JP2020120396A - Electronic equipment, control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve a technique that allows a user to confirm a party of an incoming call.SOLUTION: Electronic equipment 1 comprises: a casing; a plurality of physical keys arranged along an edge of the casing; a storage 9 for storing address book data 9C; a communication unit 6 for telephone communication; and a controller 10. When the controller 10 detects an incoming call by the communication unit 6, the controller identifies a first group to which the incoming call belongs on the basis of the information on the arrival of the telephone call and the information on the address book data 9C. The controller 10 assigns the identified first group to a physical key.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present application relates to an electronic device, a control method, and a program.

Some electronic devices include physical keys and a touch screen. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic device that executes various functions according to an operation detected via a physical key and a touch screen.

International Publication No. 2008/086302

In the above electronic device, the user has to look at the display on the touch screen display in order to confirm the other party of the incoming call. There was room for improvement in the above-mentioned electronic device in the technique of making the user confirm the other party of the incoming call.

An electronic device according to one aspect includes a housing, a plurality of physical keys arranged along an edge of the housing, a storage that stores address book data, a communication unit that performs telephone communication, and a controller. .. When the controller detects an incoming call from the communication unit, the controller identifies a first group to which the incoming call belongs based on the information about the incoming call and the information of the address book data, and identifies the first group. To the physical key.

A control method according to one aspect is an electronic device including a housing, a plurality of physical keys arranged along an edge of the housing, a storage that stores address book data, and a communication unit that performs telephone communication. In the control method, when an incoming call is detected by the communication unit, a first group to which the incoming call belongs is specified based on the information about the incoming call and the information of the address book data, and the specified group is specified. Assign the first group to the physical key.

A program according to one aspect is an electronic device including a housing, a plurality of physical keys arranged along an edge of the housing, a storage that stores address book data, and a communication unit that performs telephone communication, When an incoming call is detected by the communication unit, a first group to which the incoming call belongs is specified based on the information about the incoming call and the information of the address book data, and the specified first group is referred to as the above-mentioned. Assign it to a physical key.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an arrangement example of the key units according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an arrangement example of the touch screen according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the touch screen according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the address book data. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of setting data. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of an incoming call notification of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an example of control relating to notification of an incoming telephone call by an electronic device. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of the setting data. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining another example of the notification of the incoming call of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating another example of a processing procedure of control related to notification of an incoming telephone call by an electronic device. FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining another example of the notification of the incoming call of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure of a control of registering a party of an incoming call by the electronic device in the address book data. FIG. 14 is a diagram showing another arrangement example of the plurality of physical keys provided in the electronic device. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing another arrangement example of the plurality of physical keys provided in the electronic device. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing another structural example regarding the operation surface of the physical key provided in the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing another structural example regarding the operation surface of the physical key provided in the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing another example of the functional configuration of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing another structural example of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing another structural example of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing another structural example of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing another structural example of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing another structural example of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing another structural example of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing another structural example of the electronic device according to the embodiment. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing another structural example of the electronic device according to the embodiment.

A plurality of embodiments for implementing an electronic device, a control method, and a program concerning this application are described in detail, referring to drawings.

The electronic device according to the present application may be a device having a telephone function, such as a mobile phone, a tablet, a portable personal computer, a media player, an electronic book reader, a navigator, a wearable device, or a game machine.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the electronic device according to the embodiment. In the following description, the same reference numerals may be given to the same components. In the following description, redundant description may be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 1 includes a touch screen display 2, a physical key unit 3, an illuminance sensor 4, a proximity sensor 5, a communication unit 6, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, and a storage 9. The controller 10, the speaker 11, the camera 12, the camera 13, the connector 14, the motion sensor 15, and the vibrator 16 are included.

The touch screen display 2 has a display 2A and a touch screen 2B. The display 2A and the touch screen 2B may be located one on top of the other, side by side or apart from each other. When the display 2A and the touch screen 2B overlap each other, for example, one or more sides of the display 2A do not have to be along any side of the touch screen 2B.

The display 2A is a liquid crystal display (LCD: Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL display (OELD: Organic Electro-Luminescence Display), or an inorganic EL display (IELD: Inorganic Electro-Luminescence Display) including a display device. The display 2A displays objects such as characters, images, symbols and figures on the screen. The screens including the objects displayed on the display 2A include a screen called a lock screen, a screen called a home screen, and an application screen displayed during execution of the application. The home screen is sometimes called a desktop, a standby screen, an idle screen, a standard screen, an application list screen or a launcher screen.

The touch screen 2B detects contact or proximity of a finger, a pen, a stylus pen, or the like to the touch screen 2B. The touch screen 2B can detect the position on the touch screen 2B when a plurality of fingers, pens, stylus pens, or the like come into contact with or approach the touch screen 2B. In the following description, a position where a plurality of fingers, pens, stylus pens, etc. detected by the touch screen 2B come into contact with or come close to the touch screen 2B will be referred to as a “detection position”. The touch screen 2B notifies the controller 10 of the contact or proximity of a finger to the touch screen 2B together with the detection position. The touch screen 2B may notify the controller 10 of the detection of contact or proximity by notifying the detection position. The operation performed by the touch screen 2B can be performed by the touch screen display 2 including the touch screen 2B. In other words, the operation performed by the touch screen 2B may be performed by the touch screen display 2.

The controller 10 includes at least one of the contact or proximity detected by the touch screen 2B, the detection position, the change in the detection position, the duration of the contact or proximity, the interval at which the contact or proximity is detected, and the number of times the contact is detected. Based on the one, the type of gesture is determined. The electronic device 1 including the controller 10 can perform the operation that the controller 10 can perform. In other words, the operation performed by the controller 10 may be performed by the electronic device 1. The gesture is an operation performed on the touch screen 2B using a finger. The operation performed on the touch screen 2B may be performed on the touch screen display 2 including the touch screen 2B. Gestures that the controller 10 determines through the touch screen 2B include, for example, touch, long touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, pinch in, and pinch out. Not limited to.

The detection method of the touch screen 2B may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistance film method, a surface acoustic wave method, an infrared method, and a load detection method.

The physical key unit 3 receives an operation input from the user. The physical key unit 3 has a first key unit 3a, a second key unit 3b, a third key unit 3c, and a touch screen 3d.

An arrangement example of the physical key unit 3 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an arrangement example of the key units according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an arrangement example of the touch screen 3d according to the embodiment.

The electronic device 1 according to the embodiment includes a casing 1h having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the plane of the electronic device 1 has a substantially rectangular shape as shown in FIG. The first key unit 3a is configured to include a total of 10 physical keys of the physical keys 3a ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3a ₁₀ shown in FIG. The physical keys 3a ₁ ,..., The physical keys 3a ₁₀ are arranged in a row along the left side edge F1 of the housing 1h of the electronic device 1 in a direction parallel to the y-axis shown in FIG. It The second key unit 3b is configured to include a total of 10 physical keys of the physical keys 3b ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3b ₁₀ shown in FIG. The physical keys 3b ₁ ,..., And the physical keys 3b ₁₀ are arranged in a row along the edge F2 on the right side of the housing 1h of the electronic device 1 in a direction parallel to the y-axis shown in FIG. It The third key unit 3c is configured to include the three physical keys shown in FIG. The physical keys of the third key unit 3c are arranged in a row along the bottom edge F3 of the housing 1h of the electronic device 1 in a direction parallel to the x-axis shown in FIG. The number of physical keys forming each of the first key unit 3a, the second key unit 3b, and the third key unit 3c shown in FIG. 2 is an example, and the number of physical keys is not necessarily the same as the example shown in FIG. It does not have to be. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the physical keys 3a ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3a ₁₀ are arranged along the edge F1 on the left side of the housing 1h of the electronic device 1, but form the outline of the touch screen display. The arrangement may be along one side. Similarly, the physical keys 3b ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3b ₁₀ may be arranged along one side that constitutes the outline of the touch screen display. Similarly, the physical keys of the third key unit 3c may be arranged along one side forming the outline of the touch screen display.

The physical keys 3a ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3a ₁₀ constituting the first key unit 3a can detect the pressing of the keys. The physical keys 3b ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3b ₁₀ constituting the second key unit 3b can detect the pressing of the keys. The physical keys forming the third key unit 3c can detect the pressing of the keys. Each physical key may individually detect the press of each physical key forming the first key unit 3a, the second key unit 3b, and the third key unit 3c. Each physical key that constitutes the first key unit 3a, the second key unit 3b, and the third key unit 3c is configured such that the surface texture of each physical key has a texture different from that of the other members of the electronic device 1. You may. Each physical key forming the first key unit 3a, the second key unit 3b, and the third key unit 3c adopts an arbitrary shape such as a cylindrical shape, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, or a roof shape as the surface shape of each physical key. You can do it. Each physical key forming the first key unit 3a, the second key unit 3b, and the third key unit 3c may have a structure capable of being pressed in two or more steps. The physical keys 3a ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3a ₁₀ that form the first key unit 3a are examples of a plurality of physical keys. The physical keys 3b ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3b ₁₀ forming the second key unit 3b are examples of a plurality of physical keys.

The first key unit 3a and the second key unit 3b have a vibrating section 30. The vibrating section 30 vibrates each of the plurality of physical keys that form each key unit. The vibrating unit 30 has, for example, a piezoelectric element or a return motor in order to generate vibration. The vibration unit 30 vibrates the physical key designated by the controller 10. The vibrating unit 30 may be a target for vibrating all of the plurality of physical keys, or may be a target for vibrating only some of the plurality of physical keys. For example, the vibrating section 30 may vibrate only the physical keys to which the incoming call group is assigned. For example, the vibrating section 30 may be provided in either the first key unit 3a or the second key unit 3b.

As shown in FIG. 3, the touch screen 3d includes a touch screen 3da, a touch screen 3db, and a touch screen 3dc. The touch screen 3da is arranged below the first key unit 3a so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the electronic device 1 along the direction parallel to the y-axis shown in FIG. The touch screen 3db is arranged below the second key unit 3b so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the electronic device 1 along the direction parallel to the y-axis shown in FIG. The touch screen 3dc is arranged below the third key unit 3c so as to extend in the lateral direction of the electronic device 1 along a direction parallel to the x axis shown in FIG. The touch screen 3da can detect contact and proximity of a conductive object such as a finger to the first key unit 3a. The touch screen 3db can detect contact and proximity of a conductive object such as a finger to the second key unit 3b. The touch screen 3dc can detect contact and proximity of a conductive object such as a finger to the third key unit 3c.

An example of the structure of the touch screen 3d according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the structure of the touch screen 3d according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 shows a part of the structure of the touch screen 3da of the touch screens included in the touch screen 3d. As shown in FIG. 4, the touch screen 3da includes a plurality of first electrodes 40a ₁ and a plurality of second electrodes 40a ₂ . The first electrode 40a ₁ extends in the lateral direction of the touch screen 3da. The second electrode 40a ₂ extends in the longitudinal direction of the touch screen 3da. The touch screen 3da arranges the plurality of first electrodes 40a ₁ and the plurality of second electrodes 40a ₂ in a state of intersecting each other in a lattice shape. The touch screen 3da detects contact or proximity of a finger or the like to the first key unit 3a at each position (detection point) where the plurality of _first electrodes 40a ₁ and the plurality of second electrodes 40a ₂ intersect. When a conductive object approaches the touch screen 3da, capacitive coupling occurs between the touch screen 3da and the object. The touch screen 3da detects a contact with a conductive object such as a finger by sensing capacitive coupling at a detection point. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the physical key _3a 1 constituting the first key unit 3a, · · ·, as the cause that the keyhole 40a ₃ for installing the physical key _{3a 10} are provided, the plurality first Although there is a portion where the electrode 40a ₁ and the plurality of second electrodes 40a ₂ are arranged in a non-uniform state without intersecting in a grid pattern, the controller 10 can calibrate the detection points. The detection method of the touch screen 3d may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistance film method, a surface acoustic wave method, an infrared method, and a load detection method, as in the touch screen 2B.

Based on the detection result of the touch screen 3da, the controller 10 can determine which one of the physical keys 3a ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3a ₁₀ configuring the first key unit 3a is touched. Based on the detection result of the first key unit 3a, the controller 10 can determine which one of the physical keys 3a ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3a ₁₀ forming the first key unit 3a is pressed. .. The controller 10, based on the detection result of the touch screen 3 db, physical key 3b 1 constituting the second key unit _3b, · · ·, it determines which keys in the physical key 3b ₁₀ is touched. Based on the detection result of the second key unit 3b, the controller 10 can determine which of the physical keys 3b ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3b ₁₀ configuring the second key unit 3b is pressed. .. The controller 10 can determine which of the three physical keys forming the third key unit 3c is touched based on the detection result of the touch screen 3dc. The controller 10 can determine which one of the four physical keys forming the third key unit 3c is pressed based on the detection result of the third key unit 3c.

For example, when the controller 10 detects, via the touch screen 3d, both a touch on a physical key forming the first key unit 3a and a touch on a physical key forming the second key unit 3b, the latest The processing for touch can be preferentially executed. The controller 10 detects a touch on a physical key forming the first key unit 3a and a touch on a physical key forming the second key unit 3b, and then, through the touch screen 2B or the like, When a touch other than the key unit 3a and the second key unit 3b is detected, a touch other than the first key unit 3a and the second key unit 3b can be treated as an invalid operation.

The controller 10 performs touch gestures such as long touch, tap, double tap, and slide on the physical keys forming the first key unit 3a and the physical keys forming the second key unit 3b via the touch screen 3d, for example. It may be detected.

The illuminance sensor 4 detects illuminance. The illuminance is the value of the luminous flux incident on the unit area of the measurement surface of the illuminance sensor 4. The illuminance sensor 4 is used, for example, to adjust the brightness of the display 2A.

The proximity sensor 5 detects the presence of a nearby object in a non-contact manner. The proximity sensor 5 detects the presence of an object based on a change in magnetic field, a change in return time of reflected waves of ultrasonic waves, or the like. The proximity sensor 5 detects, for example, that the display 2A and the face are close to each other. The illuminance sensor 4 and the proximity sensor 5 may be configured as one sensor. The illuminance sensor 4 may be used as a proximity sensor.

The communication unit 6 communicates wirelessly. The wireless communication standards supported by the communication unit 6 include, for example, the communication standards of cellular phones such as 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G and the communication standards of short-range wireless. As the communication standard of the cellular phone, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution), W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), WiMAX (registered trademark) (PDC, WORDC), WDM (Worldwide Cellular), WiMAX (registered trademark) (PD), WordWideCirculators, PDW, WC (Wideband Code Division). GSM (registered trademark) (Global System for Mobile Communications), PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and the like. Examples of the short-range wireless communication standard include IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IrDA (Infrared Data Association), NFC (Near Field Communication), WPAN (Wireless Personal Area), and the like. The communication standard of WPAN includes, for example, ZigBee (registered trademark). The communication unit 6 may support one or more of the communication standards mentioned above.

The receiver 7 outputs the sound signal sent from the controller 10 as a sound. The receiver 7 can output, for example, the sound of a moving image reproduced by the electronic device 1, the sound of music, and the voice of the other party during a call. The microphone 8 converts an input user voice or the like into a sound signal and transmits the sound signal to the controller 10.

The storage 9 stores programs and data. The storage 9 may be used as a work area for temporarily storing the processing result of the controller 10. The storage 9 may include any non-transitory storage medium such as a semiconductor storage medium and a magnetic storage medium. The storage 9 may include a plurality of types of storage media. The storage 9 may include a combination of a storage medium such as a memory card, an optical disc, or a magneto-optical disc, and a reading device for the storage medium. The storage 9 may include a storage device used as a temporary storage area such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).

The programs stored in the storage 9 include an application executed in the foreground or background and a support program (not shown) that supports the operation of the application. When the application is executed in the foreground, for example, it displays a screen related to the application on the display 2A. The support program includes, for example, an OS. The program may be installed in the storage 9 via wireless communication by the communication unit 6 or a non-transitory storage medium.

The storage 9 can store a control program 9A, a character input control program 9B, address book data 9C, setting data 9Z, and the like. The control program 9A can cooperate with various applications stored in the electronic device 1 when providing various functions. The control program 9A may cooperate with the cloud storage via the communication unit 6 to access the files and data stored in the cloud storage. The cloud storage may store some or all of the programs and data stored in the storage 9.

The control program 9A can provide a function for realizing processing relating to various operations of the electronic device 1, respectively. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of adjusting the brightness of the display 2A based on the detection result of the illuminance sensor 4. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of invalidating the operation on the touch screen 2B based on the detection result of the proximity sensor 5. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of notifying the communication unit 6 of an incoming call. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function for realizing a call by controlling the communication unit 6, the receiver 7, the microphone 8, and the like. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of controlling the photographing process of the camera 12 and the camera 13. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of controlling communication with an external device connected via the connector 14. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of performing various controls such as changing the information displayed on the display 2A according to the gesture determined based on the detection result of the touch screen 2B. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of detecting movement, stop, or the like of the user carrying the electronic device 1 based on the detection result of the motion sensor 15. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of reading target information by voice. The function provided by the control program 9A includes a function of managing the address book data 9C.

The character input control program 9B can provide a function for controlling the character input executed in the electronic device 1. When the character input control program 9B detects, for example, an operation on any one of the plurality of physical keys forming the first key unit 3a, the second key unit 3b associated with the detected physical key. It is possible to provide a function of allocating at least one character preliminarily tied to the plurality of physical keys to each of the plurality of physical keys constituting the. The character input control program 9B can provide a function of reading target information by voice.

The character input control program 9B assigns characters to the physical keys of the first key unit 3a and the second key unit 3b, and has a function for realizing character input in the electronic device 1 based on a user's operation on the physical keys. Can be provided.

For example, when the user inputs a character, the electronic device 1 may have a line, a line, or a line for each of the physical keys 3a ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3a ₁₀ that form the first key unit 3a. Lines, lines, lines, lines, lines, lines, and lines can be assigned. For example, in the electronic device 1, among the physical keys forming the first key unit 3a, the physical keys 3b ₁ ,..., The physical key 3b forming the second key unit 3b are arranged for each physical key whose operation is detected. Letters for ₅ can be assigned. For example, when an operation on the physical key 3a ₁ forming the first key unit 3a is detected (3a ₁ =A row), for each of the physical keys 3b ₁ ,..., Physical key 3b ₅ , Characters such as "a", "i", "u", "e", and "o" can be assigned. The electronic device 1 can accept the input of the character assigned to the physical key, when the confirmation operation for the physical key forming the second key unit 3b is detected.

For example, the electronic device 1 has “abc”, “def”, “ghi”, “jkl”, for each of the physical keys 3a ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3a ₉ constituting the first key unit 3a. The characters “mno”, “pqrs”, “tuv”, “wxyz”, and “./@” may be assigned. In this case, when the operation on the physical key 3a ₁ is detected, the electronic device 1 sends “a”, “b”, “,” to each of the physical keys 3b ₁ ,..., And the physical key 3b _6. The letters "c", "A", "B", "C" can be assigned. The physical keys of the first key unit 3a and the second key unit 3b may be assigned characters other than the above, as well as editing functions such as line feed, deletion, and conversion.

The address book data 9C includes address information regarding the other party. The address information includes various information such as a name and a telephone number, for example. As the address information, a group corresponding to the call partner can be assigned. For example, the address information may include an email address, an image, an account used when the person posts various messages on a communication site such as SNS (Social Network Service), and the like.

The setting data 9Z includes information used for the processing executed by the control program 9A. The setting data 9Z includes information indicating the correspondence between the classification of information regarding incoming calls and the physical key to which the type is assigned. The setting data 9Z includes, for example, various kinds of information regarding settings such as the manner mode and the silent mode. The manner mode is a mode in which the electronic device 1 is vibrated by the vibrator 16, the vibrating section 30, etc. without outputting the notification sound and the ringing sound. The silent mode is a mode in which only the display on the display 2A is performed, the notification sound and the ring tone are not output, and the vibration is not generated.

The controller 10 includes an arithmetic processing unit. The processing device includes, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a SoC (System-on-a-Chip), an MCU (Micro Control Unit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), and a coprocessor. Not limited. The controller 10 centrally controls the operation of the electronic device 1 to realize various functions.

Specifically, the controller 10 can execute the instructions included in the program stored in the storage 9. The controller 10 can refer to the data stored in the storage 9 as needed. The controller 10 can control the functional units according to data and instructions. The controller 10 can realize various functions by controlling the functional units. The functional unit includes, for example, the display 2A, the communication unit 6, the microphone 8, the speaker 11, and the vibrator 16, but is not limited thereto. The controller 10 may change the control according to the detection result of the detection unit. The detection unit includes, for example, the touch screen 2B, the physical key unit 3, the illuminance sensor 4, the proximity sensor 5, the microphone 8, the camera 12, the camera 13, and the motion sensor 15, but is not limited thereto.

By executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 can realize processing relating to various operations of the electronic device 1. By executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 can realize the processing relating to the incoming call of the communication unit 6. The processing related to incoming call includes, for example, processing related to notification of incoming call, processing related to operation for starting a call in response to incoming call, processing related to outgoing call, and the like.

By executing the character input control program 9B, the controller 10 can realize the processing of controlling the character input, the character editing, and the like executed in the electronic device 1. When the controller 10 detects an operation on one of the plurality of physical keys forming the first key unit 3a by executing the character input control program 9B, the controller 10 associates the operation with the detected physical key. It is possible to realize a process of allocating at least one character preliminarily linked to the plurality of physical keys to each of the plurality of physical keys forming the second key unit 3b. By executing the character input control program 9B, for example, the controller 10 can realize a process of performing character input and character editing using a plurality of physical keys. The controller 10 is an example of a controller.

The speaker 11 outputs the sound signal sent from the controller 10 as a sound. The speaker 11 is used, for example, to output a ring tone, voice, music, and the like. One of the receiver 7 and the speaker 11 may also have the other function.

The camera 12 and the camera 13 convert the captured image into an electric signal. The camera 12 is an in-camera that captures an object facing the display 2A. The camera 13 is an out-camera that captures an object facing the opposite surface of the display 2A. The camera 12 and the camera 13 may be mounted in the electronic device 1 in a functionally and physically integrated state as a camera unit that can be used by switching between the in-camera and the out-camera.

The connector 14 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The connector 14 may be a universal terminal such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus), HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), light peak (Thunderbolt (registered trademark)), or earphone microphone connector. .. The connector 14 may be a dedicated terminal such as a Dock connector. Devices connected to the connector 14 include, but are not limited to, external storage, speakers, and communication devices, for example.

The motion sensor 15 can detect various kinds of information for determining the motion of the user carrying the electronic device 1. The motion sensor 15 may be configured as a sensor unit including an acceleration sensor, a direction sensor, a gyroscope, a magnetic sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, and the like.

The vibrator 16 vibrates the housing 1h of the electronic device 1. The vibrator 16 has, for example, a piezoelectric element, an eccentric motor, or the like in order to generate vibration. For example, when the manner mode item of the setting data 9Z is valid, the vibrator 16 vibrates under the control of the controller 10 to notify the incoming call.

The electronic device 1 may include a GPS receiver in addition to the above functional units. The GPS receiver receives a radio signal in a predetermined frequency band from a GPS satellite. The GPS receiver demodulates the received radio wave signal and sends the processed signal to the controller 10. The GPS receiver supports arithmetic processing of the current position of the electronic device 1. The electronic device 1 may include a receiver that can receive signals of positioning artificial satellites other than GPS satellites, and may perform arithmetic processing of the current position. The electronic device 1 is equipped with a functional unit that is naturally used to maintain the functions of the electronic device 1, such as a battery, and a control unit that is naturally used to realize control of the electronic device 1.

The electronic device 1 may access a storage server on the cloud via the communication unit 6 to acquire various programs and data.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the address book data 9C. The address book data 9C includes one or more pieces of address information. The address information includes items such as an identification number, a group name, a name and a telephone number. Information for identifying the address information is set in the item of the identification number. Information of the second group is set in the item of group name, for example. Information such as a group assigned by the user of the electronic device 1 or a preset group is set in the second group. For example, information on names of people, companies, shops, etc. is set in the name item. Information on the telephone number of the other party is set in the telephone number item.

In the example shown in FIG. 5, in the address information of the identification number “ID1”, “family” is set in the group name item, “Kyocera Taro” is set in the name item, and “000-1234-5678” is set in the telephone number item. ing. In the address information of the identification number “ID2”, “friend” is set in the group name item, “Jiro Sato” is set in the name item, and “000-2345-6789” is set in the telephone number item. In the address information of the identification number "ID3", "work" is set in the group name item, "work" in the name item, and "000-3456-7890" in the telephone number item. In the address information of the identification number “ID4”, “store” is set in the group name item, “barber shop” is set in the name item, and “000-4567-8901” is set in the telephone number item.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the setting data 9Z. The setting data 9Z includes information indicating the correspondence relationship between the first group and the physical key to which the first group is assigned. The first group includes a group that can be identified based on the information regarding the incoming call and the information in the address book data 9C. The information regarding the incoming call includes, for example, information indicating the telephone number of the call originator, information indicating that the call originator is not notified, and information indicating that the call originator is a public telephone. .. The first group includes, for example, a group for allowing the user to recognize the type of incoming call. The electronic device 1 can allow the user to set the correspondence between the first group and the physical key in the setting data 9Z. The user can specify the first group based on the physical key by remembering the correspondence between the first group of the setting data 9Z and the physical key. For example, when the user wants to know whether or not the incoming call is registered in the address book data 9C, the information indicating the persons registered in the address book data 9C as the first group of the setting data 9Z. To set.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, the setting data 9Z shows an example of the setting data 9Z when the incoming calls are classified into a plurality of first groups. The first group includes, for example, a group indicating the type of incoming call. The first group includes, for example, a group indicating the classification of incoming telephone calls that the user wants to classify. The first group includes, for example, a group of people registered in the address book data 9C, a private phone, a public phone, a person not registered in the address book data 9C, and the like. The setting data 9Z indicates that the group of persons registered in the address book data 9C is assigned to the physical key 3b ₁ of the second key unit 3b. Setting data 9Z is a group of non notification phone shows that assigned to the physical key 3b ₂ of the second key unit 3b. The setting data 9Z indicates that a public telephone group is assigned to the physical key 3b ₃ of the second key unit 3b. Setting data 9Z indicates that assign groups of people who are not registered in the address book data 9C, the physical key 3b ₄ of the second key unit 3b.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, the electronic device 1 uses the four first groups, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic device 1 may use only one first group. In this case, the setting data 9Z associates one first group with one or more physical keys. For example, when the first group is the persons registered in the address book data 9C, the electronic device 1 determines whether or not the call receiving party is the person registered in the address book data 9C.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of an incoming call notification of the electronic device 1 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the setting data 9Z has setting contents that associate each of the four physical keys of the second key unit 3b with each of the four first groups, as shown in FIG.

In step S11 shown in FIG. 7, the electronic device 1 detects the incoming call from the telephone number registered in the address book data 9C by the communication unit 6. The electronic device 1 identifies the first group to which the incoming call belongs, based on the telephone number of the incoming call originator and the information in the address book data 9C. When the caller's telephone number is registered in the address book data 9C, the electronic device 1 identifies the group of persons registered in the address book data 9C as the first group. In this case, the electronic device 1 may specify the called party from the address book data 9C based on the telephone number of the incoming call and the address book data 9C. The electronic device 1 displays on the touch screen display 2 a screen for notifying that a call is being received, and outputs a ring tone from the speaker 11. The screen for notifying that the call is being received may include information indicating the first group. The electronic device 1 assigns the specified first group to the physical key 3b ₁ of the second key unit 3b based on the setting data 9Z. Assigning the first group to the physical key includes, for example, switching the valid/invalid of the operation of the user for the physical key to which the first group is assigned in advance. Assigning the first group to a physical key includes, for example, determining a physical key used for receiving an incoming call. The electronic device 1 executes the notification process using the physical key 3b ₁ to which the first group is assigned. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the electronic device 1 vibrates the physical key 3b ₁ in a predetermined vibration pattern by the vibrating unit 30 to notify the incoming call by the ringtone and the vibration sound of the physical key 3b ₁ .

When the user notices an incoming call by the ring tone or vibration sound of the electronic device 1, the user traces the whole or part of the second key unit 3b with a finger or the like. For example, the user recognizes that the electronic device 1 is notified incoming by physical key 3b _1, it can be determined that the call from the first group assigned to the physical key 3b ₁ .. For example, if the user knows that the first group of persons registered in the address book data 9C is assigned to the physical key 3b ₁ , whether the called party is the person registered in the address book data 9C. Whether or not it can be confirmed by the physical key 3b ₁ . Therefore, the electronic device 1 can confirm the called party based on the physical key without the user having to confirm the display 2A. The electronic device 1 can allow the visually impaired user to confirm the other party of the incoming call by using the physical key. The electronic device 1 allows the user to confirm the other party of the incoming call so as not to be known to the surrounding people by notifying the incoming call of the voice by using the physical key. ..

In step S12, the user recognizes the notification using the physical keys 3b ₁ of the electronic device 1, a person who call partner is registered in the address book data 9C. The user traces all or part of the first key unit 3a different from the second key unit 3b of the electronic device 1 with a finger or the like. The electronic device 1 continues the notification process using the physical key 3b ₁ . When the electronic device 1 detects a tracing operation on the first key unit 3a via the touch screen 3d, the electronic device 1 determines that the user has selected the physical key 3b ₁ and outputs a reading voice of information regarding the first group to the speaker 11 Output from. In the example shown in FIG. 7, since the telephone number of the incoming call is registered in the address information of the identification number “ID1” of the address book data 9C, the electronic device 1 is set in the name item of the address information. The reading process of "Kyocera Taro" is executed. The reading process includes, for example, a process of converting the reading target data into voice, and a process of outputting the converted voice from the speaker 11. The electronic device 1 outputs the voice of “Taro Kyocera” from the speaker 11. As a result, the user can confirm the called party by the voice output from the speaker 11 of the electronic device 1.

In step S13, the user has pressed the physical keys 3b ₁ used in the notification of the incoming call. The electronic device 1 continues the notification process using the physical key 3b ₁ . When the electronic device 1 detects an operation on the physical key 3b ₁ used for notification, the electronic device 1 determines that the operation is an off-hook operation. The electronic device 1 can detect the off-hook operation of the user by the physical key 3b ₁ used to notify the incoming call. The electronic device 1, by receiving the off-hook operation by the physical key 3b ₁ is used in the broadcast of the incoming call, the user can not confirm the display 2A, the off-hook operation. As a result, the electronic device 1 can improve the convenience of the user for receiving an incoming call.

In step S14, the electronic device 1 ends the output of the notification sound and the notification of the incoming call due to the vibration of the physical key, and starts the call with the partner electronic device via the communication unit 6. The electronic device 1 displays on the touch screen display 2 a screen indicating that a call is in progress. The user uses the electronic device 1 to talk with the called party.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, the electronic device 1 describes the case where the electronic device 1 notifies the incoming call by the ring tone and the vibration of the physical key, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the electronic device 1 may make an incoming call with only the ring tone and start the notification using the physical key in response to the detection of a predetermined operation by the user. The predetermined operation includes, for example, an operation such as a touch or a press on a physical key by the user, and an operation performed by the user to trace the key unit.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, the electronic device 1 has described the case where the incoming call is notified by the ring tone and the vibration of the physical key, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic device 1 may output a notification sound that is different from the ring tone that is being output while detecting an operation on the physical key to which the first group is assigned. For example, the electronic device 1 may change the pattern of the ring tone that is being output while detecting the operation on the physical key to which the first group is assigned.

For example, when the communication unit 6 detects an incoming call from a non-notification telephone, the electronic device 1 assigns the first group of non-notification telephones to the physical key 3b ₂ based on the setting data 9Z. ₂ is used to notify the incoming call. For example, the user, if you know that the first group showing a non notification telephone is assigned to a physical key 3b _2, the notification of the physical key 3b ₂ that incoming call is not notified telephone I can confirm. As a result, the electronic device 1 can prevent the user from accidentally answering the incoming call of the anonymous call.

For example, when the electronic device 1 detects an incoming call from a public telephone by the communication unit 6, when the first group of public telephones is assigned to the physical key 3b ₃ based on the setting data 9Z, the physical key 3b ₃ is assigned to the physical key 3b ₃ . It is used to notify the incoming call. For example, the user, if you know that the first group indicating the public telephone is assigned to a physical key 3b _3, can be confirmed by the notification of the physical key 3b ₃ that an incoming call is a public telephone .. As a result, the electronic device 1 can prevent the user from mistakenly receiving an incoming call from a public telephone.

For example, when the electronic device 1 detects an incoming call from a person who is not registered in the address book data 9C by the communication unit 6, based on the setting data 9Z, the electronic device 1 determines the first person of the person who is not registered in the address book data 9C. The group of 1 is assigned to the physical key 3b ₄ . The electronic device 1 informs the incoming call using the physical key 3b _4. For example, the user, if you know that the first group showing a person not registered in the address book data 9C is assigned to a physical key 3b _4, incoming call is registered in the address book data 9C It can be confirmed by the notification of the physical key 3b ₄ that the person is not present. As a result, the electronic device 1 can prevent the user from accidentally answering an incoming call from a person who is not registered in the address book data 9C.

For example, when the manner mode is set, the electronic device 1 can notify the incoming call by vibrating the vibrator 16 and vibrating the physical key of the second key unit 3b. In this case, the electronic device 1 may vibrate the vibrator 16 in the first vibration pattern, and may vibrate the vibrating portion 30 of the second key unit 3b in the second vibration pattern different from the first vibration pattern. .. For example, when the manner mode is set, the electronic device 1 may notify an incoming call by only the physical key of the second key unit 3b without using the vibrator 16.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of an example of control relating to notification of an incoming telephone call by the electronic device 1. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 8 is realized by the controller 10 executing the control program 9A. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 8 is repeatedly executed by the controller 10.

As shown in FIG. 8, the controller 10 of the electronic device 1 determines whether an incoming call is detected via the communication unit 6 (step S101). When the controller 10 determines that the incoming call has not been detected (No in step S101), the controller 10 ends the processing procedure illustrated in FIG. When the controller 10 determines that an incoming call is detected (Yes in step S101), the process proceeds to step S102.

The controller 10 identifies the first group to which the incoming call belongs based on the information about the incoming call and the address book data 9C (step S102). For example, the controller 10 acquires, from the base station or the like via the communication unit 6, the sender information of the incoming call, the telephone number, the telephone number non-notification, the public telephone, etc., as the information regarding the incoming call. When the obtained information includes a telephone number, the controller 10 determines whether the telephone number is registered in the address book data 9C. When the telephone number is registered in the address book data 9C, the controller 10 specifies the first group as a person who is registered in the address book data 9C. If the telephone number is not registered in the address book data 9C, the controller 10 identifies the person who has not registered the first group in the address book. If the incoming call is an anonymous call, the controller 10 identifies the first group as an anonymous call. If the incoming call is a payphone, the controller 10 identifies the first group as a payphone.

The controller 10 assigns the identified first group to a physical key (step S103). For example, the controller 10 identifies the physical key by comparing the identified first group with the setting data 9Z, and assigns the first group to the physical key.

The controller 10 executes a notification process of notifying an incoming call by using the physical key to which the first group is assigned (step S104). For example, the controller 10 outputs the notification sound from the speaker 11 by executing the notification process, and vibrates the physical key to which the first group is assigned. The controller 10 advances the process to step S105 while continuing the notification process.

The controller 10 determines whether or not the incoming call is continuing via the communication unit 6 (step S105). When the controller 10 determines that the incoming call is not continued (No in step S105), the process proceeds to step S106. The controller 10 ends the notification process (step S106). For example, the controller 10 ends the output of the notification sound by stopping the notification process, and stops the vibration of the physical key to which the first group is assigned. When the notification process ends, the controller 10 ends the process procedure illustrated in FIG. 8.

When the controller 10 determines that the incoming call is continuing (Yes in step S105), the process proceeds to step S107. The controller 10 determines whether or not the selection operation for the physical key to which the first group is assigned is detected based on the detection result of the first key unit 3a, the second key unit 3b, or the touch screen 3d (step). S107). The selection operation includes, for example, an operation such as a press on a physical key, a long touch, and a tap. When the controller 10 determines that the selection operation for the physical key to which the first group is assigned is detected (Yes in step S107), the process proceeds to step S108.

The controller 10 ends the notification process as in step S106 (step S108). When the notification process ends, the controller 10 executes the call process (step S109). The call process includes, for example, a process of displaying a screen indicating that a call is in progress on the display 2A, a process of outputting a voice signal transmitted from the other party from the receiver 7 or the like, a process of converting the user's voice into a voice signal and transmitting the voice signal to the other side Processing, and processing for detecting the end of the call are included. After executing the call processing, the controller 10 ends the processing procedure shown in FIG. 8.

When the controller 10 determines that the selection operation for the physical key to which the first group is assigned has not been detected (No in step S107), the process proceeds to step S110. The controller 10 determines whether or not an operation on another physical key has been detected based on the detection result of the first key unit 3a, the second key unit 3b, or the touch screen 3d (step S110). When the controller 10 determines that an operation on another physical key has not been detected (No in step S110), the process returns to step S105 already described. When the controller 10 determines that an operation on another physical key is detected (Yes in step S110), the process proceeds to step S111.

The controller 10 determines whether the called party is registered in the address book data 9C (step S111). When the controller 10 determines that the called party is registered in the address book data 9C (Yes in step S111), the process proceeds to step S112. The controller 10 reads out the information of the called party based on the address book data 9C (step S112). For example, the controller 10 specifies the address information based on the telephone number of the called party, and causes the speaker 11 to output the voice of the information set in the item of the name of the address information. When the controller 10 reads out the information of the called party, the process returns to step S105 which has already been described.

When the controller 10 determines that the called party is not registered in the address book data 9C (No in step S111), the process proceeds to step S113. The controller 10 reads out the information of the first group assigned to the physical key (step S113). For example, the controller 10 causes the speaker 11 to output a sound indicating the information of the first group assigned to the physical key. After reading the information of the first group, the controller 10 returns the process to step S105, which has already been described.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 8, the electronic device 1 has described the case of reading out information when detecting an operation on another physical key different from the physical key to which the first group is assigned, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic device 1 may allow the user to set valid/invalid of the reading function, and read the information only when the reading function is valid.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing another example of the setting data 9Z. The setting data 9Z includes information indicating the correspondence relationship between the first group and the physical keys to which the first group is assigned, as in the example shown in FIG. The setting data 9Z includes information indicating a correspondence relationship between the first group and the second group when the group is registered in the address book data 9C. The setting data 9Z includes information indicating the correspondence between the second group and the physical key to which the second group is assigned. The user can specify the second group based on the physical key by remembering the correspondence between the second group of the setting data 9Z and the physical key.

In the example shown in FIG. 9, in the setting data 9Z, the second group is linked to the second group of persons registered in the address book data 9C, and the second group is linked to the other first groups. Indicates that they are not tied. The second group includes groups of family, friends, work, and shops set in the address book data 9C. The setting data 9Z indicates that the “family” group is assigned to the physical key 3a ₁ of the first key unit 3a. The setting data 9Z indicates that the “friend” group is assigned to the physical key 3a ₂ of the first key unit 3a. The setting data 9Z indicates that the group “work” is assigned to the physical key 3a ₃ of the first key unit 3a. The setting data 9Z indicates that the “store” group is assigned to the physical key 3a ₄ of the first key unit 3a.

In the example shown in FIG. 9, the setting data 9Z has been described as being associated with the second group and the physical keys of the first key unit 3a, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the setting data 9Z, information indicating a group or name of the address book data 9C can be set as information to be assigned to the physical key of the first key unit 3a. For example, the setting data 9Z may include information that assigns the second group to a plurality of physical keys. For example, when the second group is “family”, the setting data 9Z is written in the hiragana characters of “family” in each of the physical keys 3a ₁ , 3a ₂ and 3a ₃ of the first key unit 3a. Each of the characters “ka”, “zo”, and “ku” may be assigned. When assigning the second group to a plurality of physical keys, the electronic device 1 can read out a character for each operated physical key. As a result, the user can confirm the second group at the desired reading speed by adjusting the speed of the operation on the plurality of physical keys.

In addition to the above functions, the control program 9A can provide a function of notifying information about an incoming call by using a physical key different from a physical key for notifying an incoming call. For example, the control program 9A can provide the function of notifying the group information regarding the incoming call by using the physical key of the first key unit 3a indicated by the setting data 9Z.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining another example of the notification of the incoming call of the electronic device 1 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the setting data 9Z has setting contents that associate each of the four physical keys of the second key unit 3b with each of the four first groups, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the setting data 9Z has a setting content that associates each of the four physical keys of the first key unit 3a with each of the four groups. The information of the address book data 9C includes, for example, one or a plurality of second groups. In the example shown in FIG. 10, the information of the address book data 9C includes the four groups shown in FIG. 5 as the second group. The control program 9A can provide a function of allocating the second group to physical keys not selected when the physical key to which the first group is allocated is selected. For example, the selection operation on the physical key may include a temporary selection operation. When the physical key to which the first group is assigned is selected by executing the control program 9A, the controller 10 assigns the second group to the unselected physical key.

In step S21 shown in FIG. 10, the electronic device 1 detects, by the communication unit 6, an incoming call from the telephone number registered in the address book data 9C. The electronic device 1 identifies the first group to which the incoming call belongs, based on the telephone number of the incoming call originator and the information in the address book data 9C. When the caller's telephone number is registered in the address book data 9C, the electronic device 1 identifies the group of persons registered in the address book data 9C as the first group. In this case, the electronic device 1 can specify the called party based on the telephone number of the incoming call and the address book data 9C. The electronic device 1 displays on the touch screen display 2 a screen for notifying that a call is incoming, and outputs a ring tone from the speaker 11. The screen notifying that a call is being received may include, for example, information indicating the first group. The electronic device 1 assigns the specified first group to the physical key 3b ₁ of the second key unit 3b based on the setting data 9Z. The electronic device 1 executes the notification process using the physical key 3b ₁ to which the first group is assigned. In the example illustrated in FIG. 10, the electronic device 1 vibrates the physical key 3b ₁ in a predetermined vibration pattern by the vibrating unit 30 to notify the incoming call by the ring tone and the vibration of the physical key 3b ₁ .

When the user notices an incoming call by the ring tone or vibration sound of the electronic device 1, the user traces the whole or part of the second key unit 3b with a finger or the like. The user recognizes that the electronic device 1 is notified incoming by physical key 3b _1, it can be determined that the call from the first group assigned to the physical key 3b _1. If the user knows that the first group of persons registered in the address book data 9C is assigned to the physical key 3b ₁ , whether or not the called party is the person registered in the address book data 9C. Can be confirmed by the physical key 3b ₁ . Therefore, the electronic device 1 can confirm the called party based on the physical key without the user having to confirm the display 2A. The electronic device 1, for example, even a visually impaired user can use the physical key to recognize the other party of the incoming call. The electronic device 1 can use the physical key without making a notification by voice or the like to allow the user to confirm the other party of the incoming call so as not to be known to the surrounding people.

In step S22, the user, by notification using the physical keys 3b _1, recognizes that the human opponent is registered in the address book data 9C of the incoming call, provisionally selecting operation with respect to the physical key 3b ₁ There is. The temporary selection operation includes, for example, an operation such as touch, tap, and flick on the physical key. The electronic device 1 continues the notification process using the physical key 3b ₁ . The electronic device 1 detects a temporary selection operation on the physical key 3b ₁ via the touch screen 3d. The electronic device 1 determines, based on the setting data 9Z, whether or not the second group is associated with the first group assigned to the temporarily selected physical key 3b ₁ . For example, a plurality of second groups are linked to the first group of persons registered in the address book data 9C. The electronic device 1 identifies the second group corresponding to the incoming call from the plurality of second groups linked to the first group. When the electronic device 1 specifies the second group, the electronic device 1 assigns the specified second group to a physical key that is not temporarily selected.

In the example shown in FIG. 10, when the telephone number of the incoming call is “000-3456-7890”, the electronic device 1 determines the second group to be the “work” group from the address book data 9C and the second group. The physical key 3a ₃ to which the group is assigned is specified. The electronic device 1 allocates the second group to the physical key 3a ₃ while continuing the notification process using the physical key 3b ₁ . The electronic device 1 performs notification using the physical keys 3b ₃ allocating the second group. For example, the electronic device 1, a physical key 3b ₁ and the physical key 3a ₃ by the vibration unit 30 is allowed to vibrate at a predetermined vibration pattern can be broadcast by the vibration of the ringtone and two physical keys incoming call.

When the user recognizes that the notification using the physical key 3a ₃ has been made as a result of the temporary selection operation of the physical key 3b ₁ of the electronic device 1, the user is identified by the second group assigned to the physical key 3a _3. It is possible to determine that the incoming call is. For example, if the user knows that the second group “work” group is assigned to the physical key 3a ₃ , he/she can confirm that the other party of the incoming call has a work relationship. Therefore, the electronic device 1 can make the incoming caller guess based on the physical key without the user having to check the display 2A. For example, even a visually impaired user can make the electronic device 1 guess the other party of the incoming call by using the physical key. For example, even if a friend cannot answer a private call, the user can only answer the call if he/she recognizes that the callee is a work-related party. Furthermore, the electronic device 1 enables the user to guess the second group by predefining the physical key to which the second group is assigned, and does not require the process of reading the information of the second group by voice. can do.

In step S23, the user has pressed the physical keys 3b ₁ used in the notification of the incoming call. The electronic device 1 continues the notification process using the physical key 3b ₁ . When the electronic device 1 detects a selection operation on the physical key 3b ₁ used for notification, the electronic device 1 determines the selection operation to be an off-hook operation. The electronic device 1 can detect the off-hook operation of the user by the physical key 3b ₁ used for notifying the incoming call or the physical key 3a ₃ assigned to the second group.

In step S24, the electronic device 1 terminates the output of the notification sound and the notification of the incoming call due to the vibration of the physical key, and starts the call with the partner electronic device via the communication unit 6. The electronic device 1 displays on the touch screen display 2 a screen indicating that a call is in progress. The user uses the electronic device 1 to talk with the called party.

In the example shown in FIG. 10, the case where the electronic device 1 notifies the incoming call by the ring tone and the vibration of the physical key has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic device 1 may make an incoming call with only the ring tone and start the notification using the physical key in response to the detection of a predetermined operation by the user. The predetermined operation includes, for example, a user's operation such as tracing, touching or pressing on a physical key or a key unit. The electronic device 1 has been described in the case of notifying an incoming call by vibrating the physical key, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic device 1 may output a notification sound different from the ringing sound being output while detecting a predetermined operation on the physical key to which the first group is assigned. For example, the electronic device 1 may change the pattern of the ring tone being output while detecting a predetermined operation on the physical key to which the first group is assigned.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing another example of a processing procedure of control related to notification of an incoming call by the electronic device 1. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 11 is realized by the controller 10 executing the control program 9A. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 11 is repeatedly executed by the controller 10.

In the example shown in FIG. 11, the processing from step S101 to step S109 is the same as the processing from step S101 to step S109 shown in FIG. 8, so only different parts will be described and description of the same parts will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 11, the controller 10 of the electronic device 1 executes the processing from step S101 to step S105. The controller 10 determines whether or not the selection operation for the physical key to which the first group is assigned is detected based on the detection result of the first key unit 3a or the touch screen 3d (step S107). When the controller 10 determines that the selection operation for the physical key to which the first group is assigned has not been detected (No in step S107), the process proceeds to step S121.

The controller 10 determines whether or not the temporary selection operation for the physical key to which the first group is assigned is detected based on the detection results of the first key unit 3a, the second key unit 3b, the touch screen 3d, and the like ( Step S121). When the controller 10 determines that the temporary selection operation for the physical key to which the first group is assigned has not been detected (No in step S121), the process returns to step S105 already described.

When the controller 10 determines that the temporary selection operation for the physical key to which the first group is assigned is detected (Yes in step S121), the process proceeds to step S122. The controller 10 assigns the second group to physical keys that have not been temporarily selected (step S122). For example, the controller 10 assigns the second group corresponding to the first group to the physical key indicated by the setting data 9Z.

The controller 10 notifies the information of the second group by using the physical key to which the second group is assigned (step S123). For example, the controller 10 notifies the information of the second group by vibrating the physical key to which the second group is assigned by the vibrating unit 30 for a certain period of time or continuously. For example, the controller 10 may notify the information of the second group assigned to the physical key by voice, sound, or the like. When the controller 10 notifies the information of the second group, the process returns to step S105 described above.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining another example of notification of an incoming call of the electronic device 1 according to the embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 12, as shown in FIG. 6, the setting data 9Z has setting contents that associate each of the four physical keys of the second key unit 3b with each of the four first groups.

In step S31 shown in FIG. 12, the electronic device 1 detects, by the communication unit 6, an incoming call from a person (telephone number) not registered in the address book data 9C. The electronic device 1 identifies the first group to which the incoming call belongs, based on the telephone number of the incoming call originator and the information in the address book data 9C. When the telephone number of the caller is not registered in the address book data 9C, the electronic device 1 identifies a person who is not registered in the address book data 9C as the first group. The electronic device 1 displays on the touch screen display 2 a screen for notifying that a call is incoming, and outputs a ring tone from the speaker 11. The electronic device 1 on the basis of the setting data 9Z, assigning a first group identified in the physical key 3b ₄ of the second key unit 3b. The electronic device 1 executes a notification process using the physical key 3b ₄ assigned the first group. In the example illustrated in FIG. 12, the electronic device 1 vibrates the physical key 3b ₄ in a predetermined vibration pattern by the vibrating unit 30 to notify the incoming call by the ring tone and the vibration of the physical key 3b ₄ .

When the user notices an incoming call by the ring tone or vibration sound of the electronic device 1, the user traces the whole or part of the first key unit 3a with a finger or the like. The user recognizes that the electronic device 1 is notified incoming by physical key 3b _4, it can be determined that the call from the first group assigned to the physical key 3b _4. The user, if you know that the first group of people that are not registered in the address book data 9C is assigned to a physical key 3b _4, or person in which the incoming opponent has been registered in the address book data 9C the whether can be confirmed by physical key 3b _4. Therefore, the electronic device 1 can confirm the called party based on the physical key without the user having to confirm the display 2A. The electronic device 1, for example, even a visually impaired user can use the physical key to recognize the other party of the incoming call. The electronic device 1 can use the physical key without making a notification by voice or the like to allow the user to confirm the other party of the incoming call so as not to be known to the surrounding people.

In step S32, the user, by the notification using the physical keys 3b _4, incoming partner after recognizing a person not registered in the address book data 9C, has selected operation on the physical keys 3b ₄ .. The electronic device 1 continues the notification process using the physical key 3b _4. The electronic device 1 determines detects an operation on the physical keys 3b ₄ is used in the broadcast, the operation and off-hook operation. The electronic device 1 can detect the off-hook operation of the user by physical key 3b ₄ used for the notification of the incoming call.

In step S33, the electronic device 1 ends the output of the notification sound and the notification of the incoming call due to the vibration of the physical key, and starts the call with the partner electronic device via the communication unit 6. The electronic device 1 displays on the touch screen display 2 a screen indicating that a call is in progress. The user uses the electronic device 1 to talk with the called party.

In step S34, the user has ended the call with the other party. When detecting the end of the call, the electronic device 1 displays a screen indicating the end of the call on the touch screen display 2. When the user desires to register the telephone number for which the call has ended in the address book data 9C, the user performs a temporary selection operation or a selection operation on the physical key to which the second group desired to be registered is assigned. For example, if the user wants to register the telephone number that ended the call in the “work” group, the user performs a temporary selection operation or a selection operation on the physical key 3a ₃ of the electronic device 1 to which the “work” group is assigned. To do. When the electronic device 1 detects a temporary selection operation or a selection operation on the physical key 3a ₃ , the electronic device 1 executes a process of registering the telephone number of the end of the call in the address book data 9C. For example, the electronic device 1 specifies the second group for the operated physical key 3a ₃ and creates address information including information on the second group and the telephone number. The electronic device 1 adds the created address information to the address book data 9C in the storage 9.

For example, the electronic device 1 may set the period for accepting the registration of the telephone number from the user as a predetermined time after the end of the call. The predetermined time includes, for example, a time until the screen at the end of the call is erased, a predetermined time from the end of the call, and the like. For example, the electronic device 1 may execute the character input control program 9B, cause the user to operate a physical key to input a character such as a name, and set the character as address information.

In step S35, the electronic device 1 displays on the touch screen display 2 a screen indicating that the incoming telephone number is registered in the address book data 9C. For example, the electronic device 1 may notify that the telephone number is registered in the address book data 9C by using the physical key used for registration. Since the electronic device 1 can register the telephone number of the telephone call in the address book data 9C only after the user operates the physical key after the call ends, the operability of the user is improved when the user is in a hurry. be able to. As a result, when the user receives a call again from the registered telephone number, the electronic device 1 can notify the second group, and therefore, based on the notification, the user must judge whether or not the call reception is the other party. You can

In the example illustrated in FIG. 12, the electronic device 1 describes the case where the incoming call is notified by the ring tone and the vibration of the physical key, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic device 1 may make an incoming call with only the ring tone and start the notification using the physical key in response to the detection of a predetermined operation by the user. The electronic device 1 has been described in the case of notifying an incoming call by vibrating the physical key, but the invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic device 1 may output a notification sound different from the ringing sound being output while detecting a predetermined operation on the physical key to which the first group is assigned. For example, the electronic device 1 may change the pattern of the ring tone being output while detecting a predetermined operation on the physical key to which the first group is assigned.

The processing relating to the notification of the incoming call of the telephone shown in FIG. 12 can be realized by the electronic device 1 executing the processing procedure shown in FIG. 8 or 11.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart showing a processing procedure of an example of control for registering the other party of the telephone call received by the electronic device 1 in the address book data 9C. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 13 is realized by the controller 10 executing the control program 9A. The processing procedure shown in FIG. 13 is executed by the controller 10 when the telephone number of the other party is notified, for example.

As shown in FIG. 13, the controller 10 of the electronic device 1 determines whether or not the call is ended via the communication unit 6 (step S201). When the controller 10 determines that the call has not ended (No in step S201), the process of step S201 is repeated. When the controller 10 determines that the call has ended (Yes in step S201), the process proceeds to step S202.

The controller 10 determines whether or not the telephone number of the calling party is registered in the address book data 9C (step S202). When the controller 10 determines that the telephone number of the other party is registered in the address book data 9C (Yes in step S202), it ends the processing procedure shown in FIG. When the controller 10 determines that the telephone number of the other party is not registered in the address book data 9C (No in step S202), the process proceeds to step S203.

The controller 10 determines whether or not a predetermined time has passed since the end of the call (step S203). For example, the controller 10 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the end of the call, based on the timer, the call end time, the current time, and the like. When the controller 10 determines that the predetermined time has elapsed after the call is ended (Yes in step S203), the controller 10 ends the processing procedure illustrated in FIG. When the controller 10 determines that the predetermined time has not elapsed since the end of the call (No in step S203), the process proceeds to step S204.

The controller 10 determines whether or not an operation on the physical key to which the second group is assigned is detected based on the detection result of the first key unit 3a, the touch screen 3d, etc. (step S204). For example, as shown in FIG. 9, when assigning the second group to the physical keys 3a ₁ , 3a ₂ , 3a ₃ , 3a ₄ , the controller 10 assigns the physical keys 3a ₁ , 3a ₂ , to which the second group is assigned. It is determined whether a selection operation or a temporary selection operation for any of 3a ₃ and 3a ₄ is detected. When the controller 10 determines that the operation on the physical key to which the second group is assigned has not been detected (No in step S204), the process returns to step S203 described above. When the controller 10 determines that the operation on the physical key to which the second group is assigned is detected (Yes in step S204), the process proceeds to step S205.

The controller 10 registers the telephone number of the calling party in the address book data 9C based on the second group assigned to the selected physical key (step S205). For example, the controller 10 creates address information including information indicating the telephone number of the other party and the second group, and registers the address information in the address book data 9C.

The controller 10 notifies that the communication partner has been registered in the address book data 9C (step S206). For example, the controller 10 may cause the touch screen display 2 to display a screen showing a registered telephone number, a second group, or the like. For example, the controller 10 may cause the speaker 11 to output voice data notifying that the call partner has been registered in the address book data 9C. When the notification of the registration is completed, the controller 10 ends the processing procedure shown in FIG.

In the example shown in FIG. 13, the electronic device 1 describes the case where the telephone number of the other party is registered in the address book data 9C according to the user's operation on the physical key, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic device 1 may ask the user whether to register the telephone number of the other party.

The embodiments disclosed in the present application can be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Furthermore, the embodiments disclosed in the present application and their modifications can be combined as appropriate. For example, the above embodiment may be modified as follows.

For example, each program shown in FIG. 1 may be divided into a plurality of modules, or may be combined with another program.

In the above embodiment, the electronic device 1 is described as an example of the electronic device including the touch screen 2B, but the electronic device according to the appended claims is not limited to the electronic device. The electronic device according to the attached claims may be a portable electronic device other than the electronic device. Portable electronic devices include, but are not limited to, for example, mobile phones, tablets, portable personal computers, digital cameras, smart watches, media players, electronic book readers, navigators, and game consoles.

In the above embodiment, the electronic device 1 has been described as a case where the physical key is vibrated as an example of notifying of an incoming call, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic device 1 may notify an incoming call by using the light or color of the material key. In this case, the electronic device 1 can be realized by providing a light emitting unit on the physical key or providing a display unit on the physical key.

In the above embodiment, the electronic device 1 has been described as a case of assigning a group of incoming calls to the physical keys of the first key unit 3a and the second key unit 3b, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the electronic device 1 may assign the incoming call group to the physical key of any of the first key unit 3a, the second key unit 3b, and the third key unit 3c.

14 and 15 are diagrams showing other arrangement examples of the plurality of physical keys provided in the electronic device 1. The electronic device 1 may divide a plurality of physical keys into some groups and arrange them. In the example shown in FIG. 14, the electronic device 1 provides a space 50a between the physical keys 3a ₃ and 3a ₄ and a space 50b between the physical keys 3a ₆ and 3a ₇ . Furthermore, the electronic device 1, provided with a space 50c between the physical key 3b ₃ and the physical key 3b _4, provide a space 50d between the physical key 3b ₆ and the physical key 3b _7. Thus, the electronic device 1, a plurality of physical keys _3a 1 _{to 3 A 10} included in the first key unit 3a, a group of physical keys _3a 1 to 3 A _3, and a group of physical keys _3a 4 to 3 A _6, physical key while separately disposed on and 3a ₇ to 3 a _10, a plurality of physical keys _3b 1 _{~3b 10} provided in the second key unit 3b, the physical key _3b 1 _{~3b 3} group and, physical keys _3b 4 _{~3b 6} and groups, arranging divided into physical key _3b 7 _{~3b 10.}

In the example shown in FIG. 15, the electronic device 1, provided with a partition 60a between the physical key 3a ₃ and the physical keys 3a _4, provided partition 60b between the physical key 3a ₆ and the physical keys 3a _7. Furthermore, the electronic device 1, provided with a partition 60c between the physical key 3b ₃ and the physical key 3b _4, provided partition 60d between the physical key 3b ₆ and the physical key 3b _7. Thus, the electronic device 1, a plurality of physical keys _3a 1 _{to 3 A 10} included in the first key unit 3a, a group of physical keys _3a 1 to 3 A _3, and a group of physical keys _3a 4 to 3 A _6, physical key 3a ₇ with arranging divided into a group of to 3 a _10, a plurality of physical keys _3b 1 _{~3b 10} provided in the second key unit 3b, a group of physical keys _3b 1 _{~3b 3,} physical key _3b 4 _~3b and ₆ groups, arranging divided into a group of physical keys _3b 7 _{~3b 10.}

16 and 17 are diagrams showing another example of the structure of the operation surface of the physical key provided in the electronic device 1 according to the embodiment. An operation surface of the physical key 3a ₁ is illustrated from among a plurality of physical keys included in the electronic device 1. In the example shown in FIG. 16, the electronic device 1 comprises, for example, six protrusions 70a~70f to expose the Braille pattern on the operating surface of the physical key 3a ₁ (surface on which a user operates touch). The protrusions 70a to 70f are installed such that they can be projected on the surface by an actuator or the like and can be housed inside. The six protrusions 70a to 70f protrude according to the characters to be output. The physical key 3a ₁ may be installed in a state of being rotated by 90 degrees from the example shown in FIG. 16 in accordance with a general lateral finger movement when reading Braille. When the group of incoming calls is assigned to the physical key, the electronic device 1 may project the projecting portion of the physical key in a projecting pattern corresponding to the group. As a result, the user can confirm the group assigned to the physical key by recognizing the protruding pattern of the protruding portion by tracing the operation surface of the physical key with a finger.

In the example shown in FIG. 17, the electronic device 1, to divide the operating surface of the physical key 3a ₁ into two regions 80a and the region 80b, the physical keys parallel linear partition 90 in the longitudinal direction of the physical key 3a ₁ It is provided on the operation surface of 3a ₁ . With the physical key 3a ₁ shown in FIG. 17, the electronic device 1 changes the processing content depending on which of the two areas 80a and 80b on the operation surface of the physical key 3a ₁ the touch is detected. You can

Another example of the functional configuration of the electronic device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing another example of the functional configuration of the electronic device according to the embodiment. In the above embodiment, the electronic device 1 has been described as an example in which the physical key unit 3 is provided inside (see FIG. 1), but the physical key unit 3 may be configured as an externally attachable individual unit. As shown in FIG. 18, the electronic device 1 is connected to the external physical key unit 100 via the communication unit 6 in a communicable state. The external physical key unit 100 includes, for example, a communication unit 101, a memory 102, a physical key unit 103, and a microcomputer 104. The physical key unit 103 has a first key unit 103a, a second key unit 103b, a third key unit 103c, and a touch screen 103d. The electronic device 1 can receive the information of the user's operation on the external physical key unit 100 via the communication unit 6 and can execute the same processing as that of the above-described embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 18, the electronic device 1 can notify the incoming call by using the physical key of the external physical key unit 100. As a result, the user can confirm the other party of the incoming call by using the external physical key unit 100.

19 to 26 are diagrams showing other structural examples of the electronic device 1 according to the embodiment. As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the electronic device 1 may have a structure in which a plurality of physical keys 3a _{1 to} 3a ₃ are arranged on the side surface of the housing 1h. For example, the electronic device 1, the plurality of physical keys 3a ₁ to 3 A ₃ which is disposed on the side surface of the housing 1h may assign an incoming group call.

Further, as shown in FIG. 21, the electronic device 1 may have a structure in which only a plurality of physical keys are arranged on the operation surface of the user. Further, as shown in FIG. 22, the electronic device 1 may have a structure in which only the touch screen 2B and a plurality of physical keys are arranged on the operation surface of the user. In addition, as shown in FIG. 23, the electronic device 1 may have a structure in which only a plurality of physical keys and the numeric keypad 200 are arranged on the operation surface of the user. When the electronic device 1 shown in FIGS. 21 to 23 is not provided with the touch screen display 2, the confirmation of the document and the deletion of the character may be performed by the physical key, and the character may be input by the voice input. Even if the electronic device 1 is not provided with the touch screen display 2, the user can confirm the other party of the incoming call by the physical key. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the electronic device 1 is a structure having a substantially circular shape, in which the touch screen display 2 is arranged inside, and a physical key is arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the structure. It may be. Further, as shown in FIG. 26, the electronic device 1 may be a structure having a substantially columnar shape, in which the touch screen display 2 is arranged on the upper surface, and a plurality of physical keys are arranged on the side surface.

The characteristic embodiments have been described for the purpose of fully and clearly disclosing the technology according to the appended claims. However, the appended claims are not to be limited to the above-described embodiments, but all modifications and alternatives that can be made by a person skilled in the art within the scope of the basic matters shown in this specification are possible. It should be configured to embody the different configurations.

1 electronic device 2 touch screen display 2A display 2B touch screen 3 physical key unit 3a first key unit 3b second key unit 3c third key unit 3d touch screen 4 illuminance sensor 5 proximity sensor 6 communication unit 7 receiver 8 microphone 9 storage 9A Control program 9B Character input control program 9C Address book data 9Z setting data 10 Controller 11 Speaker 12 Camera 13 Camera 14 Connector 15 Motion sensor 100 External physical key unit

Claims (5)

A housing,
A plurality of physical keys arranged along the edge of the housing,
A storage that stores address book data,
A communication unit for telephone communication,
A controller,
Equipped with
The controller is
When an incoming call is detected by the communication unit, a first group to which the incoming call belongs is identified based on the information about the incoming call and the information of the address book data, and the identified first group is referred to as the first group. Assigned to a physical key,
Electronics. The information of the address book data includes one or more second groups,
The controller is
When the physical key to which the first group is assigned is selected, the second group is assigned to the unselected physical key,
The electronic device according to claim 1. The controller is
The electronic device according to claim 1 or 2, which executes a process of notifying an incoming call of the telephone by using the physical key to which the first group is assigned. A housing,
A plurality of physical keys arranged along the edge of the housing,
A storage that stores address book data,
A communication unit for telephone communication,
A method of controlling an electronic device comprising:
When an incoming call is detected by the communication unit, a first group to which the incoming call belongs is identified based on the information about the incoming call and the information of the address book data, and the identified first group is referred to as the first group. Assigned to a physical key,
Control method. A housing,
A plurality of physical keys arranged along the edge of the housing,
A storage that stores address book data,
A communication unit for telephone communication,
To an electronic device equipped with
When an incoming call is detected by the communication unit, a first group to which the incoming call belongs is specified based on the information about the incoming call and the information of the address book data, and the specified first group is referred to as the above-mentioned. Assign it to a physical key,
program.

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