KR100592179B1 - Method for managing SMS messages in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a method for managing text messages in a mobile communication terminal. In the method of managing text messages in a mobile communication terminal, when a user inputs a name to be searched in the phone book menu, a list of phone numbers and text boxes related to the input name is provided. If one of the text message boxes related to the input name is selected, the text message list of the selected text message box is displayed. Selecting one of the text message lists displays the selected text message. According to the present invention, a text message can be managed by name using a phone book, thereby effectively managing a large amount of text messages.

Phonebook, text message, text box, name, mobile terminal.

Description

How to manage text messages on your mobile device {Method for managing SMS messages in mobile phone}

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing text messages in a phone book of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A to 3E are screen examples when the text message is confirmed according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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110: input unit 120: display unit

130: memory 140: control unit

150: wireless circuit unit 160: amplifier

The present invention relates to a method of managing a text message in a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a method of managing a text message in a submenu using a phone book of the mobile communication terminal.

The users of the mobile communication terminal use the text message transmission function in addition to the basic call function among the functions of the mobile communication terminal. Text messages, also known as short messages (SMS), can be communicated with simple text and are inexpensive, and are therefore particularly popular with young users.

Conventional text message management has collectively managed messages in one inbox. However, as the function of the mobile communication terminal is improved, the capacity for storing messages increases and the number thereof increases, which makes it difficult to efficiently manage the conventional text message management method.

Thus, there has been an attempt to efficiently manage text messages in mobile communication terminals. For example, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0359919 discloses a method of automatically managing a text message in a mobile communication terminal.

In this method, a first step of receiving a new text message, a second step of sequentially searching for a classification folder corresponding to the received text message, and comparing the maximum number of messages that can be stored in the folder meeting the classification conditions with the number of messages currently stored And a fourth step of storing the received text message in a folder meeting a classification condition, and a fifth step of notifying that the message has arrived with a unique ringtone of the folder in which the received text message is stored.

This method is inconvenient for the user to set the folder manually.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, by entering a name in the phone book of the mobile communication terminal and text messages by displaying a list of text boxes as well as phone numbers in the submenu of the input name The purpose is to provide a way to manage.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a list of phone numbers and text boxes related to an input name when a user inputs a name to be searched in a phone book menu in a method of managing text messages in a mobile communication terminal. A first step of displaying a text message list of the selected text message box when one of the text message boxes related to the input name is selected, and a selected text message is displayed when one of the text message lists is selected. It is provided with a third step.

Entering a name to be found in the first step may be made by selecting one from a list of names. Alternatively, inputting a name to be searched may consist of a user directly inputting a consonant, a vowel, a symbol, or an alphabet forming a name using the input unit.

The text box list includes a message box received from the selected name and a message box sent to the selected name.

You can delete text messages stored in the text box for each name.

For each name, you can specify the maximum number of text messages that can be stored in the text box.

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

1 is an internal configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The mobile communication terminal includes an input unit 110, a display unit 120, a memory 130, a controller 140, a wireless circuit unit 150, an amplifier 160, and the like.

The input unit 110 may use various devices such as a keypad, a jog shuttle, a point stick, and a touch screen, and is used when a user selects a desired function or inputs information. In an embodiment of the present invention, the user inputs a name to be searched in the phone book using the input unit 110.

The display unit 120 is for showing various information to the user, and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) is mainly used. In one embodiment of the present invention, the display unit 120 displays a text message.

The memory 130 stores programs and data necessary for the mobile communication terminal to operate, and various devices such as erasable programmable read only memory (EPROM), static random access memory (SRAM), and flash memory may be used. In one embodiment of the present invention, the memory 130 stores a text message.

The controller 140 controls the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal. The controller 140 may be a microprocessor or a digital signal processor (DSP). The control unit 140 also includes a baseband signal processing circuit for processing the baseband signal from the radio circuit unit 150. In an embodiment of the present invention, when the controller 140 inputs a name from the phone book, the controller 140 displays a list of phone numbers and text boxes related to the input name on the display 120.

The radio circuit unit 150 is a circuit for transmitting and receiving voice and control information with a base station wirelessly. Receives a call signal sent by an external mobile communication terminal through an antenna and transmits it to the controller 140 or transmits data stored in the memory 130 to the caller's telephone through the antenna.

The amplifier 160 outputs sound through the speaker.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing text messages in a phone book of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3A to 3E illustrate screen examples when checking text messages according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

When the user selects the phone book menu, the mobile communication terminal provides a phone book menu (S210). An example of the screen at this time is shown in FIG. 3A.

Enter a name to find on the provided screen (S220). There are many ways to find a name. In FIG. 3A, a method of finding names such as "find speed", "find by name, and" find by address "is illustrated.

The method of entering a name may be accomplished by selecting one from a list of names as shown in FIG. 3B. In FIG. 3B, a screen example in which “CHOI Yoon” is selected from a list of names is listed.

In another embodiment of entering a name, the user directly enters the name. In other words, the user directly inputs a consonant, a vowel, a symbol, or an alphabet forming a name using the input unit. For example, "Cho Ji Yoon", "Z +++, K ++, ++++" in this way, the user directly inputs consonants and vowels using the keypad of the input unit.

If the name is entered, the phone number and text box list associated with the name is displayed (S230). An example of the screen at this time is shown in FIG. 3C. In this embodiment, it can be seen that information related to the name "Chiyun Choi" is displayed. As a "working" colleague, the phone number is "011-000-0000" and a text message list displays "Received Messages" from Choi and "Sent Messages" to Choi.

When the user selects one of the text message list, the text message list of the selected text message box is displayed (S240). An example of the screen at this time is shown in FIG. 3D. In the present embodiment, the received message box is selected from the text message list.

When the user selects one from the text message list, the selected text message is displayed (S250). An example of the screen at this time is shown in FIG. 3E. The text message "Work hard, sir ~" and the time information "2003/11/17 16:00" are displayed.

The text message can be checked in the same manner as above, and the text message stored in the text message box by name can also be deleted. For example, if the selected message is deleted in the screen example of FIG. 3C, all text messages received from Choi can be deleted.

Meanwhile, for each name, the maximum number of text messages that can be stored in a text message box can be specified. For example, in the screen example of FIG. 3B, the maximum number of text messages that can be stored is 30, Kim Ji-hwan is 20, Choi Ji-yun is 40, and Hwang Seok-hwa is 10.

While the invention has been described using some preferred embodiments, these embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the rights set forth in the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention can manage text messages for each name using a phone book, thereby effectively managing a large amount of text messages.

Claims (6)

In the method for managing text messages in a mobile communication terminal, A first step of providing a text message list including a phone number related to an input name, an inbox received from the input name, and an inbox sent to the input name when the user inputs a name to be found in the phone book menu. Wow, A second step of displaying a text message list of the selected text message box when one of the text message boxes related to the input name is selected; A third step of displaying the selected text message when selecting one from the text message list; Text message management method in a mobile communication terminal having a. The method of claim 1, wherein in the first step The method of managing a text message in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that inputting a name to be found is made by selecting one from a list of names. The method of claim 1, wherein in the first step The method of managing a text message in a mobile communication terminal, wherein the input of a name to be searched is performed by a user directly inputting consonants, vowels, symbols, or alphabets forming a name using the input unit. delete The method of claim 1, Method for managing text messages in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for deleting the text messages stored in the text message box for each name. The method of claim 1, A method for managing text messages in a mobile communication terminal, wherein the maximum number of text messages that can be stored in a text message box can be specified for each name.

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