KR20070077817A - The method for auto conversion special character into emoticon in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for automatically converting specific characters into emoticons in a mobile communication terminal is provided to match a specific character, or a specific word, which is frequently used, with emoticons and automatically convert the character, or the word into the emoticon without entering a special character input mode. Specific words, or specific characters are generated through character input. The list of emoticons matching with the characters is displayed(211). A corresponding emoticon is obtained according to the selection from the list of the emoticons(213). An emoticon, which does not belong to the list of the emoticons, is downloaded and stored through the Internet, or the wireless Internet. Special characters, which are frequently generated, are stored in a database such that the characters match with emoticons.

Description

The method for auto conversion special character into emoticon in mobile phone}

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal referred to for explanation of an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart for converting a specific character into an emoticon when creating a document according to an embodiment of the present invention.

       The present invention relates to a method for converting an emoticon for a specific character in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method for automatically converting a specific character or word frequently used into an emoticon even when the text message is not in a special character input mode. will be.

       The mobile communication terminal may perform various additional functions such as a short message service (SMS) function in addition to a simple phone call function. Short text message service has been widely used to replace the telephone call function because of the relatively low cost compared to the recent voice call. However, the short message function can send and receive only a few letters of Korean characters, so the user cannot input and send a lot of contents. Furthermore, since the user uses only small keys and extremely limited keys to transfer the contents, Entering and sending characters was very complicated. Therefore, it took a lot of time and effort to input a short article with a lot of contents, and the contents became dry and meaningless. The mobile communication terminal developed to solve this problem enables various expressions by providing an input mode of special characters as well as simple general characters such as Korean, English, and numbers.

In general, special characters or symbols are divided into three types . Symbols such as .,!, @, #, And $ that are displayed on the computer keyboard including the first punctuation mark are called special characters. Second, ♥, ♪, ★, etc., which are not displayed on the computer keyboard, are called special glyphs. Third, some special symbols such as ^^ ;, * ^^ *, -_- TT are used to express emotions. Expressions are called emoticons. Special symbols are used to refer to these three terms collectively. However, the prior art has been very inconvenient to enter a special symbol in terms of the procedure or typing stroke. As a result, some users did not know how to input, but many users gave up because they were bothered.

       Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a convenient method of writing a text message including an emoticon.

      Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically converting a frequently used specific letter or word to an emoticon even if a special character input mode is not entered when creating a text message.

       The present invention for performing the above object is a first step of checking whether the automatic emoticon conversion function is set, and generates a specific word or character when there is a character input in the text creation mode from the automatic emoticon conversion function of the first step A second process of bringing up and displaying the emoticon in a list, and a third process of selecting and displaying an emoticon corresponding to a character generated in the second process from a list; It consists of the fourth process of downloading and using the wired and wireless Internet.

       Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, specific details such as specific components are shown, which are provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and it is understood that these specific details may be modified or changed within the scope of the present invention. It will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the field. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals in the accompanying drawings reveal that they have similar or identical functions. Particularly, in the drawings, parts not related to the present invention will be omitted.

The automatic conversion function of the emoticon of the present invention allows the user to input the input of "ㅎㅎ" to " -人- ", the input of "haha" to " ^^ ", the input of the "pitching" to " ^^ j ", The input of "Sweat" is " jj " and the input of " Hust " constitutes the database (DB) so that conversion is possible as " + _ + ".

     1 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal referred to for explanation of an embodiment of the present invention.

 The RF unit 123 includes an RF receiver for upconverting and amplifying a frequency of a transmitted signal, low noise amplifying a received signal, and downconverting a frequency of a received signal. The data processor 120 includes a transmitter for encoding and modulating the transmitted signal and a receiver for demodulating and decoding the received signal.

The memory 130 may be composed of program memory and data memories. The program memory has programs for controlling a general operation of a mobile communication terminal and a database (DB) for generating a specific symbol, character, word or character including an emoticon as in the example of FIG. 2 in the embodiment of the present invention. , Has emoticon data. It also saves the data generated during the execution of programs temporarily or for a long time.

The controller 110 performs a function of controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal, and may include a data processor 120. The controller 110 controls the automatic conversion by matching frequently used emoticons with specific symbols, characters, or words according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The display unit 160 controls the memory 130 to generate and display a specific word or character stored in the DB, and to display a list of emoticons.

 The key input unit 127 includes keys for inputting numeric and character information and keys for setting various functions.

2 is a flowchart of converting a specific character into an emoticon when creating a document according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

 The control unit 110 of the mobile communication terminal, first of all, even if you do not enter the special character input mode when creating a text message for setting the mode to automatically convert by matching frequently used emoticons and specific characters or words Should be

Therefore, in step 201, it is checked whether a mode for automatic emoticon conversion is set. If step 203 is set in step 201, the controller 110 checks whether a button for writing a message is input through the key input unit 127 in step 203. If there is a key input, the controller 110 displays a preparation screen for preparing a message on the display unit 160 in step 205. It confirms; control unit 110 inputs the character (for example, ha) through the key input unit 127 in step 207. If there is a character input, the controller 110 reads from the database DB of the memory 130 with respect to the character generated during the writing in step 209 to generate a specific word or character and display it on the display unit 160 (eg; Ha ha ) In operation 211, the controller 110 lists the emoticons as a blur and a list from the database DB storing the emoticons of the memory 130 and displays them on the display unit 160. In operation 213, the user checks the list displayed on the display unit 160 through the key input unit 127 and selects the corresponding emoticon. When the user selects an emoticon from the list in selecting an emoticon, the controller 110 converts the emoticon into a corresponding emoticon in the process (215) (eg , haha → ^^ ) and displays it on the display unit 160. However, if it is not listed in step 217, the server accesses the menu or enters a new download step in step 219. The emoticon downloaded in step 219 is stored in the database DB of the memory 130. In addition, if the character input is wrong even though it is in the list, it is not converted into an emoticon. In step (207), the character input starts again.

As described above, the present invention makes it easy to create a text message including an emoticon, especially when a text message is written, even if the user does not enter a special character input mode, frequently converts a specific letter or word frequently used by matching an emoticon. There is an advantage to facilitate the use.

Claims (5)

In the emoticon conversion method of the characters of the mobile communication terminal, Generating a specific word or character from the character input; Displaying and selecting an emoticon matching the character generated in the above process as a list;  In the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the process of converting the corresponding emoticon according to the selection in the list of emoticons of the process Automatic conversion of a specific character emoticon. The method of claim 1, The emoticons not listed are automatically converted to a specific character in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the process of downloading and storing and using the server or via wired or wireless Internet. The method of claim 1, A method of automatically converting an emoticon of a specific character in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that the database is configured to have a list of matching special characters that frequently occur. In the emoticon conversion method of the special characters of the mobile communication terminal, A first step of confirming whether the automatic emoticon conversion function is set;  A second process of generating a specific word or a character when there is a character input in the character creation mode from the first process;  A third process of bringing up the emoticon and displaying it in a list, and selecting an emoticon corresponding to a character generated in the second process from a list;  Method of automatically converting the emoticon of a specific character in the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it consists of a fourth process of receiving and storing the download via the server connection or wired or wireless Internet when there is no in the loaded emoticon list. The method of claim 4, wherein If it is not selected in the list of emoticons, receiving a text input again and converts automatically to the corresponding emoticon The mobile terminal, characterized in that the automatic conversion method for a particular character emoticon.

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