JPH1042014A - Portable terminal equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute a quick opperation without giving burden to a user by detecting the opening/closing of a cover parat by means of a portable terminal equipment and automatically changing a display area in the portable terminal equipment having the cover part. SOLUTION: When the user opens/closes the cover part 2 which covers a part of a display part 1, a cover opening/closing detecting means 3 detects an opening/closing operation and stores the information. Then, a display area deciding means 4 reports the new display area to a display control means 5 based on the opening/closing state of the cover part 2, which is stored in the cover opening/closing detecting means 3. Then, the display control means 5 displays display in the reported display area.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable terminal device having a display function and having a lid capable of covering a part of a display unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the development of liquid crystal technology, inexpensive and high-precision liquid crystal devices have appeared, and portable terminal devices with a display function capable of displaying various information have been increasing.

A conventional portable terminal device with a display function having a lid will be described below. FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of a conventional portable terminal device with a display function, and FIG. 9 is a device block diagram of the portable terminal device with a display function shown in FIG.

In FIG. 8, 1 is a liquid crystal display for displaying information such as characters and images, 2 is an openable and closable cover which can cover a part of the display 1, and 13 is a terminal for the user. An input unit for inputting a command or the like to the input unit;
The display area switching means 5 for determining the display area of the display unit 1 based on the command input from the display unit 1 is provided in the predetermined display area determined by the display area switching means 14 for the display unit 1.
Display control means for displaying characters, images, and the like.

Referring to FIG. 9, reference numeral 6 denotes an LCD (liquid crystal display) for displaying information such as characters and images, and reference numeral 7 denotes input means (generally, a user inputs commands or the like to the terminal). , A touch panel is often used), 9 is a CPU (central processing unit) for controlling the entire terminal, 10 is a ROM (read only memory) for storing a control program, and 11 is the state of the operating terminal or A RAM (random access memory) 12 for temporarily storing characters, image data, etc., 12 is an LCD 6, input means 7, CPU 9, ROM
10, an internal bus connecting the RAM 11;

Next, the operation of the portable terminal device with a display function configured as described above will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. Since switching of the display area is central to the present invention, in the following description, operations other than the switching of the display area will not be described as other processes.

When the process is started, other processes are advanced (step S7) unless a display switching is input (step S5). At this time, when displaying on the display unit 1, the display is performed through the display control means 5 shown in FIG. Generally, the display control means 5 writes a character or an image to be displayed in the video RAM of the LCD.

When the user opens (or closes) the lid 2, the user inputs a display area switching command from the input unit 13. When a switching command is input (step S5), the display area switching means 14 notifies the display control means 5 of a new display area. As a result, the display control means 5 performs display within the notified display area (step S6). This is repeated until the end (step S8).

FIG. 11 (a) illustrates this state.
12 (b) and FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (b). FIG. 11 (a)
Indicates that the lid 2 is closed, and the display is performed in the upper half area. FIG. 11B shows a state in which the cover 2 is changed from the state shown in FIG.
Is shown in an open state. FIG. 12A shows a state in which the user presses a key (in this case, a soft key) to change the upper half display area to the whole, and FIG. Indicates a state in which the image is also spread to the lower half and displayed on the entire LCD.

[0010]

As described above, in the above-mentioned conventional portable terminal device, the user has to manually instruct the change of the display area according to the opening and closing of the lid, so that a burden is imposed on the user. However, this point is a hindrance to quick operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. The portable terminal device detects the opening and closing of the lid and automatically changes the display area, thereby imposing a burden on the user. It is another object of the present invention to provide a portable terminal device capable of quick and easy operation.

[0012]

According to the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal device, comprising: a display unit for displaying characters, images, etc., a cover that covers a part of the display unit and can be opened and closed; And a lid open / close detecting means for detecting the open / close state, a display area determining means for determining a display area of the display unit based on the open / close state of the lid detected by the lid open / close detecting means, And display control means for performing display in the display area determined by the display area determining means.

According to the present invention, a portable terminal device is provided in which the display area is automatically changed with the opening and closing of the lid, without imposing a burden on the user and enabling quick operation.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention has a display unit, and a lid that can cover a part of the display unit. It is configured to automatically switch the display area of the display unit corresponding to an open part that is not covered by the display unit, thereby reducing the burden on the user,
In addition, the user can immediately start the operation without performing the display switching operation.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a display unit for displaying characters, images, and the like, a cover that covers a part of the display unit and that can be opened and closed, and the opening and closing and opening and closing of the cover. A lid open / close detection unit that detects a state, a display area determination unit that determines a display area of the display unit based on an open / closed state of the lid unit detected by the lid open / close detection unit, Display control means for performing display in the display area determined by the display area determination means, so that the display area can be automatically switched in accordance with the open portion with opening and closing of the lid.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention has a plurality of lids, wherein the lid opening / closing detecting means detects opening / closing and the open / closed state of the plurality of lids, and the display area determining means comprises: A display area of the display unit is determined based on an open / closed state of the plurality of lids detected by the lid open / close detection unit,
This has the effect of automatically changing the display area variously depending on the open / closed state of the plurality of lids.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a portable terminal device with a display function according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a device block diagram of the portable terminal device with a display function shown in FIG. In the following embodiments, the same reference numerals are given to components corresponding to the above-described conventional technology.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a display unit for displaying information such as characters and images, 2 a cover unit which can cover a part of the display unit 1, and 3 which detects opening and closing of the cover unit 2 and This is a lid open / close detection unit that stores the open / close state (information). A display area determining means 4 for determining a display area based on the open / closed state of the lid 2 stored in the lid open / close detection means 3 when the lid open / close detection means 3 detects the opening / closing of the lid 2; 5 is a display area determined by the display area determining means 4 with respect to the display unit 1;
Display control means for displaying characters, images, and the like.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 6 denotes an LCD (liquid crystal display) for displaying information such as characters and images, and reference numeral 7 denotes an input means (generally, a button or a button) for the user to input commands and the like to the terminal. Reference numeral 8 denotes a lid opening / closing detecting means for detecting opening / closing of the lid 2 and storing the opening / closing state (information). Further, 9 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) for controlling the entire terminal, 10 is a ROM (Read Only Memory) for storing a control program, 11
Is a RAM (random access memory) for temporarily storing the state of the operating terminal, characters, image data, etc., 12 is an LCD 6, input means 7, lid open / close detecting means 8, CPU 9,
An internal bus connecting the ROM 10 and the RAM 11.

The operation of the portable terminal device with a display function configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Since switching of the display area is central to the present invention, in the following description, operations other than the switching of the display area will not be described as other processes. During the processing, a flag (flag) indicating whether or not the opening / closing operation of the lid 2 has been performed is always set to R.
It shall be stored on the AM 11.

When the process is started, as long as there is no change in the state of the lid 2, that is, as long as the flag indicating whether the opening / closing operation of the lid 2 has been performed is off (step S1).
The other processing proceeds (step S3). At this time, when the display is performed on the display unit 1, the display is performed through the display control unit 5. Generally, the display control means 5 uses the video RA of the LCD.
Write the character or image you want to display in M.

If the user opens (or closes) the lid 2, the lid opening / closing detecting means 3 detects the opening / closing operation. This can be easily realized by a switch that can detect mechanically or optically whether the lid 2 is open when it is open and off when it is closed. When detecting the opening / closing operation of the lid 2, the lid opening / closing detecting means 3 accumulates the opening / closing state (information) and turns on a flag indicating whether or not the opening / closing operation of the lid 2 has been performed. If the flag indicating whether the opening / closing operation of the lid 2 has been performed is on (step S
2) The display area determination means 4 notifies the display control means 5 of a new display area based on the open / closed state of the lid 2 stored in the lid open / close detection means 3. The display control means 5 performs display in the notified display area (step S3).
This is repeated until the end (step S4).

FIGS. 5A and 5B illustrate this state.
(B). FIG. 5A shows a case where the lid 2 is closed, and display is performed only in the upper half area. FIG. 5 (b)
Shows a state in which the user has opened the lid 2 from the state of (a), and the display area automatically spreads to the lower half, and LC
D is displayed on the entire screen. Conversely, when the state of FIG. 5B is changed from the state of FIG. 5A to the state of FIG. Only the upper half area will be displayed.

As shown in this figure, when the program for performing each processing detects the opening and closing of the lid 2 by the lid opening / closing detecting means 3, if the same processing is performed as described above, the opening and closing of the lid 2 In addition to simply expanding the display area, the content to be treated can be added or changed.

(Embodiment 2) FIGS. 6 and 7 show Embodiment 2 in which a plurality of lids 2 are provided. In the present embodiment, the opening / closing of the plurality of lids 2 is detected by the lid opening / closing detecting means 3, and the opening / closing state (information) is accumulated. The display area determination means 4 determines a new display area based on the combination of the open / close states of the lid 2 stored in the lid open / close detection means 3 and notifies the display control means 5 of this. ,
A plurality of areas are switched and displayed by a method according to the first embodiment.

Here, FIG. 6A shows the upper lid 2a,
When the lower lid 2b is also closed, the display area 1
Is displayed only on. FIG. 6B shows the lower lid 2.
In the case where only b is opened, the display area 1 is spread in the lower half. FIG. 7A shows a case where the upper lid 2a is opened.
The display area 1 extends in the upper half. FIG. 7B shows a case where both the upper cover 2a and the lower cover 2b are opened.
Is displayed on the entire display area 1 composed of

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a portable terminal device having a cover that can cover a part of the display unit, the display area can be automatically changed as the cover is opened and closed. In addition, a portable terminal device that can operate quickly without imposing a burden on the user can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a portable terminal device with a display function according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a device block diagram of a portable terminal device with a display function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an operation of the mobile terminal device with a display function according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an appearance of the mobile terminal device with a display function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display example of the portable terminal device with a display function according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of the portable terminal device with a display function according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a portable terminal device with a display function according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a functional block diagram of a conventional portable terminal device with a display function.

FIG. 9 is a device block diagram of a conventional portable terminal device with a display function.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining an operation in a conventional portable terminal device with a display function.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a display example in a conventional portable terminal device with a display function.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example in a conventional portable terminal device with a display function.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display part 2 Lid part 3 Lid open / close detection means 4 Display area determination means 5 Display control means 6 LCD 7 Input means (touch panel) 8 Lid open / close detection means 9 CPU 10 ROM 11 RAM 12 Internal bus S1-S4 Embodiment of this invention Each process in flowchart in embodiment S5 to S8 Each process in flowchart in conventional example

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone having a display unit and a lid capable of covering a part of the display unit, wherein a display area of the display unit is automatically switched when the lid is opened and closed. Terminal device. 2. A display unit for displaying characters, images, and the like, a cover unit that covers a part of the display unit and is openable and closable, and a cover open / close detection unit that detects the open / close state and the open / close state of the cover unit. Display area determining means for determining a display area of the display unit based on the open / closed state of the lid detected by the lid open / close detecting means, and a display area determined by the display area determining means for the display unit And a display control means for performing display on the portable terminal device. 3. A plurality of lids having a plurality of lids, wherein the lid opening / closing detecting means detects opening / closing and opening / closing states of the plurality of lids, and the display area determining means detects the lid opening / closing detecting means. 3. The portable terminal device according to claim 2, wherein a display area of the display unit is determined based on an open / closed state of the cover unit.