JP5035743B2 - Portable information terminal and portable information terminal control program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable information terminal such as a portable telephone and a portable information terminal control program for the portable information terminal, and more particularly to a portable information terminal and a portable information terminal control program that simplify handling of various types of information.

  The functions of mobile phones are complicated by rapid development of electronic parts such as CPU (Central Processing Unit) and sophistication of software. In addition, various types of data can be stored by increasing the capacity of a memory mounted on a mobile phone. For this reason, the mobile phone not only stores telephone numbers and e-mail addresses for calls and communications, but also can store a large number of URL (Uniform Resource Locator) bookmarks, images, videos or music data obtained from the Internet, etc. It has become.

  When a mobile phone can store a large amount of data in this way, a search function for reading these data from a memory at a necessary time will be provided, and data having a relatively high frequency of use or such will be provided. For short data groups, a shortcut key that provides a “short cut” for accessing these data groups has also been prepared. For example, by selecting a shortcut key associated with various actions such as a shortcut key for sending mail, a shortcut key for receiving mail, or a shortcut key for accessing the Internet, It is possible to arrive at the target data and easily execute a desired action.

  Of these, when trying to utilize the search function, a visually impaired person cannot use this search function or is difficult to use due to a search on the display screen. Also, for those who are not particularly blind, various operations such as pressing a menu button, entering a keyword, starting a search, displaying an information list, selecting a candidate, and pressing a decision button to perform a search process by operating the operation unit Is required. Therefore, the key operation is complicated. Further, there is a problem that the larger the amount of data in the portable information terminal, the more information list display is output from the search result, and it takes time to select candidates.

  Therefore, in general, a shortcut key is provided on a mobile phone. However, in this case, if each shortcut key is provided in order to access various data, an extra key arrangement space is required for the mobile phone, and there is a big problem that the apparatus becomes large. In order to solve such a problem, it is possible to press a plurality of shortcut keys in combination, or a shortcut key is different depending on the number of times that the shortcut key is pressed not only once but also pressed multiple times. Ingenuity such as handling is performed.

  When a form in which one shortcut key is pressed a plurality of times is recognized in this manner, the time for operation becomes longer due to an increase in the number of times the shortcut key used for simple access to data is pressed. In addition, if a form in which a plurality of shortcut keys are pressed together is permitted, the rate at which operations become difficult or operational errors occur increases.

  As described above, the data retrieval in the cellular phone has been described. However, the same problem arises from the request for downsizing of portable information terminals such as PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and portable personal computer. It is clear that there is.

Therefore, each registered information is associated with the environment at the time of registration (position, altitude, temperature, humidity, speed, etc.), and when searching for information, these environments (position, altitude, temperature, humidity, There has been proposed a technique that makes it possible to search for information corresponding only to speed, etc. (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2001-92853 A (paragraphs 0009 and 0010, FIGS. 1 and 7)

  In this proposal, one environment is set by the logical product of parameters such as position, altitude, temperature, humidity, speed, and the like, and, for example, the environment of Mt. Fuji is specified. Therefore, when associating specific information with Mt. Fuji, this environment combination is associated with the specific information described above.

  However, when the environment is specified by AND, for example, because the position and altitude of the summit differ from the position and altitude of the fifth station, when specific information is associated with the environment of the summit of Mt. Fuji, the fifth station The specific information cannot be searched in the environment of altitude or location. Therefore, in this proposal, a range is given to the value of the environment information. For example, specific information can be searched even if a summer temperature is input instead of a winter temperature. For this reason, in order to be able to search specific information with reliability, how to set the permissible range (width) of each environmental parameter such as position, altitude, temperature, humidity, speed, etc. that specifies the environment Careful consideration of whether to do so is necessary. Without such careful consideration, for example, Mt. Fuji and other Takayama cannot be distinguished from each other in the environment, and specific information cannot be associated.

  Thus, in this proposal, since there are many environmental parameters, there is a problem that the search system becomes complicated, or the accuracy of the search becomes low depending on how each environmental parameter is widened.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable information terminal and a portable information terminal control program that can easily output expected information or can easily execute a desired action.

In the present invention , (a) associating means for individually associating each utilization target data as data to be utilized with a different coordinate position with a specific position as an origin, and (b) A coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage means for storing the relationship between the position of each associated coordinate and use target data; and (c) an absolute coordinate position for measuring the position in absolute coordinates where the terminal is currently located. Measuring means, (d) origin setting means for changing the coordinate position measured by this absolute coordinate position measuring means to the origin as a relative value, and (e) centering on the position set as the origin by this origin setting means Relative position calculating means for relatively calculating the position after movement using the absolute coordinate position measuring means described above when the position of the terminal itself is spatially moved; Search means for searching whether the position calculated by the calculation means corresponds to any one of the above-mentioned coordinate positions stored in the above-described coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage means; Search result display means for displaying the search results; and (h) instructing the output of the use target data associated with the coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage means according to the display contents of the search result display means. an output instructing means for, there is the utilization object data corresponding to the position of the (re) coordinates the the instruction by the output instruction unit stored in the coordinate position and the utilization object data correspondence storage means for the time made Sometimes , the portable information terminal has utilization target data output means for outputting it .

In the present invention, (a) an association means for individually associating each action to be taken with a position of a different coordinate having a specific position as an origin; and (b) each of the actions associated with the association means. A coordinate position / action correspondence storage means for storing the relationship between the coordinate position and the action; (c) an absolute coordinate position measurement means for measuring the position in the absolute coordinate where the terminal is currently located; and (d) the absolute coordinate. An origin setting means for changing the coordinate position measured by the position measuring means to the origin as a relative value; and (e) the position of the terminal is spatially moved around the position set as the origin by the origin setting means. Relative position calculating means for relatively calculating the position after movement using the absolute coordinate position measuring means, and (f) the position calculated by the relative position calculating means. Search means for searching whether the position corresponds to any one of the above-mentioned coordinate positions stored in the coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage means, and (g) displaying the result of search by this search means Search result display means, (h) action execution instruction means for instructing execution of an action associated with the coordinate position / action correspondence storage means described above according to the display contents of the search result display means, Action execution means for executing an action corresponding to the position of the coordinate stored in the coordinate position / usage object data correspondence storage means described above when an instruction is given by the action execution instruction means ; A portable information terminal is provided .

Further, according to the present invention, a portable information terminal computer equipped with a GPS has (b) as a portable information terminal control program, (b) each use target data as use target data having different coordinates with a specific position as an origin. (B) a coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage process for storing the relationship between the position of each coordinate and the use target data associated by this correspondence process; ) Absolute coordinate position measurement processing for measuring the position in absolute coordinates where the terminal is currently located with the GPS described above, and (d) Changing the setting of the coordinate position measured in this absolute coordinate position measurement processing to the origin as a relative value. Origin setting process and (e) When the position of the terminal is spatially moved around the position set as the origin by this origin setting process, Relative position calculation processing for relatively calculating the position after movement using the coordinate position measurement processing, and (f) the position calculated by the relative position calculation processing is the coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage processing described above. (G) a search result display process for displaying the search result in this search process, and (h) this search result display process. An output instruction process for instructing the output of the usage target data associated in the coordinate position / usage target data correspondence storage process described above according to the display content by (i), and (i) when an instruction is issued by this output instruction process Use target data output process for outputting the use target data corresponding to the coordinate position stored in the coordinate position / use target data storing process described above And executes and.

Further, in the present invention, the portable information terminal computer equipped with the GPS, as the portable information terminal control program, (b) associating each of the actions to be taken individually with different coordinate positions with a specific position as the origin (B) a coordinate position / action correspondence storage process for storing the relationship between the position and action of each coordinate associated by this association process, and (c) an absolute coordinate at which the terminal is currently located. Absolute coordinate position measurement processing for measuring the position with the GPS described above, (d) Origin setting processing for changing the coordinate position measured by the absolute coordinate position measurement processing to the origin as a relative value, and (e) This origin setting When the position of the terminal is moved spatially around the position set as the origin by processing, it moves using the absolute coordinate position measurement processing described above Relative position calculation processing for relatively calculating the position of the position of the position of the coordinates stored in the coordinate position / usage target data correspondence storage means described above. (G) a search result display process for displaying the search result by the search means, and (h) the coordinate position described above in accordance with the display contents by the search result display process. An action execution instruction process for instructing execution of an action associated with the action correspondence storage process, and (i) the coordinate position / usage target data correspondence storage process described above when an instruction is given by this action execution instruction process And an action execution process for executing an action corresponding to the position of the coordinate stored in step (b). .

As described above, according to the present invention , since the relative coordinates and information such as the usage target data are associated with each other, the user can select these pieces of information individually by performing spatial position designation at any position. Can be used. In addition, relative coordinates and various types of information can be associated with each other as compared with the case where a shortcut key is provided.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to examples.

  FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the mobile phone 100, a first casing 101 and a second casing 102 are disposed so as to be openable and closable around a hinge mechanism 103, and are open in FIG. A speaker 104 is disposed at the upper front portion of the first casing unit 101, and a microphone 105 is disposed at the lower front portion of the second casing unit 102, which are not shown by the user's ear or mouth. It is designed to be used during calls. A display unit 106 is disposed between the speaker 104 and the hinge mechanism 103 in the first housing unit 101.

  In addition, a numeric keypad 107 for inputting characters and numbers is arranged at the front center portion of the second casing portion 102, and various function keys 108 and a neuropointer ( A pointing device 109 such as a registered trademark is disposed. The function key 108 can select various items and menus by appropriately operating these. The pointing device 109 can freely change the moving direction of a cursor (not shown) displayed on the display unit 106, for example, depending on the tilting direction.

  A mode switching button 110 is disposed immediately above the microphone 105. The mode switching button 110 is used to switch the mode of the mobile phone 100 with one touch. A side key 111 is disposed on one side of the second casing 102. The side key 111 is used to call a previously registered function with one touch.

  FIG. 2 shows an outline of the circuit configuration of the mobile phone according to the present embodiment. The cellular phone 100 includes a control unit 124 including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 121, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 122, and a RAM (Random Access Memory) 123. The control unit 124 is connected to each unit in the mobile phone 100 through the bus 125. Among these, the transmitting / receiving unit 126 is connected to a base station (not shown) and a built-in antenna 127 that transmits and receives radio waves. It has a function of transmitting / receiving a sending file such as a voice signal and image data or mail and image data using a mail function, and a communication function such as mail image information and image data using a browser function.

  The display unit 106 is for displaying various types of visual information such as text, moving images, and still images. Characters and pictograms input from the numeric keypad 107 (FIG. 1) are also displayed. The display unit 106 is configured by a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) display, and displays monochrome or color image information. The operation unit 128 is an input circuit that receives input data such as key inputs from the numeric keypad 107, the function key 108, and the pointing device 109 shown in FIG.

  The sensor unit 129 is a sensor that detects a positional relationship, and in this embodiment, includes a movement detection sensor 129A and an absolute position detection sensor 129B for detecting a relative position. In this embodiment, a triaxial acceleration sensor is used as the movement detection sensor 129A. When the mobile phone 100 is moved, the triaxial acceleration sensor detects not only the horizontal X-axis direction and Y-axis direction but also the amount of movement in the Z-axis direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. The absolute position detection sensor 129B uses a GPS (Global Positioning System). However, depending on the device, the movement detection sensor 129A and the absolute position detection sensor 129B can be shared by GPS.

  The voice input / output unit 131 includes the speaker 104 and the microphone 105 shown in FIG. 1 or an external speaker (not shown), and is a circuit part that inputs and outputs voice. The image input unit 132 includes an image data input device such as a CCD (Charged Coupled Device) camera or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) camera (not shown). The image input unit 132 reads an image with an imaging element (not shown) and Moving image data is generated.

  The CPU 121 in the control unit 124 executes a control program stored in the ROM 122 to functionally realize various processing units that control the entire mobile phone 100 or perform predetermined processes. The ROM 122 may be a rewritable memory such as an EEPROM (Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory). In this case, the ROM 122 can cope with a version upgrade of the control program. The RAM 123 is a working memory that stores data temporarily required for the control unit 124 to execute the program. At least a partial area of the RAM 123 constitutes a non-volatile memory area backed up by, for example, a battery. In this nonvolatile memory, a telephone number / relative position table 123S and a telephone number / absolute position table 123Z are arranged. Data such as a table stored in these nonvolatile memory areas may be stored in the ROM 122 as necessary.

  In the embodiment, an absolute position related processing unit 134, a relative position related processing unit 135, a position matching processing unit 136, and a stored data position search processing unit 137 are processing units realized as software by the CPU 121 executing a control program. Existing. Here, when the position coordinates are sent from the absolute position detection sensor 129B to the control unit 124, the absolute position related processing unit 134 receives the longitude and latitude data as the absolute position coordinates, the operation unit 128, and the voice input / output unit. Data input by the user obtained from 132 is stored in the RAM 123 in association with each other. This data can also include an Internet URL (Uniform Resource Locator).

  The relative position related processing unit 135 receives (X, Y, Z) data indicating the position and operation unit 128, voice input / output unit 131, image input unit when the position coordinates are sent from the movement detection sensor 129A. A process of associating data input by the user obtained from 132 or the like is performed and stored in the RAM 123.

  The position matching processing unit 136 calls the position coordinates obtained from the movement detection sensor 129A on a regular basis and the position coordinates of data stored in the RAM 123 in association with the position, and performs matching processing to determine whether the position coordinates match. It is like that.

  The stored data position search processing unit 137 performs a process of generating a sound from the position coordinates in the three-dimensional space corresponding to the data stored in the RAM 123 by the relative position related processing unit 135. In this embodiment, a 3D (three dimensions) sound function for generating three-dimensional stereophonic sound is used, and sound is output in three dimensions from the voice input / output unit 131.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a situation in which the telephone number of the friend A is registered in the relative position mode as one form of using the mobile phone having such a configuration. Assume that a user (not shown) at the school ground holds the mobile phone 100 of the present embodiment. In the figure, the X and Y planes are horizontal planes. This will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the user intends to register a telephone number, the user presses the mode switching button 110 shown in FIG. 1 a predetermined number of times to set the mobile phone 100 to the relative position registration mode. Thereby, the coordinates (X, Y, Z) of the current position of the mobile phone 100 are set to the origin (0, 0, 0). Thereafter, the user inputs the 11-digit telephone number “TEL-A” of friend A from the numeric keypad 107. When the input of the telephone number “TEL-A” is completed, the mobile phone 100 is moved to a spatial position associated with the friend A as indicated by an arrow 151 by extending the arm by a predetermined length in a direction inclined 45 degrees from the front to the right. Move. This spatial position is defined as coordinates (10, 10, 0). In this state, a confirmation key (not shown) of the mobile phone 100 is pressed.

  As a result, the relationship between the coordinates (10, 10, 0) of the relative position and the telephone number “TEL-A” (however, the numerical information is replaced with a sign and the same applies hereinafter) is a relative position related process. Processed by the unit 135 and registered in the telephone number / relative position table 123S. At this time, if the voice output is set to ON in the initial setting of the mobile phone, in addition to the visual display by the display unit 106, a confirmation sound “The telephone number TEL-A has been registered” is heard. The signal is output from the speaker 104 shown in FIG.

  Similarly, the user inputs the friend B's 11-digit telephone number “TEL-B” from the numeric keypad 107, extends his arms in different directions or different lengths, and coordinates (20, 20, 10). The phone number / relative position table 123S is registered in the relative position mode. In this way, the user can register a telephone destination not only at the ground but at an appropriate location such as an office in relation to the movement position by the arm of the mobile phone 100.

  FIG. 4 shows a part of the registered contents of the telephone number / relative position table. The telephone number / relative position table 123S is provided with a telephone number, relative position coordinates, and a note column. In the note column, the user calls and inputs the telephone number / relative position table 123S as necessary.

  Next, the situation of making a phone call at an arbitrary place will be described. For example, the user thinks of calling the friend A after returning home from the school ground. Therefore, the mode switch button 110 shown in FIG. 1 of the mobile phone 100 is pressed a predetermined number of times to set the mobile phone 100 to the relative position utilization mode. At this time, the coordinates (X, Y, Z) of the current position of the mobile phone 100 are set to the origin (0, 0, 0). Thereafter, the user moves the mobile phone 100 to the spatial coordinates registered for the friend A.

  FIG. 5 shows telephone numbers and their coordinate positions on the X and Y planes. When a triaxial acceleration sensor is used as the movement detection sensor 129A shown in FIG. 2 as in the present embodiment, the coordinate position in the Z-axis direction can also be used to specify the telephone number. However, depending on the mobile phone 100, even if a 3-axis acceleration sensor is used, the phone number can be specified by being replaced with coordinates on an arbitrary 2-axis plane.

  Here, since the phone call is made to the friend A, the user moves the hand holding the mobile phone 100 to the point A. Then, when the mobile phone 100 stops at that position, a voice “telephone number TEL-A” is output from the speaker 104 shown in FIG. When the user presses the side key 111 (FIG. 1) at this time, the transmission / reception unit 126 shown in FIG. 2 calls the telephone number “TEL-A”.

  When calling the superior C, the mobile phone 100 is moved to the coordinates of point C (−5, −5, 0). In this case, the user may move the hand holding the mobile phone 100 to the left rear, or rotate the mobile phone 100 by 180 degrees and position the arm half of the point A in a direction inclined 45 degrees from the front to the right. It may be moved to.

  FIG. 6 shows a main part of the mode switching control using the mode switching button in such a mobile phone. This will be described with reference to FIGS. In the corner of the display unit 106 shown in FIG. 1, the currently set mode is displayed with characters or symbols (not shown) (step S201 in FIG. 6). In this state, the CPU 121 of the control unit 124 shown in FIG. 2 waits for the mode switching button 110 to be pressed (step S202). When the mode switching button 110 is pressed (Y), the display is switched as a new mode to the next mode after the current mode in a predetermined order (step S203).

  Next, the CPU 121 refers to the contents of the initial setting (not shown) and checks whether the sound and color output settings corresponding to the new mode are performed when the mode is switched (step S204). If the sound and color output settings have been made (Y), the sound corresponding to the new mode is output for a predetermined time, and the background color of the display unit 106 is temporarily switched to the color corresponding to the new mode. (Step S205). Therefore, a person who is blind or visually impaired can also check the newly set mode.

  After this (return), the currently set mode is displayed in the corner of the display unit 106, and the state is maintained until the mode switching button 110 is pressed next (step S202: Y).

  FIG. 7 shows a process performed by the control unit when the user sets the mode to the “relative position registration mode”. This will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a two-dimensional plane will be described. When the mobile phone is set to the “relative position registration mode” by the processing shown in FIG. 6, the position coordinates are set to the origin (at the three-dimensional posture (direction, tilted state of the main body) and position of the mobile phone 100 at that time. 0, 0) (step S221).

  In this state, the relative position related processing unit 135 determines whether the above-described confirmation key (not shown) has been pressed (step S222), whether the user has performed processing to be related (step S223), and the mode switching button 110 is pressed. (Step S224) is monitored. In a state where no processing is performed (step S222: N, step S223: N, step S224: N), if the user moves the mobile phone 100 by the movement of his arm or palm, the current state associated therewith The position coordinates are calculated (step S225) and displayed on the display unit 106 (step S226).

  Here, when the mobile phone 100 is actually registered in relation to the position coordinates, the display contents of the display unit 106 are often invisible because the arm is moved. However, if the display unit 106 displays the current position coordinates each time, the user himself / herself experimentally moves the mobile phone 100 in a place such as a desk, and the relationship between the movement amount and the movement direction and the position coordinates. It is convenient to grasp. For this reason, this display function is added. If this display function is applied well, processing such as simply measuring the size of an object on the go can be performed using the mobile phone 100.

  It is assumed that the user appropriately moves the mobile phone 100 and then presses the confirmation key (step S222: Y). Then, the relative position related processing unit 135 stores the current position coordinates calculated in step S225 in a predetermined work area of the RAM 123 (step S227). Then, it is checked whether or not an association is instructed to the position coordinates at that time (step S228). If the association is instructed (Y), the position coordinates are associated with the instructed action (step S229), and the process in the “relative position registration mode” is ended (end). For example, if the association between the friend A's telephone number and the current position coordinates is instructed as described above, the friend A's telephone number “TEL-A” and the relative position coordinates at that time are described as shown in FIG. (10, 10, 0) is registered in association with each other, and the series of processes is terminated.

  Therefore, it is necessary to prepare a process for associating the position coordinates when the enter key is pressed. Therefore, when the user performs a certain action in order to prepare this in advance, it is determined in step S223 whether this is an association target process. If this action corresponds to the association target process (Y), an association specifying process for determining whether to associate this action with the position coordinates is executed (step S230). Then, the process returns to the determination in step S222 again.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S228 that an action to be associated with the position coordinate is not prepared (N), an alarm sound is output from the speaker 104 and a process for specifying an action for association on the display unit 106 is specified. A display requesting to perform is performed (step S231). If there is no plan to associate any action, the user can end the process in the relative position registration mode by pressing the mode switching button 110 (step S232: Y) and switching the mode itself to another mode ( End).

  On the other hand, when the user forgets to specify the action to be associated (step S232N, step S233: Y), the user performs the action to be associated and sets the action as the position coordinate. An association specifying process for determining whether to associate is executed (step S230).

  The telephone number / relative position table 123S shown in FIG. 4 is a table used when the telephone number is associated with the position coordinates. In the RAM 123 shown in FIG. 2, although not shown, a table (not shown) for associating a mail address, a memo pad, a still image, and a moving image with position coordinates is arranged.

  FIG. 8 specifically shows the association specifying process shown in step S230 of FIG. This will be described with reference to FIGS. In the above description, it has been described that the telephone number of the friend A or the like is associated with the position coordinates. However, in the mobile phone 100 of this embodiment, various actions can be associated with the position coordinates. These actions include input of an email address (step S251), input of a telephone number (step S252), creation of a memo pad (step S253), and acquisition of a still image using the image input unit 132 of FIG. 2 (step S254). ) Or movie acquisition (step S255). Depending on the mobile phone 100, more actions can be determined as objects to be associated with the position coordinates.

  For example, when an e-mail address is input (step S251: Y), the user determines whether to request that this be associated with a position coordinate (step S256). For example, if it is planned to frequently use the input e-mail address, it is worth registering it in association with the position coordinates. On the other hand, in the case of an e-mail address that is not planned to be used much thereafter, it is not worth registering as a position coordinate. Accordingly, in the former case, the user may make a request for association (step S256: Y), and in this case, the mail address as the content is stored in a predetermined work area of the RAM 123 as a target of association. (Step S257). In the latter case, such a storage process is not performed (step S256: N), and the process is performed as a normal mail address input process (step S258).

  Similarly, when a telephone number is input (step S252: Y), if an association request is made (step S256: Y), the telephone number is used for the association process in step S229. The data is stored in a predetermined work area of the RAM 123 (step S257). Otherwise, the process proceeds as normal telephone number input processing (step S258). The same applies to the other notepad creation, still image acquisition, and moving image acquisition actions (steps S253 to S255).

  However, depending on the mobile phone 100, in the case where the process of step S233 is performed immediately after the process of step S221 in FIG. 7, the process is performed assuming that the association is requested, and the determination of step S256 is omitted. It is also possible to immediately perform the process of step S257. It is also possible to set whether to omit the determination in step S256 by the initial setting.

  FIG. 9 specifically shows the association process performed in step S229 of FIG. In the association process, the position coordinates are associated with the instructed action and registered in the corresponding table (step S271). When registering the telephone number of the friend A, the registration is performed in the telephone number / relative position table 123S shown in FIG. Subsequently, the relative position related processing unit 135 shown in FIG. 2 checks whether or not sound can be output for the registered content (step S272), and if sound output is possible (Y) The registration content is output by voice (step S273). In the case of registering the telephone number of the friend A, the confirmation sound “Telephone number TEL-A has been registered” is output from the speaker 104 shown in FIG. Then, the registered content is displayed on the display unit 106 shown in FIG. 1 (step S274).

  If it is determined in step S272 that the sound output for confirmation is not performed (N), the confirmation sound “Telephone number TEL-A has been registered” is not output. In this case, the process proceeds to step S274 as it is, and the registered content is displayed on the display unit 106 shown in FIG. 1 (step S274).

  FIG. 10 shows the state of processing when the relative position utilization mode is set. This will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, a two-dimensional plane will be described. When the user sets the mobile phone 100 shown in FIG. 1 to the “relative position utilization mode” by the mode switching control shown in FIG. 6, the three-dimensional posture of the mobile phone 100 at that time (direction, tilted state of the main body) The position coordinates are reset to the origin (0, 0) at the position (step S291).

  In this state, the position matching processing unit 136 monitors two processes, that is, whether a confirmation key (not shown) is pressed (step S292) and whether the mode switching button 110 is pressed (step S293). In a state where no processing is performed (step S292: N, step S293: N), if the user moves the mobile phone 100 by the movement of his arm or palm, the current position coordinates associated therewith are calculated. (Step S294), and this is displayed on the display unit 106 (Step S295), and the process is continued.

  It is assumed that the user moves the mobile phone 100 to a desired position and then presses the confirmation key (step S292: Y). Then, the position matching processing unit 136 performs matching processing between the current position coordinates calculated in step S294 and the position coordinates of each table in the RAM 123 (step S296). In this matching process, if there is an exact match for each position coordinate, a match is made, and if there is one registered position coordinate within a predetermined tolerance, the same match is made. Process as (success). As a result, if matching is successful (step S297: Y), a confirmation display process for confirming an action corresponding to the corresponding position coordinate is performed (step S298).

  FIG. 11 specifically shows the contents of the action confirmation display process in step S298. The position matching processing unit 136 shown in FIG. 2 checks whether it is possible to output a sound for the content of the action for which matching has been performed (step S321), and if the sound can be output (Y ), And outputs the content of this action by voice (step S322). If matching is performed for the phone number of the friend A described above, a confirmation sound “I will call the phone number TEL-A” is output from the speaker 104 shown in FIG. Then, the content of the action is displayed on the display unit 106 shown in FIG. 1 (step S323).

  If it is determined in step S321 that the sound output for confirmation is not performed (N), a confirmation sound such as “Call telephone number TEL-A” is not output. In this case, the process proceeds directly to step S323, and the content of the action is displayed on the display unit 106 shown in FIG. 1 (step S323).

  Returning to FIG. When the action display processing in step S298 is performed, the position matching processing unit 136 monitors whether the user presses the confirmation key (step S299) or presses a cancel key (not shown) (step S300). When the confirmation key is pressed (step S299: Y), the corresponding action is executed (step S301). In the above example, the telephone number TEL-A of the friend A is called.

  On the other hand, when the user presses the cancel key (step S300: Y), the process returns to step S292. As a result, the user can search for a desired action by changing the position coordinates by further moving the mobile phone 100. Even if the matching is not successful in step S297 (N), an error display by sound, light, or vibration is performed (step S302), and the process returns to step S292. Therefore, the user can search for a desired action by changing the position coordinates.

  Unlike the above, the user presses the mode switching button 110 when canceling the action in the relative position utilization mode (step S293: Y). In this case, the relative position utilization mode ends (end).

  If the user remembers the position coordinates corresponding to the action to be executed or the position and posture of the arm when holding the mobile phone 100, the process shown in FIG. 10 can be performed. However, even if the position and posture of the arm are registered in correspondence with each action, there are cases where the correspondence between these is forgotten. In such a case, the user can confirm the position coordinates for each action by the position coordinate search process.

  In this embodiment, two methods are prepared for setting the mobile phone 100 shown in FIG. 1 to the position coordinate search processing mode for performing the position coordinate search processing. In the first method, as described with reference to FIG. 6, the mode switching button 110 (FIG. 1) is pressed a predetermined number of times, and the mode is cyclically changed one by one to obtain a desired “position coordinate search processing mode”. It is a method to set to. In the present embodiment, it is possible to jump to the “position coordinate search processing mode” even when the side key 111 shown in FIG. 1 is pressed for a predetermined time or longer or while another mode is being executed. For example, if the desired action is not displayed as a result of the action display process in step S298 of FIG. 10, the side key 111 is pressed for a predetermined time or longer to immediately enter the “position coordinate search process mode”. Can be migrated.

  FIG. 12 shows the position coordinate search process. This will be described with reference to FIGS. The stored data position search processing unit 137 determines whether the side key 111 has been pressed for a predetermined time or longer (step S341), or is the transition from the normal mode by pressing the mode switching button 110 shown in FIG. 6 (step S341). Monitoring of S342) is performed. When the side key 111 is pressed for a predetermined time or longer (step S341: Y), after shifting to the “position coordinate search processing mode”, each of the registrations in the RAM 123 is performed in order from the current position coordinates. The position coordinates are ordered (step S343). This is because when the side key 111 is pressed for a predetermined time or longer, the mobile phone 100 is often in the middle of a specific process, so it is often convenient to associate it with the position coordinates at that time. is there.

  On the other hand, when the mode is switched from the normal mode by pressing the mode switching button 110 (step S342: Y), the current position of the mobile phone 100 is set to the origin (0, 0, 0). Then, the position coordinates registered in the RAM 123 are ordered in the order from the origin (step S344).

  When the process of step S343 or step S344 is completed, the parameter n is initialized to “1” (step S345). Then, the nth (in this case, the first) position coordinate and the corresponding action are read from the RAM 123 (step S346).

  Next, the saved data position search processing unit 137 initially checks whether or not it is set to notify the user of the content of the action (step S347). And when it is not set to notify the user of the contents of the action (N), only the process of notifying each position coordinate is executed. Therefore, the sound is output in 3D for a predetermined time so that the sound is virtually output from the position corresponding to the nth (in this case, the first) position coordinate (step S348). Then, the parameter n is counted up by “1” (step S349), and if there is a position coordinate corresponding to “n” after counting up (step S350: Y), the process returns to step S346 and the same processing is performed. continue. As a result, if there is no corresponding position coordinate when the parameter n is counted up by “1” (step S350: N), the position coordinate search process is terminated (return).

  In this way, when the setting is not made to notify the user of the contents of the action, the position coordinates are sequentially output in a predetermined order by 3D in a predetermined order. Therefore, the user spatially confirms the location of these sounds, corrects any uncertain coordinate position that he / she has memorized, and corrects the desired action in the relative position utilization mode shown in FIG. Can be taken.

  On the other hand, if it is set to notify the user of the action content in step S347 (Y), the saved data position search processing unit 137 outputs the action for the nth position coordinate from the corresponding position in 3D. In this case, the user can repeatedly listen to the action name from the corresponding position until the action is confirmed by pressing the confirm key (step S352: Y) or until the action is canceled by pressing the cancel key (step S353: Y). . When the confirmation key is pressed (step S352: Y), the action is immediately executed (step S354).

  On the other hand, when the cancel key is pressed (step S353: Y), the process proceeds to step S349 and the parameter n is incremented by “1”. If the position coordinates exist (step S350: Y), the process proceeds to step S346, where the position coordinates and action are read, and the same processing is continued. If the corresponding position coordinate does not exist (step S350: N), the point where the position coordinate search process ends is as described above (return).

  When the action is set to be notified to the user as described above, the position coordinates are output in a predetermined order by sound using 3D. Therefore, the user can hear the content of the action and, if it is not desired, press the cancel key to hear the next and subsequent actions. Then, when the sound of the desired action is output, the action can be executed by pressing the confirmation key. In addition, since the desired action and the corresponding spatial position can be confirmed, the possibility that the desired action can be easily executed in the relative position utilization mode shown in FIG.

FIG. 13 illustrates an example of a search state when the normal mode is shifted to the position coordinate search process. When the user 161 tries to confirm the currently registered position coordinates with sounds in order from the nearest place, the user 161 presses the mode switching button 110 (FIG. 1) a predetermined number of times as described with reference to FIG. To migrate. At this time, if it is not set to notify the user 161 of the content of the action, first, a sound 162 ₁ such as a melody is heard for a predetermined time from the nearest position coordinate P _{1 first} . From next nearest coordinate P _2, so that the audible sound of melody such as at the next timing. The same applies hereinafter. As a result, the user 161 can determine the approximate spatial position of each registered position coordinate.

  Of course, if it is set to notify the user 161 of the content of the action in this case, a sound indicating the content of the action can be heard from each position coordinate. Therefore, when the user 161 hears the content of the desired action, the user 161 can press the confirmation key (step S352: Y in FIG. 12) to execute the action (step S354). In this case, it is not necessary to consider the spatial position, and even when the confirmation key is pressed when the content of the desired action is notified, the task of making a call to the desired destination is visually It can be achieved without relying on information.

  Next, a case where absolute position coordinates are used instead of relative position coordinates will be described. The mobile phone 100 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 2 includes an absolute position related processing unit 134 that can be functionally realized mainly by software in the control unit 124. By using GPS as the absolute position detection processing unit 134 and the absolute position detecting sensor 129B of the sensor unit 129, in this embodiment, the absolute position coordinates are associated with various types of information.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining an example of a communication system using absolute position coordinates. A timetable 174 of the bus 173 is attached to the sign 172 of the bus stop 171. The user 161 tries to confirm the scheduled time of arrival of the bus 173, but the timetable 174 is dirty and difficult to read, and the corresponding time cannot be read. In such a case, the user 161 connects the mobile phone 100 to the Internet 175, accesses the bus timetable server 176, inputs information related to the bus stop 171 and acquires detailed information related to the timetable 174. Shall be able to.

  At this time, the user 161 uses the absolute position detection sensor 129B (FIG. 2) of the mobile phone 100, based on information obtained from a plurality of position measurement satellites 178 (only one is shown in the figure). The absolute position coordinates (latitude and longitude) of the bus stop 171 are acquired. This is associated with the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the corresponding bus stop 171 in the bus timetable server 176 and stored in an absolute position coordinate / URL correspondence table (not shown) of the RAM 123 (FIG. 2).

  Similarly, the user 161 associates the absolute position coordinates with the URL of the timetable and stores them in the absolute position coordinate / URL correspondence table for other bus stops and train stations that may be used. By doing in this way, the latest timetable to be used can be acquired at the place where it is used.

  In addition, when the user 161 is a maintenance worker or a sales person who visits a company of many customers, if a URL representing a map in the vicinity is associated with the nearest station of each company, the user 161 Never get lost when visiting a company.

  FIG. 15 shows the flow of table registration processing in the absolute position coordinate / URL association mode. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 14. When the mobile phone is set to the “absolute position coordinate / URL association mode” by the processing shown in FIG. 6, the absolute position related processing unit 134 uses the absolute position detection sensor 129 </ b> B at the current position of the mobile phone 100. Is obtained (step S371). Next, a corresponding type selection menu for selecting the corresponding type is displayed on the display unit 106 (step S372). Here, the correspondence type refers to a type of information for associating a URL with an absolute position coordinate such as a bus stop or train timetable or a map.

  When the user 161 selects a corresponding type from the corresponding type selection menu (step S373: Y), access to the home page of the corresponding type is performed (step S374). In the example described above, the time table at the bus stop is the corresponding type, so the mobile phone 100 accesses the bus time table server 176. At this stage, the mobile phone searches the timetable of the URL corresponding to the location from the timetable stored in the bus timetable server 176 based on the absolute position coordinates acquired in step S371 (step S375). Then, the obtained timetable information and absolute position coordinates are stored in the absolute position coordinate / URL correspondence table (step S376).

  Although a detailed processing flow is not shown here, in the case of a bus stop, there may be a plurality of timetables with different operating companies at substantially the same place. In such a case, the absolute position related processing unit 134 may cause the user 161 to select one of them, or the timetable of each operating company may be collectively stored in the RAM 123 as one place information. May be.

  In FIG. 15, the processing in the case where the absolute position coordinates are associated with the URL has been described, but the absolute position coordinates may correspond to information other than the URL. That is, it may correspond to a special still image, moving image, voice or melody. For example, when the user 161 saves a file called a restaurant information collection near the subway exit in the mobile phone 100, information about restaurants in the vicinity corresponding to the absolute position coordinates of the subway exit may be played by voice. it can. In this case, the absolute position coordinates are associated with the address of the storage area of the file.

  FIG. 16 shows the processing in the absolute position coordinate / correspondence information output mode for outputting information corresponding to the absolute position coordinates. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 14. When the mobile phone is set to the “absolute position coordinate / corresponding information output mode” by the process shown in FIG. 6, the absolute position related processing unit 134 waits for the side key 111 to be pressed (step S391).

  When the side key 111 is pressed (Y), the absolute position related processing unit 134 acquires the absolute position coordinates of the current position from the sensor unit 129 (step S392). When the mobile phone 100 is always performing processing for acquiring absolute position coordinates, the latest absolute position coordinates may be read. When the absolute position coordinates are acquired, the absolute position related processing unit 134 retrieves registered correspondence information corresponding to the position from the corresponding table in the RAM 123 (step S393). At this time, for example, there may be a plurality of information such as the URL of the bus stop timetable and address information indicating the contents at the location in the file indicating the bar information near each bus stop.

  When a plurality of pieces of information are associated with the absolute position coordinates as described above (step S394: Y), a selection screen for selecting one piece of information from the plurality of pieces of information is displayed on the display unit 106 ( Step S395). Then, the user 161 selects information desired at that time (step S396). When only one piece of information corresponds to the absolute position coordinates (step S394: N), it is not necessary to display such a selection screen.

  As described above, with one piece of information corresponding to the absolute position coordinates (step S394: N, step S396: Y), the absolute position related processing unit 134 acquires and outputs the information (step S397). For example, if the URL is an information source, the mobile phone 100 accesses the Internet 175, acquires corresponding information from the corresponding URL, and visually displays it on the display unit 106 or outputs a sound. If the file stored in the mobile phone 100 is an information source, the mobile phone 100 accesses the internal file, acquires the corresponding information from the corresponding URL, and visually displays it on the display unit 106. Display or output sound.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the data of the portable information terminal is stored in correspondence with the position coordinates in the space, the data desired by the user can be accessed intuitively and quickly. Further, the key operation for reaching the target information is reduced, and the arrangement of a large number of keys becomes unnecessary, which contributes to the miniaturization of the portable information terminal itself such as a cellular phone.

  Further, by associating the absolute position with the data, it is possible to output data according to the situation. Moreover, if an external information source such as the Internet is used, there is a high possibility that the latest information can always be obtained. Furthermore, in the present invention, the data is stored in association with the position coordinates, so that it is not necessary to operate while looking at the screen, and even an invisible person can take an action such as making a call. In addition, when an absolute position is associated with data, the actual location and data are stored in association with each other, so it becomes a clue to remember what you were planning to do by looking at things in the real world. It has the effect of making it difficult to forget behavior.

  In the embodiment described above, the case where the mobile phone 100 is used has been described. However, the present invention is generally applied to portable information terminals such as a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and a portable personal computer. Of course, it can be applied. In the embodiment, the absolute position coordinates are described as planar coordinates (latitude and longitude). However, the altitude may be added or only the altitude itself may be used as the absolute position coordinates. For example, when a resident of a skyscraper associates information on each floor with position coordinates, only the altitude may be sufficient.

It is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the mobile phone in one Example of this invention. It is a block diagram showing the outline | summary of the mobile telephone circuit structure of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the condition which registers the telephone number of the friend A in the relative position mode of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing showing a part of registration content of the telephone number and relative position table of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed the telephone number on these X, Y planes, and these coordinate positions in a present Example. It is explanatory drawing showing the principal part of the mode switching control which uses the mode switching button in a present Example. It is a flowchart showing the mode of the process which a control part performs when a user sets a mode to a "relative position mode" in a present Example. 8 is a flowchart specifically showing the association specifying process shown in step S230 of FIG. 7. It is the flowchart which showed the association process concretely in the present embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the mode of a process at the time of being set to relative position utilization mode in a present Example. 5 is a flowchart specifically showing details of an action confirmation display process in the present embodiment. It is a flowchart showing the mode of a position coordinate search process in a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the mode of the search at the time of transfering to the position coordinate search process from a normal mode in a present Example. 1 is a system configuration diagram illustrating an example of a communication system that uses absolute position coordinates. It is the flowchart which showed the table registration process in an absolute position coordinate and URL matching mode in a present Example. It is a flowchart showing the mode of the process by the absolute position coordinate and corresponding information output mode which outputs the information corresponding to an absolute position coordinate in a present Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mobile phone 104 Speaker 106 Display part 108 Function key 110 Mode switching button 111 Side key 121 CPU
122 ROM
123 RAM
123S Telephone number / relative position table 123Z Telephone number / absolute position table 124 Control unit 126 Transmission / reception unit 129 Sensor unit 129A Movement detection sensor 129B Absolute position detection sensor 131 Audio input / output unit 132 Image input unit 134 Absolute position related processing unit 135 Relative position related processing unit 136 Position matching processing unit 137 Stored data position search processing unit 171 Bus stop 174 Timetable 175 Internet 176 Bus timetable server 178 Satellite for position measurement

Claims (8)

Corresponding means for individually associating each use target data as data to be used with a different coordinate position with a specific position as an origin,
A coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage means for storing the relationship between the position of each coordinate and the use target data associated by the correspondence means;
Absolute coordinate position measuring means for measuring the position in absolute coordinates where the terminal is currently located;
Origin setting means for changing the setting of the coordinate position measured by the absolute coordinate position measurement means to the origin as a relative value;
Relative position calculating means for relatively calculating the position after movement using the absolute coordinate position measuring means when the position of the terminal is spatially moved around the position set as the origin by the origin setting means When,
Search means for searching whether the position calculated by the relative position calculation means corresponds to any of the coordinate positions stored in the coordinate position / usage target data correspondence storage means;
Search result display means for displaying the results of the search by the search means;
Output instruction means for instructing output of use target data associated with the coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage means according to the display contents of the search result display means;
A utilization object data output means for outputting this when utilization object data corresponding to the position of the coordinates stored in the coordinate position and the utilization object data corresponding relation storage means when an instruction by the output instruction unit is performed exists A portable information terminal comprising: An associating means for individually associating each action to be taken with a different coordinate position with a specific position as an origin;
A coordinate position / action correspondence storage means for storing the relationship between the position of each coordinate and the action associated by the association means;
Absolute coordinate position measuring means for measuring the position in absolute coordinates where the terminal is currently located;
Origin setting means for changing the setting of the coordinate position measured by the absolute coordinate position measurement means to the origin as a relative value;
Relative position calculating means for relatively calculating the position after movement using the absolute coordinate position measuring means when the position of the terminal is spatially moved around the position set as the origin by the origin setting means When,
Search means for searching whether the position calculated by the relative position calculation means corresponds to any of the coordinate positions stored in the coordinate position / usage target data correspondence storage means;
Search result display means for displaying the results of the search by the search means;
Action execution instruction means for instructing execution of an action associated with the coordinate position / action correspondence storage means according to the display content of the search result display means;
Action executing means for executing an action corresponding to the position of the coordinate stored in the coordinate position / use target data correspondence storing means when an instruction is given by the action execution instructing means. A portable information terminal characterized by that. 3. The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the search result display means outputs a corresponding search result by voice. 4. The portable information terminal according to claim 3, wherein the absolute coordinate position measuring means is a GPS (Global Positioning System). Claim 1 or the portable information terminal according to claim 2, wherein said coordinates are three-dimensional coordinates. Claim 1 or the portable information terminal according to claim 2, wherein said coordinates are two-dimensional coordinates. A personal digital assistant computer equipped with GPS
Associating process for individually associating each use target data as data to be used with a different coordinate position with a specific position as an origin;
A coordinate position / usage target data correspondence storage process for storing a relationship between the position of each coordinate and the usage target data associated by the correlation process;
Absolute coordinate position measurement processing for measuring the position in absolute coordinates where the terminal is currently located with the GPS,
Origin setting process for changing the coordinate position measured in this absolute coordinate position measurement process to the origin as a relative value,
Relative position calculation process that relatively calculates the position after movement using the absolute coordinate position measurement process when the position of the terminal is spatially moved around the position set as the origin by this origin setting process When,
A search process for searching whether the position calculated by the relative position calculation process corresponds to one of the coordinate positions stored in the coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage process;
A search result display process for displaying the search result in this search process;
An output instruction process for instructing output of use target data associated in the coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage process according to the display contents of the search result display process;
When the output instruction process is instructed, use object data output process for outputting the use object data corresponding to the coordinate position stored in the coordinate position / use object data correspondence storage process < and a portable information terminal control program. A personal digital assistant computer equipped with GPS
An associating process for individually associating each action to be taken with a different coordinate position with a specific position as an origin;
A coordinate position / action correspondence storage process for storing the relationship between the position of each coordinate and the action associated by the association process;
Absolute coordinate position measurement processing for measuring the position in absolute coordinates where the terminal is currently located with the GPS,
Origin setting process for changing the coordinate position measured in this absolute coordinate position measurement process to the origin as a relative value,
Relative position calculation process that relatively calculates the position after movement using the absolute coordinate position measurement process when the position of the terminal is spatially moved around the position set as the origin by this origin setting process When,
A search process for searching whether the position calculated by the relative position calculation process corresponds to one of the coordinate positions stored in the coordinate position / usage target data correspondence storage unit;
A search result display process for displaying the search result by the search means;
An action execution instruction process for instructing execution of an action associated with the coordinate position / action correspondence storage process according to the display content of the search result display process;
An action execution process for executing an action corresponding to the coordinate position stored in the coordinate position / use target data correspondence storage process when an instruction is given by the action execution instruction process. And a personal digital assistant control program.

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