JP2005332118A - Portable terminal and information inputting method of portable terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal and the information inputting method of the portable terminal for speedily inputting a plurality of information without operating any button. <P>SOLUTION: This portable telephone set is provided with a movement detecting means 7 using a vibration sensor or an acceleration sensor or a displacement sensor for detecting such movement as vibration or impact or the displacement of the supporting body of mass applied to the telephone set main body. Movement data showing how to apply the movement are detected and generated by using a movement data generating means 10 from the detection signal of the movement detecting means 7. An input information identifying means 11 identifies one of two or more attributes related with how to apply movement from the movement data, and inputs information corresponding to the identified attributes to a processing means 8a of a control part 8. Thus, it is possible to perform a plurality of information inputs to instruct display scroll, page turning forward/backward, line feeding, Chinese character conversion, calling and incoming reply or the like to a processing means 8a for performing display processing to a display part 3 or text sentence entry processing, calling and incoming reply or the like without operating any button. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone and an information input method for the mobile terminal, and more specifically, does not input information by pushing or turning a button, but shakes the mobile terminal or taps the mobile terminal. To generate a displacement of the support of vibration, impact, mass (weight), etc., identify one of two or more attributes related to how to give the vibration, impact, displacement, information corresponding to that attribute The present invention relates to a portable terminal and an information input method for the portable terminal that can input a plurality of types of information quickly by inputting.

  Conventional portable terminals generally perform information input mainly by pressing or turning a button. On the other hand, a technique for attaching a sensor to a mobile terminal and performing a specific operation has been proposed.

  As an example, in Patent Document 1, a resistance wire strain gauge circuit that detects that a distortion has occurred due to an external impact force is attached to a circuit board of the apparatus main body by a change in resistance value, and the resistance value changes in a voltage value measurement circuit. , And the measured voltage fluctuation value is detected by the impact force detection circuit and notified to the impact force recognition circuit, and a countermeasure is selected according to the voltage fluctuation value notified by the impact force recognition circuit and notified to the warning notification circuit. The technology which provides the impact-force detection apparatus which detects the external force added to a portable terminal device and issues a warning to a user by the structure to perform is described.

  In Patent Document 2, the mobile phone is provided with an acceleration sensor, and when the operator shakes the apparatus main body a predetermined number of times, the control unit detects this, and when the radio unit receives an incoming call, the speaker rings the ringtone. Stop and switch to vibration of the vibrator to prevent inconvenience to others in the car, etc., or turn on lighting means such as a backlight to illuminate the display unit etc. by detecting it and operate in dark places It is easy.

  Further, in Patent Document 3, when the CPU mounted on the portable terminal acquires information that an incoming call has been received via a wireless network, the impact detection unit is activated and the incoming call is received from the user. If the user gives an impact to the mobile terminal during this notification, the impact detection unit detects an impact of a predetermined value or more and notifies the CPU that the impact has been applied from the outside. The technology that the CPU stops the notification is described. According to such a configuration, since the notification is stopped in response to an external impact applied while the notification is being performed, for example, in a place where notification due to the occurrence of sound such as in a train is not preferable, In addition to incoming call notifications, when a mail reception notification is performed when a mail is received, an alarm notification for notifying that a predetermined time has passed, etc., it is immediately possible by simple actions such as shaking the bag containing the terminal The notification can be stopped or reduced.

In Patent Document 4, a response sensor for detecting a certain level of acceleration or vibration is provided in the mobile terminal device, and contact / non-contact of the hand is detected, or erroneous response is prevented by turning on / off the switch. Control means for providing an erroneous response prevention sensor and performing an off-hook operation when the erroneous response prevention sensor detects a contact of a hand or when the switch is turned on and the response sensor detects an acceleration or vibration exceeding a certain level. The technique of providing is described. According to the above configuration, when there is an incoming call, it is possible to easily respond with one hand without gazing at the keypad, and even when unexpected acceleration or vibration is applied in a state where it is placed in a bag etc. It is not.
JP 2000-162231 A JP 2002-354097 A JP 2002-368841 A JP 09-261299 A

  However, in the above-described prior art, the operation from the detection signal of the sensor provided in the mobile terminal can be performed only for one specific operation such as control of the illumination means, answering the incoming call, stopping ringing of the incoming ring, and switching to the incoming vibrator. There is a problem that has been. Mobile terminals are becoming smaller and more functional, and there is a limit to increasing the number of buttons. If you want to input a lot of information with a limited number of buttons, the number of operations will increase due to selection operations using the buttons. The information input speed is reduced, and the button operation is complicated and difficult to remember. However, in the above-described prior art, it is difficult to cope with this problem because only one specific operation can be performed without a button operation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a portable terminal and a portable terminal information input method capable of quickly inputting a plurality of information without operating a button.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a processing means for the mobile terminal to perform a process for realizing the function of the mobile terminal, and a motion detection means to detect a motion given to the mobile terminal body. And motion data generating means for generating motion data indicating how to give the motion, and identifying one of two or more attributes relating to the way of giving the motion from the generated motion data Input information identifying means for inputting information corresponding to the information to the processing means.

  The invention according to claim 2 relates to the mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the motion detection means is a vibration sensor, and the motion data generation means determines the strength, direction, and vibration of the vibration from the detection signal of the vibration sensor. It is characterized in that it detects and generates one or more motion data of frequency, duration, and number of interruptions.

  The invention according to claim 3 relates to the portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the motion detection means is an acceleration sensor, and the motion data generation means determines the strength, direction of impact from the detection signal of the acceleration sensor, It is characterized in that it detects and generates one or more motion data at a number of times, a time interval, and a given position.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the mobile terminal according to the first aspect, wherein the motion detecting unit detects a displacement of a support body that can be displaced by mass, and the motion data generating unit is the displacement sensor. One or more movement data of a given position is detected and generated from the detection signal of the sensor, the magnitude of the displacement of the support, the direction, the number of occurrences, the generation time interval, and the given position.

  The invention according to claim 5 relates to the portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein one of the information in the input information identification means is information for instructing display scrolling to the processing means. It is characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 6 relates to the portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein one of the information in the input information identification means is a display scroll in one direction with respect to the processing means. The other one of the information in the input information identification means is information that instructs the processing means to display scroll in another direction.

  The invention according to claim 7 relates to the portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein one of the information in the input information identifying means is information for instructing the processing means to page feed. It is characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 8 relates to the portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein one of the information in the input information identification means is information for instructing the processing means to return to the page. It is characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 9 relates to the portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein one of the information in the input information identification means is information for instructing the processing means to return a line feed. It is characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 10 relates to the portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein one of the information in the input information identifying means is information for instructing the processing means to perform kanji conversion. It is characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 11 relates to the portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein one of the information in the input information identification means is information for instructing a call to the processing means. It is characterized by being.

  The invention according to claim 12 relates to the portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein one of the information in the input information identification means instructs the processing means to receive an incoming call response. It is characterized by information.

  On the other hand, in the invention according to claim 13, the information input method of the mobile terminal detects a process stage for performing a process for realizing the function of the mobile terminal and a motion given to the mobile terminal body during the process. A motion detection step, a motion data generation step for generating motion data indicating how to give the motion, and one of two or more attributes relating to the way of giving the motion is identified from the generated motion data And an input information identifying step of inputting information corresponding to the attribute to the processing and returning to the processing step.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information input method of the portable terminal according to the thirteenth aspect, wherein vibration is detected using a vibration sensor in the motion detection stage, and the detected vibration is detected in the motion data generation stage. It is characterized by detecting and generating one or more motion data of intensity, direction, frequency, duration, and number of interruptions.

  The invention described in claim 15 relates to the information input method of the portable terminal according to claim 13, wherein the impact is detected using an acceleration sensor in the motion detection stage, and the detected impact is detected in the motion data generation stage. It is characterized by detecting and generating one or more motion data of a given position, strength, direction, number of times, time interval.

  According to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information input method of the portable terminal according to the thirteenth aspect, wherein in the motion detection stage, a displacement of a support body displaceable by a mass is detected using a displacement sensor, and the motion data is detected. In the generation step, one or more motion data of the detected displacement magnitude, direction, generation frequency, generation time interval, and given position of the support are detected and generated.

  As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, since a plurality of information can be input without using a button, the input work with a finger is reduced and the input speed is increased. In addition, while the portable terminal is small and highly functional, there is a factor that increases the number of buttons. On the other hand, the number of buttons that can be arranged on the portable terminal depends on the size of the portable terminal and cannot be increased even if it is desired to increase. According to the configuration, since a plurality of information can be input without using a button, it is possible to cope with a small size and high functionality.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal information input method capable of speedily inputting a plurality of information without operating a button. Motion data indicating how to apply the motion is detected and generated from the detection signal of the motion detection means using the vibration sensor, the acceleration sensor, or the displacement sensor that detects the motion related to the displacement of the mass support using the motion data generation means. A configuration for identifying one of two or more attributes relating to how to give motion from the motion data and inputting information corresponding to the identified attribute to the processing means of the portable terminal using the input information identifying means , Display scrolling, page feed / return, line feed, kanji without operating buttons for processing means for display processing, input processing, outgoing call, incoming call response, etc. Conversion, call, and realized by to be able to enter a plurality of information indicating a call response and the like.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The description will be made specifically using examples.
FIG. 1 is an external view of a mobile phone according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this cellular phone 1, a display unit 3 using a liquid crystal display, a button operation unit 4, a microphone 5, and a speaker 6 are arranged on the surface of a telephone body 2 in the same manner as a normal cellular phone. In addition, a vibration sensor (hereinafter, the reference numeral is denoted as 7 in this embodiment) is arranged inside the telephone body 2 as the motion detection means 7. As the vibration sensor 7, for example, a permanent magnet supported so as not to move suddenly by an elastic system such as a spring / mass system or an elastic resin is vibrated by induced current or eddy current flowing through a conductor moving together with the telephone body 2. A known one such as detecting can be used. The direction of vibration may be one axis, two axes (up / down, left / right, etc.), or three axes (up / down, left / right, front / rear). The detection signal of the vibration sensor 7 having two or three detection directions may be a logical sum output or may be output in each direction, but is necessary in the following operation examples. Use what will be.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the mobile phone 1 of this embodiment. The cellular phone 1 includes a processing unit 8a that performs processing for realizing various functions of the cellular phone, and includes a control unit 8 that controls the following units. The control unit 8 includes a CPU (central processing unit) (not shown), a ROM (read only memory) storing a program for executing processing as the processing means 8a and control of each unit, and a RAM for storing various data. (Random access memory). The control unit 8 is connected to the display unit 3, the button operation unit 4, the microphone 5, the speaker 6, and the wireless unit 9 that performs wireless transmission / reception via an interface circuit or a drive circuit (not shown). The detection signal of the vibration sensor 7 when the user intentionally applies vibration to the mobile phone 1 is input to the motion data generation means 10, and the motion data generation means 10 uses the frequency value, the direction of vibration, and the number of interruptions. Are detected and converted into data and input to the input information identification means 11. The input information identification means 11 has two or more attributes relating to how to give vibrations based on the motion data, for example, the attribute of the vibration given at what frequency (high, low, etc.) An attribute or the like indicating whether the vibration is given from the direction is identified, and information corresponding to the identified attribute is input to the processing means 8a of the control unit 8. In order to invalidate the vibration of the mobile phone 1 that is not intended by the user, in the above example, the natural frequency of the elastic system that supports the permanent magnet is increased (the elastic system is hardened), or the detection signal It is adjusted by increasing the threshold value when taking out.

  Next, as a first example of the operation of this embodiment, an example in which the frequency of vibration intentionally given to the mobile phone 1 by the user is detected and information is input will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation example, and S1 to S6 represent processing steps. First, it is assumed that the processing unit 8a of the control unit 8 performs a process of displaying a part of a browsing screen such as a web on the display unit 3 (S1). While this process continues without being completed (S2), it is detected periodically or by interruption whether the user has intentionally applied vibration to the mobile phone 1 (S3). When it is detected that the user has intentionally applied vibration to the mobile phone 1, the motion data generation means 10 detects the frequency representing how to apply vibration from the detection signal of the vibration sensor 7 and obtains the motion data. Generate (S4). Subsequently, the input information identification unit 11 identifies an attribute such as whether the motion data is captured at a high frequency or a low frequency as an attribute relating to how to apply the vibration (S5), and information corresponding to the identified attribute. For example, when the low frequency is used, backward display scroll instruction information is input, and when the high frequency is used, forward display scroll instruction information is input to the processing of the processing means 8a (S6). In response to this, the processing means 8a executes the input display scroll instruction.

  Next, as a second example of the operation of this embodiment, an example in which the user intentionally detects the direction of vibration applied to the mobile phone 1 and inputs information will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, it is assumed that the processing unit 8a of the control unit 8 performs a process of displaying a certain page of a browsing screen such as a web on the display unit 3 (S1). While this process continues without being completed (S2), it is detected periodically or by interruption whether the user has intentionally applied vibration to the mobile phone 1 (S3). When it is detected that the user has intentionally applied vibration to the mobile phone 1, the motion data generating means 10 detects the direction of vibration indicating how to apply vibration from the detection signal of the vibration sensor 7 and moves. Data is generated (S4). Subsequently, the input information identification unit 11 takes in the motion data, identifies attributes such as whether the vibration is applied from the front-rear direction or the left-right direction as attributes relating to the vibration application (S5). As the information corresponding to the above, the page feed instruction information is input to the above-mentioned processing of the processing means 8a when it is from the front and rear direction, and the page return instruction information is input from the left and right direction (S7). In response to this, the processing means 8a executes the input page feed or page return instruction.

  Next, as a third example of the operation of this embodiment, an example in which the user intentionally detects the intermittent frequency of continuous vibration given to the mobile phone 1 and inputs information will be described using the flowchart of FIG. To do. First, it is assumed that the processing unit 8a of the control unit 8 displays, for example, a text sentence entry screen on the display unit 3 and performs processing for allowing the user to enter a text sentence (S1). While this process continues without being completed (S2), it is detected periodically or by interruption whether the user has intentionally applied vibration to the mobile phone 1 (S3). When it is detected that the user has intentionally applied vibration to the mobile phone 1, the motion data generation unit 10 counts the number of continuous vibration interruptions from the detection signal of the vibration sensor 7 as the vibration application method. Detection is performed to generate motion data (S4). Subsequently, the input information identification unit 11 takes in the motion data, and whether it is given without being interrupted as an attribute relating to how to give vibration (intermittent number 1), intermittently given (intermittent number 2), or the like. The attribute is identified (S5), and the kanji conversion instruction information is input as the information corresponding to the identified attribute to the above processing of the processing means 8a when there is no interruption, and when there is interruption, the line feed instruction information is input. (S6). In response to this, the processing means 8a executes the input kanji conversion or line feed instruction.

  As described above, in these operation examples, the user inputs information by intentionally applying vibration to the mobile phone 1, but at that time, the mobile phone 1 is shaken vertically (up and down) or horizontally (left and right). How to give vibration by identifying the attribute of how to give vibration, such as swinging to the front, falling back and forth, or giving continuous vibration by changing the number of intermittents, and entering information corresponding to that attribute Can input several kinds of information. As described above, when the user enters a text sentence, if the user makes settings such as line feed or kanji conversion depending on how vibration is applied to the mobile phone 1, the number of times the user inputs the button decreases. , Input speed goes up. In addition, when browsing a web or the like, if setting is made to instruct page feed or page return depending on how vibration is applied to the mobile phone 1, it is possible to browse the web or the like without operating a button. If these are applied, for example, even in a situation where a button cannot be input in a waterproof / dustproof holder or the like, several operations are possible.

  Next explained is a mobile phone as the second embodiment of the invention. The appearance and electrical configuration of this cellular phone are the same as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, but the motion detection means 7 disposed inside the phone body 2 is an acceleration sensor (hereinafter, the reference numeral is 7 in this embodiment). It is different in that As the acceleration sensor 7, for example, a mass (weight) is supported by an elastic body such as a diaphragm, and the movement of the elastic body that moves as a reaction of the mass (weight) is converted into an electric signal by a piezoelectric element, a strain gauge, a load cell, or the like. For example, a known output can be used. The direction of acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor 7 may be one axis, two axes (up and down, left and right, etc.), or three axes (up and down, left and right, front and back). The detection signal of the acceleration sensor 7 having two or three detection directions may be a logical sum output signal or may be output for each direction. In the operation example using the direction of impact, an output that is output by direction is used.

  The operation example of this embodiment is the same as the operation example of the first embodiment. However, since the motion detection means 7 is an acceleration sensor, it differs in that the motion given to the mobile phone 1 is an impact. Different attributes. That is, the operation example will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3. Steps 1 and 2 are the same as those in the first embodiment. In step S3, the acceleration sensor 7 is used to detect an impact, and the user intentionally Whether the mobile phone 1 is impacted is detected periodically or by interruption. Next, when it is detected that the user has intentionally applied an impact to the mobile phone 1, in step S4, the motion data generation means 10 detects the intensity of the impact from the detection signal of the acceleration sensor 7, for example. A / D conversion is performed, and motion data indicating the strength of impact is generated as a method of giving impact. Subsequently, in step S5, the input information identification unit 11 takes in the motion data, and identifies an attribute such as whether a strong impact or a weak impact is given as an attribute relating to how to give an impact. As information corresponding to the selected attribute, for example, instruction information such as backward display scrolling and page turning is processed in the case of a strong impact, and instruction information such as forward display scrolling and page return is processed in the case of a weak impact. An input is made in correspondence with the processing executed by the means 8a. In response to this, the processing means 8a executes the input instruction.

  When the direction of impact is used as an attribute of how to give an impact, an acceleration sensor that outputs detection signals according to biaxial or triaxial directions is used. Since the operation example in this case can be easily inferred from the second example of the operation of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. When the number of impacts is used as the attribute of how to give an impact, in step 4, the motion data generating means 10 counts the number of impacts from the detection signal of the acceleration sensor 7, and the impact is given as a way to give the impact. Motion data indicating the number of times is generated. Since the operation example in this case can be easily inferred from the third example of the operation of the first embodiment, other description is omitted.

  Next explained is a mobile phone as the third embodiment of the invention. The appearance and electrical configuration of this cellular phone are the same as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, but the motion detection means 7 disposed in the interior of the phone body 2 is a displacement sensor (hereinafter referred to as 7 in this embodiment). It is different in that As this displacement sensor 7, for example, a mass (weight) is supported by a displaceable support such as a beam (an elastic support supported at one or both ends), and the displacement of the support that moves as a reaction of this mass A known capacitance type displacement meter, eddy current type displacement meter, or the like that converts the signal into an electrical signal with capacitance, eddy current, or the like can be used. In order to displace the support, it is sufficient to apply a light impact such as tapping the vicinity of the arrangement. The direction of displacement detected by the displacement sensor 7 may be one axis, two axes (up / down, left / right, etc.), or three axes (up / down, left / right, front / rear). The detection signal of the displacement sensor 7 whose detection directions are 2-axis and 3-axis may be a logical sum output or may be output for each direction. In the operation example using the direction of the displacement, an output for each direction is used.

  The operation example of this embodiment is the same as the operation example of the first embodiment. However, since the motion detection means 7 is a displacement sensor, the motion given to the mobile phone 1 is a support body having a mass (weight). The difference is that of the displacement, and the attribute to be identified is different. That is, the operation example will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 3. Steps 1 and 2 are the same as in the first embodiment, but in step S3, the displacement sensor 7 is used to detect the displacement of the mass support, It is detected periodically or by interruption whether the user has intentionally given the mobile phone 1 a displacement of the mass support. Next, when it is detected that the user has intentionally displaced the mass support body disposed inside the telephone body 2, in step S <b> 4, the motion data generation unit 10 detects, for example, a detection signal from the displacement sensor 7. Then, the magnitude of the displacement of the mass support is detected and A / D converted, and motion data indicating the magnitude of the displacement of the mass support is generated as a method of giving the displacement of the mass support. Subsequently, in step S5, the input information identification unit 11 takes in the movement data and gives a large displacement to the mass support or a small displacement to the mass support as an attribute relating to how the mass support is given. In step 6, as information corresponding to the identified attribute, for example, in the case of a large displacement, instruction information such as backward display scroll or page feed is displayed. Inputs instruction information such as forward display scroll and page return corresponding to the processing executed by the processing means 8a. In response to this, the processing means 8a executes the input instruction.

  When the direction of displacement of the mass support is used as an attribute for giving the displacement of the mass support, a displacement sensor that outputs detection signals according to biaxial or triaxial directions is used. Since the operation example in this case can be easily inferred from the second example of the operation of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. When the number of occurrences of displacement of the mass support is used as an attribute of how to displace the mass support, in step 4, the motion data generation means 10 determines the mass of the mass from the detection signal of the displacement sensor 7. The number of occurrences of displacement of the support is counted, and motion data indicating the number of occurrences of displacement is generated as a method of giving a displacement of mass to the support. Since the operation example in this case can be easily inferred from the third example of the operation of the first embodiment, other description is omitted.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention can be changed even if there is a design change or the like without departing from the gist of the present invention. include. For example, in the first embodiment, as an example of identifying an attribute related to how to give vibration, an example using the frequency, direction, and number of intermittent times of vibration is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this example, and the duration of vibration, It is also possible to use the strength of vibration. Further, in the second embodiment, as an example of identifying attributes relating to how to give an impact, an example in which the intensity, direction, and number of impacts are used is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and an impact was given. It is also possible to use a position (in this case, acceleration sensors are arranged at a plurality of locations), a time interval, and the like. Furthermore, in the third embodiment, as an example of identifying an attribute relating to how to give a mass support body displacement, an example using the magnitude, direction, and number of occurrences of displacement is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this example. It is also possible to use a position where displacement is given (in this case, displacement sensors are arranged at a plurality of locations), a time interval of occurrence of displacement, and the like.

  In the above-described embodiment, the attributes relating to how to give motion are two-level attributes such as strong / weak, high / low, large / small, but strong / medium / weak, high / medium / low, large. The attribute may have three or more levels such as / medium / small. In the above operation example, any one of vibration frequency, direction, intermittent frequency, etc. is used to identify and input information. However, it is necessary to identify and input information by combining these two or more attributes. Is also possible. For example, if two attributes of frequency and three attributes of direction are combined and identified, six kinds of information can be input. Information corresponding to one attribute may be fixed to one information, but it is also possible to correspond to different information depending on the processing executed by the processing means 8a. Moreover, the example of input information is not restricted to the said Example, A call origination, a call response, etc. are suitable. In addition, the arrangement of the motion detection means 7 is not limited to the position shown in FIG. 1 and may be arranged in a dead space or a circuit board in the telephone body 2 so as not to impair downsizing. It can also be added.

  Further, a part or all of the motion data generating means (excluding the A / D conversion function) 10 and the input information identifying means 11 can be realized by program processing by the CPU in the control unit 8. Can be stored in a storage medium such as a ROM and distributed, or installed in a mobile terminal such as the mobile phone 1, or this program can be installed in a mobile terminal such as the mobile phone 1 by electronic communication.

  The present invention can be widely applied not only to mobile phones but also to various mobile terminals such as mobile information terminals, and can contribute to miniaturization and high functionality of mobile terminals.

1 is an external view of a mobile phone that is one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the mobile telephone which is one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the mobile telephone which is one Example of this invention.

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1 Mobile phone (mobile terminal)
7 motion detection means, vibration sensor, acceleration sensor, displacement sensor 8 control unit 8a processing means 10 motion data generation means 11 input information identification means

Claims (16)

  Processing means for performing processing for realizing the function of the mobile terminal, motion detection means for detecting motion given to the mobile terminal body, motion data generation means for generating motion data indicating how to give the motion, Input information identifying means for identifying one of two or more attributes relating to the method of giving motion from the generated motion data and inputting information corresponding to the identified attribute to the processing means; A portable terminal characterized by the above.   The motion detection means is a vibration sensor, and the motion data generation means detects and generates one or more movement data of vibration intensity, direction, frequency, duration, and number of interruptions from the detection signal of the vibration sensor. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein:   The motion detection means is an acceleration sensor, and the motion data generation means detects and generates one or more motion data of an impact intensity, direction, number of times, time interval and given position from a detection signal of the acceleration sensor. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein   The motion detection means is a displacement sensor that detects the displacement of the support body that can be displaced by mass, and the motion data generation means detects the magnitude, direction, number of occurrences, and generation of the displacement of the support body from the detection signal of the displacement sensor. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal detects and generates one or more motion data at a given position at a time interval.   5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein one of the information in the input information identification unit is information that instructs the processing unit to perform display scrolling.   One of the information in the input information identifying means is information for instructing the processing means to scroll the display in one direction, and another one of the information in the input information identifying means is another information for the processing means. The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mobile terminal is information for instructing display scrolling in a direction.   The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein one of the information in the input information identification unit is information that instructs the processing unit to turn the page.   8. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein one of the information in the input information identification unit is information for instructing the processing unit to return to a page.   9. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein one of the information in the input information identification unit is information that instructs the processing unit to start a line feed.   10. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein one of the information in the input information identification unit is information that instructs the processing unit to perform kanji conversion.   The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein one of the information in the input information identification means is information that instructs the processing means to make a call.   The mobile terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein one of the information in the input information identification means is information that instructs the processing means to receive an incoming call response.   A processing stage for performing processing for realizing the function of the mobile terminal, a motion detection stage for detecting motion given to the mobile terminal body during the processing, and motion for generating motion data indicating how to give the motion A data generation step, identifying one of two or more attributes relating to the way of giving the motion from the generated motion data, and inputting information corresponding to the identified attribute to the processing to the processing step An input information identification method for a portable terminal, comprising: a return input information identification step.   In the motion detection step, vibration is detected using a vibration sensor, and in the motion data generation step, one or more motion data of the detected vibration intensity, direction, frequency, duration, and number of interruptions is detected and generated. 14. The information input method for a portable terminal according to claim 13, wherein the information input method is used.   The motion detection step detects an impact using an acceleration sensor, and the motion data generation step detects one or more motion data of the detected impact strength, direction, number of times, time interval, and a given position. 14. The information input method for a mobile terminal according to claim 13, wherein the information input method is generated. In the motion detection stage, a displacement of the support that can be displaced by mass is detected using a displacement sensor, and in the motion data generation stage, the detected magnitude, direction, number of occurrences, and generation time interval of the support are detected. 14. The information input method for a mobile terminal according to claim 13, wherein one or more motion data at a given position is detected and generated.

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