JPH0879361A - Communication terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the time required for retrieval by moving a cursor to an uppermost items of a preceding page menu when a command for moving the cursor upward is received while the cursor is on a uppermost items of a present page menu. CONSTITUTION: The communication terminal equipment is provided with a liquid crystal display device being a detection means 5 in which various kinds of function information sets are displayed on each of plural page menus as one or plural items and an operation key 6J moving a cursor used to indicate clearly which items is selected at present among one or plural items. In this communication terminal equipment, when the cursor is on an uppermost items of a present page menu, the operation key 6J gives a command to move the cursor upward on the present page menu 5. Then a CPU 7 jumps the cursor to the uppermost items of the preceding page menu. Thus, the menu is scrolled at a high speed and the time required for retrieval is reduced.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Table of Contents] The present invention will be described in the following order. Field of Industrial Application Conventional Technology Problems to be Solved by the Invention Means for Solving the Problems (FIGS. 1 to 29) Action Example (1) Overall Configuration (1-1) Device Main Body (FIGS. 1 to 5) ) (1-2) Operation keys (FIGS. 6 to 12) (2) Call / edit (FIG. 13) (2-1) Call (2-1-1) Call from the phonebook list screen (FIG. 13-
(Fig. 18) (2-1-2) Call from the redial list screen (Fig. 1
3 and FIG. 14) (2-1-3) Calling by inputting a telephone number (FIGS. 13 and 14) (2-1-4) Calling by speed dial (FIGS. 13 and 14) (2-1 5) Registration / Edit (Figs. 19 to 21) (3) Menu screen (3-1) Item contents (Figs. 22 to 26) (3-2) Scroll function (Figs. 27 and 28) (4) Others Example (FIG. 29) Effect of the invention

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication terminal device, and is suitable for application to, for example, a mobile phone device.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, mobile phone systems have been put to practical use in various countries around the world. In order to realize various services using these systems, multifunctionalization of communication terminal devices has been rapidly advanced.

[0004]

However, if a new operation key is added for each new function, the number of operation keys arranged in the main body of the apparatus increases, which makes it difficult to miniaturize the apparatus and, in addition, operability. It may get worse. The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to propose a communication terminal device having excellent operability in which many functions can be easily used.

[0005]

In order to solve such a problem, in the present invention, a display means (5) for displaying various function information as one or a plurality of items for each of a plurality of page screens, and Alternatively, in a communication terminal device having an operation key (6J) for moving a cursor (K) that clearly indicates which item is currently selected among a plurality of items, the cursor (K) is the highest item on the current page screen. The cursor (K) with the operation key (6J)
A control means (7) for jumping the cursor (K) to the uppermost item on the screen of the previous page is provided when there is an instruction to move the item to the upper item on the screen.

Further, in the present invention, display means (5) for displaying various functional information as one or a plurality of items for each of a plurality of page screens, and which item is currently selected from the one or a plurality of items. In a communication terminal device having an operation key (6J) for moving a cursor (K) that clearly indicates whether or not the cursor (K) is located at the lowest item of the page screen, the operation key ( 6J), when there is an instruction to move the cursor (K) to a lower item on the screen, a control means (7) for jumping the cursor (K) to the lowest item on the next page screen is provided. .

Further, in the present invention, display means (5) for displaying various functional information as one or a plurality of items for each of a plurality of page screens, and which item is currently selected from the one or a plurality of items. In a communication terminal device having an operation key (6J) for moving a cursor (K) that clearly indicates whether or not the cursor (K) is displayed, the cursor (K) displayed on the display screen is moved to an item above or below the screen. When such a key operation is performed while the input screen is displayed, a control means (7) for moving the cursor (K) left and right on the input screen is provided.

[0008]

When the cursor (K) is moved to the upper side of the currently displayed page screen and the cursor (K) is moved upward, the cursor (K) is moved to the previous page screen. When the cursor (K) is moved to the highest item and the cursor (K) is moved downward while the cursor (K) is in the lowest item of the currently displayed page screen, the cursor (K ) To the bottom item on the next page screen.
As a result, the screen can be scrolled at high speed, and the time required for search can be further reduced.

Further, on the input screen, the cursor (K) can be moved to the left or right by an upward movement operation or a downward movement operation of the cursor (K) on the display screen. This makes it possible to improve usability with a small number of keys.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

(1) Overall Configuration (1-1) Device Main Body First, the overall configuration and circuit configuration of the portable telephone device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The mobile phone device 1 is composed of a device body 2 and an arm microphone 3 attached to a side surface of the device body 2 so as to be rotatable (openable and closable). Therefore, the size of the mobile phone device 1 can be further reduced by closing the arm microphone 3 except when in use.

The arm microphone 3 has a function of controlling on-hook or off-hook in conjunction with opening / closing operation, and a function of invalidating operations other than a specific key when the arm microphone 3 is in a closed state (hereinafter,
Key lock function) is provided. Incidentally, this key lock state can be released by opening the arm microphone 3. This makes it possible to prevent erroneous calls and erroneous calls due to malfunctions.

On the other hand, the apparatus main body 2 is provided with various operation keys and processing circuits. Here, on the surface of the device main body 2, in addition to the speaker 4 paired with the arm microphone 3, a liquid crystal display 5 and a plurality of operation keys 6 to which various functions are assigned are provided, and inside thereof, these are input / output devices. The CPU 7 is built in. The CPU 7 controls the liquid crystal display 5 via the liquid crystal display driver 5A, and displays information according to an instruction input from the operation keys 6 in a font of an appropriate size.

Here, the CPU 7 operates based on the program stored in the ROM 8 and the data read into the RAM 9. Further, the CPU 7 controls the transmission / reception circuit unit 10,
Information is transmitted / received to / from another communication terminal via the antenna 11 connected to this. Because of the CPU
A card socket 13 is connected to the subscriber ID card 7 and a subscriber ID card 12 (SIM in the case of the embodiment)
All the management information about the subscriber is read from the (Subscriber Identity Module) card 12) and used for control.

By the way, on the display surface of the liquid crystal display 5 used in this embodiment, pixels of 32 dots × 97 dots are arranged vertically and horizontally in a matrix form so that information can be displayed by two kinds of fonts. Has been done. One is a small font that displays one character in vertical 5 dots × horizontal 7 dots as shown in FIG. 3, and one is 1 as shown in FIG.
It is a large font that displays characters 15 dots vertically x 8 dots horizontally. Therefore, if small fonts are used, 4 characters vertically and 16 horizontally
Characters can be displayed, and if a large font is used, 2 vertical characters and 10 horizontal characters can be displayed.

In principle, the large font is used to display characters input by the user, and the small font is used to display a message or the like on the device side. However, when the number of characters input by the user exceeds a predetermined number (20 characters), the font size can be switched from the large font to the small font.

A display example is shown in FIG. First, the number of input characters is 1
Characters entered by the user are displayed in large font one after another in the lower row of the message "input dial No" displayed in the upper row while the number of characters is 0 or less. When the number of input characters exceeds 10, the first 10 characters are displayed in large fonts in the upper row where the messages have been displayed until then, and the 11th and subsequent characters are displayed in large fonts in the lower row. Eventually, the number of input characters reaches 20, and if all the input characters are exceeded, small input fonts are displayed.

Since the font switching function is provided in this manner, it is possible to reduce erroneous input while confirming the input content with large characters while the number of input characters is small. Further, even if the number of characters is large, the input information for the same item can be confirmed on one screen, so that the input content can be easily grasped.

(1-2) Operation Keys Next, the operation keys 6 provided in the apparatus main body 2 will be described. In the case of this embodiment, the operation keys 6 are the following ten keys. Power key 6A, number keys 6B of "0" to "9", "#" key 6C, "*" key 6D, send key 6E, end key 6F, menu key 6G, clear key 6H, recording key 6I and jog dial 6J 10 It is an individual. Of these, eight operation keys 6A to 6H are arranged on the front surface of the apparatus body 2, and the remaining two operation keys 6I and 6J are arranged on the side surface of the apparatus body 2.

The main functions assigned to each operation key are as follows. The power key 6A is a key used to turn on the internal circuit of the apparatus main body 2, and the power is turned on by the first pressing operation and turned off by the second pressing operation. . However, power key 6A
For 30 seconds after the power is turned on, the personal identification number (PIN: Personal) is displayed by the user.
When the ID number) is not input, the CPU 7 detects this and automatically turns off the power. This prevents the power from being left on due to a malfunction.

Next, the ten numeric keys 6B will be described. These ten numeric keys 6B are used for inputting and selecting numbers, and also for inputting alphanumeric characters. In the case of this embodiment, a plurality of alphanumeric characters are assigned to the eight numeral keys "2" to "9" excluding the "0" and "1" keys, respectively, so that the alphanumeric characters can be input by these. There is. For example, "2" means "a"
"D" to "f" are assigned to "c" and "3", and an alphabet is similarly assigned to other keys.

When inputting an alphabet, pressing the same key once will input the first character, pressing it twice will input the character on the second side, and pressing it three times will input the third character. It is designed so that you can enter in order. Further, this numeric key 6B can be used to select a display item, and by pressing and holding it on the telephone directory list display screen for a predetermined time (1 second), it is possible to instruct to start calling to the other party corresponding to the number (so-called shortening). The dial function can be realized).

The send key 6E is used for instructing to start calling to the other party selected on the telephone directory list display screen, and is also used for calling the past dial history.
The end key 6F is used to instruct the end of the call. Incidentally, the end of the call can also be instructed by closing the arm microphone 3.

The menu key 6G is a key used to switch the screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 5 between the initial screen and the menu screen. For example, assuming that the screen shown in FIG. 6A is the initial screen, when the menu key 6G is pressed on the initial screen, the display can be switched to one of the menu screens shown in FIG. 6B, which will be described later. By the scroll function, it is possible to switch to a screen as shown in FIG. 6C so as to turn the pages one by one. On the other hand, if the menu key 6G is pressed while the menu screen is displayed, any screen can immediately return to the initial screen. By using the clear key 6H, it is possible to return to the previous screen by turning the page one screen at a time as shown in FIG.

The menu key 6G is assigned with the function as the only operation key capable of canceling the key lock state. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, even when the arm microphone 3 is closed, the menu key 6G can be pressed to exit the key lock state and shift to the key active state. On the other hand, if the menu key 6G is pressed while the arm microphone 3 is closed and the menu screen is displayed, the key lock state can be restored.

Incidentally, when there is no operation from the user for 30 seconds on the menu screen, the CPU 7 detects the fact that the CPU 7 automatically closes the menu screen and returns to the initial screen. There is. At this time, when the arm microphone 3 is closed, the key lock state is returned from this state. This can prevent malfunction.

The recording key 6I is a key used to control recording and reproduction of a conversation during a call, and the device main body 2
The device body 2 so that you can operate it with your hand holding
Is attached to the opposite side of the upper surface of the arm microphone 3.

Finally, the jog dial 6J having a central function among the ten operation keys will be described. The jog dial 6J is provided on the upper side of the side of the apparatus main body 2 opposite to the arm microphone 3 and in the vicinity of the speaker 4, and can be operated as it is by the hand held like the recording key 6I.

The jog dial 6J can be operated independently in the circumferential direction and the radial direction. As shown in FIG. 9, the jog dial 6J can be operated in the circumferential direction about the rotation axis O (arrows A and B). A disk-shaped member (which constitutes a rotary encoder) that rotates in the direction of
And D), and a slide plate (not shown) and a slide switch SW. Here, the slide plate and the slide switch SW are biased in the C direction.

Incidentally, the rotary shaft O is fixed to the slide plate, and when the jog dial is pushed in the direction of the arrow D, the rotary encoder is slid together with the slide plate to push down the switch SW to turn it on. It is designed to be controlled. CPU7 is this switch SW
Whether or not the jog dial 6J has been clicked is detected by detecting the on / off state of.

Incidentally, the rotary encoder which is slid integrally with the slide plate has two discs 6 as shown in FIG.
It is composed of J1 and 6J2. Of these, the disc 6J1 is a movable member laminated on the upper surface of the disc 6J2, and is attached so as to be rotatable relative to the disc 6J2 fixed to the slide plate. Here, a pair of counter electrodes 6J21 is provided on the movable side disk 6J1. When the counter electrode 6J21 is assembled, the disc 6
20 sets of counter electrodes 6J2 provided along the circumference of J2
It is designed to be able to slide in contact with 2. Incidentally, the counter electrode 6J22 provided on the fixed-side disk 6J2 is formed such that the positions on the inner peripheral side and the outer peripheral side are slightly shifted.

Therefore, when the jog dial is turned in the direction of A, the potential output from the counter electrode is such that the potential on the inner peripheral side first falls to the ground potential as shown in FIG. 11 (A).
When it is turned in the direction of B, as shown in FIG. 11 (B), the potential on the outer circumference side first falls to the ground potential, and it is detected which of the potential on the inner circumference side and the potential on the outer circumference side falls first. Thus, it is possible to detect the rotating direction of the jog dial. The amount of rotation of the jog dial can be detected by counting the number of pulses output from the electrodes on the outer peripheral side.

Next, a typical operation example using the jog dial 6J will be described. First, when the list screen is displayed on the liquid crystal display 5, the cursor K displayed on the liquid crystal display 5 can be moved up and down by up or down operating the jog dial 6J in the circumferential direction. You can select one of the following. Incidentally, if the jog dial 6J is pushed in the radial direction in this state (hereinafter referred to as a click), the CPU 7 can be instructed to read out detailed information on the item at which the cursor K is located.

When the telephone directory list is displayed,
The call start can be instructed by pressing and holding the jog dial 6J for a predetermined time. Incidentally, the volume of the volume (listening volume) can be adjusted by rotating the jog dial 6J in the circumferential direction during a call. Also, it is possible to mute by clicking the jog dial 6J during a call. A typical example of use of the jog dial 6J when making a call is summarized in a flow chart as shown in FIG.

That is, by clicking the jog dial 6J while the list screen such as the telephone directory or the redial screen is displayed, detailed information of the selected item can be displayed on the screen, and in this state, the jog dial 6J can be displayed for a predetermined time. If you continue to click, you can automatically start calling to the destination displayed at the cursor position. On the other hand, if the jog dial 6J is rotated and the cursor K is operated up or down, the original list screen can be returned.

(2) Calling / Editing (2-1) Calling In this section, various calling methods prepared in the portable telephone device 1 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the mobile telephone device 1 is provided with five calling methods.
These can be classified into a calling method using a telephone directory list, a calling method using a redial function, a calling method of directly inputting a telephone number, and a calling method using a speed dial function. First, a method of making a call from the phonebook list screen will be described.

(2-1-1) Calling from the telephone directory list screen A state in which the arm microphone 3 is opened, an external microphone is connected to the apparatus body 2, or a hands-free kit is connected to the apparatus body 2. When the jog dial 6J is clicked in any of the above states, the display on the liquid crystal display 5 is switched from the initial screen of FIG. 15 (A) to the telephone directory list screen shown in FIG. 15 (B).

Here, as shown in FIG. 16, the telephone directory list has a display field classified by frequency of use in which address numbers "1" to "9" and registered destinations with high frequency of use are displayed as a set. , All registered destinations are in descending order (eg AB
It is a descending order display field (including those already registered in the address numbers “1” to “9”) displayed in C ... (order).

Immediately after switching to the telephone directory list, the position of the cursor K is located at the top of the display item displayed on the liquid crystal display 5, that is, the address number "1". If the jog dial 6J is rotated downward in this state, the cursor K can be moved to “2”, “3”, and so on. On the contrary, if it is rotated upward, it is reversed from the bottom of the descending order display column. The cursor K can be moved in the direction, that is, ZYX ....

Incidentally, as a method of selecting the other party by moving the cursor K, there are a method of inputting an address number and a method of inputting an alphabet in addition to the operation using the jog dial 6J. For example, if the telephone number of the other party is already registered in one of the address numbers of the "1" to "9" keys and the address number is known, pressing the key of that number jumps the cursor K by one foot. Can be moved to. FIG. 17 shows an example thereof.

Further, when the list screen is a display screen in the order of alphabetic characters, the cursor K can be moved to the corresponding alphabetic characters by the numerical keys "1" to "9". For example, pressing "2" can move the cursor K to "a", and pressing "3" can move the cursor K to "d". If there is no name that starts with "d", move the cursor K to the name that starts with "e" and display it. If there is no name that starts with "e", the name that exists after that is displayed. The cursor K is moved to the closest name and displayed.

Here, as shown in FIG. 15C, the following calling procedure will be described assuming that the cursor K is moved to the position of "Jack" registered in the address number "5". There are several methods for making a call from this state. Here, a method of using the jog dial 6J will be described. If you click on the jog dial 6J in this state,
The display screen is switched to the detailed information display column as shown in FIG. Then, if the jog dial is kept clicked for 1 second in this state, a call is started. At this time, the liquid crystal display surface blinks as shown in FIG.

Incidentally, when it is desired to change the call destination while the detailed information is displayed as shown in FIG. 15D, the jog dial 6J may be rotated upward or downward. For example, when the jog dial 6J is rotated upward on the display screen of FIG. 18B, the display screen can be returned from the detailed information screen to the list screen belonging to the next higher layer. However, the position of the cursor K is moved to the item one item higher than the partner whose detailed information was displayed. That is, FIG.
As shown in (C), the cursor K has the address number "5".
Instead of "Ellis" of "Jos" of address number "4"
hn ”.

Incidentally, if there is no operation for a predetermined time (30 seconds) while the detailed information is being displayed as shown in FIG. 15D, the telephone book list is closed because it is not called. A function of returning to the initial screen shown in FIG. This prevents erroneous transmission even if the key that may initiate a call is accidentally pressed when the mobile phone device 1 is carried in a bag or the like with the detailed display screen. By the way, this function also works when the list screen is displayed.

In addition to these methods, there is a calling method of pressing the send key 6E on the display screen shown in FIG. 15D as a method of starting a calling from the telephone directory list screen. These are methods of starting a call after displaying detailed information of the other party, but the mobile phone device 1 is also provided with a function of starting a call directly from the list screen. For example, in FIG.
By pressing the send key 6E in the state of the display screen shown in (C), it is possible to immediately start calling to the communication destination where the cursor K is located. Similarly, the call can be started immediately by pressing the numeric key corresponding to the communication destination for 1 second.

(2-1-2) Calling from the redial list screen Next, the transmission operation from the redial list screen will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 (G) to 13 (J). This redial list screen can be opened by pressing the send key 6E in the initial screen state. That is, when the send key 6E is pressed on the screen of FIG. 13 (A), the name of the other party (when calling from the phonebook list) or the telephone number (when manually entering the telephone number), which is the call destination in the past, is displayed. 13 (G) will be displayed. In this state, the operation selected by the call destination and the operation when making a call are the same as those when making a call from the telephone directory list.

If there is no operation for a predetermined time (30 seconds) with the list shown in FIG. 13G displayed, the telephone directory list is closed without calling. A function of returning to the initial screen shown in (A) is also provided. As a result, even if the portable telephone device 1 is carried in the bag or the like as it is on the detailed display screen and a key input that happens to initiate a call happens by mistake, an erroneous call is not made.

Further, the portable telephone device 1 is provided with a function of displaying information about how long a call was made to the communication destination last time and the current call time. For example, in FIG.
The previous call time is displayed as "4:25" as shown in (H), and the current call time is displayed as "0:00:55" as shown in FIG. 13 (J).

(2-1-3) Calling by Inputting Telephone Number In this case, the telephone number of the other party may be input as it is at the stage of the initial screen of FIG. 13 (A). Then, the display screen shifts from the state of FIG. 13A to the state of FIG. 13K, and the telephone number input by the user is displayed in large font. If this number is acceptable, the send key 6E is pressed to start blinking the screen as shown in the screen of FIG. 14L, and the call to the other party is started.

(2-1-4) Calling by Speed Dial Two kinds of calling methods are prepared for this calling method.
One is a calling method by pressing the numeric key 6B for a predetermined time, and the other is a calling method using the numeric key 6B and the "#" key.

First, when only the numeric keys 6B are used (see FIG.
4 (O) to FIG. 14 (P) will be described. The user keeps pressing the numeric key 6B corresponding to the address number of the other party who is trying to make a call, for example, for one second while the display screen is in the state of FIG. By doing so, the screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 5 is immediately switched to the detailed display screen and the call is started as it is.

Next, the case where the numeric keys 6B and the "#" key 6D are used (FIGS. 13 (Q) to 14 (S)) will be described. The user switches the screen to the detailed display screen by pressing the “#” key 6D after pressing the number key 6B corresponding to the address number of the other party to make a call on the display screen shown in FIG. 13 (A). And in this state send key 6
The call is initiated by pressing E.

(2-1-5) Registration / Editing Next, a method of registering a telephone number or the like in these telephone directory lists and an editing method will be described. First, press the menu key 6G to open the menu screen, and select "Telbook edit" on this screen so that the telephone number or the like can be registered. There are two ways to register from here. The first is a method of designating a new registration item and inputting a new telephone number. If the user wants to register a new destination,
The jog dial 6J is operated to move the cursor K to the "new registration" item, and in that state, click the jog dial 6J (FIG. 19 (B)).

Then, the display screen is switched to that shown in FIG. 19C, and characters prompting the input of a name are displayed. When the user operates the numeral keys 6B in this state, the input characters are displayed in a large font alphabet. If it is acceptable to register the characters entered here, the user clicks the jog dial 6J and moves to the registration screen of the subsequent telephone number. If the entered telephone number is registered, the jog dial 6J can be clicked again. Then, the newly input name or the like is registered in the empty area of the telephone directory list as shown in FIG.

Another method is to select an unregistered address number and register the name. In this case, FIG.
As shown in (A) and (B), the cursor K is moved to an unregistered address number. In the case of this example, it is "7". If you click on the jog dial 6J in this state,
On the liquid crystal display 5, characters for prompting the input of a name are displayed.

After that, the destination name is entered by operating the corresponding numeric key 6B in the same manner as the registration procedure described above, and if correct, click the jog dial 6J to register. Then, as shown in FIG. 20D, by inputting a telephone number according to the instruction displayed on the screen and clicking the jog dial 6J in the same manner, the inputted telephone number can be registered. These are the procedures for registering the phone book list.

On the other hand, at the time of editing, FIGS. 21 (A) and 21 (B)
The cursor K may be moved onto the name to be edited as shown in, and the jog dial 6J may be clicked.
In this way, when the already registered item is selected, the edit mode is entered. When the edit mode is entered, the name of the destination to be edited and the edit contents (change (edit), delete (delete), swap (swap)) are displayed on the screen. The user selects the editing content by operating the jog dial 6J here.

For example, when the deletion is selected, the display screen is a screen for confirming again whether or not the registered contents can be deleted as shown in FIG. At this time, if "Yes" is selected, the erase operation is executed. On the other hand, when the replacement is selected, the display screen is switched to that shown in FIG.
The display screen prompts the user to input which address number should be replaced with the registered content. When the address number to be replaced is input and the jog dial 6J is clicked, the replacement operation is executed, and the registered contents after the replacement are shown in FIG.
It is displayed like (G). In this example, "8" and "6" are interchanged.

When "Change" is selected, the screens for accepting changes for each item are displayed in FIGS. 21H and 21I so that both the destination name and the telephone number can be changed.
Are sequentially displayed as shown in FIG. When the jog dial 6J is clicked in this state to confirm the changed contents, the display screen is switched to that shown in FIG.

(3) Menu screen (3-1) Item contents Finally, the menu screen displayed when the menu key 6G is pressed will be described. The menu screen is hierarchically configured, and the user can descend to a lower hierarchy (sub menu screen) by clicking the jog dial 6J. 22. Here, FIG. 22 shows the top-level menu screen W1 prepared in the mobile phone device 1.
To W10, and FIGS. 23 to 26 show submenu screens belonging to the lower hierarchy.

First, the first menu screen W1 is for editing the "Telbook" and for setting the "mode". By selecting the "phone book" item, a new telephone number or the like can be registered or the registered contents can be edited. On the other hand, when the item of "mode" is selected, the display is switched to the menu screen shown in FIG. 23A, and the setting condition suitable for the use environment can be selected. In this case, the available operating environments are "Normal mode", "Pocket mode", "Silent mode",
There are four driving modes.

For example, when the pocket mode is selected, the ringing tone can be maximized (ringer on) and the keylock function can be activated. This makes it possible to reliably hear the ringing tone even when it is used in a situation where the ringing tone is difficult to hear, and to prevent key input unrelated to the operation from being accepted.

When the silent mode is selected, the ringing tone can be made inaudible (ringer off), and instead, the liquid crystal display 5 can be made to blink to notify the incoming call. As a result, even when the user is on a train or the like, it is possible to know the incoming call without inconvenience the surrounding people. Also, in this mode, the function to automatically disconnect the line when there is no response is set. When the driving mode is selected, the call can be automatically started when the call is received.

The second menu screen W2 is for setting the "shoot message function (SMS)". This menu screen has "Delete", "Make Send"
) ”And“ Read ”are displayed. If you select "Send" here, you can create a new sentence to send, use a pattern sentence, or use a previously sent sentence stored in the lower-level menu screen, or It is possible to select whether to use the previously received sentence stored.
On the other hand, if "Read" is selected, similarly, in the lower menu screen, the read contents can be stored, erased, reply by telephone, or reply of short message.

The third menu screen W3 displays the "time function (Ti
me) ”setting. You can set the current time and alarm by selecting "set", "alarm", "sleep", and "wake up" on this menu screen. The ringing time and on / off settings can be set individually.

The fourth menu screen W4 displays "Public
This is for setting the Land Mobile Mobile Network (PLMN) function. On this menu screen, the "Select mode (Sel mode)" and "Search" items are displayed. The former is used to select whether the network is manually or automatically set, and the latter is a function for automatically searching and displaying the currently available networks.

The fifth menu screen W5 displays "Personal I
D number (PIN) function ". In this menu screen, "control" and "change" items are displayed. According to the former, it can be set whether or not the input of the ID number is an essential condition for use. With this, it can be set whether or not it can be used only by a specific person. The latter allows the ID number to be changed.

The sixth menu screen W6 displays "Forward (Forwar
d) Function ”setting. In this menu screen, "Intrro", "Erase", "Set (R
egist) ”is displayed. The "inquiry" in the first section is a function for inquiring the network side about the transfer service, and the "release" and "setting" are used for releasing and setting the transfer destination, etc., respectively.

The seventh menu screen W7 displays "Call (BarOu
t) Function ”setting. In this menu screen, "Restrictions on international calls outside the own PLMN (BOIC-exHC: Barring of Out
goingInternational Calls except those directed to
the HPLMN Coutry) ”,“ International Call Restriction (BOIC: Barrin
g of Outgoing International Calls) "and" Baroc of All Outgoing Calls (BAOC) "are displayed. The calling function is set by selecting each item. The eighth menu screen W8 is for setting the "incoming call (BarCome) function". On this menu screen, the items "restriction of incoming calls when roaming outside the own PLMN" and "restriction of incoming calls (BAIC)" are displayed. After all, the incoming call function can be set by selecting each item.

The ninth menu screen W9 displays "Charging (Charg
e) Information ”setting. In this menu screen, the items "Reset" and "Check" are displayed. For example, the former is for resetting billing information,
The latter is a function to display the total price.

The tenth menu screen W10 is a "Setting List" screen, on which various items shown in FIG. 24 can be set. Incidentally, when the next screen of this menu screen is designated, the screen is returned to the first menu screen W1.

Since five submenu screens are prepared below the setting list, they will be described in order. First, on the first submenu screen SW1, "Call ID PRESENT
, "Language select", "ANY KEY ANSWER", "1
Four items of "Min BEEP" are displayed. Here, "Call
“ID PRESENT” is for setting the function of transmitting your own telephone number to the other party, and “ANY KEY ANSWER” is for setting the function of making a call by pressing any key when receiving a call. In addition, "1 Min BEEP" is for setting the function that emits a beep sound every 1 minute to inform the passage of time.

On the second sub-menu screen SW2, "Ringer Select", "Low Signal Level Warning (Lo
wSignal Warn) "," Low Battery Warning "
"ry Warn) function" and "ringer volume (Ringer Volume) function" are displayed. Here, the "ring tone selection" is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, it is a function to select one ringing tone from three ringing tones, and the “ringing volume function” is to set an appropriate volume from three levels as shown in FIG. Is a function used for.

On the third sub-menu screen SW3, "LCD Density" used for setting the brightness, "Change PIN2" used for changing the personal ID number, and "Auto Volume C" for automatically increasing the sound when there is a lot of background noise.
Four items of "TRL" and "Noise Reduction" are displayed.

On the fourth sub-menu screen SW4, "Clock Display" used to set whether or not to display the time on the liquid crystal display 5, "SMS ServCenter" used to change the address of the service center, and the message to the other party. Set whether to display whether or not it is attached "SMS
"Inquiry" and "SMS Telmatic" to set whether to send short message to the fax are displayed.

The fifth sub-menu screen SW5 displays "SM" for weighting short message according to importance.
"S Class", "Chage Password" used to change the password that restricts incoming and outgoing calls within the supplementary service, and "Charge" used to set the function to restrict incoming and outgoing calls exceeding the upper limit
Three items of "ACMM" are displayed.

(3-2) Scroll Function Next, referring to FIG. 27 and FIG. 28, the scroll function adopted in the portable telephone device 1 for rapidly turning over a plurality of menu screens or sub-menu screens belonging to the same hierarchy is used. Explain.

This scroll function is such that when the cursor K is located at the top item on each page and the cursor K is instructed to be up, the display is switched to the previous page and the displayed item is displayed. It is a function that can move the cursor K to the top item of the above, and when the cursor K is instructed to move down when the cursor K is located at the bottom item of each page, This function allows the cursor K to move to the bottom of the displayed items while the display is switched to the page. This allows you to select an item displayed on a menu screen that is far away,
The cursor K can be moved quickly.

(4) Other Embodiments In the above-described embodiments, the case where the jog dial 6J having the rotation mechanism and the click mechanism is used as the input device used for moving the cursor K and confirming the items has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and can be widely applied to input devices of other structures as long as the input device has a different operation direction for inputting the movement of the cursor K and an operation direction for confirming the selected item.

For example, it is possible to use a so-called Jogxiatle whose rotation angle is limited to a predetermined angle. Alternatively, a track ball with a click mechanism or a joystick may be used. Alternatively, a slide switch with a click mechanism may be used. Even if these are used, as in the case of the above embodiment,
A communication terminal device having a small number of operation keys and excellent portability can be realized.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the movable microphone 3 is attached to the apparatus main body 2 and used is described, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be widely applied to a fixed microphone type portable telephone apparatus. Further, in the above embodiment,
The case where the up-down operation of the jog dial 6J is used for moving the cursor K up and down has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the up-down operation of the jog dial 6J may be used for moving the cursor K in the left-right direction.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, when the jog dial 6J is up-operated on the screen displaying the detailed information of the telephone directory, the display screen is the menu screen of the upper hierarchy, that is, the list screen of the destination name. Switch to
And I explained about moving the cursor to the field displayed above the other party whose detailed information was displayed,
The present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 29, the detailed information of the item immediately above is displayed when the up operation is performed, and the detailed information of the item immediately below is displayed when the down operation is performed. It may be displayed. In this case, the clear key 6H may be used to return to the list screen.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the destination name is input to the telephone directory list by the alphabet is described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be possible to input the katakana name. Further, in the above embodiment,
The case where the jog dial 6J is used for switching from the registration field that displays the destination name that is frequently used to the descending order display field that displays the destination name in descending order of the alphabet has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to switch the display by also using the operation key of 1 or the existing operation key (for example, the “#” key).

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the characters and numbers displayed on the liquid crystal display 5 are displayed by using two kinds of fonts has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a large font and a small font. In addition to the two types of fonts, intermediate fonts may be prepared.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, SI is used as the ID card for storing all management information about the subscriber.
Although the case of using the M card has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and an ID card satisfying other standards may be used.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the cursor K is positioned at the top item on the page, if an up operation is performed, the cursor K is jumped to the top of the previous page, and the cursor K moves to the top of the page. The case where the cursor K is jumped to the bottom of the next page when there is a down operation when the item is located at the bottom item has been described. The scroll function may be operated, or the scroll function may be operated only when the down operation is performed.

Not limited to this, if the down operation is performed regardless of the position of the cursor K on the page, the cursor K is moved to the next page.
Is moved, and when there is an up operation, the cursor K
The position of may be raised. On the contrary, when an up operation is performed, the cursor K is moved to the previous page regardless of the position of the cursor K on the page, and when a down operation is performed, the cursor K is lowered one item at a time. May be.

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As described above, according to the present invention, if there is an operation to move the cursor upward while the cursor is at the highest item of the currently displayed page screen, the cursor is moved forward. If there is an operation to move the cursor to the top item on the page screen, or to move this cursor downward while the cursor is at the bottom item of the currently displayed page screen, move the cursor to the next page screen. Since the function of moving to the lowest item is provided, it is possible to realize the communication terminal device having the function of scrolling the screen at high speed and further shortening the time required for the search.

On the input screen, the cursor can be moved left and right by moving the cursor upward or downward on the display screen, and the communication terminal is easy to use with a small number of keys. The device can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an embodiment of a communication terminal device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration provided inside a communication terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a small font.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a large font.

FIG. 5 is a state transition diagram for explaining font switching depending on the number of input characters.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing switching of display screens using a menu key.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing switching of display screens using a clear key.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing mode switching using a menu key when a movable arm microphone is closed.

FIG. 9 is a schematic plan view showing a schematic mechanism of a jog dial.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the configuration of a rotary encoder.

FIG. 11 is a signal waveform diagram showing an output waveform from a rotary encoder.

FIG. 12 is a state transition diagram showing switching of display screens using a jog dial.

FIG. 13 is a state transition diagram for explaining various calling procedures.

FIG. 14 is a state transition diagram for explaining various calling procedures.

FIG. 15 is a state transition diagram showing a calling procedure from the telephone directory list.

FIG. 16: Character array in phonebook list

FIG. 17 is a state transition diagram for explaining a search using a numeric key.

FIG. 18 is a state transition diagram showing how the detailed information display screen is returned to the list display screen.

FIG. 19 is a state transition diagram showing an example of a new registration procedure on the phonebook list screen.

FIG. 20 is a state transition diagram showing an example of a new registration procedure on the phonebook list screen.

FIG. 21 is a state transition diagram showing the procedure for editing the display screen displayed on the phonebook list screen.

FIG. 22 is a state transition diagram showing a menu list screen.

FIG. 23 is a state transition diagram showing a detailed display screen of a mode setting screen.

FIG. 24 is a state transition diagram showing a detailed display screen of a setting list screen for various modes.

FIG. 25 is a state transition diagram showing a detailed display screen of a ringer setting screen.

FIG. 26 is a state transition diagram showing a detailed display screen of a volume setting screen.

FIG. 27 is a state transition diagram provided for explaining a scroll function.

FIG. 28 is a state transition diagram provided for explaining a scroll function.

FIG. 29 is a state transition diagram showing an example of switching from the detailed information display screen to another screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Mobile phone device, 2 ... Device body, 3 ... Arm microphone, 4 ... Speaker, 5 ... Liquid crystal display, 6 ...
… Operation keys, 6A ……, 7 …… CPU, 10 …… Transmission / reception circuit section, 12 …… Card socket, 13 …… SIM card.

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A display means for displaying various functional information as one or a plurality of items for each of a plurality of page screens, and which item is currently selected from the one or a plurality of items. In a communication terminal device having an operation key for moving a cursor, when the cursor is located at the top item on the current page screen, the operation key is used to move the cursor to an item on the upper screen. A communication terminal device, comprising control means for jumping the cursor to the highest item on the previous page screen when an instruction is given. 2. The control means, when the cursor is located at the lowest item on the page screen, issues an instruction to move the cursor to an item below the screen by using the operation key. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the cursor is jumped to the lowest item on the next page screen. 3. Display means for displaying various kinds of functional information as one or a plurality of items for each of a plurality of page screens, and which item is currently selected from the above-mentioned one or a plurality of items. In a communication terminal device having an operation key for moving a cursor, when the cursor is located at the lowest item on the page screen, the operation key is used to move the cursor to an item below the screen. A communication terminal device comprising control means for jumping the cursor to the lowest item on the next page screen when an instruction is given. 4. The control means, regardless of the position of the cursor on the current page screen, when there is an instruction to move the cursor upward by the operation key, the cursor is moved by the operation key. 5. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the item is jumped to the uppermost item on the previous page screen. 5. The control means sets the position of the cursor to 1 when there is an instruction to move the cursor downward.
The communication terminal device according to claim 4, wherein the communication terminal device is lowered by each item. 6. The control means, regardless of the position of the cursor on the current page screen, when there is an instruction to move the cursor downward with the operation key, the cursor is moved to the cursor. Is jumped to the lowest item on the next page screen. 4. The communication terminal device according to claim 1, 2 or 3. 7. The control means sets the position of the cursor to 1 when there is an instruction to move the cursor upward.
The communication terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the communication terminal device increases the number of items. 8. A display means for displaying various kinds of functional information as one or a plurality of items for each of a plurality of page screens, and which item is currently selected among the one or a plurality of items. In a communication terminal device having an operation key for moving a cursor, a key operation for moving the cursor displayed on the display screen to an upper item or a lower item on the screen is performed while the input screen is being displayed. In this case, the communication terminal device comprises control means for moving the cursor left and right on the input screen.