JP2013255039A - Mobile communication terminal equipped with short-range wireless communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile communication terminal that can switch the operation mode of a short-range wireless communication device by intuitive user operation, and further that can prevent wasteful consumption of a battery contained in the mobile communication terminal.SOLUTION: In order that a mobile communication terminal 1 can switch the operation mode of a short-range wireless communication device 2 by intuitive user operation, mode switch operation using touch operation or motion operation per operation mode other than a default mode is defined. The mobile communication terminal 1 comprises mode switch means 10 for switching the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 to an operation mode corresponding to executed mode switch operation if the mobile communication terminal 1 detects execution of the mode switch operation when the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is the default mode and a home screen is displayed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal equipped with a short-range wireless communication device having a plurality of operation modes, and more particularly to a technique for switching the operation mode of a short-range wireless communication device.

  Mobile communication terminals such as mobile phones and smartphones are often equipped with short-range wireless communication devices in accordance with NFC (Near Field Communication), which is an international standard for short-range wireless communication with a communication distance of about 10 cm. became.

  By installing a short-range wireless communication device conforming to NFC in a mobile communication terminal, the user uses short-range wireless communication by a simple operation in which the user simply holds the mobile communication terminal over a device serving as a communication partner. The service will be available.

  A card emulation mode that allows a mobile communication terminal to function as a contactless IC card or IC tag, and a mobile communication terminal to function as a reader / writer for short-range wireless communication so that it can support various applications that use short-range wireless communication Three operation modes, reader / writer mode and P2P mode in which messages are directly exchanged between mobile communication terminals, are defined by NFC, and the user needs to switch to an operation mode according to the application used by the user.

  In a commercially available mobile communication terminal equipped with a short-range wireless communication device conforming to NFC, when the mode of the short-range wireless communication device is set to the reader / writer mode or the P2P mode, the menu displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal After selecting the NFC menu from among the applications registered in the NFC menu, the application corresponding to the reader / writer mode or the P2P mode must be selected. The operation for switching the operation mode was complicated.

  As an invention for facilitating the operation of a mobile communication terminal in which a short-range wireless communication device is mounted, in Patent Document 1, using a button of a mobile communication terminal in which a short-range wireless communication device is mounted, Although an invention has been disclosed in which information can be easily written and read by communication, the invention is not an invention for switching the operation mode of a short-range wireless communication device.

  Further, when a short-range wireless communication device is mounted on a mobile communication terminal, a device for preventing wasteful consumption of a battery built in the mobile communication terminal is necessary. No consideration is given.

JP 2005-45557 A

  Therefore, the present invention can switch the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device by an intuitive user operation, and can further prevent wasteful consumption of the battery built in the mobile communication terminal. An object is to provide a communication terminal.

  A first invention for solving the above problem is a mobile communication terminal in which a short-range wireless communication device having a plurality of operation modes is mounted. The operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device is changed by an intuitive user operation. In the mobile communication terminal, a mode switching operation using a touch operation or a motion operation is defined for each operation mode other than the default so that the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device is a default mode. When the home screen is displayed and the execution of the mode switching operation is detected, the mode switch switches the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device to the operation mode corresponding to the executed mode switching operation. Means.

  In the first aspect of the invention, the mode switch means sets the short-range wireless communication to an operation mode corresponding to the mode switching operation so as to prevent useless consumption of a battery built in the mobile communication terminal. After a certain time has elapsed after switching the operation mode of the device, the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device is switched to the default operation mode.

  Furthermore, the second invention that solves the above-mentioned problem is that the short-range wireless communication device conforms to NFC in the mobile communication terminal described in the first invention so as to be compatible with NFC that is widely spread. The device is characterized in that the default operation mode is an NFC card emulation mode.

  Furthermore, a third invention for solving the above-described problem is that, in the first invention or the second invention, the mobile communication terminal is configured so that the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device can be switched by a touch operation. A terminal with a touch panel is characterized in that a touch operation for a slide operation following a long touch operation is defined as the mode switching operation, and a slide direction is defined for each operation mode other than the default.

  Furthermore, a fourth invention for solving the above-described problem is that, in the first invention or the second invention, the mobile communication terminal is configured so that the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device can be switched by a motion operation. A terminal with a three-dimensional acceleration sensor, wherein a motion operation for setting the mobile communication terminal in a predetermined posture is the mode switching operation, and the posture of the mobile communication terminal is defined for each operation mode other than the default. Features.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device can be switched by an intuitive user operation, and furthermore, wasteful consumption of the battery built in the mobile communication terminal can be prevented. It is possible to provide a mobile communication terminal that can be used.

The figure explaining the mobile communication terminal concerning this embodiment. The figure explaining the function with which a mobile communication terminal is equipped. The mode transition diagram of a near field communication device. The figure explaining operation | movement of a mode switch means. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a mode switching operation in the first embodiment. The figure explaining mode switching operation in Example 2. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a mode switching operation in the third embodiment.

  Now, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a mobile communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment. In the present invention, the mobile communication terminal 1 means a portable terminal that communicates using public wireless communication, and specifically includes a mobile phone, a smartphone, and the like.

  The mobile communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is a terminal developed so that the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 compliant with NFC can be switched by a simple operation by a user. As described above, the mobile communication terminal 1 includes a processor 1a on which a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, and the like are mounted. The processor 1a includes a wireless communication circuit 1b that performs processing related to public wireless communication, a memory 1c, and a USIM 1e. In addition to an I / O port 1d that communicates with a display, a display 1f such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL, an operation circuit 1h such as a touch panel or an operation panel, a timer 1g that measures time, and a three-dimensional acceleration sensor 1i that detects acceleration in three axes. The short-range wireless communication device 2 conforming to NFC, which is an international standard for short-range wireless communication with a communication distance of about 10 cm, is connected. Battery 1j supplies power to these circuits are incorporated in the mobile communication terminal 1.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining functions provided in the mobile communication terminal 1. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the short-range wireless communication device 2 compliant with NFC has three operation modes so as to be compatible with various applications using short-range wireless communication. The first operation mode is a card emulation mode 20 that allows the mobile communication terminal 1 to function as a non-contact IC card or IC tag. The second operation mode allows the mobile communication terminal 1 to be a short-range wireless communication reader. In the reader / writer mode 21 that functions as a writer, the third operation mode is a P2P mode 22 in which messages are directly exchanged between the mobile communication terminals 1.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, as a means realized by a computer program that operates the processor 1a so that the operation mode of the NFC-compliant short-range wireless communication device 2 can be switched by a user operation, In the mobile communication terminal 1 of the embodiment, a mode switching operation using a touch operation or a motion operation is defined for each operation mode other than the default, the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is the default mode, and the home When the execution of the mode switching operation is detected while the screen is displayed, after a certain time has elapsed after switching the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 to the operation mode corresponding to the executed mode switching operation, A mode switch that switches the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 to the default operation mode. And a switch unit 10.

  FIG. 3 is a mode transition diagram of the short-range wireless communication device 2. In this embodiment, the operation mode set as default is the card emulation mode 20, the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is the card emulation mode 20, and the home screen is displayed on the display 1f of the mobile communication terminal 1. When a mode switching operation for switching to the reader / writer mode 21 is performed while being displayed, the mode switch means 10 of the mobile communication terminal 1 changes the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 from the card emulation mode 20 to the reader / writer. Switch to mode 21.

  Further, when the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is the card emulation mode 20 and the home screen is displayed on the display 1f of the mobile communication terminal 1, a mode switching operation for switching to the P2P mode 22 is performed. Then, the mode switch means 10 of the mobile communication terminal 1 switches the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 from the card emulation mode 20 to the P2P mode 22.

  In addition, if the short-range wireless communication device 2 is continuously operated in an operation mode other than the card emulation mode 20, the battery 1j built in the mobile communication terminal 1 is consumed wastefully. When the operation mode of the distance wireless communication device 2 is switched to the reader / writer mode 21 or the P2P mode 22, time measurement is started, and when a certain time has elapsed, the operation mode of the short distance wireless communication device 2 is changed to the default card emulation mode 20. Switch to.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the mode switch means 10 provided in the mobile communication terminal 1. The mode switch means 10 of the mobile communication terminal 1 operates according to the procedure shown in FIG. 4 until the mobile communication terminal 1 is turned off after being turned on.

  The mode switch means 10 of the mobile communication terminal 1 monitors an operation executed on the mobile communication terminal 1 and uses a touch operation or a motion operation when the short-range wireless communication device 2 is in the card emulation mode 20. When the execution of the switching operation is detected (S1), the mode switch means 10 of the mobile communication terminal 1 checks whether the screen displayed on the display 1f of the mobile communication terminal 1 is the home screen (S2).

  If the screen displayed on the display 1f of the mobile communication terminal 1 is not the home screen, the mode switch means 10 of the mobile communication terminal 1 returns to S1 in FIG. 4 and is displayed on the display 1f of the mobile communication terminal 1. If the current screen is the home screen, the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is switched to the operation mode corresponding to the mode switching operation executed on the mobile communication terminal 1 (S3).

  When the mode switch means 10 of the mobile communication terminal 1 switches the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 to the operation mode corresponding to the mode switching operation, it starts measuring time using the timer 1g, When the time has elapsed (S4), the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is switched to the card emulation mode 20 (S5), and the process returns to S1 in FIG.

  As described above, in the mobile communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, when the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is the default mode and the home screen is displayed, the touch operation or the motion operation is used. When the mode switching operation is executed, the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is switched to the operation mode corresponding to the executed mode switching operation. Specific contents of the mode switching operation using the touch operation or the motion operation Since this depends on the hardware specification of the mobile communication terminal 1, a specific example of the mode switching operation will be described with the mobile communication terminal 1 having different hardware specifications as an example.

[Example 1]
Example 1 is an example in which the mobile communication terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is a smartphone 3 having a touch panel 3a, and the smartphone 3 having the touch panel 3a can perform a touch operation as an intuitive operation. In Example 1, the mode switching operation is realized by a touch operation.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the mode switching operation in the first embodiment. Various touch operations can be considered as a mode switching operation. In the first embodiment, a long touch operation that keeps pushing the finger and a slide operation that slides the finger are used for the mode switching operation, and the slide operation following the long touch operation is switched to the mode. It is an operation.

  When the slide operation following the long touch operation is a mode switching operation, a slide direction is defined for each operation mode other than the default (reader / writer mode 21 and P2P mode 22). Here, the reader / writer mode 21 has an upward direction. The P2P mode 22 is associated with the downward direction.

  When the operation mode of the smartphone 3 is switched using a mode switching operation that is a slide operation following the long touch operation, when the user performs a long touch operation on a part of the touch panel 3a, the reader / writer A screen for displaying the slide direction associated with the mode 21 and the P2P mode 22 is displayed on the touch panel 3a (FIG. 5A).

  When the user performs a slide operation in the slide direction associated with the operation mode to be switched following the long touch operation, the operation mode of the smartphone 3 is switched to the operation mode corresponding to the slide direction in which the finger is slid (see FIG. 5 (b)).

  In FIG. 5, since the reader / writer mode 21 is associated with the upward direction and the P2P mode 22 is associated with the downward direction, when the user performs a long sliding operation on the finger, the reader / writer mode 21 switches to the reader / writer mode 21. When sliding downward, the mode is switched to the P2P mode 22.

[Example 2]
The second embodiment is an embodiment in which the two-fold type mobile phone 4 is a mobile communication terminal 1, and the two-fold type mobile phone 4 can execute a motion operation as an intuitive operation. The mode switching operation is realized by a motion operation that changes the attitude of the two-fold type mobile phone 4. The execution of the motion operation can be detected by a signal obtained from the three-dimensional acceleration sensor 1i illustrated in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the mode switching operation in the second embodiment. In the two-fold type mobile phone 4, the home screen is displayed by opening the two-folded mobile phone 4, so that the operation mode is switched when the two-fold type mobile phone 4 is opened. Before switching the operation mode of the two-fold type mobile phone 4, the user performs an operation to open the mobile phone 4 folded in two (FIG. 6A). .

  When the motion operation is set to the mode switching operation, the posture of the mobile phone 4 is defined for each of the reader / writer mode 21 and the P2P mode 22, and here, the reader / writer mode 21 corresponds to the horizontal posture and the P2P mode 22 corresponds to the vertical posture. It is attached.

  In the second embodiment, when a motion operation for placing the mobile phone 4 in a horizontal position is performed with the folded-type mobile phone 4 opened, the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is changed to the reader / writer mode 21. It switches (FIG. 6B). Further, when a motion operation is performed to bring the mobile phone 4 into a vertical posture while the bi-fold type mobile phone 4 is opened, the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is switched to the P2P mode 22 (FIG. 6). (C)).

[Example 3]
The third embodiment is an embodiment in which the mobile communication terminal 1 is a straight type mobile phone 5. Since the straight-type mobile phone 5 can perform a motion operation as an intuitive operation, in the third embodiment, as in the second embodiment, a mode switching operation is realized by a motion operation that changes the posture of the mobile communication terminal 1. doing.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a mode switching operation in the third embodiment. Since the straight type mobile phone 5 is provided with a screen lock function in order to prevent malfunctions, it is necessary to switch the operation mode to release the screen lock, and the operation mode of the straight type mobile phone 5 is changed. Before switching, the user performs an operation of releasing the screen lock of the straight type mobile phone 5 (FIG. 7A).

  Similarly to the second embodiment, also in the third embodiment, the posture of the mobile phone 5 is defined for each of the reader / writer mode 21 and the P2P mode 22. Here, the horizontal posture is defined in the reader / writer mode 21 and the vertical posture is defined in the P2P mode 22. Are associated.

  In the third embodiment, when a motion operation for setting the mobile phone 5 to a horizontal posture is performed in a state where the screen lock of the straight type mobile phone 5 is released, the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is the reader / writer mode 21. (Fig. 7 (b)). Further, when a motion operation is performed to bring the mobile phone 5 into a vertical posture while the straight type mobile phone 5 is opened, the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device 2 is switched to the P2P mode 22 (FIG. 7 ( c)).

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile communication terminal 10 Mode switch means 2 Near field communication device 20 Card emulation mode 21 Reader / writer mode 22 P2P mode

Claims (4)

A mobile communication terminal equipped with a short-range wireless communication device having a plurality of operation modes,
For each operation mode other than the default, a mode switching operation using a touch operation or a motion operation is defined, and when the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device is the default mode and the home screen is displayed, When the execution of the mode switching operation is detected, the operation of the short-range wireless communication device is performed after a certain time has elapsed after switching the operation mode of the short-range wireless communication device to the operation mode corresponding to the executed mode switching operation. A mobile communication terminal comprising mode switch means for switching a mode to a default operation mode.   The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the short-range wireless communication device is a device conforming to NFC (Near Field Communication), and a default operation mode is an NFC card emulation mode.   The mobile communication terminal is a terminal with a touch panel, and a touch operation that performs a slide operation following a long touch operation is defined as the mode switching operation, and a slide direction is defined for each operation mode other than the default. The mobile communication terminal as described in any one of Claim 1 or Claim 2. The mobile communication terminal is a terminal with a three-dimensional acceleration sensor, and a motion operation for setting the mobile communication terminal in a predetermined posture is the mode switching operation, and the mobile communication terminal of the mobile communication terminal is set for each operation mode other than default. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein a posture is defined.

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