KR100417194B1 - Method for searching telephone-list in a mobile telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for retrieving a telephone number in a mobile telephone that enables a user to retrieve a desired telephone number more quickly and conveniently by minimizing the number of key operations for retrieving a telephone number in a mobile telephone provided with a telephone book function. . According to the present invention, if the phone number search mode is executed in a state where a plurality of phone numbers are already stored, displaying an initial selection window and a list of telephone numbers for selecting the initial number for the telephone number name; If a left / right direction key signal is input, shifting the position of the cursor displayed in the initial selection window based on the left / right direction key signal, and displaying a list of telephone numbers having corresponding initials of the moved cursor position; ; If the up / down direction key signal is input in the first or second step, scrolling and displaying the displayed telephone number list based on the up / down direction key signal; If any telephone number is selected from the list of displayed telephone numbers, the telephone number search method is implemented in the mobile telephone, including the step of dialing the selected telephone number. According to the present invention, it is possible to quickly search by minimizing the number of key operations for searching for a telephone number, thereby improving the convenience of the user and the additional functions of the mobile telephone.

Description

How to Retrieve a Phone Number from Your Mobile Phone {METHOD FOR SEARCHING TELEPHONE-LIST IN A MOBILE TELEPHONE}

The present invention relates to a method for searching an address book in a mobile phone, and more particularly, in a mobile phone provided with a phone book function, a phone number can be searched more easily by minimizing the number of key operations. Provide a number retrieval method.

In general, a mobile phone such as a cellular phone or a CDMA terminal provides a phone book function that allows a user to enter and store a plurality of phone numbers, and then retrieve the stored phone numbers and immediately dial without entering a number. .

Regarding the present invention, when a user searches for and dials a specific phone number in a conventional mobile phone that provides such a phone book function, the user first operates a specific key provided in the mobile phone to display a menu of the mobile phone. After entering the mode, use the arrow keys or the numeric keys to select the phone number search function.

Then, the user can search for a desired phone number by scrolling the phone number by inputting a direction key or by inputting the name of the phone number (relative name or company name) to be searched.

As described above, the phone book function provided in the conventional mobile phone is inconvenient to perform a key operation several times in the process of searching for a specific phone number, and the number of scrolling increases as the number of stored phone numbers increases. There was a problem that the inconvenience is increased as much.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, by minimizing the number of key operations for retrieving a phone number in a mobile phone provided with a phone book function, the desired phone number is more quickly and conveniently. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for retrieving a phone number in a mobile phone that enables retrieval.

The present invention according to a preferred embodiment for achieving the above object,

A phone number search method in a mobile phone provided with a phone number storage function, comprising: an initial selection window for selecting a number for a phone number name when the phone number search mode is executed when a plurality of phone numbers are already stored; Displaying a list of telephone numbers; When a left / right direction key signal is input, the position of the cursor displayed on the initial selection window is shifted based on the left / right direction key signal, and a list of telephone numbers having a corresponding initial number of the moved cursor positions is displayed. A second step of doing; A third step of scrolling and displaying a list of displayed telephone numbers based on the up / down key signal when the up / down key signal is input in the first step or the second step; If any telephone number is selected while the telephone number list is displayed, the present invention provides a method for searching a telephone number in a mobile telephone, comprising the step of dialing the selected telephone number.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile telephone suitable for performing a telephone number retrieval function according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a phone number search process of a mobile telephone according to the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a search screen displayed in the process of searching a phone number of a mobile phone according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: key operation unit 20: microcomputer

30: program storage 40: memory

50: display unit

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, Figure 1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone showing only the configuration means used in the process of performing the telephone number search method according to the present invention, the key operation unit 10, the microcomputer 20, the program storage unit 30, The memory unit 40 and the display unit 50 are included.

Referring to Fig. 1, the function of each constituent means is described. The key operation unit 10 includes a plurality of numeric keys and function keys provided in a conventional mobile phone, and corresponding key signals according to a user's operation. Occurs. The microcomputer 20 is a means provided to control the overall operation of the mobile phone, and includes a control algorithm for switching and controlling the driving mode of the mobile phone based on various key signals provided from the key operation unit 10. do.

The program storage unit 30 is a means for storing various menus provided in the mobile phone and functions executed in each menu in the form of a program. The program storage unit 30 is loaded and executed by the microcomputer 20 described above.

The memory unit 40 is a means provided for storing a variety of user input information. In particular, the memory unit 40 records a plurality of telephone numbers input by the user under the control of the microcomputer 20, and typically It consists of memory means that can input, modify and delete data as required.

The display unit 50 is a display means provided in a general mobile phone, and is generally composed of a black and white or color LCD, and displays various operation states and menu screens of the mobile phone under the control of the microcomputer 20. In particular, according to the present invention, a plurality of telephone number lists stored in the above-described memory unit 40 are received from the microcomputer 20 and displayed on a screen of a predetermined format.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an overall process of a method for searching a telephone number in a mobile telephone according to the present invention. Referring to FIG.

First, while the mobile phone is turned on and operating in the standby mode (step S201), the user can switch the operation mode of the mobile phone to the phone number search mode by operating the key operation unit 10. At this time, in the present invention, in order to improve the user's convenience, the key operation unit 10 additionally configures a separate key capable of executing a phone number search or provides a phone number search function to an existing specific key so that the user can use only one key. The phone number search mode can be executed only by the operation. That is, in the conventional mobile phone, the menu key and the numeric key or the direction key had to be operated several times in order to execute the phone number search mode. However, in the present invention, the phone number search mode can be executed by only one key operation.

On the other hand, when the user operates the key operation unit 10 to execute the phone number search mode in the above-described standby mode state (step S201) (step S203), the microcomputer 20 responds to the key signal provided from the key operation unit 10. In response, the overall operation mode of the mobile phone is switched to the phone number search mode. In addition, the phone number list previously stored in the memory unit 40 is displayed on the display unit 50 in a predetermined form based on a preset control algorithm. In this case, as shown in FIG. The initial selection window for displaying the list and the initial number for the telephone number name is displayed together (step S205).

In detail, in the present invention, when the user executes a phone number search function, the initial selection window is displayed together as shown in FIG. 3, and the initial selection window is displayed in Korean as shown in FIG. Consonants, English alphabets and Arabic numerals are placed sequentially. Below the initial selection window, as shown in the drawing, a list of telephone numbers made up of the first corresponding to the location of the currently selected initial place, that is, the cursor position of the initial selection window, is displayed. At this time, in the initial state in which the user does not select a specific consonant, a list of telephone numbers corresponding to the first consonant (eg, a) is displayed. As a result, according to the present invention, the phone numbers previously stored in the memory unit 40 are displayed according to names (first names) and the user can select the desired first numbers.

On the other hand, the phone number list and the initial selection window as shown in Fig. 3 through the above-described step (S205) is displayed on the display unit 50, the user operates the key operation unit 10, the left / right direction keys When inputting (step S207), the microcomputer 20 moves the position of the cursor displayed on the initial selection window to the position corresponding to the number of times of input of the key signal in response to the left / right direction key signal. By reading the telephone number list corresponding to the initial position of the moved cursor position from the memory unit 40 and providing it to the display unit 50, the changed telephone number list according to the user's key operation is displayed (step S209).

If the user inputs the up / down direction keys by operating the key operation unit 10 while the initial selection window and the telephone number list are displayed through the above-described step S205 or step S209 (step S211), The microcomputer 20 scrolls and displays the list of currently displayed telephone numbers in response to the number of inputs of the up / down direction key signals generated from the key manipulation unit 10 (step S213). When the user selects a specific telephone number from the scrolled list of telephone numbers and inputs a call button provided in the key operating unit 10 (step S219), the microcomputer 20 responds to the call connecting means not shown. Driving is performed to perform dialing (step S221).

On the other hand, in the state in which the telephone number list is displayed through each of the above-described steps (S205 or S209), the user operates the key operation unit 10 without inputting the left / right direction key or the up / down direction key. When inputting consonants and vowels (or English alphabets or Arabic numerals, etc.) corresponding to the number names (step S215), the microcomputer 20 stores a list of corresponding telephone numbers based on the input consonants and vowels. The search results from the display unit 40 are displayed on the display unit 50 (step S215).

Here, in detail with respect to the above-described step (S215), for example, if you want to search for a phone number starting with 'kim', the user operates the key operation unit 10 to correspond to the consonants and vowels 'ㄱ' You will enter ',' and then 'ㅁ'. At this time, the microcomputer 20 changes the currently displayed phone number list in real time based on the input consonants and vowels. First, when 'ㄱ' is inputted, 'ㄱ' is stored in each phone number stored in the memory unit 40. Search for a phone number name beginning with the search name provided to the display unit 50, and if 'ㅣ' is input again, a phone number starting with 'ㄱ' and 'ㅣ' of each phone number of the memory unit 40, that is, The phone number starting with "ki" is searched for and displayed. Subsequently, when the user operates the key operation unit 10 to input 'ㅁ', the microcomputer 20 searches for and displays a phone number starting with 'Kim' from the memory unit 40. As a result, the user can directly search by inputting the name of the telephone number he / she wants to search, and this search method can be useful when there are a plurality of telephone numbers for one consonant. In addition, as described above, the user may scroll and select the displayed telephone number while inputting the name of the telephone number. In other words, if a user searches for a desired phone number while entering 'ㄱ' or 'ㅣ' without inputting both 'ㄱ', 'ㅣ' and 'ㅁ' in the process of entering 'Kim', By using the arrow keys, you can select the phone number to perform dialing.

As a result, in the present invention, it is possible to search for a desired phone number by selecting a consonant with the phone number name and to search by directly inputting a phone number name. Then, the user selects a desired phone number from the list of displayed phone numbers through each of these processes, and then enters a call button of the key operation unit 10 (step S219) to attempt dialing to perform a phone call. (Step S221).

On the other hand, the above embodiments and drawings are merely for the purpose of describing the contents of the present invention in detail, and are not intended to limit the technical scope of the invention, the present invention also has a general knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs Various substitutions, modifications and variations are possible within the technical scope of the invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, the mobile phone provided with a phone book function minimizes the number of key operations for searching for a phone number, thereby enabling a quick search, thereby improving user convenience. There is an effect that can improve the additional function of the mobile phone.

Claims (5)

A phone number search method in a mobile phone provided with a phone number storage function, If the phone number search mode is executed while a plurality of phone numbers are already stored, a first step of displaying an initial selection window and a list of telephone numbers for selecting initial numbers for the telephone number names; When a left / right direction key signal is input, the position of the cursor displayed on the initial selection window is shifted based on the left / right direction key signal, and a list of telephone numbers having a corresponding initial number of the moved cursor positions is displayed. A second step of doing; A third step of scrolling and displaying a list of displayed telephone numbers based on the up / down key signal when the up / down key signal is input in the first step or the second step; And a fourth step of dialing the selected telephone number when an arbitrary telephone number is selected while the telephone number list is displayed. The method of claim 1, The initial selection window comprises a consonant and a vowel in Korean, an English alphabet and an Arabic numeral. The method of claim 1, In any one of the first to third steps, if a character for searching for the telephone number name is input, searching for the telephone number name including the entered character and displaying a list of telephone numbers corresponding thereto; Phone number search method in a mobile phone further comprising. The method of claim 3, wherein Characters input to search for the telephone number names are consonants and vowels in Korean, alphabets and Arabic numerals in English, the telephone number search method in a mobile phone. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The telephone number retrieval mode in the first step is executed by one operation of a key button provided in the mobile telephone.