JPH1185133A - Portable information terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the laboriousness, such as error in reading on a display and to improve operability by providing the terminal with a function to enlarge and display the character strings instructed by an operator. SOLUTION: A personal computer communication host 101 executes the information transmission to the terminal by a communication network. An input section 102 transmits input information to the terminal and a communication processing control section 103 controls the information from the personal computer communication host 101. A data signal receiving section 104 receives the data transmitted from the personal computer communication host. A display management section 105 controls the window display for enlarging the characters. A memory section 106 stores the character codes of the display management section 105 and a display device 107 displays the data received from the personal computer communication host. Namely, the data sent from the personal computer communication host 101 by the input information from the input section 102 is received by the data receiving section 104 of the communication processing control section 103 and is displayed on the display section 107. The display management section 105 magnifies the character strings selected from the data received by the data receiving section 104 and displays the same at the window.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information display processing technology for a small portable terminal which is supposed to receive data from a personal computer communication host.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When displaying information sent from a personal computer communication host or the like, in a small portable terminal, a character string is reduced and displayed in accordance with the small screen of the small portable terminal in order to avoid frequent screen scrolling. I was letting it.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned prior art, on a small screen such as a small portable terminal, the work of frequently moving the screen occurs depending on the amount of information. Have been. However, since there is a character string that is forcibly reduced in accordance with a small screen, it is inconvenient to use, for example, characters are crushed and displayed, or the display is small and difficult to read.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, display management for enlarging a selected character in a window in a data receiving unit for receiving and displaying information sent from a personal computer communication host is provided. This is achieved by providing a part. The display management unit receives the character string whose range is specified by the user from the character string displayed on the display device, and performs processing for enlarging and displaying the character in a window. In addition, by temporarily storing the character string whose range is specified by the user in the storage unit before enlarged display, the character string can be used even with another function.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of the means for realizing the present invention in a terminal. A personal computer communication host 101 transmits information to a terminal via a communication network. Reference numeral 102 denotes an input unit for transmitting input information to a terminal. A communication processing control unit 103 controls information from the personal computer communication host 101. Reference numeral 104 denotes a data receiving unit that receives data transmitted from the personal computer communication host. Reference numeral 105 denotes a display management unit for controlling window display for enlarging characters according to the present invention. Reference numeral 106 denotes a storage unit that stores a character code of the display management unit 105. A display device 107 displays data received from the personal computer communication host.

The data sent from the personal computer communication host 101 based on the input information from the input unit 102 is transmitted to the data receiving unit 10 of the communication processing control unit 103 by a conventional technique.
4 is displayed on the receiving display unit 107. The display management unit 105 of the present invention enlarges and displays a character string selected from the data received by the data reception unit 104 on a window.

FIG. 2 shows a flow of a series of screen processing in the present invention.

When a line is connected from the terminal, the information sent from the personal computer communication host is displayed 201 on the screen by the communication processing control unit 103. Input unit 101 by user
Then, a process 202 of detecting a character selection process is performed. Here, it is determined whether or not a character is selected 203, and if not, the process waits until the next input. In the case of character selection, if a window displaying enlarged characters is displayed, it is deleted 204 and the character selected character is extracted 20.
5. It is determined whether or not a range is specified from the character selected 206, and if not, the next character selection detection is awaited. If the range is designated, the process of inverting the selected range is performed 207, and the inverted character string is extracted 2
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Next, "display" for the user to perform enlarged display.
It is determined 209 whether or not the button is selected. Unless the "display" button is selected, cancel the reverse of the selected character string
11. Wait for detection of character selection. If the "display" button is selected, a window for enlarging and displaying the inverted character string is displayed 210, and the next input is waited for.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing of enlarged display of a character string.

The display management unit 105 displays a window for enlarging the display of the inverted unit character string 301 by selecting the "display" button from the user 301. Next, the selected character string is enlarged and displayed in the window 302, and the process is terminated.

FIG. 4 shows a processing flow chart for storing a character string in the storage unit.

The display management unit 105 temporarily stores the character string selected by the user as an extended function that can be edited on another application.
401. Next, a window for magnifying and displaying the selected character string is displayed 402, and the character string is magnified and displayed, and the 403 processing ends.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a screen according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which information transmitted from the personal computer communication host 101 is displayed on the screen of the terminal. When the user specifies a range (dracking) of a character string to be enlarged and displayed with a pen, the character string is inverted and becomes an object to be enlarged.

The "display" button is a button for opening a window for enlarging and displaying the inverted character string.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a display screen of the enlarged character window.

FIG. 5 shows an enlarged display window when the "display" button is selected in the screen example. This window will be displayed on the screen of the terminal in FIG.

Further, since the character string enlarged and displayed in this state is temporarily stored in the storage unit 106, it is possible to edit the character string by calling the character string and creating a text or copying the text as another function. Become.

[0021]

As described above, in a character string reduced and displayed on a small screen such as a small portable terminal, the user selects a partially difficult-to-read character string and performs enlarged display of the character.
This solves the inconvenience of misreading on the display and improves usability. Also, since only the characters that are difficult for the user to read are selected and partially enlarged and displayed, the operability is good without changing the entire layout.

In order to temporarily store the selected character string, the function can be extended, for example, the character string can be used on another application on a portable terminal having an editing function.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an implementation means of the present invention in a terminal.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a series of processing flows of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of enlarged display of a character string.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow for storing a character string in a storage unit.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen by character string selection in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen of an enlarged character window according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

101: PC communication host, 102: Input unit, 1
03: communication processing control unit, 106: storage unit,
107 Display device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] When a character string is displayed on a screen, a character string designated by an operator is enlarged in a portable information terminal having a function of reducing and displaying the character string so that the character string is displayed on the screen. A portable information terminal having a function of displaying information. 2. The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the portable information terminal has a function of temporarily storing a character string designated by an operator in a storage device and using the character string with another function.