JP3886409B2 - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mobile phone that displays a predetermined image as a standby screen.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, color displays have been mounted on many mobile phones, and the screens displayed on the displays have also diversified. In particular, recently, an arbitrary image can be designated as a standby screen displayed at the time of waiting for an incoming call, which has been well received by users.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In a conventional mobile phone, an image displayed as a standby screen is an image set by a user operation. That is, when the standby screen image is changed, the user must perform a setting operation each time, and the standby screen image does not change unless the user performs the setting operation. For this reason, if the user does not actively perform the setting operation, the standby screen is not changed over a long period of time, and the user may get bored.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone that can enhance interest in the function of displaying a standby screen.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the invention described in claim 1
In a mobile phone having a foldable main body and displaying a predetermined image as a standby screen during standby operation,
When the main body is expanded from the folded state, an image different from that before the main body is folded is displayed as a standby screen.
[0006]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, in a mobile phone having a foldable main body and displaying a predetermined image as a standby screen during a standby operation, the main body is folded when the main body is expanded from the folded state. An image different from the previous one is displayed as a standby screen.
[0007]
The invention described in claim 2 is the mobile phone according to claim 1,
Detecting means for detecting that the main body is folded;
And an image changing unit that changes an image displayed as the standby screen when the detecting unit detects that the main body is folded.
[0008]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the detection unit detects that the main body is folded and the detection unit detects that the main body is folded, the image change unit displays the standby screen. Change the image.
[0009]
Thereby, even if the user does not perform a setting operation, the standby screen image is changed every time the main body is folded, so that the interest of the standby screen function of the mobile phone can be enhanced without complicated operations. .
[0010]
The invention according to claim 3 is capable of switching the operation state between a normal state and a sleep state, and displays a predetermined image as a standby screen during a standby operation.
When the operation state of the mobile phone is switched from the normal state to the hibernation state, and when the operation state is further switched from the hibernation state to the normal state, an image different from that before switching to the hibernation state is displayed as a standby screen.
[0011]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone that can switch the operation state between the normal state and the sleep state and displays a predetermined image as a standby screen during the standby operation, the operation state of the mobile phone is normal. When switching from the state to the dormant state and further switching from the dormant state to the normal state, an image different from that before switching to the dormant state is displayed as a standby screen.
[0012]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the mobile phone according to the third aspect,
Detecting means for detecting that the operating state has been switched to a dormant state;
And an image changing unit that changes an image displayed as the standby screen when the detection unit detects that the operation state is switched to the sleep state.
[0013]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the detection unit detects that the operation state has been switched to the dormant state, and the detection unit detects that the operation state has been switched to the dormant state, the image change is performed. By means, the image displayed as the standby screen is changed.
[0014]
As a result, even if the user does not perform a setting operation, the standby screen image is changed every time the operation state is shifted to the hibernation state. Can be increased.
[0015]
The invention according to claim 5 is the mobile phone according to claim 2 or 4,
It further comprises storage means for storing a plurality of images,
The image changing means changes an image displayed as a standby screen to an image selected at random from a plurality of images stored in the storage means.
[0016]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the image processing device further includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of images, and the image change unit randomly selects an image displayed as the standby screen from among the plurality of images stored in the storage unit. Since the image is changed to the selected image, it is possible to further enhance the interest by providing the change of the standby screen with randomness.
[0017]
The invention according to claim 6 is the mobile phone according to claim 5,
The storage means stores a plurality of images and a plurality of sounds in association with each other,
When the image selected by the image changing means is displayed as a standby screen, the apparatus further comprises sound output means for outputting the sound stored in the storage means in association with the image.
[0018]
According to the invention described in claim 6, the storage means stores a plurality of images and a plurality of sounds in association with each other, and when the image selected by the image change means is displayed as a standby screen. In addition, since the voice output means outputs the voice stored in the storage means in association with the image, various voices are output in accordance with the change of the standby screen, thereby further enhancing the interest. be able to.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2 are external views of a mobile phone 1 as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 1 shows an open state in which the mobile phone 1 is opened, and FIG. 2 shows a closed state in which the mobile phone 1 is folded.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile phone 1 includes a main body 2 composed of a main body upper part 21, a main body lower part 22 and a hinge 23, a display 3, a key switch unit 4, a microphone 5, a speaker 6 and the like disposed on the main body 2. It is configured with.
[0021]
The mobile phone 1 is a so-called foldable mobile phone. The main body 2 of the mobile phone 1 is configured by connecting a main body upper portion 21 and a main body lower portion 22 by a hinge 23, and the main body upper portion 21 and the main body lower portion 22 can be rotated in a direction along an arrow indicated by a symbol A in the drawing. It is.
[0022]
For this reason, the main body 2 rotates the main body upper portion 21 around the hinge 23 to separate the front end portion of the main body upper portion 21 and the front end portion of the main body lower portion 22 from each other. The main body lower part 22 can be folded until it comes into contact with the tip.
[0023]
Hereinafter, a state in which the distal end portion of the upper body portion 21 and the distal end portion of the lower body portion 22 are separated from each other (for example, FIG. 1) is referred to as an “open state”, and the distal end portion of the upper body portion 21 and the distal end portion of the lower body portion 22 are in contact. This state (FIG. 2) is referred to as a “closed state”.
[0024]
In the main body 2, the microphone 5 is disposed at the distal end portion of the lower body portion 22, and the speaker 6 is disposed at the distal end portion of the upper body portion 21. For this reason, during a call, the mobile phone 1 is used in an open state in which the front end portion of the main body upper portion 21 and the front end portion of the main body lower portion 22 are greatly separated. On the other hand, when the cellular phone 1 is housed in a bag or the like, the main body 2 is folded and brought into a closed state in which the main body upper portion 21 and the main body lower portion 22 are in contact with each other.
Therefore, if the main body 2 is in the open state, the mobile phone 1 can be regarded as performing normal operations (for example, making and receiving calls and waiting), and if the main body 2 is in the closed state, the mobile phone 1 is suspended. It can be said that it is in a state.
[0025]
The display 3 shown in FIG. 1 is a liquid crystal display screen provided with an illumination device (not shown) such as a backlight, and displays various screens under the control of the display unit 108 described later.
[0026]
The key switch unit 4 includes various keys associated with various functions such as call start / disconnection and telephone directory editing in addition to character keys and numeric keys.
[0027]
The microphone 5 acquires a voice uttered by the user during a call or a ringing tone input process described later, and outputs a voice signal to the voice processing unit 107 of the control circuit 100 described later. The microphone 5 may be configured to include a filter for removing noise.
The speaker 6 outputs sound based on an audio signal input from the audio processing unit 107 described later.
[0028]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the control circuit 100 built in the mobile phone 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile phone 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101, a memory 102, a storage unit 103, a power supply unit 104, a communication control unit 105, an input unit 106, an audio processing unit 107, a display unit 108, and An open / close sensor 109 and the like are provided, and these units are connected by a bus 110. For convenience of explanation, FIG. 3 shows a microphone 5 and a speaker 6.
3 corresponds to the image changing unit described in the claims, the open / close sensor 109 corresponds to the detecting unit described in the claims, and the storage unit 103 corresponds to the storage unit described in the claims. .
[0029]
The CPU 101 reads out and executes various system programs stored in the storage unit 103, and drives and controls each unit of the control circuit 100. Further, the CPU 101 reads out and executes various application programs stored in the storage unit 103 in accordance with an input operation in the input unit 106, thereby realizing various functions of the mobile phone 1.
[0030]
Specifically, when a communication destination telephone number is input from a numeric key provided in the input unit 106 and an operation for instructing the start of a call is performed, the CPU 101 controls the communication control unit 105 to a base station (not shown). A transmission signal is transmitted from the terminal, a wireless communication line is established with a base station (not shown), and a call to the input communication destination is enabled.
[0031]
In addition, when the CPU 101 receives an incoming signal transmitted from the base station (not shown) by the communication control unit 105, the CPU 101 reads preset ringtone data from the ringtone data stored in the storage unit 103, and performs voice processing. The processing unit 107 outputs a predetermined ringtone.
[0032]
In addition, the CPU 101 executes editing processing such as addition / deletion of phone book data in which a communication partner number or the like is set, calling processing of designated data, and the like in accordance with an input operation on the input unit 106.
[0033]
In addition, the CPU 101 executes a program stored in the storage unit 103 to access a website on the Internet via a base station (not shown) and a gateway device (not shown), and download various data. Internet access function to be processed.
[0034]
Further, when the power of the cellular phone 1 is turned on, the CPU 101 executes an image / sound setting process (FIG. 5), which will be described later, and detects that the main body 2 is changed from the open state to the closed state by the open / close sensor 109. One image data to be displayed as a standby screen is determined from a plurality of image data stored in the image / sound storage unit 103a in the storage unit 103, stored in the memory 102, and associated with the determined image data. Then, the audio data stored in the image / audio storage unit 103a is stored in the memory 102. When the open / close sensor 109 detects that the main body 2 has changed from the closed state to the open state, the CPU 101 displays the image data stored in the memory 102 as a standby screen and the audio data stored in the memory 102. Is output from the speaker 6.
[0035]
The memory 102 temporarily stores various programs executed by the CPU 101 and data related to these programs. In particular, the memory 102 stores image data displayed as a standby screen of the mobile phone 1 and audio data associated with the image data.
[0036]
The storage unit 103 stores various application programs executed by the CPU 101, data related to these programs, and the like. For example, in the storage unit 103, telephone numbers of communication destinations that have made communications in the past, telephone numbers that have been received in the past, and telephone book data in which a plurality of names / names and telephone numbers corresponding to the names are set. Remembered. In addition, the storage unit 103 stores setting data in which various setting contents relating to the operation of the mobile phone 1 are recorded, such as a ringtone melody output at the time of incoming call notification.
[0037]
Further, the storage unit 103 is provided with an image / sound storage unit 103a for storing image data and sound data.
FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of the image / sound storage unit 103a.
[0038]
As shown in FIG. 4, the image / sound storage unit 103a stores a plurality of pieces of image data, and further, the image data is stored in association with the sound data having contents related to each image data.
For example, audio data named “voice actor voice 1” is associated with image data named “anime character 1”. Also, the image data named “forest scene” is associated with audio data named “Ogawa no Seseragi”.
[0039]
Note that the image data and sound data stored in the image / sound storage unit 103a may be transmitted from another device capable of communication via the communication control unit 105 and stored in the image / sound storage unit 103a. Alternatively, it may be input to the CPU 101 via various interfaces (not shown) provided in the mobile phone 1.
[0040]
The power supply unit 104 incorporates a rechargeable battery (not shown) such as a lithium ion battery or a nickel metal hydride battery, and supplies power from the battery (not shown) to each part of the mobile phone 1.
[0041]
The communication control unit 105 includes an antenna, and transmits and receives a radio signal to and from a base station (not shown) via the antenna. Specifically, when a radio signal indicating an incoming call is received by the antenna, a signal indicating an incoming call is output to the CPU 101 to perform an incoming notification operation for the user, and the input unit 106 is operated by the user, When a call origination instruction is input from the CPU 101, a wireless communication line is connected to a base station (not shown).
[0042]
The input unit 106 is connected to the key switch unit 4 illustrated in FIG. 1, generates an operation signal indicating the operation content in the key switch unit 4, and outputs the operation signal to the CPU 101.
[0043]
The audio processing unit 107 includes an audio codec, an amplifier, and the like. During communication using the communication control unit 105, the audio signal input from the microphone 5 is encoded and output to the communication control unit 105, and input from the communication control unit 105. The data to be decoded is decoded to generate an audio signal, and the audio is output from the speaker 6.
[0044]
Further, the audio processing unit 107 outputs a predetermined audio from the speaker 6 based on the audio data input from the CPU 101 when the main body 2 changes from the closed state to the open state.
[0045]
Note that the sound processing unit 107 may include a headphone terminal to which various headphones can be connected. In addition, the audio processing unit 107 may be connected to a second speaker provided in the mobile phone 1 separately from the speaker 6, and output audio from the second speaker.
[0046]
The display unit 108 is connected to the display 3 and causes the display 3 to display the input content in the input unit 106, the contents of the phone book data, or a message relating to the process being executed. Further, when the mobile phone 1 is in a standby state, the display unit 108 causes the display 3 to display an image determined as a standby screen under the control of the CPU 101.
[0047]
Further, the display unit 108 performs lighting control of a lighting device (not shown) included in the display 3 in accordance with the control of the CPU 101, and when the key switch unit 4 (FIG. 1) is operated or when an incoming call is received, The lighting device is turned on when the closed state is changed to the open state, while the lighting device is turned off when the main body 2 is changed from the open state to the closed state.
[0048]
The open / close sensor 109 detects whether the main body 2 is in a closed state and outputs a detection signal to the CPU 101.
[0049]
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing image / sound setting processing executed by the CPU 101.
The image / sound setting process shown in FIG. 5 is started when the mobile phone 1 is turned on. Since the power switch of the mobile phone 1 is disposed in the key switch unit 4 (FIG. 1), the main body 2 is open when the mobile phone 1 is turned on.
[0050]
The CPU 101 executes the operation of step S1 when the power is turned on, discriminates the detection signal input from the open / close sensor 109, and performs a normal operation (for example, incoming and outgoing calls and standby) while the main body 2 is in the open state. Execute.
[0051]
When the CPU 101 determines that the main body 2 has been folded and closed (step S1; Yes), the CPU 101 proceeds to step S2 and next selects image data stored in the image / sound storage unit 103a. An image to be displayed as a standby screen when the main body 2 is in an open state is determined.
In step S2, the CPU 101 selects, for example, one image data randomly from the available image data stored in the image / sound storage unit 103a.
[0052]
Next, the CPU 101 proceeds to step S3 to read out the image data determined in step S2 and the audio data stored in association with the image data from the image / audio storage unit 103a and store them in the memory 102. .
Here, when image data to be displayed as a standby screen and audio data associated with the image data are stored in the memory 102, the CPU 101 erases the image data and audio data stored in the memory 102. Then, the image data and sound data newly read from the image / sound storage unit 103 a are stored in the memory 102.
[0053]
Thereafter, the CPU 101 proceeds to step S4, determines whether or not the main body 2 is in an open state based on a detection signal input from the open / close sensor 109, and if the main body 2 is in a closed state, Wait until it is open.
[0054]
When the CPU 101 determines that the main body 2 is in an open state (step S4; Yes), the image data stored in the memory 102 is displayed on the display 3 by the display unit 108 as a standby screen and stored in the memory 102. Voice based on the voice data is output to the speaker 6 by the voice processing unit 107.
[0055]
Then, the CPU 101 shifts to step S6 to make it possible to realize a normal operation as a mobile phone, that is, functions such as making and receiving calls.
[0056]
As described above, according to the mobile phone 1 as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, when the main body 2 is closed, the next time the main body 2 is opened, the standby screen is displayed on the display 3. Since the image to be displayed is determined at random, the standby screen image is switched to a different image each time the main body 2 is opened and closed. Thereby, since the image of the standby screen is changed without the user performing a setting operation, the interest of the standby screen function of the mobile phone 1 can be improved. Furthermore, by providing the change of the standby screen with randomness, it is possible to further improve the interest.
[0057]
Further, when the main body 2 is opened and the standby screen is displayed, the sound associated with the image of the standby screen is output, so that it is possible to further improve the interest.
[0058]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims.
[0059]
That is, in the above embodiment, the cellular phone 1 is a foldable cellular phone, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the main body 2 is configured as a single casing having no movable part. May be. In such a cellular phone, in addition to a normal operation state (for example, incoming and outgoing calls and standby), a sleep state in which key operations are not accepted is prepared. In addition, the above-described screen / sound setting process can be performed when returning from the sleep state to the normal operation state.
Specifically, in steps S1 and S4 in FIG. 5, it is determined whether or not the mobile phone is in a dormant state, and when the normal operation state is shifted to the dormant state, the processes in steps S2 to S3 are executed. By performing the process of step S5 when returning from the state to the normal operation state, it is possible to obtain the same effect as in the above embodiment.
[0060]
In the above embodiment, when determining an image to be displayed as a standby screen from a plurality of image data stored in the image / sound storage unit 103a, the image is determined at random. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to determine an image in accordance with an order designated in advance by the user.
[0061]
Furthermore, in the above embodiment, when the main body 2 is folded and closed, one image data is determined from the image data stored in the image / sound storage unit 103a. The present invention is not limited to this, and processing for determining one image data from the image data stored in the image / sound storage unit 103a when the main body 2 changes from the closed state to the open state. You may make it do.
[0062]
In addition, the specific configuration such as the detailed shape of the main body 2 can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the mobile phone according to the present invention, even if the user does not perform the setting operation, the image on the standby screen is changed every time the main body is folded. Can enhance the interest of
[0063]
In addition, even if the user does not perform a setting operation, the standby screen image is changed every time the operation state is shifted to the hibernation state, so that the standby screen function of the mobile phone can be enjoyed without any troublesome operations. Can be increased.
[0064]
Furthermore, by providing the change of the standby screen with randomness, it is possible to further improve the interest.
[0065]
Further, since various voices are output in accordance with the change of the standby screen, it is possible to further improve interest.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a mobile phone 1 as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is an external view of a mobile phone 1 as an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.
3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a control circuit 100 built in the mobile phone 1. FIG.
4 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of an image / sound storage unit 103a provided in the storage unit 103 shown in FIG. 3. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing image / sound setting processing executed by a CPU 101 shown in FIG. 3;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone 2 Main body 21 Main body upper part 22 Main body lower part 23 Hinge 3 Display 4 Key switch part 5 Microphone 6 Speaker 100 Control circuit 101 CPU
102 Memory 103 Storage unit 103a Image / sound storage unit 104 Power supply unit 105 Communication control unit 106 Input unit 107 Audio processing unit 108 Display unit 109 Open / close sensor 110 Bus

Claims (6)

In a mobile phone having a foldable main body and displaying a predetermined image as a standby screen during standby operation,
When the main body is expanded from the folded state, an image different from that before the main body is folded is displayed as a standby screen. Detecting means for detecting that the main body is folded;
The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising: an image changing unit that changes an image displayed as the standby screen when the detecting unit detects that the main body is folded. In a mobile phone that can switch the operation state between a normal state and a dormant state and displays a predetermined image as a standby screen during standby operation,
When the operation state of the mobile phone is switched from the normal state to the hibernation state, and further switched from the hibernation state to the normal state, an image different from that before switching to the hibernation state is displayed as a standby screen. Phone. Detecting means for detecting that the operating state has been switched to a dormant state;
4. The portable device according to claim 3, further comprising: an image changing unit that changes an image displayed as the standby screen when the detection unit detects that the operation state is switched to the hibernation state. Phone. It further comprises storage means for storing a plurality of images,
5. The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein the image changing unit changes an image displayed as a standby screen to an image randomly selected from a plurality of images stored in the storage unit. Phone. The storage means stores a plurality of images and a plurality of sounds in association with each other,
6. The apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising: an audio output unit that outputs audio stored in the storage unit in association with the image when the image selected by the image change unit is displayed as a standby screen. The mobile phone described.

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