KR100715792B1 - Mobile communication terminal and input method of place information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a map information input method using the same. The present invention includes a memory unit for storing a plurality of pieces of map information representing different shapes; A display unit displaying the plurality of pieces of map information; An input unit configured to receive a selection signal for at least one of the plurality of directions information and to receive a first symbol for a specific area of the at least one selected location information; And a map manager configured to match the specific region with the received first symbol, and a map information input method using the map. In this way, by inputting a desired symbol into a specific area of the stored route information, there is an effect that it is possible to save time and easily announce a specific place.

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Description

Mobile communication terminal and input method of place information

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a state diagram showing a screen for generating a map information in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a state diagram showing a screen connecting two pieces of information in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a state diagram illustrating a screen displaying a pop-up window according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B are state diagrams showing another example of the sketch information on the screen;

6 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a method of inputting direction information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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102: wireless communication module 104: memory

106: input unit 108: map management unit

110: display unit 112: camera unit

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and a map information input method using the same.

Recently, as the demand for mobile communication terminals increases rapidly, mobile communication terminals including various services and various convenient functions have been provided.

Such mobile communication terminals are easily used as a medium for transmitting and receiving information on appointments and meetings between users because of the advantage that users can communicate with each other while moving because they are supported.

As such, when a user sends or receives place information about an appointment or a meeting, the user generally inputs or uses symbol information in a message such as a text message or a multimedia message, or in the case of a touch screen, the user must draw and send the place information by hand. did.

Therefore, in the former case, the caller has to spend a lot of time in order to explain a place that is difficult to express with the symbol information, and the receiver having received the problem does not recognize the desired place information in the symbol information at a glance. There is a problem in that the user has to express the place information directly in a picture.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention for solving the problems of the prior art is to provide a mobile communication terminal and a map information input method for generating a map by selecting specific data from stored place information data and inputting a desired symbol in a specific area. Has its purpose.

As an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, a memory unit for storing a plurality of pieces of information indicating different shapes; A display unit displaying the plurality of pieces of map information; An input unit configured to receive a selection signal for at least one of the plurality of directions information and to receive a first symbol for a specific area of the at least one selected location information; And a map manager that matches the specific area with the received first symbol.
The route managing unit may assign a predetermined second symbol to at least one predetermined area of the at least one selected route information, and display the predetermined second symbol on the display unit. Here, the first symbol may be input to an area corresponding to the selected second symbol and the second symbol selected through the input unit. In addition, the map manager may delete the second sign given to the region where the first sign is not input when the map information is transmitted.
The route management unit may display a predetermined input window or a separate pop-up window for inputting the first symbol on the display unit.
When the map information selected by the input unit has two or more map information, the map manager may connect the two or more map information to each other to form one map information.
The route management unit assigns at least one third symbol to an edge of any one of the route information displayed on the display unit, and the other one at the position of the third symbol selected through the input unit among the at least one third symbol. You can link the map information.
The plurality of pieces of map information representing the different shapes may be displayed on the display unit in the form of a thumbnail.
Meanwhile, the wireless communication module unit may further include a wireless communication module unit configured to receive a plurality of pieces of map information representing different shapes from a predetermined server and to transmit a message including the map information to which the first symbol is matched.
As another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, the camera unit; A memory unit for storing an image of a specific place photographed through the camera unit; A display unit which displays an image relating to the specific place; An input unit configured to receive a first symbol for identifying a specific area of the displayed image; A map manager that matches the specific area of the displayed image with the received first sign; And a wireless communication module unit configured to transmit a message including an image matched with the first symbol.
As another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method of inputting a map information according to the present invention includes: (a) displaying at least one map information of a plurality of pieces of map information representing different shapes previously stored; step; (b) inputting a predetermined first symbol for a specific area of the at least one displayed route information; And (c) matching the specific area with the input first symbol.
In the step (a), a predetermined second symbol may be assigned to and displayed on at least one predetermined area of the at least one marked information.
In the step (b), the second symbol may be selected, and the first symbol may be input to an area corresponding to the selected second symbol. Here, in the step (b), the second symbol corresponding to the number corresponding to the numeric key may be selected through the numeric key provided in the terminal.
The second symbol given to an area where the first symbol is not input may be deleted when the map information is transmitted.
In step (b), a predetermined input window or a separate popup window for inputting the first symbol may be displayed.
In the step (a), when two or more of the displayed directions information is displayed, the two or more directions information may be connected to each other and displayed as one piece of information.
In the step (a), at least one third symbol is displayed on an edge of any one of the displayed two or more directions information; Selecting at least one of the at least one third symbol; And connecting another piece of map information to the position of the selected third symbol.
The plurality of directions information representing the different shapes may be received from an external predetermined server.
The plurality of pieces of map information may be displayed in a thumbnail form.
In addition, the method for inputting directions information according to the present invention may further include (d) transmitting a message including the directions information to which the first symbol is matched.
As another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the method for inputting the map information according to the present invention comprises the steps of photographing and storing an image of a specific place through a camera unit; Displaying an image relating to the specific place; Receiving a first symbol for identifying a specific area of the displayed image; Matching the specific region of the displayed image with the input first symbol; And transmitting a message including an image matching the first symbol.
The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. In addition, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known function or configuration related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

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1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wireless communication module unit 102, a memory unit 104, an input unit 106, a map management unit 108, and a display unit 110. And a camera unit 112.

First, the wireless communication module unit 102 receives the map information from a predetermined server through the antenna ANT, or transmits a message including the first symbol matched to correspond to the map information.

The memory unit 104 stores a general program of the mobile communication terminal and a plurality of map information. Here, the map information refers to a figure that briefly shows only elements by including various load shapes to express information of a predetermined place.

The input unit 106 selects one or more directions information stored in the memory unit 104, and inputs a predetermined first symbol in a specific area of the selected directions information. In this case, the first symbol refers to a symbol including a name of a place, a place name, etc. that is set to correspond to a specific area of the map information.

The degree managing unit 108 matches the first symbol input from the input unit 106 with the degree information.

At this time, the map managing unit 108 gives a predetermined second symbol to the predetermined area of the map information and displays it on the display unit 110. Here, the second symbol is for allowing the user to easily select the corresponding position using the input unit 106, and refers to a symbol such as a number and a letter.

When the two or more directions information is selected by the input unit 106, the directions management unit 108 combines the directions information in combination.

At this time, the route management unit 108 gives a predetermined third symbol to the edge of any one of the route information displayed on the display unit 110, and connects another route information to the position of the selected third symbol. Here, the third symbol is for allowing the user to easily select a position to connect another piece of weakness information using the input unit 106, and refers to a symbol such as a number and a letter.

The display unit 110 displays a plurality of directions information selected from the input unit 106 and a second symbol given by the map management unit 108 in a predetermined region of the map information.

The camera unit 112 includes a predetermined camera and photographs a specific place to generate map information.

An example of the operation of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

2 is a state diagram illustrating a screen for generating map information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the user selects the "make a map" menu as shown in (a), the map information previously stored in the memory unit 104 is displayed on the screen of the display unit 110 as shown in (b).

At this time, the map manager 108 displays the map information in the form of a thumbnail. Here, the thumbnail form represents an original large image as a small image so that a large amount of images can be easily and quickly viewed or managed.

In this state, when the directions information of the "range display" is selected using the input unit 106, the directions management unit 108 displays them on the screen of the display unit 110 as shown in (c).

At this time, the route management unit 108 assigns a number of 1 to 6, which is the second symbol, to a specific area of the "range display" selected from the input unit 106, such as a corner of the road or the center of the road.

As such, when a number is given to a corner portion of the “range display” directions information displayed on the screen of the display unit 110, the route management unit 108 inputs a predetermined input for inputting a first symbol on one side of the display unit 110. Display window (2).

At this time, the number assigned to the second symbol is displayed on the input window 2, and the user inputs the first symbol to correspond to the number displayed on the input window 2 as shown in (d).

That is, the first symbol "Myeong-dong Station" is input to correspond to the second symbol 1, and the first symbol "Bookstore" is input to correspond to the second symbol 2.

Such map information may be used by connecting two or more maps, but an example thereof is illustrated in FIG. 3.

3 is a state diagram illustrating a screen for connecting two pieces of map information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the user selects "range display" in FIG. 2 (c) described above, and then selects "distance display" using the additional menu (4), the drug management unit 108 as shown in FIG. And a character of the third symbol a to h is given to a specific area of the selected "range indication" schematic information.

In this case, the reason for assigning the letter is to prevent confusion because the number is used as the second symbol, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be variously set according to the user's convenience.

Thereafter, the user selects a thumbnail menu 6 as shown in (b) of the "range display" direction information to facilitate the connection of the next direction information. In addition, when the connection menu 8 is selected, the route management unit 108 displays a predetermined popup window 10 on the display unit 110 asking a position to connect.

At this time, when the user selects the "d" position, the map management unit 108 connects the "distance display" map information to the "d" position of the "range display" map information.

In this case, the input unit 106 may select the connected position in more detail by using a predetermined direction key. Here, the direction key refers to a key formed to select the direction of the left, right, up, down, etc. in the key input unit of the mobile communication terminal.

For example, in the case where it is desired to connect the route information "distance display" upward by a predetermined distance from the position "d" of the route information of "range display", the right side of the direction key is selected to move finely to the desired position. .

After that, select the "save" menu to save, or select the "send directly" menu to transmit through the wireless communication module 102.

At this time, the map management unit 108 deletes the second sign given to the region where the first sign is not input when the map information is transmitted.

Until now, a predetermined input window 2 for inputting the first symbol is displayed on one side of the display unit 110, and only the inputting of the first symbol has been described, but it is possible to do this differently. An example is shown in FIG. 4.

4 is a state diagram illustrating a screen on which a pop-up window is displayed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, a predetermined popup window 12 may be displayed to input the first symbol. Here, the pop-up window is not normally displayed on the screen, but when it is operated with a specific key, a pop-up window appears in a separate window form on the screen to add necessary contents.

Accordingly, the user may input the first symbol using the popup window 12.

Here, the above-described map information may be stored in advance in the production of the mobile communication terminal, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be generated by various methods. Other embodiments thereof will be described with reference to FIGS. 5A and 5B. .

5A and 5B are state diagrams showing another example of the sketch information on the screen.

First, as illustrated in FIG. 5A, a photo file photographing a specific place using a predetermined camera unit 112 may be used as map information.

At this time, the desired first symbol "Myeong-dong Station" is input to a specific location of the photo file.

In this case, in the method of inputting a desired symbol, when the direction managing unit 108 displays a predetermined cursor on the screen of the display unit 110, the user moves the cursor to a desired position through the input unit 106. Enter the desired first symbol.

Here, the cursor is displayed as blinking by indicating the position of the character to be input on the edit screen, and the unit of cursor movement can be set by the user.

That is, each time the input unit 106 is pressed, the cursor is set to move 5 pixels, or the cursor is set to move 10 pixels, which is the same as the left, right, top, and bottom of the cursor, or sets differently. Etc., can be arbitrarily set by the user. Here, the numerical values described are for convenience of description and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this manner, by arbitrarily setting the number of moving pixels of the cursor, the user can input the first symbol accurately at a desired position.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5B, the wireless communication module unit 102 receives the drug information from a predetermined server through the antenna ANT, and the drug manager 108 stores the drug information in the memory 104. Here, the predetermined server refers to a kind of application server that provides place information. The map information received from the server is data such as a map or a picture representing a place.

Here, the method of inputting a desired symbol is the same as described with reference to FIG. 5A.

In addition, referring to the method for inputting map information according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method of FIG.

6 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a method of inputting direction information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, a method of inputting direction information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: (a) storing a plurality of direction information (S601); (b) selecting one or more directions information stored in the storing step (S602); (c) displaying one or more of the directions information selected in the selecting step (S603); (d) inputting a predetermined first symbol into a specific area of the sketch information displayed in the displaying step (S604 to S608); And (e) matching the first symbol to correspond to the direction information displayed in the displaying step (S609).

First, in a state in which a plurality of directions information is stored (S601), the user selects one or more of the directions information (S602).

Thereafter, the selected route information is displayed. At this time, a predetermined second symbol is given to the predetermined region of the route information and displayed together (S603).

Here, it is checked whether there is more than one selected route information (S604), and if there are more than two, the predetermined third symbol is given to the edge of any one of the displayed route information (S605).

Thereafter, another piece of route information is connected to the position of the selected third symbol (S606 to S607).

Thereafter, the user selects the second symbol and inputs the first symbol at the position of the second symbol (S608). In this case, a predetermined input window for inputting the first symbol may be displayed, or a separate popup window for inputting the first symbol may be displayed so that the user may input the first symbol using the input window or the pop-up window.

As described above, when the first symbol is input to the specific region of the map information, the first sign and the map information are mapped, and then a message including the matched first sign corresponding to the map information is transmitted (S609). At this time, the second symbol given to the region where the first symbol is not input is deleted when the weakness information is transmitted.

In this case, the first symbol, the second symbol, or the third symbol is preferably a different symbol.

In addition, when displaying a plurality of pieces of information, the information is displayed in the form of a thumbnail. In addition, the map information may be received from a predetermined server and stored. The predetermined server is a kind of application server that provides place information. The map information received from such a server is data such as a map or a photo representing a place.

In addition, a specific place may be photographed using a predetermined camera unit, and map information may be generated using the photographed location.

Although a predetermined second symbol has been given and displayed in order to input a predetermined first symbol in the specific area of the map information, the present invention is not limited thereto, but a specific area of the map information is provided by providing a predetermined cursor and moving the cursor. May be arbitrarily selected by the user to input the first symbol.

Here, only an example in which the method of inputting the map information is applied to the mobile communication terminal has been described, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be used in any device for inputting the map information.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art.

Accordingly, the present invention should not be limited by the foregoing embodiments and the accompanying drawings, but should be interpreted in support of the claims.

As described above, according to the present invention, by inputting a desired symbol into a specific area of the stored route information, there is an effect of saving time and easily notifying a specific place.

Claims (26)

A memory unit which stores a plurality of pieces of map information representing different shapes; A display unit displaying the plurality of pieces of map information; An input unit configured to receive a selection signal for at least one of the plurality of directions information and to receive a first symbol for a specific area of the at least one selected location information; And A map management unit for matching the specific area and the received first symbol Mobile communication terminal comprising. According to claim 1, wherein the drug management unit, And a predetermined second symbol is assigned to each of at least one predetermined area of the selected at least one map information and displayed on the display unit. The method of claim 2, wherein the first symbol, And the second symbol is selected through the input unit and is input to an area corresponding to the selected second symbol. According to claim 3, wherein the drug management unit, And the second symbol, which is assigned to an area where the first symbol is not input, is deleted when the map information is transmitted. According to claim 1, wherein the drug management unit, And a predetermined input window for inputting the first symbol is displayed on the display unit. According to claim 1, wherein the drug management unit, And a separate pop-up window for inputting the first symbol is displayed on the display unit. According to claim 1, wherein the drug management unit, And when the directions information selected from the input unit is two or more, the two or more directions information are connected to each other to form one piece of information. The method of claim 7, wherein the drug management unit, At least one third symbol is attached to an edge of any one of the directions information displayed on the display unit, and another one of the at least one third symbols is connected to another location information of the third symbol selected through the input unit. Mobile communication terminal, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of directions information representing the different shapes, A mobile communication terminal, characterized in that displayed on the display unit in the form of a thumbnail (Thumbnail). The method of claim 1, And a wireless communication module unit configured to receive a plurality of pieces of map information representing the different shapes from a predetermined server and to transmit a message including the map information of which the first symbol is matched. Camera unit; A memory unit for storing an image of a specific place photographed through the camera unit; A display unit which displays an image relating to the specific place; An input unit configured to receive a first symbol for identifying a specific area of the displayed image; A map manager that matches the specific area of the displayed image with the received first sign; And A wireless communication module unit for transmitting a message including an image matching the first symbol Mobile communication terminal comprising. (a) displaying at least one of the plurality of pieces of information indicating different shapes previously stored; (b) inputting a predetermined first symbol for a specific area of the at least one displayed route information; And (c) matching the specific area with the input first symbol; Direction information input method comprising. The method of claim 12, wherein in step (a), And a predetermined second symbol is displayed on each of at least one predetermined area of the at least one displayed route information. The method of claim 13, In the step (b), And the second symbol is selected, and the first symbol is input to an area corresponding to the selected second symbol. The method of claim 14, In the step (b), The second information corresponding to the number corresponding to the numeric keys is selected through the numeric keys provided in the terminal. The method of claim 15, And the second symbol given to the region where the first symbol is not input is deleted when the map information is transmitted. The method of claim 12, wherein in step (b), And a predetermined input window for inputting the first symbol is displayed. The method of claim 12, wherein in step (b), Direction information input method, characterized in that to display a separate pop-up window for the input of the first symbol. The method of claim 12, wherein in step (a), In the case where the displayed route information is more than one, the route information input method characterized by connecting the two or more route information to each other to display as one route information. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein in step (a), Assigning and displaying at least one third symbol at an edge of any one of the displayed two or more directions informations; Selecting at least one of the at least one third symbol; And Coupling another piece of directions information to the position of the selected third symbol; Direction information input method comprising. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of directions information representing the different shapes, Direction information input method, characterized in that received from an external predetermined server. The method of claim 12, (d) transmitting a message including the direction information to which the first symbol is matched; Direction information input method characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of directions information, Direction information input method characterized in that displayed in the form of a thumbnail (Thumbnail). Photographing and storing an image of a specific place through a camera unit; Displaying an image relating to the specific place; Receiving a first symbol for identifying a specific area of the displayed image; Matching the specific region of the displayed image with the input first symbol; And Transmitting a message including an image matching the first symbol; Direction information input method comprising. delete delete

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