JP2011210147A - Terminal device and information processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal device and an information processing method, capable of facilitating operation.SOLUTION: In the portable terminal 1, a detection unit 11 detects an end point of operation by a user, and detects a vibration frequency between start of vibration control by a vibration control unit 12 and the end point of operation. An information processing unit 13 executes registration of an alarm time according to this vibration frequency. Accordingly, since the user can operate the portable terminal 1 to execute the registration of the alarm time by counting the vibration frequency of a casing while holding the casing and ending the operation when the frequency reaches a desired vibration frequency, fine operation of a touch panel, an operation button or the like is dispensed with, and the user's troublesomeness can be reduced. Consequently, the operation can be facilitated.

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device and an information processing method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as described in Patent Document 1 below, a terminal device that performs an alarm by a ringing tone or a vibrator at an alarm time registered by a user input operation is known. Normally, in such a terminal device, an alarm time is input by a user using a numeric keypad of an operation button or the like.

JP 2007-150546 A

  However, since the above-described conventional terminal device requires a fine operation such as finding and pressing a desired numeric keypad and checking the screen, it is operated by, for example, a user who is not familiar with the terminal device or a user with low vision. It was sometimes difficult.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the terminal device and information processing method which can simplify operation.

  In order to achieve the above object, a terminal device according to the present invention is a terminal device having an operation unit operated by a user and a vibration unit that vibrates a housing held by the user, The vibration control means for controlling the vibration of the vibration part so as to vibrate the housing at regular intervals according to the operation, and the end point of the operation by the user is detected, and the vibration control by the vibration control means is started until the end point It is characterized by comprising detecting means for detecting the number of vibrations and processing means for executing information processing according to the number of vibrations detected by the detecting means.

  According to this terminal device, the end point of the operation by the user is detected by the detection unit, and the number of vibrations from the start of the vibration control by the vibration control unit to the end point of the operation is detected. Then, information processing according to the number of vibrations is executed by the processing means. Therefore, the user can operate the terminal device so that information processing is executed by counting the number of vibrations of the housing with the housing and ending the operation when the desired number of vibrations is reached. For this reason, detailed operation of an operation part becomes unnecessary and complexity can be reduced. Therefore, the operation can be simplified.

  Here, a storage unit that stores information input based on the operation of the operation unit by the user is provided, and the processing unit generates information based on the number of vibrations detected by the detection unit, and the generated information is stored in the storage unit. It is preferable to memorize.

  According to the present invention, information is generated based on the number of vibrations detected by the detecting means and stored in the storage unit, so that information can be input with a simple operation.

  The processing unit generates time information including information on at least one of the day of the week, month, day, hour, and minute based on the number of vibrations detected by the detecting unit, and stores the generated time information in the storage unit. By doing so, it is possible to register the alarm time, the time of the clock, and the like with a simple operation.

  The detecting means detects the starting point of the operation by the user, and the vibration controlling means vibrates the housing with a predetermined vibration pattern when the detecting means detects the starting point, and then starts vibration control, and the detecting means It is preferable to end the vibration control when the end point is detected by.

  According to this invention, when the starting point of the operation by the user is detected by the detection means, the casing is vibrated with the predetermined vibration pattern by the vibration control unit, and then vibration control is started. Therefore, the user can appropriately determine the timing at which the terminal device executes information processing, and it becomes easier to operate the terminal device. Further, since the housing vibrates at a constant interval after vibrating in a predetermined vibration pattern, the user can easily grasp from which point the vibration of the constant interval starts and can easily count the number of vibrations. Therefore, the user can perform a more accurate operation.

  In addition, if the operation unit is a touch panel and the detection unit is configured to detect when the user's hand touching the touch panel leaves the touch panel as an end point, the user can release the hand from the touch panel to execute desired information processing. Therefore, the simple operation described above is preferably realized.

  In addition, if the operation unit is an operation button, and the detection unit is configured to detect a long press end point of the long press operation of the operation button by the user as an end point, desired information is obtained when the user ends the long press operation. Since the process is executed, the above-described simple operation is preferably realized.

  By the way, the present invention can be described as an invention of a terminal device as described above, and can also be described as an invention of an information processing method as follows. This is substantially the same invention only in different categories, and has the same operations and effects.

  An information processing method according to the present invention is an information processing method by a terminal device having an operation unit operated by a user and a vibration unit that vibrates a housing held by the user, and the operation of the operation unit by the user In response to the vibration control step for controlling the vibration of the vibration unit so as to vibrate the housing at regular intervals, the end point of the operation by the user is detected, and the vibration between the start of the vibration control in the vibration control step and the end point A detection step for detecting the number of times, and a processing step for executing information processing in accordance with the number of vibrations detected in the detection step.

  According to the present invention, the operation can be simplified.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the alarm time registration in the portable terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the portable terminal of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the alarm time registration in the portable terminal of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence following FIG. It is a figure which shows the other example of alarm time registration in the portable terminal of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of an alarm time registration result.

  Hereinafter, a mobile terminal and an information processing method using the mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 1 includes a touch panel (operation unit) 2, a vibrator (vibration unit) 3, a control unit 10, an alarm unit (storage unit) 5, and a display 6.

  The touch panel 2 is, for example, an electrostatic touch panel, and is provided integrally with the display 6. The touch panel 2 is operated by the user when the user brings a finger (hand) into contact with the surface of the touch panel 2. The touch panel 2 detects a contact state when a user's finger touches a predetermined contact area displayed on the display 6. When the touch panel 2 detects the contact state, the touch panel 2 generates contact state information and outputs the generated contact state information to the control unit 10. The touch panel 2 detects a non-contact state when the user's finger is not touching a predetermined contact area displayed on the display 6. When the non-contact state is detected, the touch panel 2 generates non-contact state information and outputs the generated non-contact state information to the control unit 10. Further, when touch panel 2 performs an operation to start alarm time storage processing (hereinafter also referred to as “alarm time registration”) to alarm unit 5 by a user touching touch panel 2, the fact is displayed. The alarm time registration start information shown is generated, and the generated alarm time registration start information is output to the control unit 10. The output of the alarm time registration start information by the touch panel 2 becomes a trigger when the control unit 10 shifts to the alarm time registration mode.

  The vibrator 3 is built in the housing 8 (see FIG. 7) held by the user and vibrates the housing 8. The vibrator 3 is a vibration motor, for example. The vibrator 3 is controlled by the control unit 10 to vibrate the housing 8 with a predetermined vibration pattern, or vibrate the housing 8 at regular intervals. The vibrator 3 is controlled by the control unit 10 to stop vibration.

  The alarm unit 5 is for notifying the user of the arrival of the alarm time by giving an alarm at the alarm time. The alarm unit 5 stores alarm time information indicating the alarm time. The alarm unit 5 includes a memory unit for storing alarm time information, a calendar function unit, a clock function unit, an alarm control unit for controlling a speaker (not shown) or the vibrator 3 so as to generate sound or vibration. is doing. The alarm unit 5 stores the alarm time information generated by the control unit 10 in the alarm unit 5 by the operation of the touch panel 2 by the user in the registration of the alarm time. This alarm time information includes, for example, information on the day of the week, month, day, hour, and minute. When the alarm unit 5 detects that the time indicated by the alarm time information is based on the clock function unit, the alarm unit 5 gives an alarm by voice or vibration.

  The display 6 is a liquid crystal display similar to the conventional one. The display 6 is controlled by the control unit 10 and displays the alarm time at the same time that the alarm unit 5 stores the alarm time information by the control unit 10. That is, the display 6 has a function of displaying the alarm time to the user when the alarm time is registered.

  The control unit 10 executes information processing according to the operation of the touch panel 2 by the user. In the present embodiment, the control unit 10 registers the alarm time according to the operation of the touch panel 2 by the user. More specifically, the control unit 10 acquires contact state information or non-contact state information output from the touch panel 2. The control unit 10 generates alarm time information by performing a predetermined process based on the acquired contact state information or non-contact state information, and causes the alarm unit 5 to store the generated alarm time information. The control unit 10 includes a detection unit 11, a vibration control unit 12, and an information processing unit 13.

  The detection unit 11 is detection means for detecting the start point and the end point of the operation of the touch panel 2 by the user in the registration of the alarm time. Here, the start point of the operation is a time point when an operation for starting vibration by the vibrator 3 is performed after an operation for starting execution of information processing (specifically, registration of an alarm time) is performed by the user. is there. In other words, the start point of the operation is a time point when the user performs a specific operation preset to start counting the number of vibrations. The end point of the operation is a time point when an operation for ending vibration by the vibrator 3 is performed after an operation for starting execution of information processing (specifically, registration of alarm time) is performed by the user. . In other words, the end point of the operation is a time point when the user performs a specific operation set in advance so as to finish counting the number of vibrations.

  More specifically, the starting point of the operation refers to a time point when the user's finger changes from the state not touching the touch panel 2 to the touching state in the registration of the alarm time. Further, the end point of the operation refers to a time point when the user's finger changes from the state touching the touch panel 2 to the state not touching in the registration of the alarm time. The detection unit 11 sequentially acquires contact state information or non-contact state information output from the touch panel 2. And if the detection part 11 detects that the information to acquire changes from non-contact state information to contact state information, it will detect that time as a starting point. Moreover, if the detection part 11 detects that the information acquired changes from contact state information to non-contact state information, it will detect the time as an end point. In other words, the detection unit 11 detects a time point when the user's hand touches the touch panel 2 as a start point, and detects a time point when the user's hand touching the touch panel 2 leaves the touch panel 2 as an end point.

  Further, when detecting the start point, the detection unit 11 generates start point detection information indicating that the start point has been detected, and outputs the generated start point detection information to the vibration control unit 12. Further, when detecting the end point, the detection unit 11 generates end point detection information indicating that the end point has been detected, and outputs the generated end point detection information to the vibration control unit 12. As described above, the detection unit 11 generates the start point detection information and the end point detection information each time the start point and the end point are detected, and sequentially outputs the generated start point detection information and end point detection information to the vibration control unit 12. At this time, the detection unit 11 generates detection number information indicating the number of times that the start point and the end point are detected since the registration of the alarm time is started. For example, when the detection unit 11 first detects the start point and the end point after the registration of the alarm time is started, the number of times indicated in the detection number information is “1”.

  In the control unit 10, when starting point detection information is output from the detection unit 11 to the vibration control unit 12, the vibration control unit 12 vibrates the housing 8 with a predetermined vibration pattern, and then vibrates the housing 8 at regular intervals. The vibration control to be started is started. When the end point detection information is output from the detection unit 11 to the vibration control unit 12, the vibration control unit 12 ends the vibration control (details will be described later).

  Further, the detection unit 11 performs vibration control on vibration frequency information indicating the number of times the housing 8 is vibrated by the vibrator 3 between the time when the start point detection information is output to the vibration control unit 12 and the time when the end point detection information is output. Obtained from the unit 12. Here, the number of vibrations is based on the case where the vibrator 3 is driven and stopped once. As described above, the detection unit 11 also has a function as a detection unit that detects the number of vibrations from the start of vibration control by the vibration control unit 12 to the end point. When the detection unit 11 acquires vibration frequency information from the vibration control unit 12, the detection unit 11 attaches the detection frequency information to the acquired vibration frequency information and outputs the information to the information processing unit 13.

  The vibration control unit 12 is a vibration control unit that controls the vibrator 3 so as to vibrate the housing 8 according to the operation of the touch panel 2 by the user. More specifically, the vibration control unit 12 acquires start point detection information from the detection unit 11. When the vibration control unit 12 acquires the starting point detection information from the detection unit 11, the vibration control unit 12 controls the vibrator 3 to vibrate the housing 8 with a predetermined vibration pattern, and then starts vibration control to vibrate the housing 8 at regular intervals. . In addition, the vibration control unit 12 acquires end point detection information from the detection unit 11. When the vibration control unit 12 acquires end point detection information from the detection unit 11, the vibration control unit 12 ends the vibration control of the vibrator 3.

  The vibration control of the vibrator 3 by the vibration control unit 12 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating a vibration pattern in registration of alarm time, and FIG. 2B is a diagram illustrating a contact state of the user on the touch panel 2 with respect to the vibration pattern in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 2A, when the vibration control unit 12 acquires the starting point detection information from the detection unit 11, the vibration control unit 12 controls the vibrator 3 to vibrate the housing 8 with a predetermined vibration pattern. In the example shown in FIG. 2A, the vibration control unit 12 acquires the starting point detection information at time T1, and vibrates the housing 8 continuously from time T1 to time T2 (for example, 2 seconds). 3 is controlled. This continuous vibration from time T1 to time T2 informs the user that a constant vibration for entering information about one of the day of the week, month, day, hour and minute will then start. belongs to. Hereinafter, information related to one of the day of the week, month, day, hour, and minute input by the user in certain vibration control is also referred to as “input target time information”. The user keeps touching the touch panel 2 while counting the number of vibrations of the housing 8 while inputting the input target time information.

  The vibration control unit 12 continuously vibrates the housing 8 from time T1 to time T2, and then stops vibration by the vibrator 3 from time T2 to time T3 (for example, 0.5 seconds). The interval from time T2 to time T3 may be shorter or longer than between time T1 and time T2. Then, at time T3, the vibration control unit 12 starts vibration control of the vibrator 3 so as to vibrate the housing 8 at regular intervals. For example, the vibration control unit 12 vibrates the housing 8 for 0.5 seconds and stops the vibration of the housing 8 for 0.5 seconds as one cycle, and repeats the same cycle until the end point detection information is acquired from the detection unit 11. . In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the vibration control unit 12 ends the vibration control at regular intervals by acquiring the end point detection information at time T5 after the vibration in the second cycle is stopped at time T4. The vibration control unit 12 generates vibration number information indicating the number of vibrations from the start to the end of vibration control (two times in the example illustrated in FIG. 2), and outputs the generated vibration number information to the detection unit 11. .

  The information processing unit 13 is a processing unit that executes information processing according to the number of vibrations detected by the detection unit 11. The information processing unit 13 generates alarm time information based on the number of vibrations detected by the detection unit 11 and causes the alarm unit 5 to store the generated alarm time information. In the registration of the alarm time, the information processing unit 13 generates predetermined input target time information based on the vibration frequency information output from the detection unit 11 and the detection frequency information attached thereto, and the generated input target time Information is stored in the alarm unit 5.

  More specifically, the information processing unit 13 stores the correspondence between the number of times indicated in the detection number information and each of the day of the week, month, day, hour, and minute. For example, the information processing unit 13 displays “month” when the number of times indicated in the detection number information is “1”, “day” when “2”, and “hour” when “3”. "And" 4 "," minutes "are stored in association with each other.

  In addition, the information processing unit 13 stores a correspondence relationship between the number of times indicated in the vibration number information and specific days of the week or values in each of the day of the week, month, day, hour, and minute. For example, when the number of times indicated by the detection number information is “1” and the number of times indicated by the vibration number information is “2”, the information processing unit 13 stores “February” correspondingly. Further, when the information processing unit 13 stores “day of the week” in association with the number of times indicated in the detection number information, if the number of times indicated in the vibration number information is “2”, for example, “Tuesday” is displayed. It is stored in correspondence. The information processing unit 13 generates input target time information based on such correspondence.

  When the information processing unit 13 stores the input target time information indicating each value of month, day, hour, and minute in the alarm unit 5, the information indicating that the registration of the alarm time is completed and the registration result of the alarm time are displayed. It is displayed on the display 6. Here, the information processing unit 13 refers to the calendar function unit of the alarm unit 5 to acquire the day of the week corresponding to the month and day, and causes the display 6 to display the alarm time registration result including the day of the week. Note that the information processing unit 13 may cause the alarm unit 5 to store input target time information regarding each day of the week, hour, and minute. When the information processing unit 13 stores the input target time information regarding each of “month, day, hour, minute” or the input target time information regarding each of “day of week, hour, minute” in the alarm unit 5, the control unit 10 ends the alarm time registration.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 3, a mobile phone 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 102 as a main storage device, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 103, a wireless communication module 105, a hard disk, and the like. A computer including hardware such as the auxiliary storage device 106 is provided. These components operate together with the touch panel 2, the vibrator 3, the alarm unit 5, and the display 6 described above, whereby the above-described functions of the mobile phone 1 are exhibited.

  Next, alarm time registration (information processing method) executed by the mobile terminal 1 will be described. The process by the portable terminal 1 is executed by the control unit 10 according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

  First, the detection unit 11 acquires alarm time registration start information that triggers the start of alarm time registration. Thereby, the control unit 10 shifts to the alarm time registration mode. Next, the contact state information is acquired by the detection unit 11, and the contact (start point) of the user with the touch panel 2 is detected (S1; time T1 in FIG. 2). Next, start point detection information is output from the detection unit 11 to the vibration control unit 12, and the vibration control unit 12 vibrates the housing 8 in a predetermined vibration pattern, and the housing 8 vibrates for 2 seconds (S2; FIG. 2). Time T1-T2). Next, the vibration control unit 12 performs vibration control at regular intervals (S3; vibration control step, time T3 in FIG. 2).

  Next, the non-contact state information is acquired by the detection unit 11, and the non-contact (end point) of the user to the touch panel 2 is detected (S4; time T5 in FIG. 2). Next, end point detection information is output from the detection unit 11 to the vibration control unit 12, the vibration control unit 12 ends vibration control at regular intervals, and the vibration of the housing 8 stops. Here, the detection number information is generated by the detection unit 11, the vibration number information is generated by the vibration control unit 12, and the generated vibration number information is output to the detection unit 11 (S <b> 5; detection step). . For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 2, detection frequency information indicating the frequency “1” (corresponding to “month”) is generated, and vibration frequency information indicating the frequency “2” is generated.

  Next, the detection unit 11 attaches the detection frequency information to the vibration frequency information and outputs it to the information processing unit 13. Then, the information processing unit 13 generates predetermined input target time information based on the vibration frequency information and the detection frequency information attached thereto, and the generated input target time information is stored in the alarm unit 5 ( S6; processing step). For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 2, input target time information indicating “February” is stored in the alarm unit 5.

  Next, the contact state information is acquired by the detection unit 11, and the contact (start point) of the user with the touch panel 2 is detected (S7). Next, start point detection information is output from the detection unit 11 to the vibration control unit 12, and the vibration control unit 12 vibrates the housing 8 with a predetermined vibration pattern, and the housing 8 vibrates for 2 seconds (S8). Next, the vibration control unit 12 performs vibration control at regular intervals (S9; vibration control step).

  Next, the non-contact state information is acquired by the detection unit 11, and the non-contact (end point) of the user on the touch panel 2 is detected (S10). Next, end point detection information is output from the detection unit 11 to the vibration control unit 12, the vibration control unit 12 ends vibration control at regular intervals, and the vibration of the housing 8 stops. Here, the detection number information is generated by the detection unit 11, the vibration number information is generated by the vibration control unit 12, and the generated vibration number information is output to the detection unit 11 (S <b> 11; detection step). . For example, here, detection number information (corresponding to “day”) indicating the number of times “2” is generated.

  Next, the detection unit 11 attaches the detection frequency information to the vibration frequency information and outputs it to the information processing unit 13. Then, the information processing unit 13 generates predetermined input target time information based on the vibration frequency information and the detection frequency information attached thereto, and the generated input target time information is stored in the alarm unit 5 ( S12: processing step). For example, in the case similar to the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the vibration frequency information indicates the frequency “2”, and the input target time information indicating “2 days” is stored in the alarm unit 5.

  Next, it progresses to the process shown in FIG. 5, and the contact state information is acquired by the detection unit 11, and the contact (start point) of the user to the touch panel 2 is detected (S13). Next, start point detection information is output from the detection unit 11 to the vibration control unit 12, and the vibration control unit 12 vibrates the housing 8 in a predetermined vibration pattern, and the housing 8 vibrates for 2 seconds (S14). Next, the vibration control unit 12 performs vibration control at regular intervals (S15; vibration control step).

  Next, the non-contact state information is acquired by the detection unit 11, and the non-contact (end point) of the user to the touch panel 2 is detected (S16). Next, end point detection information is output from the detection unit 11 to the vibration control unit 12, the vibration control unit 12 ends vibration control at regular intervals, and the vibration of the housing 8 stops. Here, the detection number information is generated by the detection unit 11, the vibration number information is generated by the vibration control unit 12, and the generated vibration number information is output to the detection unit 11 (S 17; detection step). . For example, here, detection number information (corresponding to “hour”) indicating the number of times “3” is generated.

  Next, the detection unit 11 attaches the detection frequency information to the vibration frequency information and outputs it to the information processing unit 13. Then, the information processing unit 13 generates predetermined input target time information based on the vibration frequency information and the detection frequency information attached thereto, and the generated input target time information is stored in the alarm unit 5 ( S18; processing step). For example, in the case similar to the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the number of times “2” is indicated in the vibration number information, and the input target time information indicating “2 o'clock” is stored in the alarm unit 5.

  Next, the contact state information is acquired by the detection unit 11, and the contact (start point) of the user with the touch panel 2 is detected (S19; time T6 in FIG. 6). In the following description, the example shown in FIG. 6 will be described. Next, start point detection information is output from the detection unit 11 to the vibration control unit 12, and the vibration control unit 12 vibrates the housing 8 with a predetermined vibration pattern, and the housing 8 vibrates for 2 seconds (S20; FIG. 6). Time T6 to T7). Next, the vibration control unit 12 performs vibration control at regular intervals (S21; vibration control step, time T8- in FIG. 6).

  Next, the non-contact state information is acquired by the detection unit 11, and the non-contact (end point) of the user to the touch panel 2 is detected (S22; time T10 in FIG. 6). Next, end point detection information is output from the detection unit 11 to the vibration control unit 12, the vibration control unit 12 ends vibration control at regular intervals, and the vibration of the housing 8 stops. Here, the detection number information is generated by the detection unit 11, the vibration number information is generated by the vibration control unit 12, and the generated vibration number information is output to the detection unit 11 (S 23; detection step). . For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6, after the vibration of the 10th cycle is stopped at time T9, the vibration control at regular intervals is terminated by acquiring the end point detection information at time T10. In this case, detection number information indicating the number of times “4” (corresponding to “minute”) is generated, and vibration number information indicating the number of times “10” is generated.

  Next, the detection unit 11 attaches the detection frequency information to the vibration frequency information and outputs it to the information processing unit 13. Then, the information processing unit 13 generates predetermined input target time information based on the vibration frequency information and the detection frequency information attached thereto, and the generated input target time information is stored in the alarm unit 5 ( S24: processing step). For example, in the example illustrated in FIG. 6, input target time information indicating “10 minutes” is stored in the alarm unit 5.

  Next, the information processing unit 13 refers to the calendar function unit of the alarm unit 5, acquires the day of the week corresponding to the month and day, and displays the registration result of the alarm time on the display 6 (S25). In the example described above, as shown in FIG. 7, “Tuesday, February 2 2:10 registration completed” is displayed. Then, the registration of the alarm time is ended by the information processing unit 13.

  Through the series of processes described above, registration of the alarm time by the mobile terminal 1 is executed.

  According to the mobile terminal 1 of the present embodiment described above, the detection unit 11 detects the end point of the operation by the user, and the number of vibrations between the start of the vibration control by the vibration control unit 12 and the end point of the operation is calculated. Detected. Then, the information processing unit 13 registers the alarm time according to the number of vibrations. Therefore, the user counts the number of vibrations of the housing 8 with the housing 8 and ends the operation when the desired number of vibrations is reached, so that the portable terminal 1 is registered so that the alarm time is registered. Can be operated. For this reason, detailed operations such as a touch panel and operation buttons are not required, and complexity can be reduced. Therefore, the operation can be simplified.

  Moreover, since the input target time information is generated based on the number of vibrations detected by the detection unit 11 and stored in the storage unit, the alarm time can be input with a simple operation.

  Further, the information processing unit 13 generates alarm time information including information on at least one of the day of the week, month, day, hour, and minute based on the number of vibrations detected by the detection unit 11, and the generated time information is displayed. Since it is stored in the alarm unit 5, the alarm time, clock time, etc. can be registered by a simple operation.

  In addition, when the start point of the operation by the user is detected by the detection unit 11, the casing 8 is vibrated with a predetermined vibration pattern by the vibration control unit 12, and then vibration control is started. The timing for executing the storage process of the input target time information can be determined as appropriate, and the portable terminal 1 becomes easier to operate. In addition, since the housing 8 vibrates at a constant interval after vibrating in a predetermined vibration pattern, the user can easily grasp the point in time at which the vibration at a constant interval starts (see, for example, time T3 in FIG. 2 and time T8 in FIG. 6). This makes it easier to count the number of vibrations. Therefore, the user can perform a more accurate operation.

  Moreover, since the detection part 11 detects the point in time when the user's hand touching the touch panel 2 leaves | separates from the touch panel 2 as an end point, desired information processing is performed when a user removes a hand from the touch panel 2, and above-mentioned simple The operation is preferably realized.

  The mobile terminal 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the case where the operation unit is the touch panel 2 has been described, but the operation unit may be an operation button. In this case, if the long press start point of the long press operation of the operation button by the user is detected as the start point and the long press end point of the long press operation is detected as the end point, the user starts and ends the long press operation. Thus, the desired information processing is executed, and thus the above-described simple operation is preferably realized.

  In the above-described embodiment, the start point and the end point detected by the detection unit 11 have been described as being the time points when the user's hand is not touching the touch panel 2 and the touching state. The time point when the user touches the touch panel 2 momentarily may be set as the start point or the end point. In this case, the vibration process may be started by detecting the first contact of the user with the touch panel 2 and the vibration control may be terminated by detecting the subsequent contact with the touch panel 2 of the user.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, when the starting point detection information is output to the vibration control part 12 from the detection part 11, the housing 8 is vibrated by the predetermined vibration pattern by the vibration control part 12, and the housing 8 is fixed after that. Although the case where the vibration control to vibrate at intervals is started has been described, for example, after the alarm time registration is started by the output of the alarm time registration start information, the control unit 10 sequentially controls the vibration regardless of the start point detection information. May be repeated, and the storage process of the input target time information based on the end point detection information may be advanced.

  Moreover, although the case where the process performed in the control part 10 is registration of alarm time was demonstrated in the said embodiment, it is not restricted to this, For example, a response | compatibility with the frequency | count shown by vibration frequency information, and the information regarding a communication other party By storing the relationship in the information processing unit 13, a process of calling a specific communication partner may be performed. Or you may perform the process which performs a specific program by memorize | storing in the information processing part 13 the correspondence of the frequency | count shown by vibration frequency information, and a program.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal (terminal device), 2 ... Touch panel (operation part), 3 ... Vibrator (vibration part), 5 ... Alarm part (memory | storage part), 8 ... Housing, 11 ... Detection part (detection means), 12 ... Vibration Control part, 13 ... Information processing part (processing means).

Claims (7)

A terminal device having an operation unit operated by a user and a vibration unit that vibrates a housing held by the user,
Vibration control means for performing vibration control of the vibration unit so as to vibrate the housing at regular intervals according to the operation of the operation unit by the user;
Detecting means for detecting an end point of the operation by the user and detecting the number of vibrations between the start of the vibration control by the vibration control means and the end point;
Processing means for executing information processing according to the number of vibrations detected by the detection means;
A terminal device comprising: A storage unit for storing information input based on an operation of the operation unit by the user;
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit generates the information based on the number of vibrations detected by the detection unit, and stores the generated information in the storage unit.   The processing means generates time information including information on at least one of a day of the week, a month, a day, an hour, and a minute based on the number of vibrations detected by the detecting means, and stores the generated time information. The terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the terminal device is stored in a unit. The detecting means detects a starting point of the operation by the user;
When the start point is detected by the detection unit, the vibration control unit vibrates the housing in a predetermined vibration pattern, and then starts the vibration control, and when the end point is detected by the detection unit. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the vibration control is terminated. The operation unit is a touch panel,
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit detects, as the end point, a time point when the user's hand touching the touch panel leaves the touch panel. The operation unit is an operation button,
The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit detects a long press end point of a long press operation of the operation button by the user as the end point. An information processing method using a terminal device having an operation unit operated by a user and a vibration unit that vibrates a housing held by the user,
A vibration control step for performing vibration control of the vibration unit so as to vibrate the housing at regular intervals according to the operation of the operation unit by the user;
A detection step of detecting an end point of the operation by the user and detecting a number of vibrations from the start of the vibration control in the vibration control step to the end point;
A processing step of executing information processing according to the number of vibrations detected in the detection step;
An information processing method comprising:

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