KR100384698B1 - Method for automatically searching phone number stored in cellular phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for automatically searching a phone number stored in a cellular phone is provided to allow a user to easily search a phone number by automatically aligning and displaying phone numbers in order of alphabets or digits. CONSTITUTION: When a user inputs recognition characters of a phone number, a CPU senses and stores the corresponding recognition characters and the phone number(S1). When the user presses a phone number search code, the CPU senses it(S2) and enters into a search mode and displays accordingly(S3). When the user inputs a character string or digits of a phone number, the CPU senses them(S4). The CPU compares them with the phone number stored in a memory unit(S5). If there are phone numbers including the same character string or the digits, the CPU reads those phone numbers(S7). The CPU displays the phone numbers in order of alphabets or digits(S8). The user checks desired information, and it is checked whether the user presses the phone number search code again to obtain information on a different phone number(S9). It is checked whether an END key is inputted(S10).

Description

How to automatically retrieve stored phone numbers from your phone

The present invention relates to a method for retrieving a stored phone number in a cellular phone. In particular, when retrieving a stored phone number, a cell phone stored in a cell phone can be conveniently provided to the user by automatically retrieving the phone number by a string or an array of numbers. The automatic search method.

In general, as shown in FIG. 1, the conventional cellular phone detects a keypad input applied from the input unit 21 and a keypad input applied from the input unit 21, and displays the memory unit 23 and the display. And a CPU 22 for controlling the unit 24, a memory unit 23 storing a telephone number, and a display unit 24 for displaying information of the telephone number on the liquid crystal display.

The conventional cellular phone configured as described above needs to find a large amount of all phone numbers stored in the memory unit one by one when trying to retrieve a phone number stored by the user, and thus is slow in search of a phone number as well as current consumption. There was an uncomfortable problem.

In order to solve the above problems, it is to provide a method for automatically retrieving a stored phone number in a cell phone so that a convenient and quick retrieval can be made by automatically retrieving a phone number with a string or an array of numbers when retrieving a stored phone number. The purpose.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for retrieving a telephone number stored in a cellular phone, the method comprising: storing a telephone number and a recognized character of the telephone number in a predetermined memory unit; When searching for a telephone number stored in the memory unit, receiving a string or a numeric array for searching for a telephone number and searching and comparing the telephone number stored in the memory unit based on the received string or numeric array; The result of the comparison may include outputting a sick pound if there is no string or numeric array identical to the input string or numeric array, and reading and displaying the corresponding telephone number from the memory unit if the same string or numeric array is present.

The cellular phone according to the present invention has the same configuration as the conventional cell phone shown in FIG. 1, but it is convenient and fast by automatically searching for a phone number by a string or an array of numbers when searching for a phone number stored in a memory program of a CPU. This is done by adding a search.

A method of automatically searching for a stored phone number in a cellular phone according to the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

First, when a user inputs a phone number and a recognition character of the phone number (for example, three letters of the name; Hong Gil-dong = HGD) through the keypad of the input unit 21, the CPU 22 and the corresponding character The telephone number is detected and stored in the memory unit 23 (step S1).

After the step S1, when the user presses a phone number search code on the keypad of the input unit 21 to retrieve the stored phone number information, the CPU 22 detects a phone number search code applied through the input unit 21. (Step S2), the phone number search mode is entered and the display section 24 indicates that the search mode has been entered (step S3).

In this way, when the numeric array of the character string or telephone number of the recognition character is input through the keypad of the input unit 21 by the subscriber, the CPU 22 detects the corresponding string or numeric array applied through the input unit 21. (Step S4).

Then, after searching and comparing the telephone numbers stored in the memory unit 23 (step S5), if there is no telephone number containing the same string or number array, the display unit 24 displays "NOT FOUND." ) (Step S6).

On the other hand, if there is a telephone number containing the same string or numeric array, only the corresponding telephone numbers are read (step S7).

After the step S7, the CPU 22 causes the display unit 24 to control and display the read phone number in alphabetical or numerical order, for example, ABC or 123 (step S7). S8).

In this way, the user can easily check the desired information, and detects and confirms whether or not the user presses the telephone number search code again for information of another telephone number (step S9).

In step S9, the phone number search code is applied again through the input unit 21 to enter the search mode as described above, and after checking whether the AND key is input through the input unit 21, the display is displayed. The control unit 24 controls the display to clear the display and ends the telephone number search mode (step S10).

As described above, when searching for a stored phone number according to the present invention, if you input only a string or a number array, only the phone number containing the string or number array is automatically sorted and displayed in alphabetical or numerical order, and conveniently and quickly. You can search phone numbers.

1 is a block diagram showing a conventional cell phone,

2 is a flowchart showing a method for automatically retrieving a stored telephone number in a cellular phone according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

21 input unit 22 CPU (Central Processing Unit)

23: memory section 24: display section

Claims (3)

Storing a telephone number and a recognized character of the telephone number in a predetermined memory unit; When searching for a telephone number stored in the memory unit, receiving a string or numeric array for searching for a telephone number and searching and comparing the telephone number stored in the memory based on the received string or numeric array; Outputting a sick pound if there is no string or number array identical to the received string or number array as a result of the comparison; and reading and displaying the telephone number from the memory unit if the same string or number array is present. How to automatically search stored phone numbers on your cell phone. The method of claim 1, wherein the character string is a character string among recognized characters of the phone number, and the number array is a number array among the phone numbers. The method of claim 1, wherein the read phone numbers are displayed in alphabetical order, alphabetical order, or numerical order.