JPH0589053A - Portable information processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To clearly comprehend that a displayed name is the name of the owner in the portable information processor such as an electronic memorandum or an electronic notebook. CONSTITUTION:The electronic memorandum is provided with a CPU 1 ROM 2, RAM 3, LCD driving circuit 4, LCD device 5 and key matrix 6. When the display of the owner's name is set, the CPU 1 imparts the data of a guidance message for the 'owner' to the LCD driving circuit 4 after a power source is turned on, and the data are displayed on the LCD device 5. After this display is continued for several seconds, this time, the CPU 1 reads the owner's name data from the RAM 3 and displays the data on the LCD device 5 for several seconds. These types of display are alternately switched for prescribed times by the CPU 1. As the result, the message showing the display of the owner's name and the owner's name are alternately displayed while being turned on/off, and the operator can clearly comprehend that the displayed name is the name of the device owner.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable information processing device such as an electronic memo or an electronic notebook.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional portable information processing device such as an electronic memo or an electronic notebook, when the power is turned on, the name of the owner registered in advance is displayed for a certain period immediately after that. There is. FIG. 7 shows the display screen.

In FIG. 7, when the power is turned on, for example, "Taro Yamada" is displayed together with the telephone number as the owner name of the device (display a31). This display is continued for a certain period of time, and then, for example, when the phonebook mode is set, "name?" Is displayed (display a3).
2).

[0004]

Generally, in this type of portable information processing device, the device specifications are known because the device body is small and it is easy to lose the device or to confuse the owner with other devices of the same type. It is important to make the owner of the device clearly understandable even to third parties.

However, in such a conventional portable information processing apparatus, since the name of a person is simply displayed for a certain period of time after the power is turned on, especially for a third party, the displayed name is the name of the apparatus. It was not clear that it was the owner's name.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a portable information processing device capable of clearly understanding that the displayed name is the owner's name. It is an issue.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the portable information processing device of the present invention has a display means having a display screen, a power switch, and an owner when the power switch is turned on. It is characterized by further comprising a control means for controlling the display means so that the message indicating that the name is displayed and the owner's name are alternately repeated a predetermined number of times to be displayed on the display screen.

[0008]

According to the portable information processing apparatus of the present invention, when the operator turns on the power switch, the display means displays a message indicating that the owner name is displayed and the owner under the control of the control means. The name and the name are alternately repeated a predetermined number of times to be displayed on the display screen. Therefore, as long as the operator turns on the power switch, regardless of whether it is a third party or not,
It can be clearly understood that the displayed name is that of the owner of the device.

The action of the present invention will be more apparent from the following examples of the present invention, and other actions of the present invention will be further clarified.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. Here, an electronic memo will be described as an embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, the electronic memo includes a CPU (central processing unit) 1, a ROM (read only memory) 2 and an RA.
M (read / write memory) 3, LCD (liquid crystal display)
A drive circuit 4, an LCD device 5 and a key matrix 6 are provided.

The CPU 1 controls the entire electronic memo,
Realize the main functions required as an electronic memo. ROM2
Stores programs and constants for operating the CPU 1. The RAM 3 is used to store various kinds of information in the course of processing by the CPU 1 and is also used as a numerical value memory. The LCD drive circuit 4 receives the data from the CPU 1 and displays it on the LCD device 5.
The key matrix 6 is for detecting various key inputs. Thus, in this embodiment, the CPU 1 and the ROM 2 are
An example of the control means is composed of the RAM 3 and the RAM 3, and L
The CD drive circuit 4 and the LCD device 5 constitute an example of display means.

FIG. 2 shows the operation surface of this electronic memo. Reference numeral 5 is an LCD device, and reference numerals 601 to 607 are keys for key input. The operation of the keys 601 to 607 is detected by the key matrix 6. 601 is an alphabetic character key for inputting data, 602 is a numeric key, 60
Reference numeral 3 is a mode key for switching the mode back, and the owner key is one of the mode keys. Reference numeral 604 is an input key for instructing storage of data. Reference numeral 605A is an ON key for turning on the power supply which constitutes an example of the power switch in this embodiment, and 605B is an OFF key for turning off the power supply. The on key 605A also serves as a clear key. Reference numeral 606 is a search key for sequentially calling data, and reference numeral 607 is a Roman-Kanji conversion key for converting Roman characters into Kanji.

As shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 1 has a display count register 1 for holding data on the number of times the owner name is displayed.
1 and an owner name display setting register 12 that holds data indicating that the owner name is displayed. Further, a storage area for storing the owner name data D1 is secured in the RAM3, and further, "owner" data D2 is stored as a part of the program as a guidance message indicating that the owner name is displayed. There is. On the other hand, LCD
The drive circuit 4 includes a display buffer 401, and an LCD
The drive circuit 4 uses the CPU 1 to display the display buffer 401.
Display the data stored in. The CPU 1 has a mode register, and operates in modes such as a telephone book mode and a memo mode represented by the data held in the register.

Next, the operation of the electronic memo configured as described above will be described. First, with reference to FIG. 4, which sequentially shows the state of the display screen appearing on the LCD device 5, the operation for registering the owner name will be described.

In FIG. 4, when the owner key, which is one of the mode keys 603, is pressed after the power is turned on, the key matrix 6 detects that, and as a result, the CPU 1 is in the owner name input mode. Start operation. And CPU
1 outputs the data of the guidance message "owner?" To the display buffer 401, and the LCD drive circuit 4 displays it on the LCD device 5 (display a1).

Next, the CPU 1 is in a state of waiting for input, where the owner name data "Taro Yamada" and "telephone number" are input by key operation (display a2), and when the input key 604 is further depressed, the CPU 1 The input owner name data is stored in the RAM 3 as data D1.

Next, the CPU 1 displays "owner name display Y / N?"
Is displayed (display a3), and when the Y key is pressed in response to this, the CPU 1 causes the register 1
2 stores predetermined data indicating that the owner name is displayed. On the other hand, when the N key is pressed, the register 1
The above predetermined data is not stored in 2. Here, it is assumed that the Y key is pressed. After that, the CPU 1 shifts to the operation in the mode indicated by the held mode data. For example, in the phonebook mode, "name?" Is displayed as a guidance message (display a4). Then, when the off key 605B is pressed, a series of operations ends.

Next, the operation for displaying the owner name will be described with reference to FIG. 6 showing the flow chart of FIG. 5 and the display screen appearing on the LCD device 5 in sequence.

In FIG. 5, when the ON key 605A is pressed to turn on the power (step S11), the CPU
First, 1 retrieves the data from the register 12 and judges whether or not the owner name is displayed according to the data (step S12). If the determination result is NO, the data is read from the mode register, and the operation is performed in the mode indicated by the held data (step S18). However, in this case, the determination result is YES, so the CPU 1 next Data indicating 3 as the number of times of display is stored in the register 11 (step S13). The display count may be less than 3 or 4 or more, and is set according to the preference of the owner of the electronic memo.

Then, the data D of the guidance message
2 is stored in the display buffer 401, and the LCD drive circuit 4 sends it to the LCD device 5 as a guidance message.
The "owner" is displayed as in the display a21 of (step S14). The CPU 1 continues this display for a predetermined time, for example, several seconds, and then reads the owner name data D1 from the RAM 3 and stores it in the display buffer 401. As a result, the LCD device 5 displays the owner name "Taro Yamada" and its telephone number "0" as shown in display a22 of FIG.
3-321-6789 "is displayed (step S1
5).

After continuing this display for several seconds, for example, the CPU 1 then subtracts 1 from the number held in the register 11 (step S16), and determines whether the subtraction result is equal to 0 (step S17). ). In this case, the subtraction result is 2, which is not equal to 0 (NO), so the CPU 1
Returns to step S14, and thereafter, the same processing is repeated until the display count held by the register 11 becomes zero. As a result, the LCD device 5 displays “owner”, “Taro Yamada” and “03-32” on the LCD device 5 as indicated by displays a23 to a26 in FIG.
1-6789 "are alternately displayed. Then, the next step S after the "owner" is displayed three times
Since the display count of the register 11 becomes 0 at 16, the CPU
1 ends the process with the owner name displayed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the message indicating that the owner name is displayed and the owner name are displayed alternately on the display screen of the LCD device 5. The operator can very clearly and easily understand that the displayed name is that of the owner of the device.

[0024]

As described above in detail, according to the portable information processing apparatus of the present invention, when the operator turns on the power switch, the display means displays the owner name under the control of the control means. The message indicating that is displayed and the owner name are alternately repeated a predetermined number of times on the display screen, so that the operator clearly understands that the displayed name is the name of the owner of the device. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of an electronic memo which is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an operation surface of the electronic memo of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing registers and data handled by a CPU constituting the electronic memo of FIG.

4A and 4B are explanatory diagrams sequentially showing a display state when an owner name is registered in the electronic memo of FIG.

5 is a flowchart showing an operation when the electronic memo of FIG. 1 displays an owner name. FIG.

6A and 6B are explanatory views sequentially showing a display state when the electronic memo of FIG. 1 displays an owner name.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of an owner name in a conventional portable information processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 CPU 2 ROM 3 RAM 4 LCD drive circuit 5 LCD device 6 Key matrix 11 Display count register 12 Owner name display setting register 401 Display buffer 601 Alphabet character key 602 Numeric key 603 Mode key 604 Input key 605A On key 605B Off key 606 Search key 607 Romaji-Kanji conversion key

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display means having a display screen, a power switch, a message indicating that the owner name is displayed when the power switch is turned on, and the owner name are alternately repeated a predetermined number of times. And a control means for controlling the display means so that the display screen is displayed on the display screen.