JP2014160971A - Portable communication terminal cover and portable communication terminal operation support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable even a person who is not good at operation via a home screen in a portable communication terminal with a touch panel mounted therein, to easily operate the portable communication terminal.SOLUTION: A cover body 20 of a portable communication terminal cover 2 holds a portable communication terminal 5 so as to cover a rear surface of a casing 50 of the portable communication terminal 5. The cover body 20 includes key switches 29-k (k=1 to 3). In the cover body 20, a control part 31 and a communication part 32 are embedded. The control part 31 generates operation signals S-k (k=1 to 3) corresponding to contents of operation of the key switches 29-k (k=1 to 3). The communication part 32 establishes a radio link according to the Bluetooth standards between the cover body and the portable communication terminal 5, and transmits the operation signals S-k generated by the control part 31 to the portable communication terminal 5 via the radio link.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for improving the operability of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a touch panel.

  In the Japanese mobile communication terminal market, a significant generation change from a type called Galapagos mobile to a type called smartphone has occurred. A mobile communication terminal of a type called a smartphone has a touch panel mounted on one surface of a rectangular plate-shaped housing having a size that fits in a palm. In this type of mobile communication terminal, a plurality of applications operating on the OS such as a call application, a browser, and a mailer are preinstalled. This type of mobile communication terminal can download and mount a desired application from a site called a market. The user of the mobile communication terminal activates the corresponding application by selecting and tapping a desired icon on the home screen displayed on the touch panel, and can make calls, browse the site, and send and receive emails. Various services including the beginning can be used. As a document disclosing a technique related to this type of portable communication terminal, there is Patent Document 1.

JP 2012-203895 A

  For smartphone-type mobile communication terminals, functions that can be used with only a few button operations on conventional mobile phones, such as a call function and mail transmission / reception function, are also searched for the icon of the corresponding application from the home screen. It must be activated before it can be used.

  There are many users who are accustomed to the conventional button operation of mobile phones that cannot follow such changes in the operation method, and this tendency is conspicuous in elderly people whose visual acuity and hand dexterity are declining. It is. Therefore, it is hoped to provide technical means that can make calls and send / receive emails with simpler operations without going through the home screen, while maintaining the multifunctionality and convenience of smartphones with various applications. It was rare.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and enables a mobile communication terminal to be easily operated even by a person who is not good at operating via a home screen in a mobile communication terminal equipped with a touch panel. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a cover to be attached to a mobile communication terminal having a plate-like casing and a touch panel exposed on one surface of the casing, and the cover in the casing of the mobile communication terminal A cover main body for holding the mobile communication terminal so as to cover at least a part of a surface different from the surface where the touch panel is exposed, and one provided on a surface different from the side of the cover main body for holding the mobile communication terminal. Or a plurality of operating elements and control means embedded in the cover body, wherein the control means generates an operation signal according to the operation content of the operating element, and communication means embedded in the cover body. And establishing a radio link according to a predetermined standard with the mobile communication terminal, and transmitting an operation signal generated by the control means to the mobile communication terminal via the radio link To provide a mobile communication terminal cover, characterized in that it comprises the stages.

  In the present invention, there is an operator on the surface of the cover body of the cover for the portable communication terminal opposite to the side holding the portable communication terminal, and when the operator is operated, the operation signal is transmitted via the wireless link to the portable communication terminal. Sent to. For this reason, in the present invention, when the first operator is operated, a call is made to the number 090-xxxx-xxx-xxx, and when the second operator is operated, ΔΔΔ. @ △△△△. com and □□□ @ □□□□. An e-mail message is broadcast to com, and when the third operator is operated, an emergency call message is sent to the emergency call site, and the correspondence between each operator and the operation content of the mobile communication terminal If the attachment is set on the mobile communication terminal side, the mobile communication terminal performs the corresponding operation only by operating the operating member of the cover for the mobile communication terminal. Therefore, according to the present invention, functions that can be used with only a few button operations on a conventional mobile phone, such as a call function and an e-mail transmission / reception function, can be used with a single button operation as with a conventional mobile phone. . In the present invention, the cover body holds the mobile communication terminal so as to cover a surface different from the surface where the touch panel of the housing of the mobile communication terminal is exposed. For this reason, even if the cover body is attached, the touch operation on the touch panel of the mobile communication terminal is not hindered. For this reason, the multi-functionality and convenience of the portable communication terminal (smartphone) by various applications are not impaired. Therefore, according to the present invention, even a person who is not good at the operation via the home screen in the mobile communication terminal can easily operate the mobile communication terminal.

It is a figure which shows the program which makes the portable communication terminal operation assistance system which is 1st Embodiment of this invention, the cover for portable communication terminals, and the portable communication terminal with which this cover was mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows the cover for portable communication terminals in FIG. It is a figure which shows the point of mounting | wearing with the portable communication terminal of the cover for portable communication terminals in FIG. It is a figure which shows the table formed in a portable communication terminal by the program of FIG. It is a figure which shows the setting screen displayed on a portable communication terminal by the program of FIG. It is a figure which shows the portable communication terminal which is 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and the portable communication terminal with which this cover was mounted | worn. It is a figure which shows the cover for portable communication terminals which is other embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cover for portable communication terminals which is other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an application program AP and a mobile communication terminal cover 2 that form a mobile communication terminal operation support system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and a mobile communication terminal 5 to which the cover 2 is attached. is there. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing the mobile communication terminal cover 2 in FIG. FIG. 2B is a view of the mobile communication terminal cover 2 in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the point of attachment of the mobile communication terminal cover 2 to the mobile communication terminal 5.

  In FIG. 3, the mobile communication terminal 5 has a control board (CPU, RAN, flash memory, 3G communication module, wireless LAN communication module, Bluetooth communication module, etc.) mounted in a rectangular plate-like casing 50 that fits in the palm of the hand. A control board) is provided, a touch panel TP (not shown) is provided on the surface of the housing 50, and an activation button (not shown) and a volume button 57 are provided on the side surface of the housing 50.

  The portable communication terminal cover 2 is a device that plays a role of protecting the casing 50 of the portable communication terminal 5 and a role of operating the portable communication terminal 5 through transmission of a radio signal to the portable communication terminal 5. More specifically, the cover body 20 of the mobile communication terminal cover 2 has a thin plate shape with a size that can accommodate the back surface of the casing 50 of the mobile communication terminal 5 (the surface on the back side where the touch panel TP is exposed). It consists of a bottom portion 21 and side portions 22 that stand continuously and integrally with the same thickness as between the front and back surfaces of the casing 50 from the edges facing the bottom portion 21 in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  A notch 23 is formed in a part of one end side in the vertical direction of the side portion 22 of the cover body 20. Three holes 24, 25, 26 arranged in the lateral direction are formed in the bottom portion 21 of the cover body 20 on the side of the notch 23. Of the three holes 24, 25, 26, the central hole 25 in the lateral direction has a keyhole shape. The hole 24 on the right side of the hole 25 has a perfect circle shape. The hole 26 on the left side of the hole 24 has an oval shape. Two holes 27 and 28 are formed in each portion facing the lateral direction across the three holes 24, 25 and 26 in the side portion 22 of the cover body 20. The hole 27 has a rectangular shape. The hole 28 has a rectangular shape shorter than the hole 27.

  A button switch 29-k (k = 1), which is an operator, is positioned below the holes 24, 25, 26 on the surface of the bottom 21 of the cover body 20 (the surface opposite to the side on which the side portion 22 stands). To 3) are provided. The button switch 29-k (k = 1 to 3) has a perfect circle shape. The button switches 29-k (k = 1 to 3) are arranged in a line in the vertical direction. On the back surface of the bottom portion 21 of the cover body 20 (the surface on the side where the side portion 22 stands), there is a recess 30 into which the button-type battery 95 is fitted. The recess 30 has a substantially cylindrical shape having the same depth as the thickness of the button-type battery 95 (thickness between the positive electrode and the negative electrode). The insertion opening of the button-type battery 95 in the recess 30 is open to the outside.

  A control unit 31 and a communication unit 32 are embedded in the bottom 21 of the cover body 20. The control unit 31 is a circuit that generates an operation signal Sk (k = 1 to 3) corresponding to the operation of the button switch 29-k (k = 1 to 3). More specifically, the control unit 31 generates an operation signal S-1 corresponding to the button 29-1 when the button switch 29-1 is pressed. When the button switch 29-2 is pressed, an operation signal S-2 corresponding to the button 29-2 is generated. When the button switch 29-3 is pressed, an operation signal S-3 corresponding to the button 29-3 is generated. When the pairing process is performed in the mobile communication terminal 5, the communication unit 32 establishes a wireless communication link with the Bluetooth communication module in the mobile communication terminal 5 in accordance with the Bluetooth standard, and the operation signal generated by the control unit 31. This is a circuit for transmitting Sk (k = 1 to 3) via this wireless link. More specifically, when the control unit 31 generates an operation signal S-1 after establishing a radio link with the mobile communication terminal 5, the communication unit 32 uses the operation signal S-1 to generate a carrier. A radio signal S′−1 obtained by modulating is transmitted. In addition, when the control unit 31 generates the operation signal S-2, the control unit 31 transmits a radio signal S'-2 obtained by modulating the carrier with the operation signal S-2. When the control unit 31 generates the operation signal S-3, the control unit 31 transmits a radio signal S'-3 obtained by modulating the carrier with the operation signal S-3. The control unit 31 and the communication unit 32 operate by receiving power supply from the button type battery 95 in the recess 30.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the portable communication terminal cover 2 and the portable communication terminal 5 are integrated so that the portable communication terminal 5 is housed in a space S surrounded by the bottom portion 21 and the side portion 22 in the cover body 20. The In this state, the side portion 22 of the cover body 20 holds the portable communication terminal 5 in the space S by pressing the casing 50 of the portable communication terminal 5 from the outside. In this state, the speaker 54 of the mobile communication terminal 5 is exposed from the hole 24. Further, the camera 55 of the mobile communication terminal 5 is exposed from the hole 25. Further, the flash 56 of the mobile communication terminal 5 is exposed from the hole 26. The volume button 57 of the mobile communication terminal 5 is exposed to the outside of the side portion 22 through the hole 27. In addition, an activation button (not shown) of the mobile communication terminal 5 is exposed to the outside of the side portion 22 through the hole 28.

  In FIG. 1, an application program AP is distributed from a WEB server 88 of a site called a market via the Internet 89. The mobile communication terminal 5 transmits a request for distribution of the application program AP to the server according to the operation through the touch panel TP by the user, receives the application program AP distributed from the WEB server 88 in response to the request, The application program AP is installed in the mobile communication terminal 5.

This application program AP gives the following three functions to the CPU of the mobile communication terminal 5.
a1. Operation definition information storage function This is because each of the mobile communication terminal 5 corresponds to the identification information of the button switch 29-k (k = 1 to 3) and the operation of the button switch 29-k (k = 1 to 3). The operation definition information OD _n (n = 1 to N) of N pairs (N is an integer of 2 or more) consisting of each pair of commands CM _n −k (k = 1 to 3) for designating the operation contents is set as the table TB. This is a function of storing in the flash memory of the mobile communication terminal 5.
b1. Selection support function This displays a setting screen SC (FIG. 5) for prompting selection of one of the operation definition information OD _n (n = 1 to N) in the table TB on the touch panel TP, and N sets of operation definition information. This is a function of selecting, as reference target operation definition information ROD, one selected through an operation on the touch panel TP among OD _n (n = 1 to N).
c1. Operation control function This is a command CM _n − corresponding to the button 29-k indicated by the received radio signal S′-k when the radio signal S′-k is received from the communication unit 32 of the cover 2 for the mobile communication terminal. This is a function for extracting k from the reference target operation definition information ROD and operating the mobile communication terminal 5 in accordance with the command CM _n -k.

FIG. 4 conceptually shows the data structure of the table TB. The table TB (in the example of FIG. 4 N = 3) N, each constituting a single operation definition information OD _n consists number of records. One record in the table TB has four fields of “set”, “first operator”, “second operator”, and “third operator”. The “set” field indicates an ID unique to the operation definition information OD _m . The field of “first operator” indicates a command CM _n −1 that specifies the operation content of the mobile communication terminal 5 when the button switch 29-1 is pressed. The field of “second operator” indicates a command CM _n −2 that specifies the operation content of the mobile communication terminal 5 when the button switch 29-2 is pressed. The field of “third operator” indicates a command CM _n −3 that specifies the operation content of the mobile communication terminal 5 when the button switch 29-3 is pressed.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the user instructs activation of the application program AP in a state where a wireless link is established between the mobile communication terminal cover 2 and the mobile communication terminal 5 held in the space S of the cover 2. Perform the operation. When this operation is performed, the CPU of the mobile communication terminal 5 displays the setting screen SC on the touch panel TP.

FIG. 5 shows the setting screen SC. In the upper part of the setting screen SC, characters “Please select operation setting” are written. Below that, selections _{I n} comprising a corresponding set of operation contents ID and the button switch 29-k of each operation definition information OD _n (k = 1~3) is displayed as a list LST. The user performs an operation of touching the desired selection item I _n in the list LST of the touch panel TP with a finger. When this operation is performed, CPU of the mobile communication terminal 5, and corresponding selection item _{I n} which are selected through operation of the touch panel TP of the N operation definition information _OD n in the table TB (n = 1~N) The information to be referred to is referred to as reference target operation definition information ROD. Thereafter, the CPU of the mobile communication terminal 5 changes the display screen of the touch panel TP from the setting screen SC to the home screen. Thereafter, each time the CPU of the mobile communication terminal 5 receives the radio signal S′-k from the cover 2 for the mobile communication terminal, the command CM _n − corresponding to the button switch 29-k indicated by the radio signal S′-k. k is extracted from the reference target operation definition information ROD, and the mobile communication terminal 5 is operated in accordance with the command CM _n -k.

The above is the details of the configuration of the present embodiment. According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
First, in this embodiment, button switches 29-k (k = 1 to 3) are provided on the surface (front surface) of the cover body 20 of the mobile communication terminal cover 2 opposite to the side holding the mobile communication terminal 5. When the button switch 29-k is pressed, the operation signal Sk is sent to the mobile communication terminal 5 via the wireless link. For this reason, in the present embodiment, when the button switch 29-1 is pressed, a call is made to the number 090-XXXXXX-XXXXXX, and when the button switch 29-2 is pressed, ΔΔ. △ @ △△△△. com and □□□ @ □□□□. com to send an e-mail message, and when the button switch 29-3 is pressed, an emergency call message is sent to the emergency call site, and so on, with the button switch 29-k (k = 1 to 3). If the correspondence with the operation content of the mobile communication terminal 5 is set on the mobile communication terminal 5 side, the mobile communication terminal 5 executes the corresponding operation only by pressing the button switch 29-k (k = 1 to 3). To come. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, functions that can be used with only a few button operations on a conventional mobile phone, such as a call function and an e-mail transmission / reception function, can be used with a single button operation as with a conventional mobile phone. it can. In the present embodiment, the cover main body 20 is covered with a surface (the bottom surface and the peripheral surface of the housing 50) different from the surface where the touch panel TP is exposed in the housing 50 of the mobile communication terminal 5. 5 is held. For this reason, even if the cover body 20 is attached, the touch operation of the touch panel TP of the mobile communication terminal 5 is not hindered. For this reason, the multi-functionality and convenience of the mobile communication terminal 5 (smartphone) by various applications are not impaired. Therefore, according to this embodiment, even if it is a person who is not good at operation via a home screen in portable communication terminal 5, portable communication terminal 5 can be operated easily.

  Secondly, in the present embodiment, the cover body 20 of the mobile communication terminal cover 2 is formed in a thin plate shape with a size that allows the back surface of the casing 50 of the mobile communication terminal 5 on the side where the touch panel TP is exposed to be accommodated. It consists of a bottom portion 21 and side portions 22 that stand from the opposite edges of the bottom portion 21 with the same thickness as the front and back surfaces of the housing 50. For this reason, in the state which integrated the cover 2 for portable communication terminals, and the portable communication terminal 5, this can be carried without being bulky.

  Third, in the present embodiment, transmission of the radio signal S′-k from the communication unit 32 of the mobile communication terminal cover 2 to the mobile communication terminal 5 is performed by wireless communication in accordance with the Bluetooth standard. Therefore, the power consumption of the button-type battery 95 is smaller than when a device of another wireless communication standard such as IrDA (Infrared Data Association) is mounted. For this reason, the continuous use time per battery can be made longer than when other wireless communication standard devices such as IrDA are mounted.

Second Embodiment
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a mobile communication terminal cover 2A according to a second embodiment of the present invention and a mobile communication terminal 5 to which the cover 2A is attached. The cover main body 40 of the mobile communication terminal cover 2 </ b> A according to the present embodiment includes a tray portion 41, a lid portion 42, and a connecting portion 43 interposed therebetween.

  The tray portion 41 is carried from a bottom portion 44 having a thin plate shape that fits a back surface of the casing 50 of the mobile communication terminal 5 (a surface on the back side of the exposed surface of the touch panel TP), and an edge of the bottom portion 44 that faces in the width direction. The communication terminal 5 includes side portions 45L and 45R that stand continuously and integrally with the same thickness as the front and back surfaces of the housing. The same control unit 31 (not shown) and communication unit 32 (not shown) as those of the first embodiment are embedded in the bottom 44 of the tray part 41.

  An end portion of the bottom portion 44 of the tray portion 41 on the side where the side portion 45 </ b> L stands is connected to one end of the connecting portion 43. The connecting portion 43 has a thin plate shape having a vertical width slightly smaller than the vertical width of the side portion 22 and a horizontal width equal to the thickness of the side portion 22. The other end of the connecting portion 43 is connected to one end of the lid portion 42. The lid part 42 has a thin plate shape with the same dimensions as the bottom part 44 of the tray part 41.

  On one surface of the lid portion 42, a cross key 49-1 and six button switches 49-2 to 49-7 are provided. The button switches 49-2 and 49-3 are shaped like rounded rectangular vertices. The button switches 49-4 and 49-5 have a perfect circle shape. The button switches 49-6 and 49-7 have a shape in which two opposing sides in a horizontally long rectangle are expanded in a semicircular shape.

  The cover main body 20 holds the mobile communication terminal 5 so as to fit in the space between the side portions 45L and 45R in the tray portion 41. Further, the cover body 20 is bent in the direction of arrow Y in FIG. 6 with the boundary line X1 between the bottom portion 21 and the connecting portion 43 and the boundary line X2 between the connecting portion 43 and the lid portion 42 as ridgelines, The surface on which the key 49-1 and the button switches 49-2 to 49-7 are provided can be brought into a closed state in which the touch panel TP of the mobile communication terminal 5 is covered.

The above is the details of the configuration of the present embodiment. According to this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
1stly, in this embodiment, the cover main body 20 is the cover part in which the bottom part 41 holding the portable communication terminal 5 and the several operation elements 49-1 to 49-7 containing the cross key 49-1 were provided. 42 and a connecting portion 43 interposed therebetween. Therefore, when a game application program is mounted on the mobile communication terminal 5 and played, the same operability as that of a controller of a commercially available game machine can be realized.

  2ndly, in this embodiment, the cover main body 20 makes the boundary line X1 between the bottom part 41 and the connection part 43 and the boundary line X2 between the connection part 43 and the cover part 42 into a ridgeline in the arrow A direction of FIG. The lid 42 can be folded to a closed state where the touch panel TP of the mobile communication terminal 5 is covered by the surface on which the cross key 49-1 and the button switches 49-2 to 49-7 are provided. Yes. Therefore, the mobile communication terminal cover 2 in the closed state and the mobile communication terminal 5 therein can be carried without being bulky.

<Other embodiments>
Although the first and second embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the following modifications may be added to such embodiments.
(1) In the first embodiment, the button switch 29-k (k = 1 to 3), which is an operator, is provided on the bottom 21 of the cover body 20. However, as shown in FIG. 7, button switches 29 ′ -k (k = 1 to 3) may be provided on the back surface of the side portion 22 of the cover body 20 on the side holding the mobile communication terminal 20.

(2) In the first and second embodiments, the cover body 20 holds the mobile communication terminal 5 so as to cover the back surface and the peripheral surface of the mobile communication terminal 5. However, the cover body 20 may hold the mobile communication terminal 5 so as to cover only a part of the back surface of the mobile communication terminal 5. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, a cover main body 70 is composed of a triangular bottom 72 having a button switch 71 on the surface and a side 73 having two sides of the bottom 72 standing upright. 70 is hooked on the mobile communication terminal 5 so as to cover the lower right corner of the back surface of the mobile communication terminal 5, and the ring portion 76 of the rubber belt 75 connected to the cover body 20 is hooked on the upper left corner of the mobile communication terminal 5. May be.

(3) In the first and second embodiments, the user may be able to add desired operation definition information OD _n in the table TB through a predetermined touch panel operation on the setting screen SC.

(4) In the first embodiment, the cover body 20 is provided with the button switches 29-k (k = 1 to 3). In the second embodiment, the cover body 20 is provided with the cross key 49-1 and the button switches 49-2 to 49-7. However, the type of operation element is not limited to this. For example, an operator such as a joystick, a trackball, or an analog stick may be provided on the cover body 20.

(5) In the first and second embodiments, the side portions 22, 45L, and 45R of the cover main bodies 20 and 40 of the mobile communication terminal covers 2 and 2A hold down the peripheral surface of the mobile communication terminal 5, thereby 5 was held. However, the means for attaching the mobile communication terminal cover 2 to the mobile communication terminal 5 is not limited to this. For example, the mobile communication terminal cover 2 and the mobile communication terminal 5 may be integrated by providing an adhesive portion on one surface of the mobile communication terminal cover 2 and pressing the adhesive portion against the back surface of the mobile communication terminal 5. Also, a suction part (for example, a suction cup) is provided on one surface of the mobile communication terminal cover 2, and the mobile communication terminal cover 2 and the mobile communication terminal 5 are integrated by pressing the suction part against the back surface of the mobile communication terminal 5. Also good.

(6) In the first and second embodiments, the communication unit 32 of the mobile communication terminal cover 2 establishes a wireless link according to the Bluetooth standard with the mobile communication terminal 5. However, this wireless link standard is not limited to Bluetooth. A radio link may be established according to another short-range wireless communication standard, and an operation signal may be transmitted along this radio link.

(7) In the first and second embodiments described above, one operation definition information for one operator (button switch) is stored in the memory table of the mobile communication terminal 5. However, for each operator, a plurality of types of commands corresponding to a plurality of types of operation of the operator may be stored in the table TB of the memory as operation definition information. For example, the operation of the button switch 29-k has three types of normal pressing (pressing once), continuous pressing twice, and long pressing, and the operation of the mobile communication terminal 5 when the button switch 29-k is normally pressed. A command for specifying the content, a command for specifying the operation content of the mobile communication terminal 5 when the button switch 29-k is continuously pressed twice, and an operation content of the mobile communication terminal 5 when the button switch 29-k is pressed long. The command to be specified is stored in the table TB, and when the operation signal is received via the wireless link, the command corresponding to the operation of the corresponding type in the button switch 29-k is referred to the reference target reference target operation definition information ROD. It is good to take out from

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile communication terminal operation support system, 2 ... Cover for mobile communication terminals, 5 ... Mobile communication terminal, 50 ... Housing, 57 ... Volume button, 58 ... Start button, 20 ... Cover body, 21, 44 ... Bottom, 22 , 45 ... side part, 23 ... notch, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 ... hole, 29, 49 ... button switch, 30 ... recess, 31 ... control part, 32 ... communication part, 43 ... connection part

Claims (4)

A cover attached to a mobile communication terminal having a plate-shaped housing and a touch panel exposed on one surface of the housing,
A cover main body for holding the mobile communication terminal so as to cover at least a part of a surface different from a surface where the touch panel is exposed in the housing of the mobile communication terminal;
One or a plurality of operators provided on a surface different from the side holding the portable communication terminal in the cover body;
Control means embedded in the cover body, the control means for generating an operation signal according to the content of the operation of the operator,
Communication means embedded in the cover body, establishing a wireless link in accordance with a predetermined standard with the portable communication terminal, and operating signals generated by the control means via the wireless link A cover for a mobile communication terminal, comprising a communication means for transmitting to a communication terminal. A cover attached to a mobile communication terminal having a plate-shaped housing and a touch panel exposed on one surface of the housing,
A bottom portion having a thin plate shape with a size that fits a back surface of the surface of the mobile communication terminal housing where the touch panel is exposed, and a side portion standing upright with the same thickness as the housing from an opposing edge of the bottom portion; A cover body for holding the mobile communication terminal so as to be contained in a space surrounded by the bottom and the side,
One or a plurality of operators provided on a surface opposite to the side holding the portable communication terminal in the bottom or side of the cover body;
Control means embedded in the cover body, the control means for generating an operation signal according to the content of the operation of the operator,
Communication means embedded in the cover body, establishing a wireless link in accordance with a predetermined standard with the portable communication terminal, and operating signals generated by the control means via the wireless link A cover for a mobile communication terminal, comprising a communication means for transmitting to a communication terminal. The cover body includes a bottom portion having a thin plate shape with a size on the back side of an exposed surface of the touch panel in the casing of the mobile communication terminal, a lid portion having a thin plate shape with the same size as the bottom portion, the bottom portion, and A connecting portion interposed between the lid portions,
A plurality of operators including a cross key are provided on one surface of the lid,
The cover body is bent with a boundary line between the bottom part and the connection part and a boundary line between the connection part and the lid part as a ridge line, and the mobile communication is performed by a surface of the lid part on which the operation element is provided. The mobile communication terminal cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover is configured to be in a closed state in which the touch panel of the terminal is covered. A cover attached to a mobile communication terminal having a plate-shaped housing and a touch panel exposed on one surface of the housing,
A cover main body for holding the mobile communication terminal so as to cover at least a part of a surface different from a surface where the touch panel is exposed in the housing of the mobile communication terminal;
A plurality of operators provided on a surface different from the side holding the portable communication terminal in the cover body;
Control means embedded in the cover body, the control means for generating an operation signal according to the content of the operation of each operator;
Communication means embedded in the cover body, establishing a wireless link in accordance with a predetermined standard with the portable communication terminal, and operating signals generated by the control means via the wireless link A cover having a communication means for transmitting to the communication terminal;
A program that is distributed from a server to the mobile communication terminal in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal and is mounted on the mobile communication terminal,
In the computer in the portable communication terminal,
A plurality of sets of operation definition information each consisting of a pair of commands specifying the operation information of the mobile communication terminal corresponding to the operation information of the operation elements and the identification information of the operation elements are stored in the memory of the mobile communication terminal. A first means;
A setting screen that prompts the user to select one of the plurality of sets of operation definition information is displayed on the touch panel, and the operation definition information selected from the plurality of sets of operation definition information through the operation of the touch panel is defined as a reference target operation definition A second means for selecting as information;
When a signal transmitted by the communication means is received, a command corresponding to the identification information of the operator indicated by the received signal is extracted from the reference target operation definition information, and the mobile communication terminal is operated according to the command. A mobile communication terminal operation support system, comprising: a program for realizing the means.