KR100606111B1 - How to display area code and area name - Google Patents

Abstract

end. TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to a wireless communication terminal, such as a mobile phone and a WLL terminal.

I. Technical problem to be solved by the present invention: Provides a method for searching and displaying the area code corresponding to the area name input in the wireless communication terminal and a method for displaying the area name corresponding to the area code input Is in.

All. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A method of displaying the area code of a wireless communication terminal having a memory in which an area code corresponding to an area name is stored.

Checking whether an area code search command is received;

And reading out and displaying the area code corresponding to the area name input after the area code search command is received from the memory.

la. Important Uses of the Invention: Can be used for personal mobile communication terminal and CDMA wireless communication terminal

Description

How to display area code and area name

The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal such as a mobile phone, and more particularly, to a method for searching and displaying an area code corresponding to an input area name and a method for displaying an area name corresponding to an input area code.

Wireless communication terminals such as personal mobile communication terminals and CDMA wireless communication terminals generally have to input an area code and a receiving telephone number to make a telephone call with the receiving side. Therefore, when the user of the wireless communication terminal does not know the area code of the receiving area to call, it is inconvenient to seek help of the surrounding people or to find the area code of the desired area by searching the phone book by themselves. In addition, if the area code is displayed along with the receiving telephone number on the display of the pager, the pager user can only answer the call without knowing which area the received area code indicates. Accordingly, since the called party can recognize the caller only after the call with the caller, the caller cannot be predicted before the call with the caller. In the case of incorrectly inputting an area code when using a wireless communication terminal, the user cannot recognize an error of an area code input, and therefore, it is necessary to display the area name according to the area code input.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for searching for and displaying an area code corresponding to an area name in a wireless communication terminal.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying an area name corresponding thereto when inputting an area code.

In the present invention for achieving the above object in the area code display method of a wireless communication terminal having a memory that stores the area code corresponding to the area name,

Checking whether an area code search command is received;

And reading out and displaying the area code corresponding to the area name input after the area code search command is received from the memory.

Hereinafter, an operation according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the controller 100 controls the overall operation of the mobile phone according to a control program stored in the memory 110. For example, the control unit 100 displays the area code on the display unit 130 according to the processing flow as shown in FIG. 2 when the area name is input through the keypad 120. The memory 110 stores an area code table as shown in Table 1 below and a control program for controlling the operation of the mobile phone. In addition, the memory 100 may store data generated during a mobile phone control operation.

TABLE 1

    Local people   Area Code     Seoul      02     Dae-gu      053      . . .       . . .     Suwon     0331     Fisheries     0527

The keypad 120 includes a plurality of function keys such as numeric keys and menu keys for dialing a telephone number, and generates key data corresponding to a key input by a user and outputs the generated key data to the controller 100. The display unit 130 may be implemented as an LCD and displays a message according to the operation state of the mobile phone under the control of the controller 100. Although not shown, the display unit 130 includes an LED, which is a light emitting indicator for informing a user of wireless signal reception and transmission. The transmitter 140 modulates and frequency-converts the data output from the controller 100 and outputs the data to the transmit / receive separator 150. The transmission and reception separation unit 150 transmits a radio signal output from the transmission unit 140 through an antenna and outputs a radio signal received through the antenna to the reception unit 160 to separate the transmission and reception signal. The receiver 160 converts and demodulates a received radio signal separated from the transceiver 150 to the controller 100.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an area code display processing flow chart according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3A and 3B are views illustrating an area code displayed on the display unit 130 according to the processing flow chart of FIG. 2.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3B, a method of displaying an area code according to an area name is described in detail. First, if there is a menu key input through the keypad 120 in step 200, the menu item is displayed on the display unit 130. After displaying, the process proceeds to step 210. The controller 100 checks whether the area code search is selected in step 210. If the area code search is selected, the controller 100 displays an input of the area name on the display unit 130 and proceeds to step 220. Accordingly, the user can input the region name in English or Korean. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the local name is input in the Hangul mode.

On the other hand, in step 220, if there is an input of a region name through the keypad 120, the controller 100 searches for a region name stored in the memory 110 according to the region name input, and reads and displays the region number corresponding to the region name. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3A, the area code displayed according to the input of the area name has a method of displaying the area name starting with the letter entered when the first letter is completed and the area code corresponding thereto. As such, there is a method of displaying the area code corresponding to the area name after completion. It can be modified by the program designer and both methods can be adopted. Therefore, the mobile phone user may find a desired area code as shown in FIG. 3B by inputting all of the area names, and after inputting only the first letter, sequentially searching for the desired area names searched through a function key such as a volume level key. You can also find the area code.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an area name display processing flow chart according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are views illustrating an area name displayed on the display unit 130 according to the process flow diagram of FIG. 4.

Hereinafter, referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5A and B, in detail, a method of displaying an area name when inputting an area code is described in detail. First, when the area code input is completed in step 300, the controller 100 responds to the step. Proceed to In step 310, the controller 100 searches the memory 110, completes the search for the area name corresponding to the area code input in step 300, and then displays the searched area name on the display unit 130. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 5B, the display unit 130 displays the area name according to the area code input completion. Therefore, the mobile phone user can know that an error occurred in the area code input through the area name displayed when the area code is input.

As described above, the present invention has an advantage of providing convenience to a user of a wireless communication terminal by receiving an area code corresponding thereto by inputting only an area name, and an area code input error occurs through an area name displayed when an area code is input. There is also an advantage that can be recognized.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an area code display processing flow chart according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A and 3B are exemplary views of area codes displayed on the display unit 130 according to the flow chart of FIG. 2.

4 is a flow chart showing a region name display according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5A and 5B are exemplary views of region names displayed on the display unit 130 according to the flow chart of FIG. 4.

Claims (1)

In the area name display method of a wireless communication terminal having a memory that stores the area code corresponding to the area name, Checking the completion of entering the area code, And displaying the area name corresponding to the input area code upon reading the area code from the memory and displaying the area name together with the area code.