JP4926034B2 - Compound terminal and display control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a composite terminal, and more particularly, to a composite terminal and a display control program having, for example, a videophone function and a TV viewing function.

An example of a conventional device of this type is disclosed in Patent Document 1. This prior art has a TV viewing function. The display device 6 includes a display area 61 and a display area 62. The display area 61 includes an icon 611 indicating a remaining battery capacity, an icon 612 indicating a mobile phone reception level, and an icon indicating a radio wave reception level of a television. 613 is displayed. When the television viewing function is used, a plurality of icons are displayed in the display area 61.
JP 2005-151117 A [H04M 1/73, 1/00]

  However, according to the prior art, when a mail is received while using the television viewing function, the television viewing function must be temporarily stopped in order to confirm the content of the received mail. That is, viewing of video content is hindered.

  In addition, a composite terminal such as a mobile phone that is capable of simultaneously displaying TV and mail on two screens has been studied. However, this causes a restriction that the display of the television becomes small, and information about the television and Web information related to the television cannot be viewed.

  Further, even when the television screen is displayed in the full screen display, the icon is displayed in a place (for example, the upper left corner or the upper right corner) having little influence on the television image.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a new composite terminal.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a composite terminal that can quickly grasp the contents of an email without hindering viewing of video content.

  The present invention employs the following configuration in order to solve the above problems. Note that reference numerals in parentheses, supplementary explanations, and the like indicate correspondence with embodiments to be described later in order to help understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention.

A first aspect of the present invention is a monitor, a first display means for displaying an icon in the first area of the monitor, the second display means for displaying the video content to the second area of the monitor, the first video content and using the mobile communication system A communication means for receiving mail, an erasure means for erasing at least one of the plurality of icons displayed in the first area by the first display means when the mail is received, and a received mail in relation to the erasure operation of the erasure means Third display means for displaying the contents in the first area, the plurality of icons displayed by the first display means includes a reception sensitivity icon indicating the reception sensitivity of the communication means, and the erasure means has the second display means as the second display means. when viewing a video content, to exclude the reception sensitivity icon erased, a composite terminal.

In the first invention, the composite terminal (10: reference numeral exemplifying a portion corresponding to the embodiment; hereinafter the same) has a monitor (62), and the first display means (32, 60, S101) is In the first area (62v1, 62h1) of the monitor screen, for example, an icon such as a reception sensitivity icon (Is) or a battery icon (Ib) is displayed. The second display means (32, 58, S61, S77) displays the video content in the second area (62v2, 62h2) of the monitor screen. The communication means (12) using the mobile communication system receives the other party's video (image) as the first video content and receives the mail, for example, according to the videophone function. The erasure means (32, 60, S111, S113) erases at least one of the plurality of icons displayed by the first display means when a mail is received by the mobile communication circuit (12), for example. By means (32, S119), the contents of the received mail are displayed in the first area in the display space (blank) generated by erasing the icon. However, when the second display means is displaying the first video content, the reception sensitivity icon is excluded from the objects to be erased.

According to the first invention, the video content is displayed in the second area, and at the time of receiving the mail, at least one of the plurality of icons is deleted and the content of the received mail is displayed in the first area. Therefore, it is possible to quickly grasp the contents of the mail without disturbing the viewing and display of the video content. For example, when using the videophone function, when it is necessary to display the communication state by the communication means, at least the reception sensitivity icon is displayed even if the first video content is displayed.

  A second invention is a composite terminal according to the first invention, wherein the third display means scrolls and displays the contents of the received mail.

  In the second invention, the received mail is easy to read.

A third invention is according to the first or second aspect, further comprising a receiving means for receiving a second video content by using the release transceiver system, a video content displayed by the second display means the first video It is a composite terminal that is one of content and second video content.

In the third invention, the communication means (12) receives the other party's video (image) as the first video content according to the videophone function, for example, or the receiving means (14) receives the second video content that is a broadcast program. . The first video content or the second video content is displayed in the second area by the second display means. For this reason, for example, even if a video during a videophone call is displayed in the second area or a video of a TV program is displayed in the second display area, the mail content is displayed in the first display area .

A fourth invention is according to any one of the first to third inventions, and further includes a fourth table means for displaying a mail icon indicating mail reception in the first area after the display processing of the third display means is completed. It is a composite terminal.

In the fourth invention, the fourth table means (32, S123) displays a mail icon in the first area after the end of the mail content display in the first area. Therefore, the user can confirm the incoming mail.

A fifth invention is according to the fourth invention, further comprising an enlarging means for enlarging the size of the second region, and an disabling means for disabling the erasing means in relation to the enlarging process of the enlarging means, The display means is a composite terminal that executes display processing in response to reception of mail.

In the fifth invention, when the enlargement means (32, S31) enlarges the size of the second area, the erasure means is disabled by the disabling means (32, S109). And a 4th display means performs a display process in response to reception of mail. This protects privacy.

A seventh aspect of the invention, the processor of the composite terminal including a communication means for receiving the first video content and mail using monitor and a mobile communication system, a first display means for displaying an icon in the first area of the monitor, the video content second display means for displaying the second region of the monitor, the erase operation of the erasing means, and erasing means for erasing at least one of the plurality of icons displayed in the first region by the first display means when receiving the mail And a third display means for displaying the contents of the received mail in the first area. The plurality of icons displayed by the first display means include a reception sensitivity icon indicating the reception sensitivity of the communication means, and an erasure means. when the second display means is displaying the first video content, excludes the reception sensitivity icon erased, display control in the composite terminal flop A gram.

In the sixth aspect , similar to the first aspect, it is possible to quickly grasp the contents of the mail without disturbing the viewing and display of the video contents.

According to the present invention, when an icon is displayed in the first area and video content is displayed in the second area, when a mail is received, at least one of the plurality of icons is deleted and the contents of the received mail Is displayed in the first area, the contents of the mail can be quickly grasped without hindering the display of the video content. For example, when using the videophone function, when it is necessary to display the communication state by the communication means, at least the reception sensitivity icon is displayed even if the first video content is displayed.

  The above object, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 10 of this embodiment includes a mobile communication circuit 12 and a broadcast program receiving circuit 14. The mobile communication circuit 12 is a communication means for performing mobile communication, for example, voice phone, videophone, mail transmission / reception, etc. using a mobile communication system. The broadcast program receiving circuit 14 is a receiving means for receiving a broadcast program such as terrestrial digital television broadcast using a broadcast receiving system. The mobile terminal 10 of this embodiment thus includes the mobile communication circuit 12 as communication means and the broadcast program reception circuit 14 as reception means, and is called “composite terminal” in that sense. The mobile communication circuit 12 and the broadcast program receiving circuit 14 are controlled by the CPU 32.

  The mobile communication circuit 12 includes an antenna 16, a radio circuit 18, a signal processing circuit 20, an AD / DA converter 22, an amplifier 24, a speaker 26, an amplifier 28, and a microphone 30. The broadcast program receiving circuit 14 includes an antenna 42, a tuner 44, a demultiplexer 48, an MPEG decoder 50, an audio processing circuit 52, an amplifier 54, a speaker 56, and an NTSC encoder 58. The NTSC decoder 58 can display the first content such as a moving image of the other party (and one's own) when using the videophone function, and the broadcast program video when receiving the broadcast program using the receiving means. Such second content is converted into an NTSC composite signal and given to the monitor 62.

  The character generator 60 outputs display data such as graphics, characters, symbols and the like to the monitor 62 for mail display, icon display, and on-screen display. Therefore, the character generator 60 is included in the first display means.

  The monitor 62 is a video output means, and is used to display the first content or the second content as described above. The monitor 62 is a mail for sending and receiving mail by the communication means. In addition, the above icons are also displayed. That is, in this embodiment, the monitor 62 is shared as a video output means in the communication means and the reception means, and for this purpose, the communication means and the reception means constitute a part of the second display means. And you may make it share the speaker as an audio | voice output means. In that case, either the speaker 26 (amplifier 24) or the speaker 56 (amplifier 54) is omitted.

  Although not shown, a rotation mechanism for the monitor 62 may be provided so that the vertical screen display mode or the horizontal screen display mode can be arbitrarily selected. Furthermore, the vertical screen display mode or the horizontal screen display mode can be switched without providing such a rotation mechanism. That is, when the main body of the mobile terminal 10 is in the vertical direction, the vertical screen display mode is set, and when the mobile terminal 10 is set in the horizontal direction, the horizontal screen display mode is set.

  FIG. 2A shows the screen of the monitor 62 in the vertical screen display mode, in which the first area 62v1 is formed in the upper part and the lower part is used as the second area 62v2. Similarly, in the horizontal screen display mode of FIG. 2B, the upper part is used as the first area 62h1, and the lower part is used as the second area 62h2.

  In this embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 further includes a camera 38, and the camera video from the camera 38 is input to the CPU 32 through the camera processing circuit 36. Therefore, the CPU 32 displays the camera video on the monitor 62, Further, it is stored or recorded in a flash memory (storage medium).

  In such a portable terminal 10, when making a voice call, the user operates the operation key 34 (detailed illustration is omitted, but this is the same as that provided in a portable terminal with a normal videophone function. Therefore, dial operation is executed. When this dial operation is performed, the CPU 32 instructs the radio circuit 18 to perform call processing. When a connection with the other party is established by this call processing, a call can be made. When a call signal is received through the antenna 16, the radio circuit 18 notifies the CPU 32 of an incoming call. The CPU 32 instructs the voice processing circuit 52 to generate a ringing tone signal and also instructs the character generator 60 to generate a character signal representing the calling message. As a result, a ringing tone is output from the speaker 56 and a calling message is output from the monitor 62. When an incoming call operation is performed with the operation key 34 in response to the output of a ringing tone and a call message, a connection with the other party is established and a call can be made. Therefore, the voice of the other party of the call is output from the speaker 26 (56) or the earphone if present, and the own voice is taken in from the microphone 30 and transmitted to the other party. In this way, the voice telephone function is realized.

  When making a videophone call, the user performs a call operation for the videophone call using the operation keys 34. In response to the call operation, the CPU 32 instructs the radio circuit 18 to perform call processing. When the connection with the other party is established by this call processing, the CPU 32 activates the speaker 26, the microphone 30, the camera 38, and the monitor 62, and is ready for a videophone call.

  When voice is input to the microphone 30 after the videophone is ready, this voice is converted into an analog voice signal by the microphone 30. This audio signal is amplified by the amplifier 28 and converted into audio data which is a digital signal by the D / DA conversion circuit 22. The audio data is encoded by the signal processing circuit 20 and further modulated by the radio circuit 18 to generate transmission audio data. The transmission voice data generated by the radio circuit 18 is transmitted from the antenna 16.

  On the other hand, the received voice data transmitted from the communication terminal of the other party is received by the antenna 16, demodulated by the radio circuit 18, and decoded by the signal processing circuit 20 to become voice data. The audio data decoded by the signal processing circuit 20 is converted into an analog audio signal by the AD / DA conversion circuit 22, input to the speaker 26 through the amplifier 24, and the other party's audio is output from the speaker 26.

  In the videophone function, an object scene image (moving image) photographed by the camera 38 is converted into moving image data as a digital signal by the camera processing circuit 36. The moving image data is sent to the signal processing circuit 20 and the radio circuit 18 via the CPU 32. The radio circuit 18 modulates the moving image data sent via the CPU 32 and transmits the modulated moving image data to the other party's portable terminal (not shown) via the antenna 16.

  The moving image data captured by the camera 38 is also sent to the NTSC encoder 58, which converts the moving image data sent via the CPU 32 into an NTSC composite video signal. The composite video signal is given to the monitor 62. As a result, the (own) moving image (through image) photographed by the portable terminal 10 is a diagram in the second area 62v2 (or 62h2) of the monitor 62 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the sub-screen M2 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, moving image data sent from the other party's mobile terminal is received by the antenna 16 and demodulated by the radio circuit 18. The demodulated moving image data is converted by the NTSC encoder 62 into an NTSC composite video signal. The NTSC composite video signal is applied to the monitor 62. As a result, the moving image captured by the camera provided on the other party's mobile terminal is in the first area 62v1 (or 62h1) of the monitor 62 shown in FIG. Is displayed on the main screen M1 shown in FIG. In this way, a real-time videophone function for exchanging moving images with the other party's mobile terminal is realized.

  When sending a mail, the user uses the operation keys 34 to create a sent mail and perform a sending operation. When a mail transmission operation is performed, the CPU 32 instructs the radio circuit 18 to connect to a server (not shown) that manages the destination mailbox, and also encodes the generated transmission mail to the signal processing circuit 20. Command. The signal processing circuit 20 converts the transmission mail into packet data, that is, a mail packet, and the mail packet is transmitted to the server through the radio circuit 18 and the antenna 16.

  If a mail packet exists in the user's mailbox set in the server, the mail packet is received through the antenna 16. The received mail packet is demodulated by the radio circuit 18 and decoded by the signal processing circuit 20. In response to the mail arrival notification from the radio circuit 18, the CPU 32 stores the mail decoded by the signal processing circuit 20 in the flash memory 40, and instructs the character generator 64 to output a character signal indicating the mail arrival. As a result, an icon indicating mail reception, that is, a mail icon Im (FIG. 10) is displayed on the monitor 62. In this way, a mail transmission / reception function is realized.

    When using this portable terminal 10 to view a television (broadcast) program such as a terrestrial digital television broadcast, the user selects a program viewing mode by operating the operation keys 34 and selects a desired channel (program). select. In response to such user operation, the CPU 32 activates the broadcast program receiving circuit 14 and instructs the tuner 44 to select a desired channel. The tuner 44 extracts a high-frequency signal of a desired channel from a high-frequency signal of terrestrial digital television broadcast captured by the antenna 42. An OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) demodulation circuit 46 converts the high-frequency signal selectively received by the tuner 44 into a transport stream packet. The demultiplexer 48 extracts audio packets and video packets from the transport stream packet. The MPEG decoder 50 decodes the audio packet to generate audio data, decodes the video packet to generate video data, and supplies the audio data and video data to the audio processing circuit 52 and the NTSC encoder 58, respectively.

  The audio data is converted into an analog audio signal by the audio processing circuit 52, and the audio signal is given to the speaker 56. As a result, the sound of the television program selected by the user is output from the speaker 56.

  The video data is converted into a composite video signal by the NTSC encoder 58, and the composite video signal is output to the monitor 62. As a result, the video of the TV program selected by the user is displayed as the TV screen TV in the second area 62v2 (or 62h2) of the monitor 62 as shown in FIG. In this way, the TV program viewing function is realized.

  The CPU 32 always detects the remaining amount of the battery (not shown) and the reception sensitivity of the antenna 16 by a monitoring circuit (not shown). Then, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the remaining battery level is indicated as a battery icon Ib indicating the battery level, and the reception sensitivity level is indicated as a reception sensitivity icon Is indicating the level in the first area 62v1 (or 62h1) of the monitor 62. Is displayed. However, as described above, these icon figures are created by the character generator 60 in accordance with instructions from the CPU 32.

  The battery icon Ib and the reception sensitivity icon Is may be called “Picto” like a battery pict or an antenna pict. Here, this kind of thing is collectively called an icon. .

  As described above, the portable terminal 10 of this embodiment has a horizontal screen display mode for enlarging and displaying an image with an aspect ratio of, for example, 16: 9, but the normal (default) is the vertical screen display mode. .

  In the vertical screen display mode, both the other party's video and the own video during a videophone call are displayed as a main screen M1 and a sub screen M2 in the second area 62v2 of the monitor 62 as shown in FIG. In the first area 62v1 of the monitor 62, a battery icon Ib and a reception sensitivity icon Is are displayed.

  When viewing a TV program in the vertical screen display mode, as shown in FIG. 4A, the battery icon Ib and the reception sensitivity icon Is are displayed in the first area 62v1, and the TV is displayed vertically in the second area 62v2. Video TV is displayed.

  The horizontal screen display mode is set by the user rotating the monitor 62 by 90 ° using a rotation mechanism. However, if the mobile terminal does not have a rotation mechanism, the horizontal screen display mode is set when the user operates the operation key 34 or when the gyro element detects that the user has rotated the main body 90 °. can do.

  In the horizontal screen display mode, both the other party video and the own video during a videophone call are displayed as a main screen M1 and a sub screen M2 in the second area 62h2 of the monitor 62 as shown in FIG. The battery icon Ib and the reception sensitivity icon Is are displayed in the first area 62h1 of the monitor 62.

  When viewing a television program in the horizontal screen display mode, as shown in FIG. 4B, the battery icon Ib and the reception sensitivity icon Is are displayed in the first area 62h1, and the television is horizontally displayed in the second area 62h2. Video TV is displayed.

  3 and 4, when the horizontal screen display mode is set, the second area 62h2 is larger than the second area 62v2 in the vertical screen display mode at least in the horizontal direction. Therefore, since it becomes easy to see from the side, a plurality of people can view the program video at the same time.

  When the videophone function is being executed and the video of the first content is being displayed on the monitor 62 in the manner shown in FIG. 3A, for example, when a mail arrives, the CPU 32 displays it in the first area 62v1. A command to erase other than the received sensitivity icon Is is issued to the character generator 60. The CPU 32 also issues a command to the NTSC encoder 58 to scroll display the contents of the incoming mail (specifically, the sender, subject, and text) in the first area 62v1. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the contents of the incoming mail are displayed in the first area 62v1 of the monitor 62, and the first content video, that is, the parent screen M1 and the child screen M2 are displayed in the second area 62v2. . As a result, the contents of the incoming mail can be confirmed while confirming the reception sensitivity while using the videophone function.

  However, although the example of FIG. 5 shows the case of the vertical screen display mode, the same display state transition occurs also in the horizontal screen display mode (FIG. 2B).

  Further, when the TV viewing function is being executed and the mail is received when the video of the second content is being displayed on the monitor 62 in the manner shown in FIG. 4A, the CPU 32 is displayed in the first area 62v1. A command to erase all the icons is issued to the character generator 60. The CPU 32 also issues a command to the NTSC encoder 58 to scroll display the contents of the incoming mail in the first area 62v1. As shown in FIG. 6, the contents of the incoming mail are displayed in the first area 62v1 of the monitor 62, and the second content video, that is, the TV screen TV is displayed in the second area 62v2. As a result, the contents of the incoming mail can be confirmed while watching the television.

  However, although the example in FIG. 6 shows the case of the vertical screen display mode, the same display state transition may occur in the horizontal screen display mode (FIG. 2B).

  However, if a mail arrives while watching a television program in the horizontal screen display mode, it may be possible not to display the contents of the mail for privacy protection. That is, when the TV program content is displayed on the horizontal screen, it is conceivable that a plurality of people are viewing the same program content for ease of visual recognition. In this way, when a mail is displayed when a plurality of people are watching a television program, there is a possibility that the mail is visually recognized by persons other than the addressed person. Therefore, in this embodiment, when an incoming mail is received when a TV program is displayed in the horizontal screen display mode that is likely to be viewed by a large number of people, the contents of the incoming mail are not displayed in the first area 62h1 at that time. To protect your privacy.

  In this case, the CPU 32 issues a command for displaying the mail icon Im on the first area 62h1 to the character generator 60. In response to this command, the character generator 60 displays a mail icon Im on the first area 62h1, as shown in FIG.

  5 is completed, the mail icon Im, the antenna icon Is, and the battery icon Ib are displayed in the first area 62v1 of the monitor 62 in the manner shown in FIG. Is displayed. Further, when the scrolling display of the incoming mail while viewing the television shown in FIG. 6 is completed, the mail icon Im and the battery icon Ib are displayed on the first area 62v1 as shown in FIG. 8B.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, the flash memory 40 includes a mail data area 40a and a mail DB area 40b. Mail data such as outgoing mail and incoming mail is stored in the mail data area 40a. As shown in FIG. 9B, the mail DB area 40b includes a mail address column, a mail importance column, and a display color column. The mail address assigned by the user is stored in a part of the mail address column. The stored email address is initially (default) assigned a “black” character color. When the importance level of a desired mail address is changed to “high” by the mail setting operation by the user, the character color assigned to the corresponding mail address is changed to “red”. This makes it possible to easily determine the importance of incoming mail.

  The CPU 32 is a multi-task CPU equipped with a multi-task OS such as μITRON. In connection with the character display processing, the CPU 32 detects the incoming videophone call task shown in FIG. 10, the program viewing mode detection task shown in FIG. An incoming mail detection task shown in FIG. 13, a screen orientation detection task shown in FIG. 13, an area allocation task shown in FIG. 14, a main screen display control task shown in FIGS. 15 to 17, and an icon bar display control task shown in FIG.

  First, referring to FIG. 10, in step S <b> 1 of the videophone incoming call detection task, it is determined based on the signal from mobile communication circuit 12 whether or not a videophone call has been received. If the determination result is “YES”, “1” is set to a flag Ftvt indicating that a videophone call is in progress in step S3, and then the process returns to step S1.

  Referring to FIG. 11, in step S <b> 11 of the program viewing mode detection task, it is determined based on the signal from operation key 34 whether or not the program viewing mode has been selected by the user. If the determination result is “YES”, “1” is set to a flag Ftv indicating that the program viewing mode is set in step S13, and then the process returns to step S1.

  As shown in FIG. 12, in step S21 of the incoming mail detection task, it is determined whether an incoming mail has been received based on a signal from the mobile communication circuit 12. If the determination result is “YES”, in step S23, a flag Fml indicating that there is an incoming mail is set to “1”, and then the process returns to step S11.

  According to FIG. 13, in step S31 of the screen orientation detection task, for example, based on the state of the rotation mechanism (not shown) and a gyro sensor (not shown) signal, whether or not the user has performed a vertical screen direction display operation. to decide. If the determination result is “YES”, the flag FV indicating whether the vertical screen display mode or the horizontal screen display mode is selected is set to “1” in step S33, and then the process returns to step S31. If the determination result is “NO”, that is, if the horizontal screen display mode is selected, the screen direction flag FV is set to “0” in step S35, and then the process returns to step S21.

  Referring to FIG. 14, in the first step S41 of the area allocation task, the set value of flag FV is determined. If the set value is “1”, the process proceeds to step S43, and if the set value is “0”, the process proceeds to step S47. In step S43, a command for assigning the first area where the icon is to be displayed to the area 62v1 is issued to the NTSC encoder 58. In step S45, a command for assigning the second area in which the program content is to be displayed to the area 62v2 is issued to the NTSC encoder 58, and then the process returns to step S41. In step S47, a command for allocating the first area to the area 62h1 is issued to the NTSC encoder 58, and in step S49, enlargement processing is executed. That is, a command for assigning the second area in which the program content is to be displayed to the area 62h2 is issued to the NTSC encoder 58. Thereafter, the process returns to step S41.

  Initial setting is executed in the first step S51 of the main screen display control task shown in FIG. In a succeeding step S53, the set value of the flag Ftv indicating the program viewing mode is determined. If the set value is “0”, the program viewing mode has not been selected, so the process proceeds to step S55 for further discrimination. If the set value is “1”, the program viewing mode is executed. Proceed to S61.

  In step S55, a set value of a flag Ftvt indicating an incoming videophone call is determined. If the set value is “1”, the process proceeds to step S73 for videophone processing. If the set value is “0”, the process proceeds to step S57 for further discrimination. In step S57, the setting value of the incoming mail detection flag Fml is determined. If the set value is “1”, the process proceeds to step S89 for mail reception processing, and if the set value is “0”, the process proceeds to step S59. In step S59, other processing is executed, and then the process returns to step S53.

  In step S61, the broadcast program receiving circuit 14 is activated to execute display processing of a desired program selected by the user, thereby displaying the corresponding program content in the second area 62v2 or 62h2 of the monitor 62. Next, the process proceeds to step S63, and the set value of the incoming mail detection flag Fml is determined. If the setting value is “1”, this means that an incoming mail has been received. In the next step S67, the setting value of the flag Frd indicating that the mail has been received is set to “1”, and then the process returns to step S53. . If the set value is “0”, there is no incoming mail, and the process proceeds to step S65.

  In step S65, for example, by monitoring a signal from the operation key 34, it is determined whether or not the user has performed an ending operation for ending the television program viewing mode. If a determination result is "YES", it will progress to step S69 and the setting value of the program viewing mode flag Ftv will be set to "0", and a television non-display process will be performed by subsequent step S71. If the determination result in the step S65 is “NO”, the process returns to the step S63. When the process of step S71 is completed, the process returns to step S53.

  When an incoming videophone call is detected in step S55, in step S73 shown in FIG. 16, an instruction is issued to the character generator 60 to perform a call message display process. That is, a call message is displayed in, for example, the second area 62v (h) 2 of the monitor 62, and the process waits until an incoming operation is performed in step S75. When an incoming operation is performed, a videophone display process for displaying the other party video and the self video received by the mobile communication circuit 12 in step S77 in the second area 62v (h) of the monitor 62 as the main screen M1 and the sub screen M2, respectively. I do. In step S79, the set value of the incoming mail detection flag Fml is determined. If the set value is “1”, the process proceeds to step S83, the set value of the mail reception flag Frd is set to “1”, and the process proceeds to step S87. In step S87, a videophone non-display process is performed, and then the process returns to step S53.

  If the set value of the mail incoming detection flag Fml is “0”, the process proceeds to step S81, and it is determined whether or not the videophone call end operation has been performed based on the operation signal of the operation key 34. If the determination result is “YES”, the process proceeds to step S85, and the videophone flag Ftvt is set to “0”. If the decision result in the step S81 is “NO”, the process returns to the step S79.

  In step S89 shown in FIG. 17, a mail browsing process is performed according to the operation of the operation key 34 by the user. When it is detected in step S91 that the end operation (operation key 34) has been performed, in step S93, the set value of the mail incoming detection flag Fml is set to “0”. In step S95, an end process is performed, and then the process returns to step S53.

  In the icon bar display control task, an appropriate necessary icon is displayed in the first area 62v (h) 1 of the monitor 62 in the first step S101 of FIG. At this time, the first area where the icon is to be displayed is determined by the area allocation task shown in FIG.

  In step S103, it is determined whether or not the set value of the mail reception flag Frd is “1”. If the determination result is “YES”, the process proceeds to step S105, and if the determination result is “NO”, the process waits. In step S105, it is determined whether or not the set value of the videophone flag Ftvt is “1”. If the determination result is “YES”, the process proceeds to step S109, and if the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to step S107 to determine whether or not the set value of the program viewing mode flag Ftv is “1”. If the determination result is “YES”, the process proceeds to step S113, and if the determination result is “NO”, the process returns to step S103. In step S113, among the plurality of icons displayed in the first area in step S101, only the antenna icon Is (such as FIG. 5) is left and other icons are deleted.

  In step S109 after detecting the incoming videophone call in step S105, it is determined whether or not the set value of the screen direction flag FV is “1”. If the determination result is “YES”, it indicates that the vertical screen display mode shown in FIG. 3A is selected, and then the process proceeds to step S111. If the determination result is “NO”, it indicates that the horizontal screen display mode shown in FIG. 3B is selected, and then the process proceeds to step S123.

  In step S111, a process of hiding at least one of the plurality of icons displayed in the first area 62v1 is performed. In step S123, a mail icon (FIG. 8A) is displayed on the first area 62h1. In other words, when the vertical screen display mode is set, when mail is received, at least one of the plurality of icons displayed by the first area 62v1 in preparation for display of the mail in the first area 62v1. When the horizontal screen display mode is set, when the mail is received, the mail icon Im is displayed in the first area 62h1 to notify the user of the incoming mail. Is not displayed. Thus, as described above, privacy is protected.

  In step S115, with reference to the mail DB 40b shown in FIG. 9, it is determined whether or not the current incoming mail is from a highly important address. If the determination result is “YES”, the process proceeds to step S117, the mail character to be displayed in the first area 62v1 is set to red, and the process proceeds to the subsequent step S119. If “NO” in the step S115, the process proceeds to a step S119 as it is. In step S117, characters to be displayed on the area BV are displayed in red.

  In step S119, processing for scrolling the contents of the incoming mail is performed. This improves the visibility of incoming mail. However, the display color is “red” set in step S117 or the default “black”.

  In step S121, the end of the scroll process, that is, the end of the mail text display is determined. If the determination result is “YES”, the process proceeds to step S123, and if the determination result is “NO”, the process proceeds to step S127.

  In step S123, as described above, the mail icon Im is displayed, and then in step S125, the set value of the mail reception flag Frd is set to “0”, and the process proceeds to step S127.

  In step S127, for example, by monitoring the signal of the operation key 34, it is determined whether or not a mail browsing operation has been performed. If the determination result is “YES”, the process proceeds to step S129, and if the determination result is “NO”, the process returns to step S121. In step S129, the set value of the mail incoming flag Fml is set to “0”, and the process returns to step S103.

  As can be understood from the above description, the icon is displayed in the first area 62v1 or 62h1 of the monitor 62 by the CPU 32, and the video content is displayed in the second area 62v2 or 62h2 of the monitor 62. When the mail is received in the vertical screen display mode, the CPU 32 erases at least one of the plurality of icons displayed in the first area 62v1, and the contents of the received mail are displayed in the blank (display) generated in the first area 62v1. Scroll to space.

  In this way, the video content is displayed in the second area 62v2, while the content of the received mail is displayed in the first area 62v1 when the mail is received, so that the content of the mail can be displayed without disturbing the viewing of the video content. It is possible to grasp quickly.

  In this embodiment, the broadcast program receiving circuit 14 receives terrestrial digital television broadcasts, but is not limited to this, and can also receive analog broadcasts.

  In addition, there are some mails using HTML such as decoration mails by telephone operators, but when such mails are received, characters using images cannot be displayed and the meaning of the scrolled mail body may not be understood There is. Therefore, when a mail using HTML such as a decoration mail is received, the fact that the mail is a decoration mail is displayed and only the character part is displayed. There is no confusion.

  For example, by displaying a sentence “Decoration mail” at the top of the scrolling, an icon indicating the decoration mail, and the like, it can be displayed in an easy-to-understand manner for the user.

  Further, when an e-mail is received while watching TV, the following may be performed when an e-mail reply is sent instead of reading the e-mail.

  If the content of an email is scrolled or an email icon is displayed while watching TV, if you operate a key assigned to the email (or a key assigned by software) Start recording and saving TV broadcasts in the device's internal memory. At the same time, you can open the received mail and reply.

  Then, when the normal operation is performed and the reply process is completed, the operation returns to the television viewing screen again and plays back the recorded television broadcast. At this time, in addition to normal speed reproduction, it is also possible to reproduce by high-speed reproduction. In that case, it is also possible to output a sound that matches the speed. Also, fast-forward playback is possible. Then, when catching up with the current broadcast, the recording saving is stopped and the chasing playback is stopped so that the normal broadcast can be continuously viewed.

  In addition, when a call is received while watching TV, the notification of the incoming call has a high priority, so an interrupt incoming call notification is superimposed on the TV screen, or the TV broadcast screen output is stopped and the incoming call notification is issued. By doing so, the user is notified. Then, after the incoming call notification, the television broadcast may be automatically recorded, and the chasing reproduction may be performed after the call ends.

  In other words, compared to the TV you are watching, such as when you receive an e-mail, what you may check later is displayed (notified) in a place that is not affected by the TV screen, and you are watching the TV as you receive a call. Compared with, those that need immediate support can stop the output of the TV screen and notify the incoming call.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an illustrative view showing a vertical screen display mode and a horizontal screen display mode of the monitor. FIG. 3 is an illustrative view showing an example of an operation during use of the videophone function applied to the embodiment of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 (A) shows the case of the vertical screen display mode, and FIG. The screen display mode is shown. FIG. 4 is an illustrative view showing an example of an operation during use of the program viewing function applied to the embodiment in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 (A) shows the case of the vertical screen display mode, and FIG. The screen display mode is shown. FIG. 5 is an illustrative view showing one example of another operation during use of the videophone function applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 6 is an illustrative view showing one example of another operation while using the program viewing function applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 7 is an illustrative view showing one example of another operation while using the program viewing function applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 8A is an illustrative view showing an example of another operation while using the videophone function applied to the embodiment in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8B is a program viewing function applied to the embodiment in FIG. It is an illustration figure which shows an example of the other operation | movement which is using. FIG. 9A is an illustrative view showing an example of the configuration of the flash memory, and FIG. 9B is an illustrative view showing an example of the configuration of the mail DB area. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation of the CPU 32 applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a part of another operation of the CPU applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a part of other operations of the CPU 32 applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a part of still another operation of the CPU 32 applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a part of still another operation of the CPU 32 applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a part of still another operation of the CPU 32 applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a part of still another operation of the CPU 32 applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a part of still another operation of the CPU 32 applied to the embodiment in FIG. FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a part of other operations of the CPU 32 applied to the embodiment in FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Portable terminal 12 ... Mobile communication circuit 14 ... Broadcast program receiving circuit 16, 42 ... Antenna 18 ... Radio circuit 20 ... Signal processing circuit 22 ... AD / DA converter 24, 28, 54 ... Amplifier 26, 56 ... Speaker 30 ... Microphone 32 ... CPU
34 ... Operation keys 36 ... Camera processing circuit 38 ... Camera 40 ... Flash memory 44 ... Tuner 46 ... OFDM demodulation circuit 48 ... Demultiplexer 50 ... MPEG decoder 52 ... Audio processing circuit 58 ... NTSC encoder 60 ... Character generator 62 ... Monitor

Claims (6)

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First display means for displaying an icon in the first area of the monitor;
Second display means for displaying video content in the second area of the monitor;
Communication means for receiving first video content and mail using a mobile communication system;
An erasure unit for erasing at least one of the plurality of icons displayed in the first area by the first display unit when the e-mail is received, and the content of the received e-mail in relation to the erasing operation of the erasure unit A third display means for displaying in one area;
The plurality of icons displayed by the first display means include a reception sensitivity icon indicating reception sensitivity of the communication means,
It said erasing means when said second display means is displaying the first video content, to exclude the reception sensitivity icon erased, compound terminal.   The composite terminal according to claim 1, wherein the third display means scrolls the contents of the received mail. Further comprising receiving means for receiving the second video content using the broadcast receiving system;
The composite terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the video content displayed by the second display means is one of the first video content and the second video content. The composite terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising fourth table means for displaying a mail icon indicating mail reception in the first area after the display processing of the third display means is completed. An enlarger for enlarging the size of the second area; and an disabler for disabling the eraser in connection with the enlargement process of the enlarger, and the fourth display means responds to the reception of the mail. The composite terminal according to claim 4 , wherein display processing is executed. A processor of a composite terminal comprising a communication means for receiving a first video content and mail using a monitor and a mobile communication system ,
First display means for displaying an icon in the first area of the monitor;
Second display means for displaying video content in the second area of the monitor;
An erasure unit for erasing at least one of the plurality of icons displayed in the first area by the first display unit when the e-mail is received, and the content of the received e-mail in relation to the erasing operation of the erasure unit Function as a third display means for displaying in one area;
The plurality of icons displayed by the first display means include a reception sensitivity icon indicating reception sensitivity of the communication means,
The display control program in a composite terminal , wherein the erasure means excludes the reception sensitivity icon from the erasure target when the second display means is displaying the first video content .

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