KR20060124152A - Method and apparatus for saving details of outgoing and incoming calls by using gps in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for storing call reception/origination records by using a GPS(Global Positioning System) in a mobile communication terminal and a device therefor are provided to store location information together with call reception/origination records by using the GPS of the terminal, when the call reception/origination records of the terminal are stored, so as to conveniently perceive where the user makes and receives a call. When a call between a user and the other party is terminated(303), a GPS unit of a mobile communication terminal communicates with a satellite to send the current location of the terminal to a GPS server, and the GPS server transmits the current location information of the terminal to the terminal. When the current location information of the terminal is received from the GPS server(306), the received location information is stored together with call reception/origination records of the corresponding call(309).

Description

Method and apparatus for saving incoming / outgoing call history using GPS in mobile communication terminal {Method and apparatus for saving details of outgoing and incoming calls by using GPS in mobile phone}

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram illustrating a process for storing an incoming / outgoing call history together with location information in a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

2 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of storing an incoming / outgoing call history together with location information in a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

4 is a screen example showing a state in which a transmission history is stored in a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

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Mobile communication terminal-100 display unit-109

Base Station-200 Storage-112

GPS Server-300 RF Transceiver-115

Satellite-400 Audio Converters-118

Control Unit-103 GPS Unit-121

Input-106

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for storing an incoming / outgoing call history using GPS in a mobile communication terminal. More particularly, when a call is terminated, the user stores the location information of the terminal received from the GPS of the mobile communication terminal together with the incoming / outgoing call history. The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for storing incoming and outgoing calls using GPS in a mobile communication terminal, which enables the user to find out when and where a call was made.

As the spread of mobile communication terminals has spread and the use of them has become more common, more and more people use useful services of mobile communication terminals. In addition, mobile communication terminals are developing rapidly as a result of active research activities driven by explosive demand around the world. In other words, in terms of the appearance of the terminal, the size of the terminal has been reduced and the weight has been lightly improved for convenient portability. The function has been implemented to provide convenience to users.

In addition, when a call is made using a mobile communication terminal, the call time and the number of calls, and the incoming and outgoing call history regarding the date and time are automatically stored so that the user has made a call, to whom and when the call is made. It is easy to see whether or not to perform. However, in the conventional mobile communication terminal, since there was no function of storing the place where the call was made in the incoming / outgoing call history, there was no inconvenience in that there was no way for the user to find out where the call was received and made.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and has a GPS unit inside the mobile communication terminal and receives the current location information of the terminal from the GPS server using the GPS unit and stores the incoming / outgoing call history together with the received location information when the call is terminated. By providing a method and apparatus for storing incoming and outgoing calls using GPS in a mobile communication terminal so that the user can easily find out where the call was received or made later.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention reads the location information of the terminal from the GPS server when the call is terminated. The call reception history of the call and the location information of the read terminal are stored together. In this case, the location information preferably includes a place where the terminal is currently located, and the incoming and outgoing call history preferably includes a phone number, a call time, a call date, a day of the week, and a call duration of the called party.

The present invention also provides an RF transceiver including a modulator, a demodulator, a transmission amplifier and a reception amplifier for transmitting and receiving a signal wirelessly with a base station, a display unit for outputting various display data and text messages generated from a mobile communication terminal; It is composed of a memory device for storing a number of programs and data, and a storage unit for storing the location information and the phone book, and amplifies the voice signal input through the microphone to convert to a digital signal, the voice data received from the outside analog An audio converter which converts a signal, amplifies it, and outputs it to a speaker, a key input unit including a plurality of numeric / character input keys, a function key for interfacing with a user, and a key for a call; GPS unit for receiving information on the current location of yourself through the, And a control unit controlling to store the location information read from the GPS unit together with the incoming / outgoing history when the call is terminated.

In this case, the incoming and outgoing call history preferably includes a phone number, a call time, a call date, a day of the week, a call duration, and the location information preferably includes a place where the terminal is currently located.

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

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a state for implementing a process of storing an incoming and outgoing call history with location information in the mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

Components for implementing the invention is provided with a mobile communication terminal 100 having a GPS, a satellite 400 for location tracking, a base station 200, a GPS server 300 and the like.

The mobile communication terminal 100 transmits and receives data for location information from the base station 200 in charge of the corresponding area corresponding to the location and the GPS server 300 through the GPS function provided in the terminal. In addition, according to the present invention, serves to store the location information periodically received from the GPS server 300 together with the incoming and outgoing history.

The satellite 400 transmits the location of the mobile communication terminal through a process of receiving or transmitting data to the mobile communication terminal and the corresponding base station. As the satellite 400 orbits the earth, the satellite 400 tracks the position of the mobile communication terminal and transmits location information regarding latitude and longitude, altitude time, and the location of the terminal.

The base station 200 is a form of a fixed station and wirelessly connects to a personal mobile communication subscriber of a corresponding area to control the mobile communication terminal and is connected to the GPS server 300.

The GPS server 300 stores location information of the terminal 100 received from the satellite 400 and transmits the location information to the terminal when the location information is requested by the mobile communication terminal 100 having the GPS function. To perform. In addition, according to the present invention, when a user makes or receives a call, the user receives and transmits the current location of the terminal where the call is being made to the terminal.

2 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

Although not shown, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits and receives signals to and from a mobile communication system including a base station, a mobile switching center, and a short message center. It includes an RF transceiver 115 having a receiver including a. The receiver of the RF transceiver 115 suppresses amplification of noise as much as possible, amplifies a desired signal, generates a digital signal through an intermediate frequency, and the digital signal is analyzed and processed by the controller 103. In addition, the transmitter of the RF transceiver 115 modulates and amplifies a signal generated by the controller 103 in a desired frequency band, and is finally radiated to an antenna via a duplexer (not shown).

The display unit 109 may be formed of a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like, and outputs various display data and text messages generated by the mobile communication terminal 100.

The input unit 106 may include a keypad or the like, and includes a plurality of numeric / character input keys, a function key for interfacing with a user, a key for a call, and the like.

The GPS unit 121 receives information about its current location through a satellite. In this case, the location information preferably includes a place where the terminal is currently located.

The storage unit 112 includes a read only memory (ROM) and a voice memory for storing a plurality of programs and data. In addition, the storage unit 112 stores information on an incoming / outgoing call history that a user makes a call. The incoming / outgoing call history includes a phone number, a call time, a call date, a day of the week, and a call duration of the called party. It is preferable to include. In addition, according to the present invention, the location information data periodically received from the GPS unit 121 is stored along with the incoming / outgoing call history.

The audio converter 118 converts a digital signal into voice and transmits it to a speaker or converts a voice received through a microphone into a digital signal.

The controller 103 controls the above components, and includes a digital signal processor (DSP), a microprocessor, and other circuits, and controls a transmitter and a receiver so that a mobile communication terminal user can communicate with other users through a speaker and a microphone. To make a voice call. In addition, according to the present invention, when the user makes or receives a call, the control unit 103, when the call is terminated, the storage unit along with the call history and the location information read from the GPS server through the GPS unit 121. 112). In this case, the location information preferably includes a place where the terminal is currently located, and the incoming / outgoing call history preferably includes a phone number, a call time, a call date, a day of the week, and a call duration of the called party.

Next, a process of storing an incoming / outgoing call history together with the location information in the mobile communication terminal of the present invention will be described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of storing an incoming / outgoing call history together with location information in a mobile communication terminal of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a screen example illustrating a state in which a call history is stored in a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

When the user of the mobile communication terminal receives or makes a call, when the call with the other party is terminated (step 303), the GPS unit of the mobile communication terminal communicates with the satellite to transmit the current location of the terminal to the GPS server and the GPS server transmits the current location of the terminal. Send the location information to the terminal.

Upon receiving the current location information of the terminal from the GPS server (step 306), the received location information together with the incoming / outgoing history of the call is stored (step 309). At this time, the incoming and outgoing call history preferably includes the telephone number of the called party, the call time, the date of the call, the day of the week, the call duration, and the location information preferably includes the place where the terminal is currently located. For example, as shown in the screen 403 of FIG. 4, the date of the call, the 28th and the day of the week, and the time, the caller's phone number and call time of the called party, and the location of the terminal, 'Star Tower 500M', are displayed in the call history. Save the call together, and save the call history in this way.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated to the several example, this invention is not limited to a specific Example. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the user is provided with a GPS unit inside the mobile communication terminal and receives the current location information of the terminal from the GPS server using the GPS unit and stores the incoming / outgoing call history together with the received location information when the call is terminated. Later, it has the effect of making it easy to see where you answered and placed the call.

Claims (6)

A first step of reading the location information of the terminal from the GPS server when the call ends; A second step of storing the incoming / outgoing call history for the call together with the location information of the read terminal; Call history storage method using GPS in the mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, The location information is a method for storing the incoming and outgoing history using GPS in the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises a place where the terminal is currently located. The method of claim 1, The incoming and outgoing call history is a method of storing the incoming and outgoing call history using the GPS in the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it includes the phone number, the call time, the call date, the day of the week, the call duration. An RF transceiver comprising a modulator, a demodulator, a transmission amplifier and a reception amplifier for transmitting and receiving a signal wirelessly with a base station; A display unit for outputting various display data and text messages generated by the mobile communication terminal; A storage unit for storing a plurality of programs and data and storing location information and a phone book; An audio converter which amplifies a voice signal input through a microphone and converts the voice signal into a digital signal, converts and amplifies the voice data received from the outside into an analog signal and outputs the result to a speaker; A key input unit including a plurality of numeric / character input keys, a function key for interfacing with a user, a key for calling, and the like; GPS unit for receiving information about the current position of the person through the satellite, A control unit which controls the components and controls to store the location information read from the GPS unit together with the incoming / outgoing call history when the call ends; Mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein The incoming and outgoing call history is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it includes the phone number, the call time, the date of the call, the day of the week, the call duration. The method of claim 4, wherein The location information is a method of storing the incoming and outgoing call history using the GPS in the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises a place where the terminal is currently located.

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