KR101156212B1 - Method for common shortcut key in user interface of mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for supporting a common shortcut key in a user interface of a mobile communication terminal, and in a method of executing a specific function using a common shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal, during the execution of a specific application, Detecting input of a help key, outputting a shortcut key setting state for the specific application to the display unit, and displaying the setting state, and then executing a function of a specific item in the control unit. Detecting the input of a specific numeric key, and executing a specific function of an item corresponding to the specific numeric key when the specific numeric key is inputted, using only a combination of a help key and an alt key. It is possible to set a shortcut key of the layered structure for the entire application in the terminal and to use a small number of keys for a specific function item. There is an advantage to doing it with input. In addition, even when using a different model of the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to easily set the shortcut key for the entire application and use the shortcut key, so there is an advantage in that standardization of the shortcut user interface is advantageous.

Mobile terminal, user interface, shortcut key

Description

Common shortcut key support method in user interface of mobile communication terminal {METHOD FOR COMMON SHORTCUT KEY IN USER INTERFACE OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a view showing a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a common shortcut operation flow according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a screen of a display unit when using a common shortcut key according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a common shortcut key supporting method in a user interface (Use Interface) of a mobile communication terminal.

The use of the mobile communication terminal is increasing rapidly due to the convenience of portable. With the rapid increase in the use of mobile communication terminals, service providers (terminal manufacturers) are competitively developing terminals having more convenient functions to secure a large number of users.

E.g. The mobile communication terminal includes a phone book, a game, a short message, an internet, an e-mail, a morning call, a file viewer, a file transfer. , 3D UI (User Interface), scheduler (scheduler) function, etc. are provided.

As the functions are diversified in the mobile communication terminal, a process of finding and executing a required function among the various functions is becoming more complicated.

Of course, although a shortcut key function has been provided to solve the above problem, the shortcut key function is mainly used in a telephone call to a specific phone number, and there is a problem that practical use is limited to some functions.

In addition, when a user purchases the latest mobile communication terminal or switches to another mobile communication terminal, the function setting of the shortcut key for the function mainly used is different for each manufacturer of the mobile communication terminal or the model of the mobile communication terminal. Most of this is.

In this case, there is a problem in that the user has to re-learn new user interfaces and how to use shortcut keys.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a common shortcut key support method in a user interface of a mobile communication terminal.

In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a method for executing a specific function using a common shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal is provided. Detecting an input; outputting a shortcut key setting state for the specific application to a display unit; and displaying a setting state, inputting a specific numeric key for executing a function of a specific item in the control unit after displaying the setting state; And detecting, and executing a specific function of an item corresponding to the specific numeric key when the specific numeric key is input.

Another method of the present invention for achieving the above object is a method for outputting a specific item help using a common shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal, during execution of a specific application (Help) help key for outputting the shortcut key setting state from the control unit (Help Key) And detecting the input of the help key, outputting a shortcut key setting state for the specific application to the display unit, and displaying the setting state, and displaying a help key for a specific item in the control unit. Detecting simultaneous input of the numeric key of the specific item, and outputting help of an item corresponding to the specific numeric key to the display unit when the specific key and the numeric key of the specific item are simultaneously input; It features.

Another method of the present invention for achieving the above object is a shortcut key setting method for a common shortcut key function in a mobile communication terminal, during execution of a specific application (Help) help key for outputting the shortcut key setting state from the control unit (Help Key) ) Detecting the input of the help key, outputting a shortcut key setting state for the specific application to the display unit, and displaying the setting state, and then displaying an alt key for setting a shortcut key of the specific item. Alt key) and detecting a simultaneous input of the numeric key of the specific item, and simultaneously inputting specific functions of the item corresponding to the specific numeric key to the numeric key when the alt key and the numeric key of the specific item are simultaneously input. It characterized in that it comprises a process of setting.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known technologies or configurations will be omitted when it is determined that the detailed description of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described for a common shortcut key support method in a user interface of a mobile communication terminal.

1 shows a configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention. In the following description, the mobile communication terminal includes both a cellular phone, a personal communication system (PCS), a personal data assistant (PDA), and an international mobile telecommunication-2000 (IMT2000) terminal. The following description will be described with the general configuration of the above examples.

Referring to FIG. 1, a control unit (MPU: Micro-Processer Unit) 100 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. For example, it performs processing and control for voice calls and data communications, and is in charge of controlling the common hotkey support function in accordance with the present invention in addition to the usual functions. In the following description, description of the processing and control of the conventional control unit 100 is omitted.

The ROM 102 may store microcodes and various reference data of a program for processing and controlling the controller 100. In particular, in addition to the usual functions, in accordance with the present invention, a program for supporting common shortcut keys is stored.

A random access memory (RAM) 104 is a working memory of the controller 100 and stores temporary data generated during execution of various programs. Flash ROM 106 stores various updatable archiving data such as phone books, outgoing messages and incoming messages and, in particular, in accordance with the present invention in addition to conventional functions, setting data of common shortcut keys. Save it.

The keypad (key pad) 108 is a numeric key of 0-9, menu key (menu), cancel key (clear), confirmation key, call key (TALK), end key (END), Internet access key, navigation key (Or direction keys), and a plurality of function keys, and provides key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 100.

The display unit 110 displays status information generated during the operation of the mobile communication terminal, a limited number of characters, a large amount of video and still images, and the like. The display unit 110 may use a color liquid crystal display (LCD).

The codec (Coder-Decoder) 112 connected to the control unit 100 and the speaker 116 and the microphone 114 connected to the codec 112 are voice input / output blocks used for phone calls and voice recording. . The codec 112 converts the PCM data provided from the controller 100 into an analog voice signal, transmits the same through the speaker 116, and converts the voice signal received through the microphone 114 into PCM data. Provided to the controller 100.

In addition, the RF unit (Radio Frequency unit) (120) is the frequency of the radio frequency signal received via the antenna 118 is provided to the baseband processing unit 122 by lowering the frequency, the baseband signal from the baseband processing unit 122 The frequency is raised and transmitted through the antenna 118. The baseband processor 122 processes a baseband signal transmitted and received between the RF unit 120 and the base unit 100. For example, in case of transmission, the channel coding and spreading of data to be transmitted are performed, and in case of reception, the function of despreading and channel decoding of the received signal is performed. .

2 illustrates a common shortcut operation flow according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the control unit 100 of the mobile communication terminal detects an input of a help key for using a shortcut key in step 210 of executing a specific application. According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the mobile communication terminal is executing an application related to a camera.

Here, the help key is a key for executing a shortcut key using program. When only the help key is input, when the shortcut key is used and the help key and the numeric key are simultaneously input, the display 110 displays a help of a function item according to the numeric key input.

The screen output to the display unit 110 and the screen of the existing camera application may be overlapped and output to the display unit 100 at the same time. The help key may use any key, but in the present invention, the '#' key will be used as an embodiment.

When the control unit 100 detects the input of the help key in step 210, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 225 and outputs a shortcut key setting state of the camera-related application to the display unit 110 as shown in FIG. do.

In operation 230, the controller 100 detects a selection of a specific function from the function items of the camera-related application. The selection of the specific function is input using the numeric keys of the keypad 108.

That is, the display unit 100 has an icon of a 4x3 matrix structure like the arrangement of the numeric keys of the keypad 108, and in order to select the specific function, the icon at the same position as the icon of the display unit 110 is selected. Enter the numeric keys of the keypad 108.

If the control unit 100 detects the selection of a specific function in step 230, the control unit 100 proceeds to step 260 to execute a function of a corresponding item according to the numeric key input.

For example, when the numeric key "2" is input in a) of FIG. 3, the exposure related function is executed.

The corresponding function according to the numeric key input is executed in a toggle form. In the case of the exposure item, if there are four functions of automatic, night, back light, and daytime, one of the automatic, night, backlight, and daytime functions is sequentially executed every time the numeric key “2” is input.

If the control unit 100 does not detect the selection of a specific function in step 230, the control unit 100 detects simultaneous input of the help key and the numeric key in step 240.

When detecting the simultaneous input of the help key and the numeric key, the controller 100 proceeds to step 245 and outputs the help of the preset corresponding function item to the display unit 100 corresponding to the numeric key input.

The help output is not executable by simultaneously inputting the help key and numeric keys only when the shortcut key using program is executed as shown in a) of FIG. 3 after inputting the help key, and a specific program (for example, a camera related program). Even during this execution, the help key and the numeric keys may be simultaneously input to output the help to the display unit 110.

If the control unit 100 does not detect the simultaneous input of the help key and the numeric key in step 240, the control unit 100 detects the simultaneous input of the Alt key and the numeric key in step 250.

Here, the Alt key is for setting the function of the corresponding item. The alt key can use any key, but in the present invention will use the '*' key.

If the control unit 100 detects simultaneous input of the alt key and the numeric key in step 250 (for example, when the alt key and “2” are simultaneously input), the control unit 100 proceeds to step 255 and b) of FIG. 3. As described above, four functions of automatic, night, back light, and daytime are set to "1", "2", "3", and "4", and then output to the display unit 110 according to the present invention. Terminate the algorithm.

The function setting of the corresponding item is not settable by simultaneously inputting the alt key and numeric keys only when the shortcut key using program is executed as shown in a) of FIG. 3 after inputting the help key. Even when the associated program) is being executed, it is possible to set the alt key and the numeric keys simultaneously.

In addition, since a common shortcut key support function can be turned on / off by a user in a user interface of the mobile communication terminal, the user can generally use the user interface and the present invention. You can select and use a user interface that supports common shortcuts.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, the present invention enables the setting of a shortcut key of the layered structure for the entire application in the mobile communication terminal only by using a combination of the help key and the alt key, and executes a specific function item with a small number of key inputs. There is this.

In addition, even when using a different model of the mobile communication terminal, it is possible to easily set the shortcut key for the entire application and use the shortcut key, so there is an advantage in that standardization of the shortcut user interface is advantageous.

Claims (8)

In a method for executing a specific function using a common shortcut key in a mobile communication terminal, Detecting the input of a help key for outputting a shortcut key setting state in a control unit while executing a specific application; Outputting a shortcut key setting state for the specific application to the display unit when the help key is input; Detecting the input of a specific numeric key for executing a function of a specific item after displaying the setting state; When the specific numeric key is input, executing a specific function of an item corresponding to the specific numeric key. The method of claim 1, And repeatedly inputting the specific number keys sequentially, sequentially executing specific functions of items corresponding to the specific number keys. The method of claim 1, The help key may set any key of the mobile communication terminal as the help key. The method of claim 1, Method for executing a specific function using a common shortcut key in the mobile communication terminal can be turned on (On) / off (Off) by the user's selection. In the method for outputting a specific item help using a common shortcut key in the mobile communication terminal, Detecting the input of a help key for outputting a shortcut key setting state in a control unit while executing a specific application; Outputting a shortcut key setting state for the specific application to the display unit when the help key is input; After displaying the setting state, detecting a simultaneous input of a help key and a numeric key of the specific item by the controller to output a help of the specific item; And simultaneously displaying a help of an item corresponding to the specific numeric key on a display unit when a specific key and the numeric key of the specific item are simultaneously input. The method of claim 5, The method may further include outputting a help of an item corresponding to the numeric key of the specific item to the display unit, even when the control unit detects simultaneous input of the help key and the numeric key of the specific item during execution of a specific application. Characterized in that the method. In the shortcut key setting method for a common shortcut function in a mobile communication terminal, Detecting the input of a help key for outputting a shortcut key setting state in a control unit while executing a specific application; Outputting a shortcut key setting state for the specific application to the display unit when the help key is input; Detecting the simultaneous input of an Alt key for setting a shortcut key of a specific item and a numeric key of the specific item after displaying the setting state; And simultaneously setting a specific function corresponding to the numeric key of the specific item to the numeric key when the alt key and the numeric key of the specific item are simultaneously input. The method of claim 7, wherein During the execution of a specific application, even if the control unit detects simultaneous input of the alt key and a numeric key of a specific item, a process of sequentially setting specific functions corresponding to the numeric key of the specific item to a numeric key is further performed. Method comprising a.

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