JP5468923B2 - Mobile terminal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal device including a display unit capable of displaying a standby screen.

  In recent years, various applications can be used in mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones. As one of the applications, an application for pasting memo information on a standby screen has been proposed. For example, Patent Literature 1 describes a display device that displays a plurality of pasted memos on a standby screen. Patent Document 2 describes an electronic device that displays an icon having a shortcut function on a standby screen instead of a memo.

JP 2008-52148 A JP-A-2005-322135

  As in the devices described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, by displaying information and selectable shortcuts on the standby screen, operability can be improved. Here, since the size of the screen of the mobile terminal device is limited, if a certain number of shortcuts or the like are displayed on the standby screen, each display becomes too small, making it difficult to see the object. End up. For this reason, there is a limit to the number of images indicating shortcuts and the like that can be easily displayed on the standby screen. Further, when the number of shortcuts to be displayed on the display unit increases, it becomes difficult to find a target shortcut or the like.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device capable of displaying a memo or an image showing a shortcut on the standby screen in an easy-to-read manner.

In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the portable terminal device according to the present invention includes an operation unit to which an operation is input, a function activation screen of the own device, or a standby screen for waiting for the occurrence of communication. A display unit that displays a plurality of text information, a storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of text information as object information in association with identification indices, and a display unit that displays the standby screen on the standby screen. In the first display area, at least one of the plurality of objects is displayed using text information, and in the second display area on the standby screen, the first object among the plurality of objects is displayed. And a control unit that displays an object that is not displayed in the display area using an identification index .

  Here, when the control unit displays at least one of the plurality of objects in the first display area, it is preferable to display the control unit including a corresponding identification index together with text information.

  Further, in the storage unit, either the first display region or the second display region is set as an initial display position for each of the plurality of objects, and the control unit is connected to the display unit. When displaying the standby screen, it is preferable that each of the plurality of objects is displayed in either the first display area or the second display area based on the initial display positions of the plurality of objects.

  Further, it is preferable that the control unit determines the initial display position based on an input to the operation unit at the time of registration of the object information and stores the initial display position in the storage unit.

  In addition, when the number of the plurality of objects is equal to or less than a threshold value, the control unit performs an operation of setting the first display area as the initial display position at the time of registration, and the number of the plurality of objects sets the threshold value. It is preferable to make the operation simpler than when exceeding.

  In addition, when the object displayed in the second area is selected based on an operation input to the operation unit in a state where the standby screen is displayed, the control unit displays the selected object. Preferably, the display position is moved from the second display area to the first display area in the previous period to display at least text information of the object.

  Further, it is preferable that the storage unit stores information on a relative arrangement order of the plurality of objects, and the information on the arrangement order is maintained even when a display position is changed.

  The control unit may display a cursor for specifying the selected object as a selected object when one of the plurality of objects is displayed on the standby screen and is selected by operating the operation unit. When displayed on the display unit and a direction instruction is input by the operation unit, it is preferable that the cursor is moved in accordance with the instructed direction and the arrangement order.

In addition, when an operation for changing the selected object to an object with an adjacent arrangement order is input to the operation unit while the standby screen is displayed, the control unit changes the selected object and the arrangement order The display position of the object is moved while maintaining the position, one of the objects in the second display area in the movement direction of the cursor is moved to the first display area, and the direction opposite to the moving direction of the cursor Preferably, one of the objects in the second display area is moved to the second display area.

  The control unit may move the cursor only in the longitudinal direction of the display unit, and display the second display area adjacent to one end of the first display area in the longitudinal direction. Is preferred.

  In addition, the operation unit includes a number input unit that inputs a number by being operated, and the control unit is configured to display the standby screen while the display unit displays the standby screen. When it is detected that an operation has been performed, it is preferable to switch the screen to be displayed on the display unit to a screen for displaying numerical values input from the standby screen.

  The communication unit further includes a communication unit, and the control unit displays the input numerical value as a telephone number as a screen for displaying the numerical value. When a call operation is input, the control unit corresponds to the telephone number input by the communication unit. It is preferable to perform outgoing processing.

  The operation unit includes a function call unit that calls a predetermined function when operated, and the control unit operates while the display unit displays the standby screen. Then, it is preferable that the screen displayed on the display unit is switched from the standby screen to a function screen associated with the function calling unit.

  In addition, when the predetermined operation is performed on the operation unit in a state where the plurality of objects are displayed in the first display area and the second display area, the control unit does not display all objects or It is preferable to switch the display of the object in one area to the display using only the identification index.

  The portable terminal device according to the present invention can display an image such as a memo or a shortcut for easy viewing on the standby screen.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a mobile terminal device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of functions of the mobile terminal device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a standby screen. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing operation of the mobile terminal device. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing operation of the mobile terminal device. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the processing operation of the mobile terminal device. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile terminal device. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the standby screen.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the following description. In addition, constituent elements in the following description include those that can be easily assumed by those skilled in the art, those that are substantially the same, and those in a so-called equivalent range. In the following description, a mobile phone is described as an example of the mobile terminal device, but the application target of the present invention is not limited to the mobile phone. For example, the present invention can be applied to a PHS (Personal Handyphone System), a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a portable navigation device, a notebook personal computer, a game machine, and the like. Further, the size, arrangement position, arrangement number, etc. of each device shown in each figure are not limited to the following embodiments.

  First, the external configuration of the mobile terminal device will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a schematic configuration of an embodiment of a mobile terminal device. The mobile terminal device 1 is a mobile phone having a wireless communication function. The mobile terminal device 1 is a straight mobile phone in which each unit is housed inside a single box-shaped housing 10. In the present embodiment, the casing 10 has a single box shape. However, the casing 10 may be a foldable casing constituted by two members connected by a hinge or a casing in which two members are slid. A housing in which three or more members are connected can also be used.

  The housing 10 is provided with a display unit 11. The display unit 11 is a display panel configured by a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic EL (Organic Electro-Luminescence) panel, and the like, and displays a predetermined image. Here, as the predetermined image, a standby screen is displayed, or a menu image used for assisting the operation of the mobile terminal device 1 is displayed. In addition, the housing 10 is provided with a microphone 12 that receives sound when the mobile terminal device 1 is in a call and a receiver 13 that emits sound when the mobile terminal device 1 is in a call. In addition, the casing 10 is provided with an operation unit 15 for inputting characters when a telephone number of a call partner is created or when an e-mail is created. The operation unit 15 includes a direction key 15a, various function call keys 15b, and a numerical value input key (tenkey) 15c.

  Next, the relationship between the function of the mobile terminal device 1 and the control unit will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of functions of the mobile terminal device shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal device 1 includes a control unit 30, a storage unit 31, a communication unit in addition to the case 10, the display unit 11, the microphone 12, the receiver 13, and the operation unit 15 described above. Unit 32 and audio processing unit 33.

  The control unit 30 is a processing unit that performs arithmetic processing, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit). That is, the communication unit 32, the display unit, and the display unit are configured so that various processes of the mobile terminal device 1 are executed in an appropriate procedure according to the operation of the operation unit 15 and the software stored in the storage unit 31 of the mobile terminal device 1. 11 and the like are controlled. The control unit 30 includes a display control unit 34, an information acquisition processing unit 35, and a main control unit 36.

  In addition, each part which comprises the control part 30 may be implement | achieved by a several arithmetic device, or may be implement | achieved by one arithmetic device. That is, processing functions such as a CPU may be provided separately for each control unit, or parallel processing may be performed using one processing function.

  The display control unit 34 has a function of generating an image to be displayed on the display unit 11. The display control unit 34 generates an image signal based on the image data sent from the main control unit 36 and sends it to the display unit 11. As a result, an image is displayed on the display unit 11. The information acquisition processing unit 35 acquires a signal from the operation unit 15 and sends it to the main control unit 36. That is, the information acquisition processing unit 35 acquires an operation input by the user to the operation unit 15 as a command signal and sends it to the main control unit 36.

  The main control unit 36 has a function of comprehensively controlling the overall operation of the mobile terminal device 1, and performs processing based on a program (for example, an operating system program, an application program, etc.) stored in the storage unit 31. Run. Further, the main control unit 36 executes an application that controls display of an image to be displayed in a standby state, that is, a standby screen.

  Next, the storage unit 31 stores application programs and data used for processing in the main control unit 36. Specifically, a standby screen application 37, a memo application 38, an application program that performs Internet communication, an application program that performs transmission and reception of mail, an application program that performs transmission, reception, and call processing are stored as application programs. Here, the standby screen application 37 is an application program that controls display of the standby screen. The memo application 38 is an application program for controlling the display of memo information (electronic sticky note) and controlling the registration process of the memo information when the standby screen is displayed.

  The storage unit 31 stores image data, audio data, dictionary data for character conversion, address book data, and the like as data. In addition, the storage unit 31 stores a memo table 39 for managing data of memo information (electronic tag) used in the memo application 38. Note that the memo information and the memo table 39 will be described later.

  Furthermore, the storage unit 31 can be connected to an external storage device capable of storing and reading data, and can store data in the external storage device based on the control of the main control unit 36. The main control unit 36 can also read data stored in the external storage device and send the read data to the main control unit 36.

  The communication unit 32 establishes a radio signal line by a CDMA method or the like with a base station via a channel assigned by the base station, and performs telephone communication and information communication with the base station. The communication unit 32 also includes an antenna that receives a television broadcast and an antenna that receives a GPS signal.

  The operation unit 15 includes direction keys 15a, various function call keys 15b, and numerical value input keys 15c. Various functions such as, for example, a power key, a call key, a numeric key, a character key, a direction key, a determination key, and a call key are assigned to each key constituting the operation unit 15. When these keys are input by a user operation, the operation unit 15 generates a signal corresponding to the operation content. The generated signal is input to the information acquisition processing unit 35 as a user instruction.

  Here, the direction key 15a is a key to which a function of a cursor movement instruction displayed on the display unit 11 is assigned. The various function call keys 15b are keys to which instructions for calling a mail transmission / reception function, an imaging function, a television function, an Internet function, and the like are assigned. The numerical value input key 15c is a key to which a numerical value input, a kana character input, or an alphabet input is mainly assigned. The numerical value input key 15c is used to input a telephone number when starting a call (when making a call). In addition to the functions described above, various functions are assigned to the direction key 15a, the various function call keys 15b, and the numerical value input key 15c by an application program driven by the main control unit 36.

  The audio processing unit 33 executes processing of an audio signal input to the microphone 12 and an audio signal output from the receiver 13.

  Hereinafter, the operation of the mobile terminal device 1, specifically, the case where the main control unit 36 reads the standby screen application 37 and the memo application 38 from the storage unit 31 and performs processing using FIGS. 3 to 7. The control will be described. Note that the following processing is performed by each of the display control unit 34, the information acquisition processing unit 35, and the main control unit 36 of the control unit 30, but will be described as processing in the control unit 30 in the description.

  First, a standby screen displayed on the display unit 11 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a standby screen. First, the standby screen is a screen waiting for an incoming / outgoing call or a screen waiting for an application program to start. That is, the standby screen is a screen before the screen is changed to a plurality of function screens that the control unit 30 displays on the display unit 11. The function screen is a screen for providing a user with the functions of the mobile terminal device 1. The standby screen is a screen that is displayed after the startup process of the mobile terminal device 1 is completed, and is displayed while waiting for the startup of the next application after the active application is terminated. It is also a screen. Then, the user previously sets a favorite image or a status display of a clock or the like as a standby screen.

  The control unit 30 receives the start of power supply to itself (the control unit 30), has returned from the power saving state, and terminates various applications. When it is detected that there are no more images to be displayed, a standby screen is displayed on the display unit 11. That is, when the control unit 30 detects that the standby screen is displayed, the control unit 30 displays the standby screen on the display unit 11. Note that the control unit 30 displays an image such as an image representing the manufacturer's company emblem or an image for start-up after the start of power supply to itself (the control unit 30) until the standby screen is displayed. You may make it display the starting screen containing on the display part 11. FIG.

  In addition, when the switching operation to the function screen is input to the operation unit 15 described later while the standby screen is displayed on the display unit 11, the control unit 30 performs the switching operation input to the operation unit 15. Switch the screen from the standby screen to the function screen corresponding to.

  Here, the standby screen 40 is a screen 41 (so-called wallpaper) preset by the user, as shown in FIG. On the standby screen 40, an object group 42 and a cursor key image 43 are superimposed and displayed. The image 41 is an image set as a so-called standby image, and can be set to various images by a user operation.

  The object group 42 includes a plurality of objects 44 and 46 and is displayed in the display area 50 on the standby screen 40. Note that the area where the image 41 serving as the standby screen 40 and the objects 44 and 46 overlap is displayed with a setting in which the objects 44 and 46 are given priority, that is, the upper hierarchy in the screen hierarchy.

  Each of the objects 44 and 46 is memo information including at least one of shortcut information for executing various application programs and character information (text information). Here, when the shortcut information is selected, it jumps over the hierarchy and the folder to specify a specific object (for example, a deep menu hierarchy, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator), an image, information on a specific person in the address book, etc.) This information has a function of moving to the process. When the user selects the memo information associated with the shortcut function, the user may reach the associated specific target without inputting the hierarchy and folder movement operations necessary to reach the specific target. it can.

  The objects 44 and 46 are stored in the memo table 39 in association with the above-described memo information, icon information indicating the type of object, and display area and display position information at the time of initial display. That is, the memo table 39 stores memo information, icon information indicating the type of object, information on the display area and display position at the time of initial display, for each of the objects 44 and 46. When displaying the standby screen 40, the control unit 30 reads out necessary information from the memo table 39, and objects 44 and 46 (more precisely, images associated with the objects 44 and 46) are displayed in the display area 50. Is displayed. Note that the object 44 and the object 46 are basically information having the same configuration except that the display format and the display area are different.

  The display area 50 displaying the object group 42 is divided into a display area 50a and a display area 50b. An object 44 is displayed in the display area 50a, and an object 46 is displayed in the display area 50b. Is displayed. The object 44 displays an icon image 44a and a text image 44b, and the object 46 displays only the icon image 46a. In addition, the object 44 is disposed adjacent to the standby screen 40 in the vertical direction (longitudinal direction of the screen). The object 46 is arranged adjacent to the standby screen 40 in the left-right direction (the short side of the screen). Hereinafter, the display area 50a in which icon images and text images (detailed information such as shortcut information) are displayed is referred to as a shortcut area (first display area), and the display area 50b in which only icon images are displayed is a stock area. It is called (second display area).

  Note that the icon images 44a and 46a are images created based on the icon information associated with the objects 44 and 46 as described above. The icon images 44a and 46a are images that represent the types as patterns. The text image 44b is an image showing the outline of the object 44 and a part of the stored character information as text (characters).

  The cursor key image 43 is an image showing an object to be operated by the user. In the present embodiment, the cursor key image 43 is a frame image surrounding an object. The cursor key image 43 may be anything that can be identified by moving between the objects 44 to be operated from the object group 42. For example, the cursor key image 43 may be an arrow image. In addition, since the control unit 30 of the present embodiment specifies only the object 44 in the display area 50a as an operation target, the cursor key image 43 specifies only the object 44.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal device 1 displays an object group 42 including a plurality of objects 44 and 46 on the standby screen 40. When the object group 42 is displayed, the object 46 can display more objects by displaying only the icon image 46a. Further, the object 44 can grasp the contents of the object by displaying both the icon image 44a and the text image 44b. That is, the portable terminal device 1 can display the necessary objects so that the contents can be grasped while grasping all the objects by dividing the display format according to the objects. Thereby, it is possible to easily grasp the contents of each object as necessary while displaying more objects on the standby screen. Further, since it is possible to grasp the position of the display position of the object having only the icon image 46a, it is easy to select. In addition, there is no need to switch display pages in order to grasp all objects.

  In addition, since only a part of the objects displayed on the object group 42 is the icon image 46a, the display area of the object group can be reduced as compared with the number of objects. Thereby, the area where the standby screen is displayed can be enlarged, and the standby screen as the background image can be easily viewed. Thereby, it is possible to make it easy to see the standby screen that is set to display a user's favorite image, a clock, or the like.

  Here, the object group 42 need not always be displayed when the standby screen 40 is displayed, and the display method may be switched depending on the user's operation and settings. That is, since the user may want to view the image 41 set by the user, the control unit 30 may switch the display method of the object group 42 by the user's operation when the standby screen is displayed. In this way, by making it possible to switch the display method of the object group 42, the image 41 constituting the standby screen 40 can be displayed as it is or with a smaller area overlapping the object group 42. .

  The mobile terminal device 1 may not display all the object groups 42. In other words, it may be hidden by the user's operation, but when displaying the standby screen 40, only some of the objects in the object group 42 may be displayed. Information on the object group 42 to be displayed may be reduced. For example, the mobile terminal device 1 may display only the icon image 44a of the object 44 set to display in the display area 50a. Further, the mobile terminal device 1 may display only the icon image 44a and the icon image 46a. In this way, even when the display method is switched, by displaying only a part of the object, that is, fewer images than when the display is set, it is easy to see the image 41 while making the contents of the object recognizable. can do. Thereby, it is possible to make it easy to see the standby screen that is set to display a user's favorite image, a clock, or the like. When the non-display setting is set, the standby screen can be more easily viewed by setting the object group 42 not to be displayed.

  Next, a series of procedures executed by the control unit 30 when registering an object will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing operation of the mobile terminal device. First, the control unit 30 detects a registration operation as step S12. Here, the registration operation is an operation in which the user instructs the registration of the object, and there are various preset operations. For example, there is an operation of selecting registration to an object from a menu or a method of pressing a key to which registration of the operation unit 15 is assigned.

  When detecting a registration operation in step S12, the control unit 30 determines whether the number of objects in the shortcut area is equal to or less than a threshold value in step S14. That is, the control unit 30 detects the number of objects whose initial display position is set in the shortcut area (display area 50a) among the objects stored in the memo table 39, and the number is equal to or less than the threshold value. Determine if there is. Note that the threshold value can be set to any number as long as it is equal to or less than the maximum number of objects that can be displayed in the shortcut area. Further, the threshold value may be set by the user or may be a fixed value set in advance.

  If the control unit 30 determines that the threshold value is equal to or lower than the threshold value in step S14 (Yes), the control unit 30 displays the first selection screen as step S16, and is not equal to or lower than the threshold value in step S14 (No), that is, exceeds the threshold value. If it is determined that the second selection screen is displayed, the second selection screen is displayed as step S18. Both the first selection screen and the second selection screen display the object initial display position (that is, the object is displayed when the standby screen is activated). This is a screen for setting a position to be performed. Here, the first selection screen is a screen on which a shortcut area can be easily set as an initial display position of an object and is preferentially selected. For example, this is a screen in which cursor keys for designating a registration position and a registration area are displayed in a shortcut area (an item for selecting a shortcut area) in an initial state. In addition, the second selection screen is a screen on which a stock area can be easily set as an initial display position of an object and is preferentially selected. For example, it is a screen in which the cursor key is displayed in the stock area (item for selecting the stock area) in the initial state. In both the first selection screen and the second selection screen, the position of the cursor key is moved by a user operation. That is, the user can select an area different from the position of the cursor key in the initial state.

  After displaying the selection screen in step S16 or step S18, the control unit 30 detects the selection operation as step S20. That is, the control unit 30 detects an operation that is input to the operation unit 15 by the user and selects an initial display position of the object.

  Then, the control part 30 determines whether the shortcut area was selected as step S22. That is, the control unit 30 determines whether the operation detected in step S20 is an operation for selecting a shortcut area. If it is determined in step S22 that the shortcut area has been selected (Yes), the control unit 30 sets the display area as the shortcut area in step S24. That is, the control unit 30 associates the shortcut area (display area 50a) with the initial display position of the object. If it is determined in step S22 that the shortcut area has not been selected (No), that is, the stock area has been selected, the control unit 30 sets the display area as the stock area in step S26. That is, the control unit 30 associates the stock area (display area 50b) with the initial display position of the object.

  After setting the display area in step S24 or step S26, the control unit 30 stores it in the memo table 39 as step S28. That is, the object information (shortcut information, memo information, icon information, etc.) input in step S12 and the initial display position information associated in step S24 or S26 are stored in the memo table. When the control unit 30 stores the object information and the initial display position information in the memo table in step S28, the process ends.

  As described above, the mobile terminal device 1 can set the display position (whether the display area 50a or the display area 50b) by the user's selection when registering the object. Thus, the user can select a display area according to the importance and use of the object. Therefore, the user can set the necessary information to display more information.

  Next, an operation for displaying the object group 42 on the display unit 11 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing operation of the mobile terminal device. The object group 42 is displayed when the standby screen 40 is displayed. First, the control unit 30 detects an object display instruction as step S30. Here, the object display instruction is an instruction to display the object group 42 on the standby screen 40. For example, in the case of setting to display the object group 42 together with the standby screen, the instruction is to display the standby screen described above. When the standby screen is displayed and the object group 42 is not displayed, an instruction (operation) for displaying the object group 42 is displayed.

  When the control unit 30 detects an object display instruction in step S30, the control unit 30 reads data from the memo table in step S32. That is, the control unit 30 reads out the object information stored in the memo table 39. After reading the data in step S32, the control unit 30 displays the object in step S34. That is, the control unit 30 sets the display format, display position, and display content of each object based on the data read in step S32, and the object is displayed in the display area 50 on the standby screen 40 based on the settings. Display. Here, as described above, the control unit 30 determines the display format of each object based on the initial display position. In other words, an object whose initial display position is set in the shortcut area displays an icon image and a text image in the corresponding display area, and an object whose initial display position is set in the stock area displays only the icon image. Display in the area. When the control unit 30 displays the object in step S34, the process ends.

  Next, a processing operation when the control unit 30 displays the object group 42 will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the processing operation of the mobile terminal device. The mobile terminal device 1 is set to move the display positions of the objects 44 and 46 of the object group 42 by an operation input to the operation unit 15. In addition, the order of relative display positions is set for each object corresponding to the initial display position.

  First, the control part 30 determines whether operation was detected as step S40. That is, the control unit 30 determines whether an operation input to the operation unit 15 has been detected. If it is determined at step S40 that no operation has been detected (No), control unit 30 proceeds to step S40. That is, the control unit 30 repeats the process of step S40 until an operation is detected.

  If it determines with operation being detected by step S40 (Yes), the control part 30 will determine whether it is object scroll operation as step S42. Here, the object scroll operation is an operation of the operation unit 15 set in advance, for example, pressing of the up / down direction key of the direction keys 15a.

  If it is determined in step S42 that the operation is not a scroll operation (No), that is, an operation other than the set operation has been detected, the control unit 30 processes the input operation as step S44. That is, the operation associated with the operation detected in step S40 is performed. For example, an operation for starting another application, an operation for changing various setting values, and the like. In addition, inputting a telephone number corresponds to another operation. After performing the process in step S44, the control unit 30 determines whether the display of the object is continued in step S46. That is, the control unit 30 determines whether an object is displayed on the screen of the display unit 11, that is, whether the screen has changed to another screen. If it is determined in step S46 that the display of the object is continued (Yes), the control unit 30 proceeds to step S40 and repeats the above processing. In addition, if the control unit 30 determines in step S46 that the display of the object is not continued (No), that is, if the control unit 30 determines that the screen has changed to another screen, the process ends.

  Next, when it is determined in step S42 that the object scroll operation is (Yes), the control unit 30 moves one of the object ends in the shortcut area to the stock area as step S48, and enters the stock area as step S50. Move one of the edges of an object to the shortcut area. That is, the control unit 30 moves the display position of the object based on the scroll operation detected in step S40.

  For example, when an operation for moving (scrolling) one object in a predetermined direction is input, the control unit 30 moves the object in the stock area ahead of the input direction to the shortcut area and inputs the input direction. Move the object in the shortcut area at the back edge of to the stock area. The control unit 30 also moves the display position of other objects in the direction opposite to the direction in which the scroll operation is input. More specifically, among the objects displayed in the shortcut area, the control unit 30 is the most upstream side (that is, the input direction) in the direction input by the scroll operation (the direction in which the cursor key image is moved). Move one object (at the opposite end) to the stock area. In addition, the control unit 30 selects one object (at the end in the direction opposite to the input direction) that is the most upstream in the direction input by the scroll operation among the objects displayed in the stock area ( The object adjacent to the object at the end in the input direction of the shortcut area) is moved to the shortcut area. The movement control will be described later with reference to FIG.

  After performing the movement process of step S48 and step S50, the control unit 30 determines whether the object display is finished as step S52. That is, the control unit 30 determines whether an instruction to end the display of the object is input. Note that the instruction may be input by the user through the operation unit 15 or may be input by processing of the control unit 30.

  If it is determined in step S52 that the object display is not finished (No), the control unit 30 proceeds to step S40 and repeats the above processing. If it is determined in step S52 that the object display has ended (Yes), the control unit 30 performs an object display end process, that is, a process for ending the display of the object on the display unit 11 in step S54. Exit.

  Next, the scroll movement of the object will be described with reference to FIG. Here, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the mobile terminal device. First, when the standby screen 40 is displayed and the object group is not displayed, the control unit 30 displays an image 41 constituting the standby screen 40 and a display area 50a as shown in the screen 80a. Only the icon image 44a of the corresponding object is displayed. That is, only the icon image 44 a is displayed on the standby screen 40.

  When the control unit 30 detects an object display instruction (in this embodiment, pressing the down key of the direction key 15a) while displaying the image 80a, an icon image is displayed in the display area 50a as shown in the screen 80b. 44a and a text image 44b are displayed, and an icon image 46a is displayed in the display area 50b. Here, in the present embodiment, seven objects are displayed in the display area 50a, and eight objects are displayed in the display area 50b. That is, the memo table 39 stores 15 objects, the 7 objects are associated with the display area 50a as the initial display position, and the 8 objects are displayed as the initial display position. 50b is associated. Further, “shortcut 1” to “shortcut 15” are associated with each object as a text image. Further, relative position information is associated with each object so that “shortcut 1” to “shortcut 15” are arranged in order. Shortcut 1 and shortcut 15 are associated as adjacent relative positions. That is, the relative position is set so that the object circulates when the scroll operation continues to be input without the start point and the end point in the relative arrangement order. In the display area 50a, the objects of "shortcut 1" to "shortcut 7" are arranged in order from top to bottom. In the display area 50b, the objects of "shortcut 8" to "shortcut 15" are arranged. Objects are arranged in order from left to right. That is, as a relative arrangement positional relationship, the bottom object of the display area 50a is adjacent to the leftmost object of the display area 50b, and the top object of the display area 50a is the display area. The setting is adjacent to the rightmost object 50b.

  On the screen 80b, an object 82 in which a heart mark icon image 82a and a text image 82b of shortcut 1 are associated with each other is displayed at the top of the display area 50a. The cursor key is a state in which the bottom object (the object corresponding to “shortcut 7”) of the display area 50a is designated. In the following, the scroll operation will be described by explaining the relationship between the input scroll operation and the display position of the object 82.

  When the controller 30 detects that the lower key of the direction key 15a is pressed once as a scroll operation from the state where the image shown in the screen 80b is displayed, the control unit 30 sets the display position of each object as shown in the screen 80c. Move. In this case, since the input direction is the downward direction, the upper side of the screen is the upstream side and the lower side of the screen is the downstream side. In the stock area, the control unit 30 has the left side of the screen upstream and the right side of the screen downstream. The object associated with the cursor key image 43 is switched to the object in the downward direction. As a result, the object associated with the cursor key image 43 moves from the object associated with the text image “shortcut 7” to the object associated with the text image “shortcut 8”. Here, the object designated by the cursor key is moved to the display area 50a. For this reason, the object associated with the text image of the shortcut 8 is arranged on the leftmost side of the display area 50b on the screen 80b, but is moved to the bottom of the display area 50a, as shown in the image 80c. An icon image and a text image are displayed.

  Further, the control unit 30 moves the object 82 from the display area 50a to the display area 50b in accordance with the movement of the object associated with the text image of the shortcut 8 to the display area 50a. As a result, the object 82 is in a state where only the icon image 82a is displayed in the display area 50b. In this way, the control unit 30 moves the object in accordance with the cursor key moving operation, and moves the upstream object to another region in the input operation direction (direction in which the cursor key image is moved). That is, the object (the object associated with the text image of “shortcut 8” and the object 82) on the most upstream side in the input direction in each area is moved to the other area. The cursor key image 43 is displayed in a state where the object of “shortcut 8” is designated (specified).

  When the control unit 30 detects that the lower key of the direction key 15a is pressed once as a scroll operation from the state where the image shown in the screen 80c is displayed, the display position of each object is set as shown in the screen 80d. Move. Specifically, similarly to the movement from the image 80b to the image 80c, the control unit 30 moves the object in accordance with the cursor key moving operation, and moves the object upstream in the input operation direction to another area. . Thereby, the icon image 82a of the object 82 is moved second from the right of the display area 50b. The object of “shortcut 2” is moved from the display area 50a to the display area 50b. Further, the object of “shortcut 9” is moved from the display area 50b to the display area 50a. The cursor key image 43 is displayed in a state where the object of “shortcut 9” is designated.

  When the controller 30 detects a single press of the upper key of the direction key 15a as a scrolling operation from the state where the image shown in the screen 80b is displayed, the control unit 30 moves the cursor key image 43 in the direction in which the moving operation has been performed. Let That is, the control unit 30 sets the cursor key image 43 to designate the object of the shortcut 6 as shown in the image 80e. Note that the display position of each object is not moved. As described above, the control unit 30 can move the cursor key image 43 in the direction in which the scroll operation is input, that is, the cursor key image 43 is the traveling direction in the direction in which the scroll operation is input in the display area 50a. If the cursor key image 43 is not arranged at the end, the display position of the cursor key image 43 is moved.

  Next, when the control unit 30 detects that the upper key of the direction key 15a is pressed six times as a scroll operation from the state where the image shown in the screen 80b is displayed, the cursor key image 43 is moved. Move in the direction. In this case, the cursor key image 43 moves the object as many times as pressed. That is, the control unit 30 moves the cursor key image 43 to an object six away in the direction in which the operation is input from the object of “shortcut 7”. That is, as shown in the image 80f, the control unit 30 sets the cursor key image 43 to designate the “shortcut 1” object. In this case, the display position of each object is not moved.

  When the controller 30 detects a single press of the upper key of the direction key 15a as a scroll operation from the state where the image shown in the screen 80f is displayed, the control unit 30 sets the display position of each object as shown in the screen 80g. Move. In this case, since the input direction is the upward direction, in the shortcut area, the upper side of the screen is downstream and the lower side of the screen is upstream. In addition, in the stock area, the control unit 30 has the upstream side on the right side of the screen and the downstream side on the left side of the screen. Specifically, the control unit 30 moves the object in accordance with the movement operation of the cursor key, and moves the upstream object in the input operation direction to another area. As a result, the icon image 82a and the text image 82b of the object 82 are moved second from the top of the display area 50a. Further, the object of “shortcut 7” (the object at the most upstream side in the input operation direction in the display area 50a, the object farthest from the cursor key image 43 in the display area 50a) is moved from the display area 50a to the display area 50b. The In addition, the object of the shortcut 15 (the object at the most upstream side in the input operation direction in the display area 50b, the object closest to the cursor key image 43 in the display area 50b) is moved from the display area 50b to the display area 50a. The cursor key image 43 is displayed in a state where the object of the shortcut 15 is designated.

  As described above, the mobile terminal device 1 can also specify an object in the stock area (display area 50b) by moving the display position of the object in accordance with the input movement operation. In the initial display position, the mobile terminal device 1 can move an object in the stock area to the shortcut area and display a text image. Thereby, the information of each object can be easily recognized. Further, since at least the icon image of the object is displayed even when the display position is moved, the user can grasp the outline of the entire object.

  In the above-described embodiment, the operation for selecting an object and the screen display corresponding to the operation have been described. However, when the determination operation is input in a state where the object is selected, the control unit 30 performs text information on the object. The detailed information is displayed and the associated function is executed. For example, when a shortcut function is associated, a process of moving to a specific target is performed.

  When the determined object has a shortcut function associated with a function having a deep menu hierarchy as a specific target, the controller 30 displays a screen having a deep menu hierarchy. When the determined object has a shortcut function associated with a contact in the address book as a specific target, the control unit 30 displays detailed information of the contact when determined. In addition, when the determined object has a shortcut function associated with a browser favorite or URL as a specific target, the control unit 30 activates the browser and determines the Web of the associated URL. The page is accessed and the page information is acquired, or the page information is acquired by calling from the cache, and the Web page is displayed on the screen. When the determined object includes text data (simple text memo), the control unit 30 displays the entire text of the text data when determined. Before the memo information is determined, only the fixed number of characters (for example, 20 characters) at the beginning of the text data is displayed.

  Here, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the stock area can also be selected as the first selection screen, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, when the number of objects is equal to or smaller than the threshold value, the display area may be displayed in the shortcut area without selecting the display area.

  Also, the method for arranging objects in the shortcut area and the stock area is not limited to this embodiment. For example, when it is desired to display more objects in the stock area, the icon images of the objects may be displayed in two rows in the stock area. Also, the display method of the text image is not particularly limited. For example, characters may be displayed in short rows or in two rows. Further, more detailed information may be displayed on the object selected by the cursor key.

  In the above embodiment, the display position of each object is selected by the user. However, the method for determining the display position (display area, position in the display area) is not limited to this. For example, the display order may be set by the control unit 30 according to the usage frequency and importance of each object, and the display position of each object may be set based on the display order. The icon image to be displayed can be various images. For example, in this embodiment, an icon indicating the type of object is displayed, but it may be arbitrarily set by the user. Further, the icon may change not only the type (pattern) of the image but also the color. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the shortcut area and the stock area were each made into one area | region, you may each divide | segment into several area | regions.

  In the above embodiment, the relative position (arrangement order) is set so that the object moves in a circulating manner, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a start point and an end point may be provided at the relative position (arrangement order). In other words, the setting may be such that the object cannot move if the scroll operation in one direction is continuously input.

  Here, FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another example of the standby screen. As described above, when the start point and the end point are provided at the relative positions, the display area 90 for displaying the object is divided into a display area 90a, a display area 90b, and a display area 90c as shown in FIG. The display area 90a is a shortcut area for displaying an object icon image and a text image, and the display area 90b and the display area 90c are a stock area for displaying only the object icon image. The display area 90b is arranged below the display area 90a on the screen. The display area 90c is disposed on the display area 90a on the screen. In this way, an operation of sandwiching the display area 90a between the display area 90b and the display area 90c and moving each object upward (with the cursor key image arranged at the bottom of the display area 90a, further downward When the operation to move the object to the display area 90b is input, the object in the display area 90b is moved to the display area 90a, and the object in the display area 90a is moved to the display area 90c. Thereby, the object can be moved while grasping the display position and display order of the entire object. Further, it is possible to grasp how many times the object can be moved in the moving direction by the number of objects in the display area 90b and the display area 90c.

  Here, it is preferable that the icons can be selected from various types. For example, by making it possible to select an icon corresponding to the content of the text memo, the content of the memo information can be estimated even when only the icon is displayed. Thus, if it is a knife and fork mark (icon image), it is a memo information about meals, if it is a child mark, a promise to your child, a memo information about the event, if it is a phone mark, a call It is possible to infer that it is memo information. Thereby, even if it is only an icon display, the function as a memorandum can be exhibited more correctly. Further, as an icon, an icon indicating an application associated with a shortcut function may be selected.

  In any of the embodiments, on the standby screen, the character information of the memo information displays about the first 20 characters of the text data of the memo information. Text data exceeding the number of characters to be displayed in the character information is displayed in a mode in which memo information is selected and determined, and detailed information is displayed. Note that in a state before the memo information is selected and determined, some text data may be additionally displayed (that is, about 30 characters from the top).

  Here, in each of the above embodiments, an icon image (a symbol of a picture) is used as an index for identifying memo information, but the present invention is not limited to this. The index (identification index) for identifying the memo information only needs to be able to identify the memo information. For example, a simple number display may be used. Further, since it is only necessary to be able to recognize how many pieces of memo information are present, "." In addition, since it becomes possible to identify the kind of memo information etc. by using an icon image, identification of each memo information becomes easy and operativity can be made high.

  Here, when the numeric input key 15c is pressed while the standby screen is displayed, the mobile terminal device 1 preferably switches the screen displayed on the display unit 11 from the standby screen to the numeric input screen. Moreover, it is preferable that the portable terminal device 1 recognizes the input numerical value as a telephone number and makes a call to the numerical value (telephone number) input on the numerical value input screen when a call operation is input. That is, when the numeric key is operated and a numerical value is input and then the calling key (transmission key) is operated, the control unit 30 makes a call using the input numerical string (several examples) as a telephone number. Perform call processing. Thereby, a portable terminal device can be used as a telephone.

  In addition, when the numeric key is operated while the object group is displayed on the display unit 32, the control unit 30 erases the display of the object and displays the number corresponding to the operated numeric key. It is also preferable to display the above.

  In addition, when the numeric input key 15c is pressed while the standby screen is displayed (that is, when the input operation is determined to be the numeric input key 15c in step S44), the mobile terminal device 1 displays both the numeric input screen and the character input screen. May be displayed. That is, both the input result when it is recognized that the numerical value assigned to the numerical value input key is input and the input result when it is recognized that the character assigned to the numerical value input key is input may be displayed. . As a result, it is possible to input characters without activating the text input screen.

  In addition, as described above, when the function call key 15b is pressed while the standby screen is displayed, the mobile terminal device 1 activates the corresponding function (application) and waits for a screen to be displayed on the display unit 11. It is preferable to switch from the screen to the corresponding function screen. Thereby, various functions can be started smoothly.

  As described above, the mobile terminal device according to the present invention is useful for a mobile terminal device that displays an object image on a standby screen.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable terminal device 10 Housing | casing 11 Display part 12 Microphone 13 Receiver 15 Operation part 15a Direction key 15b Various function call keys 15c Numerical input key 30 Control part 31 Memory | storage part 32 Communication part 33 Voice processing part 34 Display control part 35 Information acquisition process Unit 36 Main control unit 37 Standby screen application 38 Memo application 39 Memo table 40 Standby screen 41 Background image 42 Object group 43 Cursor key image 44, 46 Object 44a, 46a Icon image 44b Text image 50, 50a, 50b Display area

Claims (14)

An operation unit to which an operation is input;
A display unit that displays a start-up screen of a function of the own device or a standby screen waiting for the occurrence of communication;
A storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of text information as object information in association with identification indices,
When displaying the standby screen on the display unit,
In the first display area on the standby screen, at least one of the plurality of objects is displayed using text information,
The second display area on the standby screen includes a control unit that displays an object that is not displayed in the first display area among the plurality of objects by using an identification index. Mobile terminal device.   2. The control unit according to claim 1, wherein when the at least one of the plurality of objects is displayed in the first display area, the control unit includes a corresponding identification index together with text information. Mobile terminal device. In the storage unit, either the first display area or the second display area is set as an initial display position for each of the plurality of objects.
When the control unit displays the standby screen on the display unit, each of the plurality of objects is selected from the first display region and the second display region based on the initial display positions of the plurality of objects. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device is displayed.   The portable terminal according to claim 3, wherein the control unit determines the initial display position based on an input to the operation unit at the time of registration of the information of the object, and stores the position in the storage unit. apparatus. The controller is
If the number of the plurality of objects is less than or equal to the threshold, to display the first selection screen for selecting the first display area as the initial display position when said registration,
5. The second selection screen for preferentially selecting the second display area as the initial display position at the time of registration when the number of the plurality of objects exceeds a threshold value. The mobile terminal device according to 1.   When an object displayed in the second area is selected based on an operation input to the operation unit in a state where the standby screen is displayed, the control unit displays a display position of the selected object. The mobile terminal device according to claim 4, wherein at least text information of the object is displayed by moving the object from the second display area to the first display area in the previous period. The storage unit stores arrangement order information so that the plurality of objects move in a circulating manner, and the arrangement order information is maintained even when a display position is changed. 6. The mobile terminal device according to 6.   The control unit displays a cursor for specifying the selected object as a selected object when one of the plurality of objects is displayed on the standby screen and is selected by an operation on the operation unit. The mobile terminal device according to claim 7, wherein when the direction instruction is input by the operation unit, the cursor is moved in accordance with the instructed direction and the arrangement order. When the control unit receives an operation for changing the selected object to an object in an arrangement order adjacent to the operation unit while the standby screen is displayed,
While changing the selected object and maintaining the arrangement order, the display position of the object is moved, and one of the objects in the second display area in the moving direction of the cursor is moved to the first display area. 9. The mobile terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal device is moved to move one of the objects in the second display area on the side opposite to the moving direction of the cursor to the second display area. The control unit can move the cursor only in the longitudinal direction of the display unit,
The portable terminal device according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the second display area is displayed adjacent to one end of the first display area in the longitudinal direction. The operation unit includes a number input unit that is operated to input numbers,
When the control unit detects that the number operation unit is operated while the display unit displays the standby screen, the control unit displays a numerical value input from the standby screen as a screen to be displayed on the display unit. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device is switched to a screen on which the message is displayed. A communication unit;
The control unit displays the input numerical value as a telephone number as a screen for displaying the numerical value, and performs a calling process on the telephone number input by the communication unit when a call operation is input. The mobile terminal device according to claim 11. The operation unit includes a function calling unit that is operated to call a predetermined function,
When the function calling unit is operated while the display unit displays the standby screen, the control unit corresponds to the function calling unit from the standby screen to display a screen to be displayed on the display unit. The mobile terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the screen is switched to a screen of an attached function.   When the predetermined operation is performed on the operation unit in a state where the plurality of objects are displayed in the first display area and the second display area, the control unit does not display all the objects, or the first area The portable terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein display of the object is switched to display using only the identification index.

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