JP2010086458A - Portable terminal, pseudo history information generating method and pseudo history information generation program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal protecting user's privacy even when communication is not established actually, and to provide a pseudo history information generating method and a pseudo history information generation program. <P>SOLUTION: One of a plurality of mail addresses is received from a user (step S6). Input of a specific date and time representing the date and time when pseudo communication occurs is also received (step S10, S12, S14). Pseudo mail data including the designated mail address and the specific date and time is generated as pseudo history information (step S20), and the generated pseudo history information is displayed as one of normal history information (step S22). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, a pseudo history information generation method, and a pseudo history information generation program, and in particular, a mobile terminal capable of storing and displaying history information including a mail transmission / reception history, a pseudo history information generation method, and a pseudo The present invention relates to a history information generation program.

In the conventional portable terminal, the following proposals have been made to protect privacy. That is, in Patent Document 1, conditions are set by a user input based on a specific mail address and a specific mobile terminal number stored and held in the memory of the mobile terminal. And by the condition determination, the trace of communication such as the contents of mail exchanged with other persons and the outgoing / incoming history are deleted. As a result, information leakage was prevented and privacy was protected.
JP 2004-194058 A

  In the above existing technology, when there is no communication access from a specific other person to the user (when an event for displaying a transmission history and a mail reception history does not occur), the privacy protection function for deleting the trace cannot be used.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide a portable terminal and a pseudo-history that can protect user privacy even when communication is not actually performed. An information generation method and a pseudo history information generation program are provided.

  A portable terminal according to an aspect of the present invention includes first storage means for storing a plurality of mail addresses, second storage means for storing history information including mail transmission / reception history, and history information. Generation control means for performing control for generating pseudo-history information as much as possible, and the generation control means specifies one of a plurality of mail addresses and a date and time of occurrence of pseudo communication from the user. Including specification processing means for accepting input of date and time, and generation means for generating pseudo mail data including a specified mail address and specific date and time as pseudo history information, and pseudo history information as one of history information Display means for displaying is further provided.

  Preferably, the designation processing means further accepts an input of a mail text from the user, and the pseudo mail data includes the input mail text.

  Preferably, the generation control means further includes a confirmation processing means for confirming with the partner terminal specified by the designated mail address whether or not the content accepted by the designation processing means from the user is confirmed. The pseudo mail data is generated only when it is determined that the accepted content is approved as a result of confirmation by the confirmation processing means.

  Preferably, the history information includes mail transmission history information and mail reception history information, and the second storage unit stores the pseudo mail data as one of the mail transmission history information and the mail reception history information.

  Preferably, the generation control means further includes a registration processing means for performing a process of registering a mail address that is a candidate of a pseudo mail partner among a plurality of mail addresses as a specific mail address, and the first storage means The specific mail address is stored in such a manner that it can be distinguished from the others among the plurality of mail addresses, and when the pseudo mail data generation instruction is input by the user, the specified mail address is the target mail address among the specific mail addresses. Let the user select

  Preferably, the first storage unit further stores a plurality of telephone numbers, and the generation unit further stores pseudo telephone data including a telephone number designated by the user and a specific date and time among the plurality of telephone numbers. Generate as information.

  A pseudo history information generating method according to another aspect of the present invention is a method for generating pseudo history information, comprising: preparing a plurality of mail addresses in a memory; A step of accepting one designation, a step of accepting an input of a specific date and time representing the date and time of occurrence of pseudo communication from a user, and a step of generating pseudo mail data including the designated mail address and the specific date and time as pseudo history information And displaying the pseudo history information as one of history information including mail transmission / reception history.

  A pseudo history information generation program according to still another aspect of the present invention is a program for generating pseudo history information, comprising: preparing a plurality of mail addresses in a memory; The step of accepting one designation of the above, the step of accepting an input of a specific date and time representing the date and time of occurrence of pseudo communication from the user, and pseudo mail data including the designated mail address and the specific date and time are generated as pseudo history information Causing the computer to execute a step and a step of displaying the pseudo history information as one of history information including mail transmission / reception history.

  According to the present invention, pseudo history information at the date and time specified by the user can be generated and displayed. Thereby, since it is handled as a communication history even if communication is not actually performed, it is possible to ensure the privacy of the user at a specific date and time.

  For example, when it is desired to leave a communication history with a specific other person at the date and time designated by the portable terminal owner, this function can be used.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will not be repeated.

  The portable terminal in this embodiment has at least a mail function, and preferably further has a telephone function.

<Appearance and configuration>
(appearance)
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of an appearance of a mobile terminal 100 according to the present embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 1, mobile terminal 100 is a terminal device such as a mobile phone or a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and has functions of making and receiving calls and sending and receiving e-mails. The mobile terminal may be a device that does not have a telephone function, such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

  The mobile terminal 100 includes an antenna 7, a display unit 12, a speaker 19 for outputting sound, a microphone 24 for inputting sound, and an input unit 22 for receiving instructions from a user.

  The display unit 12 is configured by, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an EL (Electro Luminescence), etc., and has a timely status (outgoing / incoming, battery overtime, reception intensity), dial data, and moving image for the user And various images including character information are visually shown.

  The input unit 22 uses various settings and various functions such as switching of a plurality of keys, that is, keys used for outgoing / incoming calls and e-mail creation, alarm notification, incoming call notification method (audible sound / light emission / vibrator / no notification), etc. It has a function key to do.

(Hardware configuration)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 2, in addition to the above-described configuration, portable terminal 100 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 30, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 41 for temporarily storing various data, a program and data in advance. ROM (Read Only Memory) 42, nonvolatile memory such as flash memory 43, antenna 7, wireless unit 37, communication control unit 36, audio signal processing unit 38, and reproduction circuit 18 The timer unit 25 for performing the timer operation and the access unit 26 are provided.

  The CPU 30 controls each part of the portable terminal 100 according to a control program and control data stored in the ROM 42 and / or the flash memory 43. Specifically, the CPU 30 can control each unit in response to a request from the user through the input unit 22, read an application program from the ROM 42 and / or the flash memory 43, and selectively execute the application program.

  The wireless unit 37 has a modulation / demodulation function. The communication control unit 36 performs wireless communication control via the antenna 7 and the wireless unit 37. The communication control unit 36 can wirelessly communicate with a base station via a network and receive a communication service such as a call or data communication while moving. Further, communication data such as e-mail can be transmitted and received via the antenna 7.

  The audio signal processing unit 38 performs signal processing on the audio from the microphone 24. The reproduction circuit 18 performs signal reproduction processing for outputting sound or the like to the speaker 19. The access unit 26 reads and records data and programs recorded on the removable recording medium 26A.

(Functional configuration)
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the mobile terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  With reference to FIG. 3, the CPU 30 of the mobile terminal 100 functions as a function for generating pseudo history information, as a registration processing unit 112, a designation processing unit 114, a confirmation processing unit 116, a generation unit 118, and a display process. Part 120.

  “Pseudo-history information” refers to actual mail transmission / reception history and call origination / reception, even if mail transmission / reception and telephone calls (hereinafter collectively referred to as “communication”) are not performed. This is information to be handled as one piece of history information including the incoming call history.

  The registration processing unit 112 performs processing for registering in the flash memory 43 the telephone number and mail address of a partner who can be a candidate for the target of pseudo history information (hereinafter referred to as “history target”). The telephone numbers and mail addresses registered as history target candidates are referred to as “specific telephone numbers” and “specific mail addresses”, respectively. Note that the registration processing method by the registration processing unit 112 is not particularly limited.

Here, an example of the data structure of the flash memory 43 will be described.
FIG. 4 shows an exemplary data structure of flash memory 43 in portable terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 4, flash memory 43 includes a telephone directory area 431, a telephone history area 432, a mail history area 433, and a mail text storage area 434.

  The phone book area 431 includes phone book information 1002. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data structure example of the phone book information 1002 in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 5, telephone directory information 1002 is composed of a plurality of destination data. Each destination data includes five items. That is, each destination data includes an identification number for specifying the destination, the name of the destination, a telephone number, a mail address, and a history target flag (1 or 0). The history target flag is information for identifying whether or not the destination is a history target (phone number, mail address). For example, the flag is set to “1” only when the destination is a history target.

  In this embodiment, the history target flag is included in each destination data constituting the phone book information 1002, but the present invention is not limited to such a configuration. For example, information on the history target destination data may be stored in the phone book area 431 separately from the phone book information including the destination data including items other than the history target flag. At this time, the destination data for pseudo mail and the destination data for pseudo telephone may be stored independently.

  The telephone history area 432 includes outgoing call history information 1004 and incoming call history information 1006. Mail history area 433 includes transmission history information 1008 and reception history information 1010. Examples of these data structures will be described later.

  In the mail body storage area 434, for example, the text data of the mail body is stored in association with the mail body ID for each transmitted / received mail. The mail text ID is identification information for uniquely identifying each mail text.

  The data structure shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is an example, and the data structure other than the above-described history target flag included in the telephone book information 1002 or data that can be substituted for it is the same as the data structure in a known portable terminal. It may be.

  Referring to FIG. 3 again, based on the instruction signal from the user obtained from the input unit 22, the designation processing unit 114 accepts designation of the telephone number or mail address of the other party to be the current history target. Further, the designation processing unit 114 accepts input of the date and time of pseudo communication occurrence (hereinafter referred to as “specific date and time”).

  The confirmation processing unit 116 performs processing for confirming whether or not the content received by the designation processing unit 114 (hereinafter referred to as “designated content”) is approved by the designated partner.

  The generation unit 118 generates pseudo mail data and pseudo telephone data as pseudo history information based on the contents received by the designation processing unit 114. That is, the “pseudo mail data” includes at least a mail address of the other party of the pseudo mail and a specific date and time. The “pseudo telephone data” includes the telephone number of the other party of the pseudo telephone and a specific date and time.

  In the following description, pseudo mail data or pseudo telephone data generated by one pseudo history information generation process is referred to as “pseudo data”.

  Note that the generation unit 118 preferably generates pseudo data only when the confirmation processing unit 116 determines that the designated content has been approved.

  In the present embodiment, a set of pseudo data is represented as pseudo history information, and the generation unit 118 stores the generated pseudo data in a corresponding area of the flash memory 43. The user may be allowed to select whether to store the pseudo-phone data as the outgoing call history or the incoming call history. Similarly, the user may select whether to store the pseudo mail data as a transmission history or a reception history. In the present embodiment, for ease of explanation, for example, pseudo telephone data is stored as a transmission history and pseudo mail data is stored as a transmission history.

  The display processing unit 120 displays the generated pseudo history information on the display unit 12 as a part of normal history information.

  The operation of the functional blocks described above may be realized by the CPU 30 executing software stored in the ROM 41, for example, or at least one of these functional blocks may be realized by hardware. Good.

<About operation>
Next, the operation of mobile terminal 100 in the present embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a pseudo history information generation process in the embodiment of the present invention. The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6 is stored in advance in the ROM 41 as a program, and the function of the pseudo history information generation process is realized by the CPU 30 reading and executing this program.

  Referring to FIG. 6, first, when an instruction to generate pseudo history information is input from the user, CPU 30 secures an area on RAM and initializes it. Subsequently, based on an instruction from the user, the designation processing unit 114 determines whether the target of pseudo history generation is a telephone (call history) or mail (transmission history) (step S2). If the former is determined (“telephone” in step S2), telephone number designation processing is executed (step S4). If the latter is determined (“mail” in step S2), a mail address designation process is executed (step S6). These processes will be described using the subroutines of FIGS. 7 and 8, respectively.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing telephone number designation processing in the embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 7, the designation processing unit 114 displays a telephone history generation screen (step S102). A telephone history generation screen example 300 is shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 9, a telephone history generation screen example 300 includes a message M1 “Select phone number information designation destination”, a button BT1 for selecting “specific telephone number”, and “phone book”. And a button BT2 for selecting "."

  Based on the signal from the input unit 22, the designation processing unit 114 determines which one of the specific telephone number and the telephone book has been selected as the designation target (step S104). When the former is selected, that is, when the button BT1 is selected, for example, the specific number list screen 302 is displayed (step S106). On the other hand, when the latter is selected, that is, when the button BT2 is selected, for example, the phone book list screen 301 is displayed (step S108).

  The telephone directory list screen 301 displays a predetermined number of telephone numbers among all telephone numbers included in the telephone directory information 1002. The specific number list screen 302 displays a predetermined number of telephone numbers among a plurality of specific telephone numbers registered in advance by the registration processing unit 112. In addition, although only the telephone number was shown on these screens 301 and 302, the name of the other party may actually be displayed in association with the telephone number.

  Next, designation (selection) of one of a plurality of telephone numbers being displayed is received from the user (step S110). The designated telephone number is temporarily stored, for example, in a reserved area on the RAM 41 (hereinafter referred to as “secured area”).

  As described above, when the destination information (specific phone number) of the history target candidate is registered in advance by the registration processing unit 112, the user can more easily select a desired phone number than when selecting from the phone book. You can choose.

The process returns to the main routine of FIG.
In the present embodiment, the telephone number targeted for the current history can be selected from one of the specific telephone number list and the telephone directory list, but it may be selected only from the specific telephone number list. Alternatively, it may be possible to select only from the telephone directory list every time. The same applies to the mail address designation process described later. When selecting from the telephone directory list every time, the registration processing unit 112 shown in FIG. 3 and the history target flag shown in FIG. 5 are not essential components.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing mail address designation processing in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 8, the designation processing unit 114 displays a mail history generation screen (step S202). An example mail history generation screen 400 is shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 10, in the mail history generation screen example 400, a message M3 “Please select a mail address designation destination”, a button BT3 for selecting “specific mail address”, and “phone book” A button BT4 for selecting is displayed.

  Based on the signal from the input unit 22, the designation processing unit 114 determines which one of the specific mail address and the telephone book is selected as the designation target (step S204). When the former is selected, that is, when the button BT3 is selected, for example, the specific address list screen 402 is displayed (step S206). On the other hand, when the latter is selected, that is, when the button BT4 is selected, for example, the phone book list screen 401 is displayed (step S208).

  The phone book list screen 401 displays a predetermined number of email addresses among all email addresses included in the phone book information 1002. The specific address list screen 402 displays a predetermined number of e-mail addresses among a plurality of specific e-mail addresses registered in advance by the registration processing unit 112. In these screens 401 and 402, only the mail address is shown, but in actuality, the name of the other party may be displayed in association with the mail address.

  Next, designation (selection) of one of the plurality of mail addresses being displayed is received from the user (step S210). The designated mail address is temporarily stored, for example, in a reserved area of the RAM 41.

  Also in this case, when the destination information (specific mail address) of the history target candidate is registered in advance by the registration processing unit 112, the user selects a desired telephone number more easily than selecting from the telephone directory. can do.

  Subsequently, the designation processing unit 114 performs processing for mail text setting (step S212). Specifically, for example, an e-mail text input screen as shown in FIG. 11 is displayed, and input of text content is accepted from the user.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example mail text input screen 500.
Referring to FIG. 11, e-mail text input screen example 500 displays a message M <b> 5 “Please enter a mail text”, a destination area 501, and a text area 502 for entering a mail text. . In the destination area 501, the mail address specified in step S210 is quoted.

  The contents entered in the body area 502 are also temporarily stored in the reserved area on the RAM 41 together with the designated mail address. The content input in the text area 502 can be displayed as the mail text of the history information.

The process returns to the main routine of FIG.
Referring to FIG. 6 again, when the telephone number or e-mail address designation process is completed, designation process unit 114 displays a time designation screen (step S8).

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a time setting screen example 600.
Referring to FIG. 12, in the time setting screen example 600, a message M7 “Please set history display time”, a button BT7 for selecting “current time”, and “specify time” are selected. Button BT8 for displaying.

  The designation processing unit 114 determines which one of the current time and an arbitrary time (time designation) has been selected based on the signal from the input unit 22 (step S104). When the former is selected, that is, when the button BT7 is selected, the current time (date and time) is acquired based on the output from the time measuring unit 25 (step S14). The acquired current time is temporarily stored in the reserved area of the RAM 41.

  On the other hand, when the latter is selected, that is, when the button BT8 is selected, a time input screen is displayed (step S12).

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a time input screen example 601.
Referring to FIG. 12, a time input screen example 601 displays a message M8 “Please enter a specified time” and an area 603 for inputting the time. Thereby, the input of a user desired time can be received.

  When the pseudo communication occurrence time is designated by the user, the confirmation processing unit 116 sets the set content (content set by the user of the mobile terminal 100) in the designated counterpart device (hereinafter referred to as “designated destination”). Is confirmed (step S16). Specifically, a designation destination notification screen as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed, and an instruction from the user is accepted.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a designation destination notification screen 800.
Referring to FIG. 13, a designation destination notification screen example 800 includes a message M9 “notifying the designation destination of setting contents”, a button BT9 for selecting “Yes (YES)”, and “No ( Button BT10 for selecting “NO)” is displayed.

  When execution of the notification is selected, that is, when the button BT9 is selected, a confirmation notification to the designated destination is performed. Specifically, when “telephone” is selected in step S2 described above, even if a call history is generated in a pseudo manner for the mobile terminal of the other party specified by the telephone number specified in step S110. Confirmation of whether or not it is good. If “mail” is selected in the above step S2, confirmation is made as to whether or not a call history may be generated in a pseudo manner for the mobile terminal of the other party specified by the designated mail address Make a notification. Such confirmation notification can be performed, for example, as follows. That is, a mail having the text set contents of pseudo data (the date and time of occurrence of pseudo communication, the contents of the mail text, etc.) is transmitted to the mobile terminal of the other party. The same applies to the case of pseudo telephone data.

  When non-execution of notification is selected, that is, when the button BT10 is selected, the process may be terminated without generating pseudo data. In this embodiment, the confirmation process is performed for both pseudo telephone data and pseudo mail data. However, the confirmation process may be performed only for pseudo mail data. In the case of pseudo mail data, since the user can freely input the mail text, it is preferable to make the confirmation process essential from the viewpoint of protecting the rights of the other user.

  In the designated mobile terminal, when the confirmation notification is received, for example, the following processing is performed. That is, the designated portable terminal displays a confirmation screen (mail text) indicating the setting contents (the date and time of occurrence of pseudo communication, the contents of the mail text, etc.), and transmits a response thereto. Specifically, for example, a button for selecting approval (OK) or rejection (NG) is displayed on the confirmation screen displayed on the designated portable terminal. Then, the designated user is allowed to select either approval or rejection, and the information is returned as a response content.

  When receiving a reply from the designated portable terminal, the confirmation processing unit 116 determines whether the response content is approval or rejection (step S18). If the response content is approval (“OK” in step S18), an approval screen is displayed (step S19).

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example approval screen 900. Referring to FIG. 14, when the setting contents are approved at the specified destination, for example, “Confirmation OK has been received from the specified destination. The set history information can be displayed” as in the example of the approval screen 900. Is displayed.

  On the other hand, if the response content is rejection (“NG” in step S18), a rejection screen is displayed (step S24), and the process proceeds to step S26 without generating or displaying pseudo data.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a reject screen example 901. Referring to FIG. 15, when the setting contents are rejected at the specified destination, for example, “Reception NG has been received from the specified destination. The set history information cannot be displayed” as shown in the reject screen example 901. Message M12 is displayed.

  When the process of step S19 ends, the generation unit 118 generates pseudo data (step S20). That is, transmission history data or transmission history data according to the contents set (designated) by the user is generated in a pseudo manner. The display processing unit 120 displays the generated pseudo data on the display unit 12 as one piece of normal history information (step S22). A detailed example of the processing in steps S20 and S22 will be described later.

When the process of step S22 ends, the process proceeds to step S26.
In step S26, the confirmation processing unit 116 deletes the confirmation history. That is, the process of deleting the history related to the confirmation notification (step S16) and the response content reception (step S18) to the designated destination is automatically performed. However, the “erase” here means that the mail transmission / reception history related to the confirmation notification is not stored in the mail history area 433 in the flash memory 43, and only the data in the memory is actually erased. It is not a thing.

The series of pseudo history information generation processing is thus completed.
In addition, it is preferable that the history regarding the confirmation notification is automatically deleted also at the terminal of the other party of the confirmation notification. For this purpose, when a mail to which identification information indicating a confirmation notification for generating pseudo data is received is received at the designated mobile terminal, the CPU of the designated mobile terminal Read the program. Then, the following processing is performed according to the read program. That is, after performing the display process as described above, the response content (whether it can be generated) according to the instruction from the user is returned to the transmission source portable terminal. When such a reply process is completed, the CPU of the designated portable terminal deletes the reception history of the confirmation notification and the transmission history of the response content. However, “erase” here also means the same as above.

Here, a detailed example of processing by the generation unit 118 and the display processing unit 120 will be described.
(Generation and display of pseudo-phone data)
If “telephone” is selected in step S2 of FIG. 6, outgoing call history data is generated in a pseudo manner as pseudo telephone data based on information input by the user (step S20). The data structure of the pseudo telephone data is the same as the data structure of each transmission history data constituting the transmission history information 1004 shown in FIG. Therefore, an example of the data structure of the outgoing call history information 1004 will be described first.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a data structure of outgoing call history information 1004 stored in the telephone history area 432 of the flash memory 43 in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 16, outgoing call history information 1004 includes four items. That is, each transmission history data includes a history number, a transmission date and time, a telephone number of a transmission destination, and a name of the transmission destination. Name data may not be included. The data structure of the incoming call history information 1006 may be the same.

  The generation unit 118 generates pseudo telephone data including these four items and adds it to the outgoing call history information 1004.

  When the pseudo telephone data is generated, the display processing unit 120 displays a call history list including the generated pseudo telephone data (step S22).

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a transmission history list screen example 700.
Referring to FIG. 17, in outgoing call history list screen example 700, information 701 relating to the pseudo telephone data generated this time and information 702 relating to outgoing call history data stored so far are distinguished as outgoing call history. It is displayed without. The information 702 can also include pseudo telephone data generated by the pseudo history information generation process.

  In this way, even if the user is not actually calling a specific destination (specified telephone number) at a specific date and time, the pseudo-generated transmission history data is true transmission history data. Is displayed without being identified. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the protection of the user's privacy at the specified time of the day.

(Generation and display of pseudo mail data)
If “mail” is selected in step S2 of FIG. 6, mail transmission history data is generated as pseudo mail data based on information input by the user (step S20). The data structure of the pseudo mail data is the same as the data structure of each transmission history data constituting the transmission history information 1008 shown in FIG. Therefore, first, an example of the data structure of the transmission history information 1008 will be described.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the data structure of the transmission history information 1008 stored in the mail history area 433 of the flash memory 43 in the embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 18, transmission history information 1008 includes six items. That is, each transmission history data includes a history number, a transmission date and time, a destination mail address, a destination name, a subject, and a body ID. The body ID is identification information for uniquely identifying the mail body data stored in the mail body storage area 434 of FIG. Name data may not be included. The data structure of the reception history information 1010 may be the same.

  The generation unit 118 generates pseudo mail data including these six items and adds it to the transmission history information 1008.

  When the pseudo mail data is generated, the display processing unit 120 displays a transmission history list including the generated transmission history data (step S22).

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a transmission history list screen example 710.
Referring to FIG. 19, transmission history list screen example 710 distinguishes, as transmission history, information 711 relating to the pseudo-mail data generated this time and information 712 relating to transmission history data stored so far. It is displayed without. Also in this case, the information 712 may include pseudo mail data generated by the pseudo history information generation process.

  In this way, even if the user does not actually send an email to a specific destination (specified email address) at a specific date and time, the pseudo-generated transmission history data is true transmission history data. Is displayed without being identified. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the protection of the user's privacy at the specified time of the day.

  In this embodiment, only the time can be specified, but the date (past date) may be specified.

  Moreover, the pseudo | simulation history information generation method which the portable terminal of this invention performs can also be provided as a program. Such a program can be recorded on an optical medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc-ROM) or a computer-readable recording medium such as a memory card and provided as a program product. A program can also be provided by downloading via a network.

  The program according to the present invention is a program module that is provided as a part of a computer operating system (OS) and calls necessary modules in a predetermined arrangement at a predetermined timing to execute processing. Also good. In that case, the program itself does not include the module, and the process is executed in cooperation with the OS. A program that does not include such a module can also be included in the program according to the present invention.

  The program according to the present invention may be provided by being incorporated in a part of another program. Even in this case, the program itself does not include the module included in the other program, and the process is executed in cooperation with the other program. Such a program incorporated in another program can also be included in the program according to the present invention.

  The provided program product is installed in a program storage unit such as a hard disk and executed. Note that the program product includes the program itself and a storage medium in which the program is stored.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a figure which shows an example of the external appearance of the portable terminal which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of the portable terminal in embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of a function structure of the portable terminal in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure example of the flash memory in the portable terminal according to embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of the telephone directory information in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the pseudo | simulation log | history information generation process in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the telephone number designation | designated process in embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the mail address designation | designated process in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a telephone log production | generation screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a mail log | history production | generation screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a mail text input screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a time setting screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a designation | designated notification screen. It is a figure which shows the example of an approval screen. It is a figure which shows the example of a refusal screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the transmission log | history information memorize | stored in the telephone log | history area | region of the flash memory in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a transmission log | history list screen. It is a figure which shows an example of the data structure of the transmission log | history information memorize | stored in the mail log | history area | region of the flash memory in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a transmission log list screen.

Explanation of symbols

  7 antenna, 12 display unit, 18 reproduction circuit, 19 speaker, 22 input unit, 24 microphone, 25 timing unit, 26 access unit, 26A recording medium, 30 CPU, 36 communication control unit, 37 radio unit, 38 audio signal processing unit , 41 RAM, 42 ROM, 43 Flash memory, 100 mobile terminal, 112 registration processing unit, 114 designation processing unit, 116 confirmation processing unit, 118 generation unit, 120 display processing unit, 1002 telephone directory information, 1004 transmission history information, 1006 Incoming call history information, 1008 transmission history information, 1010 reception history information.

Claims (8)

First storage means for storing a plurality of mail addresses;
Second storage means for storing history information including mail transmission / reception history;
Generation control means for performing control for generating pseudo history information to be included in the history information,
The generation control means includes
Designation processing means for accepting an input from a user of one of the plurality of e-mail addresses and a specific date and time representing the date and time of occurrence of pseudo communication;
Generating means for generating pseudo-mail data including the specified mail address and the specific date and time as the pseudo-history information,
A portable terminal further comprising display means for displaying the pseudo history information as one of the history information. The designation processing means further accepts input of a mail text from a user,
The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the pseudo mail data includes the input mail text. The generation control means further includes a confirmation processing means for confirming with the partner terminal specified by the designated mail address whether or not there is approval for the content received from the user by the designation processing means,
The portable terminal according to claim 2, wherein the generation unit generates the pseudo-mail data only when it is determined that the received content is approved as a result of the confirmation by the confirmation processing unit. The history information includes email transmission history information and email reception history information,
The portable terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second storage unit stores the pseudo mail data as one of the mail transmission history information and mail reception history information. The generation control means further includes a registration processing means for performing a process of registering a mail address that is a candidate of a pseudo-mail destination among the plurality of mail addresses as a specific mail address,
The first storage means stores the specific mail address among the plurality of mail addresses so as to be distinguishable from others,
The said designation | designated processing means makes a user select the target mail address from the said specific mail address, when the production | generation instruction | indication of pseudo mail data is input from the user. Mobile device. The first storage means further stores a plurality of telephone numbers,
The said production | generation means further produces | generates the pseudo | simulation telephone data containing the telephone number designated by the user among the said several telephone numbers, and the said specific date as said pseudo log | history information. Mobile device. A method for generating pseudo-history information,
Preparing multiple email addresses in memory;
Receiving a designation of one of the plurality of email addresses from a user;
A step of accepting an input of a specific date and time representing a date and time of occurrence of pseudo communication from a user;
Generating pseudo-mail data including the designated mail address and the specific date and time as the pseudo-history information;
Displaying the pseudo history information as one of history information including a mail transmission / reception history. A program for generating pseudo history information,
Preparing multiple email addresses in memory;
Receiving a designation of one of the plurality of email addresses from a user;
A step of accepting an input of a specific date and time representing a date and time of occurrence of pseudo communication from a user;
Generating pseudo-mail data including the designated mail address and the specific date and time as the pseudo-history information;
A pseudo history information generation program for causing a computer to execute the step of displaying the pseudo history information as one of history information including mail transmission / reception history.

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