KR100598059B1 - Menu Setting Method In Wireless Communication Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method for collectively setting menus in a wireless communication terminal.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal for outputting all the lowest menu setting screens included in a specific category in response to a request for a menu setting from a user in a wireless communication terminal, and collectively setting menus according to input from a user. Its purpose is to provide a menu setting method.

3. Summary of the Solution of the Invention

The present invention provides a method for collectively setting menus in a wireless communication terminal.

Outputting sequentially the lowest menu setting screens belonging to a category corresponding to the command when receiving a menu batch setting command from the outside; And outputting each of the lowest menu setting screens in order, and sequentially setting a value of the corresponding menu item according to a setting value input from a user while outputting each menu item.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in a wireless communication terminal.

Wireless communication terminal, menu setting, software upgrade, category, lowest menu

Description

Menu setting method in wireless communication terminal             

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for collectively setting menus in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing

11: wireless transmission and reception device 12: operation / control device

13: codec 14: storage device

15: audio output device (speaker) 16: display device (LCD)

17: input device (keypad) 18: voice input device (microphone)

The present invention relates to a method for collectively setting menus in a wireless communication terminal. More specifically, the wireless communication terminal outputs all the lowest menu setting screens included in a specific category in response to a request for a menu setting from a user. A method for collectively setting menus in a wireless communication terminal for collectively setting menus according to an input.

In the present invention, a wireless communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal, a personal mobile communication terminal (PCS), a personal digital terminal (PDA), a smart phone, a next generation mobile communication terminal (IMT-2000), wireless communication while carrying an individual such as a wireless LAN terminal Say this is possible terminal.

In general, a menu provided to a user in a wireless communication terminal is divided into several categories for each function, and is configured to reach the lowest menu that finally performs an actual function through several selection steps from the user. That is, if the top category is divided into a phone book, a sound setting, a screen setting, entertainment, an electronic notebook, and a mobile phone management, sub-menus are composed of several levels for each category.

However, if the user wants to set the lighting to power saving mode, for example, the menu can be reached only after at least 4 steps of selection, such as menu-> screen setting-> lighting setting-> power saving mode setting. There was a lot of input, which was very inconvenient.

In addition, the conventional method is inconvenient that the user should be familiar with the menu configuration because it is not intuitive to know which category and which sub-menu the desired menu belongs to. Recently, as the functions of wireless communication terminals become more complicated and diverse, these inconveniences are increasing.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, the wireless communication terminal outputs all the lowest menu setting screen included in a specific category in response to a request for a menu setting from the user to the menu according to the input from the user It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for collectively setting menus in a wireless communication terminal for collectively setting.

According to the method of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the menu batch setting method in a wireless communication terminal, when receiving a menu batch setting command from the outside, each lowest menu setting screen belonging to a category corresponding to the command is sequentially displayed. Outputting; And outputting each of the lowest menu setting screens in order, and sequentially setting a value of a corresponding menu item according to a setting value input from a user while outputting each menu item.

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The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in Figure 1, a wireless communication terminal to which the present invention is applied, a wireless transmission and reception device 11 for transmitting and receiving a signal wirelessly through an antenna, driving and controlling the wireless communication terminal, an input device (keypad) According to the menu batch setting request signal received through the 17, all the lowest menu setting screens included in a specific category are outputted in order to the display device (LCD) 16, and then the user through the input device (keypad) 17 In accordance with the control of the operation / control device 12, the operation / control device 12 for performing the menu batch setting according to the menu setting signal from the signal received from the wireless transmission and reception device 11 to convert the voice It outputs to the voice output device (speaker) 15, converts the voice input from the voice input device (microphone) 18 into a signal and transfers it to the operation / control device 12 to transmit the wireless transmission and reception device 11 A codec 13 for transmitting the data, a storage device 14 for storing a program and a file system (image, character, icon) for driving the wireless communication terminal, the codec 13 A voice output device (speaker) 15 for outputting the voice received from the user, and a display device (LCD) 16 for outputting a screen (including the lowest menu setting screen) according to the control of the operation / control device 12. ), An input device (keypad) 17 for receiving a phone number, menu selection information, a menu batch setting request signal, a menu setting signal, and the like through a button, and receiving a voice and delivering the voice to the codec 13. A voice input device (microphone) 18 for use. In addition, the term related to the menu used in the present invention will be described in detail. The category refers to a group of sub-menus in which each item characteristic is the same as each other in the same main menu. For example, "LCD Contrast adjustment item", " "Backlight Brightness Adjustment Items" and the like belong to a category called "Display Settings", and "Ringer type adjustment items", "Volume Adjustment Items" and "Alert Adjustment Items" belong to a category called "Sound Settings". On the other hand, in general, in the menu configuration, in order to set (change / initialize) a specific item value, it is necessary to enter the main menu of the corresponding item and select the lowest menu through each submenu. In the present invention, the user interface screen used to set the specific item value is referred to as the lowest menu setting screen. Hereinafter, the overall operation of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a menu batch setting method in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

First, the operation / control device 12 of the wireless communication terminal receives a menu batch setting request signal from the user or from the wireless communication network side (201). In this case, the menu batch setting request signal may be generated by a menu selection from a user, or may be generated by the wireless communication network as the software upgrade of the wireless communication terminal is performed.

That is, the wireless communication network transmits upgrade information to wireless communication terminals for software upgrades that require software upgrade, and the wireless communication terminal receives the software package to be upgraded from the wireless communication network by wired or wireless to complete the upgrade. It is also possible to generate a menu batch setting request signal from the network side.

The menu batch setting signal includes category selection information for executing menu batch setting. Therefore, the menu batch setting can be executed only for the category selected by the user or only for the upgraded category.

Subsequently, the operation / control device 12 outputs all the lowest menu setting screens included in a specific category in order to the display device (LCD) 16 according to the menu batch setting request signal, and inputs from the user (menu The menu setting is executed according to the setting signal, etc. (202). If the setting of all the lowest menus included in the specific category is completed, it is checked whether the menu batch setting for all categories selected by the menu batch setting request signal is completed (203). The process proceeds to the next category (204). If all have been completed, the menu batch setting request side (user or wireless communication network) is notified (205).

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

As described above, according to the present invention, the wireless communication terminal outputs all the lowest menu setting screens included in a specific category in order in response to a request for setting a menu from a user, so that the user can sequentially set menus. Can be conveniently set according to the category.

In addition, according to the present invention, as the software of the wireless communication terminal is upgraded, the lowest menu included in a specific category that needs to be reset is collectively set so that the user does not have to search and set the menus at all, thereby greatly increasing user convenience. There is an effect that can be improved.

Claims (4)

In the menu collective setting method in the wireless communication terminal, Outputting sequentially the lowest menu setting screens belonging to a category corresponding to the command when receiving a menu batch setting command from the outside; And Outputting each of the lowest menu setting screens in sequence, and setting a value of a corresponding menu item according to a setting value input from a user while outputting each menu item in order; Menu batch setting method in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, Notifying the menu batch setting commander of completion of menu batch setting when the menu item value setting is completed; Menu batch setting method in the wireless communication terminal further comprising. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the menu batch setting command is issued by a user's menu operation. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The menu batch setting command is a menu batch setting method of a wireless communication terminal, characterized in that issued by performing a terminal software upgrade of the wireless communication network.

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