KR100680206B1 - Mobile communication terminal and Its operating method - Google Patents

Abstract

The mobile communication terminal utilizing the avatar according to the present invention includes a memory for storing a phone book including an avatar, a display unit for outputting an avatar stored in the memory, a key input unit for selecting an avatar output in the display unit, and the key input. Since the microcomputer is configured to make a communication such as voice call to the phone number matching the avatar selected through the unit, the avatar can be displayed on the background screen and the corresponding communication method can be made by selecting the avatar. There is no hassle of memorizing shortcut numbers or searching the phone number through various menus, making it easy and quick to make calls. Efficient human network because you can understand the frequency of Korean currency It is available and in addition there is an effect that can give a visual fun for mobile device users to break the communication and the phone book function of the existing text in center.

Mobile terminal, avatar, communication method selection, call frequency, network management

Description

 Mobile communication terminal using avatar and its operation method {Mobile communication terminal and Its operating method}             

1 is a flowchart illustrating a call method of a mobile communication terminal according to the prior art;

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a mobile communication terminal using an avatar according to the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment in which a pop-up menu for selecting an avatar and a communication method is displayed in a mobile communication terminal utilizing an avatar according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment in which a phone book is output with a difference in sharpness depending on a call frequency of an avatar in a mobile communication terminal using an avatar according to the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a mobile communication terminal using an avatar according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

100: microcomputer 110: input and output control unit

120: phone book management unit 200: memory

210: phone book 300: key input unit

400: display unit 500: communication module

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal using an avatar and a method of operating the same. Particularly, the present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and an operation method thereof. The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal using an avatar and an operation method thereof that enable efficient network management by varying the sharpness of the avatar according to the frequency of call.

In recent years, mobile communication terminals are equipped with various functions such as basic voice call, SMS, MMS message transmission and messenger conversation, MP3 player, digital camera, video player, and other internet usages. Implement

In particular, various contents and interfaces have been developed to create a more convenient environment between a user and a mobile communication terminal through a program embedded in the mobile communication terminal.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a call method of a conventional mobile communication terminal. The conventional mobile communication terminal first selects a communication method such as a voice call, a text message, a messenger conversation, and then selects a counterpart according to each communication method. Therefore, it is inconvenient to communicate by searching for the other party in the telephone book list or the call list. Recently, there is a mobile communication terminal having a function of providing a phone book by utilizing avatars that are popular on various homepages. The existing mobile communication terminal registers an avatar for each user and registers it in the phone book. However, the avatar is used to identify who the call is from when receiving a call. That is, when a call is received, the phone number of the other party is compared with the phone book built in the mobile communication terminal, and if the avatar is registered among the stored information related to the phone number, the avatar is displayed on the screen of the mobile communication terminal. Since it is used only for checking the recipient by outputting to the user, there is a problem in that various pretty and unique avatars are utilized except for checking the recipient.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, by registering an avatar on the background screen to select the avatar, and then the communication is made by selecting a communication method such as a voice call or a text message, the call to the other party It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication terminal using an avatar and an operation method thereof that enable efficient network management by varying the sharpness of the avatar according to the frequency.

Mobile communication terminal using the avatar according to the present invention for solving the above problems, a memory for storing a phone book including an avatar, a display unit for outputting a predetermined avatar from the background and the avatar stored in the memory, a user command A key input unit for inputting a signal corresponding to the control unit, and an avatar outputted to the display unit to control the sharpness according to the call frequency of the corresponding counterpart phone number, wherein one of the output avatars is the key input unit. If selected through the control, the menu for selecting a communication method is controlled to be output to the display unit, and according to the communication method selected in the menu includes a microcomputer for controlling to communicate to the other party's telephone number corresponding to the selected avatar.

In addition, the operation method of the mobile communication terminal using the avatar according to the present invention, the step of outputting by varying the sharpness according to the frequency of the call to the counterpart phone number corresponding to the avatar preset by the user on the background screen of the mobile communication terminal, A counterpart phone corresponding to the selected avatar according to the step of selecting one of the avatars displayed on the background screen, outputting a communication method selection menu for selecting a communication method, and a communication method selected in the communication method selection menu Communication is performed by number.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a mobile communication terminal using an avatar according to the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal utilizing the avatar according to the present invention includes a memory 200 in which a phone book 210 including an avatar is stored, a display unit 400 in which an avatar stored in the memory is output, and an avatar output in the display unit. A selectable key input unit 300, a microcomputer 100 for making a voice call or the like with a telephone number matching the avatar selected through the key input unit 300, and transmitting and receiving information to another mobile communication terminal or the Internet It is configured to include a communication module 500.

The memory 200 stores various programs used in the mobile communication terminal, the phone book 210, various text / voice messages, images, videos, and the like.

The phone book 210 stores various information about the other party, such as the other party's name, phone number, avatar, image, shortcut number, and e-mail address. Since the phone book 210 is used around the avatar, the phone book 210 can select an avatar to delete, input, and change the information of the counterpart stored in the phone book 210.

The display unit 400 functions to display an avatar, a background screen, menus related to various communication methods, a phone book, and the like. The user of the mobile communication terminal communicates by selecting an avatar output on the display unit 400. You can choose the method.

The key input unit 300 selects an avatar to which a mobile communication terminal user wants to communicate among various avatars displayed on the background screen of the display unit 400, or selects and inputs information of the other party stored in the phone book 210. Used to delete, change, or modify.

The microcomputer 100 outputs the phone book manager 120 for inputting, deleting, and changing the avatar according to the command input to the key input unit 300, and outputs the avatar on the phone book to the display unit and matches the selected avatar. It is configured to include an input and output control unit 110 to control the communication to the telephone number.

The phone book manager 120 deletes or changes the avatar and other counterpart information stored in the phone book 120 according to a command of a mobile communication terminal user input to the key input unit 300, or changes the phone book 120 to the phone book 120. Function to input new avatar and counterpart information.

In addition, the phone book manager 120 calculates the frequency of the avatar and the other party's information and the call frequency for the other party matching the avatar, and inputs, deletes and changes the memory 200 to refer to the call frequency when the avatar is output. Allows you to adjust the sharpness.

In this case, when outputting an avatar, the input / output control unit 110 calculates the call frequency for the avatar, and outputs the avatar vividly and darkly as the call frequency is high, and outputs the avatar lightly and lightly when the avatar is low. By looking at the sharpness of the avatar and knowing the frequency of calls to the other party, it is possible to manage the network more efficiently.

The input / output control unit 110 communicates with the background avatar output unit 111 for arranging and outputting at least one avatar and the other party's name on the background screen of the mobile communication terminal in the phone book 210 and selecting the avatar. And a menu output unit 112 for outputting a pop-up menu for selecting a method.

In addition, the input / output controller 110 may further include a phone book output unit 113 for outputting a phone book stored in the memory on the screen of the mobile communication terminal together with the avatar.

The background avatar output unit 111 outputs an avatar list on the background screen of the mobile communication terminal. The avatar list refers to a preset list for selecting a counterpart to which the user of the mobile communication terminal frequently communicates and outputting their avatar on the background screen.

The menu output unit 112 is the avatar when the mobile terminal user is selected in the key input unit 300, the avatar output on the background screen by the background avatar output unit 111 to communicate with a specific person The pop-up menu is displayed to select a communication method such as voice call, text message, and messenger chat.

When the communication method is selected by the key input unit 300 in the output pop-up menu, the communication module 500 transmits information according to the corresponding communication method to a phone number or a mobile communication terminal of a counterpart matching the avatar. Function.

3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of outputting a pop-up menu for selecting a communication method on the selected avatar when the avatar list is output on the background screen of the mobile communication terminal and the avatar is selected in the mobile communication terminal utilizing the avatar according to the present invention. It is done.

Figure 4 is a mobile terminal using the avatar according to the present invention when outputting the phone book outputs the difference in the sharpness of the avatar according to the call frequency of the avatar, and the call frequency on the screen to output the information of the counterpart The embodiment outputs together is shown in the figure.

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above with reference to FIG.

First, the user of the mobile communication terminal stores an avatar indicating the other party, the name of the other party, a phone number, and other information in the phone book. Thereafter, a list of avatars used for registration is set in the background image among the stored avatars.

Thereafter, the avatar list is output on the background screen of the mobile communication terminal (S110). In this case, the name of the other party matching the avatar may be output together.

When the mobile communication terminal user wants to make a call, the user selects the avatar of the corresponding partner from the avatar list displayed on the background screen (S120).

When the avatar is selected, a menu window for selecting a voice call, a text message, a messenger conversation, and other communication methods is output as a pop-up menu on the avatar.

The mobile communication terminal user may select a desired communication method from among the communication methods output through the pop-up menu to communicate.

When the voice call is selected from the pop-up menu, a call is connected to a phone number matching the corresponding avatar, and communication is performed by transmitting and receiving a voice (S150a, S160a).

When the text message is selected in the pop-up menu, communication is performed by inputting a text message to be sent and transmitting the message to a mobile communication terminal that matches the avatar. (S150b, S160b)

When the messenger conversation is selected from the pop-up menu, communication is performed by accessing a messenger service and having a conversation with a correspondent who matches the avatar by using a messenger (S150c, S160c).

If the other communication method is selected, the corresponding communication method may be implemented to communicate with the other party. (S150d, S160d)

As described above, the mobile communication terminal utilizing the avatar according to the present invention and its operation method have been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein, and the technical concept is protected. It can be applied within the range.

The mobile communication terminal using the avatar and its operation method according to the present invention configured as described above memorizes a shortcut number because it is possible to call the counterpart by the desired communication method by outputting the avatar on the background screen and selecting the corresponding avatar. There is no hassle to search the other party's phone number through the menu, so it is easy and quick to make a call, and if you manage the network by varying the sharpness of the corresponding avatar according to the frequency of call, you can visually easily identify the frequency of calls to a specific person. In addition, effective network management is possible, and there is an effect that can provide visual fun to users of mobile communication terminals by breaking the existing text-oriented communication and phone book functions.

Claims (11)

A memory for storing a phone book including an avatar; A display unit configured to output a preset avatar from a background image and an avatar stored in the memory; A key input unit to receive a signal corresponding to a user command; And A menu for controlling an avatar outputted in the display unit to be outputted with different clarity according to a frequency of call of a corresponding counterpart phone number, and when one of the output avatars is selected through the key input unit, a menu for selecting a communication method And a microcomputer for controlling the output to the display unit, and controlling the communication to the counterpart phone number corresponding to the selected avatar according to the communication method selected in the menu. The method of claim 1, The micom stores the avatar in the phone book according to the signal input through the key input unit, and deletes and changes the stored avatar. The method of claim 1, The microcomputer calculates and stores a call frequency for the counterpart corresponding to the avatar in the memory, and controls the sharpness to be adjusted with reference to the stored call frequency when the avatar is output. terminal. The method of claim 1, The micom is a mobile communication terminal using an avatar, characterized in that for controlling the output of the higher the sharpness of the avatar in proportion to the frequency of the call to the counterpart corresponding to the avatar. The method of claim 1, The menu is a mobile communication terminal utilizing an avatar characterized in that the output on the pop-up menu over the selected avatar. The method of claim 1, The micom is a mobile communication terminal using an avatar, characterized in that for controlling the output to the display unit along with the avatar stored in the phone book stored in the memory according to the signal input through the key input unit. Outputting different clarity according to the frequency of call for the other party's telephone number corresponding to the avatar preset by the user on the background screen of the mobile communication terminal; Selecting one of the avatars displayed on the background screen; Outputting a communication method selection menu for selecting a communication method; And And communicating with the other party's telephone number corresponding to the selected avatar, according to the communication method selected in the communication method selection menu. The method of claim 7, wherein The avatar output on the background screen is output along with the name of the corresponding counterpart. The method of claim 7, wherein The communication method selection menu is a pop-up menu output on the selected avatar operation method of the mobile communication terminal utilizing the avatar. The method of claim 7, wherein The communication method selection menu is a menu for selecting at least one communication method among voice call, text transmission, and messenger conversation. The method of claim 7, wherein And storing a phone book including an avatar, and setting an avatar to be output on the background screen among avatars stored in the phone book.

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