KR100782079B1 - Mobile communication terminal and combination searching method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal and its integrated search method are provided to allow a user to easily check communication history of each subscriber stored in his mobile terminal. A display unit(170) displays a list of multiple search types in a search mode of a mobile terminal. An input unit(140) receives a search type selected from the list and a search word. A searching unit(150) performs searching according to the selected search type with the received search word. A controller(160) controls the display unit(170) to display the list of search types in the search mode, the searching unit(150) to perform searching according to the selected search type with the received search word, controls to sort a list of search results according to a pre-set sorting method, and controls the display unit(170) to display the list of the sorted search results.

Description

Mobile Communication Terminal and Combination Searching Method

1 is a block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating an integrated search process of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a communication search of FIG. 2;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a menu search of FIG. 2;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a web page search of FIG. 2;

6A to 6E illustrate examples of screens for performing a communication search according to the first embodiment;

7A to 7E illustrate screen examples of performing a communication search according to the second embodiment;

8A and 8B show examples of screens for performing a menu search; and

9A to 9C illustrate examples of screens for performing a web page search.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and an integrated search method thereof, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal and an integrated search method thereof in which communication information can be easily retrieved integrally.

The rapid spread of mobile communication terminals has become an indispensable necessity. In addition, the development of the technology in accordance with the spread of the use of the mobile communication terminal has been utilized by the user to store more information in the mobile communication terminal. In particular, a representative example of storing in a mobile communication terminal is storing subscriber information in a phone book.

The phone book of the mobile communication terminal is the most important personal information stored in the mobile communication terminal because it can store various types of information and contacts as well as the input of existing simple telephone numbers. Frequently use the function of the book.

Such a phone book is used to easily check the information of the stored subscriber, and thus, a method for easier retrieval of the stored subscriber information has been devised.

The easiest way to retrieve the subscriber information is to check the subscriber's telephone number through a phone book search. However, it only provides the subscriber's phone number and there is no way to check the intimacy of the subscriber.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a technology for confirming intimacy other than simply providing subscriber information in a mobile communication terminal.

Disclosure of Invention An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of performing an integrated search of various pieces of information and a method of integrated search thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal and an integrated search method thereof capable of performing an integrated search of communication information of a subscriber stored in a mobile communication terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a display unit displaying a plurality of search types in a search mode in a list; An input unit for selecting a search type from a list of displayed search types and inputting a search word; A search unit for performing a search corresponding to the selected search type with the input search word; And control the display unit to display a plurality of search types in a list in the search mode, perform a search corresponding to the search type selected in the input unit with a search word input from the input unit, and perform a search of the search result according to the search unit. And a control unit for arranging the list in a preset sorting manner and controlling the list of sorted search results to be displayed on the display unit.

In order to achieve the above object, the integrated search method of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention is a process of displaying a plurality of search types for performing the search mode when the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal is a list; And selecting a specific search type from among search types displayed in the list and inputting a search word therewith, and performing a search corresponding to the search type selected from the search types with the input search word.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the same elements in the figures are represented by the same numerals wherever possible. 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 of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal 100 includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, a rating determiner 130, an input unit 140, a search unit 150, a control unit 160, and a display unit 170. .

The communication unit 110 is a transmission / reception circuit for transmitting / receiving voice / data and control information with a base station wirelessly. In particular, the communication unit 110 receives a call and a message received from the outside. In addition, the communication unit 110 transmits the call and the edited message to the outside.

The storage unit 120 includes a program memory for storing a program required for the operation of the mobile communication terminal 100 and a data memory for storing data. The storage unit 120 includes a volatile memory or a nonvolatile memory. In particular, the storage unit 120 accumulates and stores the number of times of communication and the number of menu selections according to the type of communication transmitted and received by the communication unit 110 under the control of the controller 160. At this time, each cumulative frequency is stored in the cumulative frequency storage area 121.

The rating determiner 130 determines the rating based on the accumulated number of times stored in the storage 120. In particular, the rating determiner 130 determines the rating of the subscriber according to the cumulative number of communication for each subscriber stored in the storage 120. For example, if the cumulative number of communication is more than 20 times per week, the first grade, if the cumulative number is less than 20 times and more than 10 times, the second grade, if the cumulative frequency is less than 10 times and the five or more times are three grades and five times If less, it is set as 4 grade. The rating can confirm the intimacy with the subscriber.

In addition, the rating determiner 130 determines the rating according to the cumulative number of selections for each menu stored in the storage 120. For example, if the cumulative number of menu selections is 20 or more times per week, the first grade, if the cumulative number of menu selections is less than 20 times and 10 or more times, the second grade, and if the cumulative number is less than 10 times and five times or more, the third grade If it is less than 5 times, it is set as 4 grade. Accordingly, the user can check the menu frequently used by the grade.

The input unit 140 may use various elements such as a keypad and a touch screen, and is used when a user selects a desired function or inputs information. In particular, the input unit 140 inputs a search word and a search type for performing a search mode. At this time, the search types are communication search, web page search, and menu search.

The searcher 150 searches for information stored in the storage 120. In particular, when the selected search type is a communication search, the search unit 150 searches for the cumulative number of times corresponding to the communication type corresponding to the subscriber including the search word input from the storage unit 120. The types of communication here are calls, messages, emails, and files.

In addition, if the selected search type is a menu search, the search unit 150 searches a menu including the input search word. In addition, when the selected search type is a web page search, the search unit 150 searches a web page including the input search word.

The controller 160 controls the overall state and operation of the mobile communication terminal 100 and may include a microprocessor or a digital signal processor (DSP). In particular, the controller 160 controls the searcher 150 to sort the search results retrieved from the searcher 150 in a preset sorting manner. In this case, the sorting method sorts the search results that match the search word by priority.

In detail, when the search type selected by the input unit 140 is a communication search, the controller 160 controls the search unit 150 to sort the subscribers searched from the storage unit 120 in order of priority. . At this time, the communication type of the subscriber is sorted by a preset sorting method. At this time, the sorting method sorts in order of communication type with the highest cumulative number. In addition, the alignment method is preferably an alignment method set when the mobile communication terminal 100 is manufactured. In addition, the sorting method can be changed by the user's setting.

The display unit 170 displays the state and operation process of the mobile communication terminal 100. In particular, the display unit 170 displays the search list arranged under the control of the controller 160.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an integrated search process of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

1 and 2, the integrated search process of the mobile communication terminal 100 is as follows.

The controller 160 checks whether the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal 100 is a search mode (S200). If the check result operation mode is the search mode, the controller 160 controls the display unit 170 to display the search type (S205).

On the other hand, if the check result operation mode is not the search mode, the controller 160 controls the communication unit 110 to accumulate the number of communication and menu selection times according to the stored communication type for each subscriber stored in the storage unit 120 (S210). Return to step S200 to check whether the search mode is present. In addition, the controller 160 controls the rating determiner 130 to determine a rating according to the cumulative number of communication for each subscriber stored in the storage 120.

For example, the rating determiner 130 sets the first grade if the cumulative number of communication for each subscriber is 20 or more times a week, and sets the second grade if the cumulative number of communication is less than 20 times and 10 or more times. If the number of times is less than 10 times and more than 5 times, set it as 3 class. If the cumulative number of times is less than 5 times, set it as 4 class.

In addition, the rating determiner 130 sets the cumulative number of selections per menu to 1 level if 20 or more times per week, and sets the cumulative number of menu selections to less than 20 times and 2 levels for 10 or more times. If less than 10 times and more than 5 times, set the level 3, and if the cumulative number of menu selections is less than 5 times, set the level 4.

The controller 160 receives the letter / number information from the input unit 140 (S220), and checks whether a communication search is selected (S230). At this time, the search type is preferably a communication search, menu search, web page search.

If the communication search is selected as a result of the check, the controller 160 controls the search unit 150 to perform a communication search (S240). A detailed description of the S240 process will be described later with reference to FIG. 3. For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 6A and 7A, the controller 160 inputs 'john' into the search word input window 171 by the input unit 140, and inputs the input unit 140 according to a user selection. Select 'search phone'.

On the other hand, if the communication search is not selected as a result of the check, the controller 160 checks whether the menu search is selected (S250). As a result of the check, if the menu search is selected, the controller 160 controls the search unit 150 to perform a menu search (S260). A detailed description of the S260 process will be given later with reference to FIG. 4. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 8A, the controller 160 inputs 'Alarm' to the search word input window 171 by the input unit 140, and then inputs 'Alarm' by the input unit 140 according to a user selection. search phone '. When the option 174 is selected by the input unit 140, the controller 160 displays 'menu' as a submenu of the communication search and searches for 'Alarm' in the menu name according to the selection.

On the other hand, if the menu search is not selected as a result of the check, the controller 160 confirms whether the web page search is selected (S270). As a result of the check, if a web page search is selected, the controller 160 performs a web page search (S290). A detailed description of the S280 process will be described later with reference to FIG. 5. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 9A, the controller 160 inputs 'chocolate' to the search term input window 171 by the input unit 140, and then, by inputting the input unit 140 according to a user selection, select search web '(173). The web page is searched by an input corresponding to the search.

On the other hand, if the web page search is not selected as a result of the check, the control unit 160 returns to the step S230 to check whether the search word input.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a communication search of FIG. 2.

1 and 3, a process (S230) of performing a communication search of the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention is as follows.

The controller 160 checks whether a subscriber corresponding to the input search word exists (S231), and if there is a subscriber corresponding to the input search word, sequentially displays the communication type of the corresponding subscriber according to a predetermined sorting method ( S232).

In this case, it is preferable that the sorting method be sorted in the order of the highest cumulative number. In particular, the alignment method is preferably set in advance when the mobile communication terminal 100 is manufactured. In addition, the sorting method may be changed based on the user's selection information. For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 6B and 7B, the controller 160 inputs 'john' to the search term input window 171 according to the input of the input unit 140 and 'search phone' according to the user selection. When 172 is selected and the search is performed, the search unit 150 is controlled to search for a subscriber including 'john' and display the cumulative number of communication according to the communication type of the corresponding subscriber as follows. The cumulative number of communication by 'john' communication type is displayed in order of '17 Calls ', 5 Messages', '2 Files', '0 E-mails', and so on.

6B and 7B, the controller 160 displays the grade according to the accumulated cumulative number of times according to the grade determined by the grade determiner 130. In more detail, if the number of '★' 175 is large, the cumulative number of communication is high. If the number of '★' 175 is small, the cumulative number of communication is small.

After performing the S232 process, the controller 160 checks whether a specific communication type is selected among the communication types (S233), and when a specific communication type is selected, controls the display unit 170 to display communication information of the selected communication type (S234). ). For example, as shown in FIG. 6C, when '17 Calls 'is selected, call / outgoing information is displayed as '12 Incoming' and '5 Outgoing'. In this case, if '12 Incoming 'is selected, as shown in FIG. 6D, the contents of the received call are displayed in a chronological order. In addition, when 'OK' 178 is input, as shown in FIG. 6E, a call connection is attempted to 'John'.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7C, when selecting '5 Messages', message transmission / reception information is displayed as '3 Incoming' and '2 Outgoing'. In this case, if '3 Incoming' is selected, as shown in FIG. 7D, the contents of the transmission message are arranged in chronological order. In addition, if 'OK' is inputted, as shown in FIG. 7E, the entire message content is displayed.

On the other hand, if the communication type is not selected, the controller 160 checks whether the call request is input (S235) and if the call request is input, the control unit 110 attempts to make a call to the corresponding subscriber (S236).

On the other hand, if the call request is not input, the controller 160 checks whether the message origination request is input (S237), and if the message origination request is input, the controller 160 attempts to send a message to the corresponding subscriber by controlling the communication unit 110 (S238). ). At this time, the control unit 160 transmits a call message to the subscriber. The call message is a message to which the phone number of the mobile communication terminal 100 is attached. In addition, the controller 160 may move to the message edit window to transmit a message to the subscriber.

On the other hand, if a message origination request is not input, the controller 160 performs a corresponding function (S239).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a menu search of FIG. 2.

1 and 4, a process (S260) of performing a menu search of the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention is as follows.

The controller 160 controls the searcher 150 to check whether a menu corresponding to the input search word exists (S261). If there is a menu corresponding to the input search word as a result of the check, the controller 160 controls the display unit 170 to display the menu and the cumulative number of menu selections (S263). For example, as illustrated in FIG. 8B, the controller 160 inputs 'Alarm' to the search term input window 171 according to the input of the input unit 140, and searches 'Search phone' 172 according to a user selection. When the 'menu' of the selection and the option 174 is selected, the search unit 150 is controlled to search for a menu name including 'Alarm' and display the cumulative number of menu selections.

In addition, the controller 160 displays the grade determined based on the grade determiner 130. 8B does not display '★' because the grade is low.

After displaying the corresponding menu selection cumulative number, the controller 160 checks whether a selection signal of the corresponding menu is input (S265), and if the corresponding menu selection signal is input, performs the corresponding menu (S267).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a web page search of FIG. 2.

1 and 5, a process (S280) of performing a web page search of the mobile communication terminal 100 according to the present invention is as follows.

If the controller 160 performs a web search to determine whether there is information corresponding to the input search word (S281) and determines that the corresponding information exists, the controller 160 controls the display unit 170 to display a list of information including the search word (S283). For example, as illustrated in FIG. 9A, 'Chocolate' is input to the search term input window 171 according to the input of the input unit 140, and 'Search web' 173 according to a user selection. Select. Subsequently, when an 'OK' key input for executing a search is generated, a communication connection is attempted and a web search is performed as shown in FIG. 9B. As illustrated in FIG. 9C, the controller 160 controls the searcher 150 to display a list of web pages including 'Chocolate' as a search result.

After displaying the information list including the search word, when a specific item is selected based on the user's selection information among the one or more information lists (S285), the controller 160 controls the display unit 170 to display the detailed information of the corresponding information ( S287).

In the above, specific preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention attached to the claims. will be.

According to the mobile communication terminal and its integrated search method according to the present invention, the integrated search of the mobile communication terminal is easy. Furthermore, by accumulating the number of times of communication and the number of menu selections and arranging and displaying the grades according to the accumulated number of times, the communication history with the subscriber stored in the mobile communication terminal can be easily checked and the intimacy can be confirmed.

Claims (23)

In a mobile communication terminal capable of performing a search mode, A display unit displaying a plurality of search types in a list in the search mode; An input unit for selecting a search type from the list of displayed search types and inputting a search word; A search unit for performing a search corresponding to the selected search type with the input search word; And In the search mode, the display unit controls a plurality of search types to be displayed as a list, controls the search unit to perform a search corresponding to the search type selected by the input unit with a search word input from the input unit, and performs a search of the search unit. And a controller for sorting the list of search results according to a preset sorting method and controlling the list of the sorted search results to be displayed on the display unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the search type is A mobile communication terminal, characterized in that any one of a communication search, web page search, limited search. According to claim 1, Communication unit for performing communication with the outside, Further comprising a storage for storing the information of the subscriber, The control unit If the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal is not the search mode, the mobile communication terminal characterized in that the communication unit controls the communication unit to accumulate the number of communication according to the type of communication for each subscriber to communicate with the outside and to store in the storage. The method of claim 3, wherein the storage unit And storing the number of menu selections under the control of the controller. The method of claim 3, wherein And a rating determiner configured to determine a rating based on the cumulative number of communication for each subscriber stored in the storage. The method of claim 4, wherein And a rating determiner configured to determine a rating based on a cumulative number of selections for each menu stored in the storage. The method of claim 2, wherein the search unit And if the selected search type is a communication search, search for a communication type corresponding to the subscriber including the input search word. The method of claim 5, wherein the control unit And displaying the grade determined by the grade determining unit together with the corresponding subscriber information. The method of claim 3, wherein the communication type A mobile terminal comprising a call, a message, an email, and a file. The method of claim 1, wherein the alignment method A mobile communication terminal, characterized in that sorted in the order of the communication type with a large number of accumulation. The method of claim 2, wherein the search unit And searching for a web page including the input search word if the selected search type is a web page search. The method of claim 2, wherein the search unit And searching for a menu including the input search word if the selected search type is a menu search. In the integrated search method of the mobile communication terminal, Displaying a plurality of search types for performing the search mode in a list when the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal is a search mode; Selecting a specific search type from among the search types displayed in the list and inputting a search word therewith; and And performing a search corresponding to the selected search type among the search types based on the input search word. The method of claim 13, wherein the search type is The integrated search method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that any one of a communication search, web page search, menu search. The method of claim 13, And if the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal is not a search mode, accumulating and storing the number of times of communication and the number of times of menu selection according to the type of communication for each subscriber. The method of claim 15, And determining the rating according to the accumulated number of communication according to the accumulated communication type for each subscriber. The method of claim 15, And determining the rating according to the accumulated number of selections for each menu. The method of claim 14, wherein the performing of a search corresponding to the selected search type is performed. If the selected search type is a communication search, searching for a communication type corresponding to a subscriber including the input search word; And if a specific communication type is selected from the searched communication types, displaying communication information of the selected communication type. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the communication type Integrated search method of a mobile communication terminal comprising a call, a message, an email, and a file. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein searching for the communication type is Retrieving the cumulative number of communication for each communication type corresponding to the subscriber; And displaying the searched communication type in a predetermined sorting manner. The method of claim 20, wherein the alignment method Integrated search method for a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the cumulative number of sorts in the order of the highest communication type. The method of claim 14, wherein the performing of a search corresponding to the selected search type is performed. If the selected search type is a web page search, searching for a web page including the input search word; And if any web page is selected from the searched web pages, displaying information corresponding to the selected web page. The method of claim 14, wherein the performing of a search corresponding to the selected search type is performed. Searching for a menu including the input search word if the selected search type is a menu search; And if a specific menu is selected from the searched menus, performing the selected menu.

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