JP4254624B2 - Portable terminal device and display method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device such as a multi-function mobile phone and a mobile information terminal, a display method, and a program.

  In recent years, mobile terminals typified by mobile phones have been rapidly spreading. In addition, with the advancement of integration technology such as LSI, these mobile terminals have been integrated with various functions in one mobile terminal, and have become multifunctional and highly functional. In this way, as mobile terminals become more multifunctional and sophisticated, various types of information can be handled by a single portable terminal, and the information handled by a user becomes more complex and large. Yes. For this reason, there is a demand for viewing more information at once, and the display screen of mobile terminals has been increased in size and definition to meet the demand, and the amount of information that can be displayed at one time has increased. ing.

  On the other hand, there is a demand for portability of mobile terminals, and in order to meet these demands, various technologies related to high integration have been developed, and further miniaturization of mobile terminals has been made. In this way, there is a demand for the display amount of information, but there is also a demand for portability. Therefore, there is a limitation that the enlargement of the display screen of the mobile terminal is within a range that does not impair the portability. There is a limit to the size.

Therefore, in order to increase the display amount of information without enlarging the main body and display screen of the mobile terminal, a technique for displaying information on a numeric keypad that is an input unit of the mobile terminal has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2002-77333 A

  The functions and functions of mobile terminals are becoming more and more advanced, and recently, mobile terminals equipped with a TV reception function have been released, and the information handled by mobile terminals has become more complicated. However, in the above-described technique, it is difficult to display such complicated information, and there is a demand for a technique that can display more various information.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal device and a display method that can display complicated information in an easy-to-understand manner.

In order to achieve such an object, the mobile terminal device of the present invention includes an input unit having a plurality of keys including a numeric keypad on which numbers from 0 to 9 are displayed, and each key on the back of the plurality of keys. A light emitting unit having a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in pairs, an antenna and a receiving unit for receiving a television broadcast , and a plurality of channel numbers and a plurality of channel numbers added to a signal received by the receiving unit An information detection unit for detecting a genre identification code of a program, and a key used for displaying each of a plurality of channel numbers detected by the information detection unit is selected from the plurality of keys , and the information detection unit a control unit for grouping the plurality of channel numbers in accordance with the detected genre identification code, a light-emitting element channel number became key pair control unit selects It is configured to include a light emission control unit which Ru is emitted from the light emitting color associated with the class group.

  According to such a configuration, information can be displayed using the keys of the input unit, so that complicated information can also be easily displayed to the user.

Next, a display method of the present invention includes a step of receiving a television broadcast signal, a step of detecting a plurality of channel numbers added to the received television broadcast signal and a genre identification code of the plurality of channel numbers, and a detection Selecting a key to be used for displaying each of the plurality of channel numbers from a plurality of keys including a numeric keypad displaying numbers from 0 to 9, and a plurality of channel numbers according to the detected genre identification code. A step of associating a plurality of groups, a step of associating a predetermined light emission color based on the plurality of grouped groups, and a light emission color associated with a group in which the channel number is classified for the light emitting element paired with the selected key And a step of emitting light . According to such a method, information detected using the keys of the input unit can be displayed, so that complicated information can be easily displayed to the user.

Next, the program according to the present invention detects a step of receiving a television broadcast signal, a step of detecting a plurality of channel numbers added to the received television broadcast signal and a genre identification code of the plurality of channel numbers, and A step of selecting a key to be used for displaying each of a plurality of channel numbers from a plurality of keys including a numeric keypad displaying numbers from 0 to 9, and a plurality of channel numbers according to the detected genre identification code. A step of grouping a plurality of groups, a step of associating a predetermined light emission color based on the plurality of grouped groups, and a light emitting element paired with the selected key in a light emission color associated with the group in which the channel number is classified And a step of emitting light . According to such a program, the information detected using the keys of the input unit can be displayed, so that it is possible to realize a program that displays complicated information in an easy-to-understand manner for the user.

  According to the portable terminal device and the display method of the present invention, when displaying information using an input key, it is possible to display information in various ways, and display complicated information in an easy-to-understand manner for the user. can do.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the appearance of a mobile phone with a digital television broadcast receiving function according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a mobile phone 100 with a digital TV broadcast receiving function (hereinafter abbreviated as a mobile phone 100) includes a display unit 104, an input unit 106, and a call antenna 111 that are configured by a known display device such as an LCD or an EL. I have.

  An outline of the operation of the mobile phone 100 will be described with reference to a block diagram. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the mobile phone 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 2, the control unit 101 performs overall control of the mobile phone 100. The receiving unit 102 converts the digital television broadcast signal received by the digital television broadcast receiving antenna 110 into stream data. The decoding unit 103 decodes the stream data converted by the receiving unit 102 into a video signal. The display unit 104 displays characters and graphics, a video signal decoded by the decoding unit 103, and the like according to a display command from the control unit 101. The call unit 105 performs a call with another mobile phone, exchanges an e-mail, and the like by a call signal transmitted and received by the call antenna 111. The input unit 106 is composed of a plurality of keys, and by inputting an arbitrary key, a number, characters, etc. are input to the mobile phone 100, and a plurality of functions provided in the mobile phone 100 are switched. The light emitting unit 107 includes a plurality of light emitting elements installed in pairs with the respective keys on the back surface of the input unit 106, and performs light emission and extinction independently of each other. The light emission control unit 108 performs light emission and extinguishing of each light emitting element of the light emission unit 107 under the control of the control unit 101. The memory unit 109 is preset information such as a light emission pattern of the light emitting unit 107, information temporarily stored when the mobile phone 100 is operated, a telephone number, channel information of a digital TV (hereinafter abbreviated as TV), and the like. The information accumulated by the user is stored.

  As described above, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the mobile phone 100 is configured to have a TV reception function, a telephone call function, and the like, and is disposed in pairs with each key of the input unit 106. A plurality of light emitting elements are provided, and each of them can be controlled to emit light independently.

  Next, the operation of the input unit 106 and its peripheral part will be described in detail. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the input unit 106 and its peripheral part provided in the mobile phone 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The input unit 106 includes a total of 15 keys including a numeric keypad displaying numbers from “0” to “9” and keys displaying symbols such as “*” and “#”. They are arranged in a matrix of 5 rows in the vertical direction and 3 columns in the horizontal direction. Further, these keys are formed of a translucent material, and transmit light projected from the back of the key to the front side of the key. Each key is configured to generate an electric signal when an operation such as pressing is performed.

  In addition, the control unit 101 includes an input receiving unit 121, an information detecting unit 122, and a main control unit 123. The input receiving unit 121 receives an input of an operated key by an electrical signal generated by the operated key. Do. Then, the type of the operated key and the number of operations are transmitted to the main control unit 123. The main control unit 123 determines the next operation in accordance with the type of the operated key, the number of operations, and the current operation state of the mobile phone 100, and controls each unit to execute the operation. The information detection unit 122 detects information included in the received signal and information that changes depending on the operation of the mobile phone 100.

  As described above, when a user operates an arbitrary key of the input unit 106, a number or a character is input to the mobile phone 100, and an arbitrary function is selected or executed. In addition, a display request for information detected by the information detection unit 122 or selection of arbitrary information is performed if there are a plurality of pieces of detected information. Based on the selection or display request for information, the control unit 101 A light emission control command is output to the light emission control unit 108. In the first embodiment of the present invention, information that includes a number or information that can be represented by a number is a display request target, and the number included in the information or the number that represents the information is displayed. The target of. For example, this information includes channel information and viewing time in the television reception function, or call time in the call function.

  The light emission control unit 108 controls each light emitting element of the light emitting unit 107 independently based on a light emission control command from the control unit 101 to perform light emission and extinguishing of each light emitting element. At this time, the light emission pattern of the light emitting unit 107 is read from the memory unit 109 according to the function being executed, the type of information requested to be displayed, and the like, and the light emission and extinction of each light emitting element are controlled based on the read light emission pattern. .

  The light emitting unit 107 includes the same number of light emitting elements as the keys of the input unit 106, and each light emitting element is installed in pairs on the back of each key. Each light emitting element can independently control light emission and extinction, and a plurality of light emitting elements can simultaneously emit light. Then, the key is emitted by irradiating a translucent key from the back side by light emission. In the first embodiment, the light emitting element may be a known element such as an LED or an EL.

  In this embodiment, the input unit 106 and its peripheral part are configured in this way. For example, if the channel number of the television currently being viewed is “4”, it is paired with a key displaying “4” on the front surface. The light emitting element which has become is made to emit light, and the key “4” is emitted. Thus, it is displayed on the input unit 106 that the currently received channel number is “4”.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the number included in the information detected by the information detection unit 122 is associated with the numeric keypad, and the key displaying the number to be displayed is caused to emit light so that the input unit 106 receives the number. indicate.

  Next, basic operations from information detection to display will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the basic operation in the first embodiment.

  First, in step S401, a function is selected according to the key operated by the user. Here, the mobile phone 100 is provided with a TV reception function in addition to general functions such as a call function, a mail transmission / reception function, and an Internet connection function. In step S401, any one of these functions is selected. Select one.

  Next, in step S402, the control unit 101 controls the receiving unit 102, the decoding unit 103, the display unit 104, the memory unit 109, and the like to execute the selected function and at the same time perform characters and graphics based on the selected function. Are read from the memory unit 109 and displayed on the display unit 104.

  Next, in step S <b> 403, the information detection unit 122 detects information included in the received signal and information that changes depending on the operation of the mobile phone 100. This information is detected by reading the information stored in the memory unit 109.

  Next, in step S404, a control command for accepting an information selection or information display request from the user is issued from the main control unit 123, and a key operated by the user is accepted by the input accepting unit to select information. And an information display request is accepted.

  In step S405, the main control unit 123 selects a key on which a number corresponding to the number included in the information requested to be displayed is selected from the input unit 106, and selectively emits the key. Are read from the memory unit 109.

  Next, in step S <b> 406, the main control unit 123 outputs a control command to the light emission control unit 108 based on the light emission pattern read from the memory unit 109.

  Next, in step S407, the light emission control unit 108 controls the light emission unit 107 to emit light based on a control command from the main control unit 123, and emits or turns off each light emitting element with the light emission pattern read from the memory unit 109. .

  The above is the flowchart showing the basic operation until the detected information is displayed on the key in the first embodiment of the present invention.

  Next, an example relating to the display of information including numbers will be described with reference to the display of channel numbers at the time of television reception. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of displaying the channel number on the input unit 106 when receiving television.

  First, in step S501, when a user operates a key for selecting a television receiving function or selecting an arbitrary broadcasting station, a request for selecting a television receiving function or a request for selecting a broadcasting station is accepted. At this time, the channel number requested to be selected is stored in the memory unit 109.

  Next, in step S <b> 502, the control unit 101 displays a control command relating to reception of a television broadcast signal to the reception unit 102, and a control command for decoding the received signal into a video signal to the decoding unit 103. Control signals for displaying video signals are respectively output to, to receive television signals and display television images.

  Next, in step S503, the main control unit 123 reads the channel number currently being received from the memory unit 109.

  Next, in step S <b> 504, the main control unit 123 extracts a predetermined number from the channel numbers read from the memory unit 109.

  Next, in step S505, the main control unit 123 selects a key displaying a number corresponding to the number extracted in step S504 from the input unit 106, and selects a light emission pattern for causing the key to emit light from the memory unit 109. read out. For example, if the number is “7”, only the light emitting element paired with the key displaying “7” emits light in order to selectively emit the key displaying “7” in the numeric keypad. Such a light emission pattern is read out.

  Next, in step S <b> 506, the main control unit 123 outputs a light emission command to the light emission control unit 108 according to the light emission pattern read from the memory unit 109.

  Next, in step S507, the light emission control unit 108 controls the light emission unit 107 to emit light based on a control command from the main control unit 123, and emits or turns off each light emitting element with the light emission pattern read from the memory unit 109. . Thus, the light emitting unit 107 emits light with the light emission pattern read from the memory unit 109.

  Next, in step S508, the main control unit 123 confirms whether a new channel selection request has been made by the user. When there is a new channel selection request, a series of processes is terminated, and the process returns to the start and starts a new process. If there is no new channel selection request, the process proceeds to step S509.

  Next, in step S509, it is determined whether the displayed number is the first digit of the channel number. If it is determined that it is the first place, the process returns to step S503 to display from the highest place. At this time, display delimiters may be indicated by turning off all keys or emitting light. If it is determined that it is not the first place, the process proceeds to step S510.

  Next, in step S510, the number to be displayed next is lowered by one from the currently displayed position, and after a predetermined waiting time, the process returns to step S504. Thus, for example, if the channel number is “157”, the key “1” indicating hundreds, the key “5” indicating tenths, and the key “7” indicating ones are fixed. Then, light is emitted in sequence, and the fact that the channel number being received is 157 is displayed using the input unit 106. If the channel number is one digit, the channel number may be continuously displayed. The above-described processing is repeated until the channel number changes due to a new channel selection request.

  In this way, in the example of channel number display at the time of TV reception, since the key displaying the number corresponding to the channel number being received is lit, it can be seen at a glance which channel is being received. Become.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, a key displaying a number corresponding to a number included in the information detected by the information detection unit or a number representing the information is selected from the input unit, and the key is selected. Since the number is displayed on the input unit by selectively emitting light, the display amount of information can be increased without enlarging the main body and the display unit of the mobile phone.

  In the first embodiment, an example in which numerical values of a plurality of digits are displayed in order from the upper digit is shown. However, this is only one embodiment, and for example, “1” is displayed to display “12”. All the keys included in the numbers may be emitted and displayed at the same time, for example, the “2” key and the “2” key may be emitted simultaneously. In this display, for example, when there are the same numbers in different places such as “122”, the “1” key continues to emit light, and the “2” key repeats light emission and extinction. Only the keys corresponding to can be repeatedly turned on and off to indicate that the numbers overlap.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it may be configured such that only the input-acceptable key of the input unit 106 is caused to emit light. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of display on the input unit 106. In FIG. 6, when the TV reception function is selected, only the channels assigned to the keys “1”, “2”, “3”, “5”, “8”, and “9” can be received. Is shown by making only those keys emit light. When switching the channel, the user can view a receivable channel simply by operating one of the light-emitting keys, eliminating the need to search for a receivable channel by operating the key. It can be omitted. In this way, when only the key corresponding to the receivable channel number is emitted when the television reception function is selected, the user can know at a glance which channel is the receivable channel. The load on the user can be reduced. Further, it may be configured not to accept an input of a key that does not emit light. By doing so, for example, even if a key that does not emit light is mistakenly operated, the input of the key is not accepted, so that it is not possible to switch to a channel that cannot be received, and the load on the user is further reduced. Can do. This configuration is not limited to the channel display in the TV reception function, but is applied to a case where a plurality of selection targets are displayed at the same time, for example, when a music playback function is provided and a selectable song number is displayed. can do.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the light emitting elements of the light emitting unit 107 are configured to emit light in a plurality of light emission colors independently. Other than that, the configuration is the same as the example shown in the first embodiment, and the same operation is performed.

  Here, as in the first embodiment, a description will be given by taking as an example a display in the case where television reception is performed in a mobile phone with a television reception function.

  FIG. 7A is a diagram showing the mobile phone 100 in the second embodiment, and FIG. 7B is a diagram summarizing the radio wave state of the channels assigned to each key and the emission color of each key. It is. In the second embodiment, the light emitting unit 107 that is paired with each key is configured by a light emitting element that can emit light by switching between three colors of green, yellow, and red. Therefore, the light emitting unit 107 has four states as light emission states, which are light emission in three colors and light extinction. Therefore, in order to perform grouping according to the radio wave condition, four groups from 3 with a good radio wave condition to 0 with a bad radio wave condition are created and assigned to any of the four groups according to the radio wave condition of each channel.

  In FIG. 7B, the channels assigned to the keys “1”, “2”, and “8” are assigned to the group of the radio wave status 3, and the channels assigned to the keys “5” and “9” are set to the radio wave status. In the group 2, the channel assigned to the “3” key is assigned to the radio wave state 1 group, and the channel assigned to the “6” key is assigned to the radio wave state 0 group. Note that “—” indicates that there is no original channel setting.

  When the channel number is displayed on the key, the key is emitted by changing the emission color depending on the group. That is, the keys “1”, “2”, “8” that are groups of the radio wave state 3 are green, the keys “5”, “9” that are the groups of the radio wave state 2 are yellow, Each group “3” key is illuminated in red. Keys with no radio wave status 0 and no channel setting are turned off. As described above, when the channel number is displayed on the key, the number of groups is determined based on the emission color of the light emitting unit 107, the channels are grouped based on the radio wave condition, and the emission color is changed depending on the group. Thus, the user can know at a glance which channel can be received with a good radio wave condition.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the mobile phone 100 shown in FIG. 7, which is configured by adding a scanning unit 112 to the block diagram shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, the scanning unit 112 controls the receiving unit 102 and the decoding unit 103 according to a command from the main control unit 123 to sequentially switch the receiving channel, and simultaneously detects the radio wave state of each channel, and at the same time, each key of the input unit 106. The channels are allocated to the memory unit 109 and the information is stored in the memory unit 109 (hereinafter, this series of processing is referred to as scanning).

  This scanning operation will be described. FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the scanning operation. As shown in FIG. 9, first, in step S <b> 901, a scan operation command is output from the main control unit 123 to the scan unit 112 in response to a scan request from the user.

  Next, in step S902, the scanning unit 112 controls the receiving unit 102 and the decoding unit 103 to perform a channel selection operation for the first channel.

  Next, in step S903, the main control unit 123 acquires information related to the radio wave state of the reception channel from the reception unit 102, and allocates the reception channel to a predetermined group according to the radio wave state. This operation will be described later.

  Next, in step S904, the main control unit 123 stores the reception channel and the group to which the reception channel is allocated in the memory unit 109.

  Next, in step S905, it is determined whether the channel currently being received is the last channel in the channel selection range. If it is determined that it is not the last channel, the process proceeds to step S906.

  Next, in step S906, the scanning unit 112 controls the receiving unit 102 and the decoding unit 103, selects the next channel, and returns to step S903.

  If it is determined in step S905 that the currently selected channel is the last channel, the process ends.

  The above is the description of the scan operation in the second embodiment.

  Next, an operation of controlling the light emission of the light emitting unit 107 based on the radio wave state of the reception channel will be described. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of detecting the radio wave state of the reception channel and controlling the light emission unit 107 to emit light according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 10, first, in step S1001, the scanning unit 112 controls the receiving unit 102 and the decoding unit 103 according to a command from the main control unit 123, receives a television broadcast signal, and determines the radio wave state in the receiving channel. To detect. Then, based on the detected radio wave condition, the reception channel is assigned to one of four groups from 3 with a good radio wave condition to 0 with a bad radio wave condition.

  Next, in step S1002, the information detection unit 122 confirms whether the group to which the reception channel is allocated is a group with the radio wave state 1 or higher. If it is determined that the radio wave state is 1 or more, the process proceeds to step S1003.

  Next, in step S1003, the main control unit 123 reads the light emission pattern from the memory unit 109 based on the channel number of the reception channel and the group to which the reception channel is allocated.

  Next, in step S1004, the main control unit 123 outputs a control command to the light emission control unit 108 based on the read light emission pattern.

  Next, in step S <b> 1005, the light emitting unit 107 emits or turns off the light emitting elements of the light emitting unit 107 based on a control command from the light emission control unit 108, and emits the light emitting unit 107 with the light emission pattern read from the memory unit 109. To finish the process.

  If it is determined in step S1002 that the radio wave state is 0, the flow ends.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, for example, the number of groups is determined based on the emission color of the light emitting unit 107, the radio wave state of each channel is detected by the scanning operation, and each channel is set to the radio wave state. By grouping based on the group, and changing the emission color of each channel according to the group and displaying it on the key at the same time, the user can know at a glance which channel can be received in a good radio wave condition. As a result, when switching channels, it is possible to easily select only channels with good radio wave conditions. In particular, in the case of a mobile phone with a TV reception function shown in this embodiment, the radio wave state changes depending on the movement of the user. It is possible to reduce the burden on the user by switching the channel and searching for a channel with a good radio wave condition.

  In the present embodiment, an example has been shown in which the emission color is changed according to the radio wave state of the reception channel and the channel number is displayed as a key. However, other than this, for example, a genre added to a signal in television broadcasting The identification code is discriminated by the information detection unit 122, the discrimination output is given to the main control unit 123, the emission color is divided according to the genre of the program by controlling the light emission control unit 108, etc. Whether it is TV reception or not, the remaining capacity of the battery or memory card is represented by a number, and the emission color is changed depending on whether the remaining capacity is sufficient. The same effect can be obtained when the numbers displayed on the input unit 106 can be assigned to a plurality of groups, such as changing the emission color depending on the length.

  Further, when a multi-digit number is displayed on the input unit 106 by light emission, the light emission color may be changed depending on the position. In addition, when the same numbers overlap in different places, the keys of the overlapped numbers may emit light by switching the emission color at regular time intervals so that it can be seen that the numbers overlap.

  Further, the same effect can be obtained even when the display is performed by changing the light emission luminance instead of the light emission color. For example, if the light emission luminance is configured to switch between three levels of strong, medium, and weak, it can be configured in the same manner as the configuration in which the light emission is switched with the three light emission colors described above. Further, the same effect can be obtained when the display is performed by changing the emission pattern instead of the emission color. For example, if there are three types of light emission patterns, the light emission pattern A in which the time ratio of continuous light emission and light emission and extinction is 2: 1 and the light emission pattern B in which the time ratio of light emission and extinction is 1: 2, the above-mentioned. It is possible to configure in the same manner as the configuration in which the emission is switched between the three emission colors.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The third embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the key combination is a character such as a number, a letter or a symbol based on the arrangement position of the keys arranged in a matrix constituting the input unit 106. A plurality of keys are selected so as to have a shape imitating the above shape, and the characters are displayed on the input unit 106 by causing the keys to emit light. As described above, the third embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the display form, and other block configurations, flowcharts, and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a mobile phone 100 according to the third embodiment. FIG. 11 shows an example in which the numeral 5 is displayed on the input unit 106. As described above, in the third embodiment, the character included in the information is emitted by combining a plurality of keys so as to resemble the shape of the character, and the character is input to the input unit 106. It is configured to display large.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example in which numbers from “0” to “9” and symbols “*” and “#” are displayed on the input unit 106. As shown in FIG. 12, the input unit 106 has keys arranged in a matrix of 5 rows in the vertical direction and 3 columns in the horizontal direction. It can be displayed in large size.

  As a symbol to be displayed, in addition to the above, for example, when a data reproduction function such as MP3 or MPEG is provided, a symbol indicating a data reproduction state may be used. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a symbol indicating a data reproduction state is displayed on the input unit 106. For example, FIG. 13A shows standard reproduction of data, FIG. 13B shows fast-forward reproduction of data, FIG. 13C shows data rewind, and FIG. 13D shows data pause. ing.

  In addition to the above, for example, when information related to “emergency” is included in the information detected by the information detection unit 122, a symbol for notifying the user that the information “emergency” has been received. May be displayed. For example, when an emergency mail is received, or when an emergency broadcast is started by a television broadcast or a radio broadcast, an “emergency” for notifying the user that an “emergency” mail or broadcast signal has been received. The symbol representing is displayed. In this case, since the symbol is based on a specific condition of “emergency”, it is desirable that the display is conspicuous and different from the normal display. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a symbol representing “emergency”. The symbol shown in FIG. 14 (a) is a symbol imitating an expression mark that is often used for emphasis or attention, and FIG. 14 (b) and FIG. 14 (c) In this example, the first pattern and the inverted pattern are repeatedly displayed so as to be more conspicuous. In this way, the display may be conspicuous, different from the normal display, and may indicate “emergency”. Or, even if it is other than “Emergency”, it is a prominent symbol as described above when the remaining capacity of the battery, memory card, etc. is low, the call time exceeds a certain time, or the set time is reached. May be displayed to call attention to the user.

  In the present embodiment, since the keys of the input unit 106 are arranged in a matrix of 5 rows and 3 columns, it is also possible to display Roman letters. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example in which Roman characters from “A” to “F” are displayed on the input unit 106. Thus, if the input unit 106 is configured with keys arranged in at least 5 rows and 3 columns, it is possible to display Roman characters. Therefore, the information detected by the information detection unit 122 can be displayed in Roman letters.

  If the number of keys constituting the input unit 106 is large, it is possible to display complicated characters such as hiragana and kanji. For example, if keys are arranged at least in 6 rows and 5 columns, hiragana or katakana can be displayed. If keys are arranged at least in 9 rows and 9 columns, kanji can be displayed.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, based on the arrangement positions of the keys arranged in a matrix constituting the input unit 106, the key combination is a character shape such as a number, a letter, or a symbol. By selecting a plurality of keys so as to resemble the shape and making those keys emit light, the character can be displayed on the input unit 106, and not only can it be displayed more easily by the user, Furthermore, in addition to displaying numbers as shown in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, characters and symbols can be displayed, and more information can be displayed. In addition, as described in the second embodiment, more information can be displayed by combining different emission colors and emission luminances.

  Note that the symbols displayed on the input unit 106 are not limited to the symbols described above, and are applied within a range where the effects described in the third embodiment can be obtained.

  In addition, when displaying a plurality of characters, the characters to be displayed may be switched every predetermined time, or may be displayed by scrolling.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the number of keys included in the input unit 106 is used, and the amount represented by the information to be displayed or the number included in the information. And the number of keys to be lit, the number of keys to be lit is determined by the amount of information or the amount represented by the number included in the information, and the information is displayed in a bar graph on the input unit 106 It is. In this way, by adopting a configuration in which information is displayed in a bar graph shape, it is possible to intuitively and easily display to the user how much the amount represented by the displayed information is.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a mobile phone 100 according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 16 shows an example in which information to be displayed is displayed in a bar graph on the input unit 106. As described above, the fourth embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in the display form, and other block configurations and flowcharts are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a more specific example of display. FIG. 17A shows the case where the amount represented by the information to be displayed is small, medium, and large in order from the left. In FIG. 17A, the keys of the input unit 106 are arranged in a matrix of 5 rows and 3 columns, and the keys are emitted one row at a time from the bottom and displayed in a bar graph form. Therefore, it is possible to display a bar graph in six stages including all extinctions. In addition, FIG. 17B shows a case where the amount represented by the information to be displayed is small, medium, and large in order from the left as in FIG. 17A. In addition, using the 15 keys of the input unit 106, the keys are emitted one by one in order from the left and displayed in a bar graph form. Bar graph display in 16 stages is possible.

  As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the number of keys to be lit is determined by the amount represented by the information to be displayed, and the bar graph is displayed. It is possible to grasp at a glance the amount represented by the displayed information, such as a radio wave condition at the time of receiving a television.

  In the fourth embodiment, since the quantity represented by the information or the quantity represented by the number included in the information is the display target, as shown in the first embodiment or the second embodiment. Any information that can be displayed by numbers can be displayed. However, information that can be approximated, such as the remaining capacity of a battery or memory card, volume, radio wave condition, etc. is particularly suitable as a display target. It is.

  As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, using the plurality of keys constituting the input unit 106, light is emitted with the information to be displayed or the amount represented by the number included in the information. By determining the number of keys to be displayed and displaying it in the form of a bar graph on the input unit 106, it is possible to intuitively and easily display to the user how much the information represents. . In addition, as described in the second embodiment, more information can be displayed by combining different emission colors and emission luminances.

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Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing the input unit 106 and its peripheral part provided in the mobile phone 100 according to the fifth embodiment. The fifth embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a drive unit (not shown) that can independently project or immerse the keys of the input unit 106 and a drive unit are controlled. It is a point provided with the appearance control part 124. In this way, by configuring the keys of the input unit 106 to be able to appear and disappear independently, the user can understand the contents of the information by touching the input unit 106, and the information that is not visually recognized Display is possible. As described above, in the fifth embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment, each key of the input unit 106 can be controlled to be able to appear and disappear independently. The flowchart and the like are the same as those in the first embodiment.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a mobile phone 100 according to the fifth embodiment. 19 shows an example of displaying "0" to the key 106 ₀ is projected "0" of the input unit 106. As described above, in the fifth embodiment, each key of the input unit 106 is configured to be able to appear and disappear in place of the display by light emission so that the contents of information can be understood by the user's sense of touch.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing another example of the mobile phone 100 according to the fifth embodiment. In Figure 20, and immersive key 106 ₀ shows an example of displaying "0". Thus, it is also possible to display information by immersion.

FIG. 21 is a diagram showing still another example of the mobile phone 100 in the fifth embodiment. In Figure 21, the projecting portion 125 provided inside the key, and can project constituting a protrusion 125, projecting protrusions 125 of the key 106 ₀ shows an example of displaying "0". In this way, information can be displayed by protruding a part of the key.

  In the fifth embodiment, it is possible to display the numbers included in the information as shown in the first embodiment and the second embodiment.

  The drive unit for projecting or immersing the key or the projecting portion 125 is composed of any device that can control the key to enter and exit, such as a device using electromagnetic force by an electromagnet or a device using air pressure. It doesn't matter. Further, the example shown in FIG. 18 has a configuration including a light emission control unit and a light emission unit, but a configuration without the light emission control unit and the light emission unit may be used.

  As described above, according to the fifth embodiment, each key or a part of each key of the input unit 106 is configured to be able to appear and retract, and information is displayed by a key that protrudes or immerses. Thus, the user can understand the contents of the information by touching the input unit 106.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration including the digital television reception function has been described. However, an analog television reception function may be used. Moreover, although the example which displays the channel number during television reception was shown, in addition to this, for example, it has a battery remaining capacity, a call time, a connection time when an Internet connection function is provided, and a radio reception function. Radio channel number, memory card remaining capacity when a memory card writing function is provided, data number being played back when music or video data playback function such as MP3 or MPEG is provided Number, video chapter number) and playback mode (for example, 1 for standard playback, 2 for double speed playback, 3 for reverse playback, 4 for pause display) It is possible to display using the configuration according to the first embodiment of the invention. In addition to the numbers included in the information, for example, it is also possible to display a group in which the information is classified by grouping the information, assigning a number to each group, and displaying the number.

  The mobile terminal device and the display method according to the present invention display complicated information in an easy-to-understand manner for a user by enabling information to be displayed more variously when displaying information using an input key. It is useful as a mobile terminal device such as a multi-function mobile phone and its display method.

The figure which showed the external appearance of the mobile telephone with a digital television broadcast reception function in the 1st Embodiment of this invention Block diagram of the mobile phone The block diagram which shows the input section and the peripheral section which the portable telephone is Flow chart showing basic operation of the mobile phone A flowchart showing an operation of displaying a channel number on the input unit when the mobile phone receives a television. The figure which showed an example of the display of the input part with which the mobile phone was equipped (A) is a diagram showing a mobile phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention. (B) is a diagram summarizing radio wave states of channels assigned to the keys and emission colors of the keys. Block diagram of the mobile phone shown in FIG. Flow chart showing scan operation Flowchart showing the operation of detecting the radio wave condition of the receiving channel and controlling the light emission of the light emitting unit in the mobile phone The figure which showed the mobile telephone in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention The figure which showed the example which displayed the number from "0" to "9" and the symbol of "*" and "#" in the input part in the same mobile phone The figure which showed the example which displayed the symbol which shows the state of data reproduction on the input part of the mobile phone A figure showing an example of a symbol indicating "emergency" in the input part of the mobile phone The figure which showed the example which displayed the Roman letter from "A" to "F" on the input part of the same mobile phone The figure which showed the mobile telephone in the 4th Embodiment of this invention The figure which showed the example of the concrete display of the same cellular phone The block diagram which shows the input part with which the mobile telephone in the 5th Embodiment of this invention is provided, and its peripheral part Figure showing the mobile phone Figure showing another example of the mobile phone Figure showing another example of the mobile phone

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Cellular phone with digital television broadcast receiving function 101 Control unit 102 Receiving unit 103 Decoding unit 104 Display unit 105 Calling unit 106 Input unit 107 Light emitting unit 108 Light emitting control unit 109 Memory unit 110 Digital TV broadcast receiving antenna 111 Call antenna 121 Accepting input Unit 122 information detection unit 123 main control unit

Claims (3)

An input unit having a plurality of keys including a numeric keypad on which numbers from 0 to 9 are displayed;
A light emitting unit having a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in pairs with each key on the back of the plurality of keys;
An antenna and receiver for receiving TV broadcasts;
An information detection unit for detecting a plurality of channel numbers added in the signal received by the reception unit and a genre identification code of a program of the plurality of channel numbers ;
A key used to display each of the plurality of channel numbers detected by the information detection unit is selected from the plurality of keys , and according to the genre identification code detected by the information detection unit A control unit for grouping the plurality of channel numbers ;
The mobile terminal device, characterized in that it comprises a light emission control unit which Ru is emitted from the light emitting color associated light-emitting element in which the control unit has become key pairs selected in the group of channel number is classified. Receiving a television broadcast signal;
Detecting a plurality of channel numbers received and added to a television broadcast signal and a genre identification code of the plurality of channel numbers;
Selecting a key to be used for displaying each of the detected plurality of channel numbers from a plurality of keys including a numeric keypad on which numbers from 0 to 9 are displayed;
Grouping the plurality of channel numbers into a plurality of groups according to the detected genre identification code;
Associating a predetermined emission color based on a plurality of grouped groups;
Causing the light emitting element paired with the selected key to emit light in a light emission color related to the group in which the channel number is classified;
A display method for a portable terminal device, comprising: Receiving a television broadcast signal;
Detecting a plurality of channel numbers received and added to a television broadcast signal and a genre identification code of the plurality of channel numbers;
Selecting a key to be used for displaying each of the detected plurality of channel numbers from a plurality of keys including a numeric keypad on which numbers from 0 to 9 are displayed;
Grouping the plurality of channel numbers in accordance with the detected genre identification code;
Associating a predetermined emission color based on a plurality of grouped groups;
Causing the light emitting element paired with the selected key to emit light in a light emission color related to the group in which the channel number is classified;
A program for a mobile terminal device, characterized in that

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