WO2011037230A1 - Dispositif électronique et procédé d'activation d'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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L'invention porte sur un dispositif électronique dans lequel on peut activer une application désirée sur la base d'une chaîne de caractères affichés, et sur un procédé d'activation d'une application. Le dispositif électronique selon l'invention comprend une unité d'activation (45a) destinée à activer une application dans laquelle une entrée de caractère sur une zone d'entrée de caractères est possible, une mémoire (44) destinée à mémoriser une chaîne de caractères prédéterminée correspondant à l'application, une unité d'opération (11) destinée à mettre en entrée une première chaîne de caractères comprenant un caractère unique ou une pluralité de caractères et une seconde chaîne de caractères comprenant un caractère unique ou une pluralité de caractères, une unité d'affichage destinée à afficher la première chaîne de caractères et la seconde entrée de chaîne de caractères à partir de l'unité d'opération (11), une unité de détermination (4b) destinée à déterminer si la seconde chaîne de caractères correspond ou non à la chaîne de caractères prédéterminée, et une unité de commande (45) fonctionnant, lorsque l'unité de détermination (45b) détermine que la seconde chaîne de caractères correspond à la chaîne de caractères prédéterminée, de façon à commander une unité d'activation (45a) afin que celle-ci active une application correspondant à la chaîne de caractères prédéterminée et fonctionnant de façon à entrer la première chaîne de caractères dans la zone d'entrée de caractères de l'application.
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