KR20070082972A - Apparatus and mdthod for renovate phone book in mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for updating a phone book in a mobile terminal are provided to easily acquire phone numbers for a specific institution by automatically updating a list of phone numbers for the specific institution when the location information of a mobile terminal user is changed. A control part in a mobile terminal confirms whether a preset phone number update mode is an automatic update mode or a manual update mode(401). If the preset phone number update mode is the automatic update mode, the control part activates a GPS receiver and confirms the present location of the user through the GPS receiver(405,407). Then the control part confirms a specific institution to update phone numbers(409). For example, in case the specific institution is "Hospital/Pharmacy", the control part transmits the confirmed location information to a phone number management server and requests a list of phone numbers for hospitals and pharmacies which exist in the vicinity of the present location of the user(411). If a message containing a phone number list is received from the phone number management server, the control part deletes the previously stored phone numbers associated with the specific institution and stores the received phone number list(413,415).

Description

Apparatus and method for updating phone book in mobile communication terminal {APPARATUS AND MDTHOD FOR RENOVATE PHONE BOOK IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL}

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system for updating a phone book in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

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

3 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for setting a specific authority to update a phone number in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for updating a phone number of a specific organization using location information in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a diagram illustrating a procedure for retrieving and transmitting a phone number in a phone number management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a device and method for updating a phone book in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for updating a phone book using location information in the mobile communication terminal.

Recently, due to the convenience of the portable terminal, the use of the mobile communication terminal is rapidly spreading. Accordingly, service providers (terminal manufacturers) are competitively developing terminals having more convenient functions to secure a large number of users.

For example, the mobile communication terminal may be a phone book, a game, a scheduler, a short message service, a multimedia message service, a broadcast message service. ), Internet service, e-mail, morning call, MP 3 (MPEG Layer 3), and digital camera.

In addition to the additional service function, users of the mobile communication terminal need an additional service function that can help real life. In other words, there is a need for a service that informs the telephone number of a specific institution in the area where the user is located.

The current user can obtain a phone number of a specific institution by searching a web page or by calling a telephone using 114. However, in the method of obtaining a phone number as described above, there is a hassle of trying to search through the web page or calling 114 for a specific agency to be searched for. In addition, it is inconvenient for the user to know exactly the name of the area where he is located.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for updating a phone book in a mobile communication terminal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for updating a phone book using location information of a user in a mobile communication terminal.

According to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, a method for updating a phone book in a mobile communication terminal, relates to a method for updating a phone book in a mobile communication terminal, to obtain location information of the terminal and Checking a specific organization preset in order to update the phone number; transmitting a message requesting a list of phone numbers of the specific institutions corresponding to the location to a phone number management server; and from the phone number management server. Checking whether a list of telephone numbers is received, and if the list of telephone numbers is received, updating and storing a phone book with the received list of telephone numbers.

According to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, an apparatus for updating a phone book in a mobile communication terminal, GPS receiver for obtaining the location information of the terminal, to update the location information and the phone book A controller for identifying a preset specific authority and providing a message to the communication module requesting a list of telephone numbers of the specific authority corresponding to the location; and transmitting a message requesting the telephone number list to a telephone number management server. And a memory for storing a list of telephone numbers received from the telephone number management server.

According to a third aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the operation method of the server for updating the phone book in the mobile communication terminal, if a phone number list request message is received from the mobile communication terminal, included in the received message Including the step of checking the location information of the terminal and the specific institution, searching for the phone number of the specific institution corresponding to the identified location, and transmitting the list of searched phone numbers to the mobile communication terminal. It features.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described an apparatus and method for updating a phone book using location information in a mobile communication terminal. Here, the location information may be checked using the power of the mobile communication terminal, the time difference of arrival of radio waves, the radio wave reception angle of the antenna, and the GPS (Global Positioning System). In the following description, a method of obtaining the location information through GPS is described as an example of the location information confirmation method.

1 illustrates a configuration of a system for updating a phone book in a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, when a menu for updating a phone number is selected by a user, the mobile communication terminal 100 checks the current location information of the user using a GPS receiver. (Step 110). Here, the location information may be obtained through the GPS satellite 102.

After confirming the location information, the mobile communication terminal 100 confirms a specific organization whose telephone number is to be updated according to the location of the user. Subsequently, the mobile communication terminal 100 transmits the identified location information and the specific organization to the phone number management server 104 to obtain phone numbers corresponding to the specific organization among the organizations existing around the confirmed location. The request message is transmitted (step 112). Here, the specific organization to which the telephone number is to be updated can be set and changed by the user.

For example, assuming that the telephone number update authority set in the mobile communication terminal 100 is a hospital or pharmacy, and the checked location information is Seoul Yeouido station, the mobile communication terminal 100 The phone number management server 104 transmits a message requesting a list of telephone numbers of hospitals and pharmacies in the vicinity of Seoul Yeouido station.

The telephone number management server 104 checks the location information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 100 and a specific authority, and then searches the telephone number management database to search for the organizations that exist within a certain distance from the location or close to the location. The telephone number list of the institutions belonging to the specific institution among the institutions existing therein is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 100 (step 114).

For example, assuming that the location information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 100 is 'Seoul Yeouido Station', and the specific institution is 'hospital, pharmacy', the hospital and pharmacy within 1Km radius of the Seoul Yeouido Station The telephone number list may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal. In addition, a predetermined number of telephone number lists may be transmitted to the mobile communication terminal in the order of hospitals and pharmacies nearest to the Yeouido station in Seoul.

Thereafter, the mobile communication terminal 100 updates the phone book by using the phone number list received from the phone number management server 104. For example, if it is assumed that the list of telephone numbers received from the telephone number management server 104 is 'hospital, pharmacy', the mobile communication terminal 100 corresponds to the previously stored 'hospital, pharmacy'. After deleting the telephone numbers, the received telephone number list is stored.

2 shows a block configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a controller (MPU: Micro-Processor Unit) 200 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. For example, it performs processing and control for voice call and data communication, and controls the function for checking the location information and updating the phone book in addition to the usual functions. Therefore, in the following description, description about the process and control of the normal control part 200 is abbreviate | omitted.

The memory 102 is composed of a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and a flash ROM. The ROM stores microcode and various reference data of a program for processing and controlling the controller 200. In particular, according to the present invention, a program for confirming location information, a program for confirming a predetermined specific authority to update a phone number, and requesting a telephone number list to the telephone number management server 104 according to the changed location information. And a program for updating a phone book with a list of phone numbers received from the phone number management server 104.

The RAM stores temporary data generated during the execution of the program. The flash ROM stores various updatable data for storage such as an outgoing message and a received message. In particular, according to the present invention, after deleting the telephone number list of a specific institution under the control of the control unit 200, including the telephone number storage unit 204, the specific authority received from the telephone number management server 104 Save a list of phone numbers.

The GPS receiver 206 is used to obtain position information of the mobile communication terminal by receiving radio waves transmitted from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite.

The keypad 210 provides key input data corresponding to a key pressed by the user to the controller 200. In particular, according to the present invention, a specific authority for updating a telephone number is selected or received and provided to the controller 200. The display unit 208 displays status information of the mobile communication terminal, numbers and letters, a large amount of video and still images, and the like. In particular, according to the invention, a window for setting a specific authority for updating a telephone number is displayed.

The communication module 212 connected to the control unit 200 performs a function of transmitting and receiving a radio signal of data input / output through the antenna 214. In particular, according to the present invention performs a function for transmitting a telephone number list request message under the control of the control unit 200.

3 illustrates a procedure for setting a specific authority to update a phone number in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, in step 301, the controller 200 determines whether a menu for setting a specific institution for updating a phone number is selected according to a user's location. If a specific institution setting menu for updating the telephone number is selected, the controller 200 proceeds to step 303 and displays a window for setting an institution for updating the telephone number.

Thereafter, the controller 200 proceeds to step 305 and checks whether an authority for changing a phone number is input or set by the user according to the location.

If a specific authority for changing the phone number is set, the controller 200 proceeds to step 307 and stores the set specific authority, and then the controller 200 ends the present algorithm.

4 illustrates a procedure for updating a phone number of a specific organization using location information in a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, first, in step 401, the controller 200 checks whether the preset phone number update mode is an automatic update mode or a manual update mode. If the phone number update mode is an auto update mode, the controller 200 proceeds to step 405.

On the other hand, if the phone number update mode is the manual update mode, the control unit 200 proceeds to step 403 to check whether the phone number update menu is selected by the user. If the telephone number update menu is selected by the user, the controller 200 proceeds to step 405 to drive the GPS receiver 206.

When the GPS receiver 206 is driven, the control unit 200 proceeds to step 407 to confirm the current location of the user using the GPS receiver 206, and then the control unit 200 proceeds to step 409. Identify the specific agency whose number you want to update. Here, the specific authority to update the telephone number can be set and changed by the user.

For example, it is confirmed that the user's current location information is 'Seoul Yeouido Station', and that the specific institution to update the phone number according to the location information is 'hospital, pharmacy'.

After checking the specific authority to update the telephone number, the controller 200 proceeds to step 411 and transmits the confirmed current location and the telephone number updating authority to the telephone number management server 104 to transmit the current number of the user. Request the phone numbers of the agencies that correspond to the renewal agency among the agencies that exist near the location.

For example, assuming that the location information identified in the mobile communication terminal 100 is 'Seoul Yeouido Station' and the specific institution to update the phone number is set to 'hospital, pharmacy', the mobile communication terminal 100 Control unit 200 transmits a message to the phone number management server 104 requesting a list of phone numbers of hospitals and pharmacies in the vicinity of the Seoul Yeouido station.

In operation 413, the controller 200 determines whether a message including a list of telephone numbers is received from the telephone number management server 104. If the message including the telephone number list is received, the controller 200 proceeds to step 415 and deletes the telephone number list corresponding to the specific institution among the telephone numbers stored in the telephone book, and the received telephone call. Save the list of numbers.

For example, if it is assumed that the list of telephone numbers received from the telephone number management server 104 is 'hospital, pharmacy', the mobile communication terminal 100 corresponds to the previously stored 'hospital, pharmacy'. After deleting the telephone numbers, the received telephone number list is stored.

In operation 417, the controller 200 determines whether the set phone number update mode is an automatic update mode or a manual update mode. If the set phone number update mode is the automatic update mode, the control unit 200 proceeds to step 421 and checks the current location information using the GPS receiver 206 again, and then the control unit 200 proceeds to step 423. Proceed to check whether the location information of the user has been changed by comparing the previously confirmed location information with the current location information which has been confirmed again.

If the location information has been changed, the control unit 200 returns to step 411 to update the phone number of the specific organization again. On the other hand, if the location information has not changed, the control unit 200 returns to step 421.

On the other hand, if the set phone number update mode is the manual update mode, the controller 200 proceeds to step 419 to terminate the driving of the GPS receiver 206. Thereafter, the controller 200 ends the present algorithm.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for searching and transmitting a phone number in a phone number management server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the phone number management server 104 first checks whether a message for requesting a list of phone numbers is received from the mobile communication terminal 100 in step 501. If the phone number list request message is received, the phone number management server 104 proceeds to step 503 to check the location information and the specific authority included in the received message.

Thereafter, the phone number management server 104 proceeds to step 505 to search for phone numbers of organizations corresponding to the specific organization among the organizations existing around the identified location in the phone number management database. In this case, the telephone number search of the institutions corresponding to the specific institution may search only the institutions existing within a predetermined distance from the identified location, and the predetermined number of organizations in the order of the organizations existing near the location. You can also search for them.

For example, assuming that the location information included in the received message is 'Seoul Yeouido Station' and the specific institution is 'hospital, pharmacy', the telephone numbers of hospitals and pharmacies within a radius of 1 km from the Yeouido Station in Seoul Alternatively, a predetermined number of phone numbers may be searched in order of the hospitals and pharmacies nearest to the Seoul Yeouido station.

After retrieving the telephone number, the telephone number management server 104 proceeds to step 507 and transmits the retrieved telephone number list to the mobile communication terminal 100.

The telephone number management server 104 then terminates this algorithm.

In the above description, in the automatic phone number update mode, the phone book is updated when the location information is changed by comparing the location information of the user, but the phone book may be updated at a predetermined time interval.

Meanwhile, in the detailed description of the present invention, specific embodiments have been described, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be determined not only by the scope of the following claims, but also by the equivalents of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the location information of the user is changed in the mobile communication terminal, the phone number list of a specific organization is automatically updated, so that the phone number of a specific organization in the vicinity can be obtained without searching each time. It works.

Claims (12)

A method for updating a phone book in a mobile communication terminal, Acquiring the location information of the terminal and confirming a specific institution that is preset in order to update the telephone number; Transmitting a message requesting a list of telephone numbers of the specific institutions corresponding to the location to a telephone number management server; Checking whether a telephone number list is received from the telephone number management server; And when the phone number list is received, updating and storing a phone book with the received phone number list. The method of claim 1, The location information, Method of checking by using any one of the time difference of arrival of the radio wave, the power of the terminal, the radio wave reception angle of the antenna, the method using the GPS satellites. The method of claim 1, The specific institution preset for updating the telephone number, Method that can be set and changed by the user. The method of claim 1, After updating and storing the phone book, checking a phone number update mode; If the telephone number update mode is an automatic mode, re-acquiring the location information of the terminal and comparing it with previously obtained location information; If the re-acquired location information is different from the previously acquired location information, transmitting the message requesting a list of telephone numbers of the specific institution corresponding to the re-acquired location to the telephone number management server. How to feature. The method of claim 4, wherein And re-acquiring the location information of the terminal if the re-acquired location information and the previously obtained location information are the same. The method of claim 4, wherein The telephone number update mode, Method that can be set and changed by the user. An apparatus for updating a phone book in a mobile communication terminal, A GPS receiver for obtaining location information of the terminal; A control unit for checking a specific authority set in advance to update the location information and the phone number and providing a message to the communication module requesting a list of telephone numbers of the specific authority corresponding to the location; A communication module for transmitting a message requesting the telephone number list to a telephone number management server; And a memory for storing a list of telephone numbers received from the telephone number management server. The method of claim 7, wherein A display unit for displaying a window for setting a specific authority for updating the telephone number to the user; And a keypad for receiving the specific authority from the user and providing the specific authority to the controller. The method of claim 7, wherein The control unit, When a list of telephone numbers corresponding to the specific authority is received from the telephone number management server, And deleting the telephone number list corresponding to the specific authority stored in the memory, and storing the received telephone number list in the memory. The method of claim 7, wherein The specific institution preset for updating the telephone number, Device that can be set and changed by the user. In the operating method of the server for updating the phone book in the mobile communication terminal, When the phone number list request message is received from the mobile terminal, Identifying location information and a specific authority of the terminal included in the received message; Searching for the telephone number of the specific institution corresponding to the identified WiFu; And transmitting the list of retrieved telephone numbers to the mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 11, The phone number search of the specific agency, Searching for the specific institutions existing within a certain distance from the identified location or searching for a predetermined number of the specific organizations in order of institutions existing close to the identified location.

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