JP2012174261A - Portable telephone and character information input method for portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable telephone with improved operability of character information input by enlarging a display part, and a character information input method of the portable telephone.SOLUTION: A portable telephone 1 of this invention is a portable telephone of a fold-in-four type which can be folded and unfolded like a folding screen folded in four. A liquid crystal touch panel 21 is provided on a display surface of a first housing 11, a liquid crystal touch panel 22 is provided on a display surface of a second housing 12, a liquid crystal touch panel 23 is provided on a display surface of a third housing 13, and a liquid crystal touch panel 24 is provided on a display surface of a fourth housing 14. In the state of completely opening the respective housings of the portable telephone 1, character information for input is displayed on the liquid crystal touch panels 21, 22, 23 and 24, display of the character information and display of character information input keys are enlarged, and the operability of the character information input is improved.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile phone that facilitates character information input in a mobile phone, for example, and a character information input method for the mobile phone.

Conventionally, in a mobile phone, about 12 keys are set with numbers, kana characters, and alphabets, and the mode is changed using the mode key for switching the input mode, and the mode is switched to the numeric input mode, kana input mode, alphabet input mode, etc. You are typing.
In such a mobile phone, the key is small and the key has to be pressed many times, so that the finger is very tired and the key is small.

In particular, a key input method for inputting with a reduced number of keys has been proposed for cellular phones because the number of keystrokes is increased and input operability is poor (for example, Patent Document 1).
In addition, there is a mobile phone that is folded in half, and a display unit and a key unit (input unit) are separated to increase individual keys in the key unit (for example, Patent Document 2)

  However, even with a two-fold mobile phone, the display is still small and the key is small. For example, it is bothersome to see characters on the display and to input characters from the key, especially for elderly people. It was bad.

  Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005-4500   Japanese Patent Publication No. 2004-48719

As described above, the display unit and the input unit in the mobile phone are small, and it is bothersome to see characters on the display unit and to input characters from the input unit, and the operability is poor.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a cellular phone and a cellular phone character information input method in which the display unit is enlarged to improve the operability of character information input.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides a character information input method for a mobile phone having a voice input unit and a voice output unit, wherein the mobile phone is arranged on a display unit and a display surface of the display unit and is operated by an operator. When there is a contact, a plurality of cases are provided with a display-integrated touch panel device including a touch panel that outputs the contact position, and characters are displayed using the plurality of display-integrated touch panel devices provided on the plurality of cases. Information is input.

  The present invention can provide a cellular phone and a cellular phone character information input method in which the display unit is enlarged to improve the operability of character information input.

1 is an external view illustrating an example of a mobile phone to which an embodiment of the present invention can be applied. FIG. 2 is an external view illustrating a state in which the mobile phone illustrated in FIG. 1 is viewed from the A direction. FIG. 2 is an external view showing a state where the mobile phone shown in FIG. The external view which shows the state which opened each housing of the mobile phone completely. The figure which shows the example which displayed the number on the liquid crystal touch panel of a mobile telephone. The figure which shows the example which displayed hiragana on the liquid crystal touch panel of a mobile telephone. The figure which shows the example which displayed the alphabet on the liquid crystal touch panel of a mobile telephone.

  FIG. 1 shows an external configuration of a mobile phone 1 according to the present invention. That is, the front surface of the cellular phone 1 is provided with an audio input unit 10 in which a microphone for inputting audio is arranged and an audio output unit 20 in which a speaker for outputting audio is arranged. Yes.

FIG. 2 shows the mobile phone 1 as viewed from the direction A in FIG. The mobile phone 1 includes a first casing 11, a second casing 12, a third casing 13, and a fourth casing 14.
The first housing 11 and the second housing 12 are connected via the hinge portion 2 so as to be openable and closable so as to face each other, and the hinge portion 3 is openable and closable so that the second housing 12 and the third housing 13 face each other. The third casing 13 and the fourth casing 14 are connected via the hinge part 4 so as to be openable and closable so as to face each other.
The first casing 11 is provided with the voice input unit 10 and the voice output unit 20.

FIG. 3 shows the cellular phone 1 as viewed from the direction A in FIG. The first casing 11, the second casing 12, the third casing 13, and the fourth casing 14 are in a state similar to the letter W.
The first casing 11 and the second casing 12 can be opened in the direction of arrow a via the hinge portion 2. The second casing 12 and the third casing 13 can be opened in the direction of arrow b via the hinge portion 3. The third casing 13 and the fourth casing 14 can be opened in the direction of arrow c via the hinge portion 4.

That is, the mobile phone 1 of the present invention is a four-fold type mobile phone that can be folded and expanded like a four-fold folding screen.
A liquid crystal touch panel 21 that is a display integrated touch panel device including a liquid crystal display device and a capacitive touch panel laminated thereon is provided on the display surface of the first casing 11.
A liquid crystal touch panel 22 that is a display integrated touch panel device including a liquid crystal display device and a capacitive touch panel laminated thereon is provided on the display surface of the second casing 12.
A liquid crystal touch panel 23 that is a display integrated touch panel device including a liquid crystal display device and a capacitive touch panel laminated thereon is provided on the display surface of the third casing 13.
The display surface of the fourth casing 14 is provided with a liquid crystal touch panel 24 which is a display integrated touch panel device including a liquid crystal display device and a capacitive touch panel laminated thereon.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which each housing of the mobile phone 1 is completely opened. 4, as described above, the first casing 11 includes the liquid crystal touch panel 21, the second casing 12 includes the liquid crystal touch panel 22, the third casing 13 includes the liquid crystal touch panel 23, and the fourth casing 14 includes the liquid crystal touch panel 24. Have.

  FIG. 5 shows that the numbers for input are displayed on the liquid crystal touch panels 21, 22, 23, and 24 in a state where each housing of the mobile phone 1 is completely opened, and the number display and the number key (character information) display are enlarged. This improves the operability of numeric input. In the liquid crystal touch panels 21, 22, 23, and 24, numeric keys are displayed and input in association with each other.

  FIG. 6 shows that all the hiragana for input are displayed on the liquid crystal touch panels 21, 22, 23, 24 with each case of the mobile phone 1 being fully opened, and hiragana display and hiragana key (character information) display are displayed. The operability of hiragana input is improved by increasing the size. In the liquid crystal touch panels 21, 22, 23, and 24, hiragana keys are displayed and input in association with each other.

FIG. 7 shows that the alphabet for input is displayed on the liquid crystal touch panels 21, 22, 23, 24 with each housing of the cellular phone 1 fully opened, and the alphabet display and alphabet key (character information) display are enlarged. This improves the operability of alphabet input. In the liquid crystal touch panels 21, 22, 23, and 24, alphabetic keys are displayed and input in association with each other.
5, 6, and 7 are examples, and the character information input key may be displayed in any way. In short, operability is improved by displaying a large key with a large character. It is.
For example, in the case of the alphabet key display, the display of the liquid crystal touch panels 21, 22, 23, 24 is combined with the A direction up, and the alphabet keys are arranged in the same arrangement as the keyboard at the lower part of the display (below the A direction in FIG. 7). You may make it display.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to improve the operability by folding the cellular phone into four, having four liquid crystal touch panels, and displaying large characters and large keys. it can.
Further, the present invention can be applied to a portable terminal such as a PHS similar to a cellular phone.
Moreover, not only English alphabets but also foreign language characters (character information) such as German and Korean can be supported.
Furthermore, by using four liquid crystal touch panels, it is possible to display a character information input key suitable for the size of a normal human finger.
In recent years, the supply of smartphones is increasing, but the character information keys displayed on the smartphone are not yet character information input keys suitable for the size of a normal human finger.
In the above embodiment, a liquid crystal display device is used for the display portion, but an organic EL display device may be used as long as it can be displayed thinly. In addition, although a capacitive touch panel is provided, it may be possible to input by stacking transparent panels whose positions can be specified.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, the embodiments may be combined as appropriate as possible, and in that case, the combined effect can be obtained. Furthermore, the above embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if some constituent requirements are deleted from all the constituent requirements shown in the embodiment, the problem described in the column of the problem to be solved by the invention can be solved, and the effect described in the column of the effect of the invention Can be obtained as an invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mobile telephone, 2, 3, 4 ... Hinge part, 10 ... Voice input part, 11 ... 1st housing, 12 ... 2nd housing, 13 ... 3rd housing, 14 ... 4th housing, 20 ... Audio output unit 21, 22, 23, 24... Liquid crystal touch panel (display integrated touch panel device).

Claims (3)

A character information input method for a mobile phone having a voice input unit and a voice output unit,
The mobile phone is
A plurality of housings provided with a display-integrated touch panel device including a display unit and a touch panel that is arranged on the display surface of the display unit and outputs a contact position when there is contact by an operator;
A character information input method for a cellular phone, wherein character information is input using a plurality of display-integrated touch panel devices provided in the plurality of housings.   Displaying all hiragana keys for input suitable for the size of the operator's finger using a plurality of display-integrated touch panel devices provided on the plurality of casings, and using the touch panel to display hiragana characters 2. The character information input method for a mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein information is input. A mobile phone having a voice input unit and a voice output unit,
A long side, a short side, and a height provided with a display-integrated touch panel device that includes a display unit and a touch panel that is arranged on the display surface of the display unit and outputs a contact position when an operator makes contact. A substantially rectangular parallelepiped first housing comprising:
The first casing is connected via a first hinge part so as to be openable and closable so as to face the long side of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped, and is arranged on the display surface of the display part and contacted by the operator. A display-integrated touch panel device including a touch panel that outputs the contact position, and a substantially rectangular parallelepiped second casing composed of a long side, a short side, and a height,
It is connected via a second hinge part so as to be openable and closable so as to face the long side of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped of the second casing, and is arranged on the display surface of the display part and contacted by the operator. A third housing having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a long side, a short side, and a height provided with a display-integrated touch panel device including a touch panel that outputs the contact position when
It is connected via a third hinge part so as to be openable and closable so as to face the long side of the substantially rectangular parallelepiped of the third casing, and is arranged on the display surface of the display part and contacted by the operator. There is provided a display-integrated touch panel device including a touch panel that outputs the contact position, and a substantially rectangular fourth casing having a long side, a short side, and a height,
Have
The first casing, the second casing, the third casing, and the fourth casing are arranged via the first hinge section, the second hinge section, and the third hinge section. A cellular phone characterized in that character information is inputted when opened.

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