JP2012100068A - Portable terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal device capable of displaying a quick menu screen with improved convenience.SOLUTION: A choice evaluation unit 43 adds an additional point to the evaluation point of a selected choice whenever a user performs a selection operation of the choice, and also subtracts a subtraction point from the evaluation point of a choice which is not selected. A quick menu display unit 50 displays on a quick menu screen, icons corresponding to choices having the evaluation points equal to or more than a display threshold. Consequently, the choices with high use frequencies are displayed on the quick menu and also the number of choices to be displayed on the quick menu screen is increased/decreased. Thus, convenience is improved.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device, and more particularly to an improvement of a mobile terminal device capable of displaying a quick menu screen on which two or more icons are arranged.

  Recent mobile terminal devices have become more multifunctional and are equipped with functions such as a telephone directory, electronic mail, a WEB browser, a computer, a camera, and a schedule management as well as a call function. For this reason, most portable terminal devices display a menu screen on which options for function selection are displayed, and allow a user to select a desired function.

  However, since the display screen of the mobile terminal device is narrower and has a lower resolution than the display screen of a general-purpose computer, it is not possible to display all the options on the menu screen at the same time. For this reason, the user needs to repeat the operation of moving the page until a desired option is displayed.

  In order to shorten such operations, there is also a portable terminal device that displays some options as a quick menu. For example, when an option desired by the user is registered in advance, an icon corresponding to the option is displayed on the quick menu screen. For this reason, the operativity at the time of selecting an option can be improved.

  For an option that requires complicated page movement to display an icon, a technique for changing the icon display position so that the option is displayed with fewer operations has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). .

JP 2008-310791 A

  However, there is a problem that it is troublesome to register the options displayed on the quick menu screen in advance. Moreover, the information processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1 does not shorten an operation for displaying options that a user selects frequently.

  Therefore, it is conceivable that the number of selections of each option is stored for each option, and icons corresponding to options with a large number of selections are displayed on the quick menu screen. In this case, since options with a large number of selections can be displayed on the quick screen, the user does not need to register the options themselves.

  However, it is considered that the number of icons that are desirably displayed as a quick menu differs between a user who selects a small number of options with a high frequency and a user who selects a large number of options with a similar frequency. For this reason, if the number of icons displayed on the quick menu screen is fixed, the convenience quick menu screen cannot be displayed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a mobile terminal device capable of displaying a quick menu screen with improved convenience. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal device that can display a quick menu screen with a desired number of icons according to the frequency of user icon selection.

  The portable terminal device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes an all-menu display unit that selectively displays any option included in the option set, and a part of the options included in the option set can be selected. Quick menu display means for arranging and displaying icons associated with the selectable options on the quick menu screen, evaluation point storage means for holding evaluation points for each of the options, and selection operation of the options by the user Is added to the evaluation point of the selected option and an option evaluation means for subtracting a subtraction point from the evaluation point of the option that has not been selected. The icon corresponding to the above option whose evaluation point is equal to or higher than the display threshold is displayed above. Configured to display the dichroic menu on the screen.

  According to such a configuration, an icon of an option having an evaluation point equal to or higher than the display threshold is displayed on the quick menu screen, and an additional point is added to the evaluation point of the selected option every time the user performs a selection operation. The subtraction point is subtracted from the evaluation point of the option that has not been selected. Therefore, it is possible to display frequently used options on the quick menu screen, increase or decrease the number of options displayed on the quick menu screen, and improve convenience.

  That is, when the user sequentially selects different options, the number of icons displayed on the quick menu screen increases, and the selection of these options becomes easy. On the other hand, when the user repeatedly selects a small number of options, the number of icons displayed on the quick menu screen decreases, and these options are easily selected.

  In addition to the above configuration, the portable terminal device according to the second aspect of the present invention is configured so that, when the option evaluation unit selects the option whose evaluation point is less than the display threshold, the option is greater than the display threshold for the option. Configured to assign an evaluation point.

  According to such a configuration, when an option that is not displayed in the quick menu is selected, the option can be quickly added to the quick menu by giving the option an evaluation point that is equal to or higher than the display threshold. it can. For this reason, the convenience can be further improved.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above-described configuration, the quick menu display unit displays the quick menu screen on the touch panel and displays the icon in a size corresponding to the evaluation point. Configured.

  According to such a configuration, since the icon can be easily operated according to the evaluation point by changing the size of the icon according to the evaluation point, the operability can be improved.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, the mobile terminal device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is configured such that the quick menu display unit arranges the icons so that the evaluation points are in descending order and is arranged in a spiral shape that spreads from the inside to the outside. Is done.

  According to such a configuration, icons that are frequently used can be arranged in the center, and operability can be improved. Further, by arranging large icons on the inside and small icons on the outside, it is possible to easily arrange more icons.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, the mobile terminal device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention includes an evaluation reset unit that assigns a predetermined evaluation point to each option in the option set, and the option evaluation unit that performs a predetermined number of times after the reset. Until the selection operation is performed, an addition point and a bonus point are added to the evaluation points of the selected option.

  According to such a configuration, the evaluation points can be reset, and the evaluation points that are selected until the selection operation is performed a predetermined number of times after the reset are particularly high. For this reason, immediately after the purchase of the mobile terminal device or when the user changes, the quick menu screen that suits the user's preference can be obtained earlier.

  According to the mobile terminal device of the present invention, each time a user performs a selection operation, an addition point is added to the evaluation point of the selected option, and a subtraction point is subtracted from the evaluation point of the option that has not been selected. Therefore, it is possible to display frequently used options on the quick menu screen, increase or decrease the number of options displayed on the quick menu screen, and improve convenience.

1 is an external view showing an example of a mobile terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and a mobile phone 100 is shown as an example of a mobile terminal device. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of an operation in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. An example of a hierarchical structure of an option set including options that can be selected from the all menu screen is shown. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the mobile phone 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a transition diagram illustrating an example of an operation when operating the quick menu screen in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a transition diagram illustrating an example of an operation when operating the quick menu screen in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a transition diagram illustrating an example of an operation when operating the quick menu screen in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a transition diagram illustrating an example of an operation when operating the quick menu screen in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a transition diagram illustrating an example of an operation when operating the quick menu screen in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. 1. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of a quick menu display operation in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation when an icon is selected in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. It is a graph which shows an example of the relationship between the frequency | count of selection operation accumulated after reset, and a bonus point. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an operation when an icon is selected according to the second embodiment.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is an external view showing an example of a mobile terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. A mobile phone 100 is shown as an example of the mobile terminal device. The cellular phone 100 includes an LCD 10, a call receiver 11, a call microphone 12, and a menu key 13 on the front surface of a thin rectangular casing. An LCD 10 (Liquid Crystal Display) is display means for performing screen display. Here, it is assumed that the touch panel is configured by the LCD 10 and the touch sensor 40 (not shown). That is, the touch sensor 40 formed in the display area of the LCD 10 can perform various operation inputs by detecting user operations on the display area.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the operation in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 2 (a) shows an example of a quick menu screen displayed on the LCD 10, and FIG. An example of changing the icon size on the quick menu screen is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the quick menu screen includes a menu icon display area 21 and a main display area 22. The menu icon display area 21 is an icon display area for switching display between the quick menu screen and the all menu screen. Here, an all menu display icon 23 displayed as “ALL MENU” is arranged.

  The main display area 22 is an area in which icons for executing and setting various functions of the mobile phone 100 are displayed, and is provided in the upper part of the menu icon display area 21. The main display area 22 is provided with two or more icons composed of arbitrary images. In this case, icons of options of “large item 1”, “large item 4”, “large item 6”, “medium item 4”, “medium item 8”, and “small item 1” are displayed. An icon can be selected by pressing a finger on the display area of these icons.

  In addition, on the quick menu screen, only icons corresponding to some of the options that can be selected on the all menu screen are displayed. Options that are not displayed on the quick menu screen can be selected by touching the all menu display icon 23 to display the all menu screen.

  The size of the icon displayed on the quick menu screen is changed according to the frequency selected by the user. Here, as shown in FIG. 2B, it is assumed that the icon size is changed in six stages so that the higher the selection frequency, the larger the icon size.

  Specifically, when a selection operation is performed for any of the options, an addition point is added to the evaluation point of the option. For example, in the initial state, 50 points are assigned to options whose icons are displayed on the quick menu screen, and 0 points are assigned to options whose icons are not displayed on the quick menu screen. This initial state is a state immediately after purchase of the mobile phone 100, for example. The upper limit value of the evaluation points is 100 points, and the lower limit value is 0 points. Then, when the evaluation point of the option is 30 points or more of the display threshold, the icon of the option is displayed on the quick menu screen. Further, if the icon of the option for which the selection operation has been performed is not displayed on the quick menu screen, 40 points that are equal to or higher than the display threshold are assigned as evaluation points. From this state, each time a selection operation is performed for any of the options, if the icon of the option for which the selection operation has been performed is already displayed on the quick menu screen, 5 points are added. The icon size is changed according to the evaluation points calculated in this way. For example, it is assumed that the size is increased by one step every time the display threshold value increases from 30 points by 5 points.

  Each time a selection operation is performed on any of the options, a subtraction point is subtracted from the evaluation point of each option for which the selection operation has not been performed. For example, it is assumed that one subtraction point is subtracted. When the evaluation point of the option becomes less than the display threshold, the icon of the option is deleted from the quick menu screen.

  FIG. 3 shows an example of a hierarchical structure of an option set including options that can be selected from the all menu screen. The options included in this option set are associated with each other in advance so as to form a tree structure. In other words, the options included in the option set belong to one of two or more hierarchies, and are associated with higher-level options except for the upper-level option. The option set includes each option and associated information.

  Here, the options included in the option set form a three-layer hierarchical structure. The uppermost layer includes options of “large item 1” to “large item 9”, and the lower layer includes options of “medium item 1” to “medium item 9”. The lowermost layer includes options of “small item 1” to “small item 12”. On the all menu screen, first, “large item 1” to “large item 9” options are displayed.

  Of the top layer options, “large item 2”, “large item 3”, “large item 6”, and “large item 9” are associated with lower layer options. For example, on the all menu screen, by selecting the “large item 2” option, the “medium item 1” and “medium item 2” options are displayed.

  Similarly, the options “intermediate item 1”, “intermediate item 2”, “intermediate item 5”, “intermediate item 6”, and “intermediate item 8” are associated with the lowermost option. For example, on the all menu screen, by performing a selection operation on “medium item 1”, options of “small item 1” and “small item 2” are displayed.

  In this way, on the all menu screen, by selecting the options from the top layer in order, the lower layer options are sequentially displayed, so that any option included in the option set can be selected.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the mobile phone 100 of FIG. The mobile phone 100 includes a touch sensor 40, a key input unit 41, a selection operation determination unit 42, an option evaluation unit 43, an evaluation point storage unit 44, an all menu display unit 45, an option set storage unit 46, an icon image storage unit 47, It consists of a quick menu display unit 50 and an LCD 10.

  The touch sensor 40 is a touch operation detection unit that detects a touch operation using a phenomenon in which the capacitance of the electrode changes when the user presses a finger against the display area. Here, the touch sensor 40 is formed in the display area of the LCD 10 and detects a touch operation on the display area.

  Based on the detection result of the touch sensor 40, the selection operation determination unit 42 determines that a selection operation has been performed on any of the options included in the option set. For example, when the quick menu screen is displayed, it is determined whether or not an icon displayed on the quick menu screen is selected. Further, when the all menu screen is displayed, it is determined whether or not the display area corresponding to the option displayed on the all menu screen is selected.

  The evaluation point storage unit 44 holds an evaluation point for each option for each option included in the option set. The option evaluation unit 43 performs an operation of adding an addition point to the evaluation point of the option held in the evaluation point storage unit 44 every time an option selection operation is performed by the user. Further, every time the user performs an option selection operation, an operation of subtracting a subtraction point from an evaluation point of an option that has not been selected is performed. Furthermore, when an option whose evaluation point is less than the display threshold is selected, the option evaluation unit 43 assigns an evaluation point equal to or higher than the display threshold to the option.

  The all menu display unit 45 controls the LCD 10 to display an all menu screen. The all menu display unit 45 reads the option set held in the option set storage unit 46 and displays any option included in the option set so as to be selectable.

  In other words, the options included in the option set belong to one of two or more hierarchies, and are associated with higher-level options except for the upper-level option. For this reason, the option set storage unit 46 holds a plurality of options as an option set together with the association. When the upper layer option is selected based on the association, the all menu display unit 45 displays the lower layer option associated with the option. For this reason, the user selects arbitrary options even when it is not possible to display all options included in the option set simultaneously on the screen by selecting the hierarchical options in order. be able to.

  In addition, when the user selects an option icon displayed on the quick menu screen, the all menu display unit 45 performs an operation of displaying a lower-layer option icon associated with the option.

  The key input unit 41 performs an operation for generating an input signal based on a user's key operation. Here, the key input unit 41 detects an operation of the menu key 13. The icon image storage unit 47 holds icon images associated with each option included in the option set.

  The quick menu display unit 50 performs an operation of displaying a quick menu screen on the LCD 10 based on a user operation input. That is, the quick menu display unit 50 performs an operation of arranging corresponding icons on the quick menu screen and simultaneously displaying some of the options included in the option set.

  Specifically, the quick menu display unit 50 reads the evaluation points of each option included in the option set from the evaluation point storage unit 44, and displays an icon of an option whose evaluation point is equal to or greater than the display threshold on the quick menu screen. ing.

  The quick menu display unit 50 includes an option determination unit 501 and an icon arrangement unit 502. The option determination unit 501 reads an evaluation point of options included in the option set based on a user operation input, and determines whether the evaluation point is equal to or greater than a display threshold. In addition, priorities are given to the options whose evaluation points are equal to or higher than the display threshold in descending order of evaluation points.

  The icon arrangement unit 502 reads an icon image corresponding to an option whose evaluation point is equal to or higher than the display threshold from the icon image storage unit 47 and performs an operation of arranging the icon on the quick menu screen. At this time, the size of the icon is changed according to the evaluation point of the option. Further, icons are arranged in the main display area 22 of the quick menu screen according to the priority order specified by the option determination unit 501.

  In the present embodiment, the quick menu display unit 50 displays an option icon having an evaluation point equal to or higher than the display threshold on the quick menu screen. Each time the user performs a selection operation, the option evaluation unit 43 adds an addition point to the evaluation point of the selected option, and subtracts a subtraction point from the evaluation point of the option that has not been selected. Therefore, it is possible to display frequently used options on the quick menu screen, increase or decrease the number of options displayed on the quick menu screen, and improve convenience.

  That is, when the user sequentially selects different options, the number of icons displayed on the quick menu screen increases, and these options can be easily selected. On the other hand, when the user repeatedly selects a small number of options, the number of icons displayed on the quick menu screen decreases, and these options are easily selected.

  In addition, when an option that is not displayed on the quick menu screen is selected, the option evaluation unit 43 assigns an evaluation point equal to or higher than the display threshold value to the option, so that the option can be quickly added to the quick menu screen. . For this reason, the convenience can be further improved.

  In addition, since the icon arrangement unit 502 varies the size of the icon according to the evaluation point, the icon can be easily operated according to the evaluation point, and the operability can be improved.

  FIG. 5 is a transition diagram showing an example of the operation when operating the quick menu screen in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. FIG. 5A shows the initial state of the quick menu screen, and FIG. 5B shows the state when the quick menu screen is displayed again after the selection operation of FIG. 5A. . FIG. 5 (c) shows a selection menu screen displayed by the selection operation of FIG. 5 (b). FIG. 5 (d) shows the quick menu screen again after the selection operation of FIG. 5 (c). The state when displayed is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, in the initial state, the quick menu screen includes “large item 1”, “large item 4”, “large item 6”, “medium item 4”, “medium item 8”, and “ Icons for six choices of “subitem 1” are displayed. By performing a touch operation on these icons, the icons can be selected. In this case, the “large item 1” icon is selected. Since the choice of “major item 1” is not associated with the choice of the lower layer, the choice of “major item 1” is executed and the display of the menu screen is ended.

  After that, when the quick menu screen is displayed again, the “large item 1” icon is displayed larger than the previous time, as shown in FIG. This is because, during the previous operation, the “large item 1” icon is selected, and an addition point is added to the evaluation point of the “large item 1” option.

  Next, when the “large item 6” icon is selected, as shown in FIG. 5C, the “medium item 6” and “medium item 7” icons associated with the “large item 6” options. Is displayed. Further, when the “middle item 7” icon is selected, the “middle item 7” option is not associated with the lower layer option, so the “middle item 7” option is executed and the menu screen is displayed. finish. By these selection operations, the evaluation points for the “large item 6” option are added, and evaluation points equal to or higher than the display threshold are assigned to the “medium item 7” option not displayed on the quick menu screen.

  After that, when the quick menu screen is displayed again, as shown in FIG. 5D, the “medium item 7” icon is added, and the size of the “large item 6” icon is displayed larger than the previous time. Has been. In addition, an icon of “large item 6” having the highest evaluation point is displayed in the center.

  FIG. 6 is a transition diagram showing an example of the operation when operating the quick menu screen in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. 6A shows the same quick menu screen as FIG. 5D, and FIG. 6B shows the selection menu screen displayed by the selection operation of FIG. 6A. Yes. FIG. 6C shows a selection menu screen displayed by the selection operation of FIG. 6B, and FIG. 6D shows the quick menu screen again after the selection operation of FIG. 6C. The state when displayed is shown.

  FIG. 6B shows that “medium item 6” and “medium item 7” associated with the “large item 6” options are selected by selecting the “large item 6” icon in FIG. The option icon is displayed. In this state, when “medium item 6” is selected, as shown in FIG. 6C, the “small item 8” and “small item 9” option icons associated with the “medium item 6” option are displayed. Is displayed. Further, when the “small item 9” icon is selected, since “small item 9” is the lowermost option, the “small item 9” option is executed and the display of the menu screen ends. By this selection operation, the evaluation points of the “large item 6” options are added, and the “medium item 6” and “small item 9” options that are not displayed on the quick screen are evaluated above the display threshold. Points are assigned.

  Thereafter, when the quick menu screen is displayed again, as shown in FIG. 6D, the “large item 6” icon is displayed larger than the previous time. Further, icons of “medium item 6” and “small item 9” are added.

  Here, the icon of “large item 6” with the highest evaluation point is displayed in the center, and the icon of “large item 1” with the next highest evaluation point is displayed adjacent to the icon of “large item 6” at the top. ing. Furthermore, “Medium item 4”, “Small item 1”, “Medium item 8”, “Large item 4”, “Small item 9”, “Medium item 6”, “Medium item” so that evaluation points are in descending order. Each icon of “7” is arranged in a clockwise spiral shape. Thus, operability can be improved by arranging frequently used icons in the center.

  FIG. 7 is a transition diagram showing an example of an operation when operating the quick menu screen in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. FIG. 7A shows the same quick menu screen as FIG. 6D, and FIG. 7B shows the state of the all menu screen displayed by the selection operation of FIG. 7A. Has been. FIG. 7C shows the state of the all menu screen displayed by the selection operation of FIG. 7B, and FIG. 7D shows the quick menu screen again after the selection operation of FIG. 7C. The situation when is displayed is shown.

  In the quick menu screen of FIG. 7A, the “medium item 3” option is not displayed. In order to select the “medium item 3” option, the all menu display icon 23 needs to be touched to display the all menu screen.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, on the all menu screen, a quick menu display icon 26 displaying “QUICK MENU” is arranged in the menu icon display area 21. A quick menu screen can be displayed by touching the quick menu display icon 26. In addition, an option list corresponding to the option is displayed in the main display area 22, and a selection operation of the option can be performed by performing a touch operation on any option list. Here, “major item 1” to “major item 5” in the uppermost layer are displayed.

  FIG. 7C shows the selection of “medium item 3” to “medium item 5” associated with the options of “large item 3” by selecting the option list of “large item 3” in FIG. The option list is displayed. Furthermore, when the option list of “medium item 3” is selected, the option of “medium item 3” is executed because the option of “medium item 3” is not associated with the option of “middle item 3”, and the menu screen display ends. To do. In this case, evaluation points equal to or higher than the display threshold are assigned to the selected “large item 3” and “medium item 3” options.

  Thereafter, when the quick menu screen is displayed again, as shown in FIG. 7D, icons of “large item 3” and “medium item 3” whose evaluation points are equal to or higher than the display threshold are added. At this time, the icons are arranged so that the evaluation points are in descending order, and are arranged in a spiral shape that spreads from the inside to the outside. That is, “large item 6”, “large item 1”, “medium item 4”, “small item 1”, “medium item 8”, “large item 4”, “medium item” so that the evaluation points are in descending order. 3 ”,“ Large item 3 ”,“ Small item 9 ”,“ Medium item 6 ”, and“ Medium item 7 ”are arranged so as to draw a clockwise spiral. In this case, for the icons of “middle item 6” and “middle item 7” in the second lap and after, the empty area where the icons can be placed is searched clockwise and the icons are moved to the right so that the evaluation points are in descending order. It is discontinuously arranged around the empty area. When the main display area 22 of the quick menu screen is rectangular, the area remaining in the quick menu screen can be effectively used by arranging the icons with low evaluation points in a discontinuous spiral shape.

  FIG. 8 is a transition diagram showing an example of the operation when operating the quick menu screen in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. FIG. 8A shows an example of the quick menu screen, and FIG. 8B shows a state where the quick menu screen is displayed again after the selection operation of FIG. 8A.

  In FIG. 8A, “large item 6”, “large item 1”, “medium item 4”, “small item 1”, “medium item 8”, “large item 4” are set so that the evaluation points are in descending order. ”,“ Small item 9 ”,“ Medium item 3 ”,“ Large item 3 ”,“ Medium item 6 ”, and“ Medium item 7 ”are arranged clockwise. When the “Small Item 9” icon is selected, the “Small Item 9” option is executed, and the display of the menu screen ends. In this case, the subtraction point is subtracted from the evaluation point of the option that has not been selected.

  Thereafter, when the quick menu screen is displayed again, as shown in FIG. 8B, the option icon of “medium item 7” whose evaluation point is equal to or lower than the display threshold value disappears. That is, the icon of the option that is selected less frequently is deleted from the quick menu screen.

  FIG. 9 is a transition diagram showing an example of the operation when operating the quick menu screen in the mobile phone 100 of FIG. FIG. 9A shows an example of a quick menu screen, and FIG. 9B shows a selection menu screen displayed by the selection operation of FIG. 9A. FIG. 9C shows a state where the quick menu screen is displayed again after the selection operation of FIG. 9B.

  In FIG. 9A, “large item 6”, “large item 1”, “medium item 4”, “small item 1”, “medium item 8”, “large item 4” are set so that the evaluation points are in descending order. ”,“ Small item 9 ”,“ Medium item 3 ”,“ Large item 3 ”,“ Medium item 6 ”, and“ Medium item 5 ”are arranged in the clockwise direction. When the “middle item 5” icon is selected, the “small item 6” and “small item 7” icons associated with the “middle item 5” options are displayed.

  Here, “small item 6” and “small item 7” are mutually exclusive options. For example, “Small item 6” is an option that designates that “Manner mode” is to be turned on, and “Small item 7” is an option that designates that “Manner mode” is to be turned off. When this “small item 7” icon is selected, the “small item 7” option is executed, and the display of the menu screen ends.

  In this case, the evaluation point of the selected “medium item 5” option is added. On the other hand, evaluation points are not assigned to the selected option of “small item 7”, but instead, an evaluation point equal to or higher than the display threshold is assigned to the option of “small item 6” which is an exclusive option. Therefore, after that, when the quick menu screen is displayed again, an icon of “small item 6” is added.

  When there is a pair of options having mutually exclusive relationships, if one option is selected, the other option is likely to be selected next. For this reason, the number of operations when the selection operation of the other option is performed is reduced by assigning an evaluation point equal to or higher than the display threshold to the other option based on the selection operation of the icon of one option. And operability can be improved.

  In the quick menu screen, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 9, an option icon associated with a lower layer option and an option icon not associated with a lower layer option are displayed at the same time. For this reason, even when the icon of the option to be selected is not displayed on the quick menu screen, the icon of the upper option associated with the option is often displayed on the quick menu screen. By selecting the icon, it is possible to display the option to be selected, which is very convenient.

  Steps S101 to S107 in FIG. 10 are flowcharts showing an example of the quick menu display operation in the mobile phone 100 in FIG. The option determination unit 501 reads the evaluation point of the option from the evaluation point storage unit 44 based on the user's key operation (step S101), and determines whether or not the evaluation point is equal to or higher than the display threshold value. The options displayed on the screen are determined (step S102). In addition, for an option whose evaluation point is equal to or greater than a threshold, a priority order is determined according to the evaluation point (step S103).

  Next, the icon arrangement unit 502 reads an icon image corresponding to the option from the icon image storage unit 47, and changes the icon size according to the evaluation point of the option (step S104). Thereafter, the icon arrangement unit 502 arranges the icons so that the evaluation points are in descending order according to the priority order, and arranges the icons in a spiral shape that spreads from the inside to the outside (step S105). Further, the icon arrangement unit 502 arranges icons until the arrangement of all the icons is completed or there is no empty area for arranging icons in the main display area 22 (steps S106 and S107).

In the present embodiment, the icon is displayed in a size corresponding to the evaluation point, and the icon is arranged in a spiral shape extending from the inside to the outside so that the evaluation point is in descending order.
Large icons are placed inside and small icons are placed outside. For this reason, more icons can be easily displayed. In addition, since the frequently used icon is arranged in the center, the operability can be improved.

  Steps S201 to S209 in FIG. 11 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation at the time of icon selection in the mobile phone 100 in FIG. First, when the all menu display icon 23 is selected, the all menu display unit 45 displays an all menu screen and displays an option list corresponding to the options in the option set (steps S201 and S202). When any one of the option lists is selected, the all menu display unit 45 determines whether there is a lower-layer option associated with the selected option (step S204). If there are lower layer options, a list of lower option options is displayed (step S207).

  On the other hand, when there is no lower-layer option, the option evaluation unit 43 adds an addition point to the evaluation point of the option for which the selection operation has been performed, and subtracts the subtraction point from the evaluation point of the option for which the selection operation has not been performed. (Steps 205 and S206), the process is terminated.

  If the all menu display icon 23 is not selected in step S201, that is, if any of the options displayed on the quick menu screen is selected, the all menu display unit 45 is selected. It is determined whether there is a lower-layer option associated with the option (step S208). If there is a lower layer option, the all menu display unit 45 displays a selection menu screen and displays an icon of the lower layer option (step S209). Thereafter, the processing procedure after step S201 is repeated. On the other hand, if there is no lower layer option, the process proceeds to step S205 and subsequent steps.

  In the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the arrangement of icons is terminated when there is no empty area in which icons are arranged in the main display area 22 of the quick menu screen. However, the present invention is not limited to this. is not. For example, as long as a part of the icon can be displayed, the icon may be arranged even if the part of the icon is not displayed.

  In this embodiment, an example in which an icon is selected by a touch operation has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a configuration in which a cursor is moved using a touch pad and an icon is selected by the cursor may be used.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, an example has been described in which, when any option included in the option set is selected, a certain addition point is added to the evaluation point of the option. On the other hand, in this embodiment, a case will be described in which bonus points are further added in addition to the addition points until a predetermined number of selection operations are performed after reset.

  This reset is an operation of assigning predetermined values to the evaluation points of the respective options held in the evaluation point storage unit 44, and is performed by the evaluation reset unit. For example, 50 points are assigned as evaluation points to “large item 1”, “large item 4”, “large item 6”, “medium item 4”, “medium item 8”, and “small item 1”, and other options are selected. It is conceivable to return to the initial state shown in FIG. 2 by assigning 0 points as evaluation points.

  In this embodiment, the option evaluation unit 43 adds bonus points in addition to the addition points to the evaluation points of the selected option until the selection operation is performed a predetermined number of times after the reset. Yes. Specifically, the option evaluation unit 43 counts the cumulative number of selection operations after reset, and calculates bonus points according to the cumulative number. Since the addition points are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 12 is a graph showing an example of the relationship between the number of selection operations accumulated after reset and bonus points. The vertical axis shows bonus points, and the horizontal axis shows the number of selection operations accumulated after resetting. The bonus point is the largest at 20 points at the time of resetting, gradually decreasing with each selection operation, and 5 points at the 50th time. Bonus points are not added in the selection operation after the 51st time.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of an operation when an icon is selected according to the present embodiment. Since this flowchart is the same as steps S201 to S209 in FIG. 12 except for steps S305 and S308, a duplicate description is omitted.

  The option evaluation unit 43 adds bonus points to the evaluation points of the option for which the selection operation has been performed based on the number of selection operations after reset (step S306). Then, the option evaluation unit 43 counts up the number of selection operations accumulated after the reset (step S308).

  In the present embodiment, the evaluation points can be reset, and the options selected until a certain number of selection operations after the reset are performed have particularly high evaluation points. For this reason, immediately after the purchase of the mobile terminal device or when the user changes, the quick menu screen that suits the user's preference can be obtained earlier.

11 Call Receiver 12 Call Microphone 13 Menu Key 21 Menu Icon Display Area 22 Main Display Area 23 All Menu Display Icon 26 Quick Menu Display Icon 40 Touch Sensor 41 Key Input Unit 42 Selection Operation Discriminating Unit 43 Option Evaluation Unit 44 Evaluation Point Storage Unit 45 all menu display unit 46 option set storage unit 47 icon image storage unit 50 quick menu display unit 100 mobile phone 501 option determination unit 502 icon arrangement unit

Claims (5)

An all-menu display means for displaying any option included in the option set in a selectable manner;
Quick menu display means for arranging and displaying icons associated with the selectable options on the quick menu screen so that some of the options included in the option set can be selected;
Evaluation point storage means for holding an evaluation point for each of the options;
Each time the selection operation of the option by the user is performed, an addition point is added to the evaluation point of the selected option, and an option evaluation means for subtracting a subtraction point from the evaluation point of the option that has not been selected,
The mobile terminal device, wherein the quick menu display means displays an icon corresponding to the option whose evaluation point is equal to or higher than a display threshold on the quick menu screen.   2. The option evaluation unit according to claim 1, wherein, when the option whose evaluation point is less than the display threshold is selected, an evaluation point equal to or higher than the display threshold is assigned to the option. Mobile terminal device.   The portable terminal device according to claim 2, wherein the quick menu display unit displays the quick menu screen on a touch panel and displays the icon in a size corresponding to the evaluation point.   4. The portable terminal device according to claim 3, wherein the quick menu display means arranges the icons so that the evaluation points are in descending order, and is arranged in a spiral shape extending from the inside to the outside. Evaluation reset means for assigning a predetermined evaluation point to each option in the option set,
5. The option evaluation unit adds an addition point and a bonus point to an evaluation point of the selected option until a predetermined number of selection operations are performed after resetting. The portable terminal device described.

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