JP3979875B2 - Mobile phone - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mobile phone capable of inputting a plurality of characters including hiragana, katakana, romaji and numbers by operating a plurality of character input keys and displaying the input characters on a display.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a mobile phone, numbers can be input using a numeric keypad of 0 to 9, and for example, when composing an e-mail, the numeric keypad can be changed by switching the character input mode from the numeric mode to the kanji mode or the English mode. It is possible to input hiragana and romaji by operation.
For example, in the kanji mode shown in FIG. 7, all hiragana characters are assigned to ten numeric keys, and all hiragana characters can be input by one or more operations of these character input keys.
[0003]
In the English mode shown in FIG. 8, all Roman uppercase and lowercase letters and various symbols are assigned to ten numeric keys, * key and # key, and one or more times of these character input keys. By the operation, all Roman capital letters and small letters and various symbols can be input.
Further, in the alphanumeric mode shown in FIG. 9, the input characters in the English mode and the numbers 0 to 9 are assigned to each character input key, and by one or more operations of the 12 character input keys, Input characters in the English mode and numbers from 0 to 9 can be input.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional mobile phone, when inputting a text when creating an e-mail, it is necessary to input characters while switching between three modes of a Chinese character mode, an English mode, and an alphanumeric mode.
For example, when inputting “LOFT” at 2 o'clock today, first enter “Kyo” in the kanji mode, operate the conversion key to convert to “today”, switch to alphanumeric mode, and operate the numeric keypad to enter “2” ”, Then switch to Kanji mode, input“ ji ”, operate the conversion key to convert to“ hour ”, enter“ ni ”, then switch to English mode and say“ LOFT ” There is a problem that mode switching is complicated.
[0005]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile phone capable of inputting a plurality of characters including hiragana, katakana, romaji, and numerals without switching modes.
[0006]
[Means for solving the problems]
The mobile phone according to the present invention is capable of inputting a plurality of characters including hiragana, katakana, romaji and numbers by operating a plurality of character input keys, and displaying the input characters on a display,
The plurality of characters are classified into a plurality of character groups each consisting of two or more characters, and each character group is assigned to one character input key, and two or more characters assigned to each character input key are An assignment table that is classified into multiple small groups according to the number of times the character input key is operated,
In response to the operation of any one character input key , among the plurality of characters included in the character group assigned to the character input key by the assignment table, a small group corresponding to the number of times the character input key is operated A character group display means for displaying the included characters on the display;
Depending on the character selection operation, a character selection means for selecting any one character among the plurality of characters displayed on said display,
And a confirmed character display means for displaying the character selected by the character selection means on the display as an input character .
[0007]
In the mobile phone according to the present invention, when any one character input key is operated when inputting a sentence, the character input key is selected from among a plurality of characters included in the character group assigned to the character input key. Characters included in a small group corresponding to the number of operations are displayed on the display. Therefore, by operating all the character input keys in order, the characters included in each character group can be displayed in order.
Any one of a plurality of characters displayed on the display can be selected by a character selection operation such as cursor movement. Therefore, an arbitrary character can be selected from among the characters that can be input by the operation of the character input key and the character selection operation.
Then, by performing an operation for confirming the selected character, the character is confirmed, and the confirmed character is displayed on the display.
Therefore, it is possible to input sentences including hiragana, katakana, romaji, and numbers by repeating the above-described character selection and character determination operations, and it is not necessary to switch the input mode in this process.
[0008]
Specifically, it further comprises character conversion means for converting one or a plurality of hiragana characters displayed on the display (8) into corresponding katakana or kanji characters according to a character conversion operation.
As a result, it is possible to input kanji text.
[0009]
More specifically, the character group display means sequentially selects the character groups assigned to the character input key (9) one by one for each small group according to the number of operations of the character input key (9). indicate.
Thereby, the number of characters to be displayed on the display (8) at a time can be reduced.
[0010]
【The invention's effect】
According to the mobile phone of the present invention, it is possible to input a plurality of characters including hiragana, katakana, romaji, and numerals without switching modes.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cellular phone according to the present invention connects a receiving circuit (2) and a transmitting circuit (3) to an antenna (10) through a duplexer (1), and also receives the receiving circuit (2) and the transmitting circuit. The control circuit (4) is connected to (3), and the audio signal input from the microphone (5) is supplied to the transmission circuit (3) through the control circuit (4) and from the reception circuit (2). The obtained audio signal is supplied to the speaker (6) through the control circuit (4). The control circuit (4) is assigned to a plurality of character input keys (9) for inputting characters and the like, a display (8) for displaying the input characters and the like, and character input keys (9). A memory (7) for storing a plurality of characters is connected.
[0012]
FIG. 2 shows the key arrangement of the cellular phone according to the present invention. Twelve character input keys (9) are composed of ten numeric keys (91), 0 key, and # key of 0 to 9, and others. Further, a direction key (92) for a selection operation, an OK key (93) for a confirmation operation, a conversion key (94) for a conversion operation, and the like are provided.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 4 (a), each of the ten numeric keys (91) is assigned a plurality of characters consisting of hiragana, katakana, roman uppercase and lowercase letters, and numbers, and one numeric keypad (91). The group of plural characters assigned to is further divided into small groups according to the number of key operations. This allocation table is stored in the memory (7) and can be referred to by the control circuit (4).
The assignment table shown in FIG. 7 is an integration of the assignment table for the kanji mode shown in FIG. 7, the assignment table for the English mode shown in FIG. 8, and the assignment table for the alphanumeric mode shown in FIG. One character group assigned to one character input key is composed of a plurality of characters that can be input by conventional mode switching.
[0014]
As the character input mode of the cellular phone according to the present invention, the kanji mode shown in FIG. 7, the English mode shown in FIG. 8, and the alphanumeric mode shown in FIG. The integration mode can be set based on the allocation table shown in a).
[0015]
FIG. 3 shows a character input procedure corresponding to the key operation in the integrated mode.
First, in step S1, it is determined whether or not any of the character input keys has been operated. If YES is determined, the process proceeds to step S2 to determine the operated character input key. Next, in step S3, among the character groups assigned to the operated character input key, the first character in the small group assigned to the first operation and the plurality of characters included in the small group. Are displayed on the display.
[0016]
For example, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), when the “2” button is pressed, “ka” is displayed on the character input screen (81) as the first character and “ka A a 2” is assisted as a group character. Display on the screen (82).
A plurality of characters displayed on the auxiliary screen (82) can be selected by moving the cursor by operating the direction key (92).
[0017]
Next, in step S4 of FIG. 3, it is determined whether or not a cursor movement operation has been performed. If the determination is yes, the cursor is moved in the auxiliary screen (82) in step S5. In step S6, it is determined whether or not a confirming operation has been performed by the OK key (93). If NO is determined, the process returns to step S4 to repeat the cursor movement process.
Thereafter, when it is determined as YES in step S6, the process proceeds to step S7, and the confirmed character is displayed on the display.
[0018]
For example, when “OK” is selected as shown in FIG. 5 (a) and the OK key (93) is pressed, the fixed character “ KA ” is displayed on the character input screen (81) as shown in FIG. 5 (b). Is displayed. However, the character selected on the auxiliary screen (82) can be confirmed by operating the next character input key without operating the OK key (93).
[0019]
Next, in step S8 of FIG. 3, it is determined whether or not the character input key has been operated. If the determination is yes, the process returns to step S2 to repeat the display of the input character.
When the same character input key is operated a plurality of times in succession, according to the character assignment table of FIG.
[0020]
For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, when “mi” is input by pressing the “7” button twice, “ mi ” is displayed as the first character after “ ka ” on the character input screen (81). together, to display the "unrealized Q q" as a group letter to the auxiliary screen (82). Then, the cursor is moved in the auxiliary screen (82) according to the operation of the direction key (92). For example OK key while selecting the "body" (93) is operated and the "body" of undetermined is determined, after the character input screen as shown in FIG. 5 (c) (81) of "or" Display the confirmed “ mi ”.
[0021]
Thereafter, when it is determined NO in step S8 of FIG. 3, the process proceeds to step S9, where it is determined whether or not the conversion key (94) has been operated, and when it is determined YES, it is determined in step S10. -Perform kanji conversion processing. Subsequently, in step S11, it is determined whether or not a confirmation operation has been performed. If no, the process returns to step S9 to repeat the conversion process. And when it is judged as YES in step S11, it transfers to step S12 and displays the converted character on a display.
[0022]
For example, when the 6 conversion key (d) as "Kami" (94) is operated, the auxiliary screen (82), to display the "adding paper god hair", by operating the direction key (92) " If the OK key (93) is pressed with " paper " selected, the unconfirmed " paper " is confirmed as shown in FIG. 5E, and the confirmed " paper " is displayed on the character input screen (81). indicate.
[0023]
According to the mobile phone of the present invention described above, a sentence composed of hiragana, katakana, roman letters and numbers without switching the mode between the kanji mode, the english mode and the alphanumeric mode while maintaining the character input mode in the integrated mode. Can be entered.
[0024]
For example, when a sentence “LOFT at 2 o'clock today” is input, the following operation is performed with the character input mode set to the integrated mode.
1. Press the “2” button twice. As a result, “Kiki B b” is displayed. When “ki” is selected, “ki” is displayed.
2. Press the “8” button three times. As a result, “yoyo v v” is displayed. When you select “yo”, “yo” is displayed.
3. Press the “1” button three times. As a result, "Uu Wu 1" is displayed. When “U” is selected, “U” is displayed.
4). Operate the conversion key. As a result, “today” is converted to “today”, and “today” is displayed by the confirmation operation.
5). Press the “2” button once. As a result, “KA A A 2” is displayed. When “2” is selected, “2” is displayed.
6). Press the “3” button twice. As a result, “SHIE EE” is displayed. Select “Shi” and press the * button to display “Ji”.
7). Operate the conversion key. As a result, “ji” is converted to “hour”, and “hour” is displayed by the confirmation operation.
8). Press the “5” button twice. As a result, “ni ni k k” is displayed. When “ni” is selected, “ni” is displayed.
9. Press the “5” button three times. As a result, “Nu Nu L 1” is displayed. When “L” is selected, “L” is displayed.
10. Press the “6” button three times. As a result, “Foooo” is displayed. When “O” is selected, “O” is displayed.
11. Press the “3” button three times. As a result, “sus F f” is displayed. When “F” is selected, “F” is displayed.
12 Press the “8” button three times. As a result, “YAYA T t8” is displayed. When “T” is selected, “T” is displayed.
[0025]
There is no need to switch the character input mode in the series of operations described above. Further, the number of key operations does not increase compared to the conventional character input method. Therefore, the user can concentrate on character input without being bothered by mode switching, and the operability of character input is greatly improved.
In addition, when displaying character groups, it is only necessary to display up to seven characters at a time on the auxiliary screen (82), so there is no problem with the display space on a large display, and an operation for selecting one character is also possible. This can be done easily by operating the direction key (92).
[0026]
In addition, each part structure of this invention is not restricted to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible within the technical scope as described in a claim. For example, instead of the assignment table shown in FIG. 4A, an assignment table shown in FIG. 4B can be adopted. In this case, by operating the conversion key, hiragana is converted into katakana, and uppercase letters in Roman letters are converted into lowercase letters.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the mobile phone.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a character input procedure in the mobile phone.
FIG. 4 is a chart showing a character assignment table for each character input key.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the first half of a screen display example when inputting characters.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a second half of the screen display example.
FIG. 7 is a chart showing an assigned character table in a conventional kanji mode.
FIG. 8 is a chart showing an assigned character table in a conventional English mode.
FIG. 9 is a chart showing an assigned character table in a conventional alphanumeric mode.
[Explanation of symbols]
(4) Control circuit
(7) Memory
(8) Display
(9) Character input key
(91) Numeric keypad
(92) Direction keys
(93) OK key
(94) Conversion key

Claims (4)

In a mobile phone capable of inputting a plurality of characters including hiragana, katakana, romaji and numbers by operating a plurality of character input keys, and displaying the input characters on a display,
The plurality of characters are classified into a plurality of character groups each consisting of two or more characters, and each character group is assigned to one character input key, and two or more characters assigned to each character input key are An assignment table that is classified into multiple small groups according to the number of times the character input key is operated,
In response to the operation of any one character input key , among the plurality of characters included in the character group assigned to the character input key by the assignment table, a small group corresponding to the number of times the character input key is operated A character group display means for displaying the included characters on the display;
Depending on the character selection operation, a character selection means for selecting any one character among the plurality of characters displayed on said display,
A cellular phone comprising: a confirmed character display means for displaying a character selected by the character selection means as an input character on a display .   The mobile phone according to claim 1, further comprising character conversion means for converting one or a plurality of hiragana characters displayed on the display into corresponding katakana or kanji characters according to a character conversion operation. 3. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein the character group display means sequentially displays the character group assigned to the character input key by a plurality of characters for each small group according to the number of operations of the character input key. Phone. The character group display means displays characters included in the small group on the auxiliary screen of the display, and the confirmed character display means displays the confirmed characters on the character input screen of the display. The mobile phone described in 1.

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