KR100677353B1 - A method and a apparatus of searching telephone number for mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a phone book and a phone number web site in the mobile terminal, respectively, to search for a phone number and to make a call connection. A phone book section for recording the inputted phone number in the allocated area and outputting the retrieved phone number; A web unit for wirelessly accessing a telephone number website and searching for a telephone number of the other party; Characterized in that the configuration comprises a control unit for controlling and monitoring the phone book to search the phone book, if the search is not entered, if the character and a control command for the other party's telephone number is input, the web unit; By doing so, it is possible to search all the phone numbers accurately and quickly in the mobile terminal, and does not use writing instruments.

Description

Mobile phone and mobile phone number search method {A METHOD AND A APPARATUS OF SEARCHING TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR MOBILE PHONE}

1 is a functional configuration diagram of a general mobile communication system,

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for searching a phone number of a mobile terminal according to the prior art;

3 is a functional diagram of a phone number search apparatus for a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of a method for searching a phone number of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

          ** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

100: wireless unit 110: control unit 120: web unit

130: phone book section 140: base band section 150: memory section

The present invention relates to a phone number search and dialing in a mobile terminal, and in particular, a phone number search method of a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal which accesses a phone book and a phone number website, respectively, searches for a telephone number using a caller's reference character, and calls and communicates. It is about.

The mobile terminal for mobile communication (MS: MOBILE STATION) freely moves in the service area formed by the corresponding base station (RAN: RADIO ACCESS NETWORK) of the registered system and monitors and monitors the mobile switching station (MSC: MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER). It is a high-tech wireless communication device that allows an individual to carry it anywhere and always carry it by wirelessly communicating with a desired party anytime, anywhere through a communication path established by control and switching.

The mobile terminal MS adds a phone book function to record a name, a phone number, a memo, etc. of a communication partner, and to search and communicate when necessary.

The phonebook of the initial model provided in the mobile terminal (MS) was able to record and store about 100 counterpart names and telephone numbers, and gradually different according to the model (MODEL) due to the development and advanced of related technologies. However, for example, about 5,000 to 10,000 phone numbers and the corresponding memo records.

Even when the phone book capacity of the portable terminal increases as described above, there is a limit to the telephone number for recording and storing, and there is a case where a counterpart telephone number that cannot be recorded is required.

In general, in the case of finding the other party's phone number not recorded in the phone book, a phone book or 114 phone number search service is used. The method of using the phone book requires a lot of time and at the same time has to maintain and manage the phone book. In the method of using the 114 telephone number search service, there is an inconvenience of keeping a waiting order by many users and separately writing or recording the searched telephone numbers.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a technique for quickly searching for a call telephone number of a counterpart using a mobile terminal and requesting a call connection.

Hereinafter, a phone number search method of a mobile terminal according to the prior art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a functional configuration diagram of a general mobile communication system, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for searching a phone number of a mobile terminal according to the prior art.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile communication system (MS) 10 is connected to a mobile switching center (MSC) 30 in a service area formed by a base station (RAN) 20. Since the location registration (LOCATION REGISTRATION), and freely move in the service area to communicate with the other party by wireless connection.

When there is a call connection request from the other party, the mobile switching center 30 determines whether to call the corresponding mobile terminal by searching the corresponding database, and if the call connection request with the location-registered mobile terminal is determined in the determination, Since the communication path is established, the call is connected and mobile communication is performed.

The call connection request should be input by dialing a unique number (ID) of a counterpart to communicate with.

Modern social life is to connect and communicate with a large number of parties to quickly deliver the necessary intentions, and to solve the inconvenience of separate telephone book record management, which records and stores the corresponding unique number (ID) of each party. In addition, the mobile terminal MS provides a phone book function as an additional service.

The phone book records and stores a phone number input by a user in an allocated area and searches for the recorded phone number. In the phone number search, a serial number or a name or a memo is input.

The phonebook of the mobile terminal (MS) is limited in capacity to be stored at the same time, and stores the input and recorded content, there is a problem that can not search the other party's telephone number that is not input recording.

Hereinafter, referring to the attached FIG. 2, a counterpart phone number search method of a mobile terminal according to the related art will be described.

It is determined whether to call and communicate with the other party using the mobile terminal 10 for mobile communication (S10), and if the call is to be communicated with the other party in the determination (S10), a character indicating the other party in the mobile terminal 10. Since it is inputted, the built-in phone book (PHONEBOOK) is searched to determine whether the other party's phone number is input and recorded (S20).

The text inputted to the phone book search is searched by inputting the entire text or the first part of the text indicating the counterpart.

If the other party's phone number is not stored in the phone book in the determination (S20), the phone book is searched separately to find the other party's phone number (S30). If the other party's phone number is not found by the phone book search, 114 Access to the guide service requests the other party's telephone number search (S50).

When the counterpart phone number search is successful by the connected 114 guide service (S60), when the counterpart phone number search is successful by the phone book search (S40), and when the counterpart phone number search is successful by the phone book search. In S20, the telephone number is dialed and inputted to request a call connection, and the mobile communication is performed by wirelessly connecting with the other party through the communication path set by the request (S70).

In the prior art as described above, in order to find a phone number that is not recorded and stored in a phone book, when using a phone book, the phone book must be maintained separately, and there is a problem that a lot of time is required to search for a counterpart phone number. In the case of using the guide service, a separate writing instrument is required for recording the searched telephone number, and if there are many waiting requests for search, there is an inconvenience in use and inconvenience to wait by the order.

In the present invention, when searching for the other party's unique number using a mobile terminal, a character input for the other party is searched for a large-capacity phone book part provided therein. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile terminal for retrieving and searching a number database and a telephone number retrieval method of the mobile terminal.

The present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, wireless connection to the base station, a wireless number for accessing the telephone number website and the telephone number search signal wireless transmission and reception; A phone book section for recording the telephone number retrieved and inputted from the radio section in an allocated area; A web unit for wirelessly accessing a telephone number website through the radio unit and searching for the other party's telephone number; Characterized in that the configuration comprises a control unit for controlling and monitoring the phone book to search for the phone book, if the search is not entered, the phone book, if the search for the phone number is entered, the phone number website; .

In addition, the present invention has been made in order to achieve the above object, the character process for inputting a character designating the other party when the call communication with the mobile terminal; A phone book process for inquiring a phone book part and determining whether the search is successful when searching for a phone book part using the input characters; If the phone book search is not successful, a web process of wirelessly accessing the telephone number website by selection and searching and searching the telephone number database using the inputted characters may be performed.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, a mobile terminal and a method for retrieving a phone number of a mobile terminal.

In order to explain the present invention, FIG. 3 is a functional diagram of a phone number search apparatus of a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a phone number search method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the apparatus for retrieving a telephone number of a mobile terminal (MS) according to the present invention will be described. A wireless connection with a mobile communication base station (RAN) and wireless transmission and reception of a communication signal of a mobile terminal under control and wireless Wireless unit 100 for connecting the Internet,

When connected to the wireless unit 100 and controls the transmission and reception of communication signals, when a character and a control command for searching the other party's telephone number are input, the phone book unit is searched. If not, the 114 website (hereinafter, telephone number website) Search and record the wireless connection to the phone book, and control and monitor the wireless unit to request a call connection with the retrieved telephone number, and transmits a communication signal received from the wireless unit 100 to the baseband unit 140. And the signal is processed and output, and the signal input from the baseband unit 140 is applied to the wireless unit 100 and transmitted, and the phone book unit 130 is controlled to allocate a phone number including a memo. Record and store the searched phone number, and control the web unit 120 to wirelessly access the phone number website of the Internet (INTERNET) and search the selected phone number of the phone book unit 130. And outputting at the same time for recording stored in the allocated area, the search connected to output an output phone number to the wireless unit 100, the call request control unit 110 which,

By accessing the control unit 110 and wirelessly accessing the telephone number website under the control and searching for the other party's telephone number, the user can wirelessly access the telephone number website of the Internet and search the telephone number database. A web unit 120 which detects a matching telephone number and simultaneously records and stores the detected selected telephone number in the phone book unit 130;

Accessing the control unit 110, recording and storing the telephone number input by the control in the allocated area, outputting the retrieved telephone number, inputting the other party's telephone number and the corresponding memo, and storing and modifying in the allocated area, Phone book 130 for outputting the phone number selected by the input text search, and

A baseband unit 140 connected to the control unit 110 and processing and inputting and outputting a baseband signal correspondingly;

The memory unit 150 is connected to the control unit 110 and includes a memory unit 150 for storing, storing and outputting an operation program and data of the portable terminal.

Hereinafter, according to the present invention having the above configuration, it will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the phone number search apparatus of the mobile terminal.

When using the mobile communication terminal (MS) to communicate with a designated counterpart, the specified counterpart (ID) of the specified counterpart must be input, and if the memorized or known the unique number (ID) is directly input, If you don't memorize or don't know it, you can't enter it.

If you do not memorize the other party's unique number (ID) as described above, and if you know the name to designate the other party, whether it is recorded and stored in the large-capacity phone book (PHONEBOOK) 130 that is integrally provided in the mobile terminal (MS) Search.

The phone book unit 130 inputs a phone number and a corresponding memo under the control of the control unit 110 and records and stores it in the assigned area. When searching for the stored phone number as described above, the phone book unit 130 uses the corresponding serial number. Search using the text of the memo.

The memo is generally the name of the owner of the corresponding unique number, and there is a method of searching by inputting the entirety of the corresponding name and a method of searching by inputting the first few letters. Although it takes the advantage of searching only the desired unique number, the latter method takes less time to enter a name, but because a number of unique phone numbers are searched to find the desired number additionally the searched unique phone number Inquiries should be made in detail.

The character input is input through a keyboard provided in the baseband unit 140, the control unit 110 reads the operating program and data from the memory unit 150 to operate the mobile communication function and at the same time the additional function Operate various additional functions, including.

The controller 110 applies a character inputted to the phone book unit 130 to search for a phone number, and the phone book unit 130 has the input character when the input character is composed of some characters. Search for the included phone number and output it to the controller 110. When the input character refers to the corresponding name or the entire character, the controller 110 searches for the telephone number searched by the same character as the input character. )

The controller 110 outputs the searched, detected, and applied phone numbers through the corresponding display unit provided in the baseband unit 140, so that the user can visually confirm the details. Search and select the desired phone number.

The phone book 130 records and stores the corresponding memo including the phone number and name input by the user in the allocated area, and may record and store about 10,000 phone numbers due to recent technological developments. Ultimately, the capacity to enter is limited, and the phone number not entered is not searched.

When the character cannot be retrieved from the unique phone number recorded in the phone book unit 130 by inputting the characters, the controller 110 is selected from the keyboard configured in the baseband unit 140 and inputs the input. The control command signal is analyzed, and it is determined whether it is a signal for operating the web unit 120.

When a signal for operating the web unit 120 is input by an OPTION, the controller controls the web unit 120 to connect to the telephone number website of the Internet.

Since the web unit 120 outputs a signal for accessing the telephone number website of the Internet to the controller 110, and the controller 110 is applied to the wireless unit 100, the web unit 120 is wirelessly connected to the Internet. Access the WEB website.

As described above, when the user accesses the WEB site through the wireless Internet, the web unit 120 applies a search character input from the control unit 110 to the database of the phone number website. Search for notes or names that contain or match the letter.

The web unit 120 secures the unique phone number data associated with the name as being searched by DOWNLOAD or STREAMING, and applies the processing to the control unit 110. While recording and storing in the allocated area of the, and output to the display unit provided in the baseband section 140 to visually confirm.

The control unit 110, if you want to communicate with the other party of the corresponding unique number selected by the search through the phone book unit 130, or selected through the web unit 120, the base station (RAN) through the wireless unit 100 And transmits a call connection request and communicates with the other party wirelessly connected to a communication path established by a mobile switching center (MSC) that has recognized the call connection request.

In the present invention, if the phone book unit 130 is searched using text and the unique number of the desired counterpart cannot be found, the web unit 120 is controlled by selection, thereby wirelessly connecting to the Internet (INTERNET), the telephone number web Connect to the database of the site and search for the unique telephone number of the desired party.

Therefore, the present invention of the configuration as described above, wireless access to the telephone number website of the Internet, search for the desired telephone number of the other party by simple text input, and secure the data by downloading or streaming to record in the phone book 130 At the same time, because it outputs as a dialing signal, it does not wait or wait for a search, the search cost is low, the searched phone number is recorded in the phone book, and it does not have to be written as a separate writing instrument. .

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying Figure 4 by the present invention, a phone number search method of a mobile terminal will be described.

Determining whether to communicate by wirelessly calling the designated counterpart by inputting a character for designating the counterpart when calling and communicating with the counterpart by a mobile communication terminal (MS) (S100); When it is determined that the communication in the step (S100), the full name or a portion of the front of the unique name for designating the other party, the character process consisting of the step (S110) of inputting the characters stored in association with the corresponding unique number,

In the case of searching for a phone book (PHONEBOOK) using the characters entered in the text process to search the phone book and determine whether the search is successful, the phone book 130 is provided integrally to the mobile terminal with the input characters Determining whether to search the recorded telephone number (S120); Searching for a memo content associated with each phone number recorded and stored in the phone book unit 130 in the step S120, and inquiring whether there is a configuration identical to the input character (S130); A phone book process comprising a process of determining whether the search is successful by including the inputted character or the same memo content in the process (S130);

If the phone book search is not successful in the phone book process, wirelessly accesses the phone number website by OPTION, and searches the phone number database using the input characters. OPTION) to determine whether to access the telephone number website (S150); When accessing the telephone number website in step S150, accessing the telephone number website on the Internet wirelessly (S160); A web process comprising searching for and retrieving a memo content including or including the input characters from a database (DB: DATA BASE) of a telephone number website connected to the wireless Internet in step S160;

When the search is successfully performed using the text input in the web process, requesting a call connection by communicating with the selected phone number, and determining whether a search for a memo including the input text or the same contents is successful (S180); When the search is successful in the step (S180), the call processing process consists of a step (S190) of requesting a call connection using the searched corresponding phone number, connecting to the other party through a set communication path, and performing mobile communication.

Hereinafter, according to the present invention having the configuration described above, a method of searching for a telephone number of a mobile terminal (MS) will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

When calling a designated party using the mobile terminal MS for mobile communication and attempting to communicate by calling (S100), the user inputs some or all of the characters configured in the name or memo designating the other party to the mobile terminal (MS). (S110).

If the control unit 110 of the mobile terminal (MS) determines whether to search the phone book unit 130 by using the input character (S120), when the phone book unit 130 is searched in the determination (S120), The inputted character is applied to the phone book unit 130 and searched for whether the included character or the same character exists (S130).

In the inquiry of the phone book 130 in the step S130, it is determined whether the search is successful because the input character is included or the same character is found (S140), and if the search is not successful in the determination (S140), the selection is selected. It is determined whether or not to wirelessly access to the telephone number website of the Internet (S150).

In the process (S150), if the wireless access to the website of the telephone number is selected, the web portion 120 and the wireless portion 100 under the control of the control unit 110, the telephone number website of the Internet (WEB SITE At step S160, a wireless connection is made.

The web unit 120 of the process S160 searches the database DB of the telephone number website connected to the wireless Internet and inquires whether the input characters are included or have the same characters (S170).

In step S170, it is determined whether or not the telephone number inquiry search by the same character is included in the inputted text from the database of the telephone number website of the wirelessly connected Internet (S180), and the search is performed in the determination (S180). If successful, the telephone number is recorded and stored in the allocated area of the phone book unit 130, and the wireless unit 100 is applied to request a call connection, and thus establishes a communication path and communicates with the other party connected to the set communication path. (S190).

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, if the phone number of the other party to communicate with is not known, the phone book part is searched first, and if the phone book part cannot be searched, the phone number website database (DB) of the Internet is accessed. Since the search character is recorded using the input characters, there is no need to wait by many waiters, and the searched phone number does not need to be recorded as a separate writing instrument.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, when the unique telephone number of the communication counterpart is not known, the phone book part is searched by inputting a letter indicating the counterpart, and if the search is not successful from the phone book part, the telephone number web of the Internet is selected. There is an industrial use of wireless access to the site to search accurately and quickly.

In addition, since the user accesses the website of the telephone number through the wireless Internet using the mobile terminal and directly searches the corresponding database, there is no need to wait until the search is completed and there is no convenient effect of using a separate writing instrument.

Claims (11)

A wireless unit which wirelessly connects to a base station, accesses a telephone number website, and transmits and receives a telephone number search signal; A phone book section for recording the telephone number retrieved from the radio section in an allocated area; A web unit for wirelessly accessing a telephone number website through the radio unit and searching for the other party's telephone number; Characterized in that the phone number search for the phone number is input, and if the search for the phone book part, if not found, the control unit for controlling and monitoring to search the phone number website by controlling the web unit, characterized in that the configuration comprises a Mobile terminal. delete According to claim 1, wherein the phone book, And recording the counterpart phone number and the corresponding memo in an allocated area, searching and outputting by text input, and recording the authorized phone number retrieved from the phone number website in the allocated area. . delete The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, If a phone number search character and a control command are applied, the phone book part is searched. If the phone book part is not searched, the web part and the wireless part are controlled to wirelessly connect to a phone number website of the Internet and search the selected phone number. A portable terminal comprising a configuration for controlling and monitoring to record in the north. A text process of inputting a character designating the other party when calling and communicating the other party with a mobile terminal, A phone book process of searching for a phone book part and determining whether the search is successful when searching for a phone book part using the input characters; And if the phone book search is not successful, wirelessly accesses a telephone number website by selection and performs a web process of searching and searching a telephone number database using the input characters. delete The method of claim 6, wherein the text input in the text process, All or a part of the unique name of the designated party, and the front phone number search method of the mobile terminal, characterized in that recorded in the phone book in association with the unique phone number. The method of claim 6, wherein the phone book process, Determining whether to search for a phone number of a phone book part provided integrally with the mobile terminal using the text inputted from the text process; Searching for memo contents associated with each phone number recorded and stored in the phone book section and checking whether there is a configuration identical to the input text; And determining whether or not the search is successful by including the input text or the same memo contents. The method of claim 6, wherein the web process, Determining whether to access the telephone number website by selection if the search is not successful in the phone book process; When accessing the telephone number website, wirelessly accessing the telephone number website of the Internet; And searching for and retrieving a memo content including the inputted characters from the database of the telephone number web site connected to the wireless Internet. delete

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