JP5482473B2 - Mobile terminal, screen display method, and display screen generation program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal, a screen display method, and a display screen generation program.

  Mobile terminals such as mobile phones, PHS (Personal Handy phone System) and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) in recent years process and display a lot of information. The user of the mobile terminal checks the state of the mobile terminal, the state of the application running on the mobile terminal, and the like from the display screen.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique related to a portable terminal device that can easily grasp the operation state of the device. The portable terminal device includes a state confirmation unit that confirms a state of a function included in the device, and a list display unit that displays a list of confirmation results by the unit on a screen display unit. Thereby, the said portable terminal device can grasp | ascertain the state of each function easily on a screen.

International Publication No. 2009/051048

  However, the portable terminal device described in Patent Document 1 has the following problems. In the portable terminal device described in Patent Literature 1, there is no description about the display order related to the display items relating to the state of each function and other display items to be checked on a daily basis. Therefore, all the display items related to the state of each function are preferentially displayed on the portable terminal. Or the display item concerning the state of each function is not preferentially displayed on the portable terminal, and is listed at the end of the screen.

  The problem will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a screen display example of the mobile terminal device according to Patent Document 1. In the portable terminal device, all display items relating to the state of each function are displayed in the upper row. For example, a “battery level” item, a “memory card” item, and the like are displayed at the top of the screen. Then, other display items to be checked on a daily basis are displayed following the items. For example, the “mail” item is displayed after the “remaining battery” item.

  As shown in FIG. 12, when the remaining battery level is sufficient, the user generally wants to refer to items with high usage frequency such as e-mails with priority. However, since the mobile terminal device preferentially displays these items in a list without considering the state of each function, the visibility of the user is poor.

  The present invention has been made to solve this problem, and a main object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal that preferentially displays an item that a user wants to confirm.

  One aspect of the portable terminal according to the present invention extracts a priority display item, which is the display item to be preferentially displayed, based on one or more display priority information that defines conditions for preferentially displaying the display item. And a display information determining unit that generates a display screen in which standard display items are arranged in a specified order following the extracted priority display item, and a display unit that displays the display screen.

  According to one aspect of the screen display method of the present invention, a priority display item that is the display item that is preferentially displayed based on one or more display priority information that defines a condition for preferentially displaying the display item. A display information determining step for generating a display screen in which standard display items are arranged in a specified order following the extracted priority display items; and a display step for displaying the display screen.

  One aspect of the screen display program according to the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a process for generating an image to be displayed on a mobile terminal, wherein the process is a condition for preferentially displaying display items. The priority display item, which is the display item to be displayed preferentially, is extracted based on one or more display priority information that defines the standard display item in the specified order following the extracted priority display item A display information determination step for generating a display screen is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the portable terminal which displays the item which a user wants to confirm preferentially can be provided.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication system including a mobile terminal according to a first exemplary embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen for setting information related to display items displayed preferentially in the mobile terminal according to the first exemplary embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen for setting the display item order in the mobile terminal according to the first exemplary embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram of a display screen of the mobile terminal according to the first exemplary embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram of a display screen of the mobile terminal according to the first exemplary embodiment. 3 is a flowchart showing processing of the mobile terminal according to the first exemplary embodiment; FIG. 10 is a diagram of a display screen of the mobile terminal according to the second exemplary embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram of a display screen of the mobile terminal according to the second exemplary embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing processing of the mobile terminal according to the second exemplary embodiment. 10 is a flowchart showing processing of the mobile terminal according to the second exemplary embodiment. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal according to a first exemplary embodiment. It is a figure of the display screen of the portable terminal concerning patent document 1. FIG.

<Embodiment 1>
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the configuration of a communication system including a mobile terminal according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described using FIG. The communication system includes a mobile terminal 10 and a server 20. The mobile terminal 10 and the server 20 communicate with each other via the public wireless communication network 30 and the Internet 40. The mobile terminal 10 and the server 20 only need to be able to communicate via an arbitrary communication network such as the Internet, a public network, a dedicated line, or a mobile communication network.

  The mobile terminal 10 includes a CPU 11, an input unit 12, a communication unit 13, a storage unit 14, a display unit 15, a display priority information setting unit 16, a standard display order setting unit 17, and a display information determination unit 18. And an information collecting unit 19. Examples of the mobile terminal 10 include a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handy phone System), and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

  The CPU 11 is a central control device that executes various processes in the system based on a control program. For example, the CPU 11 performs arithmetic processing and control processing using data stored in the storage unit 14 described later.

  The input unit 12 is used by the user to perform various operations on the mobile terminal 10. The input unit 12 is a button provided on the mobile terminal 10, a keyboard, or a mouse that can be attached to and detached from the mobile terminal 10.

  The communication unit 13 is a processing unit for transmitting and receiving various signals in order to perform information communication with the server 20. The communication unit 13 includes a member (for example, an antenna) necessary for communication.

  The storage unit 14 is a storage unit that stores various data. The storage unit 14 is a so-called memory device, and corresponds to a RAM (Random Access Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), or the like. The storage unit 14 has a program read from a storage medium (flexible disk, hard disk, magnetic disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, DVD, ROM cartridge, RAM memory cartridge with battery backup, flash memory cartridge, nonvolatile RAM cartridge). The data input from the input unit 12 and the processing result of the CPU 11 are stored.

  The display unit 15 is a processing unit for visually transmitting information using an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) element, or the like. Display information generated by a display information determination unit 17 described later is displayed on the display unit 15.

  The display priority information setting unit 16 is a processing unit that sets information regarding display items that are preferentially displayed on the display screen displayed on the display unit 15. Specifically, the display priority information setting unit 16 generates a setting screen as illustrated in FIG. 2 and causes the display unit 15 to display the setting screen.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the setting screen, a plurality of pieces of information (also referred to as display priority conditions in the following description) related to display items and conditions for preferentially displaying the display items can be set. In FIG. 2, ten display priority conditions are set. For example, when the remaining battery level of the mobile terminal 10 is less than 10%, the “remaining battery level” item is preferentially displayed on the display screen. If the keyword “urgent” is included in the text of the email, the “mail” item is preferentially displayed on the display screen. In the following description, a display item that satisfies the display priority condition is also referred to as a priority display item.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a priority order may be specified for the display priority condition. By specifying the priority order, it is possible to specify which display items are displayed with priority when a plurality of conditions are satisfied. The item with the priority “1” has the highest priority for display, and the item with the priority “10” has the lowest priority for display. For example, if the remaining battery level of the mobile terminal 10 is less than 10% and the keyword “Emergency” is included in the text of the email, the “Battery level” item has priority over the “Mail” item. Is displayed.

  The user can add or delete display priority conditions as appropriate by operating the input unit 12. When the setting of the display priority condition is completed by the operation of the user input unit 12, the display priority information setting unit 16 writes the setting content in the storage unit 14.

  Note that the display priority condition is not necessarily set via the display priority information setting unit 16, and may be set as an initial value in advance.

  The standard display order setting unit 17 is a process for setting the display order of display items (also referred to as standard display items in the following description) to be displayed following display items that satisfy the display priority conditions (priority display items). Part. The standard display item is a display item that is not extracted as a priority display item among all the display items. The standard display order setting unit 17 generates a setting screen as illustrated in FIG. 3 and causes the display unit 15 to display the setting screen.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the priority order can be designated for each display item on the setting screen. The item with the priority “1” has the highest priority for display, and the item with the priority “17” has the lowest priority for display. For example, the “mail” item is displayed with the highest priority when there is no priority display item.

  The display information determination unit 18 is a processing unit that generates display screen information to be displayed on the display unit 15. First, the display information determination unit 18 extracts display items (priority display items) to be preferentially displayed based on display priority conditions. Then, the display information determination unit 18 arranges the extracted priority display items in the display screen information so as to display with priority. Subsequently, the display information determination unit 18 arranges standard display items in the display screen information in the order set by the standard order setting unit 17. An example of the display screen generated by the display information determination unit 18 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the following description, it is assumed that they are preset as shown in FIGS. The display information determination unit 18 reads the setting contents (FIGS. 2 and 3) from the storage unit 14. The display information determination unit 18 acquires information used for condition determination from the information collection unit 19 based on the display priority condition. For example, the display information determination unit 18 acquires the remaining battery level, the call time, the call charge, and the like. Next, the display information determination unit 18 determines whether or not each display priority condition is satisfied using the acquired information. The display information determination unit 18 arranges display items that satisfy the conditions in order of priority. In the example of FIG. 4, it is assumed that the remaining battery level is 8% and the call charge is 5775 yen. In this case, the display information determination unit 18 extracts the “battery remaining amount” item and the “call charge” item as priority display items. Then, the display information determination unit 18 places the extracted priority display items on the display screen information with priority (in the example of FIG. 4, the information with “*” added is displayed).

  Subsequently, the display information determination unit 18 arranges the display items not extracted as the priority display items in the order set by the standard display order setting unit 17. That is, the display information determination unit 18 arranges items other than the “battery remaining amount” item and the “call charge” in the display screen information in the order set in FIG. As a result, the display information determination unit 18 generates display screen information as shown in FIG. Then, the display screen determination unit 18 outputs the generated display screen information to the display unit 15.

  Note that the mobile terminal 10 may include a mode that does not generate a display screen using display priority conditions. The mode can be switched as appropriate by operating the input unit 12. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating display screen information generated in a mode in which display screen generation using display priority conditions is not performed. In this mode, the display information determination unit 18 generates display screen information using only the priority order set by the standard display order setting unit 17 (for example, the priority order shown in FIG. 3).

  The information collection unit 19 is a processing unit that collects various types of information used by the display information determination unit 18 to determine the display priority conditions. For example, the information collecting unit 19 collects battery remaining amount information, IC card mounting information, eco mode information, and the like of the mobile terminal 10. Further, the information collecting unit 19 may acquire information from the server 20 via the communication unit 13. For example, the information collection unit 19 starts the information collection process when the information collection dedicated key is pressed for a long time.

  The server 20 is a server device that provides various types of information regarding the mobile terminal 10. The server 20 can communicate with the mobile terminal 10 as described above. The server 20 receives a request regarding necessary information from the mobile terminal 10, performs processing for generating data for providing information, and transmits the generated information to the mobile terminal 10.

  The processing of each processing unit (the display priority information setting unit 16, the standard display order setting unit 17, the display information determination unit 18, and the information collection unit 19) of the mobile terminal 10 described above is realized as a program that operates in an arbitrary computer. it can. The program may be stored using various types of non-transitory computer readable media and supplied to a computer. Non-transitory computer readable media include various types of tangible storage media. Examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include magnetic recording media (for example, flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical recording media (for example, magneto-optical disks), CD-ROMs (Read Only Memory), CD-Rs, CD-R / W and semiconductor memory (for example, mask ROM, PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable PROM), flash ROM, RAM (random access memory)) are included. The program may also be supplied to the computer by various types of transitory computer readable media. Examples of transitory computer readable media include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. The temporary computer-readable medium can supply the program to the computer via a wired communication path such as an electric wire and an optical fiber, or a wireless communication path.

  Next, the process flow of the mobile terminal 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The portable terminal 10 has an operation of an information collection dedicated button (S11: Yes), and has a user support function (that is, the above-described display priority information setting unit 16, standard display order setting unit 17, display information determination unit 18, and information collection unit) 19 is enabled (S12: Yes), the following processes (S13 to S17) are performed. When there is no operation of the information collection dedicated button (S11: No), or when the user support function is not activated (S12: No), the mobile terminal 10 ends the process as it is.

  The information collecting unit 19 collects information on the usage status of all functions (S13). The information collecting unit 19 provides the collected information to the display information determining unit 18. The display information determination unit 18 extracts display items (priority display items) to be displayed preferentially based on preset display priority conditions (S14). Then, the display information determination unit 18 determines whether or not a priority display item exists (S15).

  When the priority display item exists (S15: Yes), the display information determination unit 18 arranges the priority display item in the display screen information so that the priority display item is displayed with priority, and subsequently the order set by the standard order setting unit 17 Thus, the standard display items are arranged in the display screen information (S16).

  On the other hand, when there is no priority display item (S15: No), the display information determination unit 18 arranges all the display items in the display screen information in the order set by the standard order setting unit 17 (S17).

  Then, the effect of the portable terminal concerning this Embodiment is demonstrated. As described above, the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment extracts the priority display items based on the display priority information that defines the conditions for displaying the display items with priority. By displaying the priority display item with priority, the user can refer to necessary information with priority. For example, the user can refer to the remaining battery level information only when the remaining battery level is low.

  In the portable terminal, display items are arranged in the order specified by the user following the priority display items. Thereby, the user can easily confirm display items (for example, e-mail, ToDo list, etc.) with high confirmation frequency on a daily basis. That is, the user can easily confirm information that the user has to refer to and information that the user wants to refer to by using the portable terminal.

<Embodiment 2>
The portable terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that when an error occurs during information collection, the error is reflected on the display screen. The difference between the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment and the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment will be described.

  The portable terminal according to the present embodiment has the same processing unit as that of the portable terminal according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. The information collection unit 19 has a function of notifying the display information determination unit 18 of information (error information) that could not be acquired, compared to the function of the first embodiment. Further, the display information determination unit 18 generates display screen information for displaying the display items related to the error information with priority over the standard display items.

  FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a display screen generated by the display information determination unit 18 according to the present embodiment. As in the first embodiment, the display information determination unit 18 arranges the extracted priority display items in the display screen information so that the extracted priority display items can be recognized with priority (in the example of FIG. 7, information with “*” added thereto is displayed). .) In this example, the display information determination unit 18 preferentially arranges the “battery remaining amount” item and the “call charge” item as priority display items.

  Further, the display information determination unit 18 arranges display items relating to information for which information collection has failed in the display screen information (in the example of FIG. 7, information with “x” added is displayed). In this example, the radio wave reception state of the mobile terminal 10 is worse due to out of service or the like, and the mobile terminal 10 cannot acquire the telephone payment information from the server 20. That is, in this example, the display information determination unit 18 places the “telephone payment” item in preference to the standard display item.

  Following these items, the display information determination unit 18 arranges display items that are not arranged in the order set by the standard display order setting unit 17.

  Note that the mobile terminal 10 may include a mode in which a display screen is not generated using display priority conditions, as in the first embodiment. In this case, the display information determining unit 18 arranges the display screen information so as to display only the display items related to the information for which the information collection has failed, and subsequently sets the priority order (for example, the standard display order setting unit 17). Display items are arranged in the display screen information in accordance with the priority order shown in FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating display screen information generated in a mode in which display screen generation using display priority conditions is not performed. In this mode, the display information determination unit 18 gives the highest priority to the “telephone payment” item, which is a display item related to information whose information collection has failed. Subsequently, the display information determination unit 18 arranges display items in the display screen information using the priority order set by the standard display order setting unit 17 (for example, the priority order shown in FIG. 3).

  Next, the processing of the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 and 10, the processes denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 6 are the same as the processes in the first embodiment.

  The portable terminal 10 has an operation of an information collection dedicated button (S11: Yes), and has a user support function (that is, the above-described display priority information setting unit 16, standard display order setting unit 17, display information determination unit 18, and information collection unit) 19 is enabled (S12: Yes), the following processes (S13 to S17) are performed. When there is no operation of the information collection dedicated button (S11: No), or when the user support function is not activated (S12: No), the mobile terminal 10 ends the process as it is.

  The information collecting unit 19 collects information on the usage status of all functions (S13). The information collecting unit 19 provides the collected information to the display information determining unit 18. In addition, the information collection unit 19 notifies the display information determination unit 18 of information that has failed to be collected. The display information determination unit 18 extracts display items (priority display items) to be displayed preferentially based on preset display priority conditions (S14).

  Subsequently, the display information determination unit 18 determines whether or not all the information collection processing by the information collection unit 19 is successful (S21). When all the information collection processes are successful (S21: Yes), the display information determination unit 18 performs the same process as in the first embodiment (S16, S17).

  When all the information collection processes have not succeeded (S21: No), the display information determination unit 18 determines whether or not a priority display item exists (S22).

  When the priority display item exists (S22: Yes), the display information determination unit 18 preferentially arranges the priority display item and the display item related to the information collection failure on the display screen information (S23). Subsequently, the display information determination unit 18 arranges standard display items in the display screen information in the order set by the standard order setting unit 17 (S23).

  On the other hand, when there is a priority display item (S22: No), the display information determination unit 18 preferentially arranges the display item related to the information whose information collection has failed in the display screen information (S24). Subsequently, the display information determination unit 18 arranges the standard display items in the display screen information in the order set by the standard order setting unit 17 (S24).

  Then, the effect of the portable terminal concerning this Embodiment is demonstrated. The portable terminal can preferentially display display items related to information that could not be acquired. As a result, the user can instantly grasp which information could not be acquired, and can refer to a display screen with high visibility.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. The present invention can be applied not only to information communication terminals such as mobile phones, PDAs and PHSs but also to portable imaging devices such as digital cameras.

  In addition, the minimum structure of the portable terminal concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention is shown in FIG. The mobile terminal 10 includes a CPU 11, an input unit 12 (for example, a button), a communication unit 13, a storage unit 14 (so-called memory), a display unit 15, and a display information determination unit 18.

  The display information determination unit 18 extracts a priority display item to be preferentially displayed based on preset display priority information (information defining a condition for preferentially displaying the display item). Then, the display information determination unit 18 generates display screen information in which standard display items are arranged in the order specified following the priority display items, and outputs the display screen information to the display unit 15. The display unit 15 displays the display screen information.

  By referring to the displayed display screen information, the user can easily confirm information that the user must refer to and information to be referred to.

  A part or all of the above embodiment can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.

(Appendix 1)
Based on one or more display priority information that defines conditions for preferential display of display items, priority display items that are the display items to be preferentially displayed are extracted, and the extracted priority display items are followed. A display information determination unit that generates a display screen in which standard display items are arranged in a specified order;
And a display unit that displays the display screen.

(Appendix 2)
The mobile terminal according to appendix 1, wherein the display priority information defines a priority order regarding a display order.

(Appendix 3)
The mobile terminal according to Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, further comprising an information acquisition unit that acquires information used for the process of extracting the priority display item by the display screen configuration unit.

(Appendix 4)
The mobile terminal according to any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 3, further comprising a display priority information setting unit that sets the display priority information in response to an input from a user.

(Appendix 5)
Any one of Supplementary Note 1 to Supplementary Note 4, wherein the display information determination unit places the display items related to information that the information acquisition unit could not obtain on the display screen in preference to the standard display items. The portable terminal of Claim 1.

(Appendix 6)
The mobile terminal according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, further comprising a storage unit that stores the display priority information.

(Appendix 7)
Based on one or more display priority information that defines conditions for preferential display of display items, priority display items that are the display items to be preferentially displayed are extracted, and the extracted priority display items are followed. A display information determination step for generating a display screen in which standard display items are arranged in a specified order;
A display step for displaying the display screen.

(Appendix 8)
The image display method according to appendix 7, wherein the display priority information defines a priority order related to a display order.

(Appendix 9)
The image display method according to appendix 7 or appendix 8, further comprising an information acquisition step of acquiring information used in the priority display item extraction process in the display screen configuration step.

(Appendix 10)
The image display method according to any one of appendix 7 to appendix 9, further comprising a display priority information setting step for setting the display priority information in response to an input from a user.

(Appendix 11)
Any one of appendix 7 to appendix 10, wherein in the display information determining step, the display items relating to information that could not be obtained in the information obtaining step are arranged on the display screen in preference to the standard display items. The image display method according to claim 1.

(Appendix 12)
A program for causing a computer to execute a process for generating an image to be displayed on a mobile terminal,
The processing extracts the priority display item that is the display item to be displayed preferentially based on one or more display priority information that defines a condition for preferentially displaying the display item, and extracts the priority display A display screen generation program comprising a display information determination step for generating a display screen in which standard display items are arranged in a specified order following items.

10 Mobile terminal 11 CPU
12 Input unit 13 Communication unit 14 Storage unit 15 Display unit 16 Display priority information setting unit 17 Standard display order setting unit 18 Display information determination unit 19 Information collection unit 20 Server 30 Public wireless communication network 40 Internet

Claims (7)

Based on one or more display priority information that defines conditions for preferential display of display items, priority display items that are the display items to be preferentially displayed are extracted, and the extracted priority display items are followed. A display information determination unit that generates a display screen in which standard display items are arranged in a specified order;
A display unit for displaying the display screen;
An information acquisition unit that acquires information used for the extraction process of the priority display item by the display information determination unit ,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display information determination unit places the display items related to information that the information acquisition unit could not acquire on the display screen in preference to the standard display items .   The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the display priority information defines a priority order related to a display order. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 or claim 2, further comprising a display priority information setting unit for setting the display priority information in response to an input from the user. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a storage unit for storing the display priority information. Based on one or more display priority information that defines conditions for preferential display of display items, priority display items that are the display items to be preferentially displayed are extracted, and the extracted priority display items are followed. A display information determination step for generating a display screen in which standard display items are arranged in a specified order;
An information acquisition step of acquiring information used for the extraction process of the priority display item by the display information determination step;
A display step for displaying the display screen ,
In the display information determination step, the display item relating to information that could not be acquired in the information acquisition step is arranged on the display screen in preference to the standard display item . The image display method according to claim 5 , wherein the display priority information defines a priority order related to a display order. The program for making a computer perform the image display method of Claim 5 or Claim 6.

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