Classifications

• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
  • H04W12/00—Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
  • H04W12/02—Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
  • H04M1/66—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling
  • H04M1/667—Preventing unauthorised calls from a telephone set
  • H04M1/67—Preventing unauthorised calls from a telephone set by electronic means
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
  • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
  • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
  • H04M1/72466—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with selection means, e.g. keys, having functions defined by the mode or the status of the device
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
  • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
  • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
  • H04M1/23—Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof
  • H04M1/236—Construction or mounting of dials or of equivalent devices; Means for facilitating the use thereof including keys on side or rear faces

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a mobile phone with a key lock function.
• the key lock state was released by the user entering a personal identification number from the viewpoint of security.
• Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for easily releasing the key lock state simply by operating a specific key set in advance.
• Patent Document 1 JP 2000-32098
• the present invention provides a key lock that allows a user to easily release a key lock state that requires a user to remember a release key for releasing the key lock state.
• An object is to provide a mobile phone with a function.
• the present invention is a mobile phone that includes an operation unit having a plurality of operation keys and has a key lock function that suppresses execution of processing according to the operation of the operation keys. And detecting means for detecting the operation of the operation key during execution of the key lock, and a predetermined release key for releasing the key lock when the operation of the operation key is detected. A notification means for notifying which one of the above is provided.
• the user can know the key to release the key lock by operating the operation key, so that the user needs to remember the release key for releasing the key lock state.
• the locked state can be easily released.
• the mobile phone includes a display unit, and the notification means stores storage information storing identification information for identifying the release key, and the identification information when the operation is detected. It may have display means for reading and displaying on the display section.
• the mobile phone includes an illumination unit that illuminates the display unit and is capable of adjusting the brightness of illumination, and the illumination unit moves the display unit from the full brightness when the operation is detected. Illuminate with low brightness, and if the operation of the release key is detected, the display is illuminated with full brightness.
• FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of mobile phone 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
• FIG. 2 shows specific examples of various keys arranged on the operation unit 103.
• FIG. 3 shows specific examples of various side keys arranged on the side of the operation unit 103.
• FIG. 4 The illumination of display 104 is half lit and the release key information is displayed on display 104 FIG.
• FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of key lock control processing performed by the control unit 105.
• FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of mobile phone 100 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
• the mobile phone 100 includes an antenna 101, a radio unit 102, an operation unit 103, a display unit 104, a control unit 105, a memory 106, an audio processing unit 107, a microphone 108, a speaker 109, and an illumination unit 110. Is done.
• Radio section 102 receives a communication signal including position information, mail incoming information, voice data, character data, and image data transmitted from a base station (not shown) via antenna 101, and restores it.
• Control data is output to the control unit 105 as communication data, and communication data such as control data, voice data, character data, and image data input from the control unit 105 is modulated and processed via the antenna 101 to the base station. Send to.
• location information means the second generation cordless telephone system standard RCR-STD -Refers to the broadcast message specified in 28 (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT RADIO SYSTEM STANDAR D—28), and the location information identifies the base station identifier that identifies the source base station and the call area to which the base station belongs. The area number etc. are included.
• Mail incoming information refers to a base station from the mail sano when an e-mail addressed to the e-mail address is transmitted from an external terminal to a mail server in which the e-mail address of the mobile phone 100 is registered.
• the e-mail received date and time, sender and recipient e-mail addresses, e-mail title, e-mail transmission path information described in the header of the e-mail sent to the mobile phone 100 via the station It means information including the above.
• the operation unit 103 includes various keys such as a selection key and number keys 0 to 9 for inputting various user instructions, and receives various instructions from the user via the various keys. To the control unit 105.
• FIG. 2 shows specific examples of various keys arranged on the operation unit 103.
• FIG. 3 shows specific examples of various side keys arranged on the side of the operation unit 103.
• Display unit 104 displays a character message and an image based on character data and video data after DZA conversion input from control unit 103.
• the memory 106 stores release key information.
• “Release key information” refers to a release key identification that indicates, in a character message, which key of the operation unit 103 is the release key for releasing the key lock when the key lock is executed in the mobile phone 100. Let's talk about information.
• key lock is a process of invalidating the mobile phone 100 from executing a process that is assigned in advance to the key according to the key operation of the operation unit 103!
• the voice processing unit 107 performs DZA conversion on the voice data input from the control unit 105 and outputs the result to the first 109, and AZD converts the voice signal input from the microphone 108 to output to the control unit 105.
• the illumination unit 110 includes a light emitting element (light emitting diode) 111 and a light emitting element 112.
• the light emitting elements 111 and 112 are turned on based on the lighting instruction input from the control unit 105, the display unit 104 is illuminated, and the light emitting elements 111 and 112 are turned off based on the turn-off instruction input from the control unit 105. To do.
• the control unit 105 includes a microprocessor, ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like, and performs overall control of the mobile phone 100 according to a control program stored in the ROM.
• ROM Read Only Memory
• RAM Random Access Memory
• control unit 105 performs a key lock control process described later in accordance with a key lock control program stored in the ROM.
• the key lock control program is activated by the control unit 105 in response to a user key input from the operation unit 103.
• control unit 105 outputs audio data of the communication data input from the radio unit 102 to the audio processing unit 107, converts the character data and video data to DZA, and outputs the data to the display unit 104.
• Output, converted into an audio signal, output to the receiver 15, and the audio input from the microphone 14 is converted into an audio signal and output to the wireless unit 102 as communication data.
• FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the above processing. The operation of the above process will be described below with reference to FIG.
• the control unit 105 When there is a key input for instructing activation of the key lock control program from the operation unit 103, the control unit 105 reads the key lock control program stored in the ROM and activates the key lock control program (step S501), key lock is started (step S502), and it is monitored whether or not there is a key operation input from the operation unit 103 (step S503).
• step S503 when there is a key operation input from the operation unit 103 (step S503: Y), it is determined whether or not the key having the key operation input is a release key (here, the side key 103a). (Step S504).
• step S504 when the key that has been input by the key operation is not the release key (step S504: N), one of the light emitting elements (here, light emitting element 111) is turned on in illumination unit 110. To turn off the illumination of the display unit 104 (step S505), and the memory 106 The release key information stored in is read out and output to the display unit 104 to display the release key information (step S506).
• half-lit refers to a state in which one of the two light emitting elements 111 and 112 of the illumination unit 110 is turned on and the other is turned off.
• FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the illumination of the display unit 104 is half-lit and the release key information is displayed on the display unit 104.
• step S504 when the key that has been input by the key operation is a release key (step S504: Y), the control unit 105 releases the key lock (step S507), and the lighting unit 110 includes two light emitting elements 111 and The lighting of 112 is instructed to turn on all the lights on display unit 104 (step S508).
• the mobile phone 100 according to the present invention has been described based on the embodiment.
• the release key information is notified by displaying the release key information on the display unit 104 as a text message.
• the voice message is sent from the speaker 109. It is also possible to notify the release key information by outputting.
• a lamp is placed near the release key (for example, directly below or next to the side key 103a), and the release key is illuminated. May be notified. Or it is good also as notifying by blinking a lamp.
• the force release key having the release key as the side key 103a is not limited to the side key, and any one of the operation keys of the operation unit 103 shown in FIG. 2 may be used as the release key.
• Step S504 Y
• the control unit 105 uses the operation key of the operation unit 103 that has received a key operation input in Step S503 (whichever If the key is pressed for a predetermined time or more, if it is pressed for a predetermined time or more, it is determined that the key with the key operation input is a release key, If not, it is determined that the key is not a release key, and as the release key information, for example, “Press and hold any operation key” t, a text message to the effect is recorded in the memory 106 in advance.
• the release key information for example, “Press and hold any operation key” t
• It can be used as a technology for easily releasing the key lock state in a cellular phone with a key lock function.

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