KR20060040346A - Method of registering telephone number and mobile terminal of limiting call - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a call-limited mobile terminal capable of calling only a phone number registered in a phone book and a method for registering a phone number.

The method of registering a phone number of a mobile device that can be sent only to a phone number registered in a phone book is a process of sending a phone number registration request message or call to a mobile device of a manager according to a user's request, and receiving a message from the mobile device of the manager. And checking whether the received message is a phone number registration message, and if the received message is a phone number registration message, registering a phone number through phone number related information configured in the received message. It is done.

Call restriction, phone number registration, message, mobile device

Description

How to register a phone number and call restriction according to the mobile terminal {METHOD OF REGISTERING TELEPHONE NUMBER AND MOBILE TERMINAL OF LIMITING CALL}             

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a portable terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a phone number through a message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a phone number in the mobile terminal of FIG. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a call-limited mobile terminal capable of calling only a phone number registered in a phone book and a method for registering a phone number.

Mobile terminals, which were once considered exclusively for adults and valued for their economic capabilities, have recently become very widespread. In the case of Korea, more than half of all citizens already have a mobile terminal, and a large proportion of them are wards who should be protected by their parents as elementary and middle school students.

In particular, this age group has a lot of curiosity about the new service of the mobile terminal, and the reality is that it is giving a lot of difficulties to the home economy through an uncontrolled currency that does not take economic consideration into account.

In order to solve this problem, conventionally, the portable terminal has a locking function. The mobile terminal lock function is a function that can be sent only when a password is input from a user so that the input password matches a password preset by an administrator.

However, if children are worried about using too many portable terminals and use the lock function, there is a problem in that children cannot use the portable terminal when necessary. But if you trust children and unlock them, their parents will be burdened economically. In addition, the conventional lock function has a problem that even all the services such as SMS (Short Message Service) that children use a lot of can not use.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a calling restriction portable terminal capable of calling only a phone number registered in a phone book and a method for registering a phone number.                         

In order to achieve the above object, a phone number registration method of a mobile terminal capable of being sent only to a phone number registered in a phone book according to the present invention transmits a phone number registration request message or a call to a manager's mobile terminal according to a user's request. Process, receiving a message from the mobile terminal of the manager, checking whether the received message is a phone number registration message, and if the received message is a phone number registration message, through the phone number related information configured in the received message. And a process of registering a telephone number.

In addition, the call restriction mobile terminal is a memory unit for storing telephone number related information and an externally received message, a user interface for receiving a user input for storing the telephone number in the memory unit, administrator according to the user input through the user interface If the message received from the mobile terminal of the transceiver and the manager for sending a phone number request message or call to the mobile terminal and receiving the message according to the request is a phone number registration message, the phone number related information configured in the received message It characterized in that it comprises a control unit for storing the telephone number through the memory unit and permits only the telephone number stored in the memory unit.

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.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The memory unit 10 of the portable terminal includes a phone number area in which phone number related information is stored and a message area in which a message received from the outside is stored under the control of the controller 50.

The key input unit 20, which is a user interface, receives a key input from a user to store a phone number in the phone number area of the memory unit 10, and receives a key input necessary for operating a mobile terminal and provides the key input to the controller 50. do. The display unit 30 displays the operation state of the portable terminal and the like under the control of the controller 50.

The transmitter / receiver 40 is a message for requesting telephone number registration to a telephone number of an administrator stored in a telephone number area of the memory unit 10 according to a user's key input through the key input unit 20 (hereinafter, referred to as a telephone number request). Message) or a call under the control of the controller 50 and receives a message according to the request.

The controller 50 checks whether the telephone number of the mobile terminal that has sent the message received through the transceiver 40 matches the preset mobile telephone number, that is, the manager mobile terminal's telephone number, to register the telephone number. . If the phone number of the mobile terminal that sent the message and the phone number of the manager mobile terminal match, the controller 50 checks whether the message is a message of a preset format for registering a phone number.

The message of a preset format for registering the phone number may be processed by all kinds of mobile terminals as an SMS message. The controller 50 checks whether the message is a message of a preset format through the content of the message.

Here, the message of the preset format for registering the telephone number will be described in more detail. The message of the preset format for registering the telephone number is composed of an array of promised texts. An example of the message preset for the telephone number registration is as follows.

 ## 1234 # * aunt * # 0101234567 **

##: means start of message to register phone number,

1234: password for phone number registration,

# *: Means that the following is the name to be registered in the phonebook.

Aunt: name to be registered in the phone book,

* #: Means that the following is the phone number to be registered in the phone book.

01012345678: phone number to be registered in the phone book,

**: Indicates the end of the message for registering a phone number.

For example, the controller 50 checks '##' in the content of the message to confirm that the message is a message for registering a phone number (hereinafter referred to as a phone number registration message). Do. Next, the controller 50 checks whether the password '1234', which is the password for registering the telephone number, created after '##' matches the password preset by the administrator for registering the telephone number. If the '1234' matches the preset password, the controller 50 checks '# *' written after the '##' and registers the contents written after the '# *' in the phone book. To be recognized. Therefore, the controller 50 recognizes the 'aunt' created after '# *' as a name to be registered in the phone book. The controller 50 checks '* #' written after 'aunt' and recognizes the content written after '* #' as a phone number to be registered in the phone book. Accordingly, the controller 50 recognizes '01012345678' created after '* #' as a phone number to be registered in the phone book. The controller 50 checks that the telephone number registration message is terminated by checking '**' written after '01012345678'.

The controller 50 stores the telephone number in the telephone number area of the memory unit 10 through the telephone number related information configured in the message when the message is confirmed as a message having a preset format through the checking process as described above. do. According to the hypothesized message, the controller 50 reads the name and phone number 'aunt' and '01012345678', which are to be registered in the phone book, in the message and stores them in the phone number area of the memory unit 10. Delete the message.

On the other hand, the controller 50 does not match the phone number of the mobile terminal that has sent the message and the phone number of the manager mobile terminal, or the message is not a preset type of message through the checking process or is configured in the message. If the password does not match the preset password, the message is stored in the message storage area of the memory unit 10.

Meanwhile, the present invention enables not only to register a phone number through a message as described above, but also to register a phone number directly in a mobile terminal. Now, a method of registering a telephone number directly in the mobile terminal by the administrator will be described in more detail.

The controller 50 of the portable terminal according to the present invention detects this when the user selects a phone number registration menu through the key input unit 20 and displays a password input screen through the display unit 30. The controller 50 receives a password from the user through the key input unit 20 and checks whether the input password matches the password set by the administrator of the mobile terminal.

As a result of the check, if the input password matches the preset password, the controller 50 receives telephone number related information from the user through the key input unit 20 and enters the telephone number area of the memory unit 10. Save it. On the other hand, if the input password does not match the preset password, the controller 50 displays a screen indicating that phone number registration is not possible through the display unit 30.

On the other hand, the controller 50 restricts the call to only the phone number stored in the phone number area of the memory unit 10 through the phone number registration methods. Therefore, the controller 50 classifies the preset password separately from the password used for the general lock function of the mobile terminal so that the password for registering the phone number is set only by an administrator. Although the user of the portable terminal knows the password used for the general lock function, the user cannot directly register the telephone number because he / she does not know the password for registering the telephone number set by the administrator.

Therefore, the user can only make calls to the phone number registered by the administrator. Accordingly, when the portable terminal is initially purchased, the user cannot call any place because no telephone number is registered in the telephone number area of the memory unit 10. That is, the phone number must be registered by the administrator, but the user can call the registered phone number. And in order to register a phone number through a message, the administrator must first register his phone number in the phone book.

Since the user can only make calls to restricted phone numbers, the user tries to make a call through the phonebook search. Alternatively, when the user directly inputs the telephone number through the key input unit 20, the controller 50 searches for the input telephone number in the telephone number area of the memory unit 10. As a result of the search, when the input telephone number is in the telephone number area of the memory unit 10, the controller 50 permits the call.

Next, a process of receiving a message from the administrator's mobile terminal and registering a telephone number accordingly will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a telephone number through a message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The user of the portable terminal can send a phone number request message or call to the portable terminal of the administrator to register the telephone number. The controller 50 checks whether there is a message or a call originating command through the key input unit 20 (S10).

As a result of the check, if there is a phone number request message or call origination command to the portable terminal of the manager, the controller 50 sends the phone number request message or call (S20). Accordingly, the mobile terminal of the administrator who has received the telephone number request message or the call sends a telephone number registration message to the portable terminal, so that the controller 50 receives the telephone number registration message through the transceiver 40. (S30).

After receiving the telephone number registration message, the controller 50 checks whether the telephone number of the mobile terminal that has sent the message matches the mobile terminal telephone number set in advance for registering the telephone number, that is, the telephone number of the manager mobile terminal. Check (S40).

As a result of the check, when the phone number of the mobile terminal that sent the message and the phone number of the manager mobile terminal match, the controller 50 checks whether the message is a message of a preset format for registering a phone number (S50). .

When the message is confirmed to be a message of a predetermined format through the check method described with reference to FIG. 1, the controller 50 provides a phone number to the phone number area of the memory unit 10 through the phone number related information configured in the message. Save and delete the message (S60).

On the other hand, the phone number of the mobile terminal that has sent the message in step S40 and the phone number of the manager mobile terminal do not match, or the message is not a preset type of message in step S50 or the password configured in the message registers the phone number. If it does not match the password set by the administrator for the control, the controller 50 stores the message in the message storage area of the memory unit 10 (S70).

Next, a process of registering a telephone number directly in the mobile terminal by the administrator will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 3.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a telephone number in the mobile terminal of FIG. 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The manager may enter a phone number registration menu through the key input unit 20 to directly register a phone number in the mobile terminal. The controller 50 detects whether the telephone number registration menu is selected through the key input unit (S100).

As a result of the detection, when the telephone number registration menu is selected, the controller 50 displays a password input screen through the display unit 30 (S110). The controller 50 receives a password from a user through the key input unit 20 and checks whether the input password matches a password preset by an administrator for registering the phone number (S120).

As a result of the check, if the input password matches the preset password, the controller 50 receives telephone number related information from the user through the key input unit 20 and enters the telephone number area of the memory unit 10. Save (S130). On the other hand, if the input password does not match the preset password, the controller 50 displays a screen indicating that phone number registration is not possible through the display unit 30 (S140).

In the above description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may 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.

According to the present invention as described above, the portable terminal can only be sent to the phone number registered directly by the administrator through the message, parents, administrators have the effect of reducing the burden on the children's mobile terminal fee.

In addition, the parents directly register the phone number of the children's close friends, parents can know the children's phone number directly, so if there is no contact with the children can be easily contacted through friends. As a result, parents can get to know their closest friends, so that they can widen the dialogue between parents and children.

In addition, since the call is restricted only to the phone numbers registered in the phone book, there is an effect that the children cannot access the indiscriminate calls or undesirable advertisement phones of the children.

In addition, the text service except the call has the effect that can be used as usual.

Claims (24)

In the phone number registration method of a mobile terminal that can be sent only to the phone number registered in the phone book, Sending a phone number registration request message or a call to a mobile terminal of an administrator according to a user's request; Receiving a message from the mobile terminal of the manager and checking whether the received message is a phone number registration message; And If the received message is a phone number registration message, registering a phone number through the phone number related information configured in the received message. The method of claim 1, wherein the telephone number registration message, Start phrase of the phone number registration message; Password for phone number registration; A phrase that indicates that the following is a name to be registered in the telephone book; Name to be registered in the telephone book; A phrase that indicates that the following is a telephone number to be registered in the telephone book; A telephone number to be registered in the telephone book; And Phone number registration method of a mobile terminal, characterized in that consisting of a phrase indicating the end of the phone number registration message. The method of claim 1, The message is a phone number registration method of a mobile terminal, characterized in that a short message of the SMS (Short Message Service) method. The method of claim 2, Checking whether the received message is a phone number registration message, Checking whether a phone number of the manager mobile terminal that has sent the received message matches a phone number of a mobile terminal set in advance to register a phone number; Checking whether the received message is a message of a preset format for registering a telephone number if the telephone number of the manager portable terminal matches the telephone number of a mobile terminal preset for registering a telephone number; If the received message is a message of a preset format for registering a telephone number, checking whether the password for registering the telephone number configured in the received message matches a password preset by the mobile terminal manager; And And registering the telephone number through the telephone number related information configured in the received message if the password configured in the received message matches the preset password. The method of claim 1, And registering the telephone number through the telephone number related information configured in the received message, deleting the received message. The method of claim 2, And storing the received message if the telephone number of the manager mobile terminal does not match the telephone number of the mobile terminal set in advance to register the telephone number. The method of claim 2, And storing the received message if the received message is not a message of a preset format for registering a phone number. The method of claim 2, And storing the received message if the password configured in the received message does not match the preset password. The method of claim 1, Displaying a password input screen and receiving a password from a user when a phone number registration menu is selected at the user's request; And If the input password matches the password preset by the administrator for registering the phone number, the method of registering a phone number of the mobile terminal further comprising the step of registering the phone number by receiving the phone number related information from the user; . The method of claim 9, And if the input password does not match the preset password, displaying a screen indicating that telephone number registration is impossible. The method of claim 1, And if a predetermined telephone number is selected from the telephone directory and is requested to make a call, the method further comprises the step of transmitting to the predetermined telephone number. The method of claim 1, Searching for whether the key-input telephone number is in the telephone directory when a call request is generated by receiving a key number; And And if the key input telephone number is in the phone book, calling the key input telephone number. The method of claim 12, If the key input telephone number is not in the phone book, the phone number registration method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that further comprising the step of limiting the transmission of the key input telephone number. In a mobile terminal, A memory unit for storing telephone number related information and a message received from the outside; A user interface for receiving a user input for storing a telephone number in the memory unit; A transmitter / receiver for transmitting a telephone number request message or a call to a portable terminal of an administrator according to a user input through the user interface and receiving a message according to the request; And If the message received from the mobile terminal of the manager is a telephone number registration message, the control unit for storing the telephone number in the memory through the telephone number related information configured in the received message to allow the call only to the telephone number stored in the memory unit Outgoing restriction mobile terminal, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 14, The controller determines whether the received message is a message of a preset format for registering a telephone number if the telephone number of the manager mobile terminal that has sent the occasional message matches the telephone number of the mobile terminal preset for registering the telephone number. Check and if the received message is a message of a preset format for registering a phone number, check whether the password for registering the phone number configured in the received message matches the password preset by the mobile terminal manager to check the received message. And when the configured password matches the preset password, storing the telephone number in the memory through the telephone number related information configured in the received message. The method of claim 14, And the control unit stores the telephone number in the memory unit through the telephone number related information configured in the received message, and deletes the received message. The method of claim 15, And the control unit stores the received message in the memory unit if the telephone number of the manager mobile terminal does not match the telephone number of a mobile terminal preset for registering a telephone number. The method of claim 15, And the control unit stores the received message in the memory unit if the received message is not a message of a preset format for registering a phone number. The method of claim 15, The control unit stores the received message in the memory unit if the password configured in the received message does not match the preset password. The method of claim 14, The display device may further include a display unit which displays an operation state of the portable terminal. When the phone number registration menu is selected through the user interface, the controller displays a password input screen through the display unit and a password input through the user interface is called. And a phone number stored in the memory unit through the phone number related information input through the user interface when the password matches the password preset by the administrator. The method of claim 20, If the input password does not match a preset password, the control unit displays a screen indicating that phone number registration is not possible through the display unit. The method of claim 14, The control unit, if a predetermined telephone number is selected from the telephone directory of the mobile terminal through the user interface and the call is requested, the originating restriction portable terminal, characterized in that for transmitting to the predetermined telephone number through the transceiver. The method of claim 14, When the controller detects an outgoing request by receiving a telephone number through the user interface, the controller checks whether the input telephone number is in the memory unit, and if the input telephone number is in the memory unit, inputs it through the transceiver. Call limiting mobile terminal, characterized in that the outgoing call to the phone number. The method of claim 23, wherein If the input telephone number is not in the memory unit, the control unit limits the origination of the input telephone number characterized in that the mobile terminal.

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