JP3903533B2 - Display method and communication apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention relates to a display method for displaying device information, and a display unit for displaying device information to a communication apparatus.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, mobile phone devices and the like have been put into practical use as wireless systems. In this wireless system, a plurality of base stations are basically arranged at a predetermined interval, and a service area centering on each base station is set. A mobile phone device in each service area communicates wirelessly with a base station in that area, sets up a telephone line via the base station, and performs a call or data transmission with an arbitrary partner.
[0003]
For example, some of the above mobile phone devices and the like can display, as icons, a remaining battery level and an electric field strength indicating information in a service area on a part of the display unit when waiting for reception.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the mobile phone device or the like displays nothing on the information display portion that occupies most of the display area of the display unit other than displaying the remaining battery level or service area as described above in the standby display. It is common that it is not done. Further, even when displayed during standby, as shown in FIG. 21, a simple display in which the current time is displayed on the information display portion 100 is mainstream.
[0005]
For this reason, mobile phone devices and the like are rarely used for displaying meaningful information related to communication while having a wide display portion. Furthermore, in mobile phone devices and the like that are miniaturized year by year, the area of the display portion is also decreasing in proportion to the miniaturization of the device.
[0006]
The display of the electric field strength and the remaining battery level is important information such as whether or not it can be used in a terminal device such as a mobile phone device. Rather, it was something that would be a guide for use.
[0007]
  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and a display that allows a user or the like to freely set information indicating the state of the device and display the set information as meaningful. Method and communication deviceRelatedTo do.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
  In order to solve the above-described problem, a display method according to the present invention is a display method for displaying the state of a device. In the display method, each display graphic element representing a plurality of states of the device is set in advance, and is set to a level of one state. Select one display graphic element that changes according to the level of the other state and another display graphic element that changes according to the level of the other state. Display the above figure combined withIn the display method, the device is a wireless terminal device, and a change in the state of the device is detected based on information obtained from a transmission signal input to a wireless processing unit included in the wireless terminal device.
[0009]
  The display method configured as described above detects a change in the state of the device based on information obtained from a transmission signal input to the wireless processing unit included in the wireless terminal device, and determines the level of change in the state of the device. A display graphic combining one display graphic element corresponding to the above and another display graphic element is displayed.
[0011]
  Furthermore, in order to solve the above-described problem, the communication apparatus according to the present invention includes at least wireless processing means that detects and processes a transmission signal, and information on a state obtained based on information from the wireless processing means. Based on the level discrimination means for discriminating the level according to the change of the state and the discrimination result obtained by the level discrimination meansOneDisplay shapeelementSelectAt the same time, other display graphic elements are selected according to changes in other states in the device, and a display graphic is constructed by combining the display graphic elements.Display control means and a display unit for displaying the display graphic selected by the display control means.
[0012]
  The communication device configured as described above has the display control means based on the level determination result corresponding to the change in the state of the device obtained by the level determination means.OneDisplay shapeelementSelectAt the same time, other display graphic elements are selected in accordance with changes in other states in the device, a display graphic is constructed by combining the display graphic elements, and the display graphic is displayed on the display unit.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment is a display device configured to be applied to a communication device such as a mobile phone device, for example, and as shown in FIG. 1, a wireless processing unit 2 to which a transmission / reception signal is input, and information on the state of the communication device Thus, a level determination unit 3 that determines a level according to a change in the state of the communication device, a character display control unit 4 that selects a character as a display figure based on the determination result obtained by the level determination unit 3, and a character And a display unit 5 for displaying the character selected by the display control unit 4.
[0014]
Here, in the present embodiment, the level determination unit 3 shows a configuration when, for example, the call time and the number of calls indicating the use state are selected as parameters of the communication device.
[0015]
That is, the level determination unit 3 is based on the information from the radio processing unit 2 and the call time counter unit 6 serving as a call time detecting unit that detects the call time information based on the information from the radio processing unit 2. The call time counter unit 7 is used as a call number detection means for detecting the number of calls and the call time count unit 6 or the call number count unit 7 determines the level of change from the call time or the number of calls counted. And a use state level discriminating unit 8 as level discrimination detecting means. The level discriminating unit 3 includes a call charge calculating unit 9 that calculates a call charge based on information from the call time counting unit 6 and the call count counting unit 7.
[0016]
The level discriminating unit 3 detects only the call time counter unit 6 when detecting the level of only the accumulated call time, and detects only the call number counter unit 7 when detecting the level of only the accumulated call number. You should prepare.
[0017]
Next, each part which comprises the display apparatus 1 is demonstrated in detail.
[0018]
The wireless processing unit 2 has a function of detecting the start of a call based on a transmission signal from the communication device. For example, when the start of a call is detected, the radio processing unit 2 calls the call time counter unit 6 and the call count counter unit 7. Send start detection signal.
[0019]
The call time counter unit 6 receives the call start detection signal from the wireless processing unit 2 and counts the call time. For example, when the accumulated call time that has already been counted is obtained, the call time counter unit 6 adds the accumulated call time and counts it. The accumulated call time counted by the call time counter unit 6 is input to the use state level determination detection unit 8 via the call charge calculation unit 9.
[0020]
The call number counter unit 7 receives the call start detection signal from the wireless processing unit 2 and adds +1 to the accumulated number of calls. The accumulated number of calls counted by the number-of-calls counter unit 7 is input to the use state level determination detection unit 8 via the call charge calculation unit 9.
[0021]
The call charge calculating unit 9 calculates a call charge based on the accumulated call time obtained by the call time counter unit 6 and the accumulated call number obtained by the call number counter unit 7 and outputs the charge information. For example, the call charge calculation unit 9 outputs the call charge that is cleared and calculated every month.
[0022]
The use state level determination detection unit 8 receives the accumulated call time obtained by the call time counter unit 6 and the accumulated call number obtained by the call number counter unit 7, and determines the level of the inputted accumulated call time and accumulated call number. Determine.
[0023]
The use state level discrimination detection unit 8 informs the character display control unit 4 of the discriminated level. Here, the use state level discrimination detection unit 8 notifies the character display control unit 4 of either the accumulated call time or the accumulated number of calls.
[0024]
  The character display control unit 4 receives a state level from the state level determination detection unit 8 of the level determination unit 3 and selects a character as a display graphic to be displayed on the display unit 5. For example, a character that is a display figure to be displayed is a face of an animal or the like, for example, each of which mainly has a different face outline.
[0025]
The character display control unit 4 can also be input with the remaining battery level information regarding the remaining battery level of the communication device and the electric field information as an index of the communication area (service area). Then, the character display control unit 4 displays the remaining battery level and the electric field strength on the display unit 5 based on the remaining battery level information and the electric field information. For example, the remaining battery level and the electric field strength are displayed by changing the facial expression of the character selected according to the above-described level.
[0026]
Therefore, the character display control unit 4 displays the character corresponding to the level of change in the accumulated call time or the accumulated number of calls, and displays the facial expression of the character corresponding to the change in the state of the accumulated call time or the accumulated number of calls. It is changed according to the remaining battery level and the electric field strength level, which are other state changes. For example, the facial expression is changed by changing the shape of the mouth according to the change in the remaining battery level, and changing the shape of the eyes according to the change in the electric field strength.
[0027]
The display unit 5 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal panel, and displays the character selected by the character display control unit 4.
[0028]
For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the character to be displayed is such as FIG. 2 (a) → FIG. 3 (a) → FIG. 4 (a) → FIG. Thus, the animal's face is sequentially changed, for example, the outline of the animal is mainly changed. 2 (a) shows the eyes and mouth and their outlines, FIG. 3 (a) shows the face of a cat, FIG. 4 (a) shows the face of a tiger, and FIG. 5 (a) shows the face of a lion. The outline of has changed.
[0029]
For example, when a character is selected corresponding to the accumulated call time level, processing is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0030]
First, as shown in step S11, the use state level determination detection unit 8 determines whether the accumulated call time counted by the call time counter unit 6 is 3 hours or more. When the accumulated call time is 3 hours or longer, as shown in step S14, a lion character is displayed on the display unit 5 (FIG. 5A).
[0031]
If the accumulated call time is less than 3 hours, the use state level detection detection unit 8 determines whether the accumulated call time counted by the call time counter unit 6 is 2 hours or more as shown in step S12. To do. When the accumulated call time is 2 hours or longer, as shown in step S15, a tiger character is displayed on the display unit 5 (FIG. 4A).
[0032]
If the accumulated call time is less than 2 hours, the use state level detection detection unit 8 determines whether the accumulated call time counted by the call time counter unit 6 is 1 hour or more as shown in step S13. To do. If the accumulated call time is 2 hours or longer, as shown in step S16, a tiger character is displayed on the display unit 5 (FIG. 3A).
[0033]
If the accumulated call time is less than one hour, the eyes and mouth characters are displayed (FIG. 2A) as shown in step S17.
[0034]
Thus, by following the process of the flowchart as shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to select a character corresponding to the level of the accumulated call time.
[0035]
When selecting a character corresponding to the level of the cumulative number of calls, for example, it is determined whether or not the number of calls is 30 or more in step S11, and the number of calls is 20 or more in step S12. This is performed by determining whether or not the number of calls is 10 or more in step S13, whereby the character display can be changed corresponding to the level of the cumulative number of calls.
[0036]
Here, the discrimination level, that is, the threshold value is set to 3 hours, 2 hours, 1 hour, 30 times, 20 times, or 10 times, but is not limited thereto.
[0037]
Note that the character's face that changes depending on the remaining battery level and the electric field strength level is changed stepwise from FIG. 2A to FIG. In the case of a cat, it is changed stepwise from FIG. 3 (a) to FIG. 3 (d). In the case of a tiger, it is changed stepwise from FIG. 4 (a) to FIG. 4 (d). It can be changed stepwise from (a) to FIG. 5 (d). For example, the expression of the character in FIGS. 3 to 5 is changed from (a) to (b) to (c) to (d), for example, as the remaining battery level decreases or the remaining battery level decreases. Change the display so that it looks like.
[0038]
As described above, the display device 1 can change the character in accordance with the change level of the parameter indicating the state of the arbitrarily selected communication device such as the accumulated call time or the accumulated call count. The display device 1 is not limited to the accumulated call time or the accumulated number of calls, and the parameter indicating the state of the device may be, for example, a call charge obtained from the charge information from the call charge calculation unit 9 described above. The character can be changed according to the call charge level.
[0039]
Therefore, the user can know the call time and the number of calls so far, or the call charge by the character as the display graphic displayed on the display unit 5 that changes according to the level of the usage state.
[0040]
Further, as described above, the level determination unit 3 of the display device 1 can determine the level of an arbitrarily set parameter. Accordingly, for example, the user can set the parameters according to his / her preference, and can know the level of change of the parameters set by himself / herself by the change of the character display.
[0041]
Further, the display device 1 is not limited to the character display changing according to the parameter obtained as the integrated value as described above, but the character level is automatically reset or subtracted from the parameter changing level. You can also change the display.
[0042]
For example, the display device 1 can reset the character display every fixed period, for example, every month. In this case, the display device 1 can be realized by inputting time information such as a clock.
[0043]
When the character display is reset every month, processing is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG. In this flowchart, the accumulated call time is automatically cleared and returned to the initial value at the time of midnight on the reference date for adjusting the accumulated call time, for example, the first day of every month.
[0044]
First, as shown in step S18, it is determined whether it is a reference date. If it is determined in this step S18 that it is the reference date, or if it is determined that the reference date has passed, the accumulated call time is automatically cleared and returned to an initial value, for example, 0, as shown in step S19.
[0045]
After setting the use state to the initial value, in step S20, a character display corresponding to the accumulated call time is performed. Here, the character display corresponding to the accumulated call time is performed, for example, according to the flowchart shown in FIG.
[0046]
In step S18, if the reference date is not reached, the operation is performed as usual.
[0047]
As described above, the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 7 allows the display device 1 to set the accumulated call time to the initial value every month and to reset the character display.
[0048]
Further, the display device 1 is not limited to being changed in a unified manner as described above, and can perform character display with reference to other parameters.
[0049]
That is, for example, according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 8, it is determined using the random number table whether or not to change the display character for each transmission.
[0050]
First, as shown in step S21, call processing is performed, and subsequently, as shown in step S22, the call time is measured. Then, as shown in step S23, the call termination process is performed, and at the same time, as shown in step S24, the accumulated call time and the random number obtained by the character display counter are integrated. Here, the character display counter counts the designated parameters in the same manner as the call time counter unit 6.
[0051]
After accumulating the cumulative accumulated time and the random number, in step S25, for example, a character is displayed by a process such as the flowchart of FIG.
[0052]
In addition, the display device 1 can forcibly change the character. For example, when a specific date comes, the display device 1 forcibly changes the character. Furthermore, only when a preset code is received, the display device 1 can change the character, or can obtain a new integrated value from the initial value and change the character correspondingly.
[0053]
Further, the display device 1 can change the character display according to the factor of decrease, in addition to responding to the movement that is always increasing. For example, when the character is not used for a long time, the display is changed to a character one rank lower.
[0054]
When not used for a long time, the processing is performed according to a flowchart as shown in FIG. 9, for example.
[0055]
First, as shown in step S26, it is determined whether a call has been made within 24 hours. If there is an incoming / outgoing call within 24 hours, as shown in step S27, the integrated value (counter value) obtained by the character display counter is subtracted.
[0056]
After subtracting the integrated value, the rank of the character is lowered and displayed in step S28, for example, according to the process as shown in the flowchart of FIG.
[0057]
The display device 1 can also control the character change timing by making the threshold value for changing the character variable. In other words, the change time of the character can be controlled for each unit by setting the threshold value of the timing to be changed as a variable parameter.
[0058]
For example, when there are many calls during the day, the threshold value may be set low so that the growth is quick, or the threshold value may be lowered even when there are many long-distance calls.
[0059]
Furthermore, when there is no use for a long time, it may be possible to display a face that seems dissatisfied, and it is also possible to control a plurality of parameters at the same time and display them individually.
[0060]
As described above, when the display device 1 displays the character, the display unit of a communication device such as a mobile phone device that tends to be killed, such as standby time, can be lively. Furthermore, it becomes more effective by changing the counter part which calculates | requires an integrated value combining the above several conditions.
[0061]
In addition, by adding an analog element to the display used as the interface unit between the communication device and the user, it is possible to increase the usage and further expand the usage.
[0062]
Furthermore, when the user freely sets parameters, it becomes possible to use a communication device such as a mobile phone device as if it were a game, thereby promoting the use.
[0063]
Below, the example which applied the display apparatus 1 to the mobile telephone apparatus, for example is demonstrated.
[0064]
As shown in FIG. 10, the cellular phone device includes an antenna 12, a wireless processing unit 13 that processes transmitted and received signals, a data processing circuit 14 that performs data processing on an input signal, audio processing of the input signal, and the like. A voice processing circuit 15, a speaker 16, a microphone 17 serving as a voice signal input unit, a key operation unit 18 composed of dial keys and the like, a display unit 19 for displaying characters, numbers, figures, and the like, A storage device 20 for storing information and a control device 21 serving as a system controller of the mobile phone device are provided.
[0065]
The control device 21 is a part that performs reception processing and transmission processing. For example, operation information from the key operation unit 18 is input, and based on the operation information, a radiotelephone device such as calling processing and incoming processing is performed. Various functional measures are performed.
[0066]
Further, the control device 21 sends a display control signal to the display unit 19 to display characters, numbers, figures, etc. on the display unit 19. The display unit 19 is composed of a liquid crystal panel or the like.
[0067]
Note that the display device 1 described above includes the level determination unit 3 and the character display control detection unit 8 in the control device 21 in the mobile phone device 11 of this example. In the display device 1, the wireless processing unit 2 is a wireless processing circuit 13 and the display unit 5 is a display unit 19 in the mobile phone device 11.
[0068]
When the cellular phone device 11 configured in this manner receives a signal, the wireless processing circuit 13 demodulates the received signal. The received signal demodulated by the wireless processing circuit 13 is input to the data processing circuit 14.
[0069]
The data processing circuit 14 performs predetermined data processing on the input reception signal to extract voice data and control data. The audio signal extracted by the data processing circuit 14 is input to the audio processing circuit 15.
[0070]
The audio processing circuit 15 performs audio processing such as analog conversion and amplification on the audio signal. The audio signal subjected to the audio processing by the audio processing circuit 15 is supplied to the speaker 16 and is output from the speaker 16 as audio.
[0071]
Further, when transmitting a signal, the cellular phone device 1 inputs the audio signal input from the microphone 17 to the audio processing circuit 15.
[0072]
The audio processing circuit 15 performs audio processing such as digital conversion on the input audio signal and outputs the audio data to the data processing circuit 14 as audio data for transmission.
[0073]
The data processing circuit 14 adds other data such as control data and synchronization data to the input audio data to generate a transmission signal. A transmission signal from the data processing circuit 14 is input to the wireless processing circuit 13.
[0074]
The radio processing circuit 13 modulates the input transmission signal and then performs a predetermined frequency conversion. The transmission signal modulated and frequency converted by the wireless processing circuit 13 is wirelessly transmitted from the antenna 12.
[0075]
The mobile phone device 11 displays a character corresponding to the state level on the display unit 19.
[0076]
Here, the display unit 19 will be described in detail. As described above, the display unit 19 is composed of, for example, a liquid crystal panel, and displays, for example, as shown in FIG. 11, the character “out of service area” indicating that it is outside the call area (out of the service area). A display area 21 for displaying a reception level of a signal from the base station with a plurality of (three in this case) bar graphs together with the symbol of the antenna, and a display block in a figure indicating a battery. A battery remaining amount display area 23 indicating the remaining amount of charge of the secondary battery in number, and a dot matrix display area 30 composed of a dot matrix, which is the remaining portion.
[0077]
In the display area 22 indicating the service level, when the reception level is the worst in the service area, only the graphic indicating the antenna is displayed, and the display number of bars is increased as the reception level is improved by one level from that state. Displays four levels of increments.
[0078]
The display area 23 indicating the battery capacity performs a three-stage display in which the display number of the three blocks is increased or decreased according to the remaining battery level.
[0079]
The dot matrix display area 30 is composed of a dot matrix so as to display numbers, characters, and figures, and to display predetermined digits / predetermined levels (here, 10-digit characters are three levels). The dot matrix display area 30 is generally an area where numbers such as telephone numbers, registered names and various messages can be displayed.
[0080]
In this example, in addition to characters and numbers, figures such as animal faces can be displayed in the dot matrix display area 30.
[0081]
The dot matrix display area 30 is a relatively large area using the entire dot matrix display area 30 by providing additional lines 61 to 73 in the gaps between the character display areas in order to display graphics such as the animal's face. The figure can be displayed.
[0082]
That is, the dot matrix display area 30 is composed of a total of 30 character display areas (display areas 31, 32, 33,..., 60 shown in FIG. 12) of 10 digits × 3 stages as described above. Each character display area is composed of 35 dots of 7 vertical dots × 5 horizontal dots.
In FIG. 11, the dots shown by filling the squares are the dots constituting each character display area. Further, additional horizontal lines 71, 72, 73 for displaying a cursor are provided at the lower end of each character display area. In FIG. 11, dots indicated by white squares are dots constituting each extension line.
[0083]
As shown in FIG. 12, the liquid crystal panel serving as the display unit 19 has a dot matrix display area 30 driven by an LCD driver 80. The LCD driver 80 is capable of displaying a 12-digit × 3-stage dot matrix.
[0084]
The dot matrix display area 30 is composed of a total of 30 character display areas 31, 32, 33,... 60 of 10 digits × 3 stages, and the vertical lines of dots constituting the 10 character display areas of each stage. (5 dots × 10: 50 lines) is 10 lines of vertical line connection parts X1 to X10 corresponding to 10 digits of the vertical line connection parts X1, X2,. Connected using.
[0085]
In addition, horizontal line contact portions Y1, Y2, and three horizontal lines of the LCD driver 80 prepared for the horizontal lines of dots constituting each character display area (7 dots × 3 + 3 dots for the cursor display line: 24 lines) are prepared. Connected using Y3.
[0086]
Then, the 10 lines constituting the extension lines 61 to 70 are connected using the 10 lines of the connection portions X11 and X12 for the remaining two digits of the LCD driver 80. For the lines 71, 72, 73 for displaying the cursor, the LCD driver 80 here has a capability of displaying up to 8 dots in the vertical direction including the cursor (only display up to 7 dots in the vertical direction). When using a driver, use a separate horizontal line connection, such as an additional vertical line.)
[0087]
With this configuration, as shown in FIG. 10, an area in which 24 dots × 60 dots are continuously arranged is formed as the dot matrix display area 30, and this dot matrix display area 30 is used. In addition to displaying characters and numbers up to 10 digits and 3 levels (when these characters and numbers are displayed, the extension lines 61 to 73 are not used), the dot matrix display area 30 should be used continuously. A graphic or the like is displayed.
[0088]
A display process when a facial character such as an animal is displayed in the dot matrix display area 30 as described above will be described.
[0089]
The animal character display is realized by the control circuit 21 controlling the LCD driver 80 based on the information of the character display control unit 4 of the control circuit 21 corresponding to the level of the accumulated value such as the accumulated call time. ing.
[0090]
That is, the control device 21 supplies a display signal for displaying the corresponding character to the LCD driver 80 based on the determined level. For example, as shown in FIG. The face of the selected character is displayed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, out-of-service display, service level display, and battery level display can be performed with characters and graphics in the upper display areas 21, 22 and 23 of the display unit 19.
[0091]
Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 14, only the corresponding character can be displayed in the dot matrix display area 30 of the display unit 19. For example, even in this case, the service level and the remaining battery level can be notified by changing the facial expression of the character.
[0092]
15 to 18 show the structure of the mobile phone device 11 as viewed from the outside. By appropriately controlling the display unit 19 as described above, the state of the mobile phone device 11 is displayed on the display unit 19. As shown in the figure, the character corresponding to each level can be displayed in accordance with the change of.
[0093]
As described above, the character is not limited to an eye and mouth, a cat face, a tiger face, and a lion face, and may be another animal. For example, as shown in FIG. 19, it may be a bear, and as shown in FIG. 20, it may be a dog.
[0094]
Moreover, the display of a character can also be made into the character which grows according to the change of a level, for example. For example, display is performed such that the character is growing from an egg to a tadpole and from a tadpole to a frog in accordance with a change in level.
[0095]
Furthermore, the change of the character is not limited to four stages as described above, and the character can be changed to five stages or more.
[0096]
As described above, the display device 1 can be applied to the mobile phone device 11. Therefore, the mobile phone device 11 can display the call time, the number of calls, and the level of use state of the device selected by the user or the like by changing the character.
[0097]
【The invention's effect】
  The display method according to the present invention includes:One display graphic element corresponding to the level of change in the state of the device, detecting a change in the state of the device based on information obtained from the transmission signal input to the wireless processing means provided in the wireless terminal device, Since a display graphic that combines other display graphic elements is displayed, the user can change the device status.I can know.
[0098]
Therefore, by the above display method, the device information obtained by the user setting can be displayed as meaningful.
[0104]
  Furthermore, the communication device according to the present invention is configured so that the display control means is based on the level determination result corresponding to the change in the state of the device obtained by the level determination means.OneDisplay shapeelementSelectAt the same time, other display graphic elements are selected in accordance with changes in other states in the device, a display graphic is constructed by combining the display graphic elements, and the display graphic is displayed on the display unit.
[0105]
Therefore, by confirming the display graphic displayed on the communication device, the user or the like can confirm the state of the communication device.
[0106]
In addition, since the communication device can display the display graphic corresponding to the level of the parameter that is freely set, the communication device knows the level of change of the parameter set by the user by the change of the display graphic. Can do.
[0107]
And since the said communication apparatus can liven up the display part which tends to be killed scenery, such as standby time, utilization can be aimed at by this.
[0108]
Therefore, the communication apparatus can display information set by the user or the like as meaningful.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram illustrating a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a character that is a display figure consisting of only eyes and a mouth displayed according to the level of the state of the device by the display device.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a character composed of a cat face displayed according to the level of the state of the device by the display device.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a character composed of a tiger's face displayed according to the level of the state of the device by the display device.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a character composed of a lion's face displayed according to the level of the state of the device by the display device.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a process for changing a character to be displayed according to a call time.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a process for canceling a call time for each month.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a process for determining whether or not to display a character by using a random number.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing processing for lowering the rank of a character to be displayed when there is no incoming / outgoing call for a long time.
FIG. 10 is a circuit configuration diagram showing a mobile phone device to which the display device is applied.
FIG. 11 is a configuration diagram showing a display unit of the mobile phone device, which is constituted by a liquid crystal panel.
FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram showing a connection state between a dot matrix display area of the liquid crystal panel and an LCD driver.
FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram showing a state when a character, electric field strength, and remaining charge are displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram showing a state when a character is displayed on the display unit.
FIG. 15 is a configuration diagram showing a case where a character composed of eyes and a mouth is displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone device.
FIG. 16 is a configuration diagram showing when a cat face as a character is displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone device;
FIG. 17 is a configuration diagram showing when a tiger's face as a character is displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone device;
FIG. 18 is a configuration diagram showing when the face of a lion as a character is displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone device;
FIG. 19 is a configuration diagram showing a bear face as a character displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone device;
FIG. 20 is a configuration diagram showing a dog face as a character displayed on the display unit of the mobile phone device;
FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a time display conventionally made on a display unit of the mobile phone device or the like.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display apparatus, 2 Wireless processing part, 3 Level discrimination part, 4 Character display control part, 5 Display part, 11 Mobile telephone apparatus

Claims (5)

In the display method that displays the status of the device,
Each display graphic element representing a plurality of states of the device is preset, and one display graphic element that changes in accordance with the level of one state and a display graphic element that changes in accordance with the level of another state are selected. , A display method for displaying the display graphic in which one display graphic element corresponding to the level of change of the state and another display graphic element are combined,
A display method, wherein the device is a wireless terminal device, and a change in the state of the device is detected based on information obtained from a transmission signal input to a wireless processing means included in the wireless terminal device . Wireless processing means for detecting and processing at least a transmission signal; level determination means for determining a level according to a change in the state based on information on a state obtained based on information from the wireless processing unit;
One display graphic element is selected based on the determination result obtained by the level determination means, and another display graphic element is selected according to a change in the other state of the device, and the display graphic elements are combined. Display control means for constructing display figures;
And a display unit for displaying the display graphic selected by the display control means. A plurality of characters having different face outlines are set as the one display graphic element corresponding to the plurality of levels, and the face outlines are sequentially changed and displayed in accordance with a plurality of the state changes. The communication device according to claim 2 . The level discrimination means includes a call time detection means for detecting call time information based on information from the wireless processing means,
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising level discrimination detection means for discriminating a level of change in call time based on call time information detected by the call time detection means. The level discriminating means includes a call count detecting means for detecting call count information based on information from the wireless processing means;
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising level discriminating means for discriminating the level of change in the number of calls based on the information on the number of calls detected by the call count detecting means.

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