JP5067094B2 - Mobile terminal, operation guidance display program, and display control method for mobile terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile terminal having a plurality of displays, an operation guidance display program, and a display control method for the mobile terminal.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a mobile phone terminal having two display units that can be switched between a state oriented in different directions and a state oriented in the same direction. The publication describes that the two display units are used as an integral display unit. The publication also describes that a TV broadcast screen is displayed on one of the two display units, and the other is used as a display unit for an e-mail input operation (paragraph 0026).

  Further, Patent Document 2 has a sub-display unit that can be visually recognized regardless of the open / closed state of the cover unit in a two-fold type mobile phone terminal, and an operation guide associated with a plurality of keys is provided on the sub-display unit. It is described to display.

JP 2005-223507 A JP 2002-369252 A

  Currently, portable terminals with an operation guidance function are known, but the function currently being operated must be terminated and the operation guidance function must be started from the menu screen, etc., and the function operation cannot be performed while viewing the operation guidance There is a problem. For this reason, when using an unfamiliar function, there are not a few users who refer to an instruction manual or a support site operated by a manufacturer from another device such as a personal computer.

  In the mobile phone terminal disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, a form in which two display units are used as an integral display unit, a TV image is displayed on one of the two display units, and an e-mail display screen is displayed on the other. The form is described, but there is no description about displaying the operation guidance.

  Further, Patent Document 2 describes that an operation guide associated with a plurality of keys of the operation unit is displayed when the cover is released. It is merely a display of functions assigned to so-called soft keys displayed at the bottom of the main display section in the mobile phone terminal, and does not provide explanation (operation guidance) requested by the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal capable of referring to operation guidance on another screen while using a function currently being operated. There is to do.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile terminal having two displays that can be switched between a state oriented in different directions and a state oriented in the same direction, wherein the two displays are directed in the same direction. Display state detection means for detecting whether or not the display has been performed, and operation guidance linked to the other display content is displayed on one of the two displays in a state where the two displays are directed in the same direction. A portable terminal that terminates the display of the operation guidance when the two displays transition from a state oriented in the same direction to a state oriented in a different direction. Is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an operation guidance display program to be executed by a computer mounted on a portable terminal having two displays that can be switched between a state oriented in different directions and a state oriented in the same direction. In the process of detecting whether or not the two displays are directed in the same direction, and when the two displays transition from a state directed in different directions to a state directed in the same direction, The display of the operation guidance for the other display content is started on one of the two displays , and the process for switching the content of the operation guidance in accordance with the transition of the other display content, and the two displays in the same direction When the transition from the state oriented to the state directed to a different direction is made, the display of the operation guidance is terminated. That operation guidance display program process and, it is allowed to execute on the computer is provided.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, display control of a mobile terminal to be executed by a computer mounted on a mobile terminal having two displays that can be switched between a state oriented in different directions and a state oriented in the same direction. In the method, the computer detects whether or not the two displays are directed in the same direction, and transitions from a state where the two displays are directed in different directions to a state directed in the same direction. In this case, the computer starts displaying the operation guidance for the other display content on one of the two displays, and the computer switches the content of the operation guidance according to the transition of the other display content. , When the two displays transition from a state oriented in the same direction to a state oriented in a different direction, Display control method of the mobile terminal Ru to end the display of the serial operation guidance is provided.

  According to the present invention, it becomes possible to operate the corresponding function while referring to the function guidance, and it is possible to release the user from the troublesome point that the function unknown point during operation and the instruction manual have to be read. .

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a state in which an operation guidance function is used in the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a first display (main display) 24 and a second display (sub-display) 26 arranged inside a two-fold type portable terminal are directed in the same direction, and are directed to the second display 26. This represents a state in which operation guidance for the display content of the first display 24 is displayed.

  For example, referring to the operation guidance displayed on the second display 26 in FIG. 1, the user is using the schedule function (the first line of the second display 26), below the first display 24. When the "New" button is pressed among the displayed soft keys, the registration of the schedule can be started (2nd to 4th lines of the second display 26), and when the calendar number is selected with the "Select" button of the soft key The schedule function can be used while referring to the operation guidance such as displaying the schedule (plan) for the day (sixth to eighth lines of the second display 26).

  Each function assigned to the soft key is displayed at the bottom of the first display 24, and the present invention can provide further necessary operation guidance.

  Subsequently, a configuration example of a portable terminal having the above function will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the mobile terminal according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the mobile terminal according to the present invention includes a control unit 20, a ROM (Read-Only Memory) 21, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 22, a first LCD driver 23, a first display (main display) 24, a first display. 2LCD driver 25, the 2nd display (sub display) 26, the speaker 27, the input part 28, the transmission / reception part 30, the antenna 31, and the display state detection means 40 are comprised.

  The control unit 20 drives the first LCD driver 23 based on the operation content from the key of the input unit 28, and displays a screen similar to the conventional mobile phone on the first display 24.

  The ROM 21 stores guidance information related to various functions of the mobile phone in association with each screen of each function. For example, it is possible to use electronic contents that are displayed by the operation guidance function of the mobile phone described in the background art section at the beginning and explain the operation contents and processing contents of each function of the mobile phone in association with each other.

  In addition, the control unit 20 has the same direction as the first display 24 when the operation content from the keys of the input unit 28 is what the display of the operation guidance requires, or as shown in FIG. When a specific function is activated in the case of being oriented, the appropriate guidance information is read from the ROM 21, the second LCD driver 25 is driven, and the operation guidance corresponding to the display content of the first display 24 is given to the second display 26. To display.

  Moreover, the control part 20 performs the display similar to the sub display of the conventional portable terminal except the above. For example, the reception level of the radio wave and the battery charge state are displayed during standby, the name of the other party is displayed during a voice call, and a predetermined alarm screen is displayed during alarm notification.

  The display state detection means 40 can use a configuration used in a two-fold type mobile phone terminal or the like. In addition, the RAM 22, the speaker 27, the input unit 28, the transmission / reception unit 30, and the antenna 31 are all provided in the mobile terminal as standard, and are well known in this technical field. Is omitted.

  As a connection mode of the first display 24 and the second display 26, the second display 26 is attached to a casing in which the first display 24 is accommodated via a hinge, and the second display is used with the hinge as a fulcrum. By rotating 26, it is possible to adopt the configuration described in FIG. 1 and Patent Document 1 in which two displays are oriented in the same direction and can be placed in parallel.

  Next, the operation of the mobile terminal according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing basic operations in the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  Referring to FIG. 3, first, when an application (program) is started from the standby state (step S001) to use a specific function (Yes in step S002), the control unit 20 displays the display state detection means. 40, it is confirmed whether or not the second display 26 is in a predetermined position (a parallel state facing the same direction as the first display 24) (step S003).

  Here, when the second display 26 is in a parallel state facing the same direction as the first display 24, the control unit 20 starts displaying operation guidance on the second display 26 (step S007).

  On the other hand, when the second display 26 is in a position other than the parallel state facing the same direction as the first display 24 in step S003, the control unit 20 performs display according to the function on the first display 24. However, the operation guidance is not displayed on the second display 26, and for example, a normal display such as a time display, a radio wave reception level, a battery charging state, or the like is performed (step S004).

  During the normal display, when the user determines that the operation guidance needs to be displayed and changes the direction of the second display 26 to face the same direction as the first display 24 (Yes in step S005), the control is performed. The unit 20 starts displaying the operation guidance on the second display 26 (step S007).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, when the schedule function is being used, operation guidance for the schedule function is displayed on the second display 26. Similarly, when the ring tone setting function is used and the ring tone setting screen is displayed on the first display 24, the ring tone pattern of the ring tone pattern is displayed on the second display 26 as operation guidance for the ring tone setting screen. The contents of operations for selecting, changing the reading destination of the ring tone pattern, and determining the ring tone pattern are displayed.

  On the other hand, when the operation guidance is not required to be displayed and the second display 26 is not in the parallel state in which the second display 26 faces the same direction as the first display 24 (No in step S005), the control unit 20 proceeds to step S004 through step S006. Continue normal display.

  Further, when the operation guidance is displayed, the user determines that the display of the operation guidance is no longer necessary. For example, when the second display 26 is returned to the original state (the state in which it does not face the same direction) ( In step S008, No), the control unit 20 resumes the normal display in step S004 on the second display 26.

  The normal display in step S004 and the operation guidance display control in step S007 are continued until a specific application (program) end operation is performed (No in step S006, No in step S009). Accordingly, the direction of the second display 26 is changed, and the operation guidance corresponding to the scene can be browsed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the function to be used for the first time is used or when the operation becomes unclear, the second display 26 can be operated in the same direction as the first display 24 to operate various functions. The screen and operation guidance can be checked at the same time.

[Second Embodiment]
Subsequently, a second embodiment in which a function is added to the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the electronic book browsing function is used in the mobile terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the first display 24 and the second display 26 are oriented in the same direction and aligned sideways. Using the first display 24 and the second display 26, a memory card or the Internet The information for two pages read via is displayed in a lump.

  According to this embodiment, in addition to the operation guidance function, it is possible to read an electronic novel or an electronic comic with the same feeling as reading a paper medium.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and further modifications and replacements are possible without departing from the basic technical idea of the present invention. -Adjustments can be made. For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a two-fold type mobile phone terminal has been described, but two displays that can be switched between a state oriented in a different direction and a state oriented in the same direction It is possible to apply to various portable terminals having

It is a figure showing the state which is utilizing the operation guidance function in the portable terminal which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing the example of a structure of the portable terminal which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart showing operation | movement of the portable terminal which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the state which is utilizing the electronic book browsing function in the portable terminal which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

20 Control Unit 21 ROM (Read-Only Memory)
22 RAM (Random Access Memory)
23 1st LCD driver 24 1st display (main display)
25 Second LCD Driver 26 Second Display (Sub Display)
27 Speaker 28 Input Unit 30 Transmission / Reception Unit 31 Antenna 40 Display State Detection Means

Claims (6)

A portable terminal having two displays that can be switched between a state oriented in different directions and a state oriented in the same direction,
Display state detection means for detecting whether or not the two displays are oriented in the same direction;
The two states in which the display is oriented in the same direction, the in one of the two displays, Bei example and operation guidance display means for displaying the operation guidance in conjunction with the other display contents, a,
The portable terminal characterized in that the operation guidance display means terminates the display of the operation guidance when the two displays transition from a state oriented in the same direction to a state oriented in a different direction .   2. The mobile phone according to claim 1, wherein when the two displays transition from a state in which they are directed in different directions to a state in which the two displays are directed in the same direction, the operation guidance display unit displays operation guidance according to the display content at the time. Terminal. Furthermore, a two-screen continuous display function for displaying continuous content using both of the two displays in a state where the two displays are directed in the same direction,
The portable terminal according to claim 1 or 2 , characterized by the above-mentioned. Furthermore, it replaces with the said operation guidance, and the display which displays the said operation guidance is provided with the display means which displays any one or more items among a time display, a radio wave reception level, and a battery charge state. The portable terminal as described in kaichi. An operation guidance display program to be executed by a computer mounted on a portable terminal having two displays that can be switched between a state oriented in a different direction and a state oriented in the same direction,
Processing for detecting whether or not the two displays are oriented in the same direction;
When the two displays transition from a state in which they are directed in different directions to a state in which they are directed in the same direction , display of operation guidance for the other display content is started on one of the two displays, and thereafter A process of switching the content of the operation guidance according to the transition of the other display content;
A process of terminating display of the operation guidance when the two displays transition from a state oriented in the same direction to a state oriented in a different direction;
An operation guidance display program for causing the computer to execute. A mobile terminal display control method that is executed by a computer mounted on a mobile terminal having two displays that can be switched between a state oriented in a different direction and a state oriented in the same direction,
The computer detects whether the two displays are oriented in the same direction;
When the two displays transition from a state in which they are oriented in different directions to a state in which they are oriented in the same direction, the computer starts displaying operation guidance on the other display content on one of the two displays. ,
The computer, according to the transition of the display contents of the other, it switches the contents of the operation guidance,
Ending the display of the operation guidance when the two displays transition from a state oriented in the same direction to a state oriented in a different direction;
A display control method for a portable terminal.

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