JP2000332878A - Portable telephone device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To improve operability at the time of search in a telephone directory of a portable videophone device. A state of a screen until a registered image is displayed, a display image is different from a state of the screen when a registered image is not registered, and a display image. It can be easily determined.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable telephone apparatus, and more particularly to a technique for selectively displaying a telephone directory function capable of registering image information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional portable telephone devices include a name,
It has a telephone directory consisting of telephone numbers and other attached personal information (registration data). With this telephone directory, it is possible to make a telephone call without looking at another storage medium, for example, a paper telephone directory. Further, by searching for the called number from the telephone directory of the portable telephone device and displaying the corresponding name information, it is possible to know the other party before answering the call.

[0003] In addition, the portable videophone device can have a conversation while transmitting / receiving a voice or an image while watching an image from the other party, and further can store the received image as it is. is there. It is also possible to directly store an image captured by a camera built in the portable videophone device. In portable videophone devices,
The stored image data can be handled as additional information of the registration data of the telephone directory. As a result, when searching for an individual from the telephone directory, it is possible to search by looking at the image, and when an incoming call is received, the image related to the called number is displayed together with the name information, so that the calling party can be more intuitive It becomes possible to understand.

[0004]

However, in recent years,
In a portable telephone device, the number of registered data that can be stored in a telephone directory has increased, and it has become possible to store typically 200 or more registered data.

[0005] Since image data has a larger amount of data than character information, in a portable videophone device, encoding is performed by JPEG or the like so that the amount of image data can be reduced and more images can be stored. ing.

[0006] As a method of searching for information such as a number to be called using a telephone directory, information relating to a calling party is input and a direct search is performed. There is a method to work. In any case, if the searched information does not correspond to the purpose, the search is sequentially performed until the desired information can be extracted. For example, the user presses a key to open the telephone directory to enter the telephone directory mode, enters a part of the name of the partner to be searched, searches, and displays the registered name and telephone number as a search result. Generally, registered data is sorted based on information such as names. For this reason, if the displayed search result does not meet the purpose, by pressing the up and down scroll keys, it is possible to search for registered data located before and after on the sorting and obtain data corresponding to the purpose. it can.

[0007] Further, the registration data of the telephone directory in the conventional portable telephone device is constituted by character information having a smaller data amount than an image. For this reason, character information such as a name and a telephone number is immediately displayed and output in response to a search operation of registered data.

On the other hand, in a telephone directory of a portable videophone device, attached image data is displayed and output in addition to character information such as a name and a telephone number. However, as described above, since the amount of image data is originally large,
The data amount is reduced and stored by performing an encoding process such as JPEG. At the time of display output, it is necessary to perform decoding and output, and the time required for decoding / display is much longer than the time required for displaying character information.

Furthermore, after the search operation, it takes time from the display of the character information to the display of the corresponding registered image. In other words, when the searched text information is displayed, the image display screen does not have an update control to display the image corresponding to the searched text information, and the image display screen displays the image before the search operation. Therefore, the currently searched character information is different from the image being displayed. For this reason, it is necessary to delete the image displayed before the search along with the display update of the character information by the search.

[0010] For example, if an image has been registered in registration data in which character information and image information (image) are registered in association with each other until the registered image is displayed after the character information is displayed. During this time (it takes a long time to decode the image), the same black screen as when there is no image to be displayed or some other display is performed. For this reason, after displaying the character information, the image display screen displays a state without an image (black screen), so that an image corresponding to the character information is displayed or corresponding to the character information. There is a problem that it cannot be determined whether there is an image.

[0011]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable telephone device, comprising: a telephone directory storage unit for registering destination information in which character information and image information are associated with each other; In a portable telephone device comprising: a display unit for displaying character information and image information of a book storage unit; and an operation unit for outputting a start signal in response to an operation from outside, the portable telephone device is selected by an operation of the operation unit. Detecting means for detecting whether image information corresponding to the destination information is registered; and detecting the image information corresponding to the destination information when the detecting means outputs that the image information corresponding to the destination information is not registered. Control means for outputting a display to the display means that image information to be registered is not registered.

Further, the portable telephone device according to the second aspect of the present invention,
A telephone directory storage unit that registers destination information in which character information and image information are associated with each other, a display unit that displays character information and image information in the telephone directory storage unit, and outputs a start signal in response to an external operation. Detecting means for detecting whether image information corresponding to the destination information selected by the operation of the operating means is registered, and image information corresponding to the destination information. Display storage means for storing an indication that the image information corresponding to the destination information is registered, and a display storage means for storing the display information based on an output result of the detection means. Control means for selecting display contents output by the means and outputting the selected contents to the display means.

The portable telephone device according to claim 3 is
The control means controls the display means to output a display indicating that the image information corresponding to the destination information is registered to the display means until the image information corresponding to the destination information is output to the display means. It is characterized by.

Further, the portable telephone device according to the fourth aspect of the present invention is
At least one of a display indicating that the image information corresponding to the destination information is not registered and a display indicating that the image information corresponding to the destination information is registered is character information. I do.

[0015] The portable telephone device according to claim 5 is
The telephone directory storage unit stores destination information and index information indicating the registration status of image information, and the detection unit detects whether image information is registered in the destination information selected by operating the operation unit. Is detected based on the index information.

Thus, after the search operation, it is possible to easily recognize whether the image is registered in the search result and is waiting for display, or whether the image is not registered and the display is completed.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is used for the location which shows the same structure. FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of telephone directory processing of a portable videophone device according to one embodiment of the present invention. 1, in response to a search request from the operation input unit 3, the control processing unit 4 searches for registered data based on the telephone directory sort information 2. Then, by referring to the telephone directory image registration information 14, it is determined whether or not the image has been registered in the registration data of the search result. Based on the search result of the control processing unit 4 and the determination that the image has been registered, information corresponding to the search result is read out from the telephone directory character information storage unit 5 and the telephone directory image information storage unit 10 and displayed on the display output unit 9. Display output.

The character information read from the telephone directory character information storage unit 5 is processed into a predetermined display form in a character data processing unit 6 and displayed on a character information display output unit 8.
On the other hand, the image information read from the telephone directory image information storage unit 10 is subjected to decoding processing by the image decoding processing unit 11 and is output to the image information display output unit 13 for display. At this time, if the image is unregistered based on the image registration determination, the display of the display output unit 9 is changed as defined in the image unregistered display information 16. If the image has been registered,
The display of the display output 9 is changed as defined in the image registration completed display information 17 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). It is assumed that the display information 16 when no image is registered and the display information 17 when image is already registered define different information.

FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a telephone directory process of the portable videophone device according to one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, when a search result accompanying an input of a search operation by an operator is obtained, first, character information is displayed and output (S1). Next, it is determined whether an image has been registered in the registered data as the search result, and the process branches (S2). If no image has been registered, an image for unregistering is displayed and output, and the process ends (S3). On the other hand, if registered, the registered image is displayed and output (S4), and display processing (decoding processing) of the registered image is started (S5). When the display processing (decoding processing) of the registered image is completed, the registered image is switched to the registered image.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the portable videophone device according to one embodiment of the present invention when searching a telephone directory. In FIG. 3, from the top of the figure, (1) the timing at which the search result is selected in accordance with the search operation, (2) the display output state of character information, (3) the start, operating, and stopped states of the timer, (4) ) The registration state of the image to be subjected to the display processing (decoding processing) when the timer expires;
It is a stop / end state, and (6) a display output state of image information. The up and down arrow lines indicate the linked processes.
Among the lines in the left-right direction, the bold line indicates that the processing is in progress. Uppercase letters represent the identification of registered data in the search results, and the same uppercase letters represent the same registered data. It should be noted that the registered data B, C, and E are unregistered images, and the registered data A and D are registered images.

The display of characters is updated for each search. When an image is not registered in the registration data (registered data B, C, E), an image for unregistering is displayed. If an image has already been registered in the registration data (registration data A, D), an image for registration is first displayed, and display processing (decoding processing) of the registered image is started.

FIG. 4 shows a display example of a telephone directory of a portable videophone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, when an image is not registered (B, C,
E), and the image display screen is black. When an image is already registered and the image is selected (D is selected), the display screen of the image is grayed. When the registered image can be displayed (D
Display switching), and display the registered image on a gray screen.

FIG. 5 shows a display example of a telephone directory of the portable videophone device according to one embodiment of the present invention, and shows a display at the time of operation of FIG. In FIG. 5, when the image displays registered data (registered image A is displayed, and then D
Is selected, and the display of D is switched), a mark indicating that an image is present is displayed and output on the screen.

Thus, when displaying the character information of the search result, it is possible to determine whether or not an image is registered in the registered data.

Although the display screen is described as black when not registered, another expression method may be used as long as the display indicates that the image is not registered (for example, the backlight brightness). Change the level).

[0027]

As described above, by using the portable telephone device of the present invention, the display in the case where the character information of the search result is displayed depending on whether the image is registered or not registered in the registration data of the search result. By making them different, it is possible to determine whether or not an image is registered in the searched registration data, and to avoid inadvertently waiting for image display when an image is not registered. This makes it possible to improve the operability of the telephone directory in the portable videophone device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of a telephone directory process of a portable videophone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of processing of a telephone directory of the portable videophone device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an operation of the portable videophone device according to the embodiment of the present invention when searching for a telephone directory;

FIG. 4 is a display example of a telephone directory of a portable videophone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a display example of a telephone directory of a portable videophone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Phonebook sort information 3 Operation input unit 4 Control processing unit 5 Phonebook character information storage unit 6 Display data processing unit 8 Character information display output unit 9 Display output unit 10 Phonebook image information storage unit 11 Image decoding processing unit 13 Image information Display output unit 14 Phonebook image registration information 15 Image information display switching unit 16 Display information when image is not registered 17 Display information when image is registered

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A telephone directory storage unit for registering destination information in which character information and image information are associated with each other, a display unit for displaying character information and image information in the telephone directory storage unit, and Operating means for outputting an activation signal by means of a detecting means for detecting whether image information corresponding to the destination information selected by operating the operating means is registered, and the detecting means When outputting that image information corresponding to the destination information is not registered, the control unit outputs to the display unit a display indicating that the image information corresponding to the destination information is not registered. Portable telephone device characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. A telephone directory storage unit for registering destination information in which character information and image information are associated with each other; a display unit for displaying character information and image information in the telephone directory storage unit; Operating means for outputting a start-up signal to the portable telephone device, comprising: detecting means for detecting whether image information corresponding to destination information selected by operating the operating means is registered; A display storage unit that stores a display indicating that image information corresponding to the destination is not registered, and a display indicating that image information corresponding to the destination information is registered, and an output result of the detection unit. Control means for selecting display contents output by the display storage means based on the information and outputting the selected contents to the display means. 3. The control means outputs to the display means a display indicating that image information corresponding to the destination information is registered until the image information corresponding to the destination information is output to the display means. 3. The portable telephone device according to claim 2, wherein the control is performed. 4. A display indicating that image information corresponding to the destination information is not registered and / or a display indicating that image information corresponding to the destination information is registered are character information. 4. The portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein: 5. The telephone directory storage means stores destination information and index information indicating the registration status of image information, and the detection means stores image information in the destination information selected by operating the operation means. When detecting whether
3. The portable telephone device according to claim 1, wherein the detection is performed based on the index information.