KR100644333B1 - Implementation method for the shortest access way to value added service in mobile device - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method of providing a menu service in a portable terminal and a recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention relates to a method for providing a shortest path menu service for configuring a service frequently used by a user in a portable terminal into a shortest path menu group, and displaying the menu group on a screen to process a service of the menu group at the request of a user. To provide a recording medium that records a program for realization.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

According to the present invention, a method for providing a shortest path menu service applied to a portable terminal, wherein a user receives a request for executing the shortest path menu group from a user while a user registers a shortest path menu group corresponding to a specific menu, the corresponding shortest path menu group Displaying on the screen; Checking whether there is an input item from a user within a predetermined time while the shortest path menu group is displayed on a screen; And performing a corresponding service based on information set in advance regarding a menu corresponding to the input item if there is any input from the user within a predetermined time as a result of the input item checking, wherein the shortest path menu group is selected by the user. Registered, characterized in that it includes a telephone number / information service / Internet access web address (URL) frequently used by the user.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in a portable terminal.

Handheld Terminal, Menu, Shortcut Key, Shortcut Menu, Shortest Path Menu

Description

{IMPLEMENTATION METHOD FOR THE SHORTEST ACCESS WAY TO VALUE ADDED SERVICE IN MOBILE DEVICE}             

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a service using a portable terminal in the related art.

2 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a wireless communication system to which the present invention is applied.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a shortest path menu in a portable terminal according to the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a method for providing a shortest path menu in a portable terminal according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting a shortest path menu in a portable terminal according to the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a service using a portable terminal supporting a shortest path menu;

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

201: portable terminal 202: wireless network system

203: information provision server

The present invention relates to a method for providing a menu service in a portable terminal and a recording medium recording a program for realizing the method. In particular, when a user uses a mobile terminal and uses a call and an additional service, The present invention relates to a method of providing a shortest path menu service in a portable terminal for convenient use, and a recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the method.

Recently, with the activation of the wireless data service, a user can receive various types of wireless data services as well as a call using a portable terminal. In the future, various types of services will be provided to users due to the improvement of portable terminal performance and the activation of the wireless data service market.

As a conventional menu method of a mobile terminal, there is a problem that a user can receive a desired service only through several steps in order to use a desired service among various services.

For example, when using the stock trading service, the user must first move from the upper menu to the lower menu according to the menu structure and select the stock trading service. After that, the user's account information, trading item code, quantity, etc. Had to enter This multi-step process required a lot of time and effort from the user.

This problem will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a service using a portable terminal in the related art.

A method of using a service when a user uses a sub menu located under a top menu of a portable terminal will be described as an example.

In the case of a conventional portable terminal, when a user selects home banking from the terminal top menu, the terminal receives a list of sub-menus for home banking from the wireless network system (101). When the user selects the inquiry of my account balance in the submenu list, the information providing server requests the user to input a bank code and an account number necessary for providing a service (102). The information providing server provides the balance information on the received account number to the user (103). In this process, three transactions must occur between the user and the wireless network system, and the user has to enter his or her bank and account number.

Some handheld terminals create a dedicated key to provide a user interface for a specific service group. However, this method only enables access to the upper service menu, access to the detailed service menu is impossible, and the number of service groups is limited due to the limitation of the terminal hardware. In addition, the connected dedicated service can not be arbitrarily changed by the user, there was a problem that the input of the letters and numbers required for the service when using the service.

In addition, the existing portable terminal may provide a smart key for specific numbers or a list of web addresses (URLs) that are frequently used when accessing the Internet. There was a problem in that a menu list in which URLs, information services, etc. are integratedly provided cannot be provided.

In order to solve the problems described above, the present invention is to configure the services frequently used by the user in the portable terminal as a shortest path menu group, and display the menu group on the screen to request the service of the menu group by the user's request for use. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for providing a shortest path menu service for processing and a recording medium on which a program for realizing the method is recorded.

In the method of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the method for providing a shortest path menu service applied to a portable terminal, the shortest path menu group is registered from the user while the shortest path menu group corresponding to a specific menu is registered by the user. Displaying the shortest path menu group on the screen when the execution request is received; Checking whether there is an input item from a user within a predetermined time while the shortest path menu group is displayed on a screen; And performing a corresponding service based on information set in advance regarding a menu corresponding to the input item if there is any input from the user within a predetermined time as a result of the input item checking, wherein the shortest path menu group is selected by the user. Registered, but include frequently used telephone number / information service / Internet access web address (URL).

On the other hand, the present invention, in the portable terminal having a processor, the shortest path menu group registered by the user to correspond to a specific menu includes a telephone number / information service / internet access web address (URL) frequently used by the user. A function of displaying the shortest path menu group on the screen when a user requests to execute the shortest path menu group; Checking whether there is an input from a user within a predetermined time while the shortest path menu group is displayed on a screen; And a recording medium recording a program for realizing a function of performing a corresponding service based on information set in advance regarding a menu corresponding to the input item when there is any input from the user within a predetermined time as a result of the input item inspection.

In the present invention, a specific menu is set from the user to the shortest path menu group, the shortest path menu group is displayed on the portable terminal, and when the input time is exceeded, the screen is switched to another screen and the terminal is used when the user uses the service for the shortest path menu. It shows how to automatically process a service using the data stored in it.

That is, according to the present invention, when setting a user-defined service in each menu of the shortest path menu group, the terminal stores the number and characters necessary for input in the service use step so that the terminal automatically processes the data input step when the user selects the corresponding menu in the future. The user can conveniently and quickly use the desired service, and after using the initial screen or dedicated key, the shortest path menu group is displayed on the terminal screen device for about 1 second, and if there is an external input within that time, the shortest path menu group is displayed. If there is no external input within that time, it switches to the main service menu screen so that the user can efficiently use a large number of service menus.

In addition, in the present invention, a menu list in which telephone numbers, Internet URLs, information services, and the like which are frequently used are combined into one menu list is constructed.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a wireless communication system to which the present invention is applied.

The wireless communication system to which the present invention is applied includes a portable terminal 201, a wireless network system 202, and an information providing server 203.

The user uses the service of the information providing server 203 through the wireless network system 202 to the portable terminal 201. In this case, the user sets the shortest path menu according to the user's request on the portable terminal 201 for the portable terminal. In case of initial operation of the terminal 201 or when the user uses a dedicated key, the shortest path menu is activated so that the user can use it, and the user uses the portable terminal 201 and the information providing server 203. When the information comes and goes between, at this time, necessary information such as an identifier and a password previously input by the user are automatically exchanged between the portable terminal 201 and the information providing server 203, so that the user does not have to enter through several steps.

The dedicated key refers to a shortcut key for pressing a specific key on the keypad of the portable terminal 201 or a new keypad for the shortest path menu.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing a shortest path menu in a portable terminal according to the present invention.

If a dedicated key for using the shortest path menu is not provided, when the portable terminal is turned on or the portable terminal becomes available in idle mode and active mode, the screen of the terminal is set by the user. The My Menu screen, which is the shortest path menu group in which the service items are listed, is displayed (301). The terminal displays the My Menu screen, which is the shortest path menu, for a predetermined time, and checks whether the user inputs the My Menu within a predetermined time (302). Here, the input to the My Menu means pressing any key or all keys of the terminal.

As a result of checking whether the user inputs the My Menu within a certain time, when the user inputs a key into the terminal within a certain time, the terminal activates the My Menu screen which is the shortest path menu (303) and provides the user with a service connected to the My Menu. It may be 304. After the use of the service connected to the My Menu is completed, the screen of the terminal becomes a built-in initial screen (305).

As a result of checking whether the user inputs the My Menu in a certain time, if the user does not input a key in the terminal within a certain time, the initial screen embedded in the portable terminal is displayed (305) and the user selects the main menu and the sub-menu. By using the basic menu service (306). Here, the basic menu service includes an information service and a call service that can be used in the terminal. After using the basic menu service, the screen is repeatedly performed from step 305 in which the terminal built-in initial screen is displayed.

4 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of a method for providing a shortest path menu in a portable terminal according to the present invention.

When a dedicated key for using the shortest path menu is provided, when the portable terminal is turned on or when the portable terminal becomes available in idle mode and in active mode, the screen of the portable terminal is embedded in the terminal. The initial screen is displayed (401). When the user presses the dedicated key for using the shortest path menu of the portable terminal (402), the My Menu screen, which is the shortest path menu group in which the service item set by the user is listed, is displayed (403). The terminal waits for a user's key input by displaying a My Menu screen, which is the shortest path menu, for a predetermined time, and checks whether the user inputs within a predetermined time (404).

As a result of checking whether there is a user input within a predetermined time, when a user inputs a key in the terminal within a predetermined time, the terminal activates the My Menu screen which is the shortest path menu (405) and provides a service connected to the My Menu for the user to use. (406),

Depending on the type of service, the My Menu may be used while using the service. In this case, it is determined whether the private key input for using the My Menu is received during the use of the service (409).

As a result of checking whether there is user input within a predetermined time, if the user does not input a key in the terminal within a predetermined time, the main menu screen embedded in the portable terminal is displayed (407), and the user selects a main menu and a submenu. The service may be used (408). In operation 409, it is determined whether a private key input for using the My Menu is received while using the service according to the service type.

As a result of determining whether the private key input for using the My Menu was received while using the service, if the private key was input, the process was repeated from the process of displaying the My Menu screen (403), and as a result of determining whether the private key was received, the private key. If it is not received, the process is repeated from step 401 in which the initial screen embedded in the portable terminal is displayed.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for setting a shortest path menu in a portable terminal according to the present invention.

The user selects a setting menu for My Menu, which is the shortest path menu, from the user (501), and selects a menu of a portion to be set in the shortest path menu group (502). The number of menus that can be displayed on the screen of the portable terminal may vary depending on the characteristics of the terminal, and may be considered as 4-5. The menu selection process 502 is a process of selecting which menu to connect a particular service from among the menus displayed on the screen of the portable terminal.

The portable terminal prepares a temporary memory to store input values of the user (503), sets a menu for a service to be used by the user, and receives data values necessary for using the service at this time (504). When the user selects the save completion (505), the terminal stores the name of the shortest path menu stored by the user, the selected menu selection, and the input key value in the terminal to update the my menu which is the shortest path menu (506). After the update is completed, the terminal displays the completed My Menu screen (507).

In case of services that require user security, such as home banking and e-commerce, the user must enter a password.If the user-defined service is not set in the shortest path menu group or the shortest path menu group is selected In the city, a menu is displayed in the same manner as a general terminal.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using a service using a portable terminal supporting a shortest path menu.

If you use the My Account Balance Lookup Service using a terminal that supports the Shortest Path menu, select the My Account Balance Lookup Menu registered in the Shortest Path menu group, and the terminal sets the service related information (information supply server, bank code, The account number ...) is transmitted to the information providing server through the wireless network system (601) and the user sees the result data transmitted by the information providing server through the terminal (602).

At this time, the terminal stores the character and numeric information necessary for the access path and service use of the service set by the user and transmits them at once, or if the processing is not possible at one time, the user can easily service by sending and receiving messages automatically. To use.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

As described above, the present invention provides a menu for quickly and simply accessing a service desired by a user in a portable terminal, thereby enabling the user to conveniently use a desired service.

In addition, the present invention, by automatically saving the menu change and input request data in the shortest path menu to transmit at once or the terminal automatically transmit and receive processing, the user can conveniently and quickly receive the resulting data when using the service, even in a wireless network system By reducing the number of transactions with the information providing server, the system load can be reduced.

In addition, the present invention, by allowing the user to set the shortest path menu group screen, it is possible to design a variety of menus by the user, by setting a phone number, Internet access URL, information service, etc. in the shortest path menus, the user has a menu group There is an effect that can use a variety of services.

Claims (10)

delete In the shortest path menu service method applied to a mobile terminal, Displaying a shortest path menu group on the screen when a shortest path menu group corresponding to a specific menu is registered by the user and receiving a request for executing the shortest path menu group from the user; Checking whether there is an input item from a user within a predetermined time while the shortest path menu group is displayed on a screen; And If there is any input from the user within a predetermined time as a result of the input item check, including the step of performing a corresponding service based on information set in advance with respect to the menu corresponding to the input item, The shortest path menu group is registered by the user, and includes a phone number / information service / internet access web address (URL) frequently used by the user. The method of claim 2, The shortest path menu group registration process, Preparing a storage space for storing an input value input from the user when receiving a registration request for the shortest path menu from the user; And The process of updating the shortest path menu by saving the shortest path menu name, stored menu selection, and input key values in the prepared storage space when the user inputs a menu about the service to be used and key values required for the menu. The shortest path menu service providing method in a portable terminal comprising a. The method of claim 2, If the portable terminal does not have the shortest path menu dedicated key, when the terminal transitions from the terminal idle state to the terminal operation state, a specific shortest path menu group is displayed on the screen. . The method of claim 2, If the portable terminal is provided with the shortest route menu dedicated key, when the dedicated key is selected by the user, the method for providing the shortest route menu service in the portable terminal is characterized by displaying a specific shortest route menu group on the screen. The method of claim 5, The method for providing the shortest path menu service in a portable terminal, wherein the initial screen is displayed when the dedicated key is not selected while performing a specific service. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, The service performing step, Transmitting setting information corresponding to a user input to an information providing server; And Outputting the result returned from the information providing server to the user as a result of the setting information transmission; The shortest path menu service providing method in a portable terminal comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, In the performing of the corresponding service, if there is no input from the user within a predetermined time, the method of providing the shortest path menu service in a portable terminal, wherein the corresponding service is provided to the user through a basic menu screen embedded in the terminal. The method of claim 7, wherein The setting information transmitted to the information providing server includes a service identifier and a password. In a portable terminal having a processor, The shortest path menu group registered by a user to correspond to a particular menu includes a telephone number / information service / internet access web address (URL) frequently used by the user, Displaying a shortest path menu group on the screen when a user requests to execute the shortest path menu group; Checking whether there is an input from a user within a predetermined time while the shortest path menu group is displayed on a screen; And If there is any input from the user within a predetermined time as a result of the input item inspection, a function of performing a corresponding service based on information set in advance regarding a menu corresponding to the input item Recording medium recording a program for realizing the problem.

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