CN101478592A - Method for inquiring contact data and man-machine interface device - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for inquiring data of contact person and man-machine interface device is disclosed, the method firstly receives a plurality of data of contact person, and classifies each data of contact person into one or more groups of contact person in a plurality of groups of contact person. Then, the telephone directory function of the hand-held communication device is started, and a contact group interface is displayed, wherein the contact group interface comprises a representation drawing of each contact group. And then receiving a contact group selection instruction, selecting a corresponding contact group, and displaying a contact data interface, wherein the contact data interface comprises contact data included in the selected contact group. Therefore, an intuitive method and a convenient interface can be provided, so that a user can easily and quickly inquire the required contact data.

Description

Method for inquiring contact person data and man-machine interface device

technical field

The present invention relates to a method for querying contact data, and in particular to a method for querying contact data using layered display of contact groups and contact data.

Background technique

With the rapid development of information technology in recent years, information products such as mobile phones, computers and personal digital assistants can be seen everywhere. These products provide people's needs in food, clothing, housing, transportation, education, entertainment, etc. The dependence on information technology is increasing day by day, and today, information products have an inseparable relationship with people's daily life. With the continuous evolution of electronic technology and manufacturing technology, the functions of information products are also being updated. Among them, due to the accelerated pace of life today and the timeliness of communication between people, mobile phones have gradually replaced traditional phones due to their portability and convenience, and have become one of the most convenient tools for communication between people. one.

Nowadays, the functions of mobile phones are becoming more and more powerful. Taking the most basic phone book function in the mobile phone as an example, it can generally store dozens to hundreds of data. However, due to the design limitation of the screen size of the mobile phone, the number of data lines that can be displayed in a single screen is limited, and when the user queries the phonebook data, he often needs to browse line by line, thus wasting a lot of time.

For this shortcoming, the known way is to utilize the mobile phone to arrange the phonebook data stored in the mobile phone according to the order of its prefix letters and display it on the screen when the contact list of the phonebook is opened. The user can input the prefix letter of the contact name to be queried on the mobile phone, and the contact list displayed on the mobile phone will jump to the corresponding page for the user to view the contact data.

In addition, another known method is to classify the contact data into multiple groups, and the user first sets a group as the initial group, and every time the phone book function is turned on, the mobile phone will automatically display the Display the contact data contained in this initial group. However, this method can only display the contact data of a single group on the mobile phone, and when the user needs to inquire about other contact data, he must click a specific button or perform a specific action to switch to another group Group, if the user often needs to query the contact data of different groups (such as family members, friends, colleagues and classmates, etc.), it is necessary to switch groups repeatedly, and the steps are quite cumbersome and inconvenient.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a method for querying contact data, which simplifies the query steps of contact data by classifying the contact data and representing them with different icons for users to select.

The invention provides a man-machine interface device for inquiring contact person data, which uses a layered display of a contact group interface and a contact data interface to provide users with quick query of contact person data.

In order to achieve the above or other purposes, the present invention proposes a method for querying contact data, which is suitable for handheld communication devices. The method first receives multiple contact data, and classifies each contact data into multiple contact groups One or more of these contact groups. Then start the phonebook function of the handheld communication device, and display a contact group interface, the contact group interface includes a first representative image corresponding to each contact group. Finally, the contact group selection instruction is received, and the corresponding contact group is selected, and a contact data interface is displayed on the screen of the handheld communication device. The contact data interface includes displaying the selected contact group. Contact data included.

In the present invention, preferably, the step of displaying the contact data interface further includes displaying the second representation diagram corresponding to each contact group in the contact data interface. Preferably, the second representative icon includes a group name of the contact group.

In the present invention, preferably, the method for querying contact data further includes receiving a contact group switching instruction, and switching the contact data of the contact group displayed on the contact data interface.

The invention proposes a man-machine interface device for querying contact data, which is suitable for being configured in a handheld communication device, and includes a database, a contact group interface, and a contact data interface. Wherein, the database is used to store multiple pieces of contact data, and each piece of contact data is classified into one or more contact groups. The contact group interface is used to display a plurality of first representative icons corresponding to the contact groups, and the contact data interface is used to display a plurality of contact data included in one of the contact groups. Wherein, when the handheld communication device receives a phonebook function start command, the contact group interface is displayed on the screen of the handheld communication device, and when a contact group selection command is received, the corresponding contact group interface is selected. the contact group, and display the contact data interface on the screen of the handheld communication device, wherein the contact data interface includes displaying the contact data included in the selected contact group.

In the present invention, preferably, the above-mentioned contact data interface further includes displaying a second representative diagram corresponding to each contact group, wherein when a contact group switching instruction is received, the corresponding display is switched. The contact data of the contact group, and preferably the second representative icon includes the group name of the contact group.

In the present invention, preferably, the above-mentioned first representative icon includes the group name of the contact group and the number of included contact data. In addition, the first representative icon also includes an image representing a contact group.

In the present invention, preferably the above-mentioned contact group includes family, friends, colleagues, classmates and all of them or a combination thereof, and the above-mentioned handheld communication device includes mobile phones, personal digital assistant mobile phones and smart mobile phones. one.

The present invention further proposes a storage medium, which records a computer-readable authorization verification program so as to execute the above method for querying contact data.

The present invention adopts the structure of displaying the contact group interface and the contact data interface in layers. When the user activates the phonebook function of the handheld communication device, the contact group interface is first displayed for the user to select the contact group, and then The contact data included in the selected contact group is displayed, so that the user can quickly browse and query the required contact data.

Description of drawings

In order to make the above-mentioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the preferred embodiments are specifically cited below, together with the accompanying drawings, and are described in detail as follows, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a human-machine interface device for querying contact data according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a contact group interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a contact data interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for querying contact data according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for querying contact data according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

For the grouped contact data, the present invention provides a hierarchical interface. When the user opens the phone book function, all the contact groups are displayed for the user to select, and then according to the contact selected by the user The group displays the corresponding contact data. Accordingly, the steps of querying the contact data can be simplified. The present invention is a set of method and man-machine interface device for inquiring contact person data developed based on the above concept. In order to make the content of the present invention clearer, the following specific examples are given as examples in which the present invention can actually be implemented.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a human-machine interface device for querying contact data according to an embodiment of the invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 , the human-machine interface device 100 of this embodiment is suitable for being configured in handheld communication devices such as mobile phones, personal digital assistant mobile phones, and smart phones, for querying contact data. The man-machine interface device 100 includes a database 110, a contact group interface 120 and a contact data interface 130, and the functions of these components are introduced as follows:

The database 110 is used to store multiple pieces of contact data, wherein each piece of contact data is classified into one or more contact groups. Input from the keyboard of the device itself, or imported from other devices (such as memory cards), and when inputting contact data, it also includes contacts classified into family, friends, colleagues, classmates, and all contacts according to their relationship One or more contact groups in the group for subsequent inquiries.

The contact group interface 120 is used for displaying first representative icons corresponding to each contact group. Wherein, the first representative icon includes the group name of each contact group, the number of included contact data, and an image representing each contact group, etc., without limiting its scope.

For example, FIG. 2 is a contact group interface shown according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 2, the contact group interface 200 of this embodiment includes family 210, friend 220, colleague 2

30. Multiple groups such as classmate 240 and all 250. Wherein, each contact group is individually represented by a representative icon, and preferably indicates the group name of the contact group and the number of contact data included, for example, "friends (13)" is Indicates that 13 contact data are included in the friend's contact group.

On the other hand, the contact data interface 130 is used for displaying the contact data included in one of the contact groups. These contact data are classified into various contact groups when the phone book is initially created, and it is better to display them in order according to the prefix alphabet of each contact name, so that users can quickly search for what they need contact data for .

What needs to be emphasized here is that whenever the handheld communication device receives the command to activate the phone book function, it will first display the contact group interface on the screen of the handheld communication device, allowing the user to select the contact person to be queried first. group. And when a contact group selection instruction is received, the corresponding contact group is selected, and a contact data interface is displayed on the screen of the handheld communication device, and the contact data interface includes displaying the selected contact group Contact data included in the group.

For example, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a contact data interface according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 3 , the contact data interface 300 of this embodiment includes displaying multiple pieces of contact data. These contact data are stored in the hand-held communication device according to the contact group selected by the user in the contact group interface. searched in the database.

It is worth noting that, in order to facilitate the user to freely switch between various contact groups, this embodiment also includes configuring multiple contact groups such as family 310, friend 320, colleague 330, classmate 340, and all 350 in the contact data interface 300. A representative icon of a group, which includes the group name of the contact group it represents. Preferably, the contact group configured in the contact data interface 300 is equal to the contact group displayed in the contact group interface 200 . When the user needs to switch between contact groups, he only needs to click the corresponding representative icon, and the handheld communication device can immediately display the corresponding contact data in the contact data interface, which is convenient and fast.

In order to describe more clearly the process of the present invention using the above-mentioned man-machine interface device to query contact data. Hereinafter, another embodiment will be given to illustrate the various steps of the contact data query method of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for querying contact data according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 4 , this embodiment is applicable to a handheld communication device, such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant mobile phone or a smart phone, without limiting the scope thereof.

Firstly, the handheld communication device will receive multiple pieces of contact data input by the user, and classify these contact data into one or more contact groups while receiving the data (step S410) . Among them, the method of inputting contact person data here is, for example, input by the user using the keyboard of the handheld communication device itself, or by importing from other devices (such as a memory card). These input contact person data are all stored in the handheld electronic device The database of the device, the SIM card, the memory card, or any other suitable storage unit for user query. In addition, the contact group is established according to the contact data, and the establishment method is, for example, preset by the handheld communication device or defined by the user, which is not limited by this embodiment.

Next, when the user activates the phonebook function, the handheld communication device will display a contact group interface on its screen (step S420), the contact group interface includes displaying the first contact group that can represent each contact group The representative diagram, the first representative icon may include the group name of its corresponding contact group, the number of included contact data, and an image representing each contact group, without limiting its scope. For example, the above-mentioned contact groups may include groups such as family, friends, colleagues, classmates, and all, and the group names and included contacts of these contact groups are displayed in the first representative icon number of data.

Then, the handheld communication device will further receive a contact group selection command input by the user, select a corresponding contact group, and display a contact data interface on its screen (step S430 ). Wherein, the contact data interface includes displaying the contact data included in the contact group selected by the user, and these contact data are arranged according to the prefix letter of each contact name, at this time, the user You can also search for the desired contact information by entering letters. Accordingly, the present embodiment can provide the user with the most intuitive and fast channel to query the contact data, thereby simplifying the steps of querying the contact data.

It is worth mentioning that, the contact data interface also includes displaying the second representative diagram corresponding to each contact group, so as to provide users with free switching between these contact groups, and the following is another example The embodiment illustrates the detailed steps of the contact data query method of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for querying contact data according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 5 , this embodiment is applicable to a handheld communication device, such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant mobile phone or a smart phone, without limiting the scope thereof.

First, the handheld communication device will receive a plurality of contact data input by the user, and when receiving the data, also classify the contact data into one or more contact groups (step S510 ). Next, the handheld communication device will receive a phonebook activation command to activate the phonebook function, and display a contact group interface on its screen (step S520). Then, the handheld communication device will further receive a contact group selection command input by the user, select a corresponding contact group, and display a contact data interface on its screen (step S530 ). The above steps S510-S530 are the same as or similar to the steps S410-S430 of the foregoing embodiment, so the details thereof will not be repeated here.

It is worth noting that this embodiment includes additionally displaying a group of second representative graphics representing each contact group in the contact data interface displayed in step S530 , so as to provide users with free switching. At this time, the handheld communication device will receive the contact group switch command input by the user, and display the contact data of the switched contact group on the contact data interface (step S540). Wherein, the above-mentioned contact group switching command is generated after the user clicks the second representative icon. Accordingly, this embodiment can provide the user with maximum flexibility in querying contact data.

The present invention further provides a storage medium (such as an optical disk, a magnetic disk, and a removable hard disk, etc.), which records a computer-readable authorization verification program so as to execute the above-mentioned speed dialing method. Here, the authorization verification program stored on the storage medium is basically composed of a plurality of program code segments (for example, the program code segment for creating an organizational chart, the program code segment for signing a form, the setting program code segment, and Deployment program code segments), and the functions of these program code segments correspond to the steps of the above-mentioned method and the functional block diagram of the above-mentioned human-machine interface device.

To sum up, the method for inquiring contact person data, the human-machine interface device and the storage medium of the present invention provide the user with quick selection by displaying the classified contact group interface first when the user activates the phonebook function. The contact group to be queried, and display the corresponding contact data according to the contact group selected by the user. Accordingly, a more intuitive and convenient method and interface can be provided, allowing users to more easily and quickly query the required contact information.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, this The scope of protection of the invention shall prevail as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (11)

1. the method for an inquiring contact data is applicable to a hand-held communication device, it is characterized in that this method comprises the following steps:

Receive many contact datas, and respectively these many contact datas are categorized as a plurality of coordinator group one of them or a plurality of coordinator group;

Start a phonebook function of this hand-hold communication device, and show a coordinator group interface on a screen of this hand-hold communication device, wherein this coordinator group interface comprises these indivedual pairing one first representative diagram of a plurality of coordinator groups of demonstration; And

Receive a coordinator group selection instruction, and select should the selected one first coordinator group of coordinator group selection instruction, and show a contact data interface on this screen, wherein this contact data interface comprises this included contact data of first coordinator group of demonstration.

2. the method for inquiring contact data as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, wherein comprise the number of these many contact datas that a group group name claims, pairing this coordinator group is included of pairing this coordinator group and an image one of them or its combination of representing pairing this coordinator group in this first generation sheet icon.

3. the method for inquiring contact data as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, shows that wherein the step of this contact data interface also comprises:

In this contact data interface, show this indivedual pairing one second representative diagram of a plurality of coordinator groups, comprise in this second generation sheet icon that wherein a group group name of this coordinator group claims.

4. the method for inquiring contact data as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, also comprises:

Receive a coordinator group switching command, this included contact data of first coordinator group that this contact data interface is shown switches to the included contact data of the selected one second coordinator group of this coordinator group switching command.

5. the method for inquiring contact data as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, wherein this a plurality of coordinator group comprises family, friend, colleague, classmate and all one of them or its combinations.

6. the human-computer interface device of an inquiring contact data is suitable for being configured in the hand-held communication device, it is characterized in that, comprising:

One database, in order to storing many contact datas, and respectively these many contact datas are to be categorized as a plurality of coordinator group one of them or a plurality of coordinator group;

One coordinator group interface is in order to show respectively this pairing first generation sheet icon of a plurality of coordinator groups; And

One contact data interface is in order to show this one of them included contact data of a plurality of coordinator group, wherein

When this hand-hold communication device receives a phonebook function enabled instruction, show that this coordinator group interface is on a screen of this hand-hold communication device, and when receiving a coordinator group selection instruction, selection is to should the selected one first coordinator group of coordinator group selection instruction, and show this contact data interface on this screen of this hand-hold communication device, wherein this contact data interface comprises this included contact data of first coordinator group of demonstration.

7. the human-computer interface device of inquiring contact data as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that, wherein comprise the number of these many contact datas that a group group name claims, pairing this coordinator group is included of pairing this coordinator group and an image one of them or its combination of representing pairing this coordinator group in this first generation sheet icon.

8. the human-computer interface device of inquiring contact data as claimed in claim 10, it is characterized in that, wherein this contact data interface also comprises respectively this pairing one second representative diagram of a plurality of coordinator groups of demonstration, comprises in this second generation sheet icon that wherein a group group name of this coordinator group claims.

9. the human-computer interface device of inquiring contact data as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, wherein when those second representative diagram receive a coordinator group switching command, this included contact data of first coordinator group that this contact data interface is shown switches to the included contact data of the selected one second coordinator group of this coordinator group switching command.

10. the human-computer interface device of inquiring contact data as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, wherein this a plurality of coordinator group comprises family, friend, colleague, classmate and all one of them or its combinations.

11. Storage Media, in order to store a computer program, it is characterized in that, aforementioned calculation machine program comprises a plurality of program codes, and it is in order to be loaded in the computer system and to make aforementioned calculation machine system carry out the method as each a kind of inquiring contact data in the claim 1 to 5.

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