JP3686864B2 - Mobile radio terminal - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mobile radio terminal, and in particular, stores related information related to a telephone number, a mail number, etc., and a plurality of related information corresponding to the displayed outgoing call history or incoming call history by item by a simple key operation. The present invention relates to a mobile radio terminal to be displayed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, mobile wireless terminals such as mobile phones have become multi-functional with a message communication function in addition to a voice communication function which is a basic function.
In addition, mobile radio terminals have various support functions so as to be easier for users to use with the increase in functionality.
[0003]
As the support function, for example, there is a history function. This history function is a function in which the storage unit stores the outgoing call history and the incoming call history, and displays the stored contents on the display unit by a predetermined key operation.
That is, the mobile radio terminal automatically stores the destination telephone number in the storage unit when making a call, and similarly stores the source telephone number when receiving a call. When the user of the mobile radio terminal performs a predetermined key operation, the call destination and the telephone number of the transmission source are sequentially displayed on the display unit. Also, the mobile radio terminal can display a plurality of telephone numbers according to the size of the LCD panel used.
[0004]
In addition, the mobile radio terminal has a telephone directory function, and the user can store the name and telephone number of the partner with whom communication is frequently performed in the storage unit.
Then, when the user selects one telephone number from the displayed incoming call history and outgoing call telephone numbers, the mobile radio terminal will select the date, time, telephone number, and Display minimal information such as name on a single screen.
[0005]
In addition, some mobile wireless terminals have a one-touch dial function that allows a user to make a call using a selected telephone number by selecting a destination telephone number or a transmission source telephone number and performing a predetermined key operation.
[0006]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-168773 proposes a mobile phone device that can make a call by one-touch dialing for several tens or more phone numbers stored in a storage device.
[0007]
Furthermore, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-94678, it is possible to omit the identification information selection operation after switching the communication media, and further, the communication of a plurality of communication media corresponding to a plurality of associated identification information is performed. A communication terminal technology capable of displaying records collectively is disclosed.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, all conventional mobile radio terminals display information related to one phone number by a predetermined key operation in order to display information such as names for the phone numbers displayed in the incoming call history and outgoing call history. Was displayed one by one. For this reason, it is necessary to repeat the key operation a plurality of times to the screen of information to be viewed, and there is a problem that the key operation must be performed many times.
[0009]
In addition, although the key operation was performed several times to the screen of the related information that you want to see, the information may not be displayed because it is not registered. As a result, unnecessary key operations are performed and the power of the mobile radio terminal is reduced. There was a problem of wasting.
[0010]
Even if the above information is displayed, only the minimum information such as date, time, telephone number, name, etc. is displayed on this screen. For example, reading kana, e-mail address, second contact information There was a problem that information such as the telephone number and the telephone number of the third contact could not be displayed.
[0011]
The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, stores related information related to telephone numbers, mail numbers, and the like, and a plurality of keys corresponding to the displayed outgoing call history or incoming call history by a simple key operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile radio terminal in which related information is displayed by item and the efficiency of key operation is improved.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the mobile radio terminal of the present invention includes a storage unit that stores related information related to a plurality of telephone numbers and mail addresses , a plurality of outgoing calls and incoming calls, and a key operation unit. When a display signal for outgoing call history or incoming call history is input, a predetermined number of outgoing call history or incoming call history among the plurality of outgoing call history or incoming call history stored in the storage unit is displayed in a list on the display unit, and the key If you enter related information display signal from the operation unit, equipped with a, and a control unit for displaying a list on the display unit a minute the relevant information corresponding to each of the outgoing call history or incoming call history displayed on the display unit by item structure It is as.
[0013]
In this way, it is possible to reduce the number of key operations up to the screen for the related information of the item to be viewed, and it is possible to shorten the key operation time, thereby preventing waste of power.
[0014]
In the mobile radio terminal of the present invention, the control unit stores the related information in the storage unit by one or more items.
By doing in this way, the related information regarding a plurality of items can be organized and stored.
[0015]
In the mobile radio terminal of the present invention, when the control unit displaying the related information in a list by item inputs a new related information display signal from the key operation unit, the new item of the related information is displayed. A list is displayed on the display unit. In this way, since related information regarding a plurality of items can be continuously displayed, it is possible to reduce the number of times of key operations up to the screen of related information of an item to be viewed.
[0016]
Moreover, the mobile radio terminal of the present invention is configured to include at least information related to the second contact address as the related information.
By doing in this way, even if it is not possible to contact the person to be contacted, it is possible to contact the second contact.
[0018]
In the mobile radio terminal of the present invention, the control unit has a one-touch dial function based on the related information displayed on the display unit.
In this way, it is possible to make a call by a simple operation using the stored telephone number or mail address.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a mobile radio terminal of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile radio terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, a mobile radio terminal 1 is a mobile radio terminal such as a mobile phone, and includes a radio unit 2 and an antenna 21 for transmitting and receiving radio signals, a microphone 3 and a speaker 4, a key operation unit 5, an LCD (liquid crystal display). ) And the like, the illumination unit 61 of the display unit 6, the storage unit 7 for storing each information, and the control unit 8 for controlling each unit.
[0020]
Here, the antenna 21 transmits and receives radio signals, and the radio unit 2 performs amplification and demodulation of reception signals, demodulation of transmission signals, power amplification, and the like.
The microphone 3 inputs voice as a voice input unit, and the speaker 4 outputs sound as a voice output unit. The key operation unit 5 functions as an input unit by key operation.
[0021]
The display unit 6 is usually a transmissive LCD (liquid crystal display) provided with an illumination unit 61 on the back surface, and displays the status of the mobile radio terminal 1 and messages in message communication.
[0022]
The memory | storage part 7 consists of non-volatile memories (SRAM etc.), and memorize | stores an outgoing call history and an incoming call history. In this outgoing call history and incoming call history, the telephone numbers that have been sent or received and their times are stored over time.
The mobile radio terminal 1 has a telephone directory function, and the storage unit 7 stores a telephone number frequently called by a user and the name of the owner. The mobile radio terminal 1 has a mail function, and the storage unit 7 stores a mail address frequently contacted by the user and the name of the owner.
[0023]
The storage unit 7 stores related information related to telephone numbers, mail numbers, and the like.
“Related information” is information that a user wishes to record in relation to a telephone number, e-mail number, etc., for example, the name of the owner such as a telephone number, a reading name, Contact information (such as emergency contact phone number), e-mail address, etc. The related information may record different items depending on what purpose the user of the mobile radio terminal 1 uses the mobile radio terminal 1, and is not limited to the above example.
[0024]
Here, it is preferable that the related information includes at least information related to the second contact information, and in this way, the second contact information is surely communicated with the person to be contacted. be able to.
Also, as the second contact address, a home or work phone number or a home phone or emergency contact phone number can be selected. In addition, it is good also as another item by making an emergency contact address into a 3rd contact address.
[0025]
Further, the information related to the second contact information may include a mail address, and in this way, a message can be easily transmitted to the other party to be contacted.
[0026]
The control unit 8 is connected to the radio unit 2, microphone 3, speaker 4, key operation unit 5, illumination unit 61, and storage unit 7, and controls them.
When the user performs a key operation to perform normal voice communication, the control unit 8 inputs the key information output from the key operation unit 5, and changes the key information and the state of the mobile radio terminal 1. It judges and outputs display data to the display part 6. FIG. In addition, the ringing data is output to the speaker 4 and a necessary display or notification sound is played.
[0027]
In addition, when the mobile radio terminal 1 makes a call, the control unit 8 determines the key information output from the key operation unit 5 and the state of the mobile radio terminal 1, outputs the display data to the display unit 6, and sends the call time. And information such as the telephone number of the call destination are stored in the storage unit 7 as a call history.
[0028]
Further, when the mobile radio terminal 1 receives an incoming call, the control unit 8 determines radio data from the radio unit 2 and stores information such as the incoming time and the telephone number of the transmission source in the storage unit 7 as an incoming call history.
Further, the control unit 8 causes the storage unit 7 to store the phone book data input from the key operation unit 5 and displayed on the display unit 6.
[0029]
When the control unit 8 receives the display signal of the outgoing call history or incoming call history from the key operation unit 5, the control unit 8 displays the stored outgoing call history or incoming call history on the display unit 6, and further displays the related information display signal from the key operation unit 5. Is input, the related information corresponding to the outgoing call history or incoming call history displayed on the display unit 6 is displayed on the display unit 6 by item.
In this way, it is possible to reduce the number of key operations up to the screen for the related information of the item to be viewed, and it is possible to shorten the key operation time, thereby preventing waste of power.
[0030]
In addition, the control unit 8 may store the above-described related information in the storage unit 7 by one or two or more items, and in this way, the user can easily input the related information, and a plurality of items Related information can be organized and stored.
Moreover, since this item can be determined freely by the user, it has a notepad function. Therefore, for example, an address, a company name, a department, an extension number, etc. can be freely determined instead of a name reading kana.
[0031]
The related information is normally input from the key operation unit 5 and stored in the storage unit 7.
The related information may be stored in an independent database as related information, or may be stored in this expanded database by expanding a database for storing telephone numbers and names used for the telephone directory function. Good.
[0032]
In addition, the control unit 8 preferably has a one-touch dial function based on related information displayed on the display unit 6, and in this way, transmission can be performed with a simple operation using a stored telephone number or mail address. Can do.
[0033]
The mobile radio terminal 1 having the above configuration is used as follows.
FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of the “related information display” process of the mobile radio terminal according to the present embodiment.
In the figure, first, the user of the mobile radio terminal 1 inputs desired related information from the key operation unit 5 for each item. Then, in the mobile radio terminal 1, the control unit 8 stores the related information in the storage unit 7 for each item (step S1).
[0034]
Subsequently, when the user communicates using the mobile radio terminal 1, the control unit 8 causes the storage unit 7 to store the incoming call history and outgoing call history each time the mobile radio terminal 1 receives or sends a call (step S2).
[0035]
Next, when the user of the mobile radio terminal 1 presses a key of the key operation unit 5 for displaying the incoming call history, for example, the control unit 8 of the mobile radio terminal 1 displays the incoming call history from the key operation unit 5. A signal is input (step S3).
[0036]
Subsequently, the control unit 8 inputs the incoming call history (number of incoming calls) that can be displayed on the display unit 6 from the storage unit 7, and displays the incoming call history on the display unit 6 (step S4).
[0037]
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 , the display unit 6 displays a list of eight transmission source telephone numbers in order from the latest one.
The number of phone numbers displayed is not limited to eight, and different numbers of phone numbers may be displayed depending on the size of the LCD panel used. Further, when there are nine or more telephone numbers in the incoming call history, all the telephone numbers in the stored incoming call history can be displayed by scrolling the screen of the display unit 6 to the next screen.
[0038]
Next, the user, among the displayed eight telephone numbers, for example, when the seventh telephone number from the top do not know the telephone from whom, and press the key to display the related information display signal, the control unit 8 Inputs a related information display signal (step S5).
[0039]
Then, the related information display signal control unit 8 that enter the itemized relevant information min corresponding to incoming history lists on the display unit 6 (8) (the name), read the display unit from the storage unit 7 6 Are displayed in a list (step S6).
In the present embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the first item is the name of the owner of the telephone number, but it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to this.
[0040]
In this way, the user presses the key of the key operation unit 5 that outputs the related information display signal, for example, the “#” key once, and the seventh telephone number “0459999991234” from the top is sent from Mr. Mori. You can know that it is a phone call.
Therefore, unlike the above-described conventional mobile radio terminal, it is not necessary to perform seven key operations from the top telephone number of the incoming call history to the seventh telephone number. The number of key operations can be reduced, the key operation time can be shortened, and power consumption can be prevented.
[0041]
Here, preferably, when the control unit 8 inputs a new related information display signal from the key operation unit 5 (step S7), the control unit 8 replaces the displayed related information for each item with a new related information. It is good to display an item on the display part 6 (step S8).
In this way, since related information regarding a plurality of items can be continuously displayed, it is possible to reduce the number of times of key operations up to the screen of related information of an item to be viewed.
[0042]
In addition, the user calls Oshima's telephone number “ 09012123333 ” displayed in the eighth in the incoming call history display, but there is a case where the user is in a non-calling state and cannot be contacted. In such a case, when the user presses the “#” key that outputs a related information display signal three times to search for Oshima's second contact information, the mobile radio terminal 1 displays on the display unit 6. A list of second contacts (for example, emergency contacts) can be displayed.
[0043]
Even if Oshima's second contact information is unregistered, according to the mobile radio terminal 1 of this embodiment, if the “#” key is pressed once more, the item of the mail address is displayed. 6 so that Oshima's mail address can be easily known. That is, related information can be used efficiently.
[0044]
Here, it is preferable that the mobile radio terminal 1 has a configuration in which the control unit 8 has a one-touch dial function based on the related information displayed on the display unit 6. You can make a call with a simple operation using a mail address.
Thus, the user can easily and surely input the mail transmission destination by clicking the mail address of Mr. Oshima, that is, by performing one-touch dialing from the related information (step S9).
[0045]
In the above description, the mail address is searched from the incoming call history of the telephone number, but it is needless to say that the telephone number can also be searched from the incoming call history of the mail address.
[0046]
As described above, according to the mobile radio terminal 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to utilize related information related to history display such as outgoing and incoming calls, and to improve the efficiency of key operations for that purpose.
Therefore, since the number of key operations up to the screen of the related information of the item to be viewed can be reduced, the key operation time can be shortened and the power consumption of the mobile radio terminal can be prevented.
[0047]
In addition, the mobile radio terminal of the present invention is not limited to the above configuration. For example, when displaying the phone book data stored based on the phone book function, the related information is displayed together with the phone book data. In this way, more information can be effectively and easily utilized.
[0048]
Furthermore, the mobile radio terminal of the present invention selects the telephone number desired by the user from the telephone numbers displayed in the incoming call history or outgoing call history, and displays the selected specific incoming call history or outgoing call history. May be. By doing in this way, even when the number of incoming calls and outgoing calls is large, related information can be effectively displayed for a necessary telephone number.
[0049]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the mobile radio terminal of the present invention, since the related information of the outgoing call history or the incoming call history displayed on the display unit can be displayed together on one screen, no unnecessary key operation is performed. Therefore, the operability of the keys can be improved.
[0050]
Also, the mobile radio terminal of the present invention can efficiently use information required by the user such as a name reading pseudonym, a second contact address, and an e-mail address as related information.
In addition, the mobile radio terminal of the present invention can improve the operability of the keys, but can reduce the power consumption and increase the usage time of the battery drive, despite using a lot of information. .
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile radio terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the “related information display” process of the mobile radio terminal according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a schematic image diagram for explaining display of related information of the mobile radio terminal according to the present embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile radio terminal 2 Radio | wireless part 3 Microphone 4 Speaker 5 Key operation part 6 Display part 7 Memory | storage part 8 Control part 21 Antenna 61 Illumination part

Claims (5)

A storage unit for storing related information related to a plurality of telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, and a plurality of outgoing and incoming histories;
When a display signal of the outgoing call history or incoming call history is input from the key operation unit, a predetermined number of outgoing call histories or incoming call histories are displayed as a list on the display unit among the plurality of outgoing call histories or incoming call histories stored in the storage unit. Furthermore, when a related information display signal is input from the key operation unit, a control unit that causes the display unit to display a list of the related information corresponding to each of the outgoing call history or incoming call history displayed on the display unit, and ,
A mobile radio terminal comprising:   The mobile radio terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control unit stores the related information in the storage unit according to one or more items. Wherein said control unit the relevant information has not listed by item, entering new related information display signal from the key operation unit, according to claim 1 displaying a list of new items of the relevant information on the display unit or 2. The mobile radio terminal according to 2.   The mobile wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the related information includes at least information related to a second contact address. Wherein the control unit is a mobile radio terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4 having a one-touch dialing feature based on the associated information displayed on the display unit.

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