JP2917994B2 - Electronic equipment and communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a radio communication device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A portable telephone device having a strange odor of a conventional electronic device will be described below with reference to FIG. As shown in the figure, an operation button 32 and a display section 33 for displaying various situations using a liquid crystal panel are provided on the front of the mobile phone apparatus main body 31, and a speaker for reception is provided above the apparatus main body 31. An antenna 35 that can be housed and pulled out in the apparatus main body 31 is provided, and a microphone 36 for transmission is provided below the apparatus main body 31. In the conventional communication terminal device configured as described above, the user carries the antenna 35 with the antenna 35 housed in the device main body 31, pulls out the antenna 35 as necessary, and displays the current electric field strength and the like on the display unit 33. Is confirmed, dial input is performed with the operation button 32, and a call is made.

[0003] The information inputted by dialing is also displayed on the display unit 3.
3 can be displayed and confirmed, after the called party goes off-hook,
A call is started by the microphone 36 and the speaker 34. When an incoming call is received, a call process is performed using the operation button 32, a line is connected, and a call with the caller is started.

[0004]

In such conventional electronic devices, in recent years, with the advance of technology, the size of the electronic devices has been reduced, and the area of a switch and the area of a display unit required for operation have been reduced. The number of keys that can be installed on the surface is also limited.

[0005] Recently, electronic devices are equipped with a large number of functions as shown in Table 1, but as described above, the number of keys is limited in mobile phones. Therefore, a plurality of functions are often assigned to one key, and in many cases, the function of the key due to the plurality of functions is not specified.

[0006]

[Table 1]

In addition, in order to provide a plurality of functions with one key, a plurality of key operations are often performed in combination, which complicates the operation. Especially in the case of a portable telephone device, the operation for performing the function selection, such as a storage operation or display operation is possible to operate with no steps of any notation double <br/> sloppy operation key itself
And the operation became more difficult.

Further, in the case of a portable wireless device, the user often uses the device outdoors, and it cannot be said that the procedure manual is reread every time the user operates the portable wireless device. As a result, the user has to learn this difficult procedure, and a user who is not good at machine operation cannot even perform the storage operation and the display operation.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides an easy-to-understand operation that does not impose a burden on the operator and provides a function of the main body.
It is an object to provide an electronic device or a communication terminal device capable of performing a selection operation .

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention provides a rotating operation means provided on a main body, a display means for displaying function information, and the rotating operation means. Control means for displaying at least one of a plurality of function information on the display means in response to the turning operation of the body, or operating means provided on the body and capable of reciprocating operation And display means for displaying function information, and in response to a turning operation of the turning operation means,
Control means for displaying at least one of a plurality of pieces of function information on the display means.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, an electronic device and a communication terminal device of the present invention will be described.
1 to the first embodiment as an example a mobile phone which is one of these
This will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in the figure, an operation button 2 and a display section 3 for displaying various situations using a liquid crystal panel are provided on the front of the apparatus main body 1 of the portable telephone, and a receiving section is provided above the apparatus main body. Speaker 4 and an antenna 5 that can be housed and pulled out in the apparatus main body 1, and a microphone 6 for transmission is provided below the apparatus main body 1. A rotary knob 8 having a receiving hole 7 on the front surface side of the speaker 4 of the apparatus main body 1 and covering the speaker 4 is rotatably supported by a plurality of support rollers 9 erected on the apparatus main body 1. , A rotary encoder 10 for detecting rotation on the inner side wall of the rotary knob 8
Abuts the rotation detecting roller 11 provided continuously with.

The operation signal of the rotary knob 8 is detected by the knob rotation detection unit 12 and sent to the control unit 13 together with the signal of the operation button 2 to be displayed on the display unit 14. Is communicated using the speaker 4 and the microphone 6 according to the signal transmitted to the user. Further, the wireless signal of the communication signal is configured to be transmitted and received via the antenna 5.

In the above configuration, first, when realizing a function of storing and calling abbreviated dialing in the communication terminal device, instead of storing and calling using abbreviated numbers, a name is registered simultaneously with a telephone number, and a name is registered using a name. The function operation to be called will be described.

When registering or calling a telephone number, when inputting a name, the operation button 2 is used to enter an alphabet input mode to select an alphabet.

First, the user enters the alphabet input mode using the operation button 2. Next, turn the rotary knob 8 and turn it clockwise to change the alphabet from A to Z in descending order, and to the left to change the alphabet from Z to A. At the place where the alphabet to be input is displayed, the enter button of the operation buttons 2 is pressed, and the input of one alphabet is confirmed. Repeat this for the number of characters you want to enter. At this time, the user can control the change speed of the display of the alphabet by turning the character faster when the character is far from the alphabet to be input and slower when the character is closer.

Second, at the time of calling a speed dial by name, instead of inputting the entire name and searching, if the rotary knob 8 is turned to the left, the names of the speed dial are ordered in descending order from A to Z. When the rotary knob 8 is turned to the right, the names of the speed dials are displayed in ascending order from Z to A. A call can be made by operating the call key of the operation button 2 at the place where the call is to be made. At this time, the user can control the change speed of the display of the name by turning the display faster when the user is farther from the name arranged in the alphabet to be input and slower when the user is closer.

Third, when selecting an additional function as shown in (Table 1), the usability is improved by executing the actual additional function from the menu of the additional function.

At the time of menu selection, if the rotary knob 8 is turned to the left, the additional functions are displayed in descending order, and if the rotary knob 8 is turned to the right, the additional functions are displayed in ascending order. The additional function can be executed by operating the enter key of the operation button 2 where the additional function is to be executed.

As shown in FIG. 1, a hardware configuration for realizing this operation function is such that a user operation is input from the operation button 2 and output to the control unit 13. Further, the operation of the rotation knob 8 by the user is detected by the knob rotation detection unit 12, and information indicating how much the user has rotated left or right is output. The control unit 13 performs display on the display unit 3 in accordance with the outputs of the operation buttons 2 and the knob rotation detection unit 12.

(Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition,
The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

As shown in the figure, a support roller 9 for rotatably supporting a speaker 4 and a rotary knob 8 and a rotary encoder 10 connected to a rotation detecting roller 11 are provided on a mounting substrate 20. A knob depression detecting section 21 for detecting that the rotary knob 8 has been depressed via the mounting board 20, and a signal detected by the knob depression detecting section 21 is sent to the control section 13. I have. In the above configuration, the operation will be described. As in the first embodiment, the operation button 2 is used to enter alphabets. Next, turn the rotary knob 8 and when the alphabet to be input is displayed,
The rotary knob 8 is depressed, and the knob depression detection unit 21 detects the depression, and the control unit 13 determines one-letter alphabet input.

As described above, according to the communication terminal device of the embodiment of the present invention, the rotary knob 8 for inputting alphabets is arranged so as to cover the speaker 4 provided on the device main body 1, so that the device main body 1 The shape is not particularly large and the usability is good.

Further, according to the second embodiment, when the rotary knob 8 is turned and the alphabet to be input is displayed, the rotary knob 8 which has been operated is depressed so that the input of one-letter alphabet can be performed. The operation can be simplified since it can be determined.

[0025]

According to the present invention, there are provided a rotary operation means provided on a main body, a display means for displaying function information, and a plurality of display means provided in response to a rotation operation of the rotary operation means. Or control means for displaying at least one of the function information, or operation means provided on the body and capable of reciprocating operation; display means for displaying function information; At least one of a plurality of pieces of function information is displayed on the display means in response to a rotation operation of the rotation operation means.
Control means for displaying one of the keys, a rotation operation or a reciprocation operation different from the key is performed, and the function information is sequentially displayed on the display unit in accordance with the operation, and Since the function selection is performed by the operation of displaying the function display on the display unit, it is possible to check what function the operator has selected, and it is used for complicated and what kind of operation like a key It is possible to select a target function without performing an operation that cannot be specified. In addition, since the key itself does not need to have a function,
The key is not shared by a plurality of functions, and the key operation itself can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a communication terminal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the communication terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a state in which the rotary knob is attached and seeing through the inside;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state where the rotary knob is attached.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a communication terminal device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the inside showing the state where the rotary knob is attached.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a state where the rotary knob is attached.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of a conventional communication terminal device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 2 Operation button 3 Display part 4 Speaker 8 Rotary knob 12 Knob rotation detection part 13 Control part 21 Knob depress detection part

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Claims (17)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] and a <br/> operation means possible provided et Re rotating and pressing operation the body, and Viewing means that displays the function information provided in the main body, rotating operation of the front Kimisao operation means In response to multiple function information
While sequentially displaying on the display means,
When a pressing operation is performed, the message is displayed on the display unit.
An electronic device, comprising: a control unit that controls function information . Wherein a communication unit which communicates with the communication line, and operating means capable provided rotating and pressing operation the body, and Viewing means that displays the function information provided in the main body, said operating means in response to the turning operation of a plurality of function information
While sequentially displaying on the display means,
When an operation is performed, the function information displayed on the display means is displayed.
A communication terminal device, comprising: control means for performing control relating to information . 3. A radio <br/> unit which communicates with the telephone line via radio, a rotation operation means provided in the main body, and operating means for instructing the control related function information, provided in the body and Viewing means that displays the function information, in response to the rotational operation of the rotation operation means, a plurality of function information
Information on the display means, and the operating means
Function displayed on the display means when the operation of
A communication terminal device, comprising: control means for controlling information . 4. A radio unit for communicating with the telephone line via radio, and operating means capable provided rotating and pressing operation the body, and Viewing means that displays the function information provided in the main body , in response to the rotational operation of the operating means, when displaying at least one of the plurality of function information on the display means co
The display means is displayed by pressing the operation means.
A communication terminal device comprising: control means for performing control related to the indicated function information . 5. The control means sequentially displays on the display means.
At least from the start of operation
Functional information for displaying the accumulated call time on the display means
5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the information includes a report.
A communication terminal device according to any one of the above. 6. The control means sequentially displays on the display means.
At least the user makes settings for multiple
On the display means.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein function information is included.
5. The communication terminal device according to any one of 4 . 7. The control means sequentially displays on the display means.
At least one of the function information items
Display the call time of the call used immediately before
Claims from claim 2 including function information for
Item 5. The communication terminal device according to any one of Items 4 . 8. The control means sequentially displays on the display means.
At least a predetermined time during a call
Includes function information to output a warning sound every time
The communication terminal device according to claim 2 . 9. The control means sequentially displays on the display means.
At least the volume of the ringtone
3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising function information indicating the function of
The communication terminal device according to claim 4 . 10. The control means sequentially displays a message on the display means.
The function information to be displayed includes at least the
Claims containing functional information for adjusting the amount
The communication terminal device according to claim 2 . 11. The control means sequentially displays the information on the display means.
Operate at least keys for multiple function information to be displayed
It is characterized by including function information to output a confirmation sound when
The communication terminal device according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein: 12. The control means displays the display means sequentially.
The multiple pieces of function information to be displayed
Electronics or communication terminal device according to that containing the capability information to the outside of the key impossible operated from claim 1, wherein in any one of claims 4. 13. The control means sequentially displays on the display means.
A plurality of functional information that presents, at least in the radio unit
Including function information that disables the operation
The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein
The communication terminal device according to claim 1. 14. The control means sequentially displays on the display means.
At least the incoming call is impossible in the multiple function information to be displayed
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the information includes function information on the operation.
The communication terminal device according to claim 4 . 15. The control means displays the display means sequentially.
At least the wireless unit includes
Feature information about disabling incoming calls
The communication terminal device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the communication terminal device is a communication terminal device. 16. The control means sequentially displays on the display means.
The operation for at least the specified time is included in the
Function information to automatically turn off the main unit when there is no
Electronics or communication terminal apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that comprises a. 17. The control means sequentially displays on the display means.
At least the portable wireless device
The remaining amount of the battery for driving the body is displayed on the display means.
Electronics or communication terminal device according to claim 1, characterized in that includes the function information of the order to one of claims 4.