KR100665815B1 - Mobile communication terminal and method for retrieving/direct executing using the hot-keys - Google Patents

Abstract

A mobile terminal and an integrated searching/immediately executing method are provided to enter a menu corresponding to user data and immediately execute the corresponding menu without having to move to a particular list position through key manipulations. A mobile terminal is in a standby mode(S400). A user executes a search key or an execution key in the standby mode(S401), and selects a corresponding hot key for searching data(S402). A controller of the mobile terminal checks whether the search key or the execution key has been selected(S410). When the search key has been selected, the controller outputs an integrated search screen image corresponding to the hot key(S420). The user inputs a word desired to be searched as a key word and executes searching(S421). A searching unit outputs a corresponding search list(S422). When the user selects a corresponding list, the controller performs a function associated with the corresponding list(S423).

Description

Mobile communication terminal and method for retrieving / direct executing using the hot-keys}

1 is a system configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal capable of performing an integrated search or immediately using a hotkey according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram of a keypad portion of a mobile communication terminal showing a hotkey array according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a user data menu associated with a hotkey according to one embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing an integrated search or direct execution using a hotkey according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A is an example of a combined search screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B is a screen example showing a search result screen.

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200: Hotkey 210: Hotkey

220: calendar hotkey 230: camera hotkey

240: MP3 Hotkey 250: Mailbox Hotkey

260: Hotkey

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile communication terminal and a method for retrieving user data corresponding to a corresponding hot key using a hot key or executing a user menu related to the corresponding hot key.

In general, a mobile communication terminal is mainly intended for making phone calls or text messages, but is equipped with various functions for users. For example, various multimedia and additional services may be mentioned. As a result, the menu structure is complicated.

In other words, it became the upper menu structure and subordinate menu structure. Therefore, the hotkey function proposed to solve this complicated menu structure. That is, the integrated menu button is used on the keypad of the mobile communication terminal. This integrated menu button usually consists of a phone book hotkey, a message hotkey, and a calendar hotkey.

However, according to this conventional method, there have been the following problems.

The first is that the specific menu can be executed directly through the hardware hotkey on the standby screen of the terminal, thereby reducing the utilization of the terminal.

Secondly, in order to search for user data associated with the corresponding hotkey, the user has to enter a menu corresponding to the corresponding user data and then press the search menu again.

Lastly, in order to move to a specific list position among user data lists, it is troublesome to enter a menu corresponding to the corresponding user data and to move to a specific list position through many key manipulations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a mobile communication terminal and method capable of retrieving user data corresponding to a hotkey using a hotkey.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile communication terminal and a method capable of immediately executing a corresponding menu without moving to a specific list position through many key manipulations after entering a menu corresponding to corresponding user data. .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a first input unit for receiving a data retrieval or menu execution command, and a second input unit for receiving a target for retrieval or execution, and a combination of the first input unit and the second input unit. Provides a mobile communication terminal for executing data retrieval or a corresponding menu.

In another aspect, after the second input unit is selected, the first input unit is selected; if the second input unit is a search key button, a search screen associated with the first input unit is displayed; and the second input unit is an execution key button. The present invention provides a method for performing integrated search / immediately comprising displaying a search list associated with a second input unit.

In this case, the search screen may include a search keyword for inputting a search word, a search type for selecting a search type, and a search region item for selecting a search range.

In addition, the search range may include data stored in the external memory.

In this case, the second input unit may be associated with a predetermined number or with a specific character.

Here, if the first input unit is selected after the second input unit is selected, the searched corresponding list is displayed, and if the corresponding list is selected, the list is immediately executed.

In this case, if the first input unit is selected to be greater than or equal to the reference value, if the corresponding list is immediately executed or if it is selected to be less than the reference value, it is possible to move to the corresponding list.

In contrast, if the first input unit is selected after the second input unit is selected, a search screen associated with the first key button is displayed.

Thus, it is possible to retrieve user data corresponding to the hotkey using the hotkey. In addition, after entering the menu corresponding to the corresponding user data, it is possible to directly execute the corresponding menu without moving to a specific list position through many key operations.

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

1 is a system configuration diagram of a mobile communication terminal capable of performing an integrated search or immediately using a hotkey according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to the drawings, the mobile communication terminal is a control unit 100, a key input unit 110, a display unit 120, a search unit 130, a memory unit 140, an audio conversion unit 150, a wireless circuit unit ( 160).

The controller 100 controls the functions implemented in the mobile communication terminal and processes data and signals with other components. In particular, in an embodiment of the present invention, if a search is selected by the user, the searched list is displayed on the screen, and if a corresponding menu is selected from the list, the search function is executed. In other words, the integrated search process and the immediate execution process are performed. A flowchart showing this is shown in FIG. 4. Detailed description thereof will be described later in the corresponding drawings.

The key input unit 110 performs a digit button (0-9), a special key button (*, # ....), a letter key button engraved with a Korean alphabet or alphabet, which is used as an input in a mobile communication terminal. Consists of a function key button, and serves as an interface for transmitting a user's instruction to the control unit 100. Of course, in an embodiment of the present invention, the hotkey is used to search and execute immediately. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating such a hotkey.

As mentioned in the prior art, the hotkey is configured on the keypad of the terminal to quickly execute only a specific menu with a high frequency of use. Looking at this, the phone book hot key 200 for the phone book, message hot key 210 for the message, calendar hot key 220 for scheduling, camera hot key 230 for the camera, MP3 hot key 240 for mp3, Internet hot keys 250 for the Internet use.

These hotkeys are associated with the user data menu, which is shown in FIG. 3. In other words, this is explained as follows.

The phone book hotkey 200 is configured with a phone book, where data such as family, friends, company, etc. are present.

In the message hotkey 210, there is a text box, a letter box, a letter box, a spam box, a temporary box and the like.

The schedule hotkey 220 includes a schedule, to-do, anniversary, D-day, memo, and the like.

The camera hotkey 230 includes a photo album (here, there may be a general album, a special album, an address book album), a video album, and the like.

MP3 and the like are present in the MP3 hotkey 240.

Accordingly, the hot keys 200 to 240 mean an upper menu, and the above-described contents form a lower menu. Of course, the submenu is configured in the submenu again, which is a menu method conventionally configured. In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, a key button for searching and a key button for immediate execution are configured, and it is generally preferable to use a digit key button or a letter key button exclusively. For example, * and 새겨진 engraved with special characters are used for searching, and digit key buttons engraved with numbers 0 to 9 can be used for immediate execution.

The display unit 120 may be formed of a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), or the like, and is controlled by the user of the mobile terminal according to the control of the controller 100. Displays the selected menu screen, the execution screen, and the result screen. In particular, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a search screen or a searched list is displayed when a search is performed. A diagram showing this is shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. Referring to FIG. 5A, an integrated search screen includes a search keyword 500 for inputting a search word, a search type 501 for selecting a search type, and a search area 502 for selecting a search range.

Here, the search type 501 selects a submenu related to the hot keys 200 to 260 described above. That is, if the selected hotkey is the phone book hotkey 200, the search type may be selected from all, family, friends, company, and the like. If the selected hotkey is the camera hotkey 230, even in this case, the search type may be designated and selected from all, photo albums, and video albums in the same manner as the telephone hotkey 200.

The search range 502 is a configuration for designating and selecting a place where data is stored. For example, if you want to use the data in the external memory, such as the camera hot key 230 or mp3 hot key 240, the search unit 130, if you select the external memory from all, internal memory, external memory The data will be retrieved.

5B is a screen example showing a search result screen, and shows search results in a list. 5b shows a list of search results for immediate execution. Therefore, when the user selects the corresponding hot key after the numeric key button, the corresponding list is displayed. In FIG. 5B, when the user inputs the number 5 and selects the camera hot key 230, the photo 510 and the video 512 corresponding to the camera hot key 230 are listed as a search result.

The searcher 230 searches for an input keyword or a corresponding list corresponding to an input number and notifies the controller 100 of the input keyword. That is, data matching the input keyword or the input number is searched from the data stored in the memory unit 140, and the search result is notified. Of course, as described above, when the search area is set to the external memory in the search area 502, the search unit 230 also searches for data stored in the external memory.

The memory unit 240 may be configured of a flash memory, a RAM, an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), and the like. To explain this, the basic real-time operating system (OS) and the call processing software of the mobile communication terminal are stored in the flash memory, and the variables and states of these programs are loaded from the RAM and operated. The ROM may be configured as an EEPROM, and may store nonvolatile data that may be electrically erased or stored again, and perform input / output according to a command of the controller 200.

In particular, in one embodiment of the present invention, if a search is selected by a user, a searched list is displayed on a screen, and a program and data including an algorithm to be executed are stored when the corresponding menu is selected from the list.

To this end, a user data DB 141 storing data for searching in association with user data and a menu, and a menu list DB 142 storing data for immediate execution in association with a menu are configured. Here, the menu list DB 142 is generated by a process of associating a number with a list and associating it with a corresponding hot key.

In addition, as described above, the memory unit 140 may also include an external memory. That is, the external memory may be attached to the terminal by a communication cable such as a USB cable, or may be wirelessly connected to the external memory using Bluetooth. Since this is a technology currently applied, it will be understood by those skilled in the art without further description.

The audio converter 150 converts the voice data received from the wireless circuit unit 160 into an audible sound through a speaker 151 under the control of the controller 100, and receives the audio data from the microphone 152. The voice signal is modulated and converted into digital voice data and transmitted to the controller 100.

The wireless circuit unit 160 receives a telephone call or data sent by an external telephone through the antenna 161 and transmits it to the control unit 100 or transmits data stored in the memory unit 140. That is, transmission and reception of voice or text data and control data are performed.

By such a system configuration, the integrated search or the process of immediately executing the hotkey is performed. A flowchart illustrating this process is shown in FIG. 4.

The mobile communication terminal is placed in the standby mode until there is a telephone call request or an operation by the user (step S400). That is, the mobile communication terminal is in an idle state in which all system information is completed and normal operation is completed, and then a paging channel is continuously received.

In this standby mode, the user selects a search key or an execution key (step S401). As described above, the search key may be a special character (*, ＃) and the execution key may be a key button engraved with numbers (0 to 9). Therefore, the user can select a search key for searching or search by selecting an execution key for executing. This may be abbreviated as a second key button.

If a search key or an execution key is selected, the user selects the corresponding hot key to search for the corresponding data (step S402). That is, if the user wants to search for a picture, the user may consider selecting the corresponding hotkey as the camera hotkey 230. The hotkey can be abbreviated as a first key button.

When the corresponding hot key is selected, the controller 100 determines whether the search key has been selected or the execution key has been selected (step S410).

Therefore, there are two cases. First, let's look at the integrated search process.

If it is determined that the search key in the search / execution determination step (S410), the control unit 100 outputs the integrated search screen corresponding to the corresponding hot key (step S420). A diagram showing such an integrated search screen is shown in FIG. 5A. Therefore, the user may enter a word to search as a keyword and execute a search (step S421).

Of course, in this case, the user must go through a process of selecting and selecting a search type and a search area. For example, if the corresponding hotkey was the camera hotkey 230, the user may select one of all, photo album, and video album as the search type. In addition, the search area is selected along with the search type, which will be omitted since it has been described in detail above.

When the search is executed, the search unit 130 outputs a search list matching the input keyword (search keyword), the search type, and the search area (step S422).

Accordingly, when the corresponding list is selected from the user output search list, the control unit 100 performs a function associated with the corresponding list (step S423). For example, if the list selected by the user was a video, the terminal performs the video album mode.

Unlike the integrated search process described above, the immediate execution process, if it is determined that the execution key in the search / execution determination step (S410), the control unit 100 checks whether the input number is within a predetermined digit (step S430). That is, the photo album is usually stored up to 1000, so the maximum number of four digits is limited to the input number. Of course, this also assumes a case for a telephone call. That is, the phone number is usually 7 digits or more, so if the 4 digits or more, the terminal is determined to call the call request.

Therefore, if the input number is more than a predetermined digit, the corresponding function is performed (step S431). Of course, this function will not be a list search, but other calls.

On the other hand, in the input number determination step (S430), if the input number is within a predetermined digit, the control unit 100 retrieves the corresponding list from the database (step S440). Of course, this requires a process of linking a list corresponding to a number to form a database. Since this is already described with reference to FIG. 1, further description thereof will be omitted.

As a result of the search, the controller 100 determines whether there are a plurality of searched lists (step S450). An example has been described, but will be described again to remind the memory. If the user presses the number " 5 " and selects the camera hotkey 230 after inputting the number, the photo album list and the video album list corresponding to the camera hotkey 230 are output. A screen example showing this is shown in FIG. 5B. That is, the birthday anniversary picture 510 and the birthday anniversary video 512 is output as a list (step S460).

Of course, if there is no list searched by the plurality of lists, the control unit 100 displays a popup screen "No search result" (step S451).

When a plurality of lists are output in a popup format, the user selects the corresponding lists (step S461).

Here, when a plurality of searched lists are selected and the corresponding list is selected, the controller 100 determines whether the corresponding hot key is long pressed or short pressed (S470). In other words, this allows the user to select either edit mode or run mode when the user selects the corresponding hotkey.

Therefore, if the corresponding hot key has been pressed for a long time, the control unit 100 immediately executes the corresponding list (step S471). On the other hand, if the corresponding hot key was pressed shortly, the controller 100 proceeds to the edit screen of the corresponding list (step S472).

This process is applied equally if the list searched in the plurality of lists plural or not (S450) is singular.

 As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated in detail using the preferable Example, the scope of the present invention is not limited to a specific Example, If the person who acquired the ordinary knowledge in this technical field, without departing from the range of this invention, It should be understood that many modifications and variations are possible. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention will be preferably interpreted by the appended claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to search for user data corresponding to the hotkey by using the hotkey.

In addition, after entering the menu corresponding to the corresponding user data, it is possible to directly execute the corresponding menu without moving to a specific list position through many key operations.

Claims (14)

A first input unit for receiving a data retrieval or menu execution command; A second input unit for receiving a target of the search or execution; A mobile communication terminal for executing data retrieval or a corresponding menu by a combination of the first input unit and the second input unit. The method of claim 1, The mobile communication terminal of claim 1, wherein when receiving a data search command through the first input unit, the target data indicated by the second input unit is searched. The method of claim 1, And a menu execution command indicated by the second input unit when receiving a menu execution command through the first input unit. The method of claim 3, wherein And receiving a menu execution command through the first input unit, and searching for user data of a target indicated by the second input unit if the value is a number less than a reference value. The method of claim 4, wherein The number of searched user data is a number indicated by the first input unit. The method of claim 4, wherein And move to or execute the searched user data according to the pressing time of the second input unit. The method according to claim 1 or 4, The search range may include user data stored in an external memory. Selecting the first input unit after the second input unit is selected; Displaying a search screen associated with the first input unit if the second input unit is a search key button; And if the second input unit is an execution key button, displaying a search list associated with the second input unit. The method of claim 8, After the search list is displayed, If the first input unit has been selected to be greater than or equal to the reference value, executing the corresponding list immediately; And if the first input unit is selected to be less than the reference value, further comprising moving to the corresponding list. The method of claim 8, The search screen includes a search keyword for inputting a search word, a search type for selecting a search type, and a search region item for selecting a search range. The method of claim 10, The search range may include the data stored in the external memory integrated search / bar execution method. The method of claim 8, The second input unit may be associated with a predetermined number or a specific character, characterized in that the integrated search / shortcut execution method. The method of claim 8, The searched corresponding list is displayed when the first input unit is selected after the selection of the second input unit, and is immediately executed when the corresponding list is selected. The method of claim 8, And a search screen associated with the first input unit is displayed when the second input unit is selected after the second input unit is selected.

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