JP4563414B2 - Communication terminal and icon display method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a communication terminal that displays an icon for receiving an operation and an icon display method.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electronic devices are generally configured such that a plurality of icons are displayed on a display screen, and a desired function is activated when the icons are selected. In such an electronic device, the display order of the plurality of icons remains the initial setting, and the arrangement is not easy to use according to the frequency of use of the menu icons of each individual.

On the other hand, the order of icons based on time information, location information, electronic device operation history information, and icon selection operation history information can be automatically rearranged so that the arrangement of icons matches the actual usage of each individual. It is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228561 that rearranges the above.
JP 2005-301538 A

  The electronic device described in Patent Document 1 described above automatically rearranges the icons based on time information, location information, operation history information of the electronic device, and icon selection operation history information. The icons could not be rearranged. For example, when the menu is changed based on the location information, there is a problem that the device configuration becomes complicated because it is necessary to always acquire the location information. In particular, when position measurement is performed using GPS, the measurement requires time and power, which is problematic in terms of feasibility. In addition, in a place where GPS cannot be used, for example, indoors, location information cannot be acquired. Furthermore, depending on not only the location information but also some action of the user, there may be a change in the action of the user after the action. However, the technique of Patent Document 1 cannot cope with such a change of action. .

  Therefore, in the present invention, there is provided a communication terminal and an icon display method capable of easily accepting an operation according to a situation when there is a possibility that a change in the user's behavior occurs according to some action of the user. The purpose is to provide.

To achieve the above object, a communication terminal according to the present invention stores the electronic value, and the non-contact type IC unit for executing an accounting process with the non-contact IC reader, including an icon for the operation reception Display means for displaying a menu screen, and processing signal receiving means for receiving a purchase signal transmitted from the non-contact IC unit and indicating that the purchase process has been performed when the accounting process is executed in the non-contact IC unit When a purchase signal is received by the processing signal receiving means , an icon is purchased so that an icon that enables processing related to the purchase processing is displayed on the menu screen including the icon displayed on the display means. Changing means for changing according to the signal.

The icon display method of the present invention is an icon display method for accepting an operation in an icon display method for a portable terminal having a non-contact IC unit that stores electronic value and executes a charging process with a reader for non-contact IC. And a processing signal for receiving a purchase signal transmitted from the non-contact IC unit and indicating that the purchase process has been performed, when a billing process is executed in the non-contact IC unit. When a purchase signal is received by the reception step and the processing signal reception step, purchase is performed so that an icon that enables processing related to purchase processing is displayed on the menu screen including the icon displayed in the display step. A change step of changing an icon on the menu screen in response to the signal .

According to the present invention, when a purchase signal indicating that a predetermined purchase process has been performed is received, the icon can be changed and displayed according to the purchase signal. Thereby, an icon with high possibility of being operated with a user's action can be displayed, and the operativity of a communication terminal can be improved. That is, it is possible to display an icon that is highly likely to be used later for processing such as product purchase, and to improve the operability of the communication terminal.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said change means in the communication terminal of this invention returns to an initial state after predetermined time progress after the change of an icon.

According to the present invention, it is possible to return to the initial state after a predetermined time elapses after the icon is changed. Therefore, an icon corresponding to the user's situation can be displayed, and the operability of the communication terminal can be improved without changing the icon.
In the communication terminal of the present invention, it is preferable that the changing unit is changed so as to display an icon that enables processing related to purchase processing.
Thereby, there exists an effect that it becomes easy to perform operation relevant to purchase processing.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can make it easy to receive operation according to a user's condition.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a method for automatically arranging menu icons of a communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of one form of a system which is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A communication system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a communication terminal 10 such as a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a non-contact IC (IC Card) unit 20 built in the communication terminal 10, This is a system composed of a non-contact IC RW30. The non-contact IC unit 20 and the non-contact IC RW 30 perform communication by being close to each other. The non-contact IC unit 20 receives from the non-contact IC RW 30 gate information or purchase information indicating in which area the communication terminal 10 has entered or exited, or has purchased a product. When receiving the gate information or purchase information from the non-contact IC RW 30, the non-contact IC unit 20 transmits the gate information or purchase information to the communication terminal 10.

  First, the configuration of the communication terminal 10 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the communication terminal 10 functionally includes a wireless unit 11, a processing unit 12 (changing unit), a storage unit 13, a display unit 14 (display unit), an operation unit 15, an external IF unit 16, and The non-contact IC unit 20 (processing signal receiving means, leaving signal receiving means) is included. Further, the non-contact IC unit 20 built in the communication terminal 10 includes a storage unit 21, a processing unit 22, and a wireless unit 23. The communication terminal 10 is configured by hardware shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram of the communication terminal 10. The communication terminal 10 is physically a CPU 102, a RAM 107 and a ROM 108 as main storage devices, an information storage unit 103 as an auxiliary storage device such as a hard disk, a button as an input device, an input device 105 such as a camera and a microphone, a display, etc. Output device 104, wireless unit 101 for communicating with other communication terminals, non-contact IC unit 20 storing a non-contact IC, and the like.

  The functions of the communication terminal 10 described with reference to FIG. 1 are obtained by reading predetermined computer software on hardware such as the CPU 102 and the RAM 107 shown in FIG. 2, thereby controlling the wireless unit 101 and the input device 105 under the control of the CPU 102. This is realized by operating the output device 104, the non-contact IC unit 20, and the external IF unit 106, and reading and writing data in the RAM 107, the ROM 108, and the information storage unit 103.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the communication terminal 10 will be described based on the functional block diagram shown in FIG. 1. The wireless unit 11 is a part that performs communication for browsing the Internet in addition to the communication terminal 10 communicating with other communication terminals through the base station and the communication network.

  The processing unit (including the calculation unit) 12 is a part that performs processing on information transmitted from the non-contact IC RW 30 that is an external device to the communication terminal 10. More specifically, the processing unit 12 of the communication terminal 10 displays the gate information indicating which area the user's action has entered or exited, or the purchase information indicating which product has been purchased, the non-contact IC unit The determination process is performed based on the received gate information or purchase information.

  Based on the result of the determination process, an appropriate icon corresponding to the result of the determination process is read based on the information stored in the storage unit 13 or the information stored in the display order, and the icon is displayed. It will be displayed on the part 14. It should be noted that the display order may be changed as well as the icon itself being changed. The information stored in the storage unit 13 for icon display includes a plurality of pieces of information so that an appropriate icon is selected according to the situation. Details thereof will be described later.

  In addition, the displayed icon includes an icon for notifying that the operation is prohibited depending on a change in the user's behavior. For example, when a change in user behavior, that is, when a user's specific action is through a company security gate, only the icons required for business are selected and displayed, and the other parts are not displayed. “Personal use is prohibited during work” will be displayed. Similarly, if the user's specific action is through a highway gate, the icon is not selected and the part where the icon is not displayed is "Use of a mobile phone while driving is prohibited." Will be displayed.

  The storage unit 13 is an information storage unit of the communication terminal and stores, for example, information described in FIG. Here, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing icons selected in association with specific actions. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the storage unit 13 stores an icon indicating an operation corresponding to the action and a screen position thereof in association with the specific action of the user. For example, in FIG. 3, when the user's specific action is passing the station ticket gate, the processing unit 12 defines the screen position as A, the corresponding button as 1, the operation content as a game, etc., and displays an icon at that position. Can operate to. In addition, you may memorize | store the information which shows the old position of the button number and the menu button before rearrangement as needed. An item shown as blank indicates that the item is not displayed on the display unit 14, and message information corresponding to the area where the user is located, for example, “Personal use is prohibited during business”. You may make it display.

  The display unit 14 is a screen configured by an LCD or the like that displays various information including images and the like, and is a part that displays an icon for accepting an operation from the user.

  The operation unit 15 is a button or the like, and the user can operate the operation unit 15 to move the selection cursor displayed on the display unit 14 in units of icons and select an icon.

  The external IF unit 16 is a part that transmits and receives data to and from a memory card or the like.

  The non-contact IC unit 20 is a non-contact IC card, and can obtain power by receiving weak radio waves from the RW 30 for non-contact IC, and performs predetermined processing with the power. More specifically, the wireless unit 23 in the non-contact IC unit 20 performs wireless communication with the non-contact IC RW 30 and can receive power by receiving weak radio waves from the non-contact IC RW 30. The processing unit 22 performs a predetermined process using the power. In addition, when the processing unit 22 in the non-contact IC unit 20 receives a request for authentication processing from the RW 30 for non-contact IC and receives a notification that the authentication processing has been successful, it indicates that the user has entered or left the communication terminal 10. Information indicating that the user has purchased a product using the non-contact IC unit 20 is output to the processing unit 12 of the communication terminal 10. The storage unit 21 in the non-contact IC unit 20 stores electronic value, calculation information for authentication processing, and the like, and the processing unit 22 can perform processing using these information.

  Next, the non-contact IC RW 30 according to the present embodiment will be described. The non-contact IC RW 30 that performs non-contact communication when approaching the non-contact IC unit 20 built in the communication terminal 10 includes a storage unit 31, a processing unit 32, a radio unit 33, and a communication unit 34. Has been.

  The storage unit 31 is a part that stores information for performing an authentication process based on a response signal from the non-contact IC unit 20.

  The processing unit 32 is a part that performs an authentication process based on a response signal from the non-contact IC unit 20.

  The wireless unit 33 is a part that transmits radio waves to the non-contact IC unit 20, generates electric power in the non-contact IC unit 20, and receives information processed in the non-contact IC unit 20.

  Such a non-contact IC RW 30 is a well-known reader / writer unit, and by communicating with the non-contact IC unit 20, for example, a gate of a station ticket gate, a company security gate, and a gate of an ETC are opened and closed. Charge processing for the electronic value stored in the contact IC 20 can be performed. Further, when the authentication process with the communication terminal 10 is performed, the non-contact IC RW 30 tries to purchase gate information indicating what area the user is going to enter or leave or what kind of product is to be purchased. It is possible to output purchase information indicating whether or not. The communication terminal 10 can display an icon on the display unit 14 based on the gate information or purchase information.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, an operation when changing an icon displayed on the communication terminal 10 in the present embodiment will be described.

  First, the process of changing the menu icon corresponding to an area such as when the user passes the station ticket gate will be described. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram illustrating an icon change process corresponding to the user area in the communication terminal 10.

  The processing unit 22 of the communication terminal 10 receives the authentication request from the non-contact IC RW 30 via the wireless unit 23, and the processing unit 22 performs a calculation information reading process for the authentication information stored in the storage unit 21. (Steps S201 and S202). The processing unit 22 of the non-contact IC unit 20 performs arithmetic processing based on the calculation information (step S203), and an authentication response is transmitted from the processing unit 22 of the non-contact IC unit 20 to the non-contact IC RW 30. (Step S204).

  The non-contact IC authentication is performed in the non-contact IC RW 30 (step S205). When the authentication is successful, a response signal indicating that the authentication is successful is received from the non-contact IC unit 20 to the processing unit 22 (S206). It is assumed that the response signal includes gate information indicating which area is intended to enter or leave, but this is not limiting and gate information is not limited to this. May be transmitted from the non-contact RW to the non-contact IC unit 20.

  Then, in the processing unit 22, it is determined what processing has been executed between the non-contact IC RW 30 and the non-contact IC unit 20 based on a series of processes of the authentication response and the authentication success. In this embodiment, it is determined whether it has passed a station ticket gate, a company security gate, an ETC (Electric Toll Collection) gate, and whether it has entered or exited at that gate. A determination is made based on the gate information from the non-contact IC RW 30 (S207), and the gate information is output to the processing unit 12 (S208).

  In the processing unit 12, an entrance / exit determination process is performed based on the input gate information, and it is determined which type of gate the user has passed, whether it has entered or exited (S209). When this determination process is performed, a change request (step S210) is sent to the display unit 14 of the communication terminal 10, and the icon display corresponding to the area where the communication terminal 10 exists is changed (step S211). For example, when it is determined that the user has entered the station ticket gate, an icon change process is performed so that an icon indicating an operation content that is likely to be used in the station is displayed. Further, when the communication terminal 10 is present in the area where the communication terminal 10 leaves the gate, the icon display process returns to the default icon display.

  When the icon is changed, a response is sent to the processing unit of the communication terminal 10, and the process ends (step S212). This allows the user to use the changed menu. In the state where the icon display is changed, the icon arrangement may be returned to the default state when the user presses a clear button, an off-hook button, or the like. This makes it possible to return to the default icon arrangement at the user's intention in the case of icon arrangement at each processing.

  A specific example of the above processing will be described. When the user enters from the outside of the station through the ticket gate, the processing unit 12 determines that the station has entered the area as area information, and an icon corresponding to the area is read out. The appropriate icon will be displayed when you enter. That is, the icon display in the initial state is displayed before passing the boarding station ticket gate and after passing the getting off station ticket gate, and the changed icon is displayed after passing the boarding station ticket gate and before passing the getting off station ticket gate. .

  Further, when the user enters through a security gate such as a company, the processing unit 12 determines that the user has entered through the gate as area information, an icon corresponding to the area is read out, and the icon in the initial state is read. It will be changed from the display to an icon that is likely to be used in the company. The icon display in the initial state is displayed before entering the security gate and after leaving the security gate, and the changed icon is displayed after entering the security gate and before leaving the security gate.

  Further, when the user gets into a car or the like and passes through the ETC gate of the highway, the processing unit 12 determines that it has entered through the highway gate as area information and is used in that area. The icon having a high possibility of being used is read out, and the icon display in the initial state is changed to an icon having a high possibility of being used during driving on the expressway. The icon display in the initial state is displayed before passing through the gate entrance of the expressway and after passing through the gate exit of the expressway, and the changed icon is displayed after passing through the gate entrance of the expressway and before passing through the gate exit of the expressway. It will be. Since use of a mobile phone is prohibited while driving on a highway or the like, in the present embodiment, a preferred example is that no icon is displayed.

  Next, an icon change process when the user purchases a product using the electronic value stored in the non-contact IC unit 20 will be described. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing processing when the display of the icon of the communication terminal 10 is changed based on the purchase information.

  In S501 to S507 in FIG. 5, authentication is performed when the non-contact IC RW 30 is an electronic value reader installed in a store and the non-contact IC RW 30 performs a charging process on the non-contact IC unit 20. Processing (S503) and purchase (billing) processing (S507) are performed. The specific process is the same as S201 to S206, except that in S206, purchase information is included in the authentication success response signal instead of the gate information.

  When the purchase process is performed, the information is transmitted to the processing unit 12 of the communication terminal 10 (step S508), and the purchase determination process is performed in the processing unit 12 (step S509). When the process is performed, a change request (step S510) is sent to the display unit 14 of the communication terminal 10, and the icon display is changed according to the purchase process (step S511). When the icon is changed, a response is transmitted to the processing unit 12 of the communication terminal 10 (step S512). Then, the processing unit 12 performs a timer process to determine whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed after the icon display is changed. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the processing unit 12 keeps changing the icon (S513). The processing unit 12 makes a request to change the menu icon display order again after a predetermined time (S514), returns the icons to the initial state (S515), and responds to the communication terminal main body that the icons have been restored (S516). The process ends. In the state where the icon display is changed, the icon arrangement may be returned to the default state when the user presses a clear button, an off-hook button, or the like. This makes it possible to return to the default icon arrangement at the user's intention in the case of icon arrangement at each processing.

  By the processing as described above, after the purchase processing is performed, an icon related to the product purchase is displayed, and the changed icon remains displayed until a predetermined time elapses. Then, after a predetermined time elapses after the purchase, the icon display on the display unit 14 of the communication terminal main body can be changed again so that the icon is returned to the initial state.

  For example, when the user performs a purchase process of a product using the non-contact IC unit 20, the processing unit 12 determines that the purchase process has been performed as purchase information, and an icon that is likely to be used for the purchase process is displayed. It is read out and changed from an icon display in the initial state to an icon that is likely to be used after the purchase process. The icon display in the initial state is displayed before posting the purchase process reader and after 5 minutes after posting the purchase process reader, and the changed icon is displayed after the purchase process reader is posted and 5 minutes after the purchase process reader is posted. Will be displayed.

  Furthermore, the case where the icon when the menu screen performs each specific action from the initial state is changed will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 6A shows an initial state, so-called default icon display. From this initial state, icons that are easy to use are displayed according to changes in behavior of various users.

  For example, if the specific action is passing through the station ticket gate, the icon display in the initial state is changed to the icon display passing through the station ticket gate when entering (FIG. 6 (b)), and the icon display passing through the station ticket gate is changed to the initial state when leaving the station. It will be changed to icon display. In FIG. 6B, icons that are highly likely to be used in the station premises, such as icons for games, electronic books, and the like, are displayed.

  In addition, when the specific action is passing the company security gate, the icon display of the initial display is changed to the icon display of passing the company security gate when entering (FIG. 6 (c)), and the icon passing the company security gate is displayed when leaving. The icon display is changed from the display to the initial display. Furthermore, as described in the menu icon display of the company through the security gate, “Individual use is prohibited during business operations” in order to disable menu operations unrelated to business operations within the security gate, especially within the company. It is also effective to display this message.

  Also, when the specific action is highway gate passing, the icon display in the initial state is changed from the initial state when entering, so that nothing is displayed as the highway gate passing icon display (FIG. 6 (d)), and when leaving, The icon display of the highway gate passing icon display is changed to the initial icon display. Furthermore, as described in the icon display at the gate of the expressway, it is driving in the gate of the expressway, and the use of the mobile phone while driving is prohibited to disable the menu operation. It is also effective to display the message (FIG. 6D).

  If the specific action is purchase, after the purchase process reader is posted, the icon display in the initial state is changed to the purchase menu icon display (FIG. 6 (e)), and after 5 minutes have elapsed since the purchase process reader was posted. Is changed from the icon display that is likely to be used after purchase to the icon display in the initial state. Here, after purchase, such an icon is displayed on the assumption that the user is likely to see the balance display, the electronic household account book, and the purchase history.

  Then, the effect of the communication terminal 10 concerning this embodiment is demonstrated. According to such a communication terminal 10, the icon can be changed to an appropriate one depending on in which area the communication terminal 10 exists.

  First, a user who has entered the area determines that he / she has entered a specific area or has performed a specific action by performing a specific action using the non-contact IC unit 20 of the communication terminal 10. For example, when passing the station ticket gate or when purchasing a product, the wireless unit 23 receives the behavior information included in the authentication success in the non-contact IC unit 20, and based on this behavior information in advance The processing unit 12 determines that the predetermined processing has been performed. And the process part 12 can read the icon according to the action from the memory | storage part 13, and can display the icon on the display part 14. FIG.

  Thereby, the icon according to the action can be displayed according to what kind of action the user took, and the operability of the communication terminal can be improved.

  In addition, the wireless unit 23 receives the exit signal, so that the processing unit 12 can determine that the user has exited the specific area and can return the icon display suitable for the area to the initial state on the display unit 14. Become. Thus, returning the icon display to the initial state can prevent the menu screen from being changed unintentionally.

  Furthermore, in addition to displaying an appropriate icon for each area, such processing can be performed when it is appropriate to hide the icon. For example, if you pass through the security gate and are enrolled in the company, you may not be able to perform operations that are not related to work by hiding icons that are not related to work. it can. In addition, a message such as “Personal use is prohibited during work” may be displayed. Similarly, the operation of the communication terminal is prohibited while driving a car, but there is also an effect of hiding the icon so that the menu operation cannot be performed because there is a danger especially when traveling on a highway. In addition, a message such as “Use of mobile phone while driving is prohibited” may be displayed.

  Also, when purchasing an article, an icon related to the purchase is immediately displayed. The wireless unit 23 of the communication terminal 10 receives the purchase signal in the purchase process, so that the processing unit 12 can determine that the purchase process has been performed, just like entering the specific area. As described above, when a purchase process is performed, a related icon is displayed, thereby enabling a menu operation linked to the purchase process. For example, the menu icons such as balance display and electronic household account book are arranged in the order in which they are easy to use, thereby making it easy to perform operations related to purchase processing.

  Further, the processing unit 12 can return the icon to the initial state after the purchase process and after a predetermined time has elapsed. In this way, by returning the icon to the initial state after a certain time, it is possible to prevent the icon at the time of purchase processing from being displayed unintentionally.

2 is a functional block diagram of a communication terminal 10. FIG. 2 is a hardware block diagram of the communication terminal 10. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the icon selected corresponding to a specific action. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an icon change process corresponding to a user area in the communication terminal 10. It is a sequence diagram which shows a process when changing the display of the icon of the communication terminal 10 based on purchase information. It is a figure explaining the case where the icon when a menu screen performs each specific action from an initial state is changed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Communication system, 10 ... Communication terminal, 11 ... Radio | wireless part, 12 ... Processing part, 13 ... Memory | storage part, 14 ... Display part, 16 ... Operation part, 16 ... External IF part, 20 ... Non-contact IC part, 21 ... Storage unit, 22 ... processing unit, 23 ... wireless unit, 30 ... RW for non-contact IC, 31 ... storage unit, 32 ... processing unit, 33 ... wireless unit, 34 ... communication unit.

Claims (3)

A non-contact type IC unit that stores electronic value and executes accounting processing with a non-contact IC reader;
Display means for displaying a menu screen including an icon for accepting operations;
When charging processing is executed in the non-contact IC unit, processing signal receiving means for receiving a purchase signal transmitted from the non-contact IC unit and indicating purchase processing;
When the purchase signal is received by the processing signal receiving means , the menu screen including the icon displayed on the display means displays an icon that enables processing related to the purchase processing according to the purchase signal. Change means to change;
A communication terminal comprising:   2. The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the changing unit returns the initial state after a predetermined time has elapsed after the icon is changed. In an icon display method for a portable terminal including a non-contact type IC unit that stores electronic value and executes a charging process with a non-contact IC reader,
A display step for displaying a menu screen including an icon for operation reception;
When the accounting process is executed in the non-contact IC unit, a processing signal receiving step for receiving a purchase signal transmitted from the non-contact IC unit and indicating that the purchase process has been performed;
When a purchase signal is received by the processing signal reception step, an icon that enables processing related to the purchase processing is displayed on the menu screen including the icon displayed in the display step according to the purchase signal. Change step to change the icon on the menu screen ,
An icon display method comprising:

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