JP2009075815A - Mobile terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile terminal device which allows an inexperienced user to easily perform a retrieval operation without requiring complicated operation such as character input. <P>SOLUTION: In response to a Web retrieval keyword extraction instruction input from an operation part 12, a CPU 23 extracts a Web retrieval keyword from a Web page being browsed at a display part 14. When the Web retrieval keyword is selected by the selection part 12, the CPU 23 performs retrieval input in a Web page for retrieval by using the selected Web retrieval keyword. The display part 14 displays Web retrieval keyword extracted by the CPU 23 in a manner different from the others, and displays the retrieval result in the Web page for retrieval. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal device having at least a Web (WWW (World Wide Web)) browsing function and a mail function.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones that can perform WEB browsing and mail transmission / reception have been developed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
Many portable terminal devices are miniaturized so that they are convenient to carry, and their operation units tend to be smaller.

Therefore, operations such as character input from the operation unit are complicated, especially when the operation unit is small due to miniaturization, operations such as character input are extremely complicated, and users who are not familiar with terminal devices Has a problem that the operation becomes difficult.
In addition, when browsing a web page or email, if a keyword that interests the user appears, the temporary browsing is terminated and the search result is obtained by entering characters after moving to a search site on the web. There is a need.

On the other hand, Patent Literature 1 discloses a telephone terminal device in which a keyword is determined based on conversation voice, information on a keyword designated by a user is searched from an information storage unit, and the content is displayed. In the invention described in Patent Document 1, since the keyword is determined and searched based on the conversational voice, it is possible to save the trouble of inputting characters from the operation unit.
However, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, the keyword is not used to perform a WEb search, but an information storage unit storing a telephone number or the like is searched. Therefore, there is no disclosure about the association between the keyword and the WEB page.

Therefore, when a Web page is searched using the invention described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to input search characters and the like from the operation unit as described above, and there is a problem that the operation becomes extremely complicated.
In addition, when browsing a web page or email, if a keyword that interests the user appears, the temporary browsing is terminated and the search result is obtained by entering characters after moving to a search site on the web. Therefore, there is a problem that the operation becomes extremely complicated.

JP-A-11-252281 JP 2001-268206 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to make it possible for a user who is not used to use a search operation easily without requiring a time-consuming operation such as character input as much as possible.

  According to the present invention, in a portable terminal device that has a Web page browsing function and a mail communication function and displays a Web page and a mail being browsed, the URL of the input means, the display means, and the search Web page is stored. A web search keyword extraction means for extracting a web search keyword from a web page being browsed displayed on the display means in response to a web search keyword extraction instruction input from the input means; a display means; Web search means for performing a search input on the search Web page using the Web search keyword selected by the input means, and the display means includes the Web search keyword extracted by the Web search keyword extraction means. And display the search results on the search web page. The portable terminal device, wherein provided that.

  In response to the Web search keyword extraction instruction input from the input unit, the WEB search keyword extraction unit extracts the Web search keyword from the Web page being browsed displayed on the display unit. The web search means performs a search on the search web page using the web search keyword selected by the input means. The display means displays the Web search keyword extracted by the Web search keyword extraction means in a mode different from other displays, and displays the search result on the search Web page.

  Here, the storage means is further provided with a mail box for storing mail, and in response to the mail search keyword extraction instruction input from the input means, the mail search keyword from the mail displayed on the display means. A mail search keyword extraction means for extracting the mail, and a mail search means for searching for mail in the mailbox using the mail search keyword selected by the input means, wherein the display means is the mail search keyword extraction means. The mail search keyword extracted by may be displayed in a mode different from other displays, and the search result in the mailbox may be displayed.

  A dictionary is further stored in the storage means, and a dictionary search keyword for extracting a dictionary search keyword from mail displayed on the display means in response to a dictionary search keyword extraction instruction input from the input means. Extraction means and dictionary search means for searching the dictionary using the dictionary search keyword selected by the input means, and the display means displays the dictionary search keyword extracted by the dictionary search keyword extraction means in another display. It may be configured to display the search result of the dictionary in a different manner.

The display means may be configured to display a list of the extracted search keywords.
In addition, the display means performs display that allows a search expression to be set using the extracted search keyword, and the input means sets a search expression using the search keyword displayed on the display means and performs the search. You may comprise so that a keyword extraction instruction | indication may be performed.

  According to the portable terminal device of the present invention, it is possible to perform a search operation easily even by a user who is not familiar with the user without requiring a time-consuming operation such as inputting characters as much as possible.

The portable terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention is a portable terminal device having a WEB browsing and a mail function so that the user can easily search for information from contents being browsed.
Although details will be described later, for example, when the user performs a keyword search on a screen (see FIG. 3A) displayed on the mobile terminal device while the user is browsing a Web page, the mobile terminal device displays the keyword in the page. To extract.

The configuration of the Web page is converted in the portable terminal device so that the keyword can be selected, and the display is switched as shown in FIG.
Each keyword can be selected as a link, and the user can obtain a search result by selecting the keyword to be searched.

Thereby, according to the mobile terminal device according to the present embodiment, since the mobile terminal device can extract and select a keyword while keeping the content being browsed, the user only selects a keyword from the same screen as it looks. It's okay.
Therefore, the user can quickly obtain a search result by an intuitive operation. That is, the user does not need to input characters by key operation, and can quickly obtain a search result with a simple operation.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
As an operation example of the mobile terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention, an operation when a keyword search is performed while browsing a Web page on the mobile terminal device and the search result is obtained from a search site on the Web is given. . Moreover, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an external appearance of a mobile terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example of a foldable mobile phone device.

In FIG. 1, a device main body 11 of a mobile phone device 10 according to the present embodiment includes a key operation unit 12 that performs operation input, a microphone 13 that performs voice input, a display unit 14 that displays information, and a speaker that outputs a received sound. Speaker phone 15, speaker 16 for outputting an alarm sound, etc., and hinge 17 for enabling opening and closing.
Although details will be described later, the mobile phone device 10 according to the present embodiment includes an engine or the like that can extract a word as a keyword from text data.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the mobile phone device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 2, the mobile phone device 10 includes an antenna 21 and a transmission / reception unit 22 for transmitting and receiving signals, a central processing unit (CPU) 23, a program executed by the CPU, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) and data of a search Web page A storage unit 24 for storing operation, a key operation unit 12 for performing operation input, a microphone 13 for performing sound input, a display unit 14 for displaying information, a speakerphone 15 for outputting a received sound, and a speaker 16 for outputting an alarm sound. I have.

Here, the operation unit 12 constitutes an input unit, the storage unit 24 constitutes a storage unit, and the display unit 14 constitutes a display unit. The CPU 23 constitutes a Web search keyword extraction unit, a Web search unit, a mail search keyword extraction unit, a mail search unit, a dictionary search keyword extraction unit, and a dictionary search unit.
The input means can input a Web search keyword extraction instruction and can select a Web search keyword. Furthermore, the input means can input a mail search keyword extraction instruction and can select a mail search keyword. The input means can set a search expression using the search keyword displayed on the display means and issue a search keyword extraction instruction.

The storage unit stores the URL of the search Web page. The storage means can further include a mail box for storing mail. The storage means can further store a dictionary.
The Web search keyword extraction unit can extract the Web search keyword from the Web page being browsed displayed on the display unit in response to the Web search keyword extraction instruction input from the input unit.

The Web search means can perform a search input on the search Web page using the Web search keyword selected by the input means.
The display means can display the Web search keyword extracted by the Web search keyword extraction means in a manner different from other displays and display the search result on the search Web page.

The mail search keyword extraction unit can extract the mail search keyword from the mail displayed on the display unit in response to the mail search keyword extraction instruction input from the input unit.
The mail search means can search for mail in the mailbox using the mail search keyword selected by the input means.
The display means can display the mail search keyword extracted by the mail search keyword extraction means in a manner different from other displays, and can display the search result in the mailbox.

The dictionary search keyword extraction unit can extract the dictionary search keyword from the mail displayed on the display unit in response to the dictionary search keyword extraction instruction input from the input unit.
The dictionary search means can search the dictionary using the dictionary search keyword selected by the input means.
The display means can display the dictionary search keyword extracted by the dictionary search keyword extraction means in a manner different from other displays, and can display the search result of the dictionary.
The display means can display the extracted search keywords as a list.
Further, the display means can perform display in which a search expression can be set using the extracted search keyword.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a display screen displayed on the display unit 14 of the mobile phone device 10 according to the present embodiment.
FIG. 3A shows a display screen of the web page displayed on the display unit 14 while browsing the web page. On the Web page displayed on the display unit 14, an advertisement for a time sale of XX electronics store is posted.

  FIG. 6B shows a display screen when keywords are extracted from the screen of the Web page, and a format that allows the extracted keywords to be discriminated during normal use display (Web page display in the example of FIG. 3). (Keyword link display format). In the example of FIG. 5B, since the display of the Web page is a normal use display, the keyword link display format is a display in which information for distinguishing keywords is added to the Web page, and is extracted as a keyword. The extracted keywords in the web page are shown with an underline so that it can be determined whether or not they have been done.

Each keyword is configured to link to the search Web page stored in the storage unit 24. Thus, when a keyword is selected by the operation unit 12, a search process is performed on the search Web page using the selected keyword.
FIG. 6C shows a screen in which only the extracted keywords are displayed on the display unit 14 in a list format (keyword list display format).

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing of the cellular phone device 10 according to the present embodiment, and shows processing mainly performed by the CPU 23 executing a program stored in advance in the storage unit 24.
Hereinafter, the operation of the cellular phone device 10 according to the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

When the user performs a connection operation to a desired WEB page using the operation unit 12, the CPU 23 controls the transmission / reception unit 22 to perform the connection process to the Web page in response to the Web page connection operation of the operation unit 12. .
The cellular phone device 10 is connected to the Web page and displays the Web page on the display unit 14 as shown in FIG.
From the state of FIG. 3A, the keyword extraction process is started by the operation of the operation unit 12 by the user.

  When a keyword extraction instruction is input by the operation unit 12 in the state of FIG. 3A, the CPU 23 responds to the keyword extraction instruction and, as shown in FIG. 3B, the text being displayed on the display unit 14. A word to be a keyword is extracted from the data (step S1). In this case, the keyword extraction instruction input from the operation unit 12 is a Web search keyword extraction instruction that is a keyword extraction instruction for searching a Web page.

  For the extracted keyword (Web search keyword in this example), the CPU 23 converts the display page so that the keyword display portion can be selected as a link by the user operation unit 12 (step S2). In the example of FIG. 3B, the extracted keyword is distinguished from others by adding an underline, but it is only necessary to distinguish the portion selected as the keyword from others, and the character color, typeface, etc. are changed. You may comprise as follows.

At this time, the link to other pages and other selectable items of the original Web page that the user was browsing are temporarily unavailable. However, when a link is assigned to a text part, it is treated as normal text without a link, and if there is a keyword extracted in the text, that part can be selected as a link.
As a result, the display screen becomes a page where only the portion extracted as a keyword can be selected as a link without changing the layout or the like from the page that the user was originally browsing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3C, it is possible to select whether or not to switch the display format of the display unit 14 so that the keyword list is displayed in a list format by the operation of the operation unit 12 by the user.
In response to whether or not the operation unit 12 has been operated, the CPU 23 displays in the WEb format keyword display (a display in which information for identifying the keyword is added to the Web page) or the keyword list display format in FIG. Thus, the display format of the display unit 14 is switched (step S3, step S4).

Equivalent keywords can be selected from both the Web format keyword display in FIG. 3B and the list display in FIG. 3C, and the operation after each keyword is selected is changed only in the display format. There is no.
The URL of the search Web page is stored in the storage unit 24, and each keyword is linked to the search Web page stored in the storage unit 24.

As a result, when a keyword is selected by the operation unit 12 and a search instruction is issued, a search process is performed on the search Web page using the selected keyword.
The user can select a keyword by operating the operation unit 12 from an easily selectable display format, and the CPU 23 selects the keyword selected by operating the operation unit 12 (step S5).

Based on the keyword selected by the user, the CPU 23 inputs to search at a search site on the Web registered in the storage unit 24 of the mobile phone device 10 (step S6), and transitions to the search result Web page. The search result is displayed on the display unit 14 (step S7).
That is, the display unit 14 displays the extracted Web search keyword in a mode different from other displays, and displays the search result on the search Web page in which the URL is stored in the storage unit 24.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, in the mobile phone device 10 that has the Web page browsing function and the mail communication function and displays the browsing Web page and mail by the display unit 14, the operation unit 12 In response to the Web search keyword extraction instruction input from the Web search keyword, the Web search keyword is extracted by linking to the search Web page stored in the storage unit 24 from the browsing Web page displayed on the display unit 14. Extraction means are provided.

Further, since keywords in the screen display being browsed are extracted and the configuration of the Web page is converted in the mobile phone device 10 so that the keyword can be selected, the display is switched. By making it possible to select by linking to, it is possible to improve the convenience related to keyword search.
In addition, a time-consuming operation such as inputting characters as much as possible is not required, and a user who is not used to a user can easily perform a search operation.

In addition, for a user, a search result can be obtained by a simple operation of simply selecting a keyword of interest in the browsed text after performing a keyword search. In particular, the fact that the screen layout or the like is not changed helps the user's intuitive operation.
In addition, since the mobile phone device 10 extracts a keyword and the user can obtain a search result simply by selecting the keyword, there is no need for character input by key operation. As a result, the user can obtain information desired to be obtained with a small number of steps, and the time until the operation is completed is shortened.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display on the display unit 14 when performing the same keyword extraction process as described above while browsing an e-mail instead of browsing the Web.
FIG. 5A shows a display screen for the e-mail displayed on the display unit 14 while browsing the e-mail. The display unit 14 displays an e-mail whose title is “Guide for New Product”.

  FIG. 5B is a display screen when keywords are extracted from the screen of the e-mail, and a format that allows the extracted keywords to be identified during normal use display (e-mail display in the example of FIG. 5) ( (Keyword link display format). In the example of FIG. 5B, since the display of the e-mail is a display during normal use, the keyword link display format is a display in which information for distinguishing keywords is added to the e-mail, and is extracted as a keyword. The extracted keywords in the e-mail are indicated with an underline so that it can be discriminated.

FIG. 6C shows a screen in which only the extracted keywords are displayed on the display unit 14 in a list format (keyword list display format).
As a result, the range of use is expanded. Further, a search engine is incorporated in the mobile phone device 10 so that not only search sites on the Web but also information in the mail transmission / reception BOX stored in the storage unit 24 of the mobile phone device 10 can be searched. Yes.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing processing when performing keyword extraction and search processing for an electronic mail.
The main difference between the process of FIG. 6 and the process of FIG. 4 is that the process of FIG. 4 uses a Web page as a keyword extraction process and a keyword search process, whereas the process of FIG. It is an object of extraction processing and keyword search processing.

  That is, in the process of FIG. 4, in response to a keyword extraction instruction from the operation unit 12, keywords are extracted from the text of the displayed Web page and displayed (steps S1 to S4), and the keyword selected by the user using the operation unit 12 Thus, a search is performed from a search site on the Web registered in the storage unit 24 of the mobile phone device 10 (steps S5 and S6), and the search result is displayed on the display unit 14 (step S7).

  On the other hand, in the process of FIG. 6, in response to a keyword extraction instruction (in this example, a mail search keyword extraction instruction) from the operation unit 12, a keyword (in this example, a mail) is displayed from the text of the displayed email. (Mail search keyword that is a keyword for searching for) is extracted and displayed (steps S1 to S4), and the mail transmission / reception BOX stored in the storage unit 24 of the mobile phone device 10 by the keyword selected by the user through the operation unit 12 is displayed. (Step S5, S61), and the search result is displayed on the display unit 14 (step S7).

In addition, when the mobile phone device 10 according to the present embodiment has an electronic dictionary function, it is possible to search in the dictionary stored in the storage unit 24.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing processing when performing keyword extraction and search processing for the electronic dictionary. The main difference between the process of FIG. 7 and the process of FIG. 4 is that the process of FIG. 4 uses a Web page as a keyword extraction process and a keyword search process, whereas the process of FIG. It is an object of extraction processing and keyword search processing.

That is, in the process of FIG. 7, in response to a keyword extraction instruction (in this example, a dictionary search keyword extraction instruction) from the operation unit 12, a keyword (in this example, a dictionary search keyword) is displayed from the text of the electronic dictionary being displayed. Is extracted and displayed (steps S1 to S4), and the electronic dictionary stored in the storage unit 24 of the mobile phone device 10 is searched by the keyword selected by the user using the operation unit 12 (steps S5 and S71). It is configured to display on the display unit 14 (step S7).
As described above, by installing the search engine inside the mobile phone device 10, the processing can be completed inside the mobile phone device 10, so that it can be executed regardless of the radio wave condition or the like.

  In the above embodiment, the search is performed with a single selection even when the list is displayed as shown in FIG. 3C. However, as shown in FIG. By providing 81, a plurality of keywords can be selected, and a search can be executed by a logical expression of the selected keywords. In other words, the display unit 14 displays a search expression that can be set using the extracted search keyword, and the operation unit 12 sets the search expression using the search keyword displayed on the display unit 14 and extracts the search keyword. It can be configured to give instructions.

  The example of FIG. 8 is an example in which AND processing is performed on a keyword whose check box 81 is checked. Simple logical expressions such as AND and OR may be determined in advance, but in this embodiment, the logical expression is set by the operation unit 12 in order to improve the convenience of use. Other configurations and operations are the same as those in the above embodiment, so that an effect that a more advanced search method such as a narrow search can be easily performed by an operation substantially equivalent to the above embodiment can be obtained.

  Moreover, although the said embodiment mentioned and demonstrated the mobile telephone apparatus 10 as an example of a portable terminal device, PHS, a portable information terminal (PDA), a portable personal computer, etc. are portables which have at least a Web browsing function and a mail function. Any terminal device can be applied.

  It can be used for a mobile terminal device having at least a Web browsing function and a mail function, such as a mobile phone device, a PHS, a portable information terminal, and a portable personal computer.

It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process of the portable terminal device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen of the portable terminal device which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Mobile phone apparatus 11 ... Mobile phone apparatus main body 12 ... Key operation part 13 ... Microphone 14 ... Display part 15 ... Speakerphone 16 ... Speaker 17 ... Hinge 21 ... Antenna 22 ... Transceiver 23 ... CPU
24 ... Storage unit 81 ... Check box

Claims (5)

In a mobile terminal device that has a web page browsing function and a mail communication function and displays a web page and mail being browsed,
Input means;
Display means;
Storage means for storing the URL of the search Web page;
Web search keyword extraction means for extracting a Web search keyword from a Web page being browsed displayed on the display means in response to a Web search keyword extraction instruction input from the input means;
Web search means for performing a search input on the search Web page using the Web search keyword selected by the input means,
The display means displays the Web search keyword extracted by the Web search keyword extraction means in a mode different from other displays, and displays the search result on the search Web page. . The storage means further comprises a mail box for storing mail,
In response to an email search keyword extraction instruction input from the input means, an email search keyword extraction means for extracting an email search keyword from an email being displayed on the display means;
Mail search means for searching for mail in the mailbox using the mail search keyword selected by the input means,
2. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the email search keyword extracted by the email search keyword extraction unit in a mode different from other displays, and displays the search result in the mailbox. Mobile terminal device. The storage means further stores a dictionary,
In response to a dictionary search keyword extraction instruction input from the input unit, a dictionary search keyword extraction unit that extracts a dictionary search keyword from mail displayed on the display unit;
Dictionary search means for searching the dictionary using a dictionary search keyword selected by the input means,
3. The display unit according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the dictionary search keyword extracted by the dictionary search keyword extraction unit in a manner different from other displays and displays the search result of the dictionary. Mobile terminal device.   The portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit displays the extracted search keywords as a list.   The display means performs display capable of setting a search expression using the extracted search keyword, and the input means sets the search expression using the search keyword displayed on the display means and extracts the search keyword. The portable terminal device according to claim 1, wherein an instruction is given.

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