JP5236395B2 - Communication terminal - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a communication terminal.

Conventionally, communication terminals such as mobile phones have an address book function, and information such as telephone numbers and mail addresses is stored in the address book.
In addition, some mobile phones have a mail filter function as a security measure, and according to this mail filter function, the mobile phone can be set not to receive junk mail (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-146743 A

By the way, in recent years, mobile phones for children have been released, and security measures are particularly important in such mobile phones for children.
However, the conventional technique cannot completely prevent the reception of junk mail, and has a problem that harmful junk mail is received.
In addition, when a URL or the like is described in the received junk mail, there is a problem that clicking on this URL accesses a harmful site.
These problems have become a major obstacle for children to have mobile phones.

  Therefore, an object of this invention is to provide the communication terminal which a child can carry safely.

  The present invention provides a communication unit, a first storage unit that stores identification information for identifying a predetermined communication destination among communication destinations that communicate with the communication unit, and stores the identification information as an unapproved communication destination in the first storage unit. Approving means for approving the unapproved communication destination, a second storage unit storing the unapproved communication destination approved by the approval unit as an approved communication destination, and the second storage unit storing the unapproved communication destination When there is a communication request with an approved communication destination, communication with the approved communication destination by the communication unit is permitted, and when there is a communication request with a communication destination different from the approved communication destination, the communication And a communication control unit that restricts communication with a communication destination different from the approved communication destination.

  The present invention includes a communication unit, a display unit, a first storage unit that stores identification information for identifying a predetermined communication destination among communication destinations that communicate with the communication unit as an unapproved communication destination, and the first An approval unit that approves the unapproved communication destination stored in the storage unit, a second storage unit that stores the unapproved communication destination approved by the approval unit as an approved communication destination, and an email by the communication unit When receiving an e-mail from the approved communication destination stored in the second storage unit and the communication control unit permitting reception of the e-mail, the contents of the e-mail received from the approved communication destination are displayed on the display unit And when the electronic mail is received from a communication destination different from the approved communication destination, the content of the electronic mail received from the communication destination different from the approved communication destination is displayed on the display unit. Restricted display system And parts relates to a communication terminal comprising a.

  The communication system further includes a third storage unit that is not stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit, and that stores identification information of a communication destination that is about to communicate as a new communication destination. The control unit preferably stores the new communication destination stored in the third storage unit in the first storage unit as the unapproved communication destination.

  In addition, an operation unit that performs a predetermined input operation, and a first password storage unit that stores a first password, the approval unit requests the input of the first password by the operation unit, the first password When one password is input, the unapproved communication destination is preferably stored in the second storage unit as the approved communication destination.

  The communication control unit further includes an approval determination destination setting unit that sets one of the approved communication destinations as an approval determination destination that determines approval approval / disapproval of the unapproved communication destination. And allowing the communication unit to transmit identification information of the unapproved communication destination to the approval determination destination, and to receive approval approval / disapproval information of the unapproved communication destination transmitted from the approval determination destination. When the approval approval / disapproval information received by the communication unit is information that permits approval of the unapproved communication destination, it is preferable to store the unapproved communication destination as the approved communication destination in the second storage unit. .

  In addition, an operation unit that performs a predetermined input operation and a first password storage unit that stores a first password are further included, and the approval unit performs the operation when there is a communication request with the unapproved communication destination. Requesting the input of the first password by a unit, and when the input of the first password is performed, the unapproved communication destination is stored in the second storage unit as the approved communication destination, and the communication control unit is It is preferable to permit communication with an unapproved communication destination for which the communication request has been made by the communication unit.

  In addition, an operation unit that performs a predetermined input operation and a first password storage unit that stores a first password are further provided, and the approval unit is not stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit. When there is a communication request with a new communication destination, the operation unit requests the input of the first password, and when the first password is input, the identification information of the new communication destination is confirmed. When the first password is not input or when a password different from the first password is input, the new communication destination identification information is stored in the second storage unit as a communication destination. It is preferable to store in the first storage unit as the approval communication destination.

  In addition, when the identification information of the new communication destination is stored as the approved communication destination in the second storage unit by the approval unit, the communication control unit and the new communication destination by the communication unit Communication and when the identification means of the new communication destination is stored in the first storage unit as the unapproved communication destination by the approval means, the communication unit communicates with the new communication destination. Is preferably limited.

  In addition, when there is an execution request for the predetermined application by the application execution unit, a second password storage unit that stores a second password, and the application execution unit, the second unit by the operation unit It is preferable to further include an application control unit that requests input of a password and permits execution of the predetermined application when the second password is input.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the communication terminal which a child can carry safely can be provided.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, a basic structure of a mobile phone 1 that is an embodiment of a communication terminal according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile phone 1 includes an operation unit side body 2, a display unit side body 3, and a hinge mechanism 4 that couples the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3.
The operation unit side body 2 includes an operation unit 11 and a microphone 12 on the surface unit 10.
The operation unit 11 includes a function setting operation button 13 for activating various functions such as various setting functions, a telephone book function, and a mail function, and an input operation button 14 for inputting numbers of telephone numbers, mail characters, and the like. , And a determination operation button 15 for performing determination and scrolling in various operations.
The microphone 12 is used for inputting a voice uttered by a user of the mobile phone 1 during a call.

The display unit side body 3 includes a display unit 21 and a receiver 22 on the surface unit 20.
The display unit 21 displays various information such as the telephone number, mail address, and mail content of the other party of the call. The receiver 22 outputs the voice of the other party on the call.

  The hinge mechanism 4 connects the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 so as to move relative to each other. The mobile phone 1 relatively rotates the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 which are connected via the hinge mechanism 4, so that the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 are rotated. Can be in an open state (open state), or the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 can be folded (closed state).

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functions of the mobile phone 1. The cellular phone 1 includes an operation unit 11, a microphone 12, a communication unit 41, an image processing unit 42, an audio processing unit 43, a memory 44, and a CPU 45 in the operation unit side body 2, and a display unit 21. The receiver 22 and the driver IC 23 are provided in the display unit side body 3.

  The communication unit 41 includes a main antenna 411 and an RF circuit unit 412, and communicates with a predetermined communication destination. Examples of communication destinations with which the communication unit 41 communicates include an external terminal device that transmits / receives telephones and mails to / from the mobile phone 1 and an external device such as an external web server that connects the mobile phone 1 to the Internet.

  The main antenna 411 communicates with an external device in a predetermined use frequency band (for example, 800 MHz). In the present embodiment, the predetermined use frequency band is 800 MHz, but other frequency bands may be used. Further, the main antenna 411 may have a so-called dual band compatible type that can support other used frequency bands (for example, 2 GHz) in addition to a predetermined used frequency band.

  The RF circuit unit 412 demodulates the signal received by the main antenna 411 and supplies the processed signal to the CPU 45. The RF circuit unit 412 modulates the signal supplied from the CPU 45 and transmits it to the external device (base station) via the main antenna 411.

  The image processing unit 42 performs predetermined image processing under the control of the CPU 45, and outputs the processed image data to the driver IC 23. The driver IC 23 stores the image data supplied from the image processing unit 42 in a frame memory (not shown) and outputs it to the display unit 21 at a predetermined timing.

  The sound processing unit 43 performs predetermined sound processing on the signal supplied from the RF circuit unit 412 under the control of the CPU 45, and outputs the processed signal to the receiver 22. The receiver 22 outputs the signal supplied from the audio processing unit 43 to the outside. This signal may be output from a speaker (not shown) instead of the receiver 22 or together with the receiver 22.

  In addition, the sound processing unit 43 processes a signal input from the microphone 12 according to the control of the CPU 45 and outputs the processed signal to the RF circuit unit 412. The RF circuit unit 412 performs predetermined processing on the signal supplied from the sound processing unit 43 and outputs the processed signal to the main antenna 411.

The memory 44 includes, for example, a working memory and is used for arithmetic processing by the CPU 45. The memory 44 includes a first storage unit 441, a second storage unit 442, a third storage unit 443, a first password storage unit 444, and a second password storage unit 445, which will be described later.
The memory 44 may be a removable external memory.

  The CPU 45 controls the entire mobile phone 1, and performs predetermined control on the communication unit 41, the image processing unit 42, the display unit 21, and the audio processing unit 43, for example. In addition, the CPU 45 monitors the internal state such as the radio wave state by the main antenna 411 described above, the remaining amount of a rechargeable battery (not shown), the presence of missed calls and unread mail, and based on this result, Control to change the display content of the display unit 21 is also performed. A specific configuration of the CPU 45 will be described later.

  Next, a configuration for exerting the function of the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing configurations of the memory 44 and the CPU 45 of the mobile phone 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The memory 44 includes a first storage unit 441, a second storage unit 442, a third storage unit 443, a first password storage unit 444, and a second password storage unit 445.

The first storage unit 441 stores identification information such as a telephone number or a mail address of a predetermined communication destination among communication destinations that communicate with the communication unit 41 as an unapproved communication destination.
As a method of storing the identification information of the communication destination in the first storage unit 441, in addition to the method of directly inputting the identification information of the communication destination by the operation unit 11, the identification information of the communication destination is obtained by infrared communication, telephone, e-mail, or the like. The method of receiving is mentioned.

  The second storage unit 442 stores an unapproved communication destination approved by the later-described approval unit 452 among the unapproved communication destinations stored in the first storage unit 441 as an approved communication destination.

The identification information of the unapproved communication destination stored in the first storage unit 441 and the approved communication destination stored in the second storage unit 442 is, for example, from an address book menu screen as shown in FIG. Each menu can be selected and displayed.
That is, the approved address menu is selected from the address book menu screen to display only the identification information of the approved communication destination (see FIG. 4B), or the unapproved address menu is displayed from the address book menu screen. It is possible to select and display only the identification information of the unapproved communication destination (see FIG. 4C).
Alternatively, the address list display menu may be selected to display a list of identification information of all communication destinations with an approval status flag (see FIG. 4D).

  When the third storage unit 443 is a new communication destination that is a communication destination that is not stored in the first storage unit 441 and the second storage unit 442, the communication destination with which the mobile phone 1 is trying to communicate is The identification information of the new communication destination is stored.

Here, the “communication destination trying to communicate” means when the mobile phone 1 receives a communication request from a predetermined communication destination and when the mobile phone 1 makes a communication request to the predetermined communication destination. Including both cases.
Note that “when the mobile phone 1 receives a communication request from a predetermined communication destination” means, for example, when the mobile phone 1 receives the calling party number (telephone number) transmitted via the base station. Is mentioned.
Further, “when a communication request is made from the mobile phone 1 to a predetermined communication destination” includes, for example, a case where a predetermined outgoing operation is performed by the operation unit 11 after inputting a telephone number of the predetermined communication destination. It is done.

  That is, the third storage unit 443 stores the outgoing call history to the new communication destination and the incoming call history from the new communication destination.

  The first password storage unit 444 stores an approval password as the first password. This approval password is requested to be input when an unapproved communication destination is approved by an approval unit 452 described later, for example.

  The second password storage unit 445 stores an activation password as a second password. The activation password is requested to be input when, for example, an application control unit 457 described later permits execution of a predetermined application.

  The CPU 45 includes a determination unit 451, an approval unit 452 as an approval unit, a communication control unit 453, a display control unit 454, an approval determination destination setting unit 455, an application execution unit 456, and an application control unit 457. Prepare.

The determination unit 451 includes identification information of a communication destination with which the mobile phone 1 is to communicate, identification information of a communication destination stored in the first storage unit 441, and a communication destination stored in the second storage unit 442. Whether the identification information of the communication destination with which the mobile phone 1 is to communicate is stored in the first storage unit 441, the second storage unit 442, or the first storage. Whether it is stored in either the unit 441 or the second storage unit 442 is determined.
That is, the determination unit 451 determines whether the communication destination with which the mobile phone 1 is to communicate corresponds to an unapproved communication destination, an approved communication destination, or a new communication destination.

Further, the determination unit 451 determines whether or not the input password matches the approval password stored in the first password storage unit 444 when an input of the approval password is requested by the approval unit 452 described later. .
Further, the determination unit 451 determines whether or not the input password matches the approval password stored in the second password storage unit 445 when the application control unit 457 described later requests the input of the activation password. To do.

The approval unit 452 approves the unapproved communication destination stored in the first storage unit 441 and stores it in the second storage unit 442 as an approved communication destination.
Specifically, the approval unit 452 requests input of an approval password by the operation unit 11 when approving an unapproved communication destination as an approved communication destination. When the approval password is input by the operation unit 11, the approval unit 452 stores the unapproved communication destination in the second storage unit 442 as the approved communication destination.

  Further, the approval unit 452 requests the input of the approval password by the operation unit 11 when the communication unit that has requested communication is determined to be an unapproved communication destination by the determination unit 451, and the approval password is input. When it is performed, the unapproved communication destination is approved and stored in the second storage unit 442 as the approved communication destination. When an unapproved communication destination for which a communication request has been made is stored in the second storage unit 442 as an approved communication destination, the communication control unit 453 described later permits communication with the unapproved communication destination by the communication unit 41. To do.

  In addition, when the determination unit 451 determines that the communication destination that has requested communication is a new communication destination, the approval unit 452 stores the new communication destination in the third storage unit 443. Then, the approval unit 452 requests input of an approval password by the operation unit 11.

  Here, when the approval password is input by the operation unit 11, the approval unit 452 approves a new communication destination stored in the third storage unit 443 and stores it in the second storage unit 442 as an approved communication destination. Let In this case, when the new communication destination is stored in the second storage unit 442 as the approved communication destination by the approval unit 452, the communication control unit 453 described later permits the communication unit 41 to communicate with the new communication destination. To do.

  Further, when the approval password is not input by the operation unit 11 or when a password different from the approval password is input by the operation unit 11, the approval unit 452 performs a new communication stored in the third storage unit 443. The destination is stored in the first storage unit 441 as an unapproved communication destination. In this case, when the new communication destination is stored in the first storage unit 441 as an unapproved communication destination by the approval unit 452, the communication control unit 453 described later restricts communication with the new communication destination by the communication unit 41. To do.

The communication control unit 453 controls communication with a predetermined communication destination performed by the communication unit 41.
Specifically, when there is a communication request with the approved communication destination stored in the second storage unit 442, the communication control unit 453 permits the communication unit 41 to communicate with the approved communication destination. Further, when there is a communication request with a communication destination different from the approved communication destination, the communication control unit 453 restricts communication with a communication destination different from the approved communication destination by the communication unit 41.

  Here, “when there is a communication request with the approved communication destination” means that the mobile phone 1 has a communication request from the approved communication destination, and a communication request from the mobile phone 1 to the approved communication destination. Including both cases.

  In addition, when identification information of a new communication destination that is not stored in the first storage unit 441 and the second storage unit 442 is stored in the third storage unit 443, the communication control unit 453 sets the new communication destination to The first storage unit 441 stores the approval communication destination.

  Further, the communication control unit 453 permits the communication unit 41 to receive an e-mail when the communication request from the communication destination is an e-mail reception request.

The display control unit 454 controls the display of information on the display unit 21.
Specifically, when the display control unit 454 receives an email from the approved communication destination stored in the second storage unit 442, the display control unit 454 displays the content of the email received from the approved communication destination on the display unit 21. Allow that. When the display control unit 454 receives an e-mail from a communication destination different from the approved communication destination stored in the second storage unit 442, the display control unit 454 receives the e-mail from the communication destination different from the approved communication destination. Restrict viewing of email content.

The approval decision destination setting unit 455 sets one of the approved communication destinations among the approved communication destinations stored in the second storage unit 442 as an approval decision destination for determining approval / disapproval of an unapproved communication destination.
For example, when the user of the mobile phone 1 is a minor, the mobile phone used by the parent of the user can be set as the approval decision destination.
When changing the approval determination destination, the approval determination destination setting unit 455 requests input of a predetermined password (for example, an approval password).

In this case, when it is desired to store the unapproved communication destination as the approved communication destination in the second storage unit 442, the communication control unit 453 described above transmits the identification information of the unapproved communication destination to the approval determination destination. And the approval approval / disapproval information of the unapproved communication destination transmitted from the approval determination destination is received.
Then, when the approval approval / disapproval information received by the communication unit 41 is information that permits the approval of the unapproved communication destination, the approval unit 452 described above stores the unapproved communication destination as the approved communication destination in the second storage unit 442. Remember.

Specifically, the user of the mobile phone 1 transmits an e-mail in which a predetermined approval request number is added to the identification information of the unapproved communication destination that the user wants to approve to the terminal device that is the approval determination destination.
The approver confirms the content of the e-mail received by the terminal device as the approval decision destination, and returns the approval result as “approval” or “reject” to the e-mail.
When the mobile phone 1 receives the e-mail in which the approval result is input, the approval unit 452 confirms the approval request number of the received e-mail, and determines whether the approval is permitted or not by character determination of “approval” or “rejection”. judge.

  The application execution unit 456 executes a predetermined application among a plurality of applications (for example, a menu function, a camera function, a television function, a calendar function, and a diary function) provided in the mobile phone 1.

The application control unit 457 controls application execution by the application execution unit 456.
Specifically, the application control unit 457 requests input of a startup password by the operation unit 11 when a predetermined application execution request is issued by the application execution unit 456. When the activation password is input by the operation unit 11, the application control unit 457 permits the application execution unit 456 to execute a predetermined application.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 according to this embodiment will be described.
First, referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the operation of the mobile phone 1 when the unapproved communication destination stored in the first storage unit 441 is approved by an approver (for example, the parent of the user of the mobile phone 1). explain.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone 1 when an unapproved communication destination stored in the first storage unit 441 is approved by an approver. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on the display unit 21 when an unapproved communication destination stored in the first storage unit 441 is approved.

  In step S1, when the user selects a menu function by a predetermined input operation in the normal mode of the mobile phone 1 (for example, a state in which the standby screen is displayed), the application execution unit 456 causes the application control unit 457 to display the menu function. An execution request is made and the process proceeds to step S2.

  In step S2, the application control unit 457 requests input of an activation password and proceeds to step S3.

In step S3, the determination unit 451 determines whether or not the input password matches the activation password.
If the determination unit 451 determines that the input password matches the activation password, the process proceeds to step S4. If the determination unit 451 determines that the input password does not match the approval password, the process returns to step S1.

  In step S4, the application control unit 457 permits execution of the menu function, and the application execution unit 456 activates the menu function. In addition, the display control unit 454 causes the display unit 21 to display a predetermined menu screen (see FIG. 6A).

  In step S5, when the user operates the operation unit 11 to select the address book addition approval menu, the application execution unit 456 terminates the menu function and activates the address book addition approval function. The display control unit 454 An address book addition approval screen of an unapproved communication destination is displayed on the display unit 21 (see FIG. 6B). In this address book addition approval screen, there are three “approval” to approve the unapproved communication destination displayed on this screen, “rejection” to reject the approval of the unapproved communication destination, and “return” to return to the menu screen. The item is displayed.

  If the approver selects “approval” in step S6, the process proceeds to step S7, and if the approver selects “reject”, the process proceeds to step S12. If the approver selects “return”, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S7, the display control unit 454 displays an approval password input screen on the display unit 21 (see FIG. 6C), and the approval unit 452 requests input of the approval password, and the process proceeds to step S8.

In step S8, the determination unit 451 determines whether or not the input password matches the approval password.
If the determination unit 451 determines that the input password matches the approval password, the process proceeds to step S9. If the determination unit 451 determines that the input password does not match the approval password, the process proceeds to step S10.

  In step S9, the approval unit 452 approves the unapproved communication destination displayed on the address book addition approval screen and stores it in the second storage unit 442 as the approved communication destination, and this approved unapproved communication destination. Is deleted from the first storage unit 441, and the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S10, the approval unit 452 rejects the approval of the unapproved communication destination displayed on the address book addition approval screen, deletes the unapproved communication destination from the first storage unit 441, and proceeds to step S11. In addition, the display control unit 454 displays a rejection screen on the display unit 21 (see FIG. 6D).

In step S <b> 11, the approval unit 452 determines whether another unapproved communication destination is stored in the first storage unit 441.
If the approval unit 452 determines that another unapproved communication destination is stored in the first storage unit 441, the process returns to step S5. If the approval unit 452 determines that no other unapproved communication destination is stored in the first storage unit 441, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S12, the display control unit 454 displays a rejection screen on the display unit 21 (see FIG. 6D), and the approval unit 452 deletes the rejected unapproved communication destination from the first storage unit 441, and performs step. Proceed to S13.

In step S <b> 13, the approval unit 452 determines whether another unapproved communication destination is stored in the first storage unit 441.
If the approval unit 452 determines that another unapproved communication destination is stored in the first storage unit 441, the process returns to step S5. If the approval unit 452 determines that no other unapproved communication destination is stored in the first storage unit 441, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S14, the application execution unit 456 requests the application control unit 457 to execute a menu function. The application control unit 457 requests input of the activation password and proceeds to step S15. In addition, the display control unit 454 causes the display unit 21 to display an activation password input screen (see FIG. 6E).

In step S15, the determination unit 451 determines whether or not the input password matches the activation password.
If the determination unit 451 determines that the input password matches the activation password, the process proceeds to step S16. When the determination unit 451 determines that the input password does not match the activation password, the process returns to step S14, and the application control unit 457 requests input of the activation password.

  In step S16, the application control unit 457 permits execution of the menu function, and the application execution unit 456 activates the menu function. In addition, the display control unit 454 displays a menu screen on the display unit 21 and ends the processing of this flow.

Next, the operation of the mobile phone 1 when making a call from the mobile phone 1 to another mobile phone will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile phone 1 when a call is sent from the mobile phone 1 to another mobile phone.

  In step S21, the user inputs a predetermined telephone number using the operation unit 11, and proceeds to step S22.

In step S <b> 22, the determination unit 451 determines whether the input telephone number is stored in the first storage unit 441, the second storage unit 442, or the first storage unit 441 and the second storage unit 442. It is determined whether it is stored in any of them.
If the determination unit 451 determines that the input telephone number is stored in the first storage unit (is an unapproved communication destination), the process proceeds to step S23, where the input telephone number is stored in the second storage. If it is determined that it is stored in the communication unit (approved communication destination), the process proceeds to step S27. If it is determined that the input telephone number is not stored in either the first storage unit 441 or the second storage unit 442 (is a new communication destination), the process proceeds to step S29.

  In step 23, the approval unit 452 requests input of an approval password, and proceeds to step S24.

  In step S24, the determination unit 451 determines whether or not the input password matches the approval password. If the determination unit 451 determines that the input password matches the approval password, the process proceeds to step S25. If it is determined that the input password does not match the approval password, the process proceeds to step S26.

  In step S25, the approval unit 452 stores the input telephone number in the second storage unit 442 as the approved communication destination, and proceeds to step S27.

  In step S27, the communication control unit 453 permits outgoing calls and proceeds to step S28.

  In step S28, the communication unit 41 performs a call origination process and ends the process of this flow.

  In step S26, the communication control unit 453 restricts outgoing calls and ends the processing of this flow.

In step S29, the approval unit 452 stores the input telephone number in the third storage unit 443, and proceeds to step S30.
In step S30, the approval unit 452 requests input of an approval password and proceeds to step S31.

  In step S31, the determination unit 451 determines whether or not the input password matches the approval password. If the determination unit 451 determines that the input password matches the approval password, the process proceeds to step S32. If the determination unit 451 determines that the input password does not match the approval password, the process proceeds to step S35.

  In step S32, the approval unit 452 stores the input telephone number in the second storage unit 442 as an approved communication destination, and proceeds to step S33.

  In step S33, the communication control unit 453 permits outgoing calls and proceeds to step S34.

  In step S34, the communication unit 41 performs a call origination process and ends the process of this flow.

  In step S35, the approval unit 452 stores the input telephone number in the first storage unit 441 as an unapproved communication destination, and proceeds to step S36.

  In step S36, the communication control unit 453 restricts outgoing calls and ends the process of this flow.

  In the flowchart shown in FIG. 7, the present invention is applied to the case of making a call, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the present invention may be applied when receiving a telephone call or may be applied when transmitting / receiving an electronic mail. Further, the present invention may be applied when a web connection is made to a predetermined URL.

For example, when the present invention is applied when making a call, the determination unit 451 stores the communication destination telephone number (hereinafter referred to as the calling number) transmitted from the base station in the first storage unit 441. It is determined whether it is stored in the second storage unit 442 or is not stored in either the first storage unit 441 or the second storage unit 442 (corresponding to step S22 in FIG. 7).
In this case, the communication control unit 453 communicates with the communication unit 41 even when the calling party number of the communication destination is not notified, that is, when a communication request is made with the communication destination set to “not notify calling party number”. Limit.

When the present invention is applied to a case where a web connection is made to a predetermined URL, the determination unit 451 determines whether the URL that the mobile phone 1 is trying to connect is stored in the first storage unit 441 or the second It is determined whether it is stored in the storage unit 442 or is not stored in either the first storage unit 441 or the second storage unit 442 (corresponding to step S22 in FIG. 7).
In this case, the determination unit 451 uses the first storage unit 441 or the second storage as the host name portion (for example, www.xxxxxxx.co.jp) of the URL to be connected. It is determined whether or not it is stored in the unit 442.

According to the mobile phone 1 of the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
While providing the 2nd memory | storage part 442 which memorize | stores an approved communication destination, and when there exists a communication request with this approved communication destination, communication with the approved communication destination by the communication part 41 is permitted, and approved communication is carried out. A communication control unit 453 is provided that restricts communication with a communication destination different from the approved communication destination by the communication unit 41 when there is a communication request with a communication destination different from the destination. Thereby, it can restrict | limit that the user of the mobile telephone 1 communicates with the communication destination which is not approved by the approver (for example, parent of the user of the mobile telephone 1). Therefore, since the approver can easily manage the communication destination of the mobile phone 1, the user (for example, a child) can carry the mobile phone 1 with peace of mind.

  In addition, when an email is received from an approved communication destination, the content of the email is permitted to be displayed. When an email is received from a communication destination different from the approved communication destination, the content of the email is displayed. A display control unit 454 that restricts display is provided. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the user (for example, a child) of the mobile phone 1 from browsing the contents of an electronic mail received from an unapproved communication destination or a new communication destination. Therefore, since the approver (for example, a parent) can easily manage e-mails that can be browsed by the user (for example, a child) of the mobile phone 1, the user (for example, the child) can carry the mobile phone 1 with peace of mind.

  In addition, the approval unit 452 is requested to input the approval password from the operation unit 11, and when the approval password is input, the unapproved communication destination is approved and stored in the second storage unit 442 as the approved communication destination. It was. Thus, the approver directly operates the mobile phone 1 when approving an unapproved communication destination. Therefore, communication between the user (for example, a child) of the mobile phone 1 and the approver (for example, a parent) can be improved. As a result, the approver (eg, parent) can know the growth of the user (eg, child) of the mobile phone 1 through communication.

  Further, when another function such as a menu function is activated from the state where the address book addition approval function is activated, the application control unit 457 is requested to input an activation password different from the approval password. Thereby, the user of the mobile phone 1 can prevent the approver from starting another function (for example, diary function) by appropriately managing the activation password. Therefore, the privacy of the user of the mobile phone 1 can be protected.

  In addition, an approval determination destination setting unit 455 is provided that sets one of the approved communication destinations as an approval determination destination that determines whether or not the approval of the unapproved communication destination is approved. As a result, the approval / disapproval of approval can be determined by a terminal device different from the mobile phone 1, so that even if the user of the mobile phone 1 and the approver are away from each other, the approval of the unapproved communication destination can be performed. Yes.

  In addition, a third storage unit 443 for storing a new communication destination is provided, and the communication control unit 453 sets the new communication destination stored in the third storage unit 443 as an unapproved communication destination in the first storage unit 441. I remembered it. Thereby, since a new communication destination can be stored as an unapproved communication destination, the convenience of the mobile phone 1 can be improved.

  Further, when there is a communication request with an unapproved communication destination or a new communication destination, the approval unit 452 is requested to input an approval password, and when this approval password is input, the communication control unit 453 receives a communication request. Allowed communication with an unapproved communication destination or a new communication destination. Thus, even after a communication request is made, the approval by the approval unit 452 can be made, and communication with an unapproved communication destination or a new communication destination for which a communication request has been made becomes possible. Therefore, the convenience of the mobile phone 1 can be further improved.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes modifications and improvements as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.
For example, in this embodiment, when the approval unit 452 rejects the approval of the unapproved communication destination, the approval unit 452 deletes the rejected unapproved communication destination identification information from the first storage unit 441. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the rejected unapproved communication destination identification information may remain in the first storage unit 441.
Further, the approver may select whether to delete the rejected identification information of the unapproved communication destination from the first storage unit 441 or to remain in the first storage unit 441.

  In the present embodiment, when another function is activated with the address book addition approval function activated, the application control unit 457 is requested to input the activation password. You don't have to. That is, the activation password may not be set.

  In the present embodiment, as an example of a communication terminal, a so-called foldable mobile phone 1 in which the operation unit side body 2 and the display unit side body 3 move relatively via a hinge mechanism 4 is cited. However, it is not limited to this. In other words, a sliding type in which one casing is slid in one direction from a state in which the operation unit side casing and the display unit side casing are overlapped, or one casing centering on an axis along the overlapping direction. A rotary type in which the operation unit side housing and the display unit side housing are connected via a biaxial hinge, and the operation unit side housing and the display unit side housing are integrated. It may be one (so-called straight type) arranged in one housing.

  In the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to the mobile phone 1 as a communication terminal. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the present invention may be applied to other communication terminals such as a personal digital assistant (PDA), a notebook computer, a digital camera, and a small audio player.

1 is an external perspective view of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of a communication terminal of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the function of a mobile telephone. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of memory and CPU. It is a figure which shows the state by which the identification information of the unapproved communication destination and the approved communication destination was displayed on the display part. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a mobile telephone in the case of approving the unapproved communication destination memorize | stored in the 1st memory | storage part by the approver. It is the figure which showed the screen displayed on a display part, when approving the unapproved communication destination memorize | stored in the 1st memory | storage part. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a mobile telephone in the case of making a telephone call from a mobile telephone to another mobile telephone.

Explanation of symbols

1 Mobile phone (communication terminal)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Operation part 21 Display part 41 Communication part 441 1st memory | storage part 442 2nd memory | storage part 443 3rd memory | storage part 444 1st password memory | storage part 445 2nd password memory | storage part 452 Approval part (approval means)
453 Communication control unit 454 Display control unit 455 Approval decision destination setting unit 456 Application execution unit 457 Application control unit

Claims (8)

A communication department;
A first storage unit that stores identification information for identifying a predetermined communication destination among communication destinations that perform communication by the communication unit as an unapproved communication destination;
Approval means for approving an unapproved communication destination in which a password set by an approver is input among the unapproved communication destinations stored in the first storage unit;
A second storage unit that stores the unapproved communication destination approved by the approval unit as an approved communication destination;
When there is a communication request with the approved communication destination stored in the second storage unit, communication with the approved communication destination by the communication unit is permitted, and a communication destination different from the approved communication destination and A communication control unit that restricts communication with a communication destination different from the approved communication destination by the communication unit,
An approval determination destination setting unit capable of setting any approved communication destination selected by the operator of the communication terminal among the approved communication destinations as an approval determination destination for determining approval approval / disapproval of the unapproved communication destination. In addition,
The communication control unit causes the communication unit to transmit identification information of the unapproved communication destination to the approval determination destination, and to receive approval approval / disapproval information of the unapproved communication destination transmitted from the approval determination destination.
When the approval approval / disapproval information received by the communication unit is information that permits approval of the unapproved communication destination, the approval unit sets the unapproved communication destination as the approved communication destination in the second storage unit. A communication terminal to be stored. A communication department;
A display unit;
A first storage unit that stores identification information for identifying a predetermined communication destination among communication destinations that perform communication by the communication unit as an unapproved communication destination;
Approval means for approving an unapproved communication destination in which a password set by an approver is input among the unapproved communication destinations stored in the first storage unit;
A second storage unit that stores the unapproved communication destination approved by the approval unit as an approved communication destination;
A communication control unit that permits reception of an e-mail by the communication unit;
When an e-mail is received from the approved communication destination stored in the second storage unit, the display unit is allowed to display the contents of the e-mail received from the approved communication destination, and the approved communication A display control unit that restricts display of the content of an email received from a communication destination different from the approved communication destination on the display unit when an email is received from a communication destination different from the destination;
An approval determination destination setting unit capable of setting any approved communication destination selected by the operator of the communication terminal among the approved communication destinations as an approval determination destination for determining approval approval / disapproval of the unapproved communication destination. In addition,
The communication control unit causes the communication unit to transmit identification information of the unapproved communication destination to the approval determination destination, and to receive approval approval / disapproval information of the unapproved communication destination transmitted from the approval determination destination.
When the approval approval / disapproval information received by the communication unit is information that permits approval of the unapproved communication destination, the approval unit sets the unapproved communication destination as the approved communication destination in the second storage unit. A communication terminal to be stored. A third storage unit that is not stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit, and that stores identification information of a communication destination that is about to communicate as a new communication destination;
The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication control unit stores the new communication destination stored in the third storage unit in the first storage unit as the unapproved communication destination. An operation unit for performing a predetermined input operation;
A first password storage unit that stores the first password;
The approval means requests the input of the first password by the operation unit;
The communication terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the first password is input, the unapproved communication destination is stored in the second storage unit as the approved communication destination. An operation unit for performing a predetermined input operation;
A first password storage unit that stores the first password;
The approval means requests the input of the first password by the operation unit when there is a communication request with the unapproved communication destination, and when the input of the first password is performed, the approval means Memorize | store in said 2nd memory | storage part as said approved communication destination,
The communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication control unit permits communication with an unapproved communication destination for which the communication request has been made by the communication unit. An operation unit for performing a predetermined input operation;
A first password storage unit that stores the first password;
The approval means, when there is a communication request with a new communication destination not stored in the first storage unit and the second storage unit, requests input of the first password by the operation unit,
When the input of the first password is performed, the identification information of the new communication destination is stored in the second storage unit as the approved communication destination,
When the input of the first password is not performed or when a password different from the first password is input, the identification information of the new communication destination is stored in the first storage unit as the unapproved communication destination. The communication terminal according to claim 1 or 2. The communication control unit
When the identification means of the new communication destination is stored in the second storage unit as the approved communication destination by the approval unit, the communication unit permits communication with the new communication destination,
The communication with the new communication destination by the communication unit is restricted when the identification information of the new communication destination is stored in the first storage unit as the unapproved communication destination by the approval unit. The communication terminal described in 1. An application execution unit for executing a predetermined application;
A second password storage unit for storing a second password;
When there is a request to execute the predetermined application by the application execution unit, the input of the second password is requested by the operation unit, and the execution of the predetermined application is permitted when the second password is input. The communication terminal according to claim 4, further comprising: an application control unit that performs processing.

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