JP2011182261A - Communication terminal, and incoming call display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal allowing a user having received notification of an incoming call to continuously view a displayed screen, and also to provide an incoming call display method. <P>SOLUTION: This communication terminal 10 is equipped with: a display form storage part 12 for storing a display form at arrival of data displayed on a monitor 11; and a display form changeover part 15 for changing over a display form of data on the screen to a display form read from the display form storage part 12 without changing over the screen already displayed on the monitor 11 upon arrival of a call. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal and an incoming call display method.

  Conventionally, when there is an incoming call from a specific partner, there is a communication terminal that displays that fact in a format different from normal. For example, Patent Literature 1 below describes a mobile phone that displays partner data in a special color when an incoming call is received from a specific communication terminal. This mobile phone stores data indicating a specific destination in advance, and determines whether the destination data is a specific destination when receiving a call. And if it is a specific other party, the mobile telephone will display other party data in a color different from the case of a normal other party.

JP 2001-111675 A

  However, when a conventional communication terminal receives an incoming call, the screen that has been displayed until then is switched to an incoming call screen (a screen that displays the data of the other party), so the user can continue the screen that was displayed before the incoming call. Cannot browse. For example, if a user receives an incoming call while browsing a mail or browser on a communication terminal, the mail screen or browser is switched to the incoming call screen, and the user is forced to interrupt the browsing.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and provides a communication terminal and an incoming call display method that allow a user who has received a notification of an incoming call to continuously view an already displayed screen. Objective.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the communication terminal of the present invention switches display format storage means for storing the display format when data displayed on the monitor is received, and a screen already displayed on the monitor when the call is received. And a display format switching means for switching the display format of the screen data to the display format read from the display format storage means.

  The incoming call display method of the present invention is an incoming call display method executed by a communication terminal equipped with a monitor, and at the time of incoming call, the display format of data on the screen is changed without switching the screen already displayed on the monitor. And a display format switching step of switching to the display format read from the display format storage means, wherein the display format storage means stores the display format at the time of arrival of the data displayed on the monitor.

  According to such a communication terminal and an incoming call display method, when the incoming call is received, the display format of the data in the screen is switched without switching, so that the user knows the fact of the incoming call and continues the displayed screen. You can browse.

  The communication terminal according to the present invention further comprises screen display determination means for determining whether or not a screen display state in which a predetermined screen is displayed on the monitor at the time of an incoming call, and the screen display determination means determines that the screen display state is set. In this case, the display format switching means may switch the display format.

  In this case, the display format of the data in the screen is switched only when a predetermined screen such as a mail screen is displayed on the monitor, so that the convenience of the communication terminal at the time of incoming call is increased.

  According to the present invention, since the display format of the data in the screen is switched without switching the displayed screen when an incoming call is received, the user who has received the notification of the incoming call can continuously browse the displayed screen.

It is a figure which shows the function structure of the communication terminal which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the communication terminal shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example which memorize | stores the display format at the time of the arrival of data in a display format memory | storage part. (A) is a figure which shows the example which memorize | stores the font data of a character, (b) is a figure which shows the example which memorize | stores the decoration data of a character. (a) is a figure which shows the example which switches the display format of data at the time of an incoming call, (b) is a figure which shows the conventional incoming call display. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the communication terminal shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached screen. In the description of the drawings, the same or equivalent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a communication terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication terminal 10 is a terminal having a call function, a mail function, and an information display function. Examples of the communication terminal 10 include a mobile phone and a portable information terminal having a call function, but the type of the communication terminal 10 is not limited to these. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication terminal 10 includes a monitor 11, a display format storage unit 12, an incoming call detection unit 13, a screen display determination unit 14, and a display format switching unit 15 as functional components.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the communication terminal 10 includes a CPU 101 that executes an operating system, application programs, and the like, a main storage unit 102 that includes ROM and RAM, an auxiliary storage unit 103 that includes memory, and the like. A communication control unit 104 that establishes data communication and data communication, an operation unit 105 that includes keys for character input, and an output unit 106 that includes a liquid crystal monitor and a speaker. Each function of the communication terminal 10 shown in FIG. 1 reads predetermined software on the CPU 101 and the main storage unit 102, operates the communication control unit 104 under the control of the CPU 101, and operates the main storage unit 102 and the auxiliary storage. This is realized by reading / writing data from / to the unit 103.

  The monitor 11 is a part that displays a screen that the user can view. For example, when the user starts a mail application, a mail screen for browsing mail is displayed on the monitor 11.

  The display format storage unit 12 is a part that stores a display format when the data displayed on the monitor 11 is received. For example, as a display format of character data, as shown in FIG. 3, font, size, display position, color, decoration and the like can be mentioned, but the type of display format is not limited to these. FIG. 3A shows an example of storing font data indicating a character font at the time of incoming call, and FIG. 3B shows an example of storing decorative data indicating the size, color, decoration, etc. of the character at the time of incoming call. Show. As shown in FIG. 3, the display format storage unit 12 stores a plurality of display formats classified into items such as font data and decoration data. The user can designate one or more display formats when data is received. When a plurality of display formats are specified here, the user can also specify the switching order. At this time, the display format storage unit 12 can store the display format designated by the user and the switching order thereof. For example, in FIG. 3A, when the user designates three types of data display formats: (2) incoming font A, (3) incoming font B, and (4) incoming font C, the switching order is, for example, (3) → (2) → (4) can be specified, and the display format storage unit 12 can store the display format and switching order as specified by the user.

  The incoming call detection unit 13 is a part that detects that the communication terminal 10 has received an incoming call. Here, an incoming call means an incoming call or a mail reception. When detecting an incoming call from another communication terminal, the incoming call detection unit 13 outputs incoming call information indicating that the incoming call has been received to the screen display determination unit 14. At this time, the screen displayed on the monitor 11 is maintained without being switched. The incoming call detection unit 13 continues to output incoming call information to the screen display determination unit 14 while the incoming call state continues. Conversely, when the user turns off the communication terminal 10 while the incoming call detection unit 13 detects the incoming call, or the incoming call partner interrupts the incoming call, the incoming call detection unit 13 stops outputting the incoming call information. .

  The screen display determination unit 14 is a part that determines whether or not a screen display state in which a mail screen is displayed on the monitor 11 when incoming call information is input from the incoming call detection unit 13. The screen display determination unit 14 checks whether the mail application is activated on the communication terminal 10. If the mail application is activated at this time, the screen display determination unit 14 determines that the screen display state is set, and outputs the determination result to the display format switching unit 15. On the other hand, if the mail application is not activated, the screen display determination unit 14 determines that the screen display state is not set, and switches the already displayed screen displayed on the monitor 11 to the incoming call screen. In addition, when incoming call information is continuously input from the incoming call detection unit 13, the screen display determination unit 14 performs screen display determination at regular time intervals such as intervals of several seconds. Thereafter, the screen display determination unit 14 executes the output process or the screen switching process as necessary.

  The display format switching unit 15 is a part that switches the display format of the data in the mail screen displayed on the monitor 11. When the determination result indicating that the screen is in the screen display state is input from the screen display determination unit 14, the display format switching unit 15 reads the display format when data is received from the display format storage unit 12, and does not switch the mail screen. The display format of the data in the mail screen is switched to the read display format. In addition, when a determination result of the screen display state is input again from the screen display determination unit 14 after a lapse of a certain time after switching the display format, the display format switching unit 15 stores the next data from the display format storage unit 12. The display format is read, and the display format of the data in the mail screen is switched again based on the display format. When the incoming state of the communication terminal 10 ends, the display format switching unit 15 switches the data display format in the mail screen from the display format at the time of the incoming call to the normal display format.

  An example at the time of switching the display format of data in the mail screen is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4A, when an incoming call is received, the font of characters in the mail screen is switched, and the mail screen itself is not switched. For this reason, the user can know the fact of the incoming call and can continuously browse the displayed mail screen. On the other hand, in the conventional technology, when a call is received while the user's mail is being created, the entire screen of the monitor 11 is switched from the mail screen to the incoming screen as shown in FIG. I have to do it.

  Further, in the example of FIG. 4 (a), after the font of characters in the mail screen is switched, if the incoming call continues in the screen display state even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the font of the character data in the screen is again displayed. The size has changed as well.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing processing in the communication terminal 10 of the present embodiment. Hereinafter, the processing executed in the communication terminal 10 will be described using the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 and the incoming call display method according to the present embodiment will be described. The display format storage unit 12 records in advance the display format when data displayed on the monitor 11 of the communication terminal 10 is received.

  When the communication terminal 10 receives an incoming call, the incoming call detection unit 13 detects the incoming call (S11, incoming call detection step), and information indicating the incoming call is output to the screen display determination unit 14.

  When the incoming call information from the incoming call detection unit 13 is input, the screen display determination unit 14 determines whether or not the screen display state in which the mail screen is displayed on the monitor 11 (S12, screen display determination step). When the screen display determination unit 14 determines that the screen is in the screen display state (S12; YES), the display format switching unit 15 displays the data in the screen without switching the mail screen displayed on the monitor 11. The format is switched (S13, display format switching step). On the other hand, when it is determined that the screen display state is not the screen display state (S12; NO), the screen display determination unit 14 switches from the already displayed screen to the incoming screen (S14; incoming screen switching step).

  If the incoming call continues after a certain period of time has elapsed since switching the data display format within the mail screen (S15; YES), the screen display determination unit 14 again determines whether or not the screen display state is in effect. Determine (S12). At this time, if it is determined that the screen is in the screen display state (S12; YES), the display format switching unit 15 reads the next display format from the display format storage unit 12, and based on the display format, displays the data in the screen. The display format is switched again (S13). On the other hand, when the incoming state is terminated (S15; NO), the display format switching unit 15 switches the character font in the mail screen from the font at the time of the incoming call to the normal font.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, at the time of an incoming call, the display format of the data on the screen is switched to the display format read from the display format storage unit 12 without switching the screen already displayed on the monitor 11. It is done. Thereby, the user who has received the notification of the incoming call can continuously browse the displayed screen.

  In particular, in this embodiment, when it is determined that a predetermined screen is displayed on the monitor at the time of an incoming call, the display format of the data in the screen is switched. In this case, the display format of the data in the screen is switched only when a predetermined screen such as a mail screen is displayed on the monitor, so that the convenience of the communication terminal at the time of incoming call is increased.

  In the above, it explained in detail based on the embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. The present invention can be modified in various ways as described below without departing from the scope of the invention.

  In the above embodiment, when the incoming call detection unit 13 detects an incoming call, the display screen determination unit 14 determines whether or not the screen is displayed. However, when the incoming call detection unit 13 detects an incoming call, it is determined whether or not the screen is displayed. Instead, the display format of the data in the screen may be switched immediately. That is, the S12 step process may be omitted. Further, instead of detecting the incoming call by the incoming call detection unit 13, the processing of the screen display determination step or the display format switching step is started by detecting the vibration (vibration function) of the communication terminal 10 executed in response to the incoming call event. It doesn't matter.

  Further, in the above embodiment, after switching the data display format in the screen once, if the incoming call state remains in the screen display state, the data display format is switched again. Switching may be done only once. That is, the S15 step process may be omitted. In this case, only one type of information regarding the data display format at the time of incoming call is required.

  In the above embodiment, the screen display determination unit 14 determines the screen display state only when the mail screen is displayed on the monitor 11, but the determination method for determining whether the screen is in the screen display state is not limited thereto. Further, when a screen such as a browser screen other than the mail screen, a phone book browsing screen, or a standby screen is displayed on the monitor 11, the screen display state may be determined.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the user was notified of an incoming call by switching the font and the size of the character data in the screen currently displayed on the monitor 11, the method of notifying a user of an incoming call is not limited to this.

  The data in the screen for switching the display format to notify the user of an incoming call may be image data or moving image data. The display format of all the data in the screen displayed on the monitor 11 when an incoming call is received can be switched. In the case of image data, the display format such as color, size and display position can be switched. In the case of moving image data, the display speed of moving images can be switched in addition to the display format mentioned in the image data.

  Further, only the display format of certain specific data on the screen may be switched. For example, when switching the display format of character data in the screen, the display format of only hiragana may be switched.

  In addition to the fact of an incoming call, the communication terminal 10 may notify the user of information on the called party. For example, when the display format switching means switches the display format of the data in the screen without switching the screen of the monitor 11, the incoming information display means of the communication terminal 10 displays the name of the called party on the screen (for example, the screen It may be displayed overlaid on top or bottom.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Communication terminal, 11 ... Monitor, 12 ... Display format memory | storage part (display format memory | storage means), 13 ... Incoming call detection part, 14 ... Screen display determination part (screen display determination means), 15 ... Display format switch part (display format) Switching means).

Claims (3)

Display format storage means for storing a display format at the time of arrival of data displayed on the monitor;
Display format switching means for switching the display format of the data on the screen to the display format read from the display format storage means without switching the screen already displayed on the monitor at the time of an incoming call;
A communication terminal comprising: A screen display determination means for determining whether a predetermined screen is displayed on the monitor when the incoming call is received;
The display format switching means switches the display format when it is determined by the screen display determination means that the screen display state is present;
The communication terminal according to claim 1. An incoming call display method executed by a communication terminal including a monitor,
A display format switching step of switching the display format of the data on the screen to the display format read from the display format storage means without switching the screen already displayed on the monitor at the time of an incoming call;
The display format storage means stores a display format when the data displayed on the monitor is received;
An incoming call display method characterized by the above.

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