JPH11102178A - Portable terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an easy-to-see device by displaying card data retieved by a retrieval condition in a list and magnifying and displaying names and telephone numbers of concerned data among card data displayed in the list. SOLUTION: This device is constituted so that card data retrieved by a retieval condition are displayed in a list and names and telephone numbers of concerned data among card data displayed in the list are magnified to be displayed. Relating to this device, a magnifying character size judging means 87 judges the number of characters stored in magnifyingly display items of a display data storage buffer from the magnifyingly displaying line number obtained by an item magnifying display means 82. Then, it completes a processing by setting display characters to a prescribed points and returns a control to the item magnifying display means 82. Then, after the means 82 sets characters of the concerned line stored in the magnifying display items in a storage display area in the character size set in the magnifying character size judging means 87, it delivers and displays the characters to a display control part 5 and thus the telephone number is magnified and displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display method for a portable terminal device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Computers have been reduced in size, and small and portable computers have become widespread. Because portable computers are designed to be portable, they are smaller than desktop computers. The portable computer has a small keyboard or tablet for data input and a liquid crystal display for data display. FIG. 2 shows an example of an outline view of a general portable computer.

FIG. 2 shows an example in which a small keyboard and a liquid crystal display on which tablets are superimposed are provided. A portable computer can electronically manage data such as a schedule and a telephone directory, and can be referred to even at a destination because it is portable. Hereinafter, the portable computer is referred to as a “portable terminal device”.

In a portable terminal device equipped with a tablet as shown in FIG. 2, an operator can execute the function by directly pointing an icon displayed on a liquid crystal screen with an attached pen or finger. .

[0005]

However, since the portable terminal device has a small housing, the screen size for displaying characters and the like is made small. Therefore, even when the telephone directory is displayed as a list, it is common to display it in small characters, and there is a problem that the displayed contents of the telephone directory are difficult to see.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a portable terminal device which is easy to see by displaying a corresponding telephone number or the like in large characters when displaying a telephone directory list. It is in.

[0007]

An object of the present invention is to provide an input device for inputting characters and the like, a display screen for displaying characters and figures input from the input device, a name, a work place, and various telephone numbers. In a portable terminal device having a stored database and a telephone directory display unit for searching the database and displaying a list of names and various telephone numbers on a display device, one of the data items listed by the telephone directory display unit is displayed. An enlarged display area for enlarged display of the data of
An enlarged display item storage memory for storing items to be displayed in the enlarged display area; and, according to the items stored in the enlarged display item storage memory, one item of data in a list displayed on the display unit is enlarged. This is achieved by providing means for enlarging and displaying an image in a display area, means for changing an item to be enlarged and displayed in the display area, and determination means for switching and displaying a character size according to the number of characters to be displayed in the enlarged display area. .

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example in which the present invention is applied to a portable information terminal. 1 is a control unit, 2 is an input device, 3 is a display / input device, 4 is an input control unit, and 5 is an input control unit. A display control unit, 6 is a ROM, 7 is a RAM, 8 is a telephone directory control unit, 9
Is an address book database for reference only in the phone book,
Reference numeral 10 denotes an updatable address book database (hereinafter referred to as “common database”), 11 denotes a built-in storage device, 1
2 is a data bus.

The control section 1 controls the information processing apparatus and is constituted by a microprocessor or the like. The input device 2 includes character keys for inputting characters and function keys for instructing activation of functions. The display / input device 3 displays characters and graphics, and instructs functions by touching the display with a pen or the like. The input control unit 4 transfers data input by the operator from the input device 2 or the display / input device 3 to the telephone directory control unit 8 or the like. The display controller 5 displays characters and the like on the display / input device 3 in response to display requests of various programs.

The ROM 6 is a read-only memory for storing programs and data to be referred to by the programs.
M7 is a readable and writable memory used for temporarily storing data.

The telephone directory control unit 8 is a control unit for controlling the display of the address book database 9 or the regular database 10 and other data. The data display unit 81 displays card data of the address book database 9 or the regular database 10.
Item enlargement display means 82 for enlarging and displaying a part of the display data, enlarged character size determination means 87 for judging the number of characters to be enlarged for the area to be enlarged and switching the character size, displayed on display / input device 3. Telephone type changing means 83 for instructing to change the telephone number being used to another telephone number, enlarged display item changing means 84 for instructing to change the enlarged display item displayed on the display / input device 3, address book database 9 or A display item storage memory 85 for storing display items of the service database 10 and the like, the service database 1
It comprises a database updating means 86 for adding / deleting data to / from 0.

The address book database 9 and the regular database 10 hold data in a card format 31 shown in FIG.
It consists of a name, company name, and various telephone numbers.

The regular database 10 copies frequently used card data from the address book database 9 for use. The built-in storage device 11 is a storage device readable and writable by a nonvolatile storage medium such as a flash ROM or a battery-backed RAM.

As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 1 is connected to each device via a data bus 12.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the portable terminal device. 21
Is a keyboard showing one embodiment of the input device 2, 22 is a liquid crystal screen showing one embodiment of the display / input device 3, and a tablet on the liquid crystal is overlaid thereon. Are displayed. Reference numeral 24 denotes a pen for selecting an icon on the liquid crystal screen or instructing execution of a function. The telephone directory including the present invention is activated by touching the telephone directory icon 25 with the pen 24.

A description will now be given of an enlarged display and an enlarged display item change at the time of displaying a telephone directory, which are features of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows a memory group for storing information for displaying a card, which is stored in the display information storage memory 85.

The list display item storage memory 41 shown in FIG.
The enlarged display item storage memory 42 also corresponds to each item from the name (last name) of the card 312 to the pager telephone number. For example, "1" is displayed for items displayed in a list, and "0" is displayed for items not displayed. Is set. Similarly, “1” is set for an item to be enlarged and displayed, and “0” is set for an item not to be displayed. The names (surname) and the names (first name) of the list display item storage memory 41 and the enlarged display item storage memory 42 are always displayed.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the search condition storage memory 43 stores "1" if the regular database 10 is a search target, and "1" if the address book database 9 is a search target. Any value from "2" to "12" is set in accordance with "A to O" to "Other" shown.

The enlarged display data number storage memory 46
Is set to any value from "1" to "n", for example, as a line number to be enlarged and displayed in the data displayed in the list. Further, the following values are set in the telephone number type storage memory 47 corresponding to each telephone number.

1: Work phone number 2: Work phone number 2: 3: FAX number 4: Home phone number 5: Home phone number 26: Mobile phone number 7: Pager phone number The initial value when the phonebook is activated is , List display item storage memory 4
1 is "1" for the office name and office telephone number in addition to the first name and last name, and "0" for the others. The work telephone number is set to "1" and the others are set to "0".
3 is set to "1" as information for searching the regular database 10, and the enlarged display data number storage memory 46 is set to "1" so that the leading data is enlarged and displayed when the list is displayed.

The telephone number type storage memory 47 is set to "1" as a value indicating the work telephone number.

Next, the telephone directory list display operation will be described with reference to the initial display screen when the telephone directory is activated in FIG.

When the operator touches the telephone directory icon 25 displayed on the liquid crystal screen 22 with the pen 24, the telephone directory control section 8 is activated and the data display means 81 is activated. The operation steps of the data display means 81 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step 811, the list display item storage memory 41 and the enlarged display item storage memory 42 are referred to acquire the item whose list display item is “1” and the item whose enlarged display item is “1”. Further, the telephone type (“workplace” as an initial display when the telephone directory is activated) stored with reference to the telephone type storage memory 47 is displayed in the telephone type display area 702.

In the following step 812, it is determined whether or not the search condition is the "common database 10" by referring to the search condition storage memory 43. If the search condition is "common database 1
If it is "0", the process proceeds to step 813.
If it is other than "0", the process proceeds to step 814.

In step 813, "common use" of the search condition button group 701 is first displayed in reverse video. Next, the common use database 10 is searched and all card data registered based on the number of cards 311 in FIG. , According to the list display item and the enlarged display item acquired in step 811
Display data is set in the display data storage buffer 44 of FIG. 4 as shown. The sort key 441 stores the name reading (surname) of the card data and is used as a key for rearranging the list display data in the order of the Japanese syllabary.

In step 814, the search condition button before the change of the search condition button group 701 is returned from the black-and-white inverted display to the normal display, and the search condition button designated by the operator with the pen 24 is displayed in the black-and-white inverted state. Further, the search condition corresponding to the designated search condition button is stored in the search condition storage memory 43.

Next, name reading (surname) corresponding to the search condition
Is retrieved from the address book database 9 and stored in the display data storage buffer 44.

At the next step 815, as a result of searching one of the databases, it is determined whether there is card data to be displayed in a list. If there is data to be displayed, the process proceeds to step 816; otherwise, the process is terminated. .

In the subsequent step 816, the sort key 441 stored in the display data storage buffer 44 shown in FIG.

In the next step 817, the names (last name) 442, name (first name) 443, list display item 1 (444) and list display item 2 (445) stored in the display data storage buffer 44 are stored in units of rows. In addition, the display start position of each display item is adjusted and one screen is
4 (d), "1" is set as a value indicating the first line number in the enlarged display data number storage memory 46, and the screen display buffer 45 is transferred to the display control unit 5 in step 818. .

At this time, the enlarged display data number storage memory 4
Based on the line number (first line when the telephone directory is activated) stored in No. 6, a character attribute is added so that the designated line is displayed in black and white inverted.

With the above processing, the search card data is displayed in the card data display area 705 of FIG. 7 displayed on the display / input device 3. At this time, the card data display area
The character size displayed on the 705 is, for example, displayed in 8-point characters. When the data display means 81 described above is finished, the control is transferred to the item enlarged display means 82.

Next, the operation steps of the item enlarged display means 82, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in step 821, the line number of the data to be enlarged and displayed is acquired by referring to the enlarged display data number storage memory 46.

In the following step 822, the name (surname) and the name (first name) of the data to be enlarged and displayed are set to, for example, 18-point characters and set in the name display area 703 in FIG.

In the following step 823, control is transferred to the enlarged character size determining means 87 for determining the character size from the number of characters to be enlarged and displayed in the enlarged display area 704.

Here, the operation steps of the enlarged character size determination means 87 will be described with reference to FIG. First, in step 871, step 82 of the item enlargement display means 82 is executed.
The number of characters stored in the enlarged display item 446 of the display data storage buffer 44 is determined from the enlarged display line number acquired in step 1. If the number of characters is 20 characters or less, step 87
If the number is 21 or more, the process proceeds to step 873.

In step 872, the display character is changed to, for example, 18
In step 873, the display character is set to, for example, 12 points, the processing is terminated, and the control is returned to the item enlarged display means 82.

In the following step 824, the enlarged display item 446 is set.
7 is set in the enlarged display area 704 with the character size set by the enlarged character size determination means 87, and transferred to the display control unit 6 for display, thereby expanding the telephone number as shown in FIG. indicate.

When the operator touches another card data displayed in the list with the pen 24, the item enlarged display means 82 is restarted, and the line designated by the operator is enlarged and displayed.

An enlarged display in the telephone directory is made according to the contents described above.

Next, the operation steps of the enlarged item changing means 84, which is another feature of the present invention, will be described with reference to FIGS.

To change the enlarged item, first, the operator uses the pen 24.
Touch "Edit (E)" 901 in FIG.

When "edit (E)" 901 is touched,
An edit menu 902 is displayed. Here, when the operator touches, for example, “work address display” as a target enlarged display item with the pen 24, the edit menu 902 is closed,
After setting, for example, "1" as the enlarged display item information selected in the enlarged item storage memory 48, the enlarged item change processing of FIG. 9 is started.

The expanded item storage memory 48 is set to "2" for "Home address display" and "3" for "Telephone type display".

The operation steps of the enlarged item change processing will be described below with reference to FIG. First, in step 841, the enlarged display item selected by the operator is acquired with reference to the enlarged item storage memory 48.

In the following step 842, it is determined whether or not the enlarged display is "work address display". If "work address display", the process proceeds to step 843, and if not "work address display", the process proceeds to step 844.

In step 843, “0” is cleared after the name in the enlarged display item storage memory 42, “1” is set in the work address, and the flow advances to step 848.

In the next step 844, it is determined whether or not the enlarged display is "home address display". If "home address display", the process proceeds to step 845, and if not "home address display", the process proceeds to step 846. In step 845, “0” is cleared from the name in the enlarged display item storage memory 42, and “1” is set in the home address, and the routine goes to step 848.

In the next step 846, it is determined whether or not the enlarged display is "telephone type display". If "telephone type display", the process proceeds to step 847. If not, the process is terminated.

In step 847, "0" is cleared after the name of the enlarged display item storage memory 42, and the telephone number set to "1" is referred by referring to the telephone number group in the list display item storage memory 41. "1" is set to the same telephone number as the number.

In step 848, the data display means 81 is activated to search the database again, and the list display data including the enlarged display item after the change is displayed in the display data storage buffer 4.
4 and the display is changed to the item designated by the operator on the item enlarged display means 82.

FIG. 10 shows a display example when the operator specifies "work address", and FIG. 11 shows a display example when "home address" is specified. Although the present embodiment describes the change of the display of the work address and the home address in an enlarged manner, the work name can be enlarged and displayed.

[0057]

As described above, according to the present invention, the card data searched according to the search condition is displayed in a list, and the name and the telephone number of the corresponding data in the displayed card data are enlarged and displayed. In addition, even in a device having a small screen such as a portable terminal device, there is an effect that the corresponding telephone number can be displayed in a legible manner.

Further, since the item to be enlarged can be changed from a telephone number to an address or the like, not only the telephone number can be confirmed as a telephone directory, but also the work address and home address can be enlarged and displayed. There is an effect that can also be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one configuration in which the present invention is applied to a mobile terminal device.

FIG. 2 is an external view of a portable terminal device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing one configuration of card data.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a memory group for displaying card data.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing operation steps of a data display means for displaying a card data list.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing operation steps of an item enlargement display means for enlarging and displaying a part of card data displayed in a list.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of one screen when a telephone directory is displayed.

FIG. 8 is a view showing one configuration of a screen for designating change of an enlarged display item.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating information updating processing when an enlarged item is changed.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of one screen when a work address is enlarged and displayed.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of one screen when a home address is enlarged and displayed.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of an enlarged display.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Control part, 2 ... Input device, 3 ... Display / input device, 4 ...
Input control unit, 5: display control unit, 6: ROM, 7: RA
M, 8: telephone directory control unit, 9: address book database,
10 ... regular database, 11 ... built-in storage device, 12 ...
Data bus.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kenji Terakado 1-1-1 Higashitagacho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture Inside the Taga Headquarters, Hitachi, Ltd.Electrical Equipment Division (72) Inventor Kiminori Takada Higashi Taga, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture 1-1-1, Machi, Hitachi, Ltd.Electrical Equipment Division, Taga Headquarters (72) Inventor Jun Ito 1-1-1, Higashitagacho, Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Hitachi, Ltd.Electrical Equipment Division Taga Division

Claims (3)

[Claims] An input device for inputting characters and the like, a display screen for displaying characters and graphics input from the input device, a database storing names, offices, various telephone numbers, and the like; In a portable terminal device provided with a telephone directory display means for searching and displaying a list of names and various telephone numbers on a display device, a portable terminal device for enlarging and displaying one data in the data list displayed by the telephone directory display means. An enlarged display area, an enlarged display item storage memory for storing items to be displayed in the enlarged display area, and one of a list displayed on the display unit according to the items stored in the enlarged display item storage memory. Means for enlarging and displaying data in the enlarged display area. 2. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising means for changing an item to be enlarged and displayed in said display area. 3. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit that switches and displays a character size according to the number of characters to be displayed in the enlarged display area.