JP2001352406A - Mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile communication terminal, having files that can relieve a burden on user operations due to increase in number of records in each file. SOLUTION: The mobile communication terminal, having files provided by each application and a user interface that registers data to, browses data in and/or deletes data from the files, is also provided with an additional file, that extracts scheduled information in common to at least two files among the files and stores the information as link information.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly to a mobile communication terminal provided with a plurality of files provided for respective applications and a user interface for registering, browsing, and / or deleting data in these files. The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a mobile communication terminal is provided with a plurality of files provided for respective purposes such as an incoming call history, an outgoing call history, a receiving folder, a sending folder, etc., and data is stored in individual areas of these files. The writing and displaying of each history are performed using a user interface provided for each of these files. That is, when writing or deleting data in each file, or when browsing the contents of a file, each is configured to be performed via a user interface provided corresponding to the file. Was.

FIG. 4 is a view for explaining browsing from each file in a conventional mobile communication terminal. In other words, a process of extracting and displaying a history of transmission / reception of a telephone call, transmission / reception of information communication, etc. from a storage area of each file using an individual user interface is shown. For example, when it is desired to retrieve incoming call history data from a call incoming history, these incoming histories are selected from a menu screen and displayed using respective user interfaces. Up to browse the specific information being displayed,
The cursor is moved on the display screen using a key such as a down key to search for the information.

In the example shown in FIG. 4, five files are provided: an incoming call history file, an outgoing call history file, a received mail history file, a sent mail history file, and an answering machine file. Therefore, when trying to view history information from all files, it is necessary to retrieve each history information from each file, so it is necessary to select and display from the menu using the user interface provided for each file There is. in this case,
It is necessary to select a menu five times and perform predetermined operations such as an up key and a down key to search for the information.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional mobile communication terminal, one file is selected from a plurality of files storing the histories in accordance with the application due to the functional difference between the histories. A user interface for selecting and displaying the contents of the file was provided for each file. If the number of data stored in each file is small, it does not cause inconvenience, but if the number of files increases with the increase of applications, or if the number of registrations for each file increases, registration, browsing and At the time of deletion, it is necessary to call a different user interface many times to retrieve information from each file, which increases cumbersome operations. Further, if the relationship between the files becomes dense, there is a problem that the history management of the user becomes complicated. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal capable of easily registering, browsing, and / or deleting data in a plurality of files. .

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal having a plurality of files provided for each application and a user interface for registering, browsing, and / or deleting data in these files. , An additional file for extracting predetermined information common to at least two files of the plurality of files and storing the same as link information is further provided. In the mobile communication terminal, the plurality of files include an incoming history file, an outgoing history file, a received mail history file, a transmitted mail history file, a telephone directory file, and / or an answering machine file, and the additional file stores a personal history file. It can be configured to include. Further, in the mobile communication terminal, the link information may be a name, a telephone number and / or an e-mail address.

[0007]

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile communication terminal to which the present invention is applied. The transmission / reception circuit unit 10 to which the antenna is connected is a circuit that performs transmission / reception processing in the mobile communication terminal under the control of the control unit 12 including a CPU. That is, the transmission / reception circuit unit 10 modulates a voice message, a text message, a control signal, or the like with a high frequency and sends it out of the antenna, or demodulates a voice message, a text message, or a control signal received from the antenna and outputs it to the control unit 12 I do.

The control unit 12 operates in accordance with control signals from the key operation unit 24 and the transmission / reception circuit unit 10 in accordance with a program stored in the flash memory 14, and controls the transmission / reception circuit unit 10, the LCD driver 18, and the audio processing unit 26. I do. Further, the control unit 12 is connected to the RAM 16,
The RAM 16 is used as a work area when executing a program stored in the flash memory 14. R
The AM 16 also stores learning function data, which is one of dictionary functions at the time of character input. The flash memory 14
It stores font information such as character messages and character patterns (including English and numeric characters) / icons (graphics) received from the message center, and is also used as a telephone directory memory to store a plurality of telephone numbers and names.

The LCD driver 18 drives the LCD display unit 22 under the control of the control unit 12 to display the same.
That is, the LCD driver 18 reads a character pattern (including English and numeric characters) and an icon (graphic) pattern corresponding to the control signal from the control unit 12 from the flash memory 14 and displays the same on the LCD display unit 22. Voice processing unit 26
Is connected to the speaker 28 and the microphone 30 to perform processing for amplifying the audio signal input from the control unit 12 and outputting the amplified audio signal from the speaker 28, or amplifying the audio signal input from the microphone 30 and outputting the amplified audio signal to the control unit 12. .

The illumination 32 is controlled to be turned on and off by the control unit 12 when a key is pressed or an incoming call is received, and when lit, the key operation unit 24 and the LCD display unit 22 are brightly illuminated. The vibrator 34 is connected to the control unit 12, and the control unit 12
Under the control of, it vibrates at the time of an incoming call etc. to notify it. The ringer or speaker 36 is controlled by the control unit 12 and sounds at the time of an incoming call or the like to notify it. The incoming LED (incoming light emitting diode) 38 is connected to the control unit 12 and, under the control of the control unit 12, blinks at the time of an incoming call or the like to notify it. The incoming call LED 38 is usually provided at the upper end of the front surface of the mobile communication terminal, and the speaker 28 is provided below the terminal front surface, and the LDC display unit 22 is provided below the terminal front surface.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a file structure of a plurality of files used in the mobile communication terminal of the present invention. FIG.
In the embodiment shown in the following, as a plurality of files, incoming history file, outgoing history file, received mail history file,
It includes a sent mail history file, a telephone directory file, and an answering machine file, and a personal history file is newly prepared as an additional file. This personal history file extracts predetermined information common to at least two of the plurality of files described above, for example, a name, a telephone number or an e-mail address as link information,
This is stored. The incoming call history file has an area for recording the incoming telephone number and its name, or furthermore, the incoming call continuation time and the like. The transmission history file also has a similar area. The received mail history file and the transmitted mail history file have areas for storing electronic mail addresses and their names. The e-mail addresses of the received mail history file and the transmitted mail history file are not limited to those described above, and for example, P-mails and the like can be recorded in the same manner. In the telephone directory file, for example, an e-mail address and a name are registered corresponding to the telephone number. In the answering machine file, voice data and the name of the other party who sent the voice data are registered.

Next, the personal history file provided in the present invention will be described. This personal history file stores, as link information, predetermined information common to at least two of the plurality of files described above. A case where a telephone number is used as link information in the personal history file shown in FIG. 1 will be described. First, when there is an incoming call, the telephone number is searched from the telephone directory file, and a name corresponding to the telephone number is obtained as link information. Next, registration is made in the incoming call history file as incoming information. At this time, link information to the incoming call history record is registered in the personal history file.

That is, the name of the called party is recorded in the link information column as link information, and the name of the file in which the link information is registered, ie, the incoming call history file, is recorded in association with the link information. Similarly, when a call is made, the telephone directory file is searched from the calling number to obtain the name of the caller, and this name is registered in the call history file. In addition, a name and a transmission history file name in which the name is registered are registered as link information to the transmission history record in the personal history file.

As described above, each file can be searched for by referring to the personal history file based on the link information to each file. Although a name is used as link information in the above-described embodiment, the link information is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a telephone number or an e-mail address. If a name is used as the link information and the personal history file is opened and searched for with a predetermined name, the file name linked to this name is specified, and the contents of the file can be instantly viewed. It is also possible to search for a personal history file, extract a predetermined name, and simultaneously delete or reproduce all the contents of the file related to this name. Therefore, it is possible to easily search and organize the memory information. Also, by referring to the personal history file, the number of transmissions to a specific person, the number of receptions from a specific person, and the telephone charges thereof can be totaled for each individual.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of calculating the cumulative call time for each callee from the incoming call history file with reference to the personal history file. By associating the link information of the personal history file with the corresponding file,
By extracting specific names A and B from the incoming call history file and adding up the call times registered in the call time area of the incoming call history file, A's cumulative call time is 20 minutes, and B's It can be easily calculated that the accumulated talk time is 30 minutes.

[0016]

As described above, since the link information to a plurality of files is automatically registered in one additional file, the user interface for processing the additional file is used for all the linked files. File contents can be browsed and deleted at once.
Therefore, the user's history management can all be operated from the personal history file, and it is possible to easily cope with an increase in the number of history items due to an increase in the number of cases, an increase in applications, and the like. Also, when it is desired to view the history of an individual from the personal history file or to delete the history, it is possible to selectively browse or delete the history from the link relationship on each history record. This has the advantage that user operations can be reduced even if the number of records in each file increases.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a file structure of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a state in which cumulative call time for each individual is integrated using a link relationship between a personal history file and an incoming call history file.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating browsing from each file in a conventional mobile communication terminal.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of files provided for each application,
A mobile communication terminal having a user interface for registering, browsing, and / or deleting data in these files; extracting predetermined information common to at least two of the plurality of files; A mobile communication terminal, further comprising an additional file stored as: 2. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of files are an incoming call history file, an outgoing call history file, a received mail history file, a sent mail history file, a telephone directory file, and / or an answering machine file. The mobile communication terminal, wherein the additional file includes a personal history file. 3. The mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the link information is a name, a telephone number, and / or an e-mail address.