JP2015133762A - Communication terminal device, image storage method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a communication terminal device capable of performing image registration associated with telephone directory information with a simple operation.SOLUTION: When an input number matches a telephone number stored in a memory 105, a CPU 100 allows a liquid crystal panel 21 to display the name of a holder of the matched telephone number. When the input number does not match the telephone number stored in the memory 105, the CPU 100 performs the displaying of mismatching and receives a registration operation to register the input number. When the registration operation is accepted, the CPU 100 allows the liquid crystal panel 21 to display a registration screen to register the input number as a new telephone number. When the image of a subject is captured by a camera module 24 after the displaying of the registration screen, the CPU 100 allows the memory 105 to store the captured image in association with the newly registered telephone number.

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal device such as a mobile phone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

  Conventionally, a mobile phone is provided with a telephone book function (address book function). Such a telephone directory function displays telephone directory information on a display screen based on a user operation. Here, the phone book information includes a telephone number, a mail number, a name of the holder, an address, and the like. These pieces of information are registered in the memory in association with the registration number (identification number).

  A mobile phone is usually provided with a camera. In a mobile phone, an image (for example, a face photograph) taken by a camera is stored in association with phone book information (registered in the phone book), and the image is displayed on the display screen together with the phone book information. Some of them are Such mobile phones are described in, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2.

JP 2003-87617 A JP 2004-336711 A

  However, the mobile phone has a problem that the operation until the photographed image is registered in the phone book is complicated and the operability is poor.

  In other words, when registering an image in camera mode, first start the camera, take an image, start the phone book function, select the phone book information to be registered from the phone book, and then shoot An operation for registering the selected image is required. Also, when registering images from the phone book function, first activate the phone book function, select the phone book information to be registered from the phone book, then start the camera and take an image. The operation to register is required.

  In either case, an operation to activate the two functions of the camera and the phone book is necessary, and the number of operations is inevitably increased.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device that can perform image registration associated with telephone directory information by a simple operation.

  A communication terminal device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a display unit, a camera unit for photographing a subject, and a telephone including an image photographed by the camera unit and a telephone number and a name of the telephone number holder. A storage unit that can be stored in association with book information and a control unit are provided. Here, when the input number matches the telephone number stored in the storage unit by the determination of the matching between the input number and the telephone number stored in the storage unit, the control unit performs matching. The name of the owner of the telephone number is displayed on the display unit. On the other hand, when the input number does not match the telephone number stored in the storage unit, the control unit displays when the number does not match, and accepts a registration operation for registering the input number. When the registration operation is accepted, the control unit causes the display unit to display a registration screen for registering the input number as a new telephone number. Then, when the subject is photographed by the camera unit after the registration screen is displayed, the control unit causes the photographed image to be stored in the storage unit in association with the newly accepted telephone number. .

  In the communication terminal device according to this aspect, the control unit causes the camera unit to shoot a subject when a shooting operation is performed after the registration screen is displayed, and then when the storage operation is performed, the control unit is shot. An image is stored in the storage unit in association with a newly registered telephone number, and when an operation for re-photographing is performed before the save operation is performed, the imaging operation is waited again. Can be done.

  In the communication terminal device according to this aspect, the control unit may be configured to extract a telephone number having an image registered from the storage unit and display the phone number on the display unit in response to an operation by a user.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a display unit, a camera unit for capturing a subject, and an image captured by the camera unit are associated with telephone directory information including a telephone number and a telephone number holder name. It is related with the image storage method of a communication terminal device provided with the memory | storage part which can be stored. In the image storage method according to this aspect, when the input number matches the telephone number stored in the storage unit by the determination of the matching between the input number and the telephone number stored in the storage unit, When the name of the owner of the matched phone number is displayed on the display unit, and the input number does not match the phone number stored in the storage unit, display is performed when no match is made, and the input number is displayed. When a registration operation for registration is accepted and the registration operation is accepted, a registration screen for registering the input number as a new telephone number is displayed on the display unit, and after the registration screen is displayed When the subject is photographed by the camera unit, the photographed image is stored in the storage unit in association with the newly registered telephone number.

  The program according to the third aspect of the present invention is a phone book information including a display unit, a camera unit for photographing a subject, an image photographed by the camera unit, and a telephone number and a name of the telephone number holder. In the computer of the communication terminal device that includes a storage unit that can be stored in association with each other, the input number is stored in the storage unit by determining the matching between the input number and the telephone number stored in the storage unit. When matching with a phone number that has been matched, a function for displaying the name of the owner of the matched phone number on the display unit, and when the input number does not match the phone number stored in the storage unit, or when there is no matching And a function for accepting a registration operation for registering the inputted number, and when the registration operation is accepted, the inputted number is changed to a new power supply. A function for displaying a registration screen for registering as a number on the display unit, and a telephone that has newly accepted registration of a captured image when a subject is shot by the camera unit after the registration screen is displayed And a function of storing in the storage unit in association with the number.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a communication terminal device that can perform image registration associated with telephone directory information by a simple operation.

  The effects and significance of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments. However, the following embodiment is merely an example when the present invention is implemented, and the present invention is not limited to what is described in the following embodiment.

The figure which shows the external appearance structure of the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a mobile phone according to an embodiment The figure which shows the telephone directory table and speed dial table which concern on embodiment The flowchart which shows the extraction process for extracting the telephone directory information which concerns on embodiment The flowchart which shows the image registration process for registering an image to the telephone directory information which concerns on embodiment The figure which shows the example of a screen display in a series of image registration processes which extract the telephone directory information which concerns on embodiment, and register an image The flowchart which shows the image registration process which concerns on the example 1 of a change The flowchart which shows the selection confirmation process for selecting and confirming the telephone directory information which concerns on the example 1 of a change The figure which shows the example of a screen display in the series of image registration processes which concern on the example 1 of a change. The flowchart which shows the extraction process of the telephone directory information which concerns on the example 2 of a change The figure which shows the example of a screen display which displays the extracted telephone directory information which concerns on the example 2 of a change The flowchart which shows the extraction process of the telephone directory information which concerns on the example 3 of a change The flowchart which shows the image registration process which concerns on the example 3 of a change Flowchart showing image registration processing according to modification 3 (flowchart following FIG. 13) The figure which shows the example of a screen display in the series of image registration processes which concern on the example 3 of a change. The figure which shows the example of a screen display in the series of image registration processes which concern on the example 3 of a change. Flowchart showing image registration processing according to modification example 4 (flowchart following FIG. 13) The flowchart which shows the selection confirmation process which concerns on the example 4 of a change The figure which shows the example of a screen display in the series of image registration processes which concern on the example 4 of a change. The figure which shows the external appearance structure of PDA which concerns on the example 5 of a change The block diagram which shows the whole structure of PDA which concerns on the example 5 of a change The figure for demonstrating the extraction process of the telephone directory information which concerns on the example 5 of a change Diagram showing the configuration of another modification

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external configuration of a mobile phone. FIG. 1 (a) is a front view of the mobile phone with the second cabinet opened, and FIG. 1 (b) is a side view of the same state. FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA ′ of FIG.

  The mobile phone includes a first cabinet 1 and a second cabinet 2. A numeric keypad 11 is arranged in the first cabinet 1. The numeric keypad 11 is provided with a plurality of number / character input keys, a call start key, a call end key, and the like. A backlight device 12 (hereinafter referred to as “key backlight”) is disposed behind the numeric keypad 11. The key backlight 12 includes an LED serving as a light source, and supplies light to the numeric keypad 11. Thereby, the user can see the display attached to each key even when the surrounding is dark.

  A liquid crystal panel 21 having a vertically long rectangular shape is arranged on the front side of the second cabinet 2, and the display surface faces the front. A backlight device 22 (hereinafter referred to as “panel backlight”) is disposed behind the liquid crystal panel 21. The panel backlight 22 includes an LED serving as a light source, and supplies light to the liquid crystal panel 21.

  A main key portion 23 is further arranged on the front side of the second cabinet 2. The main key unit 23 includes a mode key for starting various function modes (camera mode, mail mode, Internet mode, phone book mode), and a movement key for scrolling the screen and moving the highlight focus. In addition, determination keys for performing various determination operations are arranged.

  A camera module 24 is arranged inside the second cabinet 2. A lens window (not shown) of the camera module 24 faces the back surface of the second cabinet 2, and an object image is taken into the camera module 24 from the lens window.

  The second cabinet 2 is connected to the first cabinet 1 by a slide mechanism unit 3 so as to be slidable in the X-axis direction of FIG. As shown in FIG. 1C, the slide mechanism 3 includes a guide plate 31 and a guide groove 32. The guide plate 31 is provided at both left and right end portions of the back surface of the second cabinet 2, and has a protrusion 31a at the lower end thereof. The guide groove 32 is formed on the side surface of the first cabinet 1 along the slide direction (X-axis direction in FIG. 1). The protrusion 31 a of the guide plate 31 is engaged with the guide groove 32.

  When the cellular phone is closed, the second cabinet 2 is almost completely overlapped with the first cabinet 1 as indicated by a one-dot chain line in FIG. In this state (closed state), all the keys of the numeric keypad 11 are hidden behind the second cabinet 2. The second cabinet 2 can be slid (opened) until the guide plate 31 reaches the end position of the guide groove 32. When the second cabinet 2 is completely opened, as shown in FIG. 1A, all the keys of the numeric keypad 11 are exposed to the outside.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the mobile phone. In addition to the above-described components, the cellular phone according to the present embodiment includes a CPU 100, a video encoder 101, a microphone 102, an audio encoder 103, a communication module 104, a memory 105, a backlight driving circuit 106, a video decoder 107, and an audio decoder 108. The speaker 109 is provided.

  The camera module 24 includes an imaging lens 24a, an imaging element 24b, and the like. The imaging lens 24a forms an image of the subject on the imaging element 24b. The image sensor 24 b is composed of, for example, a CCD, generates an image signal corresponding to the captured image, and outputs it to the video encoder 101. The video encoder 101 converts the image signal from the image sensor 24 b into a digital image signal that can be processed by the CPU 100 and outputs the digital image signal to the CPU 100.

  The microphone 102 converts the audio signal into an electric signal and outputs it to the audio encoder 103. The audio encoder 103 converts the audio signal from the microphone 102 into a digital audio signal that can be processed by the CPU 100 and outputs the digital audio signal to the CPU 100.

  The communication module 104 converts a voice signal, an image signal, a text signal, and the like from the CPU 100 into a radio signal, and transmits it to the base station via the antenna 104a. Further, the wireless signal received via the antenna 104a is converted into an audio signal, an image signal, a text signal, etc., and output to the CPU 100.

  The memory 105 includes a ROM and a RAM. The memory 105 stores a control program for giving a control function to the CPU 100. The memory 105 stores image data captured by the camera module 24, image data captured from the outside via the communication module 104, text data (mail data), and the like in a predetermined file format.

  Further, the memory 105 stores a telephone book table shown in FIG. 3A and a speed dial table (hereinafter referred to as “SD table”) shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 3A, phone book information such as a phone number, a mail address, and a name is registered in the phone book table in association with a three-digit registration number. In addition, an ID number (management number) of image data (for example, a face photograph of the owner of the telephone number) stored in the memory 105 in association with the telephone directory information is registered. It should be noted that no ID number is registered in the phone book information column that is not associated with image data.

  Referring to FIG. 3B, phonebook information such as a phone number and a name is registered in the SD table in association with a two-digit abbreviated number. By setting to assign a shortened number to a telephone number, registration of the telephone number and the like in the SD table is performed.

  Returning to FIG. 2, the backlight drive circuit 106 supplies a voltage signal corresponding to a control signal from the CPU 100 to the panel backlight 22 and the key backlight 12.

  The video decoder 107 converts the video signal from the CPU 100 into an analog video signal that can be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21, and outputs the analog video signal to the liquid crystal panel 21.

  The audio decoder 108 converts the audio signal from the CPU 100 into an analog audio signal that can be output from the speaker 109 and outputs the analog audio signal to the speaker 109. The speaker 109 reproduces the audio signal from the audio decoder 108 as audio.

  The CPU 100 outputs a control signal to each unit such as the communication module 104, the video decoder 107, and the audio decoder 108 based on input signals from each unit such as the camera module 24, the microphone 102, the main key unit 23, and the numeric keypad unit 11. The processing of various function modes is performed.

  For example, when the mode key of the phone book mode is pressed, the CPU 100 activates the phone book mode. In this function mode, when a predetermined selection operation is performed by the user, the selected telephone directory information is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21. At this time, if an image associated with the phone book information is registered, the image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21 together with the phone book information.

  When the user inputs a shortened number and presses the call start key, the CPU 100 calls a telephone number corresponding to the shortened number from the SD table and performs a call process using the telephone number.

  Now, in the mobile phone of the present embodiment, the image taken by the camera module 24 is stored in the memory 105 in association with the phone book information (registered in the phone book), and as described above, in the phone book mode, The registered image can be displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21 together with the phone book information. Hereinafter, an image registration process in the telephone directory will be described.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an extraction process for extracting telephone directory information matching the input from the user. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an image registration process for storing an image in association with the extracted telephone directory information. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen display example in a series of image registration processes for extracting phone book information and registering images.

  In the present embodiment, the user can extract desired phone book information using the phone number, the registration number when the phone number is registered in the phone book table, and the abbreviated number assigned to the phone number. . The user can input a number using the number / character input key in the standby mode in which the standby screen (screen 1 in FIG. 6) is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21.

  Referring to FIG. 4, when a number is input by the user (S101: YES), CPU 100 determines the number of digits (S102). If the number of digits is within 3 digits (S102: YES), the CPU 100 matches the input number with the abbreviated number in the SD table and the registered number in the phone book table (S103, S104).

  On the other hand, if the number of digits exceeds three digits (S102: NO), the CPU 100 matches the entered number with the phone number in the phone book table (S105).

  If there is matching telephone directory information (S106: YES), the CPU 100 displays it on the liquid crystal panel 21 (S107) and waits for the next number input (S101). On the other hand, if there is no match (S106: NO), it is not displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21 (S108), and the next number input is waited (S101).

  Thus, each time one number is input, the processing of these steps S101 to S108 is performed. Therefore, the display is updated every time one number is input until the user finishes entering a desired number, and the phone book information that matches the number of digits finally input is displayed. For example, when the last four digits of the telephone number are entered, as shown in the screen 2 in FIG. 6, the name and the telephone number (all numbers) of the lower four digits number and the phone book information matched therewith Is displayed at a predetermined position on the screen.

  Next, image registration processing will be described with reference to FIG. In the state where the phone book information is displayed as shown in screen 2 of FIG. 6, when the mode key is pressed by the user and the camera mode is activated (S201: YES), the CPU 100 determines whether the image registration is a candidate for image registration. It is determined how many phone book information are present (S202).

  If there is one candidate (S202: one), the CPU 100 activates the camera (S203). As a result, a preview screen is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21 as shown in the screen 3 of FIG.

  Next, when the determination key is pressed by the user and a photographing operation is performed (S204: YES), the CPU 100 performs photographing (S205) and displays the photographed image on the liquid crystal panel 21. At the same time, as shown in the screen 4 of FIG. 6, a display for prompting the save operation is performed (S206).

  When the determination key is pressed by the user and a save operation is performed (S207: YES), the CPU 100 stores the image data of this image in the memory 105 in association with the extracted phone book information (S208). At this time, as shown in the screen 5 of FIG. 6, the registered image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21 together with the name and the telephone number.

  On the other hand, if the save operation is not performed by the user (S207: NO) and the clear operation is performed (S209: YES), the CPU 100 returns to step S204 and waits for the photographing operation again.

  In step S202, if the CPU 100 determines that there are no candidates or a plurality of candidates (S202: none, plural), the camera is not activated (S210, S211). Therefore, in this case, the image cannot be registered.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily register captured images in the phone book without activating the phone book mode one by one as in the prior art. That is, according to the present embodiment, after inputting the information (phone number etc.) for extracting the phone book information to register the image, the camera is activated to take a picture, and only the operation of saving the taken picture is performed. Thus, the image can be stored in association with the desired phone book information, that is, registered in the phone book. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the registration operation to the telephone directory can be made extremely simple, so that the user-friendliness can be improved.

<Modification 1>
In the above embodiment, when a plurality of phone book information candidates are extracted in the processing flow of FIG. 4, the process proceeds from S202 to S211 of the processing flow of FIG. 5, and the activation of the camera is stopped. Therefore, image registration cannot be performed when a plurality of phone book information candidates are extracted. On the other hand, in this modified example, when a plurality of phone book information candidates are extracted, the user can select a desired candidate.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an image registration process according to the first modification. In this processing flow, S211 in FIG. 5 is replaced with S212. That is, when it is determined in S202 that there are a plurality of candidates for the phone book information, the CPU 100 performs a display prompting the user to select candidates (S212). Other processing steps are the same as those in FIG.

  For example, when a plurality of telephone numbers having the same last four digits as the input number are registered in the phone book, a plurality of candidates are displayed as shown in screen 2 of FIG. In this state, when a camera activation operation is performed, a display prompting the user to select a candidate is displayed as shown in screen 3.

  In response to this, when the user selects a desired candidate, the determination in S202 of FIG. 7 is “1”, and the process proceeds to S203 and subsequent steps. As a result, the image is registered in the phone book information selected by the user.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a processing flow for selecting / determining the phone book information.

  In S301, the CPU 100 determines whether a selection operation has been performed by the user. When the user performs a selection operation using the movement key, the CPU 100 determines that the selection operation has been performed, and, for example, as shown in screen 3 of FIG. S302). Thereafter, when the user presses the enter key to perform a confirmation operation (S303: YES), the CPU 100 confirms the highlighted candidate as an image registration candidate (S304). Thereby, the candidate of telephone directory information is narrowed down to one.

  Note that the processing flow of FIG. 8 is executed at any time according to the operation by the user, not only after the camera is activated but also before the camera is activated. For example, when the user performs a selection operation in the state of the screen 2 in FIG. 9, S301 in the processing flow in FIG. 8 is YES, and the processing after S302 is performed. If a camera activation operation is performed after the candidates are determined by such processing, it is determined that there is one candidate in S202 of FIG. 7, and the processing after S203 is performed.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the first modification, when a plurality of phone book information is extracted, the user can select desired phone book information and register an image. Therefore, user convenience is further improved.

<Modification 2>
In the second modification, the phone book information extraction process is changed from the above embodiment and the first modification. That is, in the above embodiment and the first modification, the telephone number, the registration number when registering the telephone number in the telephone book table, and the abbreviated number assigned to the telephone number match the input number. Book information is extracted.

  On the other hand, in the second modification, the phone book information is extracted by performing a predetermined key operation. Specifically, by performing a predetermined key operation, phone book information in which an image has already been registered, or phone book information in which no image has been registered yet is extracted. Here, the key operation is, for example, a special key operation such as pressing and holding one key (any key of the numeric keypad 11 or the main key unit 23) or simultaneously pressing a plurality of keys. Can do.

  In the modification example 2, a plurality of phone book information is usually extracted. For this reason, when registering an image, the image registration process (FIG. 7) and the candidate confirmation process (FIG. 9) of Modification 1 are performed.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the phone book information extraction process according to the second modification. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example according to the second modification.

  Referring to FIG. 10, when the user performs a key operation for extracting phone book information with no image registered (S401: YES), CPU 100 displays the ID number column (FIG. 3A) of the phone book table. The phone book information without the ID number is extracted (S402). Next, if the phone book information is extracted (S403: YES), the CPU 100 displays the extracted phone book information on the liquid crystal panel 21 (S404). By this process, for example, as shown in FIG. 11A, the name and telephone number of each case where the image is not registered are displayed.

  On the other hand, when the user performs a key operation for extracting the phone book information registered in the image (S405: YES), the CPU 100 refers to the column of the ID number in the phone book table, and the phone book information having the ID number. Is extracted (S406). Then, if the phone book information is extracted (S403: YES), the CPU 100 displays the extracted phone book information on the liquid crystal panel 21 (S404). By this process, for example, as shown in FIG. 11B, the name and telephone number of each registered case are displayed together with the image.

  If CPU 100 determines that there is no telephone directory information extracted in step S403, CPU 100 displays that fact (S407).

  As described above, according to the configuration of the second modification, the user can extract telephone book information without image registration, and can select a desired one from among them and perform image registration. In addition, the user can extract telephone directory information with image registration, and can select a desired item from among them and update the image.

<Modification 3>
In the above embodiment and modification examples 1 and 2, the phone book information extracted from the phone book is displayed before the camera is activated, but in this modification example, it is extracted even if the user inputs a number. The phone book information is not displayed. In this modified example, it is assumed that a camera activation operation is performed as a series of operations after a number is input.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the telephone book information extraction process according to the third modification.

  In the process flow of FIG. 12, the process of step S109 is performed instead of the process of steps S106 to S108 of FIG. That is, the CPU 100 does not display the extracted phone book information on the liquid crystal panel 21, but retains it for use in the subsequent image registration processing (S109). In this case, only the number input by the user is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21 as shown in the screen 2 of FIG.

  13 and 14 are diagrams illustrating an image registration process flow according to the present modification.

  When the camera is activated by the user (S501: YES), the CPU 100 determines whether the phone book information is extracted and there is a candidate (S502). If there is a candidate (S502: YES), the camera is activated and candidate telephone directory information is displayed on the preview screen (S508). By this processing, for example, a display with a name added to the preview screen as shown in screen 5 in FIG. 15 is performed. The user can check whether there is an error in the registration destination of the image by looking at the displayed name. A telephone number may be displayed together with the name.

  On the other hand, if the phone book information is not extracted and there is no candidate (S502: NO), the CPU 100 displays that there is no phone book information matching the input number (S503). By this process, for example, the display as shown in the screen 3 in FIG. 15 is performed.

  In response to this, the user can newly register telephone information. When a key assigned to telephone information registration is operated by the user (S504: YES), the CPU 100 displays a registration screen (S505). By this process, for example, a registration screen as shown in screen 4 in FIG. 15 is displayed. The user can register a name and a telephone number on this screen. When the key assigned to the completion of registration is operated by the user (S506: YES), the CPU 100 activates the camera (S508). Also at this time, the newly registered name is displayed on the preview screen.

  Thus, when the user performs a shooting operation thereafter (S509: YES), the CPU 100 performs a shooting process (S510), displays the shot image on the liquid crystal panel 21, and saves it as shown in the screen 6 of FIG. A display prompting the operation is performed (S511). Thereafter, when a save operation is performed by the user (S512: YES), the CPU 100 determines whether or not there is one candidate (S513). If there is one candidate (S513: YES), the image data of the photographed image is stored in the memory 105 in association with the telephone directory information (S514). At this time, as shown on the screen 7 in FIG. 15, the registered image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21 together with the name and the telephone number.

  If the save operation is not performed in step S511 (S512: NO) and the clear operation is performed (S516: YES), the CPU 100 returns to step S509 and waits for the photographing operation again.

  When a plurality of phone book information is extracted and there are a plurality of candidates, a plurality of phone book information (names) are displayed on the preview screen as shown in screen 3 in FIG. 16 when the camera is activated. In this case, the CPU 100 determines that there is not one candidate in step S513, and performs a display for prompting selection of a registration destination as shown in the screen 5 in FIG. 16 (S515). When the user performs a selection operation based on this display, the candidate confirmation process flow of FIG. 8 is executed, and the registration destination is confirmed. As a result, it is determined in step 513 that there is only one candidate, and the image data of the photographed image is stored in the memory 105 in association with the confirmed phone book information (S514).

  As described above, according to the configuration of the modification example 3, the process from the number input to the camera activation can be performed by a series of operations. In this case, even if the number is entered, the extracted phone book information is not displayed, but instead, the phone book information is displayed when the camera is activated. It is possible to confirm whether there is an error first.

  Furthermore, according to the third modification, even when there is no phone book information matched with the input, new phone book information can be registered and an image can be stored in association with the new phone book information. Therefore, user convenience is further improved.

<Modification 4>
In the present modification example, when there is no desired candidate telephone number information extracted, telephone number information that matches numbers before and after the inputted number is presented as a candidate. In other words, a function for scrolling the phone number information candidates back and forth is newly added.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating image registration processing according to the fourth modification.

  When the camera is activated (S508), it is determined whether there is one extracted phone book information candidate (S513). If there are a plurality of candidates (S513: NO), the CPU 100 performs display for selecting one candidate, for example, as shown in the screen 1 in FIG. 19A (S515). Based on this, when a selection operation is performed, in the candidate confirmation process of FIG. 18, the processes of steps S301 to S304 described with reference to FIG. 8 are performed, and one candidate is confirmed. As a result, it is determined in step S513 that there is only one candidate, and in step S517, it is determined that the candidate is confirmed, and a shooting operation is waited in step S509. At this time, the confirmed phone book information is displayed as shown in screen 2 in FIG.

  On the other hand, if there is one candidate for the extracted phone book information, the CPU 100 determines that there is one candidate in step S513. Next, in step 517, it is determined whether or not a candidate has been confirmed. At this time, since the confirmation operation is not performed by the user, the determination in S517 is NO, and a display asking for confirmation of candidates as shown in FIG. 19B is performed.

  The user confirms the displayed phone book information (for example, name). For example, when the user inputs a registration number, there may be a case where the previous and subsequent registration numbers are entered by mistake. If the user determines that the telephone directory information is incorrect as a result of the confirmation, the user performs an operation of sending back and forth using the movement key.

  At this time, the CPU 100 monitors whether or not there has been a feed operation in the candidate determination process of FIG. 18 (S305), and determines that there has been a feed operation according to the operation of the movement key (S305: YES). . If the user input is a registered number or abbreviated number (S306: YES), the input number is counted up or down to be updated in accordance with this sending operation, and the phone book information of the updated number is extracted. Are displayed (S307).

  Thus, as shown in the screen 2 in FIG. 19B, when the correct phone book information is displayed and the user performs a confirmation operation, the CPU 100 confirms the candidate (S304). Note that the CPU 100 also determines candidates even when there is no error in the phone book information and the user performs a determination operation without doing anything (S304).

  As a result, it is determined in step S517 in FIG. 17 that the candidate has been confirmed, and a shooting operation is awaited in step S509.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the modification example 4, even if the user inputs an incorrect abbreviated number or registration number, the phone book information can be confirmed and corrected to correct phone book information before the image is registered. it can. Therefore, user convenience is improved.

<Modification 5>
FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a PDA according to the fifth modification. The PDA includes a first cabinet 5 and a second cabinet 6. Both the first cabinet 5 and the second cabinet 6 have a rectangular shape that is long in the X-axis direction of FIG.

  The first cabinet 5 is provided with a keyboard 51 including character (kana and alphabet) input keys and numeric keys. Behind the keyboard 51 is a backlight device 52 (hereinafter referred to as “key backlight”). By supplying light to the keyboard 51 by the key backlight 52, the user can see the display attached to each key even when the surroundings are dark.

  The second cabinet 2 is provided with a liquid crystal panel 61 having a horizontally long rectangular shape, and its display surface faces the front. A backlight device 62 (hereinafter referred to as “panel backlight 62”) is disposed behind the liquid crystal panel 61. The panel backlight 62 supplies light to the liquid crystal panel 61.

  A touch panel 63 is disposed on the front surface of the liquid crystal panel 61. Further, three sub keys 64 are arranged on the side of the liquid crystal panel 61 in the second cabinet 6. Further, a microphone 65 and a speaker 66 are disposed at both left and right ends of the second cabinet 6, respectively.

  A camera module 67 is disposed inside the second cabinet 6. A lens window (not shown) of the camera module 67 faces the back surface of the second cabinet 6, and a subject image is taken into the camera module 67 from the lens window.

  The second cabinet 6 is connected to the first cabinet 5 by a sliding mechanism (not shown) so as to be slidable in the Y-axis direction of FIG.

  In a state where the second cabinet 6 is closed, the second cabinet 6 overlaps the first cabinet 5 almost completely as shown in FIG. In this state (closed state), the entire keyboard 51 is hidden behind the second cabinet 2. Even in such a state where the keyboard is hidden, the touch panel 64 and the sub key 65 can be used to operate a predetermined function mode such as a call.

  When the second cabinet 6 is fully opened, the entire keyboard 51 is exposed to the outside as shown in FIG. Thereby, the operation of the function mode using the keyboard 51 becomes possible.

  The user makes a call with the PDA so that the second cabinet 6 is closed and the side with the microphone 65 is at the mouth and the side with the speaker 66 is at the ear.

  FIG. 21 is a block diagram illustrating an overall configuration of a PDA according to the fifth modification. The PDA according to this embodiment includes a CPU 200, a video encoder 201, an audio encoder 202, a communication module 203, a memory 204, a backlight drive circuit 205, a video decoder 206, and an audio decoder 207 in addition to the above-described components. . These configurations are the same as the configurations of the CPU 100, the video encoder 101, the audio encoder 103, the communication module 104, the memory 105, the backlight drive circuit 106, the video decoder 107, and the audio decoder 108 shown in FIG. The configurations of the camera module 67, the microphone 63, and the speaker 64 are the same as the configurations of the camera module 24, the microphone 102, and the speaker 109 shown in FIG. The memory 204 also stores the phone book table and SD table shown in FIG.

  FIG. 22 is a diagram for describing the telephone book information extraction process according to the fifth modification. FIG. 4A is a flowchart of the extraction process, and FIG. 4B is a screen display example when the extraction process is performed.

  In the PDA of this modified example, phone book information is extracted by name. In addition, when performing image registration, the image registration processing (FIGS. 5, 7, 13, and 14) and candidate determination processing (FIG. 9) of the above-described embodiment, Modification 1 and Modification 3 are performed. Is called.

  The user can input characters using the keyboard 51 in the standby mode in which the standby screen (screen 1 in FIG. 22B) is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 61.

  Referring to FIG. 22, when a character (alphabet) is input by the user (S601: YES), CPU 200 matches the input character with the name in the phone book table (S602).

  If there is matching phone book information (S603: YES), the CPU 200 displays it on the liquid crystal panel 21 (S604) and waits for the next number input (S601). On the other hand, if there is no match (S603: NO), it is not displayed on the liquid crystal panel 21 (S605), and the next number input is waited (S601).

  Thus, each time one character is input, the processes of steps S601 to S605 are performed. Therefore, the display is updated every time one character is input until the user finishes entering a desired character, and finally the phone book information that matches the character of the input number of digits is displayed. For example, when two initial letters of a name are entered, as shown in screen 2 of FIG. 22 (b), the names and telephone numbers (all numbers) of the two letters and the phone book information matched therewith are displayed. ) Is displayed at a predetermined position on the screen.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the fifth modification, the telephone directory information can be extracted by name. In the configuration of the modification example 5, the character (name) and the number (abbreviated number, registration number, telephone number) are configured by executing the extraction processing by the number in FIG. 4 in parallel with the character extraction processing. ) May be used to extract the phone book information. Further, the extraction process for extracting the image unregistered and image registered cases in FIG. 10 is also executed in parallel with the above two extraction processes, and the operation for extracting the image unregistered and image registered cases is performed. Alternatively, the phone book information may be extracted.

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The embodiment of the present invention can be variously modified in addition to the above.

  For example, a human frame as shown in FIG. 23A may be displayed on the preview screen when the camera is activated. By photographing the subject so that the subject is aligned with the humanoid frame, it is possible to photograph an image having an appropriate position and size. It should be noted that the frame is not limited to a human shape, but may be a frame having another shape.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 23B, additional information (company name, department, birthday, etc.) related to the subject can be added to the photographed image and stored. This additional information may be one registered in the telephone book table as telephone book information. In this way, when viewing the image, the additional information can also be referred to.

  In the above embodiment, the camera is activated after extracting the phone book information, and an image taken by this camera is stored in the memory 105 in association with the extracted phone book information (registered in the phone book). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and after extracting the phone book information, an image already stored in the memory 105 is read out, and this image is associated with the extracted phone book information and stored in the memory 105 again (phone). (It may be registered in a book).

  In addition, the embodiment of the present invention can be variously modified as appropriate within the scope of the technical idea shown in the claims.

11 Numeric keypad (input section)
24 Camera module (camera part)
100 CPU (control unit)
105 Memory (storage unit)
67 Camera module (camera part)
200 CPU (control unit)
204 Memory (storage unit)

Claims (5)

A display unit;
A camera unit for photographing the subject;
A storage unit capable of storing an image captured by the camera unit in association with telephone directory information including a telephone number and a telephone number holder name;
A control unit,
The controller is
When the input number matches the telephone number stored in the storage unit by the matching determination between the input number and the telephone number stored in the storage unit, the owner name of the matched telephone number is Display on the display,
If the input number does not match the telephone number stored in the storage unit, display when not matching, accepting a registration operation to register the input number,
When the registration operation is accepted, a registration screen for registering the input number as a new telephone number is displayed on the display unit,
When a subject is photographed by the camera unit after the registration screen is displayed, the photographed image is stored in the storage unit in association with a newly accepted telephone number.
A communication terminal device. The communication terminal device according to claim 1,
The controller is
When a photographing operation is performed after the registration screen is displayed, the camera unit photographs the subject, and when a storage operation is performed thereafter, the photographed image is associated with the newly registered telephone number. Stored in the storage unit,
If an operation for re-photographing is performed before the save operation is performed, the imaging operation is waited again.
A communication terminal device. In the communication terminal device according to claim 1 or 2,
In response to an operation by the user, the control unit extracts a telephone number already registered in an image from the storage unit and causes the display unit to display the phone number.
A communication terminal device. Communication comprising: a display unit; a camera unit for photographing a subject; and a storage unit capable of storing an image photographed by the camera unit in association with telephone book information including a telephone number and a telephone number holder name In the image storage method of the terminal device,
When the input number matches the telephone number stored in the storage unit by the matching determination between the input number and the telephone number stored in the storage unit, the owner name of the matched telephone number is Display on the display,
If the input number does not match the telephone number stored in the storage unit, display when not matching, accepting a registration operation to register the input number,
When the registration operation is accepted, a registration screen for registering the input number as a new telephone number is displayed on the display unit,
When a subject is photographed by the camera unit after the registration screen is displayed, the photographed image is stored in the storage unit in association with a newly accepted telephone number.
An image storage method characterized by the above. Communication comprising: a display unit; a camera unit for photographing a subject; and a storage unit capable of storing an image photographed by the camera unit in association with telephone book information including a telephone number and a telephone number holder name In the terminal computer,
When the input number matches the telephone number stored in the storage unit by the matching determination between the input number and the telephone number stored in the storage unit, the owner name of the matched telephone number is A function to be displayed on the display unit;
When the input number does not match the telephone number stored in the storage unit, a display when not matching is performed, and a function of accepting a registration operation for registering the input number;
When the registration operation is accepted, a function of causing the display unit to display a registration screen for registering the input number as a new telephone number;
When a subject is photographed by the camera unit after the registration screen is displayed, a function of storing the photographed image in the storage unit in association with a newly registered telephone number is executed.
A program characterized by that.

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