JP2009021844A - Mobile communication device, and its operation method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify operation because corresponding software is controlled by inputting a code by using handwriting, and determining what operation instruction is represented by the code. <P>SOLUTION: In relation to this device for mobile communication and its operation method, the mobile communication device includes a microprocessor, a memory having an instruction database and an image database, a touch panel, a message module, and a communication module. A user inputs a code, and thereafter the microprocessor extracts an operation instruction corresponding to the code from the image database and the instruction database to execute it, or executes a communication action corresponding to the code by searching for a communication destination. When the operation instruction or the communication action corresponding to the code fails, the microprocessor enters into a setting interface, and sets an operation instruction or a communication action corresponding to the code. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile communication device and a method for operating the mobile communication device, and more particularly to a mobile communication device that starts execution of software or communication by drawing a symbol on a touch panel and a method for operating the mobile communication device.

Currently, mobile phones can be embedded with high-operation microprocessors for executing several types of multifunctional software.
For example, in the past, only low clock frequencies were available for mobile phones, so only basic functions such as dialing or answering a phone and sending or receiving messages could be performed.
However, as mobile operating technology develops and when higher clock frequencies can be embedded in mobile phones, more functions become available and are not limited to the basic functions described above, for example E alarms (e- alarm) functions such as clock, multimedia playback, camera, browsing picture, internet, and satellite navigation can also be performed.
However, such mobile phones can have overly complex and difficult operating procedures because too many functions are involved, and the user has more time to find application software to perform the functions. You may need to spend.
For example, since the current telephone directory of the mobile phone can be stored by category, the user can set a storage group based on the relationship with the contact.
However, a few days after the user tries to find a contact to call using this feature, the user tries to find the location of the contact because there are too many storage groups. Can spend a lot of time and forget the group the contact belongs to.

Therefore, hot keys are used to solve this problem with long and complicated operating procedures.
The hot key is an operation method for executing a specific function by pressing a certain number of buttons simultaneously or successively.
Currently, hot keys are widely used in computers. For example, Ctrl + Alt + Del is a hot key for restarting the computer system.
Now, the hot key concept is also used in some mobile phones, for example, a mobile phone can be locked by pressing a Talk button and a specific number button.
Therefore, by applying this hot key technology, a long and complicated operation procedure can be simplified.
However, hotkey technology is not applicable to all types of mobile phones. For example, an increasing number of mobile phones now use personal digital assistant (PDA) structures and have a virtual keyboard on the touch panel instead of a physical keyboard. Therefore, configuring hotkeys using one or several material buttons for ease of operation is not practical for this type of mobile phone structure.
In addition, even if the hotkey is used on a mobile phone to simplify the operation, in fact, accidentally calling the contact who has pressed the hotkey or starting Bluetooth Unnecessary operating errors, such as accidentally pressing a hotkey, can still occur, and as a result, battery consumption can be accelerated.

  In accordance with the aforementioned problems with long and complicated operating procedures, the object of the present invention is to input a symbol using handwriting and control the corresponding software by determining what operating instructions are represented by the symbol Therefore, the purpose of simplifying the operation can be achieved.

  Another object of the present invention is to enter a symbol using handwriting and to call or send a message to someone at the contact.

In order to achieve the above object, the mobile communication device includes a touch panel for inputting a symbol by handwriting and as an operation interface, an image database for storing the symbol, and an operation command corresponding to the symbol. Analyzing symbols based on an instruction database, memory including at least one software, and an image database, extracting a corresponding operation instruction from the instruction database based on the analysis result, and executing the corresponding software based on the operation instruction In addition, when the symbol analysis or the extraction of the operation instruction fails, the microprocessor that constructs the corresponding operation instruction and software, the communication module that performs voice communication by connecting to the microprocessor, and the message that connects to the microprocessor Send Including message module, a.
In addition, the microprocessor can also search the corresponding contact in the instruction database based on the analysis results in the instruction to make a call or send a message.
Similarly, if analysis of the corresponding contact and the communication action to be performed fails, the microprocessor can further set the corresponding contact and communication action.

The method for operating the mobile communication device when used in the execution of an operation instruction corresponding to a symbol and in the execution of software may include the following steps.
First, a symbol is drawn on the input screen of the touch panel. Next, an instruction code corresponding to the symbol is determined based on the image database. Thereafter, the corresponding operation command is taken out from the command database according to the command code. Finally, it is determined whether or not the symbol corresponds to the instruction code and the operation instruction. If the answer is yes, the operation instruction is executed. Otherwise, the operation instruction or the operation instruction corresponding to the symbol is executed. Set the software corresponding to.
Among these steps, the step of setting the operation instruction corresponding to the symbol or the software corresponding to the operation instruction includes the following steps: selecting whether to execute the input symbol setting or re-enter the symbol; Clicking on the corresponding software on the software list, creating an operation instruction list based on the selected software, and selecting an operation instruction corresponding to the symbol may be included.

In addition, the method of operating the mobile communication device when used in making a call or sending a message to a contact corresponding to the entered symbol may include the following steps.
First, a symbol is drawn on the input screen of the touch panel. Next, an instruction code corresponding to the symbol is determined based on the image database. Thereafter, the corresponding contact address and communication action are searched from the command database according to the command code. Finally, determine whether the corresponding contact and communication action was found, if the answer is yes, perform the corresponding communication action, otherwise contact and communication action corresponding to the symbol Set.
Among these steps, the steps for setting the contact and communication action corresponding to the symbol are as follows: Step for opening a contact list, step for selecting a contact from the contact list, symbol entered Selecting a choice of setting a symbol or re-filling the symbol and selecting a choice of a communication action for placing a call or a communication action for sending a message.

According to the above description, the present invention uses the image database and the instruction database to determine the action corresponding to the input symbol, and directly executes the corresponding action, so that a long and complicated operation procedure can be eliminated, Therefore, the operation of the mobile phone can be simplified.
In addition, in the present invention, since the symbols are entered on the input screen by handwriting, the disadvantages that may occur in conventional material hot keys will not occur here.

  The present invention will be more fully understood from the detailed description given below, which is given for illustration only and is therefore not intended to limit the invention.

FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating the structure of a mobile communication device according to the present invention.
This preferred embodiment is suitable for mobile communication devices that use handwriting to input at least one symbol and execute predetermined operating instructions corresponding to that symbol.
The mobile communication device includes a microprocessor 110, a memory 120, a touch panel 130, a message module 140, a communication module 150, a keyboard 160, and an antenna module 170.

The touch panel 130 is used to input symbols by handwriting and to be an operation interface (user interface) of the mobile communication device.
The memory 120 can be an embedded memory or an external memory, and includes an image database 122, an instruction database 124, and at least one software 126, each of which includes an input symbol, an operation instruction corresponding to the symbol, and Used to store software that provides additional functionality to the mobile communication device, such as a calculator, currency calculation software, or GPS navigation software.
After the user inputs the symbols by hand, the microprocessor 110 analyzes these symbols based on the image database 122, retrieves the corresponding operation command from the command database 124 according to the analysis result, and responds based on the operation command. Run the software.
If the microprocessor 110 is unable to recognize the input symbol from the image database 122 and the command database 124, the mobile communication device may use a user interface, for example, to allow the user to operate and Make the software configurable.
With the exception of the touch panel, the user can also operate the mobile communication device by using the keyboard to enter text or make a phone call.
The communication function of the mobile communication device, such as making a call or sending a message, is achieved by the antenna module 170.

FIG. 1B is a diagram showing the touch panel in FIG. 1A.
In FIG. 1B, the touch panel 130 has an area used for recognizing handwriting, and this is referred to as an input screen 132.
The user can enter symbols on the input screen 132 to give operating instructions or start the software.
The method for inputting the symbols is not limited to the input using the touch panel 130.
FIG. 1C is a diagram illustrating another mobile communication device structure in accordance with the present invention.
Touch panels are easily scratched and even eventually damaged as the number of uses increases.
Accordingly, in some embodiments, the touch panel 130 described above can be replaced by a monitor 136 and a handwriting panel 134.
The handwriting panel is incorporated into a mobile communication device or externally connected, for example, to receive symbol input or message writing, and to operate an operation interface (user interface) of the mobile communication device on a monitor 136 (eg, an LCD monitor). ) Can be displayed instead.
Since the monitor is no longer for handwriting, it is less likely to be scratched or damaged.
In the following paragraphs, a preferred embodiment mobile communication device operating method according to the present invention is described.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for operating a mobile communication device according to the present invention. The method includes the following steps.
First, a symbol is drawn on the input screen of the touch panel (step S210). The symbol can be an English word, a Chinese word, or a specific number.
Next, an instruction code corresponding to the symbol is determined based on the image database (step S220), and the microprocessor retrieves the symbol and compares the symbol with data in the image database.
Each image data has its own instruction code. For example, the image data A corresponding to the drawn symbol “M” can have its corresponding instruction code 1000, so that the microprocessor can select the symbol. If it matches the image data A in the image database, the image database reports its instruction code 1000 to the microprocessor.
Thereafter, the microprocessor retrieves the corresponding operation instruction from the instruction database according to the instruction code (step S230), which starts the software, stops the software, or executes a specific function of the software May be included.
Finally, it is determined whether or not these symbols correspond to an instruction code and an operation instruction (step (S240)). If the answer is yes, the operation instruction is executed (S250). If the answer is no For example, an operation instruction corresponding to the symbol or software corresponding to the operation instruction is set.
The image database stores only images and instruction codes, and only instruction codes are retrieved after matching with symbols.
The instruction code can be an English word (word or letter), a Chinese word, a Latin word, or a number. The microprocessor can then retrieve the corresponding operating instruction from the instruction database according to the instruction code.
That is, the steps of finding the corresponding image data in the image database and finding the operation command to be retrieved in the command database are both required in the command to complete all decision steps and execute the operation command.
If there is no operation command corresponding to the input symbol, the mobile communication device may allow the user to set an operation command corresponding to the symbol or software that the user wants to control through the operation command.

The step of setting the operation instruction corresponding to the symbol or the software corresponding to the operation instruction includes the following steps. First, it is selected whether to set the inputted symbol taken by the microprocessor or to re-enter the symbol.
Then, the software to which the symbol is desired is selected from the software list. Thereafter, an operation instruction list is created based on the selected software.
Finally, an operation command to which a symbol is to be associated is selected from the operation command list.
To further illustrate the invention in the instructions, the description in the following paragraphs includes an operational interface.

3A to 3D are diagrams illustrating a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention.
In FIG. 3A, the lower portion of the user interface 310 of the mobile communication device includes an input screen 132 for entering symbols.
In FIG. B, the user can draw a symbol on the input screen 132 by handwriting.
In this embodiment, an English character “TK” is input.
At this time, the microprocessor reads this “TK” as one symbol, goes to the image database, and finds out whether there is corresponding image data.
If there is, the microprocessor retrieves the instruction code corresponding to the symbol, and retrieves the corresponding operation instruction from the instruction database according to the instruction code.
When there is no operation command or software corresponding to the input symbol in the image database or the command database, a user interface as shown in FIG. 3C appears, and the user can set a normal input symbol or input window. One can choose to redraw the symbol at 132.
The software list appears on the left side of the user's interface 310 for the user to set the software that the symbol wants to correspond to.
After selecting the software, the mobile communication device creates an operation instruction list from which the user can select the operation instruction that the symbol wishes to execute.
After pressing the finish button, the relationship between the symbol and the operation command and the relationship between the software and the command are stored in the memory.
After setting the relationship between the symbol and the operation command and the relationship between the software and the command, the user can input the preset symbol and start the operation command (or software) corresponding to the symbol.
For example, if the user has previously set the input for “TK” to activate the chat room function, if the user has handwritten “TK” on the input screen (as shown in FIG. 3D) The chat room function is activated.

The mobile communication device of the present invention may be able to call or send a message to a contact corresponding to the symbol simply by handwriting the symbol.
For example, if one name of the contact is Steven, after setting, the device will simply hand-write “S” on the input screen 132 and allow Steven to start calling.

According to FIG. 1A, after the user has handwritten a symbol on the touch panel, the microprocessor 110 analyzes the symbol based on the image database 122 and finds the corresponding contact and the communication action to be performed based on the analysis result. .
If the entered symbol has not previously set the corresponding contact and communication action, the user interface can be used to set the relationship between the symbol and the contact and the relationship between the symbol and the communication action.
The communication action is, for example, sending a message or making a call, and if the entered symbol has a corresponding contact and communication action in the instruction database 124, the device is contacted by the message module 140. Send a message first or call the contact by communication module 150.

FIG. 4 is another flowchart of a method for operating a mobile communication device. The operation method includes the following steps.
First, a symbol is drawn on the input screen of the touch panel (step S410).
Next, an instruction code corresponding to the symbol is determined based on the image database (step S420). Thereafter, the corresponding contact address and communication action are searched in the command database based on the command code (step S430).
Finally, it is determined whether there is a corresponding contact and communication action (step S440). If the answer is yes, the corresponding communication action is executed (step S450), and if the answer is no. The user may select to set a contact and communication action corresponding to the input symbol (step S460).
Step S460 further includes the following steps: Opening a contact list; B. Selecting a contact from the contact list; C. B. selecting whether to set the input symbol or re-enter the symbol; Selecting a communication action for making a call or sending a message.

An operational interface will now be included to describe the preferred embodiment described above from other aspects.
5A to 5F are diagrams illustrating a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention.
According to FIGS. 5A to 5F, first, in FIG. 5A, the character “S” is input on the input screen of the user interface 310 by handwriting.
Since the contact and communication action corresponding to that “S” is already stored in the instruction database, therefore, after handwriting, the mobile communication device calls the contact directly, as shown in FIG. 5B.
During the call, the user can control communication through the feature list, such as increasing or decreasing the volume, speaker, mute, or stop. If there is no preset contact and communication corresponding to the input symbol, the user can set the relationship between the symbol and the contact and the relationship between the symbol and the communication action by the setting interface (or user interface). Good.
For example, in one embodiment, if the entered symbol is the letter “X”, after entering it, the device finds that there is no corresponding contact and communication action, and the user You may choose to open the list and perform code setting actions.
In FIG. 5C, when the contact list is opened, the user uses the feature list 510 to select contact information 512 from the contact list and edit the contact information or view other contact information. You may go through.
If one corresponding contact is selected, another user interface is opened to set the code.
In FIG. 5D, the user can choose to perform communication action settings using the entered symbols or re-enter new symbols on the input screen 132. The communication action can include making a call or sending a message from the feature list. In this embodiment, the user chooses to re-enter a new symbol “M” on the input screen and chooses to send a message as a communication action.
In FIG. 5E, after the setting is completed, the user returns to the started user's manual 310, and by handwriting the symbol “M” on the input screen, and searching the image database and the command database as shown in FIG. 5F. A corresponding contact can be found and a send message action is performed.

In summary, the present invention allows a user to initiate a communication or manipulation command by directly handwriting the symbol and retrieving contact and communication actions corresponding to the symbol from the image database and command database; The present invention has the following benefits.
1. Entering a symbol on a particular input screen by handwriting has the same effect as using a hot key, thus reducing operational complexity.
2. Inputting symbols on a specific input screen by handwriting can prevent unnecessary operation errors.
3. The amount of symbols stored can grow with memory.
While embodiments of the present invention have been described for purposes of disclosure, variations of the disclosed embodiments of the present invention and other embodiments may occur to those skilled in the art.
Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to cover all embodiments that do not depart from the spirit and scope of this invention.

FIG. 2 shows a structure of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows the touchscreen in FIG. 1A. FIG. 6 shows another structure of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. It is a flowchart of the operation method of a mobile communication device. FIG. 2 shows a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. It is another flowchart of the operation method of a mobile communication device. FIG. 2 shows a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a user interface of a mobile communication device according to the present invention.

Claims (17)

A mobile communication device that enables at least one symbol to be input by handwriting to execute a preset corresponding operation command,
A touch panel for inputting symbols by handwriting and displaying an operation interface of the mobile communication device;
Memory,
An image database for storing symbols,
A command database for storing operating instructions corresponding to the symbols, and a memory including at least one software;
Analyzing the symbol based on the image database, retrieving the corresponding operation instruction from the instruction database based on the analysis result, executing the corresponding software based on the operation instruction, analyzing the symbol or analyzing the symbol and the corresponding operation instruction A microprocessor for setting an operation instruction and software corresponding to the symbol when the retrieval fails;
A communication module connected to the microprocessor to perform voice communication;
A message module connected to the microprocessor to send a message;
A mobile communication device comprising:   The mobile communication device according to claim 1, wherein the touch panel includes an input screen for inputting a symbol by handwriting. The mobile communication device of claim 1, comprising a keyboard for entering text or making a phone call, and an antenna module for performing communication. The mobile communication device according to claim 1, comprising: a monitor for displaying an operation interface; and a handwriting board for inputting symbols and inputting text by handwriting.   The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the memory is an external memory or an embedded memory. An operation method of a mobile communication device for inputting at least one symbol by handwriting and executing a corresponding operation command,
Receiving a symbol entered on the input screen of the touch panel;
Determining an instruction code corresponding to the symbol based on the image database;
Extracting a corresponding operation instruction from the instruction database based on the instruction code; and determining whether the symbol corresponds to the instruction code and the operation instruction. If the symbol corresponds to the instruction code and the operation instruction, the operation is performed. Executing an instruction, otherwise setting an operation instruction corresponding to the symbol or software corresponding to the operation instruction;
An operation method comprising:   The operation method according to claim 6, wherein the instruction code is an English word, a Chinese word, a Latin word, or a number.   The operation method according to claim 6, wherein the operation instruction includes starting the software, stopping the software, or executing a specific function of the software. The step of setting an operation command or software is as follows:
Selecting whether to set the symbol or re-enter the symbol,
Selecting the corresponding software from the software list,
The operation method according to claim 6, comprising: creating an operation instruction list based on the selected software; and selecting an operation instruction to be associated with the symbol. A mobile communication device for entering at least one symbol by handwriting to call or send a message to a contact corresponding to the symbol;
A touch panel for inputting symbols by handwriting and displaying an operation interface of the mobile communication device;
Memory,
A memory including an image database for storing symbols and a command database for storing contacts corresponding to the symbols and communication actions;
A microprocessor that analyzes a symbol based on an image database, retrieves a corresponding contact from an instruction database according to the analysis result, and executes a corresponding communication action, wherein the contact corresponding to the symbol is analyzed and executed A microprocessor that sets the contact and communication action corresponding to the symbol if the power communication action should fail;
A message module for sending messages to contacts;
A mobile communication device comprising: a communication module for making phone calls to contacts.   The mobile communication device according to claim 10, wherein the touch panel includes an input screen for inputting a symbol by handwriting. 11. The mobile communication device of claim 10, comprising a keyboard for entering text or making a phone call, and an antenna module for performing communication. 11. A mobile communication device according to claim 10, comprising a monitor for displaying an operating interface, and a handwriting board for entering symbols and entering text by handwriting.   The mobile communication device of claim 10, wherein the memory is external memory or embedded memory.   The mobile communication device of claim 10, wherein the communication action includes making a phone call and sending a message. A method of operating a mobile communication device for entering at least one symbol by handwriting to call or send a message to a contact corresponding to the symbol,
A step of inputting a symbol entered on the input screen of the touch panel;
Determining an instruction code corresponding to the symbol based on the image database;
Retrieving a corresponding contact and a corresponding communication action based on the operation code, and determining whether a corresponding contact and a corresponding communication action are found, the corresponding contact and the corresponding A method of operation comprising the steps of executing a corresponding communication action if a communication action is found, otherwise selecting to set a contact and communication action corresponding to the symbol. The steps to set a contact or communication action are:
The steps to open the contact list,
Selecting a contact from the contact list,
The operating method according to claim 16, comprising the steps of selecting whether to set a symbol or refill the symbol, and selecting to make a call or send a message as a communication action.

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