JP3871682B2 - Portable information terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable information terminal device capable of improving manipulability and improving solidarity nature between applications. <P>SOLUTION: A telephone conversation abortive record at the time of a telephone conversation failure after telephony outgoing operation, and a transmitting failure at the time of an e-mail transmitting failure is newly registered as a ToDo display screen for urging the next telephone conversation at the time of a telephone conversation failure and an e-mail transmitting failure or next e-mail transmitting, by a outgoing history information storage means for storing outgoing history information on telephony. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&amp;NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable information terminal device, and more particularly to a device for improving the efficiency of control of communication applications and management of information related to communication.

  In recent years, personal digital assistants (PDAs) have become widespread, and some have various user interfaces. The functions of such personal digital assistants include personal information management (PIM: Personal Information Manager) applications such as personal schedule management, address book management, diary, memo, and world clock, telephone, e-mail, and personal computer. Communication applications such as communication can be mentioned.

  As the functions of portable information terminals increase in this way, the types and amounts of information held and managed by each application increase, and it is difficult to quickly search for specific data desired by the user. Sometimes it happens. In such a case, the data searchability is improved by rearranging the data in accordance with the property of the data managed by each application and providing an index in a specific section. For example, in the case of an address book management application, the registration data is sorted in the order of reading of personal names, and then an index for reading classification is provided. In the case of a schedule management application, the schedule data is sorted in order of date or time. In addition, an index for date classification is provided to improve data searchability.

  By the way, data that is managed and used by a communication application, which is one of the functions of a portable information terminal device, is specified as data that has a time attribute, such as incoming call history data, or a telephone number when making a call. However, these data were only managed, used, and displayed separately from the personal information management application on the same portable information terminal device. For example, even if the schedule management application has entered schedule data that does not want to ring the incoming ringing tone of the telephone application on the same personal digital assistant device at a specific time, the telephone application actually In order to prohibit the incoming ringing sound ringing operation, it is necessary to set the ringing tone control of the telephone application separately from the schedule data input so as not to perform the ringing ringing.

  The conventional portable information terminal device is configured as described above, and data that is referred to by an application other than the application that executes the target function is merely displayed on the screen. Using this data, The operation of the application related to the data cannot be changed or set, and there is a problem that the functional relationship (linkage) between the applications is low.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. Even when an application mainly executing a specific function is executed, there is another related to the data referred to there. An object of the present invention is to obtain a portable information terminal device that can be used by changing and setting the operation of the application.

In order to solve the above problem, a portable information terminal device according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a data input means for inputting raw matter management data ToDo application, unprocessed matter management input by said data input means A portable information terminal comprising data storage means for storing data, data display means for displaying unprocessed matter management data stored by the data storage means, and communication means for communicating with external devices In the apparatus, when communication with the external device is not established as a result of the call history information storage means for storing the call history information of the call operation by the communication means and the call operation by the communication means, Transmission history information registration means for registering transmission history information in the ToDo application, and the data display means includes the ToDo application. During the activation of the application, the unprocessed matter management data stored by the data storage unit and the transmission history information registered by the transmission history information registration unit are displayed at the same time .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the portable information terminal device according to the first aspect, the data display means displays information indicating that the transmission is unsuccessful ToDo data together with the transmission history information. It is characterized by doing.

  As described above, according to the portable information terminal device according to the present invention, the call history record storage means for storing the call history information of the telephone or the e-mail, the call failure record at the time of the call failure after the call outgoing operation, In addition, the transmission failure record at the time of e-mail transmission failure is newly registered as ToDo data for encouraging the next telephone call or e-mail transmission at the time of telephone call failure or e-mail transmission failure, and displayed on the ToDo display screen Therefore, the user is prompted to retry the communication operation in which the telephone call is not established or the mail transmission is failed, and it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to retry the communication operation.

Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a portable information terminal device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 3 is an input means comprising an input device 1 such as an input pen and a pen tablet or a keyboard and a mouse, and an input control unit 2 for managing signals generated by the input device 1, and 6 is a signal bus 11. Display means 9 comprising a display control unit 5 for converting the display information received from the signal into a signal for display on the display device 4 such as an LCD or CRT. A communication means 20 comprising a communication control unit 8 for converting a signal for communication using a communication device 7 such as a mobile phone module, a telephone database 15 for storing telephone application information, and mail application information Database for storing mail database 16 and address book database for storing information of address book application 7, storage means 12 comprising a schedule database 18 for storing the schedule application, a world clock database 19 for storing information on the world clock application, and a database control unit 14 for controlling the application databases. A data reference means for providing a means for an arbitrary application to refer to data stored in an application database other than the arbitrary application database, and 13 an arbitrary application that handles data handled by the arbitrary application Data stored in an application database other than the application or data handled by an arbitrary application other than the arbitrary application is recorded in the database of the arbitrary application. Data conversion means for providing data conversion means when performing the operation, 23 is a date and time acquisition means comprising a clock device 22 and a date and time acquisition unit 21, 10 is the input means 3, display means 6, communication means 9 and storage means. Reference numeral 20 denotes an overall control unit that controls the data reference unit 12 and the data conversion unit 13 via the signal bus 11.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the display device 4 and the input device 1 of the portable information terminal device. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 30 denotes an input device effective area using a pen tablet, which is directly tapped with an input pen. The input operation is performed. Reference numeral 32 denotes an application selection button for selecting an application that can be used by the user in the portable terminal device. Reference numeral 33 denotes an operation related to the telephone application and a telephone operation / power operation button for turning on / off the power. is there. Reference numeral 31 denotes a display device effective area, which is arranged so as to overlap the input device effective area 30.

  Further, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a weekly schedule display screen displayed in the display device effective area 31 during selection of the schedule application. In FIG. As the information of each schedule data for each day of the week), the communication record 41 of the time, the schedule outline, the state of the incoming call control setting, the number of outgoing calls, the number of incoming calls, the number of outgoing mails, the number of incoming calls for each date (day of the week) Is displayed in the schedule data display area 40.

  Further, the display area indicating the state of the telephone incoming call control setting displayed as information of each schedule data in the schedule data display area 40 also functions as the telephone incoming call control setting button 46 for performing the telephone incoming call control setting. . Further, on the right side of the schedule data display area 40, a schedule data display month change tab 43 and a schedule data display week change tab 44 in the weekly schedule display mode are arranged. The schedule data display modes are “4 month unit display mode”, “1 month unit display mode”, “weekly list format display mode”, “weekly graph format display mode”, “1 day unit display mode”, Each schedule data display mode change button 42 for setting “today's schedule data display mode” is arranged.

  Furthermore, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a telephone application display screen that is displayed in the display device effective area 31 during telephone application selection, and that is under telephone incoming call control by telephone incoming call control setting in the schedule, In FIG. 4, the incoming call restriction information 54 is displayed in the telephone information display area 53 on the incoming call restriction screen.

  A telephone number input button 50 is arranged on the lower left side of the telephone information display area 53, a function call button 52 is arranged on the lower right side of the telephone information display area 53, and a lower part of the function call button 52 is A clear phone number button 51 is arranged.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a 50-note address book display screen displayed in the display device effective area during selection of the address book application. In FIG. In the address book data display area 60, the name, telephone number, and incoming call control setting status are displayed as individual information. Further, on the right side of the address book data display area 60, a 50-sound classification tag button 62 for classifying each individual's information into 50-sounds by reading the name is arranged, and the currently displayed personal information ( The 50-sound classification tag button 62 indicating the reading category [ta] set for the patent Airo, the patent Iro, etc.) is displayed on the display screen so that it appears to be located closest to the front. .

  In addition, the above-mentioned display area of the telephone incoming call control setting state also serves as the telephone incoming call control setting button 63 for performing the telephone incoming call control setting, and the area where the name is displayed shifts to the personal detailed information display mode. The detailed display mode call button 64 for making a call is also used, and the area where the telephone number is displayed also functions as a telephone function call button 65 for making a call to the displayed telephone number using the phone book application. Further, below the address book data display area 60, the address book data display modes in the 50-note unit address book display mode are shown as "50-tone unit display mode", "phone call count unit display mode", "telephone". An address book data display mode change button 61 for switching to each of “transmission number unit display mode”, “mail incoming number unit display mode”, and “mail transmission number unit display mode” is arranged.

  Next, the operation of the portable information terminal device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the portable information terminal device according to the first embodiment, all the basic operations are performed by the respective blocks shown in FIG.

  The display control unit 5 acquires screen information from the storage unit 20 according to the selected application and operation mode, and outputs the screen information as a display signal constituting a predetermined screen to be displayed on the display device 4. 4 performs display according to the received display signal. The display screen displays information to be provided to the user, and the display screen includes tags for each operation so that the user can perform input for operation of the application from the display screen. Input areas are set in the form of buttons, grids, etc.

  Next, when the user performs an input operation using the input device 1 on the input area displayed on the display device 4 in order to perform a certain operation, the input control unit 2 reads the input area from the storage unit 20. Information is acquired, an input event generated from the input means 1 by the input operation is collated to generate an operation event corresponding thereto, and the operation event is transmitted to the overall control unit 10 through the signal bus 11. Then, the overall control unit 10 that has received the operation event acquires operation event information corresponding to the current application and operation mode from the storage unit 20, and compares the operation event with the currently used application and operation state. If an operation event related to screen configuration is performed, a screen configuration event is generated and the screen configuration event is transmitted to the display control unit 5 through the signal bus 11, or if the verification result is an operation event related to a communication operation. A communication event is generated and transmitted to the communication control unit 8 through the signal bus 11.

  As described above, when the display control unit 5 receives the screen configuration event, the screen information is acquired from the storage unit 20 and displayed on the display device 4 according to the selected application and operation mode. It outputs as a display signal which comprises a screen, and the display apparatus 4 performs the display according to the received display signal. Subsequent operations are the same as those already described.

  On the other hand, the communication control unit 8 that has received the communication event obtains communication information from the storage unit 20 according to the selected application and operation mode, configures a predetermined communication information format to be communicated, and the communication device 7. The communication device 7 executes communication processing with the other communication terminal 24. In addition, when the communication device 7 receives a communication operation from the other communication terminal 24, the communication device 7 transmits a communication signal to the communication control unit 8, and the communication control unit 8 determines according to the selected application and operation mode. The communication information is acquired from the storage means 20 to form a predetermined communication information format to be communicated, and communication signals are transmitted to and received from the communication device 7. The communication device 7 executes communication processing with the other communication terminal 24.

  Next, a call incoming control setting operation in the schedule weekly list display mode will be described. Each information of the schedule data displayed on the schedule data weekly display screen shown in FIG. 3 is registered in a lump using a separately prepared schedule data registration screen. When you open the schedule screen, you can refer to the schedule time and schedule summary of the display date and time as before, but if you do not want to ring the phone when you receive a call during the time zone of these schedule data, Although it is possible to set so as not to ring a telephone ring tone on a telephone ring tone setting screen that is prepared separately, in the first embodiment, it is arranged in pairs with each schedule data shown in FIG. By using the incoming call control setting button 46, when the schedule data paired with the incoming call control setting button 46 is applicable The band, can be set so as not to mute the phone ring tone. The incoming call control setting button 46 displays a display reflecting the current incoming call control setting. When the incoming call ringing is permitted, it is displayed as [○], and the incoming call ringing is prohibited. If it is, it is displayed as [×].

  When the user performs a setting operation on the incoming call control setting button 46 using the input device 1, the input control unit 2 acquires input area information from the storage unit 20, and this is input to the input device by the setting operation. The operation event is generated in comparison with the input signal generated from 1, and the operation event is transmitted to the overall control unit 10 through the signal bus 11.

  The overall control unit 10 that has received the operation event acquires operation event information corresponding to the current operation mode of the schedule application from the storage unit 20, collates with the operation event, and the telephone already registered in the schedule database 18. A database registration event for registering in the schedule database 18 as telephone incoming call control setting data relating to schedule data displayed in a pair with the telephone incoming call control setting button 46 in which the incoming call control setting operation has been performed is generated. It transmits to the database control unit 20.

  Upon receiving the database registration event, the database control unit 20 registers the incoming call control setting data related to the schedule data in the schedule database 18. In addition, the overall control unit 10 generates and transmits a database registration event, and at the same time generates a screen configuration event to change the display state of the telephone incoming call control setting button 46 and transmits it to the display control unit 5 to set the incoming telephone call control. The display of the button 46 is changed.

  If the telephone application is running during a time period in which the incoming call restriction (prohibition of ringing of the incoming call ringtone) is set in the schedule setting, the incoming call restriction information display 54 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the screen. Displayed in area 53 indicates to the user that the incoming call is being restricted by the schedule setting. Also, when there is an incoming call, the ringing tone is not performed. That is, when the user performs an operation of opening the telephone application with the application selection button 32 shown in FIG. 2, the display operation by the basic operation is performed in the telephone application mode, and the overall control unit 10 displays the date and time acquisition unit. 23, the current date and time is obtained, schedule data corresponding to the current date and time is obtained from the storage means 20 via the data reference means 12, and it is determined whether or not the incoming call restriction is set. If it is set, a screen configuration event for displaying the incoming call restriction information display 54 is generated and transmitted to the display control unit 5, whereby the incoming call restriction information display 54 is displayed. In this way, for example, when the telephone application is started without starting the schedule application, the user is notified that the time zone is a time zone in which the incoming call restriction is set. Can do.

  Then, when there is an incoming call, the overall control unit 10 acquires the current date and time from the date and time acquisition unit 23, and when other than the schedule application is selected, the storage unit via the data reference unit 12 The schedule data corresponding to the current date and time is acquired from 20, and it is determined whether or not the incoming call restriction is set. If the incoming call restriction is set, the incoming call tone is not performed.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, by operating the telephone incoming call control setting button 46 displayed so as to be paired with each schedule data display on the schedule weekly display screen, Since the incoming call restriction is performed, the incoming call restriction can be reserved and set in advance according to the schedule, and the incoming call control setting can be set only by the separate incoming call control setting screen as in the past. The operability can be improved as compared with the case where it is performed, and as a result, there is an effect that the ringtone can be surely stopped even when it is not desired to ring the ringtone during an important meeting or the like.

  Further, in the first embodiment, by operating the telephone incoming call control setting button 46 displayed so as to be paired with each schedule data display on the schedule weekly display screen, the schedule data is displayed at the corresponding time zone. Since the incoming call restriction operation set by the above operation is performed, compared to the case where the incoming call control setting is performed only on the separately provided incoming call control setting screen as in the prior art, the user can It is possible to specify a communication restriction operation, and there is an effect that operability is improved.

  In the first embodiment, the telephone ring tone control is performed by the telephone incoming call control setting button 46. However, the reservation of the outgoing or e-mail reservation, FAX, PC communication software, Internet WWW browser activation or end time is reserved. A control setting button for setting may be arranged. In that case, because it is easy to use the operability improvements such as forgetting to make a phone call or forgetting to send an e-mail, and the communication fee discount service for specific hours, etc., it is possible to prevent forgetting to hang up the phone or forgetting to disconnect the communication line. This has the effect of saving telephone and communication charges.

  Further, in the first embodiment, on the schedule screen shown in FIG. 3, the telephone incoming call control setting button 46 is arranged so as to be paired with the time zone and outline of the related schedule data. Is set so that it overlaps the display area of the schedule data time zone and summary, etc., and the operation for the display area of the schedule data time zone and summary etc. is performed, so that the incoming call control setting is performed. Good. In this case, the incoming call control setting operation can be performed more intuitively, and the operability is improved.

  In the first embodiment, the incoming call control setting button 46 is arranged on the schedule screen shown in FIG. 3 so as to make a pair with the time zone and the outline of the related schedule data, but the address shown in FIG. Like the telephone incoming call control setting button 63 on the book screen, it may be arranged in association with the name and telephone number of each individual information on the address book screen. In place of the current date and time and the corresponding schedule data in the case of incoming call restriction, the caller ID information of the incoming call obtained from the communication means 9 and the address book data registered in the address book database 17 obtainable via the data reference means 12 Based on the above, incoming call control is performed. In addition, when the incoming call control setting button 46 is associated with the name of each individual or group in the address book in which two or more telephone number information is registered, the incoming call control with two or more calling party number information is handled. The incoming call control setting can be performed by a single incoming call control setting operation. In that case, since incoming calls can be received only from a specific person or the like, mischief calls can be prevented, and incoming call control settings can be easily made for incoming calls with a plurality of calling numbers.

  In the first embodiment, the incoming call control is prohibited from ringing, but the communication module such as PHS may be turned off. In that case, the power consumption of the portable terminal device can be saved.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment, the incoming call control is prohibited from ringing ringing. However, instead of prohibiting ringing ringing, the content of the ringing ringing is changed to vibrator vibration, or the ringing ringing is changed to an incoming message. The operation content may be changed only for the display operation.

Embodiment 2
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an address book display screen in units of the number of telephone calls displayed in the display device effective area 31 when the address book application of the mobile terminal device according to the second embodiment of the present invention is selected. 6, on the address book telephone call count display screen, the address book data display area 60 displays the name, telephone number, and status of the incoming call control setting from the individual as information about each individual, and is adjacent to this. In the address book telephone call count display item 104, the number of telephone calls made to the individual is displayed. In addition, in the address book display screen in the telephone call frequency unit display mode, the arrangement of information of each individual displayed in the address book data display area 60 is the number of telephone calls as it is displayed at the top of the vertical axis. There are many things.

  FIG. 8 shows a process of registering the communication result as call failure information ToDo data when a call is not established due to a reason that the other party is busy or the like when the user makes a call while the telephone application is activated. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the telephone application display screen at the time. In FIG. 8, the telephone screen when the call is not established is displayed in the telephone information display area 53 in the telephone call destination name, the other party telephone number, and the ToDo data registration information display 85. It is displayed.

  FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a screen displaying an unprocessed ToDo in the ToDo list display mode displayed in the display device effective area 31 while the ToDo application is activated. In FIG. 9, the ToDo list display mode screen is displayed. Then, as the information of each unprocessed ToDo data, a date and a ToDo summary are displayed in the ToDo data display area 90 in time series. Further, a ToDo data processing / unprocessed change button 93 for changing the attribute of each ToDo data as processed data is arranged on the left side of the information display area of each ToDo data in the ToDo data display area 90. Further, in FIG. 9, 94 of the unprocessed ToDo data being displayed indicates ToDo data for which telephone call is not established, and this ToDo data information indicating that telephone call is not established indicates that it is ToDo data for which telephone call is not established [Calling! ], The telephone call destination telephone number, and the transmission time are displayed at the same time. The telephone call destination telephone number display also functions as a telephone function call button for making a telephone call to the displayed telephone number using the telephone directory application. On the right side of the ToDo data display area 90, an unprocessed ToDo data / processed ToDo data display selection tag button 92 for switching between unprocessed ToDo data and processed ToDo data display is arranged. Below the 90, a ToDo data display mode switching button 91 for “To list display” mode and “Detailed display” mode, which are ToDo data display modes, is arranged.

  Next, the operation of the portable information terminal device according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In the portable information terminal according to the second embodiment, all the basic operations are performed by the respective block diagrams of FIG.

  The communication control unit 8 that has received the communication event acquires communication information from the storage unit 20 in accordance with the selected application and operation mode, configures a predetermined communication information format to be communicated, and communicates with the communication device 7. The signal is transmitted and received, and the communication device 7 executes communication processing with the other communication terminal 24. In addition, when the communication device 7 receives a communication operation from the other communication terminal 24, the communication device 7 transmits a communication signal to the communication control unit 8, and the communication control unit 8 determines according to the selected application and operation mode. Communication information is acquired from the storage means 20 to form a predetermined communication information format to be communicated, and communication signals are transmitted to and received from the communication device 7. The communication device 7 executes communication processing with the other communication terminal 24.

  Next, an operation of referring to the number of calls made for each individual registered in the address book on the address book screen after the telephone call record is registered in the address book will be described.

  When the user makes a call using a telephone call screen (not shown) prepared separately, the communication control unit 8 transmits the calling telephone number information to the overall control unit 10, and the overall control unit 10 The outgoing telephone number information is registered as a telephone outgoing record in the telephone database 15 of the storage means 20, and the telephone number information in the address book data registered in the address book database 15 is acquired via the data reference means 12, and the outgoing call is recorded. When there is telephone number information in the address book data that matches the telephone number information, telephone call number counter information belonging to each personal information of the address book data to which the telephone number belongs is obtained via the data reference means 12, 1 is added to the acquired telephone call number counter information, and it is stored in the address book database 17 of the data storage means 20 via the data conversion means 13. That.

  Then, when the user performs an activation operation of the address book application, the address book 50-sound list display screen of FIG. 5 is displayed by the operation by the basic operation, and the address book telephone call is made by the address book display mode change button 61. When the number of times display mode is selected, the address book telephone call number display screen of FIG. 6 is displayed. Although the user can refer to the number of calls made for each phone number information on the display screen for the number of outgoing calls of the telephone application prepared separately, each user can refer to the number of outgoing calls for the address book in FIG. Along with the name, telephone number and telephone incoming call control setting displayed as personal information, the telephone call frequency information changed and stored by the telephone application can be referred to.

  The address book telephone call count display screen in FIG. 6 has a screen structure that places importance on listability. In the address book data display area 60, the name, telephone number, telephone incoming call control setting, and the above telephone application are stored as individual information. Only the information on the number of outgoing calls that has been changed / stored by is displayed, but information on multiple other phone numbers, addresses, e-mail addresses, etc. is also registered, and name information data and details that also serve as name information display By operating the information display button 64, it is possible to easily display the other plurality of telephone number information, addresses, mail addresses, etc., and the number of telephone calls is registered as information belonging to each individual. This indicates the total number of calls made with a telephone number.

  For example, the user can refer to each person's name and phone number as in the past as viewed in the horizontal direction, but can also refer to the number of calls made to each individual together with the name and telephone number of each individual. With the simple operation of the name information data / detailed information display button 64, it is possible to refer to all the registered information of each individual. In addition, since the address book phone call count display screen is configured so that the information about the individual with the highest number of phone calls is displayed at the top of the screen, the user can From a large number of address book personal data, it is possible to easily display address book personal data that is frequently called. In addition, the telephone number information / telephone function call button 65, which is a telephone number display that also functions as a telephone function call button, is arranged so as to be paired with the name of the address book personal data, the number of telephone calls, etc. The user can easily call the phone book function as it is after displaying the desired address book personal data from the viewpoint of telephone numbers that are often called.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, a telephone prepared separately by updating the number of telephone calls in the address book database 17 based on the telephone number information transmitted by the telephone application. Compared to referencing the number of calls made on the phone call count display screen of the application, it is now possible to refer to the number of calls made with each individual information related to the calling phone number, and to refer to the personal information related to the calling phone number. There is an effect that the operability at the time of improvement is improved.

  In the second embodiment, when the number of telephone calls in the address book database 17 is updated based on the telephone number information transmitted by the telephone application, it belongs to each personal information in the address book database 17. By displaying the total number of phone calls for all the phone number information on the address book phone call display screen of FIG. 6, the address book personal data in which two or more phone numbers are registered is displayed. Can also be displayed on the address book screen from the viewpoint of the number of telephone calls in each individual data unit. Therefore, the user can perform this display without being aware of a plurality of telephone numbers as compared with the case where the number of telephone calls is displayed in units of telephone numbers on a separately prepared telephone application telephone call number display screen. The operability is improved.

  In the second embodiment, the number of telephone calls in the address book database 17 is updated based on the telephone number information transmitted by the telephone application, and each personal information is displayed on the address book telephone number display screen of FIG. Since the display order (display format) of the personal data is changed according to the number of phone calls, the data related to each person who makes a call is always displayed at the top of the screen. Rather than searching for individual data that is often called on the conventional display screen, it is possible to easily search for individual data that is often called, and the operability is improved.

  In the second embodiment, the number of telephone calls in the address book database 17 is updated based on the telephone number information transmitted by the telephone application, and the telephone number information is displayed on the address book telephone transmission number display screen of FIG. You can easily make a phone call by placing the phone call function button 65 and operating the phone number information and phone function call button 65 for individuals who often make calls. Compared to making a phone call after switching to the phone application after confirming the phone number, there is no need to switch the screen, making it easier and more intuitive to make a phone call using the frequently called phone number, improving operability There is an effect of doing.

  In the second embodiment, the data in the address book database 17 is converted and stored based on the outgoing telephone number information. Instead of performing this on the basis of the outgoing telephone number information, the incoming telephone number information and outgoing This may be performed based on incoming e-mail address information, transmission / reception fax number information, and the like.

  In the second embodiment, the data in the address book database 17 is converted and stored on the basis of the outgoing call information. However, the data in the schedule database 18 is converted and stored in place of the address book database 17. You may make it do. The outgoing telephone number information may be newly registered as new telephone call records in the schedule database 18 as new schedule data, or may be registered as telephone call records in association with already registered schedule data. In this case, since the telephone call record schedule data can be displayed simultaneously with other schedule data, if the user wants to refer to the telephone call record in contrast to the schedule data (record), Compared with the case where the telephone call record and the schedule data (record) are referred to on separate screens of the schedule screen, there is no need to switch and refer to the screen, and the operability is improved.

  Further, in the second embodiment, the data in the address book database 17 is converted and stored on the basis of the outgoing telephone number information. However, when making a telephone call displayed on the telephone screen when the telephone call is not established in FIG. Based on the call failure record when the call is not established due to busy or other reasons, the ToDo database is newly registered as ToDo data for prompting the next call when the call is not established, and the ToDo data display on the ToDo list display mode screen in FIG. 9 is displayed. One record of telephone call failure to-do data 94 displayed in area 90, and telephone number information display and telephone function call button that doubles as telephone call failure display and telephone function call while telephone call failure to-do data 94 is displayed 95 may be arranged. In this way, when the call is not established, the screen switching operation for ToDo data registration operation is not necessary compared to the conventional method of switching to the ToDo screen and performing the ToDo registration operation. ToDo data can be registered to prevent forgetting to redo a call, and it is possible to intuitively re-call a call that has not been established, thus improving operability. .

Embodiment 3
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a screen during activation of the telephone application of the portable information terminal device according to the third embodiment, and the display device effective area 31 shows the current position and time difference when the user tries to make a call. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a telephone application display screen during telephone number setting (input) when a telephone number is set for a certain area. In FIG. In the telephone information display area 53, a destination time difference information display 80 is displayed together with the name and destination telephone number of the telephone destination.

Next, the operation of the portable information terminal according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 used earlier.
The communication control unit 8 that has received the communication event acquires communication information from the storage unit 20 in accordance with the selected application and operation mode, configures a predetermined communication information format to be communicated, and communicates with the communication device 7. Signals are transmitted and received, and the communication device 7 executes communication processing with the other communication terminal 24. When the communication device 7 receives a communication operation from the other communication terminal 24, the communication device 7 transmits a communication signal to the communication control unit 8, and the communication control unit 8 stores the communication signal according to the selected application and operation mode. Communication information is acquired from the means 20, a predetermined communication information format to be communicated is formed and a communication signal is transmitted to and received from the communication device 7, and the communication device 7 executes communication processing with the other communication terminal 24.

  Next, the operation when the user operates the call function call button in the address book mode and makes a call to the area where the user is located and the area where there is a time difference in the called telephone application phone call mode. explain. The user, for example, displays the phone number information related to each person arranged in the display area of the address book information related to each person displayed in the address book data display area 60 on the address book telephone call count display screen shown in FIG. The telephone function call button 65 that also serves as a telephone function call button is operated. For example, the phone number information display / telephone function call button located in the area where name, phone number, incoming call control status, and number of outgoing calls are displayed, such as “Patent Hachiro 777-888-3456 ○ 93” When 65 is operated (selected and executed), the overall control unit 10 receives an operation event from the input unit 3, and stores operation event information corresponding to the current operation mode (phone call count display mode) of the address book application. 20 is obtained from the address book database 17 and collated with the operation event, and the overall control unit 10 relates to the operation of the telephone number information / telephone function call button 65, the name of the individual, the telephone number used for calling, and the address. Each information is acquired from the address book database 17 of the storage means 20 and the telephone application is activated via the data conversion means 13 The name and telephone number information are stored in the telephone database 15 as a part of the screen configuration information, and the address (city / region) obtained from the world clock database 19 via the address information and the data reference means 12. The time difference information with the reference location (the region where the user is going to make a call) of the address information in the world clock database 19 where the two information matches is obtained by comparing with the information and obtained from the date and time obtaining means 23 The current time of the call destination is calculated from the current time information and the time difference information, and the time difference information and the current time of the call destination are obtained as part of the screen configuration information when the telephone application is started via the data conversion means 13. The time is stored in the telephone database 15.

  Next, the overall control unit 10 changes the operation mode state from the address book application to the telephone application, generates a screen configuration event for the telephone application mode, transmits the screen configuration event to the display control unit 5 through the signal bus 11, Upon receiving the screen configuration event, the display control unit 5 acquires screen configuration information from the telephone database 15 of the storage means 20, configures a predetermined telephone application screen to be displayed on the display device 4, and outputs this as a display signal. . The display device 4 displays the received display signal, and a telephone application screen is displayed on the display device 4. At this time, the user can refer to the name information and the destination telephone number of the other party in the same manner as in the past on the telephone call screen to the time difference area of FIG. The destination time difference information display 80 is displayed in the telephone information display area 53 together with information on the life time zone such as day / night of the destination of the call using the current time of the destination.

  As described above, in the third embodiment, when the user makes a call using the telephone function call button displayed on the address book screen, the data reference means 12 and the data conversion means 13 are used to store the address book database. Since information on the current time of the call destination calculated from the address information of 17 and the area of the world clock database 19 and the time difference information is stored in the telephone database 15 and displayed on the telephone screen, the mobile information terminal device The user can refer to information related to the current time of the callee before making a call, and when only the name and callee number of the callee are displayed on the screen as before. Compared to this, it is possible to prevent nuisance calls late at night and to respond easily to greetings tailored to the other party. There is an effect that the operability is improved in performing.

  In the third embodiment, information related to the current time of the call destination calculated from the address information in the address book database 17, the region in the world clock database 19, and the time difference information is stored in the telephone database 15. However, the telephone number information used for making a call in the address book database 17, the international telephone number in the telephone database 15, the area code information, the region in the world clock database 19, and the current time of the callee calculated from the time difference information. Information may be stored in the telephone database 15.

  In the third embodiment, when the user makes a call to the time zone, information on the current time of the call destination is displayed on the phone screen. Even when sending, etc., information on the current time of the callee may be displayed, or the current time information of the callee may be displayed as part of the fax transmission content or e-mail transmission content. May be added to the data set as the transmission content to perform transmission. By doing this, the recipient can easily see when the fax or email was received in the area where he / she is just by looking at the content of the fax or email, and the header of the fax or email is attached. Even if it is not done, the reception time can be easily known.

  In the third embodiment, when a user makes a call to a partner in a time zone, information related to the current time of the call partner is displayed on the phone screen. When making a call to a party in the difference area, it may be configured to display information on the current season of the other party on the phone screen, or when sending a fax or e-mail, etc. The information about the current season of the other party may be displayed, and the user sends information about the current season of the other party (such as a greeting of the weather) to a part of the contents of FAX transmission or e-mail. A configuration may be adopted in which transmission is performed by adding this to the data set as the contents.

  The portable information terminal device according to the present invention is useful as a portable information terminal device that can improve the interoperability between applications, and in particular, can improve the operability when a call is not established.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable information terminal device by Embodiment 1, 2, 3 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of a display device and an input device used in the portable information terminal device of each of the above embodiments. It is a schematic diagram of the schedule data week unit display screen of the said portable information terminal device. It is a schematic diagram of the screen of the mobile information terminal device during incoming call restriction. It is a schematic diagram of the address book 50 sound list display screen of the portable information terminal device by Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the address book telephone call number display screen of the portable information terminal device. It is a schematic diagram of a display device during activation of a telephone application of the portable information terminal device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the telephone application at the time of the telephone call failure establishment for demonstrating operation | movement of the portable information terminal device by the said Embodiment 3. FIG. It is a schematic diagram of the ToDo list display mode screen of the portable information terminal device according to the third embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input device 2 Input control part 3 Input means 4 Display apparatus 5 Display control part 6 Display apparatus 7 Communication apparatus 8 Communication control part 9 Communication means 10 Overall control part 11 Signal bus 12 Data reference means 13 Data conversion means 14 Database management part 15 Telephone database 16 Mail database 17 Address database 18 Schedule database 19 World clock database 20 Storage means 21 Date and time acquisition unit 22 Clock device 23 Date and time acquisition means 24 Other communication terminal 30 Input device effective area 31 Display device effective area 32 Application selection button 33 Telephone operation , Power button 40 Schedule data display area
41 Communication record
42 Schedule display mode change button 43 Schedule data display month change button 44 Schedule data display week change button 45 Detailed communication record display button 46 Telephone incoming call control setting button 50 Telephone number input button 51 Telephone number clear button 52 Function call button 53 Telephone information display Area 54 Incoming call restriction information display 60 Address book data display area 61 Address book display mode change button 62 50 sound classification tag button 63 Telephone incoming call control setting button 64 Name information data and detailed information display button 65 Telephone number information and telephone function call button 66 Previous page display button 67 Next page display button 50 Telephone number input button 51 Telephone number clear button 52 Function call button 53 Telephone information display area 80 Call destination time difference information display 85 ToDo data registration Information display 90 ToDo data display area 91 ToDo data display mode switching button 92 Unprocessed ToDo data / Processed ToDo data display selection button 93 ToDo data processing / unprocessed change button 94 Phone call not established ToDo data 95 Phone number information and call function Button 104 Address book phone call count display item

Claims (2)

Data input means for inputting raw matter management data to the ToDo application , data storage means for storing raw matter management data input by the data input means, and raw matter management data stored by the data storage means In a portable information terminal device comprising a data display means for displaying and a communication means for communicating with an external device,
And outgoing call history information storage means for storing call history information of the calling operation by said a communication vehicle,
A call history information registration means for registering call history information of the call operation in the ToDo application when communication with an external device is not established as a result of the call operation by the communication means;
The data display means simultaneously displays the unprocessed matter management data stored by the data storage means and the transmission history information registered by the transmission history information registration means while the ToDo application is activated.
A portable information terminal device. The portable information terminal device according to claim 1,
The data display means displays information indicating that it is outgoing ToDo data together with outgoing history information,
A portable information terminal device.

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