KR20050087973A - Method for operating mobile communication device with sleeping mode - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an operation method when the sleep mode is set or released in a mobile communication terminal. When a call is received in sleep mode, the ringer and vibration sound of the terminal are blocked and only the incoming lamp is activated, and the calling party number is extracted from the received signal and stored in the memory.However, when a professional message is received, the ringer and vibration sound of the terminal are also blocked. The caller ID is extracted from the received message and stored in the memory together with the short message. After that, when the sleep mode is released, the stored caller number is displayed on the LCD screen of the terminal in the incoming call order. It can be set to enable automatic answering when calling, and if the caller's number matches the number specified by the wake-up call, it automatically turns off the sleep mode while operating the ring tone. If the alarm is set in the terminal, the alarm is activated by the ringer despite the sleep mode, and the sleep mode is automatically released. In the present invention, a shortcut key is provided to easily toggle the setting and release of the sleep mode.

Description

Operation method of mobile communication terminal having a sleep mode {Method for operating mobile communication device with sleeping mode}

The present invention relates to a method of operating a mobile communication terminal having a sleep mode. Specifically, when a call is received or a short message is received in a sleep mode, only the incoming lamp is operated without generating a ring tone or a vibration sound to disturb the sleep. The present invention relates to a method for displaying a source of a telephone call or a short message received in a sleep mode in a case where the sleep mode is released later by extracting a calling party number from a received signal or a short message and storing it each time. .

Existing mobile communication terminals have largely used a method of ringing, vibrating, and incoming lamp to notify the user when a call is received or a short message is received. That is, vibration is mainly used in a place requiring quietness such as a movie theater or a conference room, and a ringing tone is mainly used in a general situation other than the above places in a library such as a reception lamp that is quiet enough to not allow even a vibration sound.

However, even if there are various notification means as described above, there is a problem that none is appropriate when one wants to sleep. In other words, if you set the incoming lamp to exclude the ringtone or vibration for a good night's sleep, even if the alarm is set to wake up at the required time, even the alarm operates only as the incoming lamp does not recognize whether the alarm properly. In addition, when the ringtone or vibration is set, a noise is generated whenever a call comes in during sleep or when a short message arrives, causing a problem of disturbing smooth sleep.

In order to solve such a problem, there is a patent application No. 2002-0035916 as a conventional technology that provides a separate sleep mode. The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal provided with a sleep mode and a method of operating the same, setting an operation mode of the mobile communication terminal to a sleep mode, and using a light emitting device of the terminal without making a ring when a call request is received from the mobile communication base station. And receiving the light, and when the alarm time in the sleep mode, the alarm with a ringtone, and the step of canceling the sleep mode.

However, according to the above technique, since the call is scheduled only when the call is received in the sleep mode, there is a problem that cannot be prepared in the case of receiving a short message, and the user may not even be aware of the light by the light emitting element while sleeping. There is a problem in that information about a call received in the mode cannot be checked again even after the sleep mode is released. That is, the information on the caller can be confirmed only by making a call immediately after being aware that the call is made by the light emitted by the light emitting element. In addition, there is a problem that there is no specific reference to the operation method of the automatic answering function in the sleep mode and the processing method when the call is received by the wake-up call.

The present invention has been devised to solve such a problem, and when a call is received during a sleep mode or a short message is received in a mobile communication terminal having a sleep mode, only the incoming lamp is operated without generating a ring tone or a vibration sound to disturb the sleep. In addition, by extracting the calling party number from the incoming signal or short message, and storing it every time, when the sleep mode is canceled in the future, it provides a method for displaying the source of the call and short message received in the sleep mode on the terminal liquid crystal. For the purpose of

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for enabling automatic response when a call is received, and to provide a method of automatically releasing sleep mode while operating a ring tone when the caller's number matches a specified call as a wake-up call, and alarms to the terminal. In this case, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of activating a ringtone and executing an alarm and automatically releasing the sleep mode regardless of the operations in the sleep mode.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a specific shortcut key as a method for easily toggling the setting and release of the sleep mode.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a first step of setting an operation mode of a mobile communication terminal to a sleep mode, and when there is a call request from a base station, blocks ringing and vibration sound generation of the mobile communication terminal and operates only an incoming lamp. The second step of extracting the calling party number from the incoming signal and storing it in the memory; and when receiving a short message, blocking the ringing and vibrating sound of the mobile communication terminal and operating only the incoming lamp. A third step of extracting the number and storing it in a memory together with the short message; and when the sleep mode of the mobile communication terminal is released, the calling party number stored in the second and third steps of the mobile communication terminal in the incoming call order. And a fourth step of displaying on the LCD screen.

In this case, when the alarm is set in the mobile communication terminal, the method may further include a step of automatically turning off the sleep mode setting at the same time as executing the alarm in a predetermined manner at a specific time.

In addition, when the caller number extracted from the incoming signal matches the phone number designated as the wake-up call when the call request of the second step is received, step 2-1 of notifying whether the call is received through a ring tone, and automatically terminates when the call ends. The method may further include a step 2-2 of toggling the sleep mode setting to release.

In addition, when the mobile communication terminal is set to the auto answer mode when the call request of the second step is received, the method may further include executing an auto answer after a predetermined number of ringback tones.

In the present invention, by assigning a shortcut key for setting and releasing the sleep mode, each time a predetermined time is pressed to toggle between the setting and the release.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a functional block diagram of a mobile communication terminal for implementing a method of operating a mobile communication terminal having a sleeping mode according to the present invention.

The controller 108 performs a wireless call or data processing of the entire terminal and controls each part of the terminal to be described later to operate smoothly. In particular, the present invention includes a function of extracting a calling party number from an incoming call signal and storing the calling party number in the memory unit 106 and a function of extracting the calling party number from the received short message message and storing it in the memory unit 106. In addition, if the caller ID extracted from the call compares with the telephone number specified as the morning call, if the match, even if the sleep mode operates the ringtone and terminates the sleep mode automatically when the call is terminated.

In addition, when the auto answer mode is set, a function of counting the number of ringback tones and then playing a pre-prepared guide sound and executing a voice recording, and when an alarm is set in the terminal, activates a ringtone at the corresponding time despite being in sleep mode and in sleep mode. It has a function to automatically release.

The display unit 102 may be generally configured as a liquid crystal display (LCD), and receives various data to be displayed under the control of the controller 108 and displays various messages such as an operation state of the wireless terminal, dialed data, and the like. In the present invention, when the sleep mode is released, the calling party number stored in the memory unit 106 is displayed on the terminal liquid crystal by the control unit 108, so that the voice message is received by the user during the bedtime and by the answering machine. It is possible to check whether the message and the short message are received later.

The key input unit 104 includes various keys including a digit / character key, a call key, an end key, and the like, and generates and provides a key signal corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 108. The present invention includes a specific shortcut key for convenient setting and releasing of the sleep mode, and detects whether the shortcut key has been pressed for a predetermined time under the control of the controller 108 and toggles setting and releasing the sleep mode every time.

The memory unit 106 has an area for storing control program codes necessary for the operation of the controller 108, terminal setting data to be referred to by the control program, and data stored by the user. In particular, the present invention includes an area for storing a caller number extracted from an incoming call signal and a received short message and a caller number extracted therefrom, and an area for storing a voice message left by an automatic answer.

In addition, the main functions of the other part of the terminal will be described as follows.

The microphone converts the voice into an electrical voice signal during a voice call and provides the voice to the voice processor 116. The other voice processor 116 converts the voice data received by the receiver 110 into an analog electric voice signal under the control of the controller 108 and outputs the voice data to the speaker SPK. Then, the speaker SPK converts the electrical voice signal into an audible sound and outputs the audible sound.

2 is a flow chart for implementing a method of operation of a mobile communication terminal having a sleeping mode according to the present invention.

The user sets the current mode of the mobile communication terminal to the sleep mode by pressing a specific shortcut key for a predetermined time (S201). Although it is possible to use a specific menu to change the mode, a shortcut key is provided to alleviate the inconvenience of having to enter a menu every time for a frequently used function.

However, assigning a separate key to switch the sleep mode to the terminal may complicate the arrangement of keys, so it may be desirable to use an existing key. For example, if a menu for selecting the "*" key, which is frequently used to switch to the etiquette mode, can be used for sleep mode in addition to the etiquette mode, a function of the present invention can be achieved without complicated key arrangement. Can be implemented.

When there is a call request from the mobile communication base station in the sleep mode (S203), the calling party number is extracted from the incoming signal and compared with the number specified in the morning call (S205).

If the two numbers do not match as a result of the comparison, since the call is not a wake-up call once, it blocks the ringing and vibrating sounds and activates only the incoming lamp to inform whether the call is received (S207), and extracts the caller number extracted from the memory unit 106. ) And (S209).

Here, if the current mode of the terminal is the sleep mode and the auto answer mode is set (S211), after counting the ringback tone a predetermined number of times, play a guide sound prepared in advance, and perform an automatic response to record and store the voice of the other party. (S213).

If the two numbers match as a result of the comparison, the call is a wake-up call, but despite the sleep mode, the caller notifies whether the call is received and waits for the user to hook off to connect the call (S223). Subsequently, the caller number extracted above is stored in the memory unit 106 (S225). When the call is terminated and the hook-on state is reached, there is no reason to keep the sleep state any more, thereby automatically canceling the sleep mode (S227).

When the short message (SMS) is received by the mobile communication terminal (S229), the sleep mode is set, so that the ringtone and vibration sound notifying the reception of the message and only the incoming lamp are activated (S231). The caller ID is extracted from the received short message and stored in the memory unit 106.

If an alarm is set in the terminal in the sleep mode may be a problem (S215). In this case, the normal alarm is activated separately from the operations when the call is received in the sleep mode described above and when the short message is received. That is, since the alarm is a function for recognizing that a specific time has arrived, if the alarm is set in relation to bedtime, it will be reasonable that the spring is set for the purpose of the weather. Accordingly, when the time set as the alarm arrives, the user wakes up by operating the ringtone and thereby automatically cancels the sleep mode because there is no longer any reason to keep the sleep state.

When the sleep mode is canceled by selecting a hotkey or executing an alarm or receiving a wake-up call (S219), the caller number stored in the memory in the steps S209, S225, and S233 is displayed in the order of the received time on the terminal liquid crystal (S211). At this time, it is possible to deliver more accurate information to the user by indicating whether the call is a call, if you have left a voice message or if a short message is received. In addition, if any one of the caller information displayed in the form of a list on the terminal liquid crystal is selected, it may be desirable to directly check the reception time, the caller name or the content of the short message message according to the type of the information.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by those equivalent to the scope of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a call is received or a short message is received during the sleep mode in the mobile communication terminal having the sleep mode, only the incoming lamp is operated without generating a ring tone or a vibration sound so as not to disturb the sleep. In addition, when the sleep mode is released after the caller number is extracted from the incoming signal or the short message, it is displayed on the LCD of the terminal in the incoming call order to provide information on the source of the telephone and short message received during bedtime. To maximize user convenience.

In addition, by providing a method to enable automatic answering when incoming calls to leave a voice message rather than unconditionally reject the incoming call unconditionally to inform the important situation, in case you want to receive a wake-up call to a specific person If the caller's number matches the number specified as the wake-up call, the phone automatically turns off the sleep mode while operating the ringtone, allowing you to receive the wake-up call even while in sleep mode, and to avoid the hassle of releasing the sleep mode separately. If this is set, regardless of the operations in the sleep mode, the ringtone is activated to execute an alarm and automatically cancel the sleep mode, thereby providing an effect similar to that of the wake-up call.

Here, by providing a shortcut key to toggle the setting and release of the sleep mode, there is an effect of eliminating the hassle of having to enter the setting menu every time and execute the setting and release.

1 is a functional block diagram of a mobile communication terminal for implementing the method of operation of a mobile communication terminal having a sleeping mode according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart for implementing a method of operation of a mobile communication terminal having a sleeping mode according to the present invention.

Claims (5)

A first step of setting the operation mode of the mobile communication terminal to the sleep mode; A second step of blocking ringing and vibrating sound of the mobile communication terminal, operating only the incoming lamp, and extracting the calling party number from the incoming signal and storing it in a memory when there is a call request from the base station; A third step of blocking the ringing and vibration sound generation of the mobile communication terminal, operating only the incoming lamp, and extracting a calling party number from the received message and storing it in a memory together with the short message when receiving the short message; A fourth step of displaying the calling party number stored in the second and third steps on the LCD screen of the mobile communication terminal when the sleep mode of the mobile communication terminal is released; Method for operating a mobile communication terminal having a sleep mode, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, wherein setting and canceling the sleep mode is performed. A method for operating a mobile communication terminal having a sleep mode, characterized in that the setting and release of the sleep mode are toggled with each other by pressing a specific shortcut key for a predetermined time. The method of claim 1, When the alarm is set in the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal having a sleep mode, characterized in that it further comprises the step of automatically executing the alarm in a predetermined method at a specific time and to turn off the sleep mode setting automatically. Method of operation. The method of claim 1, If the caller number extracted from the incoming call when the call request of the second step matches the phone number designated as the wake-up call, Steps 2-1 informing whether the call is received through a ringtone, Step 2-2 to automatically toggle off the sleep mode when the call ends Method for operating a mobile communication terminal having a sleep mode, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1, When the mobile communication terminal is set to the auto answer mode when there is a call request of the second step, the method further comprises the step of executing an auto answer after a predetermined number of ringback tones. Method of operation of a mobile terminal.