JP4179611B2 - Mobile communication terminal, server device, and mobile communication system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, a server device that provides data to the mobile communication terminal via a network, and a mobile communication system including these.

Various designs are applied to the casing surface of the mobile communication terminal. Since the design of the casing surface has a great influence on the appearance design of the mobile communication terminal, many users recognize it as fashion or interior. For this reason, there is a strong demand from users who want to easily change the external appearance design of their mobile communication terminals to suit their own wishes. In order to meet this demand, several methods for easily changing the appearance design of a mobile communication terminal have been proposed.
For example, in a mobile phone (mobile communication terminal), a transparent accessory is detachably provided in a part of the casing, and an image attached to a sheet sandwiched between the accessory and the casing is passed through the accessory. A so-called dressable one that can be seen from the outside has been proposed (Patent Document 1). In this mobile phone, the appearance design of the mobile phone can be changed by replacing the seat attached to the phone main body with another seat with a different image. In addition, for example, there has been proposed one that changes the appearance design of a mobile phone by replacing the surface cover covering the casing surface of the mobile phone with another surface cover.
For example, Patent Document 2 discloses a mobile phone in which a liquid crystal display is attached to the operation / display panel surface of a casing. In this mobile phone, the user can easily switch the image displayed on the liquid crystal display simply by changing the image data of the image displayed on the liquid crystal display.

However, in order to change the appearance design of the mobile phone disclosed in Patent Document 1, another sheet or a front cover (replacement part) is required. Therefore, the user must always have the replacement part when changing the appearance design. As a result, for example, when the appearance design is changed on the go, the user needs to take the replacement part to the go. In addition, when the user wants to change the appearance design, there may be a situation in which the appearance design cannot be changed because there is no replacement part at hand. Therefore, it is difficult to say that the conventional method is convenient for the user. Further, with the above-described conventional method, when changing the appearance design of the mobile phone, the user is forced to perform a cumbersome work of replacing replacement parts. The fact that the user is forced to perform such complicated work is also one of the reasons that it is difficult to say that the user is easy to use.
In addition, not only when changing the appearance design of a mobile phone, but also when the above-described conventional method is widely used when changing the appearance design of a mobile communication terminal, it is also difficult to say that it is convenient for the user.

  On the other hand, in the mobile phone disclosed in Patent Document 2, the user can easily switch the image displayed on the liquid crystal display simply by changing the image data as described above. Therefore, if the user performs a simple operation for switching the display image of the liquid crystal display, it is possible to change the appearance of the mobile phone in a user-friendly manner. However, it can be said that it is practically difficult to make the display image of the liquid crystal display of the cellular phone function as an appearance design that is recognized as fashion or the like. This point will be described in detail. In order to fulfill the function as an appearance design that can be recognized as fashion or the like, it is necessary to continuously display images constituting the appearance design for a sufficiently long time. However, the liquid crystal display cannot display an image unless power is supplied thereto. Therefore, in order to make the display image of the liquid crystal display function as an appearance design that can be recognized as fashion or the like, it is necessary to continue power supply to the liquid crystal display for a long time. However, in general, mobile phones have a restriction that wasteful power consumption must be suppressed so that original functions such as telephone calls, data calculation processing, and data communication can be performed for as long as possible. For this reason, in order to continue displaying an image that fulfills the function of an appearance design that is recognized as a fashion for a long time, the power supply to the liquid crystal display continues for a long time. Since the time to be exhibited is greatly reduced, it is extremely difficult in practice. It should be noted that not only mobile phones but also other mobile communication terminals equipped with display means that cannot display images unless power is supplied, such that the image displayed on the display means is recognized as fashion or the like. It is practically difficult to function as a design.

JP 2003-143280 A JP 2003-61139 A

  In Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-13591, the present applicant has proposed a mobile communication terminal capable of changing the appearance design of the mobile communication terminal in a user-friendly manner. This mobile communication terminal includes a non-powered image display unit capable of maintaining an image display state based on image data stored in the storage unit even in a non-powered state, in at least a part of a casing constituting the outer wall portion. . According to this mobile communication terminal, it is possible to continuously display an image on a part of the outer wall portion for a long time without consuming electric power. Therefore, the image displayed on the non-powered image display means can be made to function as an external design of the mobile communication terminal that is recognized as fashion or the like. In addition, the image displayed on the non-powered image display means can be easily switched by the user. Therefore, the appearance design of the mobile communication terminal can be changed with ease of use for the user. In addition, if the mobile communication terminal is configured such that the control unit changes the image data of the image displayed on the non-powered image display means according to the program, the external design of the mobile communication terminal can be performed without any user operation. Can be freely changed.

  In order to improve the design of the appearance design of the mobile communication terminal, it is desired that the design of the entire casing constituting the outer wall portion be unified. However, when the non-powered image display means is provided only in a part of the casing, the other part of the casing where the non-powered image display means is not provided also constitutes the outer wall portion of the mobile communication terminal. And the color and pattern of the casing of a mobile communication terminal differ for every model, and also for the same model. Therefore, when displaying images based on the same image design on the non-powered image display means of the mobile communication terminals having different casing colors and patterns, from the viewpoint of improving the design of the external design, each mobile communication It is desirable to use different image data depending on the color and pattern of the casing in the terminal.

  The present invention relates to the improvement of the mobile communication terminal proposed in the above Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-13591, and its object is to make mobile communication capable of enhancing the design of the appearance design in the mobile communication terminal. It is to provide a terminal, a server device, and a mobile communication system.

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention provides a mobile communication terminal comprising a casing constituting an outer wall portion and a storage means for storing image data, in the image data stored in the storage means. A non-powered image display means capable of maintaining a display state of an image based on a non-powered state is provided in a part of the portion exposed to the outside in the casing , and according to a pattern or a color in the other part of the casing or a combination thereof, The image data stored in the storage means has a processing means for processing to add or change at least one of the pattern and the color, and an image based on the image data processed by the processing means It is configured to be displayed on the power feeding image display means.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mobile communication terminal of the first aspect, an image list of images based on the plurality of image data is acquired from the operation means and an image providing server storing the plurality of image data. Selecting an image corresponding to the selection operation received by the operation means from the image list, and sending an image acquisition request for the selected image to the image providing server, Image data acquisition and storage means for acquiring image data of an image related to the image acquisition request via the communication network and storing the image data in the storage means is provided.
In these mobile communication terminals, in order to display an image harmonized with the colors of the other parts of the casing on the non-powered image display means, the casing of each mobile communication terminal, etc., for one image design It is necessary to store image data suitable for the color of each part in an external storage medium. However, preparing image data corresponding to each mobile communication terminal for one image design on the image producer side who produces these image data results in complicating the image producer side. It becomes. In this case, the types of images produced by the image creator may be reduced, and the types of images that can be used on the mobile communication terminal may be reduced. In contrast, in the present moving body communication terminal, the image data, the mobile communication terminal, can be processed into image data corresponding to the color or the like of its own casing other portion. As a result, the mobile communication terminal can display an image harmonized with the color of the other part of the casing on the non-powered image display means, and the appearance design of the mobile communication terminal as a whole It becomes possible to have a sense of unity. In addition, image creators can expect to produce a wide variety of images as a result of not having to create image data for each mobile communication terminal for each image design. become.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the image data stored in the image data storage means can be stored in a non-powered state even when the image display state based on the image data stored in the storage means is maintained via the communication network. In an image providing server that transmits a power supply image display means to a mobile communication terminal having a part of the casing exposed to the outside, an image acquisition request from the mobile communication terminal and the other part of the casing of the mobile communication terminal Receiving means for receiving appearance specifying information for specifying the pattern or color of the image or their combination via the communication network , and acquiring the image based on the image acquisition request and the appearance specifying information received by the receiving means. An image that is processed to add or change at least one of its pattern and color with respect to the image data of the requested image And over data processing means, the image data processed by the image data processing means, is characterized in that it has an image data transmitting means for transmitting to said mobile communication terminal via the communication network.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the image providing server of the third aspect, an image list of images based on a plurality of image data stored in the image data storage means in response to a request from the mobile communication terminal. Is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal.
In these image providing servers, in order to display an image harmonized with the color of the other part of the casing in each mobile communication terminal on the non-powered image display means, each mobile communication for one image design It is necessary to store image data suitable for the color of the other part of the casing of the terminal in the image data storage means. However, as described above, the image producer who produces these image data prepares corresponding image data for each mobile communication terminal for one image design. Result in compulsory work. Therefore, the types of images produced by the image creator may be reduced, and the types of images that can be used on the mobile communication terminal may be reduced. In addition, if the image data is processed on the mobile communication terminal side as in the mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2 , it is possible to prevent complicating the image producer side as described above. it can. However, this is premised on the case where all the mobile communication terminals receiving image data from the image providing server are the mobile communication terminals according to the first or second aspect . That is, if there is a mobile communication terminal that is provided with image data from the image providing server and that is not provided with a terminal other than the mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2 , that is, a processing means, Even if the terminal acquires image data from the server, the terminal cannot display the image on the non-powered image display means as being suitable for the color of the other part of its casing.
In this image providing server, after processing the image data of the image related to the image acquisition request from the mobile communication terminal into image data corresponding to the color of the other part of the casing of the terminal, the image data Can be sent to the terminal. As a result, if the mobile communication terminal that receives the image data from this server is added with a simple configuration that transmits the external appearance identification information, all the operations are not required for the image producer. It is possible to provide image data corresponding to the color of the other part of the casing of the mobile communication terminal. Compared to the case where the software is changed or added so that the image data can be processed as in the mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2 , the software is used so that the external identification information is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal. It is much easier to change.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is no power supply capable of maintaining an image display state based on image data stored in the storage means in a part of a portion of the casing constituting the outer wall portion that is exposed to the outside even in a nonpowered state. A mobile communication system comprising a mobile communication terminal having an image display means, and an image providing server for transmitting image data stored in the image data storage means to the mobile communication terminal via a communication network, The mobile communication terminal includes a casing constituting the outer wall portion and storage means for storing image data, and can maintain an image display state based on the image data stored in the storage means even in a non-powered state. A non-powered image display means is provided in a part of the portion of the casing exposed to the outside, and a communication network is connected to an image providing server provided with an external storage medium. The image acquisition request is transmitted via the network, and the image data for the image related to the image acquisition request is acquired via the communication network and stored in the storage means. And having image data acquisition and storage means for transmitting appearance specifying information for specifying the pattern or color of the other part of the casing or the combination thereof to the image providing server via the communication network. The providing server is an image providing server according to claim 3 or 4 .
The mobile communication system can achieve the same effects as those described for the image providing server 請 Motomeko 3 or 4.

The “mobile communication terminal” includes a mobile phone such as a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) method, a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) method, a TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association) method, and an IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) -2000. Mobile phones, PHS (Personal Handyphone System ), automobile phones, and the like. Examples of the “mobile communication terminal” include a mobile mobile communication terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) that does not have a telephone function in addition to the above-described telephone.

As described above, according to the present invention, in the mobile communication terminal having the non-powered image display means in a part of the externally exposed portion of the casing, it is possible to make the appearance design uniform as a whole. There is an excellent effect that it is possible to improve the appearance of the mobile communication terminal.
In addition , since the image producer can expect to produce a wide variety of images, an excellent effect is achieved in that the appearance design of the mobile communication terminal can be changed to a wide variety .

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the overall configuration of a mobile communication system in which a mobile phone as a mobile communication terminal according to the present embodiment can be used.
In this mobile communication system, the mobile phone 20 used by the user 1 has a configuration capable of executing an application program registered by the user 1. In the present embodiment, the application program is developed by object-oriented programming independent of the platform. As such an application program, an application program written in JAVA (registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc., the same shall apply hereinafter) and an application execution environment of BREW (registered trademark of Qualcomm. For example, an application program that operates. The mobile phone 20 can be connected to a mobile phone communication network 10 as a communication network. Further, an image data download server (hereinafter referred to as “download server”) 11 as an image providing server is connected to the cellular phone communication network 10. When the download server 11 receives a download request from the mobile phone 20, the download server 11 transmits image data related to the request to the mobile phone 20. In addition, when the download server 11 receives a download request from the mobile phone 20, the download server 11 also functions as an application program providing server that transmits an application program related to the request to the mobile phone 20.

The image data of the casing image provided from the download server 11 is provided from the casing image producer 2. Specifically, for example, it is uploaded from the personal computer on the production source 2 side to the download server 11 via a dedicated line or public line. A recording medium such as an optical disk or a magnetic disk on which the image data of the produced casing image is recorded is sent from the production source 2 to a communication carrier that manages and operates the download server 11, and the image data in the recording medium is downloaded to the download server. 11 may be provided. The image data provided in this way is registered in the download server 11 in a state where it can be downloaded from the mobile phone 20 via the mobile phone communication network 10.
The application program provided from the download server 11 is provided from a developer of an application program (not shown). The application program provided by the developer is also registered in the download server 11 in a state where it can be downloaded from the mobile phone 20 via the mobile phone communication network 10, similarly to the image data of the casing image.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a hardware configuration of the download server 11.
The download server 11 includes a system bus 100, a CPU 101, an internal storage device, an external storage device 104 as an external storage medium, an input device 105, and an output device 106. The internal storage device includes a RAM 102, a ROM 103, and the like. The external storage device includes a hard disk drive (HDD), an optical disk drive, and the like. The input device 105 includes an external storage device 104, a mouse, a keyboard, and the like. The output device 106 includes a display, a printer, and the like. The download server 11 further includes a mobile phone communication network communication device 107 for communicating with the mobile phone 20 of each user 1 via the mobile phone communication network 10.
The components such as the CPU 101 and the RAM 102 exchange data and program instructions with each other via the system bus 100. A program for operating the download server 11 according to a predetermined procedure is stored in the ROM 103 or the external storage device 104, and is called up and executed in the work area on the CPU 101 or the RAM 102 as necessary. Further, the download server 11 stores image data of a casing image to be provided to the mobile phone 20 and an application program in the external storage device 104. In response to a download request from the mobile phone 20, the download server 11 cooperates with the CPU 101, the RAM 102, the mobile phone communication network communication device 107, and the like to store image data and application programs stored in the external storage device 104. It has a function of transmitting to the mobile phone 20 via the mobile phone communication network 10. The download server 11 may be configured as a dedicated control device or may be configured using a general-purpose computer system. Further, it may be configured by a single computer, or may be configured by connecting a plurality of computers each having a plurality of functions via a network.

FIG. 4A is a front view showing the appearance of the mobile phone 20, and FIG. 4B is a rear view showing an example of the back surface of the mobile phone 20. FIG. 5 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a hardware configuration of the mobile phone 20.
The mobile phone 20 is a clamshell (folding) type mobile phone. The mobile phone 20 includes an internal control device including a system bus 200, a CPU 201, a RAM 202, a ROM 203, an input device 204, an output device 205, and a communication device for a mobile phone communication network inside casings 30a and 30b constituting outer wall portions. 206 and a display control device 207 as display control means. In addition, a casing image display panel (hereinafter referred to as “display panel”) 208 as a non-powered image display means is provided in an externally exposed portion of the upper casing 30a among the casings 30a and 30b. A portion surrounded by a broken line in FIG. 4B shows the display area A of the display panel 208. The display panel 208 can change the display image by receiving an electrical signal for switching the display image, and can maintain the display state of the image even in a non-powered state.

  Components such as the CPU 201 and the RAM 202 exchange various data and instructions of a program to be described later via the system bus 200. The input device 204 includes a data input key (ten key, * key, # key) 21, a call start key 22, an end key 23, a scroll key 24, a multi-function key 25, a microphone 26, and the like. The output device 205 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) 27 as information display means, a speaker 28, and the like. The mobile phone communication network communication device 206 is for communicating with other mobile phones and the download server 11 via the mobile phone communication network 10. Further, in the RAM 202, there are a platform storage area as a first storage means managed by a telephone platform described later and an application storage area as a second storage means managed in an application execution environment described later. Exists.

  The display control device 207 performs display control of a display image displayed on the display panel 208 provided in the upper casing 30a. The display control device 207 causes the display panel 208 to display the casing image based on the image data of the casing image stored in the RAM 202 as a storage unit in accordance with a display control command sent from the CPU. The electrical signal output from the display control device 207 to the display panel 208 is input to the display panel 208 from a signal terminal (not shown) as signal receiving means provided in the upper casing 30a. When an electrical signal is input to the display panel 208, a casing image corresponding to the electrical signal is displayed in the display area A of the display panel 208.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the casings 30a and 30b showing the configuration of the display panel 208. FIG.
The display panel 208 in this embodiment is a so-called electronic paper and is attached on the upper casing 30a. Specifically, the display panel 208 has a four-layer structure of a transparent lower base material layer 31, an image recording layer 32, a transparent upper base material layer 33, and a protective layer 34 as shown in the figure. A lower grid electrode 35 is provided above the transparent lower base material layer 31, that is, outside the mobile phone 20, and below the transparent upper base material layer 33, ie, inside the mobile phone 20, the upper grid electrode 36. Is provided. The lower grid electrode 35 is composed of a number of electric wires extending in parallel to the horizontal direction (the horizontal direction in FIG. 4) of the mobile phone 20, and the end of each electric wire is a signal terminal connected to the display control device 207. It is connected to the. The upper grid electrode 36 is composed of a number of electric wires extending in parallel with the vertical direction (the vertical direction in FIG. 4) of the mobile phone 20, and the ends of the electric wires are also connected to the signal terminals. . Thus, the lower grid electrode 35 and the upper grid electrode 36 are arranged so that the directions in which the electric wires extend are orthogonal to each other over the entire display area A of the display panel 208. Then, by inputting an electric signal having an appropriate ON / OFF timing from the display control device 207, the potential difference between the electric wire of the lower lattice electrode 35 and the electric wire of the upper lattice electrode 36 at an arbitrary point in the display area A is controlled. it can.

As the image recording layer 32, the visible state of the point can be controlled by the potential difference applied between the lower grid electrode 35 and the upper grid electrode 36, and an electric signal is input from the display control device 207. Even if there is no such thing, it is possible to use one that maintains its visible state.
For example, a large number of white particles and black particles are encapsulated in a transparent microcapsule, which is arranged at all points (pixel points) where the wires of the lower grid electrode 35 and the wires of the upper grid electrode 36 intersect each other. Can be used as the image recording layer 32. In this case, the white particles and the black particles in each microcapsule are charged with opposite polarities. In this embodiment, a negatively charged material is used as the white particles, and a positively charged material is used as the black particles. Therefore, when an electric signal is input from the display control device 207 and the potential of the lower grid electrode 35 at a certain pixel point is negative and the potential of the upper grid electrode 36 is positive, black is displayed in the microcapsule at that pixel point. The particles are electrophoresed on the upper grid electrode 36 side, and the white particles are electrophoresed on the lower grid electrode 35 side. As a result, when this pixel point is viewed from the outside of the mobile phone 20, the pixel point appears black. Conversely, the pixel points when the potential of the lower grid electrode 35 is positive and the potential of the upper grid electrode 36 is negative appear white. By performing such display control over the entire display area A, a desired monochrome image can be displayed in the display area A. In addition, the arrangement of the black particles and the white particles in each microcapsule is maintained even when an electric signal is not input from the display control device 207. Therefore, the display panel 208 can maintain the once displayed image as it is even in a non-powered state. In addition, a multi-tone monochrome image can be displayed in accordance with an electric signal input from the display control device 207.

Although a monochrome image has been described here, a color image can also be displayed. As a specific example for displaying a color image, a color filter layer may be provided between the transparent upper substrate layer 33 and the protective layer 34. When three color filters of R (red), G (green), and B (blue) are used as the color filter layer, the wires of the lower grid electrode 35 and the wires of the upper grid electrode 36 intersect each other. , Three points adjacent to each other are treated as one pixel. Then, a color filter layer is provided so that the R, G, and B filter portions face each other at these three points. Thus, for example, when a certain pixel is red, the microcapsules facing the R filter portion are electrophoresed with the white particles toward the upper grid electrode 36, and the microcapsules facing the G filter portion and the B filter portion. Inputs an electric signal such that black particles are electrophoresed to the upper grid electrode 36 side.
The display panel 208 that can be used in the present invention can be used as long as the display image can be switched and the display state of the display image can be maintained even in a non-powered state. For example, other known electronic paper or the like that can change the display image by receiving an electrical signal for switching the display image and can maintain the display state of the image even in a non-powered state can be used.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an extracted main part of the mobile phone 20, and FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the software structure in the mobile phone 20.
The cellular phone 20 includes a telephone communication unit 211 and a data communication unit 212 as wireless communication units, an operation unit 213 as operation units, an application program execution management unit 214 as application program execution units, a main control unit 215, and an output unit 216. The casing image display unit 217 and the like are provided.

The telephone communication unit 211 performs wireless communication with a base station of the mobile phone communication network 10 in order to perform telephone communication with other mobile phones and fixed phones, and the mobile phone communication network having the above hardware configuration. This corresponds to the communication device 206 for use.
Similar to the telephone communication unit 211, the data communication unit 212 corresponds to the mobile phone communication network communication device 206 and the like on the hardware configuration described above. The data communication unit 212 exchanges mail with another mobile phone via the mobile phone communication network 10 or connects to an external communication network such as the Internet from the mobile phone communication network 10 via a gateway server. This is for exchanging e-mails on the Internet, browsing web pages, and the like. The data communication unit 212 is also used for downloading image data of casing images and application programs provided by the download server 11 via the mobile phone communication network 10.
The operation unit 213 includes the above-described numeric keypad 21, call start key 22, end call key 23, and the like that can be operated by the user 1. By operating the operation unit 213, the user inputs data such as a URL to the mobile phone 20, starts and ends a call when receiving a call, and selects, starts, and stops an application program. Can be done. The user can also download the image data of the casing image and the application program from the download server 11 by operating the operation unit 213.

The application program execution management unit 214 includes the system bus 200, the CPU 201, a part of the RAM 202, and the like. The application program execution management unit 214 corresponds to the central “application execution environment” in the software structure of FIG. 8, and includes a class library, an execution environment management library, and an application program developed by object-oriented programming. Software such as application management is provided to manage the execution environment of application programs. This application execution environment is appropriately selected according to the application program to be executed. For example, if the application program to be executed is written in JAVA, the JAVA application execution environment is selected. If the application program to be executed is written in C language that operates in the BREW execution environment, the BREW application execution environment is selected. If the application program to be executed is written in JAVA, it can be executed by constructing a JAVA application execution environment on the BREW application execution environment.
Here, the application program can be used by calling a class library such as a function in the application execution environment via a class library API (application interface). The call history of the class library such as this function is stored in the application storage area in the RAM 202 until the virtual execution environment (virtual machine: VM) of the application program is terminated. The application execution environment also saves various data used when executing the application program in the application storage area. And when using these various data, it reads or writes from this application memory area. The execution environment management library in the application execution environment can be used by calling a telephone platform library in the telephone platform described later via the telephone platform API.

  The main control unit 215 controls the telephone communication unit 211, the data communication unit 212, the operation unit 213, and the casing image display unit 217, and includes the system bus 200, the CPU 201, the RAM 202, and the like described above. The main control unit 215 exchanges control commands and various data with the application program execution management unit 214 and performs control in cooperation with them. The main control unit 215 corresponds to the lowermost “telephone platform” in the software structure of FIG. 8 and executes a control program and user interface for controlling the telephone communication unit 211 and the like, Or provide a library. The telephone platform executes various processes in an application program by sending an event to an execution environment management library in the application execution environment, or performs application management software in the application execution environment via an application management API. Can be called and used. When the application execution environment calls and uses the telephone platform library via the telephone platform API, the telephone platform executes processing according to the telephone platform library. For example, the telephone platform reads data stored in the platform storage area managed by the telephone platform in the RAM 202 based on an instruction from the application execution environment using the telephone platform library, and migrates it to the application storage area. can do.

  The output unit 216 includes the output device 205 including the LCD 27 and the speaker 28 described above. The output unit 216 displays the Web page screen received by the data communication unit 212 on the LCD 27. The LCD 27 of the output unit 216 is used when notifying the user that information has been received by the telephone communication unit 211 or the data communication unit 212. Specifically, when the information is received, the main control unit 215 displays an incoming call notification image on the LCD 27 of the output unit 216 or outputs a ringtone from the speaker 28. Further, the output unit 216 is also used for displaying a menu screen or the like related to the execution of the program or outputting music during execution of the application program executed in the application execution environment.

  The casing image display unit 217 includes the display control device 207 and the display panel 208 described above. The casing image display unit 217 operates under the control of the main control unit 215 and displays a casing image on the display panel 208. Specifically, when displaying a certain casing image, the main control unit 215 reads out image data of the casing image from the RAM 202 and outputs a display control command based on the image data to the casing image display unit 217. Upon receiving this display control command, the casing image display unit 217 outputs an electric signal for displaying a casing image based on the image data on the display panel 208 from the display control device 207 to the display panel 208. When the casing image is displayed on the display panel 208, the output of the electrical signal is stopped.

  When switching the casing image (first casing image) displayed on the display panel 208 to another casing image (second casing image), first, the user 1 operates the keys of the operation unit 213 to start the operation. A casing image selection screen for selecting a casing image to be displayed is displayed on the LCD 27. Then, on the casing image selection screen, the casing image desired by the user 1 is selected using the scroll key 24 and the multifunction key 25 is pressed. Then, the operation content is input to the main control unit 215, and the main control unit 215 reads out the image data (second image data) of the casing image selected by the user 1 from the RAM 202, and displays it on the casing image display unit 217. A display control command based on the image data is output. Upon receiving this display control command, the casing image display unit 217 outputs an electrical signal for displaying a casing image based on the image data on the display panel 208 from the display control device 207 to the display panel 208, and then outputs the electrical signal. Stop output. Thereby, the casing image displayed on the display panel 208 can be switched to another casing image desired by the user 1.

  Further, when switching the casing image displayed on the display panel 208 to another casing image according to the contents of the application program, the following operation is performed. First, the user 1 downloads and acquires the application program which can control the casing image displayed on the display panel 208 from the download server 11, and registers it. Specifically, the user 1 accesses the download server 11 by operating a key of the operation unit 213. Thereby, a download selection screen for selecting a downloadable application program is displayed on the LCD 27. When the application program to be executed is selected using the scroll key 24 on the download selection screen and the multi-function key 25 is pressed, the main control unit 215 controls the data communication unit 212 to select the application program. Download from the download server 11. The application program downloaded in this way is stored in the RAM 102 by the main control unit 215. When executing the downloaded application program in this way, the user 1 operates a key of the operation unit 213 to select an application program to be executed and performs an execution instruction operation. Then, an application program execution instruction is input to the telephone platform shown in FIG. 8, that is, the main control unit 215 shown in FIG. As a result, the main control unit 215 reads the application program and activates it. When a display control command is sent from this application program to the application execution environment shown in FIG. 8, that is, the application program execution management unit 214 shown in FIG. 7, the application program execution management unit 214 sends the main control unit 215 of the telephone platform. A display control command is sent to. Receiving this, the main control unit 215 reads out image data (second image data) related to the display control command from the RAM 202. This image data is downloaded together with the application program and stored in the RAM 202. Thereafter, the main control unit 215 outputs a display control command based on the image data to the casing image display unit 217 in the same manner as described above. As a result, the casing image displayed on the display panel 208 is switched to another casing image according to the contents of the application program.

  Thus, in this embodiment, since a casing image can be switched according to the content of an application program, the external appearance design of a mobile telephone can be related to the content of the application program during execution of an application program. For example, if the content of the application program is a shooting game in which a fighter plane is maneuvered in space and the enemy aircraft is sunk, a casing image representing the outer space is displayed and the appearance design is related to the game content. can do.

  A control program for constructing a telephone platform for operating the mobile telephone 20 according to a predetermined procedure is stored in the RAM 202 and the ROM 203. Further, a basic OS (operating system) program, a program for building the application execution environment, and an application program are also stored in the RAM 202 and the ROM 203. These programs are called up and executed in the work area in the CPU 201 or RAM 202 as necessary.

[ Reference Example 1]
Next, a reference example (hereinafter referred to as “ reference example 1”) for displaying a casing image suitable for the color of the lower casing 30b of the mobile phone 20 on the display panel 208 of the upper casing 30a. explain.
FIG. 1 is a sequence flow diagram of the first reference example . In the first reference example , when a casing image is downloaded from the download server 11, first, the user operates a key of the operation unit 213 to start a browser and input a browse destination URL. Then, the main control unit 215 that executes the browser transmits a request to the download server 11 specified by the URL. Upon receiving this request, the download server 11 transmits an image list related to the request as a response to the mobile phone 20 that is the transmission source of the request. Here, the external storage device 104 of the download server 11 stores image data for a plurality of casing images, and the image data corresponding to each casing image corresponds to a difference in color or the like of the lower casing 30a of the mobile phone. Prepared individually. That is, in the first reference example , different image data are used even for casing images based on the same image design so that a casing image in harmony with the color or the like of the lower casing 30a is appropriately displayed on the display panel 208. Is prepared.

  The image list transmitted from the download server 11 includes all image IDs corresponding to all image data stored in the external storage device 104 of the download server 11. Each image ID in the image list is associated with a model ID (appearance specifying information) for specifying the model and model number of the mobile phone corresponding to each image ID, the color of the lower casing 30a, and the like. Receiving this image list, the main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 performs a process of selecting an image ID associated with the own device from the image IDs included in the image list. Specifically, the main control unit 215 selects an image ID associated with the model ID that matches the model ID stored in the ROM 203 serving as the appearance specifying information storage unit. Then, the main control unit 215 causes the LCD 27 to display only the image list related to the selected image ID. Therefore, the image list displayed on the LCD 27 shows only casing images suitable for the color of the lower casing 30b of the own device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation where the user mistakenly selects image data that is not suitable for the color of the lower casing 30b of the own device.

Thereafter, the user operates the key of the operation unit 213 to select an icon for the casing image desired by the user from the image list displayed on the LCD 27. Then, the main control unit 215 transmits an image ID corresponding to the selected icon to the download server 11 through the data communication unit 212 together with a request (image acquisition request). Upon receiving this request, the download server 11 transmits image data corresponding to the image ID included in the request to the mobile phone 20 as a response. The main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 that has received this response stores the image data included in the response in the RAM 202. In the first reference example , a data acquisition unit is configured by the data communication unit 212 and the main control unit 215, and a data storage unit is configured by the main control unit 215. The same applies to the following reference examples and operation examples.

As described above, according to the first reference example , image data corresponding to the color or the like of the lower casing 30b of the own device can be appropriately downloaded and acquired, and the display panel 208 of the own device can be harmonized with the color or the like of the lower casing 30b. The taken casing image can be displayed.
Specifically, for example, when the lower casing 30b not provided with the display panel 208 has a light color as shown in FIG. 9A, the display panel 208 of the mobile phone is displayed on the display panel 208 as shown in the figure, for example. A polka dot casing image with the same background color as the light color is displayed. In this case, the color of the lower casing 30b and the casing image displayed on the display panel 208 are harmonized, and the overall appearance design has a sense of unity. On the other hand, when the lower casing 30b has a dark color as shown in FIG. 9B, a casing image having a light-colored background on the display panel 208 of the mobile phone, for example, as in FIG. When there is a display, there is no sense of unity as a whole, and the appearance design of the entire mobile phone deteriorates. Therefore, when the lower casing 30b has a dark color as shown in FIG. 9B, a casing image having a background of the same color as the dark color is displayed as shown in FIG. 9C. It is desirable to enhance the overall sense of unity. According to the first reference example , with respect to the casing image having the same polka dot pattern, the image data having a light background as shown in FIG. 9A and the background having a dark color as shown in FIG. Image data is stored in the external storage device 104 of the download server 11, and image data corresponding to the color of the lower casing 30b of the own device can be downloaded and acquired appropriately. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9C, a casing image in harmony with the color of the lower casing 30b can be displayed on the display panel 208 of the own device, and the appearance of the entire mobile phone The design of the design can be improved. On the other hand, according to the first reference example , it is possible to prevent the image data of the casing image that does not match the color of the lower casing 30b as shown in FIG. It is possible to prevent the design from deteriorating.

[Operation example 2]
Next, an operation example for displaying a casing image suitable for the color of the lower casing 30b of the mobile phone 20 on the display panel 208 of the upper casing 30a (hereinafter, this operation example is referred to as “operation example 2”). Will be described.
FIG. 10 is a sequence flow diagram of the second operation example. Also in the second operation example, as in the case of the first reference example , first, the main control unit 215 that executes the browser transmits a request to the download server 11 specified by the URL input by the user. Upon receiving this request, the download server 11 transmits an image list related to the request as a response to the mobile phone 20 that is the transmission source of the request. In the second operation example, the external storage device 104 of the download server 11 stores image data for a plurality of casing images, but there is one image data corresponding to each casing image. That is, unlike the reference example 1, it is not individually prepared according to the color of the lower casing 30b of the mobile phone. The image list transmitted from the download server 11, but includes all of the image ID corresponding to all the image data stored in the external storage device 104 of the download server 11, as described above Reference Example 1 Is not associated with the model ID.

Receiving the image list, the main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 causes the LCD 27 to display an image list related to the image ID included in the image list. Then, the user operates the keys of the operation unit 213 to select an icon for the casing image desired by the user from the image list displayed on the LCD 27. Then, the image ID corresponding to the selected icon is transmitted to the download server 11 together with the request (image acquisition request). Here, in the second operation example, at the time of transmitting this request, the model ID (appearance specifying information) for specifying the model and model number of the mobile phone, the color of the lower casing 30a, and the like are also provided, as in the first reference example. Sent. Therefore, the download server 11 that has received this request can specify the color or the like of the lower casing 30a of the mobile phone 20 that is the transmission source of the request. When this request is received, the color of the lower casing 30a in which the image data corresponding to the image ID included in the request is specified by the model ID in the control unit as the image data processing means configured by the CPU of the download server 11 or the like. The processing which processes according to etc. is performed.

  This processing will be specifically described. For example, it is assumed that the image data before processing stored in the external storage device 104 has a polka dot pattern with a white background as shown in FIG. In this case, if the image data is transmitted as a response to the request from the mobile phone 20 shown in FIG. 9A, the color (light color) of the lower casing 30b is not harmonized, and the design is good. Becomes worse. Therefore, in this operation example 2, the light color of the lower casing 30a in the requesting mobile phone is specified based on the model ID included in the request, and the color of the background portion of the image data shown in FIG. Is changed to the light color shown in FIG. 11B in harmony with the specified light color. On the other hand, for the request from the mobile phone 20 shown in FIG. 9C, the dark color of the lower casing 30a in the requesting mobile phone is specified based on the model ID included in the request, and FIG. Processing for changing the color of the background portion of the image data shown in a) to the dark color shown in FIG. 11C in harmony with the specified dark color is performed. Then, the processed image data is transmitted as a response to the mobile phone 20 by the mobile phone communication network communication device 107 serving as an image data transmitting means. The main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 that has received this response stores the image data included in the response in the RAM 202. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9A and FIG. 9C, a casing image in harmony with the color of the lower casing 30b can be displayed on the display panel 208 of the mobile phone, and the entire mobile phone Can improve the design of the appearance design.

  As described above, according to the second operation example, if only one image data corresponding to each casing image is prepared regardless of the difference in color or the like of the lower casing 30b of the mobile phone, the display of the mobile phone 20 that requested the download is displayed. The casing 208 can be displayed on the panel 208 in harmony with the color of the lower casing 30b. Therefore, the casing image producer 2 does not need to prepare a plurality of image data for each model and model number of the produced casing image. In addition, in the second operation example, since the processing is performed on the download server 11 side, it is not necessary to perform special processing on the mobile phone 20 side.

[Operation example 3]
Next, still another operation example for displaying a casing image suitable for the color of the lower casing 30b of the mobile phone 20 on the display panel 208 of the upper casing 30a (hereinafter, this operation example will be referred to as “operation example 3”). .).
FIG. 12 is a sequence flow diagram of the third operation example. Also in this operation example 3, as in the case of the reference example 1 and the operation example 2, first, the main control unit 215 executing the browser issues a request to the download server 11 specified by the URL input by the user. Send. Upon receiving this request, the download server 11 transmits an image list related to the request as a response to the mobile phone 20 that is the transmission source of the request. In the third operation example, the external storage device 104 of the download server 11 stores image data for a plurality of casing images. As in the second operation example, one image data corresponding to each casing image is stored. It is. The image list transmitted from the download server 11 includes all the image IDs corresponding to all the image data stored in the external storage device 104 of the download server 11. Is not associated with the model ID.

  Receiving the image list, the main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 causes the LCD 27 to display an image list related to the image ID included in the image list. Then, the user operates the keys of the operation unit 213 to select an icon for the casing image desired by the user from the image list displayed on the LCD 27. Then, the image ID corresponding to the selected icon is transmitted to the download server 11 together with the request (image acquisition request). Here, in the third operation example, unlike the second operation example, the model ID is not transmitted together with the request transmission. Upon receiving this request, the download server 11 transmits the image data corresponding to the image ID included in the request as it is to the mobile phone 20 without any processing. That is, the image data before processing shown in FIG. 11A is transmitted as it is to the mobile phone 20 as a response.

  Here, in the third operation example, the main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 that has received this response functions as a processing unit, and the image data included in the response depends on the color of the lower casing 30b of the own device. Processing to be processed is performed. This processing is the same as the processing performed by the download server 11 in the second operation example. That is, when the own device is the mobile phone 20 shown in FIG. 9A, the color of the background portion of the image data shown in FIG. 11A received as a response is changed to the light color of the lower casing 30a of the own device. The processing for changing to the light color shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the own device is the mobile phone 20 shown in FIG. 9C, the color of the background portion of the image data shown in FIG. 11A received as a response is displayed on the lower casing 30b of the own device. Processing for changing to the dark color shown in FIG. 11 (c) in harmony with the dark color is performed. Then, the image data processed in this way is stored in the RAM 202. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9C, a casing image in harmony with the color of the lower casing 30b can be displayed on the display panel 208 of each mobile phone, and the entire mobile phone Can improve the design of the appearance design.

  As described above, according to the third operation example, if only one image data corresponding to each casing image is prepared regardless of the difference in color or the like of the lower casing 30b of the mobile phone, the display of the mobile phone 20 that requested the download is displayed. The casing 208 can be displayed on the panel 208 in harmony with the color of the lower casing 30b. Therefore, the casing image producer 2 does not need to prepare a plurality of image data for each model and model number of the produced casing image. In addition, in the third operation example, since the processing is performed on the mobile phone 20 side, it is not necessary to perform the processing on the download server 11 side as in the second operation example. When processing is performed on the download server 11 side as in the operation example 2 described above, the type of processing processing increases as the number of mobile phone models increases, and the processing load on the download server 11 increases. Each time, a new processing program needs to be registered in the download server 11. On the other hand, in this operation example 3, since processing is performed in each mobile phone, the processing load of the download server 11 is distributed to each mobile phone, and a new processing program is downloaded even if a new model comes out. There is no need to register with the server 11. Therefore, the burden on the provider of the casing image that manages and operates the download server 11 can be reduced.

In the third operation example, the case where image data is acquired from the external storage device 104 of the download server 11 that is an external storage medium and the image data is processed has been described. However, the operation data is stored in the RAM 202 that is a storage unit in advance. The existing image data may be processed.
In the third operation example, a case has been described in which the main control unit 215 that executes a predetermined processing program processes image data that has not been processed in accordance with the color of the lower casing 30b of the own machine. The processing may be performed according to a user operation. In other words, the image data from the download server 11 that has not been processed at all may be processed into a plurality of image data that is in harmony with the color of the lower casing 30b of the own device, as desired by the user. . With this configuration, the appearance design of the mobile phone 20 can reflect the user's wishes.

[ Reference Example 4]
Next, another reference example for displaying a casing image suitable for the color of the lower casing 30b of the mobile phone 20 on the display panel 208 of the upper casing 30a (hereinafter referred to as “ reference example 4”). ).
FIG. 13 is a sequence flow diagram of the fourth reference example . Also in the present reference example 4, first, as in the case of the reference example 1, the main control unit 215 that executes the browser transmits a request to the download server 11 specified by the URL input by the user. Upon receiving this request, the download server 11 transmits an image list related to the request as a response to the mobile phone 20 that is the transmission source of the request. In this reference example 4, the external storage device 104 of the download server 11 stores image data for a plurality of casing images as in the case of the reference example 1, and the image data corresponding to each casing image is stored in a mobile phone. Are separately prepared according to the color of the lower casing 30b. Each image data is associated with a model ID for specifying the model and model number of the corresponding mobile phone and the color of the lower casing 30a. Here, the image list transmitted from the download server 11 includes a different image type ID for each type of image provided by the download server 11. That is, this image type ID is not different for each image data. Therefore, in this reference example 4, since a plurality of image data is prepared for the casing image based on the same image design, there are a plurality of image data having the same image type ID.

Receiving the image list, the main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 causes the LCD 27 to display an image list related to the image type ID included in the image list. Then, the user operates the keys of the operation unit 213 to select an icon for the casing image desired by the user from the image list displayed on the LCD 27. Then, the image type ID corresponding to the selected icon is transmitted to the download server 11 together with the request (image acquisition request). Here, in this reference example 4, the model ID is also transmitted together with the request transmission. Thus, the download server 11 that has received this request can specify the color or the like of the lower casing 30a of the mobile phone 20 that is the transmission source of the request. When this request is received, the control unit as the image data reading means constituted by the CPU of the download server 11 functions as the image data reading means, and a plurality of image data corresponding to the image type ID included in the request is stored. The information associated with the same model ID as the received model ID is read out. Then, the image data is transmitted as a response toward the mobile phone 20 by the mobile phone communication network communication device 107 as an image data transmission means. The main control unit 215 of the mobile phone 20 that has received this response stores the image data included in the response in the RAM 202.

As described above, according to the fourth reference example , image data corresponding to the color or the like of the lower casing 30b of the own device can be appropriately downloaded and acquired, and the display panel 208 of the own device can be harmonized with the color or the like of the lower casing 30b. The taken casing image can be displayed. In addition, in the fourth reference example , since the selection process is performed on the download server 11 side, it is not necessary to perform a special process on the mobile phone 20 side.

In the embodiment described above (including the above operation examples, and the same applies hereinafter), the user uses the casing image displayed on the display panel provided in the externally exposed portion of the casing of the mobile phone 20 as a key of the operation unit 213. It is possible to switch to another casing image simply by performing a predetermined operation. In addition, the display state of the casing image displayed on the display panel 208 is maintained even in the non-powered state. Therefore, the user can easily change the appearance design of the mobile phone 20 by operating the keys of the operation unit 213 without performing a complicated operation such as replacing the parts with replacement parts as in the past. In addition, according to the above operation examples 2 and 3 , it is possible to improve the design of the overall appearance design of the mobile phone 20.
In each operation example of the above-described embodiment, the method of displaying the polka dot casing image with the same color background as the color of the lower casing 230b not provided with the display panel 208 on the display panel 208 has been described. Other methods may be used as long as harmony can be achieved between the casing image and the color or pattern of the lower casing 230b or their combination so as to improve the design of the overall appearance design.
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the image data of the casing image is acquired from the download server 11 via the mobile phone communication network 10 is described as an example, but other acquisition methods may be used. For example, there is a method of reading and acquiring image data from an external storage medium such as a memory card that can be attached to and detached from the mobile phone 20. Specific examples of the external storage medium include an SD memory card, a CF (compact flash: registered trademark) memory card, a smart media, a memory stick, and an MMC (multimedia card).
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the casing image is switched with the user operating the key of the operation unit 213 or the instruction from the application program as the image switching condition has been described. It can also be adopted. For example, if an image switching condition is that a fixed time elapses, the casing image can be automatically switched without any operation by the user 1.
In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the image displayed on the display panel 208 can be switched has been described. However, instead of the display panel 208, an image display unit that cannot switch the display state of the image once displayed. May be used. In this case, for example, when the mobile phone 20 is purchased, if the user selects an image to be displayed on the image display means, the appearance design of the mobile phone can be made to meet the user's desire. .
Further, the present invention can be applied to a case of a mobile phone, a phone such as a PHS and a car phone, and a portable PDA, and similar effects can be obtained.

The sequence flow figure which concerns on the reference example 1 of the mobile telephone which comprises the mobile communication system of embodiment. Explanatory drawing for demonstrating the whole structure of the mobile communication system. The schematic block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the download server which comprises the mobile communication system. (A) is a front view showing the appearance of the mobile phone. (B) is a rear view showing an example of the back of the mobile phone. The schematic block diagram which shows the hardware constitutions of the mobile phone. Sectional drawing of the casing which shows the structure of the display panel of the mobile phone. The block diagram which extracted and showed the principal part of the mobile phone. Explanatory drawing of the software structure in the mobile phone. (A) thru | or (c) is a rear view of the mobile telephone which shows the state as which the casing image for mobile telephones was displayed. FIG. 10 is a sequence flow diagram of an operation example 2; (A) is a figure which shows the casing image before a process. (B) And (c) is a figure which shows the casing image after a process. FIG. 11 is a sequence flow diagram of Operation Example 3; The sequence flow figure of the reference example 4. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 mobile phone communication network 11 download server 20 mobile phone 27 LCD
30a, 30b Casing 31 Transparent lower base layer 32 Image recording layer 33 Transparent upper base layer 34 Protective layer 35 Lower grid electrode 36 Upper grid electrode 207 Display control device 208 Display panel 214 Application program execution management unit 215 Main control unit 217 Casing Image display

Claims (5)

A casing constituting an outer wall portion,
In a mobile communication terminal comprising storage means for storing image data,
A non-powered image display means capable of maintaining a display state of an image based on image data stored in the storage means even in a non-powered state, provided in a part of the portion exposed to the outside in the casing,
In accordance with the pattern or color in the other part of the casing or the combination thereof, the image data stored in the storage unit has processing means for performing processing for adding or changing at least one of the pattern and color,
A mobile communication terminal characterized in that an image based on the image data processed by the processing means is displayed on the non-powered image display means. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 , wherein
Operation means;
Image list acquisition means for acquiring an image list of images based on the plurality of image data from an image providing server storing a plurality of image data;
By selecting an image corresponding to the selection operation received by the operation means from the image list, and transmitting an image acquisition request for the selected image to the image providing server, an image related to the image acquisition request A mobile communication terminal comprising: image data acquisition and storage means for acquiring image data for the image data via the communication network and storing the image data in the storage means. The image data stored in the image picture data storing means, via a communication network, an external parasitic image display means capable of maintaining even a display state of an image based on image data stored in the storage means in the passive state in the casing In the image providing server that transmits to the mobile communication terminal that is part of the exposed part ,
Receiving means for receiving, from the mobile communication terminal , an image acquisition request and appearance specifying information for specifying the pattern or color of the other part of the casing of the mobile communication terminal or a combination thereof, via the communication network;
Based on the image acquisition request and the appearance specifying information received by the receiving means , image data for performing processing for adding or changing at least one of the pattern and the color of the image data related to the image acquisition request Processing means;
An image providing server comprising: image data transmitting means for transmitting image data processed by the image data processing means to the mobile communication terminal via the communication network.   In the image provision server of Claim 3,
  In accordance with a request from the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal includes a transmission unit that transmits an image list of images based on a plurality of image data stored in the image data storage unit to the mobile communication terminal. Image providing server. A mobile communication terminal having a non-powered image display means capable of maintaining an image display state based on image data stored in the storage means even in a non-powered state, at a part of a portion of the casing constituting the outer wall exposed to the outside. When,
A mobile communication system comprising an image providing server for transmitting image data stored in an image data storage means to the mobile communication terminal via a communication network,
The mobile communication terminal includes a casing constituting the outer wall portion and storage means for storing image data, and can maintain an image display state based on the image data stored in the storage means even in a non-powered state. A non-powered image display means in a part of the casing exposed to the outside, and further, an image acquisition request is transmitted to the image providing server provided with the external storage medium via the communication network. The image data relating to the image acquisition request is acquired via the communication network and stored in the storage means, and the pattern or color of the other part of the casing at the time of acquisition or and the appearance identification information for identifying these binding those having image data acquisition storage means for transmitting to said image providing server via the communication network Mobile communication system, wherein said image providing server is an image providing server according to claim 3 or 4.

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