JP5202452B2 - Portable electronic devices - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable electronic device that can recognize data from an image.

  Conventionally, there is an electronic device having a business card reader function, that is, a function of reading information written on a business card. The business card reader function applies an OCR (Optical Character Reader) function of an image pickup unit or a scanner, determines character information from a business card image read as an image, and captures character data (for example, (See Patent Documents 1 and 2). Specifically, an electronic device captures information recorded on a business card with an imaging unit, analyzes the captured information with a business card reader function, divides the analyzed data into items, and registers them in the address book. ing.

JP 2001-344562 A JP 2002-252691 A

  However, in these Patent Documents 1 and 2, data recognized from images and not corresponding to identification information (name, company name, affiliation, telephone number, etc.) (company catchphrase, company logo, etc.) Because it is difficult to say that the information is effectively used, the technology that makes effective use of these data and enhances the identification power of the identification information registered in the address book through images, thereby improving the user's grasp of the contents of the address book Was desired.

  The present invention makes effective use of predetermined data recognized from an image, enhances the discriminating power of identification information registered in the address book through the image, and thereby improves the user's grasp of the contents for the address book. An object is to provide a portable electronic device.

  In order to solve the above problems, a portable electronic device according to the present invention includes a display unit, a storage unit that stores an address book in which identification information can be registered, a recognition unit that recognizes predetermined data from an image, and the recognition A determination unit that determines whether or not the predetermined data recognized by the unit corresponds to the identification information; and the identification unit that determines the predetermined data determined to correspond to the identification information by the determination unit Control that registers in the address book as information and stores the predetermined data determined not to correspond to the identification information in the storage unit in association with the address book as related information related to the identification information And the control unit displays the identification information registered in the address book in a state where the related information is associated with the address book and stored in the storage unit. When displaying the radical 113 to display the related information together with the identification information on the display unit, characterized in that.

  In the portable electronic device, a reception unit that receives a reception signal, a determination unit that determines whether the predetermined data recognized by the recognition unit is character string data or data different from character string data, And the control unit determines that the predetermined data does not correspond to the identification information by the determination unit, stores the predetermined data in association with the address book, and stores the determination in the storage unit. The identification information registered in the address book when the reception signal is received by the reception unit in a state where the predetermined data determined as data different from the character string data is stored in the storage unit Is included in the received signal, the identification information is displayed on the display unit, and the predetermined data is displayed on the display unit together with the identification information. The predetermined data is determined not to correspond to the identification information by the determination unit, stored in the storage unit in association with the address book, and as the character string data by the determination unit. The received signal is received by the receiving unit in a state where the determined predetermined data is stored in the storage unit, and the received signal includes information corresponding to the identification information registered in the address book. If it is, it is preferable to display the identification information on the display unit without displaying the predetermined data on the display unit.

  The portable electronic device includes an operation detection unit that detects an operation, and the control unit determines that the predetermined data does not correspond to the identification information by the determination unit and associates the data with the address book. When the first predetermined operation is detected by the operation detection unit in the state stored in the storage unit, the identification information registered in the address book is displayed on the display unit and is combined with the identification information. It is preferable that the predetermined data is displayed on the display unit.

  The portable electronic device has an operation detection unit that detects an operation, and the control unit is a case where it is determined that the predetermined data does not correspond to identification information, and the operation detection unit When the second predetermined operation is detected, the predetermined data is preferably stored in the storage unit in association with the address book.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively utilize predetermined data recognized from an image, to enhance the identification power of identification information registered in the address book via the image, and thereby improve the contents grasp of the user's address book. It is possible to provide a portable electronic device that can be used.

1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone that is an example of a mobile electronic device according to the present invention. It is a functional block diagram explaining the function of a mobile telephone. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of reading / storing of the business card in a mobile telephone. It is a figure explaining reading of a business card and data display. It is a flowchart explaining the reading operation of a business card. It is a figure explaining operation | movement of the data display of a business card. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of the selection registration of the reading of a business card and character string recognition impossible data. It is a figure explaining the selection operation and data display of reading of a business card and character string unrecognizable data.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone 1 which is an example of a mobile electronic device according to the present invention. In the following, a mobile phone will be described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any mobile phone having an imaging function and a communication function may be used. For example, PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal) (Digital Assistant), notebook computer, or the like.

  The cellular phone 1 includes an operation unit side body unit 2 and a display unit side body unit 3. The operation unit side body unit 2 includes an operation key group 11 and a microphone 12 to which a voice uttered by a user of the mobile phone 1 is input on the surface unit 10. The operation key group 11 includes a function setting operation button 13 for operating various functions such as various settings, an address book function, and a mail function, and an input operation button 14 for inputting a telephone number and characters such as mail. And a determination operation button 15 for performing determination and scrolling in various operations.

  Further, the display unit side body unit 3 includes a display unit 21 for displaying various types of information on the surface unit 20, an audio output unit 22 for outputting the voice of the other party on the call, and a CCD ( (Charge Coupled Device) is configured to include an imaging unit 23 configured by a camera and the like, and a speaker 24 that outputs music and the like to the outside. In the present embodiment, the imaging unit 23 is arranged on the front surface part 20 of the display unit side body unit 3, but the arrangement position is not limited to this and may be any position where the subject can be imaged. .

  Further, the upper end of the operation unit side body 2 and the lower end of the display unit side body 3 are connected via a hinge mechanism 4. In addition, the cellular phone 1 relatively rotates the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 connected via the hinge mechanism 4, thereby displaying the operation unit side body 2 and the display. The part-side casing 3 can be in a state of being open to each other (open state), or the operation part-side casing 2 and the display unit-side casing 3 can be in a folded state (folded state).

  FIG. 1 shows a form of a so-called foldable mobile phone, but the form of the mobile phone according to the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body are shown. 3 is a slide type in which one housing is slid in one direction from the state where the three are superposed on each other, and the axis line along the overlapping direction of the operation unit side housing unit 2 and the display unit side housing unit 3 is the center. Alternatively, a rotary type (turn type) or the like in which one casing is rotated may be used.

  The mobile phone 1 configured in this manner registers identification information such as name, company name, affiliation, telephone number, and e-mail address in the address book, and stores related information such as a company logo and tagline in the storage unit. In addition, when the identification information is displayed, the related information is also displayed. The mobile phone 1 also has a function of displaying identification information and related information that is not character string data when a call is received or mail is received. The mobile phone 1 has a function of selecting necessary information from one or a plurality of related information and storing the related information in the storage unit when storing the related information in the storage unit.

Here, a configuration for exhibiting the functions as described above will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone 1 includes a display unit 21, an imaging unit 23, a storage unit 30, a recognition unit (OCR control unit 31), a determination unit (OCR control unit 31), and a control unit ( Main control section 32).

The display unit 21 is composed of a display device such as a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel. For example, an address book, a destination telephone number when making a call, a sender's telephone number when receiving a call, and reception Display the contents of mail and sent mail. The display unit 21 displays characters and images by being controlled by the display control unit 33 according to the video signal supplied from the main control unit 32. The display control unit 33 includes, for example, a data driver that supplies a driving voltage based on a video signal to the display unit 21 and a gate driver that drives each pixel of the display unit 21 line-sequentially along a scanning line.
The imaging unit 23 includes a lens, an imaging element, and the like, and images a business card, for example.

  The storage unit 30 stores an address book in which identification information can be registered. The identification information is stored in a designated attribute storage area (not shown) in the storage unit 30. The storage unit 30 stores related information related to the identification information in association with the address book. The related information is stored in a telop display storage area (not shown) in the storage unit 30.

  The OCR control unit 31 as a recognition unit recognizes predetermined data from the image captured by the imaging unit 23. Here, the predetermined data is data such as characters and marks. For this recognition, for example, an OCR function may be used. What is converted into a text character by the OCR function is recognized as a character, and what cannot be converted into a text character is recognized as a mark.

  Here, the OCR function will be described. First, a line part is extracted from an image such as a business card imaged by the imaging unit 23. For example, the image is scanned in the vertical direction to acquire the density value of the image. Then, a portion where density values equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold continue is taken as a row, and a location where density values less than the threshold continue is taken as a line spacing. Next, characters are extracted in units of one character from the extracted line portion image. For example, the density value is acquired by scanning the image of the row portion in the horizontal direction. A portion where density values equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value continue is a character, while a portion where density values less than the threshold value continue is a character space. Thereby, an image (character image) for one character is extracted from the image captured by the imaging unit 23. Next, the character of the character image is recognized and converted into text data. For example, a character image is compared with a character pattern stored in advance, and a similarity to the character pattern is obtained. The character pattern having the highest similarity is recognized as a character in the character image, and the recognized character is output as text data. In this way, text characters are output from the image captured by the imaging unit 23. The OCR function uses predetermined data from an image other than an image such as a business card imaged by the imaging unit 23, for example, an image acquired via a wireless LAN function unit 39, a mail transmission unit 40, or a browser function unit 41, which will be described later. Can be recognized. That is, the gist of the present invention includes the case where the main control unit 32 controls an image other than the image captured by the imaging unit 23.

  The OCR control unit 31 as the determination unit determines whether or not the predetermined data recognized by the OCR control unit 31 as the recognition unit corresponds to the identification information. The OCR control unit 31 as the determination unit determines, for example, that a larger character than the other characters among the plurality of recognized characters is a name, and determines the character of “Corporation”. If there is a character string that contains it, the character string is judged as the company name, if there is a string consisting of multiple numbers, it is judged as a phone number, and if there is a character string consisting of multiple alphanumeric characters and @ (at sign), it is electronic Judge as email address.

  The main control unit 32 registers predetermined data determined to correspond to the identification information by the OCR control unit 31 as the determination unit in the address book as the identification information, and is determined not to correspond to the identification information. The predetermined data is stored in the storage unit in association with the address book as related information related to the identification information. When the main control unit 32 displays the identification information registered in the address book in a state where the related information is associated with the address book and stored in the storage unit 30, the main control unit 32 combines with the identification information. The related information can be displayed on the display unit 21 in a predetermined manner.

  Therefore, in the cellular phone 1, predetermined data recognized from an image such as a business card imaged by the imaging unit 23 and not corresponding to the identification information (related information) is registered in the address book item. Since the identification information is displayed on the display unit 21 together with the identification information, the identification power of the identification information registered in the address book can be enhanced via the captured image, and the user can understand the contents of the address book. it can.

  The mobile phone 1 includes an operation input unit 34, an input data acquisition unit (operation detection unit) 35, a power supply unit 36, a power usage amount detection unit 37, a telephone transmission unit 38, and a wireless LAN (Local Area Network). ) A function unit 39, a mail transmission unit 40, and a browser function unit 41 are further included. The operation input unit 34 includes the operation key group 11. The input data acquisition unit 35 detects an operation. For example, when the operation input unit 34 is operated by the user, the input data acquisition unit 35 detects the operation content, generates a signal corresponding to the operation content, and causes the main control unit 32 to input the signal. The power supply unit 36 supplies power to each function provided in the mobile phone 1. The power usage amount detection unit 37 detects the power usage amount. The telephone transmission unit 38 and the mail transmission unit 40 are connected to a base station (not shown) via a mobile communication network, and each transmit a transmission signal to the base station. The wireless LAN function unit 39 is wirelessly connected to an access point (not shown) and transmits and receives data. The browser function unit 41 has a function of accessing a web server when the mobile phone 1 is activated while being connected to a base station or an access point.

  In addition, the mobile phone 1 includes a receiving unit (telephone receiving unit 42 and mail receiving unit 43) and a determination unit (OCR control unit 31). The telephone receiving unit 42 and the mail receiving unit 43 are connected to a base station (not shown) via a mobile communication network and receive a reception signal from the base station. The OCR control unit 31 as a determination unit determines whether the predetermined data recognized by the OCR control unit 31 as a recognition unit is character string data or data different from character string data.

  The main control unit 32 determines that the predetermined data does not correspond to the identification information by the OCR control unit 31 as the determination unit, stores the predetermined data in the storage unit 30 in association with the address book, and as the determination unit In the state where the predetermined data determined as data different from the character string data by the OCR control unit 31 is stored in the storage unit 30, the reception signal is received by the telephone reception unit 42 or the mail reception unit 43, and is stored in the address book. When the received signal includes information corresponding to the registered identification information, the identification information is displayed on the display unit 21 and predetermined data is displayed on the display unit 21 together with the identification information. The data different from the character string data is, for example, a company logo.

  The storage unit 30 stores a company logo or the like (related information) different from the character string in association with the address book. In addition, the received signal includes information on the sender (for example, a telephone number or an e-mail address). When receiving a call or receiving an e-mail, the sender's information is compared with the identification information registered in the address book. If they match, the company logo is displayed along with the matching identification information. 21. Accordingly, the mobile phone 1 can display the company logo and the like on the display unit 21 in addition to the identification information such as the name of the caller, the telephone number, and the e-mail address when receiving a call and receiving a mail. Can make it easier to accurately understand who the sender is from.

  Further, the main control unit 32 determines that the predetermined data does not correspond to the identification information by the OCR control unit 31 as the determination unit, and stores the predetermined data in the storage unit 30 in association with the address book. In the state where the predetermined data determined as character string data by the OCR control unit 31 as a copy is stored in the storage unit 30, the reception signal is received by the telephone reception unit 42 or the mail reception unit 43 and registered in the address book. If the received signal includes information corresponding to the identification information, the identification information is displayed on the display unit 21 without displaying predetermined data on the display unit 21.

  The storage unit 30 stores company catchphrases and the like (related information) made up of character strings in association with the address book. In addition, the received signal includes information on the sender (for example, a telephone number or an e-mail address). When receiving a call or receiving an e-mail, the sender's information is compared with the identification information registered in the address book. If the two match, only the identification information is displayed on the display unit 21, and the company's The related information consisting of character strings such as catch phrases is not displayed on the display unit 21. Therefore, at the time of incoming calls and mails, for related information consisting of character strings such as company catchphrases that are presumed to have little relation to identification information such as the name of the sender, telephone number, and e-mail address Unlike the case of related information that is different from a character string such as a logo, it is not displayed on the display unit 21 together with the name, telephone number, and e-mail address of the sender, so that the visibility of the content displayed on the display unit 21 is reduced. While suppressing, it is possible to assist the user in grasping the contents of the address book.

  The main control unit 32 also stores the predetermined data determined as character string data by the OCR control unit 31 as the determination unit in the storage unit 30 and stores the predetermined data as the determination unit. The first predetermined operation is detected by the input data acquisition unit (operation detection unit) 35 in a state where it is determined that the information does not correspond to the identification information and is stored in the storage unit 30 in association with the address book. And the identification information registered in the address book are displayed on the display unit 21 and predetermined data is displayed on the display unit 21 together with the identification information.

  The “first predetermined operation” is, for example, an address book display operation by the user. Therefore, when the user performs an address book display operation by the user, the mobile phone 1 also displays related information including a character string such as a company catch phrase on the display unit 21 together with the identification information. Can help grasp. The first predetermined operation is not limited to the address book display operation, but may be any operation related to displaying the address book identification information on the display unit 21.

  In addition, the main control unit 32 detects that the second predetermined operation is detected by the input data acquisition unit (operation detection unit) 35 when it is determined that the predetermined data does not correspond to the identification information. Then, the predetermined data is stored in the storage unit 30 in association with the address book.

  The “second predetermined operation” is an operation for selecting one or a plurality of data from one or a plurality of predetermined data. Therefore, the mobile phone 1 can select whether or not to store predetermined data (related information) in the storage unit 30, save the storage capacity of the storage unit 30, and identify information registered in the address book. It is possible to achieve harmony with the improvement of discrimination power with related information.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the case where characters or company logos written on the business card are stored in the mobile phone 1 in step S101, the user first operates the operation input unit 34 to perform the business card reader function of the mobile phone 1. Start up.

Next, in step S201, as an internal process of the mobile phone 1, the main control unit 32 detects a business card reader function activation operation based on the operation in the step S101.
In step S <b> 202, the imaging unit 23 performs camera activation processing under the control of the main control unit 32.
In step S <b> 203, the OCR control unit 31 performs activation processing under the control of the main control unit 32.

Next, in step S102, the user operates the operation input unit 34 to perform a business card reading operation.
Next, in step S204, as an internal process of the mobile phone 1, the main control unit 32 detects a business card reading operation based on the operation in the step S102.

  In step S205, the main control unit 32 causes the imaging unit 23 and the OCR control unit 31 to perform a business card attribute reading process. That is, the imaging unit 23 is caused to image a business card arranged facing the imaging unit 23 (see FIG. 4A). Further, the OCR control unit 31 is made to recognize predetermined data from the image captured by the imaging unit 23 and determine whether or not the predetermined data is character string data.

  In step S206, the OCR control unit 31 determines whether the predetermined data has a readable attribute. That is, the OCR control unit 31 determines whether the predetermined data corresponds to identification information such as a name, company name, department, and telephone number. As shown in FIG. 4B, the predetermined information that is not determined as the readable attribute in this determination includes, for example, a company logo, a catchphrase such as “communication equipment is OO”, “this business card is 100% recycled paper Other information such as “I am using it”. If it is determined that the predetermined data has the readable attribute (Y), the process proceeds to step S207. If the predetermined data is not determined to have the readable attribute (N), the process proceeds to step S208.

In step S207, the main control unit 32 records the predetermined data in a specified attribute storage area (not shown) in the storage unit 30, assuming that the predetermined data is identification information. As a result, identification information is registered in the address book.
In step S208, the main control unit 32 records the predetermined data in a telop display storage area (not shown) in the storage unit 30, assuming that the predetermined data is not identification information. That is, the predetermined data is stored in the storage unit 30 in association with the address book as related information related to the identification information.
Details of the processing from step S205 to step S208 will be described later.

  Next, in step S209, the main control unit 32 determines whether or not the reading of the business card is completed. If it is determined that the business card reading has not been completed (N), the process returns to the business card attribute reading process (step S205), and the business card reading operation is performed again. On the other hand, if it is determined that the business card reading operation has been completed (Y), the business card reading operation is terminated.

  As described above, the predetermined data is stored in the designated attribute storage area and the telop display storage area of the storage unit 30 as identification information and related information, respectively. Further, the predetermined data stored in the designated attribute storage area and the telop display storage area of the storage unit 30 is read from the designated attribute storage area and the telop display storage area when the user performs an address book browsing operation. The identification information and the related information are displayed on the display unit 21. In this case, identification information such as name, company name, department, and telephone number is displayed in a display area corresponding to each item in the address book. On the other hand, related information such as a logo, a tagline, and other information is displayed in a telop at the top of the address book as illustrated in FIG.

Next, details of the processing from step S205 to step S208 will be described with reference to FIG.
The OCR control unit 31 analyzes the image picked up by the image pickup unit 23, sets what is determined as a character by the analysis as character string data, and sets data not determined as a character as data different from character string data. To do.

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, in step S301, the OCR control unit 31 determines whether or not the predetermined data after analysis is character string data (text data). If the predetermined data is text data (Y), the process proceeds to step S302. If the predetermined data is not text data (N), the process proceeds to step S305.

  In step S302, the OCR control unit 31 performs font analysis such as font type and color of text data. If the text data is a font indicating identification information such as a name such as Mincho or Gothic (same font as the read attribute item), the process proceeds to step S303, and the text data is, for example, Mincho or Gothic In the case of a font that does not indicate identification information other than (a font different from the read attribute item), the process proceeds to step S304.

In step S <b> 303, the main control unit 32 saves the text data in the designated attribute information area in the storage unit 30 as text.
In step S <b> 304, the main control unit 32 stores the text data as a catch phrase in the telop display storage area in the storage unit 30.

  In step S305, the OCR control unit 31 determines whether the predetermined data is a company logo. In this determination, for example, the company logo information is stored in advance in the storage unit 30, and when the determination in step S301 is “N”, the logo information is read and compared with predetermined data. You can decide whether the data is a company logo. If the predetermined data is determined to be a company logo (Y), the process proceeds to step S306. If the predetermined data is not determined to be a company logo (N), the process proceeds to step S307.

In step S <b> 306, the main control unit 32 stores predetermined data as a company logo in the telop display storage area in the storage unit 30.
In step S <b> 307, the main control unit 32 stores an image of predetermined data in the telop display storage area in the storage unit 30.
As described above, the predetermined data is classified into identification information such as name and company name, catchphrase, company logo, and related information other than the company logo and stored in the storage unit 30.

Next, the address book display process of the mobile phone 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
In step S401, as internal processing of the mobile phone 1, the main control unit 32 detects an operation of the operation unit by the user, an incoming call, an incoming mail, and the like.
In step S402, the main control unit 32 determines whether or not the detected operation is a user operation (first predetermined operation) for displaying the address book on the display unit 21. If it is an address book display operation (Y), the process proceeds to step S403. If it is not an address book display operation (N), the process proceeds to step S404.

  In step S403, the main control unit 32 outputs the unrecognizable object (text data) that has not been identified as the identification information on the display unit 21 together with the identification information such as the name and the company name (see FIG. 4C). . That is, the main control unit 32 displays related information other than identification information such as a company logo, tagline, and other information on the display unit 21 together with identification information such as a name and company name.

  In step S <b> 404, the main control unit 32 determines that the operation of the mobile phone 1 detected in step S <b> 401 is an incoming call or an incoming mail, and detects source information of an incoming call or an incoming mail. The transmission source information is a telephone number or a mail address of the transmission source included in the reception signal received by the telephone reception unit 42 or the mail reception unit 43.

  In step S405, the main control unit 32 determines whether the attribute information of the sender is “company” based on the sender information. The processing at this time is as follows, for example. First, for the telephone number and the mail address registered in the address book (stored in the designated attribute storage area of the storage unit 30), for example, attributes such as “company”, “friend”, “family”, etc. Information is allocated. The main control unit 32 compares the telephone number or mail address included in the received signal with the telephone number or mail address registered in the address book, and if both match, the telephone number registered in the address book Read attribute information from a number or email address. Then, the main control unit 32 determines whether the read attribute information is “company”, other “friends”, “family” or the like, and determines the attribute information of the transmission source.

  In step S406, if the attribute information of the sender is “company” (Y) as determined in step S405 (Y), the main control unit 32 displays the name and phone of the sender as identification information on the incoming call or mail reception screen. A number or email address is displayed, and related information such as a company logo or tagline is displayed.

On the other hand, if the sender is other than “company” (N) as determined in step S405 (N), an unrecognizable object such as a company logo or a catchphrase is not displayed on the display unit 21.
Then, after the display output in step S403 and step S406 and the determination of “N” in step S405, other processing such as address book editing processing, call processing, and incoming mail display is performed.

  Therefore, the mobile phone 1 uses predetermined data recognized from an image such as a business card imaged by the imaging unit 23 and not identification information such as a name or company name registered in the address book as related information. Since the related information is stored in the storage unit 30 in association with the address book, identification information and related information are displayed when the address book is displayed on the display unit 21, when a call is received, and when a mail is received. It is possible to assist the user in grasping the contents of the address book.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in step S406, when the sender of the telephone or mail is “company”, the sender's name and telephone number or mail address are registered with the sender registered in the address book. The case where unrecognizable objects such as company logo and tagline are displayed has been explained. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and only related information that is different from a character string such as a company logo may be displayed as an unrecognizable object together with the name of the sender and the telephone number or mail address. This is because related information consisting of character strings that may not be very relevant to identification information such as the name of the sender, such as a company tagline, telephone number, and e-mail address is displayed and visibility is reduced. It is for suppressing.

Next, an operation of selectively registering data (unrecognizable object) that cannot be recognized as identification information among predetermined data read from a business card with reference to the address book will be described with reference to FIGS. .
As shown in FIG. 7, in step S501, when characters written on a business card, a company logo, or the like are stored in the storage unit 30 in the mobile phone 1, the user first operates the operation input unit 34 to operate the mobile phone 1. Activate the business card reader function.

Next, in step S601, as an internal process of the mobile phone 1, the main control unit 32 detects a business card reader function activation operation based on the operation in the step S501.
In step S602, the OCR control unit 31 performs OCR processing. That is, after the imaging unit 23 and the OCR control unit 31 are activated, the imaging unit 23 performs business card imaging / reading processing (see FIG. 8A), and then the OCR control unit 31 as a recognition unit. Thus, the image is recognized, and it is determined whether the data recognized by the OCR control unit 31 as the determining unit is character string data or data different from the character string data.

  In step S603, the OCR control unit 31 determines whether there is data that cannot be recognized as identification information (unrecognizable object) in the predetermined data recognized by the OCR control unit 31 serving as a recognition unit. If it is determined that there is no unrecognizable object (N), the process ends without performing subsequent processing. On the other hand, if it is determined that there is an unrecognizable object (Y), the process proceeds to step S604.

  In step S604, the main control unit 32 displays and outputs a list of data set as unrecognizable objects on the display unit 21 (see FIG. 8B). Examples of the unrecognizable object include a company logo, a tagline, and other information.

  Next, in step S502, the user selects a non-recognizable object displayed on the display unit 21 to be stored in the storage unit 30 (second predetermined operation). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8B, the data stored in the storage unit 30 is checked from the company logo, tagline, and other information, and the “OK” button is selected.

Next, in step S605, the main control unit 32 detects an unrecognizable object selection operation by the user based on the operation in the step S502.
In step S606, the main control unit 32 stores the selected unrecognizable object in the storage unit 30 as related information, and erases the unrecognizable object that has not been selected.

  Accordingly, the mobile phone 1 can display the unrecognizable object (related information) selected in step S502 together with the identification information when the address book is displayed on the display unit 21.

1 Cellular phone 21 Display unit 23 Imaging unit 30 Storage unit 31 OCR control unit 32 Main control unit 42 Telephone reception unit 43 Mail reception unit

Claims (3)

A display unit;
A storage unit for storing an address book in which identification information can be registered;
A recognition unit for recognizing predetermined data from an image;
A determination unit that determines whether or not the predetermined data recognized by the recognition unit corresponds to the identification information;
The determination unit registers the predetermined data determined to correspond to the identification information as the identification information in the address book, and determines the predetermined data determined not to correspond to the identification information. A control unit that stores in the storage unit in association with the address book as related information related to the identification information;
A receiving unit for receiving a received signal;
A determination unit that determines whether the predetermined data recognized by the recognition unit is character string data or data different from character string data ;
The controller is
When displaying the identification information registered in the address book in a state where the related information is associated with the address book and stored in the storage unit, the related information is displayed together with the identification information. It was displayed on the display unit,
The predetermined data is determined by the determination unit as not corresponding to the identification information, stored in the storage unit in association with the address book, and different from the character string data by the determination unit The reception signal is received by the reception unit in a state where the predetermined data determined as data is stored in the storage unit, and the reception signal corresponds to the identification information registered in the address book. If included, the identification information is displayed on the display unit,
The predetermined data is displayed on the display unit together with the identification information, and the predetermined data is determined not to correspond to the identification information by the determination unit and is associated with the address book and stored. The reception signal is received by the reception unit and registered in the address book in a state where the predetermined data stored in the storage unit and determined as the character string data by the determination unit is stored in the storage unit. When the received signal includes information corresponding to the identification information, the identification information is displayed on the display unit without displaying the predetermined data on the display unit. Features portable electronic devices. An operation detection unit for detecting an operation;
The control unit determines that the predetermined data does not correspond to the identification information by the determination unit and stores the data in the storage unit in association with the address book. When the first predetermined operation is detected, the identification information registered in the address book is displayed on the display unit, and the predetermined data is displayed on the display unit together with the identification information. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 . An operation detection unit for detecting an operation;
The control unit addresses the predetermined data when it is determined that the predetermined data does not correspond to the identification information and a second predetermined operation is detected by the operation detection unit. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device is stored in a storage unit in association with a book.

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