KR20060016710A - Wireless communication terminal picking up phone number wherein sms for saving or calling and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal and a method for extracting and storing a phone number in a text message or a call function.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention has a function of extracting and storing a phone number in a text message or a call function that can easily attempt to connect to a phone number in the text message by extracting a phone number in a text message or to store a phone number in the text message. Its purpose is to provide a wireless communication terminal and a method thereof.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention provides a wireless communication terminal, comprising: wireless transmission and reception means for transmitting and receiving a text message or a call connection signal; Display means for displaying a text message received through the radio transmission and reception means; Input means for receiving a telephone number extraction request signal, an edit request signal, and a telephone number storage request signal from a text message displayed on the display means; Control means for extracting a telephone number from a text message according to a predetermined rule according to the telephone number extraction request signal from the input means, and editing the extracted telephone number according to an edit request signal from the input means; And storage means for storing the extracted telephone number under the control of the control means.

4. Important uses of the invention                 

The present invention is used in a portable wireless communication terminal.

Text message, extract phone number, save phone number, call hotkey, wireless communication terminal

Description

Wireless communication terminal and method for extracting and storing phone number in text message or calling function {Wireless Communication Terminal Picking up Phone Number Wherein SMS For Saving or Calling and its Method}             

1 is a view for explaining that the call to the caller's number when pressing the call button after receiving a conventional text message,

2 is a view for explaining a call using a conventional phone number in a text message,

3 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal having a function of extracting and storing a phone number in a text message or a call according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for extracting, storing, or making a call in a text message in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention;

5 is a view for explaining a method for extracting a phone number in a text message and calling in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

310: wireless transmission and reception unit 320: display unit (LCD)                 

330: key input unit (key pad) 340: storage unit

350: control unit 360: codec

370: voice output unit (speaker) 380: voice input unit (microphone)

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal, and more particularly, to a wireless communication terminal and a method for extracting and storing or calling a telephone number in a text message.

In the present invention, the wireless communication terminal includes a personal portable communication terminal (PCS), a personal digital terminal (PDA), a smart phone, a next-generation mobile communication terminal (IMT-2000) and the like, including a terminal capable of wireless communication.

In the present invention, the text message is a term meaning including a Short Message Service (SMS), an Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS), a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), and the like. In the following embodiment, an SMS will be described as an example.

Advantages of the wireless communication terminal may be various, but above all, it is said that the greatest advantage is in the mobility provided to the user who is calling. Due to this mobility, the number of wireless communication subscribers has increased exponentially, and in recent years, wireless communication terminals are widely used by the general public.                         

In general, users of current wireless communication terminals use not only a communication using a simple call function but also a communication using a text message or a voice message transmission. At this time, the text message means SMS, a service for transmitting data between the wireless communication terminal and the wireless communication terminal. That is, a message composed of letters and numbers is exchanged between wireless communication terminals. Service types include short message transmission, urgent message display, date / time recording, and message recognition.

Sometimes these text or voice messages can be used to convey a third party's phone number. When the third party's telephone number is transmitted through the text message as described above, the receiver checks the received text message as shown in FIG. 1 to call the third party (110) and calls the third party's phone in the text message. After remembering the number, go back to the initial screen and enter the phone number in the text message memorized one by one (120), press the call button to try to call the third party (130). Otherwise, if the call button is immediately pressed, a call connection is attempted to the caller's phone number as shown in FIG. This is because the caller's phone number contains a special header.

However, the prior art as described above, remembering the third party's phone number in the text message, and pressing the button itself is cumbersome for the recipient, and forgets the stored phone number between the initial screen and pressing the text message again. There may be inconveniences that need to be confirmed.

 The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems, and by extracting the phone number in the text message can easily store the phone number in the text message, a wireless communication terminal having a phone number extraction and storage function in the text message and its The purpose is to provide a method.

In addition, the present invention provides a wireless communication terminal and method for extracting a phone number in a text message and a call function for extracting a phone number in a text message so that a call connection can be easily made to the phone number in the text message. Has a different purpose.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. In addition, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

An apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object, in a wireless communication terminal, wireless transmission and reception means for transmitting and receiving a text message or call connection signal; Display means for displaying a text message received through the radio transmission and reception means; Input means for receiving a telephone number extraction request signal, an edit request signal, and a telephone number storage request signal from a text message displayed on the display means; Control means for extracting a telephone number from a text message according to a predetermined rule according to the telephone number extraction request signal from the input means, and editing the extracted telephone number according to an edit request signal from the input means; And storage means for storing the extracted telephone number under the control of the control means.

In addition, the method of the present invention, a method for extracting and storing a phone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal, the method comprising the steps of: checking whether a number of a predetermined number or more consecutively exists in the text message; Extracting the number of the predetermined digit or more as the result of the check indicates that the number of the predetermined digit or more continuously exists; A numerical display step of displaying the extracted number; A number editing step of editing a number other than a telephone number among the displayed numbers; And storing the edited number.

On the other hand, the apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above another object, the wireless communication terminal, the display means for displaying a text message; Input means for receiving a telephone number extraction request signal, an edit request signal, and a call connection request signal from a text message displayed on the display means; Extracting a telephone number from a text message according to a predetermined rule according to the telephone number extraction request signal of the input means, editing the extracted telephone number according to an edit request signal from the input means, and editing the edited telephone number from the input means. Control means for controlling call connection to the edited telephone number according to a call connection request signal to a telephone number; And wireless transmission and reception means for connecting a call to the extracted telephone number under the control of the control means.

In addition, the method of the present invention, a method for extracting and calling a telephone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal, the method comprising: checking whether a number having a predetermined number or more in a text message is continuously present; Extracting a number greater than or equal to the predetermined number of digits as the result of the check indicates that the number larger than the predetermined number of digits is continuously present; A numerical display step of displaying the extracted number; A number editing step of editing a number other than a telephone number among the displayed numbers; And attempting to connect a call using the edited number (telephone number).

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, whereby those skilled in the art may easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a wireless communication terminal having a function of extracting and storing a phone number in a text message or a call according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, a wireless communication terminal having a function of extracting and storing a phone number in a text message or a call function according to the present invention includes a wireless transmitter / receiver 310 and a controller 350 for transmitting and receiving a signal wirelessly through an antenna. A display unit (LCD) 320 for displaying a text message received through the wireless transmission / reception unit 310 or a menu for processing the text message, a program and a file system for driving a wireless communication terminal under control of (Image, character, icon) and a storage unit 340 for storing the phone number extracted from the text message, a key input unit (keypad) 330 for receiving the text message processing menu selection information, etc. through a button; In response to the user's request input from the key input unit (keypad) 330, a process of extracting and storing a phone number in the text message or calling The control unit 350 for controlling and converting the signal received from the wireless transmitting and receiving unit 310 to the voice under the control of the control unit 350 to output to the voice output unit (speaker) 370, the voice input unit (microphone) A codec 360 for converting a voice received from the signal 380 into a signal and transmitting the signal to the control unit 350 to be transmitted through the wireless transmitter / receiver 310, received from the codec 360 A voice output unit (speaker) 370 for outputting the voice, and a voice input unit (microphone) 380 for receiving the voice and transmits to the codec (CODEC) (360).

The display unit (LCD) 320 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display unit (LCD) 320 displays the contents of a text message received through the wireless transmitter / receiver 310 under the control of the controller 350. A menu for processing text messages (eg, storing messages, deleting messages, forwarding messages, replying, extracting numbers, etc.), a menu for extracting and editing phone numbers in the text messages (eg, editing, canceling, etc.) and the editing Displays a menu (call, save, cancel, etc.) for processing the phone number.

The key input unit (keypad) 330 includes a plurality of numeric keys, menu keys, and function keys for performing various functions. That is, the key input unit 330 is a general user information input means, and when there is an input of each of the provided keys, the key input unit 330 transmits the corresponding key data corresponding to each of the input keys to the controller 350. The menu displayed through the display unit 320 is selected through the key input unit 330, and the text message is processed by the selected menu.

The storage unit 340 stores an operation program and a system program of the control unit 350, and the operation program or system program is normally stored in a ROM area and can be erased as necessary. In addition, the text message or a phone number extracted by the user extracted from the text message may be stored. The storage unit 340 also includes a RAM that temporarily stores data generated during execution of various operation programs.

The wireless transmitter / receiver 310 is controlled by the controller 350 and converts a signal output from the controller 350 into a wireless signal. In addition, the wireless transceiver 310 converts the wireless signal received through the antenna into a desired signal and outputs it.

In addition, the wireless transmitter / receiver 310 not only transmits / receives an incoming / outgoing signal but also transmits / receives a text message or a voice message.

Meanwhile, the controller 350 may extract a phone number based on ASCII code values of characters in the text message.

More specifically, the ASCII code value x30 corresponding to the number '0' to the ASCII code value x39 corresponding to the number '9' has 7 or more digits consecutively (7 is an example. The smallest digit of the number) to see if it exists in the text message. In this case, the control unit 350 considers the special character or the blank even when a special character or a blank (space) such as '-', ')', '' is inserted between the numbers, and has seven or more digits. It is also recognized as seven consecutive digits or more.

For example, the controller 350 recognizes a continuous number even when a special character or a space is inserted between the numbers, such as '02) 5557503 ', '02 555 7503', and '02 -555-7503 '. .

The reason for the above seven digits is that since the minimum number of digits of general telephone numbers in Korea is currently seven digits, consecutive numbers less than seven digits are not considered as phone numbers.

Of course, it can also determine with 6 digits, 8 digits, or more.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of extracting and storing a phone number in a text message or a call in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

First, the wireless communication terminal receives a text message (400). Thereafter, the user receives a processing request for the text message through a menu (405).

If the menu input from the user is a phone number extraction menu, the controller 350 checks whether there are seven or more digits consecutively in the text message (415). Of course, even if a special character is inserted between the number is recognized as a continuous number.

If the check result 415 does not have seven or more digits in the text message, the phone number extraction menu cannot be executed because there is no phone number in the text message.

On the other hand, if there are seven or more digits in the text message, the test result 415, the control unit 350 extracts all the seven or more digits in the text message (420).

Thereafter, the display 320 displays the extracted numbers to the user under the control of the controller 350 (425). Subsequently, when the user views the numbers displayed on the display unit 320 and the user inputs an edit (selection) signal through the input unit, the user edits a number other than the desired phone number among the displayed numbers (430).

For example, if the text message is '02 -555-7503 to call after 12 o'clock ', the control unit 350 does not consider the special characters'-'and' (space) 02-. Recognizing and extracting 555-7503 12 as a continuous number, the display unit 320 displays a number such as 02-555-7503 12.

In this case, since the telephone number desired by the user is 02-555-7503, the number 12 is deleted from the displayed number by the user.

As another example, if the text message is 'Hanmi Bank account number 84904-0434604 phone number is 012-3456-7891', the control unit 350 consecutively contains seven or more digits 84904-0434604 and 012- Two 3456-7891 are extracted and the display unit 320 displays 84904-0434604 and 012-3456-7891.

In such a case, 84904-0434604 is deleted from the displayed number by the user because the telephone number desired by the user is 012-3456-7891.                     

As another example, if the text message is the same as 'Dec. 15: 30: 205, Call to 02-3774-3790', the control unit 350, the December 15: 30,205 is a number Since it is a case where a general character is inserted instead of a special character, only the number 02-3774-3790 is extracted without extraction, and the display 320 also displays only the number 02-3774-3790.

In the above case, since only the number desired by the user is extracted, no additional editing process is required by the user.

Subsequently, the user receives an input (selection) from the user through a menu to store the edited phone number as described above or to attempt (call) a call to the edited phone number (435).

If the selected menu is a call, a call connection is attempted to the phone number through the wireless transmission / reception unit 310 (440).

If the selected menu is stored, the controller 350 stores the edited number in the storage unit 340 (445).

On the other hand, if the input menu 405, the menu input from the user is a menu other than the phone number extraction menu (text message storage, text message deletion, text message delivery, etc.), the corresponding menu is executed (410).

5 is a view for explaining a method for extracting a phone number in a text message and calling in a wireless communication terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the receiver checks the text message displayed through the display unit 320 (510).

As described above, when the received text message is displayed, a menu (text message storage, text message deletion, text message delivery, number extraction, etc.) for processing the text message is also displayed (520).

Then, one of the menus for processing the text message is selected by the receiver. If you want to store the received text message, press number 1. If you want to delete the received text message, press number 2. If you want to forward the received text message to another person, press number 3.

On the other hand, if you want to extract the telephone number in the received text message, press the number 4.

As such, when the receiver presses the number 4 to extract the telephone number, the controller 350 checks whether there are seven or more digits consecutively without considering special characters or spaces in the text message (530). If there are 7 or more consecutive numbers, no special characters or spaces are considered.

If a special character or a blank is not considered from the text message, two or more consecutive 7-digit numbers '84904-0434604' and '012-3456-7890' may be extracted. When the number in the text message is extracted as described above, a menu (edit, cancel, etc.) for processing the extracted number is also displayed (540).

Since the phone number of the third party desired by the receiver among the extracted numbers is '012-3456-7890', an editing process is required. Therefore, the edit menu is selected from the displayed menu by the receiver, '84904-0434604' is extracted from the extracted number, and only the number '012-3456-7890' remains.

When the editing process is completed as described above, a menu (call, save, cancel, etc.) for processing the edited third party's telephone number is displayed (550), and the receiver can call using the telephone number. Or choose from the menu to save.

If the receiver wants to call the extracted third party's telephone number, the receiver attempts to connect the call using the extracted number (560).

By extracting the third party's telephone number from the text message as described above, the recipient remembers the third party's telephone number and presses the number one by one to save the third party's telephone number or call the third party's number. I can eliminate it.

The function of extracting and storing a phone number and the function of extracting a phone number and making a phone call described in one embodiment as described above may be implemented or implemented together.

As described above, the method of the present invention may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art will not be described in more detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

The present invention as described above, by extracting the phone number in the text message, there is an effect that can easily try to connect to the phone number in the text message or to store the phone number in the text message.

Claims (15)

In a wireless communication terminal, Wireless transmission and reception means for transmitting and receiving a text message or a call connection signal; Display means for displaying a text message received through the radio transmission and reception means; Input means for receiving a telephone number extraction request signal, an edit request signal, and a telephone number storage request signal from a text message displayed on the display means; Control means for extracting a telephone number from a text message according to a predetermined rule according to the telephone number extraction request signal from the input means, and editing the extracted telephone number according to an edit request signal from the input means; And Storage means for storing the extracted telephone number under control of the control means Wireless communication terminal comprising a. In a wireless communication terminal, Display means for displaying a text message; Input means for receiving a telephone number extraction request signal, an edit request signal, and a call connection request signal from a text message displayed on the display means; Extracting a telephone number from a text message according to a predetermined rule according to the telephone number extraction request signal of the input means, editing the extracted telephone number according to an edit request signal from the input means, and editing the edited telephone number from the input means. Control means for controlling call connection to the edited telephone number according to a call connection request signal to a telephone number; And Wireless transmission and reception means for connecting a call to the extracted telephone number under the control of the control means Wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The control means, When extracting a phone number in a text message, the wireless communication terminal characterized in that the number of consecutive extracting seven or more digits. The method of claim 3, wherein The control means, When extracting a number of seven or more consecutive digits, the wireless communication terminal characterized in that it does not take into account the special characters or spaces in the middle of the number. In paragraph 4 The control means, And extracting the telephone number using an ASCII code value. In the method of extracting and storing a phone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal, A confirmation step of confirming whether a number having a predetermined number or more consecutively exists in the text message;  Extracting the number of the predetermined digit or more as the result of the check indicates that the number of the predetermined digit or more continuously exists; A numerical display step of displaying the extracted number; A number editing step of editing a number other than a telephone number among the displayed numbers; And Storing the edited number Extracting and storing a phone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 6, The predetermined digit is, Extracting and storing a phone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal characterized in that the seven digits. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The checking step, Determining whether a special character or a space is inserted in the middle of the number or whether a general character is inserted; If the special character or space is inserted in the middle of the number as a result of the determination, ignoring the special character or space and judging it as a continuous number; And As a result of the determination, if a general character is inserted in the middle of the number, determining that it is not a consecutive number Extracting and storing a phone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The number display step, And extracting and storing a phone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal, wherein the special characters or spaces inserted between the numbers are also displayed. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The number editing step, Extracting and storing a telephone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal, characterized in that for deleting the number other than the telephone number from the displayed number. In the method of extracting the phone number in the text message and the call in the wireless communication terminal, A confirmation step of confirming whether a number having a predetermined number or more consecutively exists in the text message;  Extracting a number greater than or equal to the predetermined number of digits as the result of the check indicates that the number greater than or equal to the predetermined number of digits is continuously present; A numerical display step of displaying the extracted number; A number editing step of editing a number other than a telephone number among the displayed numbers; And Attempting to connect a call using the edited number (telephone number) Method for extracting and calling a phone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 11, The predetermined digit is, Phone number extraction and call method in a text message in a wireless communication terminal, characterized in that 7 digits. The method according to claim 11 or 12, The checking step, Determining whether a special character or a space is inserted in the middle of the number or whether a general character is inserted; If the special character or space is inserted in the middle of the number as a result of the determination, ignoring the special character or space and judging it as a continuous number; And Determining that the character is not a consecutive number when a character is inserted in the middle of the number as a result of the determination; Method for extracting and calling a phone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal comprising a. The method according to claim 11 or 12, The number display step, Phone number extraction and call method in a text message in a wireless communication terminal, characterized in that it also displays a special character or space inserted between the numbers. The method according to claim 11 or 12, The number editing step, Extracting and calling a phone number in a text message in a wireless communication terminal, characterized in that for deleting the number other than the telephone number from the displayed number.

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