KR100709098B1 - Method for managing user information in mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a user information management method in a mobile communication terminal.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention efficiently displays user information (for example, a user menu) on a mobile communication terminal, and allows a user to easily and quickly obtain user desired information by quickly and easily accessing the user information. We want to provide a user information management method for remotely maintaining such user information.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing user information display in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: defining elements of a selector (menu_item) composed of a letter, a number, a figure object, or a mixture thereof as a menu to be displayed on a terminal information display window; And calculating the priority according to the terminal usage aspect of the user, and displaying the selector on the display window according to the arrangement priority, wherein the network access information (number) for automatically accessing the network is configured. And registering the element as an element and exposing the service name (service name provided by the network) of the network access information (number) when the selector of the network access information (number) is displayed on the display window.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used for user information management in a mobile communication terminal.

 User information, selector, priority, terminal, network access information

Description

Method for managing user information in mobile terminal

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

2A and 2B are diagrams illustrating an embodiment of a selector display process in a user information management method according to the present invention;

3A and 3B illustrate an embodiment of a network access information management process among user information management methods according to the present invention;

The present invention relates to a method for managing user information in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to efficiently display user information (eg, a user menu, etc.) on a mobile communication terminal in a mobile communication system. The present invention relates to a method of managing user information, which makes it possible to easily obtain information desired by a user by accessing the information and also to maintain such user information remotely.

In general, a mobile communication terminal is mainly designed to provide a voice communication service while moving, and is designed and manufactured in a trend of small size and light weight to increase portability.

However, in recent years, as the necessity of transmitting simple text or simple graphics through the mobile communication terminal is increased, a display window (that is, a screen display device) is required because a speed dial function and a short message callback function are required in the mobile communication terminal. (LCD)) and the size and function of the input device, although the terminal and the terminal assistance device of the type is improved, the portability due to its size and additional connection device, etc., had a problem that significantly reduced. That is, the display window is limited in size except for a special mobile communication terminal (for example, PDA type) in order to increase the portability of the mobile communication terminal, thereby causing a problem in that information display has a limitation.

In addition, most of the functions of the mobile communication terminal are implemented by the software of the built-in microcontroller (CPU), but the functions can be improved by software due to difficulties in collecting, managing, and distributing the terminal. In many cases, there was a problem that causes the waste of resources.

In order to solve the problems described above, the present invention efficiently displays user information (for example, a user menu, etc.) on a mobile communication terminal. An object of the present invention is to provide a user information management method for easily acquiring information and for maintaining such user information remotely.

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In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for managing user information display in a mobile communication terminal, the menu being displayed on a terminal information display window, wherein a component of a selector (menu_item) composed of letters, numbers, or picture objects or a mixture thereof Defining; And calculating the priority according to the terminal usage aspect of the user, and displaying the selector on the display window according to the arrangement priority, wherein the network access information (number) for automatically accessing the network is configured. And registering the element as an element and exposing the service name (service name provided by the network) of the network access information (number) when the selector of the network access information (number) is displayed on the display window.

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Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal includes an antenna, a microphone, a speaker, a display window (LCD), a moving down (left: ↓), a center (running / updated / deleted), and a mobile image (right: ↑). And a special function key having a cancel (CLR) function, a transfer key (SEND), an end key (END), numeric keys (0, 1, 2, ... 9) and a special key (*, #).

In general, a mobile communication terminal is composed of an antenna, a main body, a battery, and the like, and a dual main body includes a microphone, a speaker, a number button, a function button, and a radio signal strength indicating a communication enable / disable, user name, own phone number, and time. And a display window for displaying such information.

In addition, the button of the mobile communication terminal consists of a number button and a special character button (*, #), a transmission key (SEND), an end key (END) used to enter a phone number, and other essential buttons. Therefore, it consists of a number of special function keys (left, middle, right, cancel, etc.).

However, since the mobile communication terminal environment as described above is only a technique well known in the art, detailed description thereof will be omitted herein. However, in order to receive a mobile communication service such as a personal communication service or a cellular communication service, a text or picture information display function, a user access function, and a mobile communication interworking with a network are provided. The function of updating the data of the terminal or its function and the procedure for implementing the terminal function using the same will be described in more detail.

2A and 2B are exemplary diagrams illustrating a selector display process in the user information management method according to the present invention. FIG. 2A shows a text display window and FIG. 2B shows a graphic display window.

The present invention efficiently displays as much information as possible on a small sized display window of a terminal that does not compromise portability, and enables the user to obtain desired information with the smallest number of operations according to the characteristics of each user of the terminal. It can be used to remotely update / update and delete information, which can be convenient for maintenance and remote execution. Accordingly, the present invention provides a function of remotely adding, updating, or deleting a function data or a function software module of a terminal, thereby extending the functional life of the terminal device, thereby preventing waste of resources, and thus providing a subscriber station to a mobile communication service provider. It can provide more satisfactory service by providing remote maintenance function of.

The selector displayed on the display window, which is the most basic logical structure, is described in more detail in order to improve the user information access function in the mobile communication terminal.

The selector (menu_item) consists of selectable letters or numbers or picture objects or mixtures thereof. This selector consists of selector components.

The selector may be displayed on the information display window of the mobile communication terminal in the form of a character string or a small figure or a figure, and the user may select, execute, and change the selector of the type by using a special function key of the terminal. Looking at the structure of these selectors (menu_item):

Selector (menu_item) = {name, icon, priority, priority_type, access_no, price, address, function_name, display_type, version_number, authentification, time, activity}

Each component of the selector (menu_item) as described above will be described in detail as follows.

&Quot; Selector name (menu_item.name) indicates selector information in which a selector displayed on the display window of the mobile communication terminal is displayed or partially displayed or not, and information on deleting and not displaying duplicate selector names. .

"Picture object information (menu_item.icon)" indicates picture object information that is displayed or partially displayed on the display window of the terminal when the selector is listed on the display window of the mobile communication terminal.

"Listing priority (menu_item.priority)" indicates a list order of selectors when listing selectors on a display window of a mobile communication terminal, and has information on the order of listing.

"Price information (menu_item.price)" indicates usage fee information that is displayed or partially displayed on the display window of the terminal when the selector is listed on the display window of the mobile communication terminal.

"Network access information (menu_item.access_no)" indicates network access information that can automatically access a network when a selector is selected on a display window of a mobile communication terminal.

"Execution function name (menu_item.function_name)" indicates a terminal internal function name or module name or execution memory address or execution function name in the network which is automatically executed when the selector is selected on the display window of the mobile communication terminal.

"Authentication code (menu_item.authentification)" indicates an authentication value indicating the validity of the selector or when the selector is selected on the display window of the mobile communication terminal or when the selector is transmitted from the network.

"Display type (menu_item.display_type)" indicates a character or numeric type selector display or a picture object type selector display when a selector is to be displayed on a display window of a mobile communication terminal.

"Update number (menu_item.version_number)" indicates a code for checking whether the terminal or the network is new or old when the user of the network or the mobile terminal wants to update, add or delete information or function of the selector. The number delimiter of has a function to distinguish between new and old by providing an option for update numbers from 0 to 9.
&Quot; Selector time (menu_item.time) " represents information on when the selector is selected and when the selector has elapsed.
"Activation code (menu_item.activity)" represents code for activating information about a selector's group, component, and selector.
Among these, the required components of the selector include selector name, list priority, function_name, authentication code, display_type, and update_number information. In addition, it is possible to provide an optimal service by adding picture object information (icon), price information (price), network access information (access_no), selector time (activity), and activation code (activity). .

The selector as described above is displayed in FIGS. 2A and 2B in the form of a character string or a picture on the display window of the terminal.

Referring to Figs. 2A and 2B, the selector display process in the terminal will be described in detail. First, the terminal holder selects a required function using function keys arranged at left and right sides.

In general, when the user operates the selector display and execution function keys (center key in this embodiment) to reconsider the convenience of the terminal operation to the terminal holder, the most frequently used functions are first placed and arranged on the left and right sides. Minimize the number of selector selection keys (priority management). In addition, a network access number or the like with a relatively large number of key manipulations is registered as a selector component and automatically transmitted (selector component).

Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, a process of displaying a selector in user (a) and user (b) terminals will be described. Here, user (a) represents a mobile communication terminal user mainly using a game room, and user (b) represents a mobile communication terminal owner mainly using a clock function.

As shown in (Table 1) below, the user terminals (a) and (b) have a priority calculated according to the user's usage mode, and selectors are displayed on the display window according to the arrangement priority.

Example 1 Example 2 00: Securities News [200_ 00: International call [001_ 01: Phone book <2 01: Phone book <2      02: Game room {# 018      02: world clock / taco      03: world clock / taco      03: Securities News [200_      04: International call [001_      04: Game room {# 018_      05: Digital Recorder      05: Digital Recorder      ...      ...      99: Special function <5      99: Special function <5

Referring to (Table 1), in the general mobile communication terminal, only selectors "00" and "01" are initially displayed due to the size constraints of the display window.

If the user mainly listens to the voice stock information using the mobile communication terminal, the stock news is displayed as a selector as "00" as in Example 1. At this time, when the user of Example 1 wants to listen to the voice stock information later, the user may rehearse by operating the selection button of the terminal once. In this case, the user does not need to store an access number of the voice stock information service or store the access number in the terminal. However, even if the access number is changed by the network operator in the future, the user operates the selection button that is the same procedure once. You can reconnect. At this time, if necessary, such as when the voice securities information access number is changed by the operator, it is automatically updated through the selector component update function.
In other words, the change of the selector name (menu_item.name), execution function name (menu_item.function_name), update number (menu_item.version_number) information is inserted into the selector in advance, or the changed link value of the information is inserted into the selector. By the automatic updating through the element function, even if the user listens to the information again and the access number of the information is changed by the network operator, the terminal automatically updates the information so that the user can use the same as before. Can be. More preferably, only the execution function name (menu_item.function_name) and update number (menu_item.version_number) may update / add / delete network connection information. That is, in updating / adding / deleting network access information, essential selector components include information on an execution function (menu_item.function_name) and update number (menu_item.version_number).

As such, the display window of the owner of the mobile communication terminal which mainly uses the securities news is illustrated in FIG. 3A.

On the other hand, in the case of a user mainly using international calls, as shown in Example 2, the international call "00" selector is displayed. The same can be applied to calling a special function of the terminal, for example, a function such as storing a recently accessed telephone number or a clock function. That is, by applying the same method to the execution of the unit function of the terminal as well as the voice, data, and message network access functions, a unified user access method can be provided.

As such, a display window of a mobile communication terminal owner frequently making international calls is illustrated in FIG. 3B.

Now, the network access procedure of the user information management method according to the present invention will be described in more detail.

For example, a network connection example for connecting to the karaoke service 700-7879 is compared with the existing method and the method of the present invention. Here, the procedure is similarly applied not only to voice network connection but also to message (SMS) and data (Packet or Circuit) network connection.

In order to access the karaoke, the conventional method connects by inputting a total of "1 + 7 + 1 = 9" times with "<END> + <7007879> + <SEND>". In case of recent use, enter a total of two times with "<.> + <.>" To connect (note the same key input), or "<.> + <V> if you have not used the karaoke service recently. + ... <V> + <.>", Where the number is related to the frequency of recently used, and in no case need to enter the network access number 700-7879. Only input of the key to execute is required.) Therefore, the user does not need to know when the network access number changes. In addition, when the karaoke service number (network access number) is changed, it can be updated using the network access information update / add / delete function automatically or manually.
In other words, when the karaoke service number (network access number) is changed, a selector name (menu_item.name), an executable name (menu_item.function_name), an update number (menu_item.version_number), etc. using a notice using SMS or a wireless data network is changed. User information can be updated automatically or manually by granting the function of updating / adding / deleting network access information.

The process of displaying the selector will be described in more detail as follows.

When selecting a selector on a display window of a mobile terminal, the selector display process may determine the order in which the terminal user selects the selector during a specific period, or when the selector is selected, or by weighting the selected elapsed time of the selector. have. Of course, in addition to this method, it is obvious that the user can arrange the list order based on various histories of selecting a selector. Here, in the selector display method, as a priority, when selecting selectors on the display window of the mobile communication terminal, the selectors frequently selected within a specific period may be given priority or the order of selection is given more recently. .

In addition, in the display method of the selector, a priority method and a fixed priority method may be used, which is the number of times a terminal user selects a selector when the selector is listed in an information window of a mobile communication terminal, or when the selector is selected, or a selection. The order of listing can be determined by weighting the selected elapsed time of the child.
That is, in the selector display method, when the service is connected, the selector display method is preferentially displayed on the user terminal through an SMS or a wireless data network, and the user may display the selector by using a fixed priority method or a mixed priority method. Among the above schemes, the fixed priority scheme may be determined according to the order in which the number of selection of the selector selected by the terminal user is large by the selector function of the list priority (menu_item.priority) and the list priority (menu_item.priority_type). The priority method may be determined by the time when the user selects the selector from the terminal and the elapsed time of the selection by the selector function of the selector time (menu_item.time) and the enumeration priority method (menu_item.priority_type).

In addition, in the selector display method, the presence or absence of a network connection may be displayed. When listing the selectors in the information window of the mobile communication terminal, the selector may display a letter or a symbol indicating the necessity of the network connection.
That is, in the selector display method, the terminal may display the presence or absence of the network connection with a letter or a symbol indicating the necessity of the network connection, which is when the selector is activated when listing the selector in the information window of the mobile communication terminal. If it is, it can be displayed as a symbol generally used such as an easily recognized symbol (a symbol such as a telephone receiver).

In addition, in the selector display method, duplicate selectors may be deleted. When selecting or adding selectors to an information window of a mobile terminal, the selector name, selector network access number, selector update number, or selector authentication code Duplicate selectors can not be displayed or deleted using
That is, in the selector display method, a duplicate selector may be deleted, which may delete the selector from the screen of the mobile terminal by using information in which the duplicate name of the selector name (menu_item.name) is not entered. It is possible to add information on the screen of the mobile communication terminal by avoiding duplicate selectors.

Further, in the selector display method, when displaying the selector or the element of the selector in the information window of the mobile communication terminal, a part or all of the appropriately selected group of selectors are automatically flowed vertically or horizontally in order to efficiently use the finite terminal display window. Can be adjusted.

In addition, in the selector display method, the flow selector one-touch function may be activated. In order to activate the above function, a group of selectors, or selectors or components of the selector may be displayed on the display window of the terminal as the flow function. The selector or component of the selector displayed on the terminal display window may be activated by a suitable method such as a special button on the terminal or an arbitrary button or voice.
That is, in the selector display method, the flow selector one-touch function can be activated. When a special button (*, # button) or an arbitrary button (# or * mark button is pressed for 3 seconds or longer on the terminal, or a separate button is pressed on the terminal, By adding activation function to the terminal in advance, and through the activation code (menu_item_activity) at the time of button input, the terminal user can conveniently select the group of selectors or selectors or components of the selectors on the screen of the terminal. It can be activated.

In addition, in the selector display method, one-touch information can be transmitted during flow, which is used to provide / display commercial information (ie, advertisement) from a communication network or one-touch using the flow method in the information window of the mobile communication terminal. When activated, an acknowledgment message may be transmitted including attribute information of the terminal, recognition start information, expression content information, and the like.
That is, in the selector display method, it is possible to transmit one-touch information on the flow selector, which provides commercial information (advertisement, publicity) when one-touch information is activated on a user's terminal screen or by using a mobile communication network and a wired communication network. When displaying, the acknowledgment message may be transmitted by including terminal property information of the user, recognition start information, expression content information, and the like in a parameter constituting the SMS transmission protocol of the wired communication network or the wireless data network.

In addition, in the selector display method, a network access number may be used. When the selector is listed on the display window of the mobile communication terminal, the selector may be displayed on the display window of the terminal, or may be partially displayed or not displayed. Information (ie, telephone number or code, message communication access code, wireless communication access number or code, etc.) can be logically combined to facilitate network access.
That is, in the selector display method, a network access number may be used, in this case, "00" in the example 1 (00 is a long selector and is displayed only on the terminal screen) in the screen of the mobile communication terminal. After entering the selector and entering a specific button that can be connected to the mobile communication network to facilitate access to stock news information. This logically combines network access information without inputting a selector section or a telephone number, a message communication access code, a wireless communication access number, etc., which are not displayed on the terminal, so that the accessor information can be accessed only by the network access number.

In addition, in the selector display method, fee information may be displayed. When the selector is listed on the display window of the mobile communication terminal, the fee information may be displayed on the selector or may be partially displayed.
That is, in the selector display method, the rate information may be displayed, and the code for the authentication code (menu_item_authentification), the renewal number (menu_item.version_number), and the selector time (menu_item.time) is displayed in the price information (menu_item.price). By recognizing and assigning a selector as shown in Example 1 of Table 1 (for example, 88: charge inquiry), the charge information of the selector may be displayed on the terminal screen or a part thereof may be displayed.

Meanwhile, as described above, a process of managing information of the selector displayed on the terminal display window will be described in more detail.

In the information management method of the selector, an online update is possible. When the selector is listed on the display window of the mobile communication terminal, the component value of the selector is updated online through an appropriate method, or the terminal attempt update is requested. Or it may require a network attempt update.
That is, in the information management method of the selector, online updating is possible. When the selector is listed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal, the selector's information is updated through the mobile communication network at the user's terminal by the selector's update number (menu_item.version_number). May require.

In addition, in the information management method of the selector, it is possible to determine the necessity of an online update, which is necessary when updating the selector's component values online, requesting a terminal attempt update, or performing a network attempt update. In this case, the request for update may be determined using all or part of the selector's components.
That is, in the information management method of the selector, it is possible to determine the necessity of online updating. For example, when the selector update number of the information previously updated by the user is menu_item.version_0, the selector update number of the new information is menu_item. In the case of version_1, when the selector is listed on the terminal screen, the selector update number may be recognized and the user may be updated online or through the terminal or the mobile communication network.

In addition, in the information management method of the selector, it is possible to authenticate to the online update / addition, which means that all or part of the selector's components, or terminals, when updating or adding the selector's component values through an appropriate method The device serial number (ESN) or subscriber number may be used to allow the renewal or addition of the selector.
That is, in the information management method of the selector, authentication of online update / add can be performed. In this case, when updating or adding a component value of the selector or all or part of the selector's components, the SMS is notified. After showing through the terminal screen, the user can be authenticated by pressing the OK button. Alternatively, the device serial number (ESN) or subscriber number of the terminal may be authenticated through the customer authentication management server of the mobile communication network. The selector update or addition of the user information management can be allowed through the authentication method.

In the information management scheme of the selector, when an online update / addition (i.e., update or add a component value of the selector or the selector itself) is performed, a dual tone multi frequency (DTMF) signal is used as the information medium. Alternatively, short message service (SMS) or wireless data communication may be used.

As a component or function of the selector as described above, the terminal may access a voice or message network or a data communication network, or may perform a specific internal function of the terminal. In addition, in the function of the selector, it is possible to transmit selector use frequency / time information, which is a function of transmitting use information such as frequency or use time information at which the selector is used from the terminal to the communication network. In addition, in the function of the selector, terminal remote fault diagnosis and function update are possible, which is a remote diagnosis function and operation information transmission function from a network.

As described above, the present invention can easily process difficult network access information by using a function of the mobile communication terminal, so that a user of the mobile communication terminal can easily obtain necessary information from the mobile communication network.

In the present embodiment, the user information is efficiently displayed using the mobile communication terminal, and the user can easily and quickly access the user information to easily obtain the information desired by the user, and remotely maintain the user information. Although the method is assumed, the internal structure of the wired terminal of the general communication system may be partially changed to achieve the same effect as in the present embodiment, and in this case, it should be considered as the same as the present embodiment.

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, and the above-described embodiments and accompanying It is not limited to drawings.

As described above, the present invention has an effect of efficiently displaying more user information (for example, a user menu) on a mobile communication terminal having a small display window.

In addition, the present invention, by using a service name instead of a network access number consisting of a group of numbers that a mobile communication user must remember, by allowing the user to quickly and easily access the user information (user menu, etc.) to the user information desired by the user There is an effect that can be easily obtained.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of remotely maintaining user information (user menu, etc.) using a remote update function in a mobile communication system.

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In the user information display management method in a mobile communication terminal, A menu to be displayed on the terminal information display window, the method comprising: defining elements of a selector (menu_item) composed of letters, numbers, or picture objects or a mixture thereof; And Calculating a priority according to a terminal usage aspect of the user, and displaying the selector on the display window according to a deployment priority, The service name of the network connection information (number) is registered when the network connection information (number) that can be automatically connected to the network is registered as a component of the selector, and the selector of the network connection information (number) is displayed on the display window. A method of managing user information in a mobile communication terminal, characterized by exposing (a service name provided by a network). The method of claim 1, The selector component, Essentially, it includes selector name, list priority, execution_function_name, authentication code, display_type, and update_number information. It optionally includes picture object information (icon), price information (price), network access information (access_no), selector time, and activation code. Essentially including the execution function name (function_name) and update number (version_number) information, it is possible to update / add / delete the network access information by additionally using the selector name (name) information of the selector A method for managing user information in a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, The terminal use aspect, And at least one of a number of times a terminal user selects a selector for a predetermined period, a time when the selector is selected, and an elapsed selection time.

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