KR100686067B1 - Mobile station having menu icon and confirm method of message using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile terminal having a menu icon and a message checking method using the same, the method comprising: displaying an icon of a menu to which a message belongs or an icon group including the icon when a new message including a received message exists; Displaying a corresponding menu of a message when the predetermined icon is selected, displaying a message when the menu is selected, and converting and storing an attribute of the message as a lead; If the predetermined icon is not selected, searching for each menu tree and displaying the searched sub-menu, selecting the desired sub-menu, displaying a message, converting and storing the attribute of the message into a lead, and the structure of the menu tree Without the need to understand the message icon group can be used to immediately confirm the new message on the initial screen, and the message management is also easier than the prior art can provide convenience to the skilled user.

SMS (short message service)

Description

Mobile terminal having menu icon and message confirmation method using same {mobile station having menu icon and confirm method of message using the same}

1 is a display screen of a display unit for finding a menu in a conventional mobile terminal.

2 is a mobile terminal system according to the present invention.

3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the system of the mobile terminal according to the present invention as shown in FIG.

4 is an example of an initial screen of a display unit 140 of a mobile terminal according to the present invention upon arrival of a new message.

5 is an example of an initial screen of a display unit 140 of a mobile terminal according to the present invention in the presence of an unread message.

6 is an example of a process of checking a message when the icon of FIG. 5 is selected.

7 is an example of an initial screen showing an icon group of a display unit 140 of a mobile terminal according to the present invention when only a read message exists.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

100: control unit 110: first memory

120: second memory 130: key input unit

140: display unit 150: RF unit                 

160: ring tone generator 170: voice processing unit

The present invention relates to a message confirmation method in a mobile terminal, and more particularly, to a mobile terminal having a menu icon and a message confirmation method using the same.

There are several types of messages in a mobile terminal.

In order to use various types of messages such as voice SMS (short message service) and text SMS, e-mail, broadcast message, recorded message, schedule, etc., the user must know exactly the location on the menu tree to check each message. have.

This is not a big problem for teenagers in their 20s or 20s who are good at using mobile phones.However, those who are not used to using mobile phones do not know how to check when these messages arrive. Sometimes it is not easy to erase the user, which may cause inconvenience to users.

That is, in order to perform one function in the mobile terminal, the user selects a menu screen and performs a function through several key manipulations.

1 is an example of a display screen of a display unit for searching for a menu in a conventional mobile terminal.

As shown in Fig. 1, several functions are listed under the menu, and several functions are listed again under the functions.

In Fig. 1, for example, the shortest path for finding a "schedule" menu is shown. 10 is the initial screen when the menu key is pressed on the terminal, and 20 is the next screen by pressing an up-down key or a specific key.

At this time, if the user selects the number key 2 to select “2. Electronic Organizer”, 30 screens will appear. At 30, the submenu corresponding to the organizer is displayed, and at 40, the schedule management is pressed or the schedule check is pressed.

This path can be conveniently made on the assumption that the user knows all of the submenus. Therefore, the user must find out where the desired function is by trial and error.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and by integrating and managing various types of messages or various data received by the mobile terminal into a group, a new message has arrived, or more in managing a stored message. An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile terminal having a menu icon for convenience and a message checking method using the same.

A feature of a mobile terminal having a menu icon according to the present invention for achieving the above object is to store the message divided into leads and unreads according to whether the message is confirmed, and to store an icon representing the menu to which the message belongs. A memory to display the contents of the message stored in the memory or the message stored in the memory, or at least one of a corresponding icon indicating the existence of the unread message and an icon group to which the icon belongs when the unread message is present among the messages stored in the memory. A key input unit including a display unit, a function key for selecting a specific icon from any one of the icon and the icon group displayed on the display unit, and a read and unread corresponding to whether the message is accessed by accessing the memory. Register message attribute changes May consists of a controller for controlling the display operation of the display unit according to the.

When the attribute of the message stored in the memory is a lead, the control unit displays the icon group through the display unit. In addition, the message includes data directly input by the user through the key input unit.

A feature of the method according to the present invention for achieving the above object is that if there is an unread message in a received message whose attribute is divided into one of a lead and an unread according to whether the message is confirmed, the unread message exists. Displaying a corresponding icon or an icon group including the icon, displaying a menu to which the unread message belongs as the icon is selected, and displaying a corresponding message content as the unread message is selected in the menu. And converting the attributes of the unread message into the reads and storing the reads.

If there is no unread message, the icon group is displayed if there is a key input for selecting an icon, and if there is no key input, the terminal initial screen is displayed.

Each icon of the icon group is distinguished and displayed according to one of the attributes of the lead and the unread of the message.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

A preferred embodiment of a mobile terminal having a menu icon and a message checking method using the same according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 briefly illustrates a mobile terminal system according to the present invention. The control unit 100, the first memory 110, the second memory 120, the key input unit 130, the display unit 140, the RF unit 150, the ring tone generator 160, and the voice processor 170. It is composed.

The second memory 120 receives the received message output from the RF unit 150 and under the control of the controller 100, messages output from the RF unit 150, that is, received text SMS and broadcast message. Various messages such as e-mail and various data (schedules) input by the terminal user are classified and stored as reads and unreads. That is, the controller 100 classifies the output message to the display unit 140 to confirm the message content and the unread message to the other. In addition, the second memory 120 stores icons corresponding to various kinds of received messages and menus to which various data belong.

The second memory 120 includes a ROM and a RAM. ROM has a built-in operating program. The RAM includes a RAM for processing received text SMS, a broadcast reception message by a service request, a message such as an electronic mail, and the like by a program of a ROM and storing the processed data. .

The first memory 110 is a voice memory, which stores various voice data such as voice SMS and an auto-response message storing voice SMS, divided into reads and unleads according to whether the data is checked and a menu to which the various voice data belong. Stores various icons corresponding to

The display unit 140 receives the predetermined control from the controller 100 and displays the received messages and various data stored in the memories 110 and 120 according to their read and unread icons. For example, when there is an unread message or data, only an icon indicating that there is an unread message or data is displayed. Or an icon group containing the corresponding icon indicating that there is an unread message or data. On the other hand, when the corresponding message or data is read, an icon group distinguished from the icon or icon group indicating that the unread message or data is present is displayed.

The display unit 140 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD). The display unit 140 displays the state of the mobile terminal or the progress of the program under the control of the control unit 100.

The key input unit 130 includes a function key for selecting at least one icon from icons belonging to the icon group displayed on the display unit 140.

The function key may be an arrow key or a rotation key (jog dial) pointing in two directions, and the predetermined value is selected by scrolling the icon using the key.

Alternatively, the function key may be a key for selection, confirmation, etc. for selecting the corresponding menu item, or a separate key for selecting the icon under each icon.

The key input unit 130 includes a plurality of numeric keys, a menu key, and a function key for performing various functions, and outputs key data to the controller 100.

The control unit 100 selectively accesses the memory 110 and 120 to register the property change of the read and unread of the received message and various data, and controls to display the icon by distinguishing the icon of the menu according to the property. do.

The RF unit 150 is controlled by the controller 100, converts the signal output from the controller 100 into a radio signal, and also converts the radio signal received through an antenna for transmitting and receiving high frequency into a desired signal. Output

The ring tone generator 160 generates a sign sound through a speaker under the control of the controller 100.

The voice processing unit 170 modulates the voice signal input from the microphone and converts the voice signal into voice data, and converts the voice data input from the RF unit 150 and voice data (auto response message) stored in the first memory 110 into voice. The signal is demodulated and output as a voice through a speaker.

3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a system of a mobile terminal according to the present invention as shown in FIG.

It is checked whether there is a new message including the message received from the RF unit 150, that is, a message not confirmed (S100).

If there is a new message as a result of the checking, an icon group including an icon representing a menu to which the new message belongs is displayed or an icon representing the new message is displayed (S110).

Each icon of the icon group is distinguished and displayed according to the read and unread attributes of the corresponding message, that is, whether the message is confirmed or not, and the controller 100 does not display the read icon through the display unit 140 or freezes it separately. Mark it different from the lead icon.

If there is no new message that is not read as a result of the checking, it is determined whether the user selects an icon selection key from the key input unit 130 (S120).

As a result of the determination, when an icon selection key for selecting an icon is inputted, the icon group is displayed (S110). Otherwise, the initial screen of the terminal is displayed (S130).

If the new message does not exist, it is determined whether there is a key input for selecting a corresponding icon of the message in the icon group. If the new message exists, a key for selecting the icon among the icon or icon group corresponding to the new message. It is determined whether there is an input (S140).

As a result of the determination, if there is a key input, the corresponding menu of the message is displayed in the menu list (S150). When the menu for displaying the message contents is selected, the corresponding message contents are displayed (S160). Accordingly, the attribute of the corresponding message is converted into a read and stored in the memory 120 (S170).

As a result of the determination, if there is no key input, it is determined whether there is a key input for message confirmation (S180).

As a result of the determination, if there is a key input, a search is performed for each menu tree according to the key input and the searched sub menu is displayed (S180). If a desired sub menu is selected, the message content is displayed (S190). Accordingly, the attribute of the message is converted into a read and stored (S170).

As a result of the determination, if there is no key input, the attribute of the message is converted to unread and stored (S210).

4 illustrates an example of an initial screen of the display unit 140 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention when a new message arrives.

When the message first arrives as shown in FIG. 4, the entire message is shown on the display unit 140.

Normally, the user closes the flip or folder immediately without pressing the confirmation key or reply to confirm that the message has been confirmed. The next time the folder is opened, the user forgets that a new message exists.

5 illustrates an example of an initial screen of the display unit 140 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention in the presence of an unread message (including a new message).

If a text message confirmation key or the like is not input as shown in Fig. 5, the next time the folder is opened, an icon indicating an unchecked text message is highlighted.

The display unit 140 shown in FIG. 5 displays five icons on five different positions.

Each displayed icon corresponds to a menu item of a menu. Each icon visualizes the meaning of each of the menu items, so the icons can be used regardless of the phone's selected user language.

The icons shown in Fig. 5 are menu item "messaging (text SMS, voice SMS)", menu item "auto-reply message", menu item "e-mail", menu item "broadcast message" and menu item "schedule". Corresponds to ".                     

FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a process of confirming a message when the icon of FIG. 5 is selected, and then confirms a text message through a series of processes illustrated in FIG.

7 illustrates an example of an initial screen showing an icon group of the display unit 140 of the mobile terminal according to the present invention when only a read message exists.

That is, when there is no unread message, pressing a specific key for selecting an icon on the initial screen displays a group of icons, indicating that there is no new message. If a predetermined icon is selected among the icon groups, the stored message can be managed. Can be.

As described above, the mobile terminal having the menu icon and the message checking method using the same have the following effects.

If you do not need to understand the structure of each menu tree, and you do not check the new message using the group of message icons, you can select the icon directly on the initial screen and display the message by distinguishing the icon of the new message on the initial screen. Do.

Even if a new message does not exist, selecting a message icon group displays a group of icons, thus facilitating message management, thus providing convenience for a skilled user.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the contents described in the embodiments, but should be defined by the claims.

Claims (7)

A memory for storing a message classified as read and unread according to whether the message is confirmed, and storing an icon for indicating a menu to which the message belongs; A display unit displaying contents of a message stored in the memory or displaying at least one of a corresponding icon indicating the existence of an unread message and an icon group to which the icon belongs when an unread message is present among the messages stored in the memory; A key input unit including a function key for selecting a specific icon from any one of the icon displayed on the display unit and the icon group; And a control unit for accessing the memory to register a change of a message property corresponding to read and unread according to whether the message is checked, and to control the display operation of the display unit according to the property of the message. Mobile terminal having a. The method of claim 1, And when the attribute of the message stored in the memory is a lead, the control unit displays the icon group through the display unit. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the message includes data directly input by the user through the key input unit. If an unread message exists in a received message whose attribute is divided into one of a lead and an unread according to whether the message is checked, displaying a corresponding icon indicating that the unread message exists or an icon group including the icon; Displaying a menu to which the unread message belongs as the icon is selected, and displaying a corresponding message content as the unread message is selected in the menu; And converting the attributes of the unread message into the reads and storing the reads. The method of claim 4, wherein the unread message does not exist. If there is a key input for selecting an icon, displaying the icon group; if there is no key input, displaying a terminal initial screen. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein each icon of the icon group is distinguished and displayed according to any one of a lead and an unread attribute of the message. A memory configured to store icons for dividing attributes of a received message into read and unread according to whether the message is confirmed; A display unit displaying at least one of icons stored in the memory; And a controller configured to determine whether to check the message and to register the property of the received message as one of the lead and the unread, and to control an icon corresponding to the registered property to be displayed on the display unit. A mobile terminal having a menu icon characterized by the above-mentioned.

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