JP2014022844A - Mobile terminal device and mobile terminal device program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal device and a mobile terminal device program that can notify a user of the use situation of a communication network without connecting to the communication network.SOLUTION: A mobile terminal device 1 comprises: a communication unit 13 for performing packet communication via a communication network; a cumulative packet number storage unit 151 for storing the number of cumulative packets; a setting storage unit 152 for pre-storing a usage rate per packet and a set amount; a display unit 11 having a notification function to a user; a calculation unit 153 for calculating a cumulative usage amount from the usage rate per packet and the number of cumulative packets according to packet communication by the communication unit 13; and a notification control unit 154 which compares the cumulative usage amount with the set amount, and gets the display unit 11 to give notice to the user before the cumulative usage amount reaches the set amount and when a ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount becomes a prescribed value or more.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device and a program for a mobile terminal device.

  Recent mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones and smartphones can send and receive data to and from other devices connected to the communication network via a server device installed by a telecommunications carrier. This data transmission / reception is performed by packet communication. Packet communication is a communication method in which a device that transmits data transmits data divided into a plurality of packets, and a device that receives each packet restores the original data.

  A telecommunications carrier employs a pay-per-use system that charges a user of a mobile terminal device to use a communication network according to the number of transmitted and received packets. In addition, a telecommunications carrier may adopt a fixed amount charging system in which a usage fee is fixed regardless of the number of packets. Furthermore, the telecommunications carrier defines a first fixed fee and a second fixed fee that is higher than the first fixed fee, and when the number of transmitted / received packets is equal to or less than the first set value, Is a first fixed fee, and the number of transmitted / received packets is greater than the first set value and less than or equal to the second set value, the usage fee is metered, and the number of transmitted / received packets is less than the second set value. When it is large, there is a case where a two-step fixed amount charging system is adopted in which the usage fee is the second constant fee. Which billing system is adopted is determined by a contract between the user and the telecommunications carrier.

  When a telecommunications carrier employs a pay-per-use system, a high usage fee may be charged to the user when the communication network is frequently used by the user's mobile terminal device. Therefore, in order to prevent the use of the communication network by the user's mobile terminal device from becoming too frequent, the server device of the telecommunications carrier in the communication network system described in Patent Literature 1 transmits and receives by the user's mobile terminal device. When the number of packets reaches a predetermined use upper limit packet number, a usage fee corresponding to the use upper limit packet number is notified to the user's portable terminal device.

JP 2009-296494 A

  When a telecommunications carrier employs a pay-as-you-go billing system or a two-stage flat-rate billing system, in order to keep the usage fee as low as possible, the user needs to refrain from using the communication network as much as possible. Some recent smartphones automatically update the core program data via the communication network, so users not only refrain from using the communication network, but also to avoid using the communication network. The mobile terminal device needs to be set in advance.

  However, when the mobile terminal device is set not to use the communication network, the mobile terminal device cannot receive the usage fee notification from the server device as described in Patent Document 1, and the user Cannot check the usage status of the communication network. Then, when the user changes the setting of the mobile terminal device to use the communication network in order to check the usage status of the communication network, the user intends that the program data is automatically updated. However, usage fees will increase. Further, if the user's mobile terminal device is not in a place where it can communicate with the telecommunications carrier's server device, the mobile terminal device cannot receive a notification as described in Patent Document 1. If the user makes an inquiry to the telecommunications carrier or connects the personal computer (PC) connected to the communication network and the user's portable terminal device, the communication network by the portable terminal device is used. Although it is possible to check the usage status, the user is troublesome.

  The present invention is for solving the above-described problems, and provides a mobile terminal device and a program for the mobile terminal device capable of notifying the user of the usage status of the communication network without connecting to the communication network. For the purpose.

The present invention is a portable terminal device that transmits and receives data by packet communication,
A communication unit that performs packet communication via a communication network;
A cumulative packet number storage unit that stores a cumulative packet number in packet communication performed by the communication unit;
A setting storage unit that pre-stores a usage fee and a set amount per packet;
A notification unit having a notification function to the user;
In accordance with packet communication by the communication unit, a calculation unit that calculates a cumulative usage amount from the usage fee per packet and the cumulative number of packets;
The cumulative usage amount is compared with the set amount, and the notification is made before the cumulative usage amount reaches the set amount and when the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount becomes a predetermined value or more. And a notification control unit for operating the unit.
In the invention, it is preferable that the predetermined value is 80% or more.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the accumulated packet number storage unit resets the accumulated packet number to 0 every time a calendar month is changed.

  The present invention is also a portable terminal device program that causes a portable computer to function as the portable terminal device.

  According to the present invention, since the cumulative number of packets and the usage fee per packet are stored, the calculation unit can calculate the cumulative usage amount from the cumulative number of packets and the usage fee per packet. it can. Therefore, the notifying unit can notify the user of the use status of the communication network without connecting to the communication network.

  In addition, according to the present invention, when the cumulative usage amount reaches the set amount and the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value that is 80% or more, a notification is made to the user. It can be performed.

  Further, according to the present invention, the cumulative number of packets is reset to 0 each time the calendar month is changed, so that the cumulative usage amount can be reset to 0 every time the calendar month is changed.

  Moreover, according to this invention, a portable computer can be functioned as the said portable terminal device.

It is a top view which shows the external appearance of the portable terminal device 1 which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal device 1 which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the flowchart showing the process performed before the portable terminal device 1 performs packet communication. It is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting image P1. It is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting image P2. It is a figure which shows the alerting | reporting image P3.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an appearance of a portable terminal device 1 according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the mobile terminal device 1 according to the present invention. The mobile terminal device 1 includes a display unit 11, an audio output unit 12, a communication unit 13, an input unit 14, and a control unit 15. The mobile terminal device 1 shown in FIG. 1 is assumed to be a smartphone, but is not limited to this, and a mobile terminal device that does not have a telephone function such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) It may be a telephone.

  The display unit 11 is, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (ElectroLuminescence) display, a plasma display, or the like, and displays an image on a display screen. The audio output unit 12 is a speaker that outputs audio. The display unit 11 and the audio output unit 12 correspond to a “notification unit” according to the present invention.

  The communication unit 13 includes a communication control unit and an antenna. The communication control unit performs wireless communication with a mobile phone base station installed by a telecommunications carrier via an antenna, and realizes voice call with another terminal having a telephone function. In addition, the communication control unit realizes transmission / reception of data by packet communication with another device via the antenna, a server device installed by a telecommunications carrier, and the Internet.

  Moreover, the communication part 13 implement | achieves short-distance wireless communication between other apparatuses. For short-range wireless communication, a wireless local area network (LAN), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Zigbee (registered trademark), or the like is used.

  The input unit 14 is a user interface such as a touch panel or a key. The input unit 14 receives an operation by the user and inputs information corresponding to the operation to the control unit 15.

  The control unit 15 includes a control arithmetic circuit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a volatile memory such as a DDR SDRAM (Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory), a flash ROM (Read Only Memory), and an EEPROM (registered trademark). And a non-volatile memory such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), etc., and controls the display unit 11, the audio output unit 12, and the like. The non-volatile memory of the control unit 15 stores the mobile terminal device program according to the present invention. As a result, the control unit 15 performs a cumulative packet number storage unit 151, a setting storage unit 152, as shown in FIG. It functions as a calculation unit 153 and a notification control unit 154. Instead of the control unit 15 functioning as these, each IC (Integrated Circuit) chip that exhibits these functions may be provided in the mobile terminal device 1.

  The total packet number storage unit 151 stores the total number of packets transmitted and received by the communication unit 13. The accumulated packet number storage unit 151 resets (sets) the accumulated packet number to 0 each time the calendar month changes. The total packet number storage unit 151 stores the total number of packets classified according to the Internet usage mode, such as browsing websites, downloading video files and music files, sending and receiving e-mails, and automatically updating program data. May be.

  The setting storage unit 152 stores a usage fee and a set amount per packet. The usage fee and set amount per packet are input in advance by the user via the input unit 14 and stored in the setting storage unit 152. Note that the setting storage unit 152 may automatically perform data communication with a server device installed by a telecommunications carrier via the communication unit 13 to acquire and store a usage fee per packet in advance. .

  The calculation unit 153 calculates the number of packets related to packet communication that the mobile terminal device 1 is about to perform from the size of data related to the packet communication as the predicted number of packets. In addition, the calculation unit 153 determines whether the mobile terminal device 1 uses the usage fee per packet stored in the setting storage unit 152, the cumulative packet number stored in the cumulative packet number storage unit 151, and the predicted packet number. A cumulative usage amount that is a predicted value of usage charges for all packet communications in the current month including packet communications to be performed from now is calculated. For example, when the usage fee per packet is 0.1 yen and the total value of the cumulative number of packets and the predicted number of packets is 15000 packets, the calculation unit 153 calculates 1500 yen as the cumulative usage amount. Note that the calculation unit 153 rounds up the value after the decimal point when calculating the accumulated use amount so that the value after the decimal point does not occur in the accumulated use amount.

  The notification control unit 154 compares the cumulative usage amount calculated by the calculation unit 153 with the set amount stored in the setting storage unit 152, and before the cumulative usage amount reaches the set amount, When the ratio of the accumulated usage amount is equal to or higher than a predetermined value, for example, 80% or higher, the display unit 11 and the audio output unit 12 are controlled to increase the ratio to a predetermined value or higher (80% or higher) Let them know that it ’s going to happen. As a notification method, for example, a character string such as “This packet communication exceeds 80% of the set amount” is displayed on the display screen of the display unit 11 or a standby screen displayed on the display screen is displayed. Examples include changing the background color of the screen or displaying a pictogram or bar. Moreover, you may make the audio | voice output part 12 output the said character string as an audio | voice. Furthermore, instead of controlling the display unit 11 and the audio output unit 12, a light emitting unit (not shown) of the mobile terminal device 1 may be controlled to notify the user.

  As the predetermined value, not only one value but also a plurality of values can be set. The predetermined value can be arbitrarily set by the user operating the input unit 14. For example, 80%, 90%, and 100% can be set as the predetermined value by the user. In the following, 80% is the first predetermined value, 90% is the second predetermined value, and 100% is the third predetermined value.

  The notification control unit 154 is a ratio according to usage mode, which is a ratio with respect to the predetermined value for each usage mode of the Internet, such as browsing a website, downloading a moving image file or music file, sending / receiving e-mails, automatically updating program data, etc. May be set. For example, as a percentage by usage form with respect to the predetermined value, the user can arbitrarily browse the website by 20%, download the file by 20%, send / receive e-mail by 10%, and automatically update the program data by 50%. Can be set. When the usage mode ratio is set, notification by the notification control unit 154 is performed for each Internet usage mode.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing processing performed before the mobile terminal device 1 performs packet communication. When the mobile terminal device 1 tries to perform packet communication from now on, processing is performed as follows.

  In step S1, the calculation unit 153 calculates the predicted number of packets related to the packet communication to be performed from the data size related to the packet communication.

  In step S2, the calculation unit 153 adds the predicted packet number calculated in step S1 to the cumulative packet number related to packet communication performed so far in the current month, which is stored in the cumulative packet number storage unit 151. From the value after the addition and the usage fee per packet, a cumulative usage amount that is a predicted value is calculated. Further, in step S2, the calculation unit 153 calculates the amount of usage up to that time for the current month from the cumulative number of packets and the usage fee per packet.

  When the usage mode ratio is set in the notification control unit 154, in step S2, the calculation unit 153 corresponds to the usage mode of packet communication to be performed, which is stored in the cumulative packet number storage unit 151. The number of predicted packets calculated in step S1 is added to the total number of packets to be calculated, and the total usage amount corresponding to the usage mode is calculated from the value after the addition and the usage fee per packet. In step S2, the calculation unit 153 calculates the amount of usage up to now in the current month corresponding to the usage mode from the cumulative number of packets and the usage fee per packet.

  In step S3, the notification control unit 154 determines that the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount is a first predetermined amount from the cumulative usage amount calculated in step S2 and the set amount stored in the setting storage unit 152. It is determined whether or not the value is 80% or more. If it is equal to or greater than the first predetermined value (80%), the process proceeds to step S4. If it is less than the first predetermined value (80%), packet communication is performed as usual, and the process is terminated.

  When the usage mode ratio is set in the notification control unit 154, in step S3, the notification control unit 154 calculates the accumulated usage amount corresponding to the usage mode of packet communication to be performed, calculated in step S2. From the set amount stored in the setting storage unit 152 and the ratio by usage mode, the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount is set to the first predetermined value (80%). It is determined whether or not the value is equal to or greater than the value multiplied by. If the value is equal to or greater than the value obtained by multiplying the first predetermined value (80%) by the ratio according to usage pattern, the process proceeds to step S4, and if the value is less than the value obtained by multiplying the first predetermined value (80%) by the ratio according to usage pattern. If the process ends, the process ends. For example, when 10% is set as the ratio of usage for email transmission / reception, the ratio of the cumulative usage amount for email transmission / reception to the set amount is 8% (= 80% × 10%) or more. If there is, the process proceeds to step S4. If it is less than 8%, packet communication is performed as usual, and the process is terminated.

  In step S4, the notification control unit 154 determines that the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount is a second predetermined amount from the cumulative usage amount calculated in step S2 and the set amount stored in the setting storage unit 152. It is determined whether or not the value is 90% or more. If it is greater than or equal to the second predetermined value (90%), the process proceeds to step S5, and if it is less than the second predetermined value (90%), the process proceeds to step S6.

  When the usage mode ratio is set in the notification control unit 154, in step S4, the notification control unit 154 calculates the accumulated usage amount corresponding to the usage mode of packet communication to be performed, calculated in step S2. From the set amount stored in the setting storage unit 152 and the ratio by usage mode, the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount is a second predetermined value (90%). It is determined whether or not the value is equal to or greater than the value multiplied by. If the value is equal to or greater than the value obtained by multiplying the second predetermined value (90%) by the ratio according to the usage pattern, the process proceeds to step S5, and if it is less than the value obtained by multiplying the second predetermined value (90%) by the ratio according to the usage pattern. If so, the process proceeds to step S6. For example, when 10% is set as the rate of usage for email transmission / reception, the ratio of the cumulative usage amount for email transmission / reception to the set amount is 9% (= 90% × 10%) or more. If so, the process proceeds to step S5, and if less than 9%, the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S6, for example, the notification control unit 154 displays the notification image P1 as shown in FIG. 4 on the display screen of the display unit 11, and the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount is 80% or more and less than 90%. Inform the user that there is. In the notification image P1 shown in FIG. 4, the scale P11 indicates a set amount of 3000 yen and a third predetermined value of 100%. The scale P12 indicates 90% which is the second predetermined value and 2700 yen which is an amount obtained by multiplying the set amount of 3000 yen by the second predetermined value. The scale P13 indicates 80% which is the first predetermined value and 2400 yen which is an amount obtained by multiplying the set amount of 3000 yen by the first predetermined value. The scale P14 indicates 72%, which is the ratio of the usage amount to 2160 yen that has been used so far in the current month and 3000 yen that is the set amount. The scale P15 indicates a cumulative usage amount of 2520 yen and a ratio of the cumulative usage amount of 84% to the set amount of 3000 yen. A shaded portion P17 of the bar P16 indicates an expected increase in the usage amount.

  In addition, when the usage-type ratio is set in the notification control unit 154, in the notification image P1 displayed on the display screen of the display unit 11 in step S6, the scale P11 multiplies the set amount by the usage-type ratio. A value obtained by multiplying the forehead and the third predetermined value, which is 100%, by the ratio according to the usage form. The scale P12 indicates a value obtained by multiplying the second predetermined value 90% by the ratio according to the usage pattern, and an amount obtained by multiplying the set amount by the second predetermined value and the ratio according to the usage pattern. Further, the scale P13 indicates the first predetermined value of 80% and an amount obtained by multiplying the set amount by the first predetermined value and the ratio according to the usage mode. Further, the scale P14 indicates the usage amount so far in the current month corresponding to the usage mode of packet communication to be performed, and the ratio of the usage amount to the set amount. The scale P15 indicates the cumulative usage amount corresponding to the usage pattern and the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount. In addition, the hatched portion P17 of the bar P16 indicates an expected increase in the usage amount corresponding to the usage mode.

  The user who has seen the notification image P1 shown in FIG. 4 can know that the ratio of the accumulated usage amount to the set amount is 84% by packet communication to be performed. The notification image P1 includes a confirmation button P18. When the user performs a touch operation on the confirmation button P18, the notification control unit 154 deletes the notification image P1, and then performs packet communication as usual. The process is terminated.

  In step S5, the notification control unit 154 determines that the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount is a third predetermined amount from the cumulative usage amount calculated in step S2 and the set amount stored in the setting storage unit 152. It is determined whether or not the value (100%) or more. If it is greater than or equal to the third predetermined value (100%), the process proceeds to step S7, and if it is less than the third predetermined value (100%), the process proceeds to step S8.

  When the usage mode ratio is set in the notification control unit 154, in step S5, the notification control unit 154 calculates the accumulated usage amount corresponding to the usage mode of packet communication to be performed, calculated in step S2. From the set amount stored in the setting storage unit 152 and the ratio by usage mode, the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount is set to a third predetermined value (100%). It is determined whether or not the value is equal to or greater than the value multiplied by. If it is equal to or greater than a value obtained by multiplying the third predetermined value (100%) by the ratio according to usage pattern, the process proceeds to step S7, and if it is less than a value obtained by multiplying the third predetermined value (100%) by the ratio according to usage pattern. If so, the process proceeds to step S8. For example, when 10% is set as the rate of usage for email transmission / reception, the ratio of the cumulative usage amount for email transmission / reception to the set amount is 10% (= 100% × 10%) or more. If so, the process proceeds to step S7, and if less than 10%, the process proceeds to step S8.

  In step S8, for example, the notification control unit 154 displays a notification image P2 as shown in FIG. 5 on the display screen of the display unit 11, and the ratio of the accumulated usage amount to the set amount is 90% or more and less than 100%. Inform the user that there is. In the notification image P2 shown in FIG. 5, the scale P21 indicates a set amount of 3000 yen and a third predetermined value of 100%. The scale P22 indicates 90% which is the second predetermined value and 2700 yen which is an amount obtained by multiplying the set amount of 3000 yen by the second predetermined value. The scale P23 indicates 80% that is the first predetermined value and 2400 yen that is an amount obtained by multiplying the set amount of 3000 yen by the first predetermined value. The scale P24 indicates 86%, which is a ratio of the usage amount to 2580 yen, which is the current usage amount in the current month, and 3000 yen, which is the set amount. The scale P25 indicates a cumulative usage amount of 2760 yen and a ratio of the cumulative usage amount of 3000% to the set amount of 3000 yen. A hatched portion P27 of the bar P26 indicates an expected increase in the usage amount.

  In addition, when the usage-type ratio is set in the notification control unit 154, the scale P21 multiplies the set amount by the usage-type ratio in the notification image P2 displayed on the display screen of the display unit 11 in step S8. A value obtained by multiplying the forehead and the third predetermined value, which is 100%, by the ratio according to the usage form. The scale P22 indicates a value obtained by multiplying the second predetermined value 90% by the ratio according to the usage pattern, and an amount obtained by multiplying the set amount by the second predetermined value and the ratio according to the usage pattern. The scale P23 indicates the first predetermined value of 80%, and the amount obtained by multiplying the set amount by the first predetermined value and the ratio according to the usage mode. Further, the scale P24 indicates the usage amount so far in the current month and the ratio of the usage amount to the set amount corresponding to the usage mode of packet communication to be performed. The scale P25 indicates the cumulative usage amount corresponding to the usage pattern and the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount. A hatched portion P27 of the bar P26 indicates an expected increase in the usage amount corresponding to the usage mode.

  The user who has seen the notification image P2 shown in FIG. 5 can know that the ratio of the accumulated usage amount to the set amount is 92% by packet communication to be performed. The notification image P2 includes a confirmation button P28. When the user performs a touch operation on the confirmation button P28, the notification control unit 154 deletes the notification image P2, and then performs packet communication as usual. The process is terminated.

  In step S7, for example, the notification control unit 154 displays a notification image P3 as shown in FIG. 6 on the display screen of the display unit 11, and confirms that the ratio of the accumulated usage amount to the set amount is 100% or more. The user is notified and the process proceeds to step S9. In the notification image P3 shown in FIG. 6, the scale P31 indicates a set amount of 3000 yen and a third predetermined value of 100%. The scale P32 indicates 90% that is the second predetermined value and 2700 yen that is an amount obtained by multiplying the set amount of 3000 yen by the second predetermined value. The scale P33 indicates 80% that is the first predetermined value and 2400 yen that is an amount obtained by multiplying the set amount of 3000 yen by the first predetermined value. The scale P34 indicates 95%, which is the ratio of the usage amount to 2850 yen that has been used so far in the current month and 3000 yen that is the set amount. The scale P35 indicates 110% which is a ratio of the accumulated usage amount to 3300 yen which is the accumulated usage amount and 3000 yen which is the set amount. A hatched portion P37 of the bar P36 indicates an expected increase in the usage amount.

  In addition, when the usage-type ratio is set in the notification control unit 154, in the notification image P3 displayed on the display screen of the display unit 11 in step S7, the scale P31 multiplies the set amount by the usage-type ratio. A value obtained by multiplying the forehead and the third predetermined value, which is 100%, by the ratio according to the usage form. The scale P32 indicates a value obtained by multiplying the second predetermined value 90% by the ratio according to the usage pattern, and an amount obtained by multiplying the set amount by the second predetermined value and the ratio according to the usage pattern. The scale P33 indicates the first predetermined value of 80% and the amount obtained by multiplying the set amount by the first predetermined value and the ratio according to the usage mode. The scale P34 indicates the usage amount so far in the current month corresponding to the usage mode of packet communication to be performed, and the ratio of the usage amount to the set amount. The scale P35 indicates the cumulative usage amount corresponding to the usage mode and the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount. In addition, the hatched portion P37 of the bar P36 indicates an expected increase in the usage amount corresponding to the usage mode.

  The user who has seen the notification image P3 shown in FIG. 6 can know that the ratio of the accumulated usage amount to the set amount is 110% by packet communication to be performed. This notification image P3 includes a communication continuation button P38 and a communication stop button P39. The user selects either the communication continuation button P38 or the communication stop button P39 and performs a touch operation.

  In step S9, it is determined which of the communication continuation button P38 and the communication stop button P39 has been selected. If the communication continuation button P38 is selected, the notification image P3 is deleted by the notification control unit 154, and then packet communication is performed as usual, and the process is terminated. If the communication stop button P39 is selected, the process proceeds to step S10.

  In step S10, the notification control unit 154 performs tethering setting. The tethering setting prohibits direct connection to the Internet by the mobile terminal device 1 in this month, and only indirect connection to the Internet (tethering) via other devices capable of short-range wireless communication such as a wireless LAN. It is a setting that permits. When the mobile terminal device 1 performs an indirect connection (tethering) to the Internet via another device, it is possible to prevent an increase in the usage amount related to packet communication in the current month. The tethering setting is automatically canceled when the calendar month changes, and the user can also cancel at any time. After the tethering setting and before the tethering setting is canceled, the series of processes shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 before the packet communication is not performed.

  Note that when the usage mode ratio is set in the notification control unit 154, in step S10, tethering is set only for the usage mode of packet communication to be performed. For example, when the packet communication usage mode to be performed is automatic update of program data, in step S10, the notification control unit 154 performs tethering setting only for automatic update of program data, browses the website, The tethering setting is not performed for downloading and sending / receiving e-mails. After the tethering setting and until the tethering setting is canceled, the series of processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 before the packet communication is not performed for the usage mode in which the tethering setting is performed.

  After the tethering setting is performed in step S10, if there is another device that can be tethered around the mobile terminal device 1, data is transmitted / received through the other device, and the process is terminated. If there is no other device that can be tethered around the mobile terminal device 1, the data transmission / reception is canceled and the process is terminated.

  According to the mobile terminal device 1 that performs such processing, for example, after inputting a URL address for browsing a website and before connecting to the Internet, after pressing a file download button, and downloading a file As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the notification control unit 154 causes the notification control unit 154 to start the transmission of the e-mail, before the e-mail is transmitted, or before the automatic update of the program data. Various notification images P <b> 1 to P <b> 3 are displayed on the display screen of the display unit 11. Therefore, the mobile terminal device 1 can notify the user of the usage status of the communication network without connecting to a communication network such as the Internet.

  Moreover, according to the portable terminal device 1, when the notification image P3 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed by the notification control unit 154 and the communication stop button P39 is selected by the user, the connection to the Internet for the current month is performed. It can be set to do only by tethering. Note that the notification control unit 154 may display a communication continue button and a communication stop button instead of the confirmation buttons P18 and P28 in the notification images P1 and P2 as shown in FIGS. In addition, the notification control unit 154 may display a communication continuation button, a communication stop button only this time, and a communication stop button for the current month in the notification images P1 to P3. When the communication continuation button is selected by the user, packet communication is performed as usual, and the process ends. When the communication stop button is selected only by the user this time, the packet communication to be performed is canceled, and the process is terminated without performing the tethering setting. When the communication stop button is selected by the user for the current month, tethering setting is performed and the process ends.

  Moreover, according to the portable terminal device 1, when the ratio according to the usage mode is set in the notification control unit 154, the usage status of the communication network can be notified to the user for each usage mode. Further, in this case, it is possible to select whether or not to perform tethering setting for each usage mode. For example, if program data is updated automatically, tethering is set only for program data automatic updates, and the packet communication charges are kept low without prohibiting all Internet connections. Can do.

  The portable terminal device program stored in the control unit 15 of the portable terminal device 1 configured as described above is a program that causes a portable computer to function as the portable terminal device 1. The portable terminal device program can be recorded on a conventionally known computer-readable recording medium. By carrying the portable terminal device program on a recording medium, a recording medium on which a program code (executable program, intermediate code program, source program, etc.) for executing processing based on the portable terminal device program is recorded is carried. It can be provided freely.

  The recording medium may be a memory for the microcomputer to perform processing, for example, a program medium such as a ROM (Read Only Memory), or may be inserted into a program reading device provided as an external storage device in the computer. It may be a program medium that can be read.

  The program stored in the recording medium may be a system in which the microprocessor accesses the recording medium and executes the program, or the microprocessor reads the program code from the recording medium, and the read program code is the micro program. The program may be executed by being downloaded to the program storage area of the computer. It is assumed that this download program is stored in the main device in advance.

Here, the program medium is a recording medium configured to be separable from the main body, and includes a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a flexible disk and a hard disk, and a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory). ), MO (Magneto
Optical discs such as optical discs (MD), mini discs (DVDs), digital versatile discs (DVDs), card systems such as IC cards (including memory cards) and optical cards, mask ROMs, EPROMs (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) ), EEPROM (registered trademark), flash ROM, or other semiconductor memory including a fixed program code.

  In addition, if the computer has a system configuration capable of connecting to a communication network including the Internet, the recording medium may be a medium that dynamically carries the program code so as to download the program code from the communication network. When the program is downloaded from the communication network as described above, the download program is stored in the main device in advance or installed from another recording medium. The display program can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable terminal device 11 Display part 12 Audio | voice output part 13 Communication part 14 Input part 15 Control part 151 Cumulative packet number memory | storage part 152 Setting memory | storage part 153 Calculation part 154 Notification control part

Claims (4)

A portable terminal device that transmits and receives data by packet communication,
A communication unit that performs packet communication via a communication network;
A cumulative packet number storage unit that stores a cumulative packet number in packet communication performed by the communication unit;
A setting storage unit that pre-stores a usage fee and a set amount per packet;
A notification unit having a notification function to the user;
In accordance with packet communication by the communication unit, a calculation unit that calculates a cumulative usage amount from the usage fee per packet and the cumulative number of packets;
The cumulative usage amount is compared with the set amount, and the notification is made before the cumulative usage amount reaches the set amount and when the ratio of the cumulative usage amount to the set amount becomes a predetermined value or more. And a notification control unit for operating the unit.   The mobile terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined value is 80% or more.   The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the cumulative packet number storage unit resets the cumulative packet number to 0 each time a calendar month is changed.   A program for a portable terminal device, which causes a portable computer to function as the portable terminal device according to claim 1.

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