JP2015029345A - Mobile terminal, list creation program, and list creation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal for satisfying a user while changing images randomly.SOLUTION: A mobile terminal 10 comprises: a flash memory 28 for storing image data; and a display 26 for displaying images on the basis of the image data. In the mobile terminal 10, if an image switching function is executed, the image displayed on the display 26 is changed randomly on the basis of a random list. A processor 20 creates the random list so that the plurality of images stored in a setting folder is always selected once.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly to a mobile terminal capable of displaying a plurality of images, for example.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable terminal capable of displaying, for example, a plurality of images has been known, and an example of this device is disclosed in Patent Document 1.
The foldable portable communication terminal of this background art includes an open / close detection means for detecting a change in state between a folded state and an open state, a display unit used for displaying image data, and a memory for storing a plurality of image data. And a control unit for controlling the entire mobile communication terminal.
When a change in state is detected by the open / close detection means, one of a plurality of image data stored in the storage unit is sequentially or randomly selected by the control unit and displayed on the display unit.

JP 2004-7488 A [H04M 1/02, H04B 7/26, H04M 1/00]

  However, in the mobile communication terminal of the background art, since the order of the image data to be changed is random, it is assumed that the same image data is continuously displayed or there is image data that is not displayed at all. . Therefore, the user may feel dissatisfied with the image data that is randomly changed.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a novel portable terminal, a list creation program, and a list creation method.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal, a list creation program, and a list creation method that satisfy a user while randomly changing an image.

The present invention employs the following configuration in order to solve the above problems.
The reference numerals in parentheses, supplementary explanations, and the like indicate the corresponding relationship with the embodiments described in order to help understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention.

  A first invention has a storage unit that stores a plurality of image data and a display unit that displays images, and the plurality of image data is displayed based on a list indicating a display order of the plurality of image data. A terminal that randomly sets the display order of the plurality of image data so that each of the plurality of image data is selected once, and creates a list based on the display order set by the setting unit It is a portable terminal provided with the preparation part to perform.

In the first invention, the portable terminal (10) is configured to display a plurality of image data stored in the storage unit (28) such as a flash memory based on a list (336) indicating a display order (display unit such as a display). 26). The setting unit (20, S83, S93, S95) sets the display order at random by setting a number sequence including random numbers so that a plurality of pieces of image data are selected once by, for example, temporal random number processing. . Creation part (20, S85, S
97) creates a list based on a display order set at random.

  According to the first aspect, since a plurality of image data is always selected once, the user can be satisfied while changing the image at random.

  The second invention is dependent on the first invention, and the setting unit prevents the last value of the previously created list from being set at the beginning of the list created this time, and the first setting unit A second setting unit that sets the display order so that a plurality of pieces of image data are selected once in addition to the values set in (1) is included.

  In the second invention, the first setting unit (20, S93) prevents the last value of the list created last time from being set at the beginning of the list created this time in order to prevent the same image data from continuing. To do. Then, the second setting unit (20, S95) sets a random number so that a plurality of image data is always selected once with a number other than the value set at the beginning.

  According to the second invention, the images can be changed so that the order is random and the same images are not continuously displayed.

  The third invention has a storage unit (28) for storing a plurality of image data and a display unit (26) for displaying an image, and the plurality of image data is based on a list indicating the display order of the plurality of image data. Displayed on the processor (20) of the portable terminal (10), the setting unit (S83, S93, S95) and a list creation program that functions as a creation unit (S85, S97) for creating a list based on the display order set by the setting unit.

  In the third invention as well, as in the first invention, a plurality of image data are always selected once, so that the user can be satisfied while changing the image at random.

  The fourth invention has a storage unit (28) for storing a plurality of image data and a display unit (26) for displaying an image, and the plurality of image data is based on a list indicating the display order of the plurality of image data. The list creation method of the portable terminal (10) is displayed in a random order, and the display order of the plurality of image data is randomly set so that each of the plurality of image data is selected once (S83, S93, S95). ), And a list creation method for creating a list based on the set display order (S85, S97).

  In the fourth invention, similarly to the first invention, since a plurality of image data are always selected once, the user can be satisfied while changing the image at random.

  According to the present invention, since a plurality of image data is always selected once, the user can be satisfied while changing the image at random.

  The above object, other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing one example of an appearance of the mobile terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing one example of a plurality of image data stored in the flash memory shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing one example of a setting list stored in the SDRAM shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is an illustrative view showing one example of a random list created based on the setting list shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is an illustrative view showing one example of display data developed in the cache shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an illustrative view showing one example of an image displayed on the display shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is an illustrative view showing one example of a procedure for recreating the random list shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is an illustrative view showing one example of a memory map of the SDRAM shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing display processing of the processor shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a part of the image switching control process of the processor shown in FIG. 12 is another part of the image switching control process of the processor shown in FIG. 1, and is a flowchart subsequent to FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the initial random list creation processing of the processor shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the next random list creation process of the processor shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing image development processing of the processor shown in FIG.

With reference to FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 10 includes a processor 20, a key input device 22, and the like. The processor 20, sometimes called a CPU or a computer, controls the radio communication circuit 14 corresponding to the CDMA system and outputs a call signal. The output call signal is transmitted from the antenna 12 and transmitted to the mobile communication network including the base station. When the other party performs a response operation, a call ready state is established.

  When a call end operation is performed by the key input device 22 after shifting to a call ready state, the processor 20 controls the wireless communication circuit 14 to transmit a call end signal to the other party. Then, after transmitting the call end signal, the processor 20 ends the call process. The processor 20 also ends the call process when a call end signal is received from the other party first. Furthermore, the processor 20 also ends the call process when a call end signal is received from the mobile communication network regardless of the call partner.

  When a call signal from a call partner is captured by the antenna 12 while the mobile terminal 10 is activated, the wireless communication circuit 14 notifies the processor 20 of an incoming call. The processor 20 vibrates the mobile terminal 10 by driving a motor (not shown), and notifies the user that it is in a call receiving state where a call signal is received. Note that the processor 20 vibrates the mobile terminal 10 and outputs an incoming call sound from a speaker (not shown).

  In the call ready state, the following processing is executed. The modulated audio signal transmitted from the other party is received by the antenna 12. The received modulated audio signal is subjected to demodulation processing and decoding processing by the wireless communication circuit 14. The obtained received voice signal is output from the speaker 18. On the other hand, the transmission voice signal captured by the microphone 16 is subjected to encoding processing and modulation processing by the wireless communication circuit 14. Then, the generated modulated audio signal is transmitted to the other party using the antenna 12 as described above.

  The antenna 12 and the wireless communication circuit 14 that receive the calling signal and the transmission source information function as a receiving unit. The main display 26 may also be called a display unit or a display device.

  Moreover, the portable terminal 10 of a present Example can perform a camera function. For example, when an operation for executing a camera function is performed on the key input device 22, the camera control circuit 32 and the image sensor 34 are caused to function as an imaging unit, and the camera function is executed.

For example, an optical image of the object scene is irradiated to the image sensor 34, and a light receiving element corresponding to, for example, SXGA (1280 × 1024 pixels) is arranged in the imaging area of the image sensor 34. In the imaging area, photoelectric conversion is performed. Thus, a charge corresponding to the optical image of the object scene, that is, a raw image signal of SXGA is generated. The user can set the image data size to XGA (1024 x 768) in addition to SXGA.
Pixel) and Full-WVGA (854 × 480 pixels).

  When the camera function is executed, the processor 20 activates an image sensor driver built in the camera control circuit 32 to display a real-time moving image of the subject, that is, a through image, on the display 26, and performs an exposure operation and designation. The image sensor driver is instructed to perform a charge readout operation corresponding to the readout area.

The image sensor driver performs exposure of the imaging surface of the image sensor 34 and reading of the charges generated by the exposure. As a result, a raw image signal is output from the image sensor 34. The output raw image signal is input to the camera control circuit 32. The camera control circuit 32 performs processes such as color separation, white balance adjustment, YUV conversion on the input raw image signal, and YUV conversion is performed. Format image data is generated. Then, YUV format image data is input to the processor 20. At this time, the camera control circuit 32 controls the focus lens 36 to focus on the object scene.

The YUV format image data input to the processor 20 is temporarily stored in the SDRAM 30 by the processor 20. Further, the stored image data in the YUV format is given from the SDRAM 30 to the display driver 24 via the processor 20.
At the same time, the processor 20 issues a thinning readout command to the display driver 24. Then, the display driver 24 outputs YUV format image data to the display 26 at 30 fps in accordance with the thinning-out readout command issued from the processor 20. Thereby, a low resolution (for example, 320 × 240 pixels) through image representing the object scene is displayed on the display 26.

In the YUV format image data, Y means luminance, U means a color difference obtained by subtracting luminance from blue, and V means a color difference obtained by subtracting luminance from red. That is, YUV format image data is composed of luminance signal (Y) data, blue color difference signal (U) data, and red color difference signal (V) data.

  Here, when a photographing operation is performed by the key input device 22, the processor 20 executes a main photographing process. That is, the processor 20 performs a predetermined JPEG compression on the SXGA raw image signal output from the image sensor 34 and temporarily stores it in the SDRAM 30. The processor 20 reads the JPEG format image data once stored, and records it in the NAND flash memory 28 (first storage unit) as an image file including the read image data. Then, the processor 20 outputs a sound notifying that the main photographing process is being executed from a speaker (not shown). Note that the flash memory 28 is provided with a plurality of folders, and the captured image data is stored in a predetermined folder.

  Further, when the stored image data is displayed on the display 26, first, the processor 20 acquires list data of a folder in which the designated image data is stored (sometimes referred to as a list database: RDB). . Based on the acquired list data, the processor 20 reads the image data from the flash memory 28 and temporarily stores it in the SDRAM 30. Further, the processor 20 decodes (decompresses) the image data stored in the SDRAM 30 into display data having RGB information. The expanded display data is stored in a cache 30a (second storage unit) included in the SDRAM 30, and an image corresponding to the display data stored in the cache 30a is displayed on the display 26.

  In this embodiment, the time until the image data stored in the flash memory 28 is displayed is approximately the time until the list data is acquired, the time until the image data is read, and the time until the image data is decoded. The total time is about 1 to 3 seconds.

  2A is an external view showing the external appearance of the slide type mobile terminal in a closed state, and FIG. 2B is an external view showing the external appearance of the slide type mobile terminal in an open state. ) Is an appearance showing the back side of the closed appearance of the slide type mobile terminal. 2A to 2C, the mobile terminal 10 includes a first casing C1 and a second casing C2 each having a rectangular plane, and the first casing C1 and the second casing C2. Are substantially the same thickness.

  The first casing C1 is connected to the second casing C2 by a slide mechanism (not shown) while being stacked on the second casing C2. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2B, the first casing C1 can slide in the length direction of the second casing C2.

  The microphone 16 (not shown) is built in the second housing C2, and the opening OP2 leading to the built-in microphone 16 is provided on the upper surface of one side in the length direction of the second housing C2. Similarly, the speaker 18 (not shown) is built in the first housing C1, and the opening OP1 leading to the built-in speaker 18 is provided on one upper surface of the first housing C1 in the length direction.

  The key input device 22 includes a first key group 22a including a plurality of keys and a second key group 22b. The first key group 22a includes a direction key, a call key, an end key, a menu, and a confirmation key, and is provided on the upper surface of the first casing C1. The second key group 22b includes a numeric keypad and is provided on the upper surface of the second casing C2. The display 26 is attached so that the monitor screen is exposed on the upper surface of the first housing C1.

  For example, while confirming the display 26, the user operates a numeric keypad to input a telephone number, performs a call operation using the call key, and performs a call end operation using the call end key. Further, the user can display a menu screen by operating the menu key, and can select an arbitrary menu using the direction key or the like. Further, the user can confirm the selected menu by operating the confirmation key. Then, the user turns on / off the mobile terminal 10 by pressing and holding the end call key.

  Further, an opening OP3 that communicates with the image sensor 34 and the focus lens 36 is further provided on the back surface of the second housing C2. For example, the user can take an image of the subject by directing the back surface of the second housing C2 toward an arbitrary subject.

The magnetic sensor 38 is built in one side of the second casing C2 in the length direction, and the first casing C1 is set so that the magnet 40 is in the closed state shown in FIG. Built in the other in the length direction. And the magnetic sensor 38 which detects the opening / closing state of the portable terminal 10 is shown in FIG.
The maximum value is output in the state shown in A), and the minimum value is output in the state shown in FIG.

  Note that the antenna 12, the wireless communication circuit 14, the processor 20, the display driver 24, the flash memory 28, and the SDRAM 30 are built in the first casing C1 or the second casing C2, and are shown in FIGS. Then, it is not illustrated. Moreover, the magnetic sensor 38 and the magnet 40 may be called a detection part. Furthermore, the detection unit is not limited to the case where the magnetic sensor 38 and the magnet 40 are used. In addition, for example, a pressing unit provided on one side of the housing according to the open / close state is provided on the other side. It may be a mechanism that detects opening and closing by mechanically pressing a pressed portion of the casing provided in the casing to detect a change in the energized state due to the pressed state.

  FIGS. 3A to 3E are illustrative views showing an example of image data stored in the flash memory 28. FIG. Each of the image data shown in FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B, FIG. 3C, FIG. 3D, and FIG. 3E has “child”, “brother”, “ “Mountain”, “Landscape” and “Office” are set. For example, the image data shown in FIGS. 3A to 3E is taken using a camera function, and each image data is stored in a folder set in the flash memory 28.

It should be noted that a data string “090902 — 1450 (representing 14:50 on September 2, 2009)” indicating the shooting date and time is automatically set as the data name immediately after shooting. A character string such as hiragana, katakana and kanji in the data name is set by the user.

  Here, the portable terminal 10 of the present embodiment has an image switching function for changing an image displayed on the display 26 every time the portable terminal 10 is opened. For example, when an arbitrary folder is selected by the user and a predetermined operation is performed, the image switching function is executed. In a state where the image switching function is being executed, each of a plurality of image data stored in a selected folder (hereinafter referred to as a setting folder) is expanded as a plurality of display data, and is provided in the SDRAM 30. Store in 30a. Then, the processor 20 displays an image corresponding to the display data on the display 26. When the open state is detected, the processor 20 changes the image displayed on the display 26 by switching to another display data. Note that the time from switching the display data to displaying the next image is about 100 milliseconds.

  Thereby, the user can change the image displayed on the display 26 quickly only by opening the portable terminal 10. If the data size of the image data is large, it takes a long time to develop the image data. Therefore, when changing to an image based on image data having a large data size, the effect of the present invention is particularly exerted.

  FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing list data of a folder in which the image data shown in FIGS. 3A to 3E is stored. In this embodiment, since the image based on the image data shown in FIGS. 3A to 3E is changed, this list is referred to as a “setting list”.

  Referring to FIG. 4, the setting list includes “number” and “name” columns, and numbers corresponding to image data are sequentially recorded in the numbers. In the “name” column, the data name of the image data is recorded. For example, the data name “child” of the image data shown in FIG. 3A is recorded. The “number” is determined based on the time when the image was taken, the name of the image data (data name), and the like.

FIG. 5 is an illustrative view of a list showing the order of changing images.
In the present embodiment, since the image is randomly changed, the list shown in FIG. 5 is referred to as a “random list”.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the configuration of the random list is composed of columns of “number” and “name” as in the setting list. The numbers recorded in the “number” column are not regular, but the image data in the folder is always displayed once. For example, when a random list is created, if the maximum value of the setting list, that is, the number of image data is 5, the number from 1 to 5 is always used once and the same number A number sequence is created so that the numbers do not overlap. Then, based on the created numerical sequence, a “number” column in the random list is set.

  The image displayed on the display 26 is changed based on the “number” column in the random list. For example, in the “number” column, if numbers are recorded in the order of “3, 2, 5, 1, 4” from the upper cell, the order of the images to be changed is “mountain, brother, office, child, Landscape ".

  As described above, by determining the order of changing the images in advance, it is possible to further speed up the process of changing the images.

  6A to 6E are illustrative views showing how display data is expanded in the cache 30a. Note that the display data developed in the cache 30a and the image data shown in FIGS. 3A to 3E use the same data for simplicity of explanation. Are different.

  Referring to FIG. 6A, four cache areas are set in cache 30a in order to store four display data. Further, here, the respective cache areas are referred to as cache 1, cache 2, cache 3, and cache 4, respectively. The cache 1-4 shown in FIG. 6A is in a state where nothing is stored. Note that the cache 30a is brought into such a state when the power of the mobile terminal 10 is turned on or when the setting of the image switching function is changed.

  Next, referring to FIG. 6B, the processor 20 reads the image data from the flash memory 28 and stores the expanded display data in the cache 1. For example, when image data whose data name is “mountain” is read from the flash memory 28 and expanded, the expanded display data is stored in the cache 1. Further, when the display data is expanded in the cache 1, the processor 20 causes the display 26 to display an image. That is, the display 26 is in a state where a mountain photograph is displayed. At this time, nothing is stored in the cache 2-4 because other display data is not expanded.

  Next, referring to FIG. 6C, the processor 20 further reads out the image data from the flash memory 28 and stores the display data in the cache 2, the cache 3, and the cache 4. That is, based on the random list, image data in which “sibling”, “office”, and “child” are set in the data name is read from the flash memory 28, and the expanded display data is cached 2, cache 3, and Stored in the cache 4.

  Next, when the mobile terminal 10 is in the open state, the image displayed on the display 26 is switched from the cache 1 to the display data stored in the cache 2. Then, with reference to FIG. 6D, when the image is changed, the processor 20 deletes the display data stored in the cache 1. That is, nothing is stored in the cache 1.

Next, when the image data stored in the cache 30a is deleted, the processor 20 newly reads out the image data from the flash memory 28 and expands the image data. And
With reference to FIG. 6E, the processor 20 stores the newly developed display data in the cache 1.

  As described above, in this embodiment, display data corresponding to an already displayed image is deleted from the cache 30a, and new display data is developed in the cache 30a. Therefore, a plurality of images can be changed using the cache 30a having a small data capacity.

  FIG. 7 is an illustrative view showing how the image displayed on the display 26 is changed. Referring to FIG. 7, an image of “mountain” is first displayed on display 26 based on a random list (see FIG. 5). In this state, when the mobile terminal 10 is opened, the display 26 is changed to an image of “brother”. Each time the mobile terminal 10 is opened, the images are changed in the order of “office”, “child”, and “landscape”.

  Here, when all the images are displayed based on the random list created for the first time, the random list is re-created. Referring to FIGS. 8A and 8B, when the random list is re-created, the last value of the previous random list is added to the current value in addition to the conditions for creating the first random list. Should not be the same as the first value in the random list. That is, the same image is not displayed continuously.

  For example, if the last value of the previous random list is “4”, the first value of the current random list is set to a value randomly selected from 1, 2, 3, and 5. Next, if the first value is “5”, the numbers other than “5”, that is, the numbers from 1 to 4, are rearranged in the same manner as the first-time random list. For example, referring to FIGS. 8A and 8C, if the column of “number” of the previous random list is “3, 2, 5, 1, 4”, “number” of the current random list. The column becomes “5, 4, 2, 1, 3”.

  Accordingly, the images can be changed so that the order is random and the same images are not continuously displayed.

  Note that when image data is updated at random by the image update function, it is sometimes referred to as “open shuffle” instead of the image update function. Further, the order in which the images are changed may be in accordance with the number in the setting list, or may be the order determined by the user.

FIG. 9 is an illustrative view showing a memory map 300 of the SDRAM 30.
Referring to FIG. 9, the memory map of SDRAM 30 includes a program storage area 302 and a data storage area 304. A part of the program and data is read from the flash memory 28 all at once or partially and sequentially as necessary, stored in the SDRAM 30, and then processed by the processor 20.

  The program storage area 302 stores a program for operating the mobile terminal 10. Programs for operating the mobile terminal 10 include a display program 310, an image switching control program 312, an initial random list creation program 314, a next random list creation program 316, an image expansion program 318, and the like.

The display program 310 is a program for executing overall processing for displaying an image on the display 26. The image switching control program 312 is a program for changing images displayed on the display 26 in a random order. The initial random list creation processing program 314 is a program for creating a random list, and is executed immediately after the mobile terminal 10 is powered on or immediately after the image switching function is executed. The next random list creation program 316 is a program for creating a random list, similar to the initial random list creation processing program 314, but is executed to create a random list to be used after the next time (second time). The

  The image expansion program 318 is a program for expanding the image data and storing the display data in the cache 30a. If the random list is created and the display data can be further stored in the cache 30a, the image expansion program 318 is necessary. Executed.

  In addition, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the program for operating the portable terminal 10 includes the program for performing a telephone call, etc.

  The data storage area 304 includes an image buffer 330 and the like, and stores list data 332, setting list data 334, random list data 336, and the like. The data storage area 304 is also provided with an open / close flag 338, an image switching flag 340, an image development flag 342, and the like.

  The image buffer 330 is a buffer for temporarily storing image data read from the flash memory 28. The list data 332 is list data corresponding to folders provided in the flash memory 28. Further, the list data 332 includes data of a plurality of lists when a plurality of folders are set.

  The setting list data 334 is, for example, setting list data shown in FIG. 4 and is data of a list corresponding to the folder selected by the user. The random list data 336 is, for example, random list data shown in FIG. 5 and indicates the order in which images are changed.

  The open / close flag 338 is a flag for detecting the open state and the closed state of the mobile terminal 10. For example, the open / close flag 338 is composed of a 1-bit register. When the open / close flag 338 is turned on (established), a data value “1” is set in the register. On the other hand, when the open / close flag 338 is turned off (not established), a data value “0” is set in the register. If the open / close flag 338 is on, it is in an open state, and if it is off, it is in a closed state. The open / close flag 338 changes its on / off state depending on the value output from the magnetic sensor 32.

  The image switching flag 340 is a flag for determining whether or not the image switching function is set to be executed. The image development flag 342 is a flag for determining whether or not the display data has been developed.

  Note that the configuration of the image switching flag 340 and the image development flag 342 is the same as that of the open / close flag 338, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted. Further, in the memory map 300 shown in FIG. 9, the illustration of the cache 30a is omitted. Further, although not shown, the data storage area 304 stores incoming call tone data and the like, and is provided with counters and flags necessary for the operation of the mobile terminal 10.

  The processor 20 performs display processing shown in FIG. 10, image switching control processing shown in FIG. 11 and FIG. 12, under the control of RTOS (Real-time Operating System) such as “Linux (registered trademark)” and “REX”. A plurality of tasks including a first random list creation process shown in FIG. 13, a next random list creation process shown in FIG. 14, and an image development process shown in FIG. 15 are processed in parallel.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of the display process. When the mobile terminal 10 is powered on, the processor 20 copies image data from the flash memory 28 to the SDRAM 30 in step S1. That is, the image data stored in the flash memory 28 is read and the image data is stored in the image buffer 330.

  Note that the image data read here is image data displayed in a standby state. Further, if the power is turned on in a state where the image switching function is executed, that is, restarting, the image data corresponding to the last displayed image may be read from the flash memory 28.

  In step S3, the image data copied to the SDRAM 30 is developed in the cache 30a. That is, the processor 20 expands the image data stored in the image buffer 330 into display data, and stores the display data in the cache 30a. In step S5, an image corresponding to the display data developed in the cache 30a is displayed on the display 26. For example, when image data indicating the standby state is read from the flash memory 28, an image indicating the standby state is displayed on the display 26.

Subsequently, in step S7, it is determined whether image switching is set. That is, it is determined whether or not the image switching display flag 340 is on. If “YES” in the step S7, that is, if the image switching function is set to be executed, the process proceeds to a step S11. On the other hand, if “NO” in the step S7, that is, if the image switching function is not executed, it is determined whether or not the image switching is set in a step S9. For example, it is determined whether or not the user has set the image switching function to be executed. "N" in step S9
If "O", that is, if the image switching function is not set to be executed, step S5 is performed.
Return to. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S9, that is, if the image switching function is set to be executed, an image switching control process is executed in a step S11. Since the image switching control process will be described later with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  When the image switching control process ends, in step S13, it is determined whether or not a folder has been selected again. For example, it is determined whether or not the setting folder has been reselected by the user. If “YES” in the step S13, that is, if the folder is reselected, the process proceeds to a step S17. On the other hand, if “NO” in the step S15, that is, if the folder is not selected again, it is determined whether or not the image data is updated in a step S15. For example, it is determined whether image data stored in a set folder has been deleted or image data has been added to the folder. If “NO” in the step S15, that is, if the image data is not updated, the process returns to the step S13. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S15, that is, if the image data is updated, the process proceeds to a step S17.

  In step S17, the setting list data 334 is updated. That is, when a folder is reselected, the list data of the reselected folder is acquired and the setting list data 334 is updated. When the image data is updated, the list data of the folder that is currently set is reacquired, and the setting list data 334 is updated. Subsequently, in step S19, the display data stored in the cache 30a is deleted, and the process returns to step S11. That is, when the folder or the image data is changed, the display data stored in the cache 30a is deleted. When the display data stored in the cache 32a is deleted, the process returns to step S11, and the image switching control process is executed again.

  As described above, the display data stored in the cache 30a is erased in response to reselection of the folder or change of the image data, so that the setting folder can be changed. The processor 20 that executes the process of step S19 functions as an erasing unit.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the image switching control process executed in step S5 (see FIG. 10). In step S31, the processor 20 acquires a list of set folders. That is, the processor 20 reads the setting list data 334 from the SDRAM 30. Subsequently, in step S33, the maximum value of the list is set in the variable M. That is, the maximum value stored in the “number” column in the setting list is set in the variable M. For example, when the setting list shown in FIG. 4 is read, “5” is set in the variable M.

  Subsequently, in step S35, the variable n is initialized. This variable n is a variable for counting the number of times the image has been changed. The variable n is set to “1” when initialized. Subsequently, in step S37, an initial random list creation process is executed, and the process proceeds to step S39 shown in FIG. Since the initial random list creation process will be described later with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 13, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

Subsequently, in step S39, it is determined whether or not the closed state is changed to the open state. That is, it is determined whether or not the open / close flag 338 is turned on. If “YES” in the step S39, that is, if the open / close flag 338 is turned on, the process proceeds to a step S43. On the other hand, if “NO” in the step S39, that is, if the open / close flag 338 is not turned on, it is determined whether or not the end operation is performed in a step S41. For example, it is determined whether or not an operation for reselecting a set folder or an operation for updating image data has been performed. If “NO” in the step S41, that is, if the end operation is not performed, the process returns to the step S39. On the other hand, in step S41, “YE
If it is S ″, that is, if an end operation is performed, the image switching control process is ended and the process returns to the display process (see FIG. 10).

  When the mobile terminal 10 is opened, it is determined in step S43 whether or not there is only one display data that has been developed. That is, it is determined whether or not only the display data corresponding to the currently displayed image is stored in the cache 30a. If “YES” in the step S43, that is, if there is only one expanded display data, the process proceeds to a step S57. On the other hand, if “NO” in the step S43, that is, if a plurality of display data are developed, the image displayed in the step S45 is changed. For example, if an image corresponding to the display data stored in the cache 1 is displayed, the processor 20 changes the image by switching to the display data stored in the cache 2. The processor 20 that executes the process of step S45 functions as a switching display unit.

  In step S47, the display data corresponding to the displayed image is deleted from the cache 30a. For example, when an image is displayed based on the display data stored in the cache 1, the display data stored in the cache 1 is deleted. The processor 20 that executes the process of step S47 functions as a deletion unit. Subsequently, in step S49, the variable n is incremented. That is, since the displayed image is changed, the value set in the variable n is incremented.

Subsequently, in step S51, it is determined whether or not the variable n matches the variable M. That is, it is determined whether or not the last image in the random list has been changed. In step S51
If “NO”, that is, if not changed to the last image, the process returns to step S39. If “YES” in step S51, that is, if changed to the last image, the variable n is set in step S53. In other words, the variable n is initialized in order to recreate the random list, and in step S55, the next random list creation process is executed, and the process returns to step S39. Since the process will be described later with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 14, a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

Note that the next random list creation processing in step S55 is not limited to that performed when the last image in the random list is changed, as shown in FIG. For example, the random list creation process is performed at an appropriate timing, for example, when the first displayed image is changed or when the variable n is smaller than the variable M by a predetermined value (for example, “M-3”). May be.

  Here, when the mobile terminal 10 is opened while only display data corresponding to the currently displayed image is stored, the image development flag 342 is turned off in step S57. That is, the image expansion flag 342 is turned off in order to wait for completion of the processing for expanding the image data. Subsequently, in step S59, it is determined whether or not the image development flag 342 is on. That is, it is determined whether or not the process of developing new image data in the cache 30a has been completed. If “NO” in the step S59, that is, if the process of developing the image data is not completed, the process of the step S59 is repeatedly executed. On the other hand, if “YES” in the step S59, that is, if the process of developing the image data is finished, the process proceeds to a step S45. That is, the image displayed on the display 26 is changed.

  In the image switching control process, the following problems can be prevented beforehand by executing the processes of steps S43, S57, and S59. In the present embodiment, the process of deleting the display data stored in the cache 30a is faster than the process of developing the image data in the cache 30a. Therefore, if the user opens and closes the mobile terminal 10 continuously many times, even if the mobile terminal 10 is in the open state, the display data for switching the display is not stored. At this time, if all instructions for changing the image are stored, the image is changed many times each time the display data is expanded. That is, since the image is changed many times at a timing not intended by the user, the user feels uneasy about the operation of the mobile terminal 10. However, in this embodiment, even if image data is developed one after another, the image is changed only once, so that the above problem does not occur.

  If the image data stored in the folder is changed, the next random list creation process is executed instead of the first random list creation process in step S37. Thus, even when the image data stored in the setting folder is changed, a random list is created so that the same image is not continuously displayed.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the initial random list creation process executed in step S37 (see FIG. 11). In step S81, the processor 20 creates an array R in which the number of arrays is the variable M. That is, in step S81, the array R is created in association with the setting list. For example, if the variable M is 5, arrays R [0] to R [4 (= 5-1)] are created.

  Subsequently, in step S83, values from 1 to M are randomly set from array [0] to array [R-1]. That is, in step S83, a random number is generated with only values from 1 to M, and a sequence of numbers in which the values from 1 to M are always used once is created. Then, each value of the created numerical sequence is set from the array R [0] to the array R [M−1]. For example, if the variable M is 5, the array R [0] is 3, the array R [1] is 2, the array R [2] is 5, the array R [3] is 1, the array R [4] ] Is set to 4.

Subsequently, in step S85, a random list is created based on each value set in the array R, and the process returns to the image switching control process. For example, in step S85, the values of array R [0] to array R [4] are set in the “number” column as in the random list shown in FIG.
In the “name” column, the data name corresponding to the “number” column is recorded based on the setting list shown in FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the next random list creation process executed in step S55 (see FIG. 14). In addition, the process of step S91 and step S97 is step S81.
And since it is the same as step S85, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In step S91, the processor 20 creates an array R in which the number of arrays is a variable M. Subsequently, in step S93, values from 1 to M are randomly selected except for the value recorded at the end of the random list, and set in the array R [0]. For example, referring to FIG. 8A, if the value recorded at the end of the previous random list is “4” and the variable M is 5, a value from 1 to 5 is first determined based on the time random number process. Select one value from. Next, if the selected value is not “4”, the selected value is set in the array R [0].

  Subsequently, in step S95, the values from 1 to M, excluding the selected value, are randomly set from the array R [1] to the array R [R-1]. That is, in the process of step S95, as in the process of step S83, a number sequence in which the values 1 to M are used once without the selected value is created, and each value of the number sequence is arranged in the array R. Set from [1] to array R [M-1]. For example, referring to FIG. 8C, if the selected value is “5” and the variable M is 5, then 4 in array R [1], 2 in array R [2], and array 1 is set in R [3], and 3 is set in the array R [4].

  Subsequently, in step S97, a random list is created based on each value set in the array R, and the process returns to the image switching control process. That is, in step S97, a random list used for the second and subsequent times is created.

  Note that the “random numbers” generated in the present embodiment do not include “random numbers” generated so that the same numbers continue. The processor 20 that executes the processes of steps S83, S93, and S95 functions as a setting unit, and the processor 20 that executes the processes of steps S85 and S97 functions as a creating unit. The processor 20 that executes the processes of steps S93 and S95 functions as a resetting unit, and the processor 20 that executes the process of step S93 functions as a first setting unit, and the processor 20 that executes the process of step S95 is It functions as a second setting unit.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart of image development processing. For example, when display data can be stored in the cache 30a and a random list is created, the processor 20 selects image data from the random list in step S111. That is, one piece of image data stored in the flash memory 28 is selected based on the random list.

  Subsequently, in step S113, the selected image data is copied from the flash memory 28 to the SDRAM 30. That is, the image data selected based on the random list is read from the flash memory 28 and the image data is stored in the image buffer 330. Subsequently, in step S115, the image data copied to the SDRAM 30 is developed in an empty cache. For example, in the cache 1-4 shown in FIG. 6A and the like, the expanded display data is stored in a cache in which display data is not stored, that is, an empty cache. The processor 20 that executes the process of step S115 functions as a developing unit.

  Subsequently, in step S117, the image expansion flag 342 is turned on, and the image expansion process is terminated. That is, since the development of the image data is completed, the image development flag 342 is turned on.

As can be understood from the above description, the mobile terminal 10 includes the flash memory 28 that stores image data and the display 26 that displays an image based on the image data. Moreover, if the image switching function is executed in the mobile terminal 10, based on the random list,
The image displayed on the display 26 is randomly changed. Then, the processor 20 creates a random list so that a plurality of images stored in the setting folder are always selected once.

  In this way, since a plurality of image data is always selected and displayed once, it is possible to satisfy the user while changing the image at random.

  In the above embodiment, the image displayed on the display 26 is switched when the mobile terminal 10 is in the open state. However, the present invention is not limited to such a case. For example, the mobile terminal 10 When switching the image displayed on the display 26 when the mobile phone 10 is in the closed state, or when switching the image displayed on the display 26 when the mobile terminal 10 is changed to the open state or the closed state a predetermined number of times. There may be. Furthermore, the image displayed on the display 26 may be switched every time the mobile terminal 10 is in an open state or a closed state. That is, the user can quickly change the image displayed on the display 26 only by switching the mobile terminal 10 to the open state or the closed state.

  In addition, since the mobile terminal 10 in this embodiment has a slide shape and the display 26 is always exposed, the user can change the displayed image regardless of the open / closed state of the mobile terminal 10. it can.

  Further, the data capacity of the cache 30a of this embodiment is about 4 MB, but the data capacity is not limited to 4 MB, and any data capacity can be used as long as it can store two or more display data. There may be. Therefore, the number of stored display data is not limited to four. Further, the number of image data stored in the setting folder is not limited to five.

  The image data stored in the flash memory 28 is not limited to JPEG format data, but may be Windows (registered trademark) bitmap format, GIF format, PING format, or the like.

  Further, the development of the image data may be software decoding by the processor 20 or hardware decoding by LSI or the like.

Further, as data stored in the cache 30a, flash format data, a plurality of GIF format data, and the like are also stored. For example, when the flash animation moving image is set to be displayed in a standby state, flash format data is stored in the cache 30a.

  Moreover, although the portable terminal 10 of a present Example was a slide type, a folding type | mold may be sufficient and a revolver type | mold etc. may be sufficient. Further, in the slide type, not only two housings but also three or more housings may slide.

Further, the communication method of the mobile terminal 10 is not limited to the CDMA method, but may be a W-CDMA method, a GSM (registered trademark) method, a TDMA method, an FDMA method, a PHS method, or the like. Further, although an LCD monitor is used for the display 26, other display devices such as an organic EL panel may be used. The present invention is not limited to the portable terminal 10 and may be applied to electronic devices such as a portable music player, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and a notebook PC (including a netbook).

10 mobile terminal 20 processor 26 display 28 flash memory 30a cache

Claims (1)

A portable terminal having a storage unit for storing a plurality of image data and a display unit for displaying an image,
A selection unit for selecting at least one folder based on a user instruction;
A first setting unit configured to randomly set a first display order of the plurality of image data stored in the selected folder so that the plurality of image data are each displayed once; and the selected folder A second setting unit configured to set a second display order of the plurality of stored image data so that each of the plurality of image data is displayed once;
The second setting unit includes a plurality of pieces of image data stored in the selected folder, wherein the last image data in the first display order set by the first setting unit is first in the second display order. The first of the second display order is set so as not to be displayed on the display, and among the plurality of image data, the image data other than the first set of image data is displayed once each. A mobile terminal that randomly sets the second display order in the second display order.

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