JPH09297738A - Portable information terminal device, screen transition method, and data management method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] To perform a transition between screens with a minimum number of actions and consistently without depending on the screen design. SOLUTION: The display mode switching button 4 which is always displayed at the same position on each screen is operated, and on the address book display screen, by operating the display mode switching button 4, [list] and [details] are displayed. With either one,
By selecting either [Japanese syllabary] or [Bookmark], transitions are made between screens.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a portable information terminal device,
The present invention relates to a screen transition method and a data management method, and more particularly, to a method for improving operations such as switching screens and easiness in data input.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, portable information terminal devices (PIM: Pers
(onal Information Manager) has spread, and those having various user interfaces have been adopted. Most of such portable information terminal devices have their own schedule management and address management functions, and some have a diary or memo field. As described above, as the number of functions of the portable information terminal device increases, the amount of information to be input naturally increases, and the contents registered as one record cannot be displayed on the screen at one time.
For example, taking an address book as an example, when entering data centering on a name, the zip code of the person's home,
You will be required to enter information such as your address, telephone, and mobile phone, as well as the zip code, address, and telephone of your work office other than your home. The location of the item where your home telephone number is entered and your work telephone number. When is away from the place where is input,
The screen is scrolled up and down for display.
However, with such a display method, only one of the data entered in the items required by the user can be displayed, and it is necessary to repeatedly confirm the up and down scrolls, which is not excellent in operability. There is a problem.

Therefore, only necessary items are extracted from a large number of items set for one data,
There is a display in which this is applied by being applied to a predetermined format. By doing this, it is possible to select and display only the items that the user needs from a large number of items as appropriate, and the retrieved data can be displayed without scrolling the screen, which is an advantage of good visibility. There is.

As described above, in recent mobile information terminal devices, a large number of display screens are prepared, and these are appropriately switched and used, and for a specific item displayed on the screen A. The screen configuration is hierarchized such that the information related thereto can be further referred to on the screen B of another format. However, in the above configuration, when switching screens, it is configured to be performed by using a screen switching button or the like set individually for each screen, and the consistency of the screen changing method is low, In addition, since there are complicated restrictions on the transition between screens, complicated operations are often required to reach the screen to be displayed or the function to be operated. For example, when performing a screen change operation among screens A, B, and C,
Even if the screen A can be directly changed to the screen B, the screen A can not be directly changed to the screen C. Therefore, the screen A → the screen B →
There was a problem that it was necessary to make a transition in order from the screen C.

Further, as described above, the amount of data to be input increases, the work for inputting this also increases, and the operating procedures and the like increase when switching and using many types of screens. Generally, a portable information terminal device does not have a general-purpose input means such as a keyboard and a mouse, and therefore, when inputting data, it depends on an input method using handwritten character recognition or a software keyboard. For models equipped with multiple communication applications such as FAX and PC communication, it is usual to enter contact data on the input screen of each application. You must enter duplicate data such as your name. Further, when the screen is changed, the pressure-sensitive display screen is operated by repeatedly clicking with a pen tool or the like.

As described above, the time and effort required for data input and screen switching operations are increased, and the input operations themselves are complicated. Therefore, data input and screen operations are not efficient. It was

[0007]

The conventional portable information terminal device is configured as described above, and although there is no efficient input means, a transition method between a number of screens is different for each screen. Since it is designed to be performed depending on the design, there is a problem that the target screen and operation function cannot be called quickly.

In addition, the user must input the required data while understanding the function of each application, even though the input device is not provided with an efficient input means. It cannot be used, and there is a problem that duplicate input of data occurs between applications.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is possible to perform a transition between screens with a minimum number of actions and consistently without depending on the screen design. An object is to obtain a mobile information terminal device and a screen transition method.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an information portable terminal device and a data management method in which a user can input data without being aware of the function of each application at the time of data input and the data input is easy.

[0011]

A portable information terminal device according to the present invention has a display screen switching button arranged at the same position common to a plurality of display screens, and the display screen switching button is operated. In accordance with the above, the screen display switching transition between the screens is performed.

Also, an index tag set for each display unit of data displayed on each display screen, and an upper index tag having a display unit larger than the data display unit used as the unit when setting the index tag. Is provided on the display screen.

Further, by using an input screen having all the items for storing the data required by each application, one record consisting of the above various data is collectively input and the input one record is input. A storage unit that centrally manages records and a data reading unit that selects and refers to an item required by the application from the data that is centrally managed by the storage unit when each application is executed. Be prepared.

Further, the screen transition method according to the present invention has a display mode switching button which is arranged at the same position common to a plurality of screens, and each screen is switched in response to the operation of the display screen switching button. The display transition between screens is performed between them.

In the data management method according to the present invention, one record consisting of the above various data is collectively input using an input screen having all items for storing data required by each application. Then, the input one record is centrally managed, and when each application is executed, an item required by the application is referred to from the centrally managed data. Is.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one format of a display screen of an address book of the mobile information terminal device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 (a), reference numeral 10 is an address list Japanese syllabary list display screen that displays a name and one type of telephone number as individual information in a list format. A classification tag 2 for classification is displayed, and the reading classification [ta] set for the currently displayed data (Taro Tokkyo) is displayed so that it appears to be located on the frontmost side in the drawing. ing. Further, an edit command button 3 for calling the processing for the displayed data and other functions is provided on the lower right side of the address book Japanese syllabary list display screen 10, and the data display is further displayed on the lower left side of the screen. A display mode (screen) switching button 4 for switching the state is provided. This display mode switching button 4 (display mode switching buttons 8 and 1 described later)
(Including 9) consists of two groups of left and right radio buttons arranged with a gap between them, and different radio buttons are displayed in conjunction with the data content to be displayed, and a button group located on the left side separated by the gap. With a group of buttons located on the right side,
Displayed data mode (list or details, schedule)
or ToDo) and classification (in alphabetical order or bookmark, adjustment of size of time unit), etc. can be switched, and those located on the left side are higher in the menu of the mobile information terminal device. Has become.

Further, in FIG. 1 (b), reference numeral 1 denotes an address list in the Japanese syllabary detailed display screen in which a name and address, a plurality of telephone numbers, a fax number, etc. are inputted as information of each individual. On the lower side of the screen 50
A display classification switching button 5 is provided for organizing a large amount of personal information for each purpose and making it easy to see. The other structure is the same as that shown in FIG. In addition, in each figure, the selected button is highlighted so that the user can see the current display mode by feeding back the current display mode to the user. It is easy to intuitively grasp the position in all display modes.

The operation method will be described below in order. First, in the state where the data (Japanese patent taro) is selected on the address list Japanese syllabary list display screen 10 shown in FIG. Select [Details] from
It is possible to transit to the phonetic alphabet 50 detailed display screen 1 shown in (b). Further, it is possible to return from this state to the original state by selecting [List] from the display mode switching buttons 4. Further, from the state of the address book Japanese syllabary list display screen 10 shown in FIG.
By selecting the [Bookmark] mode in, the three bookmarks 2 of [Public], [Friend], and [Year-end] are added to the data of (Taro Tokkyo) as shown in Fig. 2 (a). It is possible to transit to the address book bookmark list display screen 10a in the pasted state, and from the state of the address book Japanese syllabary detailed display screen 1 shown in FIG. By selecting the [Bookmark] mode, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), [Public],
It is possible to transit to the address book bookmark detail display screen 1a with the three bookmarks 2 of [friend] and [year-end gift] attached.

Further, for example, the address book 5 shown in FIG.
If you want to change the 0-sound list display screen 10 to the address book detail display screen 1a shown in FIG. 2 (b), in the state shown in FIG. 1 (a), use the display mode switching button 4 along with the [Bookmark] mode, Details] You can switch by specifying the mode.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, by operating the display mode switching button 4 on the address book display screen, one of [list] and [detail] and [5]
It is possible to make transitions between arbitrary screens with a small number of operations by selecting either [0 sound] or [bookmark], and to display the screen that you want to display without any restrictions such as the operation sequence during screen transition. By providing a rule that the display mode switching button 4 that can be switched and that is always displayed in the same position on each screen when switching screens is provided, the consistency of the operation method at the time of screen switching can be achieved on each screen. Therefore, immediately after purchasing the portable information terminal device, it is possible to greatly reduce various troubles and times such as reading the instruction manual in detail immediately after purchasing the portable information terminal device and requiring a considerable number of times for getting used to. It is possible to provide a user interface that is easy to operate.

Embodiment 2 FIG. Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention
The mobile information terminal device according to the above will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing one form of a display screen of a calendar / scheduler of the mobile information terminal device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 3 (a), 7 is a calendar / scheduler four-month display screen in which a calendar for four months is displayed on one screen, and on the right side thereof is a period classification tag 9 that divides a year into four months. The tag 9 that is displayed and set for the currently displayed data (January 1996 to April 1996) is displayed so as to appear to be located closest to the front side in the drawing. In addition, this tag 9
The tag 91 of the previous year '95 is displayed above
Also, below tag 9, next year's tag 97 in 1997.
Is displayed. The calendar / scheduler four-month display screen 7 has an edit command button 3 on the lower right side of the screen for calling processing and other functions for the displayed data, and a data display on the lower left side of the screen. A display mode switching button 8 for switching the state is provided.

Further, in FIG. 3B, 11 is a calendar / scheduler 1-month display screen in which a calendar for 1 month is displayed on 1 screen. Other configurations are shown in FIG.
It is similar to that shown in (a).

Further, in FIG. 4 (a), 13 is a calendar / scheduler 1-week table display screen in which a calendar for 1 week is displayed on 1 screen, and a period classification tag 14 indicating a period break for each week is shown. Provided,
Above and below the tag 14, the March tag 141 of the previous month,
Tags 142 for the next month, May, are provided respectively. Further, in FIG. 4 (b), instead of the calendar / scheduler 1-week table display screen 13 in FIG. 4 (a), a calendar / scheduler 1-week graph display screen displaying a calendar for 1 week with the horizontal axis as time is shown. Fifteen is shown.

Further, FIG. 5 (a) shows a calendar / scheduler 1-day display screen 16 in which a calendar for one day is displayed on one screen, and the right side of the drawing shows from Monday to Friday of the week. A divided day tag 17 is provided, and tags 171 and 172 for one week before and one week after are provided above and below the day tag 17, respectively. Further, FIG. 5 (b) shows today / tomorrow / tomorrow / third day (3)
Shows the display screen.

Next, a method of operating the screen in the second embodiment will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 3 (a), by operating the display mode switching button 8 from the state where the calendar for four months is displayed on one screen,
As shown in (b), the calendar for one month can be changed to a calendar / scheduler one month display screen 11 in which one screen is displayed, and the display mode switching button 8 is operated on this screen to display in Fig. 4 (a). Calendar as shown /
Scheduler 1 week display screen 13 and calendar / scheduler 1 week graph display screen 1 shown in Fig. 4 (b)
5, and it is possible to switch to the calendar / scheduler 1-day display screen 16 shown in FIG. 5 (a) and the today / tomorrow / tomorrow (3 days) display screen 18 shown in FIG. 5 (b).

As described above, according to the second embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment, the buttons displayed on the display mode switching buttons 8 displayed at the bottom left of the screen are simply selected. It is possible to freely transition between screens and provide an easy-to-use user interface with consistent operations.

Further, since the screens to be mainly displayed are switched within the same screen format in units of the display classification (here, period),
Multiple tags 9, 12, 1 whose unit is the above display category
By providing Nos. 4 and 17, the display function can be expanded. Furthermore, as the above-mentioned tags, tags (91, 92, 14
1, 142, 171, 172), the display function can be further expanded, and the degree of freedom of screen transition can be improved while maintaining the consistency of the operation.

In each of the above embodiments, the address book and the calendar / scheduler screen have been described as examples, but the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 6 (a), for example. , Display mode switching button 19
[ToDo] mode is designated to display the pending matter list list screen 20, and the processing status classification tags 21 of [processed] and [unprocessed] are provided on the right side of the screen. Even in such a case, if the [Details] mode is specified by the radio button on the right side of the display mode switching button 19, the detail screen 22 of the relevant matter item is displayed as shown in FIG. 6 (b). You can also

Embodiment 3 Next, Embodiment 3 of the present invention
The mobile information terminal device according to the above will be described. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing one format of a display screen when the display classification switching button 5 is set to [individual] in the address book mode of the portable information terminal device according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a form of a display screen when the display category switching button 5 is set to [company], and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a format of a display screen when the display category switching button 5 is set to [communication]. Is. As shown in these figures, in the address book, as one person's data, the address book personal screen 23, the address book company screen 2
4. There may be a request to register as much data as is displayed in three screen formats, including the address book communication screen 25, but conventionally, these registration screens are switched and displayed, and common names and the like are displayed. Items to be entered are also duplicated for each screen, but in the third embodiment, a large amount of this information can be centrally managed and can be entered collectively.

That is, as shown in FIG. 10, in order to input personal information, the address book item input A is displayed on the display screen.
Select [Personal] from the classification tag 27 on the right side of the screen 26,
The address book item input A screen 26a is displayed. At this time, the handwriting input panel 28 is also displayed on the lower part of the display screen at the same time, and in this state, the name, reading, zip code, and address are input, and the scroll bar 30 is used to input the telephone number and the fax number. Is operated to scroll the screen to input these pieces of information, and thus a large amount of information is sequentially input.

[Company] is selected from the classification tag 27 on the right side of the address book item input A screen 26 to display the address book item input B screen 26b. Then, items such as company name, reading, postal code, and address appear, and similarly, data is sequentially input using the handwriting input panel 28.

Then, select [Communication] from the classification tag 27 on the right side of the address book item input B screen 26, and enter the address book item B
The screen 26c is displayed. Then, a plurality of items such as an e-mail address used for PC communication and the like are displayed. At this time, it is often the case that only alphanumeric characters and specific symbols are mainly input, so that instead of the handwriting input panel 28, a software keyboard screen 29 is displayed in an interlocking manner. As a result, it is possible to avoid erroneous recognition when inputting alphanumeric characters by handwriting and converting them into text, and to perform input efficiently. After inputting one data item as described above, the registration is completed by selecting the registration execution button 31. Actually, the input data is stored in the device using a storage means such as a RAM.

After inputting the data as described above, when the user starts the intended application,
Only the data items required for each application will be referenced. Note that the actual data selection processing and the like are called by the CPU from the RAM that is the storage means.

As described above, according to the third embodiment, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the user centrally manages the data without being aware of the application used by the user, and the data input to the address book is transmitted by FAX, electronic mail, PC.
It is used as a common one for each application such as communication, and only the items required by each application are selected and displayed, that is, the address book personal screen 23,
Since it is displayed as a screen such as the address book company screen 24 and the address book communication screen 25, it is not necessary to have a plurality of the same data, the memory can be saved, and efficient data management can be performed. .

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, a display screen switching button for switching the screen display is arranged at the same position common to a plurality of display screens, and the display screen switching button is arranged at the same position on any screen. Since the display screen is switched using the displayed button, it is possible to easily switch to the target screen by simply operating the button when switching and displaying multiple screens, and the operation procedure is consistent. Therefore, there is an effect that it can be operated and can be easily operated without providing an efficient input means such as a keyboard and a mouse.

Further, an index tag displayed on each display screen and set for each display unit of data, and an upper index tag having a display unit larger than the data display unit used as the unit when setting the index tag. By providing, there is an effect that the display format of the data can be expanded while maintaining the consistency of the operation.

Further, one record consisting of various data is collectively input by using the input screen having all the items for storing the data required by each application, and the one record input is inputted. The user is aware of the application at the time of data entry by executing the application by selecting and referring to the items required by each application from the centrally managed data. You can easily input data without having to do it, and there is no need to have duplicate data for each application, improving the efficiency of data input work, reducing the effort at the time of input, and effectively using memory. There is an effect that can be.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a method of changing a screen in the Japanese syllabary display on an address recording surface of a portable information terminal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a method of changing a screen for displaying bookmarks on the address recording surface of the portable information terminal device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a 4-month display screen and a 1-month display screen of a calendar / scheduler screen of the portable information terminal device according to the second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a one-week table display screen and one-week graph display screen of a calendar / scheduler screen of the portable information terminal device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a one-day display and today / tomorrow / next day (three days) display screens of a calendar / scheduler screen of the portable information terminal device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a list display screen and a detail display screen of the ToDo list display screen of the portable information terminal device of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a screen for personal classification display of an address book of the portable information terminal device according to the third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a screen for company classification display of an address book of the portable information terminal device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a communication classification display screen of an address book of the portable information terminal device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a screen when inputting personal information at the time of inputting an address book of the portable information terminal device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a screen when inputting company information at the time of inputting an address book of the portable information terminal device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining a screen when inputting communication information at the time of inputting an address book of the portable information terminal device according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram for explaining that the address book is centrally managed, shared by various applications, and used.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Address book Japanese syllabary detailed display screen, 1a Address book bookmark detailed display screen, 2 Bookmark, 3 Edit command button, 4
Display mode switching button, 5 Display classification switching button, 6
Japanese syllabary tags, 7 calendar / scheduler 4 months display screen, 8 display mode switching buttons, 9 period classification tags, 10 address list syllabary display screen, 10a address book bookmark list display screen, 11 calendar / scheduler 1 month display screen , 12 Tags in units of 1 month, 13
Calendar / Scheduler 1 week table display screen,
14 period classification tag, 15 calendar / scheduler 1-week graph display screen, 16 calendar / scheduler 1-day display screen, 17 day-of-week tag, 18 today / tomorrow / the day after tomorrow (3 days) display screen, 19 display mode switching buttons, 20 matters of concern List list screen, 21 processing status classification tag, 22 detail screen of item, 23 address book personal screen, 24 address book company screen, 25 address book communication screen,
26 address book item input A screen, 26a address book item input A screen, 26b address book item input B screen, 26c address book item input B screen, 27 classification tag, 28 handwriting input panel, 29 software keyboard screen, 30 scroll bar, 31 Registration execution button

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Yasunori Takemoto 1-12-20, Mitsumachi, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture Matsushita Electric Information Systems Hiroshima Laboratory, Ltd. (72) Inventor Tadachige Masaki, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture 1-12-20 Machi Matsushita Electric Information Systems Hiroshima Research Institute Co., Ltd.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A mobile phone for inputting various data such as a schedule, an address, and a telephone number for each item, selecting a target item from these data in each application and displaying the selected item on a screen to execute a predetermined function. The information terminal device has a display screen switching button arranged at the same position common to a plurality of display screens, and transition of screen display switching between screens in response to operation of the display screen switching button. An information portable terminal device characterized by performing. 2. The portable information terminal device according to claim 1, wherein an index tag set for each display unit of data displayed on each display screen, and a data display used as the unit when setting the index tag. A portable information terminal device, comprising: a display screen having an upper index tag having a display unit larger than the unit. 3. A mobile phone for inputting various data such as a schedule, an address, and a telephone number for each item, selecting a target item from these data in each application, displaying the selected item on the screen, and executing a predetermined function. In the information terminal device, by using an input screen having all the items for storing the data required by each application, one record consisting of the above various data is collectively input, and the input one record is input. A storage unit that centrally manages records, and a 1
A portable information terminal device, comprising: a data reading unit that selects and references an item required by the application from data that is originally managed. 4. A screen for inputting various information such as a schedule, an address, a telephone number, etc. for each item and selecting and displaying only a desired item from the information is prepared, and the plurality of screens are prepared. In the screen transition method for selecting and displaying a desired screen from among the screens, a display mode switching button that is arranged at the same position common to the plurality of screens is provided, and the display screen switching button is operated. A screen transition method characterized by performing a transition of screen display switching between screens according to each. 5. A data management method for electronically managing data using a plurality of screens for selecting and displaying only desired items from various information such as schedules, addresses, and telephone numbers. Using the input screen that has all the items for storing the data required by the application, one record consisting of the above various data is collectively input, and the one input record is unified. A data management method for managing, and referring to an item required by the application from the data that is centrally managed when each application is executed.