KR100782076B1 - Method for simultaneously processing multi-selected parsing data of received message - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for simultaneously processing parsing data of multi-selected reception messages is provided to select several heterogeneous data as parsed from text of a received message and simultaneously process the selected parsed data items when a user performs a particular function. A controller continuously checks whether there is any text message received through a wireless communication unit(S210). When a text message is received, the controller temporarily stores it in a buffer and drives a parsing engine to analyze text of the received message. If the received message includes data to be parsed, the controller parses a corresponding character string(S220). A parsing data control module of the controller temporarily stores the parsed data in the buffer and displays items of the parsed data on a display unit(S230). The parsing data control module receives an input signal from a user and multi-selects the parsed data(S240). The parsing data control module checks whether a function key is inputted through a keypad(S250). When a function key is inputted, the parsing data control module simultaneously processes the parsed data(S260).

Description

Method for simultaneously processing multi-selected parsing data of received message}

1 is an exemplary screen illustrating a process of selecting received message parsing data according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exemplary screen illustrating a process of selecting received message parsing data according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exemplary view illustrating a process of simultaneously processing multi-selected received message parsing data according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a block diagram of a portable terminal to which the present invention is applied.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of simultaneously processing multiple selected received message parsing data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a detailed flowchart illustrating the parsing data multiple selection step of FIG.

7 is a detailed flowchart illustrating the parsing data simultaneous processing step of FIG.

The present invention relates to a method for processing a received message of a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a method for multi-selecting and processing multiple heterogeneous data parsed from a received message.

A mobile terminal represented by a mobile phone has a basic communication function and a message transmission / reception function in addition to a voice call function. The message transmission / reception function may exchange short sentences of about 40 characters between portable terminals without additional equipment, and is commonly known as a text message service or a short message service (SMS). With the rapid spread of portable terminals in the past 10 years, the proportion of message service users is increasing rapidly. The message service is firmly established as one of the communication means comparable to the current voice call because the message service is easy to use, quick to deliver, and repeatedly attempts to transmit a message even when a voice call is impossible.

In relation to the message service, when a mobile terminal includes a phone number, an email address, a website address, etc. in a body of a message received, a technology for parsing a corresponding string and processing it as a hyperlink is described. Known. According to this prior art, it is possible to move the focus between hyperlinked parsed data items and to provide a function suitable for the context of the data in focus as a connection menu or a hot key.

However, this technique makes it possible to select only one of several items parsed in a message. In other words, it is not possible to perform the same function on several different items at the same time. For example, when a person's name, phone number, and e-mail are received in a single message, the phone book storage procedure must be performed separately for each item in order to save the contents as a single phone book. Therefore, there is a hassle to repeat the same operation process and the operation time is unnecessarily increased, the user's satisfaction is reduced.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to multi-select when heterogeneous data is parsed from the body content of a message received by the mobile terminal.

Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to simultaneously process multiple selected parsing data items when a user performs a particular function.

Another object of the present invention is to simplify the processing and shorten the processing time when processing the parsing data of the received message.

In order to achieve these objects, the present invention provides a method for multiple selection and simultaneous processing of multiple heterogeneous data parsed from a received message.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method of simultaneously processing multi-selected received message parsing data includes: displaying items of the parsing data, selecting at least two or more items of the displayed parsing data items; And collectively storing parsing data of the selected items when there is a key input.

The method may further include displaying the applications in which the parsing data may be stored before the step of collectively storing the parsing data, wherein the parsing of the parsing data may be performed on a selected one of the displayed applications. The parsing data may be stored.

The application may be a phone book and a notepad, and the parsing data may include a phone number, an email address, a website address.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of simultaneously processing multiple selected received message parsing data includes displaying items of the parsing data, selecting at least two or more items among the items of parsing data, and a key; And displaying, if there is an input, functions that can be executed in relation to the parsing data of the selected items, and executing the selected one of the displayed functions.

In this method, the parsing data may include a telephone number, an e-mail address, a website address, and the functions that may be performed in connection with the parsing data may include dialing, sending an email, and linking a site.

In the above methods, the displaying of the parsing data items may be performed by a hyperlink method or a list-up method, and the selecting of the parsing data items may include selecting the displayed parsing data items collectively or individually. Can be.

The displaying of the parsing data item may include displaying a checkbox for each of the displayed parsing data items, wherein the selecting of the parsing data item includes displaying a focus on any one of the displayed parsing data items. It may include a step. In addition, the selecting of the parsing data item may include displaying a focus and a check box in any one of the displayed parsing data items.

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Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail an embodiment of the present invention. However, in describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the art to which the present invention pertains and are not directly related to the present invention are omitted. This is to more clearly communicate without obscure the core of the present invention by omitting unnecessary description. The same reference numerals are used for the same or corresponding components throughout the drawings.

First of all, the present invention is intuitively described through an exemplary screen diagram for better understanding. 1 is an exemplary view illustrating a process of selecting received message parsing data according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 10a of FIG. 1 is a screen on which a text message is received in the mobile terminal. When a text message is received, data is parsed from the body content of the received message. Parsing data is, for example, a telephone number (02-999-8888), an email address (anycall@sam.com), a website address (www.anycall.com), and the like. As described above, the different types of data are referred to as “heterogeneous data”. The items 11 of parsing data are displayed in a hyperlink manner on the display screen of the portable terminal.

When the user presses the downward search key 12 on the received message screen on which the parsing data item 11 appears, the focus 13 is displayed on any one of the parsing data items as shown in the screen indicated by reference numeral 10b. At this time, the check box 14 is displayed together to the left (or right) of the focus 13.

Subsequently, when the user presses the operator-only key 15, a check mark is displayed on the check box 14 as shown by the reference number 10c. This means that the parsing data item has been selected.

If the user wants to select another parsing data item, the user presses the downward search key 12 to move the focus 13 to the desired parsing data item as shown by reference number 10d, and then press a dedicated operator key.

As described above, when the parsing data items 11 of the received message are displayed in a selectable manner by using the focus 13 and the check box 14, the focus 13 is moved while the focus 13 is moved between the hyperlinked parsing data items 11. You can select items individually to multi-select the items you want. As used herein, 'multi-selection' means selecting multiple (at least two) parsing data items 11.

Although the key input for displaying the focus 13 has been described as using the downward search key 12, other keys may be mapped instead. Similarly, the key input for selecting the parsing data item 11 has been described as using the operator dedicated key 15, but other keys may be mapped and used. In addition, the focus shift between the parsing data items 11 can be performed not only by the downlink search key 12 but also by another search key.

On the other hand, the parsing data may be displayed in a selectable manner as shown in FIG. 2 instead of the hyperlink method. 2 is an exemplary screen illustrating a process of selecting received message parsing data according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numeral 20a of FIG. 2 is a screen showing the main content of the received message. As such, when the body content of the received message includes data such as a telephone number, an e-mail address, a website address, and the like, the mobile terminal automatically parses it.

The parsing data is displayed as items 11 in the form of a list, as shown in the screen indicated by reference numeral 20b. That is, when the user presses the downward search key 12 in the reception message screen 20a, a list of the parsing data items 11 is displayed at the bottom of the received message body (or on a separate screen). On the left side (or right side) of each item 11, a check box 14 is displayed together.

When the user presses the downward search key 12 again, the focus 13 is displayed on any one of the parsing data items as shown by the reference numeral 20c.

Subsequently, when the user presses the operator-only key 15, a check mark is displayed on the check box 14 as shown by reference numeral 20d, and the parsing data item is selected. If the user wants to select another parsing data item, the user can move the focus 13 by pressing the search key and select the corresponding item by pressing the operator-only key as in the above-described embodiment. In this embodiment, like the above-described embodiment, the downlink search key 12 and the operator-only key 15 are merely examples for explanation, and other keys may be mapped and used instead.

As described above, the parsing data items can be displayed as selectable in two ways, and they can be individually selected to multi-select the desired items. In the above examples, when parsing data items are individually selected and multi-selected, it is also possible to collectively select all parsing data items. For example, a short press of a downward search key may individually select a corresponding item, and a long press may be mapped to collectively select an entire item.

Subsequently, a subsequent processing following multiple selection of parsing data items will be described. 3 is an exemplary view illustrating a process of simultaneously processing multi-selected received message parsing data according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The screen indicated by reference numeral 30a of FIG. 3 shows a case where the parsing data items 11 are multi-selected by individual selection or by collective selection. After multiple selection of parsing data items 11, the items 11 can be stored or executed. In the present specification, 'processing' of parsed data means storing parsed data or executing a function appropriate to the context of parsed data.

When the user presses the storage key 16 on the multi selection screen 30a, the storage location selection popup window 30b is displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal. The storage key 16 is, for example, a storage function mapped to a confirmation key. The popup window 30b allows the user to select in which application the parsing data of the multi-selected item 11 is to be collectively stored. For example, the parsing data may be stored in the phone book and the memo pad, and one of them may be selected through the storage location selection popup window 30b.

When the user selects a specific application in the popup window 30b, the multi-selected parsing data is stored in the corresponding field of the selected application, respectively. For example, when parsing data is stored in the phone book, a phone number, an e-mail address, a website address, and the like are stored in respective fields of the phone book. If the telephone number includes a general telephone number and a mobile telephone number, the type may be identified by the prefix of the telephone number. When you save to Notepad, the parsing data is stored as one data in a text field.

After the parsing data is stored, an edit window (not shown) of the corresponding application is displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal.

On the other hand, when the user presses the connection key 17 or the call key 18 on the multi-selection screen 30a, the network interlocking function selection popup window 30c is displayed on the display screen of the portable terminal. The connection key 17 is a network interlocking function mapped to, for example, a menu key. This popup window 30c enumerates the functions in the context of the parsing data items 11 and allows the user to make a selection. For example, if the parsing data is a phone number, a call function is mapped, an e-mail address is an e-mail sending function, and a website address is mapped to a site connection function and displayed on the pop-up window 30c.

Up to now, the multi-selection process of parsing data and the simultaneous processing of multi-selected parsing data have been intuitively described. Hereinafter, a description will be given of a portable terminal performing these processes, and then a parsing data processing method in the portable terminal.

4 is a block diagram of a portable terminal to which the present invention is applied. Referring to FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, a buffer 120, a parsing engine 130, a control unit 140, a keypad 150, a display unit 160. And a memory 170. In particular, the controller 140 includes a parsing data control module 142. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may further include a typical configuration such as a voice input / output unit, a mobile broadcast receiver, a camera unit, and the like and description thereof will be omitted.

The wireless communication unit 110 performs basic communication functions of the mobile terminal 100 related to voice call and message transmission and reception.

The buffer 120 temporarily stores the text message received through the wireless communication unit 110 and temporarily stores data parsed from the received message. The buffer 120 is made of, for example, a volatile memory device.

The parsing engine 130 parses the text content of the received message stored in the buffer 120 and parses the corresponding string when the phone number, e-mail address, website address, and the like are included. The parsed data is stored in the buffer 120.

The controller 140 controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100 and is composed of a microprocessor chip. In particular, the parsing data control module 142 of the controller 140 controls a series of processes for multi-selecting the parsed data, storing the multi-selected parsing data, and executing a function suitable for the context of the multi-selected parsing data.

The keypad 150 detects a user's manipulation and generates an input signal and transmits the input signal to the controller 140. In particular, the keypad 150 includes various function keys including a search key for detecting a user's input related to selection and processing of parsing data, a dedicated operator key, a confirmation key, and a call key.

The display unit 160 visually expresses various types of information related to the state and operation of the portable terminal 100, and includes, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD). In particular, the display unit 160 displays the contents of the received message, the parsing data of the received message, and the selection and processing of the parsing data.

The memory 170 stores various programs and data that are executed and processed in the mobile terminal 100, and may include one or more volatile memory devices and nonvolatile memory devices. In particular, the memory 170 continuously or temporarily stores a program and data related to an operation of the portable terminal 100 and an operation of the parsing data control module 142.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of simultaneously processing multiple selected received message parsing data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5, the controller 140 continuously checks whether there is a text message received through the wireless communication unit 110 (S210). When the text message is received, the controller 140 temporarily stores the received message in the buffer 120 and drives the parsing engine 130. The parsing engine 130 parses the text content of the received message and parses the corresponding string if the data to be parsed is included (S220).

The parsing data control module 142 of the controller 140 temporarily stores the parsed data in the buffer 120 and displays the parsing data items on the display unit 160 (S230). In this case, the display method may be a hyperlink method as shown in FIG. 1 or a list-up method as shown in FIG. 2. In the case of the list-up method, parsing data items are displayed in a list, and a check box is also displayed for each item.

Next, the parsing data control module 142 receives the user's input signal from the keypad 150 and multi-selects parsing data (S240). A detailed flowchart of this step S240 is illustrated in FIG. 6.

4 and 6, after parsing data items are displayed (S230), the parsing data control module 142 checks whether a search key is input from the keypad 150 (S241). If there is a search key input, the parsing data control module 142 displays focus on any one of the displayed parsing data items (S242). In the case of the hyperlink method, a check box is displayed along with the focus in this step S242.

Subsequently, the parsing data control module 142 checks whether an operator-only key is input from the keypad 150 (S243). If there is an operator-only key input, the parsing data control module 142 determines the key press time (S244). At this time, the time used as the determination criterion is set in advance.

When the key press time is long, that is, when it is determined that the key is pressed long, the parsing data control module 142 collectively selects all the parsed data items (S245). If multiple selection is made by the batch selection, the process proceeds to step S250 to be described later. If the key press time is short, that is, it is determined that the key is pressed shortly, the parsing data control module 142 individually selects one parsing data item on which the focus is located (S246).

When one parsing data is selected, the parsing data control module 142 checks whether there is already another parsing data selected, that is, multi-selection as a result (S247). If multiple selection, the process goes to S250 to be described later. If not, the parsing data control module 142 checks whether there is a search key input from the keypad 150 (S248), and moves the focus to another parsing data item in response to the search key input (S249). Thereafter, the process returns to step S243 to repeat the above-described processes.

4 and 5, when multiple selections of parsing data are made, whether collective selection or individual selection is performed, the parsing data control module 142 checks whether a function key is input from the keypad 150 (S250). If there is a function key input, the parsing data control module 142 simultaneously processes the parsing data in response to the function key input (S260). A detailed flowchart of this step S260 is illustrated in FIG.

4 and 7, after checking the function key input (S250), the parsing data control module 142 determines the type of the input key (S261). The parsing data control module 142 displays a storage location selection popup window on the display unit 160 when the key type is a storage key (S262), and the network interlocking function on the display unit 160 when the key type is a connection key (or a call key). The selection popup window is displayed (S263). In this case, the storage location selection popup window displays the type of application to store the parsing data, which is set in advance. The network interworking function selection popup window displays the type of function to be executed in relation to the parsing data, which is determined according to the type of the multi-selected parsing data.

Subsequently, the parsing data control module 142 checks whether a search key is input from the keypad 150 (S264). If there is a search key input, the parsing data control module 142 moves the focus in the popup window (S265). Subsequently, the parsing data control module 142 checks whether there is a confirmation key input from the keypad 150 (S266), and if there is an input, performs the corresponding function through the control unit 140 (S267).

When a specific application of the storage location selection popup window is selected in steps S264 to S267, the controller 140 stores the multi-selected parsing data in a corresponding field of the selected application (for example, a phone book or a memo pad). Then, the controller 140 may display the edit window of the corresponding application on the display unit 160 along with the stored parsing data.

When a specific function of the network interworking function selection popup window is selected in steps S264 to S267, the control unit 140 executes the selected function (eg, making a call, sending an e-mail, or connecting a site through a browser).

So far, the method of simultaneously processing multiple selected received message parsing data according to the present invention has been described. In the present specification and drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed, and although specific terms have been used, these are merely used in a general sense to easily explain the technical contents of the present invention and to help the understanding of the present invention. It is not intended to limit the scope. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be carried out in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

As described above, according to the method of the present invention, when the mobile terminal parses a plurality of heterogeneous data from the body content of the received message, the mobile terminal multi-selects the heterogeneous data and then simultaneously processes the multiple-selected parsing data items when the user performs a specific function. can do. Therefore, the present invention can simplify the processing and shorten the processing time when processing the parsing data of the received message.

Claims (14)

In the method for processing data parsed from a received message, Displaying the items of parsing data; Selecting at least two or more items of the displayed items of parsing data; Collectively storing parsing data of the selected items when a key is input; Simultaneous processing of the multiple selected received message parsing data comprising a. The method of claim 1, Before the batch storage of the parsing data, displaying applications in which the parsing data can be stored; The method of claim 1, wherein the step of collectively storing the parsing data comprises storing the parsing data in a selected one of the displayed applications. The method of claim 2, And said application is a phone book and a memo pad. The method of claim 1, And said parsing data comprises a telephone number, an e-mail address, and a website address. In the method for processing data parsed from a received message, Displaying the items of parsing data; Selecting at least two or more of the items of parsing data; Displaying functions that may be performed in association with parsing data of the selected items if there is a key input; Executing a selected one of the displayed functions; Simultaneous processing of the multiple selected received message parsing data comprising a. The method of claim 5, And said parsing data comprises a telephone number, an e-mail address, and a website address. The method of claim 6, A function that can be performed in connection with the parsing data includes dialing, sending an email, and connecting to a site. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, And displaying the parsing data item by a hyperlink method. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, And displaying the parsed data item by a list-up method. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, And wherein the selecting of the parsed data items is a step of collectively selecting the displayed parsing data items. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, And wherein the selecting of the parsed data items is selecting the displayed parsed data items individually. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, And displaying the parsing data items by displaying a check box for each of the displayed parsing data items. The method of claim 12, And selecting the parsing data item comprises displaying a focus on any one of the displayed parsing data items. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, And selecting the parsing data item comprises displaying a focus and a check box in any one of the displayed parsing data items.

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