KR20030069325A - Telephone Number Data Transmission System Of A Portable Terminal Unit And Storage Medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for transmitting telephone directory data of a portable terminal is provided to easily transmit built-in telephone directory data to other portable terminal when changing an existing portable terminal, thereby easily transmitting and recording existing telephone directory data. CONSTITUTION: The first and the second portable terminals(20,22) wirelessly transceive telephone directory data with the first storage unit for storing the telephone directory data. A server device(12) and a client computer(16) transceive data with the first and the second portable terminals(20,22) through base stations(14a,14b), have a database, and are connected to the Internet(10). An input unit inputs a manufacturer, a model name, and telephone number data of the portable terminals(20,22) through the client computer(16). A display retrieves the telephone number data corresponding to a telephone number of the portable terminal(20), and displays a result on the client computer(16). A transmitter transmits the telephone number data to the second portable terminal(22).

Description

Telephone book data transmission system of mobile terminal and its recording medium {Telephone Number Data Transmission System Of A Portable Terminal Unit And Storage Medium}

The present invention relates to a phone book data transmission system of a mobile terminal and a recording medium thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a mobile phone book data that can be easily transferred from an old terminal to a new terminal and that can conveniently manage data of the phone book. A phone book data transmission system of a terminal and a recording medium thereof.

With the development and generalization of mobile communication technology, the spread of mobile communication devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, notebooks, etc., is expanding rapidly. In particular, in the case of mobile phones, it is widely used as a necessity of life.

In addition, the development of mobile phone manufacturing technology, the reality is that smaller, lighter, long-lasting high-performance mobile phones are competitively released. For example, the number of phone numbers that can be recorded on a mobile phone was only 50 to 80 at first, but recently released mobile phones are equipped with a large memory that can record 200 to 500 or more. A cell phone is coming out.

In accordance with such a social atmosphere, the life cycle (lifespan) of the mobile phone is gradually shortening, and the cycle in which each individual replaces the mobile phone is also being shortened from 2 to 3 years to 1 to 2 years. It is easy to assume that this trend will continue in the future.

Therefore, when each individual possessing a mobile phone wants to replace the terminal with a new type, at least 100 to 300 pieces of telephone book data recorded in the old phone have to be moved by hand and recorded in the new type phone. If the old cell phone and the new cell phone are the same model of the same manufacturer, data transmission was possible after the old cell phone and the new cell phone were adjacent to each other by using a constant communication protocol (for example, infrared communication).

However, this case has a limitation that both the old and new phones have the same infrared communication port as well as the same communication protocol, and the field structure of the built-in memory database is also used only in the same case. Even if such limited use is possible, since the phonebook data is simply transmitted and stored without modification, deletion, or addition, the ability to manage hundreds of phone numbers in a wide screen at a glance cannot be provided by default. will be.

If you replace a new phone with an old phone, you are more likely to become a third-party product, the communication protocol is more likely to be incompatible, and the new phone may not have an infrared port. Was the only way. In particular, when moving directly by hand, the name of the person, the company name, etc., because it is necessary to enter each person in the case of unfamiliar with the text input of the cell phone was a lot of time and effort was uneconomical.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the first object of the present invention is to replace the mobile phone book data, such as a mobile phone, so that you can easily transfer the phonebook data to another mobile terminal To provide a phone book data transmission system and a recording medium of the portable terminal.

A second object of the present invention is a phone book data transmission system of a mobile terminal capable of modifying, deleting, adding, etc., its own phone book data through a wide screen such as a computer screen rather than a narrow screen of a mobile device; The recording medium is provided.

It is a third object of the present invention to provide a phone book data transmission system of a mobile terminal and a recording medium thereof, which can easily transfer and record conventional phone book data to a newly purchased mobile phone even if the mobile phone is lost.

Objects of the present invention as described above include: a first portable terminal having first storage means for storing telephone book data including a telephone number and a name, and a transmitting means for transmitting the telephone book data wirelessly;

A second portable terminal (22) having second storing means for storing said telephone book data and receiving means capable of wirelessly receiving said telephone book data;

It is possible to transmit and receive data with the first and second mobile terminals 20 and 22 through a plurality of base stations 14, and has a database means 30 for storing and retrieving the phonebook data. A server device 12 connected with the;

At least one client computer (16) capable of transmitting and receiving data with the server apparatus (12) via the Internet (10);

Input means for inputting manufacturer, model name, and telephone number data of the first and second mobile terminals 20 and 22 through the client computer 16;

Display means for retrieving telephone book data corresponding to the telephone number of the first mobile terminal 20 by the database means 30 and displaying a search result on the client computer 16;

And a transmission means for transmitting the retrieved telephone book data to the second portable terminal 22.

Further, it is preferable to further include correction means for modifying, deleting or adding some of the phonebook data displayed by the display means.

Further, the database means 30 may further include a portable terminal model database 34 which defines the type, manufacturer, model name, and telephone directory data field of each model as fields.

The portable terminals 20 and 22 are preferably selected from the group consisting of mobile phones, PCS, PDAs, notebooks.

It is also an object of the present invention as described above, by wirelessly transmitting the telephone book data including the telephone number and name stored in the first storage means of the first mobile terminal 20 to the server apparatus 12 through the base station 14; Saving transmission step (S10):

Logging in to access the server apparatus 12 from the client computer 16 via the Internet (S20);

Receiving manufacturer, model name, and phone number data of the first and second mobile terminals 20 and 22 through the client computer 16 (S30);

Searching the telephone directory data corresponding to the telephone number of the first mobile terminal 20 by the database means 30 in the server apparatus 12 and displaying a search result on the client computer 16 (S40);

A modification step of modifying, deleting or adding the displayed phonebook data, and then transmitting and storing the displayed phonebook data to the server apparatus 12 (S50);

Selecting telephone directory data to be transmitted to the telephone number of the second mobile terminal 22 from among the telephone directory data stored in the server apparatus 12 (S60); And

Wirelessly transmitting the selected phonebook data to a phone number of the second mobile terminal (22); It can also be achieved by a phone book data transmission method of a portable terminal comprising a.

In addition, the modifying step (S50) preferably further comprises the step of matching the phone book data field structure of the first mobile terminal 20 with the field structure of the phone book data of the second mobile terminal 22. .

The object of the present invention as described above is also executable by a computer,

When a command to wirelessly transmit phonebook data including a phone number and a name stored in the first storage means of the first mobile terminal 20 is transmitted through the base station 14, the server apparatus 12 causes the phonebook data to be transmitted. Program code to receive and store wirelessly:

Program code for making a login from the client computer 16 to the server apparatus 12 via the Internet 10;

Program code for receiving the manufacturer, model name, and telephone number data of the first and second mobile terminals 20 and 22 through the client computer 16;

Program code for retrieving telephone book data corresponding to the telephone number of the first mobile terminal 20 by the database means 30 in the server apparatus 12 and displaying a search result on the client computer 16;

Program code for modifying, deleting or adding the displayed phonebook data and storing it in the server apparatus 12;

Program code for matching the telephone book data field structure of the first mobile terminal 20 with the field structure of the phone book data of the second mobile terminal 22 retrieved by the database means 30;

Program code for selecting telephone book data to be transmitted to the telephone number of the second mobile terminal 22 from among the telephone book data stored in the server apparatus 12; And

Program code for wirelessly transmitting the selected phonebook data to a phone number of the second mobile terminal (22); It can also be achieved by a recording medium comprising a.

Other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and the preferred embodiments associated with the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a phone book data transmission system of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a table configuration diagram of a database device 30 provided in the server device 12 of FIG.

3 is a window screen 40 for a user to input information about a mobile phone through a client computer 16 in the system according to the present invention;

4 is a window for a user to modify, delete, and add a telephone book data of an old mobile phone to a client computer 16, select the transmitted data, and transmit the selected phone book data in the system according to the present invention. Screen 60,

5 is a display window 80 of an old mobile phone 20, a guide screen for transmitting the phone book data to the server device 12 in the present invention,

6 is a display window 90 of the new mobile phone 22, a guide screen for receiving the phone book data from the server device 12 in the present invention,

7 is a flowchart of a phonebook data transmission method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

<Short Description of Main Reference Signs>

10: internet, 12: server device,

14: base station, 16: client computer,

20: old cell phone, 22: new cell phone,

30: database device, 32: member DB,

34: mobile phone model DB, 36: phone book DB,

38: history DB, 61: old cell phone phone book data,

70: new cell phone phone book data, 72: designation selection button,

74: Select all button, 76: Send button.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to the description, the following terms are used for terms consistently used in the present specification. The portable terminal of the present invention refers to a device that can transmit and / or receive voice, image or text data wirelessly as an electronic device that can be personally carried, and is typically a mobile phone, PCS, PDA, Web Pad, or the like. And, hereinafter, the mobile phone will be described as the most representative case.

In the present specification, the phone book or the phone book data means a person's name, phone number, type (for example, home, office, mobile phone, etc.), group (friend, relative, junior, customer, etc.) stored in the mobile phone by the user. Means data containing the.

Hereinafter, in the case of replacing the old cell phone with a new cell phone, it will be described in detail with respect to the transmission of the telephone book data of the old cell phone to the new cell phone.

1 is a block diagram of a phone book data transmission system of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the old cell phone 20 and the new cell phone 22 can communicate with each other through a plurality of base stations 14a and 14b uniformly located throughout the country.

In the old cell phone 20 and the new cell phone 22, for example, 100 phonebook data may be input and stored. Such phonebook data will be described later in detail.

Each of these base stations 14a and 14b is connected to a central server device 12. The server device 12 is not only connected to each of the base stations 14a and 14b, but also has a database device 30 built therein, and is connected to the Internet 10 to enable www (world wide web) communication.

The client computer 16 is a computer that can be used by a user having an old mobile phone 20 and a new mobile phone 22, and an IBM computer that can operate under a Windows operating system is a typical case. The client computer 16 may communicate with the Internet 10 and may access or transmit data to a specific homepage operated by the server device 12.

FIG. 2 is a table configuration diagram of the database device 30 provided in the server device 12 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of tables are configured under the database device 30.

The member DB 32 is a table for storing and retrieving information about each member. To this end, fields related to each member's ID, password, mobile phone number, e-mail address, first sign up, social security number, gender, date of birth, address, etc. are defined.

The cell phone model DB 34 is a table for storing and retrieving data on a cell phone adopting a domestically available method (eg, CDMA method). For this purpose, the manufacturer of the mobile phone (for example, A company, B company, etc.), the model name (for example, AX-100, DX-250, etc.), the type of mobile phone (for example, clamshell, flip, bar type) Etc.), the type of display window (for example, monochrome LCD, color, organic EL, etc.), the maximum number of storages in the phone book (for example, 200, 500, etc.), the number of fields in the phone book and the structure name (for example, For example, fields related to names, types, telephone numbers, groups, ringtones, etc., and field attributes (for example, letters, numbers, codes, etc.) are defined.

The phone book DB 36 is a table in which phone book data transmitted from the user's old phone 20 is stored. To this end, fields related to a name, a type, a phone number, a group, a ringtone, etc., among user IDs, old phone numbers, and old phone lists are defined.

The usage history DB 38 defines fields related to the date, content, frequency, allocated hard disk capacity, and the like, for which the user uses the system of the present application.

These tables are indexed by the user's ID or telephone number of the old cell phone, and each table is correlated in a primary-secondary relationship or a master-slave relationship.

3 is a window screen 40 for a user to input information about a mobile phone through a client computer 16 in the system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the window screen 40 is provided with an ID 41 and a password 42 for the user to input his or her ID and password, and transmits the input data to the server apparatus 12. FIG. The login button 51 is provided.

In addition, it is configured to enter the manufacturer (43), model name (44) of the old cell phone and the unique telephone number 45 of the old cell phone, and the manufacturer (46), model name ( 47) and the unique phone number 48 of the new cell phone is configured to be input, and a confirmation button 49 for transmitting it and a cancel button 50 for canceling are provided.

In particular, when the model name 44 of the old cell phone and the model name 47 of the new cell phone are inputted by the manufacturer 43 or 46, only the model name produced by the corresponding manufacturer 43 or 46 is listed in the form of a combo box. Thus, the user only needs to select his cell phone model from the list.

4 is a window for a user to modify, delete, and add a telephone book data of an old mobile phone to a client computer 16, select the transmitted data, and transmit the selected phone book data in the system according to the present invention. Screen 60.

As shown in Fig. 4, the window screen 60 can be largely divided into telephone book data 61 of the old cell phone, telephone book data 70 of the new cell phone, and several buttons.

The phone book data 61 of the old cell phone is the phone book data received from the old cell phone 20, and all received data such as 100 or 200 are displayed. In the phone book data 61 of the old cell phone, the name field has a text attribute and is a person name (or company name, etc.) corresponding to the stored phone number. The type field has a text attribute and indicates whether the stored phone number is a home phone number or a phone number of an office or mobile phone. The telephone number field has a numeric attribute and indicates a telephone number including an area code (02) or a unique number of a mobile phone company (for example, 011, 016, 017, etc.).

The group field has a text attribute and indicates how the person stored in the name field has a relationship with him (eg, friend, senior, relative, family, customer, etc.). The ringtone field has a code attribute and indicates a unique number (for example, # 001, # 002, #user designation) of a built-in ringtone.

The correction button 62 functions to correct data of a desired record among the phonebook data 61 of the old cell phone. Therefore, after positioning the cursor on a specific record and pressing the modification button 62, the mode changes from the " Read Only " mode to the " Editing " mode and can update a name or telephone number.

The delete button 64 has a function of deleting the record where the current cursor is located. The storage button 66 has a function of transmitting old cell phone phonebook data 61 in a currently input state to the server device 12 for storage. The add button 68 is used to input a new person's phonebook data. When the add button 68 is pressed, a blank record (blank record) is created at the end of the record, and the " Editing &quot; Is switched.

The designation selection button 72 functions to move only a plurality of records selected by the user by right-clicking a mouse (not shown) among the phonebook data 61 of the old mobile phone to the phonebook data 70 of the new mobile phone. . This designation selection button 72 is used when only an arbitrary record is to be transmitted.

The all-selection button 74 functions to transfer all data stored in the phonebook data 61 of the old mobile phone into the phonebook data 70 of the new mobile phone.

The transfer button 76 generates a command to transmit the phone book data 70 of the new mobile phone to the unique telephone number 48 of the specific new mobile phone 22 through the base station 14b.

FIG. 5 is a display window 80 of an old cell phone 20 displaying a guide screen for transmitting phonebook data to the server device 12 in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, when the transmission mode of the phonebook data is selected, the guide letter 82 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display window 80. At this time, when the user presses the Yes button 84, the transfer command is generated, the transfer is started, and when the No button 86 is pressed, the state is returned to the initial state.

FIG. 6 is a display window 90 of a new cell phone 22 displaying a guide screen for receiving phonebook data from the server device 12 in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, when reception of the phonebook data is started, a guide 92 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display window 90. If the Yes button 94 is pressed, reception and storage of phonebook data is made for a few seconds to several minutes. When the NO button 96 is pressed, reception is rejected and the new mobile phone 22 returns to its original state. If you do not know the meaning of the guidance 92, you can press the help button 98 to get help.

Hereinafter, an operation method of the phone book data transmission system of the mobile terminal according to the present invention having the above structure will be described in detail. 7 is a flowchart of a phonebook data transmission method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. As shown in Fig. 7, in the transmitting step, the base station 14a stores the phonebook data including the telephone number and name stored in the first storage means (e.g., memory) of the old mobile phone (first mobile terminal) 20 (e.g., memory). Wireless transmission to the server device 12 through the (S10) and stores (S10). At this time, the user can be confirmed through the guide letter 82 as shown in FIG. 5.

Next, the user logs in to access the server apparatus 12 from the client computer 16 via the Internet 10 using the window 40 of FIG. 3 (S20). Login is a process of verifying your identity by entering your ID and password. In FIG. 3, login and mobile phone data input are configured in the same window 40, but may be separated.

Then, the manufacturer, model name, and telephone number data of the old mobile phone (first mobile terminal, 20) and the new mobile phone (second mobile terminal, 22) are respectively displayed through the client computer 16 on which the window 40 of FIG. 3 is displayed. Input (S30).

Then, the database means 30 in the server apparatus 12 retrieves the phonebook data corresponding to the telephone number 45 of the old mobile phone 20 and displays the search result on the client computer 16 (S40). ). This display is displayed like the phonebook data 61 of the old cell phone in the window 60 shown in FIG.

Then, using the modify button 62, the delete button 64, the save button 66 and the add button 68 to modify, delete or add the displayed phonebook data, and transmit it to the server device 12. Save it (S50).

At this time, in step S50, the telephone book data field structure of the old mobile phone 20 is matched one-to-one with the field structure of the phone book data of the new mobile phone 22, respectively. This is done automatically by the computer. However, fields that fail to match a field are shown to the user to force the user to correspond to a particular field or select to delete it.

Then, among the phone book data stored in the server device 12, the phone book data to be transmitted to the phone number of the new mobile phone (second mobile terminal, 22) is designated using a mouse or the like, and then the designated selection button 72 or the all selection button is selected. Press (74) to select (S60).

Then, the selected phone book data is wirelessly transmitted to the phone number of the new mobile phone (second mobile terminal) 22 (S70). In this case, the guidance text 92 as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the new mobile phone 22. Through this process, the phonebook data transmission of the mobile terminal according to the present invention is completed.

Hereinafter, as a second embodiment of the transmission method of the present invention, a description will be given of the transmission method of the phone book data when the mobile phone is lost. First of all, as a prerequisite, the cellular phone user should store the phonebook data stored in his cellular phone in the server device 12 and back it up. At this time, after inputting only the data 43, 44, 45 related to the old mobile phone in the window 40 as shown in FIG. 3, and pressing the confirmation button 49, only the storage to the server device 12 is made and other mobile phones are made. (E.g., second mobile phone, new mobile phone), no transmission is made.

In this state, if the cell phone is lost, after purchasing a new cell phone, the data of the new cell phone 46, 47, 48 is inputted in the window screen 30 as shown in FIG. The phone book data can be transmitted to the new mobile phone 22. In this case, the unique telephone number of the new cell phone 22 may be the same as or different from the unique telephone number of the old cell phone 20.

Hereinafter, a third embodiment of the transmission method of the present invention will be described. The third embodiment is a method of inputting a new telephone number to be stored through the client computer 16, rather than inputting it from the cellular phone. That is, after accessing the server device 12 via the client computer 16, only the login in the window 40 as shown in FIG. Next, in the window 60 as shown in Figure 4 by pressing the add button 68 to add a new phone number. When logging in, the stored phonebook data is automatically listed in the phonebook data 61 of the old cell phone by searching for the ID.

Then, by pressing the designated selection button 72 for the added new phone number to move to the phone book data 70 of the new mobile phone can be received and stored a new phone number to the cell phone owned. The advantage of the third embodiment is that the shortcomings of looking at the display window of the small cell phone and the shortcomings of the cell phone that are difficult to input characters are solved at once, and the phone book data of the cell phone can be easily managed through a peripheral computer.

In the embodiment of the present invention, although only the phone book data of the mobile terminal has been described and illustrated, the present invention is not limited thereto, but all the digital data stored in the mobile terminal (for example, calendar, memo, ringtone, avatar, and aunt) Cones, video clips, sound clips, etc.), of course.

The system of the present invention can be implemented as a series of instructions that can be read and executed by a computer, which instructions can be recorded on a record carrier. Examples of such a recording medium include a hard disk, a RAM device, a ROM device, a compact disk, a DVD, a CD-ROM, a magneto-optical disk, a floppy disk, a digital tape, a memory stick, and the like.

According to the telephone book data transmission system of the portable terminal according to the present invention as described above, when replacing a portable terminal such as a mobile phone, there is a convenience that can easily transfer the built-in telephone book data to another portable terminal.

In addition, there is an advantage in that the phone book data can be modified, deleted, and added through a wide screen such as a computer screen instead of a narrow screen of a mobile device.

In addition, even if the cell phone is lost, the existing phone book data can be easily transferred and recorded to the newly purchased cell phone.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is possible to make various modifications or variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the appended claims will cover such modifications and variations as fall within the spirit of the invention.

Claims (7)

A first portable terminal (20) having first storing means for storing telephone book data including a telephone number and a name, and a transmitting means for transmitting the telephone book data wirelessly; A second portable terminal (22) having second storing means for storing said telephone book data and receiving means capable of wirelessly receiving said telephone book data; It is possible to transmit and receive data with the first and second mobile terminals 20 and 22 through a plurality of base stations 14, and has a database means 30 for storing and retrieving the phonebook data. A server device 12 connected with the; At least one client computer (16) capable of transmitting and receiving data with the server apparatus (12) via the Internet (10); Input means for inputting manufacturer, model name, and telephone number data of the first and second mobile terminals 20 and 22 through the client computer 16; Display means for retrieving telephone book data corresponding to the telephone number of the first mobile terminal 20 by the database means 30 and displaying a search result on the client computer 16; And a transmitting means for transmitting the retrieved telephone book data to the second portable terminal (22). The method of claim 1, And a correcting means for modifying, deleting or adding a part of the phone book data displayed by said display means. 2. The mobile terminal model database (34) according to claim 1, wherein the database means (30) further comprises a mobile terminal model database (34) which defines a type, a manufacturer, a model name, and a phonebook data field for each model as fields. Telephone book data transmission device of a mobile terminal. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the portable terminal (20, 22) is selected from the group consisting of a mobile phone, a PCS, a PDA and a notebook. A transmission step (S10) of wirelessly transmitting and storing phonebook data including the telephone number and name stored in the first storage means of the first mobile terminal 20 to the server apparatus 12 via the base station 14; Logging in to access the server apparatus 12 from the client computer 16 via the Internet (S20); Receiving the manufacturer, model name, and telephone number data of the first and second mobile terminals 20 and 22 through the client computer 16 (S30); Searching the telephone directory data corresponding to the telephone number of the first mobile terminal 20 by the database means 30 in the server apparatus 12 and displaying a search result on the client computer 16 (S40); A modification step of modifying, deleting or adding the displayed phonebook data, and then transmitting and storing the displayed phonebook data to the server apparatus 12 (S50); Selecting telephone directory data to be transmitted to the telephone number of the second mobile terminal 22 from among the telephone directory data stored in the server apparatus 12 (S60); And Wirelessly transmitting the selected phonebook data to a phone number of the second mobile terminal (22); Phone book data transmission method of a mobile terminal comprising a. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the modifying step (S50) further comprises matching the telephone book data field structure of the first mobile terminal 20 with the field structure of the telephone book data of the second mobile terminal 22. Phone book data transmission method of a mobile terminal, characterized in that. Executable by computer, When a command to wirelessly transmit phonebook data including a phone number and a name stored in the first storage means of the first mobile terminal 20 is transmitted through the base station 14, the server apparatus 12 causes the phonebook data to be transmitted. Program code to receive and store wirelessly: Program code for making a login from the client computer 16 to the server apparatus 12 via the Internet 10; Program code for receiving the manufacturer, model name, and telephone number data of the first and second mobile terminals 20 and 22 through the client computer 16; Program code for retrieving telephone book data corresponding to the telephone number of the first mobile terminal 20 by the database means 30 in the server apparatus 12 and displaying a search result on the client computer 16; Program code for modifying, deleting or adding the displayed phonebook data and storing it in the server apparatus 12; Program code for matching the telephone book data field structure of the first portable terminal 20 with the field structure of the telephone book data of the second portable terminal 22 retrieved by the database means 30; Program code for selecting telephone book data to be transmitted to the telephone number of the second mobile terminal 22 from among the telephone book data stored in the server apparatus 12; And Program code for wirelessly transmitting the selected phonebook data to a phone number of the second mobile terminal (22); Record medium comprising a.