KR20040058791A - Method for selecting rate system of mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for selecting a rate system of a mobile communication terminal is provided to set a desired usage period and desired time intervals for calls of a user, and to supply data on the best time, the most frequently used numbers, and weekend/weekday rates to the user, so that the user can select the most appropriate rate system. CONSTITUTION: A user stores call details transmitted through a mobile terminal. If the user requests data on the call details, the mobile terminal displays transmitted call details produced during a predetermined period on a display window of the mobile terminal, and decides whether a detailed rate key is inputted. If so, the mobile terminal displays call rates according to each rate system based on the call details produced during the predetermined period.

Description

How to choose your mobile terminal plan {METHOD FOR SELECTING RATE SYSTEM OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a method of selecting a rate plan of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method of selecting a rate plan of a mobile communication terminal, which allows a user to directly select a fare system suitable for himself based on a previous call history stored in the mobile communication terminal. will be.

In recent years, almost all of the users have mobile terminals, and such mobile communication has already become part of life.

The next generation of mobile communications will go beyond simple mobile handsets to phone PDAs with integrated Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).

Since the conventional PDA technology performs the phone function using the expansion pack, there is a phone expansion pack made independently of the operating system rather than the phone function integrated in the operating system of the PDA.

However, as the PDA user base expands and an operating system with both PDA and phone functions emerges, a phone PDA combining PDA and phone functions will emerge.

The phone PDA will be able to create more value-added services using the functions of the PDA as well as the services provided by the existing mobile terminal.

Users are more likely to use wireless communications than landline phones because of the convenience of mobility.

Therefore, the user's interest in the communication fee is increased, and the user will want to select a fee system suitable for them.

Currently, the fee system provided by the wireless telecommunication companies lists the fee system that users can select, and suggests a fee system suitable for the user through the explanation and simple questions about each rate system.

For example, the questions required by the rate simulation are roughly as follows.

Average number of calls per day (voice call, wireless data service, text message use), average usage time per call, whether there are many calls to a specific number or calls in a specific area, the percentage of daily call times and weekday and weekend average calls Ask a question.

Since users do not record the questions asked by these rate simulations on a daily basis, it is difficult to input accurate data into the simulation for selecting a rate plan.

Accordingly, there is a need to record the communication history previously used by the user in the mobile terminal, so that the user can easily select the desired fare system by serving the most suitable fare system.

Accordingly, the present invention was devised in view of the above necessity, and by setting a desired period and a call interval, the user can provide data such as time zone, most used number, weekend, weekday ratio, and the like, to provide the data. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method of selecting a rate plan of a mobile communication terminal, which allows a user to select a rate system that is most suitable for them.

1 is a flow chart illustrating a method of selecting a plan of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing an example in which the call history and call time of the mobile terminal of the present invention is displayed.

3 is an exemplary view showing a display window to which the communication plan selection method of the present invention is applied.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the first step of storing the call history sent by the user through the mobile terminal; A second step of, when a user requests data for the stored call history, displays outgoing call history for a predetermined period on a display window of the mobile terminal and determines whether a call charge detail key has been entered; When the call charge detail key is input, a third step of displaying a call charge for each call plan according to call history of a predetermined period is characterized in that it is made.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of selecting a plan of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first step of storing a call history sent by a user through a mobile terminal as shown in the drawing; A second step of, when a user requests data for the stored call history, displays outgoing call history for a predetermined period on a display window of the mobile terminal and determines whether a call charge detail key has been entered; When the call charge detail key is input, a third step of displaying call charges for each call plan according to call history for a predetermined period is described. The operation and operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described below.

First, for the detailed description of the present invention, a method of providing a fare system that is most suitable for a user of a mobile communication terminal by using a PDA among embodiments is described.

2 is an exemplary view showing an example of a call history and a call duration of a mobile terminal according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, a call breakdown value is provided to various charge systems provided by a mobile communication service provider based on a call history and a call duration. It automatically calculates the call charge by entering it.

Figure 3 is an exemplary view showing a display window to which the communication plan selection method of the present invention is applied, showing the call history for the period selected by the user directly from the PDA as shown, and the statistics by call time, call number Provide data to the user.

You can set the time period you want, and also provide the function to set the time interval when viewing data by call time zone.

In addition, it is possible to compare not only the mobile operators currently in use, but also plans provided by other mobile operators.

As a result, the user selects a mobile communication provider most suitable for him and selects and uses a home low-cost system.

In addition, as a selection function, it is possible to automatically change the fare system suitable for the user based on the call data according to the previous month's call used by the user.

As such, since it holds accurate data on the call history of the mobile terminal, if the user is using the flat rate plan, there is a function that alerts the user when the basic call volume provided by the flat rate is exceeded. Even if you do not run a convenient feature that can tell you the current status immediately.

The method of selecting a plan of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be variously modified and implemented within the range allowed by the technical idea of the present invention.

As described in detail above, the present invention sets a desired period and a call interval to provide the user with data such as time zone, most used number, weekend, weekday ratio, and the like. It is effective to choose a suitable tariff.

Claims (7)

A first step of storing a call history sent by the user through the mobile terminal; A second step of, when a user requests data for the stored call history, displays outgoing call history for a predetermined period on a display window of the mobile terminal and determines whether a call charge detail key has been entered; And a third step of displaying a call charge for each call plan according to a call history of a predetermined period when the call charge detail key is input. The method of claim 1, wherein the outgoing call history comprises an outgoing call time, an outgoing call number, and a weekend and weekday usage rate information for each call period during a predetermined period. The method of claim 2, wherein the talk time zone sets a time interval desired by a mobile terminal user based on a 24-hour time interval. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the outgoing call time for each talk time zone can be arbitrarily set by the user at a predetermined time interval based on 24 hours per day. The method of claim 1, wherein the third step further comprises the step of displaying a call rate according to call plan information of another mobile communication service provider when the user requests call plan information of another mobile communication service provider according to call history for a predetermined period of time. Method of selecting a plan of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that made. The method of claim 1, wherein the third step further comprises determining whether the basic rate is greater than the basic rate in the call plan, and generating an alarm if the basic rate is greater than the basic rate. The method of claim 1, wherein the third step further comprises the step of automatically changing to the most suitable one of the call plans according to the call history for a predetermined period of time.