JP4741960B2 - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone that can receive mail.

Conventionally, as a mobile communication terminal of this type, there has been known a mobile phone that displays a graphic image corresponding to the content of a message body of an email on a display instead of simply displaying the email received via a communication network. Yes. For example, a mobile phone is known that displays a graphic image corresponding to a pictograph on a display when the mail contains a pictograph (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-234614 A

  However, when a graphic image corresponding to the content of the message body is displayed on the conventional mobile phone, it often takes time to display such a graphic image, and the type and display timing of the mail to be displayed. Some users may feel uncomfortable.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of performing an elaborate mail display accompanied by a graphic image display at an appropriate timing.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a mobile communication terminal comprising a communication means for sending and receiving mail via a communication network and a display means for displaying mail, the mail to be displayed. It is determined whether or not a predetermined keyword is included in the message body, and if the keyword is included, a graphic image corresponding to the keyword is displayed at least on the screen on which the message body is displayed. A control unit capable of executing a graphic mail display mode for displaying a part of the graphic mail is provided, and the control unit can selectively execute the graphic mail display mode and a normal mail display mode without displaying the graphic image. When the received mail is displayed, the graphic mail display mode is executed for the unopened received mail, For sealing already received mail is characterized in that to perform the normal mail display mode.

The invention of claim 2 is a mobile communication terminal comprising a communication means for sending and receiving mail via a communication network and a display means for displaying the mail, wherein the message body of the mail to be displayed It is determined whether or not the set keyword is included. If the keyword is included, a graphic image corresponding to the keyword is displayed on at least a part of the screen on which the message body is displayed. Control means capable of executing a graphic mail display mode, wherein the control means can selectively execute the graphic mail display mode and a normal mail display mode not accompanied by display of the graphic image . For each mail, for each mail type or each mail storage location, the graphic mail display mode and the normal It is characterized in that the chromatography, Le configurable either in or not to display the display mode.
Further, the invention of claim 3, in the mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2, the graphic image, which is characterized in that the animation image is a three-dimensional image or three-dimensional animated images a combination thereof It is.
The invention of claim 4 is claimed in claim 1, 2 or mobile communication terminal 3, the control means may continue to display while sequentially added from the beginning the message body, adding of the message body When an additional display character portion consisting of one character or a plurality of characters corresponding to the keyword corresponds to the keyword, the graphic image corresponding to the keyword is controlled to be sequentially displayed so as to be superimposed on the message body. Is.

  According to the present invention, in the graphic mail display mode, it is determined whether or not a predetermined keyword is included in the message body of the mail. If the keyword is included, the graphic image corresponding to the keyword is displayed as the message body. By superimposing and displaying, it is possible to display a mail with a taste of displaying a graphic image according to the content of the mail. In addition, the graphic mail display mode, which tends to take time to display the message body, and the normal mail display mode without graphic image display can be selectively executed. The graphic mail display mode can be prevented from being performed at such timing. In addition, mail that does not need to be displayed in the graphic mail display mode can be displayed in the normal mail display mode. As described above, there is an effect that it is possible to perform an elaborate mail display with display of a graphic image at an appropriate timing.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a mobile phone as a mobile communication terminal will be described.
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating an example of a communication system for mail transmission / reception using a mobile phone according to the present embodiment. This communication system includes a plurality of mobile phones 10 and a mobile phone communication network 20 as a mobile communication network managed by a mobile communication carrier. The mobile phone communication network 20 includes a base station 201 and a switch (not shown) (circuit switch, packet switch), etc., and is connected to the mobile phone communication network 40 by the Internet 30 or other mobile communication carriers via a gateway server (not shown). Has been. The mobile phone communication network 20 and the mobile phone communication network 40 are connected to various mail servers 21 and 41 for processing mails for mobile phones such as short message service (SMS). A mail server 31 to be processed is connected. Via these mail servers 21, 31 and 41, the mobile phone 10 can send and receive electronic mails and SMS mails to and from various communication terminals. For example, the mobile phone 10A of the user A transmits / receives mail via the mobile phone communication network 20 to / from a mobile phone contracted with the same mobile telecommunications carrier, or with other mobile telecommunications carriers. Mail can be transmitted / received to / from a contracted mobile phone via the mobile phone communication network 40. User A's mobile phone 10 </ b> A can also send and receive mail to and from a personal computer via the Internet 30.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the mobile phone according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of an external configuration of the mobile phone. The cellular phone 10 according to the present embodiment includes a main control unit 120 serving as a control unit, an internal memory 121 serving as a storage unit, a wireless communication unit 122 serving as a communication unit that performs communication via the cellular phone communication network 20, and an antenna 112. A display unit 125 as a display unit, and a key operation unit 126 as an operation unit.

  The main control unit 120 includes, for example, a CPU, a cache memory, a ROM, a system bus, and the like, and transmits and receives data to and from each unit such as the internal memory 121 and the wireless communication unit 122 by executing a predetermined control program. And control each part. The main control unit 120 is connected to a microphone 108 as a sound input unit and a speaker 109 as a sound output unit via a sound signal processing unit 123. Further, a display unit 125 is connected to the main control unit 120 via a display control unit 124 as a display control unit. Further, the main control unit 120 is also connected with a key operation unit 126 operated by a user when instructing various processes or inputting various data.

  The internal memory 121 is constituted by a semiconductor memory such as a RAM or a ROM, and stores a control program executed by the main control unit 120 and various data. As these storage means, instead of the internal memory 121, a storage medium such as a memory card or an IC card that can be attached to and detached from the mobile phone body may be used.

  The display control unit 124 controls to display an image on the display unit 125 based on the drawing data sent from the main control unit 120. The display unit 125 is configured by using a display 110 including a liquid crystal panel and displays various images based on image data stored in the internal memory 121.

  The speaker 109 receives an analog signal converted from a digital signal by the sound signal processing unit 123, and outputs a voice during a call, or outputs a mail ringtone, a telephone ringing tone, music, or the like. The sound generation means including the speaker 109 and the sound signal processing unit 123 is controlled by the main control unit 120 so as to reproduce and output sound effects and music (music, melody) corresponding to pictograms included in the received mail. can do.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the speaker 109 is configured by separately providing a receiver speaker (receiver) 109a for listening to a voice during a call and an external output speaker 109b for outputting a ring tone or music. Alternatively, a single speaker may be used so that both the speaker for the receiver and the speaker for external output can be used together.

  The key operation unit 126 includes a data input key (ten key, * key, # key) 103, a call start key 104, a call end key 105, a scroll key 106, a multi-function key 107, and the like. This is used when instructing the end of conversation, menu selection, display mode switching, etc., or inputting information.

  The microphone 108 converts the user's voice into an electrical signal (analog signal). An audio electrical signal (analog signal) output from the microphone 108 is input to the sound signal processing unit 123 and converted into a digital signal.

  Next, a description will be given of the control when displaying the message text of mail such as pre-send mail, sent mail, and received mail on the display unit 125 in the mobile phone 10 having the above configuration. In this embodiment, based on an instruction from the user, the message text is displayed so as to flow while being sequentially added from the top. If the additional display character portion consisting of one or more characters that are additionally displayed in the message body corresponds to a preset keyword, the graphic image corresponding to the keyword is sequentially enlarged and displayed on the message body. Control to do.

  The graphic image is, for example, an animation image in which a display image changes with time, or a three-dimensional image that is three-dimensionally designed and viewed three-dimensionally. The graphic image may be a three-dimensional animation image obtained by combining the animation image and the three-dimensional image. This three-dimensional animation image is an image in which a three-dimensionally displayed three-dimensional object image changes so as to enlarge or reduce, or changes so that the object image rotates.

  Table 1 shows a keyword that is determined whether or not it exists in the message body, a graphic image that is overlaid when the keyword is present, and a display of the message body after the graphic image is displayed. The correspondence with the character when returning to is illustrated. As shown in Table 1, a plurality of keywords (pictograms, texts, emoticons) showing similar appearances or concepts are associated with a three-dimensional animation image that is one graphic image representing them. For example, in the message body, a 3D animation image with the sun as the motif is associated with the pictograms of the sun, the sunrise landscape, and texts such as “morning”, “sunny”, and “good morning”. Yes.

  The three-dimensional animation image is enlarged and displayed for a predetermined time set in advance in the center of the display screen displaying the message text so that the user can easily see the three-dimensional animation image. The three-dimensional animation image may be initially displayed in a small size at the center of the screen, and close-up display may be performed so that the size gradually increases so as to approach the user side. The three-dimensional animation image may be displayed so as to cause a three-dimensional movement such as rotation. When the display of each 3D animation image ends, it may be stopped immediately to display the 3D animation image corresponding to the next keyword, or it may be faded out and displayed to gradually reduce the display size. Good.

  When the display of the 3D animation image is finished, the keywords (pictograms, text, emoticons, etc.) corresponding to the 3D animation image that has been displayed up to that point are returned to their original positions in the message body, and the rest of the message body is displayed. Will be added and displayed sequentially. If the keyword corresponding to the three-dimensional animation image is a pictograph, the pictograph obtained by reducing the three-dimensional animation image is returned to the original position in the message body as the final display character. On the other hand, when the keyword corresponding to the 3D animation image is text or emoticon, unlike the case of the above-mentioned pictograms, the difference in appearance from the 3D animation image is large. It is returned in the message body as a display character. This prevents a gap between the message body displayed after the display of the three-dimensional animation image is completed and the original message body from becoming large.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of control in the graphic mail display mode which is an operation mode for analyzing the message text of the display target mail and displaying the graphic image (three-dimensional animation image).
The user of the mobile phone 10 operates the key operation unit 126 so as to instruct mail display such as received mail. The main control unit 120 receives a mail display instruction from the user (S101), and whether or not the internal memory 121 has a free area used for analyzing the message body and displaying the graphic image for a predetermined reference character number set in advance. Is determined (S102). If there is no free space, the number of reference characters is changed to be reduced (S103). The reference character number is set in advance in consideration of the capacity of the internal memory 121 incorporated in the mobile phone 10. For example, the predetermined reference character number is set to 150 characters.

  Next, when the setting of the reference character number is completed, the main control unit 120 determines whether or not the number of characters in the message body of the display target mail is greater than a predetermined reference character number (S104). Here, when the number of characters in the message body is larger than the reference character number, the portion larger than the reference character number is omitted, and information indicating that the mail is halfway at the end (for example, “... The number of characters in the message body of the display target mail is reduced and the end process is performed so that (continuous) is added (step 105). On the other hand, if the number of characters in the message body is less than or equal to the reference number of characters, the character number reduction / end processing is not performed.

  Next, the main control unit 120 starts content analysis and display on the display unit 125 for the message text of the display target mail (S106). As shown in FIGS. 5A to 5E, the message text is displayed so that characters flow while being sequentially added from the top. If the additional display character portion consisting of one or more characters that are additionally displayed in the message body corresponds to the predetermined keyword (Yes in S107), a graphic image (three-dimensional animation image) corresponding to the keyword is displayed. ) Are sequentially displayed on the message body (S108). As shown in FIG. 5A, when the text “Ohayo” in the message body is hit, a three-dimensional animation image with the sun as a motif is superimposed and displayed in front. Then, after the display of the three-dimensional animation image of the sun is completed, the above “Ohayo” is additionally displayed in the message body. As shown in FIG. 5B, when characters that do not correspond to the keyword are displayed, the display of the message text is continued without displaying the graphic image (three-dimensional animation image). As shown in Fig. 5 (c), when the emoticon “(^ o ^) /” in the message body hits, a 3D animation image with the emoticon “(^ o ^) /” in the foreground appears in the foreground. It is enlarged and displayed overlaid. Then, after the display of the 3D animation image of the emoticon is completed, the original emoticon “(^ o ^) /” is additionally displayed in the message body. Also, as shown in FIG. 5D, when a train pictogram in the message text is displayed, a 3D animation image designed in a three-dimensional manner so as to make the train appear three-dimensionally is enlarged on the front. Is displayed. Then, after the display of the three-dimensional animation image of the train is finished, pictograms obtained by reducing the three-dimensional animation image of the train are additionally displayed in the message body.

  The enlarged display of the graphic image (three-dimensional animation image) is continued for a preset display time, and when the display time elapses, a message text additional display screen is displayed. The additional display of the message body after the graphic image is displayed is performed as follows. If the keyword corresponding to the graphic image that has been overlaid as shown in FIG. 5A or FIG. 5C is a text character or emoticon, the original character is additionally displayed as it is in the message body. On the other hand, if the keyword corresponding to the graphic image displayed in an overlapping manner as shown in FIG. 5D is a pictograph, a pictograph obtained by reducing the enlarged graphic image (three-dimensional animation image) is added to the message body. Is displayed. FIG. 5E shows a screen when the graphic mail display is completed for the entire message body to be displayed.

  The analysis and display of the message body is continued up to the preset reference character number (S107 to S110). FIG. 5E shows a screen when the graphic mail display is completed. When the message text of the reference number of characters cannot be displayed on one screen, display control is performed so that the screen is automatically scrolled so that the additionally displayed character portion can be seen.

  As described above, it is determined whether or not a predetermined keyword is included in the message body of the received mail or the like. If the keyword is included, a graphic image corresponding to the keyword is displayed on the message body. . As a result, it is possible to display a mail with a taste of displaying a graphic image according to the content of the message body of the mail. In addition, regardless of the length of the message body of the email, whether or not the keyword is included and the graphic image are displayed for a predetermined number of characters from the beginning of the message body. Therefore, regardless of the length of the message body, the data storage area used for the above determination and display processing can be reduced to a predetermined size or less, and an email display with an elaborate display of graphic images can be reliably performed.

  In addition, the mobile phone according to the present embodiment is configured to be able to selectively execute the graphic mail display mode and the normal mail display mode that does not involve display of the graphic image. In particular, in the mobile phone of the present embodiment, when the mail to be displayed is a received mail, the graphic mail display mode is executed for the unopened received mail, and the normal mail display mode is executed for the opened received mail. Is initially set.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a control example when displaying the received mail stored in the received mailbox. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the transition of the screen when the received mail is displayed. The user of the mobile phone 10 designates the received mail to be displayed on the screen 111A for displaying the received mail list in the received mail box, and operates the key operation unit 126 to open the received mail. The main control unit 120 receives a received mail display instruction from the user (S201 in FIG. 6), and determines whether the mail to be displayed is an unopened mail (S202 in FIG. 6). Here, in the case of an unopened received mail (Yes in S202 of FIG. 6), the graphic mail viewer is activated and the graphic mail display mode shown in FIG. 4 is executed (S203 of FIG. 6), The received mail is displayed as shown on the screen 111B in FIG. On the other hand, if the mail to be displayed is a received mail that has been opened (No in S202 of FIG. 6), a normal mail that does not involve interpretation of the message body or display of a graphic image to determine whether or not the keyword is included The display mode is executed (S204 in FIG. 6), and the received mail is normally displayed as shown on the screen 111C in FIG.

  When the graphic mail display shown in the screen 111B of FIG. 7 is completed, or when the user cancels the display operation during the graphic mail display, the normal mail display is not performed without changing to the screen 111A of the received mail box. Transition to screen 111C. In addition, when the user selects graphic mail display by a menu or the like on the normal mail display screen shown in the screen 111C of FIG. 7, the graphic mail display mode is executed. Further, when “return” is selected on the graphic mail display screen 111B or the normal mail screen 111C, the screen returns to the reception mailbox screen 111A.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to selectively execute the graphic mail display mode that tends to take a long time to display the message body and the normal mail display mode that does not involve display of the graphic image. Therefore, the graphic mail display mode is not performed at a timing when the display time is anxious, and mail that does not require display in the graphic mail display mode can be displayed in the normal mail display mode. As described above, it is possible to display a mail with elaborate taste accompanied by display of a graphic image at an appropriate timing.

  Further, if the graphic mail display mode is displayed each time the same received mail is displayed and confirmed, the time required for displaying the graphic mail may be a concern. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the graphic mail display mode is executed only when an unopened mail is displayed, so that the received mail is displayed at least once. The received mail that has been opened is displayed in the normal mail display mode so that it can be quickly displayed and the contents can be confirmed.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, as the graphic image, an animation image, a three-dimensional image, or a three-dimensional animation image that is a combination thereof is displayed, so that the content display of the message body of the mail has a change or a three-dimensional effect. It is possible to display a more elaborate message body.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, characters are displayed so as to flow while sequentially adding the message body from the beginning, and when the additional display character portion corresponds to a predetermined keyword, the graphic image corresponding to the keyword is displayed as the message body. By displaying the images one after another, it is possible to display a more elaborate message body. In the case where the predetermined keyword is a pictogram that is made up of code data and can be easily grasped by one character to identify the content to be transmitted by the mail sender, the association between the keyword and the graphic image, and the additional display character It becomes easy to determine whether or not a minute corresponds to a keyword.

  In the above embodiment, the user may arbitrarily set when to execute the graphic mail display mode. For example, when displaying received mail, as described above, only unopened received mail is displayed in the graphic mail display mode, always displayed in the graphic mail display mode, and always displayed in the normal mail display mode. Any of the above may be arbitrarily selected by the user. Here, the normal mail display mode is a mail display mode that does not involve display of a graphic image corresponding to a keyword in the message body.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of screen transition when the user sets a display effect. When “display effect setting” is selected on the general mail setting screen 113A, a display effect setting screen 113B is displayed. On the display effect setting screen 113B, the user can arbitrarily set one of the following three types of settings.
(1) “Always display graphic mail”: When displaying the mail message body, always display in the graphic mail display mode.
(2) “Display graphic mail only when unopened”: Displayed in the graphic mail display mode only when displaying the message body of an unopened received mail. When displaying the message body of another mail, it is displayed in the normal mail display mode. In the initial state before the setting is changed by the user, this “graphic mail display only when not opened” is set.
(3) “Always display normal mail”: When displaying the message body of the mail, always display in the normal mail display mode.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, when “always display graphic mail” or “display graphic mail only when unopened” is set, the background color when displaying graphic mail may be set. For example, in the example of FIG. 9, an arbitrary color can be selected from “white”, “light blue”, “yellow”, “rose”, “green”, and “blue” as the background color. The color of the character is selected according to the background color. When the graphic mail display mode is set, the drawing speed for displaying the message text in the graphic mail may be set. For example, an arbitrary drawing speed may be selected from three stages of “standard”, “high speed”, and “low speed”. When setting the background color and drawing speed, it is preferable to preview the sample mail so that the graphic mail display after the setting can be confirmed.

  Further, it may be possible to set whether to display in the graphic mail display mode or the normal mail display mode for each mail to be displayed or for each mail type. Further, for each mail storage location (for example, a mailbox), it may be possible to set whether to display in the graphic mail display mode or the normal mail display mode.

  Table 2 shows a setting example for setting the mail display mode for each mailbox. The column of the mail opening operation in Table 2 is a setting for opening and displaying the mail from the mail box list display screen. In the case of this operation, graphic mail display is performed for the inbox according to a predetermined condition set in advance. That is, in the initial setting state, an unopened received mail is displayed in the graphic mail display mode, and an unopened received mail is displayed in the normal mail display mode. Other mailboxes are displayed in the normal mail display mode. The graphic mail display operation column from the menu in Table 2 is a setting for displaying graphic mail from the menu on the screen displaying mail in the normal mail display mode. In the case of this operation, graphic mail is displayed according to the user's selection conditions in the menu. A graphic mail is also displayed for the message body of the mail being edited according to the selection condition of the user in the menu.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of screen transition when previewing the message body being edited in the graphic mail display mode. When a menu is selected on the mail editing screen 115A, a menu selection screen 115B is displayed. When the graphic mail preview is selected on the menu selection screen 115B, the message body being edited can be displayed in the graphic mail display mode as shown in the graphic mail display screen 115C.

  Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various modifications can be made to the disclosed embodiments within the scope of the technical matters described in the claims without departing from the scope or spirit of the present invention. Can be added.

  For example, the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone and can be applied to various mobile communication terminals capable of sending and receiving mail. That is, as the “mobile communication terminal” in the present invention, a PDC (Personal Digital Cellular) system, a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) system, a TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association) system mobile phone, an IMT (International Mobile Telecommunications) system, etc. -2000 standard mobile phone, TD-SCDMA (MC: Multi Carrier) mobile phone, one of TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), automobile phone And a telephone having a call function such as a fixed telephone. Examples of the “mobile communication terminal” include a communication terminal such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) having a call function in addition to the above telephone.

  The control in the mobile communication terminal can also be realized by executing a predetermined program on a computer provided in the mobile communication terminal. Delivery of the program used in the computer may be performed using a recording medium such as an FD or CD-ROM in which the program is recorded as digital information, or may be performed using a communication network such as a computer network.

The schematic block diagram which shows an example of the communication system of the mail transmission / reception using the mobile telephone which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the mobile phone. The front view which shows an example of the external appearance structure of the mobile phone. The flowchart which shows an example of control of a graphic mail display mode. (A) thru | or (e) is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the transition of the screen in graphic mail display mode. The flowchart of the example of control when displaying the received mail preserve | saved at the receiving mailbox. Explanatory drawing which shows the transition of a screen when displaying a received mail. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of a screen transition when a user resets a display effect after the initial setting of a display effect. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of a screen transition when setting a background color. Explanatory drawing of a screen transition when the message text being edited is previewed in 3D mail display mode.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Mobile phone 20, 40 Mobile phone communication network 21, 41 Mail server 30 Internet 31 Mail server 120 Main control part 121 Internal memory 124 Display control part 125 Display part

Claims (4)

A mobile communication terminal comprising communication means for sending and receiving mail via a communication network and display means for displaying mail,
It is determined whether or not a predetermined keyword is included in the message body of the mail to be displayed. If the keyword is included, a graphic image corresponding to the keyword is displayed as the message body. Control means capable of executing a graphic mail display mode to be displayed over at least a part of the screen being
The control means can selectively execute the graphic mail display mode and the normal mail display mode without displaying the graphic image. When the received mail is displayed, the graphic mail is displayed for the unopened received mail. A mobile communication terminal that executes a mail display mode and executes the normal mail display mode for a received mail that has been opened . A mobile communication terminal comprising communication means for sending and receiving mail via a communication network and display means for displaying mail,
It is determined whether or not a predetermined keyword is included in the message body of the mail to be displayed. If the keyword is included, a graphic image corresponding to the keyword is displayed as the message body. Control means capable of executing a graphic mail display mode to be displayed over at least a part of the screen being
The control means is capable of selectively executing the graphic mail display mode and a normal mail display mode not accompanied by display of the graphic image.
A mobile communication terminal characterized in that it is possible to set whether to display in the graphic mail display mode or the normal mail display mode for each mail to be displayed, for each mail type or for each mail storage location. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2,
The mobile communication terminal, wherein the graphic image is an animation image, a three-dimensional image, or a three-dimensional animation image obtained by combining them. Claim 1, 2 or in the mobile communication terminal 3,
The control means displays the message body while sequentially adding the message body from the top, and when the additional display character portion consisting of one or more characters that are additionally displayed in the message body corresponds to the keyword, A mobile communication terminal, wherein a graphic image corresponding to the keyword is controlled so as to be sequentially displayed superimposed on the message body.