JP5473036B2 - Portable terminal device and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal device and a program in which a first housing and a second housing are connected so as to be openable and closable.

  Conventionally, by connecting the first housing and the second housing provided with the display portion so as to be openable and closable, the orientation of the display portion is changed to the vertical direction or changed to the horizontal direction. There is a two-way openable portable terminal device (see Patent Document 1). This two-way open / close type mobile terminal device is capable of opening and closing the second casing in the first and second opening / closing directions with respect to the first casing, and changing the orientation of the display unit from vertical to horizontal. When changing or changing from landscape orientation to portrait orientation, when the second housing is open with respect to the first housing, the display portion of the second housing is once closed. The second housing is opened in the other direction.

JP-A-2005-286425

  By the way, in general, in an openable portable terminal device, when some information is displayed on the display unit and the display unit is closed, the display information is forcibly terminated from the viewpoint of information security. In the two-way open / close type mobile terminal device described above, if the second casing is closed even temporarily, as in the case where the display orientation is noticed in error, the forcible function is provided. The forced termination function described above works to forcibly terminate the information display. In this case, even if the information is displayed for a predetermined time or more and then the display unit is closed, there is a high possibility that it is a closing operation after viewing the information. However, if it is forcibly terminated even with a temporary closing operation to correct the display orientation, it will be necessary to perform an operation to redisplay the information after changing the display orientation, placing a heavy burden on the user. End up.

  An object of the present invention is to make it possible to control whether or not the same information is continuously displayed according to an open / close state of how an open / close operation for opening / closing a plurality of housings constituting the apparatus main body is performed. That is.

  In the portable terminal device of the present invention, a first casing and a second casing having a display unit are connected to be openable and closable, and the second casing is connected to the first casing in a first opening and closing direction. A portable terminal device having a two-way opening / closing mechanism that enables opening / closing and opening / closing in a second opening / closing direction, wherein the second casing is open with respect to the first casing and the display unit is exposed A first display control means for displaying the information on the display unit of the second housing when there is an information open instruction in the second housing, and the second housing with respect to the first housing In response to a closing operation for closing the second housing in a state where the second housing is open, it is first determined whether or not an opening operation for opening the second housing has been performed within a predetermined time after the information is closed. And determining whether or not the opening operation in the second opening / closing direction has been performed after the closing operation in the first opening / closing direction. 2 and the first determining means determine that the opening operation is performed within a predetermined time, and the second determining means determines that the opening operation is in the second opening / closing direction. And a second display control means for controlling to re-open the information and to rotate and display the information so that the information is in the second opening / closing direction. It is a terminal device.

  The program of the present invention connects a first housing and a second housing having a display unit so as to be openable and closable, and opens and closes the second housing in a first opening and closing direction with respect to the first housing. And the computer of the portable terminal device having a two-way opening / closing mechanism that enables opening and closing in the second opening / closing direction, the second casing is opened with respect to the first casing and the display unit is exposed. A function for displaying the information on the display unit of the second casing when there is an instruction to open the information while the second casing is open, and the second casing is open with respect to the first casing A function for determining whether or not an opening operation for opening the second casing has been performed within a predetermined time after the information is closed in response to a closing operation for closing the second casing. A function for determining whether or not an opening operation in the second opening / closing direction has been performed after the closing operation in the direction; When it is determined that the opening operation is within time and the opening operation is determined to be in the second opening / closing direction, the information is reopened, and the information is in the second opening / closing direction. And a function for controlling the information to rotate and display the information.

  According to this invention, it is possible to control whether or not the same information is continuously displayed according to the open / close state of how the open / close operation for opening / closing the plurality of housings constituting the apparatus main body is performed. , Can improve convenience.

The block diagram which showed the basic component of the mobile telephone apparatus applied as a portable terminal device. Fig. 2 is an external view of a two-way open / close (two-way open type) mobile phone device. (1) is an open style (regular opening) in which the operation unit casing A and the display unit casing B are vertically opened. (2) is a diagram showing an open style (wide open style) in a laterally open state in which the operation unit casing A and the display unit casing B are opened sideways. The flowchart which showed the operation | movement started when a file open operation was performed. The flowchart which showed the operation | movement started when a file open operation was performed in 2nd Embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
This embodiment exemplifies a case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone device as a mobile terminal device, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing basic components of the mobile phone device.
This cellular phone device is, for example, a foldable openable cellular phone device in which two casings (an operation unit casing and a display unit casing) are detachably attached, and has a calling function, an e-mail function, and an Internet connection function. In addition to (Web access function), a forced termination function is provided. This forced termination function selects the arbitrary file and displays the contents of the file in response to the file open operation that instructs the display. When the body is closed, the file is forcibly terminated (file close) under certain conditions.

  The CPU 1 is a core central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the mobile phone device in accordance with various programs in the storage unit 2. The storage unit 2 is an internal memory, and has a program area and a data area. The program area stores a program for realizing the present embodiment in accordance with an operation procedure shown in FIG. In the data area, a data folder DF for storing and managing various data is provided. The recording medium 3 is a detachable portable memory (external memory), and is composed of, for example, an SD card, an IC card, etc., and stores captured images and the like. The memory 4 is an internal memory having a work area, and various data in the memory 4 is saved in the storage unit 2 as necessary.

  The telephone communication unit 5 includes a radio unit, a baseband unit, a demultiplexing unit, and the like. For example, when the telephone function, the e-mail function, and the Internet connection function are operated, data communication with the nearest base station (not shown) is performed. A telephone communication means for performing transmission / reception, taking a signal from the receiving side of the baseband unit and demodulating it into a received baseband signal during operation of the telephone function, and then outputting a voice from the speaker SP for telephone call through the audio signal processing unit 6, In addition, input voice data from the call microphone MC is taken in from the voice signal processing unit 6 and encoded into a transmission baseband signal, which is then given to the transmission side of the baseband unit and transmitted from the antenna.

  The operation unit 7 performs dial input, character input, command input, and the like, and is provided with a numeric key, character key, file open / close key, and the like. The CPU 1 receives an input signal from the operation unit 7. The process according to is executed. The display unit 8 uses a high-definition liquid crystal or an organic EL, for example, and displays a standby image. The style detection unit 9 detects the style of the apparatus main body. For example, the style detection unit 9 includes a magnetic sensor, an electrical or mechanical micro switch, and the CPU 1 is based on each detection signal from the style detection sensor 9. Each style of the device body is discriminated. The timer unit 10 constitutes a clock unit that measures the current date and time and a timer that measures time.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a two-way opening / closing (two-way open type) mobile phone device.
This two-way open / close (two-way open type) mobile phone device includes an operation unit housing (first housing) A and a display unit housing (second housing) B that form a rectangular (rectangular) device body. Are connected to each other via a hinge portion C so that the operation portion casing A and the display portion casing B are connected to each other in a plurality of styles (regular open style, wide open style, closed). Style). The operation unit 7 shown in FIG. 1 is arranged on the inner surface side of the operation unit casing A, and the display unit 8 shown in FIG. 1 is arranged on the inner surface side of the display unit casing B. Yes.

  FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an open style (so-called regular open style) in a vertically opened state in which the display unit housing B is opened vertically with respect to the operation unit housing A. In this style, a rectangular shape is used. The display unit 8 is oriented vertically. The arrow direction shown in FIG. 2A indicates the direction (vertical opening / closing direction) in which the display unit casing B is opened / closed vertically via the hinge unit C with respect to the operation unit casing A. FIG. 2 (2) is a diagram showing an open style (so-called wide open style) in a laterally open state in which the display unit casing B is opened laterally with respect to the operation unit casing A. In this style, a rectangular shape is used. The display unit 8 is in a landscape orientation. The arrow direction shown in FIG. 2 (2) indicates a direction (lateral opening / closing direction) in which the display unit housing B opens / closes laterally via the hinge portion C with respect to the operation unit housing A.

  In such a two-way open type mobile phone device, when changing from the regular open style to the wide open style, or when changing from the wide open style to the regular open style, the operation unit casing A and the display unit casing are temporarily provided. This is performed after the body B is folded and changed to a closed state (closed style). FIG. 2 (3) shows a state in the middle of changing from the closed style to the wide open style (half-open state). As described above, in the 2-way open type, in the closed style state, the display unit housing B is lifted while placing a finger on either the long side portion or the short side portion of the display unit housing B, so that the vertical direction and the horizontal direction are maintained. Can be opened.

  When the operation unit casing A and the display unit casing B are open and the display unit 8 is exposed (any of the above-described open styles), the CPU 1 The file content is read and displayed on the display unit 8. In this state, when a closing operation for closing the display unit casing B (a closing operation for closing the display unit 8) is performed, the CPU 1 displays the file contents on the display unit 8 within a predetermined time (for example, It is determined whether the closing operation is within 2 seconds). When the opening operation for opening the display unit housing B is performed after the closing operation, the file contents are continuously displayed on the display unit 8 according to the determination result as to whether or not the closing operation is performed within the predetermined time. It is made to control whether to make it go.

  That is, even when a closing operation for closing the display unit housing B is once performed before a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) has elapsed since the file contents were displayed in response to the file opening operation, When an opening operation for opening the housing B is performed, the file contents are continuously displayed. In this case, when the opening operation in the second opening / closing direction is performed after the closing operation in the first opening / closing direction, the file contents are rotated by 90 degrees so that the file contents are oriented in the second opening / closing direction. . In addition, if either one of the above-described vertical opening / closing directions and horizontal opening / closing directions is the first opening / closing direction, the other direction is the second opening / closing direction (the same applies hereinafter).

Next, the operation concept of the mobile phone device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. Here, each function described in this flowchart is stored in the form of a readable program code, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. In addition, the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via the transmission medium can be sequentially executed. This also applies to other embodiments described later, and in addition to the recording medium, an operation specific to this embodiment can be executed using a program / data supplied externally via a transmission medium.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of the operation of the characteristic part of the present embodiment in the entire operation of the mobile phone device. When the flow of FIG. Return to (omitted).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation that is started when a file open operation is performed.
First, the CPU 1 selects an arbitrary file and reads the selected file from the data folder DF in response to a file open operation for instructing display thereof, and opens the file (step A1). Then, based on the detection result from the style detection unit 9, it is determined whether the current open style is a regular open style or a wide open style (step A2), and the file contents are displayed on the display unit 8 in the direction corresponding to the open style. Display (step A3). For example, in the case of the regular open style, the file content is displayed in a portrait orientation, and in the case of the wide open style, the file content is displayed in a landscape orientation. After the file contents are displayed in this way, the timer measuring operation in the timer unit 10 is started (step A4).

  Then, it is checked whether a closing operation for closing the display unit housing B in the open style has been performed (step A5), or whether any operation has been performed (step A12). If any operation is performed (YES in step A12), if it is an operation for instructing to close the file (YES in step A13), the file content displayed on the display unit 8 is deleted and the operation is performed. After the file is closed (step A11), the flow in FIG. 3 ends. When other operations are performed, for example, a page switching operation or an editing operation (NO in step A12), the operation is performed. After performing page switching processing, editing processing, and the like as processing corresponding to (Step A14), the processing returns to the above-described Step A5 and enters an operation waiting state.

  Further, when the closing operation for closing the display unit housing B is performed in the open style (YES in Step A5), the timer measurement time has passed a predetermined time (for example, 2 seconds) t1 (timeout), that is, It is checked whether the closing operation has been performed within a predetermined time t1 after the display of the file contents is started (step A6). Here, if it is a closing operation after a lapse of a predetermined time (YES in step A6), it is determined that the closing operation is after viewing the file content displayed on the display unit 8, and the file content being displayed is displayed. 3 and the file is closed (step A11), the flow of FIG. 3 ends. If the closing operation is before the predetermined time t1 has elapsed (NO in step A6), the current closing operation is Since there is a high possibility of an instantaneous / temporary closing operation (temporary closing operation), the process proceeds to the next step A8, where the above-described timer time is reset and the measurement operation is started.

  Then, after this closing operation, it is checked whether an opening operation for opening the display unit housing B is performed (step A8). If the opening operation is not performed, the process proceeds to step A10, and the timer measurement time is a predetermined time (for example, 3). Seconds) whether t2 has elapsed (timeout), that is, whether a predetermined time t2 has elapsed since the closing operation was performed. Here, if the closed style is maintained even after the predetermined time t2 has elapsed (YES in step A10), it is determined that there is no intention to reopen, and the displayed file contents are deleted and the file is closed. After that (step A11), the flow of FIG. 3 ends.

  When the opening operation is performed before the predetermined time t2 has elapsed after the closing operation (YES in step A8), it is the opening operation in the other direction, that is, the second operation after the closing operation in the first opening / closing direction. It is checked whether an opening operation in the opening / closing direction has been performed (step A9). Here, when an opening operation in the same direction is performed, that is, after changing from the regular open style to the closed style, an opening operation is performed again to change to the regular open style, or from the wide open style. If the opening operation for changing to the wide open style is performed again after changing to the closed style (NO in step A9), the display is still in progress even after the predetermined time t2 has elapsed after the closing operation. 3 is erased and the file is closed (step A11), and the flow of FIG. 3 ends.

  Further, after the closing operation, when the opening operation in the other direction is performed before the predetermined time t2 elapses (YES in step A9), the process returns to the above-described step A3 and the direction corresponding to the changed open style is concerned. The file contents are continuously displayed on the display unit 8. That is, when an opening operation in the second opening / closing direction is performed after a closing operation in the first opening / closing direction, for example, after changing from the regular open style to the closed style, an opening operation for changing to the wide open style is performed. If an open operation is performed to change to the regular open style after changing from the wide open style to the closed style, the file contents will be oriented in the second opening / closing direction. Is rotated 90 degrees to display continuously.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, when the CPU 1 performs the opening operation after the closing operation in a state where the file content is displayed on the display unit 8 by the file opening operation, the closing operation is performed on the file content. Whether or not the file contents are continuously displayed on the display unit 8 is controlled based on whether or not the closing operation is performed within a predetermined time t1 from the start of the display. The same file content can be continuously displayed according to the operation status of how the file is executed. In this case, in order to change the style in a two-way open / close type (two-way open type) mobile phone device, even if the opening operation is once performed after the closing operation, the instantaneous and temporary closing operation is performed. Since the same file content is continuously displayed by predicting that it is a (temporary closing operation), an operation to open the file again becomes unnecessary, and the convenience can be improved.

  When the opening operation in the second opening / closing direction is performed after the closing operation in the first opening / closing direction, the file contents are rotated and displayed so that the file contents are oriented in the second opening / closing direction. The display orientation can be changed according to the style.

  When the closing operation is performed within the predetermined time t1 after the display of the file content is started and the opening operation is performed within the predetermined time t2 after the closing operation, the file content is continuously displayed. Since it did in this way, it becomes possible to predict more accurately whether it is an instantaneous temporary closing operation.

(Embodiment 2)
The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
In the first embodiment described above, when an opening operation is performed after the closing operation while the file content is displayed, the closing operation is performed within a predetermined time t1 after the display of the file content is started. Whether or not the file contents are continuously displayed is controlled based on whether or not the file contents are closed. In the second embodiment, the file closing operation is performed while the file contents are displayed. Controls whether the file is reopened and displayed continuously based on whether the opening operation was performed within a specified time after the file was closed during the opening operation. It is what you do.
Here, in both the embodiments, the same or the same names are denoted by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and the following description will focus on the features of the second embodiment. .

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation to be started when a file open operation is performed in the second embodiment.
First, the CPU 1 reads a file selected and specified from the data folder DF in response to a file open operation, opens the file (step B1), and then the current open style is regular based on the detection result from the style detection unit 9. Whether the open style or the wide open style is discriminated (step B2), the file contents are displayed on the display unit 8 in the direction corresponding to the open style (step B3).

  Then, it is checked whether a closing operation for closing the display unit housing B has been performed (step B4), or whether any operation has been performed (step B11). If any operation is performed (YES in step B11), if it is a file close operation (YES in step B12), the displayed file contents are deleted and the file is closed (step B13). 4 ends. However, for example, when a page switching operation or the like is performed as another operation (NO in step B12), a page switching process or the like is executed as a process corresponding to the operation. After that (step B14), the process returns to step B4 described above.

  On the other hand, when a closing operation for closing the display unit casing B is performed (YES in step B4), the contents of the file being displayed are erased and the file is closed (step B5), and then the timer in the timer unit 10 is set. The measurement operation is started (step B6). Then, after this closing operation, it is checked whether or not an opening operation for opening the display unit housing B is performed (step B7). If the opening operation is not performed, the process proceeds to step B10, and the timer measurement time is set to a predetermined time (for example, 3 Seconds) whether t2 has elapsed (timeout), that is, whether a predetermined time t2 has elapsed since the closing operation was performed. Here, if the closed style remains even after the predetermined time t2 has elapsed (YES in step B10), it is determined that there is no intention to reopen, and the flow of FIG. 4 ends.

  If the opening operation is performed before the predetermined time t2 has elapsed since the closing operation (YES in step B7), it is an opening operation in the other direction, that is, after the closing operation in the first opening / closing direction. It is checked whether an opening operation in the second opening / closing direction has been performed (step B8). Here, when the opening operation in the same direction is performed, the flow of FIG. 4 ends. However, if the opening operation is in the other direction (YES in step B8), in response to the closing operation. After the previously closed file is reopened (step B9), the process returns to step B3 described above, and the file contents are continuously displayed on the display unit 8 in the direction corresponding to the changed open style. That is, when an opening operation in the second opening / closing direction is performed after a closing operation in the first opening / closing direction, the file contents are rotated 90 degrees so that the file contents are oriented in the second opening / closing direction and continuously displayed. .

  As described above, in the second embodiment, in the state where the file contents are displayed on the display unit 8 by the file opening operation, the CPU 1 performs the opening operation after closing the file in response to the closing operation. When the file is closed, the file is reopened based on whether the file is opened within a predetermined time t2, and whether or not the file is continuously displayed on the display unit 8 is determined. Since the control is performed, it is possible to continuously display the same file contents according to the operation status of how the opening / closing operation is performed. In this case, in order to change the style in a two-way open / close type (two-way open type) mobile phone device, even if the opening operation is once performed after the closing operation, the instantaneous and temporary closing operation is performed. Since the same file content is continuously displayed by predicting that it is a (temporary closing operation), an operation to open the file again becomes unnecessary, and the convenience can be improved.

  When the opening operation in the second opening / closing direction is performed after the closing operation in the first opening / closing direction, the file contents are rotated and displayed so that the file contents are oriented in the second opening / closing direction. The display orientation can be changed according to the style.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, it is checked whether the closing operation has been performed within a predetermined time t1 after the display of the file contents is started, or whether the predetermined time t2 has elapsed since the closing operation has been performed. In this case, the values of the predetermined times t1 and t2 are not limited to 2 seconds or 3 seconds, but may be values set in advance by a user operation.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the same file content is continuously displayed according to the operation status of how the opening / closing operation was performed, but the display target information is not limited to the display of the file content. , Received mail content, address book record, schedule book record, and the like.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the two-way open / close type mobile phone device is applied to a two-way open type mobile phone device is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this. If the cellular phone device is such that the body is open and the display unit of the second housing is once closed and then the second housing is opened in the other direction, the mobile phone device is limited to the two-way open type. It is optional.
In addition, examples of the portable terminal device formed by connecting the first casing and the second casing so as to be openable and closable include a PDA (personal portable information terminal), a digital camera, an electronic wristwatch, and a music player. However, the same applies.

The features of the present invention will be described below.
A part or all of the above-described embodiment can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.
(Appendix 1)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of Supplementary Note 1. As shown in this figure, the invention described in Appendix 1 is
A first housing and a second housing having a display unit 8 are connected to be openable and closable, and the second housing is opened and closed in a first opening and closing direction with respect to the first housing and a second opening and closing direction. A portable terminal device having a two-way opening and closing mechanism that enables opening and closing to
When there is an information open instruction when the second casing is open and the display section 8 is exposed with respect to the first casing, the information is displayed on the display section of the second casing. 1st display control means 1 to display on 8,
In response to a closing operation for closing the second casing in a state where the second casing is open with respect to the first casing, the second casing is opened within a predetermined time after the information is closed. First discriminating means 1 for discriminating whether or not an opening operation has been performed;
Second discriminating means 1 for discriminating whether or not an opening operation in the second opening / closing direction has been performed after the closing operation in the first opening / closing direction;
The information when the first determining means determines that the opening operation is performed within a predetermined time and the second determining means determines that the opening operation is in the second opening / closing direction. The second display control means 1 for controlling the information to be rotated and displayed so that the information is in the second opening / closing direction.
It is the portable terminal device characterized by comprising.

(Appendix 2)
A first housing and a second housing having a display unit are connected to be openable and closable, and the second housing is opened and closed in a first opening and closing direction and a second opening and closing direction with respect to the first housing. Information to a computer of a portable terminal device having a two-way opening / closing mechanism that enables opening / closing of the portable terminal device in a state where the second casing is open with respect to the first casing and the display section is exposed. A function of displaying the information on the display unit of the second casing when the opening instruction is issued, and the second casing in a state where the second casing is open with respect to the first casing A function for determining whether or not an opening operation for opening the second housing has been performed within a predetermined time after the information is closed in response to the closing operation for closing the image, and after the closing operation in the first opening / closing direction. A function for determining whether or not an opening operation in the second opening / closing direction has been performed, and an opening operation within the predetermined time. And when it is determined that the opening operation is in the second opening / closing direction, the information is reopened and the information is rotated so that the information is oriented in the second opening / closing direction. And a function for controlling to display.

1 CPU
2 storage unit 7 operation unit 8 display unit 9 style detection unit 10 timing unit DF data folder A operation unit case B display unit case C hinge unit

Claims (2)

A first housing and a second housing having a display unit are connected to be openable and closable, and the second housing is opened and closed in a first opening and closing direction and a second opening and closing direction with respect to the first housing. A portable terminal device having a two-way opening and closing mechanism that enables opening and closing of
When there is an instruction to open information when the second casing is open and the display section is exposed with respect to the first casing, the information is displayed on the display section of the second casing. First display control means for displaying;
In response to a closing operation for closing the second casing in a state where the second casing is open with respect to the first casing, the second casing is opened within a predetermined time after the information is closed. First discriminating means for discriminating whether or not an opening operation has been performed;
Second discriminating means for discriminating whether or not an opening operation in the second opening / closing direction has been performed after the closing operation in the first opening / closing direction;
The information when the first determining means determines that the opening operation is performed within a predetermined time and the second determining means determines that the opening operation is in the second opening / closing direction. A second display control means for controlling to rotate and display the information so that the information is in the second opening / closing direction.
A portable terminal device comprising: A first housing and a second housing having a display unit are connected to be openable and closable, and the second housing is opened and closed in a first opening and closing direction and a second opening and closing direction with respect to the first housing. For a computer of a portable terminal device having a two-way opening and closing mechanism that enables opening and closing of
When there is an instruction to open information when the second casing is open and the display section is exposed with respect to the first casing, the information is displayed on the display section of the second casing. The function to display,
In response to a closing operation for closing the second casing in a state where the second casing is open with respect to the first casing, the second casing is opened within a predetermined time after the information is closed. A function for determining whether or not an opening operation has been performed;
A function of determining whether or not an opening operation in the second opening / closing direction has been performed after the closing operation in the first opening / closing direction;
When it is determined that the opening operation is within the predetermined time and it is determined that the opening operation is in the second opening / closing direction, the information is reopened, and the information is in the second opening / closing direction. A function of controlling the information to be rotated and displayed in the direction of
A program to realize

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