JP4308031B2 - Control method for mobile phone terminal and mobile phone terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone terminal control method and a mobile phone terminal that display a screen of application programs that are capable of operating a plurality of application programs including a call function.

Recent cellular phone terminals are equipped with a plurality of application program (hereinafter, application) execution functions. In such a cellular phone terminal, when a call or mail arrives while an application is operating (running), the application is terminated and the display is switched to the telephone function screen. Therefore, in order to return to the main menu screen after the call ends, the user has to start the application again. Or, when a call or mail arrives, the application is automatically paused and the display is switched to the telephone function screen. Therefore, after the call ends, a request for redisplaying the application that was running at the time of incoming call from the main menu screen appears on the screen.

Conventionally, if there is an incoming call while the application is running, the fact that the incoming call has been received and the name of the other party are displayed in the pictogram area on the display screen, and when the user operates the call button, execution of the application is paused Then, a technique (Technology 1) is proposed in which the display is switched to the telephone function screen, and the application is automatically displayed and resumed after the call ends.
JP 2003-319020 A

As described above, if a mobile phone terminal receives a call or mail while an application such as e-mail, video playback, web page browsing, or schedule is received, the mobile phone terminal pauses the application and temporarily stops after the call ends. The stopped application is restarted. However, there has been a desire to operate the application while displaying the application even when the incoming call is received while the application is running.
In the technique 1, even when the incoming call is switched to the incoming call display screen and a call is made in response to the incoming call, the application cannot be displayed or operated during the call.
An object of the present invention is to make it possible to display and operate an application after answering an incoming call even if there is an incoming call during the operation of the application.

In the mobile phone terminal control method according to the present invention, when an incoming call is generated while the screen of the application program being executed is displayed, the incoming call is displayed while the screen of the application program is displayed. When an incoming call response operation is performed from the user during the display, the application can be operated while the application program screen is displayed , and a call can be made.

Further, the mobile phone terminal according to the present invention, when an incoming call occurs while displaying the screen of the application program being executed, a display means for displaying the incoming call while displaying the screen of the application program, An operation means for responding to the incoming call when the display means displays the incoming call, and the application program screen is displayed when the incoming call response operation is performed by the operating means. It is characterized by comprising control means for operating the application and enabling a call.

  According to the present invention, when an incoming call is received during execution of an application, an incoming call response operation and a call can be performed while the application is displayed. Furthermore, the application can be operated during a call.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a mobile phone terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The mobile phone terminal of the present invention includes a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant (PDA).
The mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment is controlled by the CPU 1 and includes a wireless unit 2, an antenna 3, an audio control unit 4, a display unit 5, an operation unit 6 operated by a user, a microphone 7, a speaker 8, and a memory 9. The antenna 3 is connected to the radio unit 2, transmits / receives a radio signal to / from the base station, controls the received signal by the audio control unit 4, and outputs sound from the speaker 8. The audio signal input from the microphone 7 is transmitted to the radio unit 2 via the audio control unit 4 and transmitted to the base station by the antenna 3. The memory 9 stores application input data, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, schedules, and the like.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the mobile phone terminal.
A mobile phone 100 that is a mobile phone terminal includes a display screen 101, a key input unit 102, an end key 103, an utterance key 104, a hands-free key 105, a speaker 106, a microphone 107, and a loud speaker 108. The antenna 109 is provided.
The display screen 101 can display the application operated by the key input unit 102 and the state of the communication function. The key input unit 102 includes an end key 103, an utterance key 104, and a hands-free key 105. When a telephone number is input by the key input unit 102 and the utterance key 104 is pressed, a call can be made. When the talk key 103 is pressed, the telephone can be disconnected. The hands-free key 105 is assigned with a function for performing call processing while displaying the application screen and a function for switching to the hands-free mode. When the hands-free key 105 is pressed during a call or incoming call, Enters hands-free mode with the application displayed.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a conventional display operation when an incoming call is received.
The application startup screen 301 is a state in which the user is operating the application. When an incoming call is received in this state, the display is switched to the display of the incoming call screen 302, and the operated application is automatically terminated or paused. When the utterance key is pressed in this state, a call screen 303 is displayed and a call is made. When the utterance key is pressed, a hold screen 304 is displayed and the call is put on hold. During this call, only the call screen 303 or the hold screen 304 is displayed, and the application is not displayed and cannot be operated until the call processing is completed.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example (icon) of the display method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
The application operating screen 401 is a state in which an application is activated and displayed and the user is operating it. When there is an incoming call in this state, the screen is switched to the incoming call screen 402 during application operation. This application incoming call screen 402 displays an incoming call icon (in the drawing, a handset mark and a character of “arrival”) in the pictogram area at the top of the screen while displaying the application. In this case, for example, if an application with sound such as a game or video playback is being operated, the sound is output.

  When the hands-free key 105 is pressed in this state, the mode is switched to the hands-free mode, and the application transitions to the application operating call screen 403 indicating that the application can be operated while being activated and displayed, and that a call can be made. In the hands-free mode, the sound output is switched from the speaker 106 to the loudspeaker 108. For example, if an application with sound such as a game or video playback is being operated, the sound of the application is output from the loudspeaker 108 together with the caller's voice. Is done. In addition, the icon in the pictogram area at the top of the screen is switched from an incoming call icon to a call icon (in the drawing, a handset mark and a letter “communication”).

In addition, when the speech key 104 is pressed while the application operation incoming call screen 402 is displayed, the screen shifts to a normal call screen 405. This is a handset mode in which the voice of the caller is output from the speaker 106.
Further, when the speech key 104 is pressed while the application operation incoming call screen 402 is displayed, the call is put on hold and the call holding screen 404 is displayed. For example, if an application with sound such as game or video playback is being operated, the application is displayed and the sound of the application is output. In addition, the icon in the pictogram area at the top of the screen is switched from an incoming call icon to a hold icon (in the illustration, a handset mark and a “hold” character).

When the speech key 104 is pressed in the state of the application operating call screen 403, the call screen 405 is switched, and at the same time, the handsfree mode is switched to the handset mode.
When the hands-free key 105 is pressed while the application operation call screen 403 is displayed, the call is put on hold and the call hold screen 404 is displayed.
When the speech key 104 is pressed in the state of the call hold screen 404, the screen shifts to the normal call screen 405, and when the handsfree key 105 is pressed, the screen shifts to the call screen 403 during application operation.
When an utterance key is pressed on the call screen 405, the screen moves to an application operating hold screen 404.
When the handsfree key 105 is pressed on the call screen 405, the mode is switched to the handsfree mode and the application operation call screen 403 is displayed.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example (divided display) of the display method according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 5, the display method of the screen during application operation is changed, and the screens 502, 503, and 504 correspond to the screens 402, 403, and 404 in FIG.
In the present embodiment, the application display screens of the screens 502, 503, and 504 are reduced in place of the icons shown in FIG. 4, and the caller name and the state of the call (incoming call, call, hold) are displayed in the empty space. A character is inserted and displayed. The screen switching method is the same as in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example (icon) of the display method according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
In the first embodiment of FIG. 4, it is not possible to know who the caller is in the state of the screen 402.
Therefore, in this embodiment, the incoming call screen 406 can be displayed between the screen 402 and the screen 403 and between the screen 402 and the screen 405, respectively. To shift from the screen 402 to the incoming call screen 406, a predetermined key in the key input unit 102 is used as a shift key. Since the caller name is displayed on the incoming call screen 406, the user knows who the caller is and then presses the hands-free key 105 to move to the screen 403 or presses the utterance key 104. The screen 405 can be selected.
The incoming call screen 406 may be displayed between the screen 402 and the screen 404.
Further, in FIG. 5, similarly, the incoming call screen 406 may be displayed between the screen 502 and the screens 503, 504, and 505.

According to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the following effects can be obtained.
The ability to handle calls with the application screen running and displayed allows the application screen to be displayed if, for example, an incoming call is received while accessing the Internet and reading a web page containing the necessary information. If you press a key that has been assigned a function that allows you to handle the call while it is displayed, you can browse the Web page as it is even if you answer the incoming call without ending the Internet or being suspended. Alternatively, even if there is an incoming call during the operation of the camera application, it is possible to shoot without missing a photo opportunity and to make a call. In addition, a series of phone operations can be performed in a state where an application for performing a mailer, a game, a browser, or the like is displayed and the application can be operated.

In addition, since the mode is shifted to the hands-free mode while the application screen is displayed, no operation is required. You can easily talk while operating the application.
In addition, when a call is made during application operation, the application screen and the call screen can be switched. Furthermore, when the application screen is changed to the call screen, the handsfree mode is automatically switched to the handset mode, and when the call screen is changed to the application screen, the handset mode is automatically switched to the handsfree mode. The call mode suitable for use is set and the operability is improved.

  Furthermore, for example, when it is difficult to hear the sound of the extended speaker of the mobile device in the hands-free mode on the application screen, or when you want to prevent the other party's voice from being heard around you, you can easily switch to the handset mode with a single button. . Or, when you want to tell the other party the necessary information from the file saved in the mobile device or the running application at the time of the call screen, you can switch to the hands-free mode with a single button, and the running application information You can tell the other party reliably while reading. Also, if you answer the call with the application screen displayed, you will be in hands-free mode, so you can talk while looking at the application screen without an earphone.

In addition, since the icon representing the telephone status is displayed in the pictogram area, the display area for the communication status is reduced, and the application can be displayed in a large area other than the pictogram area. In addition, it is possible to know the state of the telephone while displaying the application screen.
Further, the application screen is resized, and the phone screen for starting the application and the resized application screen are displayed at the same time, so that the state of the phone can be known while operating the application. In addition, applications can be displayed and operated without impairing the convenience of the conventional call screen.
Furthermore, since the screen can be shifted to the incoming call screen 406 by pressing the shift key in the state of the incoming call screen 402 during the application operation, the user knows who the caller is from the incoming call screen 406 and then displays the application. It is possible to select whether to shift to the hands-free mode, or to shift to the call mode or the hold mode.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone terminal by embodiment of this invention. 1 is an external view of a mobile phone terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the example of a display screen of the display operation at the time of the conventional incoming call. It is a block diagram which shows the specific screen display example (icon) of the display method by 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the example of a screen display (division display) of the display method by the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the specific screen display example (icon) of the display method by the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 CPU
2 Radio section 3 Antenna 4 Audio control section 5 Display section 6 Operation section 7 Microphone 8 Speaker 9 Memory 100 Mobile terminal 101 Display screen 102 Key input section 103 End key 104 Speech key 105 Hands free key 106 Microphone 107 Speaker 108 Loudspeaker 109 Antenna 301 Application operating screen 302 Incoming screen 303 Call screen 304 Hold screen 401 Application operating screen 402 Application operating incoming screen 403 Application operating call screen 404 Application operating hold screen 405 Call screen 501 Application operating screen 502 Application operating Incoming screen 503 Call screen during application operation 504 Hold screen during application operation 505 Call screen

Claims (4)

When an incoming call occurs while displaying the screen of the application program being executed, the incoming call is displayed with the application program screen displayed,
A method for controlling a mobile phone terminal, characterized in that, when an incoming call response operation is performed by a user during the incoming call display, the application can be operated while a screen of the application program is displayed and a call can be made. When an incoming call occurs while displaying the screen of the application program being executed, display means for displaying the incoming call while displaying the screen of the application program;
Operating means for responding to an incoming call when the display means displays the incoming call;
A mobile phone terminal comprising: control means for operating the application while the screen of the application program is displayed and enabling a call when the operation means performs an incoming call response operation.   3. The mobile phone terminal according to claim 2, wherein the control unit sets a hands-free mode when the incoming call response operation is performed by the operation unit.   3. The display unit according to claim 2, further comprising an instruction unit for instructing to display detailed information of the called party when the display unit displays the incoming call while displaying the screen of the application program. Mobile phone terminal.

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