceeds to step S304, and if it is not selected, the process proceeds to step S316.

If the measurement time storage control is selected in step S304, a work list screen is displayed on the display unit 109.
In step S305, it is determined whether or not a dish name is not displayed on the work list screen and a blank new item is selected.
In step S306, in the case of selecting a new item, a new save screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and items of dish name save, cook time save, and simple cook time save are displayed on the new save screen. In the new save screen, the dish name save is selected, and the dish name input screen is displayed. On the cooking name input screen, the cooking name is entered, and after entering, the new saving screen is displayed.

In step S307, it is determined whether simple cooking time saving is selected on the new saving screen.
In step S308, when the simple cooking time storage is not selected and the cooking time storage item is selected, a cooking time input screen is displayed on the display unit 109. On the cooking time input screen, enter the cooking time for the entered dish name. The cooking time is stored in the input cooking name and timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A.

In step S309, it is determined whether there is a next cooking time setting. If the next cooking time is not set, the process ends. If the next cooking time is set, the process proceeds to step S307 and the above process is repeated.
If the simple cooking time storage is selected in step S310, the cooking time for the set dish name is simply stored, and the process proceeds to step S309. As described above, in the simple cooking time storage, the setting of the operation of the numeric keys 1 to 9 and 0, automatic switching, etc. are performed for the cooking time of 1 minute to 10 minutes.

In step S311, a new item is not selected on the work list screen, and a selection is made from the stored dish names.
In step S312, it is determined whether or not the selected dish name is to be changed. If no change is to be made, the process proceeds to step S315.
In step S313, when changing the selected dish name, the dish name is changed.

In step S314, it is determined whether or not to change the cooking time for the cooking name. If no change is made, the process ends. If a change is made, the process proceeds to step S315.
In step S315, the cooking time for the dish name is changed. In step S316, it is determined whether or not the measurement time storage control is selected, not the measurement time storage control. If the measurement time setting control is not selected, the process ends.

In step S317, when the measurement time setting control is selected, a work list screen is displayed on the display unit 109.
In step S318, a desired dish name is selected on the work list screen.
In step S319, a cooking time setting screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and the cooking time corresponding to the selected cooking name is selected on the cooking time setting screen.

In step S319, the cooking time and the type of cooking power for the selected cooking name are displayed.
In step S320, “Start” displayed on the displayed screen is pressed to set the cooking time selected by the timer 110 to the timer 110, and the countdown is started.

In step S321, the measurement end notification unit 203 monitors the end of the countdown.
In step S322, when the countdown ends, the measurement end notification unit 203 notifies the end of measurement by sounding the speaker 105B, the operation of the vibrator 111, the notification display on the display unit 109, and the like.

In step S323, it is determined whether there is a next measurement. If there is no next measurement, the process ends. If there is a next timer measurement, the process returns to step S319 to repeat the above process.
Therefore, according to the present invention, when the measurement is continuously performed when using the timer, it has been necessary to set the timer time again in the past, but it is necessary to set a plurality of measurement times for a series of operations. Therefore, a series of work can be performed smoothly without delay when setting the time to the timer, and the storage of multiple set measurement times can be saved by using the simple measurement time save mode. Multiple measurement times can be saved easily by key operation. In addition, if there are multiple series of work, each series of work can be stored once in the memory of the mobile phone, so once saved, the conventional Thus, the troublesomeness of setting the measurement time in the timer is eliminated, and even if the measurement time to be set cannot be remembered, there is no need for troublesome investigation.

  Cooking is an example of work that uses many timers. Depending on the food, there are many foods that are cooked in time increments, and the timer is used several times in one food. In the past, it was necessary to set the timer time many times during cooking, which sometimes hindered cooking. However, in the present invention, a plurality of time settings are made for one timer in advance. By doing so, it is not necessary to set the time for each measurement, and cooking can proceed smoothly.

  The timer auxiliary function of the present invention is added to the timer function of the mobile phone to provide an easier-to-use timer function, and at the same time, the burden of the user's operation in the timer operation is reduced, and the user who carries the mobile phone when going out Because there are many, the timer function of the mobile phone that can be used on the go is convenient.

FIG. 10 is a modified example of the new save screen of FIG. 4D and the cooking time setting of FIG. 6D, and shows an example of saving and opening a memo. As shown in this figure (a), a memo saving item is added to the new saving screen in FIG. 4 (d), and the dish recipe shown in this figure (b) is stored in the timer auxiliary information saving unit 103A of the memory 103. Save.
As shown in FIG. 6C, a memo item is added to the cooking time setting of FIG. 6D, and the memo is selected by scrolling the cursor and pressing the decision, as shown in FIG. It becomes possible to open a recipe for cooking. Thereby, it can be used as a cooking memo simultaneously with the timer.

In recent years, there are many mobile phones 100 that can download music or create music by themselves. Unlike a general timer, a user's favorite sound can be set as a notification sound for each timer.
6 (f) and 6 (i), downloaded music or music created by the user may be used as the sound to be generated from the speaker 105B for notification by the measurement end notification unit 203. This allows you to download your favorite music to your mobile phone and set it as the notification sound for the timer, compared to a general kitchen timer, so you can set your favorite cooking time for your family, You can enjoy it with friends.

  FIG. 11 is a modification of FIG. 1 and is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile phone according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, compared with FIG. 1, a speech synthesizer 112 is connected to the control unit 107, and the speech synthesizer 112 is used to read out the text of the mail of the mobile phone 100 by voice. In the present invention, since each work is named and saved, a message at the end of the countdown stored in advance using the speech synthesizer 112 is read out as a timer auxiliary function.

That is, when the set cooking time has elapsed, the set cooking name and cooking time are mixed. For example, in the case of “boiled egg, 6 minutes”, “boiled egg, 6 minutes have passed” is read out and spoken. To inform, the user can immediately remember what he was doing just by listening.
When a plurality of cooking times are set, the next time is prompted with a voice message such as “5 minutes have passed. Next is 10 minutes.”

Preferably, the voice to be read may be downloaded from a specific site to the mobile phone 100 or transferred from the outside to use the original voice.
For example, it is possible to notify with a user's favorite voice such as “Please boil for 10 minutes in low heat” with a celebrity voice.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile phone according to the present invention, which is another modification of FIG. As shown in this figure, compared with FIG. 1, an LED (light emitting diode) 113 is connected to the control unit 107, and the LED 113 is used as one means for informing in advance the cooking time.
FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the progress of the cooking time in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the display unit 109 displays a measurement time setting screen, and the cooking time setting screen switches to a display of “2.5 minutes / low heat” as the next cooking time. "Start" is pressed.
As shown in FIG. 5B, a countdown screen is displayed on the display unit 109, and the cooking time passes.

  As shown in this figure (c), at the point of 10 seconds before the cooking time of 5 minutes has elapsed on the countdown screen, a tone is simultaneously emitted from the speaker 105B. From there, as shown in FIGS. 4D and 4E, the tone is sounded at 1 second intervals at the same time as counting down from “9 seconds ago” → “8 seconds ago”. Thereby, the user can know in advance that 5 minutes will soon pass.

  Furthermore, by blinking the LED 113 at 1-second intervals simultaneously with the sounding of the tone, it becomes possible to know in advance the passage of 5 minutes even in an environment where it is difficult to hear the tone.

FIG. 14 is another modification of FIG. 1 and is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile phone according to the present invention. As shown in this figure, compared with FIG. 1, a character recognition unit 114 is connected to the control unit 107, and the character recognition unit 114 recognizes characters in the mail text received by the mobile phone 100.
In the present embodiment, as for the mail function in the mobile phone 100, a function for saving all the time in the mail text as one cooking time when the received mail includes a recipe for cooking will be described below.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another example of cooking time storage and cooking time setting. As shown in FIG. 5A, the received mail text is opened in the mobile phone 100. The character recognition unit 114 searches for the time (hour, minute, second) from the mail text. There are three types of mail text: “10 minutes”, “30 seconds”, and “5 minutes 30 seconds”.
As shown in this figure (b), when the search by the character recognition unit 114 is completed, a cooking time storage screen is displayed on the display unit 109. In the cooking time storage screen, all the characters searched by the character recognition unit 114 are displayed. The cooking times of “1.10 minutes”, “2.30 seconds”, and “3.5 minutes 30 seconds” are stored in the timer auxiliary information storage unit 103 A of the memory 103 in order of time. A decision is pressed.

As shown in FIG. 5C, a cooking time setting screen is displayed on the display unit 109. The cooking time setting screen displays “1.10 minutes”, “2.30 seconds”, and “3.5. The cooking time of “30 minutes” is displayed, and “Start” is pressed for the selected cooking time of “1.10 minutes”.
In this embodiment, the cooking time is stored from the mail text, but cooking time can also be stored from the html text.

In the above description, the operation using the timer is limited to cooking. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when performing several types of gymnastics in a fitness club, the present invention is used when allocating time suitable for each gymnastic exercise. Available.
In addition, when practicing swimming in a pool or performing interval training on land, the present invention can be used to allocate time for swimming, running, and taking breaks.

  Further, although the description of timer assistance has been given for mobile phones, the present invention can also be used for PHS (simple mobile phones) and PDAs (mobile information terminals).

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the mobile telephone which concerns on this invention. As shown in the figure, the mobile phone 100 is provided with an antenna 101, and the antenna 101 performs wireless communication with a base station. It is a figure explaining the timer auxiliary information hold | maintained at 103 A of timer auxiliary information storage parts in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the timer auxiliary | assistant part 107A in FIG. It is a figure explaining the example of a specific operation | movement by the measurement time preservation | save control part 201 in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating timer auxiliary information held in a timer auxiliary information storage unit 103A of FIG. 2 based on the operation of the measurement time storage control unit 201 of FIG. It is a figure explaining the specific operation example by the measurement time setting control part 202 in FIG. 3, and the measurement completion notification part 203. FIG. It is a figure explaining the example of a change of the cooking name and cooking time by the timer setting part. It is a figure explaining the change of the timer auxiliary information currently hold | maintained at 103 A of timer auxiliary information preservation | save parts by the change of the measurement time preservation | save control part 201 of FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a series of operations in the timer assistance method for a mobile phone according to the present invention. FIG. 4D is a modification example of the new save screen in FIG. 4D and the cooking time setting in FIG. 6D, and shows an example of saving and opening a memo. It is a modification of FIG. 1, and is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile phone according to the present invention. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile phone according to the present invention, which is another modified example of FIG. 1. It is a figure explaining the example which notifies progress of cooking time in FIG.6 (g) in advance. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile phone according to the present invention, which is another modification of FIG. 1. It is a figure which shows another example of cooking time preservation | save and cooking time setting. It is a figure explaining the timer setting method in the mobile telephone used as the premise of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Mobile phone 101 ... Antenna 102 ... Radio | wireless part 103 ... Memory 103A ... Timer auxiliary information storage part 104 ... Audio | voice signal processing part 105A, 105B ... Speaker 106 ... Microphone 107 ... Control part 107A ... Timer auxiliary part 108 ... Operation part 109 ... Display unit 110 ... Timer 111 ... Vibrator 112 ... Speech synthesizer 113 ... LED
114: Character recognition unit 201 ... Measurement time storage control unit 202 ... Measurement time setting control unit 203 ... Measurement end notification unit

Claims (17)

In the timer assistance method for mobile phones,
A process of sequentially storing a plurality of work names and a plurality of measurement times for each work name,
Displaying one arbitrary work name selected from a plurality of stored work names and a plurality of measurement times stored for the selected work names;
Setting the displayed plurality of measurement times in a timer in the order in which they are stored, and starting a countdown of the measurement times set in the timer by a start signal;
A timer assisting method for a cellular phone, comprising the step of notifying the end of the countdown. 2. The timer assisting method for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein a memo is added to each measurement time when the plurality of measurement times are stored. When storing the plurality of measurement times, the numeric keys 1 to 9 and 0 of the mobile phone are input in minutes as 1 to 9 minutes and 10 minutes, and the number keys within a certain time after inputting one measurement time The method for assisting a timer of a cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein if there is an input, the next measurement time is input. The method for assisting a timer of a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the stored work name and the measurement time are individually changed. The timer assisting method for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein storage is performed for a plurality of measurement times without work names. The method of claim 1, wherein a memo explaining the work content is stored together with the work name and the plurality of measurement times. The method for assisting a timer of a cellular phone according to claim 1, wherein when displaying the plurality of measurement times, a measurement time other than the measurement time being counted down is not displayed. The method for assisting a timer of a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein when a plurality of measurement times are displayed, a measurement time other than the measurement time being counted down is displayed in gray. The plurality of measurement times retrieved by searching the plurality of measurement times from the mail text or html text received by the mobile phone are stored in the order in which the text was present. A method for assisting timers in mobile phones. The method according to claim 1, wherein the end notification is performed by sounding a sound from a speaker, operation of a vibrator, and display of a notification screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the end notification is performed so that a sound generated from the speaker is different for each of the plurality of measurement times. The method of claim 1, wherein the end notification includes reading out a countdown end message by voice synthesis when the mobile phone includes a voice synthesis function. The method of claim 1, wherein the end notification includes a music notification. The method of claim 1, wherein the notification of completion includes a tone and a blinking LED in advance. In the timer assistance method for mobile phones,
Storing a plurality of cooking names and a plurality of cooking times for each cooking name in order;
Displaying any one dish name selected from a plurality of stored dish names, and a plurality of cooking times stored for the selected dish name;
Setting the plurality of displayed cooking times in a timer in the order in which they are stored, and starting a countdown of the cooking time set in the timer by a start signal;
A timer assisting method for a cellular phone, comprising the step of notifying the end of the countdown. In a program that executes timer assistance for a mobile phone on a computer,
Procedure to save multiple work names and multiple measurement times for each work name in order,
A procedure for displaying any one work name selected from a plurality of stored work names and a plurality of measurement times stored for the selected work names;
A procedure for setting the displayed plurality of measurement times in a timer in the order in which they are stored, and starting a countdown of the measurement time set in the timer by a start signal,
A program for executing timer assistance of a mobile phone by a computer, comprising: a procedure for notifying completion upon completion of the countdown. In a mobile phone having a timer function,
A timer auxiliary information storage unit that stores a plurality of work names in the work column and stores a plurality of measurement times for each work name in the measurement time column,
The work column of the timer auxiliary information storage unit is displayed, the work name is newly saved, and the measurement time column is further displayed, and a plurality of measurement times are sequentially saved for the newly saved work name. A measurement time storage control unit;
Display the work column of the timer auxiliary information storage unit and display a plurality of measurement times for the work name selected from the displayed work names, set the plurality of measurement times in order on the timer, and start A measurement time setting control unit for starting a countdown at a signal,
A mobile phone comprising: a measurement end notification unit that notifies the end when the countdown ends.

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