WO2011037230A1 - Electronic device and method for activating application - Google Patents

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WO2011037230A1
WO2011037230A1 PCT/JP2010/066702 JP2010066702W WO2011037230A1 WO 2011037230 A1 WO2011037230 A1 WO 2011037230A1 JP 2010066702 W JP2010066702 W JP 2010066702W WO 2011037230 A1 WO2011037230 A1 WO 2011037230A1
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夏人 本多
紗綾 重田
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  • the present invention relates to an electronic device having an application capable of inputting characters and a method for starting the application.
  • a desired application having an operation unit for inputting characters, a display unit for displaying characters input by the operation unit, and a character input screen in a state where the input characters are displayed And a control unit that displays input characters on the character input screen of the selected application (see Patent Document 1).
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of starting a desired application based on a displayed character string or character, and an application starting method.
  • An electronic apparatus includes an activation unit that activates an application capable of inputting characters in a character input area, a storage unit that stores a predetermined character string corresponding to the application, and a first character that includes one or more characters.
  • An operation unit that inputs a character string and a second character string that includes one or more characters, a display unit that displays the first character string and the second character string input by the operation unit, and the second
  • a controller that activates an application corresponding to a predetermined character string and inputs the first character string in the character input area of the application.
  • the operation unit can input an unconvertible symbol that cannot be converted, and the control unit can input the unconvertible symbol after the first character string is input by the operation unit. It is preferable to determine that the second character string is input based on the input of.
  • the first character string input by the operation unit includes a first input character string and a second input character string.
  • the control unit displays the first character string in a first mode and the second character string. Is preferably displayed in a second mode different from the first mode.
  • control unit starts up a search application that performs a search based on the first character string input to the character input area as an application corresponding to the predetermined character string
  • movable operation cursor displayed on the screen corresponding to the search application is positioned at the operation position where the search is executed.
  • the determination unit determines that the second character string is It is preferable to determine whether or not it matches a predetermined character string.
  • An electronic device includes an activation unit that activates an application capable of inputting characters in a character input area, a storage unit that stores a predetermined character string corresponding to the application, and a character string that includes one or more characters. And a display unit for displaying the input character string input by the operation unit in the first display area and displaying the predetermined character string stored in the storage unit in the second display area; When the predetermined character string is selected by the operation unit, an application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string is activated by the activation unit, and the input character string is input to the character input area of the application And a control unit for causing the controller to operate.
  • the operation unit is capable of inputting an unconvertible symbol that cannot be converted, and the control unit is based on the input of the unconvertible symbol after the input character string is input by the operation unit. It is preferable to display the predetermined character string in the second display area.
  • the plurality of input character strings include a first input character string and a second input character string.
  • the activation unit starts a search application that performs a search based on the input characters input to the first display area, as the application corresponding to the predetermined character string, It is preferable to display a movable operation cursor displayed on the screen corresponding to the search application at a predetermined position on the display unit.
  • the storage unit stores the input character string input by the operation unit in association with the application started by the start unit when the input character string is input, and the control unit When the input character string is input by the operation unit, the predetermined character string corresponding to the application stored in association with the input character string in the storage unit is displayed in the second display area. preferable.
  • the electronic device further includes an analysis unit that analyzes the input character input by the operation unit, and the control unit is provided in the second display area based on an analysis result by the analysis unit. It is preferable to change the display order of the predetermined character string to be displayed.
  • the storage unit stores the number of activations for each application activated by the activation unit, and the control unit has a large number of activations based on the activation number for each application stored in the storage unit. It is preferable to display the predetermined character string in the second display area in order.
  • a conversion candidate character obtained by converting the predetermined character string and the input character string displayed in the first display area is displayed, and the predetermined character string, the conversion candidate character, Are preferably displayed in different ways.
  • control unit displays the predetermined character string in the second display area when the input character string is input by the operation unit while the initial screen is displayed on the display unit. Is preferred.
  • the method for starting an application corresponds to a step of storing a predetermined character string corresponding to an application capable of character input in the character input area and an input of a first character string including one or more characters. Displaying the first character string on the display unit, displaying the predetermined character string in relation to the displayed first character string, and activating the application corresponding to the predetermined character string And inputting the first character string into the character input area of the application.
  • the application activation method includes a step of displaying the input second character string together with the first character string, and the predetermined character string in which the displayed second character string is stored.
  • the application corresponding to the predetermined character string is started when the second character string and the predetermined character string are determined to match, and Preferably, the step of inputting the first character string into the character input area is performed.
  • the application activation method displays the input first character string as an input character string in the first display area of the display unit, and stores the predetermined character string stored in the display unit.
  • an application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string is started, and the application It is preferable to perform the step of inputting the input character string in the character input area.
  • the present invention can start a desired application based on the displayed character string.
  • FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of an electronic apparatus of the invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the function of a mobile telephone. It is a figure where it uses for description about a key assignment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure for the mobile telephone which concerns on 1st Embodiment to exhibit a function.
  • An example of a change in display mode and an example of a conversion database when the first character string and the second character string are input and the mail application is activated when the standby screen is displayed on the display unit are shown.
  • FIG. It is a figure which shows the 1st display mode of the display part 21 for demonstrating a conversion candidate character. It is a figure which shows the 2nd display mode of the display part 21 for demonstrating a conversion candidate character.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure for the mobile telephone which concerns on 2nd Embodiment to exhibit a function. It is a figure which shows the change of a display mode when a character string is input when the standby screen is displayed on the display part. It is a figure which shows a conversion database. It is a figure which shows the change of a display mode when a character string is input when the standby screen is displayed on the display part, and a new character is further input after that. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure for the mobile telephone which concerns on 3rd Embodiment to exhibit a function. It is a table
  • FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment of an electronic apparatus of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a so-called foldable mobile phone, but the mobile phone according to the present invention is not limited to this.
  • a sliding type in which one casing is slid in one direction from a state in which both casings are overlapped
  • a rotary type in which one casing is rotated around an axis along the overlapping direction
  • (Turn type) or a type (straight type, flip type) in which the operation unit and the display unit are arranged in one housing and do not have a connecting unit.
  • the mobile phone 1 includes an operation unit side body 2 and a display unit side body 3.
  • the operation unit side body unit 2 includes, on the surface unit 10, an operation unit 11 and a microphone 12 for inputting a voice uttered by a user of the mobile phone 1 during a call.
  • the operation unit 11 includes a function setting operation key 13 for operating various functions such as various settings, a telephone book function, a mail function, and the like, and an input operation key 14 for inputting a telephone number and characters such as mail. , And a determination operation key 15 for performing determination and scrolling in various operations.
  • the display unit side body unit 3 includes a display unit 21 for displaying various types of information on the surface unit 20 and a speaker 22 for outputting the voice of the other party of the call.
  • the upper end of the operation unit side body 2 and the lower end of the display unit side body 3 are connected via a hinge mechanism 4.
  • the cellular phone 1 relatively rotates the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 connected via the hinge mechanism 4, thereby displaying the operation unit side body 2 and the display.
  • the part-side casing 3 can be opened to each other (opened state), or the operation part-side casing 2 and the display-side casing 3 can be folded (folded state).
  • FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing functions of the mobile phone 1.
  • the mobile phone 1 includes an operation unit 11, a microphone 12, a main antenna 40, an RF circuit unit 41, an image processing unit 42, an audio processing unit 43, and a memory 44 (storage unit).
  • the control unit 45, the display unit 21, the speaker 22, and the driver IC 23 are provided in the operation unit side body unit 2 or the display unit side body unit 3.
  • the main antenna 40 is configured to communicate with an external device such as a base station in a predetermined use frequency band (for example, 800 MHz).
  • a predetermined use frequency band for example, 800 MHz
  • the predetermined use frequency band is 800 MHz, but other frequency bands may be used.
  • the RF circuit unit 41 demodulates the signal received by the main antenna 40 and supplies the processed signal to the control unit 45. Then, the signal supplied from the control unit 45 is modulated and transmitted to the external device via the main antenna 40. On the other hand, the control unit 45 is notified of the strength of the signal received by the main antenna 40.
  • the image processing unit 42 performs predetermined image processing under the control of the control unit 45, and outputs the processed image data to the driver IC 23.
  • the driver IC 23 stores the image data supplied from the image processing unit 42 in the frame memory and outputs it to the display unit 21 at a predetermined timing.
  • the sound processing unit 43 performs predetermined sound processing on the signal supplied from the RF circuit unit 41 under the control of the control unit 45, and outputs the processed signal to the speaker 22.
  • the speaker 22 outputs the signal supplied from the sound processing unit 43 to the outside.
  • the audio processing unit 43 processes the signal input from the microphone 12 according to the control of the control unit 45 and outputs the processed signal to the RF circuit unit 41.
  • the RF circuit unit 41 performs a predetermined process on the signal supplied from the sound processing unit 43 and outputs the processed signal to the main antenna 40.
  • the memory 44 includes, for example, a working memory and is used for arithmetic processing by the control unit 45.
  • the memory 44 stores a plurality of applications and various tables necessary for the applications.
  • the memory 44 may also serve as a removable external memory.
  • the control unit 45 controls the entire mobile phone 1 and is configured using a central processing unit (CPU) or the like.
  • CPU central processing unit
  • the control unit 45 assigns symbols and functions to each key (the function setting operation key 13, the input operation key 14, and the determination operation key 15) constituting the operation unit 11 in accordance with the currently active application. To change.
  • the operation unit 11 detects the position information of the key (for example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the left column of the second row of the input operation keys 14).
  • the position information (X2, Y1) is transmitted to the control unit 45.
  • the control unit 45 accesses the memory 44, refers to the key assignment table corresponding to the currently active application, and processes the symbols and functions assigned from the position information transmitted from the operation unit 11. Execute.
  • the memory 44 stores a plurality of key assignment tables.
  • 3B is a table used when making a call
  • FIG. 3C is a table used in a notepad application or a mail application
  • FIG. It is a table used when changing a channel in a television application.
  • execution of symbol processing means that, for example, when the currently active application is a notepad application, “1” or “A” is displayed on the display unit 21.
  • the execution of the function processing means, for example, that the display channel is set to 1ch when the currently active application is a television.
  • the memory 44 stores a plurality of key assignment tables, and the control unit 45 switches the key assignment table to be referred to according to the application, and based on the key position information transmitted from the operation unit 11.
  • the predetermined process is executed with reference to a predetermined key assignment table.
  • the mobile phone 1 configured as described above has a function capable of starting a desired application based on the displayed character string.
  • movement for exhibiting the said function which concerns on the mobile telephone 1 are explained in full detail.
  • FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration for the mobile phone 1 to exhibit the above functions.
  • the cellular phone 1 includes an activation unit 45a, a memory 44, an operation unit 11, a display unit 21 (see FIG. 2), a determination unit 45b, and a control unit 45.
  • the activation unit 45 a activates an application that can input characters in the character input area 100. Examples of the application include a mail application, an Internet browsing application, a dictionary search application, a memo pad application, a television application, an address book application, a schedule book application, and the like.
  • the character input area 100 is an area where characters are input. For example, in the case of a mail application, the character input area 100 is an area where a mail subject is input (subject input area 100a: see FIG. 5 (d)) or an area where a mail text is input (text input area 100b: FIG. 5). (See (d)).
  • the memory 44 stores a predetermined character string corresponding to an application capable of character input.
  • the predetermined character string is a character string that can identify one application.
  • the predetermined character string may be, for example, an application name or abbreviation.
  • the predetermined character string is “mail” in the case of a mail application.
  • the predetermined character string becomes “transfer guide” when the transfer guide such as a train is checked using the Internet browsing application.
  • the predetermined character string becomes “search” when a predetermined word or phrase is searched using an Internet browsing application.
  • the operation unit 11 inputs a first character string including one or more characters and a second character string including one or more characters.
  • the first character string is a character string input to the character input area 100 of the application by processing of the control unit 45 described later.
  • the first character string is composed of one or more characters, one or more numbers, or a combination of characters and numbers.
  • the second character string is a character string that is input to activate the application desired by the user by the activation unit 45a.
  • the second character string is the same character string as the predetermined character string corresponding to the application activated by the activation unit 45a. For example, when starting a mail application whose predetermined character string is “mail”, “mail” is input as the second character string.
  • the second character string is composed of one or more characters, one or more numbers, or a combination of characters and numbers.
  • the display unit 21 displays the first character string and the second character string input by the operation unit 11.
  • the determination unit 45 b determines whether or not the second character string displayed on the display unit 21 matches a predetermined character string stored in the memory 44. For example, when “mail” (corresponding to the mail application), “TV” (corresponding to the TV application), etc. are stored in the memory 44 as the predetermined character string, “mail” is the second character string.
  • the determination unit 45b determines whether there is a thing that matches the “mail” as the second character string in a plurality of predetermined character strings. Judge whether or not.
  • the control unit 45 causes the activation unit 45a to activate an application corresponding to the predetermined character string, and the character input area 100 of the application
  • the first character string is input.
  • the determination unit 45b determines that “mail” as the second character string matches “mail” as the predetermined character string
  • the control unit 45 activates the mail application,
  • the first character string is input to the subject input area 100a (see FIG. 5D) or the text input area 100b (see FIG. 5D).
  • the mobile phone 1 corresponds to a predetermined character string when the determination unit 45b determines that the second character string input from the operation unit 11 and the predetermined character string stored in the memory 44 match. Since the application is activated, a desired application can be activated based on the character string displayed on the display unit 21.
  • the operation unit 11 can input an unconvertible symbol that cannot be converted.
  • the control unit 45 can determine that the second character string is input based on the input of the unconvertible symbol after the input of the first character string by the operation unit 11. That is, when the unconvertible symbol is input, the control unit 45 determines that the character string input after the unconvertible symbol is the second character string.
  • Unconvertible symbols that cannot be converted are symbols that are specified so that they cannot be converted to hiragana, katakana, kanji, lowercase, uppercase, etc., such as space, sharp (#), and asterisk (*). It is.
  • the mobile phone 1 can determine that the character string input after the non-convertible symbol is the second character string.
  • the first character string and the second character string are input by the operation unit 11, and after these character strings are input, an unconvertible symbol is input between the first character string and the second character string. May be.
  • the first character string input by the operation unit 11 can include a first input character string and a second input character string.
  • the first input character string and the second input character string are each composed of a character string such as a plurality of characters and numbers.
  • the operation unit 11 inputs “Ichigao” as the first input character string of the first character string, “Shinjuku” as the second input character string of the first character string,
  • “transfer guidance” is input as a two-character string
  • the mobile phone 1 is connected to the transfer guidance site and displays the transfer guidance from Ichigao Station to Shinjuku Station on the display unit 21.
  • the control unit 45 determines that the first input character string that is first input as the first character string is the departure station, and the second input that is input after the first input character string. Can be determined as the arrival station.
  • the mobile phone 1 stores the second character string input by the operation unit 11 and the memory 44 even if the first character string includes the first input character string and the second input character string.
  • the determination unit 45b determines that the predetermined character string matches, the application corresponding to the predetermined character string is started. Therefore, the desired application is started based on the character string displayed on the display unit 21. can do.
  • the control unit 45 displays the first character string in the first mode and displays the second character string in the first mode. It can be displayed in a second mode different from the above.
  • the control unit 45 displays the first character string and the second character string in different colors, for example. It may be displayed on the display unit 21 or displayed on the display unit 21 with different fonts of the first character string and the second character string.
  • the mobile phone 1 since the mobile phone 1 displays the first character string and the second character string on the display unit 21 in different modes, it indicates to the user that the second character string that matches the predetermined character string has been input. be able to.
  • the control unit 45 when the activation unit 45a activates a search application that performs a search based on the first character string input to the character input area 100 as an application corresponding to a predetermined character string, the control unit 45 The movable operation cursor displayed on the screen corresponding to can be positioned at the operation position for executing the search.
  • the operation cursor is a mark indicating a place where an operation is performed in the screen while the screen of the display unit 21 is moved by operating the operation unit 11 (for example, the determination operation key 15: see FIG. 1). It is.
  • the operation position for executing the search is a position of a button (an icon displayed on the display unit 21) for performing a search when the Internet browsing application is activated to search for a predetermined word or phrase.
  • the control unit 45 causes the button for searching and the operation cursor to be displayed on the display unit 21 so that, for example, a search for a predetermined phrase is executed.
  • the search is executed only by pressing the decision operation key 15 by the user for the purpose. That is, the user does not need to move the operation cursor up and down by operating the determination operation key 15 and overlap the operation cursor and the search button.
  • the mobile phone 1 does not require the user to perform an operation of aligning the operation cursor with an operation position (for example, a search button) for executing the search of the display unit 21, it is possible to save the user's operation.
  • an operation position for example, a search button
  • the determination unit 45b receives the second character string when the first character string and the second character string are input by the operation unit 11 while the initial screen (standby screen) is displayed on the display unit 21. It can be determined whether or not a predetermined character string matches.
  • the initial screen (standby screen) is a screen displayed on the display unit 21 when waiting for an incoming call or mail, or when waiting for an application to start.
  • the mobile phone 1 determines that the second character string input by the operation unit 11 matches the predetermined character string stored in the memory 44. If it is determined, the application corresponding to the predetermined character string is activated, so that a desired application can be activated based on the character string displayed on the display unit 21.
  • FIG. 5 shows an example of a change in display mode when the first character string and the second character string are input and the mail application is activated when the standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21, and conversion It is a figure which shows an example of a database.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a first display mode of the display unit 21 for explaining conversion candidate characters.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a second display mode of the display unit 21 for explaining conversion candidate characters.
  • the operation unit 11 (numeric keypad) is operated, so that “return from now” as the first character string.
  • the control unit 45 displays “ It is controlled to display “e-mail returning from now” (see FIG. 5B).
  • the character “M” is first input based on the operation of the operation unit 11, and the character “M” is displayed on the display unit 21.
  • the character displayed on the display unit 21 is replaced with the selected word.
  • “Mail” is selected from among a plurality of conversion candidate characters “Mail” and “Memo” displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120
  • the character “Me” displayed on the display unit 21 is a character string. Replaced with “Mail”.
  • the operation unit 11 is operated to input the alphabet “M”, and the display unit 21 displays the alphabet “M”.
  • the conversion candidate display area 120 displays words (conversion candidate characters) starting with “M” (for example, “MAIL”, “MEMO”, etc.).
  • the character “M” displayed on the display unit 21 is “ Replaced with “MAIL”.
  • I return now Is input as the first character string and displayed on the display unit 21.
  • the character “M” is input as the second character string.
  • the conversion candidate character of the second character string (for example, “MAIL” or “MEMO”) is displayed in the conversion candidate character area.
  • “MAIL” displayed on the display unit 21 is replaced with “MAIL”.
  • the control unit 45 determines that the second character string is input after the unconvertible symbol when the unconvertible symbol is input. Further, the determination unit 45 b selects a character string “OK” displayed on the display unit 21 (an icon displayed electronically) by the operation unit 11, and thereby selects a predetermined character string stored in the memory 44. Then, it is determined whether or not the second character string input by the operation unit 11 matches. When the determination unit 45b determines that the predetermined character string matches the second character string, the control unit 45 causes the activation unit 45a to activate the application corresponding to the predetermined character string. As an example, as illustrated in FIG.
  • the determination unit 45 b performs a predetermined character string “mail”.
  • the control unit 45 activates the mail application.
  • the memory 44 includes a conversion database (easy to use) that associates a fixed phrase as a mail subject (mail subject fixed phrase) and a fixed phrase as a mail body (email body fixed phrase) that is used when the mail application is started.
  • Mail DB is stored (see FIG. 5C).
  • the memory 44 stores a conversion database in which a mail subject phrase “return from now” and a mail body fixed phrase “return home now, within 30 minutes”.
  • the control unit 45 refers to the conversion database stored in the memory 44 and matches the first character string in the mail subject fixed phrase. Judge whether there is.
  • the control unit 45 determines that there is an email subject fixed phrase that matches the first character string
  • the control unit 45 stores the email body fixed phrase associated with the email subject fixed phrase from the conversion database stored in the memory 44. read out.
  • the control unit 45 causes the first character string to be input to the subject input area 100a of the mail application activated by the activation unit 45a, and the mail text boilerplate read from the conversion database is displayed in the text input area 100b of the mail application. It inputs (refer FIG.5 (d)).
  • FIG.5 (d) As an example, as illustrated in FIG.
  • control unit 45 for example, based on the analysis result of the character string by morphological analysis, the second character string and the mail subject If it can be determined that the meaning of the boilerplate phrase matches, the mail text boilerplate associated with the mail subject boilerplate phrase that is determined to match the character string in the meaning may be read from the conversion database. .
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone 1.
  • step S1 the operation unit 11 inputs characters. That is, the operation unit 11 inputs only the first character string as the character, or inputs the first character string and the unconvertible symbol.
  • step S2 the control unit 45 determines whether or not a character type (unconvertible symbol) that cannot convert the character into another character is input by the processing in step S1. If no convertible symbol has been input (No), the process returns to step S1. If a non-convertible symbol has been input (Yes), the process proceeds to step S3.
  • a character type unconvertible symbol
  • step S3 the control unit 45 determines whether or not the second character string is input by the operation unit 11 after the unconvertible symbol. If the second character string has not been input (No), the determination in step S3 is repeated again. If the second character string has been input (Yes), the process proceeds to step S4.
  • step S4 the determination unit 45b determines whether or not the second character string matches the name of an application that can input characters. That is, the determination unit 45 b determines whether or not the second character string matches a predetermined character string stored in the memory 44. If it is determined that the second character string matches the predetermined character string (Yes), the process proceeds to step S5. If it is determined that the second character string does not match the predetermined character string (No), the process proceeds to step S6.
  • step S5 the control unit 45 activates the application in which the first character string has been input. That is, the control unit 45 activates the application corresponding to the predetermined character string that is determined to match by the process of step S4, and also stores the first character string input by the process of step S1 in the character input area 100 of the application. The data is input and displayed on the display unit 21.
  • step S6 the control unit 45 continues the editor for inputting characters. If an unconvertible symbol is input while the editor is continued, the process proceeds to step S3 again, and the control unit 45 determines whether the second character string has been input by the operation unit 11 after the unconvertible symbol. Determine whether.
  • the application activated based on the second character string may be, for example, a dictionary search application, a notepad application, a television application, an address book application, a schedule book application, or the like.
  • the operation unit 11 When starting the dictionary search application by the starting unit 45a, the operation unit 11 inputs a search word / phrase as the first character string and “dictionary” as the second character string.
  • the determination unit 45b When a “dictionary” is stored in the memory 44 as a predetermined character string corresponding to the dictionary search application, the determination unit 45b includes a “dictionary” as a second character string and a “dictionary” as a predetermined character string. Are determined to match.
  • the control unit 45 causes the dictionary search application to be activated by the activation unit 45a, and further causes the search term (first character string) to be input to the search term input region (character input region 100) of the dictionary search application.
  • the determination unit 45b determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string.
  • the control unit 45 causes the activation unit 45a to activate the memo pad application, and further causes the memo input area (character input area 100) of the memo pad application to input “telephone at 5 o'clock” (first character string).
  • the TV application is started by the starting unit 45a, for example, “6” is input as the first character string and “TV” is input as the second character string by the operation unit 11.
  • the determination unit 45b determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string.
  • the control unit 45 activates the television application, inputs “6” (first character string) in the viewing channel input area (character input area 100), and displays the 6-channel program on the display unit 21. .
  • the mobile phone 1 according to the second embodiment has a function capable of starting a desired application based on displayed characters.
  • FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration for the mobile phone 1 according to the second embodiment to exhibit the above functions.
  • the mobile phone 1 includes an activation unit 45 a, a memory 44, an operation unit 11, a display unit 21, and a control unit 45 in order to exhibit a function capable of activating a desired application based on displayed characters. Prepare.
  • the activation unit 45 a activates an application that can input characters in the character input area 100.
  • this application include a mail application, an Internet browsing application, a dictionary search application, a memo pad application, a television application, an address book application, and a schedule book application.
  • the character input area 100 is an area where a mail subject is input (subject input area 100a: see FIG. 10 (e)) or an area where a mail text is input (text input area 100b: FIG. 10 (e)).
  • the memory 44 stores a predetermined character string corresponding to the application.
  • the predetermined character string is a character string for causing an application to be executed based on characters to be described later.
  • the predetermined character string is, for example, “E-mail (electronic mail) subject”, “E-mail text”, “Internet search”, “schedule alarm”, and the like.
  • the operation unit 11 is for inputting a character string including one or more characters.
  • the characters include numbers and the like, and are composed of one or more characters, one or more numbers, or a combination of characters and numbers.
  • the display unit 21 displays an input character string input by the operation unit 11 in a first display area (hereinafter referred to as “input character display area”) 110 and displays a predetermined character string stored in the memory 44 in the first display area.
  • 2 display area hereinafter referred to as “conversion candidate display area” 120.
  • the input character display area 110 is an area in which an input character string input by the operation unit 11 is displayed.
  • the conversion candidate display area 120 is disposed, for example, below the input character display area 110, and displays one or more predetermined character strings.
  • control unit 45 causes the application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string to be activated by the activation unit 45 a, and the character of the application The input character string is input to the input area 100.
  • the mobile phone 1 starts the application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string by selecting the predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 by the operation unit 11, and thus the displayed input A desired application can be started based on the character string.
  • the operation unit 11 can input an unconvertible symbol that cannot be converted.
  • the non-convertible symbols are symbols that are defined so that they cannot be converted into hiragana, katakana, kanji, lowercase, uppercase, etc., such as space, sharp (#) and asterisk (*).
  • the control unit 45 displays a predetermined character string in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the input of the unconvertible symbol after the input character is input by the operation unit 11. That is, the control unit 45 causes the conversion candidate display area 120 to display a predetermined character string stored in the memory 44 when an unconvertible symbol is input after the input character by the operation unit 11.
  • the mobile phone 1 can display a predetermined character string in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the display of the unconvertible symbol on the display unit 21 (input by the operation unit 11).
  • the plurality of input character strings include a first character string and a second character string.
  • Each of the first character string and the second character string includes a plurality of characters, numbers, and the like.
  • the first character string and the second character string are input as a plurality of input character strings, for example, it is used when searching for train transfer guidance using an Internet browsing application.
  • “Ichigao” is input as the first character string
  • “Shinjuku” is input as the second character string by the operation unit 11, and the “transfer” displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 is displayed.
  • “Guidance” is selected, the mobile phone 1 is connected to the transfer guidance site and causes the display unit 21 to display transfer guidance from Ichigao Station to Shinjuku Station.
  • the control unit 45 determines that the first character string input first is the departure station, and sets the second character string input after the first character string as the arrival station. Just judge.
  • the mobile phone 1 selects the predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 by using the operation unit 11 even when the input character string includes the first character string and the second character string. Since the application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string is activated, a desired application can be activated based on the input character string displayed on the display unit 21.
  • control unit 45 corresponds to the search application when the start unit 45a starts a search application that performs a search based on characters input in the input character display area 110 as an application corresponding to a predetermined character string.
  • the movable operation cursor displayed on the screen to be displayed can be positioned at a predetermined position where the search is executed.
  • the operation cursor is a mark indicating a place where an operation is performed in the screen while the screen of the display unit 21 is moved by operating the operation unit 11 (for example, the determination operation key 15: see FIG. 1). It is.
  • the operation position for executing the search is a position of a button (an icon displayed on the display unit 21) for performing a search when the Internet browsing application is activated to search for a predetermined word or phrase.
  • the control unit 45 causes the button for performing a search and the operation cursor to be displayed on the display unit 21 so that, for example, the determination operation key 15 is used by the user to execute a search for a predetermined phrase.
  • the search is executed only by pressing the button. That is, the user does not need to move the operation cursor up and down by operating the determination operation key 15 and overlap the operation cursor and the search button.
  • the mobile phone 1 does not require the user to perform an operation of aligning the operation cursor with a position (for example, a search button) on which the search of the display unit 21 is executed, it is possible to save the user's operation.
  • a position for example, a search button
  • the memory 44 stores the input character string input by the operation unit 11 and the application activated by the activation unit 45a when the input character string is input in association with each other. For example, when the mail application is activated by the activation unit 45a when “return from now” is input as the input character string by the operation unit 11, the memory 44 stores the input character string “return from now” and the mail application. Are stored in association with each other.
  • the control unit 45 causes the conversion candidate display area 120 to display a predetermined character string corresponding to the application stored in the memory 44 in association with the input character string. That is, when the same input character string as the input character string stored in the memory 44 is input by the operation unit 11, the control unit 45 associates with the input character string and stores the predetermined character string corresponding to the application stored in the memory 44. Are displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120. For example, when the input character string “return from now” is associated with the mail application and stored in the memory 44 and the input character string “return from now” is input by the operation unit 11, the control unit 45. Displays a predetermined character string such as “E-mail subject” corresponding to the mail application in the conversion candidate display area 120.
  • the mobile phone 1 can display a predetermined character string in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the input characters displayed on the display unit 21 in order to activate a desired application. Even if the input character stored in the memory 44 and the input character input by the operation unit 11 do not completely match, for example, the input character stored in the memory 44 based on the analysis result of the input character by morphological analysis. If it can be determined that the meanings of the characters and the input characters input by the operation unit 11 match, the memory 44 that has been determined to match the input characters input by the operation unit 11 in the meaning is stored in the memory 44. A predetermined character string associated with the stored input character is displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120.
  • a conversion candidate character obtained by converting a predetermined character string and an input character displayed in the input character display area 110 is displayed.
  • the predetermined character string and the conversion candidate character are displayed in different modes.
  • the conversion candidate character is a character displayed for predictive conversion of the input character input by the operation unit 11. For example, when “Ai” is input from the operation unit 11 as the conversion candidate character, “love”, “phase”, “meeting”, “red” and “love” displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 for predictive conversion Characters such as “Ai” (see FIG. 10B). As in the case described with reference to FIG. 7, when the alphabet “M” is input by operating the operation unit 11 and the alphabet “M” is displayed in the input character display area 110, the conversion candidate display is performed. In the area 120, words starting from “M” (for example, “MAIL”, “MEMO”, etc.) are displayed. The input character displayed in the input character display region 110 is selected by selecting one conversion candidate character from the single or plural conversion candidate characters displayed in the conversion candidate display region 120 based on the operation of the operation unit 11. Are replaced with the selected conversion candidate character.
  • the mobile phone 1 changes the display mode of the conversion candidate character displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 and the predetermined character string, the conversion candidate character is displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 or the predetermined character is displayed.
  • the user can be shown that the column is displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120.
  • the control unit 45 displays a predetermined character string in the conversion candidate display area 120 when an input character is input by the operation unit 11 in a state where the initial screen (standby screen) is displayed on the display unit 21.
  • the initial screen (standby screen) is a screen displayed on the display unit 21 when waiting for an incoming call or mail, or when waiting for an application to start. Therefore, the mobile phone 1 receives an input character when the initial screen is displayed on the display unit 21, and further selects a predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 by using the operation unit 11. Since the application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string is activated, a desired application can be activated based on the input characters displayed on the display unit 21.
  • FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a change in display mode when an input character is input when the standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21.
  • FIG. 11 shows a conversion database.
  • the control unit 45 “Return from now” and a space symbol are displayed in the input character display area 110, and “E-mail subject”, “E-mail text”, “SMS mail text”, “Internet search”, and “Schedule alarm” are displayed as predetermined character strings. Is displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 (see FIG. 10C).
  • the SMS (Short Message Service) mail is a mail with a short message (several tens of characters) that identifies the other party by a telephone number.
  • the control unit 45 causes the activation unit 45a to activate the mail application corresponding to “E-mail subject”, and causes the input character “return from now” to be input to the subject input area 100a of the mail application (see FIG. 10E). .
  • control unit 45 may read a fixed phrase that is a mail text from a database stored in the memory 44 and input it to the text input area 100b of the mail application. .
  • the control unit 45 refers to the database stored in the memory 44 and matches the input character displayed in the input character display area 110. Determine whether there is an email subject boilerplate that you want to do.
  • the control unit 45 determines that there is a mail subject fixed phrase that matches the input character, the control unit 45 reads the mail body fixed phrase associated with the mail subject fixed phrase from the database. Further, the control unit 45 causes the input text to be input in the subject input area 100a of the mail application to be activated, and causes the text input area 100b of the mail application to input the mail text fixed phrase read from the database.
  • FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a change in display mode when an input character is input when a standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21 and a new character is input thereafter.
  • control unit 45 reads “Now “Return from” and a space symbol are displayed in the input character display area 110, and “E-mail subject”, “E-mail body”, “SMS mail subject”, “Internet search” and “schedule alarm” are displayed as predetermined character strings. Control is performed so as to display in the conversion candidate display area 120 (see FIG. 12C).
  • a new character “e” is further input.
  • This new character is the first character of a predetermined character string corresponding to the desired application. That is, the new character is the first character of the predetermined character string selected by the operation unit 11 from the plurality of predetermined character strings displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120. For example, among the predetermined character strings “Email subject”, “Email body”, “SMS email subject”, “Internet search”, and “Schedule alarm” displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 of FIG.
  • “e” is input by the operation unit 11.
  • the memory 44 stores a table in which a predetermined character string is associated with the first character (first character) of the predetermined character string.
  • the control unit 45 When a new character is input after a symbol that cannot be converted, the control unit 45 refers to the table stored in the memory 44 and determines whether or not the first character matches the new character. If the control unit 45 determines that there is a new character that matches the new character among the first characters stored in the table, the control unit 45 gives priority to the predetermined character string corresponding to the first character over the other character strings. Are displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 12D, when “e” is input as a new character by the operation unit 11, the control unit 45 reads “e” as the first character of a predetermined character string “SMS mail subject”. Then, it is determined that the new character “e” matches, and a predetermined character string “SMS mail subject” is displayed at the top in the conversion candidate display area 120.
  • the control unit 45 causes the activation unit 45 a to execute an SMS mail application corresponding to “SMS mail subject”.
  • the input character “Return from now” is input to the subject input area 100a (character input area 100) of the SMS mail application (see FIG. 12E).
  • FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration for the mobile phone 1 according to the third embodiment to function.
  • the mobile phone 1 further includes an analysis unit 45c.
  • the analysis unit 45 c analyzes the input character input by the operation unit 11. For example, the analysis unit 45c determines whether the input character is composed only of a word, whether the input character is composed of one sentence, whether the input character includes a line feed symbol indicating a line break of a sentence, Or whether the input character includes a space symbol, or the input character includes two or more punctuation marks (.).
  • the control unit 45 changes the display order of a predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the analysis result by the analysis unit 45c. For example, when the analysis unit 45c analyzes that the input character is composed only of words, the control unit 45 refers to a table illustrated in FIG. The character strings are rearranged in the order of “Internet search”, “Kanji check”, “Dictionary”, and “E-mail subject”.
  • FIG. 14 is a table for determining the display order of predetermined character strings.
  • the table shown in FIG. 14 determines the order in which a plurality of predetermined character strings are displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the analysis result of the analysis unit 45c.
  • the numbers described in the table represent the display order. For example, when there are two or more punctuation marks (.) In the input character, the first display rank is “E-mail body”, the second display rank is “Memo”, and the third display rank is Since it is “schedule”, the control unit 45 causes the conversion candidate display area 120 to display a predetermined character string in the order of “E-mail text”, “memo pad”, and “schedule book”.
  • the mobile phone 1 converts the display order of the predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the analysis result by the analysis unit 45c, so that the predetermined character string corresponding to the desired application is changed. Can be displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 with priority over the character string.
  • the mobile phone 1 according to the fourth embodiment has the same configuration as the functional block shown in FIG.
  • the memory 44 stores the number of activations for each application activated by the activation unit 45a. That is, each time the activation unit 45a activates each application, the control unit 45 increments a variable indicating the number of activations of each application stored in the memory 44 (increment).
  • the control unit 45 causes the conversion candidate display area 120 to display a predetermined character string in descending order of the number of activations based on the number of activations for each application stored in the memory 44. That is, when the control unit 45 displays a predetermined character string in the conversion candidate display area 120, the control unit 45 refers to a variable representing the number of activations of each application stored in the memory 44, and determines a predetermined character corresponding to an application with a large variable. The column is preferentially displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120.
  • the mobile phone 1 can preferentially display a predetermined character string corresponding to an application that is activated frequently in the conversion candidate display area 120.
  • first to fourth embodiments are implemented has been described.
  • first to fourth embodiments described above may be implemented in combination.
  • both the first embodiment and the second embodiment can be used together.
  • the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be applied to electronic devices such as PHS (Personal Handyphone System) and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).
  • PHS Personal Handyphone System
  • PDA Personal Digital Assistant

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Provided are an electronic device wherein a desired application can be activated on the basis of a displayed character string, and a method for activating an application. An electronic device is provided with an activation unit (45a) for activating an application wherein character input to a character input area is possible, a memory (44) for storing a predetermined character string corresponding to the application, an operation unit (11) for inputting a first character string including a single or a plurality of characters and a second character string including a single or a plurality of characters, a display unit for displaying the first character string and the second character string input from the operation unit (11), a determination unit (45b) for determining whether or not the second character string matches the predetermined character string, and a control unit (45) which, when the determination unit (45b) determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string, functions to control an activation unit (45a) to activate an application corresponding to the predetermined character string and functions to input the first character string in the character input area of the application.

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電子機器及びアプリケーションの起動方法Electronic device and application startup method
　本発明は、文字を入力可能なアプリケーションを備える電子機器及びアプリケーションの起動方法に関する。 The present invention relates to an electronic device having an application capable of inputting characters and a method for starting the application.
　携帯電話機等を始めとする電子機器には、文字を入力する操作部と、操作部により入力された文字を表示する表示部と、入力文字が表示された状態で文字入力画面を有する所望のアプリケーションを選択すると、選択されたアプリケーションの文字入力画面に入力文字を表示させる制御部と、を備えるものがある（特許文献１を参照）。 In an electronic device such as a cellular phone, a desired application having an operation unit for inputting characters, a display unit for displaying characters input by the operation unit, and a character input screen in a state where the input characters are displayed And a control unit that displays input characters on the character input screen of the selected application (see Patent Document 1).
特開２００９－３１９７１号公報JP 2009-31971 A
　しかしながら、上記の電子機器においては、複数のアプリケーションの中からユーザが所望する１つのアプリケーションを選択する必要があった。また、上記の電子機器においては、ユーザにより選択可能なアプリケーションが限られていた。 However, in the above electronic device, it is necessary to select one application desired by the user from among a plurality of applications. Further, in the above electronic device, applications that can be selected by the user are limited.
　本発明は、表示された文字列又は文字に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動可能な電子機器及びアプリケーションの起動方法を提供することを目的とする。 An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of starting a desired application based on a displayed character string or character, and an application starting method.
　本発明に係る電子機器は、文字入力領域に文字入力が可能なアプリケーションを起動する起動部と、前記アプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を記憶する記憶部と、単数又は複数の文字を含む第１文字列、及び単数又は複数の文字を含む第２文字列を入力する操作部と、前記操作部により入力された前記第１文字列及び前記第２文字列を表示する表示部と、前記第２文字列が前記所定の文字列と一致するか否かを判断する判断部と、前記判断部が前記第２文字列と前記所定の文字列とが一致すると判断した場合に、前記起動部により前記所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動させ、前記アプリケーションの前記文字入力領域に前記第１文字列を入力させる制御部と、を備えることを特徴とする。 An electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes an activation unit that activates an application capable of inputting characters in a character input area, a storage unit that stores a predetermined character string corresponding to the application, and a first character that includes one or more characters. An operation unit that inputs a character string and a second character string that includes one or more characters, a display unit that displays the first character string and the second character string input by the operation unit, and the second When the determination unit determines whether the character string matches the predetermined character string, and when the determination unit determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string, A controller that activates an application corresponding to a predetermined character string and inputs the first character string in the character input area of the application.
　また、本発明に係る電子機器は、前記操作部は、変換不能な変換不能記号を入力可能であり、前記制御部は、前記操作部により前記第１文字列が入力された後に前記変換不能記号が入力されたことに基づいて、前記第２文字列が入力されることを判断することが好ましい。 In the electronic device according to the present invention, the operation unit can input an unconvertible symbol that cannot be converted, and the control unit can input the unconvertible symbol after the first character string is input by the operation unit. It is preferable to determine that the second character string is input based on the input of.
　また、前記操作部により入力された前記第１文字列は、第１の入力文字列及び第２の入力文字列を含むことが好ましい。 In addition, it is preferable that the first character string input by the operation unit includes a first input character string and a second input character string.
　また、前記制御部は、前記判断部が前記第２文字列と前記所定の文字列とが一致すると判断した場合に、前記第１文字列を第１態様で表示させると共に、前記第２文字列を前記第１態様とは異なる第２態様で表示させることが好ましい。 In addition, when the determination unit determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string, the control unit displays the first character string in a first mode and the second character string. Is preferably displayed in a second mode different from the first mode.
　また、前記制御部は、前記所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションとして、前記文字入力領域に入力された前記第１文字列に基づいて検索を行う検索アプリケーションを前記起動部により起動させた場合に、当該検索アプリケーションに対応する画面に表示される移動可能な操作カーソルを、検索を実行させる操作位置に位置させることが好ましい。 In addition, when the control unit starts up a search application that performs a search based on the first character string input to the character input area as an application corresponding to the predetermined character string, It is preferable that the movable operation cursor displayed on the screen corresponding to the search application is positioned at the operation position where the search is executed.
　また、前記判断部は、初期画面が前記表示部に表示されている状態において、前記操作部により前記第１文字列及び前記第２文字列が入力された場合に、前記第２文字列が前記所定の文字列と一致するか否かを判断することが好ましい。 In addition, when the first character string and the second character string are input by the operation unit in a state where the initial screen is displayed on the display unit, the determination unit determines that the second character string is It is preferable to determine whether or not it matches a predetermined character string.
　本発明に係る電子機器は、文字入力領域に文字入力が可能なアプリケーションを起動する起動部と、前記アプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を記憶する記憶部と、単数又は複数の文字を含む文字列を入力する操作部と、前記操作部により入力された入力文字列を第１表示領域に表示すると共に、前記記憶部に記憶された前記所定の文字列を第２表示領域に表示する表示部と、前記所定の文字列が前記操作部により選択されると、選択された前記所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを前記起動部により起動させ、前記アプリケーションの前記文字入力領域に前記入力文字列を入力させる制御部と、を備えることを特徴とする。 An electronic device according to the present invention includes an activation unit that activates an application capable of inputting characters in a character input area, a storage unit that stores a predetermined character string corresponding to the application, and a character string that includes one or more characters. And a display unit for displaying the input character string input by the operation unit in the first display area and displaying the predetermined character string stored in the storage unit in the second display area; When the predetermined character string is selected by the operation unit, an application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string is activated by the activation unit, and the input character string is input to the character input area of the application And a control unit for causing the controller to operate.
　また、前記操作部は、変換不能な変換不能記号を入力可能であり、前記制御部は、前記操作部により前記入力文字列が入力された後に前記変換不能記号が入力されたことに基づいて、前記所定の文字列を前記第２表示領域に表示させることが好ましい。 The operation unit is capable of inputting an unconvertible symbol that cannot be converted, and the control unit is based on the input of the unconvertible symbol after the input character string is input by the operation unit. It is preferable to display the predetermined character string in the second display area.
　また、複数の前記入力文字列は、第１の入力文字列及び第２の入力文字列を含むことが好ましい。 Also, it is preferable that the plurality of input character strings include a first input character string and a second input character string.
　また、前記制御部は、前記所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションとして、前記第１表示領域に入力された前記入力文字に基づいて検索を行う検索アプリケーションを前記起動部により起動させた場合に、当該検索アプリケーションに対応する画面に表示される移動可能な操作カーソルを前記表示部の所定位置に表示させることが好ましい。 In addition, when the activation unit starts a search application that performs a search based on the input characters input to the first display area, as the application corresponding to the predetermined character string, It is preferable to display a movable operation cursor displayed on the screen corresponding to the search application at a predetermined position on the display unit.
　また、前記記憶部は、前記操作部により入力された前記入力文字列と、当該入力文字列が入力されたときに前記起動部により起動された前記アプリケーションとを関連付けて記憶し、前記制御部は、前記操作部により入力文字列が入力される場合に、前記記憶部に当該入力文字列と関連付けて記憶される前記アプリケーションに対応する前記所定の文字列を前記第２表示領域に表示させることが好ましい。 The storage unit stores the input character string input by the operation unit in association with the application started by the start unit when the input character string is input, and the control unit When the input character string is input by the operation unit, the predetermined character string corresponding to the application stored in association with the input character string in the storage unit is displayed in the second display area. preferable.
　また、本発明に係る電子機器は、前記操作部により入力された前記入力文字を解析する解析部をさらに備え、前記制御部は、前記解析部による解析結果に基づいて、前記第２表示領域に表示される前記所定の文字列の表示順序を変更することが好ましい。 Moreover, the electronic device according to the present invention further includes an analysis unit that analyzes the input character input by the operation unit, and the control unit is provided in the second display area based on an analysis result by the analysis unit. It is preferable to change the display order of the predetermined character string to be displayed.
　また、前記記憶部は、前記起動部が起動したアプリケーション毎の起動回数をそれぞれ記憶し、前記制御部は、前記記憶部に記憶されるアプリケーション毎の前記起動回数に基づいて、前記起動回数が多い順に前記所定の文字列を前記第２表示領域に表示させることが好ましい。 The storage unit stores the number of activations for each application activated by the activation unit, and the control unit has a large number of activations based on the activation number for each application stored in the storage unit. It is preferable to display the predetermined character string in the second display area in order.
　また、前記第２表示領域には、前記所定の文字列及び前記第１表示領域に表示される前記入力文字列を変換した変換候補文字が表示され、前記所定の文字列と前記変換候補文字とは、異なる態様で表示されることが好ましい。 In the second display area, a conversion candidate character obtained by converting the predetermined character string and the input character string displayed in the first display area is displayed, and the predetermined character string, the conversion candidate character, Are preferably displayed in different ways.
　また、前記制御部は、初期画面が前記表示部に表示されている状態において前記操作部により前記入力文字列が入力される場合に、前記所定の文字列を前記第２表示領域に表示させることが好ましい。 Further, the control unit displays the predetermined character string in the second display area when the input character string is input by the operation unit while the initial screen is displayed on the display unit. Is preferred.
　また、本発明に係るアプリケーションの起動方法は、文字入力領域に文字入力が可能なアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を記憶する工程と、単数又は複数の文字を含む第１文字列の入力に応じて、表示部に前記第１文字列を表示する工程と表示された前記第１文字列に関連して前記所定の文字列を表示する工程と、前記所定の文字列に対応する前記アプリケーションを起動し、前記アプリケーションの前記文字入力領域に前記第１文字列を入力させる工程と、を行うことを特徴とする。 In addition, the method for starting an application according to the present invention corresponds to a step of storing a predetermined character string corresponding to an application capable of character input in the character input area and an input of a first character string including one or more characters. Displaying the first character string on the display unit, displaying the predetermined character string in relation to the displayed first character string, and activating the application corresponding to the predetermined character string And inputting the first character string into the character input area of the application.
　また、本発明に係るアプリケーションの起動方法は、入力された前記第２文字列を前記第１文字列と共に表示する工程と、表示された前記第２文字列が、記憶された前記所定の文字列と一致するか否かを判断する工程と、前記第２文字列と前記所定の文字列とが一致すると判断された場合に、前記所定の文字列に対応する前記アプリケーションを起動し、前記アプリケーションの前記文字入力領域に前記第１文字列を入力させる工程と、を行うことが好ましい。 The application activation method according to the present invention includes a step of displaying the input second character string together with the first character string, and the predetermined character string in which the displayed second character string is stored. The application corresponding to the predetermined character string is started when the second character string and the predetermined character string are determined to match, and Preferably, the step of inputting the first character string into the character input area is performed.
　また、本発明に係るアプリケーションの起動方法は、入力される前記第１文字列を入力文字列として前記表示部の第１表示領域に表示すると共に、記憶される前記所定の文字列を前記表示部の第２表示領域に表示する工程と、前記第２表示領域に表示される前記所定の文字列が選択されると、選択された前記所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動し、前記アプリケーションの前記文字入力領域に前記入力文字列を入力させる工程と、を行うことが好ましい。 The application activation method according to the present invention displays the input first character string as an input character string in the first display area of the display unit, and stores the predetermined character string stored in the display unit. When the predetermined character string displayed in the second display area and the predetermined character string displayed in the second display area are selected, an application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string is started, and the application It is preferable to perform the step of inputting the input character string in the character input area.
　本発明は、表示された文字列に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動することができる。 The present invention can start a desired application based on the displayed character string.
本発明の電子機器の一実施形態に係る携帯電話機の外観斜視図を示す。1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of an electronic apparatus of the invention. 携帯電話機の機能を示す機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram which shows the function of a mobile telephone. キーアサインについての説明に供する図である。It is a figure where it uses for description about a key assignment. 第１実施形態に係る携帯電話機が機能を発揮するための構成を示す機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure for the mobile telephone which concerns on 1st Embodiment to exhibit a function. 待受画面が表示部に表示されている場合に、第１文字列及び第２文字列が入力されて、メールアプリケーションが起動されるときの表示態様の変化の一例、及び変換データベースの一例を示す図である。An example of a change in display mode and an example of a conversion database when the first character string and the second character string are input and the mail application is activated when the standby screen is displayed on the display unit are shown. FIG. 変換候補文字について説明するための表示部２１の第１の表示態様を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the 1st display mode of the display part 21 for demonstrating a conversion candidate character. 変換候補文字について説明するための表示部２１の第２の表示態様を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the 2nd display mode of the display part 21 for demonstrating a conversion candidate character. 第１実施形態に係る携帯電話機の動作を示すフローチャートである。3 is a flowchart showing an operation of the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. 第２実施形態に係る携帯電話機が機能を発揮するための構成を示す機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure for the mobile telephone which concerns on 2nd Embodiment to exhibit a function. 待受画面が表示部に表示されている場合に文字列が入力されるときの表示態様の変化を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the change of a display mode when a character string is input when the standby screen is displayed on the display part. 変換データベースを示す図である。It is a figure which shows a conversion database. 待受画面が表示部に表示されている場合に文字列が入力され、その後に新たな文字がさらに入力されたときの表示態様の変化を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the change of a display mode when a character string is input when the standby screen is displayed on the display part, and a new character is further input after that. 第３実施形態に係る携帯電話機が機能を発揮するための構成を示す機能ブロック図である。It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure for the mobile telephone which concerns on 3rd Embodiment to exhibit a function. 所定の文字列の表示順序を決定する表である。It is a table | surface which determines the display order of a predetermined character string.
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　以下、本発明の実施形態について説明する。まず、第１実施形態について説明する。図１は、本発明の電子機器の一実施形態に係る携帯電話機１の外観斜視図を示す。なお、図１は、いわゆる折り畳み型の携帯電話機の形態を示しているが、本発明に係る携帯電話機の形態としては特にこれに限られない。例えば、両筐体を重ね合わせた状態から一方の筐体を一方向にスライドさせるようにしたスライド式や、重ね合せ方向に沿う軸線を中心に一方の筐体を回転させるようにした回転式（ターンタイプ）や、操作部と表示部とが１つの筐体に配置され、連結部を有さない形式（ストレートタイプ、フリップタイプ）でもよい。 <First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described. First, the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment of an electronic apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a so-called foldable mobile phone, but the mobile phone according to the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a sliding type in which one casing is slid in one direction from a state in which both casings are overlapped, or a rotary type in which one casing is rotated around an axis along the overlapping direction ( (Turn type) or a type (straight type, flip type) in which the operation unit and the display unit are arranged in one housing and do not have a connecting unit.
　携帯電話機１は、操作部側筐体部２と、表示部側筐体部３とを備える。操作部側筐体部２は、表面部１０に、操作部１１と、携帯電話機１の使用者が通話時に発した音声を入力するマイク１２とを備える。操作部１１は、各種設定や電話帳機能やメール機能等の各種機能を作動させるための機能設定操作キー１３と、電話番号の数字やメール等の文字等を入力するための入力操作キー１４と、各種操作における決定やスクロール等を行う決定操作キー１５とから構成されている。 The mobile phone 1 includes an operation unit side body 2 and a display unit side body 3. The operation unit side body unit 2 includes, on the surface unit 10, an operation unit 11 and a microphone 12 for inputting a voice uttered by a user of the mobile phone 1 during a call. The operation unit 11 includes a function setting operation key 13 for operating various functions such as various settings, a telephone book function, a mail function, and the like, and an input operation key 14 for inputting a telephone number and characters such as mail. , And a determination operation key 15 for performing determination and scrolling in various operations.
　また、表示部側筐体部３は、表面部２０に、各種情報を表示する表示部２１と、通話の相手側の音声を出力するスピーカ２２とを備える。 The display unit side body unit 3 includes a display unit 21 for displaying various types of information on the surface unit 20 and a speaker 22 for outputting the voice of the other party of the call.
　また、操作部側筐体部２の上端部と表示部側筐体部３の下端部とは、ヒンジ機構４を介して連結されている。また、携帯電話機１は、ヒンジ機構４を介して連結された操作部側筐体部２と表示部側筐体部３とを相対的に回転することにより、操作部側筐体部２と表示部側筐体部３とを互いに開いた状態（開放状態）にしたり、操作部側筐体部２と表示部側筐体部３とを折り畳んだ状態（折畳み状態）にしたりできる。 The upper end of the operation unit side body 2 and the lower end of the display unit side body 3 are connected via a hinge mechanism 4. In addition, the cellular phone 1 relatively rotates the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 connected via the hinge mechanism 4, thereby displaying the operation unit side body 2 and the display. The part-side casing 3 can be opened to each other (opened state), or the operation part-side casing 2 and the display-side casing 3 can be folded (folded state).
　また、図２は、携帯電話機１の機能を示す機能ブロック図である。携帯電話機１は、図２に示すように、操作部１１と、マイク１２と、メインアンテナ４０と、ＲＦ回路部４１と、画像処理部４２と、音声処理部４３と、メモリ４４（記憶部）と、制御部４５と、表示部２１と、スピーカ２２と、ドライバＩＣ２３とを操作部側筐体部２又は表示部側筐体部３に備える。 FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing functions of the mobile phone 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 1 includes an operation unit 11, a microphone 12, a main antenna 40, an RF circuit unit 41, an image processing unit 42, an audio processing unit 43, and a memory 44 (storage unit). The control unit 45, the display unit 21, the speaker 22, and the driver IC 23 are provided in the operation unit side body unit 2 or the display unit side body unit 3.
　メインアンテナ４０は、所定の使用周波数帯（例えば、８００ＭＨｚ）で基地局等の外部装置と通信を行う構成である。なお、実施形態では、所定の使用周波数帯として、８００ＭＨｚとしたが、これ以外の周波数帯であってもよい。 The main antenna 40 is configured to communicate with an external device such as a base station in a predetermined use frequency band (for example, 800 MHz). In the embodiment, the predetermined use frequency band is 800 MHz, but other frequency bands may be used.
　ＲＦ回路部４１は、メインアンテナ４０によって受信した信号を復調処理し、処理後の信号を制御部４５に供給する。そして、制御部４５から供給された信号を変調処理し、メインアンテナ４０を介して外部装置に送信する。また、その一方で、メインアンテナ４０によって受信している信号の強度を制御部４５に通知する。 The RF circuit unit 41 demodulates the signal received by the main antenna 40 and supplies the processed signal to the control unit 45. Then, the signal supplied from the control unit 45 is modulated and transmitted to the external device via the main antenna 40. On the other hand, the control unit 45 is notified of the strength of the signal received by the main antenna 40.
　画像処理部４２は、制御部４５の制御にしたがって、所定の画像処理を行い、処理後の画像データをドライバＩＣ２３に出力する。ドライバＩＣ２３は、画像処理部４２から供給された画像データをフレームメモリに蓄え、所定のタイミングで表示部２１に出力する。 The image processing unit 42 performs predetermined image processing under the control of the control unit 45, and outputs the processed image data to the driver IC 23. The driver IC 23 stores the image data supplied from the image processing unit 42 in the frame memory and outputs it to the display unit 21 at a predetermined timing.
　音声処理部４３は、制御部４５の制御にしたがって、ＲＦ回路部４１から供給された信号に対して所定の音声処理を行い、処理後の信号をスピーカ２２に出力する。スピーカ２２は、音声処理部４３から供給された信号を外部に出力する。 The sound processing unit 43 performs predetermined sound processing on the signal supplied from the RF circuit unit 41 under the control of the control unit 45, and outputs the processed signal to the speaker 22. The speaker 22 outputs the signal supplied from the sound processing unit 43 to the outside.
　また、音声処理部４３は、制御部４５の制御にしたがって、マイク１２から入力された信号を処理し、処理後の信号をＲＦ回路部４１に出力する。ＲＦ回路部４１は、音声処理部４３から供給された信号に所定の処理を行い、処理後の信号をメインアンテナ４０に出力する。 Also, the audio processing unit 43 processes the signal input from the microphone 12 according to the control of the control unit 45 and outputs the processed signal to the RF circuit unit 41. The RF circuit unit 41 performs a predetermined process on the signal supplied from the sound processing unit 43 and outputs the processed signal to the main antenna 40.
　メモリ４４は、例えば、ワーキングメモリを含み、制御部４５による演算処理に利用される。また、メモリ４４には、複数のアプリケーションや当該アプリケーションが必要とする各種のテーブル等が記憶されている。また、メモリ４４は、着脱可能な外部メモリを兼ねていてもよい。 The memory 44 includes, for example, a working memory and is used for arithmetic processing by the control unit 45. The memory 44 stores a plurality of applications and various tables necessary for the applications. The memory 44 may also serve as a removable external memory.
　制御部４５は、携帯電話機１の全体を制御しており、中央処理装置（ＣＰＵ）等を用いて構成される。ここで、操作部１１によるキー操作に応じた制御部４５の制御動作について説明する。制御部４５は、原則的に現在アクティブに起動されているアプリケーションに応じて、操作部１１を構成する各キー（機能設定操作キー１３、入力操作キー１４及び決定操作キー１５）に割り当てる記号や機能を変化させる。 The control unit 45 controls the entire mobile phone 1 and is configured using a central processing unit (CPU) or the like. Here, the control operation of the control unit 45 according to the key operation by the operation unit 11 will be described. In principle, the control unit 45 assigns symbols and functions to each key (the function setting operation key 13, the input operation key 14, and the determination operation key 15) constituting the operation unit 11 in accordance with the currently active application. To change.
　具体的には、操作部１１は、いずれかのキーが押下されたときに、当該キーの位置情報（例えば、図３（ａ）に示すように、入力操作キー１４の第２行左列のキー（「１」と「あ」が表面に印刷されているキー）が押下された場合には、（Ｘ２、Ｙ１）なる位置情報）を制御部４５に送信する。制御部４５は、メモリ４４にアクセスして、現在アクティブになっているアプリケーションに対応するキーアサインテーブルを参照し、操作部１１から送信されてきた位置情報から割り当てられている記号や機能の処理を実行する。例えば、メモリ４４には、図３（ｂ）～図３（ｄ）に示すように、複数のキーアサインテーブルが格納されている。なお、図３（ｂ）は、電話発信を行う際に利用されるテーブルであり、図３（ｃ）は、メモ帳アプリケーションやメールアプリケーションにおいて利用されるテーブルであり、図３（ｄ）は、テレビアプリケーションにおいてチャンネルを変更する際に利用されるテーブルである。 Specifically, when any of the keys is pressed, the operation unit 11 detects the position information of the key (for example, as shown in FIG. 3A, the left column of the second row of the input operation keys 14). When the key (the key with “1” and “a” printed on the front surface) is pressed, the position information (X2, Y1) is transmitted to the control unit 45. The control unit 45 accesses the memory 44, refers to the key assignment table corresponding to the currently active application, and processes the symbols and functions assigned from the position information transmitted from the operation unit 11. Execute. For example, as shown in FIGS. 3B to 3D, the memory 44 stores a plurality of key assignment tables. 3B is a table used when making a call, FIG. 3C is a table used in a notepad application or a mail application, and FIG. It is a table used when changing a channel in a television application.
　なお、記号の処理の実行とは、例えば、現在アクティブになっているアプリケーションがメモ帳アプリケーションの場合には、「１」や「あ」を表示部２１に表示することを意味している。また、機能の処理の実行とは、例えば、現在アクティブになっているアプリケーションがテレビの場合には、表示チャンネルを１ｃｈに設定することを意味している。 Note that execution of symbol processing means that, for example, when the currently active application is a notepad application, “1” or “A” is displayed on the display unit 21. The execution of the function processing means, for example, that the display channel is set to 1ch when the currently active application is a television.
　また、メモリ４４には、複数のキーアサインテーブルが格納されており、制御部４５は、アプリケーションに応じて、参照するキーアサインテーブルを切り替え、操作部１１から送信されてくるキーの位置情報に基づいて所定のキーアサインテーブルを参照して、所定の処理を実行する。 The memory 44 stores a plurality of key assignment tables, and the control unit 45 switches the key assignment table to be referred to according to the application, and based on the key position information transmitted from the operation unit 11. The predetermined process is executed with reference to a predetermined key assignment table.
　このように構成される携帯電話機１は、表示された文字列に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動可能な機能を有する。
　以下に、携帯電話機１に係る上記機能を発揮するための構成と動作について詳述する。先ず、第１実施形態に係る携帯電話機１の上記機能を発揮するための構成について、図４を参照しながら説明する。図４は、携帯電話機１が上記機能を発揮するための構成を示す機能ブロック図である。 The mobile phone 1 configured as described above has a function capable of starting a desired application based on the displayed character string.
Below, the structure and operation | movement for exhibiting the said function which concerns on the mobile telephone 1 are explained in full detail. First, a configuration for exhibiting the above functions of the mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration for the mobile phone 1 to exhibit the above functions.
　携帯電話機１は、起動部４５ａと、メモリ４４と、操作部１１と、表示部２１（図２参照）と、判断部４５ｂと、制御部４５とを備える。
　起動部４５ａは、文字入力領域１００に文字入力が可能なアプリケーションを起動する。アプリケーションには、例えば、メールアプリケーション、インターネット閲覧アプリケーション、辞書検索アプリケーション、メモ帳アプリケーション、テレビアプリケーション、アドレス帳アプリケーション及びスケジュール帳アプリケーション等があげられる。また、文字入力領域１００は、文字が入力される領域である。文字入力領域１００は、例えば、メールアプリケーションの場合、メール件名が入力される領域（件名入力領域１００ａ：図５（ｄ）参照）や、メール本文が入力される領域（本文入力領域１００ｂ：図５（ｄ）参照）である。 The cellular phone 1 includes an activation unit 45a, a memory 44, an operation unit 11, a display unit 21 (see FIG. 2), a determination unit 45b, and a control unit 45.
The activation unit 45 a activates an application that can input characters in the character input area 100. Examples of the application include a mail application, an Internet browsing application, a dictionary search application, a memo pad application, a television application, an address book application, a schedule book application, and the like. The character input area 100 is an area where characters are input. For example, in the case of a mail application, the character input area 100 is an area where a mail subject is input (subject input area 100a: see FIG. 5 (d)) or an area where a mail text is input (text input area 100b: FIG. 5). (See (d)).
　メモリ４４は、文字入力が可能なアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を記憶する。所定の文字列は、一のアプリケーションを特定することができる文字列である。所定の文字列は、例えば、アプリケーションの名称や略称等であればよい。
　より具体的な例としては、所定の文字列は、メールアプリケーションの場合、「メール」となる。また、所定の文字列は、インターネット閲覧アプリケーションを利用して電車等の乗り換え案内を調べる場合、「乗換案内」となる。さらに、所定の文字列は、インターネット閲覧アプリケーションを利用して所定の語句を検索する場合、「検索」となる。 The memory 44 stores a predetermined character string corresponding to an application capable of character input. The predetermined character string is a character string that can identify one application. The predetermined character string may be, for example, an application name or abbreviation.
As a more specific example, the predetermined character string is “mail” in the case of a mail application. In addition, the predetermined character string becomes “transfer guide” when the transfer guide such as a train is checked using the Internet browsing application. Furthermore, the predetermined character string becomes “search” when a predetermined word or phrase is searched using an Internet browsing application.
　操作部１１は、単数又は複数の文字を含む第１文字列、及び単数又は複数の文字を含む第２文字列を入力する。
　第１文字列は、後述する制御部４５の処理により、アプリケーションの文字入力領域１００に入力される文字列である。第１文字列は、単数若しくは複数の文字、単数若しくは複数の数字、又は文字と数字との組み合わせ等からなる。
　第２文字列は、ユーザが所望するアプリケーションを起動部４５ａにより起動させるために入力される文字列である。第２文字列は、起動部４５ａにより起動させるアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列と同一の文字列となる。例えば、所定の文字列が「メール」となっているメールアプリケーションを起動させる場合、第２文字列として「メール」が入力される。なお、第２文字列は、単数若しくは複数の文字、単数若しくは複数の数字、又は文字と数字との組み合わせ等からなる。 The operation unit 11 inputs a first character string including one or more characters and a second character string including one or more characters.
The first character string is a character string input to the character input area 100 of the application by processing of the control unit 45 described later. The first character string is composed of one or more characters, one or more numbers, or a combination of characters and numbers.
The second character string is a character string that is input to activate the application desired by the user by the activation unit 45a. The second character string is the same character string as the predetermined character string corresponding to the application activated by the activation unit 45a. For example, when starting a mail application whose predetermined character string is “mail”, “mail” is input as the second character string. The second character string is composed of one or more characters, one or more numbers, or a combination of characters and numbers.
　表示部２１は、操作部１１により入力された第１文字列及び第２文字列を表示する。
　判断部４５ｂは、表示部２１に表示された第２文字列がメモリ４４に記憶された所定の文字列と一致するか否かを判断する。例えば、所定の文字列として「メール」（メールアプリケーションに対応するもの）、「テレビ」（テレビアプリケーションに対応するもの）等がメモリ４４に記憶されている場合、第２文字列として「メール」が表示部２１に表示されると（操作部１１により入力されると）、判断部４５ｂは、第２文字列としての「メール」に一致するものが複数の所定の文字列の中に存在するか否かを判断する。 The display unit 21 displays the first character string and the second character string input by the operation unit 11.
The determination unit 45 b determines whether or not the second character string displayed on the display unit 21 matches a predetermined character string stored in the memory 44. For example, when “mail” (corresponding to the mail application), “TV” (corresponding to the TV application), etc. are stored in the memory 44 as the predetermined character string, “mail” is the second character string. When displayed on the display unit 21 (when input by the operation unit 11), the determination unit 45b determines whether there is a thing that matches the “mail” as the second character string in a plurality of predetermined character strings. Judge whether or not.
　制御部４５は、判断部４５ｂが第２文字列と所定の文字列とが一致すると判断した場合に、起動部４５ａにより所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動させ、アプリケーションの文字入力領域１００に第１文字列を入力させる。例えば、第２文字列としての「メール」と所定の文字列としての「メール」とが一致すると判断部４５ｂにより判断された場合に、制御部４５は、メールアプリケーションを起動して、メールアプリケーションの件名入力領域１００ａ（図５（ｄ）参照）又は本文入力領域１００ｂ（図５（ｄ）参照）に第１文字列を入力させる。 When the determination unit 45b determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string, the control unit 45 causes the activation unit 45a to activate an application corresponding to the predetermined character string, and the character input area 100 of the application The first character string is input. For example, when the determination unit 45b determines that “mail” as the second character string matches “mail” as the predetermined character string, the control unit 45 activates the mail application, The first character string is input to the subject input area 100a (see FIG. 5D) or the text input area 100b (see FIG. 5D).
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、操作部１１により入力された第２文字列とメモリ４４に記憶される所定の文字列とが判断部４５ｂにより一致すると判断された場合に、所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動するので、表示部２１に表示された文字列に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動することができる。 Therefore, the mobile phone 1 corresponds to a predetermined character string when the determination unit 45b determines that the second character string input from the operation unit 11 and the predetermined character string stored in the memory 44 match. Since the application is activated, a desired application can be activated based on the character string displayed on the display unit 21.
　また、操作部１１は、変換不能な変換不能記号を入力可能である。
　制御部４５は、操作部１１により第１文字列が入力された後に変換不能記号が入力されたことに基づいて、第２文字列が入力されることを判断することができる。すなわち、制御部４５は、変換不能記号が入力された場合には、変換不能記号の後に入力される文字列が第２文字列であると判断する。変換不能な変換不能記号とは、例えば、スペース、シャープ（＃）及びアスタリスク（＊）等の、ひらがな、カタカナ、漢字、小文字、大文字等に変換することができないように規定されている記号のことである。
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、ある文字列の後に変換不能記号が入力された場合に、当該変換不能記号の後に入力された文字列を第２文字列と判断することができる。
　なお、操作部１１により第１文字列と第２文字列とを入力しておき、これらの文字列が入力された後に、第１文字列と第２文字列との間に変換不能記号を入力してもよい。 The operation unit 11 can input an unconvertible symbol that cannot be converted.
The control unit 45 can determine that the second character string is input based on the input of the unconvertible symbol after the input of the first character string by the operation unit 11. That is, when the unconvertible symbol is input, the control unit 45 determines that the character string input after the unconvertible symbol is the second character string. Unconvertible symbols that cannot be converted are symbols that are specified so that they cannot be converted to hiragana, katakana, kanji, lowercase, uppercase, etc., such as space, sharp (#), and asterisk (*). It is.
Therefore, when a non-convertible symbol is input after a certain character string, the mobile phone 1 can determine that the character string input after the non-convertible symbol is the second character string.
The first character string and the second character string are input by the operation unit 11, and after these character strings are input, an unconvertible symbol is input between the first character string and the second character string. May be.
　また、操作部１１により入力された第１文字列は、第１の入力文字列及び第２の入力文字列を含むことができる。第１の入力文字列及び第２の入力文字列は、それぞれ複数の文字や数字等の文字列からなるものである。第１文字列として複数の文字列が入力される場合は、例えば、インターネット閲覧アプリケーションを利用して電車の乗換案内を検索するときに利用される。より具体的には、操作部１１により、第１文字列の第１の入力文字列として「市が尾」が入力され、第１文字列の第２の入力文字列として「新宿」が入力され、第２文字列として「乗換案内」が入力される場合、携帯電話機１は、乗換案内サイトに接続させて、市が尾駅から新宿駅までの乗換案内を表示部２１に表示させる。なお、乗換案内を検索させる場合、制御部４５は、第１文字列として最初に入力される第１の入力文字列を出発駅と判断し、第１の入力文字列の後に入力される第２の入力文字列を到着駅と判断すればよい。 In addition, the first character string input by the operation unit 11 can include a first input character string and a second input character string. The first input character string and the second input character string are each composed of a character string such as a plurality of characters and numbers. When a plurality of character strings are input as the first character string, for example, it is used when searching for train transfer guidance using an Internet browsing application. More specifically, the operation unit 11 inputs “Ichigao” as the first input character string of the first character string, “Shinjuku” as the second input character string of the first character string, When “transfer guidance” is input as a two-character string, the mobile phone 1 is connected to the transfer guidance site and displays the transfer guidance from Ichigao Station to Shinjuku Station on the display unit 21. When searching for transfer guidance, the control unit 45 determines that the first input character string that is first input as the first character string is the departure station, and the second input that is input after the first input character string. Can be determined as the arrival station.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、第１文字列が第１の入力文字列と第２の入力文字列とを含むものであっても、操作部１１により入力された第２文字列とメモリ４４に記憶される所定の文字列とが一致すると判断部４５ｂにより判断された場合に、所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動するので、表示部２１に表示された文字列に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動することができる。 Accordingly, the mobile phone 1 stores the second character string input by the operation unit 11 and the memory 44 even if the first character string includes the first input character string and the second input character string. When the determination unit 45b determines that the predetermined character string matches, the application corresponding to the predetermined character string is started. Therefore, the desired application is started based on the character string displayed on the display unit 21. can do.
　また、制御部４５は、判断部４５ｂが第２文字列と所定の文字列とが一致すると判断した場合に、第１文字列を第１態様で表示させると共に、第２文字列を第１態様とは異なる第２態様で表示させることができる。第１文字列を第１態様で表示させ、第２文字列を第２態様で表示させる場合、制御部４５は、例えば、第１文字列と第２文字列との色をそれぞれ異ならせて表示部２１に表示させ、又は第１文字列と第２文字列との書体をそれぞれ異ならせて表示部２１に表示させればよい。 In addition, when the determination unit 45b determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string, the control unit 45 displays the first character string in the first mode and displays the second character string in the first mode. It can be displayed in a second mode different from the above. When the first character string is displayed in the first mode and the second character string is displayed in the second mode, the control unit 45 displays the first character string and the second character string in different colors, for example. It may be displayed on the display unit 21 or displayed on the display unit 21 with different fonts of the first character string and the second character string.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、第１文字列と第２文字列とをそれぞれ異なる態様で表示部２１に表示させるので、所定の文字列に一致する第２文字列が入力されたことをユーザに示すことができる。 Therefore, since the mobile phone 1 displays the first character string and the second character string on the display unit 21 in different modes, it indicates to the user that the second character string that matches the predetermined character string has been input. be able to.
　また、制御部４５は、所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションとして文字入力領域１００に入力された第１文字列に基づいて検索を行う検索アプリケーションを起動部４５ａにより起動させた場合に、当該検索アプリケーションに対応する画面に表示される移動可能な操作カーソルを、検索を実行させる操作位置に位置させることができる。 In addition, when the activation unit 45a activates a search application that performs a search based on the first character string input to the character input area 100 as an application corresponding to a predetermined character string, the control unit 45 The movable operation cursor displayed on the screen corresponding to can be positioned at the operation position for executing the search.
　操作カーソルとは、操作部１１（例えば、決定操作キー１５：図１参照）が操作されることにより表示部２１の画面を移動すると共に、その画面内において操作が行われる場所を示す印のことである。
　検索を実行させる操作位置とは、インターネット閲覧アプリケーションが起動されて所定の語句を検索する場合には検索を行うためのボタン（表示部２１に表示されたアイコン）の位置である。この例示の場合において、制御部４５は、インターネット閲覧アプリケーションが起動されたときには、検索を行うためのボタンと操作カーソルとを重ねて表示部２１に表示させるので、例えば、所定の語句の検索実行を行うために決定操作キー１５がユーザにより押下されるのみで、検索を実行させる。すなわち、ユーザは、決定操作キー１５を操作することにより操作カーソルを上下に移動させて、操作カーソルと検索ボタンとを重ねる必要がない。 The operation cursor is a mark indicating a place where an operation is performed in the screen while the screen of the display unit 21 is moved by operating the operation unit 11 (for example, the determination operation key 15: see FIG. 1). It is.
The operation position for executing the search is a position of a button (an icon displayed on the display unit 21) for performing a search when the Internet browsing application is activated to search for a predetermined word or phrase. In this example, when the Internet browsing application is activated, the control unit 45 causes the button for searching and the operation cursor to be displayed on the display unit 21 so that, for example, a search for a predetermined phrase is executed. The search is executed only by pressing the decision operation key 15 by the user for the purpose. That is, the user does not need to move the operation cursor up and down by operating the determination operation key 15 and overlap the operation cursor and the search button.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、表示部２１の検索を実行させる操作位置（例えば、検索ボタン）に操作カーソルを合わせる操作をユーザに行わせる必要がないので、ユーザの操作の手間を省くことができる。 Therefore, since the mobile phone 1 does not require the user to perform an operation of aligning the operation cursor with an operation position (for example, a search button) for executing the search of the display unit 21, it is possible to save the user's operation.
　また、判断部４５ｂは、初期画面（待受画面）が表示部２１に表示されている状態において、操作部１１により第１文字列及び第２文字列が入力された場合に、第２文字列が所定の文字列が一致するか否かを判断することができる。初期画面（待受画面）とは、電話着信やメール着信等を待ち受けているとき、及びアプリケーションの起動を待ち受けているときに表示部２１に表示される画面のことである。 In addition, the determination unit 45b receives the second character string when the first character string and the second character string are input by the operation unit 11 while the initial screen (standby screen) is displayed on the display unit 21. It can be determined whether or not a predetermined character string matches. The initial screen (standby screen) is a screen displayed on the display unit 21 when waiting for an incoming call or mail, or when waiting for an application to start.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、初期画面が表示部２１に表示されている場合に、操作部１１により入力された第２文字列とメモリ４４に記憶される所定の文字列とが一致すると判断部４５ｂにより判断されると、所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動するので、表示部２１に表示された文字列に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動することができる。 Therefore, when the initial screen is displayed on the display unit 21, the mobile phone 1 determines that the second character string input by the operation unit 11 matches the predetermined character string stored in the memory 44. If it is determined, the application corresponding to the predetermined character string is activated, so that a desired application can be activated based on the character string displayed on the display unit 21.
　次に、第１実施形態の携帯電話機１の動作について説明する。図５は、待受画面が表示部２１に表示されている場合に、第１文字列及び第２文字列が入力されて、メールアプリケーションが起動されるときの表示態様の変化の一例、及び変換データベースの一例を示す図である。図６は、変換候補文字について説明するための表示部２１の第１の表示態様を示す図である。図７は、変換候補文字について説明するための表示部２１の第２の表示態様を示す図である。 Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 shows an example of a change in display mode when the first character string and the second character string are input and the mail application is activated when the standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21, and conversion It is a figure which shows an example of a database. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a first display mode of the display unit 21 for explaining conversion candidate characters. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a second display mode of the display unit 21 for explaining conversion candidate characters.
　まず、待受画面が表示部２１に表示されている状態（図５（ａ）参照）において、操作部１１（テンキー）が操作されることにより、第１文字列として「今から帰る」と、第２文字列として「メール」と、第１文字列と第２文字列との間に挿入された変換不能記号としてのスペース記号とが入力された場合、制御部４５は、表示部２１に「今から帰る　メール」を表示させるよう制御する（図５（ｂ）参照）。 First, in a state where the standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21 (see FIG. 5A), the operation unit 11 (numeric keypad) is operated, so that “return from now” as the first character string, When “mail” as a second character string and a space symbol as an unconvertible symbol inserted between the first character string and the second character string are input, the control unit 45 displays “ It is controlled to display “e-mail returning from now” (see FIG. 5B).
　ここで、図６に示すように、例えば、文字列「メール」と入力するために、操作部１１が操作されることに基づいてまず文字「め」が入力され、表示部２１に文字「め」が表示された場合、表示部２１には、「め」からはじまる単語（例えば、「メール」や「メモ」等）を変換候補文字として変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させることができる。変換候補表示領域１２０に表示されるいずれか１つの単語が選択された場合、表示部２１に表示される文字が選択された単語に置き換わる。例えば、変換候補表示領域１２０に表示される複数の変換候補文字「メール」及び「メモ」のうち「メール」が選択された場合には、表示部２１に表示される文字「め」が文字列「メール」に置き換わる。 Here, as shown in FIG. 6, for example, in order to input the character string “mail”, the character “M” is first input based on the operation of the operation unit 11, and the character “M” is displayed on the display unit 21. "Can be displayed on the conversion candidate display area 120 on the display unit 21 as a conversion candidate character, for example, a word beginning with" Me "(for example," mail "or" memo "). When any one word displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 is selected, the character displayed on the display unit 21 is replaced with the selected word. For example, when “Mail” is selected from among a plurality of conversion candidate characters “Mail” and “Memo” displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120, the character “Me” displayed on the display unit 21 is a character string. Replaced with “Mail”.
　また、図７に示すように、例えば、文字列「ＭＡＩＬ」と入力するために、操作部１１が操作されることにより英字「Ｍ」が入力され、表示部２１に英字「Ｍ」が表示された場合、変換候補表示領域１２０には、「Ｍ」からはじまる単語（変換候補文字）（例えば、「ＭＡＩＬ」や「ＭＥＭＯ」等）が表示される。変換候補表示領域１２０に表示される変換候補文字のうちいずれか１つが選択された場合（例えば、「ＭＡＩＬ」が選択された場合）には、表示部２１に表示される文字「Ｍ」が「ＭＡＩＬ」に置き換わる。
　そして、操作部１１が操作されることに基づいて、第１文字列として、例えば「Ｉ　ｒｅｔｕｒｎ　ｎｏｗ．」が入力されて表示部２１に表示され、第２文字列としてまず文字「Ｍ」が入力された場合には、変換候補文字領域には、第２文字列の変換候補文字（例えば、「ＭＡＩＬ」や「ＭＥＭＯ」）が表示される。これらの変換候補文字のうち、例えば「ＭＡＩＬ」が選択された場合には、表示部２１に表示される「Ｍ」が「ＭＡＩＬ」に置き換わる。 Further, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, to input the character string “MAIL”, the operation unit 11 is operated to input the alphabet “M”, and the display unit 21 displays the alphabet “M”. In this case, the conversion candidate display area 120 displays words (conversion candidate characters) starting with “M” (for example, “MAIL”, “MEMO”, etc.). When any one of the conversion candidate characters displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 is selected (for example, when “MAIL” is selected), the character “M” displayed on the display unit 21 is “ Replaced with “MAIL”.
Then, based on the operation of the operation unit 11, for example, “I return now.” Is input as the first character string and displayed on the display unit 21. First, the character “M” is input as the second character string. In such a case, the conversion candidate character of the second character string (for example, “MAIL” or “MEMO”) is displayed in the conversion candidate character area. Of these conversion candidate characters, for example, when “MAIL” is selected, “M” displayed on the display unit 21 is replaced with “MAIL”.
　制御部４５は、変換不能記号が入力されることにより、変換不能記号の後に第２文字列が入力されると判断する。さらに、判断部４５ｂは、表示部２１に表示される「ＯＫ」の文字（電子的に表示されるアイコン）が操作部１１により選択されることにより、メモリ４４に記憶された所定の文字列と、操作部１１により入力された第２文字列とが一致するか否か判断する。制御部４５は、判断部４５ｂにより所定の文字列と第２文字列とが一致すると判断した場合、所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動部４５ａにより起動させる。一例として、図５に示すように、所定の文字列としての「メール」と、メールアプリケーションとが対応付けられてメモリ４４に記憶されている場合において、判断部４５ｂにより所定の文字列「メール」と第２文字列「メール」とが一致すると判断されると、制御部４５は、メールアプリケーションを起動する。 The control unit 45 determines that the second character string is input after the unconvertible symbol when the unconvertible symbol is input. Further, the determination unit 45 b selects a character string “OK” displayed on the display unit 21 (an icon displayed electronically) by the operation unit 11, and thereby selects a predetermined character string stored in the memory 44. Then, it is determined whether or not the second character string input by the operation unit 11 matches. When the determination unit 45b determines that the predetermined character string matches the second character string, the control unit 45 causes the activation unit 45a to activate the application corresponding to the predetermined character string. As an example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, when “mail” as a predetermined character string and a mail application are associated with each other and stored in the memory 44, the determination unit 45 b performs a predetermined character string “mail”. When it is determined that the second character string “mail” matches, the control unit 45 activates the mail application.
　メモリ４４には、メールアプリケーションが起動される場合に用いられる、メール件名としての定型句（メール件名定型句）と、メール本文としての定型句（メール本文定型句）とを関連付けた変換データベース（かんたんメールＤＢ）が記憶されている（図５（ｃ）参照）。一例として、メモリ４４には、メール件名定型句「今から帰る」と、メール本文定型句「今から帰るので３０分以内には家につきます。」とを関連付けた変換データベースが記憶されている。 The memory 44 includes a conversion database (easy to use) that associates a fixed phrase as a mail subject (mail subject fixed phrase) and a fixed phrase as a mail body (email body fixed phrase) that is used when the mail application is started. Mail DB) is stored (see FIG. 5C). As an example, the memory 44 stores a conversion database in which a mail subject phrase “return from now” and a mail body fixed phrase “return home now, within 30 minutes”.
　そして、制御部４５は、第２文字列として「メール」が入力された場合に、メモリ４４に記憶された変換データベースを参照し、メール件名定型句の中に第１文字列と一致するものがあるか否かを判断する。制御部４５は、メール件名定型句の中に第１文字列と一致するものがあると判断した場合、当該メール件名定型句に関連付けられたメール本文定型句をメモリ４４に記憶された変換データベースから読み出す。さらに、制御部４５は、起動部４５ａにより起動されたメールアプリケーションの件名入力領域１００ａに第１文字列を入力させ、メールアプリケーションの本文入力領域１００ｂに変換データベースから読み出されたメール本文定型句を入力させる（図５（ｄ）参照）。一例として、図５に示すように、制御部４５は、操作部１１により第１文字列として「今から帰る」と入力される場合に、表示部２１に表示される件名入力領域１００ａに「今から帰る」を入力させると共に、メール件名定型句「今から帰る」に関連付けられたメール本文定型句「今から帰るので３０分以内には家につきます。」を変換データベースから読み出して、表示部２１に表示される本文入力領域１００ｂに入力させる。 Then, when “mail” is input as the second character string, the control unit 45 refers to the conversion database stored in the memory 44 and matches the first character string in the mail subject fixed phrase. Judge whether there is. When the control unit 45 determines that there is an email subject fixed phrase that matches the first character string, the control unit 45 stores the email body fixed phrase associated with the email subject fixed phrase from the conversion database stored in the memory 44. read out. Further, the control unit 45 causes the first character string to be input to the subject input area 100a of the mail application activated by the activation unit 45a, and the mail text boilerplate read from the conversion database is displayed in the text input area 100b of the mail application. It inputs (refer FIG.5 (d)). As an example, as illustrated in FIG. 5, when the control unit 45 inputs “return from now” as the first character string by the operation unit 11, the subject input area 100 a displayed on the display unit 21 displays “ "Return from now" is input, and the mail body fixed phrase "Return from now and will be home within 30 minutes" associated with the mail subject boilerplate "Return from now" is read from the conversion database, and the display unit 21 Is input to the text input area 100b displayed on the screen.
　なお、制御部４５は、第２文字列と変換データベースのメール件名定型句とが完全に一致していなくとも、例えば、形態素解析による文字列の解析結果に基づいて、第２文字列とメール件名定型句との意味が一致していると判断することができる場合には、意味において文字列と一致すると判断されたメール件名定型句に関連付けられたメール本文定型句を変換データベースから読み出してもよい。 Note that, even if the second character string and the mail subject phrase in the conversion database do not completely match, the control unit 45, for example, based on the analysis result of the character string by morphological analysis, the second character string and the mail subject If it can be determined that the meaning of the boilerplate phrase matches, the mail text boilerplate associated with the mail subject boilerplate phrase that is determined to match the character string in the meaning may be read from the conversion database. .
　次に、第１実施形態の携帯電話機１の動作について、図８を参照しながら説明する。図８は、携帯電話機１の動作を示すフローチャートである。 Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone 1.
　ます、ステップＳ１において、操作部１１は、文字を入力させる。すなわち、操作部１１は、その文字として第１文字列のみを入力させ、又は第１文字列と変換不能記号とを入力させる。 In step S1, the operation unit 11 inputs characters. That is, the operation unit 11 inputs only the first character string as the character, or inputs the first character string and the unconvertible symbol.
　ステップＳ２において、制御部４５は、ステップＳ１の処理により、文字を他の文字に変換することができない文字種（変換不能記号）が入力されたか否かを判断する。変換不能記号が入力されていない場合（Ｎｏ）には、ステップＳ１の処理に戻る。変換不能記号が入力されている場合（Ｙｅｓ）には、ステップＳ３に進む。 In step S2, the control unit 45 determines whether or not a character type (unconvertible symbol) that cannot convert the character into another character is input by the processing in step S1. If no convertible symbol has been input (No), the process returns to step S1. If a non-convertible symbol has been input (Yes), the process proceeds to step S3.
　ステップＳ３において、制御部４５は、変換不能記号の後に、操作部１１により第２文字列が入力されたか否かを判断する。第２文字列が入力されていない場合（Ｎｏ）には、ステップＳ３の判断を再度繰り返す。第２文字列が入力されている場合（Ｙｅｓ）には、ステップＳ４に進む。 In step S3, the control unit 45 determines whether or not the second character string is input by the operation unit 11 after the unconvertible symbol. If the second character string has not been input (No), the determination in step S3 is repeated again. If the second character string has been input (Yes), the process proceeds to step S4.
　ステップＳ４において、判断部４５ｂは、第２文字列と、文字入力可能なアプリケーションの名称等とが一致するか否かを判断する。すなわち、判断部４５ｂは、第２文字列と、メモリ４４に記憶されている所定の文字列とが一致するか否かを判断する。第２文字列と所定の文字列とが一致すると判断された場合（Ｙｅｓ）には、ステップＳ５に進む。第２文字列と所定の文字列とが一致しないと判断された場合（Ｎｏ）には、ステップＳ６に進む。 In step S4, the determination unit 45b determines whether or not the second character string matches the name of an application that can input characters. That is, the determination unit 45 b determines whether or not the second character string matches a predetermined character string stored in the memory 44. If it is determined that the second character string matches the predetermined character string (Yes), the process proceeds to step S5. If it is determined that the second character string does not match the predetermined character string (No), the process proceeds to step S6.
　ステップＳ５において、制御部４５は、第１文字列が入力済みのアプリケーションを起動する。すなわち、制御部４５は、ステップＳ４の処理により一致すると判断された所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動すると共に、ステップＳ１の処理により入力された第１文字列をアプリケーションの文字入力領域１００に入力させて表示部２１に表示させる。 In step S5, the control unit 45 activates the application in which the first character string has been input. That is, the control unit 45 activates the application corresponding to the predetermined character string that is determined to match by the process of step S4, and also stores the first character string input by the process of step S1 in the character input area 100 of the application. The data is input and displayed on the display unit 21.
　ステップＳ６において、制御部４５は、文字を入力させるエディタを継続させる。
　また、エディタが継続されている際に変換不能記号が入力された場合は、再度ステップＳ３に進み、制御部４５は、変換不能記号の後に、操作部１１により第２文字列が入力されたか否かを判断する。 In step S6, the control unit 45 continues the editor for inputting characters.
If an unconvertible symbol is input while the editor is continued, the process proceeds to step S3 again, and the control unit 45 determines whether the second character string has been input by the operation unit 11 after the unconvertible symbol. Determine whether.
　上述した第１実施形態では、図５を参照してメールアプリケーションを起動させる場合について説明した。本発明では、第２文字列に基づいて起動されるアプリケーションが、例えば、辞書検索アプリケーション、メモ帳アプリケーション、テレビアプリケーション、アドレス帳アプリケーション及びスケジュール帳アプリケーション等であってもよい。 In the first embodiment described above, the case where the mail application is activated has been described with reference to FIG. In the present invention, the application activated based on the second character string may be, for example, a dictionary search application, a notepad application, a television application, an address book application, a schedule book application, or the like.
　起動部４５ａにより辞書検索アプリケーションを起動させる場合、操作部１１により、第１文字列として検索語句が入力されると共に、第２文字列として「辞書」が入力される。辞書検索アプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列として「辞書」がメモリ４４に記憶されている場合に、判断部４５ｂは、第２文字列としての「辞書」と所定の文字列としての「辞書」とが一致していると判断する。これにより、制御部４５は、辞書検索アプリケーションを起動部４５ａにより起動させ、さらに辞書検索アプリケーションの検索語句入力領域（文字入力領域１００）に検索語句（第１文字列）を入力させる。 When starting the dictionary search application by the starting unit 45a, the operation unit 11 inputs a search word / phrase as the first character string and “dictionary” as the second character string. When a “dictionary” is stored in the memory 44 as a predetermined character string corresponding to the dictionary search application, the determination unit 45b includes a “dictionary” as a second character string and a “dictionary” as a predetermined character string. Are determined to match. Thereby, the control unit 45 causes the dictionary search application to be activated by the activation unit 45a, and further causes the search term (first character string) to be input to the search term input region (character input region 100) of the dictionary search application.
　また、起動部４５ａによりメモ帳アプリケーションを起動させる場合、例えば、操作部１１により、第１文字列として「５時に電話」が入力されると共に、第２文字列として「メモ」が入力される。メモ帳アプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列として「メモ」がメモリ４４に記憶されている場合、判断部４５ｂは、第２文字列と所定の文字列とが一致していると判断する。これにより、制御部４５は、起動部４５ａによりメモ帳アプリケーションを起動させ、さらにメモ帳アプリケーションのメモ入力領域（文字入力領域１００）に「５時に電話」（第１文字列）を入力させる。 Further, when the memo pad application is activated by the activation unit 45a, for example, “phone at 5 o'clock” is input as the first character string and “memo” is input as the second character string by the operation unit 11. When “memo” is stored in the memory 44 as a predetermined character string corresponding to the memo pad application, the determination unit 45b determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string. Thereby, the control unit 45 causes the activation unit 45a to activate the memo pad application, and further causes the memo input area (character input area 100) of the memo pad application to input “telephone at 5 o'clock” (first character string).
　また、起動部４５ａによりテレビアプリケーションを起動させる場合、例えば、操作部１１により、第１文字列として「６」が入力されると共に、第２文字列として「テレビ」が入力される。テレビアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列として「テレビ」が記憶されている場合、判断部４５ｂは、第２文字列と所定の文字列とが一致していると判断する。これにより、制御部４５は、テレビアプリケーションを起動させて、視聴チャンネル入力領域（文字入力領域１００）に「６」（第１文字列）を入力させ、６チャンネルの番組を表示部２１に表示させる。 Further, when the TV application is started by the starting unit 45a, for example, “6” is input as the first character string and “TV” is input as the second character string by the operation unit 11. When “TV” is stored as the predetermined character string corresponding to the TV application, the determination unit 45b determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string. Thereby, the control unit 45 activates the television application, inputs “6” (first character string) in the viewing channel input area (character input area 100), and displays the 6-channel program on the display unit 21. .
＜第２実施形態＞
　次に、第２実施形態について説明する。第２実施形態に係る携帯電話機１は、表示された文字に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動可能な機能を有する。 Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment will be described. The mobile phone 1 according to the second embodiment has a function capable of starting a desired application based on displayed characters.
　以下に、第２実施形態に係る携帯電話機１の上記機能を発揮するための構成について、図９を参照しながら説明する。図９は、第２実施形態に係る携帯電話機１が上記機能を発揮するための構成を示す機能ブロック図である。 Hereinafter, a configuration for demonstrating the above functions of the mobile phone 1 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration for the mobile phone 1 according to the second embodiment to exhibit the above functions.
　携帯電話機１は、表示された文字に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動可能な機能を発揮するために、起動部４５ａと、メモリ４４と、操作部１１と、表示部２１と、制御部４５とを備える。 The mobile phone 1 includes an activation unit 45 a, a memory 44, an operation unit 11, a display unit 21, and a control unit 45 in order to exhibit a function capable of activating a desired application based on displayed characters. Prepare.
　起動部４５ａは、文字入力領域１００に文字入力が可能なアプリケーションを起動する。このアプリケーションとしては、例えば、メールアプリケーション、インターネット閲覧アプリケーション、辞書検索アプリケーション、メモ帳アプリケーション、テレビアプリケーション、アドレス帳アプリケーション及びスケジュール帳アプリケーション等が挙げられる。また、文字入力領域１００は、例えば、メールアプリケーションの場合、メール件名が入力される領域（件名入力領域１００ａ：図１０（ｅ）参照）や、メール本文が入力される領域（本文入力領域１００ｂ：図１０（ｅ）参照）である。 The activation unit 45 a activates an application that can input characters in the character input area 100. Examples of this application include a mail application, an Internet browsing application, a dictionary search application, a memo pad application, a television application, an address book application, and a schedule book application. For example, in the case of a mail application, the character input area 100 is an area where a mail subject is input (subject input area 100a: see FIG. 10 (e)) or an area where a mail text is input (text input area 100b: FIG. 10 (e)).
　メモリ４４は、アプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を記憶する。所定の文字列は、後述する文字に基づいてアプリケーションを実行させるための文字列である。所定の文字列は、例えば、「Ｅメール（電子メール）件名」、「Ｅメール本文」、「インターネット検索」及び「スケジュールアラーム」等である。 The memory 44 stores a predetermined character string corresponding to the application. The predetermined character string is a character string for causing an application to be executed based on characters to be described later. The predetermined character string is, for example, “E-mail (electronic mail) subject”, “E-mail text”, “Internet search”, “schedule alarm”, and the like.
　操作部１１は、単数又は複数の文字を含む文字列を入力するためのものである。文字は、数字等も含まれるものであり、単数若しくは複数の文字、単数若しくは複数の数字、又は文字と数字との組み合わせからなる。 The operation unit 11 is for inputting a character string including one or more characters. The characters include numbers and the like, and are composed of one or more characters, one or more numbers, or a combination of characters and numbers.
　表示部２１は、操作部１１により入力された入力文字列を第１表示領域（以下、「入力文字表示領域」という。）１１０に表示すると共に、メモリ４４に記憶された所定の文字列を第２表示領域（以下、「変換候補表示領域」という。）１２０に表示する。入力文字表示領域１１０は、操作部１１により入力された入力文字列が表示される領域である。変換候補表示領域１２０は、例えば、入力文字表示領域１１０の下方に配置され、単数又は複数の所定の文字列が表示される。 The display unit 21 displays an input character string input by the operation unit 11 in a first display area (hereinafter referred to as “input character display area”) 110 and displays a predetermined character string stored in the memory 44 in the first display area. 2 display area (hereinafter referred to as “conversion candidate display area”) 120. The input character display area 110 is an area in which an input character string input by the operation unit 11 is displayed. The conversion candidate display area 120 is disposed, for example, below the input character display area 110, and displays one or more predetermined character strings.
　制御部４５は、変換候補表示領域１２０に表示された所定の文字列が操作部１１により選択されると、選択された所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動部４５ａにより起動させ、アプリケーションの文字入力領域１００に入力文字列を入力させる。 When the predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 is selected by the operation unit 11, the control unit 45 causes the application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string to be activated by the activation unit 45 a, and the character of the application The input character string is input to the input area 100.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、変換候補表示領域１２０に表示された所定の文字列を操作部１１により選択することにより、選択された所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動させるので、表示された入力文字列に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動することができる。 Accordingly, the mobile phone 1 starts the application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string by selecting the predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 by the operation unit 11, and thus the displayed input A desired application can be started based on the character string.
　また、操作部１１は、変換不能な変換不能記号を入力可能とする。変換不能記号とは、例えば、スペース、シャープ（＃）及びアスタリスク（＊）等の、ひらがな、カタカナ、漢字、小文字、大文字等に変換することができないように規定されている記号のことである。 Also, the operation unit 11 can input an unconvertible symbol that cannot be converted. The non-convertible symbols are symbols that are defined so that they cannot be converted into hiragana, katakana, kanji, lowercase, uppercase, etc., such as space, sharp (#) and asterisk (*).
　制御部４５は、操作部１１により入力文字が入力された後に変換不能記号が入力されたことに基づいて、所定の文字列を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる。すなわち、制御部４５は、操作部１１により、入力文字の後に変換不能記号が入力された場合には、メモリ４４に記憶される所定の文字列を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる。 The control unit 45 displays a predetermined character string in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the input of the unconvertible symbol after the input character is input by the operation unit 11. That is, the control unit 45 causes the conversion candidate display area 120 to display a predetermined character string stored in the memory 44 when an unconvertible symbol is input after the input character by the operation unit 11.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、変換不能記号が表示部２１に表示されること（操作部１１により入力されること）に基づいて、所定の文字列を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させることができる。 Therefore, the mobile phone 1 can display a predetermined character string in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the display of the unconvertible symbol on the display unit 21 (input by the operation unit 11).
　また、複数の入力文字列は、第１の文字列及び第２の文字列を含む。第１の文字列及び第２の文字列は、それぞれ文字や数字等が複数からなるものである。 Also, the plurality of input character strings include a first character string and a second character string. Each of the first character string and the second character string includes a plurality of characters, numbers, and the like.
　複数の入力文字列として第１の文字列及び第２の文字列が入力される場合は、例えば、インターネット閲覧アプリケーションを利用して電車の乗換案内を検索するときに利用される。より具体的な一例としては、操作部１１により、第１の文字列として「市が尾」が入力され、第２の文字列として「新宿」が入力され、変換候補表示領域１２０に表示される「乗換案内」が選択される場合、携帯電話機１は、乗換案内サイトに接続されて、市が尾駅から新宿駅までの乗換案内を表示部２１に表示させる。なお、乗換案内を検索させる場合、制御部４５は、最初に入力される第１の文字列を出発駅と判断し、第１の文字列の後に入力される第２の文字列を到着駅と判断すればよい。 When the first character string and the second character string are input as a plurality of input character strings, for example, it is used when searching for train transfer guidance using an Internet browsing application. As a more specific example, “Ichigao” is input as the first character string and “Shinjuku” is input as the second character string by the operation unit 11, and the “transfer” displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 is displayed. When “Guidance” is selected, the mobile phone 1 is connected to the transfer guidance site and causes the display unit 21 to display transfer guidance from Ichigao Station to Shinjuku Station. When searching for transfer guidance, the control unit 45 determines that the first character string input first is the departure station, and sets the second character string input after the first character string as the arrival station. Just judge.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、入力文字列が第１の文字列と第２の文字列とを含む場合でも、変換候補表示領域１２０に表示された所定の文字列を操作部１１により選択することにより、選択された所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動させるので、表示部２１に表示された入力文字列に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動することができる。 Therefore, the mobile phone 1 selects the predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 by using the operation unit 11 even when the input character string includes the first character string and the second character string. Since the application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string is activated, a desired application can be activated based on the input character string displayed on the display unit 21.
　また、制御部４５は、所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションとして入力文字表示領域１１０に入力された文字に基づいて検索を行う検索アプリケーションを起動部４５ａにより起動させた場合に、当該検索アプリケーションに対応する画面に表示される移動可能な操作カーソルを、検索を実行させる所定位置に位置させることができる。 In addition, the control unit 45 corresponds to the search application when the start unit 45a starts a search application that performs a search based on characters input in the input character display area 110 as an application corresponding to a predetermined character string. The movable operation cursor displayed on the screen to be displayed can be positioned at a predetermined position where the search is executed.
　操作カーソルとは、操作部１１（例えば、決定操作キー１５：図１参照）が操作されることにより表示部２１の画面を移動すると共に、その画面内において操作が行われる場所を示す印のことである。 The operation cursor is a mark indicating a place where an operation is performed in the screen while the screen of the display unit 21 is moved by operating the operation unit 11 (for example, the determination operation key 15: see FIG. 1). It is.
　検索を実行させる操作位置とは、インターネット閲覧アプリケーションが起動されて所定の語句を検索する場合には検索を行うためのボタン（表示部２１に表示されたアイコン）の位置である。この例示の場合において、制御部４５は、検索を行うためのボタンと操作カーソルとを重ねて表示部２１に表示させるので、例えば、所定の語句の検索実行を行うために決定操作キー１５がユーザにより押下されるのみで、検索を実行させる。すなわち、ユーザは、決定操作キー１５を操作することにより操作カーソルを上下に移動させて、操作カーソルと検索ボタンとを重ねる必要がない。 The operation position for executing the search is a position of a button (an icon displayed on the display unit 21) for performing a search when the Internet browsing application is activated to search for a predetermined word or phrase. In this example, the control unit 45 causes the button for performing a search and the operation cursor to be displayed on the display unit 21 so that, for example, the determination operation key 15 is used by the user to execute a search for a predetermined phrase. The search is executed only by pressing the button. That is, the user does not need to move the operation cursor up and down by operating the determination operation key 15 and overlap the operation cursor and the search button.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、表示部２１の検索を実行させる位置（例えば、検索ボタン）に操作カーソルを合わせる操作をユーザに行わせる必要がないので、ユーザの操作の手間を省くことができる。 Therefore, since the mobile phone 1 does not require the user to perform an operation of aligning the operation cursor with a position (for example, a search button) on which the search of the display unit 21 is executed, it is possible to save the user's operation.
　また、メモリ４４は、操作部１１により入力された入力文字列と、当該入力文字列が入力されたときに起動部４５ａにより起動されたアプリケーションとを関連付けて記憶する。例えば、操作部１１により入力文字列として「今から帰る」と入力されたときに、起動部４５ａによりメールアプリケーションが起動された場合、メモリ４４は、「今から帰る」という入力文字列とメールアプリケーションとを関連付けて記憶する。 Further, the memory 44 stores the input character string input by the operation unit 11 and the application activated by the activation unit 45a when the input character string is input in association with each other. For example, when the mail application is activated by the activation unit 45a when “return from now” is input as the input character string by the operation unit 11, the memory 44 stores the input character string “return from now” and the mail application. Are stored in association with each other.
　制御部４５は、操作部１１により入力文字列が入力される場合に、メモリ４４に当該入力文字列と関連付けて記憶されるアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる。すなわち、メモリ４４に記憶された入力文字列と同一の入力文字列が操作部１１により入力された場合、制御部４５は、この入力文字列と関連付けてメモリ４４に記憶されるアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示する。例えば、「今から帰る」という入力文字列とメールアプリケーションとを関連付けてメモリ４４に記憶されている場合において、操作部１１により「今から帰る」という入力文字列が入力されると、制御部４５は、メールアプリケーションに対応する「Ｅメール件名」等の所定の文字列を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる。 When the input character string is input by the operation unit 11, the control unit 45 causes the conversion candidate display area 120 to display a predetermined character string corresponding to the application stored in the memory 44 in association with the input character string. That is, when the same input character string as the input character string stored in the memory 44 is input by the operation unit 11, the control unit 45 associates with the input character string and stores the predetermined character string corresponding to the application stored in the memory 44. Are displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120. For example, when the input character string “return from now” is associated with the mail application and stored in the memory 44 and the input character string “return from now” is input by the operation unit 11, the control unit 45. Displays a predetermined character string such as “E-mail subject” corresponding to the mail application in the conversion candidate display area 120.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、所望のアプリケーションを起動するために、表示部２１に表示された入力文字に基づいて、所定の文字列を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させることができる。
　なお、メモリ４４に記憶された入力文字と操作部１１により入力された入力文字とが完全に一致しなくとも、例えば、形態素解析による入力文字の解析結果に基づいて、メモリ４４に記憶された入力文字と操作部１１により入力された入力文字との意味が一致していると判断することができる場合には、意味において操作部１１により入力された入力文字と一致すると判断された、メモリ４４に記憶された入力文字に関連付けられた所定の文字列を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる。 Therefore, the mobile phone 1 can display a predetermined character string in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the input characters displayed on the display unit 21 in order to activate a desired application.
Even if the input character stored in the memory 44 and the input character input by the operation unit 11 do not completely match, for example, the input character stored in the memory 44 based on the analysis result of the input character by morphological analysis. If it can be determined that the meanings of the characters and the input characters input by the operation unit 11 match, the memory 44 that has been determined to match the input characters input by the operation unit 11 in the meaning is stored in the memory 44. A predetermined character string associated with the stored input character is displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120.
　また、変換候補表示領域１２０には、所定の文字列及び入力文字表示領域１１０に表示される入力文字を変換した変換候補文字が表示される。所定の文字列と変換候補文字とは、異なる態様で表示される。 Further, in the conversion candidate display area 120, a conversion candidate character obtained by converting a predetermined character string and an input character displayed in the input character display area 110 is displayed. The predetermined character string and the conversion candidate character are displayed in different modes.
　変換候補文字は、操作部１１により入力された入力文字を予測変換するために表示される文字である。例えば、変換候補文字は、操作部１１により「あい」と入力された場合、予測変換するために変換候補表示領域１２０に表示される「愛」、「相」、「会い」、「逢い」及び「阿井」等の文字である（図１０（ｂ）参照）。なお、図７を用いて説明した場合と同様に、操作部１１が操作されることにより英字「Ｍ」が入力され、入力文字表示領域１１０に英字「Ｍ」が表示された場合、変換候補表示領域１２０には、「Ｍ」からはじまる単語（例えば、「ＭＡＩＬ」や「ＭＥＭＯ」等）が表示される。変換候補表示領域１２０に表示される単数又は複数の変換候補文字のうち１つの変換候補文字が操作部１１の操作に基づいて選択されることにより、入力文字表示領域１１０に表示される入力文字は、選択された変換候補文字に置換される。 The conversion candidate character is a character displayed for predictive conversion of the input character input by the operation unit 11. For example, when “Ai” is input from the operation unit 11 as the conversion candidate character, “love”, “phase”, “meeting”, “red” and “love” displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 for predictive conversion Characters such as “Ai” (see FIG. 10B). As in the case described with reference to FIG. 7, when the alphabet “M” is input by operating the operation unit 11 and the alphabet “M” is displayed in the input character display area 110, the conversion candidate display is performed. In the area 120, words starting from “M” (for example, “MAIL”, “MEMO”, etc.) are displayed. The input character displayed in the input character display region 110 is selected by selecting one conversion candidate character from the single or plural conversion candidate characters displayed in the conversion candidate display region 120 based on the operation of the operation unit 11. Are replaced with the selected conversion candidate character.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、変換候補表示領域１２０に表示される変換候補文字と所定の文字列との表示態様を異ならせるので、変換候補文字が変換候補表示領域１２０に表示され、又は所定の文字列が変換候補表示領域１２０に表示されていることをユーザに示すことができる。 Therefore, since the mobile phone 1 changes the display mode of the conversion candidate character displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 and the predetermined character string, the conversion candidate character is displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 or the predetermined character is displayed. The user can be shown that the column is displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120.
　また、制御部４５は、初期画面（待受画面）が表示部２１に表示されている状態において操作部１１により入力文字が入力される場合に、所定の文字列を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる。初期画面（待受画面）とは、電話着信やメール着信等を待ち受けているとき、及びアプリケーションの起動を待ち受けているときに表示部２１に表示される画面のことである。
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、初期画面が表示部２１に表示されているときに入力文字が入力され、さらに変換候補表示領域１２０に表示された所定の文字列を操作部１１により選択することにより、選択された所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動させるので、表示部２１に表示された入力文字に基づいて所望のアプリケーションを起動することができる。 The control unit 45 displays a predetermined character string in the conversion candidate display area 120 when an input character is input by the operation unit 11 in a state where the initial screen (standby screen) is displayed on the display unit 21. Let The initial screen (standby screen) is a screen displayed on the display unit 21 when waiting for an incoming call or mail, or when waiting for an application to start.
Therefore, the mobile phone 1 receives an input character when the initial screen is displayed on the display unit 21, and further selects a predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 by using the operation unit 11. Since the application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string is activated, a desired application can be activated based on the input characters displayed on the display unit 21.
　次に、本実施形態の携帯電話機１の動作について説明する。まず、待受画面が表示部２１に表示されている場合に入力文字が入力されたときの動作について説明する。図１０は、待受画面が表示部２１に表示されている場合に入力文字が入力されるときの表示態様の変化を示す図である。図１１は、変換データベースを示す図である。 Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 of this embodiment will be described. First, an operation when an input character is input when the standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21 will be described. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a change in display mode when an input character is input when the standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21. FIG. 11 shows a conversion database.
　まず、待受画面が表示部２１に表示されている状態（図１０（ａ）参照）において、操作部１１（テンキー）が操作されることにより入力文字として「今から帰る」が入力された場合、制御部４５は、表示部２１の入力文字表示領域１１０に入力文字「今から帰る」を表示させる（図１０（ｂ）参照）。 First, in a state where the standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21 (see FIG. 10A), when “return from now” is input as an input character by operating the operation unit 11 (numeric keypad). The control unit 45 displays the input character “return from now” in the input character display area 110 of the display unit 21 (see FIG. 10B).
　次に、操作部１１が操作されることにより（例えば、決定操作キー１５（図１参照）を構成する右キー）、変換不能な記号（スペース）が入力された場合、制御部４５は、「今から帰る」及びスペース記号を入力文字表示領域１１０に表示させると共に、所定の文字列として「Ｅメール件名」、「Ｅメール本文」、「ＳＭＳメール本文」、「インターネット検索」及び「スケジュールアラーム」を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる（図１０（ｃ）参照）。なお、ＳＭＳ（Ｓｈｏｒｔ　Ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ　Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ）メールとは、電話番号により送信相手を特定し、短いメッセージ（数十文字程度）によるメールのことである。 Next, when the operation unit 11 is operated (for example, the right key constituting the determination operation key 15 (see FIG. 1)) and an unconvertible symbol (space) is input, the control unit 45 “Return from now” and a space symbol are displayed in the input character display area 110, and “E-mail subject”, “E-mail text”, “SMS mail text”, “Internet search”, and “Schedule alarm” are displayed as predetermined character strings. Is displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 (see FIG. 10C). The SMS (Short Message Service) mail is a mail with a short message (several tens of characters) that identifies the other party by a telephone number.
　次に、操作部１１が操作されることにより（例えば、決定操作キー１５を構成する下キー）、所定の文字列として「Ｅメール件名」が選択された（図１０（ｄ）参照）場合、制御部４５は、「Ｅメール件名」に対応するメールアプリケーションを起動部４５ａにより起動させて、入力文字「今から帰る」をメールアプリケーションの件名入力領域１００ａに入力させる（図１０（ｅ）参照）。 Next, when “E-mail subject” is selected as a predetermined character string by operating the operation unit 11 (for example, the lower key constituting the determination operation key 15) (see FIG. 10D), The control unit 45 causes the activation unit 45a to activate the mail application corresponding to “E-mail subject”, and causes the input character “return from now” to be input to the subject input area 100a of the mail application (see FIG. 10E). .
　なお、制御部４５は、起動部４５ａによりメールアプリケーションを起動させる場合、メモリ４４に記憶されるデータベースからメールの本文となる定型句を読み出して、メールアプリケーションの本文入力領域１００ｂに入力させてもよい。 Note that, when the mail application is activated by the activation unit 45a, the control unit 45 may read a fixed phrase that is a mail text from a database stored in the memory 44 and input it to the text input area 100b of the mail application. .
　具体的には、図１１に例示するように、データベース（かんたんメールＤＢ）には、メール件名としての定型句「今から帰る」（メール件名定型句）と、メール本文としての定型句「今から帰るので３０分以内には家につきます。」（メール本文定型句）とを関連付けて登録しておく。制御部４５は、操作部１１により所定の文字列として「Ｅメール件名」が選択された場合、メモリ４４に記憶されたデータベースを参照し、入力文字表示領域１１０に表示されている入力文字に一致するメール件名定型句が存在するか否かを判断する。制御部４５は、メール件名定型句の中に入力文字と一致するものがあると判断した場合、当該メール件名定型句に関連付けられたメール本文定型句をデータベースから読み出す。さらに、制御部４５は、起動されるメールアプリケーションの件名入力領域１００ａに入力文字を入力させ、メールアプリケーションの本文入力領域１００ｂにデータベースから読み出されたメール本文定型句を入力させる。 Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 11, in the database (simple mail DB), the fixed phrase “return from now” (mail subject fixed phrase) as the mail subject and the fixed phrase “from now” as the mail text. I will go home within 30 minutes because I will return. " When “E-mail subject” is selected as the predetermined character string by the operation unit 11, the control unit 45 refers to the database stored in the memory 44 and matches the input character displayed in the input character display area 110. Determine whether there is an email subject boilerplate that you want to do. When the control unit 45 determines that there is a mail subject fixed phrase that matches the input character, the control unit 45 reads the mail body fixed phrase associated with the mail subject fixed phrase from the database. Further, the control unit 45 causes the input text to be input in the subject input area 100a of the mail application to be activated, and causes the text input area 100b of the mail application to input the mail text fixed phrase read from the database.
　次に、待受画面が表示部２１に表示されている場合に入力文字が入力され、その後、さらに文字が入力されたときの動作について説明する。図１２は、待受画面が表示部２１に表示されている場合に入力文字が入力され、その後に新たな文字が入力されたときの表示態様の変化を示す図である。 Next, the operation when an input character is input when the standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21 and then further characters are input will be described. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a change in display mode when an input character is input when a standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21 and a new character is input thereafter.
　まず、待受画面が表示部２１に表示されている状態（図１２（ａ）参照）において、操作部１１（テンキー）が操作されることにより、入力文字として「今から帰る」が入力された場合、制御部４５は、入力文字表示領域１１０に入力文字「今から帰る」を表示させる（図１２（ｂ）参照）。 First, in a state where the standby screen is displayed on the display unit 21 (see FIG. 12A), “return from now” is input as an input character by operating the operation unit 11 (numeric keypad). In this case, the control unit 45 displays the input character “return from now” in the input character display area 110 (see FIG. 12B).
　次に、操作部１１（例えば、決定操作キー１５（図１参照）を構成する右キー）が操作されることにより変換不能な記号（スペース）が入力された場合、制御部４５は、「今から帰る」及びスペース記号を入力文字表示領域１１０に表示させると共に、所定の文字列として「Ｅメール件名」、「Ｅメール本文」、「ＳＭＳメール件名」、「インターネット検索」及び「スケジュールアラーム」を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させるように制御する（図１２（ｃ）参照）。 Next, when an unconvertible symbol (space) is input by operating the operation unit 11 (for example, the right key constituting the determination operation key 15 (see FIG. 1)), the control unit 45 reads “Now “Return from” and a space symbol are displayed in the input character display area 110, and “E-mail subject”, “E-mail body”, “SMS mail subject”, “Internet search” and “schedule alarm” are displayed as predetermined character strings. Control is performed so as to display in the conversion candidate display area 120 (see FIG. 12C).
　次に、操作部１１が操作されることにより、さらに新たな文字「え」が入力される。この新たな文字は、所望のアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列の先頭の文字である。すなわち、新たな文字は、変換候補表示領域１２０に表示されている複数の所定の文字列の中から、操作部１１により選択される所定の文字列の先頭の文字である。例えば、図１２（ｃ）の変換候補表示領域１２０に表示される所定の文字列「Ｅメール件名」、「Ｅメール本文」、「ＳＭＳメール件名」、「インターネット検索」及び「スケジュールアラーム」の中から「ＳＭＳメール件名」を選択する場合、操作部１１により「え」を入力させる。メモリ４４には、所定の文字列と、その所定の文字列の先頭の文字（先頭文字）とを対応付けたテーブルが記憶されている。制御部４５は、変換不能な記号の後に新たな文字が入力された場合、メモリ４４に記憶されたテーブルを参照して、先頭文字と新たな文字とが一致するか否かを判断する。制御部４５は、テーブルに格納される先頭文字の中に新たな文字と一致するものがあると判断した場合、当該先頭文字に対応する所定の文字列を他の文字列よりも順位を優先させて変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる。例えば、図１２（ｄ）に示すように、操作部１１により新たな文字として「え」が入力される場合、制御部４５は、所定の文字列「ＳＭＳメール件名」の先頭文字「え」と、新たな文字「え」とが一致すると判断して、所定の文字列「ＳＭＳメール件名」を変換候補表示領域１２０内の先頭に表示する。 Next, when the operation unit 11 is operated, a new character “e” is further input. This new character is the first character of a predetermined character string corresponding to the desired application. That is, the new character is the first character of the predetermined character string selected by the operation unit 11 from the plurality of predetermined character strings displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120. For example, among the predetermined character strings “Email subject”, “Email body”, “SMS email subject”, “Internet search”, and “Schedule alarm” displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 of FIG. When “SMS mail subject” is selected, “e” is input by the operation unit 11. The memory 44 stores a table in which a predetermined character string is associated with the first character (first character) of the predetermined character string. When a new character is input after a symbol that cannot be converted, the control unit 45 refers to the table stored in the memory 44 and determines whether or not the first character matches the new character. If the control unit 45 determines that there is a new character that matches the new character among the first characters stored in the table, the control unit 45 gives priority to the predetermined character string corresponding to the first character over the other character strings. Are displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 12D, when “e” is input as a new character by the operation unit 11, the control unit 45 reads “e” as the first character of a predetermined character string “SMS mail subject”. Then, it is determined that the new character “e” matches, and a predetermined character string “SMS mail subject” is displayed at the top in the conversion candidate display area 120.
　次に、操作部１１が操作されることにより、所定の文字列として「ＳＭＳメール件名」が選択された場合、制御部４５は、「ＳＭＳメール件名」に対応するＳＭＳメールアプリケーションを起動部４５ａにより起動させて、入力文字「今から帰る」をＳＭＳメールアプリケーションの件名入力領域１００ａ（文字入力領域１００）に入力させる（図１２（ｅ）参照）。 Next, when “SMS mail subject” is selected as a predetermined character string by operating the operation unit 11, the control unit 45 causes the activation unit 45 a to execute an SMS mail application corresponding to “SMS mail subject”. The input character “Return from now” is input to the subject input area 100a (character input area 100) of the SMS mail application (see FIG. 12E).
＜第３実施形態＞
　次に、第３実施形態について説明する。図１３は、第３実施形態に係る携帯電話機１が機能を発揮するための構成を示す機能ブロック図である。 <Third Embodiment>
Next, a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 13 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration for the mobile phone 1 according to the third embodiment to function.
　携帯電話機１は、解析部４５ｃをさらに備える。解析部４５ｃは、操作部１１により入力された入力文字を解析する。例えば、解析部４５ｃは、入力文字が単語のみから構成されているか、入力文字が１文から構成されているか、入力文字の中に文章の改行を表す改行記号が含まれるか、入力文字の中に時刻（数字）が含まれるか、入力文字の中にスペース記号が含まれるか、入力文字の中に２つ以上の句点（。）が含まれるか等の解析を行う。 The mobile phone 1 further includes an analysis unit 45c. The analysis unit 45 c analyzes the input character input by the operation unit 11. For example, the analysis unit 45c determines whether the input character is composed only of a word, whether the input character is composed of one sentence, whether the input character includes a line feed symbol indicating a line break of a sentence, Or whether the input character includes a space symbol, or the input character includes two or more punctuation marks (.).
　制御部４５は、解析部４５ｃによる解析結果に基づいて、変換候補表示領域１２０に表示される所定の文字列の表示順序を変更する。例えば、解析部４５ｃにより、入力文字が単語のみから構成されていると解析された場合、制御部４５は、図１４に例示する表を参照して、変換候補表示領域１２０に表示される所定の文字列を「インターネット検索」、「漢字チェック」、「辞書」及び「Ｅメール件名」の順に並べ替える。 The control unit 45 changes the display order of a predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the analysis result by the analysis unit 45c. For example, when the analysis unit 45c analyzes that the input character is composed only of words, the control unit 45 refers to a table illustrated in FIG. The character strings are rearranged in the order of “Internet search”, “Kanji check”, “Dictionary”, and “E-mail subject”.
　なお、図１４は、所定の文字列の表示順序を決定する表である。図１４に示す表は、解析部４５ｃの解析結果に基づいて、複数の所定の文字列が変換候補表示領域１２０に表示されるときの順序を決定するものである。表に記載される数字は、表示順位を表す。例えば、入力文字の中に句点（。）が２つ以上ある場合、表示順位の１位が「Ｅメール本文」であり、表示順位の２位が「メモ」であり、表示順位の３位が「スケジュール」なので、制御部４５は、所定の文字列を「Ｅメール本文」、「メモ帳」及び「スケジュール帳」の順に変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる。 Note that FIG. 14 is a table for determining the display order of predetermined character strings. The table shown in FIG. 14 determines the order in which a plurality of predetermined character strings are displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the analysis result of the analysis unit 45c. The numbers described in the table represent the display order. For example, when there are two or more punctuation marks (.) In the input character, the first display rank is “E-mail body”, the second display rank is “Memo”, and the third display rank is Since it is “schedule”, the control unit 45 causes the conversion candidate display area 120 to display a predetermined character string in the order of “E-mail text”, “memo pad”, and “schedule book”.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、解析部４５ｃによる解析結果に基づいて、変換候補表示領域１２０に表示される所定の文字列の表示順序を変換するので、所望のアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を他の文字列よりも優先させて変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させることができる。 Accordingly, the mobile phone 1 converts the display order of the predetermined character string displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 based on the analysis result by the analysis unit 45c, so that the predetermined character string corresponding to the desired application is changed. Can be displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120 with priority over the character string.
＜第４実施形態＞
　次に、第４実施形態について説明する。第４実施形態に係る携帯電話機１は、図９に示す機能ブロックと同じ構成を有する。 <Fourth embodiment>
Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. The mobile phone 1 according to the fourth embodiment has the same configuration as the functional block shown in FIG.
　メモリ４４は、起動部４５ａが起動したアプリケーション毎の起動回数をそれぞれ記憶する。すなわち、制御部４５は、起動部４５ａにより各アプリケーションを起動させる度に、メモリ４４に記憶される各アプリケーションの起動回数を表す変数を１増加させる（インクリメントを行う）。 The memory 44 stores the number of activations for each application activated by the activation unit 45a. That is, each time the activation unit 45a activates each application, the control unit 45 increments a variable indicating the number of activations of each application stored in the memory 44 (increment).
　制御部４５は、メモリ４４に記憶されるアプリケーション毎の起動回数に基づいて、起動回数が多い順に所定の文字列を変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる。すなわち、制御部４５は、変換候補表示領域１２０に所定の文字列を表示させる場合、メモリ４４に記憶される各アプリケーションの起動回数を表す変数を参照し、変数が大きいアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を優先して変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させる。 The control unit 45 causes the conversion candidate display area 120 to display a predetermined character string in descending order of the number of activations based on the number of activations for each application stored in the memory 44. That is, when the control unit 45 displays a predetermined character string in the conversion candidate display area 120, the control unit 45 refers to a variable representing the number of activations of each application stored in the memory 44, and determines a predetermined character corresponding to an application with a large variable. The column is preferentially displayed in the conversion candidate display area 120.
　したがって、携帯電話機１は、起動される頻度の高いアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を優先させて変換候補表示領域１２０に表示させることができる。 Therefore, the mobile phone 1 can preferentially display a predetermined character string corresponding to an application that is activated frequently in the conversion candidate display area 120.
　なお、上記の説明では、第１～第４実施形態がそれぞれ実施される場合について説明した。しかしながら、上記の第１～第４実施形態は、組み合わされて実施されてもよい。例えば、第１実施形態と第２実施形態との双方をあわせて利用することも可能である。 In the above description, the case where the first to fourth embodiments are implemented has been described. However, the first to fourth embodiments described above may be implemented in combination. For example, both the first embodiment and the second embodiment can be used together.
　また、上述した実施形態では、本発明が携帯電話機１に適用される場合を例示して説明した。しかしながら、本発明は、この実施形態に限定されることはなく、例えば、ＰＨＳ（Ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ　Ｈａｎｄｙｐｈｏｎｅ　Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ）やＰＤＡ（Ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ　Ｄｉｇｉｔａｌ　Ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｔ）等の電子機器にも適用することができる。 In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the mobile phone 1 is described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be applied to electronic devices such as PHS (Personal Handyphone System) and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).
１　携帯電話機（電子機器）
１１　操作部
２１　表示部
４４　メモリ（記憶部）
４５　制御部
４５ａ　起動部
４５ｂ　判断部
４５ｃ　解析部
１００　文字入力領域 1 Mobile phone (electronic equipment)
11 Operation unit 21 Display unit 44 Memory (storage unit)
45 Control unit 45a Activation unit 45b Judgment unit 45c Analysis unit 100 Character input area

Claims (18)

  1. 　文字入力領域に文字入力が可能なアプリケーションを起動する起動部と、
    　前記アプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を記憶する記憶部と、
    　単数又は複数の文字を含む第１文字列、及び単数又は複数の文字を含む第２文字列を入力する操作部と、
    　前記操作部により入力された前記第１文字列及び前記第２文字列を表示する表示部と、
    　前記第２文字列が前記所定の文字列と一致するか否かを判断する判断部と、
    　前記判断部が前記第２文字列と前記所定の文字列とが一致すると判断した場合に、前記起動部により前記所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動させ、前記アプリケーションの前記文字入力領域に前記第１文字列を入力させる制御部と、
    　を備えることを特徴とする電子機器。     A launcher that launches an application that can enter characters into the character entry area;
    A storage unit for storing a predetermined character string corresponding to the application;
    An operation unit for inputting a first character string including one or more characters and a second character string including one or more characters;
    A display unit for displaying the first character string and the second character string input by the operation unit;
    A determination unit that determines whether or not the second character string matches the predetermined character string;
    When the determination unit determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string, the activation unit activates an application corresponding to the predetermined character string, and the character input area of the application A control unit for inputting a first character string;
    An electronic device comprising:
  2. 　前記操作部は、変換不能な変換不能記号を入力可能であり、
    　前記制御部は、前記操作部により前記第１文字列が入力された後に前記変換不能記号が入力されたことに基づいて、前記第２文字列が入力されることを判断することを特徴とする請求項１に記載の電子機器。     The operation unit can input a non-convertible symbol that cannot be converted,
    The control unit determines that the second character string is input based on the input of the unconvertible symbol after the input of the first character string by the operation unit. The electronic device according to claim 1.
  3. 　前記操作部により入力された前記第１文字列は、第１の入力文字列及び第２の入力文字列を含むことを特徴とする請求項１に記載の電子機器。 2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first character string input by the operation unit includes a first input character string and a second input character string.
  4. 　前記制御部は、前記判断部が前記第２文字列と前記所定の文字列とが一致すると判断した場合に、前記第１文字列を第１態様で表示させると共に、前記第２文字列を前記第１態様とは異なる第２態様で表示させることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の電子機器。 When the determination unit determines that the second character string matches the predetermined character string, the control unit displays the first character string in a first mode and displays the second character string in the first mode. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is displayed in a second mode different from the first mode.
  5. 　前記制御部は、前記所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションとして、前記文字入力領域に入力された前記第１文字列に基づいて検索を行う検索アプリケーションを前記起動部により起動させた場合に、当該検索アプリケーションに対応する画面に表示される移動可能な操作カーソルを、検索を実行させる操作位置に位置させることを特徴とする請求項１に記載の電子機器。 When the control unit starts up a search application that performs a search based on the first character string input in the character input area as an application corresponding to the predetermined character string, the search unit performs the search The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a movable operation cursor displayed on a screen corresponding to an application is positioned at an operation position for executing a search.
  6. 　前記判断部は、初期画面が前記表示部に表示されている状態において、前記操作部により前記第１文字列及び前記第２文字列が入力された場合に、前記第２文字列が前記所定の文字列と一致するか否かを判断することを特徴とする請求項１に記載の電子機器。 When the first character string and the second character string are input by the operation unit in a state in which the initial screen is displayed on the display unit, the determination unit is configured such that the second character string is the predetermined character string. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein it is determined whether or not the character string matches.
  7. 　文字入力領域に文字入力が可能なアプリケーションを起動する起動部と、
    　前記アプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を記憶する記憶部と、
    　単数又は複数の文字を含む文字列を入力する操作部と、
    　前記操作部により入力された入力文字列を第１表示領域に表示すると共に、前記記憶部に記憶された前記所定の文字列を第２表示領域に表示する表示部と、
    　前記所定の文字列が前記操作部により選択されると、選択された前記所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを前記起動部により起動させ、前記アプリケーションの前記文字入力領域に前記入力文字列を入力させる制御部と、
    　を備えることを特徴とする電子機器。     A launcher that launches an application that can enter characters into the character entry area;
    A storage unit for storing a predetermined character string corresponding to the application;
    An operation unit for inputting a character string including one or more characters;
    A display unit for displaying the input character string input by the operation unit in a first display area and displaying the predetermined character string stored in the storage unit in a second display area;
    When the predetermined character string is selected by the operation unit, an application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string is activated by the activation unit, and the input character string is input to the character input area of the application A control unit;
    An electronic device comprising:
  8. 　前記操作部は、変換不能な変換不能記号を入力可能であり、
    　前記制御部は、前記操作部により前記入力文字列が入力された後に前記変換不能記号が入力されたことに基づいて、前記所定の文字列を前記第２表示領域に表示させることを特徴とする請求項７に記載の電子機器。     The operation unit can input a non-convertible symbol that cannot be converted,
    The control unit displays the predetermined character string in the second display area based on the input of the unconvertible symbol after the input character string is input by the operation unit. The electronic device according to claim 7.
  9. 　複数の前記入力文字列は、第１の入力文字列及び第２の入力文字列を含むことを特徴とする請求項７に記載の電子機器。 The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of input character strings include a first input character string and a second input character string.
  10. 　前記制御部は、前記所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションとして、前記第１表示領域に入力された前記入力文字に基づいて検索を行う検索アプリケーションを前記起動部により起動させた場合に、当該検索アプリケーションに対応する画面に表示される移動可能な操作カーソルを前記表示部の所定位置に表示させることを特徴とする請求項７に記載の電子機器。 The control unit, when an application corresponding to the predetermined character string starts a search application that performs a search based on the input characters input to the first display area, the search application The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein a movable operation cursor displayed on a screen corresponding to is displayed at a predetermined position of the display unit.
  11. 　前記記憶部は、前記操作部により入力された前記入力文字列と、当該入力文字列が入力されたときに前記起動部により起動された前記アプリケーションとを関連付けて記憶し、
    　前記制御部は、前記操作部により入力文字列が入力される場合に、前記記憶部に当該入力文字列と関連付けて記憶される前記アプリケーションに対応する前記所定の文字列を前記第２表示領域に表示させることを特徴とする請求項７に記載の電子機器。     The storage unit stores the input character string input by the operation unit and the application activated by the activation unit when the input character string is input in association with each other,
    When an input character string is input by the operation unit, the control unit stores the predetermined character string corresponding to the application stored in the storage unit in association with the input character string in the second display area. The electronic apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the electronic apparatus is displayed.
  12. 　前記操作部により入力された前記入力文字を解析する解析部をさらに備え、
    　前記制御部は、前記解析部による解析結果に基づいて、前記第２表示領域に表示される前記所定の文字列の表示順序を変更することを特徴とする請求項７に記載の電子機器。     An analysis unit that analyzes the input character input by the operation unit;
    The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the control unit changes a display order of the predetermined character string displayed in the second display area based on an analysis result by the analysis unit.
  13. 　前記記憶部は、前記起動部が起動したアプリケーション毎の起動回数をそれぞれ記憶し、
    　前記制御部は、前記記憶部に記憶されるアプリケーション毎の前記起動回数に基づいて、前記起動回数が多い順に前記所定の文字列を前記第２表示領域に表示させることを特徴とする請求項７に記載の電子機器。     The storage unit stores the number of activations for each application activated by the activation unit,
    The said control part displays the said predetermined | prescribed character string in a said 2nd display area in order with the said largest starting frequency based on the said starting frequency for every application memorize | stored in the said memory | storage part. The electronic device as described in.
  14. 　前記第２表示領域には、前記所定の文字列及び前記第１表示領域に表示される前記入力文字列を変換した変換候補文字が表示され、
    　前記所定の文字列と前記変換候補文字とは、異なる態様で表示されることを特徴とする請求項７に記載の電子機器。     In the second display area, conversion candidate characters obtained by converting the predetermined character string and the input character string displayed in the first display area are displayed.
    The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined character string and the conversion candidate character are displayed in different modes.
  15. 　前記制御部は、初期画面が前記表示部に表示されている状態において前記操作部により前記入力文字列が入力される場合に、前記所定の文字列を前記第２表示領域に表示させることを特徴とする請求項７に記載の電子機器。 The control unit displays the predetermined character string in the second display area when the input character string is input by the operation unit in a state where an initial screen is displayed on the display unit. The electronic device according to claim 7.
  16. 　文字入力領域に文字入力が可能なアプリケーションに対応する所定の文字列を記憶する工程と、
    　単数又は複数の文字を含む第１文字列の入力に応じて、表示部に前記第１文字列を表示する工程と
    　表示された前記第１文字列に関連して前記所定の文字列を表示する工程と、
    　前記所定の文字列に対応する前記アプリケーションを起動し、前記アプリケーションの前記文字入力領域に前記第１文字列を入力させる工程と、
    　を行うことを特徴とするアプリケーションの起動方法。     Storing a predetermined character string corresponding to an application capable of character input in the character input area;
    In response to an input of a first character string including one or more characters, a step of displaying the first character string on a display unit and a display of the predetermined character string in relation to the displayed first character string Process,
    Starting the application corresponding to the predetermined character string, and inputting the first character string in the character input area of the application;
    A method for starting an application, characterized by:
  17. 　入力された前記第２文字列を前記第１文字列と共に表示する工程と、
    　表示された前記第２文字列が、記憶された前記所定の文字列と一致するか否かを判断する工程と、
    　前記第２文字列と前記所定の文字列とが一致すると判断された場合に、前記所定の文字列に対応する前記アプリケーションを起動し、前記アプリケーションの前記文字入力領域に前記第１文字列を入力させる工程と、
    　を行うことを特徴とする請求項１６に記載のアプリケーションの起動方法。     Displaying the input second character string together with the first character string;
    Determining whether the displayed second character string matches the stored predetermined character string;
    When it is determined that the second character string matches the predetermined character string, the application corresponding to the predetermined character string is started, and the first character string is input to the character input area of the application A process of
    The application activation method according to claim 16, wherein:
  18. 　入力される前記第１文字列を入力文字列として前記表示部の第１表示領域に表示すると共に、記憶される前記所定の文字列を前記表示部の第２表示領域に表示する工程と、
    　前記第２表示領域に表示される前記所定の文字列が選択されると、選択された前記所定の文字列に対応するアプリケーションを起動し、前記アプリケーションの前記文字入力領域に前記入力文字列を入力させる工程と、
    　を行うことを特徴とする請求項１６に記載のアプリケーションの起動方法。     Displaying the input first character string as an input character string in the first display area of the display unit, and displaying the stored predetermined character string in the second display area of the display unit;
    When the predetermined character string displayed in the second display area is selected, an application corresponding to the selected predetermined character string is started, and the input character string is input to the character input area of the application A process of
    The application activation method according to claim 16, wherein:
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