Information processing device

• US 20080068335A1
• Filed: 09/07/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Irimajiri, Mayu, Arakawa, Emi
• Application Number:
  US11/899,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20080068335A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/156
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/233 including a pointing device, e.g. roller key, track ball, rocker switch or joystick constructional details of pointing devices per se G06F3/033
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/56 Arrangements for indicating or recording the called number at the calling subscriber's set
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/656 for recording conversations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons

Abstract

An information processing apparatus capable of easily inputting a telephone number. In a cellular phone equipped with jog dial, displayed on LCD display 18 of such a cellular phone are the telephone number display section and fixed cursor. Also displayed on the LCD display are a substantially arc shaped line and digits at the periphery of such arc. When the jog dial is manipulated upwardly, the digits displayed at the periphery of the arc are moved downwardly. Upon depressing the jog dial, the digit displayed in the cursor is additionally displayed in the telephone number display section.

Claims

1. A portable telephone having an operation section operable in a first direction and a second direction, comprising:

first display means for displaying a predetermined number of digits and changing a position of the displayed digits in response to operation of the operation section in the first direction;

second display means for displaying a cursor on one of the digits displayed by the first display means at a position independent of the operation of the operation section;

third display means for displaying the number at the location of the cursor displayed by the first display means at a different display area from the display area of the first display means if the operation section is operated in the second direction, wherein the selected number is displayed after a number string; and

call operation means for calling a telephone number displayed in said different display area.

2. The portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein the first display means displays the predetermined number of digits in a substantially arc shaped array.

3. The portable telephone according to claim 1, wherein the first display means displays the predetermined number of digits in a linear array.

4. An information processing method for a portable telephone having an operation section operable in a first direction and a second direction, the method comprising:

a first display controlling step for controlling display of a predetermined number of digits and changing a display position of the displayed digits in response to operation of the operation section in the first direction;

a second display controlling step for controlling display of a cursor on one of the digits displayed in the processing of the first display controlling step, the cursor having a fixed location independent of the operation of the operation section;

a third display controlling step for controlling display of the digit at the location of the cursor displayed by the processing of the second display controlling step in a display area different from the display area defined in the first display controlling step if the operation section is manipulated in the second direction, wherein a selected number is displayed after a number string; and

a call operation step for calling a telephone number displayed in said different display area.

5. A portable telephone having an operation section operable in a first direction and a second direction, comprising:

first display means for displaying a digit that is larger or smaller than a displayed digit in response to operation of the section in the first direction;

second display means for displaying the digit displayed by the first display means if the operation section is manipulated in the second direction, wherein the selected number is displayed after a number string; and

call operation means for calling a telephone number displayed in said different display area.

6. The portable telephone according to claim 5, wherein the first display means displays the digit by gradually magnifying a display size of the digit if displaying a larger digit than the displayed number and gradually reducing display size if displaying a smaller digit.

7. The portable telephone according to claim 5, wherein the first display means displays the digit by rotating and direction of rotation corresponding to the first direction of operation of the operation section.

8. An information processing method for a portable telephone having an operation section operable in a first direction or a second direction, comprising:

a first display controlling step for controlling display of a digit that is larger or smaller than a displayed digit in response to operation of the operation section in the first direction; and

a second display controlling step for controlling display of the digit displayed by the first display controlling step in a display area different from the control area of the first display step if the operation section is manipulated in the second direction, wherein the selected number is displayed after a number string; and

a call operation step for calling a telephone number displayed in said different display area.