JP2008022463A - Portable terminal equipment and communication notification control method in portable terminal equipment and communication notification control program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide portable terminal equipment for notifying a user that it is under communication without generating time lag. <P>SOLUTION: This portable terminal equipment 1 having an application for performing communication through a network is provided with: an execution part 30 for executing an application; a communication part 10 for performing communication through a network according to an application to be executed by the execution part 30; a management part 40 for managing the start, end and interruption of the application by the execution part 30, and for applying a communication start instruction to the communication part 10 in response to the application; and a notification part 11, wherein when the request of communication is received from the application in an execution status by the execution part 30, the communication start instruction is applied to the communication part 10 by the execution part 40, and the notification part 11 is made to notify a user that the communication part 10 is under communication synchronously with the communication start instruction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal device, a communication notification control method and a communication notification control program in the mobile terminal device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a portable terminal device that can communicate with a network such as a cellular phone, when communication is started by an application program (hereinafter also referred to as an application), the user is made aware that communication is in progress. Therefore, for example, an animation indicating that communication is being performed is displayed on the display unit, or an icon (hereinafter also referred to as a pictograph) is blinked (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-340178

  However, in a conventional portable terminal device, generally, after starting an application by the control unit, the control unit receives a communication start request from the application, and a socket that is a network address for performing communication with the communication unit The display unit according to the display contents set by the application by receiving the display request from the application after the communication is instructed to the communication unit. Display to indicate that communication is in progress.

  In addition, when terminating the display indicating that communication is in progress, the control unit receives a communication end notification indicating that the socket is closed from the communication unit, transmits a communication end request to the application, and terminates the communication. By receiving a display end request transmitted from the application in response to the request, the display indicating that the display unit is communicating is ended.

  For this reason, when starting communication, there is a time lag between the actual start of communication and the start of communication display, and the user is not connected to the network until the display of communication is started. Concerned about giving. In addition, when communication ends, there is a time lag between the end of communication and the end of communication display, and the user is not disconnected from the network until the end of communication display. There is concern about giving anxiety.

  In particular, mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones are configured to perform single-task processing that executes only a single app from the viewpoint of processing capability. If the task is in the waiting state (stacked state) and the processing capacity of the terminal is reduced so that the menu application is maintained in the suspended state, the above time lag becomes even larger. There is a concern that the user may be further worried.

  Prior to the communication start instruction to the communication unit, it may be possible to start a display indicating that the communication is being performed on the display unit, but in this case, after the start of the communication display on the display unit, If the app is interrupted before the communication start instruction, the display will indicate that communication is in progress even though communication is not actually being performed, and the terminal may malfunction. There is concern about giving anxiety that it has occurred.

  In the conventional portable terminal device, as described above, the control unit receives a communication start request from the application and gives a communication start instruction to the communication unit. Control is performed according to the display content set by the application.

  For this reason, when a large number of network address sockets are opened and single task processing is performed while switching applications, control is performed for each activation destination application, and control becomes complicated, causing problems. There is concern. In addition, when switching applications, the display indicating that communication is in progress on the display unit is temporarily returned to the default (off) state, and then the next application is started, so the communication unit maintains the connection state with the network. Even so, there is a concern that the display indicating that the communication is being performed on the display unit is temporarily interrupted and the user is anxious or uncomfortable.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention made in view of such circumstances is to provide a portable terminal device capable of notifying a user that communication is being performed without causing a time lag, a communication notification control method in the portable terminal device, and a communication notification control program. It is to provide.

The invention of the mobile terminal device according to claim 1 that achieves the above object is provided in a mobile terminal device having a plurality of application programs including a communication application program for performing communication via a network.
Among the plurality of application programs, an execution unit that executes an application program instructed to start,
A communication unit for communicating via the network;
A management unit that manages activation, termination, and interruption of any of the plurality of application programs by the execution unit, and that receives a request from the communication application program in an execution state;
An informing unit,
When receiving a communication request from the communication application program in the execution state, the management unit gives a communication start instruction to the communication unit, and the communication unit communicates with the notification unit in synchronization with the communication start instruction. It is characterized by notifying that it is inside.

The invention according to claim 2 is the portable terminal device according to claim 1,
In the execution unit, when one application program is in an execution state, the management unit terminates or interrupts the one application program when one application program is started. And manage to be only,
An activation state storage unit that stores information related to an application program in an execution state and an application program in an interruption state in the execution unit;
A notification storage unit for storing a notification mode for each of a plurality of communication application programs,
When outputting the communication start instruction from the management unit, the communication unit refers to the activation state storage unit, and notifies the communication unit by the notification unit in a notification mode corresponding to the latest communication application program stored in the activation state storage unit. Is informed that communication is in progress.

The invention according to claim 3 is the portable terminal device according to claim 1,
In the execution unit, when one application program is in an execution state, the management unit terminates or interrupts the one application program when one application program is started. And manage to be only,
An activation state storage unit that stores information related to an application program in an execution state and an application program in an interruption state in the execution unit;
A notification storage unit for storing the specific notification,
When outputting the communication start instruction from the management unit, referring to the activation state storage unit, when information related to an application program other than a predetermined application program and an application program that is a source of communication is not stored The notification unit notifies that the communication unit is communicating by the specific notification.

The invention according to claim 4 is the portable terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The management unit ends the notification during communication of the communication unit by the notification unit in synchronization with reception of a communication end notification from the communication unit.

The invention according to claim 5 is the portable terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The management unit terminates notification during communication by the notification unit prior to the end of the application program when the application program that is the basis of the communication is terminated during notification during communication by the notification unit. It is characterized by this.

Furthermore, the invention of the communication notification control method in the mobile terminal device according to claim 6 that achieves the above object is a communication notification control in a mobile terminal device that executes a plurality of application programs including a communication application program that performs communication via a network. A method,
A communication unit for communicating via the network;
An informing unit,
A management step for managing activation, termination, and interruption of any of the plurality of application programs;
An execution step of executing the application program instructed to start in the management step;
A request receiving step for receiving a request from an application program in an execution state in the execution step;
Upon receiving a communication request from the communication application program in the request reception step, a communication start step for giving a communication start instruction to the communication unit;
A communication notification step of notifying that the communication unit is communicating by the notification unit in synchronization with the provision of the communication start instruction;
It is characterized by having.

Further, the invention of the communication notification control program in the portable terminal device according to claim 7 for achieving the above object is capable of executing a plurality of application programs, and executing a network by executing the communication application program of the plurality of application programs. A communication notification control program in a mobile terminal device having a communication unit that performs communication via a notification unit,
On the computer,
A procedure for managing activation / termination / interruption of any of the plurality of application programs;
A procedure for executing an application program instructed to start;
A procedure for receiving a request from an application program in an execution state;
Upon receiving a communication request from the communication application program, a procedure for giving a communication start instruction to the communication unit;
A procedure for notifying that the communication unit is communicating by the notification unit in synchronization with the provision of the communication start instruction;
Is executed.

  According to the present invention, since the notification unit notifies the user that communication is being performed in synchronization with the communication start instruction to the communication unit, the user can be notified that communication is occurring without causing a time lag. It is possible to prevent anxiety and discomfort from being felt.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile phone terminal as a mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment. The mobile phone terminal 1 includes a communication unit 10 connected to a network such as a public communication network or the Internet wirelessly, a display unit 11 having a liquid crystal screen as a notification unit, a key operation unit 12 that receives user input, and a user during a call. The voice processing unit 13 that inputs / outputs the voice and outputs the data of the incoming melody at the time of the incoming call is provided as a basic function as a mobile phone. In addition, the mobile phone terminal 1 includes a control unit 20 that controls the overall operation including management of application activation, termination, and interruption.

  The control unit 20 is configured to include a computer, and manages an execution unit 30 that executes an application, activation / termination / interruption of the application by the execution unit 30, and the communication unit 10 according to the application. A management unit 40 that gives a communication start instruction and receives a communication end notification from the communication unit 10, a static application storage unit 50 that stores a static application that is standardly mounted on the mobile phone terminal 1, and is standardly mounted on the mobile phone terminal 1 A download application storage unit 60 is provided for storing download applications that have not been downloaded.

  Here, as static applications stored in the static application storage unit 50, for example, a standby screen application 50a that displays a standby screen on the display unit 11, a menu application 50b that displays a menu screen on the display unit 11, and a communication unit 10 include Via e-mail application 50c for sending and receiving e-mails, web browser application 50d for connecting to the network via communication unit 10 and displaying a web page on display unit 11, and connecting to the network via communication unit 10 for voice calls Phone application 50e, etc.

  The application stored in the download application storage unit 60 is a predetermined application such as a game application downloaded from the network via the communication unit 10 by the user operating the key operation unit 12 or a removable recording medium. There are applications such as games that are read by the operation of.

  The execution unit 30 controls the execution, interruption, and termination of the static application and the download application by transmitting / receiving information such as a request for activation to the application and a response from the activated application to the management unit 40. The execution state storage unit 31 stores the data of the application being executed and the data of the suspended application in a stack, and the static application storage unit 50 or download based on a request from the management unit 40 The static application or downloaded application read from the application storage unit 60 is recorded in the execution state storage unit 31 and executed.

  The management unit 40 manages the start / end / interruption of the application by the execution unit 30 and controls the start and end of communication with the communication unit 10 according to the application. The notification content storage unit 41, the start information storage unit 42, a return information storage unit 43, and an event reception unit 44.

  The notification content storage unit 41 stores notification content during communication on the display unit 11 corresponding to an application that communicates with the communication unit 10. The activation state storage unit 42 stores information related to applications that are executed or suspended by the execution unit 30. The return information storage unit 43 stores information for returning the app when there is an interrupted app in order to perform a multitasking operation on the static app.

  In addition, the event reception unit 44 is used when an application based on an instruction input by the user operating the key operation unit 12 or another application is started from the application in order to start the application or end the application. , Receive events sent from the launcher app.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the execution state storage unit 31. The execution state storage unit 31 is a stack type storage area that stores application data when the application is executed. In the execution state storage unit 31, the data of the first activated application is stored at the bottom of the stack, and when a new application is activated, the previously activated application is interrupted and interrupted. The data of the newly started application is accumulated on the application data. That is, the application data stored in the uppermost row is the currently executed (latest) application. When the execution unit 30 ends the application, the uppermost application data is deleted, the interruption of the application corresponding to the application data stored in the next lower stage is released, and the application data Will be restarted. Therefore, the management unit 40 can recognize an application being executed or interrupted by the execution unit 30 by referring to the execution state storage unit 31.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the notification content storage unit 41. In the notification content storage unit 41, an in-communication notification that is displayed on the display unit 11 for each communication application that requires communication by the communication unit 10 among the applications stored in the static application storage unit 50 and the download application storage unit 60. Memorize the contents.

  Here, for example, in the case of the e-mail application 50c, the in-communication notification content stored in the notification content storage unit 41 is the presence / absence of a blinking display of a pictograph indicating mail, the blinking display cycle, and the transmission / reception of mail. In the case of the web browser application 50d, in the case of the web browser application 50d, the presence / absence and blinking display period of the pictograph indicating the Internet connection, in the case of the telephone application 50e, the animation display indicating that the call is in progress, the mobile phone There is presence / absence of blinking display of pictogram indicating terminal and blinking display cycle. In FIG. 3, as the notification content, the presence or absence of blinking of the pictograph corresponding to the communication application displayed on the display unit 11 is indicated by a circle when it is present, and by a mark when it is absent.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the activation state storage unit 42. Similarly to the execution state storage unit 31, the activation state storage unit 42 is a stack type storage area. The activation information storage unit 42 stores information related to the application being executed by the execution unit 30, for example, identification information (ID) assigned to the application. That is, application IDs corresponding to application data stored in the execution state storage unit 31 are stored in the order stored in the execution state storage unit 31. In the management unit 40, by referring to the activation state storage unit 42, it is possible to acquire information on an application being executed or suspended in the execution state storage unit 31 of the execution unit 30.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the return information storage unit 43. The return information storage unit 43 is also a stack type storage area. Here, return information for returning the suspended application stored in the execution state storage unit 31 includes identification information (ID) assigned to each application. ) And stored.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a schematic operation of the notification display process during communication by the mobile phone terminal 1 of the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, when an execution instruction for a communication application is given from the management unit 40 to the execution unit 30 (step S1), a top (TOP) application, that is, an execution instruction is given from the application stack in the activation state storage unit 42. The latest communication application is confirmed (step S2), and it is determined from the notification content storage unit 41 whether or not the TOP application is a target of pictogram blinking indicating that communication is in progress (step S3).

  As a result, when it is determined that the communication application is not a blinking communication application, the notification display process during communication is terminated without displaying the communication being performed on the display unit 11, and it is determined that the communication application is a blinking target communication application. In the case, the socket state in the communication unit 10 is further confirmed (step S4), and it is determined whether or not the socket is open (step S5).

  Here, if even one socket is open, for example, a pictograph corresponding to the communication application is displayed in a blinking manner on the display unit 11 (step S6), and the process proceeds to step S4. If there is none, it is determined that the communication process by the communication application has been completed, the display unit 11 is caused to end the blinking display of the pictogram corresponding to the communication application (step S7), and the notification display process during communication is ended. .

  In addition, although FIG. 6 demonstrated the case where the pictogram corresponding to a communication application is blinked and displayed as the content of notification during communication, there is no problem even if an animation corresponding to the communication application is displayed in the main display area of the display unit 11. If not, the animation corresponding to the communication application is displayed in the main display area of the display unit 11 together with the blinking display of the pictogram or instead of the blinking display of the pictogram to notify that the communication is in progress.

  Next, a specific example of the notification display process during communication according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Here, after the standby screen application 50a is activated when the mobile phone terminal 1 is turned on, the menu application 50b is activated by the user's operation of the key operation unit 12, and an incoming e-mail interruption occurs during the execution. Processing when the email application 50c is activated will be described.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation in this case, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display state during communication to the display unit 11. FIG. 9 is a sequence showing processing when the standby screen application 50a, the menu application 50b, and the e-mail application 50c are activated, and FIG. 10 shows a process in which information stored in the execution state storage unit 31 is updated. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a process in which information stored in the activation state storage unit 42 is updated, and FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating information stored in the return information storage unit 43.

  First, the overall processing flow will be described with reference to FIGS. First, when the key operation unit 12 is operated by the user and the mobile phone terminal 1 is powered on, the standby screen application 50a is activated (step S11). Regardless of whether an application is executed or not executed, the control unit 1 may perform various interrupt events (such as occurrence of a call from the network side by the communication unit 10, occurrence of an operation by the key operation unit 12, power supply not shown) Monitoring of low battery alerts, etc.).

  Next, in order to activate the menu application 50b, when the user operates the key operation unit 12 and inputs an activation instruction for the menu application 50b, the standby screen application is interrupted and the menu application 50b is activated (step S12). Then, the stack memory of the execution state storage unit 31 and the activation state storage unit 42 is updated (step S13), and menu processing is executed according to the operation of the key operation unit 12 by the user (step S14).

  Thereafter, when an interruption of incoming e-mail occurs in the execution state of the menu application 50b (step S15), the menu application 50b is interrupted (step S16), the e-mail application 50c is activated (step S17), and the execution state is stored. The stack memory of the unit 31 and the activation state storage unit 42 is updated (step S18). Further, when the e-mail application 50c is activated, a communication start instruction is given to the communication unit 10 to open a socket that is a network address (step S19), thereby starting e-mail reception processing (step S20).

  At this time, in synchronization with the communication start instruction to the communication unit 10, the stack state of the activation state storage unit 42 is determined (step S21), the TOP application is confirmed by the determination process (step S22), and the notification content storage is performed. The corresponding pictogram and the presence / absence of blinking are determined from the unit 41 (step S23), and the presence / absence of an animation indicating communication is determined according to the state determination result in step S21 (step S24).

  Here, the animation indicating that communication is in progress is determined to be present when there is no other application ID other than the application that communicated with the activation state storage unit 42 and the standby screen application 50a. Then, the corresponding animation is determined from the notification content storage unit 41 (step S25), and when there is another application ID, that is, in the case of background reception, it is determined that there is no animation.

  Thereafter, the pictogram determined in step S23 is sent to the communication unit 10 together with the animation determined in step S25 if there is an animation, or only if there is no animation according to the presence or absence of the animation in step S24. In synchronization with the communication start instruction, the display unit 11 blinks to notify that communication is in progress (step S26).

  In the case of this specific example, as described above, the menu application 50b is interrupted and an e-mail is received in the background, so that it is determined in step S26 that there is no animation. Therefore, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the display unit 11 blinks and displays a pict 15 representing mail on the menu screen to notify that communication is in progress.

  After that, when the communication unit 10 closes the socket and receives a communication end notification indicating completion of reception of the e-mail (step S27), the notification display indicating that communication is being performed to the display unit 11 is ended in synchronization therewith ( Step S28), that is, the pict 15 in FIG. 8 is changed from the blinking display during communication to the lighting display with unread mail, and then the e-mail application 50c is terminated (step S29), and then the suspended menu application 50b is restored. (Step S30), the operation of the menu screen by the key operation unit 12 is permitted.

  Next, processing when the standby screen application 50a, the menu application 50b, and the e-mail application 50c are activated will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 9, first, when the standby screen application 50a is activated, when the management unit 40 is activated by turning on the power, the management unit 40 autonomously transmits a standby screen application activation request to the execution unit 30. (Step Sa1). When receiving the standby screen application activation request, the execution unit 30 reads the standby screen application 50a from the static application storage unit 50, records it in the execution state storage unit 31, and executes the standby screen application 50a (step Sa2). Thereby, the set standby screen is displayed on the display unit 11 (step Sa3). At this time, the execution state storage unit 31 is updated to the state shown in FIG.

  When activated, the standby screen application 50a transmits an activation response to the execution unit 30 (step Sa4). The execution unit 30 transmits the activation information of the standby screen application 50a to the management unit 40 (step Sa5). The management unit 40 that has received the activation information of the standby screen application 50 a records the ID of the standby screen application 50 a in the activation state storage unit 42. At this time, the activation state storage unit 42 is updated to the state shown in FIG.

  Next, in order to activate the menu application 50b, when the user operates the key operation unit 12 to input an activation instruction for the menu application 50b, an activation event that occurs based on the input activation instruction is generated by the management unit 40. Are received by the event receiver 44. The management unit 40 that has received the activation event reads the ID of the application being executed from the activation state storage unit 42. In this case, since the ID of the read application is the standby screen application 50a, the management unit 40 transmits an interruption request to the execution unit 30 in order to interrupt the standby screen application 50a (step Sa11).

  The execution unit 30 that has received the interruption request transmits an end instruction including information on interruption to the standby screen application 50a in order to make the standby screen application 50a end in the execution unit 30 and stop in the management unit 40. (Step Sa12). The standby screen application 50a receives the termination instruction including the interruption information, transmits a termination response to the execution unit 30, and is thereby deleted from the execution state storage unit 31 of the execution unit 30 (step Sa13). At this time, the execution state storage unit 31 is updated to the state shown in FIG.

  Note that the standby screen application 50a does not require return information when returning, and is started in the same manner as the start from the initial state, and therefore the return information is not stored in the return information storage unit 43 even when interrupted.

  The execution unit 30 that has received the end response transmits information on the end response to the management unit 40 (step Sa14). The management unit 40 that has received the information on the end response deletes the ID of the standby screen application 50 a from the activation state storage unit 42. At this time, the activation state storage unit 42 is updated to the state illustrated in FIG.

  Next, the management unit 40 that has received the end response of the standby screen application 50a transmits a menu application activation request to the execution unit 30 in order to activate the menu application (step Sa15). When receiving the menu application activation request, the execution unit 30 reads the menu application 50b from the static application storage unit 50, records it in the execution state storage unit 31, and executes the menu application 50b (step Sa16). At this time, the execution state storage unit 31 is updated to the state shown in FIG. By executing the menu application 50b, the menu screen can be operated by the key operation unit 12, and a menu screen corresponding to the operation is displayed on the display unit 11 (step Sa17).

  When activated, the menu application 50b transmits an activation response to the execution unit 30 (step Sa18). The execution unit 30 transmits the activation information of the menu application 50b to the management unit 40 (step Sa19). The management unit 40 that has received the activation information of the menu application 50 b records the ID of the menu application 50 b in the activation state storage unit 42. At this time, the activation state storage unit 42 is updated to the state shown in FIG.

  Next, when an interruption of incoming e-mail occurs in the execution state of the menu application 50b, the management unit 40 transmits an interruption request to the execution unit 30 to place the menu application 50b in an interruption state (step Sa20).

  The execution unit 30 that has received the interruption request transmits an end instruction including interruption information to the menu application 50b in order to end the menu application 50b in the execution unit 30 and to stop the menu application 50b in the management unit 40 (step S30). Sa21). When the menu application 50b receives the end instruction including the interruption information, the menu application 50b transmits an end response including the return information for returning to the execution unit 30 (step Sa22). Note that the data of the menu application 50b stored in the execution state storage unit 31 is not deleted even if it is interrupted, and continues to be held.

  The execution unit 30 that has received the end response from the menu application 50b transmits the return information of the menu application 50b to the management unit 40. The management unit 40 that has received the return information records the return information in the return information storage unit 43 (step Sa23). At this time, the return information storage unit 24 is in the state shown in FIG. 12, and the ID of the menu application 50b and the return information are stored. Note that the ID of the menu application 50b stored in the activation state storage unit 42 is not deleted even if the menu application 50b is interrupted, and continues to be held.

  Next, the execution unit 30 that has received the end response reads the email application 50c from the static application storage unit 50 and records the email application 50c in the execution state storage unit 31 in order to activate the email application 50c (step S31). Sa24). At this time, as shown in FIG. 10D, the execution state storage unit 31 is updated to a state in which the data of the e-mail application 50c is stored on the data of the menu application 50b.

  The activated e-mail application 50c transmits an activation response to the execution unit 30 (step Sa25). The execution unit 30 that has received the activation response of the email application 50c transmits the activation information of the email application 50c to the management unit 40 (step Sa26). The management unit 40 that has received the activation information of the email application 50 c records the ID of the email application 50 c in the activation state storage unit 42. At this time, the activation state storage unit 42 is updated to a state in which the ID of the e-mail application 50c is stored on the ID of the menu application 50b as shown in FIG.

  When the management unit 40 receives the activation information of the email application 50c from the execution unit 30 and also receives a communication request from the email application 50c, the management unit 40 starts communication with the communication unit 10 in synchronization with the reception. An instruction is given to open a socket that is a network address (step Sa27), thereby starting an e-mail reception process and informing the display unit 11 to flash a pictograph corresponding to the e-mail application 50c. (Step Sa28), as shown in FIG. 8, the display unit 11 blinks a pictograph 15 representing mail on the menu screen to notify that communication is in progress.

  Thereafter, when the reception of the e-mail is completed, the communication unit 10 closes the socket and transmits a communication end notification to the management unit 40 (step Sa29). The management unit 40 that has received the communication end notification from the communication unit 10 transmits a notification display end notification during communication to the display unit 11 in synchronization with the reception of the communication end notification (step Sa30). In FIG. 8, pictogram 15 is changed from blinking display during communication to lighting display with unread mail.

  Thereafter, the management unit 40 transmits a termination request to the execution unit 30 in order to terminate the email application 50c (step Sa31). The execution unit 30 that has received the termination request transmits an termination instruction to the email application 50c in order to terminate the email application 50c (step Sa32). The e-mail application 50c receives the end instruction, transmits an end response to the execution unit 30, and is thereby deleted from the execution state storage unit 31 of the execution unit 30 (step Sa33). At this time, the execution state storage unit 31 is updated to the state shown in FIG.

  In addition, the execution unit 30 that has received the end response transmits information on the end response to the management unit 40 (step Sa34). The management unit 40 that has received the information on the end response deletes the ID of the email application 50 c from the activation state storage unit 42. At this time, the activation state storage unit 42 is updated to the state shown in FIG.

  Thereafter, the management unit 40 monitors the stack state of the activation state storage unit 42, detects the ID of the menu application 50b in the suspended state stored in the top level, and returns the return information corresponding to the ID to the return information. The return request of the menu application 50b including the return information read from the storage unit 43 and including the read return information is transmitted to the execution unit 30 (step Sb1).

  The execution unit 30 that has received the return request including the return information records the return information in the execution state storage unit 31 and returns the menu application 50b (step Sb2). The restored menu application 50b transmits a return response to the execution unit 30 (step Sb3). The execution unit 30 that has received the return response of the menu application 50b transmits the return completion information of the menu application 50b to the management unit 40. The management unit 40 that has received the return completion information of the menu application 50b deletes the ID of the menu application 50b and the return information from the return information storage unit 43 (step Sb4).

  After the menu application 50b returns, the menu screen can be operated by the key operation unit 12.

  According to the present embodiment, an e-mail is received by transmitting a notification display start instruction from the management unit 40 to the display unit 11 in synchronization with a communication start instruction to the communication unit 10 when the e-mail application 50c is activated. An e-mail pict 15 indicating that the communication is in progress is notified by blinking, and the management unit 40 is synchronized with the reception of the communication end notification from the communication unit 10 by the management unit 40. By sending a notification display end notice from the display unit 11 to the display unit 11, the fact that the communication has been completed is notified from the blinking display to the lighting display with the presence of unread mail. Thus, it is possible to notify that the e-mail is being received (communication) without causing a time lag, and to prevent anxiety and discomfort for the user.

  In addition, this invention is not limited only to the said embodiment, Many deformation | transformation or a change is possible. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone terminal 1 has been described. However, since the mobile phone terminal 1 has a computer inside, the above-described notification process indicating that communication is in progress is performed by computer reading in the form of a program. It can also be stored in a possible recording medium, and this program can be read out and executed by a computer. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, and a semiconductor memory. Alternatively, the computer program may be distributed to the computer via a communication line, and the computer that has received the distribution may execute the program.

  In the above embodiment, as a specific example, the case where an incoming e-mail is processed in the background while the menu application 50b is being executed has been described. For example, an e-mail is received while the standby screen application 50a is being executed. In this case, since an animation during reception can also be displayed, in this case, for example, as shown in FIG. When the mail reception is completed, the standby screen application 50a is activated to display a standby screen on the display unit 11 as shown in FIG. 13B. In addition to displaying, it is possible to notify that there is an unread mail by lighting up the pictogram 15 of the e-mail.

  Similarly, when the e-mail application 50c is independently activated to transmit an e-mail, a pictographic flashing display indicating communication is in progress and an animation indicating that a mail is being transmitted are displayed at the same time and communication is being performed. This can be notified.

  Further, notification during communication can be similarly controlled not only in the e-mail application 50c but also in the activation of the communication application stored in the web browser application 50d, the telephone application 50e, or the download application storage unit 60. For example, in the telephone application 50e, when there is an incoming call in the answering machine setting state, as shown in FIG. 14, the pictogram 17 corresponding to the telephone is displayed blinking to indicate that the communication is in progress (busy). be able to.

  Furthermore, when the downloaded communication application does not have notification control during communication, a pictogram is set in advance for the communication application, and the notification content is stored in the notification content storage unit 41, so that the communication It is also possible to notify the communication during execution of the application.

  In addition, notification during communication can be performed by driving the vibrator instead of the display on the display unit 11 or together with the display on the display unit 11.

It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the mobile telephone terminal as a portable terminal device by this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the execution state memory | storage part shown in FIG. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the data structure of the alerting | reporting content storage part. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the data structure of a starting state memory | storage part. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the data structure of a return information storage part. It is a flowchart which shows schematic operation | movement of the alerting | reporting display process during communication by the mobile telephone terminal shown in FIG. Similarly, it is the flowchart which shows the operation | movement in a specific example. It is a figure which shows the display state during communication to the display part in the specific example of FIG. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the sequence in a specific example. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the process in which the information memorize | stored in the execution state memory | storage part in the specific example is updated. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the process in which the information memorize | stored in the starting state memory | storage part is updated in a specific example. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the information memorize | stored in the return information storage part in the specific example. It is a figure which shows the modification of the alerting | reporting display which shows during communication to a display part. Similarly, it is a figure which shows the modification of the alerting | reporting display which shows during communication to a display part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile phone terminal 10 Communication part 11 Display part 12 Key operation part 13 Voice processing part 15, 17 Application 20 Control part 30 Execution part 31 Execution state memory | storage part 40 Management part 41 Notification content memory | storage part 42 Startup information memory | storage part 43 Return information memory | storage Unit 44 Event reception unit 50 Static application storage unit 60 Download application storage unit

Claims (7)

In a mobile terminal device having a plurality of application programs including a communication application program for performing communication via a network,
Among the plurality of application programs, an execution unit that executes an application program instructed to start,
A communication unit for communicating via the network;
A management unit that manages activation, termination, and interruption of any of the plurality of application programs by the execution unit, and that receives a request from the communication application program in an execution state;
An informing unit,
When receiving a communication request from the communication application program in the execution state, the management unit gives a communication start instruction to the communication unit, and the communication unit communicates with the notification unit in synchronization with the communication start instruction. A portable terminal device that informs that it is in the middle. In the execution unit, when one application program is in an execution state, the management unit terminates or interrupts the one application program when one application program is started. And manage to be only,
An activation state storage unit that stores information related to an application program in an execution state and an application program in an interruption state in the execution unit;
A notification storage unit for storing a notification mode for each of a plurality of communication application programs,
When outputting the communication start instruction from the management unit, the communication unit refers to the activation state storage unit, and notifies the communication unit by the notification unit in a notification mode corresponding to the latest communication application program stored in the activation state storage unit. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device is notified that the communication is in progress. In the execution unit, when one application program is in an execution state, the management unit terminates or interrupts the one application program when one application program is started. And manage to be only,
An activation state storage unit that stores information related to an application program in an execution state and an application program in an interruption state in the execution unit;
A notification storage unit for storing the specific notification,
When outputting the communication start instruction from the management unit, referring to the activation state storage unit, when information related to an application program other than a predetermined application program and an application program that is a source of communication is not stored The portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit causes the specific notification to notify that the communication unit is communicating.   The said management part terminates the alerting | reporting during communication of the said communication part by the said alerting | reporting part in synchronization with reception of the communication end notification from the said communication part, The any one of Claim 1 to 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The mobile terminal device according to 1.   The management unit terminates notification during communication by the notification unit prior to the end of the application program when the application program that is the basis of the communication is terminated during notification during communication by the notification unit. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal device is a mobile terminal device. A communication notification control method in a mobile terminal device that executes a plurality of application programs including a communication application program that performs communication via a network,
A communication unit for communicating via the network;
An informing unit,
A management step for managing activation, termination, and interruption of any of the plurality of application programs;
An execution step of executing the application program instructed to start in the management step;
A request receiving step for receiving a request from an application program in an execution state in the execution step;
Upon receiving a communication request from the communication application program in the request reception step, a communication start step for giving a communication start instruction to the communication unit;
A communication notification step of notifying that the communication unit is communicating by the notification unit in synchronization with the provision of the communication start instruction;
A communication notification control method in a portable terminal device. A communication notification control program in a mobile terminal device capable of executing a plurality of application programs and having a communication unit that communicates via a network by executing a communication application program of the plurality of application programs, and a notification unit There,
On the computer,
A procedure for managing activation / termination / interruption of any of the plurality of application programs;
A procedure for executing an application program instructed to start;
A procedure for receiving a request from an application program in an execution state;
Upon receiving a communication request from the communication application program, a procedure for giving a communication start instruction to the communication unit;
A procedure for notifying that the communication unit is communicating by the notification unit in synchronization with the provision of the communication start instruction;
A communication notification control program in a portable terminal device characterized by causing

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