KR100644899B1 - Method for retrieving phonebook in mobile communication device - Google Patents

Abstract

A phone book searching method of a mobile communication terminal is provided to enable a user to conveniently store information including an e-mail address and to search for wanted information in the phone book by using the e-mail address. A phone book searching method of a mobile communication terminal comprises the following several steps. A list of domain names is constructed(S101). E-mail addresses are stored for identifying names whose phone numbers are stored at the mobile communication terminal(S102). The constructed list of domain names is newly constructed or updated(S103). A domain name is selected among the list of domain names(S104). A list of identifying names having an e-mail address matched with the selected domain name is displayed(S105). One is selected among the list of identifying names(S106). Information on the selected identifying name is displayed(S107).

Description

Method for retrieving phone book of mobile communication terminal {Method for retrieving phonebook in mobile communication device}

1 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing an embodiment of a phone book search method of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

2A to 2C show examples of displaying a phone book search method of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention displayed on the display means of the mobile communication terminal.

The present invention relates to a method of managing a phone book in a mobile communication terminal. Unlike the conventional phone book search method, a phone number is stored and searched in consideration of a new variable.

Recently, a mobile communication terminal has been widely used in a wide range and widely, and supports various new services in addition to the conventional call connection function.

While the mobile communication terminal performs various services and simultaneously stores various data, the mobile communication terminal is also used as a data storage means. The most representative of the data stored in the mobile communication terminal is a phone number.

In storing a normal phone number, a variable for identifying a counterpart connected through the phone number is also input. The identification variable includes an identification name such as the name of the counterpart, a group to which the member belongs, and the like. A plurality of telephone numbers may be stored for the name.

However, in recent years, network infrastructure such as the Internet is faithfully provided, and data transmission through a computer network is frequently performed. As one of the information used to identify an individual on the computer network, there is a different email address for each individual as a path for accessing the computer network.

The e-mail address is usually included in information representing personal information together with a name, so that the e-mail address may be used as information identifying a counterpart in which a phone number is stored in the mobile communication terminal. Domain names are often the same among people belonging to the same group, so that groups can be classified using e-mail addresses, which enables more efficient data management and retrieval in mobile communication terminals.

An object of the present invention devised to solve the above problems is to provide a method for searching a phone book using an e-mail address in a mobile communication terminal.

The phone book search method of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention devised to solve the above problems comprises the steps of: storing an e-mail address for the identification name of the other party that stores the phone number in the mobile communication terminal; Inputting a domain name; And displaying, on the display means of the mobile communication terminal, a list of identification names of the counterparts in which the e-mail address corresponding to the input domain name is stored.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the telephone directory search method of the mobile communication terminal further comprises a step of creating a list of domain names before the step of storing the email address.

In the present invention, in the step of storing the email address, it is preferable that the domain of the email address is selected from the list of the created domain names.

In the present invention, the input of the domain name preferably includes inputting a domain name search key and inputting a character string in a domain name search field.

In the present invention, the phone book search method of the mobile communication terminal preferably further comprises the step of creating a list of domain names before the step of inputting the domain name.

In the present invention, the list of domain names preferably includes the domain of the email address stored in the step of storing the email address.

In the present invention, the domain name is input, it is preferable that the domain name is selected from the list of the created domain name.

In the present invention, the phone book search method of the mobile communication terminal, the step of selecting one of the other party's identification name after the step of displaying the list of the identification name of the other party that the email address is stored and the display means of the mobile communication terminal Preferably, the information on the identification name of the selected counterpart is included.

The phone book search method of the mobile communication terminal of the present invention comprises the steps of: storing an e-mail address for the identification name of the counterpart in which the phone number is stored in the mobile communication terminal; Inputting a string; And displaying the identification name of the counterpart, in which the e-mail address corresponding to the input string is stored.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In adding reference numerals to components of the following drawings, it is determined that the same components have the same reference numerals as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings, and it is determined that they may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations will be omitted.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing an embodiment of a phone book search method of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention.

In the embodiment of Figure 1, the phone book search method of the mobile communication terminal, a list of domain names are created (S101), the email address is stored for the identification name stored in the phone number (S102), the created A list of domain names is newly created or updated (S103), a predetermined domain name is selected from the list of domain names (S104), and a list of identification names in which an e-mail address corresponding to the selected domain name is stored is displayed ( In step S105, one identification name is selected from the list of identification names (S106), and information about the selected identification name is displayed (S107).

In the above embodiment, in step S101, a list of domain names is first created, and the list of created domain names includes, in particular, the domain of the email address in storing the email address in step S102. The convenience is provided by being able to select from the list of domain names created in S101).

In the above embodiment, in step S102, an e-mail address is stored for an identification name such as the name of the other party of the telephone number previously stored in the terminal or for an identification name newly stored together with the telephone number or other information. . It is preferable that at least one e-mail address is stored for each identification name, and a domain included for each e-mail address is directly input through an input means of a terminal or selected from a list of domain names stored in the step S101. Do.

In steps S101 and S102, an email address is stored for the identification name stored in the mobile communication terminal, and the stored email address is then a search variable for information on a specific identification name using a domain name or an email address. Becomes

In the above embodiment, in step S103, if the list of domain names has not been created in step S101 or has a domain not included in the list of domain names created in step S101 in step S102. When the e-mail address is stored or the like, the list of domain names created in step S101 is newly created, modified or updated.

In the step (S103), by creating or modifying a list of domain names, in later searching for information on a specific identification name using the domain name, it is more convenient to search for an identification name storing an email address having a specific domain as a mail server. Ready for

In the above embodiment, in step S104 one domain name is selected from the list of domain names created or modified in step S103. The selection of the domain name in step S104 is such that a specific domain name is input.

By the creation of the list of domain names in step S101 and the creation or modification of the list of domain names in step S103, most of the domains included in the e-mail address stored in the terminal are stored in step S103. Since it is included in the following list of domain names, it is preferable that a domain name is input by a method in which one domain name is selected from the list of domain names as in step S104.

In the method of inputting the domain name, in addition to selecting one domain from the list of domain names as in step S104, a domain name search, which is a specific key by an input means of a terminal intended for input of a domain name, is performed. By entering a key, a domain name search field for searching a domain name by directly inputting is activated, and a domain name corresponding to the input string is input by inputting a string constituting a predetermined domain name in the search field. You may.

In the above embodiment, in step S105, a list of identification names in which an email address having the domain name input by the selection in step S104 as the domain name of the mail server is stored is displayed on the display means of the terminal.

Thereafter, in step S106, one identification name is selected from the displayed list of identification names, and in step S107, a phone number, another contact number, and other information stored in the terminal is displayed for the selected identification name. . After the step (S107), it is preferable to perform a communication service using a mobile communication terminal, such as a call connection or message transmission to the phone number of the selected identification name.

In step S104 and step S105, a search is performed by a domain name, and the searching process is performed until step S103 after the process from step S101 to step S103 is performed. It may be repeated separately without involving the previous step of.

In the above embodiment, a list of identification names is displayed as a search result by inputting a domain name in step S105. As a search result, a list of e-mail addresses or a phone number stored in the identification name is not a list of identification names. It is also preferable that a list or the like is displayed.

In the above embodiment, by inputting a domain name such as the selection of the domain name in step S104, an identification name in which an e-mail address including the domain name is stored is displayed as a search result. It is also preferable to input a character string constituting an e-mail address, not a name. In this case, a search field for inputting a character string by a specific key input by an input means of a predetermined terminal is activated. By inputting a character string constituting a predetermined e-mail address in the search field, the e-mail address corresponding to the input character string is preferably input.

2A to 2C show examples of displaying a phone book search method of a mobile communication terminal of the present invention displayed on the display means of the mobile communication terminal.

FIG. 2A is an example of a list of domain names created in step S101 or created or modified in step S103 in the embodiment of FIG. 1. Each domain name in the list is assigned a unique number. When the domain of the email address is input using the list of domain names in step S102 of the embodiment of FIG. 1, the domain name is used using the unique number. You can select a domain from the list.

Figure 2b is an example shown in the display means of the terminal that the e-mail address is stored for the identification name of the phone book in step S102 in the embodiment of FIG. The phone book stores information of a group, a phone number, a memo, and an e-mail address belonging to the identification name displayed at the top of the display unit in the display unit of the terminal.

FIG. 2C is an example in which the list of identification names in which the email address including the domain name input in step S105 is stored is displayed on the display means of the terminal. In the display means of the terminal, a domain name is displayed at the top of the display unit, and a list of identification names is displayed below. In the above example, the domain name of the upper portion of the display unit is stored in the list of domain names, and the other domain names in the order of the list can be selected by the left and right or up and down arrow keys, and the like. If a name is selected, the bottom part shows a list of corresponding distinguished names.

As described above, although described with reference to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and modified within the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below. It will be appreciated that it can be changed.

As described above, according to the present invention, information including an e-mail address can be stored and retrieved in a phone book.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently search for information in which an email address is stored by searching using a domain name.

Claims (9)

Storing the e-mail address for the identification name of the counterpart in which the phone number is stored in the mobile communication terminal; Inputting a domain name; And And displaying, on the display means of the mobile communication terminal, a list of identification names of the counterparts in which the e-mail address corresponding to the input domain name is stored. The method of claim 1, wherein the method for searching a phone book of the mobile communication terminal further comprises a step of creating a list of domain names before the storing of the email address. The method of claim 2, wherein the storing of the email address comprises selecting a domain of the email address from a list of the created domain names. The method of claim 1, wherein the inputting of the domain name comprises inputting a domain name search key and inputting a character string in a domain name search field. The method of claim 1, wherein the method for searching a phone book of the mobile communication terminal further comprises a step of preparing a list of domain names before the input of the domain name. The method of claim 5, wherein the list of domain names includes a domain of an email address stored at the step of storing the email address. The method of claim 5, wherein the inputting of the domain name comprises selecting a domain name from a list of the created domain names. The method of claim 1, wherein the method for searching a phone book of the mobile communication terminal comprises: selecting one of the other party's identification names after displaying the list of identification names of the other party in which the e-mail address is stored; And displaying information on the identification name of the selected counterpart on the display means. Storing an e-mail address for the identification name of the counterpart in which the telephone number is stored in the mobile communication terminal; Inputting a string; And And displaying the identification name of the counterpart in which the e-mail address corresponding to the input string is stored.

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