KR20050081090A - Management method for phone book in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for managing a phone book of a mobile communication terminal, in particular, by linking the phone book information and map information to display a list of people for the area when moving the coordinates on the map and select a random name list to attempt a call The purpose is to make it happen. The present invention for this purpose in the phone number registration method of the mobile communication terminal having a phone book function, if the phonebook information registration setting recognition step of receiving the other party's name, phone number and region identification code, the input area identification code It is characterized in that it is configured to perform the step of storing the name and phone number of the other party in the preset phonebook storage area for each region.

Description

How to manage phone book of mobile communication terminal {MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR PHONE BOOK IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication service, and more particularly, to a phonebook management method of a mobile communication terminal.

Portable terminals, in particular mobile communication terminals (hereinafter, abbreviated as 'mobile phones') have rapidly spread as miniaturization and light weight have been made according to the development of communication technology.

Typically, the mobile phone has a phonebook (phonebook) function that the user registers the other party's name and phone number when needed.

In other words, the phonebook function is an additional function that allows a user to store a frequently used phone number in a memory of a mobile phone and, if necessary, search for a phone number of a desired party and then automatically dial the searched phone number.

A brief description of a conventional phonebook input method is as follows.

First, when the user selects the phonebook input button on the menu screen, the phonebook input screen is displayed.

Accordingly, the user selects a desired item on the phone book input screen, enters the corresponding information (name, mobile phone number, home phone number, company phone number, fax number, email address) and presses the save button to store it in the memory of the terminal. .

Thereafter, the user selects a phonebook search button on the menu screen to search for a phone number and email address for a specific person in the phonebook.

However, in the related art, phonebook information is classified and managed based on relationships such as family, friends, company, etc., so that it is inconvenient to search for regional information.

In particular, in the case of operators need a function to search for businesses or traders for each region, it is not possible because it is not currently implemented in mobile phones.

Therefore, in order to improve the conventional problem, the present invention is designed to display a list of names of people in a corresponding area when the coordinates are shifted on the map by linking the phone book information and the map information. An object of the present invention is to provide a phonebook management method of a mobile communication terminal.

The present invention provides a phone number registration method of a mobile communication terminal having a phonebook function in order to achieve the above object, if the phonebook information registration setting recognizes the step of receiving the other party's name, phone number and region identification code; And storing the other party's name and phone number in a phonebook storage area preset for each region by referring to the identified region identification code.

The area identification code is characterized by consisting of the country code, area code.

In addition, the present invention provides a phone number search method of a mobile communication terminal having a phone book function in order to achieve the above object, if the phone book information search setting is recognized by displaying the phone book search area list, and the selected search area Reading the map information corresponding to the list to display the map, checking whether a selection key is input when the cursor is positioned on the map, and checking the name, phone number and area identification number of the counterpart corresponding to the selected location. And reading from the storage area and automatically dialing the corresponding telephone number when the call button is pressed when the cursor is positioned on any of the displayed phonebook information.

The map display step may be performed by reading map information and displaying a map of the entire area, and displaying a detailed map of the corresponding area when an arbitrary area is selected.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 and 3 illustrate a processing flowchart for registering and retrieving a telephone number based on local information in a mobile phone having a phonebook function according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a phone number registration and retrieval operation will be described on the assumption that the mobile phone has map information of the world, continent, and country to be linked to the phone book information.

First, a telephone number registration process according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

First, when a user performs a key operation for registering a phone number in the mobile phone, the mobile phone controller (not shown) recognizes the setting of the phone number registration mode and displays a phone number input screen.

At this time, the user enters the other party's name, phone number (home, company), the region identification code on the phone number input screen.

In the above process, when the user wants to input a region identification code other than the default region identification code, the region identification code may be input only when a soft key or a function key is pressed. In other words, when a softkey or a function key is pressed, a list of regional identification codes of various regions is displayed for user selection. Alternatively, there is no soft key or function key pressed, which allows the user to manually modify the local identifier after the region identifier is set by default.

Subsequently, when the user presses the save button, the mobile phone controller (not shown in the drawing) analyzes the area identification code and checks the country code and area code.

Accordingly, the mobile phone controller (not shown) stores the corresponding party's name and phone number in a preset phonebook storage area for each region by referring to the region identification code identified above.

The phone book storage area stores phone book information such as a region identification code (country code, area code), name, phone number (home, company, mobile phone), e-mail address, and fax number, as shown in the example of FIG. Configure to

That is, in an embodiment of the present invention, the phone book is provided with the menus of the world phone book, the domestic phone book, and the continental phone book, and stores the phone book information in the corresponding phone book storage area.

In addition, the telephone number search process in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the operation flowchart of FIG.

In the same process as the operation flowchart of FIG. 1, when the phone book information classified by region is registered, the mobile phone control unit (not shown) enables the user to select a region to search for. It displays the menu of domestic phone book and continental phone book.

In this case, when the user selects one of the phonebook menus classified by regions, a map of the corresponding region is displayed.

Accordingly, when the user moves the coordinates displayed on the map to the desired area by using the direction keys, the mobile phone controller (not shown) is the area code, time, and the number of phonebook information currently registered. If you move to the desired area and press the Select key, the phonebook information (list of people) of the area will be displayed.

Accordingly, the user searches a person's list of phonebook information currently displayed, finds a counterpart, and selects a phone number to make a call.

Thereafter, when the call key is pressed, the mobile phone controller (not shown) controls the RF unit (not shown) to dial the currently selected phone number. That is, when the phone book information (name, home phone number, mobile phone number, company phone number) is displayed in the above process, the user places the cursor on the phone number to which the user wants to call and presses the call key. Not shown) transmits the phone number to the RF unit (not shown) to dial.

At this time, if the person who wants to call resides in a foreign country, the mobile phone control unit (not shown) decodes the corresponding region identification code of the phonebook information, and adds the country code and area code to the corresponding phone number to the RF unit (not shown). If the other party wants to live in Korea, if the user lives in the same area as the user, only the phone number is transferred to the RF department (not shown) without adding the area code. In addition to the telephone number to pass to the RF unit (not shown).

However, assuming that the area code of the location where the user resides is added by default when the desired phone number is selected, when the user presses a soft key or a function key, a list of area codes is displayed and the counterpart the user wants to call from there. You can choose the area code of the location where you live so that the area code precedes the phone number. In this case, the area code added as a default may be automatically deleted as the area code is added or the user may manually delete the area code.

If the call key or the end key is not pressed for a predetermined time or the key for returning to the previous menu is pressed in the phone number search process, the mobile phone controller (not shown) displays a map to select a region where the user wants to call. Make sure In this case, by repeating the above process, the user can select the phone number of the counterpart.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, the phonebook information retrieval process will be described for each phonebook menu (world, country, continent).

First, if the world phone book is selected, the world evangelism is displayed and the cross-shaped coordinates, which are basically set, are displayed on the map, and the coordinate information (area code, time, number of registered phone books whenever the coordinates are moved by the direction key). Etc.) is displayed. The coordinates in which the information is displayed may be the capital of a country or a famous city of the world (a city famous for food, a tourist city, a place with beautiful nature, a cultural heritage site, etc.).

Accordingly, when the corresponding coordinate is selected, a list of names corresponding to the coordinate area is displayed so that the user can search for a counterpart.

In addition, domestic phonebooks and continental phonebooks may have regional differences, and may search for a counterpart in the same process as the search process of the world phonebook.

In other words, convection phonebooks are largely classified into Asia, the Americas, Latin America, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and others, and domestic phonebooks are classified into provinces, cities, and cities.

In addition, the phonebook information may need to be corrected. A process of correcting the phonebook information will be described below.

First, when modification is necessary among the information registered in the phone book, a conventional phone number search method is displayed, for example, a name search method is used to display the corresponding phone book information on the mobile phone screen, and then modify the correction item and store it. Alternatively, if you know the person who wants to modify the phonebook information, select the corresponding phonebook menu among the world phonebook, domestic phonebook, and continental phonebook to display the map, and then press the coordinates of the area where the other person resides to display the list of people and Select a person's name to display the phonebook information and add or modify a phone number.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of the present invention, the operation divided into three menus of the world phonebook, the domestic phonebook, and the continental phonebook has been described. It may be configured to check the phonebook information of the other party.

As described in detail above, the present invention manages the storage list of the phone book for each region, thereby making it easy to search for the counterpart of the desired region, thereby providing convenience to the user.

That is, the present invention provides a convenience to the user by being able to visually manage the phonebook information by registering and searching the phonebook information using a map.

In particular, it will make the phonebook management more convenient for users with many exchange activities abroad.

1 is an operation flowchart showing a phone number registration process in an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exemplary diagram of a phonebook structure in an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a phone number search process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (7)

In the phone number registration method of a mobile communication terminal having a phone book function, Recognizing phonebook information registration settings, receiving the name, phone number and region identification code of the other party; And storing the other party's name and phone number in a preset phonebook storage area for each region with reference to the inputted region identification code. The method of claim 1, wherein the region identification code comprises a country code and an area code. In the phone number search method of a mobile communication terminal having a phone book function, Displaying a phonebook search area list when the phonebook information search setting is recognized; Reading map information corresponding to the selected search area list and displaying a map; When the cursor is positioned on the map, confirming that a selection key is input while displaying the number of registered persons in the region; And reading and displaying the other party's name, telephone number and area identification number corresponding to the selected location in the phone book storage area. The method of claim 3, wherein the map display step Reading map information and displaying a map of the entire area, If a random region is selected, the mobile phone terminal management method characterized in that the process of displaying a detailed map of the region. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising: automatically dialing a corresponding telephone number when a call button is pressed when the cursor is positioned on any of the phonebook information displayed on the screen. 5. 6. The method of claim 5, comprising the step of adding the area code to the phone number by extracting the living area of the counterpart who wants to call from the area identification code of the phone book information. The method of claim 5, further comprising: displaying an area code input screen by a user's key operation when the input of the soft key or the function key is confirmed.