KR20140058026A - Method for setting alarm in the mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an alarm setting method for a portable terminal which is as follows: an application with an automatic vibration mode alarm function is installed; a time for executing the automatic vibration mode alarm function in alarm situations corresponding to call reception, message reception, schedule management, an alarm, and a morning call is preset; an alarm situation, where a bell sound of the terminal is actuated, is verified; when the alarm situation is verified, it is checked whether the current time matches the preset time; when the time matches the preset time, the portable terminal performs an alarm function in a vibration mode. Thus, user convenience is enhanced by alleviating the inconvenience caused by forcing a user to preset the alarm function whenever current position information of the portable terminal is changed. A service set identifier (SSID) of the portable terminal, which is set to a bell mode, and an SSID, which is set to current time, are used to automatically switch the portable terminal to the vibration mode when the preset time arrives.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for setting an alarm in a portable terminal,

The present invention relates to an alarm setting method, and more particularly, to an alarm setting method of a portable terminal that provides convenience to a user by performing an alarm function according to time information set in a portable terminal or a type of a connected WiFi.

With the spread of information and communication devices, many people carry portable terminals such as mobile phones and PDAs. As the number of users using the portable terminal increases, the functions of the portable terminal have also diversified. Such a portable terminal has a function of receiving a phone call, receiving a message, scheduling, an alarm, and a morning call function for generating a signal such as a preset sound and vibration that a user can recognize at a predetermined time preset by a user .

In many cases, a ringing tone or a message reception tone of the portable terminal causes noise pollution in a specific public place, and the portable terminal is set to a vibration mode or a lamp mode instead of a bell mode due to the noise pollution. If the portable terminal set in the vibration mode is carried by the user, it is possible to know whether or not a call is received, and an alarm through vibration transmitted to the user.

In such a case, the ring tone is pronounced and the surrounding person is harmed by not switching to the vibration mode in a public place such as an office, a lecture room, a subway, a train, etc., or the user manually sets a vibration mode or a lamp There was an inconvenience to switch to the mode.

In the alarm setting and output process as described above, if the alarming method can be set according to the user's personal characteristics, a more convenient function for the user can be provided.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems and provides a method of automatically performing an alarm function in a vibration mode when the SSID of the portable terminal set in the bell mode and the SSID and time set in the current time are set .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of setting an alarm of a portable terminal, the method comprising: installing an application having an automatic vibration mode alarm function; Setting a time to perform the automatic vibration mode alarm function for a notification state corresponding to a call reception, a message reception, a schedule management, an alarm, and a morning call in the application; Confirming whether or not the terminal is ringing a ringing tone; Determining whether the current time corresponds to a time set in the application if the terminal is in a notification state that a ringing tone is to be sounded; Performing an alarm function in a vibration mode when the predetermined time is reached; And a control unit.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of setting an alarm of a portable terminal, comprising: installing an application having an automatic vibration mode alarm function; Setting a time according to the SSID and the SSID to perform the automatic vibration mode alarm function for a notification state corresponding to a call reception, a message reception, a schedule management, an alarm, and a morning call to the application; Confirming whether or not the terminal is ringing a ringing tone; Determining whether the current time corresponds to the SSID set in the application if the terminal is in a notification state that a ring tone is to be sounded; Determining whether the current time corresponds to a time according to the SSID set in the application, if the SSID is the set SSID; Performing an alarm function in a vibration mode when the predetermined time is reached; And a control unit.

The following effects can be expected in the alarm setting method of the portable terminal according to the present invention as described above.

It is possible to prevent an alarm from being unexpectedly made on the portable terminal in a predetermined place or time zone.

In addition, it is possible to reduce the inconvenience of the user setting the alarm function for each time when the current position information of the portable terminal is changed, thereby enhancing convenience.

1 is a configuration diagram of a portable terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a predetermined time-based alarm function process of the portable terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an SSID and a time-based alarm function process of the portable terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

For a better understanding of the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments of the present invention may be modified into various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. The present embodiments are provided to enable those skilled in the art to more fully understand the present invention. Therefore, the shapes and the like of the elements in the drawings can be exaggeratedly expressed to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that in the drawings, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals. Further, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may be unnecessarily obscured by the gist of the present invention are omitted.

In addition, although the terminal is described as an example of a portable terminal in the embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto, and is applicable to all kinds of terminals pronounced in public places.

Therefore, the terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention is a terminal having a pronunciation function, and preferably a mobile communication terminal, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, Such as an International Mobile Telecommunication 2000 (IMT-2000) terminal, a WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) terminal, a Global System for Mobile communication (GSM / GPRS) terminal, a Universal Mobile Telecommunication Service It will be obvious that the present invention can be applied to all information communication devices and multimedia devices and applications thereof.

The term " message "or" mail "means a term including a short message service (SMS), an e-mail service (EMS), a multimedia messaging service (MMS), and a mode message transmission function capable of transmitting a text message. In the following description, the message is referred to as an SMS message, and the mail is referred to as an e-mail.

The "alarm function" refers to a function that allows a user to recognize a user through pronunciation, vibration, or lamp such as a telephone reception tone, a message reception tone, an e-mail reception tone, a schedule management, an alarm, and a morning call.

1, a method for setting an alarm of a portable terminal of the present invention is a portable terminal 100. The terminal 100 includes a call transmission / reception unit 110, an input unit 120, a display unit 130, a controller 160, An audio processing unit 170, a memory 150, and a short range communication unit 180.

Sets an alarm using the terminal 100, and performs an alarm function using the vibration or bell of the terminal 100 at a predetermined alarm time. Accordingly, the user of the terminal 100 can be provided with an alarm function from the terminal 100. Hereinafter, each configuration of the present invention will be described in detail.

The input unit 120 includes a plurality of input keys and function keys for receiving input information and setting various functions. The function key may include a direction key, a side key, and an accelerator key set to perform a specific function. Also, the input unit 120 transmits a key signal to the controller 160 in connection with user setting and alarm function setting and control. Here, the input information includes an alarm type (bell, vibration, bell & vibration, bell type).

The display unit 130 provides a menu screen and an alarm setting screen for setting the alarm function. The alarm setting screen is a screen for setting the alarm of the portable terminal 100, and provides a screen for designating the year, month, and time, and a screen for designating the number of times the alarm is repeated. The alarm setting screen may provide a screen capable of providing an alarm in conjunction with other functions of the portable terminal 100. For example, when the portable terminal 100 is capable of receiving digital broadcasting and is capable of MP3 playback, the alarm setting screen displays the activation of the digital broadcasting receiver and the MP3 activation at the alarm time according to the alarm setting. It is possible to provide a screen which can be selected. Accordingly, the user of the portable terminal 100 can selectively operate various devices capable of providing an alarm time and an alarm through the alarm setting screen.

The display unit 130 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), and when the LCD is formed as a touch screen, the display unit 130 May be included in the input means. The display unit 130 of the present invention can display the video call list in various forms.

The memory 150 temporarily stores an image generated during a video call, semi-permanently stores an application program required for a function operation according to an embodiment of the present invention, and buffers a signal transmitted / received during a video call to a predetermined size I am responsible. The memory 150 may include a program area and a data area.

The program area includes an operating system (OS) for booting the portable terminal 100, an application program necessary for reproducing multimedia content, and other options functions of the portable terminal 100 such as a camera function, a sound playback function, An application program necessary for a video playback function, an application program for alarm playback, and the like.

The data area is an area in which data generated according to the use of the portable terminal 100 is stored. The data area includes user data related to the various other optional functions, for example, a photographed image or moving image by the camera function, Data and information corresponding to the content or user data.

The audio processing unit 170 allows the user to recognize the alarm through pronunciation, vibration, lamp, or the like through the setting of the portable terminal 100.

The call transmission / reception unit 100 provides an alarm to the user through the audio processing unit 170 when transmitting / receiving a telephone by allowing the portable terminal 100 to send / receive a telephone call.

The controller 160 controls each configuration of the portable terminal 100 and controls the signal flow between the configurations. In particular, the controller 160 of the present invention processes a key input signal for activating an application program and setting an alarm for setting an alarm of the user of the portable terminal 100. [ The controller 160 controls the MP3 playback function or the ringtone playback function to be activated when the alarm setting of the portable terminal 100 is set to audio signal playback. In addition, the controller 160 may determine whether to switch to the vibration mode for a set time.

Meanwhile, the controller 160 activates the local communication unit 180 at the alarm time to search for a nearby area and search for a WiFi for Internet access. Accordingly, the controller 160 determines whether or not a Wi-Fi access point of the portable terminal 100 is nearby, compares the connected Wi-Fi SSID with a preset alarm, and if the Wi-Fi SSID is included in the alarm setting The controller 160 may determine whether to switch to the vibration mode for a predetermined period of time. The operation of the Wi-Fi connection will be described later in more detail.

The SSID is an abbreviation of Service Set Identifier and is called a service set identifier. The service set identifier is a unique identifier existing in the header of all packets transmitted through the wireless LAN. When a wireless LAN client connects to WiFi, it is used to distinguish each wireless LAN from other wireless LAN.

The short-range communication unit 180 may be various types of short-range communication modules such as an infrared communication module, a Bluetooth communication module, a Zigbee communication module, and a Wi-Fi.

In the foregoing, each configuration of the portable terminal 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described. Hereinafter, an alarm setting method of the portable terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, the user can not switch to the vibration mode at a certain place requiring quietness, and can damage the surrounding people. However, if the user wishes to switch to the vibration mode only for a specific scheduled time such as a class schedule or a lecture schedule, the user can input the time in advance and automatically perform the alarm function in the vibration mode even if there is no operation of setting the alarm function at a specific time .

In order to use the automatic vibration mode alarm function as described above, a terminal equipped with the above-described function or an application including the function may be downloaded or installed, or may be used through updating of the terminal (S101).

The user selects an alarm setting mode at a scheduled time in the menu through the input unit 120, and the controller 160 enters the alarm function setting mode according to an operation of the user's input unit 120 , And sequentially displays the setting screen for setting the alarm function on the display unit 130 step by step.

Then, the control unit 160 receives the input information required for the alarm function setting through operation of the user's input unit 120 (S102). The input information includes a scheduled time and an alarm type (bell, vibration, bell & vibration, bell type) according to the time. At this time, the controller 160 sets the inputted input information in the memory 150.

After setting the time as described above, the controller 160 continuously checks whether the current ringing tone is available. That is, if the user sets a bell mode at the time of receiving a call, the control unit 160 can detect the bell mode (S103).

Next, the controller 160 determines whether the set time is equal to the current time (S104).

If it is determined that the current time is included in the set time, the terminal 100 may perform an alarm function in the vibration mode to prevent damage to the surrounding people in the place requiring quietness (S 106).

As described above, according to the present invention, since the current time and the set time are periodically checked using the time set in the portable terminal to change the alarm function setting, it is possible to reduce the inconvenience of setting the vibration mode according to time, .

A process of setting an alarm function through a Wi-Fi connection in a portable terminal with a time-based alarm set through the process shown in FIG. 2 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

First, the number of owners who carry the portable terminal 100 having the wireless LAN connection function has been rapidly increased, the Wi-Fi network has been installed nationwide, and a router has been installed to connect to the wireless LAN. Can be connected.

The WiFi is distinguished by a unique identification number (SSID), and when the user is connected to the school or the office, the current location can be identified through the SSID.

Therefore, in order to prevent damage to the surrounding people due to failure to switch to the vibration mode at a specific place, the user grasps a place according to the connected WiFi SSID and selects a vibration mode for a specific time period If you want to switch, you can enter the time in advance and automatically perform the alarm function in the vibration mode without operating the user's alarm function setting at a specific time.

In order to use the automatic vibration mode switching function as described above, a terminal equipped with the above-described function or an application including the function may be downloaded and used, or may be used through an update of the terminal (S201).

When the user desires to perform the alarm setting, the user selects the alarm function setting mode in the time zone according to the Wi-Fi SSID from the menu through the input unit 120, and the controller 160 sets the alarm function setting mode And sequentially displays a setting screen for setting an alarm function on the display unit 130 in a stepwise manner.

Then, the control unit 160 receives the input information required for the alarm function setting through operation of the input unit 120 of the user (S202). The input information includes a scheduled time divided by SSID and an alarm type (bell, vibration, bell & vibration, bell type) according to the time. At this time, the controller 160 sets the inputted input information in the memory 150.

After setting the time as described above, the controller 160 continuously checks whether the current ringing tone is available. That is, if the bell mode is set at the time of receiving a call, the control unit 160 can detect the bell mode (S203).

Next, the controller 160 determines whether the SSID of the currently connected Wi-Fi is the same as the SSID (S204).

Next, the controller 160 determines whether the set time divided by the SSID is equal to the current time (S206).

If the current time is included in the set time, the terminal 100 performs an alarm function in the vibration mode to prevent damage to the surrounding people in a place requiring quietness (S208).

As described above, according to the present invention, since the SSID and the set time periodically checked using the set time divided by the SSID are periodically checked and the alarm function setting is changed, the inconvenience of setting the time period according to the vibration mode is reduced, The convenience can be improved.

The embodiments of the alarm setting method of the portable terminal of the present invention described above are merely illustrative and those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and equivalent embodiments are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. . Therefore, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims. It is also to be understood that the invention includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

100: terminal 110: call transmission /
120: input unit 130: display unit
150: memory 160:
170:

Claims (2)

A method for setting an alarm of a portable terminal,
Installing an application having an automatic vibration mode alarm function (S101);
(S102) setting a time to perform the automatic vibration mode alarm function for a notification state corresponding to a call reception, a message reception, a schedule management, an alarm, and a morning call to the application;
(S103) a step of confirming whether or not the terminal is in a notification state in which a ring tone is to be sounded;
(S104) if it is determined that the current time corresponds to a time set in the application,
(S106) when the portable terminal is in the set time, performing an alarm function in the vibration mode;
The method of claim 1, A method for setting an alarm of a portable terminal,
Installing an application having an automatic vibration mode alarm function (S201);
(S202) a time according to the SSID and the SSID to perform the automatic vibration mode alarm function for a notification state corresponding to a call reception, a message reception, a schedule management, an alarm, and a morning call to the application;
(S203) of confirming whether the terminal is in a notification state in which a ring tone is to be sounded;
Then, in step S204, it is determined whether the current time corresponds to the SSID set in the application.
If it is determined that the SSID is the current SSID, step S206 is performed to determine whether the current time corresponds to the SSID set in the application.
If the portable terminal is in the set time, performing the alarm function in the vibration mode (S208);
The method of claim 1,

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