JPH0964959A - Portable terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a portable terminal serving an operation input environment matching each user. SOLUTION: A portable terminal A1 is provided with an LCD 20 with a touch panel and a pen 38 is used to enter information to key display sections 52a-52d to generate an input operation image. Furthermore, dialing is made by commanding the key display section 52a or the like in cross reference with a prescribed function such as a telephone number. Furthermore, an external storage section 60 is attached/detached to/from the portable telephone set A1 and the generated entry image is stored in the external storage section 60 and called from the external storage section 60.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly to a mobile phone device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various developments of portable communication devices including a mobile phone device have been made. For example, 1
The second-generation cordless telephone system (Personal Handyphone System: PHS) is being put into practical use as a mobile telephone system that can be called in all situations at home, in the office, and outdoors using one mobile phone. There is. Here, some conventional mobile phone devices have a function of previously registering a telephone number of a user who is frequently used by the user.

Further, as a conventionally known telephone, as shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-317052, a liquid crystal display device for displaying dial numbers and functions in place of a push button dial, and a screen of the liquid crystal display device. Some have a touch sensor provided on the front. Further, as a conventional facsimile apparatus, as shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-116464, a menu can be selected by designating a function key, the menu screen is switched as the operation progresses, and the function of the function key is also changed. There is.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional portable telephone device, the operation panel such as the arrangement of operation input keys is fixed by each device, and it is possible to provide an operation panel tailored to an individual user. It is not possible to provide an operation input environment tailored to the user. The above point is the same even if the mobile phone device is provided with a liquid crystal display device for displaying dial numbers and functions as shown in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-317052, and provides a usage environment tailored to each user. I can't. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal capable of providing an operation input environment tailored to an individual user.

[0005]

The present invention was created to solve the above problems. First, a mobile terminal having a wireless communication function is provided, which includes an image display section and the image. An input operation image having a digitizer provided in the display unit and having a key display unit associated with a predetermined function is formed on the image display unit in accordance with an instruction to the digitizer by the input unit. The input operation image is registered in a predetermined storage unit. That is, the user can form a key display portion at an arbitrary position on the image display portion according to an instruction to the digitizer, and the user can form a desired input operation image by associating the key display portion with a predetermined function. it can. Further, by storing the created image for input operation in a predetermined storage unit, it is possible to perform an operation using the created image for input operation at the next occasion of using the mobile terminal.

Secondly, a portable terminal having a wireless communication function, which has an image display section and a digitizer provided in the image display section, is provided to the digitizer by an input means including an input pen. Image forming means for forming an input operation image having a key display portion on the image display portion according to the instruction of, and associating means for associating the relationship between the key display portion and the predetermined function in the input operation image, And a storage unit that stores in a predetermined storage unit the relationship between the image formed by the image forming unit, the key display unit associated by the association unit, and the predetermined function. . In the mobile terminal having the second configuration, the image forming unit forms the input operation image having the key display unit on the image display unit according to the instruction to the digitizer by the input unit. Then, the associating unit associates the relationship between the key display unit and the predetermined function. This makes it possible to execute the predetermined function by operating the key display unit. Also, by the storage means,
The input operation image and the association are stored in a predetermined storage unit, and the operation can be performed using the created input operation image at the next occasion of using the mobile terminal. As described above, the user can form a desired input screen, and the operability for the user can be improved.

Thirdly, the image forming means has an output means for outputting a diagram including characters and figures to an image display section in accordance with an instruction from the input means. This output means can output a diagram of characters, figures, etc. to the image display section, which can contribute to the formation of an input operation image. Fourthly, the predetermined function is a calling function, and the associating means has a function table defining correspondence between coordinate groups corresponding to the key display section and telephone numbers. . Thus, it is possible to make a call to a predetermined partner by designating one of the created areas of the key display unit.

Fifthly, the portable terminal further has a connection means for connecting to the external storage means, a reading means for reading the information stored in the external storage means, and a predetermined information in the external storage means. Writing means for writing. Therefore, the external storage means can be connected to the portable terminal by the connection means, and the information stored in the external storage means is read by the reading means, and the data of the input operation image stored in the external storage means. Can be called. Further, the created input operation image can be stored by the writing means. The sixth feature is that the image display unit is a liquid crystal display and the digitizer is a touch panel.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The mobile terminal A according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
, The antenna 10, the wireless control unit 12,
A voice amplification unit 14, a microphone 16, a speaker 18,
LCD 22, touch panel 24, and internal storage unit 26
And a control unit 28. In addition, the external storage unit 60
It is configured to be connectable with.

As for the appearance of the portable terminal A, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the LCD 20 with a touch panel is provided on almost the entire surface of the portable terminal main body 30 having a substantially plate-like rectangular shape.
The touch panel LCD 20 is the touch panel 2 described above.
4 and an LCD 22, and the touch panel 24 is mounted on the LCD 22 in a form of being attached thereto. The LCD 20 with a touch panel serves as an input display screen. Also,
The portable terminal main body 30 includes the above-mentioned LC with a touch panel.
A cover portion 32 that covers the D20 except for the upper portion thereof is attached to be openable and closable. In addition, the mobile terminal body 30
An antenna 10 is provided at the upper end of the, and a microphone (not shown) and a speaker 18 are provided. Further, an external storage unit 60 such as an IC card is provided on the side surface of the mobile terminal body 30.
The insertion portion 34 is provided as a connecting means that can be attached and detached.

Here, the wireless control unit 12 is in charge of wireless communication with the base station, the base unit and other terminals via the antenna 10, and transmits data such as call data and character data to the PHS.
The modulation method is based on the communication method, or conversely, the data modulated by the modulation method is demodulated. The audio amplification unit 14 is for amplifying a transmission / reception signal. In addition, the microphone 16 is used for voice input,
The speaker 18 is used for voice output. Also LCD
Reference numeral 22 is for displaying characters and figures, and the touch panel 24 is a transparent touch panel for outputting the coordinates of the position touched by the pen 38 or the finger shown in FIGS. Therefore, by using the pen 38, by inputting lines or characters on an input display screen (hereinafter, simply referred to as an input display screen) configured by the LCD 20 with a touch panel, the key display portions 50a to 50d as operation input keys are written. be able to.

Further, the internal storage unit 26 stores various information for operating the portable terminal A, and has a dictionary storing data such as characters, symbols, lines and figures. Further, the internal storage unit 26 includes the key display unit 52a and the like displayed on the LCD 22 and the key display unit 52.
It has a function table that associates functions corresponding to a and the like. The function table shown in FIG. 2, which is a specific example of this function table, stores a coordinate group corresponding to a certain key display section and a telephone number corresponding to the key display section.

The internal storage unit 26 has an LCD 2
As the data of the display image displayed in 2, the data of the initial image 40 as the display image in the initial state to be displayed when the power of the mobile terminal A is turned on is input. The initial image 40 is an image displayed on the LCD 20 with a touch panel in FIG. 3, and the function setting section 46 displayed at the upper part and the main display section 41 displayed below the function setting section 46 are displayed, and the function setting section 46 is displayed. Is used to set various functions. Further, a memo input section 44 is displayed on the upper part of the main display section 41. A memo can be input to the memo input unit 44. Further, a ten-key display section 42 is displayed below the memo input section 44, and a predetermined dial key is displayed. The received FAX data may be displayed on the memo input unit 44.

Data of the environment registration image 50 is input as another display image. This environment registration image 50
Is used when the user creates an input image by himself / herself. As shown in FIG. 4, the environment registration image 50 is composed of a user environment registration unit 52 and a function setting unit 56. Here, the function setting unit 56 has a user display unit 57 for displaying a user and six key display units, and five display units among the six display units are used. That is, the area designation display portion 58a, the telephone number input display portion 58b, the memo input call display portion 58c, the character input display portion 58d, the registration display portion 5
8e.

Further, the control unit 26 is for controlling each of the above units. For example, when executing a telephone function, when a call is instructed to a predetermined telephone number, the wireless controller 12 is controlled to perform a call operation, and
Even when there is an incoming call, the wireless control unit 12 is controlled to make the call possible. In addition, when an input operation is performed on the touch panel 24 with the pen 38 or the like, an operation according to the input operation is instructed. Specifically, when the line input is instructed by the pen 38, the line corresponding to the instruction is displayed on the LCD 22 based on the information in the internal storage unit 26.
To be displayed. Further, the control unit 28 has a function of recognizing handwritten characters, and when handwritten input is made on the touch panel 24,
The handwritten input character is recognized and the corresponding character of the typeface is output to the LCD 22. When a predetermined character is called, the character data of the corresponding character is called from the internal storage unit 26 and the predetermined character is output to the LCD 22. That is, the control unit 28 and the internal storage unit 26 are
Both function as an image forming unit and an output unit.

The usage state of the portable terminal A based on the above configuration will be described. First, when the power is turned on by turning on a power switch (not shown), an initial image 40 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed. Since the ten-key display section 42 is displayed on the initial image 40, the ten-key display section 42 is displayed.
A calling operation can be performed by pressing a predetermined dial key in. That is, the control unit 28 detects which key displayed on the touch panel 24 is touched, and instructs the wireless control unit 12 to generate a calling signal. When the calling signal is generated, it is transmitted through the antenna 10. Further, when the mobile terminal A receives an incoming call, the ringtone is output from the speaker 18. Also, the memo input unit 4
In 4, the handwriting memo can be made with the pen 38, and necessary items can be left in the memo during the call. The content written in the memo input unit 44 can be stored in the internal storage unit 26 or the external storage unit 60 by a predetermined operation. The keys displayed on the function setting section 46 function as function keys in a normal mobile phone device.

Next, a case of creating a user-specific operation screen will be described. The user displays the environment registration image 50 by a predetermined operation. In this environment registration image 50, a user environment registration unit 52 is displayed, and since this user environment registration unit 52 is in a blank state, so to speak, a desired input image is input to this user environment registration unit 52. input.

For example, first, the area designation display section 58a in the function setting section 56 is touched to set a mode in which an area can be designated, and a quadrangle figure is displayed so as to have the shape of the input key. In this case, the operation is performed by pointing the diagonal point with the pen 38. Then, a character is written in this rectangular figure. This character will be the address of the phone number you enter. At the time of writing, for example, the memo input call display portion 58c is touched so that handwriting can be input, and input is performed by handwriting. For example, as shown in the key display portion 52a of FIG. 5, when "home" is input, if "home" is input by handwriting, it is converted into a typeface, and "home" of the typeface is changed. Since the character is output, it should be placed in the above figure. Also,
You may make it touch the character input display part 58d and call the corresponding character from the dictionary in the internal storage part 26.

Next, the telephone number corresponding to the created key display portion is input. In this case, the telephone number input display portion 58b in the function setting portion 46 is touched so that the telephone number can be input. Then, the handwriting is written in the memo input unit 54 with the pen 38 to input the telephone number.
A telephone number may be input while displaying a ten-key on the memo input unit 54 and touching a dial key. When the input of the telephone number is completed as described above, the user confirms this and touches the registration display portion 58e, whereby the telephone number corresponding to the key display portion displayed on the LCD 22 is registered. That is, the function table provided in the internal storage unit 26 stores the correspondence between the coordinate group surrounded by the figures created by the control unit 28 and the input telephone number. That is, the control unit 28 and the internal storage unit 26, in particular, the function table function as an associating unit. Further, upon creation, a user name can be input to the user display unit 57 so that the person who created the operation screen can be identified. As described above, the user can create a desired operation screen.

The display image shown in FIG. 5 is an example of the operation screen as the input operation image created as described above, and the key display portions 52a to 52d are displayed. Here, for example, if the home telephone number is entered in correspondence with the key display portion 52a displayed as "home", it is possible to make a call to the home by touching the key display portion 52a. . In addition, by storing the image data of the operation screen created as described above in the external storage unit 60, the external storage unit 60 is attached to another mobile terminal and a desired display image is called and used. can do.
Also, an external storage unit in which image data of the operation screen is stored can be attached to the insertion unit 34 and called by the mobile terminal A1. Further, the created operation screen may be stored in the internal storage unit 26, and the operation screen may be called and used as necessary. Here, the control unit 28 functions as a storage unit, a writing unit, and a reading unit.

In the above embodiment, the initial image 40 is displayed when the power switch is turned on, but the image data stored in the external storage unit 60 may be output. That is, for example, when the image data of the operation screen shown in FIG. 5 is stored in the external storage unit 60, when the power is turned on, the operation screen shown in FIG. 5 is output. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the key display unit input to the user environment registration unit 52 and the telephone number are directly associated with each other, but the input key display unit is associated with the telephone number in a hierarchical structure. It is also possible. For example, in the operation screen located in the upper hierarchy, a key display section displaying “restaurant”, “department store, etc.” is stored, and as the operation screen located in the lower hierarchy, for example, in the case of a restaurant, A key display section for displaying the names of a plurality of restaurants is provided, and the key display section and the telephone number of the restaurant are associated with each other.

Next, the second embodiment will be described. Second
The mobile terminal A2 in the embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the mobile terminal A1 in the first embodiment, but as shown in FIG.
The difference is that the insertion section of the external storage section is not provided. That is, the block diagram has a configuration in which the external storage unit is deleted from FIG. Also in this embodiment, the procedure for the user to create the operation screen is the same. Although the image data of the created operation screen is stored in the internal memory, a user name may be registered in each operation screen because it may be used by different users. Therefore, when calling the created operation screen, each registered user name is displayed in the function setting unit 76, and by specifying a predetermined user name, the operation screen with that user name can be output. . The operation screen is output to the main display unit 72. Note that in order to prevent the data from being disclosed to other users, the password of the user may be set and the password may be output after the password is input.

Although a touch panel has been described in the above embodiment, other types of digitizers may be used. Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the key display portion and the telephone number are associated with each other has been described, but when calling in the transceiver mode, for example, it may be associated with the terminal number. Alternatively, as the environment registration image 50, an operation screen in which a frame is filled may be prepared in advance, and after that, characters may be written and a corresponding telephone number may be registered.

[0024]

According to the portable terminal of the present invention, the user can form a desired input screen, and the operability for the user can be improved. Therefore, the operation input tailored to the individual user can be achieved. Can provide the environment.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a function table.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an appearance and a usage state of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an appearance and a usage state of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an appearance and a usage state of the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an appearance and a usage state of a mobile terminal according to another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A1, A2 mobile terminal 10 antenna 12 wireless control section 14 voice amplification section 16 microphone 18 speaker 20 touch panel LCD 22 LCD 24 touch panel 26 internal storage section 28 control section 30 mobile terminal body 32 cover section 34 insertion section 38 pen 40 initial image 50 Environment registration image 52 User environment registration unit 52a, 52b, 52c, 52d Key display unit 60 External storage unit

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued Front Page (72) Inventor Masako Hayashi 2-5-5 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A portable terminal having a wireless communication function, comprising: an image display unit and a digitizer provided in the image display unit, and a predetermined unit according to an instruction to the digitizer by input means including an input pen. A mobile terminal characterized by forming an input operation image having a key display section associated with the function of 1. on the image display section and registering the created input operation image in a predetermined storage section. 2. A portable terminal having a wireless communication function, comprising an image display section and a digitizer provided in the image display section, and a key according to an instruction to the digitizer by input means including an input pen. An image forming means for forming an input operation image having a display portion on the image display portion, an associating means for associating the key display portion in the input operation image with a predetermined function, and the image forming means. The formed input operation image,
A mobile terminal comprising: a key display unit associated by the associating unit; and a storage unit that stores a relationship between a predetermined function and a predetermined function in a predetermined storage unit. 3. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein the image forming means has an output means for outputting a line drawing including characters and figures to an image display section in accordance with an instruction from the input means. 4. The predetermined function is a calling function, and the associating means has a function table that defines a correspondence between a coordinate group corresponding to a key display section and a telephone number. The mobile terminal according to 2 or 3. 5. The portable terminal further comprises connection means for connecting to the external storage means, reading means for reading information stored in the external storage means, and writing means for writing predetermined information in the external storage means. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: 6. The image display unit is a liquid crystal display,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the digitizer is a touch panel.