KR101721142B1 - Apparatus and method for controlling caller id display of cell phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A caller identification controlling method for a mobile phone including a touch screen type display according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a step of receiving a call request to the mobile phone; a step of displaying calling terminal information about a terminal requested a call at a preset first position of the display at a preset size when the call request is received if preset conditions are satisfied; a step of sensing a drag started from a second position toward a third position on a line continued from the second position to the third position preset on the display and different from the first position; and a step of magnifying a size of the display of the calling terminal information in proportion to the dragged. The displayed calling terminal information may not intersect with the line.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a caller of a mobile phone,

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling caller display of a mobile phone, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for controlling display and display of calling terminal information displayed on a display of a mobile phone, And methods.

In addition to the notification of the call request itself, the information of the calling terminal such as the telephone number of the calling terminal is carried so that the user of the portable telephone can easily grasp the information about the caller who sent the call request The calling terminal information display service which is displayed on the display of the telephone set has been established as a popular service used by a large number of mobile phone service subscribers since it was introduced in Korea around April, The calling terminal information display service allows the user of the mobile telephone to easily grasp the telephone number of the calling party. Therefore, the calling party can determine whether or not the calling party can respond to the calling party's number. Even when the calling party can not receive the telephone due to a mistake or absence, It becomes easy to know whether or not the call is originated.

When the mobile phone subscribed to the calling terminal information display service receives the call request, the information of the terminal that has transmitted the call request is displayed on the display of the mobile phone with a size and brightness of a degree that the mobile phone user can easily recognize It is common. At this time, not only the user of the portable telephone but also others nearby can easily recognize the calling terminal information. This may cause a privacy invasion not only to the mobile phone user but also to the user of the calling terminal in some cases. Particularly, this problem may become particularly serious when a mobile phone user can not easily leave the place when a call comes in because of a conference or the like.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2008-0075426 (published Aug. 18, 2008)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a device and a method for protecting the information of a user and a caller by making it possible for a user of the mobile phone to easily control the display state and display mode of the calling terminal information of the mobile phone, .

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. will be.

A caller display control method executed in a mobile phone including a touch screen display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes receiving a call request for the mobile phone, receiving the call request, Displaying the calling terminal information on the calling terminal in a predetermined size in a predetermined first position of the display when a predetermined condition is satisfied; displaying the second terminal on the display different from the first position, Detecting a drag on the line segment starting from the second position and proceeding to the third position with respect to a line segment connecting the position and the third position, And enlarging the display size of the calling terminal information, wherein the displayed calling terminal information intersects the line segment Can not.

Further, the predetermined condition is that the drag starting from the second position is performed to a fourth position on the display, and the fourth position may be on the line segment.

The caller display control method may further include starting a call based on the call request when the drag is performed to the third position.

The caller display control method may further include, when the call is started, displaying the calling terminal information on the display at the size of the starting point.

The caller display control method may further include the steps of detecting a predetermined call rejection operation and rejecting the call request when the call rejection operation is detected to prevent the call based on the call request from being initiated, The incoming call rejection operation may be a straight-line drag operation that starts at the third position and ends at the second position.

The calling party display control method may further include increasing the display brightness of the calling terminal information in proportion to the distance at which the dragging is performed.

Meanwhile, a mobile phone having a caller display control function according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit for receiving a call request for the mobile phone, a touch screen for displaying calling terminal information about the terminal that has made the call request, And displays the calling terminal information in a predetermined position in the display at a predetermined position when the predetermined condition is satisfied when the display and the call request are received, When a drag extending from the second position to the third position is detected with respect to a line segment connecting the predetermined second position and the third position on the basis of the dragged distance, And a control unit for enlarging a display size, and the calling terminal information may not intersect with the line segment.

Also, the predetermined condition is that the drag starting from the second position is performed to a fourth position on the display, and the fourth position may be on the line segment.

In addition, the control unit may initiate a call by the call request when the drag is performed to the third position.

In addition, when the call is started, the control unit may display the calling terminal information on the display at the size of the starting point.

Also, when the predetermined call termination operation is detected by the display, the control unit rejects the call request so that the call based on the call request is not started, and the call termination operation starts at the third position And may be a linear drag operation terminated at the second position.

Also, the controller may increase the display brightness of the calling terminal information in proportion to the distance at which the dragging is performed.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the calling terminal information from being exposed to the other person before the user of the mobile phone makes a call, and to reject the calling request without exposing the calling terminal information to another person It is possible. Particularly, it is possible to easily set whether or not to display the calling terminal information and the display mode by an operation integrated with the call initiation operation, not a separate operation. This feature can improve security and user convenience.

1 is a block diagram of a caller's display control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a procedure of a caller's display control method performed in the caller's display control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a display screen of a display of a mobile phone when a caller's display control method according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed.
FIG. 4 is a conceptual view illustrating a process of performing caller's display control according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention and the manner of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. To fully disclose the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions in the embodiments of the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention of the user, the intention or the custom of the operator. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification.

1 is a block diagram of a caller's display control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cellular phone 10 to be controlled by the caller's display control apparatus 100 may be a user terminal device such as a smart phone capable of performing voice or video communication with another cellular phone through wireless communication. The mobile phone 10 may include a touch screen type display, a communication module, a voice input / output device such as a microphone or a speaker, a vibration generating device, and the like. It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that further explanation is omitted. It is preferable that the caller's display control apparatus 100 is implemented integrally with the cellular phone 10 to be controlled, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the caller's display control apparatus 100 may share components that perform the same function with the mobile phone 10, as the case may be. The caller's display control apparatus 100 may include a communication unit 110, a display 120, and a control unit 130.

The communication unit 110 may receive a call request for the cellular phone 10. [ Such a call request can be originated from a calling terminal such as a mobile phone or a wired phone used by a user different from the user of the mobile phone 10 (hereinafter abbreviated as " user "). When the communication unit 110 receives such a call request and the user of the portable telephone 10 accepts the request, the communication between the portable telephone 10 and the calling terminal is started, whereby the user of the calling terminal and the user of the diverging terminal Quot; caller ") can be communicated through voice or the like. The communication unit 110 may be implemented through a hardware interface such as a communication module for transmitting data to the outside.

The display 120 may display information of a calling terminal which has issued a call request to the cellular phone 10. [ The calling terminal information may be a telephone number of a calling terminal, a name of a caller stored in a network account or the like coupled with the portable telephone 10 or the portable telephone 10 by matching the telephone number of the calling terminal. The display 120 can also display various information other than the calling terminal information based on the control of the control unit 130. [ In addition to the information display function, the display 120 may also perform a function as an input device for receiving a touch input from a user and transmitting the touch input to the control unit 130. If there is an input through the display 120, the control unit 130 may perform a control operation corresponding to the input. The specific operation of the display 120 related to the control of the controller 130 will be described later. The display 120 may include a display device such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) and a touch panel that receives a touch input from a user. Since it is widely used in media devices, the description of the technical details is omitted.

The control unit 130 may control the communication unit 110 and the display 120 so that the caller's display control apparatus 100 can perform a desired function. The detailed operation of the control unit 130 will be described in detail below with reference to a caller's display control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The controller 130 may be implemented by a computing device including a microprocessor. The control unit 130 may be implemented through a central processing unit (CPU) of the portable telephone 10 when the caller's display control apparatus 100 is integrally formed with the portable telephone 10. [

2 is a diagram illustrating a procedure of a caller's display control method performed in the caller's display control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a view showing a display screen of a display of a mobile phone when a caller's display control method according to an embodiment of the present invention is performed. FIG. 4 is a conceptual view illustrating a process of performing caller's display control according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. The steps of the caller's display control method performed through the caller's display controller 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4. The description of the steps that are duplicated in FIG. 1 may be omitted. Further, it goes without saying that the following steps are not necessarily performed in order, and that the order may be changed as necessary.

When the communication unit 110 receives the call request for the mobile phone 10 (S101), the control unit 120 can notify the user that the call request has been received (that is, the call has come) (S102). The announcement of the call request may be made audibly through a ring tone output by a sound device such as a speaker (not shown) of the mobile phone 10 or may be performed by a vibration generator (not shown) of the mobile phone 10 It may be through vibration, but it does not matter in any way through the means that can be seen through the user's five senses.

3, the screen of the display 120 is switched to the call request receiving screen 129 including the handset sign 125, thereby informing the user that the call request has been received. The call request reception screen 129 of FIG. 3 may include, but is not necessarily limited to, a sliding switch mark 127 and a call presence determination switch mark 128 in addition to the handset mark 125 as described above. The display 120 displaying the call request receiving screen 129 can be divided into several areas having different functions. The first area 121 for displaying the calling terminal information 126, A second area 122 for displaying the sliding switch mark 127 at the time of receiving the call request, a third area 123 for displaying the talk presence determination switch mark 128 at the time of receiving the talk request, A fourth area 124 located on a line segment connecting the third area 123 and the like may be implemented on the call request receiving screen 129. It is preferable that the first to fourth regions 121 to 124 are partitioned so as not to overlap with each other. Particularly, the first region 121 is preferably divided so as not to intersect a line segment connecting the second region and the third region .

When the call request is received and the display 120 is switched to the call request reception screen 129 as described above, the control unit 130 displays a linear drag operation starting from the third position 123 on the display 120 (S103). ≪ / RTI > When the drag operation reaches the second position 122, the controller 130 may refuse the call request to prevent the caller from starting communication with the sender (S112) (S113). The control unit 130 continues to display (S105 to S111) whether or not there is a drag operation, that is, a call request rejection operation, starting from the third position 123 and ending at the second position 122, 120, and if there is a call request rejection operation at this time, the operation of S105 to S111 may be stopped at the time point and the operations of S112 and S113 may be performed.

If there is no call request rejection operation described above, the control unit 130 displays on the display 120 whether a drag operation starting from the second position 122 and proceeding to the third position 123, . At this time, if the predetermined condition is satisfied (S106), the control unit 130 may cause the calling terminal information 126 to be displayed in the first position 121 of the display 120 (S107). An example of such calling terminal information 126 has been described above and the predetermined condition can be reached in the fourth position 124 of the drag, i.e., accepting call request operation, starting from the second location 122. [ That is, the control unit 130 notifies the user only that there is a call request until the user performs the drag operation, and prevents the calling terminal information 126 from being displayed on the display 120, The calling terminal information 126 can be displayed in the first position 121 in a predetermined size only when the fourth position 124 is performed at a specific position between the position 122 and the third position 123. [ Thus, by displaying the calling terminal information 126 on the display 120 only when the user performs a specific operation, it is possible to prevent personal information from being exposed to other persons, thereby achieving the purpose of privacy protection.

Alternatively, the predetermined condition may be reception of a call request. In this case, the controller 130 can display the calling terminal information 126 in the first location 121 without a specific operation of the user, such as dragging, once the call request is received. Also in this case, the display size of the calling terminal information 126 is set to a sufficiently small size, and the size is maintained until the user performs the call request accepting operation, so that the other person can easily see the calling terminal information 126 It is possible to make it impossible.

After the calling terminal information 126 is displayed, the controller 130 may increase the display size of the calling terminal information 126 as the call request accepting operation proceeds, that is, as the drag distance gradually increases (S108 ). Accordingly, the user can easily adjust the display of the calling terminal information 126 according to his or her will. When the call request acceptance operation continues to reach the third position 123 (S109), the call is initiated by the call request (S110), the user can perform the call with the caller, The screen may be set to the communication mode (S111). The controller 130 may cause the calling terminal information 126 to continue to be displayed at the first position 121 of the display 120 at the time when the call is started.

Meanwhile, while the talk request accepting operation is being performed, the sliding switch indicator 127 may be moved according to the drag operation. That is, the sliding switch mark 127 may be positioned on the display 120 such that the subject performing the dragging, e.g., the point where the user's finger is in contact with the display. Of course, even when the call request rejection operation is performed, the call presence determination switch indicator 128 can be moved in accordance with the drag operation. This allows the user to visually and conveniently grasp the progress of the drag operation.

Referring to FIG. 4, the process of S105 to S111 can be more easily understood. 4, the process of changing the talk request receiving screen 129 according to the process of S105 to S111 is shown in a time-series manner, and the items overlapping with FIG. 3 are omitted from the display . A "in FIG. 4 shows that the calling terminal information 126 is not displayed on the call request receiving screen 129 at the time of receiving the call request. However, if the user drags the sliding switch mark 127 of the second position 122 to the fourth position 124, the calling terminal information 126 appears through "B" in FIG. Referring to "C" and "D" in FIG. 4, it is confirmed that as the drag operation progresses from the fourth position 124 to the third position 123, the size of the calling terminal information 126 increases in proportion thereto . Finally, if the drag operation reaches the call presence determination switch indicator 128 on the third location 123, the call with the caller can be initiated. With this feature, the user can simultaneously accept the call request and enlarge the display size of the calling terminal information 126 with only one drag operation, thereby enhancing convenience for the user.

In the above embodiment, the display size of the calling terminal information 126 is increased according to the progress of the call request accepting operation. However, according to the embodiment, when the call request accepting operation proceeds, The display brightness or opacity of the display unit 126 may be increased or the color may be changed. In addition, various methods of increasing the visibility of the calling terminal information 126 according to the drag operation can be borrowed.

Combinations of each step of the flowchart and each block of the block diagrams appended to the present invention may be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be loaded into a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus so that the instructions, which may be executed by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, And means for performing the functions described in each step are created. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to implement the functionality in a particular manner so that the computer usable or computer readable memory It is also possible for the instructions stored in the block diagram to produce a manufacturing item containing instruction means for performing the functions described in each block or flowchart of the block diagram. Computer program instructions may also be stored on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment so that a series of operating steps may be performed on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer- It is also possible that the instructions that perform the processing equipment provide the steps for executing the functions described in each block of the block diagram and at each step of the flowchart.

Also, each block or each step may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing the specified logical function (s). It should also be noted that in some alternative embodiments, the functions mentioned in the blocks or steps may occur out of order. For example, two blocks or steps shown in succession may in fact be performed substantially concurrently, or the blocks or steps may sometimes be performed in reverse order according to the corresponding function.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (14)

A caller display control method executed in a mobile phone including a touch screen type display,
Receiving a call request for the mobile phone;
If the predetermined condition is satisfied, displaying the calling terminal information related to the terminal that has made the communication request in a predetermined size in a predetermined first position of the display;
Wherein a drag on the line segment starting from the second position and proceeding to the third position is detected with respect to a line segment connecting the predetermined second position and the third position on the display different from the first position Sensing; And
Enlarging a display size of the calling terminal information in proportion to a distance at which the dragging is performed,
Wherein the displayed calling terminal information does not intersect with the line segment,
Wherein the predetermined condition is that the drag starting from the second position is performed to a fourth position on the display,
The fourth position being on the segment,
And if the drag is performed to the third position, starting the call by the call request
A method for controlling caller display of a mobile phone. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
And when the call is initiated, displaying the calling terminal information on the display at the size of the starting point
A method for controlling caller display of a mobile phone. The method according to claim 1,
Detecting a predetermined call rejection operation; And
Rejecting the call request and preventing the call based on the call request from being initiated when the call rejection operation is detected,
Wherein the incoming call rejection operation is a drag operation in a linear form starting at the third position and ending at the second position
A method for controlling caller display of a mobile phone. A caller display control method executed in a mobile phone including a touch screen type display,
Receiving a call request for the mobile phone;
If the predetermined condition is satisfied, displaying the calling terminal information related to the terminal that has made the communication request in a predetermined size in a predetermined first position of the display;
Wherein a drag on the line segment starting from the second position and proceeding to the third position is detected with respect to a line segment connecting the predetermined second position and the third position on the display different from the first position Sensing; And
Increasing the display brightness or opacity of the calling terminal information in proportion to the distance at which the dragging is performed,
Wherein the displayed calling terminal information does not intersect with the line segment,
Wherein the predetermined condition is that the drag starting from the second position is performed to a fourth position on the display,
The fourth position being on the segment,
And if the drag is performed to the third position, starting the call by the call request
A method for controlling caller display of a mobile phone. An apparatus for controlling caller indication of a mobile telephone,
A communication unit for receiving a call request for the mobile phone;
A touch-screen display for displaying calling terminal information about the terminal that originated the call request; And
Wherein when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the calling terminal information is displayed at a predetermined position in the display at a predetermined position, and a predetermined position on the display, different from the first position, When a drag that starts from the second position to the third position is sensed for a line segment connecting the second position and the third position, the display size of the calling terminal information is enlarged in proportion to the distance in which the drag is performed And a control unit
The calling terminal information does not intersect with the line segment,
Wherein the predetermined condition is that the drag starting from the second position is performed to a fourth position on the display,
The fourth position being on the segment,
Wherein the control unit starts the call by the call request when the drag is performed to the third position
A mobile phone caller display control device. delete delete 8. The method of claim 7,
The control unit displays the calling terminal information on the display at the size of the starting point when the call is started
A mobile phone caller display control device. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the control unit rejects the call request when the predetermined call disapproval operation is detected by the display to prevent the call from being initiated by the call request,
Wherein the incoming call rejection operation is a drag operation in a linear form starting at the third position and ending at the second position
A mobile phone caller display control device. An apparatus for controlling caller indication of a mobile telephone,
A communication unit for receiving a call request for the mobile phone;
A touch-screen display for displaying calling terminal information about the terminal that originated the call request; And
Wherein when the predetermined condition is satisfied, the calling terminal information is displayed at a predetermined position in the display at a predetermined position, and a predetermined position on the display, different from the first position, When a drag extending from the second position to the third position is detected with respect to a line segment connecting the second position and the third position, the display brightness or opacity of the calling terminal information in proportion to the distance in which the drag is performed And a control unit for increasing the number of times,
The calling terminal information does not intersect with the line segment,
Wherein the predetermined condition is that the drag starting from the second position is performed to a fourth position on the display,
The fourth position being on the segment,
Wherein the control unit starts the call by the call request when the drag is performed to the third position
A mobile phone caller display control device. A program stored in a computer-readable medium for performing the respective steps according to the method of any one of claims 1 to 6. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for performing the respective steps according to the method recited in any one of claims 1 and 6.

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