JP5761937B2 - Mobile terminal device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mail reply in a mobile terminal device.

  In general, a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone or a PDA has a mail function. In order to reply the mail by the mail function, it takes time to read the received mail and to create a sentence. For this reason, when the mobile phone cannot be operated for a long time, there is a possibility that communication may be hindered without being able to reply immediately. Therefore, in Patent Document 1, as a technique that allows a user to reply to an email in a short time, when a specific character string included in the received email is designated, a reply sentence candidate is displayed and an immediate reply is displayed. Creating an email is disclosed.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 describes a technique for automatically replying to an email received during drive mode setting.

JP 2001-56792 A JP 2007-81498 A

  However, in the invention of Patent Document 1, if there is no reply candidate desired by the user as a reply candidate, it may take a long time to create a reply mail. Further, in the invention described in Patent Document 2, since mails that do not need to be replied during the drive mode setting are automatically replied, there is a possibility that communication costs unintended by the user may be incurred or communication may be hindered due to unnecessary reply. There is a possibility of causing. The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and when a user supports a received mail, a simple reply can be made with an easy operation even if the user cannot support the received mail. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device that can be used.

The mobile terminal device of the present invention that solves the above-described problem includes an operation receiving unit that receives an operation,
A receiving unit that receives mail; a display unit that displays information related to a mail such as a list of mails received by the receiving unit and a text; and information related to voice calls such as outgoing and incoming calls with a specific partner; and When a predetermined operation is performed from the operation reception unit, a storage unit that stores a fixed phrase for reply to the transmission source of the mail received by the reception unit, and the display unit displays information about the mail And a simple reply unit that replies the mail stored in the storage unit to the sender of the mail displayed on the display unit when a predetermined operation is performed from the operation receiving unit. .

  Preferably, the mobile terminal device includes a timer unit for measuring time, and the predetermined operation accepted by the operation accepting unit is an operation in which the operation accepting unit does not accept the operation for a predetermined time by the timer unit.

Preferably, the storage unit further stores an e-mail address of the other party that executes the simple reply, and transmits the e-mail address of the other party that executes the simple reply stored in the storage unit and the mail received by the receiving unit. When the original mail address matches, the mail stored in the storage unit is returned to the transmission source of the mail received by the receiving unit.

  Preferably, the simple reply unit further sends a simple reply to the sender of the received mail selected by the operation accepting unit when a list of mails received by the receiving unit is displayed on the display unit. Run.

  Preferably, the mobile terminal device further includes a notification unit that notifies that the simple reply unit has executed a simple reply.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the portable terminal device which a user can reply with respect to mail with easy operation can be provided.

1 is an external perspective view of a mobile terminal device 100 showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention. The block block diagram of the portable terminal device 100 which shows an example of embodiment of this invention. The internal block diagram of RAM190 with which the portable terminal device 100 shown in FIG. 2 was equipped. FIG. 3 is an internal configuration diagram of a control unit 170 provided in the mobile terminal device 100 shown in FIG. 2. The flowchart of the reply mail setting program which shows an example of implementation of this invention. The flowchart of the simple reply program which shows an example of implementation of this invention. An example of the screen of the notification of a simple reply which shows an example of implementation of this invention. An example of the screen of a reply mail setting which shows an example of implementation of this invention.

The portable terminal device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention returns a text desired by the user by an easy operation when the mail cannot be replied while viewing or replying to the mail received by the user. It is.
The form for implementing this invention is demonstrated using FIGS. 1-8.

〔Constitution〕
First, the configuration of the mobile terminal device will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a mobile terminal device.

  1 includes a first housing 101, a second housing 102, a touch panel 105, an operation unit 120, a light emitting unit 130, a speaker 140, and a microphone 150.

FIG. 2 is a block configuration diagram of the mobile terminal device 100. 2 includes a touch panel 105, an operation unit 120, a light emitting unit 130, a speaker 140, a D / A converter 145, a microphone 150, an A / D converter 155, a vibration unit 160, a control unit 170, a ROM 180 (READ). ONLY MEMORY), RAM 190 (RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY), I / F (input / output interface) 200, external memory 21
0, a radio circuit 240, an antenna 250, and a photographing unit 220.

  The touch panel 105 includes a display control unit 106, a display unit 110, and a touch panel input unit 115.

  The display control unit 106 performs control to display information stored in the ROM 180, the RAM 190, and the external memory 210 on the display unit 110 based on a control signal from the control unit 170. For example, the display control unit 106 performs control to change the orientation, color, and size of the image to be displayed. Further, the display control unit 106 controls the brightness of the screen and the backlight illumination time when information is displayed on the display unit 110 to a setting desired by the user.

  The display unit 110 displays various information via the display control unit 106 in order to realize the functions provided in the mobile terminal device 100. Various types of information include, for example, function menu, address book, incoming / outgoing call history, outgoing mail history and incoming history, mail contents, list of folders in which mail is stored, received mail list, and transmission List of sent emails, sent emails, saved text data and image data. The display unit 110 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (ELECTROLUMINESENCE) display, a plasma display, electronic paper, and the like.

  The touch panel input unit 115 is a pointing device that detects a position touched by a user with a finger or a pen and inputs coordinates according to the position to the control unit 170. The touch panel input unit 115 is disposed on the upper surface of the display unit 110. That the user touches with a finger or a pen is, for example, that the surface of the touch panel input unit 115 is pressed, stroked, or drawn with a finger or a pen. That is, the touch panel input unit 115 inputs the coordinates of the position pressed by the user, the stroke direction, the drawn figure, and the like to the control unit 170. Examples of the method of detecting coordinates by the touch panel input unit 115 include a capacitive coupling type, a resistive film type, and an optical type that detect an electric signal due to static electricity.

  The operation unit 120 receives an operation input from the user. The input received by the operation unit 120 is input to the control unit 170 as an input signal. In the present embodiment, the operation unit 120 is provided on the side surface of the mobile terminal device 100 shown in FIG.

  The light emitting unit 130 has a function of irradiating light to the outside by a control signal from the control unit 170. The light emitting unit 130 is configured by, for example, a light emitting element typified by an LED. The light emitting unit 130 notifies the user of incoming calls, outgoing calls, incoming emails, outgoing emails, music data playback, arrival of alarm date, etc. by irradiating light to the outside.

The speaker 140 has a function of outputting sound to the outside by a control signal from the control unit 170. The speaker 140 notifies the user of incoming calls, outgoing calls, incoming mails, outgoing mails, music data playback, arrival of alarm date and time, etc. by outputting sound to the outside.
The speaker 140 is connected to the control unit 170 via the D / A converter 145.

The D / A converter 145 converts the digital signal input from the control unit 170 into an analog signal. The D / A converter 145 outputs the converted analog signal to the speaker 140.

  The microphone 150 has a function of inputting sound such as sound from the outside. The microphone 150 outputs the input sound to the A / D converter 155 as an analog signal. The microphone 150 is connected to the control unit 170 via the A / D converter 155. The A / D converter 155 converts the analog audio signal input from the microphone 150 into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal to the control unit 170.

The vibration unit 160 generates mechanical vibrations in response to a control signal from the control unit 170. The vibration unit 160 includes, for example, a motor or the like, and notifies the user of incoming calls, outgoing calls, incoming mails, outgoing mails, music data reproduction, arrival of alarm date / time, and the like by mechanical vibration.

  The control unit 170 controls hardware provided in the mobile terminal device 100. For example, the control unit 170 executes various functions provided in the mobile terminal device 100 based on the input received from the user by the operation unit 120 or the touch panel input unit 115. In addition, the control unit 170 executes a program stored in the mobile terminal device 100 in cooperation with the ROM 180, the RAM 190, and the external memory 210.

  The ROM 180 stores programs and data for executing functions provided in the mobile terminal device 100.

  The RAM 190 is accessible from the control unit 170, and is used as a temporary storage area for the control unit 170 to execute various processes.

  Here, internal configurations of the RAM 190 and the control unit 170 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  FIG. 3 shows an arrangement of information stored in the RAM 190 (referred to as a memory map). The memory map includes a program storage area 310 and a data storage area 340.

  A characteristic program of the present invention stored in the program storage area 310 will be described. The program storage area 310 includes a reply mail setting program 320, a simple reply program 330, and the like in addition to programs necessary for executing various functions provided in the mobile terminal device 100.

  The reply mail setting program 320 is a program for performing a simple reply with a simple operation when the reply process cannot be continued when the user is creating a reply mail for the received mail. is there. In the reply mail setting program 320, for example, the setting of the body of an email to be transmitted when a simple reply is made, the setting of a target for executing a simple reply, the setting of the operation for executing the simple reply, the simple reply after performing the simple reply The setting of whether or not to notify the execution of is performed. The processing flow of the reply mail setting program 320 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The simple reply program 330 is a program for executing a simple reply of mail based on the information set by the reply mail setting program 320. The processing flow of the simple reply program 330 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The data stored in the data storage area 340 will be described. The data storage area 340 includes an address book 350, reply mail setting data 360, notification data 370, and the like in addition to various data necessary for executing various functions provided in the mobile terminal device 100.

  The address book 350 stores address data including a telephone number and a mail address for making a telephone call or mail transmission to another mobile terminal device. In the address data, for example, a name, a memory number, an address, a birthday, a group (for example, information on affiliation such as a school or a work place) and the like are stored in association with a telephone number or an email address. Information is stored in the address book 350 when the user operates the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120.

The reply mail setting data 360 includes mail data 361, reply target setting data 362,
Reply method setting data 363, reply notification setting data 364, and the like are included. Each data included in the reply mail setting data 360 is stored when the mobile terminal device 100 executes the reply mail setting program 320 and the user operates the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120.

  The mail data 361 stores the text, subject, etc. of the mail to be transmitted when the simple reply created by the user is executed.

  The reply target setting data 362 stores information related to the target person who executes the simple reply selected by the user. The target person who executes the simple reply is selected from the address data stored in the address book 350.

  The reply method setting data 363 stores a method for executing a simple reply selected by the user. As a method for executing a simple reply, for example, when a predetermined operation is performed from the operation unit 120 when a screen for creating a reply mail is displayed on the display unit 110, a predetermined operation is performed from the touch panel. Sometimes, the user has not operated for a predetermined time, and the user selects a desired simple reply method. As another method of performing a simple reply, when the user selects a desired mail from the list of received mails displayed on the display unit 110, when a predetermined operation is performed from the operation unit 120, or the touch panel 105 There are times when a predetermined operation is performed or when no operation is performed for a predetermined time.

  The reply notification setting data 364 stores a setting for whether or not to notify that the simple reply has been executed after the simple reply is executed.

  The notification data 370 stores data for notifying that a simple reply has been executed. The data stored in the notification data 370 is, for example, notification by sound from the speaker 140, volume, type of sound to be output, time to output the sound, notification by light output from the light emitting unit 130 If the notification is based on the mechanical vibration output by the vibration unit 160, such as the light emission pattern, the light color, the brightness, and the light emission time, the vibration pattern and the vibration time are used. In addition to the above, the notification data stores screen information displayed on the display unit 110 to notify that a simple reply has been executed as shown in FIG.

  Next, the internal configuration of the control unit 170 will be described with reference to FIG. The control unit 170 includes a reply mail setting unit 410, a simple reply unit 420, a mail reception unit 430, a determination unit 440, a notification unit 450, a timer unit 460, and the like.

  The determination unit 440 determines which function provided in the mobile terminal device 100 is an input received from the user via the operation unit 120 or the touch panel input unit 115. In the program executed by the mobile terminal device 100, the determination unit 440 executes various determinations for processing the program. For example, the determination unit 440 selects an email as to whether the input received from the user by the touch panel input unit 115 is an operation for executing the reply mail setting program 320 or an operation for opening the reception folder. For example, whether the operation is for executing a simple reply.

  The notification unit 450 notifies that a simple reply has been executed based on the data stored in the reply notification setting data 364 and the notification data 370.

The timer unit 460 measures time in a program executed by the mobile terminal device 100. Examples of the measurement time include a predetermined time until the user executes a simple reply.

  In addition to the above, it is assumed that the control unit 170 has a configuration necessary for executing various functions and programs provided in the mobile terminal device 100.

  Returning to the description of FIG.

  A removable external memory 210 is attached to the I / F 200. The control unit 170 can access the external memory 210 via the I / F 200. For example, the control unit 170 reads and executes programs and data stored in the external memory 210. The external memory 210 may be a medium that stores programs, data, and the like. Examples of the external memory 210 include a memory card, an HDD (HARD DISC DRIVE), and a SIM card. The programs and data are not limited to programs that can be read and executed directly from the external memory 210, but are encrypted programs, programs downloaded from a network, compressed programs, image data, audio data, text data, etc. Is included.

  The radio circuit 240 performs demodulation processing and decoding processing on a predetermined high-frequency signal input from the antenna 250 and converts it into a digital audio signal. Further, the digital audio signal input from the control unit 170 is subjected to encoding processing and modulation processing to be converted into a high frequency signal. Then, the radio circuit 240 outputs a high frequency signal to the antenna 250.

  The antenna 250 receives an electromagnetic wave having a predetermined frequency and outputs it to the radio circuit 240 as a high-frequency signal. The high-frequency signal output from the radio circuit 240 is output as an electromagnetic wave having a predetermined frequency.

The photographing unit 220 has a camera function and a video function. Images and moving images acquired by the imaging unit 220 are stored in the RAM 190, the external memory 210, and the like. The imaging unit 220 is configured by, for example, a CCD (CHARGE COUPLED DEVICE) camera, a CMOS (COMPLEMENTENTY METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR) camera, or the like. The photographing unit 220 is not shown in FIG. 1 because it is provided on the back surface of the casing of the mobile terminal device 100 shown in FIG.

[Operation processing]
The reply mail setting program 320 executed by the reply mail setting unit 410 will be described with reference to FIG. The reply mail setting program 320 executes processing for setting data necessary for executing a simple reply.

  In the reply mail setting program 320, the determination unit 440 first determines whether or not an input from the user to the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an input for executing a reply mail setting (S110). If the input is not for setting a simple reply, the reply mail setting unit 410 waits until there is an input for starting the setting of the simple reply from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120.

  On the other hand, when the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an input for starting the setting of the simple reply, the reply mail setting unit 410 displays the setting items for the simple reply. To display. An example of an image displayed on the display unit 110 is shown in FIG. The user selects a desired simple reply setting item by using the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 on the screen as shown in FIG. An example of the process is shown below.

  As processing of S130, the determination unit 440 determines whether or not the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an input for creating a reply mail. When the determination unit 440 determines that the operation is to create a reply mail, the reply mail setting unit 410 displays a mail creation screen as shown in FIG. 8B on the display unit 110 (S132).

  Next, in accordance with the mail creation screen displayed on the display unit 110, the user inputs data such as the mail text and the mail subject from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 (S134).

  Next, the data created in S134 is stored in the mail data 361 (S136).

  On the other hand, when the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is not an email creation operation in the process of S130, the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is a reply target. It is determined whether it is a setting operation (S140). When the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an input for setting a reply object, the user operates the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 to access the address book 350. A target for executing a simple reply is selected (S142).

  Next, the reply mail setting unit 410 stores the address data selected by the user in the process of S142 in the reply target data 362 (S144).

  On the other hand, in the process of S140, when the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is not a reply target setting operation, the determination unit 440 makes it easy to input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120. It is determined whether or not the input is for setting a method for executing a reply (S150).

  When the determination unit 440 is an input for setting a method for executing a simple reply, the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is a list of methods for executing the simple reply. Is displayed on the display unit 110 (S152).

  The user selects a method for executing a desired simple reply by operating the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 (S154).

  Next, the method for executing the simple reply selected by the user is stored in the reply method setting data 363 (S156).

  On the other hand, when the determination unit 440 determines in step S150 that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is not an input for setting a method for executing a simple reply, the determination unit 440 It is determined whether or not the input from 115 or the operation unit 120 is an input for performing a setting for notifying execution of a simple reply (S160).

  If the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an input for performing a setting for notifying the execution of the simple reply, whether or not the user notifies that the simple reply has been executed. Select. Then, the reply mail setting unit 410 stores the result selected by the user in the reply notification setting data 364 (S162).

  When the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is not an input for performing the setting for notifying the execution of the simple reply, the reply mail setting unit 410 executes the process of S130 again.

  Next, a simple reply program 330 executed by the simple reply unit 420 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the simple reply program 330, the determination unit 440 first determines whether or not the mail reception unit 430 has received a mail via the antenna 250 and the wireless circuit 240 (S210).

  When the determination unit 440 determines that the mail has not been received, the determination unit 440 waits until the mail reception unit 430 receives the mail.

  On the other hand, when the determination unit 440 determines that the mail reception unit 430 has received the mail, the determination unit 440 determines whether an operation for confirming the mail received from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is input. (S220). Here, the operation of confirming the received mail includes an operation of selecting a predetermined mail receiving folder from the list of mail receiving folders, an operation of opening the mail receiving folder, and the like.

  In the process of S220, when the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an operation for confirming the received mail, the simple reply unit 420 displays a list of received mails on the display unit 110. It is displayed (S230).

  Next, the determination unit 440 determines whether or not the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an operation for selecting a mail from the received mail list and confirming the content (S240).

  When the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an operation for selecting a mail from the received mail list and confirming the content, the simple reply unit 420 displays the content of the selected mail. The information is displayed on the display unit 110 (S250).

  On the other hand, when the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an operation for selecting a mail from the received mail list and confirming the content, the simple reply unit 420 performs the process of S230. Try again.

  Next, the determination unit 440 determines whether or not the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an operation for executing a simple reply (S260).

  In S260, when the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is an operation for executing a simple reply, the determination unit 440 then determines that the selected mail transmission source is the reply target data. It is determined whether the mail is sent from the object stored in 362 (S270).

  On the other hand, when the determination unit 440 determines that the input from the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120 is not an operation for executing a simple reply in the process of S260, the simple reply unit 420 executes the process of S250 again.

  In the process of S270, when the determination unit 440 determines that the transmission source of the selected mail is a mail sent from the target stored in the reply target data 362, the simple reply unit 420 is stored in the mail data 361. A reply to the mail is executed based on the data (S280).

On the other hand, when the determination unit 440 determines that the transmission source of the selected mail is not a mail sent from the target stored in the reply target data 362, the simple reply unit 420 executes the process of S250.

  After executing the process of S280, the determination unit 440 next determines whether or not the setting of the reply notification setting data 364 is set to execute the reply notification with respect to the target for which the reply has been executed (S290).

  When the determination unit 440 determines that the setting of the reply notification setting data 364 is set to execute the reply notification for the target for which the reply has been executed, the data stored in the notification data 370 indicates that the reply has been executed. Based on this (S300). As a notification method, for example, when the notification is set to be displayed by display on the display unit 110, the user is notified that a simple reply has been executed by displaying a screen as shown in FIG. 7 on the display unit 110. To do.

  On the other hand, when the determination unit 440 determines in S280 that the setting of the reply notification setting data 364 is not set to execute the reply notification for the target for which the reply has been executed, the fact that the reply has been executed is not notified (S292). ).

[Other Examples]
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications other than those described above can be made to the embodiments of the present invention.

  For example, in the process of S162, the user may be able to select a notification method when setting to notify that a simple reply has been executed. Examples of notification methods that can be selected include sound from the speaker 140, light from the light emitting unit 130, vibration from the vibration unit 160, and display on the display unit 110 that a simple reply as shown in FIG. The user may be able to select one or more from these notification methods.

  In the process of S162, the user may be able to select the target for notifying that the simple reply has been executed from the address data stored in the reply target data 362. Since the user can set the notification target for each reply target, it is possible to provide a portable terminal device capable of executing a simple reply with high convenience.

  Note that the timing for executing the simple reply may be performed at a timing predetermined by the user after the user performs a predetermined operation for executing the simple reply. At that time, the timer unit 460 measures time.

  In addition, the mail which is the target of executing the simple reply according to the present invention is not limited to the latest received mail but may be executed on the mail received in the past selected by the user.

  In the present invention, a simple reply is executed when a predetermined operation is executed while a mail confirmation screen is displayed. However, after a mail is received, a predetermined operation is executed on the main screen. A simple reply may be executed for the latest received mail. The predetermined operation here is, for example, that the user inputs an operation to the touch panel input unit 115 or the operation unit 120.

The mobile terminal device 100 detects that the first casing and the second casing have changed in shape from the open state to the closed state, and from the closed state to the open state, and changes the shape of the control unit 170. It is good also as providing the opening-and-closing sensor which outputs that it detected as a signal. Furthermore, as a predetermined operation for executing a simple reply by providing an open / close sensor, the simple reply may be executed when the user changes the form of the mobile terminal device 100. At that time, after detecting the form change, the timer unit 460 may execute a simple reply after elapse of a predetermined time set by the user.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to a slide-type portable terminal device, and may be implemented by a foldable portable terminal device or a straight-type portable terminal device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Mobile terminal device 101 1st housing | casing 102 2nd housing | casing 105 Touch panel 106 Display control part 110 Display part 115 Touch panel input part 120 Operation part 130 Light emission part 140 Speaker 145 D / A converter 150 Microphone 155 A / D converter 160 Vibration part 170 Control unit 180 ROM
190 RAM
200 I / F
210 External memory 220 Image capturing unit 230 Short-range communication unit 240 Wireless circuit 250 Antenna 310 Program storage area 320 Reply mail setting program 330 Simple reply program 340 Data storage area 350 Address book 360 Reply mail setting data 361 Mail data 362 Reply target data 363 Reply Method setting data 364 Reply notification setting data 370 Notification data 410 Reply mail setting unit 420 Simple reply unit 430 Mail receiving unit 440 Determination unit 450 Notification unit 460 Timer unit

Claims (2)

An operation reception unit for receiving operations;
A receiver for receiving mail;
A display that can display information about emails and information about voice calls,
A storage unit that stores an e-mail address of another mobile terminal and a fixed message for replying to the e-mail address;
After a predetermined operation is performed from the operation accepting unit, when a mail is received from the sender of the mail address stored in the storage unit, the fixed form stored in the storage unit for the mail address A simple reply part that replies the sentence mail,
With
A portable terminal device that replies to the e-mail with the fixed message for the e-mail address when the operation accepting unit does not accept the operation for a predetermined time after displaying the creation screen of the reply e-mail for the e-mail address on the display unit . A notification unit for notifying that the simple reply unit has executed a simple reply;
The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising:

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