KR20030018471A - Phone number automatic dialing method for mobile communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for automatically dialing a service provider number of a mobile communication terminal is provided to automatically dial the service provider number only with one key operation, so as to minimize the input operations of numerical keys when registering and searching telephone numbers. CONSTITUTION: One identification number representative of each business provider number is set for each service provider number(S101). If the first inputted number is a set identification number, the service provider number representative of the set identification number is automatically dialed(S102-S107). If a service provider number is not inputted, the number pressed by a user is dialed(S108). Identification numbers are set for frequently used area codes and dialing codes, besides for the service provider numbers. If identification numbers are set for the area codes and dialing codes and the first inputted number is an identification number, the corresponding area code and dialing code is automatically dialed.

Description

How to automatically dial a carrier number on your mobile device {PHONE NUMBER AUTOMATIC DIALING METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a method for automatically dialing a carrier number of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for automatically dialing a carrier number of a mobile communication terminal so that the operator number can be automatically dialed by a single key operation.

In general, most mobile communication terminals press the 'call' button, as shown in (a) of FIG. 1, a list of recently called telephone numbers is output, and when the user selects one of them, the call button is pressed again. The call is then dialed to that phone number.

Of course, even in the case of a phone number registered in the phone book, the telephone number is not directly entered, but if the corresponding phone number is selected by pressing the 'call' button from the phone book menu, the call is connected to the phone number.

However, when calling a partner who has never made a call or entering a phone number to register in the phone book, for example, as shown in (b) of FIG. You must enter the number and subscriber number.

1 shows an example of the menu output when the phone number is input, searched and deleted. As shown in FIG. 1, when the user presses the 'phone book' menu, the user inputs, searches and deletes the phone number as shown in FIG. A sub menu for the output is displayed.

Accordingly, in order to register the telephone number, select 'enter phone number' from the sub-menu and press the 'OK' button.

Then, as shown in (d) of FIG. 1, a phone number input window is displayed, and the user inputs the recipient's phone number, name, address, and character, and then presses the 'save' button to complete registration.

If the terminal supports caller identification (CLI) function, the caller information can be known along with the call reception. Therefore, the terminal can be automatically registered in the phone book by pressing the 'save' button.

Next, to search for a phone number, select 'Search phone number' from the submenu and press the 'OK' button.

Then, as shown in (e) of FIG. 1, a telephone number search window is displayed, and names, telephone numbers, addresses, characters, and the like of recipients registered in the telephone book are listed in the order in which they are stored. Accordingly, the user finds the phone number of the person who wants to call and presses the 'select' button to perform the call connection.

At this time, the search menu is mainly selected by identifying by phone number, character and name.

However, the conventional mobile communication terminal has a problem in that the number of button inputs is many because the numeric keys 0 to 9 are inputted one by one when the telephone number is input.

In addition, when using a separate software provided by the operator to transmit a phone book edited by the PC to the terminal, there is a cumbersome problem of learning to install and use the software.

In addition, the recent call list or the recent call list function is easy and efficient to use, but the number of lists (usually one) is limited and if you have not made a call recently, you must press the numeric keys one by one to enter the phone number. There is a problem.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically dialing a service provider number of a mobile communication terminal, which can be automatically dialed to a service provider number with a single key operation. have.

The present invention for achieving the above object comprises: a first step of setting one identification number representing each mobile carrier number for the desired carrier number; When the telephone number is dialed, when the first number entered in the operator number is the identification number set in the first step, the identification number is characterized by consisting of a second step of automatically dialing the operator number represented by the identification number.

1 is an exemplary view showing a menu output example when the conventional telephone number input, search and deletion.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically dialing a provider number of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

In the present invention, when a number key for entering and searching a phone number, pressing a number (1, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.) representing a specific business number in the step of entering a business number, the number is represented There is a feature that allows the operator number to be dialed automatically.

Hereinafter, a method of automatically dialing a provider number of a mobile communication terminal having the above characteristics will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 2.

At present, the number registered as a mobile operator in Korea is about 5, and in order to make a call to a mobile communication terminal, it is necessary to sequentially input the counterpart operator's number, station number and telephone number.

However, since the business number is limited to a predetermined number as described above, it is very inconvenient to enter a business number consisting of three identical numbers each time.

Therefore, in the present invention, one identification number representing each operator number is set for each operator number (S101), and if the first input number is the identification number set above, the operator number represented by the identification number is set. Dial automatically (S102 to S107).

If the operator number is not entered, all numbers are dialed as they are according to the key pressed by the user (S108).

At this time, the identification number to represent each operator number is, for example, in the case of 011 '1' end number is appropriate, '016' in the case of 016 '7' is appropriate, '7' in the case of 017 is appropriate, 018 '8' is appropriate, and '0' is appropriate for 019.

In addition, even if a specific example is not given, it is obvious that the identification number can also be set for other business numbers or frequently used area codes and station numbers in addition to the business numbers exemplified above.

For example, in the state where the identification number is set as described above, in the step of inputting the business number at the time of entering or retrieving a telephone number, when '9' is inputted, '019' is automatically dialed, Just dial the number and press the 'call' button to connect the call or store it in the phone book.

The above-described method can be used not only when searching for a phone number but also when entering a phone number, and the user does not need to enter a number by pressing a numeric key on the operator's number automatically. To make it possible.

As the number of buttons to be pressed is small, input and search are much easier and faster than in the related art.

As described above, the operator number automatic dialing method of the present invention provides a user's convenience by automatically dialing the operator's number with one key operation, thereby minimizing the input of numeric keys when registering and searching the phone number. It is effective to increase.

Claims (3)

A first step of setting one identification number representing each mobile carrier number for the desired carrier number; A second step of automatically dialing the business number represented by the identification number if the first number entered in the step of entering the business number when the telephone number is dialed is the identification number set in the first step; Automatic dialing method of carrier number of communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification number can be set for an area code and a station number that are frequently used in addition to the service provider number. The method of claim 2, wherein when the identification number is set for the area code and the station code, the area code or the station code is automatically entered when the number first entered in the step of inputting the area code and the station code is the identification number. A method for automatically dialing a provider number of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the dialing process is further added.