JP6166209B2 - Electronic device and control method and program thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device.

  One of the functions of an electronic device such as a mobile phone is a communication function for receiving an electronic mail (hereinafter abbreviated as “mail” as appropriate), and can display a history of received mail in time series.

  In a mobile phone, a mail can be selected from an arbitrary mail history with an arrow key, and a reply mail reflecting the mail transmission source can be newly launched (for example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2011-70497 A

  However, when creating a reply mail using the mail history, copy the mail information (destination, cc, title, body text, etc.) and paste the copied one into the resent mail or reply mail. Some editing operations, such as doing, may take time.

  In view of such a problem, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that improves the convenience of mail creation.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, an electronic device according to the present invention includes an input unit that performs a character input operation, a display unit that displays characters, a control unit that performs display based on the input operation on the display unit, and mail. In an electronic device comprising a communication unit that transmits and receives data and a storage unit that stores a mail history, the control unit displays the mail information including at least a destination, a title, and a body of a mail selected from the mail history. The mail input screen reflecting the mail information displayed in the notification is displayed on the display unit when an input operation is received from the input unit during the notification.

  The electronic device control method according to the present invention includes an input unit that performs a character input operation, a display unit that displays characters, a control unit that performs display based on the input operation on the display unit, and communication that transmits and receives mail. And a storage unit for storing a mail history, wherein the control unit displays mail information including at least a destination, a title, and a text of a mail selected from the mail history. And a step of displaying a mail input screen reflecting the mail information displayed in the notification on the display unit when an input operation is received from the input unit during the notification. .

  The electronic device program according to the present invention includes an input unit that performs a character input operation, a display unit that displays characters, a control unit that performs display based on the input operation on the display unit, and a communication unit that transmits and receives mail. And a storage unit for storing a mail history, wherein the control unit sequentially sends mail information including at least a destination, a title, and a text of the mail selected from the mail history to the display unit. And a means for displaying on the display section a mail input screen reflecting the mail information displayed in the notification when an input operation is received from the input section during the notification.

  According to the electronic device according to the present invention configured as described above, an electronic device with improved convenience when creating a mail can be provided.

It is a schematic diagram of the external appearance of one Embodiment concerning the electronic device of this invention. It is a schematic diagram in the display part of one Embodiment concerning the electronic device of this invention. It is a schematic diagram in the display part of one Embodiment concerning the electronic device of this invention. It is a schematic diagram in the display part of one Embodiment concerning the electronic device of this invention. It is a flowchart of one Embodiment concerning the electronic device of this invention.

  An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit, a display unit, an input unit, a communication unit, and a storage unit.

(Control part)
The control unit is a processor that controls and manages the entire electronic device. For example, the control unit notifies the user by displaying, on the display unit, mail information that is part of the content of unread mail received by the electronic device via the communication unit under a predetermined condition. Further, for example, the control unit controls the electronic device to perform an operation corresponding to the operation based on a user operation input to the input unit.

(Display section)
The display unit is a display device such as a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or an inorganic EL display. The display unit displays images such as characters, photographs, and operation objects. For example, when the electronic device receives a mail via the communication unit, the display unit displays mail information including a mail transmission source, a mail title, and the like.

(Input section)
The input unit receives an operation input from the user, and includes, for example, an operation button (operation key). When the electronic device has a touch panel, the touch panel functions as an input unit by detecting contact with a user's finger, stylus pen, or the like and receiving an operation input.

(Communication Department)
The communication unit transmits and receives data by performing wireless communication with a base station or another electronic device. For example, the communication unit receives a mail transmitted from another electronic device from the base station.

(Memory part)
The storage unit can be configured by a semiconductor memory or the like, and has a function of storing various information, a program for operating the electronic device, and the like, and also storing a mail history.

(Mounting structure)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the electronic apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a mounting structure according to an embodiment of an electronic device 1 of the present invention, (a) is a perspective view of the front side of the electronic device 1, and (b) is a rear view of the electronic device 1. is there.

  The electronic device 1 has a housing 20. The housing 20 includes a front face 1A, a back face 1B, and side faces 1C1 to 1C4. The front face 1 </ b> A is the front of the housing 20. The back face 1 </ b> B is the back surface of the housing 20. The side faces 1C1 to 1C4 are side surfaces that connect the front face 1A and the back face 1B. Hereinafter, the side faces 1C1 to 1C4 may be collectively referred to as the side face 1C without specifying which face.

  The electronic device 1 includes a touch screen display 2, buttons 3A to 3C, an illuminance sensor 4, a receiver 7, a microphone 8, and a camera 12 on the front face 1A. The electronic device 1 has a camera 13 on the back face 1B. The electronic device 1 has buttons 3D to 3F and an external interface 14 on the side face 1C.

  The touch screen display 2 includes a display unit 2A and a touch screen 2B.

  The display unit 2A includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL panel (Organic Electro-Luminescence panel), or an inorganic EL panel (Inorganic Electro-Luminescence panel). Here, the display unit 2A displays characters, images, symbols, figures, or the like.

  The touch screen 2B detects contact of a finger, a stylus pen, or the like with respect to the touch screen display 2. Here, the touch screen 2 </ b> B can detect a position where a plurality of fingers, a stylus pen, or the like contacts the touch screen display 2. The detection method of the touch screen 2B may be any method such as a capacitance method, a resistive film method, a surface acoustic wave method (or an ultrasonic method), an infrared method, an electromagnetic induction method, and a load detection method. Hereinafter, for the sake of simplicity of explanation, a finger that the touch screen 2B detects contact with the touch screen display 2 or a stylus pen or the like may be simply referred to as a “finger”.

  The electronic device 1 determines the type of gesture based on the contact, the contact position, the contact time, or the number of contacts detected by the touch screen 2B. Here, the gesture is an operation performed on the touch screen display 2. The gestures determined by the electronic device 1 include touch, long touch, release, swipe, tap, double tap, long tap, drag, flick, pinch in, pinch out, and the like.

  The electronic device 1 operates in accordance with these gestures determined through the touch screen 2B. Therefore, operability that is intuitive and easy to use for the user is realized. The operation performed by the electronic device 1 according to the determined gesture differs depending on the screen displayed on the touch screen display 2.

  The button 3 is operated by the user and includes buttons 3A to 3F. The controller detects an operation on the button by cooperating with the button 3. The operation on the button is, for example, click, double click, push or the like. For example, the buttons 3A to 3C are a home button, a back button, or a menu button. For example, the button 3D is a power ON / OFF button of the electronic device 1. The button 3D may also serve as a sleep / sleep release button. For example, the buttons 3E and 3F are volume buttons.

  The illuminance sensor 4 detects illuminance. For example, the illuminance is light intensity, brightness, or the like. The illuminance sensor 4 is used for adjusting the luminance of the display unit 2A, for example.

  The receiver 7 outputs the audio signal transmitted from the controller as audio, and the microphone 8 converts the audio of the user or the like into an audio signal and transmits it to the controller. The electronic device 1 may further include a speaker in addition to the receiver 7.

  The camera 12 is an in-camera that captures an object facing the front face 1A, and the camera 13 is an out-camera that captures an object facing the back face 1B.

  The external interface (connection unit) 14 is a terminal to which another device is connected. The external interface 14 may be a general-purpose terminal such as USB (Universal Serial Bus), HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), MHL (Mobile High-definition Link), or the like. The external interface 14 may be a dedicated terminal such as a dock connector.

(Picto region)
Next, display in the pictogram area 10 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) on the display unit 2A of the electronic apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  When the electronic device 1 receives the mail via the communication unit, the electronic device 1 notifies the user of the mail information by displaying the mail information on the display unit 2A.

  Here, the mail information is, for example, information selected from a mail sender (destination), a mail title (subject), and a mail text.

  Hereinafter, in one embodiment of the present invention, the mail information is described as being a mail sender (destination), a mail title (subject), and a mail text.

  For example, if the electronic device 1 receives a mail titled “About tomorrow's meeting start time” from the sender of the mail registered in the storage unit with the name “Taro Yamada”, the control unit of the electronic device 1 Displays a sender, a title, and a text as mail information on a part of the display unit 2A by scrolling or the like.

  Here, the mail information is displayed in a so-called pictogram area 10 that occupies a certain range in the display unit 2A. The pictogram area 10 is an area in which icons such as a remaining battery level and a radio wave state of the electronic device 1 such as a mobile phone are displayed.

  Such a pictogram region 10 is usually located at the upper end of the display unit 2A.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the mail notification mode of the pictogram area 10, and for example, a normal band display may be notified at the center or lower end of the display unit 2A, or the mail information is written vertically, for example. Then, the notification may be made by being positioned at the right end or the left end of the display unit 2A.

  Moreover, when the electronic device 1 is a foldable mobile phone including a sub display as the display unit 2A, the pictogram area 10 may be located on the sub display.

  Further, if all of the mail information does not fit in the pictogram area 10, the mail information may be displayed on the entire display unit 2A.

(First embodiment)
One embodiment of the present invention includes an input unit that performs an input operation of characters, a display unit that displays characters, a control unit that performs display based on the input operation on the display unit, a communication unit that transmits and receives mail, In an electronic device comprising a storage unit that stores a mail history, the control unit sequentially notifies the display unit of mail information including at least a destination, a title, and a text of a mail selected from the mail history, and When an input operation is received from the input unit during notification, a mail input screen reflecting the mail information displayed in the notification is displayed on the display unit.

  As a result, the mail input screen can be displayed in a state in which the mail information to be replied from the mail history is reflected, so that it is possible to provide the electronic device 1 with improved convenience when creating a mail.

  For example, as shown in “Reception History” in FIG. 2A, an email selected with a thick frame by an arrow key or the like is displayed on the entire display unit 2A as shown in “Notification Screen” in FIG. Mail information is shown in

  If the mail information is long, it may be scrolled in the order of items (hereinafter also referred to as attributes) such as destination, title, and body.

  Then, when the control unit receives an input operation from the input unit, a mail input screen is displayed as shown in “New mail” in FIG. 2C, and is displayed in the “notification screen” in FIG. 2B. The mail information can be reflected in the “new mail” mail input screen. For example, in the example of FIG. 2, an operation to display the mail input screen is accepted when “up to where it appears on the screen” is displayed in the sentence “reflect up to where it appears on the screen”. In this case, an e-mail input screen reflecting “up to where it appears on the screen” is displayed.

(Second Embodiment)
Furthermore, one embodiment of the present invention is preferable in that the mail information of the selected mail can be sequentially notified to an area different from the area where the mail history is displayed.

  Thereby, for example, the history of the displayed mail and the mail information of the selected mail can be confirmed at the same time, and the electronic device 1 with improved convenience can be provided.

  Therefore, it is possible to create and send a reply mail more quickly than before, while confirming the mail information in the pictogram area 10 without reconfirming the mail detail screen.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3A, if the text of the mail is displayed in the pictogram area 10 of the “reception history” screen, the control unit receives an input operation from the input unit, As shown in “new mail” in FIG. 3B, the address, title, and text are reflected.

  Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3C, if the picto area 10 of the “reception history” screen shows the destination and the title, the control unit receives an input operation from the input unit, and FIG. As shown in “new mail” in (d), only the destination and title are reflected.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the mail information is displayed in the pictogram area 10 which is an area different from the area where the mail history of the display unit 2A is displayed, and the mail information is displayed in the pictogram area 10. If a mail is received at that time, the received new mail information can be preferentially displayed in the pictogram area 10.

(Third embodiment)
Furthermore, one embodiment of the present invention is preferable in that the mail information being notified can be fast-forwarded in a predetermined unit every time a predetermined input operation is received from the input unit.

  Here, the predetermined unit may be “10-character unit”, or may be each item (attribute) of mail information such as a destination, a title, and a text.

  As a result, it is possible to quickly confirm the mail information per mail, and thus it is possible to provide the electronic device 1 with improved convenience.

  Furthermore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the input unit is an operation button for performing a character input operation, and the predetermined input operation may execute fast-forwarding by increasing a time for pressing the operation button. It is preferable in that it can be performed.

  Thereby, it is not necessary to provide an operation button for fast-forwarding separately in the electronic device 1.

  For example, when only the destination is displayed in the pictogram area 10 of the “Reception History” screen as shown in FIG. 4A, when the button is pressed once, “New Mail” as shown in FIG. Only the destination is reflected as shown in the screen.

  On the other hand, when the button is pressed once, the mail information of the title is displayed in the pictogram area 10 and can be reflected up to the title as in the “new mail” screen as shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, the case where the notification is displayed in the order of destination, title, and text attributes will be described with reference to a flowchart.

  For example, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, first, in step 1, a mail history screen is displayed. Here, the mail history screen may be displayed in a list or may be displayed in a plurality of times.

  Next, when it is determined in step 2 that the target mail has been selected, in step 3, the display unit 2A becomes a notification screen, and the mail information of the selected mail is displayed.

  On the other hand, if the target mail is not selected, the process waits in the state of step 2.

  If an input operation is detected in step 4 subsequent to step 3, the process proceeds to step 5, and if no input operation is detected, the process stands by in the state of step 4.

  In step 5, it is determined whether the input operation in step 4 is a long press or a short press. If the input operation is a long press, the process proceeds to step 6 to fast-forward the mail information item (attribute) and waits again in the state of step 4.

  On the other hand, if the input operation is a short press, the process proceeds to step 7.

  If the mail information displayed in the pictogram area 10 is the sender in step 7, the process proceeds to step 9 to display the mail creation screen with the sender reflected as the destination, and the mail input screen displayed in step 12 is displayed. It reaches a state (a state where characters can be input to the mail). If the mail information displayed in the pictogram area 10 is not the sender in step 7, the process proceeds to step 8.

  If the e-mail information displayed in the pictogram area 10 is a title in step 8, the process proceeds to step 10 and the e-mail creation screen is displayed with the sender as the destination and the title reflected, and the e-mail input in step 12 The display state of the screen (a state in which characters can be input to the mail) is reached (see FIGS. 3C and 3D). In step 8, if the mail information displayed in the pictogram area 10 is not the title, the process proceeds to step 11 to display the mail creation screen with the sender as the destination and the title and text reflected. The mail input screen is displayed (a state where characters can be input to the mail) (see FIGS. 3A and 3B).

  In one embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that a character corresponding to the operation button used for the fast-forwarding can be input as a first character on the mail input screen (FIG. 4B, FIG. 4). (See (c)).

  As a result, it is possible to leave the initials of the sentences that the user wishes to input quickly, so that even if the input contents are forgotten, they can be recalled from the initials.

  It is also effective when the first character at the beginning of the text is determined to start with a specific mark such as “*” and an item number such as “(1)”.

  As mentioned above, although the electronic device 1 of the present invention has been described based on the drawings and embodiments, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications and corrections based on the present disclosure.

  Therefore, it should be noted that these variations and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention.

  Moreover, in the description of the above-described embodiment, the display of the mail information has been described. However, the items to be displayed are not limited to the mail information. For example, information relating to a schedule input to the electronic device 1 may be displayed.

  The electronic device 1 is not limited to a mobile phone, and may be any other electronic device such as a tablet terminal.

1: Electronic device 1A: Front face 1B: Back face 1C, 1C1-1C4: Side face 2: Touch screen display 2A: Display unit 2B: Touch screen 3, 3A-3C, 3D-3F: Button 4: Illuminance sensor 7: Receiver 8: Microphone 10: Picto region 12: In camera 13: Out camera 14: External interface 20: Housing

Claims (7)

An input unit for inputting characters;
A display unit for displaying characters;
A control unit for performing display based on the input operation on the display unit;
A communication unit for sending and receiving emails;
In an electronic device comprising a storage unit for storing a mail history,
The controller is
E-mail information including at least the address, title, and text of the e-mail selected from the e-mail history is sequentially notified to the display unit,
When receiving an input operation from the input unit during the notification, an electronic device that causes the display unit to display a mail input screen reflecting even the mail information displayed in the notification.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the mail information of the selected mail is sequentially notified to an area different from an area where the history of the mail is displayed.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the mail information being notified is fast-forwarded in a predetermined unit every time a predetermined input operation is received from the input unit. The input unit is an operation button,
The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined input operation executes fast-forwarding by lengthening a pressing time of the operation button.   The electronic device of Claim 4 which inputs the character corresponding to the said operation button used for execution of the said fast-forward as a 1st character to the said mail input screen. An input unit for inputting characters;
A display unit for displaying characters;
A control unit for performing display based on the input operation on the display unit;
A communication unit for sending and receiving emails;
In a control method of an electronic device comprising a storage unit that stores a history of mail,
The controller is
A step of sequentially notifying the display unit of mail information including at least a destination, a title, and a body of a mail selected from a mail history;
When receiving an input operation from the input unit during the notification, displaying a mail input screen reflecting the mail information displayed in the notification on the display unit;
A method for controlling an electronic device comprising: An input unit for inputting characters;
A display unit for displaying characters;
A control unit for performing display based on the input operation on the display unit;
A communication unit for sending and receiving emails;
In a program for an electronic device comprising a storage unit for storing a mail history,
The controller is
Means for sequentially notifying the display section of e-mail information including at least an address, a title, and a text of an e-mail selected from an e-mail history;
Means for causing the display unit to display a mail input screen reflecting up to the mail information displayed in the notification when an input operation is received from the input unit during the notification;
A program with

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