JP2009271613A - Information input method, portable terminal, and network system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal needing complicate operation capable of easily inputting information and improving its operability. <P>SOLUTION: The portable telephone set 1 includes an acceleration sensor 70 for detecting the linear displacement or rotational displacement of a portable terminal, and a control part 10 recognizes the displacement pattern of the portable telephone set 1 base on the detection data detected by an acceleration sensor 70, and makes a display part 40 display one or more comments corresponding to the recognized displacement pattern by referring to an attribute table T1 and a comment table T2 stored in a storage part 20, and inputs the comments selected by an operation part 50 as the text of electronic mail. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information input method, a portable terminal, and a network system.

  In recent years, mobile terminals represented by mobile phones tend to be reduced in size for convenience of carrying. As the size of the mobile terminal is reduced, the operation unit such as a numeric keypad for a user to input an instruction to the mobile terminal tends to be downsized, or the number of numeric keys constituting the operation unit tends to decrease. .

As an operation assistance for inputting an instruction to a mobile terminal, for example, in Patent Document 1, an e-mail is sent using an acceleration sensor that can detect acceleration such as vibration given to the mobile terminal. A technique for performing processing of a preset function such as transmission and speech processing is disclosed.
JP 2003-163742 A

  However, in the case of the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is not necessary to input from an operation unit such as a numeric keypad for an operation input to the mobile terminal, but a preset function such as transmission of an e-mail or the like. You can only give instructions.

  Therefore, input assistance for complicated operations such as character input required when creating an e-mail cannot be performed, and the operability of the mobile terminal can be improved in a scene requiring complicated operations. There was a problem that it could not be planned.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to realize easy information input and improve operability in a portable terminal that requires complicated operations. .

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is an information input method of a portable terminal having a detection unit that detects its own linear displacement or rotational displacement, and is detected by the detection unit. A detection data output step for outputting detection data of linear displacement or rotational displacement; a recognition step for recognizing the displacement pattern of linear displacement or rotational displacement based on the detection data output in this detection data output step; A display step for displaying input candidate information corresponding to the displacement pattern recognized in the recognition step on the display unit, and a specifying step for specifying information to be input based on the input candidate information displayed in the display step It is characterized by including.

  In order to solve the above problem, the invention according to claim 2 is directed to a displacement detection means for detecting its own linear displacement or rotational displacement, and detection of its own linear displacement or rotational displacement detected by this displacement detection means. Detection data output means for outputting data, recognition means for recognizing the displacement pattern of the linear displacement or rotational displacement based on the detection data output by the detection data output means, and the displacement pattern recognized by the recognition means It is characterized by comprising display means for displaying input candidate information corresponding to, and specifying means for specifying information to be input based on the input candidate information displayed by the display means.

  The invention according to claim 3 further comprises storage means for storing a correspondence relationship between the detection data and the displacement pattern in the invention according to claim 2, wherein the recognition means The displacement pattern is recognized based on the stored contents.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the storage device according to the third aspect, further comprising storage means for storing a correspondence relationship between the detection data and the displacement pattern. The displacement pattern is recognized based on the stored contents.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 5 is a network system including a mobile terminal and a server connected to each other via a communication line, and the mobile terminal has its own linear displacement or Displacement detecting means for detecting rotational displacement, and detection data transmitting means for transmitting detection data of its own linear displacement or rotational displacement detected by the displacement detecting means to the server, wherein the server transmits the detection data Receiving the detection data transmitted by the means, and based on the detection data, recognize means for recognizing the displacement pattern of the linear displacement or the rotational displacement, and input candidate information corresponding to the displacement pattern recognized by the recognition means. Information transmitting means for transmitting to the portable terminal, and the portable terminal further includes input candidate information transmitted by the information transmitting means. Display means for receiving and displaying; specifying means for specifying information to be input based on input candidate information displayed by the display means; and input for transmitting information specified and input by the specifying means to the server And an information transmission means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to realize easy information input and improve operability in a portable terminal that requires complicated operations.

Embodiment 1
First, the structure in Embodiment 1 of this invention is demonstrated.
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a mobile phone 1 to which the present invention is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 includes a control unit 10, a storage unit 20, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 30, a display unit 40, an operation unit 50, an imaging unit 60, an acceleration sensor 70, an A / D (Analog / Digital). The conversion unit 80 and the communication unit 90 are included.

  The control unit 10 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, reads various programs such as a system program and a processing program stored in the storage unit 20, expands them in the RAM 30, and returns an action reply described later according to the expanded programs. Various processes including the process (see FIG. 2) are executed.

The storage unit 20 includes an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a semiconductor nonvolatile memory, or the like. The storage unit 20 stores various programs as described above, as well as various parameters necessary for the operation of this program. In addition, e-mails transmitted / received via the communication unit 90 in the mobile phone 1, an attribute table T <b> 1, a comment table T <b> 2, and the like used in action reply processing described later are stored. In the action reply process, the attribute table T1 and the comment table T2 serve as conversion tables.
A portable recording medium such as a non-volatile memory such as a flash memory such as an SD (Secure Digital) card or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory is applied as another computer-readable medium other than the storage unit 20. It is possible. It is also possible to provide various data such as program data according to the present invention via the communication unit 90 by superimposing them on a carrier wave.

  The RAM 30 functions as a work area for temporarily storing various programs executed by the control unit 10 and data processed by these programs.

  The display unit 40 is configured by an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and displays various information input from the control unit 10.

  The operation unit 50 includes buttons including a numeric keypad, numeric buttons, and various function buttons, and outputs an operation signal corresponding to the pressed button to the CPU 10. Note that a pointing device such as a touch panel may be included as necessary.

  The imaging unit 60 includes a lens unit, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), and the like, and photoelectrically converts a captured image incident via the lens unit into an analog signal.

  The acceleration sensor 70 is composed of a triaxial acceleration sensor, and can detect triaxial acceleration constituting a three-dimensional space. In the present embodiment, linear displacement or rotational displacement (detection data) of the cellular phone 1 when the cellular phone 1 is shaken vertically or rotated to draw a circle is detected. Based on the detected linear displacement or rotational displacement of the mobile phone 1, the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 can be detected. Specifically, for example, when the mobile phone 1 is rotated so as to draw a circle, the triaxial acceleration in the displacement pattern is detected by the acceleration sensor 70, and the detected signal is converted into an A / D conversion unit 80. To be input to the control unit 10 via. The control unit 10 functions as a recognition unit that recognizes that the cellular phone 1 has been turned to draw a circle or the like based on the input signal.

  Instead of the acceleration sensor 70, images may be sequentially captured by the imaging unit 60, and the linear displacement or rotational displacement (detection data) of the mobile phone 1 may be detected from the deviation of the sequentially captured images. . In this way, it is possible to realize a reduction in manufacturing cost without providing a special device called an acceleration sensor.

  The A / D conversion unit 80 converts analog signals obtained by the imaging unit 60 and the acceleration sensor 70 into digital signals and inputs the digital signals to the control unit 10.

  The communication unit 90 transmits and receives various data such as voice data and electronic mail for a call with another mobile phone 1 or the like via a base station.

Next, the operation in Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 2 shows an action reply process performed by the mobile phone 1 in the present embodiment. When the action reply process receives an e-mail via the communication unit 90 or when an instruction to display a list of e-mails stored in the storage unit 20 is input to the control unit 10, the control unit 10 and the storage unit This is realized by software processing in cooperation with a program stored in the program 20.
In the action reply process, character input assistance is performed based on the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 70.

  As shown in FIG. 2, whether or not an e-mail received via the communication unit 90 or a list of e-mails stored in the storage unit 20 is displayed on the display screen G1 and the e-mail is unsealed. Is determined (step S101).

FIG. 4A shows a display screen G1 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S101. As shown in FIG. 4A, the display screen G1 includes function buttons G1a to G1c, an electronic mail list display area G1d, and the like.
The function buttons G1a to G1c are various function buttons for inputting an e-mail reply process to the control unit 10. For example, by selecting the function button G1c from the operation unit 50, a menu screen (not shown) is displayed so as to be superimposed on the display screen G1, and by selecting the menu screen, e-mail reply processing or the like is performed. be able to.
Since function buttons on display screens G2 to G8 to be described later are the same as function buttons G1a to G1c on display screen G1, this description is incorporated.
The e-mail list display area G1d is an area in which an e-mail received via the communication unit 90 or a list of e-mails stored in the storage unit 20 is displayed.
In step S101, specifically, it is determined whether or not an e-mail displayed in the e-mail list display area G1d of the display screen G1 has been selected by the operation unit 50, so that the e-mail is opened. It will be judged whether or not it has been received.

  When it is determined that the e-mail has been opened (step S101; YES), the display screen G2 is displayed on the display unit 40, and a reply process is input to the e-mail that has been opened from the operation unit 50. It is determined whether or not it has been done (step S102).

FIG. 4B shows a display screen G2 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S102. As shown in FIG. 4B, the display screen G2 includes function buttons G2a to G2c, a text area G2d, and the like.
The text area G2d is an area in which the content of the e-mail that is determined to have been opened in step S101 is displayed.
In step S <b> 102, it is determined whether or not a reply process of the e-mail has been input by an input from the operation unit 50 with the display screen G <b> 2 being displayed.

  When it is determined that a reply process has been input to the e-mail that has been opened (step S102; YES), it is determined whether or not the action reply mode is on (step S103). In the action reply mode, ON / OFF is designated in advance, and a value corresponding to this ON / OFF is stored in the storage unit 20. In step S103, specifically, by referring to the value stored in the storage unit 20, it is determined whether or not the action reply mode is on.

  When it is determined that the action reply mode is on (step S103; YES), the attribute table T1 stored in the storage unit 20 is referred to determine the attribute of the sender of the email displayed on the display screen G2. (Step S104).

FIG. 6 shows an example of the attribute table T1 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the attribute table T1 includes an “attribute” field and a “domain” field.
The “attribute” field stores an attribute of the sender of the electronic mail. The attribute of the sender is information for classifying the sender. In this embodiment, the sender is classified as “family” or “business” according to the domain included in the sender's email address. ing.
In the “domain” field, the domain included in the mail address of the sender of the e-mail is stored for each category described above.
In the attribute table T1 in the present embodiment, an attribute is associated with a domain included in a sender of an email to which a reply process is input, that is, a destination email address. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 6, if the domain included in the email address of the sender of the email to which the reply process is input is “kazoku.ne.jp” or “zikka.com”, The attribute is “family”, and if the attribute is “kaisya.co.jp”, “torihikisaki.co.jp”, or “okyakusama.co.jp”, the attribute of the sender is “business”.

  In step S104, the domain is extracted from the mail address of the sender of the electronic mail to which the reply process is input, and compared with the value stored in the “domain” field of the attribute table T1. As a result of the comparison, if the matching domain is stored in the attribute table T1, the value of the “attribute” field corresponding to the record is determined as the attribute. In the present embodiment, if the matching domain is not stored in the attribute table T1, the attribute of the sender is determined as “acquaintance” in step S104.

  In step S104, when it is determined that the attribute of the sender of the e-mail displayed on the display screen G2 is “family” (step S104; family), “family” is read from the comment table T2 stored in the storage unit 20. Comments are read out (step S105).

FIG. 7 shows an example of the comment table T2 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7, the comment table T2 includes an “operation” field, a “family” field, a “business” field, and an “acquaintance” field.
In the “operation” field, a value corresponding to the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 70 is stored. Specifically, in the example illustrated in FIG. 7, when the acceleration sensor 70 detects that the mobile phone 1 is tilted forward by the user's hand, this corresponds to the value “tilt forward”. Similarly, when it is detected that the mobile phone 1 is operated by the user's hand so as to draw a circle, it corresponds to the value “draw a circle”, and the mobile phone 1 is shaken by the user's hand. Corresponds to the value “shake sideways”.
In the “family” field, the “business” field, and the “acquaintance” field, comments (input candidate information) corresponding to the attributes of the sender determined in step S104 are stored.

  In step S105, specifically, since it is determined in step S104 that the attribute of the sender is “family”, the “operation” field and the “family” field are read from the comment table T2.

  In step S104, when it is determined that the attribute of the sender of the email displayed on the display screen G2 is “business” (step S104; business), “business” is read from the comment table T2 stored in the storage unit 20. Comments are read out (step S106). Specifically, since it is determined in step S104 that the attribute of the sender is “business”, the “operation” field and the “business” field are read from the comment table T2.

  In step S104, when it is determined that the attribute of the sender of the e-mail displayed on the display screen G2 is “acquaintance” (step S104; acquaintance), “acquaintance” is extracted from the comment table T2 stored in the storage unit 20. Comments are read out (step S107). Specifically, since it is determined in step S104 that the attribute of the sender is “acquaintance”, the “operation” field and the “acquaintance” field are read from the comment table T2.

  Next, when the display screen G3 is displayed on the display unit 40 and an instruction for editing the reply content is input from the operation unit 50, the display screen G4 is displayed on the display unit 40, and the mobile phone 1 of the mobile phone 1 is displayed from the acceleration sensor 70. It is determined whether or not a displacement pattern has been detected (step S108).

FIG. 4C shows an example of the display screen G3 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S108.
As shown in FIG. 4C, the display screen G3 includes function buttons G3a to G3c, a reply window G3d, and the like. When the reply window G3d is selected from the operation unit 50, the screen transitions to the display screen G4.

FIG. 4D shows an example of the display screen G4 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S108.
As shown in FIG. 4D, the display screen G4 includes function buttons G4a to G4c, a text area G4d, and the like. The text area G4d is an area for editing an e-mail reply text.
In step S108, display screen G4 is displayed, and it is awaited whether or not detection of the displacement pattern of mobile phone 1 is input from acceleration sensor 70.

  If it is not determined that the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 has been detected from the acceleration sensor 70 (step S108; NO), the process proceeds to step S117.

  If it is determined from the acceleration sensor 70 that the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 has been detected (step S108; YES), the displacement pattern detected by the acceleration sensor 70 is analyzed (step S109). Specifically, a signal corresponding to the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 70 is input to the control unit 10 via the A / D conversion unit 80 and stored in the storage unit 20 by the control unit 10. By referring to the operation corresponding to the signal, the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 is analyzed.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 analyzed in step S109 is in the comment table T2 read in steps S105 to S107 (step S110). Specifically, the “operation” field of the comment table T2 read in step S105, step S106, or step S107 is referred to, and a value corresponding to the operation of the mobile phone 1 analyzed in step S109 is stored. It is judged by whether or not.

When it is not determined that the operation of the mobile phone 1 analyzed in step S109 is in the comment table T2 read in steps S105 to S107 (step S110; NO), the display unit 40 is notified that an error is notified. Then (step S111), the process returns to step S108.
When it is determined that the operation of the mobile phone 1 analyzed in step S109 is in the comment table T2 read in steps S105 to S107 (step S110; YES), the display screen G5 is displayed on the display unit 40. Then, a list of comments stored in the comment table T2 is displayed (step S112).

FIG. 4E shows an example of the display screen G5 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S112. As shown in FIG. 4E, the display screen G5 includes function buttons G5a to G5c, a comment list G5d, and the like.
The comment list G5d displays a list of comments corresponding to the motion detected by the acceleration sensor 70.
In step S112, specifically, the value stored in the “operation” field of the comment table read in step S105, step S106, or step S107 is compared with the operation of the mobile phone 1 analyzed in step S109. Then, the values of the “family” field, “business” field, or “acquaintance” field of each record that matches the value are read out and displayed in the comment list G5d of the display unit 40.

The subsequent processing will be described with reference to FIG.
It is determined whether or not the comments in the comment list G5d displayed on the display screen G5 have been determined by the operation unit 50 (step S113). Specifically, comments displayed in the comment list G5d of the display screen G5 (in the case of the display screen G5 shown in FIG. 4E), “Thank you for the email”, “Sorry” displayed in the comment list G5d, or This is determined based on whether or not an instruction to determine “thank you” is input to the control unit 10 from the operation unit 50.

If it is not determined that the comment in the comment list G5d displayed on the display screen G5 has been determined by the operation unit 50 (step S113; NO), whether or not another comment displayed in the comment list G5d on the display screen G5 has been selected. Is determined (step S114).
If it is not determined that another comment has been selected (step S114; NO), the process returns to step S108.

  If it is determined that another comment displayed in the comment list G5d on the display screen G5 has been selected (step S114; YES), it is determined whether or not the comment has been determined by input from the operation unit 50 (step S114). S115). If it is not determined that the comment has been determined by input from the operation unit 50 (step S115; NO), the process returns to step S114.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S113 that the comment is determined by input from the operation unit 50 (step S113; YES), and in step S115, it is determined that the comment is determined by input from the operation unit 50. (Step S115; YES), the display screen G6 is displayed on the display unit 40, and the determined comment is displayed in the text area G6d (Step S116).

FIG. 4F shows an example of the display screen G6 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S116. As shown in FIG. 4F, the display screen G6 includes function buttons G6a to G6c and a text area G6d. The text area G6d is an area for editing an e-mail reply text.
In step S116, specifically, the comment determined in step S113 or step S115 is displayed in the text area G6d of the display screen G6.

Next, it is determined whether or not a character input instruction has been given from a numeric keypad or the like constituting the operation unit 50 (step S117). When it is determined that a character input instruction has been given from the numeric keypad constituting the operation unit 50 (step S117; YES), a character is input according to the input instruction by the numeric keypad and displayed in the text area G6d of the display screen G6. (Step S118).
If it is not determined that a character input instruction has been issued from the numeric keypad constituting the operation unit 50 (step S117; NO), it is determined whether an e-mail transmission instruction has been input from the operation unit 50 (step S119). ). If it is not determined that an e-mail transmission instruction has been input from the operation unit 50 (step S119; NO), the process returns to step S108.

FIG. 5A shows an example of the display screen G7 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S112 when the process returns to step S108 by the determination in step S119 and another displacement pattern is detected by the acceleration sensor 70. Indicates. Since the configuration of the display screen G7 is the same as that of the display screen G5, description thereof is omitted.
The display screen G7 shows a case where the motion “draw a circle” is detected by the acceleration sensor 70 in step S109. Similar to the display screen G5, a comment corresponding to a record whose “operation” field in the comment table has a value of “draw a circle and circle” is displayed on the display screen G7.

FIG. 5B shows an example of the display screen G8 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S116 when the process returns to step S108 due to the determination in step S119 and another displacement pattern is detected by the acceleration sensor 70. Indicates. Since the configuration of the display screen G8 is the same as that of the display screen G6, description thereof is omitted.
In the display screen G8, the comment displayed in the comment list G7d of the display screen G7 is selected and determined, and is displayed in the text area G8d.

  When it is determined that an e-mail transmission instruction is input from the operation unit 50 (step S119; YES), an instruction is given to transmit the e-mail via the communication unit 90 (step S120), and the process ends. .

  On the other hand, when it is not determined that the opening process of the e-mail has been performed (step S101; NO), when it is not determined that the reply process is input to the e-mail that has been subjected to the opening process from the operation unit 50 (step S102; NO). ), When it is not determined that the action reply mode is on (step S103; NO), the process ends.

  As described above, the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment can assist input for creating an e-mail according to the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 70 by action return processing. In addition, the operability with respect to complicated input operations when creating an e-mail is improved.

  In the action reply process, the comment for replying to the e-mail can be changed according to the displacement pattern in the mobile phone 1, and the correspondence between the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 and the reply comment becomes clear. That is, when the mobile phone 1 is operated to draw a circle, a positive reply comment is associated, and when the mobile phone 1 is swung, a negative reply comment is associated. It becomes easy to grasp the contents of the reply comment.

  Further, in the action reply process in the present embodiment, it becomes possible to assist the operation of inputting a comment for replying to an e-mail by referring to the attribute table T1 and the comment table T2, and a reply according to the partner to which the e-mail is replied. Comments can be easily managed. That is, if the user customizes the contents of the attribute table T1 and the comment table T2 in advance, operation for inputting a comment for replying to an e-mail can be performed according to the user's preference.

  In the present embodiment, the attribute table T1 is given as an example of the configuration shown in FIG. 6, and the sender attribute is determined by the domain included in the email address of the sender of the email received by the mobile phone 1. The attribute of the sender may be determined by other elements. For example, the attribute may be determined based on an e-mail address, or the attribute of the sender may be determined based on the type of attached file attached to the e-mail. In this case, in step S104 of the action reply process, the attribute of the sender is determined based on elements such as an email address and an attached file. In addition, if the e-mail contains pictograms (referred to as characters represented by illustrations), the sender attribute of the e-mail is determined to be “friend”, or the e-mail style and identification The attribute may be determined from a predetermined keyword or the like such as URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

  In the present embodiment, the comment table T2 is exemplified by the configuration shown in FIG. 7, but the configuration of the comment table T2 is not limited to this. The displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 that can be detected by the acceleration sensor 70 is not limited to the example of the comment table T2 shown in FIG. 7, and comments corresponding to other displacement patterns may be prepared. For example, a comment corresponding to another displacement pattern that can be detected by the acceleration sensor 70, such as “draw a cross”, may be stored in the “motion” field of the comment table T2.

  In the present embodiment, the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 is detected by the acceleration sensor 70, but the method of detecting the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 is not limited to this. For example, the operation of the mobile phone 1 may be determined based on the movement of the image captured by the imaging unit 60. In this case, the movement of the image captured by the imaging unit 60 and the operation of the mobile phone 1 are associated with each other and stored in the storage unit 20, and the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 is detected by referring to this correspondence. Become.

  In the present embodiment, when a comment displayed in the comment list G5d is determined in step S113 of the action reply process, an input is made from the numeric keypad or the like constituting the operation unit 50. However, the acceleration sensor The comments displayed in the comment list G5d may be determined based on the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 detected by 70. For example, when the display screen G5 is displayed on the display unit 40 and the same operation as the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 detected in step S109 is performed, the comment may be determined.

  In the present embodiment, the input assistance scene when creating the e-mail reply text in the mobile phone 1 has been described as an example. However, as long as it is input from the operation unit 50 of the mobile phone 1 Often, the method of assisting input is not limited to this. For example, a new mail may be transmitted. In this case, the attribute is determined by referring to the destination of the new mail.

  In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 1 to which the present invention is applied has been described as an example, but a mobile terminal to which the present invention can be applied is not limited to the mobile phone 1. For example, it may be a digital camera that can input a comment on a captured photograph, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like.

  In addition, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each device constituting the mobile phone 1 can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Embodiment 2]
Hereinafter, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described.
In the first embodiment, input assistance when creating an e-mail is performed according to the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 70 by action return processing in the mobile phone 1. However, although it is good if an e-mail can be created only by operating the mobile phone 1, it is not possible to provide input assistance when it is necessary to send an e-mail through a server such as a web mail. there is a possibility.
Therefore, in the second embodiment, when an e-mail is transmitted via a server such as a Web mail, the e-mail is generated according to the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 70. Perform character input assistance.

First, the configuration of the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 8 shows a configuration example of the network system S in the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 8, the network system S in the present embodiment includes a mobile phone 1 and a server 100, and each is connected by a network N. In the example shown in FIG. 8, one mobile phone 1 and one server 100 are described, but there are a plurality of mobile phones 1 and servers 100, and the mobile phone 1 is connected to an arbitrary server 100. Become.

  Since the configuration of the mobile phone 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  The network N is composed of base stations and the like installed in various places, and mediates transmission / reception of information between the mobile phone 1 and the server 100.

As shown in FIG. 8, the server 100 includes a control unit 110, a storage unit 120, a RAM 130, a display unit 140, an operation unit 150, a communication unit 160, and the like.
Since the configuration of the control unit 110 and the like constituting the server 100 is substantially the same as the configuration of the control unit 10 and the like constituting the mobile phone 1, description thereof will be omitted, and only different parts will be described below.

The storage unit 120 stores various data such as e-mail data of Web mail. The storage unit 120 is different from the storage unit 20 in that it includes a user DB unit 121.
The user DB unit 121 includes an attribute table T1 and a comment table T2 according to the first embodiment, parameters used in an action reply process according to the second embodiment to be described later (referred to as an action reply process B to distinguish the first embodiment), and the like Are stored.
Note that the configurations of the attribute table T1 and the comment table T2 in the second embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation in the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 9 shows the action reply process B in the second embodiment.
The action reply process B is performed when a web mail browsing instruction is input to the control unit 10 in the mobile phone 1.
In the action reply process B, the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 70 is transmitted to the server 100, and the server 100 sends a comment corresponding to the received displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 to the mobile phone 1. To send. In the mobile phone 1, the received comment is selected and determined, and a reply e-mail comment is input.

As illustrated in FIG. 9, an instruction to access Web mail is transmitted to the server 100 via the communication unit 90 by an input from the operation unit 50 of the mobile phone 1 (step S <b> 201). In the server 100, when the instruction is received, the instruction is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 via the communication unit 160 so as to display a Web mail login page (step S202).
In the mobile phone 1, when the instruction is received, a display screen G 10 is displayed on the display unit 40, an ID and a password uniquely assigned to the user are input from the operation unit 50, and the server is connected via the communication unit 90. The ID and password are transmitted to 100 (step S203).

FIG. 12A shows an example of the display screen G10 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S203. As shown in FIG. 12A, the display screen G10 includes function buttons G10a to G10c, an ID input field G10d, a password input field G10e, an OK button G10f, a return button G10g, and the like.
Since the function buttons G10a to G10c are the same as the function buttons G1a to G1c of the display screen G1 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
Note that function buttons on display screens G11 to G19, which will be described later, are the same as the function buttons G1a to G1c on the display screen G1 in the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
The ID input field G10d is an area where the ID input from the operation unit 50 of the mobile phone 1 in step S203 is displayed.
The password input field G10c is an area where the password input from the operation unit 50 of the mobile phone 1 in step S203 is displayed.
The OK button G10f is a button for inputting whether or not to transmit the ID and password input from the operation unit 50 to the server 100.
The return button G10g is a button for transitioning to a screen that was displayed before the display screen G10 was displayed on the display unit 40.

In the server 100, the ID and password transmitted in step S203 are received, and the received ID and password are compared with the ID and password stored in the user DB unit 121 of the storage unit 120. It is determined whether or not there is (step S204).
If it is not determined that the user is a valid user (step S204; NO), the process ends.

If it is determined that the user is a legitimate user (step S204; YES), the user's Web mail data stored in the storage unit 120 is read out and an instruction is sent to be displayed on the display unit 40 of the mobile phone 1. (Step S205).
When the mobile phone 1 receives the instruction transmitted from the server 100 in step S205, the display screen G11 is displayed on the display unit 40 as a list of received mails (step S206).

FIG. 12B shows an example of the display screen G11 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S206. As shown in FIG. 12B, the display screen G11 includes function buttons G11a to G11c, a received mail list display area G11d, and the like.
Since the received mail list display area G11d is the same as the received mail list display area G1d of the display screen G1 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 12B, on the display screen G11, the reception list of the user's Web mail transmitted from the server 100 to the mobile phone 1 in step S205 is displayed in the received mail list display area G11d. Will be.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the opening process of the e-mail displayed in the received mail list display area G11d of the display screen G11 has been performed by an input from the operation unit 50 (step S207). Since the process in step S207 is the same as that in step S101 of the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

If it is determined that the opening process of the e-mail displayed in the received mail list display area G11d of the display screen G11 has been performed (step S207; YES), the fact that the opening process has been performed is transmitted to the server 100, In the server 100, the e-mail that has been subjected to the unsealing process is read from the storage unit 120, and an instruction is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 to expand the e-mail (step S208).
In the mobile phone 1, the display screen G12 is displayed on the display unit 40, and it is determined whether or not a reply process is input to the e-mail that has been opened from the operation unit 50 (step S209). Since the process in step S209 is the same as that in step S102 of the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 12C shows a display screen G12 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S209. As shown in FIG. 12C, the display screen G12 includes function buttons G12a to G12c, a text area G12d, and the like.
Since the text area G12d is the same as the text area G2d of the display screen G2 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

If it is determined that a reply process has been input to the e-mail that has undergone the unsealing process (step S209; YES), it is determined whether or not the action reply mode is on (step S210).
Since the process in step S209 is the same as that in step S103 of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
When it is determined that the action reply mode is on (step S210; YES), the fact that the action reply mode is on is transmitted to the server 100. The server 100 stores the action reply mode in the user DB unit 121 of the storage unit 120. The stored attribute table T1 corresponding to the user of the mobile phone 1 is referred to, the attribute of the sender of the e-mail displayed on the display screen G12 is determined, and the comment table T2 corresponding to the attribute is read (Step S1). S211). Since the process in step S211 is the same as step S104 to step S107 in the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The following will be described with reference to FIG.
In the cellular phone 1, when the display screen G 13 is displayed on the display unit 40 and an instruction to edit the reply content is input from the operation unit 50, the display screen G 14 is displayed on the display unit 40 and the acceleration sensor 70 It is determined whether or not the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 has been detected (step S212). Since the process in step S212 is the same as that in step S108 in the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 12D shows an example of the display screen G13 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S212.
As shown in FIG. 12D, the display screen G13 includes function buttons G13a to G13c, a reply window G13d, and the like. The reply window G13d is the same as the reply window G3d of the display screen G3 of the first embodiment. When the reply window G13d is selected by the operation unit 50, the screen transitions to the display screen G14.

FIG. 12E shows an example of the display screen G14 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S212.
As shown in FIG. 12 (e), the display screen G14 includes function buttons G14a to G14c, a text area G14d, and the like. The text area G14d is the same as the text area G4d of the display screen G4 of the first embodiment, and is an area for editing a reply e-mail sentence.

  If it is not determined from the acceleration sensor 70 that the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 has been detected (step S212; NO), the process proceeds to step S224.

  When it is determined that the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 is detected from the acceleration sensor 70 (step S212; YES), the displacement pattern detected by the acceleration sensor 70 is analyzed (step S213). Since the process in step S213 is the same as that in step S109 in the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 analyzed in step S213 is displayed on the display screen G15 of the display unit 40, and it is determined whether or not a signal corresponding to the displacement pattern is transmitted to the server 100 (step). S214).

FIG. 12F shows an example of the display screen G15 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S214.
As shown in FIG. 12 (f), the display screen G15 includes function buttons G15a to G15c, a “Yes” button G15d, a “No” button G15e, and the like.
In step S214, specifically, when the “Yes” button G15d on the display screen G15 is selected from the operation unit 50, it is determined that a signal corresponding to the displacement pattern detected in step S213 is transmitted to the server 100. The
When the “No” button G15e is selected from the operation unit 50, it is not determined that a signal corresponding to the displacement pattern detected in step S213 is transmitted to the server 100.

When it is not determined to transmit a signal corresponding to the displacement pattern to the server 100 (step S214; NO), the process returns to step S212.
When it is determined that a signal corresponding to the displacement pattern is transmitted to the server 100 (step S214; YES), a signal corresponding to the displacement pattern is transmitted to the server 100 via the communication unit 90, and the server 100 In step S215, it is determined whether the displacement pattern received via the communication unit 160 is in the comment table T2 read in step S211. Since the process in step S215 is the same as that in step S110 in the first embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When it is determined that the received displacement pattern is in the comment table T2 read in step S211 (step S215; YES), the server 100 displays a list of comments stored in the comment table T2. An instruction is transmitted to the mobile phone 1 via the communication unit 160 (step S216).
If it is not determined that the received displacement pattern is in the comment table T2 read out in step S211 (step S215; NO), the server 100 causes the mobile phone 1 to display an error via the communication unit 160. An instruction is transmitted to the terminal (step S217).

In the mobile phone 1, it is determined whether or not an error display is received via the communication unit 90 (step S218). If it is determined that an error display has been received via the communication unit 90 (step S218; YES), an error is displayed on the display unit 40, and the process returns to step S212.
If it is not determined that an error display has been received via the communication unit 90 (step S218; NO), the display screen G16 is displayed on the display unit 40, and the server 100 transmits to the mobile phone 1 in step S216. A list of comments is displayed (step S219).

  FIG. 12G shows an example of the display screen G16 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S219. As shown in FIG. 12G, the display screen G16 includes function buttons G16a to G16c, a comment list G16d, and the like. Since the display screen G16 is the same as the display screen G5 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  The processing from step S220 shown in FIG. 10 to step S225 shown in FIG. 11 is the same as the processing from step S113 to step S118 in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 12H shows an example of the display screen G17 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S223. Since the display screen G17 is the same as the display screen G6 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIG. 12H, on the display screen G17, the comment selected in step S222 is described in the text area G17d.

  Next, it is determined whether or not an e-mail transmission instruction is input from the operation unit 50 (step S226). If it is not determined that an e-mail transmission instruction has been input from the operation unit 50 (step S226; NO), the process returns to step S212.

FIG. 13A shows an example of the display screen G18 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S219 when the process returns to step S212 due to the determination in step S226 and another displacement pattern is detected by the acceleration sensor 70. Indicates. Since the display screen G18 is the same as the display screen G7 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
The display screen G18 shows a case where the motion “draw a circle” is detected by the acceleration sensor 70 in step S212.

FIG. 13B shows an example of the display screen G19 displayed on the display unit 40 in step S223 when the process returns to step S212 due to the determination in step S226 and another displacement pattern is detected by the acceleration sensor 70. Indicates. Since the display screen G19 is the same as the display screen G8 in the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
In the display screen G19, the comments displayed in the comment list G18d of the display screen G18 are selected and determined, and are displayed in the text area G19d.

  If it is determined that an e-mail transmission instruction has been input from the operation unit 50 (step S226; YES), an instruction is given to transmit the e-mail via the communication unit 90, and the e-mail displayed in the text area G19d is displayed. A mail transmission instruction is transmitted to the server 100 via the communication unit 90 together with the mail reply text (step S227).

  In the server 100, a reply message for the email received from the mobile phone 1 via the communication unit 160 is confirmed (step S228), and the email is sent to the reply mail address via the communication unit 160. It is transmitted (step S229), and the process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is not determined that the opening process of the e-mail has been performed (step S207; NO), it is not determined that the reply process is input to the e-mail that has been subjected to the opening process from the operation unit 50 (step S209; NO). ), When it is not determined that the action reply mode is on (step S210; NO), the process ends.

  As described above, according to the network system S of the second embodiment, the server 100 can manage the attribute table T1 and the comment table T2, and the mobile phone 1 and the server 100 can execute the action reply process B. Therefore, the action reply process B can be executed without performing the setting process of the attribute table T1 and the comment table T2 when the model of the mobile phone 1 is changed without depending on the model of the mobile phone 1. Further, since the attribute table T1 and the comment table T2 are managed in the server 100, it is possible to avoid the possibility that the contents of the attribute table T1 and the comment table T2 are lost due to a failure of the mobile phone 1 or the like.

  In the second embodiment, the Web mail transmitted via the server 100 has been described as an example. However, the application example of the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when updating a blog on the Internet or writing on a bulletin board, as in the action reply process B, assistance for character input corresponding to the displacement pattern of the mobile phone 1 may be performed.

  In addition, the detailed configuration and detailed operation of each device constituting the network system S can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the invention.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the mobile telephone in Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the action reply process performed with the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the action reply process performed with the mobile telephone of FIG. 6 is an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone in FIG. 1 when the action reply process in the first embodiment is executed. 6 is an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone in FIG. 1 when the action reply process in the first embodiment is executed. It is a figure which shows the data storage example of the attribute table memorize | stored in the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of data storage of the comment table memorize | stored in the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the network system in Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the action reply process B performed by the network system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the action reply process B performed by the network system of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the action reply process B performed by the network system of FIG. 10 is an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone in FIG. 1 when the action reply process B in the second embodiment is executed. 10 is an example of a screen displayed on the mobile phone in FIG. 1 when the action reply process B in the second embodiment is executed.

Explanation of symbols

1 mobile phone 10 control unit 20 storage unit 30 RAM
40 display unit 50 operation unit 60 imaging unit 70 acceleration sensor 80 A / D conversion unit 90 communication unit 100 server 110 control unit 120 storage unit 121 user DB unit 130 RAM
140 Display unit 150 Operation unit 160 Communication unit T1 Attribute table T2 Comment table S Network system N Network

Claims (5)

An information input method for a portable terminal having a detection unit for detecting its own linear displacement or rotational displacement,
A detection data output step for outputting detection data of its own linear displacement or rotational displacement detected by the detection unit;
A recognition step for recognizing the displacement pattern of the linear displacement or the rotational displacement based on the detection data output in the detection data output step;
A display step for displaying input candidate information corresponding to the displacement pattern recognized in the recognition step on the display unit;
And a specifying step of specifying information to be input based on the input candidate information displayed in the display step. Displacement detecting means for detecting its own linear displacement or rotational displacement;
Detection data output means for outputting detection data of its own linear displacement or rotational displacement detected by the displacement detection means;
Recognition means for recognizing the displacement pattern of the linear displacement or the rotational displacement based on the detection data output by the detection data output means;
Display means for displaying input candidate information corresponding to the displacement pattern recognized by the recognition means;
A mobile terminal comprising: specifying means for specifying information to be input based on the input candidate information displayed by the display means. A storage means for storing a correspondence relationship between the detection data and the displacement pattern;
The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein the recognizing unit recognizes the displacement pattern based on contents stored in the storage unit. Further comprising transmission means for transmitting the information specified and input by the specifying means to a specific destination,
4. The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein the storage unit stores a plurality of types of input candidate information according to the attribute of the destination for each displacement pattern. A network system including a mobile terminal and a server connected to each other via a communication line,
The portable terminal is
Displacement detecting means for detecting its own linear displacement or rotational displacement;
Detection data transmission means for transmitting detection data of its own linear displacement or rotational displacement detected by the displacement detection means to the server, and
The server
Recognizing means for receiving the detection data transmitted by the detection data transmitting means and recognizing the displacement pattern of the linear displacement or rotational displacement based on the detection data;
Information transmitting means for transmitting input candidate information corresponding to the displacement pattern recognized by the recognition means to the mobile terminal;
The portable terminal further includes
Display means for receiving and displaying the input candidate information transmitted by the information transmitting means;
A specifying means for specifying information to be input based on the input candidate information displayed by the display means;
An input information transmitting unit that transmits information specified and input by the specifying unit to the server.

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