Vodafone Group Plc.

Nocom Audio Ny LLC

Norioki Watanabe

Mineko Moroto

Osamu Otaka

Naomi Nishikata

Satoshi Ogawa

Shinichiro Ide

Shin-ichirou Ide

Toshihiko Murakami

Mikio Inoue

Junko Osawa

A branching tree program replays audio data, and thereafter, when the user performs a selection of alternatives, the branching tree program replays audio data in the branching tree which is the target of selection. The branching tree program progresses a game by repeating this type of selection and replaying. If the end of the branching tree is reached, or if the next item of audio data is not stored upon the portable telephone, then the required data or program is downloaded from a server device, and the game is continued. Accordingly, along with it being possible to progress the story of the game by simple actuation, also it is possible to economize upon the storage space, and moreover it is possible to utilize story data without changing the program. As a result, along with it being possible to progress the story of the game by simple actuation, also it is possible to economize upon the storage space, and moreover it is possible to utilize story data without changing the program.

Program, and mobile communication terminal

The application () requests a basic processing part () to execute character input processing, depending on the character input request from the user during display of a graphics window managed by an application (). The execution environment part (), which received the character input processing request, notifies the basic processing part () of the character input processing request, and turns in a display blocked state. After that, characters are input under the control of the basic processing part (). When character input is terminated, the basic processing part () closes the display of the character input screen to notify the execution environment part () of the termination of the character input and the character input result. The execution environment part (), which received the notice, releases the display blocked state and notifies the application () of the termination of the character input and the character input result data.

Method for input characters, apparatus thereof, and mobile communication terminal

When an application activation instruction is input, it is decided whether the application is expected to access a high-level protection resource or low-level protection resource (step S). If the decision is affirmative, display is done to prompt the user to select whether to permit activation of the application (step S). When the user inputs an activation permission instruction, the application is activated (steps Sto S). As a result, only when the user permits an application, which is expected to access a high-level protection resource or low-level protection resource, to access a predetermined resource immediately before its execution, the application is executed. Hence, the basic processing part and application can operate in cooperation with each other while limiting access to various kinds of resources by the application in a reasonable range.

Resource access control for mobile terminal

A mobile communication terminal is provided whose operability is improved by enabling a user to promptly use a function that the user requires, upon suspension of execution of an application program. A mobile communication terminal (mobile phone)includes an output unithaving a liquid crystal display (LCD)that displays an image; a main control unitthat controls the output unit; and an application program executing and managing unitthat executes an application program registered by a user. The application program executing and managing unitsends a function transition request instruction (screen transition request instruction) to make a transition to a function specified by the application program, to the main control unit, upon suspension of execution of the application program. Based on the function transition request instruction (screen transition request instruction), the main control unitcontrols the output unitto display an initial screen of the function or a menu screen for selecting the function.

Mobile communication terminal

A mobile communication terminal is provided that is capable of shooting a code image, restoring data from the code image, and using the shot code image and the restored data, in response to a request from an application program. A mobile communication terminal (mobile phone) includes an image shooting unit for shooting an image; a data memory unit for memorizing data of a code image shot by the image shooting unit; a main control unit for controlling the image shooting unit and the data memory unit; and an application program executing and managing unit for executing an application program registered by a user. The main control unit controls the image shooting unit and the data memory unit based on a control request instruction sent from the application program executing and managing unit that is executing the application program.

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Norioki Watanabe