KR20060016426A - Method for managing message in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of managing a message in a mobile communication terminal, comprising: a phone book storing a plurality of phone numbers and corresponding names for each individual or group for receiving a message box for storing a predetermined message received in the mobile communication terminal; Generating a predetermined message; checking whether the calling party number of the message is stored in the phone book; and if the calling party number is stored in the phone book; And storing the message inbox corresponding to the calling party's telephone number. Therefore, the present invention can efficiently manage the text message received at the mobile communication terminal in association with the phone book. In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing convenience to the user by efficiently managing the short message received by the mobile communication terminal.

Mobile terminal, SMS, management

Description

How to manage message on mobile terminal {METHOD FOR MANAGING MESSAGE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}             

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing a short message in a mobile communication terminal according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a short message in a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of checking a short message received by a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 (a) to 5 (f) are exemplary diagrams for explaining a short message management method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal message management method, and more particularly to a method for managing a short message received by the mobile communication terminal.

Typically, a mobile terminal user can subscribe to a communication service company to perform voice and data communication through the mobile terminal. A user carries a mobile communication terminal and wirelessly transmits and receives information with another subscriber through a base station of a communication service provider subscribed through the mobile communication terminal.

As a result, more information is available more conveniently because of the time- and location-constrained advantage of conventional landline phones. Accordingly, a communication service provider may send and receive text messages between subscribers, as well as a short messaging service that may receive, for example, news, sports relay, etc. information from a communication service provider. To the user.

SMS generally transmits a message to a user using a paging channel on a mobile communication network, apart from a call channel, so the amount of data that can be transmitted is limited, but a user can receive a message even when the user is not connected to a mobile communication system. The advantage is that information can be delivered directly to multiple users in time.

Recently, the number of users who send and receive short messages using a mobile communication terminal is increasing rapidly, and the short message transmission has gained considerable popularity, especially among students, because the message transmission fee is much lower than the voice call fee.

A method of managing a short message received by a mobile communication terminal is shown in FIG. 1.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing a short message in a mobile communication terminal according to the prior art.

Referring to FIG. 1, when a short message is received (S10), the mobile communication terminal stores the received message in a text mailbox of a memory (S20).

The mobile communication terminal notifies the user that a new short message has been received through a ringtone, or generates and displays a letter icon on the screen (S30).

If there is a message confirmation request from the user recognizing that a new short message has been received through the process (S30) (S40), the mobile communication terminal displays the received short message on the screen (S50).

Meanwhile, since the mobile communication terminal has a small capacity for storing a short message, it is not easy to search and delete the message, and thus it is not necessary to separately manage the received short message. Recently, however, as the memory capacity increases, it is possible to store high-capacity short messages, and as the use of short messages increases significantly, it takes a lot of time and effort to manage such as searching and deleting a large amount of short messages. .

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for efficiently managing a message received in a mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for facilitating a user by efficiently managing a message received at a mobile communication terminal.                         

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for managing a message received at a mobile communication terminal in association with a phone book.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a message management method of a mobile communication terminal, comprising: receiving a message for storing a predetermined message received by the mobile communication terminal by a plurality of telephone numbers and corresponding names by individual or group Generating a stored phone book; checking whether a calling party number of the message is stored in the phone book when a predetermined message is received; and storing the calling party number in the phone book. And if so, storing the predetermined message in the message inbox corresponding to the calling party's telephone number.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

The illustrated mobile communication terminal includes a key input unit 10, a display unit 20, a camera unit 30, a control unit 40, a memory 50, a wireless transmission / reception unit 60, and an audio processing unit 70.

The key input unit 10 has a key matrix structure (not shown), and includes a character key, numeric keys, various function keys, and an external volume key to output a key input signal corresponding to a key input by a user to the controller 40. do.

The display unit 20 is preferably made of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like for outputting various display information output from the mobile communication terminal. In addition, the display unit 20 outputs various types of information received by the wireless transmitter / receiver 60.

The camera unit 30 may include a camera sensor (not shown) for converting an optical signal detected at the time of image capturing into an electrical signal, and a signal processor (not shown) for converting an analog image signal captured from the camera sensor into digital data. ).

The camera sensor is assumed to be a charge coupled device (CCD) sensor, and the signal processor may be implemented by a digital signal processor (DSP). In addition, the camera sensor and the signal processor may be integrally implemented or may be implemented separately.

The controller 40 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied. The control unit 40 switches and controls the driving mode of the mobile communication terminal based on various key input signals provided from the key input unit 10.

In particular, the control unit 40 generates a message inbox in the phone book for storing a predetermined message (for example, a short message or a voice message) received by the mobile communication terminal in response to a user's request. In addition, the control unit 40 may set a lock function to the message inbox so that no one other than the user can check the message received in the message inbox according to a user request.

When the predetermined message is received, the control unit 40 checks whether the calling party number of the predetermined message is stored in the phone book. That is, the controller 40 checks whether there is a phone number identical to the calling party's phone number among the plurality of phone numbers stored in the phone book.

If the calling party number is stored in the phone book, the controller 40 controls the predetermined message to be stored in the message inbox corresponding to the calling party number.

The memory 50 may be configured as a program memory, a data memory, and the like to store various information necessary for controlling the operation of the mobile communication terminal.

The radio transmitter / receiver 60 is an RF (Radio Frequency) unit and means a comprehensive component of a high frequency processor, an intermediate frequency processor, and a baseband processor. The wireless transmitter / receiver 60 is responsible for the transmission and reception of voice data, text data, video data and control data under the control of the controller 40.

The audio processor 70 modulates an electrical signal input from a microphone and converts the electrical signal into voice data. The audio processor 70 demodulates the encoded voice data input from the wireless transmitter / receiver 60 into an electrical signal and outputs it to a speaker. .

In addition, the audio processor 70 may include a codec for converting and playing a digital audio signal received by the wireless transmitter / receiver 60 into an analog signal or converting an analog audio signal generated from a microphone into a digital audio signal. desirable. The codec is composed of a data codec for processing packet data and the like and an audio codec for processing audio signals such as voice.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing short messages in a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the controller 40 registers or modifies a phone number and a corresponding name in the phone book of the memory 50 by an individual or a group based on a user's operation signal (S110).

The control unit 40 checks whether there is a message inbox setting request for storing a predetermined message (for example, a short message or a voice message) received by the wireless transmitter / receiver unit 60 in the phone book (S120). The message inbox may store both the short message and the voice message, or may be separately set to a text inbox and a voice inbox for storing the short message and the voice message, respectively.

From the following process, it is assumed that the predetermined message received by the mobile communication terminal is assumed to be a short message.

The controller 40 generates a text box corresponding to the phone number and name registered in the phone book based on the selection information when the user requests the text box setting (S130). Since the phone book stores a plurality of phone numbers and corresponding names for each individual or group, the user selects a predetermined group registered in the phone book to shorten the time required for setting the text inbox. You can create an inbox. Therefore, the controller 40 generates a personal text box corresponding to the telephone number and names included in the selected group when the request for setting the text box of the predetermined group registered in the phone book is based on the user's selection information. desirable.

For example, it is assumed that three friends of "Silent", "Kimmir" and "Imiri" are registered in the friend group of the phone book. When the user selects the group of friends and requests the text box setting, the controller 40 generates text boxes corresponding to the friends "quiet", "kim mir", and "prematurely" included in the group of friends. .

In addition, the text inbox is linked to each other so that a mobile communication terminal user may enter a personal text inbox through a management menu of the phone book to check a stored message or enter a general message management menu to check a message stored in the text inbox. It is preferable to be connected.

The controller 40 checks whether there is a lock function setting request in the generated text inbox (S140). The setting of the lock function in the text inbox is for limiting the verification of other persons other than the user to the short message stored in the text inbox.

The controller 40 sets a password to the generated text mailbox based on the input information of the user when a user requests a lock function setting (S150).

If the short message is received through the wireless transmitter / receiver 60 (S160), the controller 40 checks whether the calling party's telephone number of the received short message is a phone number previously registered in the phone book (S170).

The control unit 40 receives a default message basically provided in the mobile communication terminal if the calling party's telephone number of the received short message is not a phone number previously registered in the phone book (eg, recently). Text is received) (S180).

The control unit 40 stores the short message in a text box corresponding to the registered phone number if the calling party's telephone number of the received short message is a phone number previously registered in the phone book (S170). S190).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of checking a short message received by a mobile communication terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 4, the controller 40 checks whether there is a message confirmation request from the user (S210).

If the message check request is received, the controller 40 checks whether a lock function is set in the text inbox to check the stored short message (S220).

If the lock function is not set in the text box, the controller 40 outputs the short message stored in the text box to the display unit 20 (S250).

If the lock function is set in the text inbox in step S220, the controller 40 outputs a message requesting input of a password to the display unit 20 (S230).

If a password is input based on a user's operation signal, the controller 40 determines whether the input password is the same as the password registered when the lock function is set (S240).

If the input password is the same as the registered password, the controller 40 releases the lock function of the text box and outputs the stored short message to the display unit 20 (S250).

Through the process of FIG. 4 as described above, the user of the mobile communication terminal can prevent another person other than himself / herself from checking the short message received by the mobile communication terminal.

5 (a) to 5 (f) are exemplary views for explaining a method of managing a short message in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 (a) to 5 (f), when a user enters a message management menu to check a message received by the mobile terminal, the mobile communication terminal determines " 1. Display the screen of FIG. 5 (a) for selecting one of " text inbox " and " 2. Voice inbox " items. In FIG. 5A, the mobile communication terminal user may select the displayed item through manipulation of a direction key or input of a number of the items.

When the user selects the item "1. Text received" to check the short message on the screen of FIG. 5 (a), and enters a confirmation key, the mobile communication terminal defaults to "1. The screen of FIG. 5 (b) for selecting one of “2. Group text box” generated in step S130 is displayed.

After the user selects “2. Receive group text” on the screen of FIG. 5 (b), the mobile communication terminal displays the screen of FIG. 5 (c) indicating “Receive group text” when a confirmation key is input.

:5)" 은 직장 그룹의 수신함에 단문 메시지가 5개 수신되어 있음을 나타낸다. Fig. 5 (c) shows a group of " 1.Family "," 2.Work " and " 3. Friends " registered in the phone book, and the " 2. " rectal(

: 5) "indicates that five short messages have been received in the inbox of the work group.

:5)"이 선택된 후, 확인키가 입력되면 직장 그룹의 수신함에 수신된 단문 메시지를 나타내기 위한 도 5(d)의 화면을 디스플레이 한다.The mobile communication terminal is displayed by the user on the screen of FIG.

After “5)” is selected, when the confirmation key is input, the screen of FIG. 5 (d) for displaying the short message received in the inbox of the work group is displayed.

:1)", "3.김철수 대리(

:4)"와 그 개인별 문자 수신함에 새롭게 수신된 단문 메시지의 개수를 알 수 있도록 하는 편지 아이콘을 포함한 화면을 도시한다. Figure 5 (d) is a personal name included in the work group of the mobile terminal phone book "1. Hong Gil-dong general manager", "2.

: 1) "," 3. Assistant Manager Kim Chul-soo (

: 4) " and a screen including a letter icon for indicating the number of newly received short messages in the individual text inbox.

Referring to FIG. 5 (d), it can be seen that one short message is received in the inbox of “Exaggerated by Kim Seoul” and four short messages are received in the inbox of “Dr. Kim Chul-soo”.

:1)"이 선택된 후, 확인키가 입력되면 폰 북에 등록된 "김서울 과장"의 정보를 나타내는 도 5(e)의 화면을 디스플레이 한다. 이 때 상기 도 5(e)의 화면은 상기 이동 통신 단말기의 폰 북과 연계된 것으로, 상기 사용자가 키 조작을 통해 폰 북 메뉴로 진입하여 상기 폰 북에 저장된 "김서울 과장"의 정보를 확인할 때 상기 이동 통신 단말기가 디스플레이 하는 화면과 동일함이 바람직하다. The mobile communication terminal is displayed by the user in the screen of FIG.

: 1) "is selected, and when a confirmation key is input, the screen of FIG. 5 (e) showing information of" Exaggeration Kim Seoul "registered in the phone book is displayed. In this case, the screen of FIG. It is associated with the phone book of the mobile communication terminal, and the same as the screen displayed by the mobile communication terminal when the user enters the phone book menu through key manipulation and checks the information of "Exaggeration of Kim" stored in the phone book. This is preferred.

That is, the user of the mobile communication terminal may enter the message management menu and check the inbox of "Exaggeration Kim Seoul", or may enter the phone book management menu and confirm the inbox of "Examination Kim Seoul". Accordingly, when the user enters the message management menu and checks the inbox of "Exaggeration of Kim", the user can modify the information of "Examination of KimSeoul" stored in the phone book.

Figure 5 (e) shows the item indicating the number of messages received in the text box, the type of ringtone that notifies when a call request or message is received from the manager of the mobile phone number, office phone number of the manager Kim Seoul Seoul. The text inbox is generated through the process of S130 of FIG.

The mobile communication terminal selects a "message" item indicating that there is only one short message received by the user's key manipulation, and then displays a screen of FIG. 5 (f) displaying the content of the received short message when a confirmation key is input. Display.

5 (f) is "7 pm on August 27. All attended." A screen showing the date and time when the message is received is shown.

As described above, according to the above-described embodiments of the present invention, a mobile communication terminal user can phone a short message received by the mobile communication terminal without having to waste a lot of time in managing such as searching and deleting a large amount of short messages. It can be managed efficiently in conjunction with the book.

In the above-described description of the present invention, the short message received by the mobile communication terminal has been described as a specific embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the short message and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the claims but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention can efficiently manage the short message received by the mobile communication terminal in association with the phone book.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of providing convenience to the user by efficiently managing the short message received by the mobile communication terminal.

Claims (6)

In the message management method of the mobile communication terminal, Generating a message inbox for storing a predetermined message received in the mobile communication terminal in a phone book storing a plurality of telephone numbers and corresponding names thereof for each individual or group; When the predetermined message is received, checking whether the calling party's telephone number of the message is stored in the phone book; If the calling party number is stored in the phone book, storing the predetermined message in the message inbox corresponding to the calling party number. The method of claim 1, And the predetermined message is at least one of a voice message and a short message. The method of claim 1, wherein the setting process And setting a lock function for restricting confirmation of the predetermined message when setting the message inbox. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing process And when the calling party number is not stored in the phone book, storing the received predetermined message in a default message inbox provided in the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, And outputting the stored predetermined message in response to a message confirmation request of a user. The method of claim 3 or 5, wherein the output process is Outputting a message for inputting a password in response to a user's request to release the lock function when the lock function is set in the message inbox; Receiving a password based on the operation signal of the user; Determining whether the input password is the same as a registered password when setting the lock function; And if the input password is the same as the registered password, releasing the locking function of the message inbox and outputting the stored short message.

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