JP2012120077A - Mobile phone, operation setting method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile phone having an upper casing and a lower casing to be coupled so as to be opened/closed freely, capable of configuring various settings by user's patting or shaking operation, eliminating complicated operation even for multifunctional operation, and minimizing incorrect operation.SOLUTION: In a mobile phone, an acceleration sensor 32 detects an acceleration applied to a casing of a mobile phone 1. An open/close sensor 33 detects whether the casing of the mobile phone 1 is opened or closed. When a main control part 21 detects that the casing of the mobile phone 1 is patted or shook, the main control part 21 determines whether the casing is opened or closed, reads out a motion command corresponding to the pat or shake operation from a memory 23 depending on the open or close state, and performs an operation depending on the open or close state of the casing of the mobile phone 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone, an operation setting method for the mobile phone, and a program.

  Today's mobile phones have many functions such as one-segment broadcasting (television broadcasting for mobile devices broadcast using one segment of terrestrial television broadcasting), video imaging, still image imaging, and games. is doing. When using these various functions, in the current mobile phone, the mobile phone displays a menu, and the user selects a function to be used by key operation from the functions shown in the menu. However, in such a menu selection, the number of keys to be pressed increases until the desired function is reached, which takes time.

  In addition, there are cases where an incoming call is received in a state where the user forgets to set the manner mode in an environment where the ring tone is annoying. In such a case, the user needs to perform an operation to turn off the ringtone, such as changing the setting to the manner mode. However, in the current mobile phone, it is necessary to perform operations such as opening the mobile phone and searching for and pressing the required key in order to make the necessary settings. If this operation takes a long time, Continuing to ring the ringtone may cause inconvenience to the surroundings.

  One of the methods for shortening the operation time is to provide a shortened operation key for frequently used functions so that it can be executed by one or several key operations, but still requires key operation. is there. As mobile phones become thinner and smaller, individual keys of mobile phones generally tend to become smaller, and key presses are troublesome operations.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-176661) and Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2009-278294), the mobile phone is operated by a tap operation (operation of tapping the casing of the mobile phone with a finger). It describes what can be used to start the application of the telephone. In such a tap process, it is described that the corresponding process is distinguished by the number of tap operations and the tap location.

JP 2008-176661 A JP 2009-278294 A

  As shown in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, if the activation process of the application of the mobile phone can be performed by a tap operation, a process of operating a necessary key becomes unnecessary, and compared with the key operation, Operation is simplified and operability can be improved. However, in such a tap process, if the functions that can be set on the mobile phone increase, the relationship between the number of tap operations and the tap location and the corresponding process becomes complicated, and the number of erroneous operations increases.

  Further, with the techniques disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, there is a possibility that the user will not notice even if an erroneous operation is performed. For example, when the operation of tapping the mobile phone is assigned to start the TV function, the mobile phone is closed when the mobile phone is tapped and the TV function is started with the mobile phone closed. The user may not be aware that the television function has been activated and may consume power wastefully.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone, an operation setting method, and a program that can solve the above-described problems.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and a mobile phone according to an aspect of the present invention includes a housing in which an upper housing and a lower housing are connected to each other so as to be openable and closable. Acceleration detection means for detecting acceleration applied to the casing, opening / closing detection means for detecting whether the casing is open or closed, and the casing is hit according to whether the casing is open or closed Alternatively, when it is detected that the casing is struck or shaken from the storage means for storing an operation command corresponding to being shaken and the detection output of the acceleration detection means, from the detection output of the opening / closing detection means Determining whether the housing is in an open state or a closed state, and depending on whether the housing is in an open state or a closed state, an operation command corresponding to the case where the housing is struck or shaken Read from the command and execute the read operation command Characterized in that it comprises a control means.

  An operation setting method according to an aspect of the present invention is an operation setting method for a mobile phone having a casing in which an upper housing and a lower housing are connected to be freely opened and closed. Acceleration detecting means for detecting an acceleration applied to the casing, opening / closing detecting means for detecting whether the casing is in an open state or a closed state, and the casing is struck according to whether the casing is in an open state or a closed state, or Storage means for storing an operation command corresponding to being shaken, and detecting from the detection output of the acceleration detection means that the casing has been hit or shaken, and the opening and closing From the detection output of the detection means, the step of determining whether the casing is in an open state or a closed state, and whether the casing is struck or shaken according to whether the casing is in an open state or a closed state Reading a corresponding operation command from the storage means; and Characterized in that it comprises a step of performing the operation was Desa commands only.

  A program according to an aspect of the present invention includes a housing in which an upper housing and a lower housing are connected so as to be openable and closable, and an acceleration detection unit that detects acceleration applied to the housing; Open / close detection means for detecting whether the casing is open or closed, and storage means for storing an operation command corresponding to the case where the casing is hit or shaken according to whether the casing is open or closed A step of detecting from the detection output of the acceleration detection means that the case has been hit or shaken, and whether the case is open from the detection output of the open / close detection means. Determining whether it is closed, reading from the storage means an operation command corresponding to the case being struck or shaken, depending on whether the case is open or closed; and Execute the read operation command Is a program for executing the steps.

  According to the present invention, when the user performs an operation of hitting or shaking the casing of the mobile phone, the mobile phone can execute different processes depending on whether the mobile phone is in an open state or a closed state. Thereby, even in the case of multiple functions, the operation is not complicated, and erroneous operations can be reduced.

1 is an outline view showing an outline of the appearance of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a functional block configuration of a mobile phone according to the embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the setting screen of a process when the housing | casing of the mobile telephone which concerns on the embodiment is struck or shaken. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of the closed state command table and open state command table in the mobile telephone which concerns on the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of operation which taps or shakes the mobile telephone which concerns on the same embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation of the mobile phone according to the embodiment.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an outline view showing an outline of the appearance of a mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A shows the arrangement of each part on the front surface of the mobile phone 1 (the inner surface when the housing of the mobile phone 1 is closed) in a state where the casing of the mobile phone 1 is opened. FIG. 1B shows the arrangement of each part on the back surface of the mobile phone 1 (the outer surface when the housing of the mobile phone 1 is opened) when the casing of the mobile phone 1 is opened. The arrangement of each part in a state where the casing of the mobile phone 1 is closed is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile phone 1 includes an upper housing 10, a lower housing 11, and a hinge portion 12 that connects the upper housing 10 and the lower housing 11 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, a front display unit 15 is disposed on the front surface of the upper housing 10 over substantially the entire surface thereof. The front display unit 15 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display. The front display unit 15 displays incoming and outgoing telephone numbers and address books when using the telephone function. Further, the front display unit 15 displays a captured image at the time of camera imaging (moving image or still image imaging). Further, the front display unit 15 displays a map screen during GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation, and also displays a received television broadcast screen during television reception. The upper housing 10 is provided with a receiver unit 17. The reception unit 17 has a speaker that outputs a reception when using the telephone function (during a call).

  On the front surface of the lower housing 11, an operation unit 13 is disposed over substantially the entire surface. The operation unit 13 has various keys such as a numeric keypad used for inputting a telephone number, a cursor key for moving a cursor, and a call start / end key. In addition, the transmitter 14 is arranged at the center of the lower side of the lower casing 11. The transmitter 14 has a microphone that accepts input of a transmission when using the telephone function (during a call).

  As shown in FIG. 1B, an imaging unit 16 and a back display unit 20 are disposed on the back surface of the upper housing 10 of the mobile phone 1. The imaging unit 16 includes an optical system such as a lens and an image sensor such as a charge coupled device (CCD) or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (CMOS), and captures still images and moving images. The rear display unit 20 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display. A speaker 19 for outputting sound to the outside is disposed on the lower housing 11 of the back surface of the mobile phone 1.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an outline of a functional block configuration of the mobile phone 1. In the figure, a mobile phone 1 includes an operation unit 13, a transmission unit 14, a front display unit 15, an imaging unit 16, a reception unit 17, a speaker 19, a rear display unit 20, and a main control unit 21. A ROM 22 (Read Only Memory) 22, a memory 23, a wireless communication unit 26, an audio processing unit 27, a one-segment reception unit 28, a GPS function unit 29, a short-range communication unit 30, and an audio amplification unit 31. And an acceleration sensor 32 and an open / close sensor 33.

  In FIG. 2, the main control unit 21 is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) included in the mobile phone 1 reading out and executing a program from the ROM 22, and controls the operation of each unit of the mobile phone 1. The ROM 22 stores a basic program for realizing the functions of the main control unit 21 and various application programs. The memory 23 stores various data such as various preset data, phone book data, mail data, telephone history, and photo information.

  In the present embodiment, the ROM 22 stores a program for controlling processing performed by the cellular phone 1 in response to the case of the cellular phone 1 being hit or shaken. In addition, the memory 23 stores setting information on processing performed by the mobile phone 1 in response to the casing of the mobile phone 1 being hit or shaken.

  In FIG. 2, a radio communication unit 26 transmits and receives radio waves to and from a base station of a mobile phone network. Various communication methods can be used when the wireless communication unit 26 transmits and receives radio waves to and from the base station. For example, GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) may be used, or other communication methods such as CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) may be used. The voice processing unit 27 processes an input voice signal from the transmitter unit 14 and an output voice signal to the receiver unit 17.

  As described above, the imaging unit 16 includes an image sensor such as a CCD or a CMOS. The imaging unit 16 compresses the captured image signal using, for example, a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) method, and writes the compressed image signal in the memory 23.

  The one seg receiving unit 28 receives the one seg television broadcast and generates a reproduction signal. The GPS function unit 29 receives radio waves from a plurality of satellites and measures the current location.

  The short-range communication unit 30 transmits and receives data by connecting wirelessly with other peripheral devices. The short-range communication unit 30 performs communication using, for example, Bluetooth as a communication method.

  The audio amplifying unit 31 amplifies an audio signal to be output to the outside and outputs it to the speaker 19.

  The acceleration sensor 32 detects that the casing of the mobile phone 1 has been hit or shaken as an acceleration. In the present embodiment, the acceleration sensor 32 does not distinguish between a user action of hitting the mobile phone 1 and a user action of shaking. Further, the main control unit 21 detects the number of times that the casing of the mobile phone 1 has been hit or shaken based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 32. Specifically, the main control unit 21 hits or shakes the casing of the mobile phone 1 detected by the acceleration sensor 32 at intervals within a predetermined time (hereinafter, simply referred to as “tapping or shaking user action”). ) Is determined as a series of operations constituting one operation input, and the number of times of being hit or shaken is counted. Then, when a user action of hitting or shaking for a predetermined time is not detected, the main control unit 21 determines that the series of user actions have ended, and consists of a user action of hitting or shaking for the counted number of times. One operation (in the following, an operation of tapping or shaking n times (n is the number of times a user action for tapping or shaking was detected) or simply an operation of tapping or shaking) is detected.

  The open / close sensor 33 is in a state where the casing of the mobile phone 1 is opened (the state shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B) or in a closed state (shown in FIG. 1C). ) Is detected.

  Thus, the mobile phone 1 is provided with the acceleration sensor 32, and this acceleration sensor 32 detects that the casing of the mobile phone 1 has been hit or shaken. And the detection output of this acceleration sensor 32 is output to the main control part 21, and the main control part 21 detects operation which strikes or shakes based on the said detection output. Further, the open / close sensor 33 detects whether the casing of the mobile phone 1 is open or closed. The detection output of the open / close sensor 33 is output to the main control unit 21. When the main control unit 21 detects a tapping or shaking operation, the main control unit 21 determines from the detection output of the open / close sensor 33 whether the housing is in an open state or a closed state. Then, the main control unit 21 reads out an operation command corresponding to the number of times the case has been hit or shaken from the memory 23 according to whether the case is open or closed, and corresponds to the read operation command. Process.

Next, with reference to FIG. 3, description will be given of the association between the operation of tapping or shaking and the processing (operation command) performed by the mobile phone 1.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a setting screen for processing when the casing of the mobile phone 1 is hit or shaken. 3A shows an operation command setting screen when the casing of the mobile phone 1 is closed, and FIG. 3B shows an operation command when the casing of the mobile phone 1 is opened. The setting screen is shown. When setting the operation command when the casing of the mobile phone 1 is struck or shaken, the user calls the setting screen shown in FIG. 3 (A) and FIG. 3 (B). The operation command when the casing of the mobile phone 1 is closed and the operation command when the case is opened are set. At this time, the number of hits or shakes is set for each operation command. Note that the setting items shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B are examples, and the present invention is not limited to such setting items.

  For example, in the example of FIG. 3A, when the casing of the cellular phone 1 is closed, the number of times of tapping or shaking is set as “one setting” as “setting of voice mode and manner mode”, and “holding mode” "Switching to" is set to "2 times" of hitting or shaking, and "Switching to the answering mode" is set to "3 times" of hitting or shaking.

  In the example of FIG. 3B, when the casing of the mobile phone 1 is opened, “switching to the mail operation state” is set as “number of times of tapping or shaking”, and “camera operation is switched to” As the “switching”, the number of times of tapping or shaking is set to “2 times”, and as the “switching to the television reception”, the number of times of tapping or shaking is set to “3 times”.

Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the association between the hitting or shaking operation stored in the memory 23 and the operation command will be described. Information set on the setting screen shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B is stored in the memory 23 as a closed state command table and an open state command table.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a closed state command table and an open state command table. 4A shows an example of a closed state command table, and FIG. 4B shows an example of an open state command table. As shown in the figure, in each row of the closed state command table and the open state command table, the number of times of hitting or shaking and an operation command are stored in association with each other.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, the operation of hitting or shaking the mobile phone 1 will be described.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an operation of hitting or shaking the mobile phone 1.
When operating with the casing of the mobile phone 1 closed, the user taps the casing of the mobile phone 1 as shown by an arrow A11 in FIG. 5A or the arrow in FIG. The housing of the mobile phone 1 is shaken as indicated by A12.

  When the user operates the cellular phone 1 with the casing opened, the user taps the casing of the cellular phone 1 as indicated by an arrow A21 in FIG. 5B, or FIG. As shown by an arrow A22, the casing of the mobile phone 1 is shaken.

  Here, it is assumed that the user hits or shakes the casing of the mobile phone 1 with the casing of the mobile phone 1 closed as shown by an arrow A11 or an arrow A12 in FIG. At this time, it is assumed that the closed state command table shown in FIG. 4A is stored in the memory 23 as the closed state command table.

  In this case, when the user taps or shakes the casing once with the casing of the mobile phone 1 closed, the operation mode is switched from the voice mode to the manner mode. In addition, when the user taps or shakes the casing twice with the casing of the mobile phone 1 closed, the operation mode is switched to the hold mode. In addition, when the user taps or shakes the casing three times with the casing of the cellular phone 1 closed, the operation mode is switched to the answering mode. At this time, the operation state set by the user hitting or shaking the casing of the mobile phone 1 is displayed on the rear display unit 20 of the mobile phone 1 so that the user can confirm the operation state with the casing of the mobile phone 1 closed. Is done. This operation check may be performed by the speaker 19 outputting the sound.

  Here, it is assumed that the user hits or shakes the casing of the mobile phone 1 while the casing of the mobile phone 1 is opened as indicated by an arrow A21 or an arrow A22 in FIG. At this time, it is assumed that the open state command table shown in FIG. 4B is stored in the memory 23 as the open state command table.

  In this case, when the user taps or shakes the casing once with the casing of the mobile phone 1 opened, the operation mode is switched to the mail operation state. In addition, when the user taps or shakes the casing twice with the casing of the mobile phone 1 opened, the operation mode is switched to the camera operation state. In addition, when the user taps or shakes the casing three times with the casing of the mobile phone 1 open, the operation mode is switched to the one-segment television reception state. At this time, the operation state set by the user hitting or shaking the casing of the mobile phone 1 is displayed on the front display unit 15 of the mobile phone 1 so that the user can confirm the operation state with the casing of the mobile phone 1 opened. Is done. This operation check may be performed by the speaker 19 outputting the sound.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone 1. When the mobile phone 1 is connected (ON) to the power supply of the mobile phone 1, the mobile phone 1 starts the process shown in the figure and performs the process shown in the figure until the power is turned off (OFF).

In the figure, the acceleration sensor 32 measures the acceleration (step S101), and the main control unit 21 determines the presence or absence of a tapping or shaking operation based on the acceleration detection output by the acceleration sensor 32 (step S102). When it is determined that the hitting or shaking operation has not been performed (step S102: NO), the main control unit 21 performs a normal operation (step S111). Here, the normal operation means that the main control unit 21 controls each unit based on command execution performed by the main control unit 21 based on a user operation received by the operation unit 13 or a telephone call detected by the wireless communication unit 26. This is an operation performed by the mobile phone 1 triggered by an event other than the operation of tapping or shaking, such as processing during a call.
Thereafter, the main control unit 21 returns to step S101 and repeats the process of FIG.

  On the other hand, when the casing of the mobile phone 1 is hit or shaken, the acceleration sensor 32 detects acceleration in the above-described step S101. Based on this acceleration, if it is determined in step S102 that a hit or shake operation has been performed (step S102: YES), the main control unit 21 determines the open / close state of the housing from the detection output of the open / close sensor 33 (step S102). S121).

  When it is determined in step S121 that the casing of the mobile phone 1 is in the closed state (step S121: NO), the main control unit 21 determines whether or not the user motion to strike or shake (number of times of acceleration detection) Command processing is executed based on the closed state command table shown in FIG. 4A (step S131). That is, in the example of the closed state command table shown in FIG. 4A, the main control unit 21 performs a process of switching from the voice mode to the manner mode if the operation of tapping or shaking once (the number of times of acceleration detection is one). If the operation is tapped or shaked twice (the number of times of detection of acceleration is 2 times), the process is switched to the hold mode. If the operation is tapped or shaken 3 times (the number of times of acceleration is detected is 3), the process is switched to the answering mode. I do. When the command processing in step S131 ends, the main control unit 21 returns to step S101 and repeats the processing in FIG.

  If it is determined in step S121 that the mobile phone 1 is in the open state (step S121: YES), the main control unit 21 executes command processing based on the open state command table shown in FIG. (Step S141). That is, in the example of the open state command table shown in FIG. 4B, the main control unit 21 performs a process of switching to the mail operation state if the operation is to strike or shake once (the number of times of acceleration detection is 1). If the operation of tapping or shaking twice (the number of times of detection of acceleration is two times), a process of switching to camera operation is performed. If the operation of tapping or shaking three times (the number of times of detection of acceleration is three), the process of switching to television reception is performed. When the command processing in step S141 ends, the main control unit 21 returns to step S101 and repeats the processing in FIG.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the user performs an operation of hitting or shaking the casing of the mobile phone 1, the mobile phone 1 performs a corresponding process. At this time, in the present embodiment, different processes can be executed depending on whether the casing of the mobile phone 1 is open or closed. Thereby, even in the case of multiple functions, the operation is not complicated, and erroneous operations can be reduced.

  For example, it is conceivable that the user views the television when the casing of the mobile phone 1 is open, but the television cannot be viewed when the case is closed. Further, in a state where the casing of the mobile phone 1 is closed, it is conceivable to perform processing such as changing the incoming call mode. In the present embodiment, by changing the processing between the opened state and the closed state of the mobile phone 1, more types of processing can be performed with a relatively small number of operations (number of times of shaking and number of times of tapping). Can do. In addition, it is possible to prevent improper processing such as activating the TV function with the mobile phone 1 closed and consuming power.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cellular phone 10 Upper housing | casing 11 Lower housing | casing 12 Hinge part 13 Operation part 14 Transmission part 15 Front display part 16 Imaging part 17 Reception part 19 Speaker 20 Back surface display part 21 Main control part 22 ROM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 23 Memory 26 Wireless communication part 27 Audio | voice processing part 28 One-segment receiving part 29 GPS function part 30 Short-range communication part 31 Voice amplification part 32 Acceleration sensor 33 Opening / closing sensor

Claims (5)

The upper housing and the lower housing have a housing that is openably and closably connected,
Acceleration detecting means for detecting acceleration applied to the housing;
Open / close detection means for detecting whether the housing is open or closed;
Storage means for storing an operation command corresponding to the case where the case is struck or shaken according to whether the case is open or closed;
When it is detected from the detection output of the acceleration detection means that the casing is hit or shaken, it is determined from the detection output of the open / close detection means whether the casing is in an open state or a closed state. Control means for reading out an operation command corresponding to the case where the casing is struck or shaken from the storage means according to whether the body is open or closed, and executing the read operation command; A mobile phone comprising the mobile phone.   2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores the number of times the casing is hit or shaken and an operation command in association with each other.   The mobile phone according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the operation command stored in the storage means is changeable. An operation setting method for a mobile phone having a casing in which an upper housing and a lower housing are connected to each other so as to be freely opened and closed,
The mobile phone includes acceleration detection means for detecting acceleration applied to the housing, open / close detection means for detecting whether the housing is in an open state or a closed state, and depending on whether the housing is in an open state or a closed state, Storage means for storing an operation command corresponding to the case where the casing is struck or shaken,
Detecting from the detection output of the acceleration detection means that the housing has been hit or shaken;
Determining from the detection output of the open / close detection means whether the housing is in an open state or a closed state;
Reading from the storage means an operation command corresponding to the case being hit or shaken, depending on whether the case is open or closed;
And a step of executing the read operation command. Acceleration detecting means for detecting an acceleration applied to the casing, and an opening / closing detection for detecting whether the casing is in an open state or a closed state. A mobile phone comprising: means; and storage means for storing an operation command corresponding to the case where the case is struck or shaken according to whether the case is open or closed;
Detecting from the detection output of the acceleration detection means that the casing has been hit or shaken;
Determining from the detection output of the open / close detection means whether the housing is in an open state or a closed state;
Reading from the storage means an operation command corresponding to the case being hit or shaken, depending on whether the case is open or closed;
A program for executing the step of executing the read operation command.

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