JP2014052675A - Mobile information terminal, control method for mobile information terminal, mobile information terminal control program, and computer readable recording medium with the program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an operation similar to an input operation by moving the own terminal while maintaining a charge state based on non-contact power transmission.SOLUTION: A mobile information terminal (1) comprises: an alternative display processing unit (22) that displays an alternative display associated with a motion on a display input unit (12) when it is determined that the mobile information terminal (1) cannot be moved; and a motion processing unit (23) that, when the displayed alternative display is selected, receives an input with content corresponding to the motion associated with the alternative display.

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable information terminal capable of detecting the movement and orientation of the own terminal and performing an input operation on the own terminal, a method for controlling the portable information terminal, a portable information terminal control program, and a computer reading recording the program The present invention relates to a possible recording medium.

  In recent years, portable information terminals are rapidly spreading. In order to use such an information terminal, it is necessary to charge it, but it is troublesome if the information terminal and the charger must be electrically connected each time the information terminal is charged.

  Accordingly, attention has been focused on a non-contact charging method (charging by non-contact power transmission) in which charging is performed in a non-contact manner without having a metal contact as a charger for an information terminal. As the non-contact charging method, an electromagnetic induction method and an electric field coupling method are mainly used. The electromagnetic induction method is a method in which a primary coil provided in a charger and a secondary coil provided in an information terminal that is a device to be charged are magnetically coupled, and non-magnetic from the primary coil side to the secondary coil side by electromagnetic induction. In this method, electric power is transmitted by contact and charged.

  In addition, the electric field coupling method is a method in which electrodes are provided on each of the charger on the power transmission side and the information terminal on the power reception side, and electric power is transmitted using the “electric field” generated when both electrodes are close to each other. It is.

  Further, there is a technique described in Patent Document 1 regarding control in a device that is being charged. Patent Document 1 describes a wireless receiver that does not output vibration when a signal is received during charging, regardless of whether or not vibration output is set.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent unpleasant noise from being generated by receiving the signal during charging and vibrating the receiver, or the receiver may be detached from the charging adapter due to vibration, or the receiver may be dropped and damaged. It prevents you from getting stuck.

JP 2001-19764 A (published July 19, 2001)

  There is a method of performing input of a portable information terminal by moving the information terminal itself, such as rotating, tilting, or shaking the information terminal. In this method, a sensor provided in the information terminal detects the movement of the terminal itself and performs input according to the detected content.

  However, at the time of charging by the non-contact charging method, the information terminal is often placed on the charger, and it is difficult to rotate or shake the information terminal while maintaining the charged state.

  Moreover, the method described in the said patent document 1 turns off a vibration output during charge, and cannot make it the state which can move an information terminal (device to be charged).

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable device that enables an operation similar to an input operation by moving its own terminal while maintaining a charging state by a non-contact charging method. It is to realize an information terminal or the like.

  In order to solve the above problems, a portable information terminal according to the present invention is a portable information terminal that detects the movement of its own terminal and accepts input of content corresponding to the detected movement, and is charged by non-contact power transmission. And determining that the battery unit is charging, and determining that the terminal cannot move when the charging determination unit determines that the charging unit is charging. An alternative display control unit that causes the display unit to display an alternative display associated with the movement when the movement availability determination unit determines that the terminal cannot move, and the alternative display. When an alternative display displayed by the control means is selected, an input receiving means for receiving an input of content corresponding to a movement associated with the alternative display is provided.

  Also, a control method for a portable information terminal according to the present invention is a method for controlling a portable information terminal that detects the movement of the terminal and accepts input of content corresponding to the detected movement. A battery unit charged by non-contact power transmission is provided, and it is determined that the battery unit is being charged in the charging determination step for determining whether or not the battery unit is being charged, and the charging determination step. When it is determined that the own terminal cannot move in the movement allowance determination step and the movement allowance determination step for determining that the own terminal cannot move, an alternative display associated with the movement is displayed on the display unit. When the alternative display step to be displayed and the alternative display displayed in the alternative display step are selected, the input reception for receiving the input of the content corresponding to the movement associated with the alternative display It is characterized in that it comprises a step, a.

  As described above, the portable information terminal according to the present invention includes a battery unit that is charged by non-contact power transmission, a charging determination unit that determines whether the battery unit is charging, and the charging determination. When it is determined that the device is charging, the movement availability determination unit that determines that the terminal cannot move and the movement availability determination unit that corresponds to the movement when the terminal determines that the terminal cannot move. When the alternative display control means for displaying the attached alternative display on the display unit and the alternative display displayed by the alternative display control means are selected, input of contents corresponding to the movement associated with the alternative display is performed. Input receiving means for receiving.

  In addition, when the portable information terminal control method according to the present invention determines that the battery unit is being charged in the charging determination step that determines whether or not the battery unit is being charged, and the charging determination step, The alternative display that causes the display unit to display an alternative display associated with the movement when it is determined that the terminal cannot move in the movement availability determination step and the movement availability determination step. And an input receiving step of receiving an input of content corresponding to a movement associated with the alternative display when the alternative display displayed in the alternative display step is selected.

  Thereby, even if it is a case where an own terminal cannot be moved, there exists an effect that the same input as the case where a motion is detected can be received by selecting the alternative display matched with the motion.

  Therefore, for example, even when the battery is in the charged state by the non-contact charging method, there is an effect that the same operation as the input operation by moving the own terminal can be performed while the charged state is maintained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a portable information terminal. It is a figure which shows the state in which the said portable information terminal is mounted in the non-contact charger. In the said portable information terminal, it is a figure for demonstrating the screen state when the own terminal is rotated, (a) is a figure which shows the mode of rotation, (b) is a figure which shows the example of a screen before rotation. (C) is a figure which shows the example of a screen after rotation. The portable information terminal is a diagram showing an example of performing an alternative display during charging, (a) is a diagram showing an alternative display, (b) is a diagram showing an example of a screen on which the alternative display is performed, (C) is a figure which shows the example of a screen after alternative display is selected. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the screen rotation process in the said portable information terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the alternative key display process in the said portable information terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the alternative key display process in the said portable information terminal. In the said portable information terminal, it is a figure which shows the example which displays an alternative key, (a) is a figure which shows the state where the alternative key is not displayed, (b) shows the state where the alternative key is displayed FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a screen which selects whether the alternative key display is performed in the said portable information terminal.

〔Overview〕
The following describes one embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. The portable information terminal 1 according to the present embodiment detects the movement (tilt, rotation, acceleration, etc.) of its own terminal, accepts the detected movement as an input operation, and performs an operation.

  The mobile information terminal 1 is a device that includes a display unit and can be charged by non-contact power transmission (hereinafter also referred to as non-contact charge), and displays an alternative display corresponding to the movement of the terminal during the non-contact charge. Is displayed on the screen.

  A state in which the portable information terminal 1 is placed on the non-contact charger 2 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, it is difficult to move the portable information terminal 1 during non-contact charging. Therefore, the input operation by moving the portable information terminal 1 cannot be performed as it is.

  However, according to the portable information terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, since the substitute display is performed during the non-contact charging, the input operation can be performed in the same manner as when moving the own terminal even during the non-contact charging. it can.

  The present invention can be applied to all electronic devices including a display unit, and is suitable for portable electronic devices such as a mobile phone, a portable personal computer, and a handy terminal.

[Configuration of portable information terminal 1]
Next, the principal part structure of the portable information terminal 1 is demonstrated with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the portable information terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the portable information terminal 1 includes a control unit 10, a motion sensor unit 11, a display input unit 12, a non-contact charging circuit 13, a rechargeable battery 14, a storage unit 15, a voice input / output unit 16, and an operation unit 17. , And a power supply circuit 18.

  The motion sensor unit 11 detects the inclination, acceleration, and the like of the portable information terminal 1 and supplies the detected result to a motion determination unit (described later) 21. The motion sensor unit 11 includes, for example, an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, and the like.

  The display input unit 12 includes a display capable of displaying information and a touch panel integrated with the display. Thereby, the display of information and the input by the contact with respect to the display input part 12 are attained. The display can be composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an EL (Electro Luminescence), or the like.

  The non-contact charging circuit 13 is a circuit that transmits power from the non-contact charger 2 by non-contact power transmission. Then, the rechargeable battery 14 is charged by supplying the transmitted power to the rechargeable battery 14. The rechargeable battery 14 is a battery that supplies power for operating the portable information terminal 1.

  The storage unit 15 is a storage unit that stores various programs for operating the portable information terminal 1, various application programs, and the like. In addition, the storage unit 15 stores an alternative display table in which movements are associated with alternative displays. As an example of the alternative display, for example, the movement of tilting the upper side of the portable information terminal 1 forward is associated with the display of an upward arrow on the upper side of the display input unit 12, or the portable information terminal 1 is placed on the right side. For example, an arrow having a part perpendicular to the 90 ° rotation is displayed on the upper left of the display input unit 12.

  The voice input / output unit 16 inputs and outputs voice, and includes, for example, a speaker and a microphone.

  The operation unit 17 receives an operation on the portable information terminal 1 and is, for example, a power button.

  The power supply circuit 18 is a circuit for operating the portable information terminal 1 with the power supplied from the rechargeable battery 14.

  The control unit 10 executes various types of processing such as alternative display processing, and includes a motion determination unit 21, an alternative display processing unit 22, a motion processing unit 23, a charge detection unit 24, and a battery voltage detection unit 25. is there.

  The motion determination unit 21 determines whether or not there is a motion (motion) in the mobile terminal from the motion (tilt and acceleration) of the mobile information terminal 1 supplied from the motion sensor unit 11 and whether or not the motion of the mobile terminal is a motion operation. Determine. Here, the motion operation is an operation in which the portable information terminal 1 operates as a predetermined input operation when the operation is performed. Whether or not it is a motion operation is determined based on whether or not the movement of its own terminal matches the movement set in advance as the motion operation. The determined result is supplied to the alternative display processing unit 22 and the motion processing unit 23.

  The alternative display processing unit 22 determines whether or not to perform alternative display based on the presence / absence of the motion operation supplied from the motion determination unit 21 and the information on whether or not non-contact charging is supplied from the charge detection unit (described later) 24. If it is determined and performed, an alternative display is performed on the display input unit 12 based on the alternative display table.

  The motion processing unit 23 executes corresponding motion processing based on the motion operation supplied from the motion determination unit 21.

  The charge detection unit 24 detects that the portable information terminal 1 is in non-contact charging by detecting whether or not the non-contact charging circuit 13 receives power transmission from the non-contact charger 2.

  The battery voltage detection unit 25 detects the state of charge of the rechargeable battery 14 (the degree of charge, the completion of charge). In addition, the battery voltage detection unit 25 calculates the remaining time required until the rechargeable battery 14 is fully charged from the detected charging state of the rechargeable battery 14, and calculates the operation time that is possible with the detected degree of charge. It is displayed on the display input unit 12.

[Rotation processing during non-contact charging]
〔Overview〕
An outline of the rotation process during non-contact charging will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams for explaining a screen state when the mobile terminal 1 is rotated in the portable information terminal 1, FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating a state of rotation, and FIG. 3B is a screen before rotation. It is a figure which shows an example, (c) is a figure which shows the example of a screen after rotation. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the portable information terminal 1 performs an alternative display during charging, (a) is a diagram illustrating the alternative display, and (b) is a screen example in which the alternative display is performed. (C) is a figure which shows the example of a screen after alternative display is selected.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in a normal case, when the portable information terminal 1 is rotated 90 degrees horizontally, the display is rotated 90 degrees so that the display of the display input unit 12 is always vertically oriented with respect to the user ( FIG. 3 (b) → (c)).

  On the other hand, in the case of non-contact charging, it is difficult to move the portable information terminal 1, so that the substitute key 30 (a, b) as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. When the substitute key 30a is selected in the state shown in FIG. 4B, the display on the display input unit 12 is rotated 90 degrees and the substitute key 30b is displayed as shown in FIG. 4C. When the substitute key 30b is selected, the screen display changes from the state shown in FIG. 4C to the state shown in FIG. Thereby, the same operation | movement as the case where the portable information terminal 1 is rotated can be performed.

[Process flow]
Next, the flow of processing for displaying the substitute key 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for displaying the substitute key 30.

  First, the motion determination unit 21 determines whether or not there is a motion in the portable information terminal 1 (S1). If there is no motion (NO in S1), the alternative display processing unit 22 determines whether or not the portable information terminal 1 is performing non-contact charging depending on whether or not the charging detection unit 24 detects that non-contact charging is being performed. Is determined (S8). And if it is during non-contact charge (it is YES at S8), the alternative display process part 22 will display the alternative key 30 (FIG. 4) on the display input part 12 (S10). Thereafter, when it is detected that the motion processing unit 23 and the substitute key 30 have been selected (YES in S11), the same operation as when the motion operation corresponding to the substitute key 30 is performed is performed (S7). If non-contact charging is not being performed in step S8 (NO in S8), the process proceeds to step S5.

  On the other hand, in the mobile information terminal 1, when the motion determination unit 21 determines that there is a motion (YES in S1), the motion determination unit 21 determines whether there is a motion again after a predetermined time has elapsed (YES in S2). Is determined (S3). In this way, erroneous operation and erroneous detection can be prevented by determining the movement of the portable information terminal 1 twice. Steps S2 and S3 may be omitted.

  In the second determination, when the motion determination unit 21 determines that there is a motion (YES in S3), the alternative display processing unit 22 determines whether the non-contact charging is being performed by the charge detection unit 24. Then, it is determined whether or not the portable information terminal 1 is in contactless charging (S4). And if it is in non-contact charge (it is YES at S4), the motion determination part 21 will determine whether the motion of the portable information terminal 1 is a motion operation (S6), and if it is a motion operation (in S6) YES), the motion processing unit 23 executes processing corresponding to the motion operation (S7). Thereby, even if it is during non-contact charge, when the portable information terminal 1 can be moved, the portable information terminal 1 can be operated by a motion operation.

  If the contactless charging is not being performed in step S4 (NO in S4), the alternative display processing unit 22 determines whether the alternative key 30 is being displayed (S5), and if it is being displayed (YES in S5). Then, the substitute key 30 is deleted and the process proceeds to step S6.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the portable information terminal 1 cannot be moved, the alternative key 30 is displayed so that an operation corresponding to the motion operation can be performed, and contactless charging is performed. If the motion operation can be performed even during the operation, the operation corresponding to the motion operation can be performed.

[Alternative key display processing during non-contact charging]
Next, the flow of an alternative key display process when executing an application that performs an operation based on a motion operation during non-contact charging will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the flow of the alternative key display process.

  First, the motion determination unit 21 determines whether there is a motion in the portable information terminal 1 (S21). If there is no motion (NO in S21), the alternative display processing unit 22 is in non-contact charging. Whether or not the portable information terminal 1 is performing non-contact charging is determined based on whether or not the charging detection unit 24 detects (S30). And if it is during non-contact charge (it is YES at S30), alternative display processing part 22 will judge whether personal digital assistant 1 is in alternative operation mode (S31).

  Here, the alternative operation mode refers to a mode in which the alternative key 31 is displayed and an operation with the alternative key 31 is possible.

  If the portable information terminal 1 is not in the alternative operation mode (NO in S31), the alternative display processing unit 22 displays an explanation of the alternative key 31 (S32). The explanation display of the substitute key 31 means a display of explanation in which the substitute key 31 and the operation content when the substitute key 31 is selected are associated with each other. Note that the processing of the application being executed may be stopped while the description of the substitute key 31 is being displayed.

  After the description of the substitute key 31 is displayed, a selection screen as to whether or not to perform an operation with the substitute key 31 is displayed (S33, FIG. 9), and when an operation with the substitute key 31 is selected (YES in S33), The portable information terminal 1 enters the alternative operation mode (S34), and the alternative display processing unit 22 deletes the explanation display of the alternative key 30 (S35) and displays the alternative key 30 (S36). When the substitute key 31 is selected (YES in S37), the motion processing unit 23 performs the same process as when the motion operation corresponding to the selected substitute key 31 is performed (S29).

  Here, an example in which the substitute key 31 is displayed will be described with reference to FIG. 8A shows an example of one screen of the application when the alternative key 31 is not displayed, and FIG. 8B shows an example of one screen of the application when the alternative key 31 is displayed. As shown in FIG. 8B, here, the substitute key 31a is placed above the display input unit 12, the substitute key 31b is placed on the left of the display input unit 12, and the substitute key 31c is placed below the display input unit 12. The key 31d is displayed on the right side of the display input unit 12. For example, when the substitute key 31a is selected, the same processing as that in the case where a motion operation is performed such that the upper side of the portable information terminal 1 is tilted back is executed. Further, when the substitute key 31b is selected, the same processing as that in the case where a motion operation is performed in which the mobile information terminal 1 rotates counterclockwise is executed. In addition, when the substitute key 31c is selected, the same processing as when the motion operation is performed such that the lower side of the portable information terminal 1 is tilted back is executed. Further, when the substitute key 31d is selected, the same processing as that in the case where a motion operation is performed in which the mobile information terminal 1 rotates to the right is executed.

  On the other hand, if the non-contact charging is not being performed in step S30 (NO in S30), the process proceeds to step S26. If it is in the alternative operation mode in step S31 (3YES in S31), the process proceeds to step S37. If the operation using the substitute key 31 is not selected in step S33 (NO in S33), the process proceeds to the substitute key non-display process (S38). The alternative key non-display process will be described later.

  If the motion determination unit 21 determines in step S21 that there is a motion (YES in S21), the motion determination unit 21 determines again whether there is a motion after a predetermined time has elapsed (YES in S22). (S23). Note that steps S22 and S23 may be omitted.

  In the second determination, when the motion determination unit 21 determines that there is a motion (YES in S23), the alternative display processing unit 22 determines whether the portable information terminal 1 is in the alternative operation mode (S24). If it is in the alternative operation mode (YES in S24), the process proceeds to step S37. On the other hand, if the alternative operation mode is not in progress (NO in S24), the alternative display processing unit 22 determines that the portable information terminal 1 is in a non-contact state depending on whether or not the charge detection unit 24 detects that the non-contact charging is in progress. It is determined whether charging is in progress (S25). And if it is during non-contact charge (it is YES at S25), it will progress to Step S32.

  On the other hand, if non-contact charging is not being performed (NO in S25), the non-contact charger 2 determines whether the alternative key 31 is displayed (S26), and if the alternative key 31 is displayed (YES in S26). Then, the substitute key 31 is deleted (S27). When the motion determination unit 21 detects a motion operation (YES in S28), the motion processing unit 23 executes a process corresponding to the motion operation (S29). If the alternative key 31 is not displayed in step S26 (NO in S26), the process proceeds to step S28 as it is.

  Next, the flow of the alternative key non-display process in step S38 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the alternative key non-display process, first, the battery voltage detection unit 25 detects the charging state of the rechargeable battery 14, and the remaining time (required charge time required) for the rechargeable battery 14 to be fully charged. ), And the operable time is calculated in the current state of charge and displayed on the display input unit 12 (S50). Thereafter, when the charging of the rechargeable battery 14 is completed (YES in S51), the alternative display processing unit 22 cancels the alternative operation mode (S53), erases the explanation display of the alternative key 31 (S54), and the battery voltage detection unit 25 deletes the display of the required charging time and the operable time (S55). In step S51, if charging is not completed (NO in S51), it is determined whether or not the portable information terminal 1 is being charged (S52). If it is being contactlessly charged (YES in S52), Proceed to step S33. If non-contact charging is not in progress (NO in S52), the process directly proceeds to step S53.

  As described above, even when the application used for the motion operation is being executed during the non-contact charging, it is possible to perform the same operation as the motion operation by displaying the alternative key 31.

  Note that the process of determining whether or not charging is in progress in steps S4 and S8 in FIG. 5, steps S25 and S30 in FIG. 6, and step S52 in FIG. 7 is not simply whether charging is in progress, but the charging degree is a predetermined value. You may determine whether it has exceeded. That is, when the charging degree is equal to or less than a predetermined value, it is determined that charging is being performed, and when the charging degree exceeds a predetermined value, it is determined that charging is not being performed.

  For example, assuming that the charging degree is 50%, when the charging degree of the rechargeable battery 14 detected by the battery voltage detection unit 25 exceeds 50%, the process proceeds to the process of determining that charging is not being performed, and is 50% or less. In the case of, the process proceeds to the process determined to be charging.

  Thereby, even when the degree of charge is not 100%, necessary processing can be performed, and appropriate control can be performed according to the remaining capacity of the battery.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope shown in the claims. That is, embodiments obtained by combining technical means appropriately modified within the scope of the claims are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  Finally, each block of the portable information terminal 1, especially the control unit 10 (motion determination unit 21, alternative display processing unit 22, motion processing unit 23, charge detection unit 24, battery voltage detection unit 25) is integrated circuit (IC chip). It may be realized in hardware by the logic circuit formed above, or may be realized in software using a CPU (central processing unit).

  In the latter case, the portable information terminal 1 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a control program that realizes each function, a ROM (read only memory) that stores the program, a RAM (random access memory) that expands the program, and the program And a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing various data. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium on which a program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program of the portable information terminal 1 which is software for realizing the above-described functions is recorded so as to be readable by a computer. This can also be achieved by supplying the portable information terminal 1 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU (micro processing unit)).

  Examples of the recording medium include tapes such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, a CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) / MO (magneto-optical) / Disks including optical discs such as MD (Mini Disc) / DVD (digital versatile disk) / CD-R (CD Recordable), cards such as IC cards (including memory cards) / optical cards, mask ROM / EPROM (erasable) Programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) (registered trademark) (electrically erasable and programmable read-only memory) / semiconductor memories such as flash ROM, or logic circuits such as PLD (Programmable logic device) and FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) Etc. can be used.

  Further, the portable information terminal 1 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited as long as it can transmit the program code. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN (local area network), ISDN (integrated services digital network), VAN (value-added network), CATV (community antenna television) communication network, virtual private network (virtual private network), A telephone line network, a mobile communication network, a satellite communication network, etc. can be used. The transmission medium constituting the communication network may be any medium that can transmit the program code, and is not limited to a specific configuration or type. For example, infrared data such as IrDA (infrared data association) or remote control can be used for wired such as IEEE (institute of electrical and electronic engineers) 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL (asynchronous digital subscriber loop) line, etc. , Bluetooth (registered trademark), IEEE 802.11 wireless, HDR (high data rate), NFC (Near Field Communication), DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, etc. Is possible. The present invention 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.

[Summary]
In order to solve the above problems, a portable information terminal according to the present invention is a portable information terminal that detects the movement of its own terminal and accepts input of content corresponding to the detected movement, and is charged by non-contact power transmission. And determining that the battery unit is charging, and determining that the terminal cannot move when the charging determination unit determines that the charging unit is charging. An alternative display control unit that causes the display unit to display an alternative display associated with the movement when the movement availability determination unit determines that the terminal cannot move, and the alternative display. When an alternative display displayed by the control means is selected, an input receiving means for receiving an input of content corresponding to a movement associated with the alternative display is provided.

  Also, a control method for a portable information terminal according to the present invention is a method for controlling a portable information terminal that detects the movement of the terminal and accepts input of content corresponding to the detected movement. A battery unit charged by non-contact power transmission is provided, and it is determined that the battery unit is being charged in the charging determination step for determining whether or not the battery unit is being charged, and the charging determination step. When it is determined that the own terminal cannot move in the movement allowance determination step and the movement allowance determination step for determining that the own terminal cannot move, an alternative display associated with the movement is displayed on the display unit. When the alternative display step to be displayed and the alternative display displayed in the alternative display step are selected, the input reception for receiving the input of the content corresponding to the movement associated with the alternative display It is characterized in that it comprises a step, a.

  According to the above configuration or method, when it is determined whether or not the own terminal can move by determining whether or not the battery unit is being charged by non-contact power transmission, and the own terminal cannot move When the alternative display associated with the motion is performed and the alternative display is selected, the input of the content corresponding to the associated motion is accepted.

  Thereby, even if it is a case where an own terminal cannot be moved, the input similar to the case where a motion is detected can be received by selecting the alternative display matched with the motion.

  Therefore, even when the battery is in the charged state by the non-contact charging method, it is possible to perform the same operation as the input operation by moving the own terminal while maintaining the charged state.

  In the portable information terminal according to the present invention, when the charging determination unit determines that the charging is completed, the movement availability determination unit may determine that the terminal can move.

  According to said structure, since it determines with a self-terminal being able to move after completion of charge, it can prevent continuing an alternative display after completion of charge.

  In the portable information terminal according to the present invention, the alternative display control means may display information indicating the movement associated with the alternative display together with the alternative display.

  According to said structure, since the information which shows the motion corresponding to an alternative display is displayed, if the said alternative display is selected, it can make a user recognize clearly and easily what operation is performed.

  In the portable information terminal according to the present invention, the remaining time until the battery unit is fully charged is calculated from the charging state detection unit for detecting the charging state of the battery unit and the charging state detected by the charging state detection unit. And a display control unit for displaying the remaining time calculated by the remaining time calculating unit on the display unit.

  According to said structure, since the remaining time required until it becomes a full charge is displayed, it can make a user recognize the time until a full charge.

  The portable information terminal may be realized by a computer. In this case, a control program for the portable information terminal that causes the portable information terminal to be realized by the computer by causing the computer to operate as each of the means, and A computer-readable recording medium on which is recorded also falls within the scope of the present invention.

  Even if a device that operates by moving its own terminal itself is in a state where it is difficult to move the device, operation input corresponding to the movement can be performed. For example, the device is operated by moving the device itself. It is suitable for a portable device in which an application is installed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable information terminal 2 Non-contact charger 10 Control part 11 Motion sensor part 12 Display input part 13 Non-contact charge circuit 14 Rechargeable battery 15 Memory | storage part 16 Voice input / output part 17 Operation part 18 Power supply circuit 21 Motion determination part 22 Alternative display process (Moveability determination means, alternative display control means)
23 Motion processing part (input acceptance means)
24 charge detection unit (charging determination means, charge state detection means)
25 Battery voltage detector (display control means)

Claims (7)

A mobile information terminal that detects the movement of its own terminal and accepts input of content corresponding to the detected movement,
A battery unit charged by contactless power transmission;
A charging determination means for determining whether or not the battery unit is being charged;
When the charging determination unit determines that charging is in progress, the movement availability determination unit determines that the terminal cannot move.
An alternative display control means for displaying an alternative display associated with the movement on the display unit when the movement availability determination means determines that the terminal cannot move;
Portable information, comprising: an input receiving unit that receives an input of content corresponding to a movement associated with the alternative display when the alternative display displayed by the alternative display control unit is selected. Terminal.   The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the charging determination unit determines that the charging is completed, the movement availability determination unit determines that the terminal can move.   The portable information terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the alternative display control means displays information indicating the movement associated with the alternative display together with the alternative display. Charging state detection means for detecting the charging state of the battery unit;
Remaining time calculating means for calculating the remaining time until the battery unit is fully charged from the charging state detected by the charging state detecting means;
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: a display control unit that displays the remaining time calculated by the remaining time calculating unit on the display unit.   A portable information terminal control program for operating the portable information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the computer functions as each of the above-described means.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the portable information terminal control program according to claim 5 is recorded. A method of controlling a portable information terminal that detects the movement of its own terminal and accepts input of content corresponding to the detected movement,
The portable information terminal includes a battery unit that is charged by non-contact power transmission,
A charging determination step for determining whether or not the battery unit is being charged; and
When it is determined that charging is being performed in the charging determination step, the movement determination step for determining that the terminal cannot move,
An alternative display step of displaying an alternative display associated with the movement on the display unit when it is determined in the movement propriety determination step that the terminal cannot move;
An input receiving step of receiving an input of content corresponding to a movement associated with the alternative display when the alternative display displayed in the alternative display step is selected, and controlling the portable information terminal Method.

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