JP2011151449A - Mobile terminal apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal apparatus capable of photographing and generating image data by a photographing function equipped at the device, attaching the image data to an e-mail, and quickly and easily transmitting the e-mail. <P>SOLUTION: According to the mobile terminal apparatus 100, image data is displayed on a display 140 without displaying information relevant to a mail address, when a photograph is taken based on input of a decision key 171. Alternatively, when a photograph is taken based on input of one-touch key 172, both of the image data and the information relevant to the mail address registered at the one-touch key 172 are displayed on the display 140. Then, if input of the one-touch key 172 is detected further while the image data and the information relevant to the mail address are displayed on the display 140 by input of the one-touch key 172, an image data attachment mail with attached image data is created by employing the mail address as the destination. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal device with a photographing function for photographing a subject, and particularly relates to a portable terminal device such as a cellular phone, a game machine, and a PDA with a photographing function.

  In recent years, mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistance) have become more and more multifunctional, and many mobile terminal devices having a telephone directory function, a photographing function, and the like can be seen.

  A still image or a moving image shot using a portable terminal device having such a shooting function is often transmitted by attaching it to an e-mail addressed to a specific party registered in the telephone directory.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when sending a mail with a photographed image attached to a specific person among mail addresses registered in a telephone directory, first, a setting is made to assign a mail address to each of the operation keys. Next, in the camera shooting mode, by operating one of the assigned operation keys, the subject captured by the camera unit is generated as still image data. Further, the generated image data is attached, and an e-mail addressed to the e-mail address assigned to the operated operation key is transmitted. The above prior art is disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  Further, in Patent Document 1, in order to prevent an email with image data attached to an unintended destination by pressing an incorrect key, the generated image data and the destination email address are once displayed on the display unit. The user can select and instruct whether or not to send the mail to the displayed mail address.

  However, in this case, the key for instructing the transmission of the image data is often a key different from the key to which the destination email address is assigned. Was time consuming.

JP 2009-159630 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a portable device that can be quickly and easily transmitted by attaching the generated image data to a mail by a photographing function provided in the portable terminal device. An object is to provide a terminal device.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a photographing unit that performs photographing, a first type key and a second type key that can instruct the photographing unit to perform photographing, the mail address, and the email address. When displaying on the display means the storage means for associating and storing the second type key, the display means, and the image data photographed by the photographing means, based on the input of the second kind key In the case where both the image data and the information related to the mail address registered in the second type key are displayed on the display means, and the image is photographed based on the input of the first type key, The image data is displayed on the display means without displaying information related to the mail address, and the image data and information related to the mail address are displayed in the table by inputting the second type key. Control means for creating an image data attached mail having the mail address as a destination and the image data attached thereto when further detecting the input of the second type key in the state displayed on the means. And

  In addition, the control means displays the image data attached mail to the mail address in a state where both the image data and the information related to the mail address are displayed on the display means by the input of the second type key. An image that prompts the user to select whether to create the image data or save the image data without creating the image data attached mail is displayed on the display means, and the second type key is input while the image is displayed. Then, it is preferable to create the image data attached mail.

  The second type key includes a plurality of input keys, and the storage means includes a first e-mail address for the first input key and a second address for the second input key among the plurality of input keys. It is preferable to store the mail addresses in association with each other.

  In addition, when the control means detects an input by the second input key in a state where the image data and the information related to the first mail address are displayed on the display means by the input of the first input key, It is preferable to display information related to the image data and the second mail address on the display means.

  The plurality of input keys may further include a third input key in which an email address is not registered, and the control means, together with the image data, is photographed based on an input from the third input key. It is preferable to display that the e-mail address is not registered in the third input key.

  Further, it is preferable that when the display means that the mail address is not registered, the control means causes the display means to display a mail address input screen corresponding to the third input key.

  The control means detects an input by the third input key in a state where the display means displays the image data and information related to either the first mail address or the second mail address. It is preferable that an e-mail address input screen corresponding to the third input key is displayed on the display means.

  The present invention provides a portable terminal device that can be transmitted quickly and easily by attaching image data that has been photographed and created by a photographing function provided in the portable terminal device to an e-mail.

It is a block diagram of the mobile phone which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is an external view of the inner surface side in the open state of the mobile phone according to the embodiment. It is an external view of the outer surface side in the closed state of the mobile phone according to the embodiment. It is an example of the telephone directory data registered in the one touch key of the mobile phone according to the embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the process from the imaging | photography operation | movement by the one touch key of the mobile phone which is the embodiment to mail transmission. It is a figure which shows the screen transition corresponding to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing for saving an image without transmitting mail in the flowchart of FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process of registering image data and telephone book data such as a mail address in a one-touch key whose mail address is not registered in the flowchart of FIG. 5. It is a figure which shows the screen transition corresponding to FIG.

Hereinafter, a mobile phone which is an embodiment of a mobile terminal device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<Embodiment>
<Configuration>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an external view of the inner surface side in the open state of the mobile phone according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 shows an external view of the outer surface side in the closed state of the mobile phone according to the embodiment. 1 to 3, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts.

  In the mobile phone 100, a first housing 101 and a second housing 102 are connected by a hinge portion so as to be opened and closed. In the first housing 101, a display unit 140, a speaker 162, and one-touch keys 172 (a, b, c) are arranged on the inner surface side, and a sub display unit 141, a camera 151, and a flash lamp 152 are arranged on the outer surface side. Yes.

  The second casing 102 is provided with a microphone 161 and a key operation unit 170.

  Although not shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the transmission / reception antenna 121 is installed either inside or outside the mobile phone 101.

  In the description of the present invention, functions that are not particularly required to be described are omitted.

  The control unit 110 controls each unit constituting the mobile phone 100. The control unit 110 includes a CPU (central processing unit) (not shown) and a control program for operating the CPU. The control program is stored in the memory 130 described later.

  The wireless communication unit 120 includes a base station (not shown) through the transmission / reception antenna 121 by modulating various information such as image data, audio information, and e-mail processed by the control unit 110 in order to perform wireless communication using radio waves. Send to communication network.

  Also, the wireless communication unit 120 receives image data, audio information, e-mail, etc. transmitted from the communication partner via the communication network via the base station through the transmission / reception antenna 121, and demodulates and controls various received information. Output to the unit 110.

  The memory 130 is a storage means for storing a telephone book (phone book program and its data), an image (image data), a control program, and the like, and is configured using a RAM, an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), or the like. The

  The image stored in the memory 130 may be an image captured by the camera 151 or an image downloaded from an external server by connecting to an external network (not shown) using the wireless communication unit 120 and the transmission / reception antenna 121 from the external server. .

  Furthermore, the memory 130 also stores a shooting program for shooting with the camera 151. Note that the phone book and the photographing application may be stored in advance, or may be downloaded from an external server by connecting to an external network (not shown) using the wireless communication unit 120 and the transmission / reception antenna 121.

  Each one-touch key 172 (a, b, c) and part of the phone book data are stored in association with each other. Therefore, when each one-touch key is operated in the standby state or shooting mode, the phone book data stored in association with the one-touch key is recalled. For example, in the shooting mode, when shooting is performed by operating the one-touch key 172 (a, b, c), an image shot to the mail address registered in the one-touch key 172 (a, b, c) is attached and sent. Options for prompting confirmation of whether or not to do so are displayed on the display unit 140.

  The display unit 140 has a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL (Electro Luminescent), and displays a telephone number, an e-mail address, text data, image data, etc. input for a call function or an e-mail function. To do.

  The display unit 140 has a function of displaying a standby screen for animation data in the standby mode, and playing back and displaying image data captured through the camera unit 151 in the shooting mode.

  The sub display unit 141 is a display device smaller than the display unit 140 and is arranged outside the housing. The sub display unit 141 displays a notification that a call has been received or a mail has been received.

  The camera control unit 150 includes a video output circuit, a work memory, and the like. When the mobile phone 100 is set to a shooting mode, the display control circuit receives a digital signal transmitted from the camera unit 151 and performs color tone correction and analysis degree conversion. The image data is transmitted to the control unit 110 as image data that can be displayed and output. When receiving a shooting instruction from the control unit 110, the video data generated when the instruction is received is temporarily recorded in the work memory, and if the image data is a still image, for example, a predetermined compression method such as JPEG. And a function of transmitting the compressed image data to the control unit 110.

  The camera 151 is connected to the camera control unit 150 and includes a photographing lens and a CCD (or CMOS image sensor). When the mobile phone 100 is set to the photographing mode, the image formed on the light receiving surface of the semiconductor light receiving element via the photographing lens is converted into an electric signal having a magnitude corresponding to the amount of incident light on each light receiving element, and A digital signal obtained by A / D converting the electrical signal is transmitted to the camera control unit 150.

  The voice processing unit 160 has a voice CODEC (Encoder / DEcoder), combines the call voice signal supplied via the control unit 110, outputs the combined voice signal to the speaker 162, and compresses the voice signal input from the microphone 161. To the wireless communication unit 120 via the control unit 110. Further, the sound processing unit 160 has a sound source for reproducing a ring tone and the like, and supplies an audio signal such as a ring tone to the speaker 162 under the control of the control unit 110.

  The key operation unit 170 includes a numeric key 0 to 9 for inputting a telephone number and a kana character, various function keys such as a menu key and a calling key, and a determination key 171 assigned as a button for receiving a shooting instruction in the camera shooting mode. Various operation keys of one-touch keys 172 (a, b, c) that can select and register a part of the phone book data stored in the memory 130 are included.

  By operating the various operation keys, instructions assigned to the operated keys are transmitted to the control unit 110.

  The decision key 171 functions as a button that is executed in various modes or selected and determined from options, and functions as a button that receives a photographing instruction in the photographing mode.

  One-touch keys 172 (a, b, c) are stored in association with telephone book data stored in the memory 130. By operating each one-touch key 172 (a, b, c), the telephone book data stored in association with the one-touch key is called. For example, when the one-touch key 172 (a, b, c) is operated, a telephone number stored in association with the one-touch key is automatically input in the standby state to make a call, and in the shooting mode. Transmits a shooting instruction to the control unit 110 and activates the mailer to automatically input a mail address stored in association with the one-touch key.

  In addition, although the three one-touch keys 172 (172a, 172b, 172c) in this embodiment are provided, this invention is not limited to this number. Further, instead of the one-touch key, any key of the key operation unit may have a one-touch key function, for example, ten keys 1 to 3 may be used.

Note that the mobile terminal device in the present invention is not limited to the mobile phone in the present mobile phone, and may be, for example, a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a PDA, a game machine, or the like. Further, the key operation unit has been described using a pressable key, but a touch detection type key operation unit such as a touch sensor may be used.
<Data>
FIG. 4 is an example of phone book data stored in each one-touch key 172 (a, b, c). In the phone book data, a name, a telephone number, and a mail address are stored in association with each one-touch key 172 (a, b, c). To register the phone book data in each one-touch key 172 (a, b, c), when an unregistered one-touch key 172 (a, b, c) is operated, a phone book data registration screen is displayed on the display unit 140, and the name is entered. This is done by inputting data such as a telephone number and an e-mail address. In the present embodiment, the phone book data has already been registered for the one-touch keys 172a and 172b, but the phone book data has not been registered for the one-touch key 172c, and therefore there is no corresponding name, phone number, and mail address. Note that the present invention is not limited to such a registration form. For example, telephone numbers may be registered in all one-touch keys 172 (a, b, c), and conversely, all one-touch keys 172 (a , B, c), the phone book data may be unregistered.
<Operation>
First, a process for sending an image taken in the camera shooting mode as an attachment to an e-mail will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing screen transitions corresponding to the processing.

  In the initial state, the mobile phone 100 displays a standby screen on the display unit 140 (FIG. 6: 101).

  First, when the shooting mode of the mobile phone 100 is activated (step S1), the monitor state in which the video captured by the camera 151 is displayed on the display unit 140 (FIG. 6: 102). Subsequently, when any one of the one-touch keys 172 (a, b, c) is operated (step S2: YES), the image displayed on the display unit 140 in the monitor state is fixed and photographed by the camera unit 151. The The captured image is displayed on the display unit 140 (step S3). If the one-touch key 172 is not operated (step S2: NO) and the enter key 171 functioning as a shooting key is operated in the shooting mode (step S11), an image is shot in the same manner as in step S2. (Step S12). Whether to save the photographed image will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S2, when one of the one-touch keys 172a and 172b in which a mail address is registered is operated and photographed (step S3), the control unit 110 stores (registers) the mail address in association with each other in the memory 130. (Step S4: YES).

  As a result of the determination in step S4, an e-mail attached with related information such as a name and a telephone number corresponding to the registered e-mail address and an image taken to the e-mail address is created, or the e-mail is not created. A display prompting the user to select whether to save the image is displayed on the display unit 140 (step S5) (FIG. 6: 103).

  Further, when the one-touch key 172c whose mail address is not registered is photographed (step S4: NO), it will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When any one of the one-touch keys 172 (a, b, c) is operated in step S5 (step S6: YES), the control unit 110 determines that the one-touch key 172 (a, b, c) operated in step S2 is used. It is determined whether or not they are the same (step S7). When it is determined that the one-touch key 172 (a, b, c) operated in step S2 is the same (step S7: YES), the one-touch key 172 (a, b, c) is associated with the one-touch key 172 (a, b, c). A mail with the image data attached to the stored mail address as a destination is generated (step S8) (FIG. 6: 104).

  Specifically, this corresponds to the case where the one-touch key 172a is operated in step S2 and the one-touch key 172a is further operated in step S6. The same applies when the one-touch key 172a is replaced with the one-touch key 172b.

  When the one-touch key 172 (a, b, c) different from step S2 is pressed in step S6 (step S7: NO), the process returns to step S4 and the one-touch operated by the control unit 110 in step S6. It is determined whether or not a mail address is registered in the key 172 (a, b, c) (step S4).

  Specifically, this corresponds to the case where the one-touch key 172a is operated in step S2 and the one-touch key 172b or the one-touch key 172c is operated in step S6.

  When the one-touch key 172b is operated in step S6, the process returns from step S7 to step S4. In step S5, the phone book data stored in association with the one-touch key 172b is displayed. The display changes from “Send to Ichiro” to “Send to Jiro Suzuki”. On the other hand, when the one-touch key 172c is operated in step S6, the process returns from step S7 to step S4 as described above, but the address is not registered (step S4: NO), and the process moves to the flowchart of FIG. This will be described later.

  In step S5, the one-touch key is displayed based on the display prompting the user to select whether to create a mail with the mail address registered in the one-touch key 172 (a, b, c) as a destination or to store the mail without creating it. If creation of a mail with an image attached is selected by operating the key operation unit 170 and the enter key 171 without operating 172 (a, b, c) (step S13: YES), the process proceeds to step S8.

  In step S8, an e-mail with an address set and image data attached is generated and displayed on the display unit 140 (FIG. 6: 104). Conversely, if it is selected to save the image data without creating a mail (step S13: NO), it will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The user instructs to send an e-mail with a destination set and image data attached by operating the same one-touch key 172 (a, b, c) or the enter key 171 or adds a text, title, destination, etc. Then, it is possible to select whether to transmit the mail or to store it without transmitting the mail (step S9).

  The control unit 110 transmits an e-mail (FIG. 6: 105) or stores the e-mail in the memory 130, and determines whether or not to end the shooting mode by inputting the operation of the key operation unit 170 and the determination key 171. When an operation for continuing the shooting mode is performed (step S10: NO), the monitor state after step S1 is returned (FIG. 6: 102). On the other hand, when an operation for ending the shooting mode is performed, shooting is performed. The mode ends, and a standby state is entered (step S10: YES) (FIG. 6: 101).

  In the method of FIG. 5, when a photographed image is attached to a mail by operating a plurality of one-touch keys 172 (a, b, c) with registered mail addresses, the same one-touch key 172 (a , B, c), the user does not need to move the finger even though the confirmation screen can be displayed by obtaining the operation twice. Therefore, it is possible to reliably send an email with an image attached to a specific partner by a simple operation.

  Next, the processing for storing captured image data in step S12 and step S13: NO in FIG. 5 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

  First, in step S12 of FIG. 5, when it is selected whether to capture an image by operating the enter key 171 or to store image data without creating an email in step S13NO, the control unit 110 Then, an option for prompting selection of whether or not to save the image data is displayed on the display unit 140 (step S31).

  Next, when storing of the image data is operated by the enter key 171 (step S31: YES), the control unit 110 stores the image data in the memory 130 (step S32), and moves to step S10 in FIG. On the contrary, if the determination key 171 is operated not to save the image data (step S31: NO), the image data is discarded and the process proceeds to step S10.

  In the method of FIG. 7, the captured image can be easily saved without being sent to an email.

  Further, in step S2 of FIG. 5, when operated by the one-touch key 172c with no mail address registered (step S4: NO), the one-touch key 172c is associated with image data and telephone book data such as a mail address and stored. Will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the processing, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing screen transitions corresponding to the processing.

  First, after the shooting mode is activated (step S1), the control unit 110 determines that there is an input of the one-touch key 172c whose mail address is not registered (step S4: NO), or returns from step S7 to step S4 and returns to the one-touch key 172c. Is displayed on the display unit 140, the display unit 140 displays that the e-mail address has not been registered and the display unit 140 prompts the user to select whether or not to register the phone book data (step S21). 9: 202).

  Subsequently, when the control unit 110 detects the selection of “Yes” based on the option displayed in Step S21, the registration screen that can register each item of the phone book data such as name and phone number in addition to the mail address Is displayed on the display unit 140 with the image data already attached (step S23) (FIG. 9: 203). Conversely, if “No” is selected, the process moves to step S31 for storing the image data of FIG. 7 (S22: NO).

  Further, the control unit 110 performs an editing operation for inputting characters or the like to each item on the registration screen by the key operation unit 170 (step S24) (FIG. 9: 204), and further, the determination key 171 or the key operation unit 170 operates As a result, the telephone directory data is stored in the memory 130 in association with the one-touch key 172c (step S25) (FIG. 9: 205).

  After completion of registration of the phone book data, the process moves to step S8 in FIG. 5, and the control unit 110 creates a mail with image data attached with the mail address newly registered in the one-touch key 172c as a destination. The processing after step S8 is as described above.

  In the method of FIG. 8, even if shooting is performed with a one-touch key with no registered e-mail address, an e-mail with image data attached to a specified destination can be transmitted with a simple operation. Will improve.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. Of course, the specific configuration of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and includes a configuration and the like in a range not departing from the gist of the present invention.

100 Mobile phone (mobile terminal device)
101 1st housing | casing 102 2nd housing | casing 110 Control part (control means)
120 wireless communication unit 121 transmission / reception antenna 130 memory (storage unit)
140 Display section (display means)
141 Sub display unit 150 Camera control unit (photographing means)
151 Camera unit (photographing means)
152 Flash lamp 160 Audio processing unit 161 Microphone 162 Speaker 170 Key operation unit 171 Enter key (first type key)
172 One-touch key (Type 2 key)
172a (first input key)
172b (second input key)
172c (3rd input key)

Claims (7)

Photographing means for performing photographing;
A first type key capable of instructing the photographing means to shoot;
A second type key capable of both instructing photographing to the photographing means and storing the mail address in association with each other;
Storage means for storing the mail address and the second type key in association with each other;
Display means;
When the image data photographed by the photographing means is displayed on the display means, if it is photographed based on the input of the second type key, it is stored in association with the image data and the second type key. Both the information related to the mail address is displayed on the display means, and when the image is taken based on the input of the first type key, the image data is displayed without displaying the information related to the mail address. In a state in which both the image data and the information related to the mail address stored in association with the second type key are displayed on the display unit and displayed on the display unit by the input of the second type key. When further input of the second type key is detected, the image data is attached to the image data with the mail address stored in association with the second type key as a destination. And control means for creating a biasing mail,
A portable terminal device comprising:   The control means creates the image data attached mail addressed to the mail address in a state where both the image data and the information related to the mail address are displayed on the display means by inputting the second type key. Or an image prompting the user to select whether to save the image data without creating the image data attached mail is displayed on the display means, and the second type key is input while the image is displayed. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the image data attached mail is created. The second type key includes a plurality of input keys,
The storage means stores a first e-mail address associated with a first input key and a second e-mail address associated with a second input key among the plurality of input keys, respectively. Item 3. The portable terminal device according to Item 1 or 2.   When the control means detects an input by the second input key in a state where both the image data and the information related to the first mail address are displayed on the display means by the input of the first input key, 4. The portable terminal device according to claim 3, wherein both the image data and information related to the second mail address are displayed on the display means. The plurality of input keys further includes a third input key in which an email address is not registered,
The said control means, when image | photographed based on the input of the said 3rd input key, displays that a mail address is not registered into the said 3rd input key with image data, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. The portable terminal device according to 3 or 4.   The control means displays a mail address input screen corresponding to the third input key on the display means when displaying that the mail address is not registered. Item 6. The mobile terminal device according to Item 5.   The control means displays the information related to any one of the image data and the first mail address or the image data and the second mail address by the input of the first input key or the second input key. 7. The mail address input screen corresponding to the third input key is displayed on the display means when an input by the third input key is detected in the state displayed on the means. Mobile terminal device.

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