KR20070082423A - Mobile communication terminal with human data management function and method of human data displaying the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal having a function of managing characters information and a method for displaying the characters information are provided to allow a user to manage transmission/reception information or schedule information by character, easily use a function of targeting a corresponding character, and easily access character information. A memory unit(20) stores an image icon related to a certain character and information related to the character. A display unit(10) displays the image icon on a standby screen. When the image icon is selected, a controller(5) controls such that at least one of schedule information, call transmission/reception information, and message transmission/reception related to the character is displayed. A user input unit(7) sets a certain character and information related to the corresponding character with respect to the image icon according to a user selection.

Description

MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL WITH HUMAN DATA MANAGEMENT FUNCTION AND METHOD OF HUMAN DATA DISPLAYING THE SAME}

1 is a control block diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a standby screen display state diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a state diagram of a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a state diagram of using a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a state diagram of using a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a control flowchart of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

 1: RF module 3: Audio processing unit

 5: control unit 7: user input unit

 9: transmission and reception counter 10: display unit

12: status display area 14: main menu area

16: additional menu area 20: memory

22: person icon 24: person information

26: schedule information 28: phone book information

30: schedule management program 32: flash UI program

40: Notification Icon 42: Function Icon

43: Menu Icon 44: Schedule Information Display Window

46: transmission and reception information display window

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having a person information management function and a method of displaying the person information.

Currently, the mobile communication terminal provides various additional functions such as a usage history collection function, a schedule management function, a phone book function, and an electronic notebook function in addition to a voice call function which is a unique function.

Here, the schedule management function is a function that allows a user to input and schedule an appointment, such as a meeting or work scheduled on a predetermined date and time to adjust and manage the schedule. When a user selects a schedule management function menu in a mobile communication terminal, a monthly calendar image is displayed, and when a predetermined date is selected, a schedule information input window is provided to input and store schedule information. The date when the schedule is registered is displayed on the calendar image as a shade or a separate color so that you can search for the schedule on a specific date.Use the arrow keys (up / down / left / right) to select the date when the schedule is registered. You can check the schedule information. However, this method manages and displays a user's schedule based on the date and time, so if you want to check the schedule such as appointments or anniversaries related to a certain person, you need to check the contents of each schedule one by one. have.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal also supports the function of collecting and providing the transmission and reception history, such as call history, message transmission and reception history, and also manages the transmission and reception history based on time, so that all transmission and reception history to check the transmission and reception history associated with a predetermined person There is a problem that must be checked in chronological order.

That is, among the additional functions provided by the conventional mobile communication terminal, the functions such as the schedule management function and the transmission / reception record are managed in chronological order even though they are functions for a predetermined person. It is not easy, and there is an inconvenience in that the user has to search for the corresponding information in order to check this.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to manage the transmission and reception information, the schedule information, etc. stored in the mobile communication terminal for each person, to easily use the function for the person, and to easily access the person information The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal having a person information management function and a method of displaying the person information.

A mobile communication terminal having a person information management function according to the present invention for achieving the above object, a memory unit for storing an image icon associated with a person and information associated with the person; A display unit displaying the image icon on a standby screen; When selecting the image icon, it characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling to display at least one of the schedule information, telephone transmission and reception information, message transmission and reception information associated with the person.

Here, the user may further include a user setting unit for setting a predetermined person and information associated with the person in accordance with the user's selection.

The controller may identify a person who has recently transmitted and received and display an image icon set on the person on the standby screen.

In addition, it is possible to further include a transmission and reception counter for counting the number of transmission and reception with each person.

Here, when it is determined that the number of transmission / receptions confirmed through the transmission / reception counter is greater than or equal to the reference number, the controller may display an image icon set for the person on the standby screen.

The controller may be further configured to display the image icons displayed on the standby screen in the order of persons included in a schedule that is close in time based on the schedule information.

The controller may display schedule information related to the person of the image icon to be selectable, and when the schedule information is selected, display the schedule related to the person, and the controller corresponds to the image icon. It is possible to display a menu related to a person, a schedule related menu, a telephone call related menu, and a message sending / receiving related menu as a menu icon on the standby screen.

When the user selects a plurality of image icons, the controller may control the functions selected by the user to be collectively performed on a plurality of persons corresponding to the respective image icons.

The image icon may be at least one of a picture, an avatar, a character, and an image for symbolizing a specific person.

On the other hand, according to another aspect of the present invention, the step of storing the image icon and the information associated with the person associated with a predetermined person; Displaying the image icon on an idle screen; When the image icon is selected, the method may also be achieved by a method for displaying person information of a mobile communication terminal, including displaying at least one of schedule information, telephone call reception information, and message transmission / reception information related to the person.

The method may further include receiving a predetermined person and information associated with the person, based on the user's selection.

The displaying of the image icon on the standby screen may include displaying an image icon of the person on the standby screen according to a recent transmission / reception record.

The displaying of the image icon on the standby screen may include: counting the number of transmission / reception of each person; If it is determined that the number of transmission / reception is greater than or equal to the reference number of times, the method may include displaying an image icon set on the person on the standby screen.

The displaying of the image icon on the standby screen may include displaying an image icon of a person included in a schedule close to time based on the schedule information on the standby screen.

The method may further include: selectively displaying schedule information related to a person of the image icon; When the schedule information is selected, the method may further include displaying a schedule related to the person, wherein the menu related to the person corresponding to the image icon is a schedule related menu, a telephone call related menu, and message transmission / reception related. The method may further include displaying a menu as a menu icon on the standby screen.

Meanwhile, when the user selects a plurality of image icons, the method may further include controlling the functions selected by the user to be collectively performed on the plurality of persons corresponding to the image icons.

The image icon may be at least one of a picture, an avatar, a character, and an image for symbolizing a specific person.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a mobile communication terminal having a person information management function of the present invention and the person information display method.

1 is a control block diagram of a mobile communication terminal having a person information management function and a person information display method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal includes an RF module 1 for wireless transmission and reception, an audio processor 3 for processing audio signals input and output through a microphone MIC and a speaker SPK, and a user. Input unit 7, transmission and reception counter 9 for collecting transmission and reception records, person-related information such as phone book information 28, schedule information 26, person information 24, person image icon 22 input by the user The memory 20 stores information and a program for controlling the terminal and controls each of these components to control the overall functions of the mobile communication terminal, and displays the person image icon 22 display function and person related information according to the present invention. And a control unit 5 for controlling the function.

The display unit 10 displays result information and messages according to user input or program execution under the control of the controller 5. When the display unit 10 is not in use, the display unit 10 is maintained in an inactive state for power saving, and is activated when a user performs an operation such as opening a folder or up a slide to use a function. Here, when the display unit 10 is activated while there is no external input and the display unit 10 is activated, the display unit 10 displays a standby screen provided by the controller 5. And a person image icon 22 for performing a function.

The user input unit 7 includes various input devices for inputting numeric and text information or controlling a function. For example, a keypad to which a character key, a numeric key and a special key are assigned, key input means such as a menu key, a direction key, and a side (up, down) key, a voice recognition unit for inputting a voice command, a touch sensor, It is possible to apply sensor devices for user input, such as distance sensors and geomagnetic sensors. In addition, by providing the user input unit 7 in the form of a touch panel provided on the display unit 10 described above, it is possible to save installation space and promote convenience of user input.

The transmission / reception counter 9 counts an outgoing call count, a received call count, a message transmission count, and a message reception count for each telephone number under the control of the controller 5 and provides the result value to the controller 5. The transmission / reception counter 9 may be implemented in the form of a counter circuit implemented in hardware or through a counter program implemented in software.

The memory unit 20 stores control information for controlling a function of the terminal and information related to a person input by a user. Here, the person-related information includes phonebook information 28 including a person input by the user and a phone number of the person, schedule information 26 including appointments related to the person, and a person including a user memo of a predetermined person. Information 24 and a person image icon 22 using a picture of each person. The control information includes programs for controlling the general operation of the mobile communication terminal, a schedule management program 30 for providing a schedule information function according to the present invention, a UI (User Interface) program for input / output control, and the like. Stored. In this embodiment, a flash UI program 32 based on Flash, which is an authoring software developed by Macromedia, is applied as a UI program. Flash is a program used to create vector-based animated images with simple interactions. It is useful for implementing input / output interfaces of mobile communication terminals because of its fast image processing speed, smooth graphic representation, and small capacity. have.

The controller 5 controls the overall functions of the mobile communication terminal, such as a phone book function, a schedule function, a memo function, and an album function, based on the control information stored in the memory unit 20. Here, the control unit 5 is the name and phone number of the predetermined person input through the phone book information 28, the schedule information 26 associated with the predetermined person, the person information 24 for the predetermined person additionally input by the user, Each piece of information related to a person, such as a person image icon 22 set for the person, is mutually connected and managed. In addition, the controller 5 counts the number of phone calls and message transmission / reception times for each receiving telephone number through a transmission / reception counter 9 when a phone call or a message is transmitted / received, and displays the name corresponding to each phone number. Check through to manage the transmission and reception information for each person.

In addition, the controller 5 of the mobile communication terminal reads a person image icon 22 corresponding to a predetermined person set by the user at the time of providing the standby screen from the memory unit 20 and displays it on the standby screen. To provide. In this case, the controller 5 provides a convenience screen by executing a flash UI program 32 to provide a standby screen capable of interaction of a vector animation with respect to a user input. Accordingly, the user may select or drag the person image icon 22 displayed on the idle screen, and the control unit 5 may schedule information 26 related to the person according to the user's input operation, call transmission / reception information, and message. The transmission / reception information and the like are retrieved from the memory unit 20 and displayed on the display unit 10.

2 is a stand-by screen display state diagram of a mobile communication terminal having a person information management function and a person information display method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal may include a status display area 12, a main menu area 14, and an additional menu area 16.

In the status display area 12, an antenna icon indicating a reception state and a battery icon indicating a power state are displayed. Here, a ringing mode icon indicating whether the current ringing mode is a vibration mode or a message icon indicating whether a received message is present may be displayed.

The main menu area 14 displays a person image icon 22 for directly accessing information related to the person with whom the user is in contact. The person image icon 22 is most preferably using a picture image for easy identification of the person, and may be displayed in the form of an animation such as an avatar or a character. In addition, when the other party is a non-living object such as a company or a store, it is also possible to display a picture, image, logo, etc. of the company. Here, the person image icon 22 displayed in the main menu area 14 may be directly designated by the user through a predetermined setting menu. In addition, the control unit 5 checks the transmission / reception information collected through the transmission / reception counter 9 to check the telephone number having a transmission / reception number of times or more, and confirms the person corresponding to the telephone number through the phonebook information 28. The person image icon 22 may be displayed or may be displayed in the order of recently transmitted / received persons. When referring to the schedule information 26, the person image icon 22 of the standby screen is selected in the order of the person included in the adjacent schedule. It is possible to display by.

In addition, when the schedule information 26 related to the person corresponding to the person image icon 22 exists, the notification icon 40 is additionally displayed on the person image icon 22 to indicate the presence or absence of information related to the person. can do. The notification icon 40 may be able to display whether there is a menu for a person corresponding to the person image icon 22, whether there is a transmission / reception message or whether an unread message exists.

In addition, the main menu area 14 may be provided with a function icon 42 for selecting several people at once, and also provides a text menu such as "Main", "Schedule", "Yoga", and "Ski". can do. For example, "Main" provided in the text menu is a menu for selecting to return to the initial screen while using other functions, and "Schedule" is a menu for executing the schedule information viewing function, and "Yoga" and "Ski". Etc. is a menu for collectively changing the person image icon 22 displayed in the main menu area 14 to a person belonging to a group (yoga, ski) classified by the user. That is, when the user has set up a group such as "Yoga" and "Ski" for the management of the phone book or memo, the user is provided with the text menu on the main menu area 14 and displayed on the main menu area 14. The group of the person image icon 22 can be changed collectively.

In the additional menu area 16, a menu icon 43 and a description of the selected menu icon 43 for directly entering each menu provided by the mobile communication terminal are displayed. The menu icons 43 displayed in the additional menu area 16 include the call menu icon 43a, the message menu icon 43b, the memo menu icon 43c, the camera menu icon 43d, and the schedule management menu icon ( 43e), a configuration menu icon 43f, and the like, and when the call menu icon 43a is selected, a "Calling" message is displayed. The display format of the submenu area 16 may be any one of an icon, text, or a combination thereof, and the user may directly set and use a menu to be displayed on the submenu area 16. .

As such, the person image icon 22 is displayed on the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal. Here, when the user selects the predetermined person image icon 22, the use state will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5.

3 is a diagram illustrating a state of using a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates a case where a schedule information providing function is provided through a person image icon 22.

The user can select the person image icon 22 displayed on the main menu area 14 of the idle screen by using the direction key of the user input unit 7. In the case of a touch screen, the person image icon 22 can be selected by using a touch fan or the like. You can choose it yourself.

If the person image icon 22 of the person image icon 22 that displays the notification icon 40 indicating that the schedule information 26 related to the person exists is selected, the selected person image icon 22 is enlarged and displayed. Schedule information 26 related to the person is provided through the schedule information display window 44. In this case, the non-selected person image icon 22b may be displayed in a smaller size or may be displayed in a deactivated state compared to the selected person image icon 22a.

In a similar manner, if the person image icon 22 of the person image icon 22 shows the person image icon 22 displaying the notification icon 40 indicating that there is person information 24 related to the person, the selected person image icon 22 is selected. It is also possible to display the memo information related to the person while being enlarged and displayed.

That is, when a user inputs schedule information or person information such as an appointment related to the person displayed in the main menu area 14, the controller 5 may display a notification icon on the person image icon 22 according to the type of the input information. Add 40. Accordingly, when the user selects the person image icon 22 displaying the notification icon 40, the controller 5 directly displays the corresponding schedule information 26 or person information 24, so that the user does not need a separate menu selection step. It is easy to check the information related to the person on the idle screen.

4 is a diagram illustrating a state of using a standby screen of a mobile communication terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates a case in which transmission / reception information providing function is provided through a person image icon 22.

Among the person image icons 22 displayed in the main menu area 14, there may be a case in which there is no schedule information 26 or person information 24 associated with the person, and the person image icon 22 is selected. When the selected person image icon 22 is enlarged and displayed, transmission / reception information such as a recent call time and a recent message transmission / reception time with the corresponding person are provided through the transmission / reception information display window 46. Even in this case, the non-selected person image icon 22b may be displayed in a smaller size than the selected person image icon 22a or may be displayed in a deactivated state.

As described above, the present invention displays the person image icon 22 on the standby screen of the mobile communication terminal, and makes it possible to immediately check the schedule information 26, the call transmission / reception information, and the message transmission / reception information related to the person. Provides a menu interface.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a standby screen use state of a mobile communication terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention. The person image icon 22 of the main menu area 14 and the menu icon 43 of the submenu area 16 are combined. It is an example of using.

The person image icon 22 displayed in the main menu area 14 is associated with the phone book information 28 in which the name and phone number of the person are stored, person information 24 such as schedule information 26 and a memo related to the person. It is. Thus, the person image icon 22 is implemented by dragging and dropping using a touch pan or a finger contact, and dragging and dropping the person image icon 22 onto the menu icon 43 of the additional menu area 16 to display the person image. The phone number and name corresponding to the icon 22 and the function corresponding to the menu icon 43 are executed in association with each other.

For example, when the person image icon 22 is dragged and dropped onto the schedule management icon of the additional menu area 16, the schedule function is executed to immediately display the schedule information 26 related to the person. If the person image icon 22 is dragged and dropped to the call origination menu icon 43a of the additional menu area 16, the call is sent to the person's phone number. The call message input window is displayed with the person's phone number set as the recipient's phone number. Thus, when a user executes a function of a predetermined counterpart, such as making a call, sending a message, and checking a schedule, the user may skip a cumbersome menu selection step and immediately execute the corresponding function through a graphic interface.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a person information display method of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

The control unit 5 of the mobile communication terminal includes the name and phone number of the predetermined person input through the phonebook information 28, schedule information 26 including appointments with the predetermined person, person information additionally input by the user 24 ), And stores information related to the person, such as the number of phone calls and message transmission / reception times for the predetermined receiving side phone number and the person image icon 22 set for each person (S10). The information related to the person may include information directly input by the user, such as phone book information 28, schedule information 26, person information 24, and the like, and the transmission / reception information collected through the transmission / reception counter 9 and accumulated information. They are linked and managed based on each person.

When power is supplied to the mobile communication terminal to start the system, the mobile communication terminal enters a standby mode for receiving an external input (S12).

When the display unit 10 is activated in the standby mode, the controller 5 searches for the person image icon 22 to be displayed (S14) and displays the person image icon 22 on the standby screen (S16). Here, the person image icon 22 to be displayed may be directly designated by the user through a predetermined setting menu, or the controller 5 may check the transmission / reception information collected through the transmission / reception counter 9 in order of the number of transmission / reception. It may be displayed or displayed in the order of recently transmitted / received persons, and when referring to the schedule information 26, it is possible to select and display the person image icon 22 on the standby screen in the order of the persons included in the adjacent schedule. Since the standby screen is provided based on the flash UI program 32, it is preferable to display a user input and a result display screen in a dynamic graphic format.

The controller 5 determines whether the user has selected the person image icon 22 displayed on the idle screen (S18). Here, the user may select the person image icon 22 using a keypad, a side key, a direction key, and the like, and when the user input unit 7 is provided with a touch screen, the user may select the touch screen, a finger, or the like.

When the user selects the predetermined person image icon 22, the controller 5 may display schedule information 26 related to the person (S20), or display call transmission / reception information with the selected person (S22). Message transmission and reception information with the selected person may be displayed (S24). That is, the controller 5 displays at least one of the schedule information 26, the telephone transmission / reception information, and the message transmission / reception information related to the person selected by the user, and the detailed information such as which information to display and how many information are to be displayed. It is also possible to set the matter yourself.

As described above, the present invention manages the information of the other person, such as schedule information, telephone transmission / reception information, message transmission / reception information, by interworking with the person, and displays a person image icon on the standby screen. Related schedule information, telephone transmission / reception information, message transmission / reception information, and the like can be checked immediately so that a person image icon can directly access information related to the person.

As described above, the embodiment according to the present invention is not limited to the above, and various modifications can be made within the scope apparent to those skilled in the art in connection with the present invention.

As described above, the mobile communication terminal having the person information management function and the person information display method according to the present invention manage the transmission / reception information, the schedule information, etc. stored in the mobile communication terminal for each person and display an image icon corresponding to each person. It is displayed on the standby screen so that you can check the schedule or transmission / reception record related to the person.

Accordingly, transmission and reception information, schedule information, and the like stored in the mobile communication terminal can be managed for each person, a function for targeting the person can be easily used, and the person information can be easily accessed.

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A memory unit which stores an image icon related to a predetermined person and information related to the person; A display unit displaying the image icon on a standby screen; And a controller for controlling at least one of schedule information, telephone transmission / reception information, and message transmission / reception information associated with the person when the image icon is selected. The method of claim 1, And a user setting unit for setting a predetermined person and information associated with the person with respect to the image icon according to a user's selection. The method of claim 1, The controller checks a person who has recently transmitted and received, and displays a picture icon set for the person on the standby screen, characterized in that the mobile terminal having a person information management function. The method of claim 1, And a transmission / reception counter for counting the number of transmission / reception with each person. The method of claim 4, wherein The control unit, And when it is confirmed that the number of transmission / reception times confirmed through the transmission / reception counter is greater than or equal to the reference number, the mobile terminal having a person information management function, which displays an image icon set for the person on the standby screen. The method of claim 1, The control unit, And a person information management function according to the schedule information, wherein the image icons displayed on the standby screen are displayed in order of persons included in a schedule close to time. The method of claim 1, The control unit, Selectable display of schedule information related to the person of the image icon, And when the schedule information is selected, displaying a schedule related to the person. The method of claim 1, The control unit, Mobile communication having a person information management function, characterized by displaying a menu related to a person corresponding to the image icon, a schedule related menu, a telephone call related menu, and a message sending / receiving related menu as a menu icon on the standby screen. terminal. The method of claim 1, The control unit, And when the user selects a plurality of image icons, controlling a function selected by the user to be performed collectively on a plurality of persons corresponding to the respective image icons. The method of claim 1, The image icon, A mobile communication terminal having a person information management function, characterized in that at least one of a picture, an avatar, a character, an image for symbolizing a specific person. Storing an image icon related to a predetermined person and information related to the person; Displaying the image icon on an idle screen; And when the image icon is selected, displaying at least one of schedule information, telephone transmission / reception information, and message transmission / reception information related to the person. The method of claim 11, And setting a person and information associated with the person with respect to the image icon according to a user's selection. The method of claim 11, Displaying the image icon on the standby screen, And displaying the image icon of the corresponding person on the standby screen according to a recent transmission / reception record. The method of claim 11, Displaying the image icon on the standby screen, Counting the number of transmission and reception for each person; And if it is determined that the number of transmission / reception times is greater than or equal to the reference number, displaying the image icon set for the person on the standby screen. The method of claim 11, Displaying the image icon on the standby screen, And displaying, on the standby screen, an image icon of a person included in a schedule close to time based on the schedule information. The method of claim 11, Selectively displaying schedule information associated with a person of the image icon; And if the schedule information is selected, displaying a schedule related to the person. The method of claim 11, And displaying a menu related to a schedule, a menu related to a call, a menu related to a call, and a message related to sending and receiving a message as a menu icon on the standby screen, the menu corresponding to the person corresponding to the image icon. How to display person information. The method of claim 11, And when the user selects a plurality of image icons, controlling a plurality of people corresponding to each image icon to perform the function selected by the user in a batch. Information display method. The method of claim 11, The image icon, Character information display method of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that at least one of a picture, avatar, character, image for symbolizing a specific person.

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