KR100382935B1 - Network connection state display method for mobile communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for displaying a network access state of a mobile communication terminal. When the user selects an address book function by pressing a menu of the terminal, the terminal requests a connection state check for the address book list through a packet channel with the base station system. Step 1; Receiving a request for status information on the address book list from the terminal, checking a status of the requested lists and transmitting the result to the requesting terminal; The terminal receiving the status information of the terminal from the base station system has a third step of displaying the received status check information on the terminal, and the network for the telephone number list of the counterpart terminal registered in the address book of the mobile terminal of the user side. By checking whether or not the connection is displayed in the address book, the user can reduce unnecessary calls, thereby effectively increasing system service capacity and improving user convenience.

Description

How to display network connection status of mobile communication terminal {NETWORK CONNECTION STATE DISPLAY METHOD FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a method for displaying a network connection status of a mobile communication terminal, and in particular, by displaying the network connection to a list of phone numbers of a counterpart terminal registered in an address book of a user's mobile communication terminal so that the address book can be checked together. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for displaying a network connection state of a mobile communication terminal that enables a user to determine whether to make a phone call.

All kinds of mobile communication terminals currently developed and marketed provide a very basic personal information management function such as an address book or a phone book.

By using the above function, users register / store frequently used phone numbers in the address book so that they can directly register phone numbers registered in the address book whenever they need them, without having to carry a phone book or enter a number. The search will attempt to call.

That is, the conventional terminals provide only a function of simply storing a telephone number and retrieving the stored number, and attempt to talk to the base station using the telephone number selected by the user.

In general, the address book mainly stores the phone number of the other party's mobile communication terminal. In this call setup process, the base station and the terminal need to be assigned a channel for call setup.

However, in the general call setup process as described above, if the counterpart user wants to talk on the line or is not connected to the network, it is not possible to know whether the other terminal is connected to the network. There is an inconvenience that the user has to wait for the call until the consumption, the busy signal or the call unavailable signal is output.

Therefore, the present invention has been created to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to check whether the network connection to the phone number list of the other terminal registered in the address book of the mobile terminal of the user side is displayed together in the address book. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for displaying a network connection state of a mobile communication terminal that allows a user to determine whether to make a phone call.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a process of displaying a network connection state of a counterpart terminal by a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

2 is an exemplary view showing a state information display method of a terminal received from a base station system according to the present invention.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a first step of, when a user presses a menu of a terminal to select an address book function, the terminal requesting confirmation of a connection state of an address book list through a packet channel with a base station system; Receiving a request for status information on the address book list from the terminal, checking a status of the requested lists and transmitting the result to the requesting terminal; The terminal receiving the status information of the terminal from the base station system is achieved by the third step of displaying the received status check information on the terminal, which will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings an embodiment according to the present invention. Is as follows.

First, the present invention stores the network connection state information (callable state, busy state, non-call state, etc.) of each terminal in the system by using packet information exchanged at regular intervals between the mobile communication terminal and the base station system. When the user terminal requests the status information, it transmits and displays it in real time.

In addition, the present invention, even if the user does not directly call the other party, even if the number of the other party terminal is stored in the user's address book, if you select the address book menu, the network of terminals of the phone number list stored in the address book from the base station system By displaying the connection status in real time, unnecessary call attempts can be suppressed and the system can be used efficiently.

Then, the operation and operation according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 1 and the screen example of FIG.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a process in which a mobile communication terminal confirms a terminal state of a list of telephone numbers stored in a terminal address book by communicating with a base station.

As shown in the figure, when the user selects the address book (or phone book) function by pressing the menu of the terminal (S11), the terminal requests a check of the access state of the address book list through the packet channel with the base station system (S12). .

That is, when the user selects the address book, the terminal transmits the phone number information of the address book list registered by the user to the base station using the packet channel.

However, since the process of transmitting the telephone number information may take a considerable time in some cases, the address book information of the user may be stored in the base station system, and when the status information is requested, only the status information may be immediately transmitted.

In this case, in order to store the address book information of the user in the base station system, it is possible to access and input the homepage of the mobile communication service provider through the Internet, or to input the data by changing the address book every time using the wireless Internet function.

Next, the base station system receiving the status information request for the address book list from the terminal as described above checks the status of the requested list and transmits the result to the requesting terminal (S13).

At this time, the state information transmitted from the base station system to the terminal includes 'callable', 'unable to call', and 'calling' information, and the state information is packet information exchanged at regular intervals between the mobile communication terminal and the base station system. It is possible to store the network connection status information (callable status, busy status, call unavailable status, etc.) of each terminal in the system in real time, and then transmit the status information at the time of requesting the status information from the user terminal. .

On the other hand, the telephone number between the user and the operator can be mutually transmitted between the other operator terminals by mutually transmitting the status information of the other operator's terminal by mutual agreement between the operators.

Next, the terminal of the user who has received the status information of the terminal as described above displays the received confirmation information to the user so that it is easy to understand (S14), the user can check the status of the other party to call, the state that can be called Make a phone call only when you are at.

Next, Figure 2 is an exemplary view showing a state information display method of the terminal received from the base station system according to the present invention, 'X' indicates a call unavailable state, such as when the user is powered off or in a call-free area Meaning, '☎' means that the current state is available, '☏' means that the call can be made after the end of the call.

Of course, the icon indicating the network connection state as described above can be changed to a different shape for the convenience of the user during manufacture of the terminal, as well as can be displayed by voice or text instead of the icon.

As described above, the method for displaying the network connection status of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention can confirm whether the network connection to the phone number list of the other terminal registered in the address book of the mobile terminal of the user side is displayed in the address book together. By doing so, the user can reduce unnecessary calls, thereby efficiently increasing system service capacity and improving user convenience.

Claims (6)

When the user selects the address book function by pressing a menu of the terminal, the terminal requesting confirmation of a connection state of the address book list through a packet channel with the base station system; Receiving a request for status information on the address book list from the terminal, checking a status of the requested lists and transmitting the result to the requesting terminal; The terminal receiving the status information of the terminal from the base station system comprises a third step of displaying the received status confirmation information on the terminal network connection status display method of a mobile communication terminal. The telephone number information for checking the access state is configured to transmit the telephone number information of the address book list registered to the user's terminal to the base station system using the packet channel when the status information is requested to the base station system. Method for displaying network connection status of a mobile communication terminal. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the telephone number information for confirming the connection state is configured to store the address book information of the user in advance in the base station system. The method of claim 1, wherein the state information transmitted from the base station system to the terminal is one of 'callable', 'non-callable', and 'call' information. According to claim 1, The state information transmitted from the base station system to the terminal, by using the packet information exchanged between the mobile communication terminal and the base station system at a predetermined time interval, the network connection state information of each terminal is stored in the system in real time And transmitting the status information upon request of the status information from the user terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the network connection state display is performed by displaying one or a plurality of methods of a display method using an icon, a text, and a voice.