Wireless communication terminal

The present invention relates to a mobile phone and a terminal device capable of inputting various data by switching a plurality of input modes.

Conventionally, there has been a mobile data communication system that accesses a computer network such as the Internet via a mobile communication network. As this type of system, there are a system in which a mobile phone is regarded as a mere adapter and a notebook-type or book-type computer or the like is used as a data terminal device, a system in which the mobile phone itself is used as a data terminal device, and the like.

In a system in which a mobile phone is regarded as a mere adapter, the user needs to carry a data terminal device in addition to the mobile phone, which is not portable, and the work of physically connecting the mobile phone and the data terminal device is required. There is a drawback that the burden on the user is large. On the other hand, advances in peripheral technology have made it possible to implement functions required as a data terminal device on a mobile phone. For these reasons, in recent years, proposals and developments of systems that use mobile phones themselves as data terminal devices have been actively carried out.

As a system in which the service is actually provided, the mobile phone is equipped with a browser, which is software for viewing data, and the WWW (World Wide Web) service of the Internet is provided to the user of the mobile phone via the mobile communication network. The system exists. In this system, when a mobile phone receives data (hereinafter, HTML data) described in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) provided by a server on the Internet, the mobile phone interprets and executes the HTML data, and the HTML is executed. A user interface according to the data (for example, a graphical user interface) is generated and provided to the user of the mobile phone.

By the way, in WWW, a method using a form is widely used as a method for a server on the Internet to acquire user input data. This form is a user interface provided by interpreting and executing HTML data, and usually includes a text input field for the user to input text data. The data input work for such a text input field is usually as follows.

The user selects a text input field for which data is to be input by operating the cursor moving means while referring to the form displayed on the display device, and inputs data in the field. This process is repeated for the number of text input fields that require data input, and finally, an instruction to send the input data is input. As a result, the data entered in the form is sent to the server on the Internet.

However, when entering data in a text entry field that only allows the entry of a particular type of data, the user operates a data entry means (eg, a keyboard) to enter that particular type of data. There is a need. For example, if the selected text input field is a field for entering an address in Japan, you can enter kanji and kana, and if it is a field for entering age, you can enter numbers. Need to operate.

In particular, in Japanese, even if the input procedure (operation procedure of the operator) is exactly the same, the displayed characters (input character code) are different between hiragana and katakana, so the user can determine which character is being input. Must be specified. In addition, in Japanese input, a method in which Romaji is used as a phonetic character and the input Romaji is converted into a desired Kana or Kanji is also widely adopted. That is, in Japanese input, it is necessary to select the characters to be displayed. Such an operation is also performed when inputting characters in a language other than Japanese (for example, a part of a language other than Japanese used in Asian countries). On the other hand, in an input system that allows only input of numbers and alphabets, it is possible to eliminate the operation of selecting the characters to be displayed. For example, an input mode for inputting numbers, an input mode for inputting uppercase letters of the alphabet, and an input mode for inputting lowercase letters of the alphabet are provided, and one of these is selected before inputting. Such an input system can be considered. However, even in this case, it is necessary to switch the input mode as in the case of inputting the address and age in Japanese. Of course, the above operations can be reduced if an input means having a sufficiently large number of controls such as a keyboard for inputting data to a computer can be used, but the portability of the input means is sacrificed. It becomes.

The above operation imposes a burden on the user, and in particular, it is physically difficult to provide a sufficient number of operators for various data inputs and to arrange each operator so that the data can be easily input. Puts a heavy burden on the user. That is, in a terminal device such as a mobile phone, a time-consuming work is required when trying to change the function (resource) of the terminal device such as an input mode, and for example, there are not a few users when inputting data using a form. There is a risk of burden.

<p> One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a terminal device such as a mobile phone that can reduce the burden on the user at the time of data input without complicating the operation system. Another object of the present invention is to provide a terminal device in which a user can easily use the resources in the own device.</p>

<p> In order to achieve the above object, the mobile phone or terminal device according to the present invention has a plurality of input modes and is provided with an operator, and data of a type corresponding to the current input mode is input according to the operation of the operator. It includes an operation means for inputting, a user interface providing means for providing a user interface that allows data input by the operating means, and an input mode setting means for setting the current input mode according to the user interface. There is. According to this configuration, the current input mode is set according to the user interface, so that the user does not have to manually change the input mode.</p><p> Further, the user interface may be a visual user interface, or an attribute in which the user interface has a plurality of input points for inputting data and each of the input points allows input of a specific type of data. The current input mode is provided with a selection means for selecting one input point from the plurality of input points, and the input mode setting means sets an input mode according to the attribute of the input point selected by the selection means. It may be set as. In the former, it is possible to use many existing contents that adopt a visual user interface, and in the latter, it is possible to realize more detailed input mode switching. Further, in the latter case, if the user interface is a visual user interface and the input location is a spatially expansive area, many existing contents can be used.</p><p> Further, in each of the above configurations, a receiving means for receiving data from the mobile communication network (or communication network) side via a wireless communication path is provided, and the user interface providing means is based on the data received by the receiving means. A user interface that allows data input by the operating means may be provided, or data input by the operating means may be transmitted to a mobile communication network (or communication path) via a wireless communication path (or communication path). A transmission means for transmitting to the communication network) side may be provided. By adopting such a configuration, a flexible data communication system can be constructed.</p><p> Further, the terminal device according to another aspect of the present invention controls the resource based on at least one resource, a receiving means for receiving data for controlling the resource, and data received by the receiving means. It is equipped with a control means for the operation.</p><p> Further, the terminal device according to still another aspect of the present invention includes at least one resource, a receiving means for receiving data, and a user interface providing means for providing a user interface based on the data received by the receiving means. , A control means for controlling the resource according to the user interface.</p><p> Further, in the terminal device of each of the above aspects, the resource may be used as a hardware resource, or the receiving means may receive the data via a communication terminal.</p>

<figref num="1">It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile communication system using the mobile phone MS by one Embodiment of this invention.</figref><figref num="2">It is a block diagram which shows the hardware configuration of the mobile phone MS.</figref><figref num="3">It is a block diagram for demonstrating the functional structure of the mobile phone MS about the characteristic part of this invention.</figref><figref num="4">It is a figure which shows the example of the screen displayed by the mobile phone MS.</figref><figref num="5">It is a flowchart which shows the process flow of the mobile phone MS from receiving form data to transmitting the input content of a user.</figref><figref num="6">It is a figure which shows the configuration example of the object table OT in the mobile phone MS.</figref><figref num="7">It is a figure which shows the description example of the input mode designation tag in the form data received by the mobile phone MS.</figref><figref num="8">It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed by the mobile phone MS for the input mode designation tag.</figref><figref num="9">It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process performed by the mobile phone MS when the object of the data input destination is a text input field.</figref><figref num="10">It is a figure for demonstrating another processing example which switches an input mode.</figref><figref num="11">It is a figure for demonstrating another processing example which switches an input mode.</figref>

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea.

[A: Mobile data communication system] [A-1: Configuration of mobile data communication system] First, the configuration of the entire mobile data communication system using the mobile phone according to the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile communication system using a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the MS is a mobile phone that receives the packet communication service of the mobile packet communication network MPN. This mobile phone MS is connected to the mobile packet communication network MPN and the mobile phone network MTN shown in this figure. The mobile phone network MTN is a network that provides a general mobile phone call service, and the mobile phone MS can receive the call service. The configuration of the mobile phone MS will be described later. The mobile telephone network MTN consists of a base station BS, which will be described later, and a digital mobile communication switch MLS, which provides a circuit-switched service.

The mobile packet communication network MPN is composed of a base station BS, a packet subscriber processing device PS, a gateway server GWS, and a communication line connecting these.

The base stations BS are arranged at predetermined intervals that divide the ground into, for example, a radius of 500 m, and perform wireless communication with the mobile phone MS located in the wireless zone formed by each.

The packet subscriber processing device PS is a computer system provided in a packet subscriber exchange station that accommodates a plurality of base station BSs, and receives packet switching requests from mobile phone MS and packets in the mobile packet communication network MPN. Relay the exchange.

The gateway server GWS is a computer system provided in a mobile packet-gateway relay exchange for interconnecting mobile packet communication network MPN and other networks such as Internet INET, and converts different communication protocols between networks. .. Specifically, the conversion of the communication protocol referred to here is the transmission protocol for the mobile packet communication network followed by the mobile packet communication network MPN and the TCP / IP (Transmission Control Protocol / Internet) followed by other networks such as the Internet INET. Mutual conversion with Protocol).

When the gateway server GWS receives an HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) GET request from the mobile phone MS, it checks the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) included in the GET request, and the URL is the gateway server GWS via a dedicated line. If it indicates a storage location in the IP server W connected to, the GET request is forwarded to the IP server W, and the response is returned to the mobile phone MS. If the URL in the GET request is a general URL on the Internet INET, the GET request is forwarded to the Internet INET, and the response sent from the Internet INET in response to this GET request is sent to the mobile phone. Return to MS.

Further, the gateway server GWS cooperates with the IP server W to control information distribution services such as sending and receiving e-mails and various applications.

The IP server W is a server system operated by an IP (Information Provider), and sends information to be provided to a user to a network as HTML data. Some of the IP servers W are connected to the gateway server GWS via the Internet INET, and some are connected to the gateway server GWS via a dedicated line. It is also possible to provide the IP server W inside the gateway server GWS.

[A-2: Operation example of mobile data communication system] Next, an operation example of the mobile data communication system having the above configuration will be described.

When a GET request addressed to the IP server W connected to the Internet INET is sent from the mobile phone MS, the gateway server GWS forwards this GET request to the IP server. The IP server W returns the response in response to the GET request to the mobile phone MS via the gateway server GWS. If the response returned at this time is HTML data (hereinafter referred to as form data) requesting the input of user data, the mobile phone MS that received the response performs the user data input processing and is input. User data is collectively returned to IP server W.

[B: Mobile phone MS configuration] [B-1: Hardware configuration of mobile phone MS] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the hardware configuration of the mobile phone MS. As shown in this figure, the mobile phone MS has a transmitter / receiver (for example, an antenna, a wireless unit, a transmitter, etc.) that performs wireless communication with the base station BS. (Receiver, etc.) 11, sound collecting unit (for example, microphone) 12 for inputting sound, sounding unit (for example, speaker) 13 for sound generation, operation unit panel 14 with controls operated by the user, liquid crystal It has a built-in liquid crystal display 15 having a panel and the like, and a control unit 16 for controlling each of these parts.

The operation unit panel 14 has a ten key for inputting a telephone number and various data, a power button for instructing power on / off, a voice call mode for making a call, and data communication for performing data communication. It is equipped with a communication mode switching button for switching between modes, an input mode switching button for instructing input mode switching, and the like.

In addition, the control unit 16 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 161 that performs various controls, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 162 that stores various programs executed in the CPU 161 and a specific URL, and telephone book data and current input. It has a built-in SRAM (Static Random Access Memory) 163 that stores modes, etc., and when the power button is pressed and a power supply (not shown) is turned on, the CPU 161 reads the basic control program stored in the ROM 162. It executes and controls ROM162, SRAM163, transmission / reception unit 11, sound collection unit 12, sound generation unit 13, operation unit panel 14, and liquid crystal display 15. The SRAM 163 is only an example, and the means for storing the current input mode may be another type of non-volatile memory such as EEPROM.

As described above, the mobile phone MS has a call mode for making a call and a data mode for performing data communication as communication modes, and when the communication mode shifts to the data mode, the ROM 162 is displayed. By reading the stored document data viewing program (so-called browser) and executing the browser, the liquid crystal display 15 displays the dialogue screen (hereinafter, the initial screen) based on the HTML data. The operation unit panel 14 and the liquid crystal display 15 are shared by the call mode and the data mode.

[B-2: Functional configuration of mobile phone MS] Next, the functions provided by the mobile phone MS with respect to the characteristic parts of the present invention will be described. The function described here is a function provided by the CPU 161 executing a browser in the data mode. It should be noted that other functions are provided in general mobile phones, and since they are well known, the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining the functional configuration of the mobile phone MS for the characteristic part of the present invention, and the functional elements provided by the CPU 161 executing the browser in the data mode are shown as blocks. ..

As shown in this figure, as the above functional elements, the receiving means 21 for receiving the HTML data from the mobile packet communication network MPN, the HTML data received by the receiving means 21 are interpreted, and processing is executed according to the interpretation result. Interpretation / execution means 22, user interface process 23, which is a process generated as a result of execution of interpretation / execution means 22, display means 24 for displaying display data output from user interface process 23, input mode according to mode switching instruction. Operation means 25, input mode setting means 26 that outputs mode switching instructions to operation means 25 in response to mode specification instructions from user interface process 23, and mobile packet communication network MPN that transfers data transmitted from user interface process 23. There is a transmission means 27 to transmit to.

In the above functional elements, the receiving means 21 and the transmitting means 27 are functions realized by the transmission / reception unit 11 in FIG. 2, the display means 24 is a function realized by the liquid crystal display 15, and the interpretation / execution means 22 is the CPU 161 that executes the browser. It is a function realized by. The interpretation / execution means 22 also creates an object table OT, which will be described in detail later, and also performs a process using the object table OT.

The user interface process 23 is a process generated by the CPU 161 that executes the browser according to the HTML data received by the transmission / reception unit 11, and its function is a function according to the content of the HTML data. For example, when HTML data representing a form having a text input field is received by the transmission / reception unit 11, a page having the text input field and a cursor for data input are displayed on the display means 24, and the text input field is displayed. Data entry is allowed. The type of data that is allowed to be input here is the type described in the HTML data as an attribute of the text input field.

The operation means 25 is a function realized by the operation unit panel 14, the CPU 161 that executes the basic control program, and the SRAM 163, and is currently stored in a predetermined area of the SRAM 163 and a signal input by operating the ten keys of the operation unit panel 14. The CPU 161 changes the current input mode stored in the SRAM 163 to the next input mode when the input data is confirmed by the CPU 161 based on the input mode of the above and when the input mode switching button on the operation unit panel 14 is pressed. Realize processing. The input mode in the present embodiment cyclically changes, for example, number alphabet kana (kanji) number ... each time the input mode switching button is pressed.

The input mode setting means 26 is a function realized by the CPU 161 and SRAM 163 that executed the browser, and the new input mode (mode represented by the mode specification instruction) determined by the user interface process 23 is the current input mode. Therefore, the CPU 161 realizes the process of updating the current input mode stored in the predetermined area of the SRAM 163. Each time the operation means 25 receives a mode switching instruction from the input mode setting means 26, the operation means 25 cyclically updates the current input mode stored in the predetermined area of the SRAM 163. For example, when the current input mode is the numerical input mode and the new input mode determined in the user interface process 23 is the kana input mode, the mode switching instruction is given from the input mode setting means 26 to the operating means 25. Is supplied only twice, and the current input mode transitions to the kana input mode via the alphabet input mode.

[C: Operation of mobile phone MS] When the mobile phone MS receives the form data that provides the dialogue screen as illustrated in FIG. 4, the mobile phone MS performs the process shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, RB is a radio button, and one of a plurality of buttons (the button corresponding to female in FIG. 4) is selected by the user. Each of TIF1 to TIF4 is a text input field, and the user inputs a name in the text input field TIF1, a zip code in the text input fields TIF2 and TIF3, and an address in the text input field TIF4. SB is a submit button, and when the user presses the button, the user data entered in the form is transmitted. CB is a cancel button, and when the user presses the button, the form is initialized.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing of the mobile phone MS from receiving the form data to transmitting the input contents of the user , and each process shown in this figure operates in cooperation with the above-mentioned means. It will be realized by.

When the receiving means 21 receives the form data, the interpreting / executing means 22 interprets / executes the instructions constituting the form data. This spawns user interface process 23 (step SA1). In the process of interpreting form data, the interpretation / execution means 22 uses identification information for identifying all objects on the form, object types (check boxes, buttons, text input fields, etc.) and attributes (size, color, etc.). The object table OT (see Fig. 6) is generated by associating it with the attribute information representing the above. The attribute for the submit button on the form also includes the destination of the input data.

Further, in the process of generating the object table OT, the interpretation / execution means 22 sets the input mode specified by the input mode specification tag when the text input field to which the input mode specification tag is attached exists in the form. It is stored in the object table OT as an attribute of the text input field to which the tag is attached.

Figure 7 shows a description example of the input mode specification tag in the form data. The description example shown in this figure corresponds to the text input field TIF4 in FIG. In this description example, the character string starting with "INPUT TYPE" is a general description, but the character string starting with "INPUT MODE" is a description peculiar to this embodiment, and here, for the text input field TIF4. It is stipulated that the input mode should be kana (kanji) mode.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing for the input mode designation tag, and the interpretation / execution means 22 performs the processing shown in the flowchart every time it finds a text input field to which the input mode designation tag is attached. As shown in this figure, the interpretation / execution means 22 first specifies the input mode specified by the input mode specification tag (step SB1). Next, the interpretation / execution means 22 stores the input mode specified in step SB1 in the object table OT as an attribute of the text input field to which the tag is attached (step SB2).

Again, in FIG. 3, the user interface process 23 generated by the interpreting / executing means 22 causes the display means 24 to display the screen corresponding to the form data, that is, the form (see FIG. 4) (step SA2). After that, the operation means 25 and the input mode setting means 26 perform the data input process for the object that allows the data input until the instruction to send the data input to the form is input (step SA3).

Data input processing differs depending on the type and attributes of the input destination object. When the input destination object is a radio box, a list, or the like, the user's operation is completed simply by selecting a desired option from a plurality of options. As a result, as input data for the object, information representing the selected option is stored in the object table OT.

If the input destination object is a text input field, the user first selects the object (step SC1), as shown in Figure 9. As a result, the user interface process 23 acquires the identification information of the object to be input. When the user interface process 23 that has acquired the identification information refers to the object table OT and recognizes that the object is a text input field, it enables data input to the text input field. As a result, the display means 24 blinks, for example, the cursor at the beginning of the text input field.

Further, the user interface process 23 gives a mode specification instruction to change the text input mode to the set input mode when the input mode is set as an attribute of the text input field (step SC2). Supply to the input mode setting means 26 (step SC3). Upon receiving the mode designation instruction, the input mode setting means 26 supplies the mode switching instruction to the operating means 25 as many times as the number of times corresponding to the transition order of the input mode, the current input mode, and the mode designation instruction. The operating means that has received the mode switching instruction switches the input mode each time the instruction is received. As a result, the input mode finally transitions to the mode specified by the mode specification instruction (step SC4). After that, data input is allowed (step SC5).

If the input mode is not set as an attribute of the text input field (step SC2), the user interface process 23 proceeds to the process of step SC5 while maintaining the current input mode.

When data is input to the text input field in this way and the send button in FIG. 4 is pressed, the determination result of step SA4 in FIG. 5 becomes YES and the transmission process is performed (step SA5).

In the transmission process of step SA5, transmission data is generated from the identification information of the object into which the data is input and the corresponding input data by the user interface process 23, and the transmission data is stored in association with the transmission button. An instruction to transmit to is supplied to the transmitting means 27. Upon receiving this instruction, the transmission means 27 transmits the transmission data to the transmission destination (IP server W).

[D: Supplement] In the above-described embodiment, the data input mode for the text input field is specified by using the input mode specification tag, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, an input example of the text input field may be included in the form data, and the input mode of the text input field may be specified based on the type of the character string included in this input example. , As shown in FIG. 11, a text input field may be arranged in the sentence, and the input mode of the text input field may be specified based on the type of the character string before and after.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the character string "INPUTMODE" is given as an example of the specifier for switching the input mode, but other character strings may be defined and used as the specifier.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the interpretation / execution means 22 creates and uses the object table OT to switch the input mode in the mobile phone MS, but this is an example of implementation in the mobile phone MS. However, other implementation forms may be adopted.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example of providing a user interface using images using HTML data has been shown, but a character-based interface may be provided. Further, the user interface may be provided by using the data in a format other than the HTML format.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, numbers, alphabets, and kana (Kanji) are exemplified as input modes, but the input modes subject to the present invention are not limited to these, and a language different from Japanese is used. It is also possible to apply the present invention to a mobile phone that supports a system (eg Chinese). Further, for example, if the mobile phone supports a plurality of languages such as Russian mode, Mandarin mode, and Cantonese mode, each language mode can be regarded as an input mode and the present invention can be applied. Similarly, the present invention can be applied to a mobile phone that supports an input mode corresponding to a plurality of code systems.

It is also possible to apply the present invention to a mobile phone in which a user can input images, sounds, pictograms, etc., and switch the input mode including these. For example, when a form is displayed on a mobile phone equipped with a digital camera and a field for entering image data is selected, or a predetermined object on the form (for example, the character string "photograph") is selected. At that time, the camera may be automatically activated to take a picture of the user, and image data representing the taken image may be input to the corresponding field. Of course, when a predetermined object on the form (for example, the character string "voice input") is selected, the voice data input from the sound collecting unit may be input to the corresponding field. In these aspects, in order to ensure the privacy of the user, the user may be able to set in advance whether or not to automatically input the image data and the audio data.

Furthermore, the data that can be input in each input mode does not have to be exclusively classified. For example, the present invention can be applied to a mobile phone provided with an input mode that facilitates input of keywords related to finance, an input mode that facilitates input of keywords related to shopping, and the like. In this case, for example, when the user selects a menu item related to banking services by operating a mobile phone displaying a menu for providing various services, the input mode of the mobile phone makes it easy to input keywords related to finance. It is possible to provide a service that automatically transitions to the mode.

Further, the user interface provided to the user is not limited to the visual user interface. For example, the user interface may be such that menu items are selected according to voice guidance.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the data entered in the form is returned to the source of the form data, but the data may be sent to a server different from the source of the form. Further, an external device such as a computer may be connected to the mobile phone MS to transmit the input data to the external device without using the transmission means 27 (that is, without going through the mobile communication network MPN). Further, the destination of the input data may be inside the mobile phone MS. That is, the destination of the input data can be freely set within the range allowed by the processing system.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the example of receiving the form data via the receiving means 21 (that is, via the mobile communication network MPN) is shown, but the form data may be stored in the mobile phone MS in advance. It may be received via a communication path other than the mobile communication network MPN (for example, RS-232C).

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the example in which the user selects the object to be input and then inputs the user data is shown, but when there is only one object to be input in the form, the object is input. It may be selected automatically and the user's selection operation may be omitted.

Further, the data input mode may be set independently of the object. For example, when the HTML data contains information for specifying the input mode, the input mode for all the objects in the page represented by the HTML data may be switched according to the information. That is, the input mode may be switched for each HTML data (content).

Further, for example, when a mobile phone having a plurality of standby screens accesses the homepage of a specific site, the standby screen of the mobile phone is automatically changed according to the standby screen change command described in the homepage. Is also feasible. In this aspect, for example, by rewriting the contents (that is, change order) of the homepage of a specific site every quarter, the standby screen of the mobile phone accessing the site can be changed to suit the season. it can.

As is clear from the above, the target of switching in the present invention is not limited to the input mode. For example, in a mobile phone equipped with a digital camera, image data representing a captured image is converted into image data of the size (and data size) specified in the form, and then input to the corresponding field. May be good. The same applies to voice, and the sampling rate of voice data input from the sound collecting unit may be converted and then input to the corresponding field.

Further, it may be applied to a mobile phone having a video reproduction mode, a music reproduction mode, a telephone-only mode, and the like, and these modes may be switched. For example, when a mobile phone accesses a site to which content is distributed, a screen for selecting the content to be distributed is displayed on the mobile phone, and the desired content is selected according to the user's operation, the mobile phone's The mode may be automatically set to the video playback mode, and the settings of the liquid crystal display and the sounding unit may be set to be suitable for video playback. In such an aspect, a content selection screen is created so that a command corresponding to the type of the content is executed when the content is selected, and the selection screen is used by interpreting and executing such a command. This can be achieved by displaying it on a mobile phone whose machine settings can be changed. It may also be applied to a mobile phone having a mode that does not bother others in a public place and a normal mode so that a specific site can be accessed and the mode can be selected. Of course, such mode switching is possible manually, but for mobile phones that tend to be complicated to operate, there is an advantage that it is easier for the user to switch the mode or function of the mobile phone by accessing a specific site. ..

Further, when applying the present invention to a mobile phone whose settings can be switched at a level more detailed than the mode, the settings such as the screen size, volume, and playback speed at the time of playing the content are changed according to the content. You may do so. Further, when the content to be distributed is selected, the mobile phone may execute a control command (command for controlling the hardware resources of the mobile phone) set corresponding to the content. As a result, the backlight of the liquid crystal display or the like can be turned on / off according to the content, music data according to the content (for example, music data selected from at least one music that notifies an incoming call) can be played, or the content can be turned on or off. It is possible to blink the incoming call lamp (a lamp that lights up or blinks when an incoming call or e-mail is received) at a corresponding timing. Of course, the target of switching settings is not limited to hardware resources. For example, access a specific site from a mobile phone that has software for sending and receiving e-mail and is not set to use the software, and the setting command included in the homepage of the site ( The mobile phone may execute an instruction (command for setting the software to be available on the mobile phone).

Further, according to the present invention, a site for maintaining a mobile phone is accessed from the mobile phone, and a test is performed according to a control command transmitted from the site to check whether the transmission power or the like satisfies the specifications. It is also possible to automatically operate the electronic volume that controls the transmission power or the like based on the test result. In addition, a specific site for updating the software of the mobile phone is accessed from the mobile phone, new software is downloaded from the site according to the control command sent from the site, and the software is installed on the mobile phone. It is possible.

In addition, in order to eliminate the complexity of operation, a mobile phone having a simplified menu and a normal menu is used to access a specific site, and a user interface based on the data transmitted from the site is used to display the menu. It is also possible to realize a mode in which the menu used in the mobile phone is switched when the user selects an object to be switched. In addition, a specific site is accessed from a mobile phone having a function corresponding to a plurality of menu items, and a user interface based on the data transmitted from the site (a user interface in which all menu items are presented in a selectable manner) is used. A desired menu item may be selected by using a check box or the like so that the user can easily customize the menu of the mobile phone. In this case, the mobile phone can be shipped with only the function for accessing the site available.

Further, even from the viewpoint of eliminating the complexity of operations, the control target in the present invention is not limited to software resources. For example, at the time of shipment of a mobile phone, the number of colors that can be developed by the incoming call lamp is set to one color in order to eliminate complication of operation, and the number of colors is set to multiple colors after accessing a specific site from the mobile phone. It may be changed to give each color a different meaning.

As is clear from the above, the scope of the present invention also includes the control of activation, inactivation, setting, and the like of resources possessed by the mobile phone from a remote server.

Further, in the above-described embodiment and each modification, an example in which the present invention is applied to a mobile phone is given, but the application destination of the present invention is not limited to the mobile phone, and for example, a communication function is provided. It may be a PDA (Personal Digital (Data) Assistants), a portable computer having a communication function, a stationary computer, or the like. Of course, it is also possible to apply the present invention to a terminal device configured by connecting a data terminal such as a PDA or a computer that does not have a communication function and a communication terminal such as a mobile phone or a modem compatible with a fixed network. is there.

11 ... transmitter / receiver, 12 ... sound collector, 13 ... sounding unit, 14 ... operation panel, 15 ... liquid crystal display, 16 ... control unit, 161 ... CPU, 162 ... ROM, 163 ... SRAM, 21 ... Receiving means, 22 ... Interpreting / executing means, 23 ... User interface process, 24 ... Displaying means, 25 ... Operating means, 26 ... Input mode setting means, Transmission means ... 27, BS ... Base station, GWS ... Gateway server, INET ... Internet, MLS ... Digital mobile communication switch, MPN ... Mobile packet communication network, MS ... mobile phone, MTN ... mobile telephone network, PS ... packet subscriber processing unit, W ... IP server