Mobile terminal, cursol position notification method therefor and computer program for mobile terminal

• US 20050022137A1
• Filed: 07/02/2004
• Published: 01/27/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Fushikida, Hiroyoshi
• Application Number:
  US10/882,386
• Publication Number:
  US 20050022137A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/823
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/038 Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0489 using dedicated keyboard keys or combinations thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

A cellular phone 1 controls the display position of a PD cursor 11 to be displayed on a display 51A in response to user'"'"'s operation on a pointing device (PD) 41. At this time, when the cellular phone 1 determines that the display position of the cursor locates within a range of predetermined distance from the display position of the object based on a relative positional relationship between the display position of the cursor 11 and the display position of the object 202 selectable by a user, the cellular phone 1 notifies the user of the positional relationship by means of at least one out of modes including, vibration generation, sound output and light emission.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

cursor display means for controlling a display position of a cursor to be displayed on a display in response to user'"'"'s operation on a pointing device; and

notification control means for determining a relative positional relationship between the display position of the cursor and the display position of an object selectable by a user and notifying, when it is determined that the display position of the cursor locates within a range of predetermined distance from the display position of the object, the user of the positional relationship by means of at least one of modes including;

vibration generation;

sound output; and

light emission.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said notification control means implements the notification to a user, when it is determined that the display position of the object overlaps the display position of the cursor.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said notification control means implements the notification to a user when it is determined that the display position of the cursor locates within the display position of the object having the range of predetermined distance.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said notification control means implements the notification to a user when it is determined that the display position of the cursor locates within the range of predetermined distance from positions prior to the display position of the object.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said notification control means includes a notification mode setting means for allowing a user to, in advance, select and set at least one of modes including vibration generation;

sound output; and

light emission.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein said notification control means includes a notification mode setting means for allowing a user to, in advance, select and set at least one of modes including vibration generation;

sound output; and

light emission.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 3, wherein said notification control means includes a notification mode setting means for allowing a user to, in advance, select and set at least one of modes including vibration generation;

sound output; and

light emission.

8. A mobile terminal comprising:

a cursor display controller which controls a display position of a cursor to be displayed on a display in response to user'"'"'s operation on a pointing device; and

a notification control circuit which determines a relative positional relationship between the display position of the cursor and the display position of an object selectable by a user and notifies, when it is determined that the display position of the cursor locates within a range of predetermined distance from the display position of the object, the user of the positional relationship by means of at least one of modes including;

vibration generation;

sound output; and

light emission.

9. A cursor position notification method, comprising:

determining a display position of a cursor to be displayed on a display in response to user'"'"'s operation on a pointing device;

determining a relative positional relationship between the display position of the cursor and the display position of an object selectable by a user, and

notifying the user of the positional relationship by means of at least one out of modes including;

vibration generation;

sound output; and

light emission when it is determined, in said determining of the relative positional relationship, that the display position of the cursor locates within a range of predetermined distance from the display position of the object.

10. The cursor position notification method according to claim 9, wherein, in said notifying, the notification is implemented to a user when it is determined, in said determining of the relative positional relationship, that the display position of the object overlaps the display position of the cursor.

11. The cursor position notification method according to claim 9, wherein, in said notifying, the notification is implemented to a user when it is determined, in said determining of the relative positional relationship, that the display position of the cursor locates within the display position of the object having the range of predetermined distance.

12. The cursor position notification method according to claim 9, wherein, in said notifying, the notification is implemented to a user when it is determined, in said determining of the relative positional relationship, that the display position of the cursor locates within the range of predetermined distance from positions prior to the display position of the object.

13. A computer program for controlling operations of a mobile terminal provided a pointing device, the computer program allowing a computer to implement functions, said functions comprising:

a cursor display function of controlling a display position of a cursor to be displayed on a display in response to user'"'"'s operation on a pointing device; and

a notification control function of determining a relative positional relationship between the display position of the cursor and the display position of an object selectable by a user and notifying, when it is determined that the display position of the cursor locates within a range of predetermined distance from the display position of the object, the user of the positional relationship by means of at least one of modes including;

vibration generation;

sound output; and

light emission.