JP2008065778A - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To insert a downloaded pictographic image into the message of electronic mail by a simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: An image data receiving part 11 receives image data from a content server 20, and a size decision part 12 decides whether or not the longitudinal size×lateral size of the received image data is 20×20 dots, and a pictographic image storage part 13 stores the image data in a pictographic image file 19 when it is decided that the longitudinal size×lateral size of the image data is 20×20 dots, and a pictogrpahic image display part 14 reads a pictographic image stored in the pictogrpahic image file 19 according to the list display instruction of the pictogrpahic image, and displays the read pictographic image as a list on a display screen, and a pictographic image insertion part 15 inserts a pictographic image into the cursor position of the message input screen of electronic mail according to the selection decision instruction of the pictographic image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal capable of displaying a pictographic image.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system has been provided in which pictographic images other than pre-registered pictographic images can be downloaded and used in e-mail from a mobile phone (see Patent Document 1). The downloaded pictographic image is stored in an image folder provided in the memory.
JP 2003-114844 A

  By the way, in this image folder, image data of various sizes are mixedly stored. Therefore, when a downloaded pictographic image is inserted into an e-mail message, the downloaded pictographic image has to be selected and inserted from various image data, and the operation is complicated. In addition, when an image folder is provided in a lower hierarchy of the folder, it is necessary to follow the folder hierarchy to the lower hierarchy when inserting a pictographic image. In this case, a complicated operation is required. Was.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal that can insert a downloaded pictographic image into an e-mail message with a simple operation in order to solve the above-described problems.

  In the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, image data receiving means for receiving image data from an external device, and whether the vertical size and horizontal size of the image data received by the image data receiving means are predetermined predetermined sizes. A size determination unit that determines whether or not the image data is inserted into an e-mail message when the size determination unit determines that the vertical and horizontal sizes of the image data are predetermined sizes And a pictographic image storage means for storing in a readable memory area.

  According to this invention, when the vertical size and horizontal size of the image data received from the external device are predetermined sizes, the image data is used as a pictographic image to be inserted into an e-mail message. It can be stored in a readable memory area. Therefore, since it is possible to store only a pictographic image of a predetermined size in a memory area that can be read out as a pictographic image, the downloaded pictographic image can be read out with a simple operation. Further, since all the image data read from the memory area can be handled as pictographic images, the downloaded pictographic image can be inserted into an e-mail message with a simple operation.

  In the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, one or more pictograms stored by the pictogram image storage means in accordance with a display instruction for displaying the one or more pictogram images stored by the pictogram image storage means on the display screen It is preferable to further include pictogram image display means for displaying an image in a pictogram image display area on the display screen. In this way, when a display instruction for displaying a pictogram image on the display screen is detected, the pictogram image stored by the pictogram image storage means can be displayed in the display area for pictogram images on the display screen.

  In the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, when one of a plurality of pictogram images displayed in the pictogram image display area by the pictogram image display means is selected, the selected pictogram It is preferable to further include pictographic image insertion means for inserting an image at a position specified in advance in an e-mail message. In this way, when it is detected that any one of the displayed pictographic images has been selected, the pictographic image can be inserted at a predetermined position in the e-mail message.

  According to the mobile communication terminal of the present invention, a downloaded pictographic image can be inserted into an e-mail message with a simple operation.

  Embodiments of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a communication system in the embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system includes a mobile phone 10 (mobile communication terminal) and a content server 20 (external device).

  The mobile phone 10 is a mobile communication terminal that performs wireless communication with a base station (not shown) that covers a wireless area in which the mobile phone is located and receives a call service or a packet communication service. In the communication system according to the present embodiment, the mobile phone 10 is described as a specific example of the mobile communication terminal. However, the specific example of the mobile communication terminal is not limited to this, for example, a simple mobile phone (PHS). Or a mobile communication terminal such as a portable information terminal (PDA) having a communication function.

  The content server 20 is a known server that delivers content such as pictographic images to the mobile phone 10. In the communication system according to the present embodiment, the content server 20 is described as a specific example of the external device. However, the specific example of the external device is not limited to this, for example, a fixed terminal that stores a pictographic image or a mobile terminal It may be an external device such as a communication terminal.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mobile phone 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the cellular phone 10 functionally includes an image data receiving unit 11 (image data receiving unit), a size determining unit 12 (size determining unit), and a pictographic image storage unit 13 (pictogram image storage). Means), a pictographic image display unit 14 (pictogram image display unit), and a pictographic image insertion unit 15 (pictogram image insertion unit). Note that the mobile phone 10 is provided with a pictographic image file 19 (memory area that can be read as a pictographic image) for storing a pictographic image received from an external device. Here, the pictographic image refers to image data that can be inserted into an e-mail message. In the present embodiment, “vertical size × horizontal size” of a pictographic image is preset to “20 × 20 dots (predetermined size)”. Note that this does not limit the vertical size and horizontal size of the pictographic image to 20 dots.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the mobile phone 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the cellular phone 10 physically includes a CPU 101, a ROM 102, a RAM 103, an EEPROM 104 that is a nonvolatile memory, a communication device 105 that is a data transmission / reception device, and an input key that is an input device. 106 and a computer system including a display 107 as an output device. When the CPU 101 executes computer software installed in the ROM 102 or the EEPROM 104, the functions of the components shown in FIG. 2 are realized. The pictographic image file 19 is constructed in the EEPROM 104. Note that the mobile phone 10 may be provided with a memory card interface capable of exchanging data with an external memory card. In this case, the pictogram image file 19 described above may be constructed on this external memory card.

  Hereinafter, each functional element of the mobile phone 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  The image data receiving unit 11 receives image data stored in the content server 20. More specifically, the image data receiving unit 11 transmits a download request for desired image data to the content server 20 in accordance with a user operation instruction, and the image data transmitted from the content server 20 as a response to this download request. Receive.

  The size determining unit 12 determines whether the vertical size × horizontal size of the image data received by the image data receiving unit 11 is 20 × 20 dots.

  When the size determination unit 12 determines that the vertical size × horizontal size of the image data is 20 × 20 dots, the pictographic image storage unit 13 recognizes this image data as a pictographic image, and the pictographic image file 19 To store.

  The pictographic image display unit 14 displays a list of pictographic images on the display screen. More specifically, the pictographic image display unit 14 reads out the pictographic image stored in the pictographic image file 19 when detecting a pictographic image list display instruction based on a user's operation instruction, and reads the pictographic image read out. Are displayed in a list in the display area for pictogram images on the display screen.

  When the pictographic image insertion unit 15 detects a selection confirmation instruction indicating that any one of the pictographic images has been selected and confirmed from the pictographic images displayed in the pictorial image display area by the pictographic image display unit 14, The selected / confirmed pictographic image is inserted at the cursor position on the e-mail message input screen described later.

  Next, a procedure for inserting a pictographic image downloaded from the content server 20 into an e-mail message input screen will be described with reference to a screen transition diagram shown in FIG.

  First, FIG. 4A is a diagram illustrating an e-mail message input screen which is an example of an e-mail message input screen. The screen shown in FIG. 4A shows a state in which the cursor is moved to a position where a pictographic image is to be inserted in the message input on the mail body input screen. Specifically, among the messages “Happy Birthday” entered on the email text input screen shown in FIG. 4A, the cursor is placed between the message “Happy Birthday” and the message “Happy Birthday”. The moved state is shown.

  Next, FIGS. 4B to 4D are diagrams illustrating a state where pictogram images are displayed as a list on the display screen. These screens shown in FIGS. 4B to 4D are sequentially displayed when the user executes a list display instruction of pictographic images in the screen state of FIG.

  Here, the “pictogram 1” screen and the “pictogram 2” screen shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C exemplify a state in which pictogram images initially registered in the ROM 102 at the time of shipment of the mobile phone 10 are displayed as a list. It is. On the other hand, the “additional pictogram” screen shown in FIG. 4D exemplifies a state in which pictogram images stored in the pictogram image file 19 constructed in the EEPROM 104 are displayed as a list. That is, the “additional pictogram” screen shown in FIG. 4D is a list of pictogram images downloaded from the content server 20.

  Next, FIG. 4E is a diagram exemplifying a state where a pictographic image downloaded from the content server 20 is inserted in the mail text input screen of the e-mail. Specifically, the screen shown in FIG. 4 (e) is a pictograph at the cursor position set between the message “Birthday” and the message “Congratulations” on the text input screen shown in FIG. 4 (a). It shows a state where an image is inserted. The screen shown in FIG. 4E is displayed when one pictogram image is selected and confirmed from among a plurality of pictogram images displayed on the “additional pictogram” screen shown in FIG. 4D. .

  As described above, in the mobile phone 10 according to the present embodiment, even if the pictographic image is downloaded from the content server 20, the pictographic image can be displayed in an e-mail message with a simple operation, similar to the pictographic image initially registered in the ROM 102. Can be inserted.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the operation of the mobile phone 10 in this embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining a pictographic image storage process when a pictographic image is stored in a pictographic image file.

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, the image data receiving unit 11 of the mobile phone 10 transmits a request for downloading desired image data to the content server 20 in accordance with a user operation instruction (step S1). In response, the image data transmitted from the content server 20 is received (step S2).

  Next, the size determination unit 12 of the mobile phone 10 determines whether or not the vertical size × horizontal size of the image data received by the image data receiving unit 11 is 20 × 20 dots (step S3). If this determination is NO (step S3; NO), the pictographic image storage process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S3 that the vertical size × horizontal size of the image data is 20 × 20 dots (step S3; YES), the pictographic image storage unit 13 stores the image data in the pictographic image file 19. Store (step S4).

  Next, FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining a pictographic image insertion process when a pictographic image is inserted into an e-mail message.

  First, as shown in FIG. 6, the CPU 101 of the mobile phone 10 displays an e-mail message input screen on the display screen when detecting a display instruction of an e-mail message input screen based on a user operation instruction ( Step S11).

  Next, the CPU 101 of the mobile phone 10 moves the cursor according to the cursor movement instruction according to the user's operation instruction (step S12).

  Next, when the pictogram image display unit 14 detects a pictogram image list display instruction in response to a user operation instruction (step S13), the pictogram image stored in the pictogram image file 19 is read out, and the read pictogram is displayed. A list of images is displayed in the display area for pictogram images on the display screen (step S14).

  Next, when the pictogram image insertion unit 15 detects a pictogram image selection confirmation instruction by a user operation instruction (step S15), the pictogram image selection / confirmation is placed at the cursor position on the e-mail message input screen. Insert (step S16).

  As described above, according to the mobile phone 10 in the present embodiment, whether the vertical size × horizontal size of the image data received by the image data receiving unit 11 is 20 × 20 dots by including the size determining unit 12. It can be determined whether or not. Further, by providing the pictographic image storage unit 13, when the vertical size × horizontal size of the image data is 20 × 20 dots, the image data can be stored in the pictographic image file 19 as a pictographic image. Thereby, only the 20 × 20 dot pictogram image can be stored in the pictogram image file 19 for storing the pictogram image received from the external device. Therefore, the downloaded pictographic image can be easily read, and the downloaded pictographic image can be inserted into an e-mail message by a simple operation.

  Further, by providing the pictographic image display unit 14, when a pictographic image is requested to be displayed on the display screen, the pictographic image stored in the pictographic image file 19 is displayed in the pictographic image display area on the display screen. A list can be displayed.

  Further, by providing the pictographic image insertion unit 15, when any one of the pictographic images is selected from the displayed pictographic images, the pictographic image file 19 is stored in the pictographic image file 19 at the cursor position on the e-mail message input screen. Can be inserted.

It is a figure which illustrates the system configuration | structure of the communication system in embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the mobile phone illustrated in FIG. 1. It is a block diagram which illustrates the hardware constitutions of the mobile telephone shown in FIG. It is a figure which illustrates the transition of the screen displayed when inserting a pictographic image. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a pictographic image storage process. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the flow of a pictographic image insertion process.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile phone, 11 ... Image data receiving part, 12 ... Size determination part, 13 ... Pictograph image storage part, 14 ... Pictograph image display part, 15 ... Pictograph image insertion part , 19 ... Emoji image file, 20 ... Content server.

Claims (3)

Image data receiving means for receiving image data from an external device;
Size determining means for determining whether the vertical size and horizontal size of the image data received by the image data receiving means are a predetermined size;
When the size determination unit determines that the vertical size and horizontal size of the image data are the predetermined size, the image data is stored in a memory area that can be read as a pictographic image to be inserted into an e-mail message. A pictographic image storage means for storing;
A mobile communication terminal comprising:   In accordance with a display instruction for displaying the one or more pictogram images stored by the pictogram image storage means on the display screen, the one or more pictogram images stored by the pictogram image storage means are displayed on the display screen. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising pictographic image display means for displaying the pictographic image display area. When any one of the pictogram images displayed in the pictogram image display area by the pictogram image display means is selected, the selected pictogram image is converted into an electronic 3. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 2, further comprising pictographic image insertion means for inserting at a position designated in advance in a mail message.

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