JP3346314B2 - Communication terminal device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device, and more particularly to an operation for inputting characters and symbols in a portable telephone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a portable telephone, for example, by inputting the name and telephone number of an acquaintance, these can be registered in a telephone address. In addition to such names and telephone numbers, symbols and pictures can be input, and the pictures can be input, for example, in a text mail service (Skywalker, Petit Mail, etc.). There are many. These input operations are, for example, as follows.

The pictures, symbols, and symbols are displayed in a list on a display unit such as an LCD by, for example, a predetermined key operation, and a predetermined key (hereinafter, referred to as a selection key).
Each time the key is operated (pressed), the cursor displayed in the list is moved, for example, one character at a time in the right direction to select an input candidate. The selection key has a right selection key for moving the cursor to the right and a left selection key for moving the cursor to the left, and when the user accidentally presses the right selection key too much and passes a desired pattern. By operating the left selection key, the cursor can be returned to a desired picture candidate position.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned portable telephone, for example, when the cursor is moved too much to the right by mistake, it is necessary to change the position of the operated finger and operate the left selection key. However, it is very inconvenient to use, and the position of the key to be operated changes, further causing an erroneous operation.

In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a communication terminal device that can return a cursor position to a desired position by a simple operation.

[0006]

[MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEMS] To achieve the above object
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the list key is operated.
To display multiple input list information on the display,
Recognize which of the list information is a selection candidate
Cursor is displayed on the display unit,
Each time the list key is short-pressed, the cursor moves in order.
Move in a predetermined direction to change the selection candidate.
By pressing and holding the list key,
So that the cursor moves in the opposite direction to the predetermined direction
And the cursor is the list key and
Is characterized by being able to move with different keys.

[0007] With this, the cursor is moved in the opposite direction to the short press by long-pressing the list key, so that even if the cursor is moved too much to the right by mistake, for example, The cursor position can be returned to a desired position without changing the position of the finger operated by the user, thereby improving usability.

[0008]

Further , according to the present invention, after operating the list key to display the input list information on the display unit, the cursor can be changed to a desired position at the same key operation position. As a result, a series of operations from the input list display to the cursor position setting can be performed without changing the key operation position, and the usability is further improved.

[0010]

[0011]

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a name input at the time of registering a telephone number of a mobile phone as an example of an input operation of a communication terminal device.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a portable telephone.
Here, the main body 2 of the mobile phone 1 is provided with a display unit 3 which is located at an upper portion and displays various kinds of information.
A key operation unit 4 is provided below the key operation unit. Further, a microphone 5 for inputting a transmission sound is provided on the lower surface of the main body 2 and a speaker 6 for outputting sound is provided on the upper part of the display unit 3. Have been. A communication antenna 7 is provided at the upper end of the main body 2 so as to be able to be pulled out.

The display unit 3 is, for example, an L for displaying Chinese characters.
It is composed of a CD, and displays a telephone number, various messages, and the like. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG.
It is a guide display line that displays the type of mode, the strength of the radio wave, the menu being executed, the presence or absence of mail reception, and the like.

For example, a text message to be described later is displayed in three lines below the guide display line. Specifically, the character message is displayed in a display area of 6 characters × 3 lines in full size (12 dots × 12 dots). For Kana characters, alphanumeric characters and symbols, it is also possible to use half-width characters. In addition, a space for one dot is provided between lines and between characters.

The key operation unit 4 includes an end / power key 4a, a start key 4b, an up / down / left / right key 4c, a redial / symbol key 4d, a function / character key 4e, a clear key 4f, a decision key 4g, a numeral and a character. It has a plurality of corresponding dial keys 4h.

On the other hand, as shown in the figure, a control circuit 9 mainly composed of a microcomputer for controlling the whole is provided in the main body 2 and a transmitting / receiving unit 10 connected to the control circuit 9 is provided. , Data converter 1
1. A voice processing unit 12 is provided, the data conversion unit 11 is connected, the transmission / reception unit 10 is connected to the data conversion unit 11, and the antenna 7 is connected to the transmission / reception unit 10.

An operation signal of the key operation section 4 is input to the control circuit 9.
The control circuit 9 is connected to a storage unit 13 serving as storage means including an EEPROM and a VRAM. The storage unit 13 stores a control program related to communication (call and mail transmission / reception), and also stores various data such as character message data and an address book in which names and telephone numbers are registered. Has become.

Thus, a normal telephone (call) function is realized, and so-called skywalker, petit mail, short mail, and text message services are provided.
A mail transmission / reception function is realized.
The text message transmission / reception function is such that the user operates the key operation unit 4 to create a text message and transmits the data to another mobile phone 1 or receives a text message from the other mobile phone 1. The function is to store the data in the storage unit 13 and to freely search and display the data on the display unit 3.

Next, an input operation which is a main part of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing content of the control circuit 9 by this input operation, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display state of the display unit 3 according to the input operation. In this example, the name is entered as "Taro = Hana".

First, the display unit 4 displays a standby state (not shown).
4A (when the date and time, etc. are displayed), when a key corresponding to the numeral 1 among the dial keys 4h is pressed, for example, and then the enter key 4g is pressed, as shown in FIG. 4A. The display is switched to the name input display in the telephone address registration mode, and the flowchart of FIG. 3 is started. When the display is switched to the name input display shown in the figure, a cursor 100 for allowing the user to recognize a selection candidate is displayed (blinks) on the display unit 3. In the name input display, the cursor is displayed on the third line from the top of the three lines.

In this state, when the input user operates the dial key 4h to input, for example, Hiragana as a name, it is determined that the key has been pressed in step S1 and YES, and the display unit 3 displays three lines from the top. The eyes indicate that they are candidates (not shown in FIG. 4). Then, when the enter key 4g is pressed, the step 2
Is determined to be YES, and in step S3, the wander which was the currently selected candidate is determined, and the display of the wander shifts to the second line from the top on the display unit 3 (see b in FIG. 4). . That is, the display of the third line from the top indicates the selection candidate, and when it is determined, the display goes up to the second line.
If the enter key 4g is not pressed and the process proceeds to step S4, and if the clear key 4f is pressed, the process proceeds to step 5 and ends the candidate selection. The cursor position is shifted one position to the left. Thus, the character "Taro" is determined and displayed.

Then, when the symbol "=" is displayed after further squatting, the key 4 is changed from the display state shown in FIG.
When e and the redial / symbol key 4d are operated, YES is determined in step S6, the mode is switched to the symbol list candidate mode, and the display unit 3 displays the state and the symbol candidate list display shown in FIG. At the same time, a cursor 100 is displayed at the beginning of the display.

In this list display state, to select a candidate by moving the cursor 100 from among a plurality of symbols, the redial / symbol key 4d (hereinafter referred to as a symbol key) used for switching the symbol list candidate mode. Call).
Specifically, in this example, every time the symbol key 4d is pressed for a short time, the cursor 100 moves in a predetermined direction (the right side in FIG. 4) for each symbol. Further, in this example, when the symbol key 4d is long-pressed, the cursor 100 is moved differently than when the symbol key 4d is short-pressed. Therefore, the step of determining whether the button is short-pressed or long-pressed is steps S8 to S11. In addition, not only the symbol key 4d but also the key 4c
00 is movable.

Next, in step S8, a key long press timer is set (counting down and starting a 1 second counter), and the flow advances to step S9. In step S9, it is determined whether the pressing operation of the symbol key 4d has been completed.
That is, in step 9, it is determined whether or not the key operation is a short press operation, and this determination is YES.
, The process returns to step S1 with the cursor 100 moved to the desired position (= display position) as a candidate. Then, the enter key 4g is pressed, and YES is determined in the step S2.
Is determined, this symbol candidate is determined,
On the display unit 3, the information is displayed after the slash as indicated by d in FIG.

On the other hand, if NO is determined in the step S9, the process proceeds to a step S10, in which the key long press timer is decremented, and then proceeds to the step S11. In step 11,
It is determined whether or not the key press timer has timed out, that is, whether or not the symbol key 4h has been pressed for longer than one second. 1
If it has not been pressed for more than a second, the process returns to step S9,
The countdown is further performed, and if it is determined that the button has been pressed for more than one second and pressed for a long time, the process proceeds to step S12.

When the symbol key 4d is pressed for a long time, the moving direction of the cursor 100 is changed in step S12. That is, the cursor 100 moves in the opposite direction (left direction in the figure) to the case of short press. In addition, this movement is performed not only for one symbol but also one by one to the left in order while the long press is continuously performed.

As described above, in the present invention, when the symbol key 4d is long-pressed, the cursor 100 moves in the direction opposite to the short-pressing operation. Even if the user moves too much, the cursor position can be returned to a desired position without changing the position of the finger operated by the input person, and the usability is improved.

When the symbol key 4d is pressed, the display is switched to the list symbol display, and the position of the cursor 100 can be changed.
Since the same symbol key 4d is used, after displaying the input list symbol information on the display section 3, the cursor can be changed to a desired position at the same key operation position. As a result, a series of operations from the input list display to the cursor position setting can be performed without changing the key operation position, and the usability is further improved.

Further, when the symbol key 4d is held down for a long time after the symbol key 4d is pressed, the cursor 100 continues to move in the reverse direction in order. For example, even if the cursor 100 goes too far, It can be easily returned to the desired position.

(Modification) In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied at the time of registering a telephone number. Regardless of the character or symbol candidate selection, a pattern may be used. For example, when selecting a candidate from a plurality of addresses, or during kanji conversion, a candidate is selected from among a plurality of kanji characters having the same reading method. You may apply when selecting. Also, as display information, for example, in the case of kanji conversion or address selection,
One kanji or one address may be displayed on the display unit 3, and each time a key is operated, a different kanji may be displayed or another address may be displayed. That is, in the present invention, the display unit 3 does not necessarily need to display a plurality of pieces of information as shown in FIG. 4C.

Further, the present invention may be applied to any communication terminal device that selects candidates by key operation, regardless of a portable telephone capable of talking.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a communication terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the communication terminal device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a process of a control circuit 9 in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display state of a display unit 3 according to an operation in the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

3 ... display part, 4 d ... symbol key (predetermined key, list key), 100 ... cursor.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. By operating a list key, a plurality of input list information is displayed on a display unit, and a cursor for recognizing which of the list information is a selection candidate is displayed on the display unit. Each time the list key is short-pressed, the cursor sequentially moves in a predetermined direction, and the selection candidate changes, and by long-pressing the list key , the cursor is a predetermined direction is adapted to move in the opposite direction, further, the cursor and the list key
Is a communication terminal device that can be moved with different keys .