KR100610880B1 - Method for simultaneously displaying plural message - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages for a predetermined time by dividing a screen of a mobile communication terminal into at least two or more, and determining the number of displays of the terminal and the size of each display, corresponding to the number of displays. Determining a number of split screens based on the size of the divided screen; storing at least one of a message type, a service, and a user application designated to be displayed on at least one of the split screens; when receiving a message from a mobile communication network, Determining a type of the message and outputting the message to a split screen designated according to the received message type; when receiving a data packet corresponding to the service from the mobile communication network, the split screen is designated according to the service; Output the contents of the data packet It may include a step.

Display, split screen, data packet, CS call, PS call

Description

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication system in which a method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention is implemented.

2 is a block diagram of data including a message to be displayed for a predetermined time on the user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4A illustrates a first embodiment of a method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention;

4B is a view showing a second embodiment of a method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention;

4C is a view showing a third embodiment of the method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention;

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S110: Determine the number and size of displays

S120: Determine the number of split screens

S130: Specify a message or service to be displayed on each divided screen

S140: Packet reception according to message reception or service use

S150: Message or packet data output on the specified split screen

The present invention relates to a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages by dividing the screen of the terminal into at least two or more, in particular, by dividing the terminal screen into two or more areas to display an existing SMS text message in one area and to determine the other area The present invention relates to a method of classifying screen areas according to the types of data to be displayed, such as using them for a time or a purpose desired by a user.

In general, the user terminal of the mobile communication device must confirm by pressing a specific key in order to check the received message, and when the screen is displayed to check the received message, the background screen disappears. In addition, after a predetermined time elapses after checking the received message, the screen changes to the main screen.

Therefore, if the user wants to keep displaying specific data on the screen, there is a need to insert text data on the background screen or insert and display a specific image. In addition, even if you want to display the received message on the screen for a certain period of time set by the user, the specific received message that you want to display on the screen of the user terminal for a certain period of time is distinguished from other general messages and continues to be displayed on the divided screen window for a predetermined time set by the user. There was no other handling function.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages by dividing the screen of the mobile communication terminal into at least two or more.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying a message in a mobile communication terminal for a predetermined time period according to a predetermined program or a user.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages by dividing the screen of the terminal into at least two or more steps of determining the size of the display included in the terminal, Determining a number of split screens correspondingly, storing at least one of a message type and a service designated to be displayed on at least one of the split screens, and determining a type of the message when a message is received from a mobile communication network. Outputting the message on a split screen designated according to the received message type; when receiving a data packet corresponding to the service from the mobile communication network, contents of the data packet on a split screen designated according to the service; It may include the step of outputting.

Preferably, the message includes a predetermined time display message, the split screen displays the message for a predetermined time, the message includes any one of display time information and a predetermined time display message identifier, and the terminal One of the display time information and the predetermined time display message identifier included in the message may be identified, and the message may be output to the split screen designated according to the message type of the split screen.

The storing of at least one of a message type and a service designated to be displayed on at least one of the split screens may include: storing display time information and information on a split screen set to output a message during the display time. And storing the type of message to be output on the divided screen during the display time.

The message may include a CS message transmitted by a circuit switching (CS) call, and the terminal may output the CS message on a designated split screen, and the data packet is transmitted by a packet switching (PS) call. Can be.

In addition, the service may include any one of an instant messenger service, a multimedia download / playback service, and a text-based application service.

According to another embodiment, a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages by dividing a screen of a terminal into at least two or more may include determining the number of displays of the terminal and the size of each display, the size corresponding to the number of displays. Determining a number of split screens based on the reference; storing at least one of a message type, a service, and a user application designated to be displayed on at least one of the split screens; and when receiving a message from a mobile communication network, Determining and outputting the message to a split screen designated according to the type of the received message; when receiving a data packet corresponding to the service from the mobile communication network, the data packet to the split screen designated according to the service Outputting the contents of the Can.

Preferably, the user application may be a program pre-installed in the terminal, and when the number of displays is one, the split screen may be generated by dividing the display into two or more.

In addition, when the number of displays is 2 or more, the split screen may be each display itself, and when the number of displays is 2 or more, the split screen may be generated by splitting any one of the two or more displays into two or more.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components may be referred to the same reference numerals. The numbering and duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a configuration of a mobile communication system in which a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention is implemented and includes a network interworking device (eg, an IWF, a gateway, etc.) or a data communication device connecting different communication networks. (For example, PCF, PSDN, etc.) are omitted.

When the message center 10 delivers the message to the exchange 30, the message is delivered to the user terminal 50 via the exchange 30 and the base station 40. Here, the message center 10 is composed of a plurality of message centers in charge of receiving and sending a message according to its function, and for the sake of convenience of description, the message center 10 is not divided.

The message is divided into Short Message Service (SMS), Long Message Service (LMS), and Multimedia Message Service (MMS). Accordingly, the Message Center is a Short Message Service (SMSC). Center, Long Message Service Center (LMSC), Multimedia Message Center (MMSC), which is classified as a message center 10 in the present specification.

In addition, when the service center 20 transmits packet data to the exchange 30 to provide a service, the packet data is transferred to the user terminal 50 via the exchange 30 and the base station 40. The service center 20 may also serve as a role in the message center, or provide a service by providing a separate server. In this case, the service is an additional service except for the above message, and is typically an IM (instant messenger), a multimedia (video, music file, etc.) download / playback service, a text-based application service (word, excel viewer, address book, etc.). There is this. Here, the reproduction of the multimedia means the reproduction of the downloaded multimedia file or the reproduction of the TV signal received through a separate antenna. Such a service is a packet-based service transmitted as a data packet from a mobile communication network to a user terminal.

When such a message and a service are transmitted to the user terminal, the message and the service are displayed for each screen divided in advance. The user terminal has one or more display screens, and if the display screen is one, the screen is divided into two or more. If the display screen is two or more, the user terminal is divided into screens or one or more of the screens are two. It is set in advance so as to divide the above.

Referring to FIG. 2, the message transmitted from the message center includes a message 60 to be displayed for a predetermined time on the user terminal and display time information 70 which is time information to be displayed on the user terminal. The predetermined time display message 60 is a message to be displayed on the user terminal for a predetermined predetermined time, and is at least one or a combination of text, video, voice, and sound. When the message is composed of text + voice (or sound) or text + video data, text data is displayed on the user terminal. When a specific key such as a direction key, *, or # is input during the data display period, the voice or video is displayed. Make it heard or visible. In addition, when the message consists only of voice (or sound) or image data, the message 'voice (or sound) and video viewing' is displayed on the user terminal, and then when a specific key such as a direction key, *, or # is input, the voice ( Or sound) or video. The types of messages to be displayed on the user terminal for a certain period of time include, for example, English words / phrases / idioms, famous proverbs, archaic words, economic terms, pop songs, popular songs, mathematical formulas, and sports terms. The display time information 70 is used to specify the display start time and the display end time or to specify a constant display time. In another embodiment, the message may include a message 60 and a time indication message identifier 80 to be displayed for a certain time on the user terminal. The identifier 80 is preferably inserted in transmission at the message center, and is inserted in the corresponding parameter or separated into separate items and inserted into the message. In this case, the display time information 70 may or may not be included in the message. If the display time information is not included in the message, it is set in the user terminal. The display time information may be set automatically by a program in the user terminal, or may be set by the user by providing an interface for setting the user.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The method of dividing the screen of the terminal into at least two or more in order to simultaneously display a plurality of messages in the terminal can be largely divided into one case and one or more display screens of the terminal. First, the case of one display screen will be described.

Step S110 is a first step of setting a user terminal before receiving a message, and determining a size of a display screen included in the user terminal. A display is a physical output device for outputting data from a user terminal, for example, a device such as an LCD, and a screen is a certain area of a display where data is displayed. Here, the size of the screen refers to a size that considers not only the physical size seen in the terminal but also the number of pixels, the number of lines of text, and the like, and has a meaning of capacity for displaying data.

Step S120 is a step of determining the number of split screens according to the size of the display screen included in the user terminal. The split screen is a screen separated from other data display areas output on the display. Assuming that the message to be received is text, in order for at least one sentence of text to be displayed, the split screen preferably includes at least two to three text lines. Therefore, the number of split screens should be determined in consideration of the size and structure of the user terminal as well as the size of the display screen. The number of split screens may be automatically set by a program input in advance in the user terminal, or may be set by the user by providing an interface for setting the user.

In operation S130, a message type or service to be displayed on each divided screen is selected and stored. In the case of a text message, the screen displaying the long message LMS may be larger than the screen displaying the short message SMS. The message to be displayed on each screen is divided into a specific message and a general message that are continuously displayed on the screen for a certain period of time. The user terminal must distinguish whether the received message is a specific message or a general message. The distinguishing method is to identify a specific message if the display time information is included in the message, and to identify it as a general message. In another embodiment, there is a method of determining display time information determined by a user terminal and determining whether there is a predetermined time display message identifier included in the message. In both cases, information about a split screen configured to output a message for a specified display time is stored, and a type of message to be output on the split screen is stored. In another embodiment, in a 3G or higher system (eg 3G, 4G, etc.), CS (Circuit Switching) calls distribute voice and video signals, while PS (Packet Switching) calls are responsible for distributing data for the Internet. . Therefore, the user terminal designates a split screen for classifying and outputting CS messages transmitted by a CS (Circuit Switching) call, and also transmits data transmitted by a PS (Packet Switching) call corresponding to a service transmitted from a mobile communication network. You can specify the split screen to display the contents after classifying packets.

The above-described steps are steps for first setting a terminal before receiving a message in a user terminal, and step S140 is a step of receiving a data packet according to the use of a message or a service from a mobile communication network, and step S150 corresponds to a message or a data packet. And outputting the data of the received message or packet on the designated split screen.

In the above, the embodiment in which the user terminal has one display screen has been described. Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the user terminal has a plurality of display screens will be described based on differences from the above embodiment.

Step S110 is a step of determining the number of display screens included in the user terminal and the size of each screen. The number of screens is the number of physical display screens set in the user terminal. When the user terminal is a duo folder, there are display screens on the outer surface and the inner surface, respectively.

Step S120 is a step of determining the number of split screens according to the number of display screens included in the user terminal and the size of each screen. If the number of display screens is 2 or more, each screen itself may be a split screen without having to divide the screens separately. In another embodiment, when the number of display screens is two or more, any one of them may be divided into two or more to generate a split screen, and the unsplit screen may itself be a split screen.

In operation S130, a message type, a service, and a user application to be displayed on each divided screen are selected and stored. If the display screen is 2 or more, the display screen may be selected according to the size of the screen divided in advance, and the screen is selected according to the size of data to be displayed. When the display screen is 2 or more, the split screen is at least 2, and since there are more split screens than when the display screen is one, the user application is also divided into data to be displayed on the split screen. The user application is an application program already installed in the terminal, for example, an address book, an image / file viewer, a game, and a personal information management system (PIMS). Since the following process is the same as the process mentioned above, description is abbreviate | omitted.

In the above description, a flowchart of a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages has been described. Hereinafter, a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention will be described with reference to specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

4A is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4A, there is one display screen in the user terminal and two split screens. The split screens have the same size as each other, and when combined, the split screens have the same size as the display screen of the user terminal. The CS message transmitted through the CS call 210 is displayed on the first split screen 230, and the packet data transmitted through the PS call 220 is displayed on the second split screen 240.

4B is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment of a method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4B, there is one display screen in the user terminal and three split screens. The split screens have the same size as each other, and when combined, the split screens have the same size as the display screen of the user terminal. The first split screen 270 displays a specific message (or general message) to be displayed for a predetermined time among the CS messages transmitted through the CS call 250, and the second split screen 280 displays the CS message 250 through the CS call 250. Among the transmitted CS messages, a general message (or a specific message to be displayed for a certain time) is displayed. In addition, the third split screen 290 displays the packet data transmitted through the PS call 260.

4C is a diagram illustrating a third embodiment of a method for simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4C, the user terminal has a folder, and one display screen is attached to the outside and the inside of the folder, respectively. The embodiment 300 is a diagram in which a folder of a user terminal is folded, and the embodiment 400 is an expanded view. The outside and the inside are each composed of different LCD screens, and the internal display screen is divided into two screens. The external first screen 320 is a screen shown in a state where a folder of a user terminal is folded, and a specific message 310 to be displayed for a predetermined time is displayed among CS messages transmitted through a CS call. In the split second screen 430 shown in the expanded state of the user terminal, a general message 410 is displayed among the CS messages transmitted through the CS call, and the split third screen 440 is Packet data transmitted through the PS call 420 is displayed.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many variations are possible by those skilled in the art within the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, the method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages according to the present invention is effective in providing a new type of service for a user in 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 4G, etc. by overcoming the limitations on existing text messages. In the mainstream, various types of message transmissions with video and audio attached through CS / PS are mainstream, and it is effective in pursuing user's convenience by screen division for CS / PS call.

In addition, if students or office workers display English conversations one sentence per day on the terminal when they implement such a function, they can see and hear each time they open the mobile phone. It is helpful and memorizes various ancient idioms, sayings, pop songs, and popular songs that you want to memorize. It can also help remind reminders of important appointments or events to many older workers who tend to forget appointments or important things.

Claims (14)

In the method of splitting the screen of the terminal to display a plurality of messages at the same time, Determining a size of a display included in the terminal; Determining the number of split screens according to the size; Storing any one of a message type and a service designated to be displayed on any one of the divided screens; If the message is received from a mobile communication network, determining the type of the message and outputting the message on a split screen designated according to the type of the received message; And And when the data packet corresponding to the service is received from the mobile communication network, outputting the contents of the data packet to a split screen designated according to the service. The method of claim 1, The message includes a predetermined time display message, and the split screen displays the message for a predetermined time, The message includes any one of display time information and a schedule time display message identifier, and the terminal identifies any one of display time information and a schedule time display message identifier included in the message and displays the message on the split screen. A method of displaying multiple messages simultaneously, characterized by outputting on a designated split screen corresponding to a message type. The method of claim 1, Storing any one of a message type and a service designated to be displayed on any one of the split screens may include: Storing display time information; Storing information about a split screen set to output a message during the display time; And And storing the types of messages to be output on the divided screens during the display time. The method of claim 1, The message includes a CS message transmitted by a Circuit Switching (CS) call, and the terminal outputs the CS message on a designated split screen. The method of claim 1, And the data packet is transmitted by a PS (Packet Switching) call. The method of claim 1, The service includes a plurality of instant messaging services, multimedia download / playback services, text-based application services, characterized in that any one of a plurality of messages. In the method of splitting the screen of the terminal to display a plurality of messages at the same time, Determining the number of displays of the terminal and the size of each display; Determining the number of split screens based on a size corresponding to the number of displays; Storing any one of a message type, a service, and a user application designated to be displayed on any one of the divided screens; If the message is received from a mobile communication network, determining the type of the message and outputting the message on a split screen designated according to the type of the received message; And And when the data packet corresponding to the service is received from the mobile communication network, outputting the contents of the data packet to a split screen designated according to the service. The method of claim 7, wherein And the user application is a program pre-installed in the terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein And if the number of displays is one, the split screen is generated by dividing the display into two or more. The method of claim 7, wherein And when the number of displays is two or more, the split screen is each of the displays itself. The method of claim 7, wherein And when the number of displays is two or more, the split screen is generated by dividing any one of the two or more displays into two or more. In the recording medium that can be read by the mobile communication system, a program of instructions are tangibly implemented to perform a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages by dividing a screen of a terminal. Determining a size of a display included in the terminal; Determining the number of split screens according to the size; Storing any one of a message type and a service designated to be displayed on any one of the divided screens; If the message is received from a mobile communication network, determining the type of the message and outputting the message on a split screen designated according to the type of the received message; And And receiving a data packet corresponding to the service from the mobile communication network, and outputting the contents of the data packet to a split screen designated according to the service. In the recording medium that can be read by the mobile communication system, a program of instructions are tangibly implemented to perform a method of simultaneously displaying a plurality of messages by dividing a screen of a terminal. Determining the number of displays of the terminal and the size of each display; Determining the number of split screens based on a size corresponding to the number of displays; Storing any one of a message type, a service, and a user application designated to be displayed on any one of the divided screens; If the message is received from a mobile communication network, determining the type of the message and outputting the message on a split screen designated according to the type of the received message; And And receiving a data packet corresponding to the service from the mobile communication network, and outputting the contents of the data packet to a split screen designated according to the service. A terminal for splitting a screen and displaying a plurality of messages simultaneously, A controller for determining a size of a display included in the terminal, determining a number of split screens according to the size, and designating at least one of a message type and a service to be displayed on at least one of the split screens; A storage unit which stores at least one of a type and a service of a message designated to be displayed on at least one of the divided screens; A display screen for outputting contents of the message or data packet to the designated split screen; When the control unit receives the message from the mobile communication network, the controller determines the type of the message, outputs the message on a divided screen corresponding to the received message type, and receives a data packet corresponding to the service from the mobile communication network. And outputting the contents of the data packet on a divided screen corresponding to the service.

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