JP2002149171A - Data receiver, reception state display method and data transmitting method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit a user to properly grasp a reception state during the reception of transmitted data and also to enjoy himself or herself even during a data reception processing. SOLUTION: A series of data such as musical data are supplied to the exchange antenna 41 of a portable telephone terminal, an antenna sharing unit 42 and a receiving part 43 and supplied to a control part 60 through a base band processing part 44. The musical data is stored in an external memory 80 which is attached to an interface 71 and an external memory slot 72 through them. Picture data corresponding to the downloaded musical data is prepared in a flash memory, for example. The control part 60 calculates the download amount of musical data, calculates the rate of the musical data to a total data amount concerning the download amount and displays a picture in a LCD 54 by picture data which is stored in the flash memory 64 in a state corresponding to the calculated rate.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data receiving apparatus for receiving music data of music (music) distributed through a communication network, a reception status display method, and a method for transmitting data such as music data. Related to data transmission method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the spread of personal computers and the realization of anti-duplication technology and anti-duplication control technology, which are technologies for protecting the copyright of digitized audio data (music data) such as music, music data has been developed. Music distribution services for distribution through communication networks are being provided.

In this music distribution service, a device such as a personal computer having a communication function is used to access a music data provider server provided on the communication network through a communication network. The distribution of the target music data from the music data stored in the device is received.

[0004] In this case, when the distribution of the music data is received, a charge is generated. Since the payment for the charge can be made by a credit card or withdrawal from a bank account, the user (user) can use the CD each time. There is an advantage that the user can purchase the desired music data and use it whenever he wants without visiting the shop.

[0005] In addition to reproducing and listening to the distributed music data using a personal computer, the distributed music data can be reproduced using an MD (mini disc).
It is recorded on a so-called memory card or the like, which is a removable storage medium using a small magneto-optical disk or a semiconductor element, and reproduced and used by an MD player or a memory card player. It is becoming.

[0006] In this way, an environment is provided in which the server device on the music provider side is accessed at any time and the desired music data is downloaded from the server device and reproduced and listened to. Is coming.

[0007]

By the way, the time required for downloading music data has been gradually reduced by improving the transmission rate of the communication network and the communication function of the user terminal. However, the amount of music data for one song is enormous, and it is unavoidable that downloading takes a certain amount of time.

For example, the amount of linear PCM audio data for 5 minutes is about 50 megabytes. The transfer rate is 132 kbps for efficient distribution
When the data is compressed by ATRAC3, the data amount can be reduced to about 5 megabytes and about 1/10. Here, ATRAC3 (Adapt
live Transform Acoustic Co
Ding 3) is a data compression method developed by Sony Corporation.

However, if the transmission rate of the communication network is 64 kbps, it takes about 10 minutes to download 5 megabytes of music data. During the download of the music data, the user is asked whether the download is being performed normally,
If it is done normally, you will be worried about how much progress is being made.

For this reason, based on information such as the amount of received music data, the approximate remaining time required for downloading the music data is displayed, and the progress of the download is notified by displaying a bar. It is becoming. However, these displays are very simple, are not interesting, and may take a long time to download the music data, which may hinder the spread of music distribution services.

In view of the above, the present invention makes it possible to appropriately grasp the reception status during reception of transmitted data and to entertain the user during the data reception processing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a data receiving device, a receiving status displaying method, and a data transmitting method capable of performing the above-described operations.

[0012]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data receiving apparatus for receiving a series of main data transmitted thereto, and receiving the series of main data. Storage means for storing image data of an image associated with the series of main data, a display element for displaying an image, and the series of received data of the series of main data received by the receiving means. Calculation means for calculating a ratio of the main data to the total data amount, and in a manner corresponding to the ratio calculated by the calculation means, the display element using image data of an image associated with the series of main data Display control means for displaying an image.

According to the data receiving apparatus of the present invention, a series of main data (main target data to be downloaded) having a relatively large data amount, such as music data, is received via a communication network. Received by the means. In this case, information indicating the total data amount of a series of main data such as music data is added to, for example, a header part of the series of main data to be received. The ratio of the series of main data to the total data amount is calculated.

The image data of the image associated with the series of main data received by the receiving means is stored in the storage means, and is received by the display control means in a manner corresponding to the ratio calculated by the calculating means. An image based on the image data associated with the set of main data is displayed on the display element.

[0015] Thus, the image associated with the received series of main data is displayed according to the ratio of the received amount of the series of main data, so that the reception status of the series of main data can be appropriately adjusted. It can be grasped. Further, even during reception of a series of main data (during download), an image associated with the series of main data is displayed. Even when it takes time, the user can receive all of the series of main data and use it without getting tired of the user.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the data receiving apparatus according to the first aspect, wherein the image data stored in the storage unit is transmitted through a communication network. Wherein the data is received by the receiving means and stored in the storage means.

According to the data receiving apparatus of the present invention, the image data of the image associated with the series of main data such as music data is transmitted via the communication network prior to the provision of the series of main data, or , Are provided together with a series of main data, and are stored in the storage means.

Thus, image data corresponding to a series of main data to be provided is reliably prepared.
An image associated with the series of main data can be displayed on the display element in accordance with the reception status of the series of main data.

A data receiving apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is the data receiving apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the display control means determines whether or not the whole of the series of main data has been received. Is characterized in that the image is displayed using a smaller amount of image data than all the image data of the image required to display the completed image.

According to the data receiving apparatus of the third aspect, according to the received amount of the series of main data, a part of the data of all the image data of the image associated with the series of main data is changed. The image is displayed when used. In this case, the image associated with the series of main data is displayed in various modes using less data than all the data of the image data.

For example, an image associated with a series of main data is displayed gradually from the upper end or lower end of the display screen of the display element, or from the left end or right end.
The image is gradually and radially displayed from the central portion of the display screen of the display element, or the image is gradually displayed from the periphery of the display screen of the display element to the central portion, or a random mosaic display is performed. For example, the image is displayed in various modes.

According to this, in accordance with a series of received main data, images are displayed in various correspondences so as to gradually increase the display area of an image associated with the series of main data.
The reception status of the series of main data is notified to the user, and the time required until the reception of the series of main data is completed can be notified to the user. Further, since the image can be gradually displayed according to the received amount of the series of main data, the user can be entertained.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the data receiving apparatus, each of a series of main data and image data of an image associated therewith is divided into a plurality of pieces, and the divided data of the series of main data is A receiving unit for receiving the series of main data and the image data transmitted so that the divided data of the image data are mixed and a display element for displaying an image; Display control means for displaying an image on the display element using the divided data of the image data.

According to the data receiving apparatus of the present invention, for example, a series of main data having a relatively large data amount (main target data to be downloaded), such as music data, is associated with the series. The image data is divided together and transmitted in such a manner that they are mixed and received by the receiving means. Then, an image based on the image data received by the receiving means is displayed on the display element by the display control means.

Thus, the image data of the image associated with the series of main data can be received together with the reception of the series of main data, and the image corresponding to the image data can be displayed on the display element. The reception status of a series of received data can be notified by an image associated with the series of main data.

A data receiving apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the data receiving apparatus according to the fourth aspect, wherein a ratio of divided data of the series of main data to a total data amount of the series of main data is set. And the ratio of the divided data of the image data to the total data amount of the image data is set to be the same, and the receiving unit includes:
Receiving the divided data of the series of main data and the divided data of the image data, wherein the display control means displays an image based on the divided data of the image data received by the receiving means on the display element. Features.

According to the data receiving apparatus of the present invention, the divided data of the series of main data and the divided data of the image data associated with the series are divided into the total amount of the respective data (total data amount). ) Are matched. Therefore, by displaying the image based on the divided data of the received image data by the display control means as it is, when the reception of a series of main data is completed to, for example, up to 20% of the total data amount, An image can be displayed according to the reception status of a series of main data, such that up to 20% of the attached image is displayed.

Thus, for example, the user can be notified of the reception status of a series of main data such as music data, depending on the display state of the image displayed on the display element. Further, since the image displayed on the display element is an image associated with a series of target main data, the user is not bored when receiving the series of main data.

A data receiving apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the data receiving apparatus according to the fourth aspect, wherein the received amount of the divided data of the series of main data received by the receiving means is received. Calculating means for calculating a ratio of the series of main data to the total data amount of the series of data, wherein the display control means receives the image received by the receiving means in a form corresponding to the ratio calculated by the calculating means. The image is displayed on the display element using divided data of the data.

According to the data receiving apparatus of the present invention, the series of main data and the image data associated with the main data are divided together, and these are mixed and transmitted. You. These are received by the receiving means. The calculating means calculates the ratio of the received amount of the series of main data to the total data amount of the series of main data. Then, the display amount of the image corresponding to the divided and provided image data is adjusted by the display control means.

Thus, even if the series of main data and the corresponding data are divided and provided together, the series of main data can be divided in a manner corresponding to the received amount of the series of main data. Can be displayed to notify the user of the reception status of the series of main data.

A data receiving apparatus according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the data receiving apparatus according to the sixth aspect, wherein the display control means is configured to execute a process before the reception of all of the series of main data is completed. Is characterized in that the data amount used for displaying the divided data in the image data of the image is adjusted in accordance with the ratio calculated by the calculation means.

According to the data receiving apparatus of the present invention, a part of the image data of the image associated with the series of main data is changed according to the received amount of the series of main data. The image is displayed when used. In this case, an image associated with a series of main data is displayed in various modes using less data than all the data of the image data.

For example, an image associated with a series of main data is gradually displayed from the upper end or the lower end of the display screen of the display element, or from the left end or the right end.
From the central part of the display screen of the display element to gradually display the image on the radiation, or conversely to display the image gradually from the periphery of the display screen of the display element to the central part, and random mosaic display For example, the image is displayed in various modes.

Thus, by displaying the image in various ways so as to gradually increase the display area of the image based on the image data received together with the series of main data, the user is notified of the reception status of the series of main data. In addition, the user can be notified of the time required to complete the reception of a series of main data.

[0036]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a data receiving apparatus, a receiving status display method and a data transmitting method according to the present invention. In the embodiments described below, a data receiving device and a receiving status display method according to the present invention are described as a mobile phone function, a music data download function, a music data playback function,
A case in which a digital camera function (hereinafter referred to as a camera function) is applied to a portable terminal (mobile phone terminal) will be described as an example, and a data transmission method according to the present invention will be described. An example in which the present invention is applied will be described.

[First Embodiment] [Regarding Music Distribution System] FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a music distribution system according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the music distribution system of this embodiment includes a content server device 1, a music distribution platform 2, a communication network 3, and a mobile phone terminal 4.

The content server device 1 is a server device storing music data that can be distributed. In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a data storage unit 11 and a music distribution application It has a unit 12 and a transmission / reception unit 13.

The data storage section 11 is a section for actually storing music data. Music distribution application section 12
Is roughly divided into a copyright management unit 121, an audio data compression unit 122, and a transmission data formation unit 1 as shown in FIG.
23 and three blocks.

Here, the copyright management unit 121 controls the copy restriction such as information indicating copy prohibition or information indicating the number of permitted copies so that music data (digital data) cannot be illegally copied (copied). This is the part that adds and manages information. The audio data compression unit 12
Reference numeral 2 denotes a part for compressing music data, which is audio data, and performs music data compression using a predetermined compression method.

If there is only one data compression system for music data, it is conceivable to store the data compressed music data in the data storage unit 11. However, it is possible to flexibly cope with a plurality of data compression systems. For this purpose, an audio data compression unit 122 is provided.

Therefore, when there are two types of music data compression methods, the audio application unit 12
Are provided with an audio data compression unit corresponding to each data compression method, and the number is two. By doing so, uncompressed data can be stored in the data storage unit 11, for example, a CD (Compact Di).
sk) master sound source (linear PCM data) can be stored as it is.

The transmission data forming section 123 forms transmission music data by adding a header section or a footer section to music data to be distributed (transmitted). Here, the formed transmission music data is supplied to the transmission / reception unit 13. The transmission / reception unit 13 receives a distribution request of music data through a sales portal site described later, supplies a distribution request to the music distribution application unit 12, and transmits transmission music data from the transmission data forming unit 123. This is the part to be provided to the user through the sales portal site.

The music distribution platform 2 is a substrate serving as a substrate of the music distribution system, and is constructed, for example, on a server device of a music distributor other than the content server device 1. Of course, it is also possible to construct the music distribution platform 2 in the content server device 1.

In the music distribution system of this embodiment, the music distribution platform 2 includes a customer database 21, a billing system 22, and a sales portal site 23, as shown in FIG. here,
The sales portal site 23 is a Web site that is first accessed by a user in order to receive music data distribution, and through this sales portal site 23, searches for a target music or requests to provide the target music. Be able to do and so on.

The customer database 21 stores customer data of a person who has been authenticated to be a customer (user) of the music distribution system by signing a usage contract with a provider of the music distribution system. Is the part to manage. The billing system 22 is a part that performs a billing process for a customer who has provided music data according to a request. For example, it is necessary to understand the usage status up to the specified closing date, charge the usage fee, deduct the usage fee from the user's bank account specified at the time of payment from the user or the contract, etc. Do.

The billing system 22 keeps track of the usage fee balance for each customer, and can output a usage statement, a bill, and if necessary, a receipt, a payment reminder, and the like. It was done.

In this embodiment, the communication network 3 is provided by a telephone company including a communication network 31, a base station 32, and an exchange (not shown).
In this embodiment, as described above, connection to the Internet is made through a communication network provided by a telephone company, and music data of a target music is transmitted through a sales portal site 23 which is a Web site provided on the Internet. You will be able to receive the offer. That is, the communication network includes a mobile phone network, the Internet, and the like.

In the first embodiment, music data can be received via a communication network by using the portable telephone terminal 4. The mobile phone terminal 4 has a function of downloading music data and also has a function of reproducing downloaded music data.

[Regarding Flow of Downloading Music Data] Next, in the music distribution system shown in FIG.
A flow of processing when the mobile phone terminal 4 downloads music data and an operation of each unit of the music distribution system will be described. Through the mobile phone terminal 4, a URL (Uniform Res) for a music download site
When the user inputs "source Locators", the user can access the sales portal site 23 of the music distribution platform 2 via the communication network 3 including the communication network 31, the base station 32, and the like.

In the sales portal site 23, based on the customer data in the customer database 21, it is determined whether or not the accessing person is a customer having a contract relationship, that is, whether or not the music data can be provided. . If we determine that a visitor is a contracted customer,
Provide the requested music data to the content server device 1
Send to

The content server device 1 includes a transmitting / receiving unit 13
When the music data providing request is received from the sales portal site 23 through the sales portal site 23, the request is notified to the music distribution application unit 12. The copyright right unit 121 of the music application unit 12 reads out the target music data from the data storage unit 11, adds copy control information thereto, and supplies it to the audio data compression unit 122. Audio data compression unit 1
At 22, the music data is compressed by a predetermined data compression method and supplied to the transmission data forming unit 123.

The transmission data forming section 123 adds a header section and a footer section having identification information of music data and information indicating the total amount of music data to a series of music data to form transmission data. Is transmitted to the sales portal site 23 through the transmission / reception unit 13 and is transmitted (distributed) to the requesting mobile phone terminal 4 through the sales portal site 23.
Is done.

Then, since a charge is generated in connection with the transmission of the music data, a charge processing is performed by the charge system of the music distribution platform 2. Note that the accounting process may be performed when a request to provide music data is transmitted from the mobile phone terminal 4, or may be performed when the requested music data is distributed. Is also good.
In this case, for example, if the distribution of the music data could not be performed normally to the end due to some cause, a process of retrying the transmission of the music data or canceling the billing is performed. Of course you can.

As described above, the portable telephone terminal 4 downloads the music data of the target music through the communication network 3, stores the music data in the memory connected to itself, reproduces the music data, and uses it. Will be able to.

[About the Mobile Phone Terminal] Next, the first
The mobile phone terminal 4 according to the embodiment will be described. FIG.
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the mobile phone terminal 4 according to the first embodiment. As described above, the mobile phone terminal 4 of the first embodiment can download the music data of the target music.

Then, when downloading the music data, the portable telephone terminal 4 displays an image (still image) associated with the music data to be downloaded in accordance with the music data download amount (the received music data amount). By doing so, it is possible to notify the user of the mobile phone terminal 4 of the reception status of the music data.

In the first embodiment,
The image data associated with the music data to be downloaded is an example of a case where the image data is stored in the memory of the mobile phone terminal 4 before downloading the music data.

The mobile phone terminal 4 according to the first embodiment
As shown in FIG. 2, a transmission / reception antenna 41, an antenna duplexer 42, a reception unit 43, a baseband processing unit 44, and a DSP (Digital Signal Pro)
(speaker) 45, a speaker (receiver) 46, a microphone (transmitter) 47, a transmitter 48, and a frequency synthesizer 49.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Is provided with a control unit 60 that controls each unit of the mobile phone terminal. The control unit 60, as shown in FIG.
PU (Central Processing Uni)
t) 61 and ROM (Read Only Memory)
y) 62 and SRAM (Static Random Ac)
ESS Memory 63 and the flash memory 6
4 is a microcomputer formed by being connected through the CPU bus 65.

Here, the ROM 62 stores in advance programs to be executed by the CPU 61 and necessary data such as display fonts. Also, SR
The AM 63 is mainly used as a work area, and stores data during calculation as necessary while the CPU 61 is executing the program,
It is used for temporarily storing data exchanged between the control unit 60 and each unit.

The flash memory 64 has an EEPROM
OM (Electrically Erasable a
nd Programmable ROM). Even when the power of the mobile phone terminal is turned off, for example, the immediately preceding setting conditions are stored, and when the usage method is set such that the same setting is performed at the next power-on time, these are used. Are stored. That is, the flash memory 64 is a non-volatile memory in which data stored in the mobile phone terminal is not lost even when the power of the mobile phone terminal is turned off.

As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 60
External memory interface (hereinafter, external memory I / F)
Abbreviated. ) 71 through the external memory slot 72
And a key operation unit 74 is connected through a key interface (hereinafter, abbreviated as key I / F) 73.

The external memory slot 72 has a detachable opening for an external memory which is made detachable, and reads data from the attached external memory 80 and supplies it to the control unit 60.
External memory 8 loaded with data from control unit 60
It has a function as a so-called reader / writer for recording in 0. Here, the external memory 80 is a so-called memory card such as a memory stick manufactured by Sony Corporation, for example, and is a removable storage medium using a semiconductor memory.

The key operation section 74 has a plurality of operation keys such as a dial key (numeric keypad) and various function keys. Various operation keys from the user (user) are transmitted through the operation keys of the key operation section 74. Instruction input can be received. The control unit 6
Numeral 0 indicates that data can be transmitted / received to / from an external device such as a personal computer through an external interface (hereinafter abbreviated as an external I / F) 75 and an input / output terminal 76. I have.

Using the communication function of the portable telephone terminal 4, the portable telephone terminal 4 connects a communication line to enable a telephone call, and connects to, for example, the Internet so that the music of the music provided on the Internet is connected. Data (voice data) can be downloaded and used.

In the portable telephone terminal 4 of this embodiment, digital data such as downloaded music data is stored and held in an external memory such as an external memory 80 inserted into the external memory slot 72, and is stored as necessary. It can be read and used.

An audio data reproduction processing section 51 and an audio signal output terminal 52 are provided as parts for realizing a music data reproduction function to be downloaded and stored in, for example, the external memory 80 as described above. I have. In addition, the mobile phone terminal of this embodiment includes an LCD controller 53 and an LCD 54 for displaying various types of image information such as characters, graphics, symbols, still images, and moving images.

The LCD 54 is a TFT color liquid crystal display (Thin Fi) having a relatively large display screen.
lm Ttansistor Color Liqui
(Crystal Display). This LC
D54 can display the telephone number and name of the other party who made a call from the own device, or the telephone number and name of the other party who made a call to the own device, various guidance messages, and the like. It can also display image information and text information such as Web pages and e-mails provided through the Internet.

Further, the mobile phone terminal 4 has a camera unit 5.
5 is mounted, and has a function as a so-called digital camera. Thus, an image such as a landscape can be recorded as image data and displayed on the LCD 54 for confirmation when going out. The image data of the image photographed through the camera unit 55 is also recorded in the external memory 80 attached to the external memory slot 72, and can be read out and displayed on the LCD 54 as necessary. .

As described above, the external memory such as the external memory 80 inserted into the external memory slot 72 is a recording medium for storing application data, as will be described later, and is included in the portable telephone terminal of this embodiment. The music data is shared by a music data download function (download application) and a camera function (camera application).

The storage capacity of the external memory 80 is, for example, 64 megabytes. However, as the external memory that can be used in the mobile phone terminal of this embodiment, a memory having a storage capacity of several tens to several hundreds of megabytes, or more, is provided.

Note that the camera function mounted on the mobile phone terminal of this embodiment depends on not only the still image but also the storage capacity of the external memory installed in the external memory slot 72 of the mobile phone terminal. It can also capture and record moving images for seconds to several minutes.

The portable telephone terminal 4 is provided with a ringer 56 for emitting a ring tone for notifying an incoming call, emitting a warning sound, and the like. Is also provided.

[Operation of Reception System of Mobile Phone Terminal] Next, the reception system of the mobile phone terminal 4 according to this embodiment will be described. The received signal received through the antenna 41 is supplied to the receiving unit 43 through the antenna duplexer 42. The receiving unit 43 performs necessary band limiting and AGC (Automatic Gain C) so that the received signal has an appropriate level.
and performs processing such as setting the frequency of the received signal to a constant frequency based on the signal from the frequency synthesizer (local oscillator) 49, and supplies the processed signal to the baseband processing unit 44. I do.

The baseband processing unit 44 performs A / D conversion on the signal from the receiving unit 43, removes the influence of fading, discriminates the type of the received signal, performs de-interleaving and error correction, and performs appropriate decoding processing. To separate voice data and other communication data. The audio data is supplied to the DSP 45, and other communication data such as various control information and character data are supplied to the control unit 60.

The DSP 45 D / A converts the audio data from the baseband processing section 44 to form an analog audio signal, and supplies the analog audio signal to the speaker 46. Speaker 46
Is driven by an analog audio signal from the DSP 45, and a sound corresponding thereto is emitted from the speaker 46.

On the other hand, the communication data supplied from the baseband processing unit 44 to the control unit 60 is temporarily stored in the SRAM 63 of the control unit 60 in the case of control data or character data for the portable telephone terminal. It is used in this mobile phone terminal 4. The other communication data is transferred to, for example, the removable external memory 80 attached to the external memory slot 72 through the external memory I / F 71.
Or supplied to an external device such as a personal computer connected to the mobile phone terminal 4 through the external I / F 75 and the input / output terminal 76.

[Operation of Transmission System of Mobile Phone Terminal] Next, the transmission system of the mobile phone terminal of this embodiment will be described. The microphone 47 converts the collected voice into an analog voice signal and supplies the analog voice signal to the DSP 45. DSP4
Reference numeral 5 denotes an analog audio signal from the microphone 47
D-converted to form a digital audio signal, which is supplied to the baseband processing unit 44.

The baseband processing section 44 encodes the digital audio signal from the DSP 45 by a predetermined encoding method, compresses the digital audio signal, and compiles the digital audio signal into predetermined blocks. Further, the baseband processing unit 44 combines digital data supplied to the mobile phone terminal through the external input / output terminal 76 and the external I / F 75 into predetermined blocks. The baseband processing unit 44 collects the compressed digital audio signal and digital data from an external device, and supplies the digital data to the transmission unit 48.

The transmitting section 48 forms a modulation signal from the digital data from the baseband processing section 44, and converts the modulation signal into a predetermined transmission frequency.
A signal for conversion from the frequency synthesizer 49 is mixed to form a modulated signal for transmission. The transmission modulation signal formed in the transmission section 48 is transmitted from the transmission / reception antenna 41 via the antenna duplexer 42.

In portable telephone terminal 4 of this embodiment having such a receiving system and a transmitting system, control unit 60 controls baseband processing unit 4 during standby reception.
By monitoring the received signal from the terminal 4, an incoming call to the own device is detected. When detecting an incoming call to the own device, the control unit 60 controls the ringer 56 so as to emit a ringing tone (ringer sound), and notifies the incoming call to the own device of the mobile phone terminal 4. Notify users.

When the user of the portable telephone terminal 4 responds to the incoming call by performing an off-hook operation such as pressing an off-hook key provided in the key operation unit 74, the control unit 60 A communication line is connected by transmitting a connection response or the like through the transmission system, and a call can be made by the operations of the reception system and the transmission system as described above.

When a call is made from the portable telephone terminal 4 of this embodiment, an off-hook operation such as pressing an off-hook key of the key operation unit 74 is performed, and then a dial key of the key operation unit 74 is used. Further, a dialing operation is performed by selecting a telephone number of a destination from a telephone number list registered in advance.

Thus, the control unit 60 forms a call request and transmits it through the transmission system, thereby connecting the communication line to the intended destination telephone terminal. Then, an incoming response from the other party is returned,
When the connection of the communication line is confirmed, a call can be made by the operation of the receiving system and the transmitting system as described above.

[Regarding Download of Music Data, etc.] As described above, the mobile phone terminal 4 can be connected to the Internet, and sends and receives e-mails through a provider function provided by a telephone company. Or URL (Uniform Resource)
As described above, by inputting and transmitting the locators, the user accesses the music data sales portal site, downloads the desired music data and stores it in the external memory 80 or the like. Output to an external device through the output terminal 76 can be performed.

[Reproduction of Music Data] Next, a music reproduction function (for reproducing a series of music data (voice data) such as music (music) provided in the portable telephone terminal 4 of the present embodiment ( The audio playback function will be described. Here, a case will be described as an example where music data such as music recorded in an external memory 80 inserted into an external memory slot 72 of the mobile phone terminal of the present embodiment is reproduced. In the case of music data such as music, the data amount depends on the compression method, but the music data for 5 minutes is about 5 megabytes, and a plurality of music data can be stored in the external memory.

The external memory 80 which can be attached to and detached from the external memory slot 72 of the portable telephone terminal of this embodiment
It is mainly used as a recording medium for storing data of applications, and accesses a Web server provided on the Internet and downloads music data, still image data, moving image data, etc. from the Web server. Image data can be stored.

Further, since the external memory 80 is a removable so-called removable medium, music data and image data are recorded using a personal computer, and are used in a portable telephone terminal. You can also. In the future, with the increase in storage capacity, like CDs (compact discs),
It is conceivable that an external memory in which audio data such as music is recorded is manufactured and distributed, but it is also possible to use such a distributed external memory.

The external memory 80 in which music data is recorded is inserted into the external memory slot 72 and the operation keys of the key operation section 74 are operated by the above-described method, so that a music reproduction instruction and Input an instruction to select music to play. These instructions are supplied from the key operation unit 74 to the control unit 40 via the key I / F 73.

The control unit 60 receives music data stored in the external memory 80 attached to the external memory slot 72 from the external memory 80 in response to an instruction input from the user.
The music data of the music designated by the user is read, and the read music data is supplied to the audio data reproduction processing unit 51.

The music data recorded in the external memory 80 is usually subjected to data compression by a predetermined data compression method, and the audio data reproduction processing section 51 compresses and decompresses the music data supplied thereto, and The original music data before the compression is restored, and this is D / A converted to form an analog audio signal, which is output through the audio output terminal 52.

[0093] Headphones are connected to the audio output terminal 52. As a result, the sound based on the sound signal read from the external memory 80 and reproduced in the sound data reproduction processing unit 51 is emitted from the headphones connected to the sound output terminal 52, and the user can listen to the sound. Can be.

In this embodiment, the audio data reproduction processing unit 51 includes an audio amplification circuit (audio amplifier), a sound quality adjustment circuit, and the like, and controls the control signal from the control unit 60 in response to an instruction input from the user. Thus, the volume and the sound quality can be adjusted, and the adjusted audio signal can be output.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a call is made using a receiver 46 and a transmitter 47, and reproduced sound such as music is output from a sound output terminal 52.
It is configured to listen using headphones connected to the device. However, it is also possible to use headphones instead of the receiver 46 during a call.

In this case, a switch circuit (output selection circuit) that switches between outputting the audio signal from the codec 45 and outputting the audio signal from the audio data reproduction processing unit 11 is provided at a stage preceding the audio output terminal 52. It can be realized by providing.

[Digital Camera Function] Next, a description will be given of a camera function provided in the portable telephone terminal 4 of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile phone terminal of this embodiment includes a camera unit 55. The camera unit 55 includes an objective lens, a CCD (Charge Couple).
(LedDevice) and the like.

Then, the image at the time when the shutter provided on the portable telephone terminal 4 is pressed is fetched into the CCD and converted into an electric signal, which is used as image data in the external memory slot 72 in this embodiment. The external memory 80 can be recorded.

When the image data reproduction key of the key operation section 74 of the portable telephone terminal is operated, this is notified to the control section 60. When receiving the instruction to reproduce the image data through the key operation unit 74 as described above, the control unit 60 reads out the image data recorded in the external memory 80 attached to the external memory slot 72, and sends it to the LCD controller 53. Supply.

As a result, the LCD controller 53
An image corresponding to the image data from the control unit 60 is displayed on the LCD 54.
Is displayed on the display screen. As described above, the mobile phone terminal 4 according to the present embodiment has a camera function, can capture an image at a place where the user is out of the office, and stores the captured image as digital data in the external memory 80. If necessary, the captured image is reproduced and the LCD 54
Is displayed on the display screen, and can be viewed.

As described above, the mobile phone terminal of this embodiment has a mobile phone function, a download function of music data and the like, a music playback function of music data and the like, and a camera function. Then, when the main power is turned on, the mobile phone terminal according to the present embodiment enters the mobile phone mode,
It can be used as a mobile phone terminal.

When the download function, music playback function, or camera function is used, the LCD 5
4 displays a menu (list) of executable functions, selects a target function, and presses an enter key to execute the selected function. , And reproduction of music data, or photographing of an image.

Of course, a function key for executing each function is provided in the portable telephone terminal, and by operating the function key corresponding to the desired function, the desired function (the desired function is provided) Application to be executed).

[Notification of Music Data Reception Status]
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the appearance of the mobile phone terminal 4 according to the first embodiment. The mobile phone terminal 4 connects to the Internet using its own communication function, downloads music data from the Internet, records it in, for example, the external memory 80 inserted in the external memory slot 72, and uses the recorded music data. Is what you can do.

[0105] Specifically, as shown in FIG.
, The music data recorded in the external memory 80 attached to the external memory slot 72 can be reproduced, and the music (voice) corresponding to the music data can be listened to through the headphones 90.

As shown in FIG. 3, when viewed from the side opposite to the front surface (the surface having the display screen of LCD 54) of mobile phone terminal 4 of this embodiment, a camera section The camera unit 55 is provided.
, An image can be captured, and image data of the captured image can be recorded in the external memory 80. Further, an image based on the image data recorded in the external memory 80 can be displayed on the LCD 54.

The camera section 55 has, for example, one position in the direction from the front surface of the portable telephone terminal to the rear surface (the surface corresponding to the back side of the front surface).
It can be rotated about 80 degrees,
The input image received through the camera unit 55 is displayed on the LCD 54.
It is possible to take an image while displaying and confirming the image.

Although not shown, the mounting port of the external memory slot 72 for mounting the external memory is not shown.
And the like, which are not in the way of the user's operation on the mobile phone terminal.

Then, the portable telephone terminal 4 of this embodiment
As described above, when music data is downloaded through the communication network 3, an image associated with the downloaded music data is displayed according to the amount of music data downloaded. ing.

FIG. 4 shows a portable telephone terminal 4 according to this embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a format of music data transmitted from the content server device 1 with respect to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a header part AHD is provided at the head of the music data part ADT, and a footer part AFT is provided at the end of the music data part ADT.

As described in the description of the transmission data forming section 123 of the content server device 1, the header section AHD includes identification information of the music data, information indicating the total data amount of the music data, and the like. ing. Further, the footer section AFT has information indicating the end of the music data, for example, error correction information, and the like.

Then, the header A of the received music data
The HD information is transmitted from the baseband processing unit 44 to the control unit 60.
Supplied to The music data of the music data section ADT is also recorded in the external memory 80 from the baseband processing section 44 through the control section 60.

In the portable telephone terminal 4 according to the first embodiment, an image associated with a series of music data to be received is displayed in a manner corresponding to the download amount of the music data. The reception status of the music data is notified to the user of the mobile phone terminal.

The image associated with the music data to be received is, for example, an image such as a jacket photo created for the music data to be received. In this way, by displaying the image associated with the music data, the user downloading the music data using the mobile phone terminal 4 is not bored even during the download of the music data. ing.

In the first embodiment, the image data of the image associated with the music data to be downloaded is prepared in advance in the flash memory 64 of the portable telephone terminal 4 or the external memory mounted in the external memory slot 72. To be. That is, the image data associated with the music data to be downloaded is downloaded via a communication network prior to downloading the music data, or is recorded via an external device such as a personal computer, or the camera unit 55 And stored in the flash memory 64 or the external memory 80.

FIG. 5 shows image data associated with music data to be downloaded, which is stored in the flash memory 64 of the portable telephone terminal 4 or the external memory mounted in the external memory slot 72 of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of data. Also in the case of this image data, as shown in FIG. 5, a header part VHD is added to the head of the image data part VDT, and the image data part VDT
Is provided with a footer portion VFT at the rear end side.

The header section VHD of the image data has identification information of music data associated therewith. The footer portion VFT of the image data has information indicating the end of the image data.

The header VHD of the image data which is associated with the music data to be downloaded and which is downloaded through the communication network in the same manner as the music data is provided by the provider of the image data with the music data. The identification information of the music data, which is the association information with, is added. Of course, on the side of the mobile phone terminal 4 at the download destination, the association information with the music data can be newly added.

The image data associated with the music data to be downloaded, such as image data input through a personal computer or the like,
In the case of image data of an image photographed through the camera, information associated with music data is set on the mobile phone terminal 4 side, such as input by a user or used in a predetermined order. To be.

Then, in the first embodiment,
When displaying an image associated with music data in a manner corresponding to the download amount of music data to be downloaded, the control unit 60 of the mobile phone terminal 4 sets the music data download amount Of the music data being downloaded is notified by calculating a ratio to the total data amount and displaying an image using the amount of image data corresponding to the ratio.

FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an example of a display mode of an image associated with the music data displayed according to the download amount of the music data. As mentioned above, the sales portal site 2 through the mobile phone terminal 4
3 and requests distribution of the music data of the target music, the music data of the music is transmitted through the content server 1 and the sales portal site 23.

The portable telephone terminal 4 receives this and records it in the external memory 80 inserted in its own external memory slot 72. At this time, upon starting the download of the target music data, the mobile phone terminal 4 displays an image indicating that the download of the music data has started, as shown in FIG.

Then, the control unit 60 of the portable telephone terminal 4
Based on the identification information of the music data added to the header part AHD of the music data to be downloaded, the image data having the same information as the identification information of the music data as the association information is specified. That is, the image data associated with the music data to be downloaded is specified.

Then, the control unit 60 of the portable telephone terminal 4
Header AH of music data to be downloaded
D, the total data amount of the music data is extracted, and the ratio of the music data download amount to the total data amount is sequentially determined from the total data amount of the music data and the received music data download amount. Is calculated,
Using the amount of image data corresponding to the ratio, FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 6C, 6D, and 6E, images associated with music data to be downloaded are sequentially displayed.

In the example of FIG. 6, the display screen of the LCD 54 is divided into 16 display areas, and the download amount of music data, in this example, the ratio of the download amount of music data to the total data amount of music data The number of display areas used for image display is changed in accordance with.

In the example shown in FIG. 6, when the ratio of the download amount of music data to the total data amount of the music data is 25%, the music data is divided into 16 as shown in FIG. 6B. An image based on the image data associated with the music data is displayed in the four divided display areas of the display area. In this case, as the position of the divided display area for displaying the image, for example, a divided display area at a random position using a random number or the like is used.

Thus, in the case of FIG. 6B,
The ratio of the download amount of the music data to the total data amount of the music data is 25%, and the image displayed in accordance with the ratio is also the total data of the image data necessary to display the completed image of the image. An image is displayed using image data of 25% of the amount (4-split display area / 16-split display area).

Then, the ratio of the download amount of music data to the total data amount of the music data is 50.
In the case of%, as shown in FIG. 6C, an image is displayed in eight divided display areas of the display area divided into 16 parts. That is, in the case of FIG. 6C, the ratio of the download amount of the music data to the total data amount of the music data is 50%, and the image displayed in accordance with the ratio is also a completed image of the image. 50% of the total amount of image data required to display
An image is displayed using the image data of the 16-segment display area).

Furthermore, the ratio of the download amount of music data to the total data amount of the music data is 75%.
In the case of%, as shown in FIG. 6D, an image is displayed in 12 divided display areas of the display area divided into 16 areas. That is, in the case of FIG. 6D, the ratio of the download amount of the music data to the total data amount of the music data is 75%, and the image displayed in accordance with the ratio is also a completed image of the image. The image is displayed using 70% (12 divided display areas / 16 divided display areas) of image data of 70% of the total data amount of image data necessary for displaying the image data.

When the entirety of a series of music data for one target music (100% of the music data) is received, as shown in FIG. An image is displayed using (100% of the image data (16 divided display area / 16 divided display area)).

As described above, in the case of the example shown in FIG. 6, the ratio of the download amount of the music data to the total data amount of the music data and the image used for displaying the image associated with the music data are described. The ratio of the data to the total data amount of the image data is set to be the same.

Note that the example of the image display mode shown in FIG. 6 is merely an example, and an image associated with music data to be downloaded can be displayed in various other modes. For example, the display area can be further divided and used. Finally, the image may be gradually displayed in units of pixels.

Further, an image at the time of reception is displayed from the upper end or the lower end of the display screen of the LCD 54 in accordance with the download amount of the music data.
The image at the time of reception can be displayed according to the download amount of the music data from the right end or left end of the display screen.

Further, an image may be displayed radially from the center of the display screen of the LCD 54 toward the outside of the LCD 54, or conversely, may be directed from four sides of the display screen of the LCD 54 toward the center of the display screen. In addition, an image can be gradually displayed from the outside to the inside.

It is also possible to set a predetermined display area such as 8 pixels × 8 pixels, 16 pixels × 16 pixels, and to control the number of image data used for each display area. For example, an area of 16 pixels × 16 pixels is used as a unit area, and all pixels of 16 pixels × 16 pixels are used for displaying an image. For every two pixels.

That is, in this case, the number of pixel-based image data used per unit area is gradually increased, and the image is displayed so as to gradually change from a coarse image to a fine image. can do.

As described above, the image associated with the music data to be downloaded can be displayed in various modes according to the download amount of the music data.
Until you have received all of the music data for a song,
According to the download amount of the music data, an image associated with the music data is displayed using image data of a smaller amount than the total image data amount required to display a completed image of the image.

[Processing in Mobile Phone Terminal at the Time of Downloading Music Data] Next, a process at the time of downloading music data performed in the mobile phone terminal 4 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. explain. As described above, at the time of downloading music data, the mobile phone terminal 4 of the first embodiment displays an image associated with the music data to be downloaded in a manner corresponding to the download amount of the music data. Is what you do. In this case, the image data of the image associated with the music data to be downloaded is the first image data.
Is prepared in advance in the memory of the mobile phone terminal 4.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining processing in the mobile phone terminal 4 when downloading music data. The user of the mobile phone terminal 4 downloads music data to the mobile phone terminal 4. This is a process mainly executed in the control unit 60 of the mobile phone terminal 4 by performing a predetermined operation for performing the above operation.

That is, in order to download music data, the user of the mobile phone terminal 4 operates the key operation section 74 of the mobile phone terminal 4 to display an input screen for downloading music data. When the URL of the music data sales portal site 23 is input and transmitted, the mobile telephone terminal 4 accesses the sales portal site 23 using the Internet connection function provided by the telephone company. (Step S10
1).

As described above, the sales portal site 23 also provides a music data search function and the like, and the user of the portable telephone terminal 4 can use this search function to search for the desired music data. And instruct the distribution of the music data (step S102).

The control unit 60 of the portable telephone terminal 4
The value of the counter for counting the download amount of the music data is set to 0 (step S103). Step S
In response to the music data distribution instruction (provision request) of 102,
Since the content server device 1 transmits music data in the format shown in FIG. 4 through the sales portal site 23, the mobile phone terminal 4 receives the music data and starts downloading the target music data (step S104). ).

In step S104, FIG.
Processing for displaying a screen (provisional download-in-progress screen) for notifying that the download of the audio data has started as shown in FIG. Then, based on the information in the header AHD of the music data received by the mobile phone terminal 4 and supplied through the baseband processing 44, the control unit 60 of the mobile phone terminal 4 generates the image corresponding to the music data. The image data is determined (specified) (step S105).

Then, control unit 60 displays the image determined according to the amount of music data downloaded (step S106). The process of step S106 is a process that is repeatedly performed as described below until the download of the music data is completed. In the first process,
Since the download amount of the audio data is 0 (zero),
The display of the associated image is not performed, the download of the music data is continued, and the download amount of the music data is added (step S107).

Next, the control section 60 determines whether or not the footer section AFT of the music data whose download has been started has been received (step S108). Is calculated as a percentage of the entire music data (total data amount of music data) (step S109). The total amount of music data used in step S109 is provided by being added to the header portion AHD of the music data.

After the processing in step S109, step S
The process from step 106 is repeated, and the image associated with the audio data is displayed in a manner corresponding to the music data download amount (the ratio of the music data download amount to the music data phase data amount).

If it is determined in step S108 that the footer portion AFT of the music data to be downloaded has been received, the entirety of the desired music data has been downloaded, and the download of the music data ends. (Step S11
0).

In the processing of step S110,
If the completed image of the image associated with the downloaded music data, that is, if not displayed using all the image data of the image associated with the music data, all the image data of the image associated with the music data is displayed. To display the image.

Of course, in step S110,
Displays a message such as "Download completed"
Alternatively, the user of the mobile phone terminal 4 may be notified that the download of the music data has been completed by emitting a sound such as a predetermined alarm sound.

For example, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, the processing of step S106 is replaced by step S1.
The music data may be located from the beginning in the latter stage of the process of calculating the ratio of the music data download amount to the total data amount of the music data.

After the process of calculating the ratio of the music data download amount to the total data amount of the music data in step S109, every 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of the calculated ratio is performed. Each, 2
Of course, an image associated with the music data being downloaded may be displayed at a predetermined ratio, such as every 5%, in a manner corresponding to the ratio.

In the case where the image is displayed at a predetermined ratio as described above, at the stage prior to the process of displaying the image,
It is determined whether or not the ratio of the download amount of music data to the total data amount has reached a predetermined ratio. If it is determined that the ratio has been reached, the image is displayed in a mode corresponding to the ratio. The download of the music data and the process of adding the download amount may be continued without displaying the image.

Thus, at the time of downloading music data, the user of the mobile phone terminal can immediately grasp the download status of music data (the progress of download) visually in accordance with the display state of the display image. Can be. Further, the image displayed so as to gradually approach the completed image is related to the music data that is associated with the music data being downloaded, such as a so-called jacket photograph created for the music data. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the user of the mobile phone terminal from getting bored.

Therefore, even if it takes about several tens of seconds to several minutes to download the music data, providing the image information related to the music data in addition to the music data may make the download time longer. It is also possible to promote the use of the music distribution service by preventing such a situation.

It should be noted that the image associated with the music data being downloaded may be displayed at a predetermined timing during the download of the music data by displaying a predetermined amount of image data. Good. In this case, the download status of the music data cannot be accurately notified, but it can be notified that the download of the music data is normally performed. At this time, by calculating the ratio of the music data download amount to the total music data amount and displaying the calculated ratio, the progress of the download can be accurately reported.

[Second Embodiment] [Music Distribution System and Mobile Phone Terminal] In the first embodiment described above, the image data of the image associated with the music data to be downloaded is stored in the mobile phone terminal. The description has been made assuming that it is prepared in advance. But,
By providing the music data and the image data of the image associated with the music data to the mobile phone terminal, the music data and the image data can be easily associated with each other in the mobile phone terminal.

As described above, the music data is subjected to the data compression processing to thereby obtain about 1% of the original data before the data compression.
It is possible to compress the data amount to about 1/0. However, music data of a music piece having a performance time of about 5 minutes
The data amount is about 0 megabytes, and even if the data is compressed, it is about 5 megabytes.

On the other hand, if the image data is a screen of a mobile phone terminal (for example, a screen of about 176 dots × 144 dots called an OCIF size) and if 4096 colors are used, an image of an image displayed on the screen is obtained. The data volume of the data is about 40 kilobytes, and the volume of the sound is smaller than that of the music data. Even if the data is distributed together with the music data, the download time becomes extremely long or the load on the mobile phone terminal becomes large. Does not become extremely large.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, music data and image data of an image associated with the music data are both distributed from a music data provider side. The image is displayed according to the music data download status using the image data provided together with the data. The image can be displayed in various modes as in the case of the above-described first embodiment.
In the embodiment, for example, description will be made assuming that an image is displayed as shown in FIG.

[0160] Also in the second embodiment, the music distribution system used is configured in the same manner as the music distribution system of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. , Mobile phone terminals are shown in FIGS.
The configuration is the same as that of the mobile phone terminal 4 of the first embodiment described with reference to FIG. For this reason, FIGS.
A music distribution system and a mobile phone terminal according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

In the music distribution system according to the second embodiment, not only the music data but also the image data associated with the music data is stored in the data storage section 11 of the content server device 1. Is done. When the content server device 1 receives a distribution request for music data from the mobile phone terminal 4 through the sales portal site 23 through the transmission / reception unit 13, the content server device 1 stores the requested music data and image data associated therewith. Part 11
Extract from

The extracted audio data and the image data associated therewith are stored in the copyright management unit 121 and the audio data compression unit 12 in the same manner as in the first embodiment.
2 to the transmission data forming unit 123. Then, the transmission data forming unit 123 forms transmission data including music data and image data associated with the music data, and distributes the transmission data to the requesting mobile phone terminal 4 through the transmission / reception unit 13 and the sales portal site 23. Will be.

FIG. 8 shows a transmission data forming unit 123 of content server device 1 in the second embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining transmission data formed in the step (a). As shown in FIG. 8, the transmission data forming section 123 forms transmission data including an image portion Vd and an audio portion Au.

The image section Vd is a section for transmitting image data associated with the following audio data, and includes an image data header section VH, an image data section VD, and an image data footer section VF. Image data header VH
Is a portion provided with information indicating that the data following the image data header portion VH is image data, information indicating the total data amount of image data, and the like. The image data section VD is a section where image data is stored. Also,
The image data footer section VF is a section in which information indicating the end of the image data is stored.

Then, the audio part Au following the image part Vd is
A portion for transmitting audio data requested to be distributed by the user of the mobile phone terminal, and includes an audio data header portion A
H, an audio data section AD, and an audio data footer section AF. The audio data header portion AH is a portion provided with information indicating that data following the audio data header portion AH is audio data, information indicating a total data amount of the audio data, and the like. The audio data section AD is a section where audio data is stored. The audio data footer unit AF is a part in which information indicating the end of the audio data is stored.

As described above, the music data requested to be distributed and the image data associated therewith are provided together by the music data provider. In the case of the second embodiment, image data associated with the music data is transmitted prior to the music data.

Therefore, the music data is stored in the mobile phone terminal 4.
, All of the image data associated with the music data is stored in the mobile phone terminal 4.
, And stored in the memory of the mobile phone terminal 4, after the start of the reception of the music data, the first
As in the case of the embodiment, the image associated with the music data can be displayed in a manner corresponding to the download amount of the music data.

[Processing at Mobile Phone Terminal at the Time of Downloading Music Data] Next, a process at the time of downloading music data performed at the mobile phone terminal 4 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. explain. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining processing in the mobile phone terminal 4 according to the second embodiment when music data is downloaded. Also in the second embodiment, the process shown in FIG. 9 is performed by the user of the mobile phone terminal 4 performing a predetermined operation for downloading music data to the mobile phone terminal 4. 4
Is a process executed in the control unit 60 of FIG.

In order to download music data, the user of the mobile phone terminal 4 operates the key operation unit 74 of the mobile phone terminal 4 to display an input screen for downloading music data, and Is transmitted by inputting the URL of the sales portal site 23 of the sales portal site 23 using the Internet connection function provided by the telephone company.
Is accessed (step S201).

As described above, the sales portal site 23 also provides a music data search function and the like, and the user of the portable telephone terminal 4 can use the search function to search for the desired music data. And instruct the distribution of the music data (step S202).

In response to the music data distribution instruction (provision request) in step S202, the content server device 1 requests the music data and the corresponding image data in the format shown in FIG. Will be sent. The mobile phone terminal 4 receives this and starts downloading the target music data (step S20).
3). In the process of step S203, FIG.
Processing for displaying a screen (provisional download-in-progress screen) for notifying that the download of the audio data has started as shown in FIG.

Then, the control unit 60 of the portable telephone terminal 4
The data reception process is continued (step S204), and it is determined whether or not the footer VF of the image data has been received, that is, whether or not all the image data has been received (step S205). In the determination processing of step S205, when it is determined that the footer portion VF of the image data has been received, since the next reception is the target music data, the control unit 60 of the mobile phone terminal 4 transmits the music data. Set the value of the counter that counts the download amount to 0 (zero)
(Step S206).

The control unit 60 displays an image based on the image data that has been received by the processing up to step S205 according to the amount of music data downloaded (step S207). This step S207
Is repeated as described below until the download of the music data is completed. In the first process, the download amount of the audio data is 0.
Since it is (zero), the display of the associated image is not performed, the download of the music data is continued, and the download amount of the music data is added (step S208).

Next, the control section 60 determines whether or not the footer section AF of the music data whose download has been started has been received (step S209). Is the entire music data (total data amount of music data)
Is calculated (step S210). The total amount of music data used in step S210 is
The music data is provided by being added to the header part AH.

After the processing of step S210, step S210
The processing from step 207 is repeated, and the music data is transmitted together with the music data in a manner corresponding to the download amount of the music data (the ratio of the download amount of the music data to the phase data amount of the music data) in association with the audio data. Displays an image based on the image data.

If it is determined in step S208 that the footer section AF of the music data to be downloaded has been received, the entire target music data has been downloaded.
The control unit 60 controls each unit so as to end the music data download process (step S211).

In the process of step S211 as well,
Similar to the processing in step S110 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 7, a completed image of an image associated with downloaded music data, that is, all image data of an image associated with music data is used. Otherwise, the image is displayed using all the image data of the image associated with the music data.

In step S211, a message such as "download completed" is displayed, or a sound such as a predetermined alarm sound is emitted to notify the end of the download of the music data to the portable telephone terminal 4. May be notified to the user.

Further, in the flowchart shown in FIG. 9, the process of step S207 is set so that it is located from the beginning after the process of calculating the ratio of the download amount of music data to the total data amount of the music data in step S210. You may.

Also, in the second embodiment,
After the process of calculating the ratio of the download amount of music data to the total data amount of the music data in step S210, 10% for each 5% of the calculated ratio.
Every 15%, every 20%, every 25%, etc.
Of course, an image associated with the downloaded music data may be displayed.

As described above, in the case of the second embodiment, when music data is downloaded, the image data associated with the music data is provided together with the music data. There is no need to prepare in advance such as preparing image data before downloading music data.

Since the music data provider distributes the image data associated with the music data together with the music data, an image corresponding to the music data is downloaded while downloading the music data. The notification can be displayed.

[Third Embodiment] [Music Distribution System and Mobile Phone Terminal] In the above-described second embodiment, music data to be downloaded and image data of an image associated therewith are distributed together. I did it. However, as described above with reference to FIG. 8, the image data associated with the music data is transmitted such that the entire reception is completed in the mobile phone terminal before the music data.

For this reason, the portable telephone terminal calculates the ratio of the music data download amount to the total data amount of the music data, and uses the amount of image data corresponding to the ratio to download the music data. An image associated with the data is displayed. However, the mobile phone terminal must calculate the ratio of the download amount of music data to the total data amount of the music data, and specify the image data according to the calculated ratio.

Therefore, in the third embodiment, the music data distributor arranges the ratio (ratio) of the music data and the image data associated with the music data to the total data amount of each data. In this way, it is divided into a plurality. Then, the divided data of the audio data and the image data with the adjusted ratios are mixed and distributed.

Thus, the portable telephone terminal can notify the reception status of the audio data simply by displaying the images based on the received image data in the order in which the image data was received. I have to. The image of the third embodiment can be displayed in various forms as in the case of the above-described first and second embodiments, but also in the third embodiment. For example, description will be made assuming that an image is displayed as shown in FIG.

[0187] Also in the third embodiment, the music distribution system used is configured in the same manner as the music distribution systems of the first and second embodiments described with reference to FIG. The mobile phone terminal used is also configured similarly to the mobile phone terminals 4 of the first and second embodiments described with reference to FIGS. Therefore, a music distribution system and a mobile phone terminal according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3. FIG.

In the music distribution system according to the third embodiment, not only the music data but also the image data associated with the music data is stored in the data storage unit 11 of the content server device 1. Is done. When the content server device 1 receives a distribution request for music data from the mobile phone terminal 4 through the sales portal site 23 through the transmission / reception unit 13, the content server device 1 stores the requested music data and image data associated therewith. Part 11
Extract from

The extracted audio data and the image data associated with the extracted audio data are transmitted through the copyright management unit 121 and the audio data compression unit 122 in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments. It is supplied to the forming section 123. Then, the transmission data forming unit 123 divides the music data into a predetermined size (a predetermined data amount),
The image data associated with the music data is also divided into a predetermined size (a predetermined data amount).

The size (data amount) of divided data of music data and the size (data amount) of divided data of image data
And each is different. However, the ratio of the divided data of the music data to the total data amount of the music data is the same as the ratio of the divided data of the image data to the total data amount of the image data.

In the third embodiment, as described above, the divided data of the music data and the divided data of the image data are set so that the ratio of the divided data to the total data amount of each data is the same. The divided data of the music data and the divided data of the image data are
Try to distribute them alternately.

FIG. 10 shows the transmission data forming section 123 of the content server device 1 in the third embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining transmission data formed in the step (a). In FIG. 10, as indicated by the image portion Vd and the audio portion Au, the transmission data forming portion 123 converts the divided data of the music data to be distributed and the divided data of the image data associated with the music data into pieces. As shown in FIG. 10, transmission is performed alternately.

That is, audio data and image data are
The divided image data is stored in the image data areas VD1, VD2, VD3,... These image data areas VD1, VD2, VD
Each of the image headers VH1, VH2,.
VH3,..., And image footers VF1, VF2, VF3,
... are added.

Similarly, the divided data of the music data is
Are stored in the music data areas AD1, AD2, AD3,... And the music data areas AD1, AD2, AD
Each of the music header portions AH1, AH2,
AH3,..., Music footers AF1, AF2, AF3,
... are added. The image part Vd and the audio part Au are set as one set, and the music data and the image data associated therewith are transmitted (distributed).

As described above, the ratio of the divided data of the music data to the total data amount of the music data is made to match the ratio of the divided data of the image data to the total data amount of the image data. ing. Therefore, an amount of image data corresponding to the amount of downloaded music data is downloaded to the mobile phone terminal 4.

Thus, the mobile phone terminal 4 uses the divided data of the received image data and displays the image based on the divided data of the image data as it is, so that the mode according to the music data download amount is achieved. Thus, an image associated with the music data can be displayed.

Therefore, in the third embodiment, the amount of download of music data and the ratio of the amount of download to the total amount of music data are determined in the portable telephone terminal 4, and the ratio is determined according to the ratio. There is no need to perform processing such as extracting an amount of image data and displaying the image.

[Processing in Mobile Phone Terminal at the Time of Downloading Music Data] Next, a process at the time of downloading music data in the mobile phone terminal 4 of the third embodiment will be described with reference to a flowchart of FIG. explain. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining processing in the mobile phone terminal 4 of the third embodiment when music data is downloaded. Also in the third embodiment, the processing shown in FIG. 11 is performed by the user of the mobile phone terminal 4 performing a predetermined operation for downloading music data to the mobile phone terminal 4. 4 is a process executed by the control unit 60 of FIG.

In order to download music data, the user of the mobile phone terminal 4 operates the key operation section 74 of the mobile phone terminal 4 to display an input screen for downloading music data, and Is transmitted by inputting the URL of the sales portal site 23 of the sales portal site 23 using the Internet connection function provided by the telephone company.
(Step S301).

The user of the portable telephone terminal 4 searches for the desired music data by using the search function of the sales portal site 23 and instructs the distribution of the music data (step S302).

In response to the music data distribution instruction (provision request) in step S302, the content server device 1 transmits the data through the sales portal site 23 in the format shown in FIG.
Since the requested music data and the corresponding image data are transmitted, the mobile phone terminal 4 receives the data and starts downloading the desired music data (step S303). In the process of step S203,
Processing for displaying a screen (provisional downloading screen) for notifying that the download of the audio data has started as shown in FIG. 6A is also performed.

Then, the control unit 60 of the portable telephone terminal 4
The data reception processing is continued (step S304), and it is determined whether or not the footer portion VF of the image data has been received, that is, whether or not all the image data has been received (step S305). If it is determined in step S305 that the footer VF of the image data has not been received, the control unit 60 of the mobile phone terminal 4 repeats the process from step S304 and continues downloading the divided data of the image data. Do it.

When it is determined in step S305 that the footer section VF of the image data has been received, the control section 60 of the portable telephone terminal 4 displays the image using the divided data of the received image data. (Step S306).

Since the header AH of the audio data is transmitted next to the footer VF of the image data as shown in FIG. 10, the control unit 60 of the portable telephone terminal 4
The download of the divided data of the audio data is continued (step S307), and it is determined whether or not the footer unit AF of the music data has been received (step S308).

If it is determined in step S308 that the footer unit AF of the music data has not been received, the control unit 60 of the portable telephone terminal 4 proceeds to step S3.
The process from 07 is repeated. Then, step S308
When it is determined that the footer AF of the music data has been received in the determination process of
F determines whether it is the footer part of the last divided data of the music data (step S309).

If it is determined in step S309 that the music data is not the last footer part of the music data,
The next transmission is the header part VD of the divided data of the image data.
Repeats the processing from step S304, downloads the divided data of the image data, and displays the image based on the divided data of the downloaded image data.
The next divided data of music data is downloaded.

In this way, the divided data of the image data and the divided data of the music data are alternately downloaded, and in the determination processing of step S309, it is determined that the footer of the last divided data of the music data has been received. Then, the download of all the target music data is completed, and the control unit 60 of the mobile phone 4
Controls the respective units to end the music data download process (step S310).

In the process of step S310,
For example, a message such as “download completed” is displayed, or a sound such as a predetermined alarm sound is emitted to notify the user of the mobile phone terminal 4 that the download of the music data has been completed. It may be.

In the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, the processing of step S304 may be performed only when it is determined in step S305 that the image data is not a footer. Alternatively, the processing of step S307 may be performed in step S308. May be performed for the first time when it is determined that the footer is not the footer.

As described above, also in the case of the third embodiment, when music data is downloaded,
Since the image data associated with the music data is provided together with the music data, it is not necessary to prepare in advance the image data before downloading the music data.

[0211] Then, since the music data provider distributes the image data associated with the music data together with the music data, an image corresponding to the music data is downloaded while downloading the music data. The notification can be displayed.

[0212] Further, in the portable telephone terminal, it is not necessary to calculate the amount of downloaded music data and to control the display of images in accordance with the amount of downloaded music data, so that the load on the portable telephone terminal can be reduced. However, when the divided data is relatively large, such as dividing the music data and the image data into two or three, the same as in the first and second embodiments described above. , Calculate the amount of music data downloaded,
The ratio of the download amount to the total phase data of the music data is obtained, and the divided image data of the amount corresponding to the ratio is used.

[0213] In the third embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 10, the description has been made assuming that image data and music data are transmitted alternately. In this case, the divided data of the music data may be transmitted first, and then the divided data of the image data may be transmitted.

Alternatively, only the divided data of the image data associated with the music data may be obtained and transmitted, and then the divided data of the music data may be transmitted together.
In such a case, it is only necessary to display the image using the divided data of the image data corresponding to the divided data of the downloaded music data, so it is necessary to perform processing such as calculation of the download amount of the music data. There is no.

[0215] In the above-described embodiment, the case where music data is downloaded has been described as an example, but the main data to be downloaded is not limited to music data. For example, video data such as movies, game programs, various computer programs,
The present invention can be applied to downloading various data such as text data.

For example, when a game program is downloaded, characters used in the game program can be displayed according to the download amount of the game program. That is,
When the main data to be downloaded is downloaded, the image data associated with the main data can be displayed in a manner corresponding to the download amount of the main data.

In the above description, the image data associated with the main data to be downloaded is a still image. In this case, the still image includes a jacket photo of the music data, a photograph of the artist, and the like.
It also includes commentary on music and artist provided as music data, and character information such as lyrics of music. Further, an image itself to be displayed on the entire surface of a display element such as an LCD of a mobile phone terminal may be sequentially changed according to the download amount of main data such as music data.

[0218] In addition, when the main data to be downloaded, such as music data, is associated with the image data associated therewith, for example, if the main data is music data, an ISRC (International S
It is possible to use, as an index, identification information for music data that is main data such as standard recording code, and various codes that can associate main data with image data, such as an artist name and an artist code.

That is, index information for distinguishing the image data is added to the image data, and the same index information in the header part of the main data such as the downloaded music data is compared with the index information to obtain the same. It is possible to determine the image data associated with the main data and to display an image based on the image data.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the data receiving apparatus and the receiving status display method according to the present invention are applied to the portable telephone terminal has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. PHS (Personal Ha
ndyphone System) communication terminal or W
-CDMA (Code Division Multi)
The present invention can be applied to various mobile phone terminals such as a next-generation mobile phone terminal of a "pe Access" type.

Further, the data receiving apparatus and the receiving status display method according to the present invention can be applied not only to a portable telephone terminal but also to various communication apparatuses having a communication function and capable of receiving music data and the like.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the server device on the provider side that provides data to be mainly downloaded, such as music data, may be divided into a content server device and a server device having a music distribution platform. ,
Alternatively, the content server device itself may provide a music distribution platform.

Further, a customer database, a billing system, and the like may be of course provided in another server device connected by a communication line. In other words, as a device on the provider side that provides main target data such as music data, a function as a content server device that accumulates main target data, reads out requested main target data and forms transmission data, and Various types of systems having functions such as a portal site, a customer database, and a billing system may be constructed.

[0224]

As described above, according to the present invention, when downloading music data, when downloading a series of target main data, for example, displaying a photograph of a jacket or an artist of the music data. Since the image associated with the target main data can be displayed, it is possible to have a fun time while downloading the target main data.

An image associated with the target main data can be displayed in accordance with the download amount of the target data, so that the reception status of the target main data and the entirety of the target main data can be displayed. The user can be informed visually how long it will take to receive the message.

Further, since the image associated with the target main data can be displayed according to the download amount of the target main data, the user can be bored compared to the case where the same image is displayed all the time. I will not let you.

Also, since the image display can be performed in various modes, the image display can be performed as a new service when the target data is downloaded. it can. That is, for the user of the data receiving device,
New fun during data download can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining a music distribution system including a content server device to which a data transmission method according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a mobile phone terminal to which the data receiving apparatus and the receiving status notifying method according to the present invention are applied.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an appearance of the mobile phone terminal shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining music data transmitted from the content server device shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining image data prepared in advance on the mobile phone terminal side.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining processing at the time of downloading music data in the mobile phone terminal shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of an image display when music data is downloaded in the mobile phone terminal shown in FIG. 2;

8 is a diagram for explaining an example of music data and image data transmitted from the content server device shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining another process at the time of downloading music data in the mobile phone terminal shown in FIG. 2;

10 is a diagram for explaining another example of music data and image data transmitted from the content server device shown in FIG.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining another process at the time of downloading music data in the mobile phone terminal shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

41: transmitting / receiving antenna, 42: antenna duplexer, 43 ...
Receiving unit, 44-baseband processing unit, 45 ... Speech codec (DSP), 46 ... Speaker (receiver), 47 ...
Microphone (transmitter), 48 transmission unit, 49 frequency synthesizer, 51 audio data reproduction processing unit, 52 audio signal output terminal, 53 LCD controller, 54
LCD, 55: camera unit, 56: ringer, 60: control unit, 61: CPU, 62: ROM, 63: SRAM, 6
4 flash memory, 65 CPU bus, 71 external memory interface, 72 external memory slot,
73: key interface, 74: key operation unit, 75
... external interface, 76 ... input / output terminal, 80 ... external memory, 90 ... headphones

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. A receiving means for receiving a series of transmitted main data, a storage means for storing image data of an image associated with the series of main data received by the receiving means, and displaying an image A display element to calculate, a calculating means for calculating a ratio of a received amount of the series of main data received by the receiving means to a total data amount of the series of main data, and the ratio calculated by the calculating means And a display control means for displaying an image on the display element using image data of an image associated with the series of main data in a manner according to the above. 2. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image data stored in the storage unit is transmitted through a communication network, and is received by the reception unit. A data receiving device stored in storage means. 3. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit is required to display the completed image before receiving all of the series of main data. A data receiving apparatus, wherein the image is displayed using a smaller amount of image data than all image data of the image. 4. A series of main data and image data of an image associated therewith are divided into a plurality of pieces, and the series of divided data of the main data and the divided data of the image data are mixed. Receiving means for receiving the series of main data and the image data transmitted by the display means, a display element for displaying an image, and a display element using the divided data of the image data received by the receiving means. And a display control means for displaying an image on the data receiving device. 5. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a ratio of the series of main data divided data to a total data amount of the series of main data and the image data division data of the divided data are divided. The receiving unit receives the divided data of the series of main data and the divided data of the image data, and the display control unit includes: A data receiving apparatus, wherein an image based on the divided data of the image data received by a receiving unit is displayed on the display element. 6. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a ratio of a received amount of the divided data of the series of main data received by the receiving unit to a total data amount of the series of main data is determined. Calculating means for calculating, wherein the display control means uses the divided data of the image data received by the receiving means in a manner corresponding to the ratio calculated by the calculating means, and displays the image on the display element. Is displayed. 7. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the display control unit is configured to, before finishing receiving all of the series of main data, generate divided data of the image data of the image. A data receiving apparatus, wherein the data amount used for display is adjusted according to the ratio calculated by the calculating means. 8. A method for displaying a reception status of a series of main data in an apparatus for receiving a series of transmitted main data, the apparatus comprising: Calculating a ratio of the data to the total data amount, and displaying an image on a display element using image data of an image associated with the series of main data in a form corresponding to the calculated ratio. Status display method. 9. The reception status display method according to claim 8, wherein before all of the series of main data is completely received, all of the images necessary to display the completed image are displayed. A reception status display method, wherein the image is displayed using a smaller amount of image data than the image data. 10. The reception status display method according to claim 8, wherein the image data of the image associated with the series of main data is transmitted through a communication network. Receiving status display method. 11. A data transmission method, comprising transmitting a series of main data and image data of an image for displaying a reception status associated with the main data. 12. The data transmission method according to claim 11, wherein the series of main data and the image data of the image associated with the series are divided into a plurality of pieces, and the divided data of the series of main data are divided. A data transmission method for transmitting the image data and the divided data of the image data in a mixed manner. 13. The data transmission method according to claim 12, wherein: a ratio of the series of main data divided data to a total data amount of the series of main data; A data transmission method, wherein the series of divided data of the main data and the divided data of the image data are transmitted such that the ratio of the image data to the total data amount is made to match.