KR20060033227A - Method for automatically converting the mode of portable terminal according to a schedule and position information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of automatically changing a mode of a portable terminal according to a schedule and location information, the method comprising: manually inputting a daily schedule by time on a menu screen by a user of a portable mobile communication terminal receiving location information; Automatically setting an incoming notification mode (vibration, ring, auto-answer SMS message) setting of the mobile phone according to the previously input schedule; And periodically receiving the location information in association with the location information system to automatically change the incoming notification mode of the mobile phone to the vibration mode when the current location recognizes a place requiring a manner mode such as a movie theater or a restaurant. Therefore, the mobile terminal automatically switches the incoming call notification mode according to the schedule and location information of the user, and when the current location recognizes the place where the silent mode is required, the incoming call notification mode of the mobile phone is automatically changed to the vibration mode. Convenience can be achieved.

Schedule input, mobile phone mode, automatic change, location information system

Description

Method for automatically converting the mode of portable terminal according to a schedule and position information}             

1 is a block diagram of a conventional general mobile communication terminal.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically changing a mode of a portable terminal according to a schedule and location information according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically changing a mode of a portable terminal according to a schedule and location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10: key input unit 20: timer

30: display unit 40: GPS receiver

50: control unit 60: memory

70: RF transmitter and receiver 80: audio processor

90: ring generating unit 100: vibration generating unit

110: vibration motor

The present invention relates to a method for automatically changing a mode of a portable terminal according to schedule and location information. In particular, the mobile phone mode (vibration, ring, auto-response SMS) is automatically switched according to the schedule and location information of a user of the portable terminal. Automatically change the mode of the portable terminal according to the schedule and location information for the user's convenience by recognizing a place requiring a silent mode such as a movie theater or a restaurant in conjunction with an information system. It is about a method.

In general, a conventional mobile communication terminal includes a key input unit 10 for key input of a mobile phone, a timer 20 for providing various time setting functions such as a wake-up call function and an alarm function, as shown in FIG. A display unit 30 for displaying various data, a GPS receiver 40 for receiving a current position in connection with a location information system, a controller 50 for overall control of a mobile phone, and various data operated in a terminal Memory 60 for storing the data, RF transmission and reception unit 70 for transmitting and receiving the wireless packet data, such as voice calls and SMS messages between the sender and the receiver through the antenna (ANT), and the voice input to the microphone (MIC) A / D conversion is received, the audio processing unit 80 for D / A conversion and output to the speaker, and the incoming call notification mode when the incoming call signal (Call Signal) for the voice call ring (Ring) Set to sound If the ring generation unit 90 for outputting the ring sound and the call notification mode when the incoming call signal (Call Signal) for the voice call is set to the vibration mode is driven vibration motor 110 for a predetermined time It consists of a vibration generating unit 100 for.

In addition, the positioning technology for location-based services (LBS) is a handset based method that embeds chips (GPS, D-GPS, A-GPS) in the mobile communication terminal, and acquires the location information using the base station and the mobile communication network It is divided into a network-based method and a hybrid method in which the handset-based method and the network-based method are mixed (OTD, E-OTD).

Most mobile carriers in Korea provide CELL-ID location tracking service, and GPS location tracking service with GPS (Global Positioning System) chip in mobile phones is expanding.

A conventional location tracking service system receives data (location, speed, and time information) received from three or four GPS satellites at a GPS receiver, and is a mobile communication terminal equipped with a GPS receiver (hereinafter referred to as a GPS terminal). It calculates the position of and transmits the result to the location tracking service server of the mobile communication network. When the mobile communication network and the internet network are connected and receives the location information request signal from the wired terminal on the Internet provided in the home or office, it is included in the request signal. Location tracking service in a mobile communication network that tracks the location of a mobile communication terminal equipped with a GPS receiver and receives and manages location information from a mobile communication terminal equipped with a GPS receiver connected to a SMLC (Serving Mobile Location Center) of the mobile communication network. Receive the location information request signal of the GPS terminal from the server and the wired terminal and the location tracking service The GPS server transmits the location information of the GPS terminal to the wired terminal through an external server in the Internet network that receives the location information.

In this case, an ASP (Application Service Provider) provider that provides a location tracking service must collect location information by communicating with a location tracking server of a mobile carrier that requires different access standards to obtain location information of a mobile phone user. In order to provide location tracking information service using GIS, expensive electronic map DB, Geographic Information System (GIS) engine and application server, location information DB, and web-based GIS application should be built.

However, although a schedule function is provided to a user of a mobile communication terminal, a location-based wireless Internet service including an automatic switching function of an incoming call notification mode (vibration, ring, auto-response SMS message) of a mobile phone is not provided according to current location information. There was a problem.

The present invention is proposed to solve the problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to automatically switch the mode (vibration, ring, auto-response SMS) of the mobile phone according to the schedule and location information of the user of the portable terminal, The mobile terminal according to the schedule and location information for the convenience of the user by automatically changing the call notification mode of the mobile phone when the current location recognizes a place requiring a manner mode such as a movie theater or a restaurant in conjunction with the location information system. It is to provide a method of changing the mode automatically.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, the present invention comprises the steps of manually inputting the daily schedule of the hour on the menu screen by the user of the mobile communication terminal receiving the location information; And automatically changing the incoming notification mode (vibration, ring, auto-response SMS message) setting of the mobile phone according to the previously input schedule. Provide a method.

In addition, the present invention, the mobile communication terminal periodically receives the location information in conjunction with the location information system to recognize the place where the current mode requires a manner mode, such as a movie theater, restaurant automatically notify the incoming call mode of the mobile phone It provides a method for automatically changing the mode of the portable terminal according to the schedule and location information, characterized in that it further comprises the step of changing to the vibration mode.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the following examples are merely to illustrate the present invention is not limited to the contents of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically changing a mode of a portable terminal according to a schedule and location information according to the present invention.

A portable mobile communication terminal user receiving a location information in cooperation with a location information system including a GPS receiver manually inputs an hourly daily schedule on a menu screen in advance (step S100).                     

When a call signal for a voice call is received, the incoming call notification mode (vibration, ring, answering SMS message) setting of the cellular phone is automatically changed according to the previously input schedule (step S200).

In addition, when receiving the location information periodically in conjunction with the location information system to recognize the current location requires a manner mode such as a movie theater, restaurant, the incoming call notification mode of the mobile phone is automatically changed to the vibration mode of the mobile phone The user's convenience is provided by improving the intellectual ability (step S300).

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3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically changing a mode of a portable terminal according to a schedule and location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portable mobile terminal user manually inputs an hourly daily schedule in advance on a menu screen and stores it in a memory (step S1).

Periodically receiving the location information of the terminal from the location information system (step S2), and upon receiving an incoming signal for the voice communication of the portable mobile communication terminal, the current location by a mode automatic change program of the portable terminal according to the schedule and the location information The reception notification mode according to the information is checked (step S3) to recognize a place where the manner mode such as a movie theater or a restaurant is required (step S4).

If it is determined that the current location of the terminal user is the place where the manner mode is required, the preset call notification mode (vibration, ring, answering SMS message) of the preset mobile phone is converted into the vibration mode (step S5), and the vibration is performed by the controller. The generator is controlled to drive (ON) the vibration motor for the set time (step S6). Check the user's reception (step S7), if the user does not receive, if the auto-response is set, send an auto-response SMS message containing the additional information according to the current schedule to the calling telephone number after a certain time elapsed (step S8), and missed The caller's telephone number is registered in the incoming telephone number (step S9). When the user receives in step S7 the vibration motor is turned off to stop the vibration (step S12) and the voice call with the caller and the called party (step S13).

If the current location is not the place where the manner mode is required, the incoming call notification is output to a preset ring or after the vibration (step S10) and when the user receives (step S11), the called party and the caller make a voice call (step S11). Step S13), if the user does not receive, automatically registers the caller's telephone number with the missed reception number (step S9).

As described above, although described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art various modifications of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below Or it may be modified.

As described above, the method for automatically changing the mode of the portable terminal according to the schedule and location information according to the present invention automatically switches the mode (vibration, ring, auto-response SMS) of the mobile phone according to the schedule and location information of the user of the portable terminal. In addition, it recognizes a place requiring a manner mode such as a movie theater or a restaurant in conjunction with a location information system, thereby automatically changing the incoming call notification mode of the mobile phone, thereby improving convenience of a terminal user.

In addition, by improving the intellectual ability of the mobile phone, it is possible to efficiently manage the schedule of the terminal users, and provide convenience to the user by the effective linkage of the location information system and the mobile phone.

Claims (4)

Manually inputting an hourly daily schedule on a menu screen by a user of a mobile terminal receiving location information; And When receiving a call signal for a voice call (Call Signal), a schedule comprising the step of automatically changing the incoming call notification mode (vibration, ring, automatic reply SMS message) setting of the mobile phone according to the previously input schedule And automatic mode change of a portable terminal according to location information. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication terminal periodically receives location information in association with a location information system and automatically changes the incoming call notification mode of the mobile phone to the vibration mode when the current location recognizes a place requiring a manner mode such as a movie theater or a restaurant. Method for automatically changing the mode of the portable terminal according to the schedule and location information, characterized in that it further comprises a step. The method of claim 1, When the call signal is received for the voice call, if the user does not receive an automatic answer, the SMS message notifying the absence of the automatic response is sent to the calling telephone number after a predetermined time elapses. A method for automatically changing the mode of a portable terminal according to a schedule and location information, characterized by registering the caller's telephone number in the number. The method of claim 2, When the current location is not the place where the manner mode is required, the incoming call notification is output to a preset ring or after the vibration, and when the user receives the call, the called party and the caller make a voice call. Method for automatically changing the mode of the portable terminal according to the schedule and location information, characterized in that the telephone number of the caller is automatically registered with the missed reception number.

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