JP5070579B2 - Information communication terminal and processing program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information communication terminal and a processing program, and more particularly to an information communication terminal and a processing program for operating other devices.

Information communication terminals such as mobile phones have become highly functional, and for example, applications for operating other devices such as television receivers are stored in advance so that other devices can be operated. Yes. When using the information communication terminal as a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller), the user activates the application on the information communication terminal and operates the information communication terminal along the application. An operation signal (control signal) is output from the information communication terminal along with the execution of the application, and other devices such as a television receiver can be operated.
JP 2002-247658 A

  When operating other devices using the information communication terminal, whether the user can currently use the information communication terminal as a remote control of the device in consideration of the reach of the operation signal, etc. However, there is a problem that a complicated operation such as selecting and starting a corresponding application from a menu for presenting all applications stored in the information communication terminal is required.

  In addition, even if the target device is not within the reach of the operation signal, the information communication terminal is in the range (position) where the target device cannot be used as a remote control from the target device. When a menu showing all stored applications is displayed, if there are many devices to be operated and modes to be operated, many corresponding application options (icons, etc.) are also presented. There is a problem that the selection operation becomes difficult.

  Even when the information communication terminal is in a range (position) where the information device cannot be used as a remote controller, the application is displayed when the application for operating the device is selected by presenting the menu. Has the problem of starting up. In this case, there is a problem that even if the information communication terminal is operated along the activated application, the target device cannot be operated.

  In order to deal with such a problem, for example, when there are a plurality of devices as the operation target or when there are a plurality of modes in the operation target device, a signal for specifying the device or a signal for specifying the mode from the device In response to the signal, an application has been proposed in which a remote control mode corresponding to a device to be operated or a mode to be operated is set.

  However, when receiving the above signal from the operation target device and setting the remote control mode according to the signal, the information communication terminal or the operation target device outputs the signal in a predetermined span. There are problems such as increased power consumption, increased communication information, and increased radio wave interference. In addition, it is necessary to install a function for performing such processing, and there is a problem that the configuration of the information communication terminal may be complicated and large.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and provides an information communication terminal and a processing program that function as a remote controller for other devices in the usable range using information on the current position. Objective.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, an information communication terminal executes an application corresponding to a device, outputs an output means for operating a device, and acquires a current position. Position information acquisition means, registration means for associating and registering information related to the device to be operated and information related to the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means when a registration operation is performed, and position information acquisition Control means for controlling the application so that the application can be executed when the current position acquired by the means is within a predetermined range from the position information registered by the registration means . A means for requesting a signal and an updater for updating information related to the position information based on the position information at the time of the request when the signal is not received from the device. Doo further Ru equipped with.

  Preferably, the registration unit includes a device information acquisition unit that acquires information about the device from the device.

  More preferably, the device information acquisition means includes means for outputting a signal requesting information related to the device from the device, and means for receiving information related to the device from the device.

  Alternatively, more preferably, the device information acquisition unit includes a unit that reads information about the device written in the recording medium.

  Alternatively, more preferably, the device information acquisition unit includes a unit that acquires information on the device output from the device in a non-contact manner with the device.

Preferably, the registration means further registers the application in association.
More preferably, the registration unit includes a terminal including an application acquisition unit that acquires the application from another device.

  Preferably, the registration means registers a predetermined range as information relating to the usable range from the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means as information related to the position information, and the registration means receives the signal of the information communication terminal. The predetermined range is calculated based on the possible distance.

  Preferably, the control means includes means for notifying when the current position is within the predetermined range.

  More preferably, the notification is a display of an icon for starting the application, and the control unit executes the corresponding application by selecting the displayed icon.

  Preferably, the information communication terminal further includes detection means for detecting the orientation of the information communication terminal, and the registration means further registers and associates information related to the orientation.

  Preferably, the position information acquisition unit acquires the current position at a predetermined interval, and the control unit is outside the predetermined range from the position information registered by the registration unit for the device corresponding to the application being executed. Sometimes, the execution of the application is terminated.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a processing program causes a computer to function as an information communication terminal that outputs a control signal for operating a device, and performs processing for registering the device as an operation target in the information communication terminal. A program for causing a computer to execute, a step of specifying a device to be operated, a step of acquiring information on the specified device, a step of receiving a registration operation with the device as an operation target, and a registration operation A step of acquiring a position of the information communication terminal, a step of associating and registering information related to the device and information related to the position, requesting a signal from the device prior to operation of the device, Registered in the step of registering based on the position at the time of executing the requested step Location further Ru is performed and updating the information related to.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a processing program causes a computer to function as an information communication terminal that outputs a control signal for operating a device. Processing for enabling execution of an application corresponding to a device for outputting a control signal for operating a device that is registered in association with information related to the position when the registration operation is performed Is a program for causing a computer to execute the step of acquiring the current position of the information communication terminal, and when the current position is within a predetermined range from the position when the registration operation of the device is performed, A step of notifying, a step of acquiring a current position of the information communication terminal when the notification is made, and a step of acquiring the current position of the information communication terminal when the notification is made. When the position is out of the predetermined range from the position of when the registration operation of the device is made, the steps to execute the steps to request the prior signal to instruments for the execution of the application to terminate the notification, If the signal is not received from the device, based on the position information at the time of the step execution requesting, Ru further execute a step of updating the information related to the position registered in the computer.

  According to the present invention, the information communication terminal can be made to function as a remote controller for the target device within the operable range with a simple configuration without requiring a complicated operation or a large amount of information transmission / reception.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts and components are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a system configuration according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 1, a system according to the present embodiment includes a mobile phone 1 as an information communication terminal and television receivers 3A, 3B, 3C (hereinafter referred to as TVs) as devices to be operated on the mobile phone 1. And a television set 3A, 3B, 3C as a representative television set 3), a communication unit 50 for communicating with the mobile phone 1, and a remote controller 300A for operating each of the television sets 3A, 3B, 3C. , 300B, 300C (hereinafter abbreviated as “remote control”, and remote control 300A, 300B, 300C is referred to as remote control 300).

  A specific device of the information communication terminal is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be any portable terminal equipped with a communication function, such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) or a mobile personal computer. The specific device of the device to be operated is not limited to the television receiver, and may be any device that operates in response to a user operation. Home appliances such as air controllers, personal computers, and DVD (Digital Video Disk) players It may be a media playback device.

  The mobile phone 1 and the televisions 3A, 3B, and 3C are connected by communication networks 5A, 5B, and 5C (representatively referred to as the communication network 5), and signals are transmitted from the mobile phone 1 to the television 3 at least. Wireless data transmission or wired data communication is performed. The communication network 5 is a communication network based on wired communication or wireless communication. When the communication via the communication network 5 is a wireless communication, the communication is preferably a relatively short-range wireless communication such as a short-range wireless communication or a wireless PAN (Personal Area Network). Specific communication methods include IrSimple (registered trademark), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Zigbee (registered trademark), UWB (Ultra Wide Band), and the like. At present, there are many devices to be operated such as mobile phones equipped with IrSimple (registered trademark) and Bluetooth (registered trademark), televisions and personal computers. Therefore, since the communication via the communication network 5 between the mobile phone 1 and the television 3 is communication using such a communication method, existing communication means can be used without installing new communication means. Thus, this system can be configured. The wired communication includes information exchange via a recording medium. Note that an infrared remote control signal used in general home appliances may be used as a signal for operating the target device.

  Further, the cellular phone 1 can perform data communication with the telephone network 7 by radio. The telephone network 7 is a telephone network for a mobile phone, for example. Note that, when the mobile phone 1 performs data communication with the telephone network 7, a packet fee corresponding to the amount of data used at the time of data communication is generated.

  The communication unit 50 has a function of performing data communication with the network 9. The network 9 is an external network such as the Internet.

  The communication unit 50 has a function of performing data communication simultaneously with a plurality of devices by using a wireless technology based on IEEE 802.11g, which is a wireless LAN standard. The wireless technology is not limited to the technology based on IEEE 802.11g, and may be other wireless technology. Therefore, the communication unit 50 can perform data communication with the network 9 wirelessly.

  Further, the communication unit 50 further has a communication interface using Ethernet (registered trademark), and when the mobile phone 1 issues a connection request to the network 9, the address of the mobile phone 1 is an address in the network 9. It has a router function including a NAT (Network Address Translation) function for converting to.

  Accordingly, the communication unit 50 can perform data communication with each of the mobile phone 1 and the network 9 via, for example, a LAN cable. That is, the communication unit 50 can perform data communication with each of the mobile phone 1 and the network 9 by wire.

  The network 9 can communicate with the telephone network 7 wirelessly or by wire. Therefore, the mobile phone 1 can communicate with the network 9 via the telephone network 7.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that communication unit 50 can perform high-speed data communication with each of mobile phone 1 and network 9. The communication unit 50 is assumed to be capable of data communication with each of the mobile phone 1 and the network 9 at a maximum speed of 100 Mbps (Mega bit per second), for example.

  Further, it is assumed that the network 9 can perform high-speed data communication with each of the communication unit 50 and the telephone network 7. The network 9 is assumed to be capable of data communication with each of the communication unit 50 and the telephone network 7 at a maximum speed of 100 Mbps, for example. Therefore, for example, it is assumed that the maximum speed of data communication between the mobile phone 1 and the network 9 is 100 Mbps.

  It is assumed that the data communication speed between the mobile phone 1 and the telephone network 7 is slower than the data communication speed between the mobile phone 1 and the network 9. It is assumed that the maximum speed of data communication between the mobile phone 1 and the telephone network 7 is, for example, 256 kbps.

(Information communication terminal)
Next, the mobile phone 1 as an information communication terminal will be described in detail.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the appearance of the mobile phone 1 from the front. With reference to FIG. 2, the mobile phone 1 includes a display unit 530, an audio output unit 570, an LED 576, and an input unit 540.

  The display unit 530 has a function of displaying characters, images, and the like. The display unit 530 is a device using an LCD panel (Liquid Crystal Display Panel). Note that the display unit 530 may be a device using a panel of a display method other than the above.

  The resolution of the display unit 530 is horizontal 480 (dots) × vertical 640 (dots). The resolution of the display unit 530 is not limited to horizontal 480 (dots) × vertical 640 (dots), and may be other resolutions.

  The display unit 530 has a touch panel function that allows the user to input information by directly touching the screen. Display unit 530 transmits the position information of the user touching the screen to control unit 510 described later. Control unit 510 performs predetermined processing based on the received position information.

  The voice output unit 570 has a function of outputting the voice of the telephone. Audio output unit 570 includes a speaker that outputs audio. The audio output unit 570 outputs audio based on audio data received from the control unit 510 described later from the speaker.

  The LED 576 performs light notification according to processing performed by the mobile phone 1. For example, the LED 576 blinks light when an incoming call is received.

  The input unit 540 includes a button group 541. The button group 541 includes direction buttons 541A, 541B, 541C, 541D, and an enter button 541E. The direction buttons 541A, 541B, 541C, and 541D are displayed when the image is displayed on the display unit 530 by a short time (for example, less than 1 second) pressing operation (hereinafter also referred to as a short pressing operation) by the user. This is a button for moving an object to be moved (for example, a cursor) vertically and horizontally.

  Specifically, the direction buttons 541A, 541B, 541C, and 541D in which a short press operation has been performed are buttons for moving the cursor up, down, left, and right, respectively, for example. In addition, the direction buttons 541A, 541B, 541C, and 541D can be operated by pressing the user for a long time (for example, one second or longer) (hereinafter, also referred to as a long press operation), for example, to move the screen up, down, left, or right It is also possible to scroll the screen.

  The determination button 541E is a button for determining an item or the like selected by a short press operation of the direction buttons 541A, 541B, 541C, 541D, for example.

  Input unit 540 further includes function buttons 542A, 542B, 543A, and 543B. Each of the function buttons 542A and 542B is a button for starting a program or the like preset by the user, for example, by a short press operation.

  The function button 543A is a button for making a call. For example, the function button 543A is subjected to a process of making a call to the terminal device of the input telephone number by inputting the telephone number by a short press operation of a numerical button group 546 described later and then pressing the function button 543A. The function button 543A is a button for starting a call by a short press operation when a call is made to the mobile phone 1. The function button 543B is a button for ending the call by a short press operation when the mobile phone 1 is in a call. The function button 543B is a button for switching the power of the mobile phone 1 on and off by a user's long time (for example, 1 second or longer) pressing operation (hereinafter also referred to as long pressing operation). .

  Input unit 540 further includes a number button group 546. The number button group 546 includes 12 number buttons. The number of number buttons included in the number button group 546 is not limited to twelve. Each of the twelve number buttons is a button for inputting numbers, characters, symbols, or the like by a short press operation. The names of the 12 numeric buttons are referred to as 0 button, 1 button, 2 button, 3 button, 4 button, 5 button, 6 button, 7 button, 8 button, 9 button, symbol button 1 and symbol button 2, respectively.

  The input unit 540 transmits a button signal corresponding to a short-pressed or long-pressed button among a plurality of buttons included in the input unit 540 to the control unit 510 described later. That is, the input unit 540 is an interface for the user to operate the mobile phone 1. Hereinafter, the operation of the input unit 540 or the touch operation on the display unit 530 by the user is also referred to as an interface operation M.

  The mobile phone 1 further includes a voice input unit 574 and a biological information acquisition unit 577. The voice input unit 574 has a function of inputting voice during a call. The voice input unit 574 includes a microphone for inputting voice. The voice input unit 574 converts voice acquired by the microphone into voice data, and transmits the voice data to the control unit 510 (to be described later) in the mobile phone 1.

  The biological information acquisition unit 577 has a function of acquiring human biological information. In the present embodiment, the biological information is information obtained by converting a fingerprint that is a part of a human body into data. In this case, the biometric information is fingerprint image data, data obtained by extracting a characteristic portion of the fingerprint, or the like. The biometric information is not limited to information obtained by converting fingerprints into data, but may be information obtained by converting veins, retinas, irises, faces, and the like into data. The biometric information may be a voiceprint based on a voice uttered by a human.

  When a part of the human body comes into contact, the biological information acquisition unit 577 transmits the biological information obtained by converting the part of the contacted body into data to the control unit 510 described later.

  The cellular phone 1 further includes a recording medium insertion unit 550A. The recording medium insertion unit 550A is a part for inserting a recording medium, which will be described later, into the mobile phone 1.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the appearance of the mobile phone 1 from the back. Referring to FIG. 3, mobile phone 1 further includes an audio output unit 572 and an imaging unit 578. The audio output unit 572 has a function of outputting audio corresponding to processing performed by the control unit 510 described later. The sound output unit 572 includes a speaker that outputs sound. The audio output unit 572 outputs audio based on audio data received from the control unit 510 described later from the speaker.

  The imaging unit 578 has a function of performing an imaging process for imaging a subject to be imaged. The imaging unit 578 includes an imaging lens, a light receiving unit, and a color filter unit (not shown). The light receiving unit has a function of converting input light into an electrical signal. The light receiving unit is composed of a plurality of light receiving elements. The light receiving element is an element using, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor or a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor.

  The color filter unit is composed of a plurality of color filters. The color filter is a filter corresponding to each of R, G, and B. The plurality of color filters are provided corresponding to the plurality of light receiving elements, respectively.

  The following processing is performed in the imaging processing. First, the imaging unit 578 inputs light reflected by the subject to be imaged and incident on the imaging lens to the light receiving unit via the color filter unit. The light receiving unit converts the input light into an electrical signal. The imaging unit 578 converts the converted electrical signal into digital data (hereinafter also referred to as captured image data).

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the mobile phone 1. FIG. 4 also shows a recording medium 555 for explanation. In the recording medium 555, programs 180A, 180B, and 180C described later are recorded. That is, the programs 180A, 180B, and 180C are recorded on a medium and distributed as program products. The recording medium 555 is also distributed as a program product.

  Referring to FIG. 4, mobile phone 1 further includes a control unit 510, a temporary storage unit 522, and a storage unit 520.

  The storage unit 520 has a function of storing data in a nonvolatile manner. The storage unit 520 is accessed by the control unit 510. The storage unit 520 is a medium (for example, a flash memory) that can hold data in a nonvolatile manner even when power is not supplied. The storage unit 520 stores programs 180A, 180B, and 180C, an all-device database (to be described later), registered device information, and various other data. The program 180A includes a program for registering the mobile phone 1 to the mobile phone 1 and the television 3 as an operation target device, which will be described later, and the program 180B includes a program for managing icon display, which will be described later. 180C includes a program for setting the mobile phone 1 in the remote control mode, which will be described later.

  Control unit 510 has a function of performing various types of processing, arithmetic processing, and the like for each unit in mobile phone 1 in accordance with programs 180A, 180B, and 180C stored in storage unit 520. Control unit 510 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Control unit 510 is not limited to a CPU, and may be another circuit having an arithmetic function.

  Temporary storage unit 522 is accessed as data by control unit 510 and used as a work memory for temporarily storing data. The temporary storage unit 522 is a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). Note that the temporary storage unit 522 is not limited to a DRAM, and may be another circuit capable of storing data in a volatile manner.

  The mobile phone 1 further includes an acceleration sensor 502, a magnetic sensor 505, and an open / close detection unit 507.

  The acceleration sensor 502 detects acceleration in a certain direction of the mobile phone 1 and inputs a detection signal indicating the acceleration to the control unit 510. The magnetic sensor 505 detects the absolute direction of the mobile phone 1 and inputs a detection signal indicating the direction to the control unit 510. Control unit 510 calculates a tilt (orientation) including the direction of mobile phone 1 from these detection signals, and uses it for processing according to programs 180A, 180B, and 180C described later.

  When the mobile phone 1 is of a folding type, the open / close detection unit 507 is opened from the closed state, which is the folded state, and opened, and conversely, the open state is changed to the closed state. , And a detection signal indicating that is input to the control unit 510. Control unit 510 uses this detection signal for processing according to programs 180A, 180B, and 180C, which will be described later.

  The mobile phone 1 further includes a VDP 532 and a VRAM (Video Random Access Memory) 536.

The VRAM 536 has a function of temporarily storing image data.
Control unit 510 issues a drawing instruction to VDP 532 in accordance with programs 180A, 180B, and 180C stored in storage unit 520. The drawing instruction is an instruction for generating an image and causing the display unit 530 to display the image.

  The VDP 532 is connected to the display unit 530. In response to a drawing instruction from the control unit 510, the VDP 532 reads font data, graphic data, and the like from programs 180A, 180B, and 180C described later in the storage unit 520, and generates an image using the VRAM 536. The VDP 532 reads out the image data stored in the VRAM 536 and causes the display unit 530 to display an image based on the image data.

The mobile phone 1 further includes an input unit 540 and a recording medium access unit 550.
The control unit 510 receives, from the input unit 540, a button signal corresponding to a button that has been subjected to a short press operation or a long press operation among the plurality of buttons included in the input unit 540. Control unit 510 performs processing according to the received button signal.

  The recording medium access unit 550 can access the recording medium 555 when the recording medium 555 is inserted (attached) to the mobile phone 1 from the recording medium insertion unit 550A. As a result, the recording medium access unit 550 can read the programs 180A, 180B, and 180C from the recording medium 555 on which the programs 180A, 180B, and 180C are recorded.

  The programs 180A, 180B, and 180C stored in the recording medium 555 are read by the recording medium access unit 550 by the installation process of the control unit 510, and the control unit 510 stores the programs 180A, 180B, and 180C in the storage unit 520. Remember. The installation processing program is stored in advance in the storage unit 520, and the installation processing is performed by the control unit 510 based on the installation processing program.

  Note that the programs 180A, 180B, and 180C may not be installed in the storage unit 520. In this case, control unit 510 reads programs 180A, 180B, and 180C stored in recording medium 555 through recording medium access unit 550, and performs predetermined processing based on programs 180A, 180B, and 180C. The recording medium 555 is an SD (Secure Digital (registered trademark)) memory card. The recording medium 555 is not limited to the SD memory card (registered trademark), and may be another medium capable of recording data in a nonvolatile manner.

The mobile phone 1 further includes a communication unit 560 and a communication unit 562.
Communication unit 560 exchanges data with control unit 510. In addition, the communication unit 560 has a function of transmitting / receiving data to / from the television 3 in a wired or wireless manner.

  The communication unit 560 has a function of a communication interface that performs serial transfer based on the USB (Universal Serial Bus) (registered trademark) 2.0 standard. Note that the standard of the communication interface for performing serial transfer is not limited to USB 2.0, but may be another standard.

  Note that the communication unit 560 may have a function of a communication interface that performs parallel transfer. The communication interface that performs parallel transfer is, for example, an interface that conforms to a Centronics-compliant standard. Further, the communication unit 560 may have a communication interface function based on the IEEE 1394 or SCSI standard.

  Communication unit 560 further has a wireless data communication function. The wireless data communication function has a function of performing data communication wirelessly using Bluetooth (registered trademark). Note that the wireless data communication is not limited to a method using Bluetooth (registered trademark), and may be another communication method using infrared light, for example. Communication unit 560 performs data communication with television 3 wirelessly in response to a control instruction from control unit 510.

  Communication unit 562 exchanges data with control unit 510. The communication unit 562 has a function of performing data communication using a wireless technology based on IEEE 802.11g, which is a wireless LAN standard. The wireless technology is not limited to the technology based on IEEE 802.11g, and may be other wireless technology. Therefore, the communication unit 562 can perform data communication with the communication unit 50 wirelessly.

  The communication unit 562 further has a communication interface function using Ethernet (registered trademark). Therefore, the communication unit 562 can perform data communication with the communication unit 50 via, for example, a LAN cable.

The cellular phone 1 further includes an antenna 564 and a communication unit 566.
The antenna 564 is connected to the communication unit 566. The communication unit 566 has a function of transmitting and receiving a wireless communication signal using the antenna 564. The communication unit 566 receives a wireless communication signal having a frequency designated by the control unit 510 via the antenna 564. The wireless communication signal is a signal including voice data, character data, image data, and the like.

  Communication unit 566 uses antenna 564 to communicate with the nearest base station (not shown) using a wireless communication signal. The nearest base station can communicate with the telephone network 7. Accordingly, the communication unit 566 uses the antenna 564 to communicate with the telephone network 7 via the nearest base station using a wireless communication signal. When receiving the wireless communication signal, the communication unit 566 demodulates the wireless communication signal and transmits data based on the demodulated wireless communication signal to the control unit 510. Further, when transmitting a wireless communication signal, the communication unit 566 receives data (for example, audio data) from the control unit 510 and converts the data into a wireless communication signal based on a predetermined protocol. Then, the communication unit 566 uses the antenna 564 to transmit the converted wireless communication signal to the telephone network 7 via the nearest base station (not shown).

  The communication unit 566 can also acquire information indicating the position of the base station (hereinafter also referred to as base station position information) by communicating with the nearest base station. The communication unit 566 transmits the acquired base station position information to the control unit 510 in response to a control instruction from the control unit 510. Control unit 510 can roughly grasp the position of mobile phone 1 based on the received base station position information.

  The communication unit 566 has a GPS (Global Positioning System) function. The GPS function is a function of communicating with the artificial satellite and acquiring information (hereinafter also referred to as GPS position information) of the position of the mobile phone 1 (position based on latitude, longitude, altitude, etc.). The communication unit 566 acquires GPS position information in response to a control instruction from the control unit 510 and transmits it to the control unit 510.

  The cellular phone 1 can also download the program from the network 9 via the telephone network 7 and store it in the storage unit 520 through the processing of the control unit 510 and the communication unit 566. In this case, the downloaded programs are programs 180A, 180B, and 180C.

  Control unit 510 performs predetermined processing in accordance with programs downloaded from network 9 (programs 180A, 180B, 180C). The download program is stored in advance in the storage unit 520, and the download process is performed by the control unit 510 based on the download program.

  Control unit 510 performs data communication with voice output units 570 and 572 and voice input unit 574 described above.

  When control unit 510 transmits audio data to audio output unit 570, audio output unit 570 outputs audio based on the audio data received from control unit 510 from the speaker. When control unit 510 transmits audio data to audio output unit 572, audio output unit 572 outputs audio based on the audio data received from control unit 510 from the speaker.

  When the user utters voice to the microphone included in the voice input unit 574, the voice input unit 574 converts voice acquired by the microphone into voice data and transmits the voice data to the control unit 510.

  Control unit 510 performs data communication with each of LED 576, imaging unit 578, and biological information acquisition unit 577 described above. LED 576 emits light based on a control instruction from control unit 510.

  The imaging unit 578 performs the above-described imaging processing based on a control instruction from the control unit 510 and transmits captured image data to the control unit 510. Upon receiving the captured image data, control unit 510 stores the captured image data in any of temporary storage unit 522, storage unit 520, and recording medium 555.

  When the biological information acquisition unit 577 acquires the biological information, the biological information acquisition unit 577 transmits the acquired biological information (for example, fingerprint information) to the control unit 510.

  The mobile phone 1 further includes a vibration unit 579. The vibration unit 579 has a function of vibrating the mobile phone 1 when the vibration unit 579 itself vibrates based on a control instruction from the control unit 510. The vibration unit 579 vibrates the mobile phone 1 based on a control instruction from the control unit 510 when, for example, an incoming call or an e-mail is received.

  The cellular phone 1 further includes an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) 580. The RFID 580 is an integrated circuit based on RFID having a security function such as FeliCa (registered trademark), and communicates with a reading terminal (not shown) in a non-contact manner. The RFID 580 outputs data such as a terminal ID based on a control instruction from the control unit 510.

(Operation target device)
Next, the television 3 as the operation target device will be described in detail.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the television 3. FIG. 5 also shows a recording medium 555A for explanation. A recording medium 555A records a program 180D described later. That is, the program 180D is recorded on a medium or the like and distributed as a program product. The recording medium 555A is also distributed as a program product.

  With reference to FIG. 5, the television 3 includes a display unit 630, an audio output unit 670, and an LED 601. The display unit 630 has a function of displaying characters, images, and the like. The display unit 630 is a device that uses an LCD panel (Liquid Crystal Display Panel). Note that the display unit 530 may be a device using a panel of a display method other than the above.

  The size of the image that can be displayed by the display unit 630 is larger than the size of the image that can be displayed by the display unit 530. Further, the resolution of the display unit 630 is larger than the resolution of the display unit 530. For example, the resolution of the display unit 630 is horizontal 1366 (dots) × vertical 768 (dots). The resolution of the display unit 630 is not limited to horizontal 1366 (dots) × vertical 768 (dots), and may be other resolutions.

  The audio output unit 670 is provided outside the television 3. The audio output unit 670 has a function of outputting audio corresponding to processing performed by the control unit 610 described later. Audio output unit 670 includes a speaker that outputs audio. The audio output unit 670 outputs audio based on audio data received from the control unit 610 described later from the speaker.

The LED 601 performs light notification according to processing performed on the television 3.
The television 3 further includes a control unit 610, a temporary storage unit 622, and a storage unit 620.

  The storage unit 620 has a function of storing data in a nonvolatile manner. The storage unit 620 is accessed by the control unit 610. The storage unit 620 is a hard disk capable of storing a large amount of data. Note that the storage unit 620 is not limited to a hard disk, and may be any medium (for example, a flash memory) that can hold data in a nonvolatile manner even when power is not supplied. The storage unit 620 stores a program 180D, recording data to be described later, a device ID for identifying the television 3, various other data, and the like.

  The control unit 610 has a function of performing various types of processing, arithmetic processing, and the like for each unit in the television 3 in accordance with the program 180D stored in the storage unit 620. The control unit 610 is the same as the control unit 510 described above.

  The temporary storage unit 622 is used as a work memory that is accessed by the control unit 610 and temporarily stores data. The temporary storage unit 622 is the same as the temporary storage unit 522 described above.

  The television 3 further includes an antenna 602, a tuner 605, and a data processing unit 607.

  The antenna 602 is connected to the tuner 605. The tuner 605 receives a broadcast signal having a frequency instructed by the control unit 610 via the antenna 602. The tuner 605 has a function of receiving broadcast signals based on digital broadcasting and analog broadcasting.

  The broadcast signal includes image data, audio data, text data, and EPG data. When the broadcast signal is a signal based on digital broadcasting, the broadcast signal further includes the BML data described above. The tuner 605 transmits the received broadcast signal to the data processing unit 607.

  The data processing unit 607 demodulates the received broadcast signal to obtain demodulated data. When the received broadcast signal is a signal based on analog broadcast, the data processing unit 607 performs the following processing. First, the data processing unit 607 decodes the demodulated data, acquires image data and audio data, and acquires text data and EPG data from the vertical blanking interval of the broadcast signal.

  When the data processing unit 607 receives a display instruction for displaying an image on the display unit 630 from the control unit 610, the data processing unit 607 transmits the image data to the VDP 632 described later. When receiving the image data, the VDP 632 displays an image (moving image or still image) based on the image data on the display unit 630.

  In addition, when the data processing unit 607 receives a recording instruction for performing the recording process from the control unit 610, the data processing unit 607 compresses the image data and the audio data, and stores the compressed image data and the audio data in the storage unit 620. The recorded data is data compressed in the MPEG2 format. The recorded data is not limited to data compressed in the MPEG2 format, and may be data compressed in another format. Here, the other format is, for example, H.264. H.264 or the like.

  When the received broadcast signal is a signal based on digital broadcast, the data processing unit 607 performs the following processing. First, the data processing unit 607 decodes the demodulated data based on the digital broadcasting standard to obtain decoded data. The decoded data includes image data, audio data, text data, EPG data, and BML data. The image data and audio data included in the decoded data are data compressed in the MPEG2 format. The image data and audio data included in the decoded data are not limited to data compressed in the MPEG2 format, and may be data compressed in other formats. Here, the other format is, for example, H.264. H.264 or the like.

  When the data processing unit 607 receives a display instruction for displaying the image data on the display unit 630 from the control unit 610, the data processing unit 607 transmits the image data included in the decoded data of the channel designated by the display instruction to the VDP 632 described later. Send. When receiving the image data, the VDP 632 displays an image (moving image or still image) based on the image data on the display unit 630.

  Hereinafter, an image based on a broadcast signal received by the tuner 605 and displayed on the display unit 630 is also referred to as a TV image. It is assumed that the number of TV image channel types that can be directly selected by pressing the numeric buttons “1” to “12” provided on the remote controller 300 is 12 at maximum. As a matter of course, the more number buttons provided on the remote controller 300, the larger the number of TV image channel types that can be directly selected.

  Remote control channel numbers “1” to “12” are set in the numeric buttons “1” to “12” of the remote control 300, respectively. For example, the remote control channel number “3” is set to the numeric button “3”. One TV image channel can be registered in one remote control channel number. For example, it is assumed that the TV image channel number “8” is registered for the remote control channel number “1”. In this case, when the user presses the numeric button “1” on the remote controller 300, a remote control signal for selecting a TV image of the channel number “8” is transmitted from the remote controller 300 to the television 3.

  Note that the television 3 has a function of simultaneously displaying a plurality of types of TV images on the display unit 630. Further, the television 3 has a function of simultaneously displaying a TV image and other types of images on the display unit 630.

  Further, when receiving a recording instruction for performing a recording process from the control unit 610, the data processing unit 607 causes the storage unit 620 to store the decoded data of the channel specified by the recording instruction as the recording data. The recorded data in this case is also referred to as content below. In this case, the recorded data includes image data, audio data, text data, and BML data.

The television 3 further includes a VDP 632 and a VRAM 636.
The VRAM 636 has a function of temporarily storing image data.

  Control unit 610 issues a drawing instruction to VDP 632 in accordance with program 180D stored in storage unit 620. The drawing instruction is an instruction for generating an image and causing the display unit 630 to display the image.

  The VDP 632 is connected to the display unit 630. In response to a drawing instruction from the control unit 610, the VDP 632 reads font data, graphic data, and the like from a program 180D described later in the storage unit 620, and generates an image using the VRAM 636. The VDP 632 reads out the image data stored in the VRAM 636 and causes the display unit 630 to display an image based on the image data.

The television 3 further includes an input unit 640 and a recording medium access unit 650.
Input unit 640 includes a plurality of buttons (not shown). The plurality of buttons are provided outside the television 3. When any one of the plurality of buttons is pressed by the user, the input unit 640 transmits a button signal corresponding to the pressed button to the control unit 610. Control unit 610 performs predetermined processing based on the received button signal. Hereinafter, the button operation of the input unit 640 by the user is also referred to as an interface operation T.

  The recording medium access unit 650 has a function of reading the program 180D from the recording medium 555A on which the program 180D is recorded. The program 180D stored in the recording medium 555A is read by the recording medium access unit 650 by the installation process of the control unit 610, and the control unit 610 stores the program 180D in the storage unit 620. The installation processing program is stored in advance in the storage unit 620, and the installation processing is performed by the control unit 610 based on the installation processing program.

  Note that the program 180D may not be installed in the storage unit 620. In this case, the control unit 610 reads the program 180D stored in the recording medium 555A via the recording medium access unit 650, and performs a predetermined process based on the program 180D. Content data and the like are also recorded on recording medium 555A. The content data is, for example, music data, moving image data, and the like.

  The recording medium 555A is an SD memory card (registered trademark). The recording medium 555 is not limited to the SD memory card (registered trademark), and other media capable of recording data in a nonvolatile manner, such as Blu-ray Disc (registered trademark), HD-DVD (High-DVD). Definition Digital Versatile Disc (registered trademark), DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disk Read Only Memory), CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), and the like.

The television 3 further includes a communication unit 660 and a communication unit 662.
Communication unit 660 exchanges data with control unit 610. The communication unit 660 has a function of transmitting / receiving data to / from the mobile phone 1 in a wired or wireless manner. Communication unit 660 has the same configuration and function as communication unit 560 described above.

  Communication unit 662 transmits and receives data to and from control unit 610. The communication unit 662 has the same configuration and function as the communication unit 562 described above. Therefore, communication unit 662 can perform data communication with communication unit 50 wirelessly. The communication unit 662 can perform data communication with the communication unit 50 via, for example, a LAN cable.

  Therefore, the television 3 in the present embodiment can also download a program from the network 9 via the communication unit 50 and the communication unit 662 and store the program in the storage unit 620. In this case, the downloaded program is the program 180D.

  Control unit 610 performs predetermined processing in accordance with a program (program 180D) downloaded from network 9. The download program is stored in advance in the storage unit 620, and the download process is performed by the control unit 610 based on the download program.

  The television 3 further includes a remote control signal receiving unit 680. The remote control signal receiving unit 680 has a function of receiving a signal for operating the television 3 (hereinafter referred to as a remote control signal) output from the remote control 300. Remote control signal receiving unit 680 transmits the received remote control signal to control unit 610. The remote control signal is also transmitted from the mobile phone 1 that executes processing according to programs 180A, 180B, and 180C described later, and is received by the communication unit 660. A remote control signal received by communication unit 660 is also transmitted to control unit 610.

  Control unit 610 performs corresponding processing in accordance with the received remote control signal. As described above, the remote controller 300 is provided with numeric buttons “1” to “12” for selecting a TV image. Hereinafter, the operation of the remote controller 300 by the user is also referred to as an interface operation T.

  The control unit 610 performs data communication with the voice output unit 670 described above. When control unit 610 transmits audio data to audio output unit 670, audio output unit 670 outputs audio based on the audio data received from control unit 610 from the speaker.

  Hereinafter, the operation mode of the cellular phone 1 when the cellular phone 1 can operate the television 3 by transmitting a remote control signal to the television 3 is referred to as a remote control mode.

  Note that in the mobile phone 1 in the remote control mode, when any of the 12 numeric buttons included in the numeric button group 546 is pressed for a short time, the control unit 510 outputs a remote control signal corresponding to the pressed numeric button. To do.

(registration process)
Prior to causing the mobile phone 1 to function as a remote controller for the television 3, the program 180A is executed in the mobile phone 1, and processing for registering the television 3 as an operation target device is performed according to the program 180A. Below, the process which registers the operation target apparatus in the mobile telephone 1 is demonstrated.

  Various forms of registering the television 3 as an operation target device in the mobile phone 1 can be considered. For example, the following forms 1 to 4 are assumed as specific examples. Form 1 is registered by inputting information (device name, etc.) specifying the TV 3 by a user operation, and Form 2 is registered by receiving information specified from the TV 3 through two-way communication with the TV 3. In the form 3, the form 3 acquires and registers information to be specified from the TV 3 via a recording medium (memory card), and the form 4 reads information specified from the TV 3 in a contactless manner using RFID. This is the type of registration. When the program 180A is executed in the mobile phone 1 and the process of registering the operation target device is started, a menu screen that first presents the above-described registration method modes 1 to 4 as shown in FIG. Displayed on display unit 530, accepts selection of a registration method.

  When “manual device registration” is selected from the menu screen shown in FIG. 6 and selection is made to perform the registration process by the registration method of the first aspect, the process according to the first form of the registration method is performed. Start.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the flow of processing in the mobile phone 1 when performing registration processing with the registration method of aspect 1. 8A to 8D are diagrams showing specific examples of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 530 of the mobile phone 1 when the registration process is executed by the registration method of the first embodiment. is there. The control unit 510 of the mobile phone 1 executes the program 150A of the storage unit 520 to display the menu screen of FIG. 6 on the display unit 530, and the input unit 540 displays the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. The process is started when a button signal indicating selection of performing registration processing by the registration method 1 is received.

  Referring to FIG. 7, when the processing of form 1 is started, control unit 510 causes display unit 530 to display a selection screen for selecting the manufacturer name shown in FIG. Accept. Then, control unit 510 receives a button signal indicating the selection result of the manufacturer name from input unit 540 in accordance with the selection screen shown in FIG. 8A (step S101). Next, control unit 510 causes display unit 530 to display a selection screen for selecting a device name shown in FIG. 8B, and accepts the selection of the device name. Then, control unit 510 receives a button signal indicating the device name selection result from input unit 540 in accordance with the selection screen shown in FIG. 8B (step S103). In the specific example shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, “apparatus C” of “maker 1” is selected in steps S101 and S103.

  In the above steps S101 and S103, the control unit 510 causes the display unit 530 to display an input screen including an input field instead of the selection screen display as shown in FIGS. 8 (A) and 8 (B). Direct input (text, numbers, etc.) by operating the button group 541 of the input unit 540 may be accepted. When the selection screen shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B is displayed, the storage unit 520 stores a table for storing the correspondence between the manufacturer name and the device name in advance. In step S101 and S103, the table is referred to, and screen data to be displayed on the display unit 530 is generated.

  When the selection of the manufacturer name and the device name is accepted in steps S101 and S103, control unit 510 compares the information with all model databases stored in storage unit 520 and stores information about the devices in all model databases. It is determined whether it has been performed (step S105).

  The all models database is a database that stores information related to devices that the mobile phone 1 functions as a remote controller and can be operated. The “operable device” indicates that, for example, an application for allowing the mobile phone 1 to enter the remote control mode of the device is stored in the storage unit 520. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a specific example of the all model database. In the all model database, as information on devices that can be operated, the device name, the manufacturer name, an application for becoming the remote control mode of the device, and the application are displayed. The correspondence with the information specifying the icon to be activated is stored. Further, the all model database may store a range in which the device permits operation. The above range is set by the manufacturer for each device. Information stored in the all models database may be stored in advance, or may be acquired from, for example, a manufacturer's server by downloading from a network described later.

  In the control unit 510, as a result of the collation in step S105, it is determined that the information on the device specified from the manufacturer name and the device name accepted in steps S101 and S103 is not stored in the all model database. If so (NO in step S107), a process of downloading necessary information from the network is executed (step S109).

  In the process of downloading information about the device from the network in step S109, referring to FIG. 10A, control unit 510 provides a server that provides information about the device, such as a server on the manufacturer side, via communication unit 50. Then, a control signal is output to the communication unit 562 so as to output a signal requesting information on the device (step S117). At that time, the mobile phone 1 obtains position information at that time from the GPS function included in the communication unit 566, and obtains the position information of the mobile phone 1 at that time together with the model information of the requested device and the identification information of the device. It is preferable to transmit to the server.

  In the server that has received this request, processing as shown in FIG. 10B is executed. That is, referring to FIG. 10 (B), the server transmits data relating to the requested device to the mobile phone 1 (step S125), and the information stored with the request is stored in the service stored in the server. It memorize | stores in a database (step S127) and complete | finishes a process.

  The service database is a database as shown in FIG. 11, and is a database that stores information related to devices and information related to users that are stored in the server on the manufacturer side and that have been registered. By transmitting the location information of the mobile phone 1 together with the request from the mobile phone 1 in step S117, in step S127, along with the model information and the device identification information, the location information is set as the installation location of the device. Stored in the service database.

  In step S125, application data for setting the mobile phone 1 in the remote control mode of the device, image data used as an icon, and the like are transmitted as data related to the device from the server. Furthermore, when it is set, information regarding a range in which an operation is permitted for the device may be transmitted.

  When the data relating to the above-mentioned device transmitted in step S125 is received (YES in step S119), the control unit 510 of the mobile phone 1 registers necessary information in all device databases stored in the storage unit 520. After executing the process (step S121), the process returns to the process of FIG.

  In the process shown in FIG. 7, when it is determined that the above-described process in step S109 is completed, or that information related to the device selected in steps S101 and S103 is stored in the all device database in step S107 (step S107). Control unit 510 causes display unit 530 to display a screen for accepting an operation for executing processing for registering the selected device as the operation target model in mobile phone 1 as shown in FIG. 8C. Then, it waits for the button signal indicating the registration execution operation to be input. The screen shown in FIG. 8C indicates that “device C” has been selected in steps S101 and S103, and further executes processing for registering “device C” in the mobile phone 1 as the operation target model. A “Register” button is displayed.

  When a button signal indicating a registration execution operation is input (YES in step S111), that is, when the “registration” button is operated in FIG. 8C, control unit 510 uses the GPS function included in communication unit 566. The position information at that time is acquired (step S113), and the apparatus specified from the position information acquired in step S113 and the manufacturer name and the apparatus name accepted in steps S101 and S103 are stored in all apparatus databases. A process for storing in a registered device database, which will be described later, stored in the storage unit 520 as device information by pairing with necessary information from the stored information is executed (step S115). When the device selected in step S115 is stored in the registered device database as the operation target device, the control unit 510 may cause the display unit 530 to display a screen indicating that as shown in FIG. 8D. preferable.

  When the above process is completed, or when a button signal indicating a registration execution operation is not input (for example, for a predetermined time) (NO in step S111), steps S113 and S115 are skipped, and the registration process is ended.

  If “communication device registration” is selected from the menu screen shown in FIG. 6 and the registration processing according to the registration method of the second form is selected, the process according to the second form of the registration method is performed. Start.

  FIG. 12A is a flowchart showing a specific example of the flow of processing in the mobile phone 1 when performing registration processing with the registration method of aspect 2. 12A, the control unit 510 of the mobile phone 1 executes the program 150A of the storage unit 520 to display the menu screen of FIG. 6 on the display unit 530, and the input unit 540 The process starts when a button signal indicating selection of performing registration processing by the registration method of form 2 is received.

  Referring to FIG. 12A, when the processing of form 2 is started, control unit 510 outputs a control signal to communication unit 560 so as to transmit a signal for inquiring device information (step S131). In the television 3 that has received the signal output from the communication unit 560 via the communication network 5, the processing shown in FIG. 12B is started, and the control unit 610 carries a signal indicating device information from the communication unit 660. Transmission is made to the telephone 1 (step S135), and the processing shown in FIG. The signal transmitted in step S135 includes at least the manufacturer name and the device name.

  When the communication unit 560 of the mobile phone 1 receives the signal transmitted in step S135 via the communication network 5 (YES in step S133), the control unit 510 thereafter performs the same processing as steps S105 to S115 in FIG. To register the device (in this case, the television 3) as the operation target device. Note that when the inquiry signal transmitted from the mobile phone 1 is received by a plurality of devices and the signals are received from the plurality of devices in step S133, the control unit 510 is shown in FIG. 8B. A screen for selecting a device to be registered as an operation target device from the plurality of devices may be displayed on the display unit 530, and the subsequent processing may be performed on the selected device.

  When “card device registration” is selected from the menu screen shown in FIG. 6 and selection is made to perform the registration process by the registration method of the third aspect, the process according to the third form of the registration method is performed. Start.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the flow of processing in the mobile phone 1 when performing registration processing with the registration method of the third embodiment. FIGS. 14A and 14B are diagrams illustrating specific examples of screen transitions displayed on the display unit 530 of the mobile phone 1 when the registration process is executed by the registration method of the third mode. The control unit 510 of the mobile phone 1 executes the program 150A of the storage unit 520 to display the menu screen of FIG. 6 on the display unit 530, and the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is started when a button signal indicating selection of performing the registration process by the registration method 3 is received.

  Referring to FIG. 13, when the processing of form 3 is started, control unit 510 causes display unit 530 to display a screen that presents a message prompting insertion of the recording medium shown in FIG. Then, control unit 510 inputs a control signal for reading the information recorded on the inserted recording medium 555 to recording medium access unit 550, and reading is performed from recording medium 555 by recording medium access unit 550. Information is received (step S151). When information on a plurality of devices is read from the recording medium 555, the control unit 510 causes the display unit 530 to display a selection screen for selecting a device name shown in FIG. 14B (step S153). Accept device name selection. Then, control unit 510 receives a button signal indicating the device name selection result from input unit 540 in accordance with the selection screen shown in FIG. 14B (step S155). In the specific example shown in FIG. 14B, “device C” is selected in step S155. Thereafter, processing similar to steps S105 to S115 in FIG. 7 is executed, and the device (here, device C) is registered as an operation target device.

  When “RFID device registration” is selected from the menu screen shown in FIG. 6 and the registration processing of the form 4 is selected, the process according to the form 4 of the registration method is performed. Start.

  FIG. 15A is a flowchart showing a specific example of the flow of processing in the mobile phone 1 when performing registration processing with the registration method of aspect 4. 15A, the control unit 510 of the mobile phone 1 executes the program 150A of the storage unit 520 to display the menu screen of FIG. 6 on the display unit 530, and the input unit 540 The process starts when a button signal indicating selection of performing registration processing by the registration method of the fourth form is received.

  Referring to FIG. 15A, when the processing of form 4 is started, control unit 510 outputs a control signal to communication unit 560 so as to transmit a signal requesting device information (step S171). . In the television 3 that has received the signal output from the communication unit 560 via the communication network 5, the process illustrated in FIG. 15B is started, and the control unit 610 stores the device information stored in the storage unit 620. The device information is provided in a state where it can be read by the RFID (step S175), and the processing shown in FIG. The information provided in step S175 includes at least a manufacturer name and a device name.

  The control unit 510 of the mobile phone 1 outputs a control signal for causing the RFID 580 to read information, and the RFID 580 reads the information provided in step S175 from the storage unit 610 of the television 3 in a non-contact manner. . Upon receiving device information read from the television 3 from the RFID 580 (YES in step S173), the control unit 510 subsequently performs the same processing as steps S105 to S115 in FIG. 7, and the device (here, the television 3). Is registered as an operation target device.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a registered device database stored in the storage unit 520 of the mobile phone 1. The registered device database is a database that stores information related to devices to be operated by the mobile phone 1 and information related to positions at the time of registration in association with each other, and is stored by the registration method according to the first to fourth embodiments. Information relating to a device includes information specifying a manufacturer name, a device name, an application for setting the remote control mode of the device, and an icon for starting the application, obtained from the database of all models. The position information acquired in step S113 of the registration process corresponds to the position information. Further, as the information related to the position, instead of or in addition to the position information, a range that can be used as a remote controller for the device, a usable angle, or the like may be used. Further, the date and time registered as the operation target device may be stored as other information.

  The usable range is registered by setting a predetermined range from the position based on the position information acquired at the time of registration by the control unit 510. The predetermined range depends on the communication capability of the mobile phone 1, that is, the distance that the control signal can reach. Alternatively, the control unit 510 may determine based on the operation permission range stored in the all models database and the communication capability of the mobile phone 1.

  The usable angle is represented by an angle (y) from the horizontal line, and may be manually input, or may be acquired and registered in the above registration process in the same manner as the position information. In that case, the control unit 510 obtains position information from the GPS function of the communication unit 566 in step S113 and calculates an angle from the horizontal line based on detection signals from the acceleration sensor 502 and / or the magnetic sensor 505. In step S115, device information including these is registered. Moreover, the usable angle may be included in the usable range. Since the usable angles are stored in the registered device information, even when the cellular phone 1 is operated at the same position, as the operation target device, for example, when the cellular phone 1 is facing upward, The icon can be displayed and separated from a DVD player or the like.

(Icon display management process)
The display unit 530 of the mobile phone 1 displays an icon for starting an application for setting the remote control mode of the television 3 registered as the operation target device. In the mobile phone 1, the program 180B is executed, and processing for managing the display of the icon is performed. Below, the process which manages the display of the icon in the mobile telephone 1 is demonstrated.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a specific example of a flow of processing for displaying an icon. The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 17 is a process realized by the control unit 510 of the mobile phone 1 executing the program 150B of the storage unit 520, and is started, for example, at a timing when the power is turned on.

  Referring to FIG. 17, control unit 510 acquires current position information from the GPS function included in communication unit 566 (step S201), and the position information acquired in step S201 is stored in the registered device database. The registered device database is searched for device information within the usable range from the position information, that is, information regarding devices that can be operated by the mobile phone 1 (step S203). As a result of the search in step S203, if the control unit 510 determines that the corresponding device information is stored in the registered device database (YES in step S205), the control unit 510 specifies the corresponding device information. A process (step S207) for displaying the icon to be displayed on the display unit 530 is executed.

  The above process is repeated at predetermined time intervals. The above processing is executed when the control unit 510 receives a detection signal indicating that the mobile phone 1 is in an open state from the open / close detection unit 507, and a detection signal indicating that the mobile phone 1 is in a closed state. It may be configured not to be executed when being input.

  If the usable angle as shown in FIG. 16 is stored in the registered device database, the control unit 510 acquires the current position information from the GPS function of the communication unit 566 and the acceleration sensor 502 in step S201. And / or the angle from the horizontal line is calculated based on the detection signal from the magnetic sensor 505, and the corresponding device information is searched from the registered device database based on these information in step S203.

  Further, when the icon is displayed on the display unit 530, the mobile phone 1 executes a process for managing the display of the displayed icon shown in the flowchart of FIG. Is done. The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 18 is a process that is executed when an icon is displayed on the display unit 530 of the mobile phone 1, and the control unit 510 of the mobile phone 1 executes the program 150B of the storage unit 520. It is a process realized by doing.

  Referring to FIG. 18, first, control unit 510 acquires position information at that time from the GPS function of communication unit 566 (step S <b> 201), and operates among registered device information corresponding to the currently displayed icon. The information regarding the possible range is compared with the position information acquired in step S201 (step S223).

  As a result of the comparison in step S223, if the registered device information corresponding to the currently displayed icon includes information whose current position is outside the operable range (YES in step S225), the control unit 510 performs processing for terminating the display of the corresponding icon (step S227). Further, when the application corresponding to the icon is being executed (YES in step S229), the control unit 501 performs a process of ending the application being executed (step S231).

  Note that the process for ending the display of the icon in step S227 includes a process for making the display mode different from the display when the corresponding icon display is operable. Specifically, the display mode may be grayed out or displayed as unselectable, or may be displayed in different colors, sizes, line types, or the like.

  In addition, the process of terminating the application being executed in step S231 includes a process of displaying that on the display unit 530. Furthermore, prior to executing the process of ending the application being executed in step S231, if the control unit 510 detects that the current position is approaching the operable range in step S225, or can be operated. When it is detected that it is within a predetermined distance from the boundary of the range, it may be displayed on the display unit 530 that the currently running application may be terminated.

  By executing the above-described processing in the mobile phone 1, the icon display is managed as shown in FIG.

  Specifically, referring to FIG. 19, when mobile phone 1 is outside the operable range from both TVs 3A and 3B (position A), display unit 530 has a remote control mode for any operation target device. The icon for starting the application to do is not displayed.

  When the position of the mobile phone 1 is moved and the mobile phone 1 is within an area B that is within a predetermined range from the position P1 when the television 3A is registered as the operation target device, the display unit 530 displays an operable device. An icon (device B) for starting an application for setting the remote control mode of the television 3A is displayed.

  If the position of the mobile phone 1 moves and the mobile phone 1 is outside the area A and is within the area C that is a predetermined range from the position P2 when the television 3B is registered as the operation target device, the remote control of the television 3A The display of the icon (device B) for starting the application for setting the mode is ended, and the icon (device C) for starting the application for setting the remote control mode of the television 3B is displayed.

  When the position of the mobile phone 1 moves and the mobile phone 1 is in both areas A and B, an icon (device B) for starting an application for setting the remote control mode of the television 3A is displayed. In addition, an icon (device C) for starting an application for setting the remote control mode of the television 3B is also displayed.

  By managing such display in the mobile phone 1, the user can determine which device is currently within the operable range, and whether the user is within the operable range from the device to be operated. It is possible to easily start the remote control mode simply by confirming the icon without the need to judge the operation or communication.

  In this specific example, when the mobile phone 1 is within a range that can be operated from the operation target device, an icon of an application for setting the remote control mode of the operation target device is displayed as a method for notifying that effect. However, it is not limited to this method. That is, it is only necessary to prepare for operating the operation target device within the operable range, and any other method may be used. For example, the configuration may be such that an operation target device that is within the operable range may be displayed, or the operation target device that is out of the above range may be displayed in a grayed out manner, or limited to display. Instead, the notification may be made by voice or a specific button blinking. Moreover, the structure which becomes a remote control mode without requiring a user's operation with alerting | reporting may be sufficient. In any case, in the mobile phone 1, the notification management is performed in the same manner as the management of the icon display.

(Processing in remote control mode)
By selecting the icon displayed by the above-described processing on the display unit 530 of the mobile phone 1, it can be made to function as the remote control mode of the television 3 which is the corresponding operation target device. Note that when starting the remote control mode of the television 3, processing as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 20A may be executed, and the registered device information regarding the television 3 may be updated. The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 20A is a process that is executed when an icon displayed on the display unit 530 of the mobile phone 1 is selected. The control unit 510 of the mobile phone 1 stores the storage unit 520. This process is realized by executing the program 150C.

  Referring to FIG. 20A, first, control unit 510 causes communication unit 560 to transmit an inquiry signal to television 3 that is an operation target device corresponding to the icon selected on display unit 530. In response, a control signal is output (step S301). In the television 3 that has received the signal output from the communication unit 560 via the communication network 5, the processing shown in FIG. 20B is started, and the control unit 610 carries a signal indicating device information from the communication unit 660. It transmits with respect to the telephone 1 (step S331), and complete | finishes the process shown by FIG. 20 (B).

  When the communication unit 560 of the mobile phone 1 receives the signal transmitted in step S331 via the communication network 5 (YES in step S303), the control unit 510 is in a position where the operation signal can reach the television 3 The corresponding application is activated (step S305), and the process for starting the remote control mode is terminated.

  On the other hand, the control unit 510 detects that the signal is not received from the television 3 until a predetermined time has elapsed from the control signal in step S301, and the signal transmitted in step S331 is transmitted to the mobile phone 1. When it is detected that the communication unit 560 has not received the signal (NO in step S303), the control unit 510 updates the registered device information regarding the television 3 (step S307), and ends the process for starting the remote control mode. To do. In step S307, control unit 510 acquires the current position from the GPS function of communication unit 566, removes the position information at the time of the above processing from the range stored in the registered device information as an operable range, and updates the registered device information. .

  As described above, when registering the television 3 as an operation target device, the control unit 510 stores a predetermined range as an operable range based on the communication capability of the mobile phone 1 based on the position information at that time. . However, depending on the position at the time of registration, the mobile phone 1 may not reach the television 3 even within the predetermined range. In that case, the above-described updating process is performed on the mobile phone 1, whereby the operable range can be brought closer to the actual operable range, and the operability for the user is improved. Further, even when the operation target device is rearranged, the stored content can be changed to the content suitable for the rearrangement without complicated operation.

  Furthermore, programs 180A, 180B, and 180C for executing the above-described processing in the mobile phone 1 can be provided as program products. Such a program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk attached to the computer, a CD-ROM (Compact Disk-Read Only Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and a memory card. And can be provided as a program product. Alternatively, the program can be provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk built in the computer. A program can also be provided by downloading via a network.

  The program according to the present invention is a program module that is provided as a part of a computer operating system (OS) and calls necessary modules in a predetermined arrangement at a predetermined timing to execute processing. Also good. In that case, the program itself does not include the module, and the process is executed in cooperation with the OS. A program that does not include such a module can also be included in the program according to the present invention.

  The program according to the present invention may be provided by being incorporated in a part of another program. Even in this case, the program itself does not include the module included in the other program, and the process is executed in cooperation with the other program. Such a program incorporated in another program can also be included in the program according to the present invention.

  The provided program product is installed in a program storage unit such as a hard disk and executed. The program product includes the program itself and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a figure which shows the specific example of the system configuration | structure concerning this Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the external appearance of the mobile telephone 1 from the front. It is the figure which showed the external appearance of the mobile telephone 1 from the back. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the mobile phone 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a television 3. FIG. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a menu screen. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a specific example of a process flow in the mobile phone 1 when performing a registration process using the registration method according to the first embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of screen transition displayed on the display unit 530 of the mobile phone 1 when registration processing is executed by the registration method of the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of all the model databases. It is a flowchart which shows the specific example of the process by the side of the mobile telephone 1 at the time of downloading the information regarding an apparatus from a network. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a service database. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a specific example of processing on the mobile phone 1 side and the television 3 side when performing registration processing by the registration method of the second embodiment. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a specific example of a process flow in the mobile phone 1 when performing a registration process using the registration method according to the third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of screen transition displayed on the display unit 530 of the mobile phone 1 when a registration process is executed by the registration method according to mode 3. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a specific example of a flow of processing on the mobile phone 1 side and the television 3 side when performing registration processing with the registration method of the fourth embodiment. It is a figure which shows the specific example of a registration apparatus database. It is a flowchart which shows the specific example of the flow of the process for displaying an icon. It is a flowchart which shows the specific example of the flow of a process for managing the display about the displayed icon. It is a figure explaining management of display of an icon. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process at the time of remote control mode starting.

Explanation of symbols

  1 mobile phone, 3, 3A, 3B, 3C television, 5, 5A, 5B, 5C communication network, 7 telephone network, 9 network, 50 communication unit, 180A, 180B, 180C, 180D program, 300 remote control, 510, 610 control Part, 520, 620 storage part, 530, 630 display part, 540 input part, 555, 555A recording medium.

Claims (14)

An output means for executing an application corresponding to the device and outputting a control signal for operating the device;
Position information acquisition means for acquiring the current position;
Registration means for associating and registering information related to the device to be operated and information related to the position information acquired by the position information acquisition means when a registration operation is performed;
Control means for controlling so that the application can be executed when the current position acquired by the position information acquisition means is within a predetermined range from the position information registered by the registration means ;
Means for requesting a signal from the device prior to execution of the application;
When the signal is not received from the device, further Ru and an updating means for updating the information associated with the positional information based on the position information at the time of the request, the information communication terminal.   The information communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the registration unit includes a device information acquisition unit that acquires information about the device from the device. The device information acquisition means
Means for outputting a signal requesting information related to the device to the device;
The information communication terminal according to claim 2, further comprising means for receiving information related to the device from the device.   The information communication terminal according to claim 2, wherein the device information acquisition unit includes a unit that reads information about the device written in a recording medium. The device information acquisition means
The information communication terminal according to claim 2, comprising means for acquiring information related to the device output from the device without contacting the device.   The information communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the registration unit further registers and registers the application.   The information communication terminal according to claim 6, wherein the registration unit includes an application acquisition unit that acquires the application from another device. The registration unit registers the predetermined range as information related to the usable range from the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit as information related to the location information,
The information communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the registration unit calculates the predetermined range based on a distance that the signal of the information communication terminal can reach.   The information communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the control means includes means for notifying when the current position is within the predetermined range. The notification is a display of an icon for starting the application,
The information communication terminal according to claim 9, wherein the control unit executes the corresponding application when the displayed icon is selected. It further comprises detection means for detecting the direction of the information communication terminal,
The information communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the registration unit further registers and registers information related to a direction. The position information acquisition means acquires a current position at a predetermined interval,
The control means ends the execution of the application when the current position falls outside the predetermined range from the position information registered by the registration means for a device corresponding to the application being executed. Item 4. The information communication terminal according to Item 1. A program for causing a computer to function as an information communication terminal that outputs a control signal for operating a device and causing the computer to execute processing for registering the device as an operation target in the information communication terminal. ,
Identifying the device to be operated; and
Obtaining information about the identified device;
Receiving a registration operation with the device as an operation target;
Obtaining a position of the information communication terminal at the time of the registration operation;
Registering information related to the device and information related to the position ,
Requesting a signal from the device prior to operation of the device;
When said signal is not received from the device, Ru further execute a step of updating the information related to the position registered in said registering step on the basis of the position at the step execution of the request, processing program. The computer functions as an information communication terminal that outputs a control signal for operating the device,
In the information communication terminal, information related to the operation target device and information related to the position when the registration operation of the device is performed are registered in association with each other,
A program for causing the computer to execute processing for enabling execution of an application corresponding to the device for outputting a control signal for operating the device,
Obtaining a current position of the information communication terminal;
When the current position is within a predetermined range from the position when the registration operation of the device is performed;
Obtaining the current position of the information communication terminal when the notification is made; and
Executing the step of terminating the notification when the current position is out of a predetermined range from the position when the registration operation of the device is performed when the notification is made ;
Requesting a signal from the device prior to execution of the application;
When said signal is not received from the device, based on the position information at the time of stepping of the request, Ru further execute a step of updating the information related to the position registered in the computer, Processing program.

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