JP2007202080A - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile communication terminal in which convenience is not damaged by displaying contents corresponding to personal information registered in a telephone directory using a handle name which can be discriminated by a user himself/herself even when the telephone directory is retrieved or at the time of incoming of a call, while preventing a third person from easily browsing the contents. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile communication terminal comprises a storage part 5 for storing information of an opposite communication party including the handle name with which the opposite communication party can be identified by a registered user, as registration information of a telephone directory and a control part 6 for reading predetermined information including the handle name, in the registration information of the telephone directory, from the storage part 5 and displaying the read information on a display 4 when a handle name display mode is selected. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable communication terminal having a telephone function.

  With the phone book function of a conventional mobile phone, you can register your name, phone number, e-mail address, address, photo, company name, date of birth, photo, etc. for one registration, and browse the phone book By doing so, it is possible to confirm the registered information (personal information). Therefore, when a mobile phone is lost, information registered in the phone book (personal information) may be viewed by a third party.

  Various techniques have been proposed as countermeasures against such problems. For example, the secret function of a mobile phone is one of them. In this secret function, when the phone book is set to the secret mode, the contents are not displayed even when the phone book is searched or received. For this reason, registration information in the telephone directory is not known to a third party.

  However, the details of the registered contents of the phone book set for the secret function cannot be confirmed unless the password set by the user is entered, and only information such as the phone number of the other party's phone is displayed when an incoming call is received. For this reason, unless the telephone number and the user who uses the telephone corresponding to the telephone number are stored in association with each other, it is difficult to determine who the telephone is from.

  As a technique for solving this problem, for example, there is a method of registering and displaying secret information in a memory dial using a communication terminal having a memory dial function disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this secret information registration / display method, the communication partner is given an alternative name of the name known only to the registrant along with the telephone number, e-mail address, and name of the communication partner in a predetermined memory constituting the memory dial. Register as information. Thus, selection designation is performed to display either the name or the alternative name in the communication partner information according to the degree of privacy protection desired by the registrant.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-20204

  If a conventional mobile communication terminal such as a mobile phone is lost, there is a possibility that information registered in the telephone book may be viewed by a third party, and personal information may be leaked. In addition, technologies such as the secret function have been proposed, but when the secret mode is set, the information registered in the phone book cannot be confirmed unless the password is entered, and only the other party's phone number information is displayed when an incoming call is received. Not. For this reason, there is a problem in that it is impossible to determine who the call is from and it is not convenient.

  Furthermore, since the technique described in Patent Document 1 registers an alternative name, it is difficult to specify the contents of the memory dial corresponding to the alternative name. However, even if the correspondence between the alternative name and the registered information cannot be specified, all registered personal information other than the name can be browsed. For this reason, when the content is browsed by a third party, there is a possibility of a problem as leakage of personal information.

  In addition, in order to strengthen the above-described confidentiality, an external device such as a fingerprint authentication device is mounted on the mobile phone, and the mobile phone is used only when the fingerprint input to the device matches the registered one (for example, in the phone book) (Browsing) can be considered. However, mounting such a dedicated and expensive external device on a mobile phone is disadvantageous in terms of manufacturing and economy.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the contents corresponding to the personal information registered in the phone book can be easily browsed by a third party without searching for the phone book or when receiving a call. Another object of the present invention is to obtain a portable communication terminal that does not impair convenience by displaying with a handle name that can be identified by the user.

  The mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a storage unit that stores information including a handle name that can be identified by a registered user as a communication partner information, and a predetermined information including the handle name among the communication partner information. When the handle name mode for presenting only the information is set, the control unit reads out and presents predetermined information including the handle name from the storage unit.

  According to the present invention, as the communication partner information, the storage unit that stores information including a handle name that allows the registered user to identify the communication partner, and only predetermined information including the handle name among the communication partner information is stored. When the handle name mode for presenting is set, a control unit that reads and presents predetermined information including the handle name from the storage unit is provided, so that a name that allows the user to easily identify the communication partner is registered as the handle name As a result, it is possible to easily search for a phone book that summarizes information of communication partners and to determine who the incoming call is from when receiving a call, and the convenience is not lost during normal use.

Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and shows a case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone. This cellular phone includes an antenna 1, a radio unit 2, an input key 3, a display 4, a storage unit 5, and a control unit 6. The antenna 1 and the wireless unit 2 are basic configurations for realizing the telephone function of a mobile phone. The user sets dial information, an internal state, and the like in the control unit 6 via the input key 3. On the display 4, for example, the contents of the phone book stored in the phone book storage area 5 a of the storage unit 5 and the standby image are displayed.

  The storage unit 5 is embodied by a memory or the like mounted on the mobile phone, and stores registered contents of the telephone directory, a standby image, and the like. Information registered in the telephone directory is stored in the telephone directory storage area 5 a of the storage unit 5. The telephone directory function is realized by appropriately reading out the registration information stored in the telephone directory storage area 5a and displaying it on the display 4 via the controller 6. The control unit 6 controls the operation of each component of the mobile phone, and displays information stored in the telephone directory storage area 5 a on the display 4 by operating the input key 3.

Next, the operation will be described.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the flow of new registration processing for the phone book by the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. The operation for registering a new phone book for the first time will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the user of the cellular phone selects registration of the telephone book on the menu screen displayed on the display 4 via the input key 3 (step ST1). When registration of the phone book is selected, the control unit 6 displays a setting input screen for presenting registration items on the display 4.

  The user uses the input key 3 to input phone book information such as names and telephone numbers as registration items in accordance with the display contents of the setting input screen. At this time, two names, a name and a handle name, are input as names to be registered (step ST2). Information input using the input key 3 is temporarily stored in the storage unit 5 by the control unit 6. The handle name in the present invention is an alternative name such as a nickname, and is a name that can be identified by a registered user but cannot be identified by a third party.

  When the registration information to the phone book is input, the control unit 6 displays the handle name without displaying the personal information or the normal display mode for displaying all the registration information when browsing the phone book. A setting input for selecting one of the above is accepted. The user uses the input key 3 to select either the normal display mode or the handle name display mode in the mode selection item on the setting input screen (step ST3).

  Next, the control unit 6 causes the display 4 to display a setting screen for inquiring the user about whether or not the final registration is possible, and registration information of the phone book temporarily stored in the storage unit 5 based on input information indicating whether or not registration is possible The display mode selection information is stored in the telephone directory storage area 5a, and it is determined whether or not the information is determined as telephone directory information (step ST4). At this time, if registration is rejected, the input information temporarily stored in the storage unit 5 is not stored in the telephone directory storage area 5a, and the process returns to step ST1. If registration is permitted, the control unit 5 stores the input registration information and display mode selection information in the phone book storage area 5a and determines the phone book information (step ST5). Thereby, the registration work is completed.

  The control unit 6 distinguishes personal information that is not displayed in the handle name display mode and registration information that may be displayed in the handle name display mode for each registration item input in step ST2 shown in FIG. Thereby, when browsing (searching) of the telephone book is requested through the input key 3 or the like, the control unit 6 reads the display mode information stored in the storage unit 5 and the handle name display mode is set. For example, the registration number, handle name, etc., excluding information set in the registration items of personal information such as name, telephone number, address, etc., are read from the telephone directory storage area 5a and displayed on the display 4.

  For example, when the normal display mode is set when the phone book is registered in browsing (searching) the phone book, all information (personal information) registered in the phone book is displayed on the display 4 as shown in FIG. Is displayed. When the handle name display mode is set, as shown in FIG. 4, the registration number and the handle name are displayed on the display 4 except for the information inputted for the registration items such as the name and telephone number as personal information. Is displayed.

  In addition, when the display / call history display is requested via the input key 3 or the like, the control unit 6 reads the display mode information stored in the storage unit 5 and, if the handle name display mode is set, the name, Information related to the handle name and the date (date and time) of outgoing / incoming calls, excluding information set in registration items of personal information such as telephone numbers and addresses, is read from the storage unit 5 and displayed on the display 4.

  For example, when the normal display mode is set when the phone book is registered in the display of incoming / outgoing calls, as shown in FIG. 5, some information registered in the phone book such as name, phone number, and date ( (Including personal information) is displayed on the display 4. When the handle name display mode is set, the handle name and date (not personal information) are displayed on the display 4 as shown in FIG.

  Further, when the control unit 6 confirms the incoming call via the antenna 1 and the wireless unit 2, the control unit 6 searches the telephone directory storage area 5 a with information such as the telephone number of the called party input from the wireless unit 2. Here, when the information of the called party is registered in the phone book, the control unit 6 selects the handle name registered corresponding to the phone number if the phone book is set to the handle name display mode. Certain information (for example, a telephone number) is read from the telephone directory storage area 5a and displayed on the display 4 when an incoming call is received. Since the handle name can be identified by the user himself / herself, it is possible to easily determine who the call is from when the call is received.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the phone book editing or detailed registration content confirmation processing by the mobile communication terminal according to the first embodiment. The phone book editing or detailed registration content confirmation processing will be described with reference to FIG. To do.
First, the user selects editing of the telephone book (or confirmation of registered contents) on the menu screen displayed on the display 4 via the input key 3 (step ST1a). Editing the phone book and checking its registered contents requires viewing all the contents of the phone book, so it is possible to edit the phone book contents or check the registered contents only when the PIN is entered correctly. To. Therefore, when editing of the telephone book (or confirmation of registered contents) is selected, the control unit 6 displays a password input screen on the display 4.

  In accordance with the content displayed on the password input screen, the user inputs the password using the input key 3 (step ST2a). When the personal identification number is input, the control unit 6 reads out the personal identification number preset by the user from the storage unit 5, compares it with the input personal identification number, and determines whether or not it is a normal personal identification number (step ST3a). ). At this time, if it is determined that the password is not a normal password, the control unit 6 returns to the process of step ST2a and displays the password input screen on the display 4 again.

  On the other hand, if it is a normal password, the process proceeds to step ST4a, where the control unit 6 makes it possible to view all the contents of the phone book stored in the phone book storage area 5a on the display 4, and to display an edit information input screen. The display waits for input of editing information using the input key 3. Thus, the user confirms the contents of the phone book or inputs the phone book edit information in accordance with the edit information input screen.

  In step ST4a, when editing information is input, the control unit 6 displays a confirmation screen on the display 4 as to whether or not the information in the telephone book is to be overwritten with the input information, and enters a state of accepting input of confirmation information. Become. When the user inputs overwriting in response to this confirmation screen, the control unit 6 returns to step ST4a to display the editing information input screen and waits for input of new editing information. On the other hand, when the overwrite permission is input, the control unit 6 overwrites the information in the telephone book with the input information and stores the edited content in the storage unit 5 (step ST6a).

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the storage unit 5 that stores the information of the communication partner including the handle name that can be identified by the registered user as the registration information of the phone book, When browsing, accepting selection of either normal display (displaying all information) mode or handle name display mode, and when handle name display mode is selected, the handle name is included in the registered information in the phone book And a control unit 6 that reads predetermined information from the storage unit 5 and displays the information on the display 4. When the handle name display mode is selected, even if an attempt is made to browse the telephone book by a third party operation, Information is not viewed illegally.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, the control unit 6 is configured to permit browsing of information corresponding to personal information only when the collation of the personal identification number is normal. Can prevent unauthorized browsing and tampering.

  Furthermore, according to the first embodiment, when the phone book is set to the handle name display mode, the handle name is displayed on the display 4 when an incoming call is received. Can be determined.

Embodiment 2. FIG.
In the first embodiment, when the handle name is registered, the handle name is considered by the user himself / herself and input to the phone book. However, in the second embodiment, based on the information registered in the phone book, etc. It has a function to automatically generate and register a handle name.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and shows a case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone. This cellular phone includes a handle name automatic generation unit 7 in addition to the configuration according to the first embodiment. The handle name automatic generation unit 7 automatically generates a handle name that allows the user himself / herself to understand the relationship with the registered personal information, using the registration information and conversion specifications of the telephone directory selected by the user. In FIG. 8, the same or corresponding components as those in FIG.

Next, the operation will be described.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of handle name generation processing by the mobile communication terminal according to the second embodiment, and automatic generation of the handle name will be described with reference to this figure.
First, the user selects a handle name automatic generation process on the menu screen displayed on the display 4 via the input key 3 (step ST1b). When the automatic handle name generation process is selected, the control unit 6 displays a selection screen for the association items on the display 4. Here, as the association item, there are conversion specifications for converting a name registered in the telephone directory into a handle name, and other registration information combined with name information. Examples of conversion specifications for conversion to a handle name include “sansaku” and “vowel removal”.

  The user selects an association item using the input key 3 in accordance with the selection screen for the association item (step ST2b). In addition, as an item to be associated, a group name, an address, etc. are mainly used among information registered in the telephone directory. The control unit 6 outputs the input selection information of the association item to the handle name automatic generation unit 7.

  In step ST <b> 3 b, the handle name automatic generation unit 7 converts the name into a handle name using the information of the association item selected by the user, and outputs the handle name as a conversion result to the control unit 6. For example, when registration information other than the name is selected as the association item, the handle name automatic generation unit 7 recognizes it as information combined with the name information, and performs conversion that combines the name information and the registration information. When a conversion specification is selected as the association item, the name information is converted based on the conversion specification to generate a handle name.

  The control unit 6 displays the handle name of the conversion result on the display 4. At this time, the control unit 6 waits for an input as to whether or not to register the handle name displayed on the display 4 in the telephone directory (step ST4b). Here, if registration failure is input, it will return to the process from step ST2b and will repeat the above-mentioned process. When registration permission is input, the control unit 6 registers the corresponding information in the telephone book in association with the handle name of the conversion result, and stores the edited contents in the storage unit 5 (step ST5b).

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing telephone directory registration information including the handle name generated by the handle name automatic generation unit. The information of registration number 1 shows a case where “group name” is selected as the association item. The group name is category information for identifying each person registered in the telephone directory, and can be arbitrarily set by the user. In the information of registration number 1, the group name “Mitsubishi” is registered, and the handle name automatic generation unit 7 recognizes it as information combined with the last name or name of the name. In the example of FIG. 10, the conversion value that becomes the handle name is “Mitsubishi-Suzuki” by combining the last name and the group name in the name.

  The information of registration number 2 shows a case where “address” is selected as the association item. The handle name automatic generation unit 7 recognizes the information described in the address of the registration information as information combined with the last name or name of the name. As a result, the converted value that becomes the handle name by combining the surname and a part of the address in the name is “Amagasaki-Kimura”.

  The information of the registration number 3 indicates a case where “vowel removal” is selected as the association item. When the “vowel elimination” that is the conversion specification is selected as the association item, the handle name automatic generation unit 7 converts the name information based on the conversion specification and generates a handle name. In the example of FIG. 10, the name “Nishimura” in the name “Nishimura” is converted from the alphabet representation of the last name “Nishimura”, and the conversion value “nshmr” is used as the handle name.

  The information of the registration number 4 indicates a case where “scoring” is selected as the association item. When the “specification” that is the conversion specification is selected as the association item, the automatic handle name generation unit 7 converts the name information based on this conversion specification and generates a handle name. In the example of FIG. 10, the name “Shinjo” in the name “Shinjo Go” is converted by adding “San”, and the conversion value “Shinjo” is used as the handle name.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, it is possible to easily register a handle name, considering the handle name in the registration of the handle name, saving the trouble of inputting.

  In the first and second embodiments, an example in which the present invention is applied to a mobile phone has been described. However, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) having a telephone function or a portable personal computer may be used.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable communication terminal by Embodiment 1 of this invention. 3 is a flowchart showing a flow of a new phone book registration process performed by the mobile phone according to the first embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the registration information of the telephone directory in normal display mode. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the registration information of the telephone directory in a handle name display mode. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the outgoing / incoming call history information in normal display mode. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the outgoing / incoming call history information in handle name display mode. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of phone book editing or detailed registration content confirmation processing by the mobile communication terminal according to the first embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable communication terminal by Embodiment 2 of this invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of handle name generation processing by the mobile communication terminal according to the second embodiment. It is a figure which shows the registration information of the telephone directory containing the handle name produced | generated by the handle name automatic generation part.

Explanation of symbols

  1 antenna, 2 radio unit, 3 input key, 4 display, 5 storage unit, 5a phone book storage area, 6 control unit, 7 handle name automatic generation unit.

Claims (4)

As a communication partner information, a storage unit that stores information including a handle name that allows the registered user to identify the communication partner;
A control unit that reads and presents the predetermined information including the handle name from the storage unit when the handle name mode for presenting only the predetermined information including the handle name among the information of the communication partner is set; Mobile communication terminal equipped.   2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein, when the handle name mode is set, when there is an incoming call, the control unit presents only predetermined information including the handle name corresponding to the other party.   The control unit permits the change or browsing of the information of the communication partner stored in the storage unit according to the authentication result by the password when the handle name mode is set. Item 3. A mobile communication terminal according to Item 2.   4. A handle name automatic generation unit that automatically generates a handle name using information of a communication partner registered in a storage unit, according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Mobile communication terminals.

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